Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Liu Haizhong thought for a long time before saying, "If that's the case, then you should try dating first. It would be best if you can bring the girl over to let me see her when you have time."

"Dad, you don't object anymore? That's great!" Liu Guangfu almost jumped up with joy.

"Hmph, if you weren't my son, I wouldn't bother with your business! But you are still young after all, so don't cross the line! My dear, close the doors and windows first, I have something to tell you." Liu Haizhong said cautiously.

"What's going on? Why are you keeping it so secretive?" Li Cuilian complained but still walked over and closed the doors and windows.

"Okay, hurry up and tell me, or you'll be bored to death."

"You all know that I was selected to participate in the secret plan this time. One day when I went to work overtime, I happened to find someone stealing the confidential drawings in the workshop office. I secretly picked up the sledgehammer I used to work and hid by the door. When he came out and wasn't paying attention, I knocked him down with one hammer!" Liu Haizhong said proudly.

"Oh, old man, you wouldn't beat anyone to death, would you? You will be sued for this!" Li Cuilian said anxiously.

"You know what? That man didn't die. He just had a broken bone and fainted on the spot. I could have killed him on the spot! Later, after investigation, we found out that he was an enemy spy who had sneaked in to steal our country's confidential blueprints.

Because of this, I was praised by the leaders of the department. In the past, when the leaders came to inspect, I just looked at them from a distance, but this time, the leaders patted me on the shoulder and praised me.

Today at lunch, Damao secretly called me out. He said the factory decided to give me this year's advanced individual quota, and also rewarded me with an extra workstation, some money and tickets, which will be paid together with next month's salary.

"Oh, old man, you are so capable. You can accomplish such a big thing! This is a work station in the steel rolling mill, just right for our third child." Li Cuilian praised her man happily.

"Dad, you are amazing. I have to tell others about this."

"You little bastard, why do you think I closed the doors and windows before telling you about this? You'd better not go out and talk nonsense. What if the enemy spy or his accomplices get the news and take revenge on us?" Liu Haizhong looked like he was going to hit someone.

"Guangfu, your father is right, you can't tell anyone about this!"

"I understand, Mom and Dad, I promise not to tell anyone. It's just... just..."

"Just what just? If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have to fart, fart quickly! Do you want to be beaten? You have learned to keep me in suspense even with your old man!" Liu Haizhong raised his hand as if to hit him.

Liu Guangfu subconsciously stood up and moved away from his violent father. "I want to say that it's good for me to work with Brother Damao now. Not only can I make money and gain some experience, but I can also practice martial arts with my master."

"Boss, Damao is a capable man. I think San'er will not suffer any harm if he follows Damao." Although Li Cuilian is just a housewife, she still knows who is capable in Nanluoguxiang.

"Okay then. I'll discuss this with Damao tomorrow and see what he says. If he's willing, then you can follow your brother Damao. But if Guangfu doesn't want it, what should we do with this workstation? We can't just sell it, right?"

"Even if the second son is demobilized, the army will definitely arrange a job for him. The third son doesn't want to work in the factory yet and wants to follow Damao. Otherwise, keep him for now and give him a wife in the future. We have a work station at home, so we can easily choose a wife!" Li Cuilian became happier and happier as she spoke, as if all the young girls in the city were lining up for her selection.

"Okay, let's do this first. Open the doors and windows quickly, I'm so hot, I'll get some water to wipe it off. You bastard, go back to sleep too!" Liu Haizhong is quite fat and he sweats a lot in the summer. Once the doors and windows are closed, he sweats like rain.

Liu Guangfu was as if he had been pardoned when he heard this. He muttered to himself as he walked out the door and returned to his room. "You say I'm a bastard. If I'm a bastard, then I'm your son. Then aren't you also a bastard?"

"Guangfu, what did you say?"

"No, nothing. I'm going back to bed!"

Zhongyuan, Yi Zhonghai's house.

Qin Huairu was crying and complaining to Yi Zhonghai.

"Godfather, they bullied me terribly during the time you were away. My mother-in-law and Bang Geng were both sent to prison by Xu Damao, and my mother-in-law still needs to do three years of forced labor!

Our house was also bought by Xu Damao, who threatened to kick us out if we cause trouble again. They also caused me to have a premature birth, and Huaihua’s hospitalization used up all our savings over the years. Now our family can hardly make ends meet. Godfather, you have to make the decision for our Jia family!"

I have to say that Qin Huairu is good at speaking. She didn't mention a word about her family's mistakes. She simply ignored the facts and only talked about how others bullied her family.

Wang Sufen watched Qin Huairu's performance silently. Although she rarely went out, she still knew what happened in the courtyard. The things that the Jia family and Qin Huairu did were either stealing or framing. They deserved what they got today!

"Huai Ru, don't cry for now. Things have to be solved one by one. My dear, please get some corn flour for Huai Ru first. You can't let the children go hungry!" Yi Zhonghai said.

Wang Sufen wanted to say something but stopped herself, but still turned around and filled a bag with five or six pounds of corn flour and handed it to Qin Huairu.

"Huai Ru, I heard that your mother is here to help you take care of the child?"

"Yes, godfather. I can't take care of three children by myself now. My cousin was helping me at home a few days ago, but later she went back to her hometown because of family matters. I had no choice but to call my mother over." Qin Huairu glanced at Wang Sufen. This must be what her brother Yi Zhonghai said.

"Since someone is taking care of the child, you should report to the factory with me tomorrow. The earlier you start working, the earlier you can earn a salary to support your family. I will then arrange you in our workshop and accept you as my apprentice. This way, no one in the workshop can bully you." Yi Zhonghai said.

"But...but Huaihua was born prematurely, and her body is still weak and she can't live without me! What will happen to the child if I go to work?" Qin Huairu said, wiping away her tears.

"Well... I'll find a way to get some millet. When the child is hungry, I can make some rice soup. If you really can't, you can take a leave and come back to feed the baby." Yi Zhonghai said as he glanced at Qin Huairu's increasingly tall grain bag. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva. This little girl named Huaihua is so lucky!

"Okay, godfather, I will listen to you and report with you tomorrow. But what about my house? I hope Xu Damao and the others won't really kick us out in the future?" Qin Huairu asked again.

"It's okay, I will buy your house back from Xu Damao!" Yi Zhonghai said confidently. How expensive can two houses be? He has now been restored to the treatment of a seventh-level worker, with a salary of more than 80 per month! Even if he had paid a lot of money to Sha Zhu's brother and sister before, he still had a lot of assets!

Qin Huairu cried for a while before she went home with the corn flour. As soon as Qin Huairu left, Wang Sufen couldn't wait to say, "Old Yi, this Qin Huairu is not a decent person. She has a bad heart. Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng are even more sneaky and have caused public outrage.

Are you really determined to help their family? Xu Damao asked for a thousand yuan that day, but I told him that my family didn't have that much money, so Qin Huairu gave up and finally chose to sell the house. I think Xu Damao showed mercy, otherwise Qin Huairu would have gone to jail too."

"What do you know, old woman? Just follow my instructions. Now the whole compound is almost a monolithic entity because of them. My reputation is also bad. The old deaf man has gone to a nursing home, and it seems that Sha Zhu can't be relied on. In the whole compound, only Qin Huairu can take care of the two of us in our old age. If I don't help her, who will I help?"