Anyone with common sense should know that this is a halftime break. It's a way to let everyone know what I'm thinking.
Unfortunately, there was someone at the scene who didn't know any better.
"Alright, don't say it, it's that old hag Jia Zhangshi stopping you again. Jia Zhangshi, you really deserve to die." Sha Zhu jumped out and spewed, his body blocked, but his burning heart could not be stopped.
"Shut up, you silly Zhu, Qin Huairu, continue." The old man said sternly.
Qin Huairu's thinking is actually the thinking of most people, or rather, she is braver than most women. However, this plan was thwarted from the start by Jia Zhangshi, and Qin Huairu also felt guilty about using the Jia family's quota. After being enlightened by Wang Shouren, she knew what to do.
If given the choice, who wouldn't want to live with dignity?
“Originally, I shouldn’t have said this.” Qin Huairu sobbed twice before continuing, “But I really couldn’t take it anymore, Uncle. You saw it during the day, I simply couldn’t learn from you properly. There are just too many chores at home. When I come back, I have to cook, wash dishes, mop the floor, and take care of the children’s bathing. I won’t even mention the scolding I get every day, that’s what I deserve, but, but, I really want to, really want to study hard so that my family can live a better life.”
Qin Huairu's sobbing voice was like a lament.
Jia Zhangshi's heart skipped a beat.
broken.
Sure enough! The neighbors have already started talking about it.
"Hiss, is this something a human would do?"
"That Jia Zhangshi is really good at tormenting people."
"Exactly, this is going too far."
If it were an ordinary young wife, doing housework at home, even if Jia Zhangshi didn't do any work at all, no one could complain. Since ancient times, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been one of constant conflict, with very few truly harmonious relationships. This is their own family matter. But for Qin Huairu to work during the day and then have to do housework at night is a bit excessive.
Even an old ox wouldn't be used like that.
“Mrs. Jia, you were once a daughter-in-law too. How can you treat people like this? How can you live with yourself?” said an older woman who couldn’t stand it any longer.
"That's right, that's right." The people around him echoed.
Even some of the men were moved. They had seen how hard Qin Huairu had worked; usually, they only saw her beauty and hadn't realized how much effort she put in. Suddenly, the image of Jia Zhangshi as a landlord's wife from the old society came to mind.
Someone shouted, "We must overthrow the landlords' wives of the old society!"
That's right!
Isn't this just like a landlord's wife from the old society?
Once someone took the lead, the whole courtyard started shouting.
The old man was completely bewildered. How did the conversation, which was about family matters, suddenly turn into talk about the landlady of the old society?
Just as the old man was about to stop them, two people walked in from outside. The one leading them was Director Wang from the street office, and next to her were two other women, one tall and one plump.
Director Wang looked terrible. As soon as he entered, he said, "What's going on? What's going on? A landlady? What landlady? Let me see! Yi Zhonghai, is this how you manage this compound? You didn't even tell me about this landlady. If I hadn't come today, would I have been blind to this?"
"Hey, Director Wang, Director Wang!" Liu Zhonghai wasn't much of a talker. In his eyes, these guys were just commoners. Let them argue or fight, as long as it didn't affect his ability to flex his muscles, he didn't care. But since Director Wang had arrived, he naturally had to go and greet him, immediately starting to complain: "I was just about to inform you, but..."
"Don't say anything, I'll ask Yi Zhonghai!" Director Wang said coldly.
She'd seen plenty of oddballs, but this was the first time she'd ever seen one with such bizarre bangs.
It's one thing to just want to flaunt one's official power without doing any real work, but this guy is even worse, putting everything out in the open. He has absolutely no cunning and is incredibly stupid. If you were to ask who Director Wang despises the most under his jurisdiction, it would be Liu Haizhong. If Liu Haizhong weren't a level seven blacksmith and hadn't been so ambitious, he wouldn't have earned the title of "Second Uncle."
"Director Wang, hello, hello, isn't this..." The old man didn't know how to respond for a moment.
The burly woman next to Director Wang spoke up: "We just heard someone outside shouting something about overthrowing the old society's landlord wives. What? It's a new society now, and you still have remnants of the old society here?"
"And who is this?" The old man didn't answer immediately, but looked at Director Wang with a slightly respectful expression.
Director Wang praised Yi Zhonghai's keen observation, but still felt the need to scold him: "This is Ma Xiaoyan, the new director of the Women's Federation at your steel mill. Coincidentally, most of the people in this compound work at the steel mill. Where's the landlady? Bring her out so we can see her."
As soon as Director Wang finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Jia Zhangshi's position.
At this moment, Jia Zhangshi had already disappeared, secretly retreating back into the house.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief. At least he could take it slow and avoid a face-to-face confrontation. Jia Zhangshi was indeed a big problem, and he planned to deal with it later. For now, he needed to appease these two.
An elderly man put on a warm smile that met societal expectations: "Director Wang, Director Ma, we were just discussing some things. It's good that we've talked it out. We wouldn't dare trouble you two."
"If you have something to say, say it! If you have something to do, do it! If you could really talk things out, you wouldn't have caused such a scene in the yard! This matter needs to be clarified today. Alright, I won't ask you anymore, you, you!" Director Wang glanced around, saw the handsome Wang Shouren, and called on his men.
Wang Shouren paused for a moment, then stepped out.
"Tell me, what just happened?"
An old man frantically winked at Wang Shouren.
Wang Shouren gave him an "I understand" look, and then began to vividly recount what had happened before.
"Goodness, this young man has a bright future as a storyteller."
"This drama tonight is so exciting, we could watch it again!"
An old man listening nearby was terrified. What did it mean that "Qin Huairu was usually hardworking and dutiful, but was brutally oppressed by Jia Zhangshi"?
What does it mean that "even if she was washing clothes at the door, Jia Zhangshi would label her a harlot"?
The way Wang Shouren said it made it seem like he, as an old man, didn't exist.
Director Wang's face grew darker and darker as he listened, while Director Ma's face became increasingly serious.
"Yi Zhonghai!!" Director Wang asked angrily, "Is this how you usually manage the compound?"
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