Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Xu Damao's family.

Xu Damao came home from get off work, fried a plate of eggs and a plate of shredded potatoes, and drank alone.

Xu Damao had a very difficult time during this period. First, he was demoted to an apprentice because he teased Liang Ladi.

All his colleagues were sarcastic and mocking towards him. Even the female comrades who were close to him before now looked at him as if he were a bug. As a result, he felt very uneasy and nervous at work every day.

Secondly, his mortal enemy Sha Zhu was promoted step by step, but he was getting worse and worse, which made him ashamed to face He Yuzhu, and he had to take a detour every time he saw He Yuzhu.

Again, his parents urged him to have children every now and then. He thought that he could find a new wife immediately after divorcing Lou Xiao'e, but since he was demoted to an apprentice, the women who had a good impression of him before now avoid him like the plague.

During this period, although he used sweet words to sleep with Qin Jingru, and Qin Jingru was quite pretty, she was a village girl after all, with no knowledge or culture, and she was also uncultured. He was not willing to marry such a woman home.

Xu Damao, who was having troubles, returned to the courtyard. Facing the empty room, he felt lonely and thought of Lou Xiao'e unconsciously.

Although Lou Xiao'e was not a perfect daughter-in-law, she was dignified, elegant and had a good temperament, which was much better than Qin Jingru. He felt a little regretful not long after the divorce.

Before, Lou Xiao'e was staying at the home of a deaf old lady. He could see her from time to time and didn't think anything of it. But recently, Lou Xiao'e disappeared from the courtyard and he began to miss her again.

He even asked the deaf old lady about this, and the deaf old lady said that Lou Xiao'e had returned to her parents' home. He then went to Lou Xiao'e's parents' home and found that it was already deserted.

After making inquiries from many sources, Xu Damao learned that Lou Xiao'e and her family had fled to Hong Kong, and he suddenly felt a sense of loss.

Xu Damao took a sip of bitter wine and was feeling sad when there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

"I'm Qin Huairu."

When Xu Damao heard that it was Qin Huairu, he became even more irritated and cursed:

"Qin Huairu, you bitch, why are you knocking on my door so late at night?"

"Although I'm divorced now, I still don't like you, a bitch who was slept with by an old man. If you want to sell yourself, find someone else. Don't bother me while I'm drinking..."

Qin Huairu, who was outside the house, was furious when she heard this and said sternly:

"Xu Damao, I advise you to open the door immediately, otherwise you will go to jail immediately."

Xu Damao sneered, "Qin Huairu, who the hell are you trying to scare? I want to see how you can put me in jail."

Qin Huairu gnashed her teeth and said, "Xu Damao, you forced me to do this. I'm going to call the police right now and tell them that you raped my sister Qin Jingru."

Xu Damao's heart tightened when he heard this. He hurriedly opened the door and said sternly:

"Qin Huairu, I advise you not to talk nonsense. Spreading rumors and slander will lead to imprisonment."

Qin Huairu, however, pushed Xu Damao away with an angry look on her face, walked into the house, slammed the pregnancy test form on the table, and said coldly:

"Xu Damao, open your dog eyes and see what this is."

Although Xu Damao was angry at Qin Huairu's rudeness, he still picked up the paper on the table and read it with a puzzled look, and said softly:

"Pregnancy test report? Qin Jingru?"

Qin Huairu said with a gloomy face: "Yes, it's Qin Jingru's pregnancy test report. This is all your fault, you bastard."

When Xu Damao heard that Qin Jingru was pregnant, he could not help but feel happy. He, Xu Damao, finally had an heir. However, he remained calm and said:

"Qin Jingru is pregnant, what does it have to do with me?"

Qin Huairu said angrily, "Xu Damao, you bastard, you want to take advantage of me and deny your responsibility. I'm telling you, this is impossible."

"Qin Jingru has been pregnant for almost a month, which coincides with the time you slept with her. And Qin Jingru has only you as her man. If you dare to deny it, I will call the police immediately."

When Xu Damao heard Qin Huairu was going to call the police again, he panicked. After all, the child was already born, so it was not so easy to deny it.

In addition, after hearing the time of Qin Jingru's pregnancy, he was once again certain that the child was his.

But he knew what kind of person Qin Huairu was, and she must have had other purposes in coming to find her tonight.

Xu Damao quickly calmed down and said calmly:

"Qin Huairu, you don't have to act so timidly and threaten me with calling the police. If you really wanted to, you would have gone to the police station long ago. Tell me your true purpose!"

Qin Huairu was slightly stunned, and secretly sighed that Xu Damao was really difficult to deal with. She snorted coldly and continued:

"My goal is simple. I want to marry my cousin right away in a sedan chair carried by eight men."

"Xu Damao, you've made my cousin, a virgin, pregnant. If you don't marry her, she'll be pregnant before marriage. I guess everyone's bubbles will choke him to death."

"If my cousin can't survive, then you, Xu Damao, can't survive either. The worst that can happen is that both of us will die together."

Xu Damao pretended to think for a while before he said:

"I, Xu Damao, am not an irresponsible man. Since Qin Jingru is pregnant with my child, I will definitely marry her. I will go to her house to propose marriage tomorrow."

Qin Huairu panicked when she heard this and blurted out:

"Xu Damao, Jingru has already handed over the marriage arrangements to me. Because time is tight, you don't need to ask my cousin for marriage."

"Just give me two hundred yuan and I'll take care of everything for you. You just sit back and wait for the bride to come."

Xu Damao said coldly, "Qin Huairu, you are so arrogant. You asked for 200 yuan right away. Do you really think I run a bank?"

"I went to the countryside to propose marriage. The maximum I could ask for, including the betrothal gift and the money for the gifts, was fifty yuan. And you asked for two hundred yuan. Do you really think I, Xu Damao, am a fool?"

Qin Huairu said with a gloomy expression: "How much are you going to pay?"

Xu Damao sneered, "Qin Huairu, I've figured it out. You came to my house tonight and said so much, just to get money from me."

"I hate it most when people try to scheme against me. I won't let you, bitch, get what you want. I'll go directly to Qin Jingru's parents and ask for her hand in marriage, so you, bitch, won't get a penny."

Qin Huairu was furious and said coldly, "Xu Damao, since you are so unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. If you don't let me get what I want, I won't let you get what you want either."

"I will not allow you to even see Qin Jingru. At the same time, I will make it known to everyone that you deceived Qin Jingru into giving you her body."

"Qin Huairu, you dare to threaten me?"

Xu Damao was furious, and the look he gave Qin Huairu was like poison.

Qin Huairu was trembling with fear at Xu Damao's cold gaze. She knew Xu Damao's gloomy nature and was afraid of his revenge, so she had to lower her voice and said:

"Xu Damao, we're about to become relatives. There's no need to make things so awkward. The price is negotiable. I just want to earn some hard-earned money."