Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

Chapter 442: Sha Zhu cooks, Xu Damao shows movies, what can Jia Zhang do?

Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but stand up and said, "The one being elected here is the master, why are you, a widow...a woman, coming out to join in the fun?"

"The steward is a uncle, not an aunt, Grandma Banggeng, do you understand?"

Qin Huairu also gently pulled Jia Zhang's sleeve: "Mom, please stop making trouble. This is none of our business!"

Jia Zhang said softly, "Huai Ru, shut up. Mom has her own plans."

Then he shook off Qin Huairu and took a step forward: "Second uncle, this is your fault. Why do you still discriminate against female comrades? Do you know what it means that women hold up half the sky?"

"Oh, I see. Uncle, you look down on us female comrades, don't you?"

"Your idea is not right! Not to mention the director Wang of our street, isn't she a woman?"

"If you don't let me run for election, I'll call Director Wang back!"

Liu Haizhong: "If you call Director Wang back, I will..."

"Forget it, if you want to run for election, then run."

Liu Haizhong's voice became lower and lower, causing laughter from the audience.

"Okay, Old Liu, you should stop talking." Yi Zhonghai tried to comfort Liu Haizhong, then he lowered his voice and whispered in Liu Haizhong's ear: "Have you ever seen Jia Zhang talk sense? If she wants to run for election, let her run. No one will choose her anyway, just treat it as a joke."

"Hmph!" An old man handed him a ladder and Liu Haizhong sat down.

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Yi Zhonghai: "Then Xu Damao, He Yuzhu, and Zhang Xiaohua, also known as Grandma Banggeng, the three people known as the Jia Zhang family, will run for the election. Are there any other people who want to sign up? If not, then we'll officially start."

After waiting for a few seconds and seeing that no one spoke, Yi Zhonghai continued to announce:

"Okay, let's start now."

"Next, each of you prepare a paragraph to talk about why you want to run for the Third Uncle and what you can do for the neighbors after becoming the Third Uncle."

"You will have two minutes to prepare. It will officially begin in two minutes."

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"Wait a minute, uncle. I'm going home to change clothes first."

After saying that, Xu Damao ran home without waiting for Yi Zhonghai's answer. When he came out again, he was wearing leather shoes and a leather jacket. He had put something on his hair, which was shiny and greasy, and was combed neatly and meticulously.

"Xu Damao, you look quite serious now. What's the matter? Do you think the election is a beauty pageant? You can be elected just by changing clothes?" Sha Zhu couldn't help but sneer when he saw that Xu Damao looked like a leader after changing his clothes.

"Humph, if you're a leader, don't you have to act like one? You look so greasy all day long, how can you act like a leader? Look at me..."

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you. When I become the boss, you'll be finished if I can't deal with you!" After saying that, Xu Damao's donkey face turned into something very handsome and he ignored Sha Zhu.

"Quiet!" Yi Zhonghai stretched out his hand and pressed:

"Start from the left, one by one. Zhuzi, you go first."

"Why should he speak first?" The classic Jia Zhang logic reappears.

"Then go from right to left. Zhang Xiaohua, you go first!"

Jia Zhang: "Why should I speak first?"

“Haha…” There was another round of laughter from below.

Yi Zhonghai was also furious: "Zhang Xiaohua, don't make trouble. If you are not ready, shut up first. If you do it again, I will disqualify you from the election!"

Jia Zhang shrank her neck and said a plan that was completely different from the previous one: "Then let Xu Damao speak first, Shazhu second, and me last."

"Then let Xu Damao speak first!" Yi Zhonghai was also so annoyed by Jia Zhang that he simply gave in to her.

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Xu Damao stepped forward and said loudly: "Good evening, fellow villagers, elders, brothers and sisters."

"If I, Xu Damao, can be elected as the third uncle in the upper house today, then first of all, I will actively cooperate with the first and second uncles to complete the tasks assigned by the street."

"Besides, am I not the projectionist of the factory? As long as everyone chooses me as the Third Uncle today, then in the future, when someone gets married or there are festivals, I will show a movie for everyone in the factory for free. What do you think?"

The residents below were discussing:

"Hmm? That's great! I can watch free movies from now on."

"Yes, you have to pay to watch movies in the cinema. From now on, you can watch them in your own courtyard."

"I'm going to vote for Xu Damao later. My daughter is getting married next month. Wow, this movie is going to be popular right away."

When Xu Damao heard the discussions below, he couldn't help but raise his chin, and his donkey face became even longer.

"Has Xu Damao finished talking?"

"Then the next one is He Yuzhu's campaign speech."

Yi Zhonghai knew that Xu Damao was trying to bribe everyone by showing movies, but his own theater could show movies while other theaters could not. If this got out, he would also be proud of himself, so he did not stop him.

He Yuzhu glared at Xu Damao fiercely, then walked into the center of the arena with a big smile on his face:

"Dear uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, I am here to greet you all."

"Today, I, He Yuzhu, am running for the position of Third Uncle mainly to be able to serve all the neighbors.

The times are tough now, and everyone is having a hard time. I, Shazhu, happen to be a cook, so I can help with cooking, but I think I can handle it."

"Well, as long as I, Shazhu, can become the third uncle in the courtyard, the neighbors will be able to cook for free for weddings and funerals, and I won't charge anyone any money."

After saying this, He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao provocatively.

Bribery? It's like no one can do that.

The residents of the surrounding courtyards began to talk again.

"Zhao Laoliu, what do you think? How about we support Sha Zhu?"

"It's not impossible. On weekdays, Sha Zhu gets five dollars for a wedding banquet, but movie tickets are only ten cents. No matter how you calculate it, it's a good deal for Sha Zhu."

"That's not the case. We don't have to set up a banquet, but anyone can watch a movie, and the whole family can watch it together. I think it's more cost-effective to watch a movie."

The neighbors in the courtyard knew very well that no matter whether Sha Zhu or Xu Damao was elected as the third uncle, it was just a title. The first uncle still had the final say. What they should consider was who could get more benefits by electing as the third uncle.

For a while, the husband said he was right and the wife said she was right, and the topic of the argument changed from whether to choose Sha Zhu or Xu Damao to watching a movie and preparing a banquet.

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao looked at each other smugly, both thinking they had a sure win.

"Okay, now let's move on to the next speaker, Zhang Xiaohua, to give her campaign speech."

Jia Zhang was immediately confused. These two people had no moral principles and bullied the elderly. You have a skill that you can show off, but what do I, Zhang Xiaohua, have?

By throwing tantrums? By mending the soles of shoes?

That's not realistic, is it? There are so many people in the hospital, and each of them has a pair of them, so they won't have to keep them for several years, right?

Or else he would throw a tantrum?

Jia Zhang suddenly came up with an idea, stepped forward and said confidently: "Everyone knows me, Zhang Xiaohua. I have no other skills except talking. So, if I, Zhang Xiaohua, can become the third uncle... No, the third aunt..."

"Ah, that's not right, this is so awkward!"

“Hahaha…” There was another burst of laughter from the underground.

"If I, Zhang Xiaohua, can become the head aunt of our courtyard, I can ensure that our courtyard will not be bullied by outsiders. If someone comes to pick a fight, I will take the blame for you and push them back!"

"I, Zhang Xiaohua, don't think I have any other abilities, but when it comes to quarreling and swearing, no one has ever been better than me!"

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