The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 200: Throwing Away the Burden

Jia Zhang stopped Chen Ping and asked loudly:

"Whether Xiaohua stole anything or not, flies don't bite cracked eggs. I don't agree with her continuing to cook in the canteen. Who knows how many things she has stolen in the past. Those are all the hard-earned gains of everyone. We can't let her get away with it. If you let her stay in the canteen, it's unfair. You're trying to protect a thief."

Chen Ping finally understood what she meant. Seeing that the food in the canteen was now ready, she wanted to take advantage of it. She said coldly:

"Then may I ask what contribution has your Jia family made to the canteen besides providing meals?"

Jia Zhang responded angrily:

"Don't worry about whether my family has contributed or not. I eat because I have a ticket, not for free. Anyway, I don't agree that Xiaohua can continue to stay in the canteen. Someone must be replaced. The Siheyuan is not yours. Do whatever you want."

Xiaohua was afraid that Chen Ping would be embarrassed, so she stepped forward and said:

"Mrs. Jia, stop calling me a thief. I swear to the great man that anyone who steals anything will have his whole family killed.

Don't you just want me to leave the canteen? I'll help you. I'll give the key to Sister Guihua in a while. Everyone go check the account book to see if there's anything missing from the canteen. Be a witness for me. If it weren't for helping Sister Chen, who would be willing to serve?"

Seeing that Xiaohua didn't seem to be too emotional, Chen Ping stopped trying to get it. In fact, she really wanted someone to take over the mess of the canteen, which would be both financially and physically taxing.

Not only did he not stop it, but he winked at Wu Guihua, asking her to take the opportunity to leave. Wu Guihua understood immediately and said that she could not do it alone and would not do it anymore.

Jia Zhang didn't expect to have an unexpected gain, and said with a smile:

"If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. There are many people who can do it. If not your Wu family, there is still my Jia family. Don't you agree?"

However, unexpectedly, no one agreed with her, but many people advised Xiaohua:

"Don't be angry, this is all for everyone to have a meal, just bear with it and it will pass. Everyone knows who you are, don't take it too seriously..."

Seeing that everything was about to be lost, Jia Zhang looked around, trying to find someone to speak for her.

"Actually, what Jia Zhang said is not wrong..."

Chen Ping knew it was Yi Zhonghai's voice without even turning around. She didn't even bother to look at him and said impatiently:

"You are not a member of our courtyard yet, so you have no right to speak here. You must first go to the street office and the police station to get your household registration confirmed before you are qualified to stand here and speak."

Yi Zhonghai shrugged nonchalantly and said:

"You can't even say a fair word. If you're so overbearing, forget it. I'm not the one who's at a disadvantage anyway."

Seeing this, those who advised Xiaohua whispered some advice to Chen Ping:

"Why don't we listen to what he wants to say? We have nothing to lose."

"Yeah, let's listen. Maybe we can catch the chicken thief and we don't have to be on guard against thieves anymore."

……

Hearing what everyone said, Chen Ping understood what they meant. If it was just Jia Zhang who was threatening, no one would pay attention. But Yi Zhonghai was different. He was a newly promoted eighth-level worker in the factory and was considered a popular person in the factory. No one wanted to offend him. Although his household registration was not in the Siheyuan at present, it was a matter of time.

Chen Ping didn't want to suppress it by force, so she signaled Yi Zhonghai to speak quickly if he had anything to say.

"If it wasn't Xiaohua's family, would you not pursue it if it was any other family? You can even forgive stealing. I really suspect there's something fishy going on..."

"Stop, there's no need to make innuendos. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but since you're holding on to it, I'll notify the police station to investigate. No matter who it is, I won't show any mercy.

Zhuzi, go to the police station."

Chen Ping's sudden change of attitude stopped Yi Zhonghai from speaking.

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he hurriedly called He Yuzhu to explain:

“No need to notify the police station. When I was at a meeting at the subdistrict office before, Director Wang and Director Liu both said that matters in the hospital should be resolved in the hospital as much as possible. We cannot trouble the comrades in the police station for everything. That would be a waste of national resources.

Since the victim is not pursuing the matter, there is no need to make a fuss about it..."

Lou Xiao'e received Chen Ping's look and said directly:

“Wait, I don’t know who you are, but I didn’t say I won’t pursue the matter of lost things. I won’t pursue the cement on the bottom of Xiaohua’s shoes.

Sister Chen didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so she promised to compensate me for my losses. Since you stopped Zhuzi from going to the police station to ask for help, Sister Chen will definitely not compensate me. Will you compensate me for my losses?"

Yi Zhonghai’s face immediately turned black.

"Why should I compensate you for your losses? I'm just speaking fair words."

Lou Xiao'e immediately raised her head and argued:

"Since you don't intend to compensate me for my losses, what qualifications do you have to say that I won't pursue the matter? Are you shameless? Or are you shameless? I don't even know you, but you keep talking nonsense and pretending to be an international official."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned even darker after hearing Lou Xiaoe's sarcastic remarks, but it wasn't over yet.

"Since you have taken the initiative to stand up for justice, we must properly resolve this matter. Either let Zhuzi report to the police, or you bear the compensation. It's up to you to choose."

Yi Zhonghai was in a dilemma and hesitated:

"That's not what I meant, I just felt..."

Before he could finish his words, Lou Xiao'e interrupted him:

"I don't care what you think, I only care what I think. If you say I won't pursue the matter of losing things, you are making the decision for me. Anyway, no matter what, you have to give me a reasonable explanation or reasonable compensation!"

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to give in:

"Okay, okay, you're right, okay? I can't argue with you, so I'll just ignore it, okay?"

He Yuzhu watched Yi Zhonghai retreat, took two steps toward the door and said indifferently:

"No one stopped me, right? Then I'll go. Actually, this is easy to investigate. I just checked and Xiaohua's size couldn't have left such deep footprints. Someone must have done this on purpose wearing Xiaohua's shoes. As long as all of us walk on the ground wearing these shoes, we'll know who it is."

After saying that, he lifted his feet and left.

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Yi Zhonghai spoke again, looking at Lou Xiaoe and said:

"Forget it. Since I've already intervened, it would be too unfair to just let it go. I'll pay for Xiaohua regardless of whether she took it or not. Don't throw her out there. You can tell me how much I need to pay."

Chen Ping hurriedly stopped Xiaohua who wanted to come forward to argue, and asked Lou Xiaoe to do the math:

"I spent 15 dollars on those two dried chickens. You may think it's too expensive, but it's the truth. If you can buy local live chickens, you can compensate me. I'll take the postage, long-distance phone calls, etc., so 2 dollars is not too much, right?"

Jia Zhang didn't wait for Yi Zhonghai to bargain before she shouted indignantly:

"Are you trying to rob me? In 57, I bought such a fat chicken for only two dollars and a half. How dare you charge so much for those two skinny chicken bones?"

Jia Zhang's words made Chen Ping even more certain that she was involved in the missing chicken incident, but she could not expose her. She had to take the opportunity to get rid of the burden of the small canteen.

Because before my son left, he said that the small canteen has now begun to lean towards commercialization, and if people from outside the hospital come here to eat, once the superiors investigate, they will most likely be accused of capitalism.