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"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, I'm going in first.

"He Yuzhu shook his head. This matter had nothing to do with him, and he pushed the cart straight to the backyard.

Xu Damao was cooking, and when he saw He Yuzhu, he immediately smiled and said, “He Yuzhu, although my cooking is not as delicious as yours, today we are mainly here to drink and enjoy the side dishes.

"No problem. Has Master Zhao arrived?" He Yuzhu asked.

“We’re here. He’s drinking tea in the room. You go in first. I’ll be done soon.

"Xu Damao continued cooking after saying this.

He Yuzhu parked the car and walked into the house. He saw Master Zhao drinking tea and several dishes were already on the table.

After exchanging greetings, the two started talking about houses.

Previously, the Xu family had invested money in partitions to separate the two rooms and the living room, and the partitions were exquisite.

The two bedrooms had sliding doors, which were now completely open as they discussed how to convert the attic.

Soon, Xu Damao came in with dishes and said, "Come, have a drink first, and we can talk about things later.

"Okay!" He Yuzhu nodded slightly, and the three of them began to drink.

Xu Damao couldn't drink much, but they used small wine glasses and chatted, so they drank slowly.

“He Yuzhu, let me tell you, this is how my life will be.

"When Xu Damao was slightly drunk, he started talking.

He Yuzhu patted his shoulder and said, “Your life may not be bad, but your brain is not enough, so you’d better listen to your wife more.

If a woman can raise four children, it means she has her own abilities.

"Well, it's really impressive, but I'll be here for you in the future!" Xu Damao patted his chest, "I'm a projectionist, how can my life be bad?"

"Okay, stop drinking, let's talk about building a house!" He Yuzhu saw that Xu Damao was getting drunk, so he stopped him and said, "Don't drink until we finish talking.

“Yes, the house is the key point.

"Xu Damao then remembered the main business. Although Master Zhao didn't talk much, he was an acquaintance after all, just not very familiar with him.

He Yuzhu pulled Xu Damao into the room on the left and began to give him instructions.

When Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e got married, they bought new furniture for their home. The right side of their residence did not need to be moved for the time being, it just needed to be cleaned.

Since we are going to build a attic, the room on the left will be sufficient.

After He Yuzhu's detailed explanation, Xu Damao nodded with satisfaction, and Master Zhao took careful notes.

Then the three of them returned to the table.

In the end, Xu Damao was completely drunk. He Yuzhu and Master Zhao worked together to send him back to the bedroom, and then they left.

Second uncle Liu Haizhong walked back from get off work, so his speed was naturally not as fast as He Yuzhu's.

After returning home and hearing that Xu Damao had invited He Yuzhu, he seemed very dissatisfied.

Although he and He Yuzhu shared the same suffering, they had almost no interaction because He Yuzhu was usually not in the compound.

"This Xu Damao actually invited Sha Zhu?" Liu Haizhong was puzzled, but still called He Yuzhu "Sha Zhu".

Liu Guangtian looked at his mother and asked, "Mom, is Xu Damao really going to marry a widow?"

"How could it be false?" Second Aunt said with certainty: "This matter has spread everywhere. Xu Damao has been taking Chinese medicine. How could such a thing be concealed?"

"I just didn't know that he and Lou Xiao'e were divorced before, but they must have a problem of infertility, otherwise why would they get divorced?"

“We’ve only been married for less than a year, this is too fast.

Now it seems that it must be Xu Damao, who has really given up.

Liu Haizhong commented: "The Xu family may be extinct, but Xu Damao seems to be different from before.

Not only their family, but other people in the compound were also talking about it.

Jia Zhang of the Jia family was chewing steamed bread while muttering, "Did the sun rise from the west? Xu Damao invited He Yuzhu, haven't they always been at odds with each other?"

Qin Huairu was the only one who could answer this question. She asked in return: "Can Xu Damao still be the same as before?"

“He is now infertile and has been taking Chinese medicine for several months. Now he wants to marry a widow with four children. I guess there is no hope for a cure.

"Four children is really a lot!" Jia Zhang said, "Do you think the children will take his last name?"

"Maybe, after all, there are four!" Qin Huairu thought it was possible, "but I don't know how many boys there are.

Most people were just there to watch the fun, but Yi Zhonghai was different.

What he was concerned about was not that Xu Damao invited He Yuzhu, but that Xu Damao actually chose a widow, and a widow with four children.

What was he thinking?

