Chapter 143: That day, knowing you were leaving

Following Xu Fugui's instructions, Xu Mu came to the Lou Mansion to bid a final farewell to Tan Yali.

"Madam, after this parting, I don't know if we will ever see each other again in this life. You and the Master must take care. You must also be careful. Today, Damao and my master went to the Rolling Mill and finally understood why Shazhu wanted to take revenge on our family."

"A while ago, didn't we discuss the matter of the young lady marrying my Damao? I don't know how Shazhu found out about this, but Shazhu also set his sights on our young lady and felt Damao was a stumbling block."

"Simply put, Shazhu didn't hesitate and drove our whole family to the Great Third Front. If Shazhu were a good person, that would be one thing, but the key is that Shazhu is also involved with that Qin widow in their courtyard."

"Madam, you must be cautious about this matter..." After Xu Mu finished speaking, she didn't care whether Tan Yali believed her or not, turned around, and left.

Tan Yali told Lou Bancheng what Xu Mu had said, and Lou Bancheng was furious.

"Hmph, what kind of cats and dogs dare to provoke my Lou family? If it were in the past, the grass on their graves would already be three feet high," Lou Bancheng roared.

"Is the Master talking about that Shazhu?" Tan Yali said.

"I'm talking about the Xu family. This is clearly borrowing a knife to kill," Lou Bancheng said.

"Then should we teach the Xu family a lesson?" Tan Yali said.

"Forget it. Although the Xu family of four was actually exiled to the Great Third Front, on the surface, they are still using the guise of supporting the Great Third Front. Many people are watching them, so it's not appropriate to cause trouble at this juncture."

"Sigh, the times are different. It's better for families like ours to keep a low profile," Lou Bancheng said after thinking for a moment, very unwillingly.

Lou Bancheng was indeed unwilling. If it were in the past, such a thing would never have happened. Now, the Lou family could only keep their tails between their legs.

"Then is it true or false that Shazhu has his eyes on our E'er? Our E'er is marrying into a family, and she must marry someone whose background we know. It's not just anyone she can marry. Otherwise, what if our E'er is wronged?" Tan Yali said.

"Qu San, you heard what the Madam said, right? After the Xu family leaves, you take people to secretly investigate He Yuzhu. Then give Shazhu a lesson. Our Lou family, although weakened, is not someone just anyone can covet," Lou Bancheng said coldly.

"Yes, Master," Qu San nodded and said.

The reason Lou Bancheng wanted to teach He Yuzhu a lesson was not because He Yuzhu had provoked him, but because Lou Bancheng wanted to show others.

"I can't deal with the people above, but can't I deal with a chef like you?" Lou Bancheng thought to himself.

After Xu Mu returned home, she said she had done everything she could. As for whether Lou Bancheng would take action, it would depend on heaven's will.

"Lou Bancheng will take action. Don't project our thoughts onto others; their thoughts are not quite the same as ours. Since things have reached this point, there's no use saying more. Pack up early, go support the Great Third Front early, and you might leave a good impression over there," Xu Fugui said.

Xu Damao, however, was somewhat unwilling and found paper and pen to start writing report letters.

Xu Damao didn't dare report Li Huaide, but didn't he dare report He Yuzhu? Xu Damao wrote several report letters, not only throwing them into the Rolling Mill but also into the Ministry, the police station, and other units.

Xu Damao's thinking was very simple: he was leaving tomorrow anyway, so why care about so much? Report him first and talk later.

After Xu Damao finished writing the letters, he went to various departments to openly submit the report letters. After finishing all this, Xu Damao returned home.

"Are you done with everything?" Xu Fugui asked.

"Done," Xu Damao nodded and said.

"If you're done, eat, and then get a good night's rest. The unit has already sent us the tickets, and we'll leave early tomorrow morning," Xu Fugui said.

"Dad, are we really just leaving like this?" Xu Damao said, very unwillingly.

"If we don't leave like this, what else can we do? It's not like before, when you could change jobs at will," Xu Fugui said, smoking, his face full of sorrow.

"I'm not willing!" Xu Damao said.

"Who told you not to be ruthless? If you were ruthless and struck first, it would be Shazhu who was leaving," Xu Fugui said coldly.

"I never thought Shazhu would be so ruthless. I thought at most Shazhu would beat me up and that would be the end of it. It was always like that before," Xu Damao said.

"This just shows you aren't ruthless enough! Look at Shazhu. He's getting married, and he'll remove any stumbling block that hinders his marriage. In the future, you can't be as rash as you were before. Once you decide to deal with someone, you must strike them dead with one blow."

"Even if you can't strike them dead with one blow, you must be as ruthless as Shazhu was when dealing with us! These are all lessons written in blood," Xu Fugui said in a deep voice.

"I'm not willing to leave like this. Mom, you come with me to the Siheyuan and make a big scene at Shazhu's house. We're leaving anyway, so we can't let Shazhu have a good time," Xu Damao said hatefully.

