Chapter 299

As it should be.

Xu Daming divorced Lou Xiaoe.

As Xu Daming's good buddy, Shazhu really ought to comfort him properly, but looking at Xu Daming's appearance, he truly didn't know where to start with those comforting words.

He silently raised the wine cup.

He kept him company.

He put down the empty cup.

"It's quite sudden."

Xu Daming glanced at Shazhu.

He laughed.

At this moment.

He realized Shazhu truly was his brother.

If it were someone else,

He would have to ask why they divorced.

Shazhu, however, blurted out the honest words 'It's quite sudden.'

"I thought you would ask me the reason."

"Asking what the hell, some things are obvious without saying; getting divorced is good for both of you, saves the worry."

"My dad said the same thing to me; he said if I didn't divorce Lou Xiaoe, our whole family would be implicated."

At that time.

At another time.

The union of Xu Daming and Lou Xiaoe.

Completely devoid of love.

A purely interest-based union.

Xu Daming wanted to rely on the Lou family's connection at Yagangchang to advance himself as far as possible, while also calculating Lou Xiaoe's family property.

Conversely.

Lou Xiaoe's parents, on the other hand, wanted through Lou Xiaoe marrying Xu Daming—a downward marriage—to dilute the shadow of the Lou family's shareholders at Yagangchang.

Serving as a form of self-protection.

When the interests of both sides clashed and could possibly bring harm to each, this marriage no longer had any reason to be maintained.

Divorce was inevitable.

Shazhu, who had lived this life again, clearly knew this.

He felt toward Xu Daming's father.

He showed a very strong interest.

In the previous life.

He hadn't really interacted with him before.

In this life.

Through his interactions with Xu Daming, he gained some understanding of Xu Daming's father; this old man is no good person, his scheming and intellect far surpass the combined total of Yi Zhonghai and Long Laotaitai.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to clearly see the situation of the coming years, to act before events happen, letting Xu Daming and Lou Xiaoe divorce and remove the hat of Lou family's son-in-law from Xu Daming's head.

The present Xu Daming.

Definitely a high-quality bachelor.

"Projectionist" in five characters, wherever he goes, is a dimensionality‑crushing presence.

Qin Jingru also entered Shazhu's sight.

If Yan Jiecheng agreed to a blind date with Qin Jingru, it seems Xu Daming would have nothing to do with it.

The problem is that Yan Fugui does not agree to Qin Jingru marrying into their Yan family.

The blind date hadn't even started before it fell through.

Under these circumstances.

Will Xu Daming, just like in his previous life, get entangled with Qin Jingru? That really is a topic that makes Shazhu look forward to.

"I think what your dad said is right."

"Shazhu, you really surprise me."

"Your dad's judgment is exactly that." Shazhu raised his thumb, expressing his admiration for Xu Daming's father to Xu Daming: "Listening to your dad's words is sure to be right."

Having said that.

He thought of Lou Xiaoe.

In the previous lifetime.

Lou Xiaoe found out that Xu Daming was cheating on her with Qin Jingru behind her back, which made her teeth itch with anger, and she divorced Xu Daming.

After the divorce.

Laotaitai summoned Lou Xiaoe to her home, also called for Shazhu, and ultimately staged a grand matchmaking drama, placing Lou Xiaoe and Shazhu together.

But because of the antagonistic relationship between Xu Daming and Shazhu,

Upon hearing that Shazhu had married Lou Xiaoe,

Xu Daming had just one thought.

Lou Xiaoe was using this to take revenge on Xu Daming.

Xu Daming found Deputy Factory Director Li, performed a sacrificial rite for the Lou family, Shazhu appealed to the top leader, rescued the Lou family, and saw them off as they headed south.

Xu Daming found Deputy Factory Director Li, performed a sacrificial rite for the Lou family, Shazhu appealed to the top leader, rescued the Lou family, and saw them off as they headed south.

This life.

Xu Daming wasn't cheating within marriage; he had received an order from Old Xu and had no choice but to divorce Lou Xiaoe.

Long Laotaitai is gone.

He has again become Xu Daming's confidant.

What should Lou Xiaoe do!

"Your ex-wife."

Xu Daming looked outside.

He lowered his voice.

"Shazhu, these words—said that, must not be leaked; the day before yesterday morning we two divorced, in the afternoon Lou Xiaoe's parents started packing; today Lou Xiaoe, with her parents, under the pretense of visiting relatives, took a plane to the friendly neighboring country, transferred planes there, and went to Hong Kong Island."

"Leaving is also fine."

"Who knows."

"Xu Daming, tell me the truth, what exactly is your relationship with Qin Jingru?"

"Shazhu, you don't believe me, buddy? Even if I, Xu Daming, am no good, I also know the principle that a rabbit doesn't eat the grass beside its burrow; I got to know Qin Jingru because she came over to try to get close to me."

Xu Daming looked at Shazhu.

He began to show off.

"I am a projectionist."

"Okay, okay, okay, I know you're a projectionist."

"Let's drink!"

After three rounds of wine.

After five flavors of dishes.

A bottle of liquor strong enough to knock over a donkey was drunk dry by the two in an instant.

He looked at the sky.

It was slightly dark.

After saying something to Xu Daming, Shazhu pushed open the door of Xu Daming's house and walked toward Zhong Yuan.

The evening wind blew.

A dizzy feeling came over Shazhu.

He had drunk a bit too much.

He leaned against the wall.

He calmed his heart and secretly made a great oath.

From tomorrow on, no matter what, he had to quit drinking.

He couldn't drink anymore.

He let out a breath from his mouth.

Just as he was about to cross the junction between Zhong Yuan and Hou Yuan, he heard a shout calling him from behind.

"Shazhu, Shazhu."

A white and plump figure appeared before Shazhu.

Shazhu blinked his eyes hard a few times.

Something was off.

When did a big fat pig run into the Siheyuan?

An even stranger thing.

This big fat pig actually imitated a person, standing up on its two hind legs.

"I'll tell you, big fat pig, if you keep this up, the slaughterhouse master will come soon; I can't do anything else, but I'm really good at cooking—this is the pig's head, I'll figure out how to make a braised pig's head; these are the pig's ears, I'll chop them up and boil them with pig skin to make skin jelly; we'll divide the pork among the neighbors, and we'll boil the offal to eat."

He pointed at Jia Zhangshi.

Shazhu was commenting on various ways of eating.

He shouted Liu Haizhong's name.

"Second Grandpa, are you there? A big fat pig has run into our courtyard; quickly organize the neighbors to tie it up and send it to the slaughterhouse for meat."

When Jia Zhangshi ran to Shazhu's side, Liu Haizhong also walked over to Shazhu; he had come back from the front toilet and happened to bump into this situation.

He smelled the alcohol on Shazhu's body.

He then knew Shazhu had drunk too much.

He also understood why Jia Zhangshi had called out to Shazhu.

It must be about Qin Huairu.

Not many days had passed since Qin Huairu was driven away from the Ninth Workshop.

The people in the courtyard.

None of them could help with this.

The matter of Qin Huairu asking Jia Zhangshi for money to smooth relations; Liu Haizhong heard some rumors and also knew that Jia Zhangshi had never given the money to Qin Huairu.

Lice on a monk's head.

An obvious matter.

"Zhuzi, how much have you drunk, your eyes are blurry; open them wide and look, see who this is, see that this is the big fat pig that ran into our courtyard—this is Jia Zhangshi, Bangeng's grandmother; how could you still see her as a pig?"