Siheyuan: Father Yi Zhonghai and Sister-in-law Lou Xiaoe

"You know what? Although I'm a projectionist, I can be said to be popular in the factory. No matter which leader comes, I can have a drink with him."

Xu Damao was quite proud when he talked about this.

As he said this, he picked up another piece of meat and put it in his mouth.

"Whenever a leader comes, we have to go to the cafeteria to eat, and my buddies always have to accompany the leader to drink and toast him."

"Tell me, can I not get a promotion?"

Xu Damao felt that as long as there was a vacant position, it would be his.

"I know this!"

Yi Bufan nodded in agreement.

I also know Xu Damao's theory of "one big and three small, two, five and ten" when toasting.

The leader is the boss. If he drinks one glass of wine, the little people have to drink three glasses.

It is also because of this that Xu Damao is usually confused after drinking with his superiors.

"I always thought it was because the higher-ups didn't retire, but today I realized that it was marrying this wife that blocked my path to promotion."

Xu Damao was a little excited when he spoke, and he slammed the wine cup directly on the table.

Oh no, it’s broken!

"Be careful, just say what you want to say, why are you making such a fuss? Each of these wine cups costs several cents."

Yi Bufan hurried over to help push it aside, and Xu Damao's hand was also cut.

This wine cup is made of porcelain. If it breaks, there will definitely be residue, and it will be very sharp.

"It's just a wine cup, how can you not afford it? Not to mention just one wine cup, even if it's ten or eight, you can still afford it."

Xu Damao said with a grin, "How could it not hurt when the alcohol has seeped into the wound?"

"Yes, you can afford it!"

"Everyone knows that your brother Damao is rich. His monthly salary is almost 40, right?"

Yi Bufan took another wine cup for Xu Damao.

"I'm 41 when I go to the countryside to show a movie."

Xu Damao looked at the wound and licked it. Was it to disinfect it? Or was it because he couldn't bear to drink that sip of wine?

"Come on, wipe it with a handkerchief. This is good. It saves the trouble of disinfection."

Yi Bufan threw over a handkerchief.

“If the movie hadn’t been shown, it might have been worse.”

Xu Damao took the handkerchief and bandaged it.

"Shazhu's salary is almost forty, isn't it?"

Yi Bufan knew that Sha Zhu had not yet started to have Qin Huairu as his wife, and that his salary was rarely spent on the Jia family.

"About the same. One dollar more than me."

Xu Damao is very clear about this.

"Then have you ever thought about why your family has the best life in this courtyard? You have all the furniture you want, and when you go out, you wear decent clothes. Look at Sha Zhu's family, what do they have?"

"Even if I raise a girl, she's skinny."

Yi Bufan took a quick look around and found that none of Xu Damao's furniture was bad.

"That's right. My buddy's life is really no worse than that of the first and second uncles. Sha Zhu is even worse."

Xu Damao is still very proud.

“Brother Damao, even though you have married my sister-in-law, your promotion may be hindered.”

"But, your life is easy, but you can't live without your sister-in-law."

"Think about it, when others marry, they have to take good care of their wives."

"Since my sister-in-law married you, the things she brought back from her parents' home every now and then would probably be more than what you earn yourself."

"Although I can't get promoted, I still have money to spend."

"If you had married someone else, what would it matter if you were to replace Zhu Xiaoming as the director of the Propaganda Department?"

"How much more salary? How many people can I lead?"

"In the end, you can eat and drink so well when you go home? You wear such decent clothes, and the furniture at home... Forget it, let's not talk about that."

“You actually understand everything!”

Yi Bufan raised the wine cup and clinked it with Xu Damao again.

"What do you mean? According to you, our good life is all brought about by Lou Xiao'e?!"

Xu Damao was naturally a little unconvinced.

"Well, I can't say it's all related, but at least it's somewhat related. She doesn't need to ask you for money to spend."

"At least there are some food and drinks, but they are hard to come by and have never been tasted by others."

Yi Bufan understood that Xu Damao was a capable man.

However, I was born in the wrong era. If I was born a dozen years later, and avoided the time when the big winds started, I might have been able to climb up.

