Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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Xu Damao bowed his head and apologized against his conscience.

"It's too late to say anything now. Xiao'e just cried and told me that she doesn't want to be with you anymore. You two should take some time to get the paperwork done soon."

Lou's mother pursed her lips and directly proposed a divorce on behalf of her daughter, which stunned Lou Xiao'e and Lou Sheng, who didn't know what their mother was up to and didn't dare to say a word.

"Huh? You can't just say 'divorce' so casually!"

"Xiao'e, Xiao'e, I know I was wrong. How can a couple not argue? I really didn't know you were pregnant. Otherwise, would I have argued with you and upset you?"

"What will happen to our son if we get divorced? We can't let our perfectly good family fall apart!"

Xu Damao had finally welcomed his child, so how could he possibly divorce Lou Xiao'e at this time?

"Xu Damao, it's too late for you to say anything now. I'll take Xiao'e to have the abortion, and then the two of you will have nothing to do with each other anymore."

"Abort the child? Mom, don't scare me. Just keep my child and don't make me divorce Xiao'e. I'll do anything else you want!"

The two exchanged words one after another, and Xu Damao quickly fell for Lou's mother's trick, giving her the answer she most wanted to hear.

Chapter 254 Xu Damao, the Unlucky One

"Xu Damao, are you sure?"

Lou's mother suppressed a laugh and asked Xu Damao.

"Of course I'm sure, Mom! Just tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do it!"

Xu Damao nodded without hesitation, his only desire being his precious son.

“Everyone has a heart. You want your son, but I also have to think about mine, right? You know, Lou Sheng is almost thirty and still hasn’t gotten married. Your father and I are worried about him!”

"It's not that he's bewitched; he's taken a fancy to that Xiaoyue. What family would just casually marry their daughter off to us? Xiaoyue's family is demanding both a dowry and a wedding..."

At this point, Lou's mother finally got to the point.

"I understand, Mom. How about this, I, as Lou Sheng's brother-in-law, will pay for Lou Sheng's wedding dowry!"

Xu Damao had been outmaneuvering the Lou family for years, and he knew that Lou's mother had gone to such lengths simply to get money. A healthy baby boy was priceless, and as long as Lou Xiao'e could keep her child, Xu Damao didn't care about wasting a little money on the Lou family.

"You're really my brother-in-law! Thank you, brother-in-law!"

Lou Sheng, who had just been looking down on Xu Damao, hurriedly ran up to Xu Damao, grabbed his hand, and thanked him profusely.

"What's the use of just giving a bride price? Xiaoyue's parents are very difficult to talk to. They say they only have one daughter, and she must have a grand wedding..."

"How about this, Mom? I'll take care of Lou Sheng's wedding too. I'll make sure you and Xiao Yue's family are satisfied."

In the blink of an eye, Xu Damao had also taken over Lou Sheng's wedding.

"Hey, I told you long ago, Da Mao isn't a stingy person. When it comes to serious matters, Da Mao is the one who comes in handy!"

Having achieved her goal, Lou's mother immediately changed her tune and began praising Xu Damao.

"Mom...should I take Xiao'e back first? There are too many of us here, and we can't fit her in all the rooms. I'll definitely take good care of her when we get back!"

"Go back, go back. Mom has been through this before. If you don't understand anything, just come and ask Mom!"

The Lou family, which had been in a raging storm just moments before, instantly became harmonious. Xu Damao even helped Lou Xiao'e up with great care, and the two prepared to go home.

"Brother-in-law... Xiaoyue's family is pressuring me for the bride price... When will they be able to give it to me?"

Before leaving, Lou Sheng rushed up and grabbed Xu Damao, asking him a question.

"Tomorrow, I'll go back and pack it up today and bring it to you tomorrow."

"It's alright, brother-in-law, no need for you to deliver it yourself. I'll come pick it up from you tomorrow morning!"

After saying this, Lou Sheng watched Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e leave.

"How about that? Didn't Mom take care of everything for you?"

Lou's mother winked at her son, feeling incredibly proud.

"Mom, I'm not talking to you anymore. Xiaoyue is waiting for me, and she's probably going to be angry with me today. You and Dad can have dinner by yourselves tonight!"

"You...you ungrateful wretch! You've forgotten your mother after marrying a wife!"

Lou Sheng rode his bicycle and disappeared in a flash. Lou's mother shook her head, saying that fighting against Xu Damao was quite exhausting.

It was almost time for work, so He Yuzhu cleaned up the pots and pans at Feng Ting's house after the meal and headed straight to the steel rolling mill.

As soon as he arrived at the factory gate, the words "Wanted Notice" on the wall caught his attention, and the 100 yuan reward offered on it made him stop and look at it.

"Hey Lao Zhang, what's the reward for? To catch the person who puts up those big-character posters?"

He Yuzhu pulled over a security guard at the factory gate and asked.

"You...you still don't know?"

Security guard Lao Zhang looked He Yuzhu up and down with a strange look, after all, this matter was more or less related to him.

