Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

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You give it a try.

“Xu Damao, if this is your attitude, then we’ll have to trouble the neighborhood committee to handle this.”

Seeing Xu Damao acting like a scoundrel, Yan Laokou brought out his powerful backer.

As soon as she said this, Aunt Liu sighed inwardly.

It seems that this system of the three old men won't last more than a few years.

Without prestige, relying solely on the neighborhood committee for support will only alienate people, and no one will trust the three old men anymore.

Regardless of whether Yi Zhonghai is a real man or not, as a big shot, he's a hundred times better than Yan Laokou.

Unfortunately, she was a woman, so nobody took her seriously.

Aunt Liu knew this perfectly well, but she was helpless about it.

She was originally in charge of mediating conflicts in the courtyard. If a real meeting was to be held and things were to get serious, then it would take Uncle Yi and Uncle Er to come.

But these two have no prestige whatsoever, what should we do?

At this moment, Xu Damao had already begun to explain the problem.

However, there was no hint of willingness in his words, and the others just listened to it as a joke, not taking the conference seriously at all.

It seems that Yan Laokou scared Xu Damao, causing him to suffer a setback.

In reality, this is digging up one's own roots.

People will just think that this old man has no real skills and only knows how to use the neighborhood committee's name to intimidate others.

Even if a conference is held, it won't solve the problem.

It's a complete waste of time!

If anything happens in the future, I can just go directly to the neighborhood office.

Why am I wasting my breath talking to you?!

At this moment, some people may not even realize the changes in their attitude and mentality.

But when something happens, this idea suddenly comes to mind.

Because that's the truth, and no one can refute it.

After Xu Damao finished explaining the situation, he said that he and the girl were mutually attracted and wanted to give it a try.

I accidentally got pregnant, and then panicked and had an abortion.

"Then why don't you agree to marry her? You're already... already like this." Old Man Yan slammed his fan on the table.

That effeminate, bookish air of hers had no intimidating quality whatsoever; instead, it made people want to laugh.

Uncle Er noticed it too and gave him a disapproving look.

Can't this guy show some of the prowess of Uncle Yi?

Everyone in the courtyard is watching. The three old men have lost their dignity. How can they hold the meeting in the future?

Seeing the 'gentle' way he slapped the table, Xu Damao chuckled and said, "Uncle Yi, this isn't my fault."

"Look, I was planning to make some preparations and go to propose marriage. But everyone saw what happened this morning."

"You've already made such a fuss, and now I'm going to propose again? After we get married, we'll be like strangers."

"If everyone dislikes each other, how can we go on living like this?"

Xu Damao spread his hands, looked at everyone, and asked, "Who among you would still be willing to marry this girl after this incident?"

"Even if I marry him, we'll eventually divorce. Anyway, I definitely don't want to."

Xu Damao shrank back and tucked his hands under his armpits.

He squatted there.

Seeing his shameless behavior, Old Man Yan was furious.

But you have to admit that Xu Damao's words have some flawed logic.

In particular, he said that he was already preparing to propose marriage, but this incident suddenly changed his mind.

This immediately established his image as an ungrateful traitor who played with people's feelings.

He became a reckless young man who acted impulsively and acted foolishly because he felt wronged.

The difference between the two is huge.

If everyone really thinks he's been wronged, is angry and stubborn, and unwilling to back down...

In the end, it's quite possible that he might actually manage to fool us.

"You're talking nonsense! I think you, Xu Damao, just don't want to take responsibility." Uncle Er slammed his hand on the table, making it bounce again.

Seeing his expression, Aunt Liu hoped he would continue and expose Xu Damao's hypocrisy.

But after waiting for ages, all they said was a bunch of meaningless nonsense, and that was it.

I'm so tired!

Sure enough, he was just in a state of impotent rage.

Xu Damao said with a wronged expression, "Second Uncle, please don't get angry at me. Go and take a look at my door."

“I can still smell it here, so I’ll have to think about it every time I go home.”

"If you were in their shoes, and someone splashed water on your door... wouldn't you be angry, and would you still happily go and marry that person's daughter?"

Uncle Er was panting from his retort and cursed, "I'm not as shameless as you, climbing into a girl's bed before even confirming a relationship with her."

Go on, keep talking!

Aunt Liu's expression lit up; this was a great angle.

Once it's confirmed that he climbed into the bed of an unmarried girl, Xu Damao can't deny it even if he wants to.

But Liu Haizhong had no idea what he had done.

