Siheyuan: Pioneer in anti-corruption, fighting against evil!

Chapter 560 Crisis and Countermeasures

Before she finished her words, she heard Old Lady Zhang slamming the table: "Wang Erhu, don't forget the oath you swore to me. Li Wanjun, stand up. It's just a fall. What's the big deal?"

When Wang Erhu mentioned the oath he had sworn, he immediately stopped talking. This oath was like a tight ring around his neck, making it impossible for him to resist.

"Mrs. Zhang, I really didn't say anything. I meant that Liu Dazhu will buy some delicious food for Xiaobai to nourish her body tomorrow."

When Chen Dahai heard this, his face suddenly darkened. He wanted to tell Li Wanjun about this matter when he delivered sorghum noodles to her in the evening, but this foolish young man said it first.

Old Mrs. Zhang was helpless and could do nothing to her grandson who was concerned about the widow: "Okay, the meeting is about the sea, so stop whispering."

Wang Erhu's face turned red, but his heart was sweet.

But Li Wanjun was not in a good mood. So many people saw it, and she whispered to Wang Erhu, wouldn't it damage her reputation? If Wang Daqiang heard about it, how could they ease the relationship?

Thinking of this, Li Wanjun felt that she should keep some distance from Wang Erhu.

But Li Wanjun just thought so. Others might be able to keep their distance from Wang Erhu, but she couldn't. If she alienated Wang Erhu, she would not be able to live. A young widow who couldn't control Wang Erhu was not qualified and would not get Chen Dahai's support.

Wang Erhu had no idea what Li Wanjun was thinking. He just stared at her beautiful face.

Zhang saw it all, but had to pretend not to see it. Old Mrs. Zhang kept her cane raised high, ready to intimidate everyone at any time. At this time, she didn't dare to provoke the old lady, so she had to hide her resentment towards Li Wanjun in her heart.

Wang Erhu's interruption interrupted Mrs. Zhang's emotional brewing. Her anger subsided a lot, and she concluded helplessly:

"Dahai has done a lot for our Siheyuan. You must not forget his contributions. To forget his contributions is disloyal and unrighteous."

The venue fell silent again, and no one responded. Who would like to remember Chen Dahai's kindness? Just look at Wang Erhu, he knows how to be grateful, but in the end, he lives no better than ordinary people. Although Chen Dahai's friendship is good, it is too difficult to repay him.

Although Mrs. Zhang was dissatisfied, she had no good ideas. If she really made a scene, it would not only damage her prestige, but she might not even achieve her goal.

"I also heard about what happened this morning. Dahai had been secretly helping Li Wanjun, but was exposed by Wang Erhu. If it weren't for Wang Erhu, he wouldn't want people to misunderstand or gossip about him."

Zhang was about to open her mouth to refute, but she saw Old Lady Zhang looking at her with her cane raised, so she immediately shut up.

Wang Erhu fell into deep thought. Chen Dahai told him that helping Li Wanjun was a good deed.

"Silly, don't talk nonsense. I just said a few words to the people in our propaganda department, and I didn't mention the matter of Uncle Li and Sister Qin." Old man Li's defense was booed by the whole audience.

After careful consideration, Zhang Dalin found that many people praised him in the morning. Although this was not the result he expected, he still accepted it in a high-profile manner.

The rumor started at lunch time, and by the time work started in the afternoon, most people in the factory knew about it.

"Who were you with at noon?"

This became the only breakthrough Zhang Dalin could seize. Although Li Erbao was not very popular in the factory, few people were willing to interact with him too much.

Liu Dali recalled what happened at noon and became more and more dissatisfied with Li Erbao. If he had not sworn a solemn oath in front of the deaf aunt, he would have helped Zhao Meiru. Although Li Erbao was rich, he was reluctant to help.

"Yes, it's Li Erbao. It must be the rumor you spread at noon."

Li Erbao looked at Zhang Dalin and Liu Dali with disdain and said loudly: "I had lunch with Sister Zhao at noon. She can testify for me."

Zhang Dalin and Liu Dali were stunned for a moment. They never thought that Li Erbao would involve Zhao Meiru. They turned back to look at Zhao Meiru, wanting to verify whether it was true or not.

"Sister Zhao, during the lunch break, you and Li Erbao were together, right?"

Zhao Meiru cursed Li Erbao in her heart, asking him why he dragged her into this. Wasn’t he afraid of exposing the secret of the warehouse?

"Da Lin, Liu Dali, I was indeed with Li Erbao at noon, so he had no chance to spread rumors."

Liu Dali looked at Zhao Meiru with dissatisfaction, "Sister Zhao, how can you be with Li Erbao? Has he bullied you?"

Zhao Meiru burst into tears, "Liu Dali, please don't ask anymore."

Seeing Zhao Meiru crying, Liu Dali was at a loss. He couldn't bear to force her, so he had to turn his attention to Li Erbao.

"Li Erbao, have you bullied Sister Zhao again? Sister Zhao's family is in such a difficult situation, but not only do you not help them, you are also adding insult to injury."

Li Erbao smiled and replied, "Why, can you blame me if I don't help? I'm giving Sister Zhao some advice to help her get through this difficult time. The old man gives her twenty yuan a month, plus her own salary, it must be enough."

Zhao Meiru had no way of expressing her pain. She knew that Zhang Dalin could not possibly give her twenty yuan a month, but she could not say it out loud.

"Sister Zhao, is what Li Erbao said true?"

Zhao Meiru nodded, "Liu Dali, Li Erbao did come to me for this matter. But the old man's family also needs money, how can I accept it? Li Erbao has been persuading me that the old man has a high salary and won't care about this little money."

After hearing this, Liu Dali said, "Sister Zhao, the old man's monthly salary is 99 yuan, don't worry too much."

Liu Dali didn't care about his own wallet for Zhao Meiru's happiness. He was deducted one month's salary and owed the deaf aunt ten yuan. He couldn't help for the next few months. Other people in the yard followed Wang Kun's bad behavior and no one was willing to help Zhao Meiru. Only Zhang Dalin was left.

After listening to Liu Dali's words, Zhao Meiru smiled at him and looked at Zhang Dalin with expectation.

Zhang Dalin wanted to kill Li Erbao and Liu Dali. His money was hard-earned, why should he give others 20 yuan every month? Isn't this killing him?

Seeing Zhao Meiru's expectant eyes, Zhang Dalin hesitated again and again and finally did not speak again.

The deaf lady was reluctant to let Zhang Dalin take the money. Her life was fixed, and if she had to take out another 20 yuan a month, she might not be able to survive.

"Since it's not Li Erbao, we should check for something else."

Zhao Meiru sighed, but secretly hoped that Zhang Dalin would speak up. However, everyone in the steel mill knew that Zhang Dalin was helping her family, and for the sake of his own face, he could not take the initiative to speak out.

Zhang Dalin breathed a sigh of relief. He could help Zhao Meiru, but not for just twenty yuan a month.

Lou Xiaomei watched silently from the side, and she understood Li Erbao's intentions. She was already disappointed with Li Erbao, so she turned around and left without saying anything.

Without evidence, there was no way to explain this matter. She didn't want to alert the enemy.