Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

"ding ding ding ding ding"

The bell for the end of get off work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill rang.

Ye Wenwu greeted Xu Ying and rode towards a workshop.

I was originally planning to go to my cousin Zhang Xingbang's place at noon to see what was going on, but I was delayed because of Shazhu's incident.

To be honest, Ye Wenwu was still a little worried. Although he had warned his cousin, he was also afraid that his cousin would get into a physical conflict with Yi Zhonghai and others in a fit of impulse.

But I can't keep an eye on this kind of thing all day long by myself, so I still have to rely on my cousin.

Ye Wenwu arrived at the door of a workshop, parked his car aside and walked in.

Most people in the workshop started to get off work and people were walking outside.

At night, Wu walked and looked around, afraid that he would pass by his cousin. When he arrived at his cousin's place, he found a group of people over there.

Ye Wenwu saw several familiar faces, including workshop director Feng Gang, uncle Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, Niu Da, and some strangers, among whom was his cousin Zhang Xingbang.

"Master Wang, Zhang Xingbang has only been here for less than a day. Why are you protecting him so much? There's no need to ruin your reputation for an apprentice you haven't taught for even a day. I see he's from the countryside and has dirty hands. Otherwise, how could he have received parts from our factory from his bag?"

Before Ye Wenwu arrived, he heard Jia Dongxu's sarcastic words.

From these few words, it seemed that they were saying that their cousin Zhang Xingbang stole spare parts from the factory and put them in his bag, intending to take them back and sell them.

It must have been something done by Yi Zhonghai and his team, but they were really stupid. They just used a spare part and put it in instead of a piece of scrap metal.

If it was a scrap metal, Ye Wenwu would still be racking his brains to figure out how to explain it. But if it was a spare part, it would be much easier to explain.

This kind of thing is not like in later generations where there are cameras everywhere to find out who took it.

The current situation is that my cousin has no way to prove that he did not take it, after all, it was searched out of my cousin's shoulder bag.

Ye Wenwu also believed that it was not his cousin who took it, but the thing was indeed taken out of the shoulder bag. This was a fact that no one could explain unless someone saw who put the thing in the shoulder bag.

"Cousin, what's going on?"

Ye Wenwu squeezed in and patted his cousin Zhang Xingbang on the shoulder.

"Hello, Director Feng. Why are you all gathered here? Did my cousin make a mistake again?"

Ye Wenwu was not in a hurry to explain himself. He wanted to see what tricks Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu could come up with.

When cousin Zhang Xingbang saw Ye Wenwu coming, he lowered his head in shame.

Originally, his cousin had repeatedly told him to be careful of people like Yi Zhonghai, but he did not take these words to heart at all, thinking that they could do nothing to him in the factory anyway.

I am not afraid of fighting, unless they start it first and I am forced into it. At worst, we will be punished together and put in a small dark room.

Director Feng looked extremely bad. He searched out a processed part from Zhang Xingbang's bag in front of so many people in the workshop. If it was handled privately, it could be solved. After all, it was sent by Deputy Director Li, so he had to give Deputy Director Li some face and give him a warning.

But Master Yi kept insisting on this matter and didn't give himself, the director, any face at all. Now he didn't know whether to punish him or not.

He also realized that Zhang Xingbang was framed, but he had no evidence to prove it.

Seeing Ye Wenwu coming, he just nodded.

"Hey, who's here? Isn't this our thief's cousin? They can't all be thieves from the same family!"

When Jia Dongxu saw Ye Wenwu coming, he thought of the humiliation he suffered yesterday and became sarcastic again.

Yi Zhonghai squinted his eyes and looked Ye Wenwu up and down. He found that Ye Wenwu was not angry or unhappy at all, and he was not even a little flustered. His mind was working rapidly. He wanted to see what cards Ye Wenwu had.

You know, he has already arranged for his apprentice to report to the security department.

When the security personnel arrive, I will not allow Zhang Xingbang to explain and will take him away directly. He will be punished or fired.

Ye Wenwu looked at Master Wang Dachui who was standing in front of his cousin Zhang Xingbang.

You have to know that his cousin has only been here to learn for one day, and Wang Dachui could have just walked away from the job. This is why Ye Wenwu requires that his apprentice must be able to teach himself. If it were a master like Yi Zhonghai, after seeing his apprentice stealing something, he would definitely just walk away and distance himself from the matter.

At this time, Ye Wenwu looked at Jia Dongxu, who was acting weird. Seeing the smug look in Jia Dongxu's eyes, he said calmly:

"I can prove that this part was not stolen by my cousin Zhang Xingbang, but someone else framed my cousin and put it in his bag."

Seeing Ye Wenwu's affirmative answer, Jia Dongxu felt a lump in his heart. He remembered that he had avoided everyone and secretly let it in.

Moreover, Ye Wenwu was not working at that moment, so how could he see it? It seemed that Ye Wenwu was trying to help his cousin to cheat him. Jia Dongxu, who was already feeling guilty, finally calmed down.

After hearing Ye Wenwu's words, everyone seemed to be thinking about it, and looked at Ye Wenwu with eyes full of disbelief.

"Ye Wenwu, you have to take responsibility for your words. So many people saw with their own eyes that the parts were taken out of your cousin Zhang Xingbang's bag. Are all these people blind?"

Yi Zhonghai stood up and scolded, even pulling others in.

When everyone heard what Yi Zhonghai said, they all stared at Ye Wenwu angrily.

Yes, we all saw with our own eyes that the spare parts were taken out of Zhang Xingbang’s bag. What can you, Ye Wenwu, explain?

"Cousin, there is no other way. Let's just admit it."

Cousin Zhang Xingbang also knew that everyone had seen it. Although he knew that he was framed, he had no way to explain it. What's more, his cousin did not work here, so how could he have seen it?

Ye Wenwu smiled calmly and gave his cousin Zhang Xingbang a reassuring look.

"Director Feng, I know you don't believe me, but if I can explain, or even defend my cousin, that he was framed, then what kind of punishment should the person who framed my cousin receive?"