Chapter 78

Silly Zhu had to admit.

Translation: Shazhu had to admit.

Xu Daming truly achieved saving a life, which outweighs building a seven-story pagoda; he kindly brought the girl back to the Siheyuan, intending for her to regard Yi Zhonghai and his wife as her parents.

Not a bad idea.

The problem is that many people don't believe it.

Looking at their doubtful eyes.

Then I knew what these people were thinking.

"Xu Daming, tell me the truth—do you two actually have that kind of relationship?"

Xu Daming, upon hearing this,

blew up on the spot.

In other words, in your heart, Shazhu, I'm just a despicable person; others don't believe me, and you, Shazhu, don't believe me either.

"Shazhu, what do you mean?"

"You, at eight, sneaked into the women's toilet; at nine, went into the women's bathhouse; at ten, blocked a female classmate—this girl is so pretty, what do you mean by that?" Shazhu looked at Xu Daming with contempt, saying, "You have a record in this area; to flirt with Wang Yaling of the Statistics Department, you altered your age, making it bigger, but ended up making it smaller, and you also have an unclear relationship with Shi Hongmei of the Propaganda Department."

One after another.

One by one.

All are Xu Daming's glorious romantic exploits.

"Shazhu, can't we just not bring up the past? I really have nothing to do with this girl; if I hadn't seen her lose her introduction letter and sit alone on the ground crying, I wouldn't have brought her back to the Siheyuan."

Shazhu's heart.

It hit him right in the throat.

Afraid of what?

And yet this is what shows up.

The whole country is carrying out this anti-bandit suppression special operation, and you dare bring back a girl who can't prove her identity to the Siheyuan—are you trying to shorten your own life?

Shazhu has experience.

He had been taking photos with his camera these past few days, and was repeatedly reported by the local aunties; if it weren't for the photography permit that Cai Shugen gave him, he'd probably have been taken away.

Who can prove this girl's innocence!

Even a scoundrel doesn't write 'scoundrel' on his face.

Especially that kind of beautiful woman.

"Without an introduction letter, you dare to bring her into the Siheyuan—you're really not afraid of death."

Just think about it.

Xu Daming really is such a bastard.

In the 1960s–70s, relying on his job as a film projectionist, he ruined who knows how many young wives and widows, basically risking his life to mess around.

"I can't be this unlucky, can I?" Xu Daming muttered, looking at Shazhu, "I'm doing a good deed; it's New Year's, I can't just leave the girl on the street—this is a time for us to be happy, but the girl is lonely and helpless, which doesn't show the greatness of our harmonious society."

Lustful is lustful.

They won't admit that lustful is glorious and noble.

What are you doing?

"Xu Daming, answer me this: if it were a boy sitting by the road crying, also having lost his introduction letter, would you bring him back to the Siheyuan?"

"No."

Honest kid Xu Daming.

Speak frankly.

After finishing, he still wanted to add a sentence.

"What's there for a man to fear?"

"You're still lustful." Shazhu wore an expression of having seen through Xu Daming's nature, "If this girl weren't pretty, or if she were ugly, you wouldn't bother with her."

"It's not that I wouldn't bother; just think about it."

"This is outrageous."

"Shazhu, let's not argue about whether the girl is pretty or not." Perceiving that something was wrong, Xu Daming took the initiative and said to Shazhu, "Just tell me what to do about this."

Fearing that Shazhu wouldn't understand, he also gave him a furtive glance.

The look of squinting and waggling eyebrows.

Virtue.

According to Shazhu's guess, a hypocrite would certainly make a big deal out of the introduction letter; in Xu Daming's plan to help Yi Zhonghai adopt a child, the only flaw is that this girl lacks an introduction letter.

What Shazhu thought was not wrong.

Yi Zhonghai at this moment.

His heart also settled.

Ever since he learned that this seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl was the adoptee Xu Daming was arranging for him, Yi Zhonghai's heart hasn't really agreed.

He didn't speak.

He was suffering from having no reason to refuse.

To refuse reasonably and lawfully, so that nobody in the Siheyuan could find fault, and afterwards even praise Yi Zhonghai's benevolence and righteousness.

They are currently carrying out this anti-bandit suppression special.

No introduction letter.

Who knows what kind of person you are?

That gives Yi Zhonghai an excuse.

"Girl, we have no children, and you have no parents; by rights, coming to our home would be a blessing for our family, but you also know that without an introduction letter you're a black household—I don't need to consider our own family, but I must think of the Siheyuan neighbors; seeing you're hungry, I'll give you two white flour steamed buns, but you should still go find your relatives."

Yi Zhonghai gave a look to the eldest aunt.

Have the eldest aunt go get the white flour steamed buns.

The eldest aunt was a bit reluctant.

This girl.

Just looking at her, you like her.

If one really had such a daughter, even if not biologically hers, the eldest aunt would be happy.

Too bad.

In the household, Yi Zhonghai is in charge.

Two white flour steamed buns were handed to Li Xiuzhi.

Liu Bei dropped Adou.

Yi Zhonghai, with two white flour steamed buns, instantly etched the glorious image of the eldest uncle into everyone's minds.

"Girl, take it; our old Yi family has no fortune, we can't keep you, this girl. Today is New Year's, there's nothing better, take these two white flour steamed buns and go."

Yi Zhonghai wore a smile, his brows radiating boundless affection; those unaware of the circumstances saw this and thought Yi Zhonghai felt sorrowful because he couldn't acknowledge Li Xiuzhi as his daughter.

Only Shazhu knows the truth.

This is the terrifying aspect of Yi Zhonghai.

His kind-faced countenance deceived too many people.

No one would expect that beneath the kind face lies a malicious heart.

This old fellow hides his thoughts deeply, and his methods are also sophisticated.

In the Siheyuan, the three overseers; the second overseer, Liu Haizhong, being suppressed by Yi Zhonghai in the factory, thus wanted to suppress Yi Zhonghai in return within the Siheyuan.

But he has always been under Yi Zhonghai's foot from beginning to end.

In the previous life.

If it weren't for the hypocrite voluntarily speaking about the retirement scheme, Liu Haizhong and these people wouldn't have known that Yi Zhonghai began planning for retirement from the year he fled He Daqing to Baocheng, and had come up with two plans, A and B: the primary plan was Jia Dongxu, the backup plan B was Shazhu.

The matter of adopting a child.

In Yi Zhonghai's heart, it was absolutely impossible to pass.

The hypocrite wholeheartedly believed the deaf old lady's words; unless Xu Daming could replace her status in Yi Zhonghai's heart, his helping Yi Zhonghai with the adoption amounted to nothing.

There is also the factor that Xu Damào did not consider things comprehensively.

No letter of introduction.

If there were a letter of introduction.

Yi Zhonghai really would not be able to wrap things up nicely.

From the moment there was no letter of introduction.

Xu Damào helping Yi Zhonghai adopt a child has no chance of being completed.

Li Xiuzhi being taken away by Jiēdào staff is also understandable.

The drama in the Siheyuan also ended with that.

Everyone was taken away.

What else is there to look at?

Nothing more than sighing that they didn't get to eat the pork stew made by Shazhu.