Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1093 The Third Master Was Punished

Director Wang from the Subdistrict Office thought about what had just happened and broke out in cold sweat.

Just kidding, if he had ignored the matter and went straight to cause trouble at the Orchid Automobile Factory, then his position as the director of the Street Office would have been over.

Even if Wang Weidong is understanding and generous and does not hold them accountable, the district will still have opinions about him.

  A director of a street office can't even stop the residents in the neighborhood. His ability is really poor!

At this time, the residents in the room all quieted down and looked at Director Wang, expecting him to give a clear explanation.

Director Wang cleared his throat and said slowly, "I just spoke to Liu Changyi, the head of the security department of Lanhua Automobile Factory. He told me exactly what happened at the factory gate." He paused and glanced at everyone present.

"Qin Huairu said she was hit by Wang Weidong's car, but they have no evidence. And Chief Liu clearly stated that after their investigation, Wang Weidong did not hit anyone. Qin Huairu and others deliberately blackmailed Wang Weidong."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the conference room. The residents looked at each other with expressions of surprise and disbelief on their faces.

Director Wang continued, "Jia Zhang and Liu Haizhong, you led everyone to cause trouble without finding out the truth of the matter. Your actions not only caused trouble to Wang Weidong, but also brought shame to our community. Think about it, if we all make trouble like this without distinguishing right from wrong, how can we maintain social order?"

The residents' eyes gradually changed from surprise to anger. They turned their heads and stared at Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhang with angry eyes.

"Liu Haizhong, as the former second uncle, how could you be so confused? Just because you have some personal grudges with Wang Weidong, you lead everyone to make trouble?" A resident couldn't help but accuse.

"That's right, Jia Zhang, you've gone too far. For the sake of money, you actually came up with this kind of blackmail tactic, and you even made all of us embarrassed along with you." Another resident echoed.

Liu Haizhong's face was flushed at this time, and he lowered his head.

Jia Zhang still wanted to argue: "I... I am also doing this for Qin Huairu's own good. It's not easy for her to raise a child alone. She got hit but didn't get any compensation. How can I, as a mother-in-law, not be anxious?"

"Stop making excuses!" an old lady stood up and said, "You are just greedy and want to take advantage of the opportunity to make some money. Now everyone has been deceived by you. You need to give us an explanation!"

Faced with everyone's accusations, Jia Zhang gradually lost her confidence.

Director Wang looked at the chaotic scene, knocked on the table and said, "Everyone, be quiet. This matter is very clear. We can no longer be misled by Jia Zhang and Liu Haizhong. We must believe in the facts and solve the problem through legal and reasonable means. We will criticize and educate Jia Zhang and Liu Haizhong for their wrong behavior. At the same time, everyone should learn a lesson from this incident. When encountering problems in the future, we should think calmly and not be easily instigated."

The residents nodded in agreement.

Director Wang looked at Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhangshi and said seriously, "Since your wrong behavior this time has brought extremely bad influence to the community, you must be punished accordingly. Liu Haizhong, you will be responsible for cleaning the courtyard for one month, and Jia Zhangshi, you will clean the toilet for one month. This is a punishment for you, and it is also a lesson for you to remember this time. You should consider the consequences more when doing things in the future."

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he immediately became anxious and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Director Wang, you see, I'm so old, and I still have to clean the yard for a month. My body can't take it. I know I was wrong this time. Please forgive me this time and don't let me clean the yard." He smiled, trying to win Director Wang's sympathy.

Jia Zhang also quickly followed up and said, "Yes, Director Wang, I'm an old woman, and sweeping the toilet is so dirty and tiring. I have a lot of things to do at home, what should I do? Please be kind and don't let me sweep the toilet." As she spoke, she pretended to be pitiful, and a few tears squeezed out of her eyes.

Director Wang was unmoved. He looked at them sternly and said, "Do you know you are wrong now? What did you do before? When you led everyone to cause trouble, why didn't you think that this day would come? This punishment must be carried out. There is no room for negotiation. If you dare to ask for mercy again, the punishment will be increased!"

Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhang were so frightened by Director Wang's scolding that they dared not speak anymore.

