AWB Chapter 160 Yi Zhonghai has fallen.
Chapter 160 Yi Zhonghai has fallen.
"What's wrong, Yi Zhonghai? Are you afraid you'll be too ashamed to stay here if people find out about your shameful deeds?"
"But I insist on saying it."
"How did I ask you for help back then, and this is how you treat my two children?"
He Daqing was indeed very angry.
He was indeed a scumbag, but he left the job to Sha Zhu, sent He Yushui 10 yuan every month, and left the house for the two of them. He only took most of the cash with him and went to another place.
You can't say He Daqing is a good person, but at least what he did afterwards ensured that his two children wouldn't have to suffer after losing their father.
He had planned everything out, but he never expected that Yi Zhonghai, as an old man, would actually dare to embezzle the money he gave to He Yushui.
The key issue is that they're letting Sha Zhu keep getting entangled with Qin Huairu, which is tantamount to severing the He family's lineage.
Thinking of this, He Daqing's face flushed red again, and he even slapped Sha Zhu, who was unaware of the situation and came to mediate the fight.
"Get out of here, I'll deal with you later!"
He Daqing pointed at Sha Zhu with a dark face and said.
Sha Zhu was a scoundrel to others, but it was only natural for his father to beat his son. His childhood memories made him stand obediently to the side without daring to utter a sound.
"Alright, Great Qing, what kind of nonsense are you spouting?"
"How about this, let's hold a college-wide meeting, everyone can talk it out properly, and any misunderstandings can be cleared up."
Yan Bugui was not as useless as Liu Haizhong, who couldn't come up with any tricks. He directly delivered a fatal blow.
"Yes, yes, we're all neighbors, let's talk things out instead of cursing and fighting."
Liu Haizhong immediately snapped out of his daze after hearing this and hurriedly pulled everyone together to prepare for a college-wide meeting.
Yi Zhonghai already knew he was doomed, so he naturally stopped struggling and waited for He Daqing to vent his anger before trying to mitigate the damage.
Less than five minutes later, all the residents of the courtyard house arrived at the central courtyard.
There's no way around it, the news tonight is just too explosive, even dinnertime can't stop everyone from being eager to gossip.
"Ahem, let's begin then."
"He Daqing, why did you suddenly come back and start yelling at this old man?"
Seeing Yi Zhonghai's dejected appearance, Liu Haizhong naturally presided over the college-wide meeting and asked He Daqing about it.
"Hmph, I told Yi Zhonghai when I left that I asked him to take care of my two children."
“I send 10 yuan a month to Yushui and Shazhu for living expenses, but not only have the two children not received the money, Yi Zhonghai has not taken care of the two children at all.”
"The rainwater couldn't even provide enough food, and Sha Zhu was so fooled that he spent all his time hanging around a widow."
"If I hadn't known the situation and rushed back, my He family might have died out."
He Daqing told the whole story directly.
"What? This old man actually collected 10 yuan a month but didn't give any to Sha Zhu and He Yushui? That's outrageous!"
"You can know a person's face but not their heart. I thought the old man and Sha Zhu were just friends... I never expected this, I really never expected this."
"Wow, this old man is something else. He swallowed up the He family's money and still tricks Sha Zhu into working for him every day. If Uncle He hadn't come back, he probably would still be supporting you in your old age."
The people in the courtyard were shocked after hearing this, and Xu Damao even started to mock them.
He had tolerated Yi Zhonghai for a long time. In the past, he always sided with Sha Zhu whenever something happened. Now that he had the opportunity to take down Yi Zhonghai's status as an old man, he didn't care about offending anyone.
"Xu Damao, how dare you speak to me like that?"
"Old He, the reason I didn't give the money to Sha Zhu was so that I could take it out when he got married."
"Yes, I didn't pay enough attention to the rain, that's my fault."
Yi Zhonghai immediately apologized to He Daqing with a look of remorse and gave a bunch of excuses.
