As soon as the three entered the courtyard, before the young couple could even speak, Sun Dahe cheerfully announced the good news.
"Mom and Dad, eldest brother and sister-in-law, great news! Weihua is pregnant."
"Really? That's great!"
Although he was mentally prepared, Grandpa was still very happy. After all, this was Sun's flesh and blood.
When Grandma saw her grandson's tactless attitude, she immediately became furious.
"Zhengnan, what are you standing there laughing for? Quickly help Weihua inside, so he doesn't catch a cold."
"Hey hey!"
The family returned inside, watching TV and chatting happily.
The stove inside was burning brightly, making one feel especially warm in this cold winter.
Laughter could be heard intermittently, carrying far and wide...
The next morning, not long after Sun Zhengguo arrived at work, before he could even settle in, Li Shengli walked in happily from outside.
"Chief Sun, the antenna you made yesterday was absolutely amazing! You don't know, last night not only my wife was praising it, the whole hallway was full of people saying you were incredible, saying that Chief Sun is..."
As he spoke, Li Shengli gave a thumbs-up, praising Sun Zhengguo to the skies.
But Sun Zhengguo seemed to see right through him, and simply said, "As long as it works."
Li Shengli realized something was wrong! Sun Zhengguo's reaction was so calm; how was he supposed to say what he was going to say next?
But thinking of the requests from his neighbors in the stairwell, Li Shengli had no choice but to bite the bullet and say it.
"Director Sun, this antenna is very useful, but my neighbors also want one, and I don't want to refuse them. I wonder if you could...?"
"Sure, but you have to tell them it's 50 yuan each, no bargaining. We'll sell it to them as long as they pay."
Sun Zhengguo didn't stand on ceremony; he knew this would be the outcome, so he directly quoted a high price.
Of course, this so-called high price is nothing compared to the prices in department stores.
"Alright! No problem," Li Shengli said happily.
As long as Sun Zhengguo agrees, 50 yuan is nothing to his neighbors.
Most importantly, he can also gain a favor, and you know, some of those people have considerable influence.
Seeing that Li Shengli agreed so readily, Sun Zhengguo, fearing that it would cause unnecessary misunderstandings, reiterated his statement.
"Old Li, I'm not taking this money for myself. I'll put it in the company account and give everyone some extra benefits during the New Year."
"Understood, understood. Director Sun's noble character and dedication to the workers' welfare are truly admirable..."
After praising him for a while, Li Shengli took the blueprints and went to find Master Geng.
...
at the same time.
At the main gate of the courtyard house, Officer Li was leading his men in posting notices.
A group of old women, not many of whom could read, were gathered around chattering away.
"Officer! What does it say here? Could you read it to us?"
Police Officer Li had already posted the notices and had some free time, so he explained them to the crowd below.
"Ladies, this is the notice of Yi Zhonghai's public trial. It will be held this weekend at South Street Square. Please remember to come and watch."
Upon hearing that it was about Yi Zhonghai, the women immediately perked up, and one of them asked a question.
"Officer! Has Yi Zhonghai been sentenced? Could you tell us about it?"
"Yes, yes, officer! My family needs someone to stay at home, and I might not have time to visit them. You can tell us about it."
...
Seeing how enthusiastic the older women were, Officer Li smiled and prepared to tell them what was going on, since it wasn't anything confidential.
"Ladies, Yi Zhonghai was sentenced yesterday. He was convicted of intentional homicide and sentenced to death. He did not appeal. Therefore, this weekend is both the public trial and the day of his execution."
Wow!
Upon hearing the news that Yi Zhonghai was going to be shot at, the women immediately erupted in uproar.
"I think Yi Zhonghai deserves it. You're a high-ranking worker, with so much money you can't even spend it all, how could you do something like this?"
"Aunt Li, your information is outdated, isn't it? Yi Zhonghai's money is all controlled by his wife! He can't support Qin Huairu, so he resorts to murder for her money."
"Right, right! You don't know yet, do you? Aunt Yi has gotten divorced, and now all of Yi Zhonghai's money is in her hands. How is she going to spend so much money?"
"Come on! She's called Aunt Zhou now, and even her children have changed their surnames, so why bother saying that!"
...
Hearing the middle-aged women still gossiping, Officer Li shook his head, remembering he still had a mission to complete, and led his men toward the Intermediate People's Court.
The former Yi family, now the Zhou family, is located in the Zhongyuan Court. Aunt Zhou is currently inside, tidying up the house.
There wasn't much to tidy up at home, but she just didn't want to go out, mainly because she was afraid of other people's strange looks.
Is anyone home?
Hearing someone calling outside, Aunt Zhou quickly opened the door and saw that it was someone she knew.
"Officer Li, what are you doing...?"
"Aunt Zhou, Yi Zhonghai's case has been decided. Although you are divorced, we still need to come and inform you."
"Oh, okay! Let's talk inside." Aunt Zhou hurriedly welcomed them into the house to prevent the neighbors from crowding around.
Once inside, Aunt Zhou closed the door and then poured two glasses of water.
After the three were seated, Officer Li went straight to the point and announced Yi Zhonghai's verdict again...
Aunt Zhou had foreseen this outcome, so she remained remarkably calm.
"Officer Li, besides these matters, you must have something else to discuss with me today, right?"
“Aunt Zhou, since you’ve already guessed it, let’s not beat around the bush and just say it directly!”
After speaking, Officer Li took out two documents and a court judgment from his briefcase.
He first handed one of the documents and the judgment to Aunt Zhou.
"This is Yi Zhonghai's judgment. Please sign this notice to prove that you are aware of this matter."
"Alright!" Aunt Zhou hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
But since she couldn't write, she simply pressed her handprint on it to show that she knew.
After carefully putting away the first document, Officer Li took out the second document.
"Aunt Zhou, this is a document about the disposal of bodies after a criminal is executed. I wonder if you would be willing to collect Yi Zhonghai's body? If not, then we can only...?"
Officer Li didn't finish his sentence, but with a little thought, it wasn't hard to guess that it wasn't anything good.
After hearing what Officer Li said, Aunt Zhou was stunned for a moment and did not make a decision immediately.
Seeing this, the two police officers didn't disturb her and quietly drank tea while waiting.
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