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Xu Damao found an opportunity to go to Liu Haizhong: "Uncle Liu, do you have time? Have a drink with me."

Liu Haizhong and his wife were quite surprised to see Xu Damao suddenly arrive.

However, upon seeing what Xu Damao was holding, the two were no longer surprised.

At first, the meals with Qin Huairu were quite good. The food was prepared well every day, and we even had meat every few days.

But after a month, things started to change. Meat and vegetables disappeared altogether, and the portion sizes and taste of the meals got worse and worse every day.

The couple's retirement pensions are basically all in Qin Huairu's hands, so they can't afford to eat anything nice.

We can't exactly use the family savings account, can we?

If Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu find out, it won't look good.

The couple had no choice but to live a hard life with the Jia family, and hadn't eaten meat in a long time.

"Da Mao is here, please have a seat."

Aunt Er quickly got Xu Damao a bowl and chopsticks.

Xu Damao handed the food in his hand to his second aunt: "Please cut it up for me."

The second aunt took it and saw that there was beef and pork head meat in the plastic bag.

"Da Mao, you're living a good life."

Xu Damao bought these things on purpose.

He wouldn't have eaten like this if it weren't to persuade Liu Haizhong.

His meager salary and savings couldn't support him eating like that.

He naturally wouldn't tell the truth in front of Liu Haizhong.

"What's this? The truly wealthy eat much better than this."

Putting everything else aside, just look at Yu Li and Hao Min; they eat like this every meal now, it's nothing special.

Liu Haizhong asked curiously, "Do those two really make that much money?"

Xu Damao leaned over and whispered, "Uncle Liu, you don't know, the head chef in their kitchen only makes five hundred yuan a month."

Do you think they would dare to pay such high salaries if they weren't making money?

This is just one cook. There are other cooks and waiters too.

Aunt Erda brought over a plate of sliced ​​pig's head meat: "Then they must have made a fortune."

"But I didn't see them eating much."

Xu Damao laughed and said, "Second Auntie, have you forgotten what everyone calls them?"

The three aunties, along with the other two and Qin Huairu, were known as the four stingiest women in our compound.

They were all incredibly stingy.

This wasn't a nickname given by Xu Damao; it was a name that circulated in the alley.

Throughout his life, No. 95 Courtyard had a terrible reputation. Based on this reputation, people started gossiping.

Originally, Yu Li was not qualified to be crowned a king; that position belonged to Yan Bugui.

But Yan Bugui was a man, so he was excluded, and the old women in the neighborhood brought Yu Li up.

Of the four, Qin Huairu felt the most wronged.

She always felt that she was frugal, not stingy, and that calling her stingy was an insult to her.

Unfortunately, nobody paid him any attention.

Without Sha Zhu, she lost her fig leaf and exposed her true nature to everyone.

Everyone's smart enough to see it.

The second aunt turned around and cut the beef again, bringing it over.

There were only two dishes, nothing else.

Liu Haimei ate a piece of beef and asked, "I heard from Lao Yan that your wife Zhang Yan is also in business, and it's quite a big one."

Xu Damao's expression was not good.

Auntie Er said, "Da Mao, I'm not trying to criticize you, but Zhang Yan is such a good wife, how can you not cherish her?"

I'll say something you won't like to hear: you really treated her badly before.

She's incredibly good to you. Of all the wives in our neighborhood, your wife is the best.

Listen to your second aunt's advice, find an opportunity to talk to Zhang Yan and get them remarried as soon as possible.

"It'll be too late for you to regret it once she finds someone new."

Xu Damao understood that what his second aunt said was true. Not only his second aunt had said it, but his parents often told him the same thing.

Therefore, he was unwilling to visit Xu Fugui and his companion.

When he first came out, he was a bit stubborn and unwilling to remarry Zhang Yan.

Later, with the reform and opening up, people's minds became more open. Zhang Yan's family started doing business again and made a fortune, but he was too embarrassed to ask for it.

"Uncle Liu, Auntie Er, I understand, you are both right."

But Zhang Yan is now successful, while I have nothing. How could I possibly tell her this?

I've made up my mind. Even if we were to remarry, I wouldn't go looking for him like this.

Going to him like this would be so pathetic of me.

I've made up my mind. I'm going to start a business. Once I'm rich, I'll bring them back in style.

Despite the examples of Yu Li and Hao Min in the hospital, Xu Damao's idea still greatly impacted Liu Haizhong and his wife.

"Can this be done?"

Xu Damao said with a smile, "Back when Yu Li and Hao Min opened the restaurant, who would have believed they could succeed?"

Hao Min went to Uncle Yan to invest, but Uncle Yan was afraid of losing money and was unwilling to invest, only willing to lend money.

As a result, Hao Min went to find Yu Li, and now Yu Li is rich.

Grandpa Yan was filled with regret.

Everyone in the courtyard could see that Yan Bugui regretted what he had done.

Especially as Yan Bugui's best buddy, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong knew even more clearly.

Yan Bugui brought up this matter in front of them many times.

A sudden, inexplicable impulse welled up inside Liu Hai.

He was startled by the impulse and quickly suppressed it.

"Do you have money?"

Xu Damao laughed and said, "If I didn't have the money, would I dare to ask for it?"

I'm working at a movie theater now, just a handyman. Good things never come my way, but bad things always happen to me. I get bullied by those bastards every day.

I've had enough.

I want to start my own company and be my own boss. I want to experience what it's like to be a leader someday.

He had a good grasp of Liu Haizhong's temperament and knew that Liu Haizhong's biggest dream was to become a leader.

Liu Haizhong turned to look at the second aunt, his eyes revealing longing.

Xu Damao continued, "I'm telling you this because I wanted to ask if you want to work with me."

With your temperament, can you really stand living under someone else's roof and having to be subservient to them?

It's hard to answer with bangs.

During this period, Yi Zhonghai's brainwashing has had some effect.

Under Yi Zhonghai's brainwashing, Liu Haizhong and his second aunt were able to overcome the crisis, and the credit was entirely due to Qin Huairu.

Liu Haizhong felt indebted to Qin Huairu for saving his life and was too embarrassed to suggest breaking up the partnership.

He could only use drinking to mask his inner turmoil.

Xu Damao, holding his wine glass, said, "Let me say it again: people can't just sit around eating and waiting to die when they get old."

These days, if you have money in your pocket, you're the boss.

If you had money, Brother Guangfu would definitely come back obediently and apologize to you.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Er hesitated, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. She ate with the Jia family every day, and seeing them so lively and cheerful made her feel uneasy.

She especially hoped that her son could come back.

However, she had no say in such a decision.

Aunt Er suddenly remembered the letter Liu Guangqi had sent back.

"Da Mao, I need your help."

Xu Damao said, "Tell me, if it's something I can do, I'll do it without hesitation."

The second aunt then mentioned Liu Guangqi's desire to come back.

"We are just ordinary people, and we have no idea how to handle this kind of thing."

Could you help me think of a solution?

Xu Damao thought for a moment and decided to help. Only by helping Liu Haizhong with this favor would Liu Haizhong cooperate with him.

"In that case, have Guangqi contact his father-in-law and try to find connections at their old factory."

I'll go see Xiaoling tomorrow and ask her to help me think of a solution.

What do you think?

Hearing Xu Damao agree, how could Second Aunt not be satisfied? She also raised her glass and toasted Xu Damao.

The dinner didn't achieve its intended purpose, but Xu Damao wasn't disappointed. He knew perfectly well that Liu Haizhong was already interested, and that was enough. (End of Chapter)