69novels Chapter 421: Forced Whitewashing
Chapter 421: Forced Whitewashing
Sha Zhu covered his nose, but stared at Xu Damao: "Okay, Xu Damao, you should fulfill your promise."
Xu Damao hissed and hit Sha Zhu, but his fist also hurt. "Okay, I, Xu Damao, keep my word."
Liu Haizhong breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the problem had been solved.
Sha Zhu wiped the blood from his nose and turned to leave.
"Silly Zhu, wait a moment."
Yan Bugui's face turned pale with anger, and he stamped his feet beside him: "Look at what you two have done to my house, clean it up quickly."
The second aunt also came out, looking at the blood on the ground with disgust on her face, "Alright, alright, Shazhu, go home and stop the bleeding, I will clean this up myself."
At this time, Xu Damao suddenly said in a sarcastic tone: "Shazhu, today's incident is over, but you must remember it next time. If you provoke me again, I will never forgive you."
Sha Zhu turned around suddenly and said viciously: "Xu Damao, I endured this anger today for Sister Qin. You'd better not provoke me again, otherwise I won't be so easy to talk to next time."
After saying that, Sha Zhu covered his nose and strode away.
As soon as Sha Zhu entered the central courtyard, he saw Qin Huairu coming out with a basin.
"Zhu Zi, did you fight with someone?"
Seeing Qin Huairu, the anger on Sha Zhu's face disappeared, and he smiled a little: "It's okay, Xu Damao just punched me twice, but it was worth it. He has promised to change his words and clarify it for you. Wait, the rumor will soon be over."
Seeing Sha Zhu's face covered with wounds, his eyes bruised and purple, and his nose still bleeding, Qin Huairu's face showed heartache: "Sha Zhu, why are you so stupid? You suffer so much for me."
However, one could still hear a hint of joy in Qin Huairu's tone.
Xu Damao is a key figure. If he can come out and say something good for himself and Yi Zhonghai, the vegetable cellar incident is likely to be reversed. How could Qin Huairu not be happy?
Sha Zhu grinned and said, "Sister Qin, it's okay. These two punches were worth it. You don't know that the street office is here to investigate, and your job might be implicated. As long as Xu Damao changes his words and admits that he heard you discussing things in the vegetable cellar, I believe everyone will stop gossiping."
Qin Huairu's eyes were red as she said, "Zhu Zi, I'll remember this favor."
Sha Zhu waved his hands. He had not forgotten what happened in the next yard. "Well, Sister Qin, if you really want to thank me, come to my room and help me wash the clothes when you have time."
Sha Zhu finally figured it out. Although he had paid a heavy price before, he didn't want to be a sucker again.
These two punches cannot be taken in vain, I have to make up for it on Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu heard the hidden meaning in Sha Zhu's words and bit her lip: "Okay, I'll go get the clothes when Sister Qin is free. It's late today, I'll go over when I'm free tomorrow."
"Okay, then Sister Qin, you are busy."
Go ahead, Sha Zhu glanced at Qin Huairu’s chest, wiped his face with his sleeve, and walked towards home.
Qin Huairu stared at Sha Zhu's back for a while and knew that she could not get over this hurdle.
However, it's not impossible to let Sha Zhu take advantage of it. It will be convenient to find him if there is anything in the future, but it can't be done for real.
This incident with Yi Zhonghai has taught Qin Huairu a lesson, and she must be more cautious in the future.
It is just getting dark and tomorrow is the weekend, so most people in the hospital can have a rest. Liu Haizhong discussed with Yan Bugui and decided to hold a hospital-wide meeting now.
After all, the street office is still watching, so let's resolve this matter first.
All the necessary instructions have been given to Xu Damao and everything is ready.
Yan Bugui immediately ran to the back room to inform Yan Jiecheng to go door to door to call people. At this time, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were about to return, and Liu Haizhong went home to instruct his son.
Wang Dabao and Xu Damao went home to rest and prepare to attend the whole hospital meeting later.