He just kept staring at Xu Damao, as if he wanted to stare him to death.

Seeing Xu Damao's eyes darting around, he was about to start making excuses.

Aunt Liu couldn't sit still any longer. "Xu Damao, you said you're planning to propose marriage, so you should at least prepare some things, right?"

“It’s been four days since the girl had the abortion. We should have made some preparations by now.”

Aunt Liu stared at him and asked emphatically, "Tell me, what have you prepared?"

Xu Damao felt anxious and immediately started thinking about things at home.

After some consideration, the rush was over.

There was wine, meat, about ten pounds of wheat flour, and over thirty pounds of cornmeal at home.

There were also some sunflower seeds, peanuts, and a can of food.

That's more than enough to offer a marriage proposal.

Alternatively, you could say that you are planning to pay.

Fifteen yuan, as a betrothal gift.

Look how much I care about this girl; I've given her several times the usual dowry.

It's just talk, it doesn't cost a penny.

Of course, we should exaggerate a bit, but not go too far.

Unfortunately, her mother arrived without asking any questions and caused this whole mess for her.

The marriage is definitely off; I'll just have to pay compensation!

Once he calmed down, one thought after another popped into Xu Damao's mind.

Seeing that he had given up again, Aunt Liu asked again, "If that's the case, why didn't you come out when people came this morning?"

"I'm still asleep!"

Xu Damao said naturally, "I heard it and immediately got up, just about to open the door..."

As for what happened next, just look at Xu Damao's expression, like he'd just swallowed a fly, and you'll understand everything.

After all that talk, Xu Damao somehow managed to smooth things over.

It sounds like there's a loophole, but no one can prove it.

He also sent the mother and daughter away, giving them eight yuan in compensation.

Xu Damao simply considered the money as something he had lost.

Seeing how easily he handled the situation without any sign of guilt, Aunt Liu frowned.

"What happened to the mother and daughter? How did you send them away?"

Xu Damao grinned and said, "Of course, I explained it to her and sent her away."

"The girl's mother said that the matter should be let go and that it was just a momentary impulse by the young people."

Seeing that the three men had nothing to say, Xu Damao said smugly, "Gentlemen, shall we still hold this meeting?"

"Xu Damao, what kind of person are you? Do you think you're in charge of giving orders here?" Uncle Er started talking in official jargon again.

But aside from official jargon, not a single serious or useful word was uttered in half a day.

If we count on him, there's no need to hold this conference.

Then look at Grandpa Yi, who's frowning and fanning himself.

Aunt Liu couldn't figure it out either; she was pondering or calculating the gains and losses, whether or not to offend Xu Damao.

Ugh, this big event is worse than nothing!

Just as the three old men were in a dilemma, and everyone was preparing to watch them make a fool of themselves.

Qin Huairu suddenly asked, "Xu Damao, when you two had sex, who initiated it?"

“It’s her…” Xu Damao swallowed back the words he was about to say.

He felt that Qin Huairu's words were deceptive.

But everyone heard what he just said.

"So it was the girl who took the initiative." Qin Huairu looked at Aunt Liu and said, "Auntie, why don't you verify it?"

“I know where that girl lives. Let’s go ask her. If that’s the case, then we’ve wronged Da Mao and we need to apologize to her.”

Aunt Liu looked at Qin Huairu and thought to herself, "Great!"

After waiting for so long, the straight man has finally arrived.

Now the conversation can flow smoothly.

At this moment, Aunt Liu stopped trying to be the straight man and decided to take the lead herself!

Pointing to these two uncles, she said that her third uncle had just been promoted and was about to reach the end of his career.

Qin Huairu's words, whether spoken directly or indirectly, were clearly in favor of Xu Damao.

But Xu Damao's heart was trembling.

If I go to her house and ask, and that old shrew who cheated me out of eight yuan finds out that I said her daughter seduced someone.

This matter is likely to cause new trouble.

"I...it's me..." Xu Damao's mind went blank for a moment, and he sold himself out.

Upon hearing his admission that he had done it, Qin Huai smiled gracefully and stepped back.

I have done what my master's wife asked me to do.

Next, three elderly men naturally took charge of upholding justice, and there was nothing more for her to do.

"You little devil, Xu Damao, I knew you weren't a good-for-nothing... Now you've even learned to sneak into girls' beds."

"No, I... she did it voluntarily."

"She was willing, so you crawled into her bed and got her pregnant."