Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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"Now you know how to be shy? You were the most outgoing person back then," He Yuzhu continued.

It was a rare opportunity for He Yuzhu to speak alone with Xu Zhaodi, so he couldn't help but be sarcastic.

Having roamed the courtyard for so long without ever suffering a loss, the only exception was being schemed against by Xu Zhaodi. Although she gained some advantage at that time, she was still left in a very sorry state. She was even taken advantage of by Chen Xueru while she was still unconscious.

"You still dare to say that?" Xu Zhaodi blushed deeply.

"I knew it, I didn't expect you to have such a great figure, all the right curves..."

"You...you pervert!" Xu Zhaodi couldn't stand it anymore, turned around, covered her face, and ran away.

"hehe."

He Yuzhu shook his head, came out of the alley, got on his bicycle, and rode away.

Xu Zhaodi only realized she had been tricked by He Yuzhu after running into the courtyard. He had made her angry and embarrassed with just a few words, and she didn't even get to say a word of the speech she had prepared.

He even got the upper hand verbally.

Xu Damao asked, "Did you tell them?"

Xu Zhaodi shook her head and said, "He didn't give me a chance to speak."

"Then forget it," Xu Damao said.

Xu Damao was worried. He wanted to embarrass Yi Zhonghai, but he didn't have the opportunity. So he turned his attention to Jia Dongxu. He had a handle on him, but he was afraid that if he reported him, the entire steel rolling mill would isolate him.

I hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to do.

After washing up in the evening, Xu Zhaodi lay in bed unable to sleep. Today, after He Yuzhu reminded her, she remembered what happened that day.

Thinking she could become He Yuzhu's wife, she became unrestrained and made things easy for He Yuzhu, allowing him to enjoy the rights that only a husband should have.

Today, He Yuzhu verbally harassed me again, and I couldn't help but recall the scene from that day when He Yuzhu groped and played with me wantonly.

He couldn't resist putting his hand inside his basketball shorts; this wasn't the first time.

"Zhaodi, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Chu Sumei, lying on the bed next to her, asked.

Xu Zhaodi was startled, her pretty face instantly turning pale, and she stammered, "I can't sleep."

"You child, how many times have I told you, don't even think about that silly Zhu, it's impossible."

"Mother, I'm not..."

"Alright, I know exactly what you're thinking! That idiot Zhu's got a lot of pride!"

Chu Sumei sighed and said, "Tomorrow I'll urge the matchmaker again to find you a partner from afar. I'll do everything I can to marry you off."

Xu Zhaodi had introduced several men to her before, but she always complained about their poor conditions. They were either from poor families or had many siblings and earned little.

They always compare He Yuzhu's achievements with the other party's, and even after lowering the requirements, they still can't find the other party satisfactory.

However, after Xu Wude's incident, Xu Zhaodi relaxed her conditions and agreed. At first, the other party also agreed to date Xu Zhaodi. However, after two days, the other party inquired about her family situation.

Only then did he realize that his father-in-law was a womanizer who kept a mistress and had even committed robbery, landing him in prison.

The man was so frightened that he immediately told the matchmaker to cancel the blind date and berated the matchmaker, saying, "Who would introduce a robber's daughter?"

Isn't this pushing him into a fire pit and hindering his future progress?

And so, Xu Zhaodi still hasn't found a boyfriend. She still has fantasies about Sha Zhu, but she's stuck in a rut, unable to find anyone suitable.

When the topic of marriage came up, Xu Zhaodi had a headache. How was she going to live her life? Her father had done such a thing, and now she would never be able to get married.

Xu Zhaodi was having a headache, and Xu Damao in the next room was also worried. He had evidence but couldn't report Jia Dongxu. He was really frustrated.

Offending Jia Dongxu wasn't the problem; what Xu Damao feared was that it would implicate a large number of people in the steel plant, some of whom were children of cadres. If this matter got out, he, as an apprentice, would be in trouble, and his job showing movies would be ruined.

If you can't beat them, can you join them?

Xu Damao suddenly remembered that He Yuzhu had blackmailed Jia Dongxu once before.

That happened three years ago. It seems that Jia Dongxu stole some parts from the steel rolling mill. He Yuzhu found out, and Yi Zhonghai paid 300 yuan to settle the matter.

Thinking about this, Xu Damao fantasized that he could gain an advantage by threatening Jia Dongxu a few times.

Thinking of the wonderful things, Xu Damao quickly fell asleep.

On my second day at work, I started paying attention to Jia Dongxu's actions. These people are very flamboyant and don't really care about what others think.

At noon, Jia Dongxu was hiding in a corner outside the workshop talking to a few people about flour, trying to persuade them to hand over their grain rations so they could earn some money first.

The newly recruited apprentices were paid low wages and were mostly farmers from the suburbs. These people were not wealthy and could not bear to eat 18 jin of flour. Most of them would choose to cooperate with Jia Dongxu after being persuaded.

“Brothers, go back and think about it some more. Anyway, you don’t eat flour. Bring me your ration book tomorrow at noon. I’ll buy flour then and give you the money.”

The monthly ration is 18 jin (1 catties). If you don't buy it in the current month, it will expire and become invalid. Therefore, many people are willing to hand over their ration book to people like Jia Dongxu even if they don't eat it themselves, so they can get an extra 8 yuan.

