Sha Zhu covered his nose, but his eyes were fixed on Xu Damao: "Alright, Xu Damao, you should keep your promise."
Xu Damao hissed as he hit Sha Zhu, but his fist also ached. "Fine, I, Xu Damao, keep my word."
Liu Haizhong breathed a sigh of relief; as long as there was a solution, that was good.
Sha Zhu wiped the blood from his nose and turned to leave.
"Silly Zhu, wait a minute."
Yan Bugui's face turned pale with anger, and he stomped his feet beside him, saying, "Look what you two have done to my house! Clean it up right now!"
The second aunt also came out, looking at the blood on the ground with disgust. "Alright, alright, Sha Zhu, you should go home and stop the bleeding. I'll clean this up myself."
At this moment, Xu Damao suddenly said in a sarcastic tone, "Silly Zhu, let's just let this matter go for now, but you'd better remember this next time. If you mess with me again, I will never forgive you."
Sha Zhu turned around abruptly and said fiercely, "Xu Damao, I only swallowed my anger today because of Sister Qin. You'd better not provoke me again, or I won't be so easy to talk to next time."
After saying that, Sha Zhu covered his nose and strode away.
As soon as Sha Zhu entered the courtyard, he saw Qin Huairu carrying a basin out.
"Zhu Zi, did you get into a fight?"
Upon seeing Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu's fierce expression disappeared, replaced by a smile: "It's alright. I just got punched twice by Xu Damao, but it was worth it. He has already agreed to change his tune and clarify things for you. Just wait, this rumor will soon be over."
Seeing Sha Zhu's face covered in injuries, his eyes bruised and blood still flowing from his nostrils, Qin Huairu's face showed heartache: "Sha Zhu, why are you so foolish, suffering so much for me."
However, one could still detect a hint of joy in Qin Huairu's tone.
Xu Damao is the key figure. If he can step forward and say something good about himself and Yi Zhonghai, the vegetable cellar incident could very well take a turn for the better, and how could Qin Huairu not be happy?
Sha Zhu grinned and said, "Sister Qin, it's alright. Those two punches were worth it. You don't know, the neighborhood committee is investigating now, and it might affect your job. As long as Xu Damao changes his story and admits that he heard you discussing things in the cellar, I believe everyone will stop gossiping."
Qin Huairu's eyes reddened as she said, "Zhuzi, I will remember this kindness."
Sha Zhu waved his hand, he hadn't forgotten what happened in the neighboring yard. "Hey, Sister Qin, if you really want to thank me, come to my room sometime and wash my clothes for me."
Sha Zhu finally understood. He could forgive his previous sacrifices, but now he didn't want to be taken advantage of again.
He couldn't let those two punches go unpunished; he had to get his revenge on Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu sensed the hidden meaning in Sha Zhu's words and bit her lip: "Okay, I'll go get the clothes when Sister Qin has time. It's late today, I'll go tomorrow when I'm free."
"Alright then, Sister Qin, you go ahead and get busy."
"Speak," Sha Zhu glanced at Qin Huairu's chest, wiped his face with his sleeve, and walked home.
Qin Huairu stared at Sha Zhu's back for a while, knowing that she couldn't get past this hurdle.
However, it's not impossible for Sha Zhu to take advantage of the situation a little, as it will be convenient to contact him if needed in the future. But it's not acceptable to actually do it.
This incident with Yi Zhonghai has taught Qin Huairu a lesson; she must be more cautious in her actions in the future.
It was just getting dark, and tomorrow was the weekend, so most people in the hospital could rest. Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui discussed it and decided to hold a hospital-wide meeting right now.
After all, the neighborhood committee is watching, so let's resolve this matter first.
All the instructions that needed to be given to Xu Damao had been given, and everything was ready.
Yan Bugui immediately ran to the back room to inform Yan Jiecheng to go door to door to call people. At this time, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were also about to return. Liu Haizhong went home to instruct his son.
Wang Dabao and Xu Damao went home to rest for a while before attending the hospital-wide meeting.
At 8 p.m., still at the Intermediate People's Court.
The three stewards, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and Xu Damao, sat at the table.
Liu Haizhong slurped down his large teacup, his eyelids scanning the crowd below, lingering particularly long on the faces of Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.
"As everyone knows, something big happened in our compound last night, and it's being talked about everywhere, from the factory to the neighborhood."
"After a careful investigation by the three of us in charge, and based on Xu Damao's recollection of the situation at the time, we have now determined that this incident was a misunderstanding."
Liu Haizhong had barely said a few words when the crowd below erupted into a lively discussion.
"This story is indeed circulating quite widely in the factory. I've heard several versions of it while I was working in the workshop. They were all very detailed and convincing. If I didn't live in the compound, I would have believed it to be true."
“I heard about it when I went out to buy things at the supply and marketing cooperative, but that was more authentic and closer to what we saw last night.”
"That's right, this isn't something that can be dismissed as a misunderstanding just because someone says so. Didn't everyone see it last night? Anyway, the two of them came out together."
"Even after all this, they can still drag it into a misunderstanding. Let's see how they try to smooth things over."
"Don't say that. I think it's impossible for Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu to be together. Don't forget that when Jia Dongxu was still alive, Yi Zhonghai was helping his family. Now that Jia Dongxu is dead, it's impossible for him to care about them even more."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Haven't you heard people outside say that Huaihua is Yi Zhonghai's child? I think there's some truth to that. Maybe the two of them have been together for a while now."
Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai sat in the crowd, listening to everyone's discussions, their faces burning with embarrassment.
Jia Zhangshi stayed home to take care of the children and didn't come out. Of course, she was too ashamed to come, otherwise she would have definitely made a scene at the meeting.
"Let me say a few words too."
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