Chapter 30: Hoeing the Ground for the Big Leader

Several people scrambled to pin Xu Damao to the ground and fished the money out of his pockets.

"Pah! So he's a eunuch." Goushengzi spat, counted the money triumphantly—not bad, seven or eight yuan in total, enough for a meal for the few of them.

"Let go of me, let go of me! Who are you calling a eunuch? You come back here!" The physical pain Xu Damao felt was far less than the pain in his heart.

It wasn't that he hadn't seen others before, but he had always comforted himself in his heart; now that his scar had been exposed, he suddenly felt a bit of doubt about whether he really was very small.

"Pah, let's go, brothers, let's go eat, the little uncle-in-law is treating! Hahaha." Gousheng called out a few times, and the twins hurriedly pulled Bang Geng along as they all walked out.

Xu Damao returned to the Back Yard in a daze. Seeing him covered in dust, Qin Jingru hurriedly climbed off the bed and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? Did Shazhu discover our business? I'll go find him!"

"Don't, it wasn't Shazhu, it was a few of Bang Geng's prison mates. They don't play by the rules, coming to ambush and trick a 30-year-old elder like me. You tell me, is this right? This isn't right, sigh, I hope they 'take care of themselves'!" Xu Damao looked aggrieved, and deep down, he was secretly starting to doubt himself.

"Ah? Prison mates? Should we report this to the Public Security Station?" Qin Jingru was startled. Having come from the countryside, she was a bit timid because the rural areas were more feudal and conservative.

Xu Damao's expression flickered, then he became dejected again, muttering to himself, "Tell me, am I really very small..."

Qin Jingru was startled. Staring at Xu Damao, she realized he wasn't looking at her, so she calmed down and forced a smile, saying, "How could that be? Besides, I'm a pure maiden; how would I know what others are like?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao felt much better. That's right, big or small, at the very least he, Xu Damao, had slept with two young women. In this life, he had "stood tall"!

"Come, while it's still early, let's go a few more times and try our best to have a child!"

Qin Jingru sighed in her heart, lay down with a smile on her face, and felt such regret!

On the other side, Qin Huairu finally managed to climb up while enduring the pain. Looking at the various tooth marks and claw prints all over her body, her heart was filled with despair.

She rose numbly, threw the shreds of cloth aside, put on a clean set of clothes, and walked out. Looking at the rising sun, she didn't feel a shred of warmth or hope.

"Hey, hey, hey, you person, are you blind when you walk?" An old man riding a bicycle almost hit the numbly walking Qin Huairu and cursed at her a few times.

But he only saw Qin Huairu continue walking forward without even turning her head, turning a deaf ear, which immediately made the old man so angry he spat several times.

How good it would be if none of this had ever happened.

Sigh, there's no going back.

Qin Huairu walked all the way home and lay on the foul-smelling kang. The despair in her heart was like an endless dark night, tightly wrapping around her and suffocating her. She didn't know if doing so much for Jia Geng was worth it; she now had the urge to destroy everything.

On the other side.

He Yuzhu let out a huge sneeze and woke up.

Opening his eyes, he saw Lou Xiao'e lying to one side, constantly teasing his nostrils with her hair.

"Hehe, awake?" Having experienced the joy of being a woman for the first time, Lou Xiao'e's heart was filled with happiness.

"Mm, why didn't you sleep a little longer?" He Yuzhu hugged her shoulders, and the two of them quietly watched the yellowing ceiling, silently savoring each other's tenderness.

"Shall we go get our marriage certificate? Let's go piss off Xu Damao, can we?" Lou Xiao'e's eyes suddenly lit up, and she climbed up again, excited like a little child.

"No, you know what kind of person Xu Damao is—a petty man. What you need to do now is hurry home, notify your parents and relatives, pack your things, and leave this place. Let them go as far away as possible. Otherwise, if we go in front of Xu Damao now, he'll go report your family in an hour, and that would be a loss that outweighs the gain. After your family and relatives have all left, we'll go piss him off then, alright?" He Yuzhu stroked her head and asked in a gentle voice.

Lou Xiao'e was stunned, instantly moved.

She hadn't even thought about her parents, but He Yuzhu had. What did this mean?

It meant that He Yuzhu truly had her in his heart and was thinking for her.

Women, once in love, are always so brainless; no matter what happens, they will think of things that move themselves deeply.

Tears gushed out, and Lou Xiao'e began to sob.

When she was with Xu Damao, she had never been this happy.

Thank God, thank Xu Damao!

