Life in siheyuan era

The deaf old lady was talking to Zhou Zhiyuan, with First Master and First Mistress standing beside her, preparing to send the deaf old lady back.

Meanwhile, Second Master and Third Master were whispering, occasionally glancing at Zhou Zhiyuan.

Second Mistress, Third Mistress, Jia Zhangshi, and Wang Daniang formed a circle, whispering to each other. Zhou Dehou and Wang Jianli were chatting about the weather, while Qin Huairu and He Yushui kept Lin Shurong company.

Arriving in front of Zhou Zhiyuan, Lou Xiao'e shouted, "Why is my family on the list of criticisms?"

Xu Damao chimed in, "He's just bad."

Zhou Zhiyuan asked in confusion, "Your family is on the list of criticisms?"

"Still pretending to be stupid?" Lou Xiao'e yelled.

Xu Damao immediately replied, "He always pretends to be crazy."

Zhou Zhiyuan ignored them and turned to ask First Master, "First Master, is his family on the list of criticisms?"

First Master replied definitively, "Ranked seventh."

First Master's confirmation gave Lou Xiao'e immediate reason, "Zhou Zhiyuan, what do you have to say? Is this how you treat your neighbors?"

Xu Damao continued to shout, "He's always been terrible."

At this moment, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e rushed towards Zhou Zhiyuan, instantly enlivening the atmosphere in the small courtyard.

Everyone gathered around, listening to Zhou Zhiyuan reply in a serious tone, "Don't you two know your family's hygiene situation? I saw it when I went to see Grandma Deaf, the window glass was covered in mud, coal cinders were everywhere in front of the door, broken stools and chairs were piled up everywhere..."

Saying this, he turned to ask Grandma Deaf, "Grandma Deaf, how's the indoor environment?"

"Not clean."

Grandma Deaf's testimony gave Zhou Zhiyuan even more to say, "Your family's hygiene environment is actually ranked seventh, the inspectors must not have gone inside. If they had gone inside, your family would have been ranked first, and after the final evaluation, you would definitely be included in the blacklist of the worst hygiene families."

His conclusion made Lou Xiao'e furious, shouting loudly, "Are you still a neighbor if you do this?"

Xu Damao continued to shout, "I don't recognize this neighbor."

Zhou Zhiyuan replied solemnly, "Neighbors should also talk about principles, and misrepresentation is absolutely not allowed."

Hearing this, Lou Xiao'e was extremely angry, shouting loudly, "Zhou Zhiyuan..."

Zhou Zhiyuan suddenly remembered something, raised his right hand and pointed at his palm with two fingers of his left hand, saying solemnly, "Wait a moment."

Then he said gently, "I just remembered, what does it have to do with me that your family is on the list of criticisms?"

These words surprised everyone, but He Yushui laughed. Zhou Zhiyuan finally remembered.

Lou Xiao'e also remembered at this time, paused for a moment and quickly thought of a solution.

But Zhou Zhiyuan said slowly, "Comrade Lou Xiao'e, Comrade Xu Damao, I was temporarily drafted by the army last Sunday to participate in training. I came back the day before yesterday afternoon and officially went to work yesterday. I didn't participate in the hygiene inspection, nor did I participate in the evaluation of good or bad. Your family's affairs have nothing to do with me."

This reason was absolutely legitimate. Saying it at this time brought a burst of laughter. The result of the two people's tit-for-tat confrontation actually produced a dramatic scene.

So Shazhu shouted, "Lou Xiao'e, you've found the wrong person."

Lou Xiao'e thought of an excellent reason, raising her head and saying, "I didn't find the wrong person. He formulated the governance plan, and the criticism was also his idea. Who else should I look for if not him?"

Lou Xiao'e was being unreasonable. Zhou Zhiyuan was about to reason with her, "Comrade Lou Xiao'e, we must be reasonable. The street office's governance plan was written by me. That was the material reported to the district. The measures were formulated by the district. You can't say it was formulated by me."

He explained that writing the material and implementing the measures were two different things.

But Lou Xiao'e sneered, "Zhou Zhiyuan, do you think I don't know? That 'governance plan' you wrote wasn't changed at all in the street office, and it wasn't changed at all in the district. The city is even asking the districts to learn from this 'rectification plan' for governance. In the end, it's all your responsibility."

Everyone was stunned by what she said. The Zhou family really produced talents. Zhou Zhining's calligraphy and painting were unparalleled, and Zhou Zhiyuan's writing was so powerful?

Xu Damao looked at Lou Xiao'e in surprise, not knowing whether she was arguing or praising, "Is this how you argue?" Xu Damao was puzzled.

Zhou Zhiyuan looked up at the sky and muttered, "Am I that powerful?"

Everyone heard this question. He Yushui laughed, which immediately aroused the laughter of Qin Huairu and Yu Li, and then everyone laughed.

