HPDBC Chapter 41 The Past of Deputy District Chief Zeng
Chapter 41 The Past of Deputy District Chief Zeng
"Grandma, don't worry, even without these things, we can still support you."
Yi Zhonghai and Luo Qiaoyun exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat surprised and delighted.
Although the deaf old lady had no savings or a big house, the supplies she received each month as a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" (a government-provided social welfare program for the elderly without family support) were actually quite substantial.
Not to mention that Yi Zhonghai doesn't care about those supplies at all now. He earns 725,000 a month and is really not short of money.
It's just that Yi Zhonghai has always kept a low profile; otherwise, once his savings were exposed, he would immediately become a wealthy man in the courtyard house.
There's a metal box under Yi Zhonghai's bed containing nearly 30 million yuan in cash. This is Yi Zhonghai's greatest source of confidence; what gives him the right to retire comfortably?
Come to think of it, Yi Zhonghai has been a master chef since he was 32, earning over 600,000 yuan a month, and it's been almost eight years now.
Yi Zhonghai often uses Luo Qiaoyun's long-term medication to plead poverty, but the truth is that she only spends tens of thousands of yuan a year on medication.
Even so, Yi Zhonghai would often take care of several young widows, hoping they would give him a son or daughter.
That's how they met. He introduced the widow to He Daqing in the first place, but it was only to scheme against him.
The only problem was that while the girl was indeed sent away, He Daqing really did run off to Baoding with the White Widow. It was just that something unexpected happened with Sha Zhu, leaving Yi Zhonghai feeling like he'd lost more than he gained.
Now that the deaf old lady has returned, she's making a powerful comeback to the courtyard house with the imposing presence of the deputy district head. Yi Zhonghai immediately felt emboldened; he refused to believe that Sha Zhu would dare to oppose the deaf old lady now.
The other party is just a small guesthouse manager. Facing the deputy district head, wouldn't he be scared out of his wits?
Although Yi Zhonghai had a daughter, he didn't mind hiring a dog to work for his family. Besides, the deaf old lady was a glutton, and Yi Zhonghai would feel bad about spending money and effort to serve her.
As long as the deaf old lady can keep Sha Zhu in check, he will only need to talk to her, and Sha Zhu will pay her to serve her.
All the credit and fame belong to Yi Zhonghai; just thinking about it makes me happy.
Yi Zhonghai and Luo Qiaoyun talked for a long time in the deaf old lady's room, and for a moment they felt a sense of maternal love and filial piety. They did not return to their own rooms until after nine o'clock.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai lying there tossing and turning, Luo Qiaoyun slowly opened her mouth and asked.
"Honey, is the old lady's return good or bad for us?"
"It's definitely a good thing, but I haven't decided yet. After all, the deputy district head doesn't seem to have much to do with the steel mill. I wonder if we can get Sha Zhu to come up with the money to serve us?"
"Then what do you think we should do to her?"
As Luo Qiaoyun spoke, she pointed to the room next door, and Yi Zhonghai immediately understood.
The two houses were right next to each other, so there were many things that couldn't be said too bluntly. But after all, they had been married for decades, and Yi Zhonghai understood with just a glance from Luo Qiaoyun.
"You can continue to serve her well. Anyway, the matter is already settled, and we can't just ignore her. Besides, with the deputy district head backing her up this time, my boss will definitely have no trouble."
It seems Yi Zhonghai hasn't given up; he still wants to be the boss. This is related to his future retirement, so Yi Zhonghai has never given up trying.
"Okay, I understand."
Luo Qiaoyun understood Yi Zhonghai's meaning, and as a woman, she naturally had to follow her husband's lead. Apart from the matter of cheating on Yi Zhonghai, she had never disobeyed him.
It's because women have such a low status in this era.
Yi Zhonghai's meaning was clear: now that the deaf old lady had returned, they would continue to play the role of filial piety. This was also the facade Yi Zhonghai had always projected to the public.
Yi Zhonghai has not yet cultivated himself to the level of a future Moral Celestial Venerable; he is simply reacting instinctively, feeling that doing so would be beneficial to him.
Everyone says that Liu Haizhong, the second uncle, is obsessed with officialdom, but Yi Zhonghai is no less eager to pursue power.
Yi Zhonghai was just a bit more sophisticated than Liu Haizhong, or rather, he wasn't as easily willing to lower his head as Liu Haizhong was.
Just like when he came back and saw the deputy district head today, Yi Zhonghai smiled very obsequiously, but he himself didn't realize it.
To put it bluntly, Yi Zhonghai has some integrity, but not much. When faced with powerful and influential people, he will unconsciously bow down.
This is inconsistent with his status as a moral paragon, and Yi Zhonghai certainly wouldn't admit it. He's a master craftsman at the steel rolling mill; no matter what, he can't be currying favor with others.
The deaf old woman lay alone on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Life in the nursing home was really tough. If she hadn't been so old and so obedient, she probably would have suffered for ages.
I had resigned myself to my fate and thought I would grow old and die here, and even thought that I should live one more day as long as possible.
Who would have thought that the only good deed she did in her early years would give her the confidence to reshuffle things up now?
