Chapter 179: She won't divorce unless you do it this way

Hearing Xu Damao's words, Liu Haizhong frowned and asked:

"So you just accepted it?"

Xu Damao: "What else can I do?"

"I really don't want to offend Shengli."

"Besides, in this regard, a woman's reputation is more important, right?"

"No matter what, I was married to Lou Xiao'e once, I need to consider her reputation."

"Besides, I've made up my mind to divorce Lou Xiao'e, but Lou Xiao'e says if I don't do this, she won't agree to divorce."

"What do you suggest I do?"

Liu Haizhong frowned and asked: "Are you telling the truth?"

Xu Damao: "Of course it's true, I wouldn't dare lie to you, Group Leader Liu."

Shazhu: "Xu Damao, you're just blowing hot air; what you say sounds better than singing."

"Only a fool would believe you."

Xu Damao pointed at Shazhu and shouted angrily: "Shazhu, I think you're itching for a fight!"

Having said that, he was about to rush at Shazhu.

Shazhu hurriedly ran to behind Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong scolded Xu Damao:

"Enough, I don't care whether what you say is true or not."

"Remember, Yu Haitang is the intended match for my second son, Guangtian."

"You, you, stay away from Yu Haitang, or else I'll take away your projectionist job and send you down to the workshop for labor."

Elsewhere.

At Yu Li's home.

Yu Li was persuading Yu Haitang to leave Xu Damao.

"Haitang, my dear sister."

"Xu Damao has admitted it, he really can't have children."

"Why are you still involved with him?"

Yu Haitang: "Sister, Xu Damao said it, he has no choice."

"Actually, he's doing this for Lou Xiao'e."

"He says he must draw a clear line with Lou Xiao'e."

"But Lou Xiao'e is unwilling."

"So he has to lie to Lou Xiao'e, saying he can't have children."

Yu Li: "I don't believe his nonsense."

"Alright, let's not talk about this."

"I'll tell you now."

"As for Xu Damao, although he's in this courtyard, aside from Shengli, even if his conditions are the best."

"But his character really has problems."

Yu Haitang grew a bit impatient: "What's wrong with his character?"

Yu Li: "He's a petty person."

"People in our courtyard have a bad impression of him."

"Take his divorce from Lou Xiao'e as an example."

"He could kick Lou Xiao'e away with one kick."

"If in the future he takes a liking to someone else."

"Wouldn't he just kick you away as well?"

Yu Haitang looked bewildered: "He'd kick me?"

"Not kicking him would already be good."

Yu Li: "I mean, wait until the day you're old and your looks fade."

Yu Haitang: "Ah, sister, you still don't understand me."

"Only I can divorce others; no one dares to divorce me."

"I think Xu Damao doesn't want Lou Xiao'e because his class stance is clear."

"I like people with political savvy."

Just then, suddenly came the sound of knocking on the window; Yu Haitang quickly turned her head, only to see Xu Damao standing outside Yu Li's window.

"Haitang, I want to say a few words to you; come out for a moment."

Yu Haitang happily said: "Oh, wait for me at the door."

Yu Li let out a soft sigh and said: "Haitang, you should listen to your sister's advice; you really shouldn't get too close to Xu Damao."

Yu Haitang: "Ah, sister, just relax."

"Your sister me has never failed in anything I do."

"I'm leaving now."

Having said that, Yu Haitang stood up and walked out.

Watching Yu Haitang's back, Yu Li let out a long sigh and also followed her out.

She wanted to go find Lin Shengli to discuss, to see if Lin Shengli had any way to stop Yu Haitang from associating with Xu Damao.

Lin Shengli was leisurely drinking tea at home when Yu Li walked in.

"Shengli, are you the only one at home?"

Lin Shengli nodded, pointed to the opposite chair, and said:

"Have a seat, keep me company with a cup of tea."

Yu Li nodded, sat down, and said:

"Shengli, I have something I'd like to ask you to help with."

Lin Shengli: "If I can do it, I will definitely help."

Yu Li: "It's like this: my sister is getting too close to Xu Damao."

"Besides, according to what my sister says, she wants to marry Xu Damao."

"But Xu Damao's character isn't great, and he's also infertile."

"Besides, he lied to my sister, saying that last time you and Lou Xiao'e both claimed he couldn't have children—he had no choice, otherwise Lou Xiao'e wouldn't agree to divorce him."

"He also said Lou Xiao'e said that only to get revenge on him."

Lin Shengli laughed: "Did he really say that?"

Yu Li nodded and asked:

"Can you think of a way to break them up?"

Lin Shengli patted the chair beside him and said:

"Come over, I'll tell you."

Yu Li turned her head, glanced over, a bit nervously said:

"What if someone sees us?"

Lin Shengli: "Don't worry, the curtains are drawn and the door is shut."

"Now it's just the two of us in the room."

Yu Li: "You, you wouldn't be thinking......"

Lin Shengli chuckled and asked: "Don't you want to?"

Yu Li lowered her head, blushing, and said: "How annoying!"

Lin Shengli stood up, walked behind Yu Li, placed both hands on her shoulders, and whispered something in her ear.

Yu Li: "Ah? Is it that simple?"

Lin Shengli: "Then what more complication do you want?"

"Dealing with Xu Damao is inherently simple."

"Don't overcomplicate it."

Yu Li thought for a moment and said:

"Exactly, what you said makes perfect sense; I don't know why I didn't think of it."

Lin Shengli laughed: "Since you agree it makes sense, shouldn't you repay me with your body?"

Yu Li: "Ah? Here?"

Lin Shengli: "What do you say?"

At the Siheyuan gate.

As soon as Yu Haitang appeared, Xu Damao told her what Liu Haizhong had warned him.

Yu Haitang frowned and asked:

"Did Second Uncle really say that if you pursue me, he'll transfer you off your post?"

Xu Damao: "No way, I can't learn that expression and demeanor you're talking about."

"I didn't argue with him back then, and it wasn't because I was afraid of him."

"I was worried you had already agreed to him."

Yu Haitang: "I agreed to him?"

"Forget it."

"I just don't want to offend him."

"So I just didn't express my stance back then."

"Pushy and clueless about one's limits."

"Besides, look at his poor, shabby appearance—could I ever marry him?"

Xu Damao happily said: "You also don't need to fear him."

"He can't do anything to you either."

"But he can collude with the people in the courtyard to mess with me."

Yu Haitang: "How would he do that?"

"You haven't done anything."

Xu Damao: "I haven't done anything."

"But someone could frame me."

"Just like last time when Lou Xiao'e said I couldn't have children."

"Actually, it's Lou Xiao'e who can't have children; I avoided confronting her publicly just to secure a smooth divorce."