"Huh? Could it be that something big has happened at the factory again? With such a large reward, it must be something serious!"

At this moment, He Yuzhu still seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold.

"Today, someone... posted a big-character poster at the factory gate saying that Yu Bin was seducing your sister He Yushui... and that it was because of Li Xiangdong's influence..."

"What? That damned Li Xiangdong! No wonder he took it upon himself to move my sister to the factory dormitory; it turns out he was just doing it to make things easier for his brother-in-law!"

After saying that, He Yuzhu ran into the factory in a flash, but this time he didn't go to the toilet, but went straight to the production workshop.

"Li Xiangdong! Yu Bin! You two come out here!"

He Yuzhu stood at the workshop entrance and shouted loudly.

"He Yuzhu, what are you doing barking like a dog in the middle of the afternoon, disrupting the factory's production order? Can you take responsibility for this?"

Li Xiangdong walked over with a serious expression, followed by Yu Bin and others.

"I don't care about your damn production order, I want justice for my sister!"

“Everyone come and see! Li Xiangdong, that two-faced beast, tricked my sister into coming to live in the factory dormitory so that his brother-in-law Yu Bin could seduce her!”

"My sister, He Yushui, is still a student! How dare they make a move on her! Listen to this! Is this something a human being would do?!"

Chapter 255 He Yushui's Intense Speech

He Yuzhu shouted loudly, completely disregarding the impact his actions would have on his younger sister, He Yushui.

"He Yuzhu, stop spouting nonsense. Don't you know why your sister moved out of the courtyard house? If you weren't always eyeing her money to support the widow, would she have broken off all ties with you and run away to live here?"

"As far as I know, you even tried to hit your sister for the sake of the widow. He Yushui is indeed still in school, but she is not a child anymore. She has the ability to think independently and can distinguish between good and bad people."

Li Xiangdong curled his lip and bluntly told the truth.

"I... that's our own family matter, what does it have to do with you? You're just interfering because of your brother-in-law, aren't you?"

“I know that you’re taking advantage of your skills to do whatever you want in this factory, and it’s become your personal fiefdom, Li Xiangdong! But I, He Yuzhu, am not afraid of you. Today you have to give me and my sister an explanation, or this matter is not over!”

Hearing Li Xiangdong openly reveal his past, He Yuzhu felt a little guilty, but he still didn't take it seriously and continued to smear Li Xiangdong.

"Give you an explanation? You might as well just tell me how much money you want to extort from me. I remember you still haven't paid back the money you owed for the fight you had over the widow. You don't expect me to cover that hole for you this time, do you?"

Li Xiangdong sneered.

"You...everyone saw it, right? This Li Xiangdong can be portrayed as black as white. I know you're all dissatisfied with him, so let's stop tolerating him and take this opportunity to bring him down!"

Seeing that he couldn't win an argument with Li Xiangdong, He Yuzhu started to rally the other workers who were watching the commotion, hoping that they would join him in defeating Li Xiangdong.

"He Yuzhu, you're such a loser. Your own sister has cut ties with you, and you still have the nerve to come here and try to extort money from me..."

"Yes, Section Chief Li is such a good person. If it weren't for him leading us to work hard, this factory might have gone out of business long ago."

"Everyone knows about your messy affair with Widow Qin. If I were your sister, I wouldn't acknowledge you."

"It's so annoying. You're delaying our work again. You can't even clean the toilet properly."

"In my opinion, Yu Bin isn't the type to seduce young girls. The two of them are a perfect match, both handsome and beautiful."

The workers unanimously spoke in Li Xiangdong's favor, not because they still needed to work under him, but mainly because under his leadership, not only had the factory improved, but the workers' lives had also steadily improved.

"You! You guys!"

He Yuzhu was intimidated by this scene and wanted to cause trouble but dared not make any big moves.

"He Yuzhu!"

Just then, a sharp voice came from behind, and everyone turned around to see that it was He Yushui.

"Rain, you're here! Don't be afraid, it's alright, I'll stand up for you! Tell me the truth, did Li Xiangdong and Yu Bin bully you?"

He Yuzhu rushed over and grabbed He Yushui's hand, behaving like a loving older brother.

"He Yuzhu, what are you doing here?"

Unexpectedly, He Yushui ruthlessly shook off He Yuzhu and walked over to Li Xiangdong and Yu Bin.

"You...you silly girl...even at a time like this, you still side with outsiders, right?"

"Take sides with outsiders? Who are the outsiders here? When you bullied me for Widow Qin, did you ever think about who the outsiders were?"

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He Yushui suppressed her grievances and spoke firmly, word by word, leaving He Yuzhu speechless.

"To tell you the truth, apart from the fact that our names sound like we're related, I have long since severed all ties with He Yuzhu."

“I am very grateful to Brother Dong for helping me move to the factory dormitory, because I can escape that cold home and this brother who only uses my money to please the widow. It was all my own choice, and no one coerced me.”