But as soon as she returned to the courtyard house with her son, she discovered that Yi Zhonghai was lurking around the courtyard house suspiciously.
Yi Zhonghai, who was about to burn down the courtyard house, suddenly realized that Wei Hua had returned, and had no choice but to stop temporarily. As long as Wei Hua was at home, he had no chance at all.
Without enough oil, a large fire simply wouldn't start. A small fire wouldn't cause much harm to the people in the courtyard. To avoid alerting the enemy, Yi Zhonghai could only find a place to lie down and rest, planning his next move later.
Yi Zhonghai knew that there was only one chance in this kind of situation, and once he took action, there would be no turning back.
Wei Hua didn't pay any attention to the furtive Yi Zhonghai. If Yi Zhonghai dared to plot against his family, the system could make him wish he were dead.
After washing and grooming the baby, Wei Hua put her child to bed. The next morning, she went to the kitchen early, prepared a postpartum meal, and then quickly took the baby to the hospital.
"Yang Tao, I made you a postpartum meal. You should eat something to replenish your nutrition. I added a lot of ingredients to it. Leave our son at the hospital for a while. I'll go to the steel mill to ask for leave later and then come to take care of you."
"Go ahead and do your thing! Don't let my recent childbirth fool you, I can still take on three to five people in no time. You've worn me out like an ox all these years."
“No matter how good your physical condition is, giving birth is a big deal, and you must take good care of yourself at home during your postpartum period. I talked to Aunt Jiang next door a couple of days ago. She will come to our house to take care of you during your postpartum period, and she might even come to the hospital this afternoon.”
Hearing her husband's words, Yang Tao felt a warmth in her heart. No woman wouldn't want her husband to love and cherish her. Seeing that her husband had arranged everything, Yang Tao could only nod happily and then took the postpartum meal Wei Hua had prepared. While eating, she urged Wei Hua to leave quickly.
Seeing that the starfruit was finished, Wei Hua turned around, took the food box, and left the hospital. Just as he was about to ask the workshop director for leave, the workshop director, Qiu Zhibin, walked up to Wei Hua.
"I knew you wouldn't stay in our third workshop for long. Now you've become the workshop director of the sixth workshop. When you get to the sixth workshop, don't forget about our third workshop. From now on, our third workshop will always be your home."
"Director Qiu is joking. No matter where I go, I will always be your subordinate. Without your guidance, I would know nothing. No matter where I go in the future, you will always be my leader. Without your guidance, I would not be where I am today."
Qiu Zhibin was actually quite pleased with Wei Hua's words. Anyone with eyes could see that as long as Wei Hua didn't make any mistakes, his future prospects were definitely not bad. How far Wei Hua could go depended on himself.
"Work hard in Workshop Six from now on, and don't embarrass Workshop Three. If you ever need anything, feel free to come to me. I'll definitely help if I can."
"Director Qiu, I need your help with something right now. I'd like to ask for two or three days off. My wife just gave birth last night, and I'd like to take three days off to take care of her."
Upon hearing Wei Hua's words, Qiu Zhibin frowned. In the past, he would have approved it even if it took ten days, let alone three.
However, Wei Hua's appointment has already been issued, and in principle, he should immediately go to the sixth workshop to take up his post. Taking leave at this time would indeed have a negative impact.
This will leave a bad impression on the leadership. It will inevitably have some impact on Wei Hua's future promotion.
"Hua Zi, we've been partners for almost two years now. There are some things I, as the older brother, have to tell you. It's not that I don't want to approve your leave, but at this crucial moment, it's best if you don't ask for leave."
“I know your wife giving birth is very important to you. But taking leave at this time will give the steel mill management a bad impression. I advise you to find someone to take care of your wife.”
"Although the steel rolling mill doesn't have any explicit regulations on this, if you take leave, people will think you're irresponsible. Generally, once an appointment is made, you'll start working at your new position on the same day. As for what you choose, that's your business. I've already told you everything."
Wei Hua could only appreciate Qiu Zhibin's kindness for the time being. Wei Hua had no desire to climb the ranks; becoming a workshop foreman was already quite good. As for whether it would give a bad impression, Wei Hua didn't care.
