Chapter 25: The Miserable Xu Damao

"Ma'am, don't worry, speak slowly. What happened?" He Yuzhu hurriedly pulled over a folding stool and comforted her.

"I can't sit, I can't sit, how could I have the heart to sit? Master He, I beg you, please help me find him. I've asked everyone I could, and no one has seen Ma Hua. Where could this child have gone?" Ma Hua's mother grabbed He Yuzhu's hand and shook it incessantly; He Yuzhu felt his hand being pinched painfully by this woman of over fifty.

"Then have you asked at the factory?" He Yuzhu frowned; he truly didn't recall Ma Hua having any bad habit of staying out all night.

Besides, when he gave him chicken yesterday, he even said he wanted to take it home to improve his parents' living conditions. How could he not have gone home?!

Chicken!

That's right, the chicken!

He Yuzhu was stunned, then turned and looked with a gloomy face at Xu Damao, who was coming out of the Back Yard while tidying his clothes.

"You son of a bitch! You're asking for death!"

No sooner said than done, He Yuzhu took two steps in one and arrived in front of the sleepy-looking Xu Damao with lightning speed.

"Bang!"

"Ouch!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Ah! Ouch, have you gone crazy, Shazhu? Ouch! I'm going to report you!"

"Report! Go ahead and report! Before you report, I'll tear you apart first! No wonder you were so drunk last night! A celebration banquet, is it?! Plotting against me, are you?! Huh?! You son of a bitch!" He Yuzhu angrily hoisted the still-smelly Xu Damao up, brought his face, which had already swollen into a pig's head, in front of his own, and questioned him with spit flying everywhere.

"Ah? I... how did you know? I clearly didn't tell anyone about this..." Xu Damao was startled, immediately thinking that his plan to sabotage Qin Jingru's good thing with him had been exposed, and his spirit instantly deflated.

"Heh, good, it's good that you admit it. It's not a wrongful beating!" Saying this, He Yuzhu was about to strike again, and Xu Damao was so scared he plopped down onto his knees.

"Shazhu, no, Zhuzi, He Yuzhu, Deputy Director He, I was wrong, I was really wrong. If you hit me again, it'll cost a life. It's not worth it, it's not worth it for Qin Jingru. Besides, I haven't even taken action yet, have I?" Xu Damao began to wail with snot and tears.

His heart was full of grievances. Does this He Yuzhu have mind-reading powers? He only just planned it, how did he know?!

He got drunk last night and fell in the restroom; he didn't know who went to the restroom without looking, and ended up relieving themselves all over him. He washed for half the night before getting clean, only slept for a little while until dawn, and then got beaten up as soon as he stepped out...

"What Qin Jingru?! I'm talking about Ma Hua! Where did you take Ma Hua?" He Yuzhu looked suspicious; could it be that he really got it wrong?

"Ma Hua? What Ma Hua? He's a grown man, where could I possibly take him? What is this all about?!" Xu Damao felt even more aggrieved.

"Ahem, alright then. It wasn't a wasted beating; who told you to plot against me? Just take it!" Turning around, He Yuzhu threw Xu Damao to the ground and then went to Ma Hua's mother's side.

"Ma'am, have you been to the factory?"

"No, I asked people in the factory who know my Ma Hua, and they all said they hadn't seen him, so I didn't go. Why would he spend the night at the factory for no reason?" Ma Hua's mother blinked, looking puzzled.

"Hi, it might be because of the half-chicken I gave him yesterday. It's possible he was detained by the Security Team; otherwise, he has nowhere else to go. I'll go to the factory and ask right now." He Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling he had explained it, then got on his bicycle and headed toward the factory.

Xu Damao, lying on the ground, heard He Yuzhu's words and his eyes lit up, then he chuckled: Serves you right, half a chicken, stole it from the factory, didn't you? Your time as Deputy Director is up!

"Hiss!" The smile pulled at his wounds, and Xu Damao grimaced as he returned to the Back Yard.

"Xiao'e, quick, put some medicine on me." As soon as he entered the door, Xu Damao saw Lou Xiao'e still lying on the bed and immediately lost his temper; she had no progress on having a baby, and all she did all day was eat and sleep!

"Oh, ah?! What happened to you again!" Lou Xiao'e tilted her head, was immediately startled by Xu Damao's pig-head, and hurriedly climbed up.

"Sleep, sleep, sleep, you don't do anything proper at home all day!" Xu Damao slammed the table hard.

"You think I want to?! Ah? You think I want to sleep? Isn't it because you fell in the restroom last night and tossed about for half the night that I'm this tired?! Xu Damao, what do you mean?" Lou Xiao'e also lost her temper, threw the medicine and ointment she had taken out at Xu Damao, and glared at him, looking full of grievances.

"You! I must have been blind to marry someone like you!" Xu Damao felt the pain from being hit, got even more fired up, and walked out with the medicine.

As soon as he left the courtyard, Xu Damao saw Qin Jingru walking slowly with a limp, and an idea immediately came to him.

"Hey, Jingru? You're here quite early."

"Ah? Ah, yes, yes, hiss."

"Hiss, what's wrong with your leg?"

"It's nothing, hiss, I twisted it."

The two of them stood in the courtyard hissing and chatting.

Qin Jingru couldn't be more regretful about coming out; she just wanted to go to the restroom, and now she had run into Xu Damao. She didn't dare go to He Yuzhu's room, and Qin Huairu wouldn't let her go to their room, so she could only make small talk with Xu Damao.

"I heard your sister wants to introduce you to Shazhu?" Xu Damao looked at the innocent Qin Jingru, and his wicked thoughts bubbled up again; this beating couldn't be for nothing!

"Ah, that's right! It's He Yuzhu, not Shazhu!" Qin Jingru rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily.

At the mention of He Yuzhu, Qin Jingru felt even more pain.

"Hi, you don't know, he's about to be in trouble. Not only will he lose his official position, but he'll also have to go to jail!" Xu Damao said with an exaggerated tone.

"Ah? How could that be... is it true or false?" Qin Jingru panicked all of a sudden and grabbed Xu Damao's hand.

Xu Damao took the opportunity to take advantage and said even more triumphantly: "That Deputy Director position of his was fake to begin with, and this time he's finished! Because of theft, do you know what stealing from the public is? A major crime!" Xu Damao took the opportunity to hold Qin Jingru's little white hand and rubbed it constantly.

"This... what should I do... it's over, it's over. No, I have to find my sister." Qin Jingru was anxious and about to turn around, but she pulled at her injury and let out a hiss, her face turning pale.

"Why are you worried about him? Let me tell you, come on, let's find a place, I'll treat you to a meal, and we can talk slowly." Xu Damao gave a sinister smile.

"I! Can I not be anxious? I'm already..."

"What's wrong with you?"

"I... I'm about to be introduced to him as his wife."

"Hi, it's fine, come on, let's talk slowly. Listen to your brother, don't worry."

Then the panicked Qin Jingru was dragged away by Xu Damao.

Later, when Xu Damao asked Qin Jingru why it wasn't the case, Qin Jingru looked melancholy: "It's a long story. That day I was riding my bicycle, and I didn't notice the seat had fallen off, so, so, wuwu, you won't despise me, will you?"