Courtyard House: From Bloodsucking Jia Zhangshi to Industrial Giant

Chapter 35: The two girls unleash their power, causing a massive explosion of dislike!

Jia Dongxu then carefully recounted the contents of the factory's broadcast. He also told his mother that although he hadn't been praised on the broadcast, he had still received a bonus. Although he didn't receive a certificate, he was content.

After hearing this, Jia Zhangshi turned around and walked out.

Jia Dongxu grabbed him: "Mom, what are you doing? You can't go to Third Grandpa for money!"

Qin Huairu chimed in, "If it weren't for Third Grandfather taking the initiative to help Dongxu, Dongxu wouldn't have received the five-yuan bonus."

Third Grandfather has already been exceptionally kind to our family, Mom, you can't take advantage of that.

Jia Dongxu continued, "If we offend Third Grandfather because of this and he sever ties with us, our family will suffer a huge loss."

He said earnestly, "Mom, you need to be able to distinguish between what's important and what's not."

After being lectured by her son and daughter-in-law, Madam Jia Zhang immediately flew into a rage, slamming her hand on the table: "What are you two saying? Do you really think your old mother has been a pushover all these years as a widow? You think you can scare away the God of Wealth? Do you think I'm that stupid?"

She put her hands on her hips and spat at Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu: "I'm not stupid. I can tell the difference between being full at one meal and being full at every other meal."

Didn't you see that when Zhang Chengfei treated people to drinks and dinner yesterday, she didn't even have Banggeng take Xiaodang to ask for the leftovers?

Do you really think she's stupid? She told the two of them that her mother used to be fierce in the yard because being fierce could keep those people in check and make her gain an advantage.

Jia Dongxu realized he had misunderstood his mother and hurriedly asked, "Then why did you go out?"

"Me? I'm going out to show off! My third uncle got an award, I have to tell Auntie Zhang, Auntie Da, Auntie Da, the deaf old lady, and Auntie Chen, so they'll be jealous!" Jia Zhangshi snorted coldly through her nose, turned her big butt and left.

This time, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu didn't stop them.

Isn't it just showing off? As long as they don't offend their third grandfather, their mother/mother-in-law can offend anyone they want.

Not long after, Zhang Erya's loud voice rang out from the courtyard: "That's right, my third uncle got an award. He said he fixed the lathe imported from Russia, and his skills are amazing!"

Who could fix that machine before, besides the Russian experts? Who dared to touch it? They didn't even know how to disassemble it! If there was a problem and the experts didn't come, they could only stare helplessly.

That's right, the entire steel rolling mill depends on this one lathe. Without it, all ten thousand-plus workers would be stuck doing nothing...

"Of course! My third grandfather fixed it in just three minutes!"

Yes, my son Dongxu assisted him and also received a reward of five yuan! It's not much money, but it represents honor! It's the organization's recognition of my son Dongxu!

Jia Dongxu asked curiously, "Who is Mom talking to? I can only hear her voice, not anyone else's."

Qin Huairu turned her gaze away from the window, covered her mouth and chuckled, "There's no one here, not a soul in the yard. Mom's just asking and answering herself."

Jia Dongxu: "..."

In the courtyard, seeing that her self-answering questions didn't attract anyone, Jia Zhangshi simply went from house to house, standing by the windows and knocking to show off to people.

"Is this middle-aged woman cooking?"

The older woman knew why she was there, so she took the initiative to start a conversation: "Aunt Zhang, I heard your third uncle received an award. Congratulations!"

Zhang Erya slapped her thigh, beaming, "Who says otherwise? She made a contribution on her very first day at the factory. So you see, workers and technicians still can't compare. Even an eighth-grade fitter can't fix an imported lathe, can they?"

The older woman's disdain level increased by 163...

Zhang Erya quickly slipped to Aunt Er's house in the backyard, where Liu Haizhong was home.

"Second Uncle, do you think my Third Uncle will be promoted after making such a great contribution?"

Liu Haizhong remained silent with a dark expression.

Zhang Erya suddenly slapped her forehead: "Wait a minute, my third uncle graduated from a vocational school! He was already a manager on his first day at the factory!"

Tsk tsk tsk, some people spend their whole lives trying to get even a minor official position. Others become cadres the moment they start working. That's life!

The dislike factor for bangs increased by 273!

After her outburst, Zhang Erya quickly fled from Liu's house to Xu Damao's doorstep.

He poked his head in and said, "Uncle Xu, you know a lot about movies. Do you think the August First Film Studio would adapt my third uncle's lathe-repairing exploits into a movie if they found out?"

Xu Fugui, his face dark, slammed the window shut.

Zhang Erya nearly got her nose bumped, spat on the ground, turned around and saw the deaf old woman, and shouted, "Isn't that what they mean by 'hating others for what they have and laughing at others for what they don't'? Look, look, look! That bastard Xu Fugui is just jealous of my third uncle's abilities!!"

She hurried over to the deaf old woman and said in a strong voice, "Grandma, do you know about my third uncle's meritorious service?"

The deaf old woman picked at her ear and rolled her eyes: "What did you say? I can't hear you."

Zhang Erya looked around, found a newspaper, rolled it up into a megaphone, and held it to the deaf old woman's ear, shouting at the top of her lungs, "I said, my third uncle fixed the lathe and was praised in a factory-wide announcement!"

The deaf old woman was so shocked by the sound waves that she fell to the ground.

Dislike rating +1230!

Zhang Chengfei sat at home, watching the dislike ratings spring up like mushrooms after rain, and thought to himself, "Er Ya is at it again!"

The Intermediate People's Court, the Jia family.

Qin Huairu sat down opposite Jia Dongxu and asked curiously, "Since the factory has broadcast the announcement three times, why is no one discussing it in the courtyard today?"

"Normally, if anything happens at the factory, the whole yard will be buzzing with discussion after get off work."

Jia Dongxu thought for a moment: "Second Uncle can't stand seeing others do well. Third Uncle doesn't work at the factory, so he doesn't know. Sha Zhu and Xu Damao haven't come back yet."

"What about the old man?" Qin Huairu pressed.

"What do you think?" Jia Dongxu's lips curled into a cold smile.

While the couple were discussing quietly, Xu Damao stood at the door of Zhang Chengfei's house.

"Brother, don't cook tonight, it's on me! Let's drink and eat meat!"

Zhang Chengfei walked out curiously: "Brother Da Mao, why did you suddenly decide to treat us to a meal when it's neither a holiday nor a festival?"

Xu Damao chuckled and pointed to the bandage on his head: "Didn't that idiot son of a bitch hit me on the head at noon?"

Later, someone from the security department came and took me to the workers' hospital for treatment. They also made Sha Zhu apologize to me and gave me four yuan and fifty cents for nutritional expenses.

Zhang Chengfei blinked: "Why is it bandaged? After it swells up from being rubbed with the back of a spoon, shouldn't you just apply some medicine?"

"You're an intellectual after all; nothing can be hidden from you." Xu Damao grinned mischievously. "I'm quite familiar with a doctor at the Workers' Hospital. I had him write me a certificate saying that I got a concussion from that bastard Sha Zhu hitting me on the head."

He then pointed to the bandage on his head: "As for this? It's just to look intimidating."

"Can't even the Security Department see this?" Zhang Chengfei asked skeptically.

"Whether you can tell or not, it's all the same. When Sha Zhu hit me, there were so many people in the cafeteria watching."

They just want to get this over with as quickly as possible. As for the shady dealings involved, they'll just turn a blind eye.