"Without Lou Xiao'e, I would definitely be the director now, and my family would still be living a good life."

When Xu Damao was about to slam the wine cup on the table again, he suddenly braked and his fingers were still bleeding.

"Are you planning to divorce your sister-in-law?"

Yi Bufan saw that Xu Damao's attitude seemed to be showing signs of this.

"To tell you the truth, I really have this plan!"

"Even if you get divorced, you can still find another one. Find someone who is not the daughter of a capitalist. You will definitely get a promotion and a raise."

Xu Damao took a big bite of the scrambled eggs, as if to cheer himself up.

"But, after all, we have lived together for several years, you are willing to let go!"

Yi Bufan thought that a real divorce would be a good thing.

It now seems that Xu Damao has complaints against both Lou Bancheng and Lou Xiao'e.

No wonder people reported it when they found out that Lou Xiao'e had brought back gold, silver and jewelry.

In this case, it would be good for the Lou family to divorce sooner rather than later.

As for Xu Damao, it seems that he can also be relieved.

"Willing to give up? Only by giving up can you gain!"

"If I'm not a leader, I won't have the right to speak. I want others to listen to me, and everyone to greet me and respect me when they see me!"

"No matter who is the first uncle or the second uncle, you all listen to me!"

"So what if he's the leader of the subdistrict office? He still has to speak softly to me when he discusses things with me."

"I can't let Lou Bancheng hold me back!"

"cannot!"

As Xu Damao was talking, he fell down on the table.

If Yi Bufan hadn't cleared away the debris just now, his face might have been disfigured by now.

"Brother Damao?"

"Brother-in-law?"

"elder brother!"

Yi Bufan shouted several times, but there was no response.

"Alas, I don't have the ability to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but I still have the extravagant desire to drink everyone down!"

Yi Bufan lifted Xu Damao up and threw him directly onto the bed, then straightened his body a little.

He looked at the mess on the table and turned and left.

He was too lazy to clean it up.

Walking out into the backyard, it's very quiet.

Perhaps because Jia Dongxu’s mourning shed was in the central courtyard, everyone went to bed early.

Although he didn't drink much, Yi Bufan didn't leave any imported wine for Yan Bugui today, so he drank it all.

I still feel a little dizzy when I walk.

It was not until we reached the middle courtyard that we heard some noise.

"Fuck, will-o'-the-wisp!"

Yi Bufan suddenly shouted.

As a result, the so-called ghost fire suddenly floated up, and finally fell to the ground and went out.

"Yi Bufan, what the hell are you yelling about? I'm going to light a cigarette."

Sha Zhu couldn't hold it any longer and went to the toilet outside. He came back with a big mouth, looked at the mourning shed at the door and lit a cigarette to give himself courage.

As a result, the burning match was seen by the dazed Yi Bufan.

"Ah, Brother Zhuzi."

Yi Bufan chuckled and a plan came to his mind.

"nonsense!"

"Why are you hanging around so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Sha Zhu said this and was about to strike another match.

"Wait, Brother Zhuzi, you are over here, but I just saw the will-o'-the-wisp over there!"

Yi Bufan pointed in the direction of the mourning shed.

"No, no, no, brother Bufan, don't scare me, I, I, I'm a coward."

Shazhu's lips were trembling and his gums were shaking.

I originally wanted to light a cigarette to give myself courage, but when I looked at Jia Dong's mourning shed, I felt a chill down my spine.

"No, why would I scare you? It was over there, but it's gone now."

"Nothing, maybe Dongxu is craving for a cigarette."

"You two have such a good relationship, I guess Brother Dongxu will order one for you later."

After Yi Bufan finished speaking, he walked towards his home as if nothing had happened. When he passed by the mourning shed, he did not forget to put his hands together and bow.

This made Shazhu even more frightened. His legs trembled, but he still shot towards his house.

When I entered the door, I was still tripped by the threshold.

After contributing a front tooth, he quickly got up, closed the door, bolted it, turned around, took off his shoes, went to bed and covered himself with the quilt.

All the movements were smooth and seamless, without any delay.

The next moment, the whole room became quiet, with only the quilt on the bed shaking slightly.