This time, Xu Fugui didn't stop Xu Damao. Let them make a scene; it might vent their anger and make them feel better.

After Xu Mu and Xu Damao finished eating, they went straight to the Siheyuan. After arriving at the Siheyuan, Xu Mu began to make a scene, cursing Shazhu for not being a human being and driving their whole family to the Great Third Front.

"Shazhu, get out here, you bastard, you won't die well! If you have the ability to drive us to the Great Third Front, you have the ability to open the door! Don't hide inside and not make a sound; I know you're home!" Xu Damao shouted loudly and kicked He Yuzhu's door hard.

In an instant, the beasts of the Siheyuan gathered in the middle courtyard to watch the fun. Ever since Jia Zhangshi was sent down to the countryside, there hadn't been such excitement for a long time. Don't say, they actually missed it a bit.

"Xu Damao, you're courting death! Considering you're about to go support the Great Third Front, I won't haggle with you. If you kick the door again, I'll break your legs," He Yuzhu shouted and suddenly pulled the door open.

Xu Damao couldn't retract his foot in time and did a split. Fortunately, Xu Damao was half a leg's distance from the door; otherwise, if he couldn't stop, he might have smashed his eggs on the threshold.

"Shazhu, you motherf..." Although Xu Damao's eggs didn't hit the threshold, his thigh did, and he roared in pain, baring his teeth.

"Silly Mao, I'm doing this for your own good. Look, you sabotaged my matchmaking, but you're also a 'broken lineage.' Your reputation here is already ruined; no one will marry you. Anyone who marries you will have ulterior motives, making you pull the cart and raise children for them."

"When you get old and can't earn money, they'll kick you away. Once you get there, you have no elders above and no children below. Besides freezing to death in a bridge hole, what else can you do?"

"It's so good now. Once you go to the Great Third Front, at least your awareness is fine, and you're even more worthy of praise. The key is that no one knows you there, and you can start over."

"Sigh, say a thousand, say ten thousand, I'm doing this for your own good. You're my dearest friend and brother. I've paid so much for you, but instead of being grateful, you curse me. Sigh, you've truly broken my heart," He Yuzhu said the most punchable words in the most smug tone.

"Ah! Shazhu, I'll fight you to the death!" Xu Damao struggled to climb up from the ground and rushed toward He Yuzhu.

Xu Mu didn't show weakness either, howling and screaming there to cheer Xu Damao on.

He Yuzhu, however, sneered and looked at Xu Damao with disdain. As Xu Damao rushed up, He Yuzhu deliberately raised his leg, striking a pose for a Liaoyin kick.

Xu Damao instinctively tensed his legs and protected his crotch with both hands, unable to attack He Yuzhu anymore. Xu Damao discovered that He Yuzhu's move was a feint. After being tricked, he became even more angry and rushed toward He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu repeated the same trick, scaring Xu Damao into dodging hurriedly.

"Hahahaha..." The beasts of the Siheyuan couldn't help but let out bursts of heartfelt mocking laughter.

Just as Xu Damao was about to fight He Yuzhu to the death again, a sharp shout came.

"Stop! What are you doing? Is there any organization? Is there any discipline?" Director Wang shouted sharply and viciously.

Xu Damao was going to support the Great Third Front; Director Wang, for the sake of emotion and reason, had to come and take a look, and then pretend to encourage Xu Damao.

Although Director Wang also understood that Xu Damao had been hit by dirty tricks and was completely unwilling to go to the Great Third Front, on the surface, Xu Damao was not only going to support the Great Third Front himself but was also taking his family of four. What kind of awareness was this?

This was the Street Office's performance; how could Director Wang not come?

"Everyone disperse!" Director Wang shouted. After the beasts of the Siheyuan dispersed, Director Wang said earnestly, "Damao, I know you've been wronged, but things have reached this point, and there is no other way."

"You, just keep this awareness and go happily to support the Great Third Front. With your skills and intelligence, you will definitely be able to make some achievements over there. Who knows, you might even become a leader like Liu Haizhong," Director Wang could only say nice things, tricking Xu Damao into leaving first.

"Liu Haizhong became a leader over there?" Xu Damao asked in disbelief.

"Yes, although Liu Haizhong left the Siheyuan, our Street Office still has contact with that side. Liu Haizhong is not good at other things, but he is very good at teaching apprentices and doesn't hide his secrets at all. There are very few people with such awareness, so that side made Liu Haizhong a workshop deputy director, specifically to teach apprentices," Director Wang said.

Xu Damao actually took these words to heart.

"If I can become a leader by going to the Great Third Front, that's not bad. It's better than being a projectionist here. If that blockhead Liu Haizhong can become a leader, why can't I?" Xu Damao thought to himself.

With this thought, Xu Damao's mood improved a lot, and he began to chat with Director Wang.

