Someone nearby advised him, "Keep your voice down, or he'll hear you again."

"..."

Two more peaceful days passed, and finally it was Sunday again.

Early in the morning, Liu Haizhong sent his two sons to knock on doors from house to house, asking people to come out for a general meeting of the whole courtyard.

Liu Guangtian was banging on the door from the outside, which annoyed the fat man.

As soon as the door opened, Liu Guangtian said impatiently, "What the hell are you doing? It's been so long since you opened the door. My dad wants you to go to a meeting!"

The fat man glanced at him expressionlessly: "What meeting?"

"Why don't you just go? Anyway, I've already told you, it's up to you!"

After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.

Hey! That bastard, tomorrow we'll get the "Red Star Five Tigers" to take him down!

The fat man quietly went to the backyard. He saw that most of the people had already arrived.

Liu Haizhong sat in the middle looking quite respectable, wearing a white shirt that looked like it wasn't worn often, as it was yellowed.

Yan Bu, acting all high and mighty, began to speak: "Ah, this..."

Fatty remembered that there were two things to discuss at today's meeting. The first was that Yan Bugui's family was making a fuss about dividing the family property.

Yan Jiecheng wanted to move out and live alone, and his second and third sons also asked him for living expenses. In order to ask Liu Haizhong to stand up for him, he even reluctantly sent Liu Haizhong his family's food ration book—in exchange for the sesame paste that his family hadn't made that month.

So, that's all the scope Liu Hai has to have; he's really become a nobody.

Moreover, Liu Haizhong accepted the favor one moment and immediately turned on Yan Bugui the next, stripping him of his title of "Third Uncle" in front of everyone in the courtyard at the meeting.

This whole thing amused the fat guy; things in this yard were getting more and more interesting.

Liu Haizhong was still gloating: "Old Yan, do you see? You've lost the people's trust in you. You, you, you, don't sit here anymore. Go sit up there like that old Yi."

Next, the fat man heard Liu Haizhong say something surprising: "The second question is about Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e's divorce!"

"..."

The fat man stir-fried a cabbage with soybean paste until it was fragrant, then added water and glass noodles to make a pot of stewed cabbage.

He went outside and bought five white steamed buns. After preparing the meal, he brought it into the house. Lou Xiao'e was still sitting on the table crying.

Yu Li kept comforting her: "Sister Xiao'e, don't cry. It's not worth it for someone like Xu Damao!"

The fat man chimed in, "That's right! Xu Damao must have been blinded by greed. He doesn't want such a good wife. What is he thinking? Xiao'e, don't be sad. Let's remarry right away!"

Lou Xiao'e glared at him angrily: "Don't bother me!"

Lou Xiao'e was heartbroken when another commotion broke out in the courtyard. Fatty, with his sharp hearing, heard Qin Jingru shout again, "Something terrible has happened! Sha Zhu hit Xu Damao!"

He hurriedly said to Lou Xiao'e, "Someone is standing up for you again. Sha Zhu is hitting Xu Damao right now."

Curious, Yu Li went to the Intermediate Court to see what was going on, only to find that it wasn't like that at all. The reason Sha Zhu hit Xu Damao was: "Did you steal my wife behind my back?"

The result was a slap in the face for Qin Jingru: "You're so stupid, who would want to marry you!"

As a result, Qin Huairu slapped her across the face.

The reason why the fat man asked "again" was because after Liu Haizhong said that, he went up and punched Xu Damao, almost making him vomit bile!

Liu Haizhong yelled, "Fatty! Don't you even respect me?"

The fat man didn't even glance at him: "Get out of here, what do you think you are?"

Liu Haizhong angrily smashed his teacup: "You just wait!"

When Yu Li came back, she chattered on and on about what had happened. The fat man laughed and said, "See? That's Sha Zhu for you. It must have been for his own petty squabbles. Otherwise, how stupid would he be to stand up for our Sister Xiao'e?"

Lou Xiao'e was so angry with him that she couldn't bear it anymore, and she patted him on the shoulder twice in a bad mood.

Seeing that she was listening to him, the fat man said to Lily in a serious tone, "Go and lock the door, and then you stand guard by the door."

Neither Lou Xiao'e nor Yu Li understood, but the difference was that Yu Li did as she was told without even flinching, while Lou Xiao'e insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

The fat man said, "Sister Xiao'e, that box you brought back that day, it contained all your life savings, right?"

Lou Xiao'e panicked: "You, how did you know...?"

The fat man sighed: "Don't worry, I'm not going to covet your things. I just want to remind you that you can't hide this from Xu Damao. If I'm not mistaken, he's eyeing these things you brought back, and he also plans to use your assets to advance his career."

Lou Xiao'e suddenly stood up: "He dares!"

The fat man shook his head: "It seems you still don't realize the seriousness of the problem. I was talking about your family, not just you."

Lou Xiao'e stood there blankly, as if she had been struck by acupuncture.

Several minutes passed before Lou Xiao'e's legs gave way and she sat down on the ground. The fat man quickly pulled her up.

"Now you understand what I mean, right? You've been married for so many years, and you haven't deliberately kept anything from him about your family and affairs. If he were to harbor any ill intentions..."

Lou Xiao'e stumbled and tried to go home. The fat man couldn't force her, so he followed her out the door and gave Yu Li a look, signaling her to pull Lou Xiao'e back.

This Sunday was truly eventful; things happened one after another, all in quick succession.

As soon as he stepped out, Yu Haitang came back in.

She was wearing a pure white dress and new sandals today. The fat man glared at Yu Li when he saw her; it was obvious she'd been trying to get money from him again!

As soon as Yu Haitang saw them, she ran over and, without waiting for a moment, said, "Sister, brother-in-law, I broke up with Yang Weimin and I want to stay in your courtyard for a couple of days."

Yu Li glanced at her and said, "Let's go back inside and talk."

After the two women left, the fat man said to Lou Xiao'e, "Sister Xiao'e, you must not lose your composure now."

Lou Xiao'e panicked and looked helplessly at the fat man: "What should I do?"

The fat man thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to save the mother or the child?"

Lou Xiao'e's expression was strange; it wasn't like she was giving birth...

"What about saving the mother? And what about saving the child?"

The fat man coughed twice: "I'll take you home immediately to protect your father. Explain the situation to your family and move your assets overnight, preferably to a place where Xu Damao can't find you."

Before she could finish speaking, Lou Xiao'e made a decision: "No need to say anything more, I'm leaving now."

The fat man looked at her in surprise: "What about the things in your room?"