Just as Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office was about to adjourn the meeting, Xu Damao suddenly stood up with a sarcastic tone. With a smug and gloating look on his face, he deliberately raised his voice and said, "Director Wang, you can't just let it go. Just now, the third uncle was also there with Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhangshi to make trouble. He should also be punished. Look at him. He usually looks righteous, but he also messed around at the critical moment. Isn't this misleading everyone? If you don't punish him, this matter will be unfair."

As Xu Damao spoke, he glanced at the third uncle Yan Bugui, his eyes full of provocation and dissatisfaction. He thought to himself that this was the chance to teach the third uncle a lesson, because he always acted superior in the yard and gave him orders from time to time.

When the third uncle Yan Bugui heard what Xu Damao said, he was so angry that his face turned red. He stood up, pointed at Xu Damao and said, "Xu Damao, don't talk nonsense here. When did I start a commotion? I'm just trying to understand the situation and make things clear. Don't slander me and deliberately frame me."

Xu Damao was not willing to give in, and continued to say in a sarcastic tone: "Hey, Third Uncle, you still don't admit it. Everyone was watching. You just whispered to Liu Haizhong for a long time. If you weren't helping him with his advice, what was that? Do you think we didn't see it? As an educated person in our courtyard, how could you do such a thing? Isn't this bringing shame to our courtyard?"

At this time, other residents also began to discuss the matter. Some said, "It seems that I saw Uncle San and Liu Haizhong talking together, but I don't know what they talked about." Others said, "Maybe Uncle San really wanted to help solve the problem. We can't just listen to Xu Damao's one-sided words."

Director Wang frowned, looked at Xu Damao and Uncle San, thought for a moment and then said, "Xu Damao, don't worry. Uncle San, tell me what happened just now? Did you participate in their behavior of making trouble?"

Uncle Yan Bugui calmed down and said seriously, "Director Wang, I really didn't participate in the riot. Liu Haizhong did talk to me, but I kept telling him to stay calm and not act impulsively. I also told him to solve the problem through reasonable means and not to make a fuss blindly. I wanted to maintain peace and stability in the courtyard, and I definitely didn't help them stir up trouble as Xu Damao said."

Yan Bugui was extremely regretful at this moment. If he had known that Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhangshi were so useless, he would never have helped them.

Now that I'm suspected, I'm in trouble.

Fortunately, the third uncle thought he was quite good at talking and knew very well that Xu Damao had no evidence, so he was not afraid at all.

Just when everyone thought that the matter was over and the third uncle was secretly relieved, Jia Zhang suddenly exploded the scene like a bomb.

She stood up suddenly, her eyes flashing with a gleam of revenge and desperation. She pointed at the third uncle and said loudly: "Don't be fooled by him! The third uncle helped us deal with Wang Weidong just to become the first uncle. He has no good intentions and has been thinking about how to get Wang Weidong off the position of the first uncle so that he can take the position himself! We went to Wang Weidong to make trouble, and he pretended not to care at first. Later, Liu Haizhong told him that as long as Wang Weidong was removed, he would support him to be the first uncle. He was tempted and even gave us advice!" Jia Zhang's words were like thunder from the blue sky, causing an uproar at the scene. The residents looked at the third uncle in surprise, their eyes full of suspicion and surprise.

"Is this true? Uncle Third looks quite serious usually, how could he do such a thing?" Someone discussed in a low voice.

"Oh, you can't judge a person by his appearance. Maybe he really wants power." Another person echoed.

The third uncle's face turned pale instantly. He had never expected that Jia Zhang would bite him back at this time. He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Jia Zhang and said, "Jia Zhang, don't slander me! When did I say I wanted to be the eldest uncle? I have always been thinking about the harmony of the courtyard. You are deliberately framing me!"

Jia Zhang did not back down and continued, "Stop pretending, Third Uncle. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? You're just jealous of Wang Weidong being the eldest uncle and feel your position is threatened. Now that I've exposed you, you want to deny it? No way!"

Director Wang was also caught off guard by this sudden change. He frowned, looked at the third uncle and Jia Zhang, and said seriously: "Stop arguing! Jia Zhang, do you have any evidence for what you said? Don't just talk nonsense."

Jia Zhang snorted coldly and said, "Of course I have evidence. Liu Haizhong told me personally."