Seeing this, Director Wang felt relieved in his heart. It was good that he could listen to reason; what he feared was that he wouldn't listen. Director Wang only wanted to send Xu Damao's family safely onto the train.

Once Xu Damao's family got on the train, this performance would be in the bag. He must not let anything go wrong before they got on the train.

After chatting with Director Wang for a while, Xu Damao took Xu Mu home.

"Dad, can I become a leader when I get there? I heard from Director Wang that that blockhead Liu Haizhong became a leader," Xu Damao asked.

"Yes! The difficulty of becoming a leader over there is much lower than at the Rolling Mill. As long as you work hard, I'll pull strings when the time comes, and you'll definitely be able to become a leader. Once you reach a certain status, you can think of a way to come back," Xu Fugui said.

"Good! Let Shazhu be smug for a while. No matter what, if Liu Haizhong can become a leader, we can't be worse than Liu Haizhong," Xu Damao said hatefully.

"En, hurry up and get some good rest. We'll leave early tomorrow morning. I've invited people and also greeted the leaders. By tomorrow, leaders from both the cinema and the Rolling Mill will come to see us off. We'll leave with gongs and drums," Xu Fugui said.

Xu Damao nodded. Things had reached this point, and Xu Damao had accepted his fate. He only asked for a lively departure tomorrow to leave a good impression over there.

However, that night, Xu Damao tossed and turned, unable to sleep, simply unable to sleep. It wasn't until dawn that Xu Damao fell into a hazy sleep.

Before he had slept for long, Xu Damao was woken up by Xu Fugui. After Xu Damao finished washing and eating, the sound of firecrackers "pi-li-pa-la~" came from outside the courtyard.

The leaders from the cinema where Xu Fugui worked and the leaders from the Rolling Mill where Xu Damao worked had all come to see them off. The Street Office where Xu Fugui lived and Director Wang had also come to see Xu Damao off.

Xu Damao's mood improved a lot, and the worry of leaving faded quite a bit. Just as Xu Damao revealed a smile, he was taken aback.

Because Xu Damao saw He Yuzhu's figure in the crowd. When He Yuzhu saw Xu Damao looking at him, he even gave Xu Damao a big smile.

"Shazhu, you bastard, are you here to see me make a fool of myself?" Xu Damao came to He Yuzhu's side, his eyes filled with anger, staring viciously at He Yuzhu, and said in a low voice.

"I'm here to see you off. You're my dearest friend and brother. Now that you're leaving, thousands of miles away, if I don't come to see you off, who will?"

"Look, you've lived in the Siheyuan for so many years; who came to see you off? Isn't it me who came to see you off?"

"I send you away, thousands of miles away, you are silent in black and white..."

"I send you away, beyond the horizon, are you still there? Where does the sound of the zither come from? Life and death are hard to guess, waiting for a lifetime..."

"Silly Mao, look, I even wrote a song for you. When you get there, you must work hard, hahahaha..." He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh loudly.

Xu Damao's face turned extremely pale. Just as Xu Damao was about to speak, He Yuzhu spoke first.

"Sorry, Silly Mao, I usually don't laugh, unless I can't help it, hahahaha... Silly Mao, have a safe journey, hahahaha..." He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh loudly.

"Shazhu, you motherf..." Xu Damao couldn't help but curse loudly. Before he could curse two sentences, Xu Damao was dragged away by Xu Fugui to deal with those leaders.

Although everyone knew this was just for show, the more it was for show, the more carefully it had to be treated, lest they say something wrong, offend someone, and get treated poorly later.

Amidst the gongs and drums and the pain of parting, Xu Damao's family was sent onto the train.

Subsequently, those leaders dispersed with a "hu-la~" sound, perfectly demonstrating the coolness of people leaving and tea getting cold. Only He Yuzhu came to Xu Damao's window, waving his arms at Xu Damao to his heart's content.

"Shazhu, you bastard, I will be back," Xu Damao said hatefully.

"I know, we'll meet again in twenty years. Don't say, now that you're leaving, I feel a bit lost. You're gone, so who will I beat up when I'm depressed or angry in the future?"

"Only a fool like you would believe Yi Zhonghai's words and resolve everything in the Siheyuan. If it were me, I would have reported it to the police station directly, hehehehe..." He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh.

"You big Silly Zhu, you think you're any better? Aren't you also being tricked by Yi Zhonghai until you can't find north?" Xu Damao said, not showing weakness.

"Therefore, Yi Zhonghai ate a peanut bullet, his old woman ran away, and the Deaf Old Lady also went to the nursing home," He Yuzhu said, spreading his hands.

"You..." Xu Damao said angrily.

Amidst their arguing, the train slowly started. He Yuzhu waved at the departing Xu Damao.

"Finally sent this disaster away. Better let Xu Damao go to other places to cause disaster for others," He Yuzhu said, then turned and went to the Rolling Mill.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 144 =====