Is he sure that the four children will support him?

Isn't he worried?

Yi Zhonghai was thinking about these questions at the moment. He couldn't figure out Xu Damao's motives, so he wanted to find an opportunity to talk to him.

Jia Dongxu's death and He Yuzhu's disobedience made Yi Zhonghai worried.

The sudden appearance of Xu Damao gave him new ideas.

However, Xu Damao wants to marry a widow with four children. Isn't this asking for trouble?

Xu Damao has a bad character and Yi Zhonghai looked down on him before, but now Xu Damao's behavior is somewhat unexpected, which confuses him.

The next morning, after breakfast, Yi Zhonghai asked his wife to take food to the deaf old lady, while he sat at home waiting for Xu Damao to arrive.

Watching his neighbors go out to work or school, he finally waited for Xu Damao to appear and got up to go out.

"Da Mao!" Yi Zhonghai shouted.

"Hey, uncle, you haven't gone out yet?" Xu Damao was a little surprised. Yi Zhonghai actually took the initiative to talk to him?

"I heard that you are going to remarry, is that right?" Yi Zhonghai asked.

“Yes, the house needs to be renovated, and Captain Zhao is drawing up the blueprints.

But it didn't take long before a small attic was built in the south room, and I got married after that.

"Xu Damao explained.

"Are you going to have a wedding this time? I saw you invited Zhuzi yesterday.

"Yi Zhonghai continued to ask.

"No," Xu Damao shook his head. "My wife has four children, so we need to live frugally in the future. Besides, we are both remarriages, so we don't think it's necessary to make such a big scene.

"But there must be wedding candy. I will take them and their mothers to deliver wedding candy to every household and let everyone know about our happy event.

“Well, that’s fine.

"Yi Zhonghai finally turned to the key question, "Are those children close to you?"

“I haven’t met them yet, but two of the children changed their last names to the same as mine.

"Xu Damao smiled and said, "The children are still young. They will naturally become close if they get along well with each other.

“Children are easy to appease.

"Yi Zhonghai was a little surprised. He had never thought about it from this perspective. After all, he had never educated his children himself. Seeing other people's education methods, it didn't seem simple.

For example, Liu Haizhong's family and Yan Bugui's family have different ways of educating their children, which makes it difficult for him to judge which method is better.

In Yi Zhonghai's view, people who cannot have full control and do not obey orders are not trustworthy.

He is a person who craves control extremely. When looking for a future elderly care provider, he needs that person to always listen to his opinions so that he can feel at ease.

Hearing the news that Xu Damao was going to marry Liang Ladi, He Yuzhu was deeply moved. He returned to the Wen family and told Wen Li about it.

Of course, they only discussed Xu Damao's decision to marry a widow. Wen Li was surprised by this. "Xu Damao actually wants to marry a widow and asks you for help?"

"Didn't he always compete with you before?" He Yuzhu echoed, "Indeed, he seems to have changed now. It seems that losing his fertility has dealt a heavy blow to him!"

"But such a change is understandable, after all, he has to consider the future.

He is performing well now, I hope he can keep doing it.

The couple did not have a deep conversation because the matter had little to do with them.

In the following days, Xu Damao's home became busy again. The construction team began to build the attic and completed it in just a few days.

Xu Damao and Liang Ladi immediately went through the marriage formalities. He quickly hired a car and moved Liang Ladi's family and their belongings into the compound.

On Sunday, He Yuzhu went out in the morning to prepare a banquet, and returned home at noon to cook for his family.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Damao, Liang Ladi and their four children began to deliver wedding candies door to door until they arrived at He Yuzhu's house.

Xu Damao's face was full of joy: "Look, I now have four children, three sons and one daughter.

"Okay, live a good life in the future, and your life will definitely become more and more prosperous.

"He Yuzhu sighed, "By the way, your wife works in a machine repair shop, right?"

“Yes, I plan to find an opportunity to transfer her over.

"Xu Damao replied.

Xu Damao's parents also arrived in the evening. The family cooked at home and did not invite He Yuzhu to cook.

Father Xu looked at Liang Ladi's four children at the dining table and was quite satisfied with their politeness.

There were no adults present, and the children sat quietly and appeared well-behaved.

It seems that the daughter-in-law has received a good education and is very capable. She manages internal and external affairs in an orderly manner, and she is neat and efficient when cooking with Xu Damao.

In comparison, Lou Xiao'e seems much inferior.

