An older woman?
Lin Yang looked at Lu Xiulan, Yi Zhonghai's former wife, in the distance with a shocked expression.
Following Lin Yang's gaze, Director Wang, who was standing to the side, said with a smile:
"I invited Xiulan here. Didn't I find her a job before, but she said she couldn't stay there?"
"When I finally found out that we had this patrol team, I thought that since she had lived in our neighborhood for so long, I let her give it a try."
Lin Yang understood. It was likely that the old man had somehow found out that the old woman had returned, and then brought Jia Zhangshi over to let the old woman see him.
Sure enough, when Lin Yang looked at the old man and Jia Zhangshi, the old man's face no longer showed any disgust.
He even sidled up to an older woman and put on a happy face.
Seeing this, Lin Yang could only sigh, "At his age, he still has the mind to worry about this."
He's old in years but young at heart.
"Yangzi, I heard you've done something great again after just a few days!" An older woman approached and looked at Lin Yang with a smile, saying with admiration.
Although she wasn't in the courtyard, she heard about Lin Yang's recent situation from her younger brothers and neighbors' conversations.
"I'm so lucky, so lucky," Lin Yang said modestly with a smile.
While the two were chatting, an old man and Jia Zhangshi were also whispering to each other.
"Old Yi, let's go about our business." Jia Zhangshi felt a bit bored. She thought showing her face was enough, since she didn't want to be a patrol member anyway.
With Yi Zhonghai's salary to support her, she could even afford to buy painkillers more generously.
Before, I had to be careful with my three pills a day, but now I take six a day, and throw one away after taking one.
"No way!" Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "We haven't even gone to Lu Xiulan yet. Didn't she say that my relationship with you is ambiguous? I'll show her that our relationship is ambiguous! I can live just as well without her!"
Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was still somewhat reluctant, Yi Zhonghai said bluntly, "I'll give you money and tickets to buy meat tonight!"
"Great!" Jia Zhangshi perked up immediately upon hearing about the meat and grabbed Yi Zhonghai, eager to show it off.
However, before they could reach the elderly woman, they saw three middle-aged men walking towards them from a distance.
"Let's go, let's go back!" Yi Zhonghai hurriedly grabbed Jia Zhangshi's shoulder and said, "Let's go back quickly!"
"Go back?" Madam Jia looked at him in confusion and asked, "Why?"
“Lu Xiulan’s three younger brothers are here. If I go and show off, I’ll just be asking for a beating!” Yi Zhonghai said with a gloomy expression.
If he had known it would turn out like this, he would have been better off not coming.
“Then my meat…” Madam Jia quickly brought up the matter she was most concerned about.
"Buy, buy, buy!" Yi Zhonghai looked at the old lady talking to Lin Yang in the distance, and then at Jia Zhangshi, who was nagging him to buy meat.
Suddenly I felt a little regretful.
But when he saw Qin Huairu walk out of the alley, his regret vanished.
Although Jia Zhangshi was ugly and greedy, her daughter-in-law was indeed quite capable.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai cursed his apprentice in his heart, hoping that Jia Dongxu would not wake up from his coma and would die on the bed.
When Qin Huairu becomes a widow, his chances of getting close to her will be much greater.
If Jia Dongxu, who was still unconscious in his hospital bed, knew what his master and neighbor Sha Zhu were thinking, he would probably be so angry that he would come back to life.
After the old man and Jia Zhangshi left, the selection process officially began.
It's actually quite simple; those who volunteered have already registered.
The neighborhood committee staff called out each person's name and brought them to the office to find out what was going on.
Then they told these people to wait outside for further instructions.
When Director Wang announced the results, those who were not selected all showed expressions of disappointment.
However, Liu Haizhong and his wife looked at each other with great excitement, especially Liu Haizhong, who proudly declared to those around him, "I won! I'm the patrol team leader! I'm the leader!"
At that moment, he felt he had reached the pinnacle of his life.
Yan Fugui looked at Liu Haizhong and his wife with envy, muttering to himself as he calculated, "Old Liu became the team leader, and his wife became a team member. How much subsidy will they receive?"
The three women glared fiercely at Lin Yang, then said to Yan Fugui, "It's all Lin Yang's fault! If he had been willing to help, I definitely would have been selected too!"
Yan Fugui said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do about it. Old Liu is rich and willing to spend money on Lin Yang."
Jealousy gnawed at the third aunt's heart. Looking at the smiling faces of Liu Haizhong and his wife, she suddenly spoke:
"I want to report this!"
"We reported that Lin Yang accepted money from Liu Haizhong and his wife in our department, which is why one of them was selected as the team leader and the other as a team member!"
Upon hearing this, the scene erupted in an uproar.
Those who were not selected all looked at Lin Yang and Liu Haizhong, who were standing to the side, and were talking to the people next to them.
Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong immediately panicked. What was going on with these three women? Could they really say something like that?
"What's going on with the Yan family?!"
The second aunt first asked in a low voice whether anyone saw him giving the gift.
Hearing from Liu Haizhong that no one had seen him, he felt relieved.
He retorted directly to the third aunt, "What nonsense are you spouting, third aunt? My husband was chosen entirely based on his abilities, so don't talk nonsense!"
Director Wang, who was reading out the list, frowned and looked at the three women, saying in a serious tone, "Comrade, do you have any evidence to support your claim?"
Lin Yang first gave Liu Haizhong a reassuring look, then walked to the front of the group and looked at the three uncles and aunts in a serious tone, saying:
"Auntie, there are some things you can say, but there are some things you can't just say!"
"You said I accepted gifts, which is why Second Uncle became the patrol team leader!"
"Then let me ask you this: Second Uncle is a level seven worker in our steel rolling mill. Putting aside the strength he develops every day while working in the factory, just his reputation in the alley and his prestige in the factory, isn't he qualified to be a team leader?"
"It's important to understand that the patrol team's consistent mission is to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the masses to participate and jointly promote social harmony!"
"At the same time, the patrol team also believes in consulting the people on governance, needs, and solutions, and in coming from the masses and going back to the masses."
"Do you think Uncle Er can't mobilize the enthusiasm of the masses? Do you think Aunt Er isn't part of the masses?"
Director Wang was stunned when he heard Lin Yang's words. Good heavens, these words were even more satisfying than those spoken by the best writer in the street office.
What a fine example of "coming from the masses and going back to the masses"! It's a pity that this principle has been wasted on the patrol team.
I'll talk to Lin Yang later and see if we can use this phrase as the motto of their subdistrict office.
At this moment, Liu Haizhong also came to his senses from the panic.
His gaze toward Lin Yang was incredibly warm, reflecting both his trust in Lin Yang and his appreciation for Lin Yang's words.
He kept repeating Lin Yang's words in his mind.
Because he wanted to be like Lin Yang in the future, to speak these words with righteous indignation.
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