"Why are you crying?" He Yuzhu was completely confused.

"Nothing, I'm going home now to tell my family. Once everything is settled, I'll come back to find you. You wait for me!" Lou Xiao'e wiped her tears and giggled. She could feel He Yuzhu's care and affection for her, and that was enough.

"Ouch, hiss, it's all your fault." As soon as she got up, Lou Xiao'e frowned, patted He Yuzhu a few times, then took a silk-wrapped wooden box out of her suitcase and placed it in He Yuzhu's hand.

"Here, this is our family heirloom, it's worth a fortune. Help me keep it safe, don't lose it, and bring it for me when we get married." Lou Xiao'e opened the box, stroked it a few times with reluctance, and then said.

It wasn't for any other reason, but because this bracelet was truly valuable, so she wanted to leave it with He Yuzhu, because she knew her parents too well.

If they really listened to her and wanted to leave, they probably wouldn't allow her to return to the Siheyuan again and would definitely take her with them. In that case, the only way she could have a chance to stay was to leave the most valuable thing in her entire family with He Yuzhu.

"Rest assured, I will put it in a place where no one can find it." He Yuzhu nodded, tucked it into his bosom, and waited to put it into the System Space later.

"Then I'm leaving. You wash up, and I'll go call the old lady. Wait for me!"

"Wait a moment, I'll go call a car for you, you wait here." He Yuzhu naturally wouldn't let her drag her luggage and walk by herself. He hurried to put on his shoes, called a car, and took the opportunity to take a fountain pen out of the System Space and hand it to Lou Xiao'e.

In case her parents didn't let her come back, this could at least serve as a memento.

What Lou Xiao'e could think of, he could naturally think of too. Watching Lou Xiao'e waving at him, He Yuzhu's heart was filled with melancholy.

Returning to Yushui's room, the old lady had already returned to the Back Yard. He Yuzhu braced himself, packed up his knives, and prepared to go to the Big Leader's house again.

"Zhuzi, are you there?" Qin Huairu suddenly walked in, crying.

"What's the matter?"

"Wuwu... I really don't know what to do."

As she spoke, Qin Huairu told him everything about how she had gone to find Li Huaide to save Bang Geng, including the abuse she had suffered from Li Huaide over the past two days.

He Yuzhu looked horrified. This...

Killing someone is just a matter of cutting off their head; this Li Huaide is a psychopath!

After finally coaxing Qin Huairu to go back, He Yuzhu sat on the bed, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

As for Qin Huairu, he didn't even know what he felt about her anymore...

The original disgust, but now, pity.

They say that pitiful people must have something hateful about them, but now, if he were to go and bully Qin Huairu again, he felt he wouldn't have the slightest pleasure; instead, he would look down on himself.

Sighing, He Yuzhu gave himself a hard slap across the face.

Thinking no more of it, he grabbed his knives, got on his bicycle, and headed toward the Big Leader's house.

Regardless of whether his heart had softened, a piece of human scum like Li Huaide had to be taken down, because he felt disgusted!

Therefore, he had to hold onto the Big Leader's thigh.

Very quickly, He Yuzhu arrived at the home of The Big Leader, and seeing The Big Leader basking in the sun reading a newspaper, He Yuzhu revealed a smiling face.

"Yo, why are you so leisurely today, sir?"

"Haha, stealing half a day of leisure from a busy life; come, let's play a few rounds." The Big Leader was happy the moment he saw He Yuzhu; after all, he cooked delicious food and never asked him for favors, so he was very satisfied.

"You wait a moment, I'll go turn over the soil in your garden first; it's all clumped up." He Yuzhu put down his knife set, rolled up his sleeves, and said.

Then he picked up the hoe nearby and began to dig up the garden soil...

In a flash, he remembered the scene of himself running over to the home of Chen Lao...

One must make connections early; one cannot wait until the other party has become successful to show interest. If he had gone to the home of Chen Lao when there was nothing going on from the start, and not held a grudge against him because of Chen Yang, he wouldn't have been so embarrassed when Secretary Sha arrived.

While thinking this, He Yuzhu worked even harder.

"Good, I'll join in too; let's have a good sweat today! Hahaha." The Big Leader put down his newspaper, picked up another shovel, spat on his hands, and followed behind He Yuzhu, working together.

"Then let's compare our stamina, Big Leader."

"Good, once we're done, we won't plant flowers next year; we'll grow vegetables and grain instead—things you grow yourself are the most fragrant!"

"Haha, good!"