"No, it's your business that you, He Daqing, were cheated out of money. Why are you talking about the Jia family!"
"It's your silly Zhu who learned from you, always pestering our Huairu. It's not like we want to pay attention to silly Zhu."
"If you're so capable, go find Sha Zhu a partner yourself, so he won't be hanging around our house every day."
After hearing He Daqing's words, Jia Zhangshi also got angry and immediately cursed back.
"Alright, Madam Jia, put your matter aside."
"He Daqing has been gone for 12 years, so that's 120 yuan. Wow, that's a lot of money!"
At this point, Liu Haizhong was not confused and immediately brought up the money that Yi Zhonghai had embezzled.
Honestly, that's not a small amount.
Keep in mind that Yi Zhonghai is an 8th-grade worker, and he can't even save 800 yuan a year. This amount of money is indeed a bit exaggerated.
"Old Yi, what's wrong with you..."
Yan Bugui didn't say anything, but it seemed like he said everything.
"This is my fault, I won't try to deny it."
"How about this, I'll pay double the money to the Qing Dynasty, and then I'll stop being a big shot. Will everyone be satisfied now?"
Yi Zhonghai knew that if he hesitated, everyone would start talking at once and get rid of him, so he might as well just do it quickly.
He did indeed believe that the Qing Dynasty would not return, which is why he dared to do this, treating Sha Zhu as someone to take care of in his old age.
If it weren't for the unexpected turn of events involving Yang Ke, Yi Zhonghai would have successfully kept it a secret from Sha Zhu for many years.
But now, if he doesn't act decisively, it might not just be a matter of whether he's an old man or not, but he might lose his Level 8 worker status.
The amount is so large that, converted to modern terms, it would be no exaggeration to say it's worth several million.
"Old He, what do you think?"
Having achieved his goal, Liu Haizhong naturally began to care about the aggrieved party.
"Ask the two children. I'm so sorry, it's all my fault, sob sob sob."
He Daqing was in a terrible state.
Being heartless is one thing, but he used to think that his two children would be taken care of, and that the living expenses for each child were 5 yuan a month, which was already the standard for ordinary people.
It can be said that apart from not having a father, He Daqing had everything arranged.
The only thing he didn't expect was that Yi Zhonghai would dare to embezzle his money and neglect his children, which made him deeply regretful.
"So be it."
“I didn’t do a good job as an older brother back then, and Yushui suffered a lot. This money should all go to Yushui.”
Sha Zhu didn't know how to put it; he was filled with mixed feelings.
Yi Zhonghai mistreated Yu Shui, but he still took good care of Sha Zhu. He just didn't tell him about the money, which caused Sha Zhu to misplace his feelings.
"Rain, I'm sorry, I hope you can forgive me."
What Yi Zhonghai was actually afraid of was Yang Ke, who was next to He Yushui, so he swallowed his pride and came over to apologize.
Otherwise, if Yang Ke wants to help He Yushui vent her anger, no matter how much others try to understand, it will be useless.
"So be it."
He Yushui just wanted justice, but it was also a fact that her father had abandoned her and Shazhu, and she no longer cared about those things.
After resolving Yi Zhonghai's matter, she planned to go to Hong Kong, where she would naturally have nothing to do with these people.
"Okay, I'll go get the money now. As for the old man's matter, I'll go to the neighborhood office later and talk to Director Wang about it, and ask her to find someone else who can handle it."
Worried that someone might suddenly cause trouble, Yi Zhonghai hurriedly went home to get his passbook and prepared to go to the bank to withdraw money for He Yushui.
He even specifically mentioned going to the neighborhood committee because he wanted to say that since he was an old man and didn't want the job anymore, it was enough.
As expected, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui stopped their efforts once they knew that their most pressing issue had been resolved.
After all, Yi Zhonghai is a level 8 worker. Unless Yang Ke wants to make a big fuss, no one else can do anything to Yi Zhonghai.