In front of Lou Xiao'e, the fat man coughed twice and said, "Don't interrupt. What I mean is, Xu Damao is ambitious, intelligent, and has a very high level of execution. He's a natural-born businessman. Just look at that parts factory. It hasn't been long, and he's already made it quite successful."

After finishing speaking, he explained to Lou Xiao'e, "People like this are best suited for sales. Take this business deal between you and my third sister, for example. If you can get Xu Damao involved, it will definitely make your efforts twice as effective."

Although Lou Xiao'e still looked down on Xu Damao, she listened to the fat man's words and said with a smirk, "Go ahead and say whatever you want, but don't blame me for not warning you, this guy is very petty."

The fat man shook his head: "He'll find out sooner or later. Rather than keeping it from him and letting someone with ulterior motives tell him in the future and make him resent me, I'd rather take the initiative to break the ice."

Chen Fang immediately grasped the key point: "Who are they?"

The fat man then recounted to them how Banggeng had broken into Xu Damao's house and how Smiling Tiger had reappeared.

Lou Xiao'e knew Bang Geng, and upon hearing this, she said, "He's been stealing since he was a child, how come he's still stealing now that he's grown up? He's truly incorrigible!"

The fat man chimed in, "He and Qin Huairu are the most unstable factors in the courtyard right now."

Lou Xiao'e didn't actually have a very good impression of Qin Huairu either.

When she still lived in the courtyard, the two families did have some interaction, but not much.

In other words, in that courtyard, every woman with a husband in her household was wary of Qin Huairu!

When Xu Damao said that Qin Huairu "had ambiguous relationships with many men in our factory," it wasn't something he made up out of thin air.

That's just what people in the factory have always said; everyone in the Red Star Factory knows that.

Lou Xiao'e knew Xu Damao's character all too well, so how could she not keep a close eye on him and forbid him from exchanging glances with Widow Qin?

As for Chen Fang, there are even fewer good words to say about Qin Huairu.

Don't forget that Chen Fang also lived in that courtyard back then, preparing for the college entrance examination.

Her assessment of Qin Huairu was: "What a piece of trash! Old and unsophisticated, she talks like a shrew..."

This woman actually dared to offend Yu Li and Chen Yan.

They were both too kind. If it were her, she would have had the Five Tigers tie up Banggeng and said to her, "Madam, you don't want anything to happen to Banggeng, do you?"

"..."

After leaving Chen Fang's house, the fat man didn't go up to Qili Pavilion, but instead went back to the courtyard to find Chen Yan.

Thunder Tiger has already gone out; it seems he's mobilized his men to find Smiling Tiger.

As soon as Chen Yan saw the fat man, she pulled him over with a worried expression: "Your brother-in-law, he..."

The fat man comforted her, saying, "Second sister, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't do anything reckless."

With her younger brother's promise, Chen Yan finally felt relieved.

The fat man asked her, "By the way, second sister, I remember you have some photos of them from back then. Can you find them and show them to me? I don't even remember what Smiling Tiger looks like anymore."

When Chen Yan brought the photos, the fat man finally remembered. No wonder he couldn't remember what the Smiling Tiger looked like.

This kid is just like Zhang Wei, with an average face and an ordinary appearance. Just like Li Ping, he's the type you wouldn't notice if you threw him into a crowd.

The only difference between Smiling Tiger and the others is that this bastard always has a ruthless glint in his eyes.

Unlike others who are loud and boisterous, he is the most ruthless.

This kind of person is perfect for being a spy. This guy has been missing for so many years, could it be that he was recruited into a spy by some bad elements?

The fat man took the photo of the smiling tiger home and entered his image into "Hummingbird".

I opened a small crack in the window and watched as the drone silently took to the sky.

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Just as Benleihu was inquiring about the whereabouts of Xiaomianhu, Fatty also decided to have a good talk with Xu Damao.

Xu Damao had finally managed to come back, and then this happened at home.

He was very worried about Xu Xiyue, so as soon as the fat man entered the door, he excitedly shouted, "Brother, you've come at the right time. Have your Qiqi take care of Xu Xiyue for me for the next few days, until I finish this batch of work."

The fat man waved his hand: "Even if you don't mention it, I'll still ask my brother-in-law to spend more time in the yard recently to look after our families."

Xu Damao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Benlei Hu was in charge of the courtyard.

The fat man, observing his expression, saw that he didn't seem to be faking it, so he probed him: "Hey, Brother Da Mao, can I ask you something?"

Xu Damao was quite impatient: "Speak quickly, I have to go to the police station later. This time I'm going to make sure they arrest that little bastard Banggeng!"

"I just want to ask, how much does Xu Xiyue really mean to you?"

Xu Damao replied without hesitation, "Is that even a question? Of course, it's number one."

The fat man still didn't believe it: "Really?"

"Of course! She calls me dad!"

"And what about your self-esteem?"

Xu Damao finally sensed something was off: "Fatty, are you implying something?"

"Well, there's something I feel I should tell you, but I also don't want to."

"Then don't say anything more, I trust you."

The fat man sighed: "Then I have to say it even more. Brother Da Mao, Lou Xiao'e is back."

Upon hearing Lou Xiao'e's name, Xu Damao's first reaction wasn't shock, but rather to stand up and run!

After running a few steps, realizing she was at his house, she stopped, still shaken, and asked the fat man in a fit of rage, "Why is she back?"

The fat man quickly grabbed him, poured him a glass of water, and said, "Brother Da Mao, why are you so afraid of her?"

Xu Damao's eyebrows, nose, and even his two small mustaches were all squeezed together. He swallowed hard and explained dryly:

"I... I ransacked her house back then! She's always held a grudge against me, and before that, she even spent ten thousand yuan to try and get someone to cripple me!"

So that's what he was afraid of. The fat man couldn't tell whether Xu Damao was bold or cowardly.

Or perhaps his courage is tied to risk; the bigger the waves, the bigger the fish...

Ahem, I misspoke, let me start again; it's the higher the risk, the bolder Xu Damao becomes!

For example, he cheated Sha Zhu, and he also cheated his second uncle, third uncle and their whole family, and he also dragged Yan Jiefang into mortgaging their own houses, etc.

At this point, he became incredibly audacious!

But back then, people like this were manipulated by Qin Huairu with a fake pregnancy certificate, beaten by Sha Zhu, kicked out of the Hongxing Factory, and retaliated against at the Fifth Workers' Club...

At times like these, he acts timid and seems very easy to bully.