Zhou Zhiyuan didn't wait for Lou Xiao'e to continue to be angry. He looked down at her and then at Xu Damao, saying gently, "If the plan hasn't been changed, your family still has a chance. Quickly clean up and maintain it. On Monday, I'll contact the neighborhood committee and ask the inspectors from the street office to check it again, and your family's name will be crossed out, wouldn't that be fine?"

This was a good idea. Lou Xiao'e accepted it and walked inside without saying a word. Xu Damao hurriedly followed. They had work to do today, cleaning.

Second Master sighed, "These two, you have to use this method to deal with them."

Grandma Deaf smiled and said, "Zhiyuan is still smart."

Zhou Zhiyuan replied modestly, "Grandma Deaf, I'm very powerful."

"Heh..." Grandma Deaf smiled.

Lin Shurong whispered, "Be humble."

"Yes." Zhou Zhiyuan replied immediately, "I'm not powerful at all."

"Heh..." Grandma Deaf smiled and walked inside.

Zhou Zhiyuan followed behind the elders and walked inside. Shazhu followed and said in a low voice, "Zhiyuan, thanks to you, otherwise this matter would have become a big deal."

Zhou Zhiyuan shook his head gently and replied in a low voice, "We're all brothers, don't say such polite words."

He wouldn't point out Shazhu's problem. From Bang梗's behavior, Zhou Zhiyuan understood one thing: Shazhu would sometimes accept criticism, but knowing where the problem was was one thing, solving the problem was another.

These kinds of people are all relatively self-righteous. They accept occasional criticism, but if there's too much criticism, they will stay away from you, even if they know you're doing it for their own good, they don't want to listen to your criticism.

The dream experience gave him another life, and also made him more aware of human nature, knowing the principle of knowing when to stop.

Just like this time, Shazhu didn't know where he was wrong, and Zhou Zhiyuan didn't want to correct him.

Shazhu didn't understand that without absolute certainty, you must leave yourself a way out.

"Legal action" was what he proposed. When he shouted this, he never thought that once he entered the security department, he would have to produce conclusive evidence, and this evidence was difficult to provide unless he caught them in the act.

He didn't think of it at the time, and when everyone unanimously agreed to "legal action," it was too late to think of it.

This was the second mistake. The result of not making a prior judgment was to push himself into a corner.

And First Master's words also contained an element of inducement. What did "leave it at that" mean?

Problems with work style wouldn't kill people, but putting this hat on Xu Damao would make him have no chance to turn over, just like Zhou Zhining said, he could forget about being a film projectionist.

This was the reason why Xu Damao was afraid, preferring to write a "letter of repentance" rather than go to the security department. Once he got there, whether or not evidence was found, he might not be able to continue being a film projectionist.

So interpersonal relationships are very important in society, and reputation is even more important.

Zhou Zhiyuan understood this principle, always being respectful to the elders, and praising the three masters before speaking.

Zhou Zhining also understood this principle, but he would only stretch and not bend, and was even more unwilling to say words of praise.

And Shazhu simply didn't understand. He and Xu Damao were actually the same kind of people, only with a good heart.

Since Shazhu didn't understand, Zhou Zhiyuan didn't need to tell him. He had more important things to do.

After eating breakfast, he rode his bicycle out of the courtyard, first went to the store to make two phone calls, and then looked at the counter, ordering two bottles of baijiu, twenty bottles of Dabaili soda, and a pound of biscuits, leaving on his bicycle with Zhao Ping's cheerful farewell.

He wouldn't buy these things at other stores. No matter how much he bought there, he couldn't make friends with the saleswoman. But by frequently patronizing Zhao Ping's store, he had a good relationship with Zhao Ping and Zhang Shan.

This was the interaction with neighbors, while the interaction with Zhang Limin had to be reflected in ability and loyalty. He and Zhang Limin could call each other brothers, but superiors and subordinates were superiors and subordinates, and this level could not be broken because of deep feelings.

At this time, he was sitting in the back seat of the jeep without saying a word, while Zhang Limin and Shen Lanbo were carefully examining this poison needle.

After examining it for a while, Zhang Limin said in a low voice, "I'll send it to the headquarters' testing laboratory for testing later."

Shen Lanbo suggested, "Invite Grandpa Xie to participate. It would be best to develop an antidote."

Zhang Limin nodded, turned to look at Zhou Zhiyuan, and asked in a low voice, "What are your thoughts?"

At this time, he could speak, "I'm worried about the safety of my family."

Zhang Limin said in a deep voice, "I will send people to pay close attention, investigate the background of Old Flower Head, what else?"

Zhou Zhiyuan proposed a name, "Hu Biao has an uncle named Hu Dapeng."

Zhang Limin said in a deep voice, "We've been monitoring for so long without any discoveries."

Shen Lanbo immediately said, "Maybe they discovered the surveillance personnel."

"It's possible." Zhang Limin affirmed, and then continued, "If it's Hu Dapeng, isn't it too obvious?"

Zhou Zhiyuan replied in a low voice, "We always have to find a target, right? Now that there's no one else, it's him."

This was Zhou Zhiyuan's approach. Since he was idle anyway, he might as well find someone to practice with. What if he practiced correctly?