After hearing this, the third uncle's face turned pale. He couldn't understand why Jia Zhang would expose him.

Jia Zhang looked at the third master with a hint of coldness on her lips.

His intention was simple, which was to drag the third uncle into the water.

Jia Zhang is not a fool, on the contrary, she is quite smart.

Now Wang Weidong is the boss of the Siheyuan and the director of the Orchid Automobile Factory. He is very powerful.

Even the Jia family and Liu Haizhong together are no match for Wang Weidong, so they can only drag the third uncle into the water.

Director Wang pondered for a moment, then sternly said to the third uncle: "Third uncle, no matter what the truth is, there is indeed a problem with the way you handled this matter. As an elder in the courtyard, you should play a positive guiding role instead of getting involved in these disputes. Even if you don't have the bad motives that Jia Zhang said, your behavior can easily lead to misunderstandings. You should reflect on your behavior, be more cautious in the future, and think more about the harmony of the entire courtyard."

After hearing Director Wang's reprimand, the third uncle was very dissatisfied and wanted to defend himself. "Director Wang, you can't convict me based on Jia Zhang's one-sided statement. I am really innocent. I have been well-behaved in the courtyard for so many years. How could I do such a thing? Jia Zhang deliberately framed me. You must investigate!" The third uncle was so anxious that his face turned red, and his eyes revealed anxiety and grievance.

However, Director Wang had already formed his own judgment on the matter. He felt that even if the Third Uncle did not have such a serious motive as Jia Zhang said, his behavior was indeed inappropriate, and the situation was chaotic, so a decision needed to be made as soon as possible to calm the storm.

Director Wang looked serious and said to the uncle, "Uncle, no matter what, your behavior in this matter has aroused suspicion among people and has also caused some negative impacts. In order to make you remember the lesson this time and to give everyone an explanation, you should also clean the toilet for a month. During this period, you should reflect on your behavior, be more cautious in the future, and consider the harmony of the community more."

When the third uncle heard that he was asked to sweep the toilet, he was stunned and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

He is an old teacher and a respectable man. Now he is punished to clean the toilet. This is too embarrassing.

But he knew the temper of Director Wang from the Street Office. If he continued to be long-winded at this time and annoyed Director Wang, it would be troublesome.

"understood."

The third uncle could only agree.

Uncle Three came home in a heavy mood and sighed as soon as he entered the house. Aunt Three was packing things in the house and saw him like this and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with you? You look so gloomy, as if someone owes you money."

The third uncle sat down on the chair and said angrily: "It's all because of that little thing in the courtyard! That crazy woman Jia Zhang said nonsense in front of Director Wang of the Street Office and framed me. Director Wang believed her and punished me to clean the toilet for a month!"

When the third aunt heard this, she was stunned for a moment, and then she couldn't help laughing. "You, you always like to calculate this and that, now you lose more than you gain. You wanted to be a big boss, but now you become a toilet cleaner." The third aunt laughed and scolded the third uncle.

The third uncle got even angrier after hearing this. He glared at the third aunt and said, "You're still laughing! I'm so unlucky now, and it's fine if you don't comfort me, but you're still laughing at me. Why am I so unlucky to be tricked by that shrew Jia Zhang?"

Seeing that Uncle was really angry, Auntie stopped smiling and said, "Okay, okay, I won't smile anymore. So tell me, what should we do now? You can't really sweep the toilet for a month, can you? That's too embarrassing."

The third uncle frowned, thought for a moment and said, "What else can I do? Director Wang has already made the decision. If I don't go, it will be even more troublesome. I can only bear it for now. When this storm is over, I will find a way to redeem my reputation."

The third aunt shook her head helplessly and said, "You are just too greedy. Don't get involved in these things anymore. Can't we just live our lives well?"

Although the Third Uncle was not convinced, he knew that what the Third Aunt said made sense. He sighed and said, "I have learned my lesson this time. However, I will never let Jia Zhang off like this. Just wait and see."

After saying that, the third uncle stood up, prepared to get the broom, and started his "work" of sweeping the toilet.

Standing in the courtyard, he sighed.

  Shame on you!

(End of this chapter)