"When Director Nie comes out later, our whole family will go up together."
"We must bring down Chen Jianye!"
"Bang梗, you cry as the situation dictates, cry louder."
"Qin Huairu, lift your belly higher, support it with your hand."
Jia Zhangshi arranged the personnel.
Her eyes were full of the light of wisdom.
This time Director Nie came to the Courtyard, it was an opportunity given by heaven to the Jia.
They must seize it.
"Mom, Director Nie went to the Chen Family, could it be that he has old ties with the Chen Family?"
"Can we get anything good out of this?"
Jia Dongxu asked worriedly.
At the critical moment, Jia Dongxu became anxious about gains and losses again.
"Let's do it first."
"Are you going to be suppressed by Chen Jianye your whole life?"
Jia Zhangshi said firmly.
Jia Dongxu stopped talking.
Being suppressed by someone he looked down on, someone younger than him, that feeling was too unbearable.
Jia Zhangshi led the Jia Family to wait at the door, and when she saw Director Nie come out, she shouted in a low voice: "Go!"
As Director Nie stepped out of the Chen Family, he heard someone call him from the side: "Director Nie."
"Oh, this is the Jia Family's..."
Director Nie turned around and saw Jia Zhangshi and others, feigning an expression of knowing them but not being very familiar.
"This is Jia Zhangshi, the wife of Lao Jia, who had an accident at the Rolling Mill."
"This is Jia Dongxu, Lao Jia's son, my apprentice, this is his wife, and these two are Jia Dongxu's children."
Yi Zhonghai introduced them one by one, constantly winking at Jia Zhangshi during the process, signaling her not to cause trouble.
"Director Nie, I have something to tell you."
Jia Zhangshi, however, pretended not to see him.
"Oh, what is it, tell me."
Director Nie smiled.
In fact, leaders don't like people coming directly to them.
It's too inefficient and lowers their prestige.
Reporting issues across levels is always a key target for leaders to crack down on; they cannot encourage this situation.
If everyone below reports issues across levels, do the leaders above still work?
They'd just spend all day dealing with trivial matters below.
Matters below are naturally handled by the smaller leaders below, and if they can't handle them, they can report them, and the big leader will make a decision.
This is the correct way to do things.
"Director Nie, I'm reporting Chen Jianye for being a bully in the Courtyard; his behavior is even worse than a bandit's."
"He constantly brandishes a knife to chop people in the Courtyard, and he sharpens a knife at the door to scare people."
Jia Zhangshi shouted loudly.
Originally, Director Nie was inspecting the Courtyard with the Courtyard's Three Great Masters, and the Siheyuan residents didn't dare to gather around.
With Jia Zhangshi's shout, everyone bravely moved closer, wanting to hear what the Leader would say.
"Is there such a thing?"
Director Nie looked at Yi Zhonghai with a surprised expression.
"No."
Yi Zhonghai said firmly.
Although there was a knife cut by Chen Jianye behind him, Yi Zhonghai absolutely could not admit what Jia Zhangshi said.
If he admitted it, it would be equivalent to the Courtyard management being out of control.
He, as the First Master, would have to step down, with no room for maneuver.
Director Nie looked at Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui.
"No, no."
"Now is a new era; our Courtyard residents are all law-abiding citizens; how could there be bandits and bullies?"
The two shook their heads repeatedly.
"Jia Zhangshi, I think there might be some misunderstanding..."
Director Nie spoke, wanting to gently gloss over the topic.
To give each other a way out.
If Jia Zhangshi were sensible and said she misunderstood, the matter would be resolved.
"All three of them are lying!"
Jia Zhangshi roared in anger: "Chen Jianye sharpened a knife at the door yesterday, and today he stir-fried dishes that made my family's clothes smell; my son went to reason with him, and he wanted to brandish a knife and chop my son!"
"It's a clear matter; they three are talking nonsense with their eyes open."
"Is there such a thing?"
Director Nie suppressed his displeasure and looked at Yi Zhonghai again.
