Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1188 Family Courtyard Follow-up

Once greed arises, it can no longer be stopped.

Later, I heard from someone that I could use the connections of Deputy Director Liu to get some help, so I secretly paid him some money and asked him to put in a few good words so that I could get a bigger house.

"How much did you spend?" The old factory manager closed his eyes tightly and didn't look at him.

"200, 200." The old worker answered in a low voice with his head down.

"Just 200."

The old factory manager didn't think that Deputy Factory Manager Liu would dare to do such a big thing, as he could fill his stomach with just two hundred yuan.

The old worker was silent for a moment, his face flushed, and then he replied weakly: "There is also a jade pendant passed down from my wife's family. Deputy Director Liu's wife said she liked it, so I gave it to her."

Afterwards, Deputy Director Liu exchanged houses with him.

When they first got the house, the old workers were very happy, thinking that it was good enough that Deputy Director Liu would do the job for money.

Because he had a good relationship with the old factory director, he had spoken well of Deputy Factory Director Liu over the years, both openly and secretly.

The old factory director also once wanted to leave the position of factory director to Deputy Factory Director Liu, but he gave up this idea after discovering the chaotic situation in the factory.

Led by the old workers, many more people came forward to report that Deputy Director Liu had embezzled and accepted bribes.

Looking at the collapsed tube-shaped building, the workers in the staff quarters hated Deputy Director Liu so much that they no longer cared about the punishment they would receive for their bribery. Or perhaps, they still had a glimmer of hope in their hearts that the law would not hold them accountable.

On the day when Deputy Director Liu was transferred from the factory security department, many people got the news and went to watch.

One of the victim's family members even prepared rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs that came from nowhere, and threw them at him while cursing.

Deputy Director Liu was hit all over, and the rotten eggs cracked on his face. Smelling the stench on his face, his face turned red with anger, and he wanted to curse back at that moment.

However, facing the many family members with scars on their bodies and their murderous looks, he still lowered his head.

Finally, these people were asked to move out first and temporarily live in places provided by government departments. Experts would then be arranged to inspect the structure of the house to determine whether it is safe and whether they can continue to live in it.

After the structural inspection, everyone was shocked again.

The calculations were made when the houses were being built, and several of them were to be allocated to government department staff.

I didn't expect these people to be so bold that even the tube-shaped buildings of government departments were tampered with.

Although it is better than other buildings, it is still much more fragile than normal buildings.

As soon as this news came out, the government department was criticized for not fulfilling its supervisory responsibilities properly because of the trouble caused by Deputy Factory Director Liu.

Now he learned that the building he lived in could collapse at any time. He hated Deputy Director Liu so much that there was no news of the few people who originally wanted to protect him.

Secretary Lin couldn't help but feel scared. According to the experts, the house they were living in was already tilted quite a bit. It would be fine if there was no earthquake, but if there was an earthquake, something would definitely go wrong.

Everyone scolded Deputy Director Liu, but after this incident, when everyone looked at other leaders in the factory, there was inevitably some strangeness in their eyes.

Many people who were not involved in this matter felt both fortunate and aggrieved.

And right now housing has become a big problem.

Not to mention the conditions of the new place provided by the government department, it is definitely not as good as their family compound, which means it is unknown how long they can live there.

After all, these houses are owned by others and they are just tenants.

The tube-shaped buildings in the staff quarters are in a very awkward situation now. People don’t dare to live in them, but they are reluctant to give them up.

But let's not push it. If something like today happens again, not only the factory leaders but also the county will be to blame.

Moreover, the family compound occupies a large area, and it is not easy to find a suitable piece of land for building the family compound. In addition to negotiating with government departments, it is also necessary to negotiate with all parties. For a time, everyone's attention was focused on the family compound.

Finally, Director Li discussed it with the old director and gritted his teeth and had the house demolished and rebuilt.

No matter what, this time the people in the family compound can be said to have turned a disaster into a blessing.

I believe that after what happened before, no one would dare to attack the family compound again.

On the other hand, Zhang Yu, who was sent back by a car that day, set off a new wave in the entire brigade.

Everyone in the brigade knew that Xie's grandson was a capable person.

For several days in a row, every time Zhang Yu went out, he was stared at by many people.

His existence also made many people reconsider the Xie family, saving the Xie family a lot of trouble.

For example, Bai Lianhua, who was always looking for trouble, gradually became less aggressive after seeing Zhang Yu being sent back by the car. These days, he finally stopped trying to please the Xie family in front of others from time to time.

And those who originally had other thoughts also gave up their little thoughts.

For a time, Grandpa Xie and his entourage were extremely popular and became the focus of the crowd when they went out.

Grandpa Xie was quite pleased with this. He seemed to be ten years younger these days. He moved among various groups of people, enjoying their praises for his eldest nephew.

But soon everyone's attention shifted away from Zhang Yu.

Compared with Zhang Yu, the current drought is more worrying.

When Zhang Yu just got up yesterday, he saw that only his grandma was left at home washing clothes.

He looked up at the sky. It was just getting light and he didn't get up late.

"Grandma, where are grandpa and the others?"

Zhou Suqin: "Your grandpa and his family went to water their private plots."

Zhang Yu frowned slightly: "Watering, didn't we just water it two days ago?"

Zhou Suqin sighed: "The weather is too dry. It's only been two days and the leaves are drooping again."

After that, he seemed to not want to upset his grandson, so he changed the subject and said, "Xiao Yu, are you hungry? There is some rice I just cooked in the pot, you can eat some first."

Zhang Yu shook his head: "I'm not hungry. I'll wait for grandpa and the others to come back and eat together."

As he spoke, he took the washed clothes from his grandmother, wrung them out, and hung them up to hang.

Looking at the clothes that were no longer dripping, Zhou Suqin smiled and praised: "You guys are really strong! You just wring them twice and they are dry, but I wrung them for a long time and they are still dripping."

After helping to hang up the clothes, Zhang Yu said he wanted to go and take a look at his private plot.

Zhou Suqin did not refuse. She straightened up, wiped the water stains on her hands with her apron, and glanced at the sky: "Well, it's getting late. It's a good time for you to go. Call your grandfather and ask them to come back for dinner. After dinner, you still have to go to work."

"Row!"

In the past few days, Zhang Yu has figured out some basic information about the Xie family in the village.

This includes where the Xie family’s private land is.

The private plot was not far from the Xie family. After walking for four or five minutes, Zhang Yu saw Grandpa Xie hunched over and weeding the vegetable garden from afar.

(End of this chapter)