After a lively family dinner, Xu's father and mother left. Liang Ladi made sure the children fell asleep before going to the couple's bedroom.

The two went to bed, but nothing exciting happened because they currently needed to calculate the days to maintain their married life, and Xu Damao was concentrating on self-cultivation.

"Wife, you will live in the compound after you marry here. There are some things I need to tell you in advance. You must be more careful in the future.

"Xu Damao said.

Liang Ladi was stunned when she heard this and asked, "Is there anything we need to be careful about?"

“This compound is not completely safe, but you have never lived in a compound before, it is very complicated.

"Xu Damao went on, "There are three uncles in our courtyard. Among them, the uncle Yi Zhonghai who lives in the east wing, he and his wife have no children.

“Therefore, the pension issue is a major concern for Yi Zhonghai.

He previously had an apprentice named Jia Dongxu, but he died in a factory accident last year.

“I originally planned to let He Yuzhu take over, but now He Yuzhu can’t control the situation and there have been some major conflicts between them.

After hearing this, Liang Ladi thought it was quite interesting.

"Why doesn't he adopt one then? Can't he afford it?" she asked.

"Oh, who knows what Yi Zhonghai is thinking?" Xu Damao said disdainfully: "Let alone one, he can afford five.

Yi Zhonghai is an eighth-level fitter in the factory, and he has the highest salary in our hospital.

"Wow, a level eight fitter?" Liang Ladi took a breath. She had always been proud of her identity as a level five welder. She didn't expect that there was an level eight fitter in the hospital, who was also good at repairs.

A fitter is like a universal glue, he knows everything. He can not only do processing, but also repair and other kinds of work.

“Yes, he said that with such a high salary, it would be no problem to raise a few more children, and he could raise them himself.

"Xu Damao continued: "Even if you raise them as your own children, won't you provide for them in their old age?"

"I don't know what he was thinking at the time, he was very good to Jia Dongxu and showed his skills without reservation, it's a pity that he is gone.

“The Jia family lives in the west wing of the central courtyard. Now it is Jia Dongxu’s mother, wife, son and two daughters.

That Jia Zhang is very aggressive. She always sits on the ground and calls out to Old Jia. You'd better be careful.

"What are you afraid of?" Liang Ladi disagreed, "She's the only one who can throw a tantrum?"

Xu Damao was speechless for a moment. He realized that maybe he didn’t know his wife well enough. Was he too hasty?

"Speak!" Liang Ladi gently nudged Xu Damao with her elbow.

Xu Damao came back to his senses, “Well, Yi Zhonghai seems to have a good impression of Nan Yi and is very concerned about his move.

"Nan Yi?" Liang Ladi frowned, "Nan Yi is also our matchmaker, should I remind him?"

"It's up to them to decide, right?" Xu Damao quickly stopped him. "Nan Yi is all alone now, with only a small gatehouse. What if he is willing to take care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age?"

"Yi Zhonghai's house is a big one, and there is a deaf old lady living in the backyard. She is the oldest person in the yard, but the old lady is a little partial.

"She also has a house. Won't she leave it to Yi Zhonghai in the future?"

“So, we won’t get involved in this matter.

Liang Ladi nodded slightly, "What you said makes sense. After all, their decision should be respected.

“Okay, now let’s talk about our backyard.

In the home of my second uncle Liu Haizhong across the street, besides him and his wife, there are three sons.

The eldest son Liu Guangqi moved out after getting married.

"Xu Damao continued to talk about Liu Haizhong's family situation.

"Now I have my second child Liu Guangtian and my third child Liu Guangqi at home. I usually remind them not to join in the fun.

"Liu Haizhong was partial to the eldest child, and would beat and scold the second and third children at any time. He would hit them very hard, almost to death.

"Oh my~ biological child?" Liang Ladi gasped, "They are all sons, how can you treat them like this?"

"Liu Haizhong was a seventh-level fitter in the factory, but he wanted to be an official, but unfortunately he had a low level of education and was never promoted.

"He still believed that beatings make children filial, but he never hit the eldest son. When the eldest son got married, his family spent a lot of money.

When Liang Ladi heard that it was another level 7 worker, she said, "Your compound is really full of hidden talents, one is a level 8 worker, and the other is a level 7 worker.

"Look, I'm not the only projectionist, am I?" Xu Damao smiled proudly, "He Yuzhu, the head of the Central Courtyard, is a level 6 cook, and is also top-notch in the factory.