Xu Damao drove very fast. Guided by his cousin Jie Cheng, they quickly found Jie Cheng's uncle.

"Da Mao, you can slow down a bit on the way back. I think it's still early, so let's prioritize safety."

In the car, Liu Haizhong, who didn't want to go back so early, suggested it. The others also began to agree, including Yan Jiecheng, who had been eager to go back to get married.

Actually, at this time, the car's shock absorption was poor, the road conditions were bad, and it wasn't comfortable to sit in the car. But even so, it couldn't stop people's enthusiasm for sedans.

Xu Damao slowed down a bit, but the entire round trip was still completed within 2 hours.

After dropping the person off, Xu Damao drove the car back to the factory without caring how the person got home.

After the wedding banquet began, Xu Damao and Shazhu sat at the same table.

"Xu Damao, you helped Yan Jiecheng find a car for his wedding, so when that guy gets married, are you going to help him find a few cars too?" Sha Zhu suddenly asked.

Among the children who grew up in the compound together, Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu were the first to achieve success. One became a regular worker, and the other a cook; both had promising futures. Xu Damao, in their eyes, was a good-for-nothing, while Yan Jiecheng was an unemployed bum.

I never imagined that the people I used to look down on are now all married, while I'm still stuck with my five fingers every night.

"Shazhu, he has special circumstances today," said an older woman from the nearby courtyard.

"What special circumstances? I have those too. I'm just asking Xu Damao, could you... not mention anything else?" Sha Zhu was really getting worked up, and his voice was getting louder.

"Yes, definitely. Sha Zhu, whenever you get married and need a car, I promise I'll find you one, okay?" Xu Damao replied, seeing that Sha Zhu was a bit drunk.

In fact, Xu Damao knew he probably wouldn't need this car, at least not for the next ten years. By the time Qin Huairu was willing to marry Sha Zhu, Xu Damao would at least have his own car, and using a car would be a trivial matter.

"Good. Today, Xu Damao, you finally said something sensible. Everyone heard it, right? Xu Damao promised to help me find a car for my wedding." Sha Zhu was very happy.

While others were still drinking and eating, Sha Zhu was still fantasizing about his wedding, riding in a car to pick up his bride. Little did he know that he would have to wait at least ten years for this scene, by which time he would have almost ruined his five fingers.

Today's wedding banquet was quite a success. Although there weren't many dishes, with Chef Shazhu at the helm, even ordinary ingredients tasted delicious. Besides, food was scarce at the time, so having anything to eat was a blessing, and no one was too concerned.

Perhaps through today's events, the people in the compound gained a deeper understanding of Xu Damao, and many insisted on having drinks with him afterwards. Xu Damao never refused; he was never one to shy away from drinking. Besides, there was only so much food, and Yan Fugui had diluted the limited amount of wine with a lot of water, so the alcohol content was quite low.

That evening, many of the relatives from outside had left, and the people from the compound who had helped out ate a meal at Yan Fugui's house, which made Old Yan very distressed. But he couldn't resist someone telling him that his son's banquet was the highest-level event in the surrounding streets in recent years.

"Brother Da Mao, wanna go eavesdrop tonight?" Liu Guangtian called out from outside as Xu Da Mao was washing his face and getting ready for bed.

"No, are you guys being so blatant? You guys go ahead, I'm going to sleep soon, I'm too tired," Xu Damao refused.

Previously, Xu Damao was definitely the leader in doing these things, but now that he has his wife around, he can do real things, so who still listens to that stuff?

"Da Mao, do you think Yu Li would be embarrassed if she knew there were several people listening outside?" Wang Minzhi asked.

“She won’t know. These people are experienced; they’ll send someone to wait outside after dark, and only call the others over once the one inside starts,” Xu Damao said.

“You guys are so mean. Da Mao, do we want to come too?” Wang Minzhi suddenly said.

"Why go there? If you want to hear it, I'll work overtime tonight and let you listen to your own music."

"Then what are we waiting for? Be careful, the baby is still in your belly."

The next day, when Xu Damao was washing up at the Intermediate People's Court, he saw Liu Guangtian, Shazhu and others chatting together.

"Brother Da Mao, you missed the show yesterday because you didn't go," Liu Guangtian said with a smile.

"What a show! That's a disgrace. Yan Jiecheng does manual labor now, and he was done in three minutes. If it were me, it would take at least 30 minutes," Sha Zhu said disdainfully.

"Silly Zhu, stop bragging. At least Yan Jiecheng has a wife. You've never even held a woman's hand. You have no idea what it's like to be with a woman."

"Here's what we'll do: you cook me a meal, and I'll find you a place outside where you can have some meat," said a young man from a compound.

“You’re wrong. Sha Zhu did touch Qin Huairu’s hand, and last time Aunt Jia scratched it and left it bruised,” Liu Guangtian said.

The group burst into laughter, mocking Sha Zhu. Unexpectedly, Sha Zhu actually took their words to heart. Yesterday, Yan Jiecheng's wedding had given Sha Zhu a real sense of crisis; he was now thinking about putting more effort into finding a wife.

However, what Sha Zhu didn't know was that there were already people who didn't want him to get married and would try every means to stop him.

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Xu Damao didn't care about Shazhu's marriage; he was just too busy lately.

To get more vehicle repair work for his auto repair team, he traveled all over the district. One day he was at the district government, the next day at the district supply and marketing cooperative, and the day after that at the district glass factory. He was constantly on the go, eating and drinking every day.

Fortunately, he had made quite a few drinking buddies before, and they all gave him face, agreeing to hand over the vehicle repair work to the auto repair team after a big drinking session.

Actually, there are fewer vehicles these days, so people who know how to repair cars are better at it. Before, when their cars broke down, they had to travel a long way to find a repair shop, but now that there are nearby ones, they will definitely choose them.

So, today we found the district building materials factory. The factory had several trucks running around transporting building materials. Han Daxi, the office director of the building materials factory, was the one who went hunting with Xu Damao and his group before. They had met up many times afterward, and the two were quite familiar with each other.

"Great news! I heard that your building materials factory's old truck breaks down every day. So, I'm giving you a perk: you can take it to our steel rolling mill's transportation department for repairs," Xu Damao said with a smile.

"No, Da Mao, when did your steel rolling mill stop selling steel and start repairing cars?" Han Da Xi asked curiously.

“Our transportation department is too strong now, and we don’t have enough vehicles to repair on our own, so we’re thinking of our brothers,” Xu Damao said.

"Repairing the car is a small matter, and you've helped us a bit. But I have a favor to ask of you, and I wonder if you can do it?" Han Daxi said with a smile.