Director Wang rushed to courtyard number 95 and was greeted by the gatekeeper, an old woman, who said, "Director Wang is here, please come in!"
The three aunties had discussed it with the head of the family, Yan Fugui, last night, and agreed to help Zheng Ya keep a close eye on the people in the courtyard to prevent them from harming Zheng Ya and cutting off his source of income.
Sure enough, the third aunt and her youngest daughter were sitting at the door sewing shoe soles when they saw Director Wang looking furious. They greeted him with a smile, invited him into the yard, and asked him no questions.
They're coming on strong; someone's going to be in trouble.
Director Wang suppressed his anger and replied, "Yan Fugui's family, did a young lady go into the courtyard?"
"Ah, yes, a girl claimed to be Zheng Ya's fiancée. I was wondering, where did Zheng Ya get a fiancée? She went into the backyard." The third auntie spoke frankly, not understanding what was going on.
If you say something reckless and cause trouble, you won't be able to handle it.
After all, offending the director of the subdistrict office could easily lead to being sent to the subdistrict office for "training" and forced to write a self-criticism—that's no easy feat!
The key issue is that they are illiterate, and they don't understand the rules they've been taught.
What kind of enlightenment or ideology? As an ordinary woman, how could I understand all that stuff? Just listening to it gives me a headache.
If they were really dragged away to study, they'd be half-dead and wouldn't come back.
Director Wang nodded and walked into the courtyard, prompting the three women to mutter to themselves, "She's just like that girl from before. What kind of person is she?"
He's just a lousy director, isn't he?
They act all high and mighty, but they still conspired with Old Lady Long and others to murder Zheng Ya and bully the weak. They act like they care about everyone else. What a despicable person.
Director Wang stormed into the Intermediate People's Court, startling Jia Zhangshi, who lowered her head and turned to walk home.
Originally, Jia Zhangshi was preparing to go out to report to the police that Zheng Ya had secretly hoarded gold, that his father was a corrupt official, and that his ancestors were probably wealthy landlords who had a large amount of treasures hidden in their home.
This was Jia Zhangshi who was eyeing Zheng Ya's treasures. She went to the backyard to steal them and took them home, but was caught by Old Lady Long hiding at home, who was scheming and claiming that Zheng Ya had stolen three boxes of small yellow croakers, one box of large yellow croakers, and three sets of jewelry from her. She secretly cried and implied that Jia Zhangshi had called the police.
Jia Zhangshi initially conceived the idea of stealing treasures to retire at home, but Wu Wei happened to barge in and ruined Jia Zhangshi's plan. Jia Zhangshi then got into an argument with Wu Wei, and neither of them came out on top.
Wu Wei was indeed domineering and arrogant, but she was helpless against Jia Zhangshi's tantrums and they fought to a standstill.
Unconvinced, Jia Zhangshi was about to go out and call the police to arrest Wu Wei, Zheng Ya's fiancée, and bring her to justice.
If you can't have it, destroy it?
After all, Zheng Ya's fiancée is here, and she'll definitely be guarding the house every day, so don't even think about stealing his treasures.
There was no opportunity or time for Jia Zhangshi to steal it a second time; Zheng Ya and Wu Wei might have already moved the treasure away.
Considering these factors, Jia Zhangshi directly chose to call the police to arrest the person. Even if it meant receiving a reward for meritorious service, it might even lead to a promotion for her son, Jia Dongxu, which wouldn't be bad.
Little did she know that all her thoughts and actions were the result of Old Madam Long's arrangements for people to whisper secrets to her and guide her.
When Director Wang saw her running away, he scolded her impatiently: "You turned around and ran away as soon as you saw me. Did you do something shameful?"
"Oh, what is it? Oh, Director Wang is here! What a rare guest!" Jia Zhangshi turned around in surprise and laughed awkwardly, but didn't get to the point.
"Shrew, tough nut to crack," Director Wang thought, too lazy to argue with her, and strode into the hanging flower gate of the backyard.
