Chapter 208: “kicked Out”
Several people were walking when they heard stern footsteps behind them.
They turned to look.
…It was people from the Factory Office.
“Director Guo, what is this?”
The Factory Office people were acting smug and arrogant.
“Official business.” Director Guo replied with two words and took the people upstairs.
After these people left, one of the people who had made way said, “Are they going to Doctor Meng’s house?”
It seemed very likely. The person at the front stretched out his long arm, grabbed the stair handrail, took long strides with his long legs, climbing three steps at a time, quickly following, his eyes full of excitement.
There was excitement to watch!!
Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed.
“Bang bang bang!!”
The Meng Family’s door was knocked on.
Old Mrs. Yuan was coaxing her good grandson to eat. Hearing the knock, she was stunned, thinking it was nosy neighbors again. Her cunning old eyes flashed with impatience.
“Who is it?”
She put down the bowl and opened the door.
Outside the door were several big men with unfriendly expressions.
“Who are you? What do you want coming to my house?” Old Mrs. Yuan blocked the door, her expression wary.
These people looked hard to deal with. There was only her, an old woman, at home. She couldn’t afford to suffer a loss.
A clever young fellow from the Factory Office spotted Old Mrs. Yuan’s intention with sharp eyes and propped his arm against the door, pushing slightly.
“The Factory Office has business at the door.”
Not only did Old Mrs. Yuan fail to block the door, her body leaned back. She grabbed the door to avoid landing on her buttocks.
Her eyes rolled, sensing something wrong, and she sat at the doorstep wailing.
“The Factory Office is bullying an old person! Son, you’re not home, your old mother is being bullied to death—”
Her loud voice carried upstairs and downstairs. People who were eating picked up their bowls and came out.
“Why is Old Mrs. Yuan howling again?!”
Those in the know said, “People from the Factory Office are here. Let’s see what’s going on.”
The Meng Family neighbors fell silent and craned their necks toward the center of the excitement.
The Factory Office had seen all kinds of people. Every year when allocating housing, there was endless drama, all sorts of difficult people—they were long used to it.
Old Mrs. Yuan was nothing special.
“Stand up and talk. Making a scene is useless.” The clerk who had pushed the door with his arm said with a smile.
He casually took out a piece of paper. The red seal in the bottom right corner was clearly eye-catching.
His tone was calm. “This house was allocated by the factory to Doctor Meng. After Doctor Meng… left, the house should be lived in by his wife and son. We received news…”
“No one living in this house now is surnamed Meng. The only outsider related to Doctor Meng has remarried, so the factory has decided… to reclaim this house and allocate it to comrades in need. You…”
As the clerk’s words fell, Old Mrs. Yuan pulled a long face, clenched her fists, and bounced up from the ground.
She reached out to scratch the clerk’s face.
The clerk dodged, avoiding the old lady’s vicious scratch.
Damn.
Right at his eyes—poisonous enough.
Failing to scratch him, Old Mrs. Yuan was disappointed and frustrated.
She glanced at the one who looked like the leader, took a few steps forward wanting to grab his hand and cry her grievances. Director Guo quickly retreated a few steps.
“Old lady, speak nicely. Don’t get too agitated. Reclaiming the house is the factory’s decision. Making a scene is useless. I don’t want to call the Security Department. You should obediently move out. Making a big fuss won’t benefit you.”
He said a few soft words first.
Seeing Old Mrs. Yuan not taking it seriously, he threatened in a neither light nor heavy tone.
“Your daughter-in-law’s job was obtained improperly—it can be big or small. Your son hasn’t become permanent either, right? Which is more important…”
At this moment, a voice with panting came from the stairwell.
“We’ll move!” Younger Brother Yuan shouted loudly, afraid his mother would say something offensive.
Old Mrs. Guo liked living in the apartment building. Not only was it more convenient than where they lived before, it also gave face. Her old flames all envied her living in an apartment building. If this house was taken back, where would she live? Where would she put her old face?