My monthly salary is only about 17 yuan, which is one-tenth of my salary, but that's not a small amount.

"Okay, we'll think about it some more and come back tomorrow at noon."

"Alright, I'll be waiting for you here again tomorrow."

Jia Dongxu was very happy. Each person weighed 18 jin (9 catties), and he could earn 9 mao (0.9 yuan). If he persuaded a few people a day, he could earn several yuan.

Just as he turned to leave, Jia Dongxu suddenly saw Xu Damao standing behind him with a grin. Startled, he said:

"You're scaring me half to death! Da Mao, what are you doing hiding here?"

"If I hadn't been hiding here, how would I have witnessed your superb ventriloquism, managing to charm people with just a few words?"

Jia Dongxu frowned: "Why are you talking so rudely? What do you mean I coaxed someone? That's a matter of mutual consent. How come you also want to sell flour? Let me tell you, as long as you hand over your grain ration book to me, I'll give you ten cents for every pound of flour."

Jia Dongxu assumed that Xu Damao's family had a lot of flour and wanted to exchange it for money since they couldn't finish it, so he very kindly promoted his business to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao wasn't in a hurry to turn hostile. He listened carefully for a while, and only asked after Jia Dongxu finished explaining:

"Are you sure you can do this? What if the police arrest me and accuse me of reselling grain?"

Jia Dongxu sneered, "Look at you, how can you be so timid? Plenty of people have done this kind of thing, and I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"

"So you have connections in the Public Security Bureau?" Xu Damao asked.

"I don't know about that, but Brother Gao said it's fine to do this. Look, many people in our factory have sold flour, and nothing has happened to them."

"But I'm still a little scared. Aren't you scared?"

"What are you afraid of? If the sky falls, there are tall guys to hold it up. Don't you know who Brother Gao is?" Jia Dongxu asked, somewhat puzzled.

Xu Damao thought to himself, "How would I know who you're talking about? There are plenty of people with the surname Gao in the factory."

"Who did you say you were?"

Jia Dongxu said, "Brother Gao is the son of our Deputy Factory Director Gao. He was the one who spearheaded this whole thing. If the police really want to arrest people, they'll arrest them first. I'm just a nobody."

Xu Damao was somewhat slow to realize that he was lucky he hadn't reported it. It turned out that it involved Deputy Factory Director Gao. If he had reported it and caused Gao's son to go to jail, he would have had no good days ahead of him.

Expulsion is the lightest punishment; they might even beat you up.

Xu Damao suddenly laughed and said, "Jia Dongxu, aren't you afraid I'll report you to the police station?"

Chapter 143 Hitting the Bully and Double-crossing

"You?" Jia Dongxu was somewhat surprised, not expecting Xu Damao to say that.

Xu Damao said, "Yes, Jia Dongxu, your reselling is illegal. I heard that the police are trying to arrest enemy agents who are reselling grain."

"Da Mao, are you kidding me?"

"Who's joking with you? Jia Dongxu, you're just waiting to go to jail!" Xu Damao said viciously.

"No, Da Mao, I haven't offended you, why are you like this? Aren't you afraid that Brother Gao and the others will punish you?"

“I’m scared, but at worst I’ll quit working at the steel mill and still send you to jail,” Xu Damao threatened.

When Jia Dongxu heard Xu Damao say this, he panicked. If the police were alerted, even though Deputy Director Gao held a high position in the steel rolling mill, the country was currently paying great attention to grain and cracking down on illegal reselling everywhere.

If Xu Damao really reports it, he might end up going to jail again.

"No, Da Mao, what have I done to offend you?"

Xu Damao didn't actually want to report it, after all, the consequences would be very serious for him. It was quite possible that he would be trapped in a sack and have his arms and legs broken by someone in the future.

Xu Damao had been trying to trick Jia Dongxu, hoping to gain some benefits through this method.

“You didn’t offend me, but your master did. Yi Zhonghai sent my father to jail, so I sent his apprentice to jail too.”

Jia Dongxu was somewhat astonished. Could revenge really be done like this? If you're so capable, why don't you send Yi Zhonghai to jail? I've been to jail twice already, and I don't want to spend a single day in that cell.

"No, Da Mao, we can talk things over. Why do you have to report it all the time? Besides, your father's incident was an accident. When my master went to report the case, he didn't even know it was your father who stole it."

"Hehe, anyway, in the end it was Yi Zhonghai who sent my father to jail, so of course I have to take revenge."

"But if you report it, my master won't give you any more money."

Although the one-time compensation has already been paid, and 30 yuan was given in the first month, and living expenses will be paid to them monthly thereafter, if the two sides get angry, Yi Zhonghai can find a reason not to give the 30 yuan.

Xu Damao pretended to hesitate and said, "That was agreed upon, he can't refuse to give it to me, it has nothing to do with me reporting you."

Seeing that Xu Damao's will was not too firm, Jia Dongxu smiled and persuaded him, "Why? We have no grudge against each other. Besides, we have a common enemy, Sha Zhu. We should unite and deal with Sha Zhu together in the future."

Jia Dongxu hated Sha Zhu to the core, but he never found an opportunity to deal with him, so he just kept this hatred to himself.