Just as Old Lady Long slipped out the door, wanting to witness Jia Zhangshi calling the police, she was greeted by Director Wang, who smiled and said, "Oh, Director Wang is here!"
"Yes, I'm here. I've also read the compensation guarantee you wrote for Zheng Ya. Is there anything you want to say to me?" Director Wang was practically ready to kill someone at this point.
However, there is no evidence to arrest or prosecute them.
Besides, the victim, Zheng Ya, resolved this matter privately.
This infuriated her, a street-level director, but she was helpless and had nowhere to vent her anger.
However, a sharp retort broke Old Lady Long's defenses, and she retreated to the side in a state of great fear, which somewhat diminished Director Wang's anger.
As she backed away, Old Lady Long chuckled and said, "Director Wang, what are you saying?"
"Can't I hear you?"
"Haha, you're still not cured of selective deafness?"
"I'm afraid your deafness won't get better?" Director Wang deliberately tried to disgust her, but he didn't expect it to be true.
Because Zheng Ya was angry that she hid in the shadows and insulted her, she suffered a perforated eardrum, resulting in permanent damage that could not be repaired.
Unlike a rotten tongue, which can heal itself after a piece of the eardrum is rotten, the eardrum is not like a rotten tongue.
Does a ruptured eardrum mean the ear is completely ruined?
According to modern medical technology, it is simply impossible to repair a damaged eardrum.
This caused Old Lady Long great distress. She could only hear with half of her eardrum, yet she still had to put on an act in front of Director Wang: "Haha, Director Wang, what did you say?"
"Jia Zhangshi, come in and help Old Lady Long pack her things and move them to Yi Zhonghai's house."
From now on, it's settled that Yi Zhonghai will take care of Old Lady Long's daily life.
"Grandma Long, I know you have no objections." Director Wang began to retaliate against Grandma Long.
Grandma Long's welfare benefits as a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" were personally approved by Director Wang.
The reason was that Grandma Long donated a courtyard house to the government, saying it was a house passed down from her ancestors.
But the son and daughter-in-law sacrificed their lives in the war. Staying in the house would only bring them grief. It would be better to donate it to the government so that they can arrange a quiet place for them to live out their old age and pass away peacefully.
Grandma Long's words sound nice, but they can't stand up to scrutiny!
The strange thing is that there is no evidence to prove that the house donated by Grandma Long was sold multiple times. There are neighbor testimonies that suggest it was sold multiple times, but no conclusive evidence can be found.
In addition, the old lady Long lied that her son and daughter-in-law had died on the battlefield, but she couldn't say the unit number of her son and daughter-in-law. Since they couldn't be found, the matter was dropped.
After all, too many people sacrificed their lives during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the vast majority of those who died did not leave their names.
It's not that they didn't leave their names or last words, but rather that all that evidence was lost in the enemy's artillery fire and turned to ashes.
This has resulted in many comrades who sacrificed their lives losing contact with their families and being unable to be located, causing inconvenience to local units in resettling the families of martyrs and creating a backlog of resettlement issues for the families of martyrs.
Grandma Long belongs to one of these categories.
The neighborhood committee contacted higher authorities and, considering that Grandma Long had donated a courtyard house and was an elderly person living alone, decided to provide her with welfare benefits as a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" (a government-provided social welfare program for the elderly without family support).
For the neighborhood committee, having another old lady as a sugar daddy—providing her with medical care, accommodation, clothing, and even burial expenses—is nothing.
The amount of money that Grandma Long donated for a courtyard house is enough to support her for the rest of her life.
However, now that the plot by Granny Long and Yi Zhonghai to murder Zheng Ya has been exposed, Director Wang is furious and has sent Granny Long to Yi Zhonghai's house to let them work together!
If she causes trouble again, she will even be stripped of her status as a recipient of the five guarantees (a government-provided social welfare program for the elderly, disabled, and orphans).
Old Mrs. Long was terrified, her whole body trembling, but she outwardly pretended to be deaf and dumb: "What, I can't hear you..."
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