She rushed over and gripped her son’s arm hard.
“…We can’t!” Old Mrs. Yuan’s voice was sharp. “This is your brother-in-law’s house. Your brother-in-law isn’t here. I’m his mother-in-law. What’s wrong with me living here?!”
One clerk adjusted his glasses, his tone unhurried, his words laced with faint sarcasm. “If I remember correctly, your daughter remarried. Doctor Meng’s two sons went missing two months ago… What relation does this house have to you?”
Old Mrs. Yuan was in the wrong and glared at the speaking clerk with her eyes, continuing to quibble. “My poor grandsons. I have to guard the home for them. If you want to take this house, step over my body!”
She rushed to the door again, flopped to the ground, looking at Director Guo and the others, a flash of smugness in her eyes.
Want to drive them away? No way!
They had finally moved in.
Director Guo was impatient. “Little Liu, go call the Security Department.”
For this kind of shrew, without some tough measures, it wouldn’t work.
“Yes.” Little Liu went downstairs without another word to handle it.
Old Mrs. Yuan felt uneasy but clung to the door without getting up. She didn’t believe the Security Department people could do anything to her.
She spotted her daughter-in-law who had just gotten off work and called her over to block the door.
The Yuan daughter-in-law had snatched Eldest Sister-in-law’s job. The position she got was bought by Meng Jiusi for his wife, in the same factory as him.
She had heard about Meng Jiusi restoring his reputation.
Her heart was very panicked.
She hurried home, wanting to discuss countermeasures with her mother-in-law.
Who knew she would see many people blocking her home’s door.
Before figuring out the situation, her mother-in-law called her to block the door.
The Yuan daughter-in-law was confused and stepped forward.
“Mom, what’s going on?”
Old Mrs. Yuan slapped her thigh and cursed. “These thousand-knife people want to take away our house…”
“What?” This house was convenient for her to go to work, close to the school and hospital, convenient for everything. The Yuan daughter-in-law was reluctant to leave. “On what basis?”
“This is our house. On what basis are you taking it away?”
Director Guo laughed in anger.
“Are you still dreaming?”
“If not awake, get some fresh air. Don’t quibble here!”
The Meng Family’s house had a good location, large area—many people had their eyes on it. It never belonged to the Yuan Family.
They hadn’t come to reclaim it for these few months purely because too many people wanted the house, it wasn’t good to give to anyone, so they simply let the Yuan Family occupy it first.
What?
Living there turned it into theirs?!
How thick-skinned!
“You just got back from the factory and haven’t heard yet?! Doctor Meng is coming back. This house is surnamed Meng, has nothing to do with you Yuan Family.”
The factory had other arrangements for this house. Even if Meng Jiusi came back, he couldn’t live in such a good house again, but that didn’t stop these Factory Office people with hearts full of schemes from deceiving the Yuan Family.
Old Mrs. Yuan had just heard this and her body stiffened, like a startled wildcat.
“What?” she asked.
Director Guo was sly but smiled without speaking, watching her panic.
Meng Jiusi was mild-mannered and scholarly, smiled at everyone, had excellent medical skills and a benevolent heart, had saved countless people. Due to the general environment, ordinary people not daring to get involved in Meng Family matters was understandable. But now, the Meng Family had restored their reputation. What was there to hesitate about dealing with villains like the Yuan Family?
Old Mrs. Yuan grabbed her daughter-in-law’s arm, her uneven nails poking into the flesh, and gritted her teeth. “What does he mean? What does he mean… Meng Jiusi is coming back?!!”
Her voice was full of panic.
Having done guilty things, she couldn’t help but be afraid.
Especially…
Old Mrs. Yuan knew her son-in-law was a sheep in wolf’s clothing—harmless on the outside, full of schemes inside. Otherwise, after Yuan Qin married him for so many years, how had the Yuan Family not gained any benefits except annual festival gifts?
