"Director Li, can you help us get a bigger house?" After confirming the repayment plan, Jia Zhangshi tentatively asked, seeing Li Huaide's joyful expression.
He Yushui frowned. The Jia Zhangshi in her mind was completely different from the Jia Zhangshi in front of her.
Perhaps influenced by fanfiction, in He Yushui's mind, Jia Zhangshi was a shrew who caused trouble and acted shamelessly.
But the Jia Zhangshi in front of her knew how to advance and retreat, and was good at reading people's expressions. Clearly, this Jia Zhangshi was not simple.
"This problem is easy to solve. Let's sign the repayment agreement first, and then I'll take you to handle the housing matter!" Li Huaide said with a smile.
"Okay, we'll listen to you!" Jia Zhangshi said with a giggle.
After signing the agreement, the matter came to an end. The Jia family was given three days to move. He Yushui did not participate in the subsequent matters and left the Steel Rolling Plant with Director Li.
Whether it was Yi Zhonghai or the Jia family, their affairs were over for He Yushui. But the Qin Courtyard's matters were far from over. He Yushui did not rush to cancel her leave but rested for a few days.
He Yushui had always been in a state of malnutrition. Although many of her ailments were resolved when she awakened her ability, He Yushui was still a bit too thin at this time.
After three days, He Yushui successfully acquired the Jia family's house. With six rooms, He Yushui's property already surpassed Xu Damao's, making her the new real estate magnate of the Siheyuan (Courtyard). Her properties were all private, which made people envious and hateful. Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai's incident had just occurred, so everyone had some reservations.
Without the Jia family, that troublemaker, the Courtyard's atmosphere improved significantly, as if it truly were a civilized Siheyuan (Courtyard).
But good times didn't last long. After a few days of calm, the Courtyard once again caused an uproar.
After the Yi Zhonghai incident, the new Director Zhang of the neighborhood office realized that Nanluoguxiang was not the civilized Courtyard he had imagined. The root of all problems lay in covering things up. Learning from the previous director's lesson, Director Zhang immediately sent people to investigate the entire Nanluoguxiang.
The results of the investigation were not satisfactory. Every month, there were more or less instances of unfairness. There was no helping it; whether it was the neighbors or the administrators, they were all human, and as long as they were human, they had selfish motives.
Nanluoguxiang No. 95 Courtyard was particularly serious. It was thought that No. 95 Courtyard having an Yi Zhonghai was already quite a miraculous existence.
But it turned out that the Second Grandfather and Third Grandfather in the Courtyard were also special existences.
The Second Grandfather, Liu Haizhong, was obsessed with being an official. Logically speaking, wanting to advance is a good thing, but Liu Haizhong of 95 only had brute force and was not very smart. He was not destined to be an official, but he had the illness of wanting to be an official!
Liu Haizhong usually acted bossy and had a full official's demeanor!
The Third Grandfather, Yan Bugui, was calculating and notoriously stingy. Even the pickled vegetables in his house were portioned by the root. As an elementary school teacher, he left work early every day, standing at the entrance like a door god, even tasting the brine from passing manure carts.
After understanding the specific situation, Director Zhang also realized that Rome wasn't built in a day. The three grandfathers of No. 95 Courtyard all had their own selfish motives and no intention of serving the residents.
In a fit of anger, the remaining two administrative grandfathers were also removed by Director Zhang. Now, No. 95 Courtyard is directly managed by the neighborhood office.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day Xu Damao returned.
Xu Damao first returned to the Steel Rolling Plant to put away his projection equipment before returning to the Siheyuan (Courtyard).
Half a month of cycling hundreds of kilometers left Xu Damao deeply troubled.
Xu Damao even suspected that if he continued cycling, he would suffer from prostate issues, no wonder the original body had no descendants!
In the front yard of Nanluoguxiang No. 95, the Third Grandfather was watering flowers. Although he had been removed as an administrator, the flowers still needed watering, and the green onions still needed to be harvested, otherwise, it would be a real loss!
Suddenly, a figure walked in. The Third Grandfather skillfully turned around, and what met his eyes was Xu Damao. Seeing Xu Damao empty-handed, Yan Bugui felt a pang of disappointment.
"Third Grandfather, watering flowers?" Xu Damao said with a smile.
Yan Bugui said with a giggle, "It's Damao. You've returned from the countryside, didn't you bring back any local specialties?"
Xu Damao said earnestly, "What are you talking about, Third Grandfather? You can't just make things up. The local specialties I brought back before were all bought with my own money!"
Although Yan Bugui was a bit stingy, he still had a basic moral bottom line, so Xu Damao didn't dislike this Third Grandfather. As for giving something, it was all a matter of mutual willingness.
"Yes, yes, yes, they were all bought. Damao, you don't know, a lot has happened in the Courtyard since you went to the countryside!" Yan Bugui said with a chuckle.
"Oh? Who else in the Courtyard got into trouble?" Xu Damao asked, feigning surprise.
Yan Bugui looked at Xu Damao's pocket with a chuckle. Xu Damao immediately understood, pulled out the cigarettes from his pocket, and offered one.
Seeing this, Yan Bugui revealed an expression of 'a teachable child.' He lit the cigarette and said cheerfully, "Damao, Old Yi…"
Yan Bugui told Xu Damao about the retirement group and the Jia family's affairs, one after another.
Xu Damao was stunned and shocked. He Yushui's actions could be described as astonishing. She completely crushed the most troublesome retirement group in the Qin Courtyard with one blow: holding up signs, kneeling, going to the newspaper, even Yang Factory Director and the street office were involved.
With the existence of the retirement group, Xu Damao had originally wanted to find an opportunity to deal with them, but he didn't expect that before he could make a move, the retirement group had already been dealt with by someone else.
What was even more surprising was that He Yushui not only brought down the retirement group but also drove out the Jia family.
It is said that whether the Siheyuan (Courtyard) is chaotic or not depends on the Jia family. Now that the Jia family is gone from the Qin Courtyard, Xu Damao felt much more at ease. He didn't have to think about how to scheme against people; he could just lie flat.
"The Jia family is not having an easy time now, you know. After everyone heard that He Yushui and the Jia family reached a repayment agreement, they all went to the Steel Rolling Plant to ask the leaders to make the Jia family repay the money!" Yan Bugui said with a smile.
Xu Damao smiled slightly and said, "The Jia family has money. Jia Zhangshi has a lot of retirement money!"
Yan Bugui smiled and said, "You see things clearly. But it's hard to say now, the Jia family's money has been stolen…"
Yan Bugui then recounted the incident of the stolen money, and as he spoke, a look of anger appeared on his face. He was also one of the victims; his house had also been visited by a thief!
"There's such a thing? If what you say is true, the Jia family is indeed not having an easy time!" Xu Damao said in surprise.
"Yes, not to mention owing thousands of yuan in external debt, they couldn't even keep their house. The only good thing is that the Jia family's current housing is a bit larger than before, gaining an entire ear room!" Yan Bugui said with some envy.
"Oh? Third Grandfather, do you know where the Jia family moved to now?" Xu Damao asked curiously!
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