Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Chapter 1143 Liu Haizhong is not fit to be a steward.

It is said that good news does not travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. Yi Zhonghai felt that the matter between Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong had already spread throughout Nanluoguxiang.

The key issue is that many people don't know Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao's names, so when the story is spread, it's simply said that the two people in the courtyard at No. 95 were fighting in the cesspool.

Fighting in the cesspool!

Such news was so explosive that even the most notorious troublemakers, the most skilled thugs, and the most difficult street urchins in Beijing wouldn't dare to fight in the cesspool.

Therefore, the news spreading throughout Nanluoguxiang is not the end of the story; it may spread throughout the entire city of Beijing in just a few days.

By then, the people in the fitter's workshop will probably come to me asking about this.

How embarrassing!

What a shame!

Although they weren't directly involved, the residents of courtyard house number 95 all felt it was a very shameful thing.

"Uncle Yi, this is all Liu Haizhong's fault! As the person in charge, he not only didn't help me solve my problem, but he also prevented me from borrowing paper from others!" Xu Damao shouted emotionally, "If it weren't for him, how could I have fallen in?"

"I suggest that we remove Liu Haizhong from his position as steward and reinstate Uncle Yi as steward. It's not that I'm biased towards either of them, but Uncle Yi is far better than Liu Haizhong at managing the courtyard house!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong immediately exploded.

"What nonsense!"

Xu Damao never tells the truth; he only speaks what benefits him.

Just like when he was prevented from borrowing paper from others, wasn't it Xu Damao who started the trouble first?

And then there was the incident where he fell into the cesspool; that was because he was the one who was first dragged down by Xu Damao, and he pulled Xu Damao down with him.

"Pah! Anyway, I, Xu Damao, will not accept someone like you as the boss!" Xu Damao said angrily.

When they had a good relationship before, Liu Haizhong, as the manager, could annoy Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai.

But now Liu Haizhong has fallen out with him, while his relationship with Yi Zhonghai is getting better and better.

Xu Damao is a shrewd man. He had long seen that Yi Zhonghai wanted to regain his status as the steward. Since that was the case, he would bring him into his camp and work together to deal with Liu Haizhong.

"Heh, what good is it if you disagree?" Liu Haizhong didn't want to argue with Xu Damao any further at this point.

His image is now very poor, and he has lost his former leadership aura. Continuing to argue with Xu Damao will only damage his image.

As long as he remains the powerful figure in charge, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with Xu Damao in the future.

So Liu Haizhong snorted coldly and turned to go home.

Seeing this, Liu Guangqi and his second aunt also went back into the house, leaving only Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian exchanging glances.

They were planning to go fishing today, but with this incident at home, can they still go fishing?

"See? He's clearly in the wrong!"

Seeing this, Xu Damao quickly added a few words, then went home to take a shower.

Speaking of taking a bath, Xu Damao couldn't help but think of the bathroom in Chen Jun's house. Right now, the public bathhouses are closed. How comfortable it would be to have a bathroom at home.

"Alright, alright, everyone disperse. And don't spread this around." Yi Zhonghai waved his hand, acting as if he were still the same old man he used to be.

Seeing that the entertainment was over, the crowd dispersed without lingering.

"boom!"

"Damn Xu Damao, I'm going to kill him!"

Back home, Liu Haizhong grew angrier and angrier, and slammed the teacup in his hand onto the ground.

Aunt Er looked at the teacup on the ground with heartache. The porcelain had been broken by the fall, but after glancing at Liu Haizhong's current appearance, she suddenly thought that it was fine since Liu Haizhong might not use this teacup in the future anyway.

"Dad, Xu Damao is incredibly audacious. It'll be too easy to deal with him!" Liu Guangqi stepped forward and offered advice: "Even though he has a wife and child now, the fact that he sneaked into Qin Huairu's place in the middle of the night shows that he's still the same old guy!"

"We can find an opportunity to crush Xu Damao, preferably by putting him in jail. That way, he'll not only lose face but also his job. Without a job at the steel mill, he's nothing!"

When it comes to formal jobs, Liu Guangqi is filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

If he had a proper and respectable job like Xu Damao, he would definitely be able to win over Lou Xiao'e.

Liu Haizhong frowned and pondered, then shook his head and replied, "The direction you just mentioned is correct, but the problem is how to find an opportunity? He just lost so much money to Qin Huairu, he definitely won't dare to cause trouble in the courtyard in the short term, nor does he have the money to mess around outside!"

We can't keep staring at Xu Damao forever, can we?

Besides, Xu Damao isn't completely stupid. Watching him for a day or two might be fine, but if he watches him for too long, he'll definitely be discovered.

Liu Guangqi thought it was true, but there was no good solution at the moment.

Xu Damao is a cunning and shrewd person who doesn't care about bottom lines when he does things, so he's not easy to deal with for a while.

While Liu Haizhong was still pondering, Xu Damao was much more efficient.

This guy took a shower inside and outside the house, then changed into a new set of clothes and was about to go out.

"Da Mao, what are you going to do?" Hou Guifang blocked the doorway.

Xu Damao fiddled with his still-damp hair and said irritably, "Get out of the way, I have some errands to run!"

"Da Mao!! I beg you, please don't go after Liu Haizhong. He's the big boss in charge of the courtyard, almost like the village secretary. We ordinary folks can't afford to mess with him."

Hou Guifang subconsciously assumed that the steward was on the same level as the village party secretary, so she didn't want to continue to be at odds with Liu Haizhong.

Today's events have had a great impact on Hou Guifang.

It wasn't that fighting in the cesspool was too disruptive, but rather that she was worried something might happen to Xu Damao.

The couple finally had a child; they would be city dwellers from now on.

"Besides, you think too highly of him!"

Xu Damao was too lazy to explain too much to Hou Guifang and said directly, "I'm not going to see Liu Haizhong. I'm going to the street office to take care of some things. Please move aside."

"Oh!"

Hearing that Xu Damao wasn't going to fight, Hou Guifang breathed a sigh of relief and didn't press him about why he went to the street office.

Xu Damao strode out the door toward the nearest supply and marketing cooperative.

Although today is a day off, the street office has too much work to do. Apart from the few days of the Spring Festival, they basically have no time to rest.

"Boom boom boom, boom boom boom!"

Is Director Wang here?

Xu Damao, carrying a bag of fruit, knocked on the office door.

"Enter!"

Hearing Director Wang's voice coming from inside, Xu Damao walked in with a fawning smile.

"Wow, Director Wang, you're so dedicated! You're still working here on your day off!" Xu Damao said as he placed the fruit on the table.

Director Wang didn't even look up, just glanced at him: "Xu Damao, I heard you got into a fight today?"