“Yes.” The Yuan daughter-in-law pulled away her mother-in-law’s hand, her face turning blue from pain. “Meng Jiusi is coming back soon. He has restored his reputation. It’s all over the factory.”
She nearly spat blood.
Thinking of their family’s fate when Meng Jiusi returned, the woman’s lips turned purple.
Damn it! How could he still come back!!
Why hadn’t he died outside?
The Yuan Family’s small yard had been “transferred out” by the old undying one. If driven away, they wouldn’t even have a place to stay.
The more she thought, the dizzier the Yuan daughter-in-law’s head became.
She had said not to sell, to keep for emergencies, but the old undying one said she had a stinky mouth, said she was a bitter soul eating chaff and swallowing vegetables… Aaaah, so annoying!
Old Mrs. Yuan was stunned.
It took her a long time to come back to her senses.
“The Meng Family too…?”
She didn’t finish her words, but everyone present understood her implication.
A Meng Family neighbor said, “Of course the Meng Family has restored their reputation. Probably in a few days, Doctor Meng and Old Doctor Meng will be back. Yuan Family, I’m asking if you’re afraid?”
Another person sneered, his gaze sweeping over the Yuan Family, chuckling twice. “How could they not be afraid! Doctor Meng was so good to the Yuan Family, festival gifts never lacking, and he was wholeheartedly good to Yuan Qin. How did you Yuan Family repay? Occupied their house, drove away their sons. Fortunately, heaven…”
She almost said heaven has eyes, but temporarily remembered she couldn’t say that—it would bring big trouble if she did.
She changed her tone. “Fortunately, the factory leaders are wise and mighty. No dirty things can hide. Hmph, your good days are over!”
“Yes, good days are over. If you’re sensible, get out quickly and return Doctor Meng’s house to him.” An enthusiastic onlooker said angrily.
“Return it to them!”
…
The Meng Family neighbors all condemned the Yuan Family together.
It wasn’t that they lacked human touch—it was that the Yuan Family was really detestable. The older ones had eyes on top of their heads, the younger one domineering. The children upstairs and downstairs had all been bullied by him. Annoying to death.
Just as they were speaking, the Security Department people arrived.
“What’s going on?” The Security Department captain’s gaze was sharp, sweeping over the Yuan Family members.
A Factory Office clerk said, “These people are obstructing official duties, occupying the factory’s house and not returning it.”
As he spoke, he handed over the factory’s stamped document.
The tall, straight-postured man quickly scanned the document.
He nodded. “No problem with the document.”
He looked at the Yuan Family again. “Will you move obediently, or shall we help you?”
The question was simple, his expression serious, conveying an irrefutable tone.
Old Mrs. Yuan had profited countless times by making scenes and wanted to use the trick again.
The man grabbed her arm, flung her back. Other Security Department people grabbed her and covered Old Mrs. Yuan’s mouth which was about to curse loudly.
“My apologies.” The young fellow said apologetically, but his hand didn’t loosen at all.
Quite proficient.
The Security Department captain took his subordinates into the house to help the Yuan Family move.
Younger Brother Yuan’s face changed slightly.
Afraid the family’s money would be scraped away by these people, he hurriedly squeezed into the house, no longer pretending to be dead, and said with a smiling face, “We’ll pack ourselves. No need to trouble you, no need.”
The Yuan daughter-in-law also nodded and bowed, saying nice words. She was afraid her private savings would be found.
The Security Department wasn’t really going to pack for them unless forced.
The leading man stopped, glaring at the Yuan couple. “Half an hour. Move out of this house in half an hour, or we’ll do it.”
The Yuan daughter-in-law blurted out, “Such little time isn’t enough…”
The man silently looked at her without speaking.
“…Half an hour is enough. We’ll move right away.” The Yuan daughter-in-law instantly became obedient.
The Security Department people left.
