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Things didn't go smoothly with Yi Zhonghai and the other two.

These days, you need tickets to eat out. And each place has its own type of ticket, which isn't valid in different places.

Only national grain coupons were universally accepted.

National grain coupons were only available to people on business trips; ordinary people could only exchange them with others.

Yi Zhonghai and the other two are not qualified to receive it.

They didn't have any food coupons, so they couldn't buy food at all.

The only way is to buy it at a high price.

However, there is another problem here.

Yan Bugui shouted that he had no money. Whether he really had no money or was pretending was hard to say.

The three of them started arguing again about how to eat.

Tongzhou City isn't very big; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that almost everyone in the city knows each other.

While the three were arguing, a middle-aged man walked over out of curiosity.

This middle-aged man was none other than Miao Yong, the younger brother of the woman.

He had met Yi Zhonghai when he was a child, and he still had an impression of him.

However, back then, Yi Zhonghai had long hair and his expression wasn't so righteous.

He didn't recognize him at first.

Yi Zhonghai and the other two started arguing. Liu Haizhong started putting on airs and called out to Yi Zhonghai.

Miao Yong was finally certain that this person was his ex-brother-in-law.

"Yi Zhonghai, you bastard, you've bullied my sister for decades, and now you still dare to come to Tongzhou."

After he finished shouting, he called on his group to start beating Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai thought of Miao Yong, and seeing that those people were about to beat him, he immediately hid behind Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

"Old Liu, Old Yan, save me."

Originally, if he hadn't shouted, Miao Yong and the others wouldn't have planned to fight Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

Since Yi Zhonghai shouted that, let's fight together!

The police force has been impacted, and many experienced officers have been punished.

As a result, the efficiency of the police has been greatly reduced.

By the time the police arrived, Yi Zhonghai and the other two had already been beaten so badly that they were lying on the ground unable to move.

This was the result after bystanders tried to mediate.

Miao Yong was very clever; he immediately revealed what Yi Zhonghai had done to gain sympathy.

Those around him, including the young police officers, all felt that Yi Zhonghai deserved to be beaten after hearing his words.

And so, Yi Zhonghai and the other two were taken to the police station.

Faced with police interrogation, no one dared to lie.

The police quickly learned the situation.

Upon learning that Yi Zhonghai and his two companions were not locals, the police contacted the steel rolling mill, thus verifying their identities.

Then comes the punishment.

The police officers, driven by their own egos, showed some favoritism towards Miao Yong when it came to punishment, and didn't give him much of a penalty.

Yi Zhonghai and the others were dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do. This was Tongzhou, not a steel rolling mill.

After leaving the police station, the three looked at each other, feeling like they were about to cry.

Yan Bugui said painfully, "I've suffered a huge loss today. I should have known better than to follow Sha Zhu."

Liu Haizhong's face darkened: "Old Yi, it's all your fault. You've embarrassed us all the way to Tongzhou. How am I going to explain this to Director Li tomorrow?"

"If Xu Damao finds out, he'll definitely target me."

Yi Zhonghai exuded a cold aura, giving off an impression that strangers should stay away.

"Let's all keep quiet. Aren't you ashamed?"

Liu Haizhong glanced around and saw many people pointing and whispering about them.

He knew this wasn't a steel rolling mill, so he couldn't put on airs.

To avoid further embarrassment, the three of them had no choice but to quickly leave on their bicycles.

They walked quite a distance before finally stopping again.

"We need to find a place to eat. Otherwise, we won't be able to ride back at all."

Liu Haizhong said, "You still want to ride back?"

Yan Bugui retorted, "If you're not going to ride back, how do you plan to get back?"

"Let's take a car," Liu Haizhong said.

Yan Bugui glanced at him and said indifferently, "What about our bicycles? Should we just abandon them?"

My bangs are stuck. I definitely can't do without them.

He bought his bicycle after he became a leader. Li Huaide rewarded him with a bicycle voucher because he was efficient in handling affairs.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at it, but had no other choice. The bicycle he was riding wasn't his, but it was borrowed.

He's not a member of the Jia family; he has to return what he borrowed.

Not to mention Yan Bugui, he would even take home a single screw from a bicycle.

The three of them had to find a place to eat.

Yan Bugui had no choice but to spend money and pay a high price for the meal.

He Yuzhu was unaware of all this. He rode his bicycle slowly back to the city.

Seeing that the person ahead looked somewhat familiar, he quickened his pace.

"Xu Damao, what are you doing here?"

Xu Damao felt a little embarrassed when he saw He Yuzhu. He was too embarrassed to say that he had also been running all the way.

"I'm going to the countryside to visit a friend. There are three of us, including Yi Zhonghai."

He Yuzhu did not doubt his words.

After all, he had told Xu Damao in advance that he was going to walk around with Yi Zhonghai and the other two.

Knowing full well that this was a tough job, Xu Damao shouldn't have foolishly followed along.

"Those three old guys should be in Tongzhou right now."

Xu Damao simply said "oh" and didn't ask any further questions.

The two of them then rode their bicycles together toward the city.

On the way, He Yuzhu noticed that Xu Damao was riding too slowly, as if his legs were a little weak.

"Your friend isn't a woman, is she?"

Xu Damao said weakly, "Don't talk nonsense. My friend is a man."

He Yuzhu didn't believe him and could only remind him, "Can't you just be honest? Do you still want children? You don't want to end up like Yi Zhonghai, childless and without offspring."

Xu Damao retorted, "I told you, my friend is a man."

He Yuzhu still didn't believe it, but he didn't bring it up again.

"By the way, after you get back to the courtyard house, tell them that you met me in Haidian."

Xu Damao asked in confusion, "Why do you say that?"

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Let's bully those three idiots a bit."

Do you think they'd be even angrier if they felt they'd followed the wrong person?

Xu Damao said, "Will this work? They won't follow us if they're not sure it's you."

He Yuzhu said, "Why not? Do you think those three would dare to say they were secretly following me today?"

If they dare to say anything, it's giving me the chance to slap them.

Don't worry. They'll suffer in silence.

Xu Damao thought that it wouldn't be so bad to let the three of them suffer in silence.

He agreed.

When the two returned to the courtyard house, Qin Huairu was chatting with the third aunt in the front yard.

Wanting to know the news as soon as possible, she ran to the front yard to wait.

Seeing He Yuzhu and Xu Damao return together, I was a little surprised.

The three women asked, "Zhu Zi, Da Mao, why did you come back together?"

The two then spoke as they had agreed.

Qin Huai felt much more at ease upon hearing that it was Haidian. Haidian wasn't exactly close, but it wasn't far either. He Yushui had gone to university there.

He Yuzhu and Xu Damao exchanged a glance before entering the Intermediate People's Court.

When He Yushui saw He Yuzhu return, she asked curiously, "You didn't take Yi Zhonghai and the other two to the mountains to sell, did you?"

"I'd like to sell them, but someone has to want them first."

He Yuzhu briefly recounted what happened on the way.

Xu Damao didn't listen, but instead made an excuse that he was tired and went home to rest.

He was indeed tired, and rode his bicycle for more than ten kilometers to follow.

He Yushui felt bored after hearing this: "I thought there would be some fun in it."

Why didn't you take them into the mountains?

He Yuzhu said, "They're not stupid. If they see me going into the mountains, do you think they'll follow me?"

"Alright, I'm a little hungry, go make some food." (End of Chapter)