Wang Dabao was pressed for answers and, at the same time, had no choice but to tell the whole story.
Of course, he didn't mention the part where he first discovered Yi Zhonghai heading towards the vegetable cellar.
After listening, Feng Biao and Zheng Jun pondered for a while, and then asked a bunch of questions.
For example, were Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu's clothes neat and tidy at the time? What were their expressions like? How did they react when the topic of adultery was brought up?
Wang Dabao brushed off all these questions by saying it was too dark to see clearly.
"That Yi Zhonghai is a beast! That's his apprentice's wife! How could he do such a thing? No, I have to go to the kitchen later to see what Qin Huairu looks like. How could she bewitch an old man who's only an eighth-grade worker like this!"
Feng Biao's smile was somewhat lewd, and the fat on his face trembled.
Wang Dabao sneered: "What, you want another bite?"
"No, no, no, that's not true, I was just joking." Seeing Wang Dabao's unfriendly expression, Feng Biao quickly waved his hand and handed him a cigarette.
Wang Dabao took the cigarette and lit it: "This Qin Huairu is not bad looking, but she is cunning. Once you get involved with her, you will be separated from your wife and children, or even worse, your family will be destroyed."
Wang Dabao calculated the time; once Jia Dongxu died, the white lotus should be awakening soon.
"Is it that serious?" Feng Biao clearly didn't believe it.
However, it's understandable that he didn't believe it; who would dare to mess with the head of the security department?
As long as Wang Dabao doesn't say anything, Feng Biao's position is absolutely secure; he's not even afraid of the factory director.
Zheng Jun, standing to the side, had a different opinion: "This guy called Sha Zhu is pretty good. He's a prime example of one against many. Although it was a passionate fight, he managed to take them all down. He's got some skills."
"What a pity, he fell for a widow!"
"Cough cough..." Wang Dabao couldn't help but cough twice, then exhaled a puff of smoke and smiled at Zheng Jun, "Just a reminder, he probably hasn't been on it yet."
...... ......
Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu took leave today and didn't come to work. They are completely unaware of what happened at the factory.
However, Qin Huairu arrived as usual.
"Qin Huairu, I didn't realize you were so charming. Not only is Sha Zhu completely infatuated with you, but even our factory's level eight fitter is completely bewitched by you. You're really something."
Liu Lan entered the kitchen and saw Qin Huairu arranging cabbages. She crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame, smiling as she spoke.
Qin Huairu's heart skipped a beat: "Master Liu, what do you mean by this? I've been doing whatever you've asked me to do lately, and I've never slacked off. I've always finished on time. You don't need to be sarcastic towards me like this."
"Am I being sarcastic?"
Liu Lan turned her gaze to the young man who had just entered, "Hey, Ma Hua, stop right there! Your master isn't here today, do you know what happened to him?!"
Ma Hua pursed his lips, glanced at Qin Huairu, and said in a low voice, "She's the master, how would I, as the apprentice, know what she was doing?"
"You don't know? Well, let me tell you, your master did something big yesterday. He went into the vegetable cellar with a woman from our kitchen." Liu Lan said, glancing at Qin Huairu repeatedly, wanting to know what Qin Huairu's expression was. "I heard it wasn't just the two of them, there was also an old man, also from our factory, an eighth-grade fitter in Workshop One, I think his name is Yi Zhonghai?!"
Liu Lan was asking Qin Huairu this question.
Qin Huairu was stunned.
She thought the matter had already been resolved within the hospital.
Even if it gets to the factory, it won't be that fast; a mere claim of being a rumor will suffice.
Who knew that what happened last night would reach Liu Lan's ears so quickly?
"Liu Lan, don't talk nonsense. My master has no place in the vegetable cellar. I heard he only beat someone up. Where did you hear that?"
When it was said that Silly Zhu had also sneaked into the vegetable cellar, Ma Hua, as his apprentice, was furious.
Although Sha Zhu always held back some of his cooking skills when teaching him, he was still his master, and usually acted like one.
Upon hearing Liu Lan say that Sha Zhu had also done that, Ma Hua still had to defend him.
"Where did I hear that? Everyone in the factory knows that the three of them sneaked into the vegetable cellar of the Hongxing Courtyard."
Liu Lan shifted her position, leaning against the doorframe again, and looked at Qin Huairu, who was still dumbfounded. "I mean, Qin, you're really something. Your man hasn't been gone long, and you can't hold back anymore?"
“We widows should be especially careful about our reputation. You can say that you and Sha Zhu were having an affair, but after all, you have no man and Sha Zhu has no wife. If someone catches you doing this, there’s nothing to say.”
"But it's not good that you seduced that level eight worker in our factory. Oh, by the way, I heard that old man is your man's mentor, right? Then that's even more wrong of you. Even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow. Look at what you've done."
Liu Lan went on and on, "Everyone's saying the three of you went into the vegetable cellar, is that true? Which of the two of them came first, could you handle it?!"
Qin Huairu could no longer bear Liu Lan's insults. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she covered her face as she ran out.
Liu Lan scoffed from behind, "They can do something like this, and they still have the nerve to cry."
Ma Hua chuckled and said, "Liu Lan, you are all widows, why are you making things difficult for other widows?"
"Go to hell with your bullshit, how can a widow be the same as a widow?"
Liu Lan glared at Ma Hua, then turned and left.
Ma Hua spat as he watched Liu Lan's departing figure.
"What the hell? You're not much better than me!"
Qin Huairu obtained a lot of information from Liu Lan and Ma Hua. The summary was that her affair with Yi Zhonghai had spread throughout the factory and had been fabricated into several versions by someone with ulterior motives.
In less than half a day, if this matter is allowed to escalate further, by the time everyone gets off work in the evening, there might be more than a dozen different versions of it.
Qin Huairu took leave and rushed home, but instead of returning to the Hongxing Courtyard, she went next door to find Shazhu.
After finding out which room Sha Zhu lived in, they rushed into the house.
Sha Zhu was sitting in the house with a worried look on his face when he saw Qin Huairu's appearance and was startled: "Qin Huairu? What are you doing here?"
"It's all over the factory. Everyone's laughing at me about what happened last night. I can't face anyone anymore," Qin Huairu cried to Sha Zhu, feeling wronged.
"That's your own business. Nobody forced you to go to the vegetable cellar with Yi Zhonghai."
Sha Zhu snorted coldly, suppressing the urge to coax Qin Huairu.
While wiping away her tears, Qin Huairu grabbed Sha Zhu's arm and said, "Zhu Zi, believe me this once. I'm truly innocent with Uncle Yi. I swear!"
"But now it's all over the factory, saying... saying that the three of us were in the vegetable cellar back then."
Sha Zhu was a little confused: "What, the three of us?"
"That's right, everyone says that you, me, and Uncle Yi are in the vegetable cellar."
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