Once they left, the Yuan daughter-in-law’s face collapsed. She broke down completely, her voice carrying a sob as she asked her husband, “The previous yard is gone too. Where will we live?”
“We can’t stay in the guesthouse forever. Home doesn’t lack money, but we can’t spend like that. Can we buy a house? Where to buy? Every household is short on housing. Want to buy but can’t…”
The more she said, the more despairing. The Yuan daughter-in-law, who had been happy every day after moving in, had red eyes, full of melancholy.
“Stop talking. Pack quickly. Only half an hour to pack. Do you want those people to come in and help you?” Younger Brother Yuan was full of irritation.
Did he want to move?
Nagging, so annoying!
The Yuan daughter-in-law didn’t dare say more and quickly packed things with her hands. “Where are we moving? Do you have a plan?”
“Go find Eldest Sister first.” Younger Brother Yuan packed valuables first, indifferently saying, “Tomorrow’s matters tomorrow. Handle today first. I don’t want those people rummaging through our home.”
The Yuan daughter-in-law sighed.
She felt it was somewhat unreliable.
Eldest Sister-in-law’s second husband was not to be trifled with. Probably wouldn’t let them in.
“Do you think Eldest Sister knows about the Meng Family?”
Younger Brother Yuan looked at his wife. “Say what you want directly. Don’t beat around the bush.”
The Yuan daughter-in-law’s eyes flickered, hesitating a moment before pretending casualness. “I don’t know if Eldest Sister and that previous one can still…”
Before she finished, Younger Brother Yuan sneered lightly, as if just getting to know his wife.
“How are you so naive.” His gaze was odd. “If you were Meng Jiusi, would you forgive the woman who abandoned you and remarried?”
“Of course not!” The Yuan daughter-in-law was full of disgust.
“There you go.” Younger Brother Yuan kept moving his hands as he spoke. “Meng Jiusi isn’t short of women. His leg is lame, but his face is fine, his medical skills are there, he’s good-looking, can earn money. Why would he pay attention to Yuan Qin again? If those two burdens were still around, they might have a chance to get back together. Now… don’t even think about it.”
He was shameless and always thinking of unearned gain, but not an idiot. He could see through many things.
Yuan Qin and Meng Jiusi—impossible now.
Moreover.
Yuan Qin would definitely regret it, live the rest of her life in remorse, and in regretting, might blame her biological mother and grow distant from the Yuan Family…
No matter. That fool, coax her a bit and she’d wagging her butt listening to them again.
“Eldest Sister won’t blame you, right?” The Yuan daughter-in-law said again.
“Blame me for what.” Younger Brother Yuan was very calm. “I didn’t occupy this house. Mom dragged me here to live, to support Eldest Sister. She got married not because I forced her, she nodded herself. I didn’t force her…”
He suddenly laughed again, his tone a bit strange. “Don’t worry. Eldest Sister won’t blame me no matter what. I’m her younger brother—the only younger brother in the world who can support her.”
Yuan daughter-in-law: You’re truly shameless.
This kind of person is really scary. Fortunately, they were even.
The couple packed a bag of things, put it at the door, went back in to continue packing. Hurrying, they finished in half an hour, sweating profusely from the heat.
“Pretty efficient.” Director Guo glanced at them, couldn’t help but sarcasm.
Why bother? Had to call the Security Department. Know how formidable they are now, huh?
Director Guo put on a new lock and left with his people clatteringly.
The Security Department people also left.
Old Mrs. Yuan pounced to tug at the big lock on the door, letting out a wailing cry from her mouth, cursing very filthily.
“Bang bang!”
The left and right neighbors closed their doors, ignoring her.
Someone happily hummed a song. Those with radios turned them on, deliberately turning up the volume to drown out her piercing yells.
Full ten minutes later.
Old Mrs. Yuan finally stopped, and left helplessly with her son and daughter-in-law like bereft dogs.
Busy with moving house matters, updates unstable these few days. Treasured ones forgive me. Will try hard to add more after busy~
