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After finishing his meal, Yi Zhonghai noticed that Qin Huairu hadn't returned, and his expression darkened further.

He guessed that Qin Huairu was going on a date with Meng Bo, and he was worried that Qin Huairu might be thinking of remarrying.

He wasn't unwilling for Qin Huairu to remarry, he just didn't want her to marry someone outside the courtyard house.

If Qin Huairu leaves, he will have no one to care for him in his old age.

However, he is now powerless to stop Qin Huairu.

Taking advantage of Xu Damao's good mood, Qin Huairu asked about how to form a workers' picket team.

Xu Damao didn't suspect anything and just told her a few things.

Qin Huairu remembered those words very carefully.

Xu Damao became suspicious: "Sister Qin, why are you asking these questions?"

Qin Huai said, "It's nothing, I'm just curious. What, can't I tell you these things?"

Xu Damao said, "No, it's not that. It just feels a bit strange."

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at him: "Why didn't you feel something was off just now?"

Xu Damao said, "Don't be angry, I won't say anything more, okay?"
It's getting late, let's hurry home.

When the two arrived near the courtyard house, Qin Huairu got off her bicycle first.

Xu Damao rode his bicycle back to the courtyard house first.

When he got home, he saw his mother looking at him with a dark expression.

Xu Damao quickly explained, "I worked overtime last night, that's why I got home late. If you don't believe me, you can ask Brother Zhu."

Only then did Xu's mother let him go.

Xu Damao breathed a sigh of relief and sat there to coax the child.

Xu's mother then told him about what happened in the courtyard: "Liu Haizhong from across the street came back in a huff and kept cursing at Yi Zhonghai."

Did the two of them have a fight at the factory?

Xu Damao shook his head: "I haven't heard of it."

Xu's mother rolled her eyes at Xu Damao, disdainfully saying he was useless: "Go and wash your daughter's diapers."

Xu Damao was unwilling to continue, so he said, "I'm going to talk to Brother Zhu about something."

Without waiting for his mother's consent, he ran out.

Upon entering the He family home, Xu Damao asked, "Why did Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong have a fight?"

He Yuzhu smelled the odor on Xu Damao and said with some disgust, "I don't know. What have you been doing?"

Xu Damao didn't want to say: "I didn't do anything, Director Li called me to a meeting."

He Yuzhu didn't believe it. Then, remembering that Qin Huairu had just returned, he guessed that the two of them were getting back together.

"Are you hanging out with Qin Huairu again?"

Xu Dingmao said, "No. Didn't I already say? I'm in a meeting with Director Li."

He Yuzhu said, "Should I ask Director Li tomorrow?"

Xu Damao was afraid that He Yuzhu would actually ask, so he could only tell the truth.

You can find out the answer to this kind of question with just a few questions.

"Director Li really did call me to a meeting. But when I came back, Qin Huairu blocked my way."

He Yuzhu didn't believe it; why would Qin Huairu block Xu Damao's way of doing things?

He even suspected that Xu Damao had deliberately sought out Qin Huairu.

Why was she blocking your way?

Xu Damao said, "It's nothing. She just asked me how to form a workers' picket team. I also wanted to find out about her and Meng Bo, so I said a few words to her."

"Really?" He Yuzhu still didn't believe it.

He Yuzhu might believe Qin Huai if he asked for money. But when asked about the workers' picket team, he simply didn't believe it.

Xu Damao said, "Why would I lie to you? Everything I said is true."

He Yuzhu only believed Xu Damao after he swore an oath.

His doubts did not decrease, but rather increased.

Why would Qin Huairu ask this?
What does the workers' picket line have to do with her?

He Yuzhu knew that Qin Huairu wouldn't speak without reason. Her question must have a purpose.

They were either trying to probe Xu Damao's background and wanted to bring him down.

Or there is another purpose.

As for the purpose, He Yuzhu couldn't figure it out. He could only remind Xu Damao: "Be careful, don't let Qin Huairu trick you out of everything."

Xu Damao laughed and said, "Don't worry. She's no match for me."

I contacted her to ask what Meng Bo said to her when they met.

This is what I call infiltrating the enemy's ranks.

He Yuzhu sneered: "You'd better tidy yourself up, so your mother doesn't find out."

Xu Damao felt that He Yuzhu had seen through something, so he didn't dare to stay at He Yuzhu's house and left immediately.

As he left He Yuzhu's house, he saw Qin Huairu diligently washing clothes.

Xu Damao went over and said, "Sister Qin, are you doing laundry?"

Qin Huairu didn't dare to answer Xu Damao in the courtyard, so she said, "Your clothes are so dirty, why don't you wash them?"

Xu Damao then realized what He Yuzhu was talking about. He quickly ran home, changed his clothes, and went to the sink to wash them.

After hanging up the clothes, Qin Huai went inside.

Madam Jia immediately asked, "What were you saying to Xu Damao just now?"

Qin Huairu said, "He didn't say anything. You don't know him. Even if there's an old sow squatting by the roadside, he'll still say something frivolous to her."

Madam Jia continued, "Then let me ask you again, why did you come back so late today?"

After thinking for a moment, Qin Huairu decided to tell Jia Zhangshi about it.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to explain it.

If Jia Zhangshi becomes dissatisfied and makes a scene, her dream of becoming an official will be shattered.

"I'm trying to find a way to make our family's life better."

Madam Jia sneered, "What kind of solution can you come up with?"

Qin Huairu said, "Can't I be the captain of the workers' picket team?"

"just you?"

Qin Huai said, "If others can do it, why can't I? Mom, I've thought it over. If our family wants to live a good life, someone has to be in charge."

Look at Sha Zhu, and then look at Xu Damao. Why do they live such good lives?

It's because they were both leaders in the steel rolling mill.

"If I became a leader, the gifts people give our family would be more than we could ever afford to eat."

Jia Zhangshi was intrigued: "Are you really capable of being a leader?"

Qin Huai said, "I'm trying to find a way, aren't I? Whether it works or not, I have to try."

I'm going to give it my all for our family.

"If even a simpleton like Zhu can be a leader, why can't I?"

Jia Zhangshi said, "That's right. We all have one head and two eyes. If that idiot Sha Zhu can be a leader, so can we."

When Qin Huairu saw that she agreed, he said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. That's why I was trying to find a solution at the factory."

The old man is no longer reliable, so I have to think of another way to make this work.

Mom, please don't tell anyone.

You know what kind of people live in our compound. If they find out, they'll definitely cause trouble for our family.

Jia Zhangshi believed Qin Huairu's words and promised not to tell anyone.

"I'm warning you, even if you become a leader, you can't let Dongxu down."

Qin Huairu understood that the so-called "sorry" here meant not to abandon the Jia family.

Qin Huairu had no objection to this. She had spent a lot of energy on Banggeng, hoping that he would make something of himself in the future and give her a good life.

As for the idea of ​​having children for other people, she had absolutely no such thought.

This is perhaps a common problem for widows all over the world.

That night, both widows from the Jia family began to dream about the people from the steel mill and the neighbors around them, who were sending them gifts every day.

Every meal at home consisted of white flour steamed buns and braised pork.

Everyone in the courtyard looked at their family with envy.

Meanwhile, Yi Zhonghai, sitting opposite him, was also having a dream. He dreamt that Qin Huairu completely ignored him and wouldn't take care of him in his old age.

He was old and destitute, died in bed, and his body decomposed, but no one cared for him.

This dream terrified Yi Zhonghai so much that he didn't dare close his eyes all night.

He vowed that he would never let Qin Huairu escape his control. (End of Chapter)