My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 129: Giving Xu Damao a Plan

When Yi Zhonghai heard Xu Damao's words, his heart skipped a beat.

He did say that Jia Dongxu was a morally corrupt person and that he wanted to sever his master-disciple relationship, but he said it in front of the head of the personnel department, which was considered a tattling behind his back. He never expected that Xu Damao would dare to expose it in public.

Yi Zhonghai's face darkened, and he looked angrily at Xu Damao, but after all, he was an old fox, so how could he easily admit it?

"Xu Damao! Don't spout nonsense without evidence!" Yi Zhonghai said coldly. "I did tell Jia Dongxu at the factory before that he should work properly and correct his conduct, otherwise I would consider severing our master-apprentice relationship. I didn't say I would sever it!"

He paused, then adopted a serious tone: "For those of us who mentor apprentices, the most important thing is character. If an apprentice has poor character, it's a disgrace to the master."

Liu Haizhong immediately chimed in, "Exactly! What the old man said is absolutely right! For senior craftsmen like us who mentor apprentices, ability is secondary; character is paramount! What would happen if the apprentices didn't respect their teachers?"

At this point, Liu Haizhong began to launch into a long-winded lecture about the importance of a master, the crucial role of character, and so on, leaving everyone speechless.

Yan Fugui couldn't stand it anymore and quickly interrupted him: "Old Liu, Old Liu! Wait a minute! We're talking about Xu Damao and Jia Zhangshi, not asking you to give a lecture!"

Liu Haizhong was interrupted, and an embarrassed look immediately appeared on his face. He then realized that he had talked too much again.

At this moment, Zhang Lei gave Xu Damao a wink.

Xu Damao immediately understood, and enduring the pain, he quickly retorted loudly, "No! It's not like what Yi Zhonghai said at all! Since the head of the personnel department dared to mention Jia Dongxu's gambling debts, he must have conducted a thorough investigation. And when it comes to investigating the situation in the workshop, the most qualified person to speak on it is definitely Yi Zhonghai, the foreman!"

He pointed at Yi Zhonghai and said emphatically, "If Yi Zhonghai hadn't been talking behind Jia Dongxu's back, saying he was a bad person and a scoundrel, how could the head of the personnel department have so easily concluded that Jia Dongxu was morally corrupt? He must have been the one to accuse him first!"

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, everyone immediately felt that they made a lot of sense and nodded in agreement. Even Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui couldn't help but look at Yi Zhonghai with suspicion.

Yi Zhonghai blushed, cursing Xu Damao a hundred times in his heart, but still managed to argue, "That's pure speculation! Who can prove I said that? Maybe the personnel department asked someone else, or perhaps the workshop director?"

"Even if you asked others, it doesn't prove you didn't say it!" Xu Damao seized the opportunity to immediately counterattack. "But at least it proves that Jia Dongxu's poor character and dismissal were predetermined by the factory leaders and personnel department, not something I said first! I was just telling the truth and cooperating with the factory's investigation!"

Upon hearing Xu Damao's explanation, everyone immediately felt that what he said made some sense.

With this, Xu Damao successfully shifted the blame back. His core logic was: I'm not the primary person responsible; I was just a tool for telling the truth!

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi, who was standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. She felt that Yi Zhonghai and Xu Damao were both involved, but she couldn't produce any evidence.

She simply sat down on the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing, "My poor old Jia! Please come back! Look at all these people in this courtyard, bullying our family! They've taken away our workstations! Please take them away, we can't survive like this!"

As everyone watched Jia Zhangshi "calling back the soul" on the ground, fearing they might be tainted by bad luck, they were so frightened that they quickly took a step back.

Hearing the piercing cries, Yi Zhonghai's forehead throbbed. He quickly scolded, "Jia Zhangshi! Get up right now! Stop wailing like that, what kind of behavior is this!"

Jia Zhangshi suddenly raised her head, pointed at Yi Zhonghai, and cursed, "Yi Zhonghai! Xu Damao! You two bastards! This matter is definitely related to you! If you don't return our family's jobs, I'll die right here in front of your two houses!"

Just then, Zhang Lei interjected inappropriately, "Jia Zhangshi, you alone can't die at the doorstep of both families. Your Jia family needs another person to die."

When everyone heard Zhang Lei's words, they were first taken aback, and then someone burst out laughing.

The somber atmosphere was instantly shattered.

Enraged, Jia Zhangshi pointed at Zhang Lei and yelled, "Zhang Lei, you little bastard! You're going to cause more deaths in your family!"

Zhang Lei looked at Jia Zhangshi with an innocent expression: "Jia Zhangshi, didn't you say it yourself? You wanted to die at their doorstep. I was just giving you advice out of kindness."

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi was so angry that her forehead turned black, and she almost fainted.

Meanwhile, Qin Huairu, who was standing to the side, was stunned and her heart was pounding.

All she knows now is that the Jia family's job is gone, and the Jia family has lost their source of income. She has no idea what to do.

But Qin Huairu glanced at Zhang Lei, who seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold, and quietly walked over.

When Zhang Lei saw Qin Huairu approaching, he smiled and said, "Qin Huairu, what brings you here?"

Qin Huairu looked at Zhang Lei and whispered, "Zhang Lei, do you have a way to get our workstations back?"

Zhang Lei looked at Qin Huairu and deliberately said, "You're being too unrealistic. How could I possibly do something so big?"

Qin Huairu thought about what Zhang Lei had told her before, and her mind became even more confused. She bit her lip and said, "But...but didn't you say before that you would help me as long as I obeyed?"

At this moment, Zhang Lei thought of a fun idea and said to Qin Huairu, "Helping you is not out of the question, but I have a condition."

Upon hearing Zhang Lei say he could help, Qin Huairu immediately asked nervously, "Zhang Lei, what are your conditions?"

Zhang Lei held up five fingers and said, "50, how about it? Just give me 50 yuan, and I'll help you come up with a plan so that your Jia family won't lose their source of income."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu frowned deeply.

Qin Huairu looked embarrassed and said, "I...I don't have that much money."

Zhang Lei said with a smile, "You don't have it, but someone else does."

Qin Huairu shook her head: "My mother-in-law won't give it to me."

Zhang Lei waved his hand: "It's not your mother-in-law." Then he pointed in the direction of Sha Zhu, "Go ask Sha Zhu to lend it to you, he'll definitely be willing to lend it to you."

Qin Huairu was still somewhat hesitant: "50 yuan is too much; he might not lend it to me."

Zhang Lei looked at her, a half-smile on his face, and said, "With your methods, do you think he wouldn't lend it to you? You can just let him take advantage of you."

Qin Huairu, suppressing her shame, bit her lip and suddenly looked up at Zhang Lei: "Zhang Lei, how about... I let you take advantage of me, and you can just forget about the 50?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei immediately reprimanded, "Qin Huairu, don't think that just because you're a little pretty, I'll be interested in you. Isn't my wife much prettier than you?"

Qin Huairu was both ashamed and angry, inwardly cursing Zhang Lei for being ungrateful, thinking, "I'm the most beautiful girl in Qin Family Village!" But she still gritted her teeth and said, "Alright then, I'll give it a try."