1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Yang Dongsheng secretly calculated in his heart that now that he had Sha Zhu and Xu Damao to accompany him on his way to and from get off work, Qin Huairu would surely never dare to pester him so recklessly again.

As for Xu Damao, he was making a plan in his mind. He had long wanted to find a reason to give Qin Huairu a good beating in order to avenge the conspiracy she and Yi Zhonghai had made against him.

Now that this opportunity has been delivered to his doorstep, how could he let it go easily?

Xu Damao came home drunk and sat on a chair, crossing his legs. He said to Lou Xiaoe, "Humph, Qin Huairu is so restless. I'm going to talk to the other two masters and let her know that she can't do whatever she wants in this courtyard."

Lou Xiao'e said with some concern: "If you go now, will you cause trouble again? Liu Haizhong still hates you for taking away his position as the eldest uncle."

Xu Damao's cheeks flushed, and he waved his hands nonchalantly: "Don't worry. Yang Dongsheng is an engineer in the factory, an important technician sent by the higher-ups. Even if Liu Haizhong is unhappy with me, he has to consider making friends with Yang Dongsheng for both public and private reasons. Moreover, Yan Bugui, that old fox, will definitely stand on my side as long as there is profit to be made."

After saying that, Xu Damao stood up swayingly, straightened his clothes, and went out to the house of his second uncle Liu Haizhong.

When he arrived at Liu Haizhong's house, Xu Damao tried hard to open his eyes wide to make himself more awake.

Then he took a deep breath and raised his hand to knock on the door.

Liu Haizhong opened the door and saw the drunk Xu Damao. His face immediately darkened.

"What are you doing here?" Liu Haizhong asked unhappily.

Xu Damao burped, with a smile on his face: "Second Uncle, I have something serious to discuss with you. Let's go inside and talk."

Liu Haizhong reluctantly stepped aside to let Xu Damao enter the house, and they both sat down.

Xu Damao cleared his throat and said, "Second Uncle, you also know Engineer Yang who has just moved into our hospital. This Qin Huairu has been pestering Engineer Yang on the way to work every day, causing great trouble to his life. As the uncles of the hospital, we can't just ignore it."

Liu Haizhong frowned and said, "This is someone else's private matter, we shouldn't interfere."

Xu Damao said quickly, "Second Uncle, this is not just a personal matter. Engineer Yang is a very important person in the factory. If he is not happy in our hospital, it will be bad for our reputation if it gets out. Besides, what Qin Huairu did is wrong."

"She should just say what she wants to say. Why does she keep pestering me on the way to work and chasing after me? What is she thinking?"

Liu Haizhong pondered for a moment and said nothing.

He felt that what Qin Huairu did was indeed not right, but because the person in front of him was Xu Damao, he frowned and didn't want to say a word.

Xu Damao went on to say, "I also plan to go find Third Uncle Yan Bugui and tell him about the situation. I think Third Uncle Yan Bugui certainly doesn't want this kind of thing to happen in our hospital."

Liu Haizhong snorted: "Yan Bugui is just calculating. He will definitely make a statement only after seeing if there is any benefit."

He did not forget the five dollars he gave to Yan Bugui.

Xu Damao smiled and said, "No matter what, as long as the three of us are of one mind and control Qin Huairu, she will definitely not dare to do anything wrong again."

After leaving Liu Haizhong's house, Xu Damao went to Yan Bugui's house again.

Yan Bugui was sitting at the table keeping accounts. When he saw Xu Damao, he asked in confusion, "Xu Damao, what are you doing?"

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Uncle, let me tell you something. I want to hear your opinion on Qin Huairu's harassment of Engineer Yang."

Yan Bugui put down his pen when he heard this: "Oh? What's going on?"

Xu Damao recounted the incident in detail, and at the end he added: "Third Uncle, think about it, if Qin Huairu's behavior gives Engineer Yang a bad impression of our hospital, it may affect many things in our hospital in the future. We can't let her ruin the atmosphere of the hospital."

Yan Bugui stroked his chin and said slowly: "Qin Huairu did something inappropriate. However, we must also consider it carefully and not act rashly."

Xu Damao said quickly, "Uncle San, I know you are always smart. Look, Engineer Yang has a high position in the factory. If we help him, he won't remember our kindness?"

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he heard this: "What you said does make some sense." He thought so too.

Xu Damao struck while the iron was hot: "So, Third Uncle, we have to come out together to warn Qin Huairu and ask her to restrain herself. If she doesn't listen to our advice, we will never let her off easily."

Yan Bugui nodded and said, "Okay, in that case, I'll go with you. But this matter must be handled properly, after all, Qin Huairu is a widow."

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Xu Damao said happily: "Don't worry, Third Master, I have thought it through. We are just going to call Qin Huairu out and give her a good warning. We won't do anything out of line."

Afterwards, the three uncles gathered together and went to Qin Huairu's house.

Xu Damao took the lead in knocking on the door. After Qin Huairu came out of the house, she saw the three uncles with serious faces and felt inexplicably uneasy.

Xu Damao narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Huairu, saying, "Qin Huairu, we came here to ask you something. Have you been bothering Engineer Yang on the road recently? Do you know that this has caused him a lot of trouble, and he has reported it to us?"

Qin Huairu hurried to explain when she heard it. Her eyes instantly misted over, and she looked like a wronged deer, so pitiful.

"Three uncles, I just happened to meet Engineer Yang on the road, and I didn't mean any harm. You know, I'm a woman, Dongxu is gone, and the family depends on me, so I just want to get along well with the neighbors in the courtyard. Brother Yang is new here, so I just want to get closer to him. Maybe my way is not right, but I have no bad intentions."

As she spoke, she lowered her head slightly, a few strands of hair fell down, covering her slightly pale face, and her fingers twisted the corners of her clothes nervously.

Yan Bugui sneered, "Meet by chance? You followed him on time, didn't you? Is that the way you looked when you met him by chance? I think you have some other intentions."

Qin Huairu quickly shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes, as if they would burst out in the next second.

"Uncle, I really didn't do that. I just ran into Engineer Yang on my way to work and went over to talk to him. I thought we were all neighbors and it was only natural to greet each other. Who knew it would cause trouble to Brother Yang? I really feel wronged!"

Her voice was choked with sobs and her body was shaking slightly, as if a gust of wind could blow her down.

Seeing Qin Huairu like this, Liu Haizhong felt a little bit sorry. He said in a deep voice: "No matter what, it is wrong for you to cause trouble to others. You are not allowed to bother Engineer Yang again. If anyone reports it to us again, we will come to you again."

Qin Huairu felt a little aggrieved, but seeing the three uncles' firm attitude, she did not dare to continue arguing.

"I understand, my three uncles, I won't do it again."

Qin Huairu said in a low voice, tears rolling down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away with her hands, looking even more helpless.

Xu Damao raised the corner of his mouth slightly and nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, I hope you can do what you say."