Eight o'clock in the evening, still in the Central Courtyard.
The three managers, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui and Xu Damao, were sitting at the table.
Liu Haizhong picked up a large teacup and started drinking, glancing at the people below, especially at Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu's faces, where he stayed for a while.
"Everyone knows that a big thing happened in our hospital last night. Now it's spreading all over the factory and the streets."
"After careful investigation by the three of us, and Xu Damao's recollection of the situation at the time, we now characterize this incident as a misunderstanding."
As soon as Liu Haizhong said a few words, everyone below started discussing it in a loud voice.
"This story has indeed spread quite widely in the factory. I have heard several versions of the story while working in the workshop. They are very convincing. If I hadn't lived in the compound, I would have believed it to be true."
"I also heard about it at the supply and marketing cooperative when I went out to buy things, but that one is more real and closer to what we saw last night."
"That's right. It's not just a misunderstanding. Didn't everyone see it last night? The two of them came out together anyway."
"Even after all this, there is still a misunderstanding. Let's just wait and see how they resolve it."
"Don't say that. I think it's impossible for Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu to be together. Don't forget that when Jia Dongxu was still alive, Yi Zhonghai was supporting their family. Now that Jia Dongxu is dead, it's impossible for him to care about them more."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Haven't you heard people outside say that Huaihua is Yi Zhonghai's child? I think this is groundless. Maybe the two of them have been together for a long time."
Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai sat in the crowd, listening to everyone's discussions, their faces burning with anger.
Jia Zhang was at home watching over her child and didn't come out. Of course, she didn't have the face to do this, otherwise she would have made a scene at the meeting.
"I'll say a few words, too."
Yan Bugui changed his posture and leaned back in his chair. "Everyone, be quiet. I know what you are thinking, but after investigation, it is indeed not the case. Let's clear up this matter today and clear the name of Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu."
"First, we carefully inquired about Xu Damao's situation at the time, and then combined with the content of the conversation between Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu that he heard outside the vegetable cellar, we determined that the two were discussing the transfer of jobs in the vegetable cellar."
"Ahem... Old Yan, don't waste everyone's time. Let Damao speak." Liu Haizhong coughed twice, reminding him that he had talked too much.
Yan Bugui licked his lips and swallowed back what he wanted to say: "Okay, let's let Xu Damao tell us what's going on."
The three of them had already exchanged their testimonies before. After beating Sha Zhu, Xu Damao was angry enough. He also wanted to keep his position as the third uncle, so he had to clean up the mess for Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.
"It all started when I came back from drinking outside. When I got to the middle courtyard, I saw a figure entering the vegetable cellar. I thought it was a thief in the yard, so I locked the door of the vegetable cellar."
"At the time, I heard someone vaguely talking about work, but I was drunk so I didn't pay much attention. I went to find an old man, and everyone knows what happened afterwards."
It has to be said that Xu Damao's words were too perfunctory, but it was an explanation after all.
Liu Haizhong knocked on the table with his teacup and glanced at Xu Damao with dissatisfaction.
Then he looked at everyone and said, "Today we have carefully interrogated Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, and combined with the details recalled by Xu Damao, we have restored the truth."
"That is, Qin Huairu went to the steel mill to take over the job, but the workshop refused to accept her because of the tight workload. Instead, she was transferred to the kitchen to help out. As a result, she was bullied there, so she wanted to discuss with Yi Zhonghai to transfer her back to the workshop."
"We discussed it at the factory and delayed Yi Zhonghai's work, but we were afraid that people would gossip about us in the yard, so we went to the vegetable cellar to discuss it. As a result, an incident occurred that caused misunderstanding among everyone."
"That's exactly what happened. I said that such a scandal would never happen in our hospital. Now that the truth is out, the rumors outside will be refuted."
"If you have heard any untrue rumors, please explain them to the comrades who are not aware of them, so as not to tarnish the reputation of our hospital."