When the deaf old lady saw the person who had fallen down at the entrance of the courtyard, she was very afraid that the person would harm her.
Originally, he was about to tell on him, but then, by some strange twist of fate, he brought him home and carefully kept him in the house for a month, keeping it a secret from everyone.
Just as the person's body recovered enough to get out of bed, the other party hurriedly left.
The deaf old lady didn't think much of it and never dared to tell anyone about it.
She wouldn't have remembered this if the other person hadn't been standing in front of the deaf old lady.
Because the deaf old lady was wise and experienced, she knew that some things were better forgotten than remembered.
The deaf old woman had long ago deliberately avoided this matter in her mind.
It wasn't until I saw the other person again and learned that they were now the deputy district head that I finally realized that I might have actually done something remarkable years ago.
A deputy district head is more powerful than a street office director; the deaf old lady used to use her connections to scare people.
Now she can finally use her title as deputy district head to intimidate others.
The deaf old woman's hatred for Sha Zhu was beyond words. The other party had come with the intention of killing her; how could the deaf old woman forget this hatred?
The deaf old lady had already come up with many ways to get revenge on Sha Zhu.
From now on, Sha Zhu will have to be her dog, give her all his money, and cook delicious food for her every day.
In the future, we will have to wear mourning clothes for her to make up for the harm she suffered.
The deaf old lady didn't tell Yi Zhonghai these things; she wanted to refine her plan further.
The deaf old lady wasn't very satisfied with Yi Zhonghai and his wife either. While she was in the nursing home, Yi Zhonghai and Luo Qiaoyun never visited her.
The sight of people leaving and the tea being forgotten saddened the deaf old woman deeply. She said she would deliver the supplies meant for the elderly to Yi Zhonghai's family, but in reality, she had no intention of actually giving them anything.
She thought she was about to die, so she donated all her assets to the country. Now that she's back, she wants to accumulate more wealth.
Deputy District Chief Zeng only felt somewhat guilty after seeing the deaf old lady now.
Deputy District Chief Zeng was very grateful to the old lady who had saved his life.
He was furious when he learned that the other party was forced to donate their house and assets to live in a nursing home because of rumors.
Those rumors are from too early, and investigating them now would be too difficult. Besides, the old lady herself didn't want to investigate, which is why Deputy District Chief Zeng gave up.
However, Deputy District Chief Zeng had a real headache about how to treat the old lady well.
Logically speaking, the other party is now living in a nursing home, which is definitely the best place for a lonely elderly person to retire.
Deputy District Chief Zeng also has his own family. No matter how grateful he is to the other party, he would never bring the other party home and have his wife serve him.
However, I can do my best to repay the old lady.
Deputy District Chief Zeng asked the old lady if there was anything he could help with, and to his surprise, the deaf old lady mentioned that she had a godson in the courtyard house.
Although Deputy District Chief Zeng was surprised that the other party's godson hadn't kept the old lady with him, he didn't delve into the reasons behind it.
Arranging for the old lady to be a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" (a government-provided social welfare program for the elderly) and providing her with a room in the courtyard house were all things that Deputy District Chief Zeng could do with just a word.
Once these two matters were settled, Deputy District Chief Zeng could finally relax.
He will handle any difficulties the old lady may encounter in the future as appropriate.
Deputy District Chief Zeng was trying to make up for his guilt, after all, this was someone who had saved his life.
If we don't do something, he'll keep thinking about it.
The deaf old lady certainly knew that favors faded with time. If she had had such a powerful backer, she wouldn't have been so frightened that she donated everything overnight and hid in a nursing home.
She could arrest someone who spread rumors with just a single sentence, and Yi Zhonghai would not avoid her like the plague.
It's impossible for Luo Qiaoyun not to hate Yi Zhonghai, especially since she's a deaf old woman.
However, for the sake of her future affairs, the deaf old lady could only pretend to have forgotten.
She came back this time partly to live a more comfortable life until the end, since the nursing home was too unfriendly to her.
Another reason is to take revenge on He Yuzhu, the culprit who forced her to lose everything.
The deaf old lady would never think that she and Yi Zhonghai were wrong to scheme against each other's father.
In the eyes of her and Yi Zhonghai, only they are allowed to harm others, and everyone else should just obediently accept it; anyone who dares to resist is wrong.
They never felt they had done anything wrong, mainly because they had all forgotten about it. Why should Sha Zhu always remember these things? Can't everyone just start over?
He Yushui is now in the third grade of elementary school. Every morning, He Yushui, Xu Xiaoling, Li Xiaoman and Zhang Panpan go to school together with their schoolbags.
The four of them came back together at noon. He Yushui has now learned to cook.
Or they could take some ingredients from home to Xu Fugui's house, Zhang Panpan's house, or Li Xiaoman's house.
The three families were very welcoming to He Yushui for dinner, since He Yushui never came to their homes empty-handed.
He Yuzhu educated He Yushui quite well in this regard, and Jia Zhangshi even invited He Yushui to her home for dinner.
He Yushui definitely won't go; she and her older brother are both avoiding the Jia family.