"Director Qiu, thank you for your kindness. I've never been an ambitious person, and I've never thought about climbing the ladder. For me, family is the most important thing."
"Since there's no explicit rule against taking leave when getting a promotion, I'd still like to ask you for three days off. I'm still working in the third workshop."
Hearing Wei Hua's explanation, Qiu Zhibin could only grant her three days of maternity leave. Every husband is entitled to three days of leave to care for his wife during childbirth.
As for whether or not to use it, that depends on the individual. Since he had already said everything, and Wei Hua still insisted on taking leave, Qiu Zhibin didn't stop him.
After requesting leave, Wei Hua immediately returned to the hospital. Nothing in the world is more important than his wife and children. Wei Hua's constant presence at the hospital gave Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Their lives were becoming unbearable. With no one left in Weihua's family, the two of them started having other ideas.
If one can make ends meet, there's no need to take risks. Yi Zhonghai gradually gave up the idea of burning down the courtyard house. The main reason he initially had such thoughts was that Yi Zhonghai couldn't accept his situation.
They both couldn't help but set their sights on the Wei family. Qin Huairu sneaked into the Wei family's house around 10 p.m., but found that the Wei family didn't have much money, so she could only take some valuables.
Not long after Qin Huairu left the Wei family, Yi Zhonghai walked in from outside the courtyard. Originally, Yi Zhonghai had planned to thoroughly search the Wei family's place, but he found that the Wei family had practically nothing.
This immediately shattered Yi Zhonghai's hopes. When people are driven to desperation, they are capable of anything, and the previously extinguished thoughts resurfaced in his mind.
Upon entering the Wei family's kitchen, Yi Zhonghai ate everything edible. He then carried out his plan, pouring all the oil from the Wei family's house onto the dry firewood, and subsequently locking up all the other houses.
Yi Zhonghai paid special attention to the deaf old woman in the backyard and the Jia family's lock. Only after locking everyone's doors did Yi Zhonghai start the fire.
While Wei Hua was in the hospital, he vaguely heard the system's voice. Seeing the two consecutive rewards in the system, Wei Hua knew that his family had been harmed by someone else again.
Anyway, most of the things in the house were within the two people's space. Wei Hua didn't pay much attention to the beasts in the courtyard. Meanwhile, the people in the courtyard were fast asleep and had no idea whether there was a fire outside.
By the time they realized the surrounding temperature was rising and flames were shooting up outside, the fire was already raging. Whether it was divine retribution or because Yi Zhonghai started the fire at the Jia family's house first, by the time everyone noticed something was wrong, the Jia family's house was already engulfed in flames.
Qin Huairu was the first to discover the fire in the courtyard, as it originated from the Jia family's house. Upon discovering the fire, Qin Huairu immediately began screaming and rushed outside. However, she then found that her own door was locked from the inside.
Qin Huairu's cries quickly woke everyone up, and the people in the backyard also discovered that there was a fire. The deaf old lady's house had also received special treatment from Yi Zhonghai, and some oil had been poured on the side of her house.
By the time others rushed out of their rooms, the fires at both the deaf old woman's house and the Jia family's house had already reached the roof beams. At that point, no one cared about them anymore; everyone's first instinct was to put out the fire in their own house.
Once everyone had extinguished their own fires, they had no time to worry about others. It was at this time that Wei Hua's good relationships with others became apparent. Both Xu Damao's and Sha Zhu's families, after putting out their own fires, chose to help Wei Hua's family extinguish theirs. Since Wei Hua's family hadn't been doused with oil, apart from the kitchen being burned, there wasn't much damage elsewhere.
The situation in other people's homes was similar to that of Wei Hua's family. The fires at Xu's and Sha Zhu's homes were not even as large as those at Wei Hua's. At most, some kitchen furniture was burned, and the kitchen itself did not collapse.
It wasn't that Yi Zhonghai was soft-hearted; it was simply that the Wei family didn't have much fuel left. After setting fires to the deaf old lady and the Jia family, there was nowhere else to do so. Compared to his hatred for others, Yi Zhonghai hated these two families even more. Therefore, when setting the fires, he gave special attention to the deaf old lady and Qin Huairu's family.
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