"Is sharpening a knife at the door not a normal thing? I often go to the front Courtyard to sharpen knives, and I don't see Old Yan complaining about me."
Yi Zhonghai spread his hands and said with a smile.
"As for Chen Jianye wanting to chop Jia Dongxu, I think it's mostly a misunderstanding."
"Perhaps Chen Jianye was cooking at the time, holding a knife in his hand. He just started working at the factory today, and the young man is thinking about his future progress, so how could he brandish a knife and chop someone?"
Yan Fugui helped smooth things over.
"That's the logic; if Chen Jianye wasn't doing well, why would he go to work?"
Liu Haizhong followed up.
Many residents of the Courtyard didn't understand.
How come when Jia Zhangshi complained, the Courtyard's Three Great Masters all helped Chen Jianye smooth things over?
"See, Jia Family Sister-in-law, you really are overthinking it."
"I just went in to visit Comrade Chen Jianye; he was studying Carpentry knowledge at the dining table. I believe such a person would absolutely not be a bandit or a bully."
Director Nie patiently explained.
"Then what about Chen Jianye stir-frying dishes at noon and getting the smell on my family's clothes?"
"This matter needs an explanation, right?"
Jia Zhangshi clenched her fists in anger.
Director Nie smiled and said nothing.
As a Leader, if he were to manage even such trivial matters, it would really diminish his value.
Living in the Courtyard, friction is normal, and mediating neighborhood conflicts is the job of the Courtyard's Grandpas.
"Jia Family Sister-in-law, to be honest, you can control everything, but you can't control what others do at home."
"The Middle Courtyard is not the Jia's, nor is it the Chen Family's; you insist on blaming Chen Jianye, there's no logic in that."
Yi Zhonghai said irritably.
He had also had enough.
The Jia always wanted to gain something good from every trivial matter.
If they couldn't get anything good, they would come to him, the First Master of the Courtyard.
Did he owe the Jia?
"Yi Zhonghai, you, you!"
Jia Zhangshi's chest heaved up and down with anger, and she immediately complained to Director Nie: "Director Nie, actually, I already approached Yi Zhonghai about this just now, but he didn't dare to say a thing."
"If he had done something practical, I wouldn't have had to come to you!"
Yi Zhonghai's face instantly turned as black as charcoal.
Alright, alright, so you're playing like this, huh?
Complaining to my Leader right in front of me, you're really something!
"Mom, don't say anything more."
Jia Dongxu, seeing his Master's face completely darkened, quickly said.
"What can't I say? If it weren't for Yi Zhonghai's indulgence, could Chen Jianye be so rampant in the Courtyard?"
"If the Chen Family wants to bully my Jia, I won't accept it!"
Jia Zhangshi spoke forcefully.
"The conflict between the Jia and the Chen Family still requires the Grandpas of your Courtyard to put in more effort and coordinate the conflict well."
Director Nie instructed in a calm tone.
"Certainly, certainly."
"It's our job anyway."
"If the Leader has instructions, we will certainly work hard and implement the work effectively."
The Three Grandpas quickly said.
Director Nie turned and walked out of the Courtyard.
The Three Grandpas followed.
"Everyone go get busy, do what you need to do, don't just stand around."
Yi Zhonghai shouted at the onlookers, dispersing the crowd.
"Director Nie, are you just leaving? The matter isn't finished yet."
"Chen Jianye must be severely punished!"
Jia Zhangshi shouted, still unwilling to give up.
Click.
The Chen Family's gate opened.
Chen Jianye, with a stern face, walked out of the gate.
"What are you looking at, hmph!"
Jia Zhangshi raised her head, snorted, and quickly walked away, swinging her two large arms.
Jia Dongxu glared at Chen Jianye, then proudly led his family back.
Chen Jianye looked up at the sky, suppressing the murderous intent in his heart.
Killing is indeed a very easy thing to do.
But killing does not mean that one must perish together with the other party.
Premeditated revenge and retaliation with existing relationships are easily investigated by the Public Security.