"Sister, do you really like Brother Wang?"
Yu Haitang felt sorry for her sister Yu Li when she saw her looking so forlorn.
"It's okay, I'll go on another blind date tomorrow!"
...
The two sisters chatted all night, while Wang Qiang slept soundly.
The next day, the people who had gone to the hospital had all returned.
Jia Zhangshi was beaten and had to rest in bed, Sha Zhu's pillar was broken and he had to be hospitalized, and Uncle Yi Zhonghai could only recuperate.
Now that Xu Damao has been arrested and taken to the police station, everyone is struggling to pay for their medical expenses.
Therefore, several families joined together and went to the police station to demand an explanation from Xu Damao.
“Xu Damao beat my mother-in-law so badly that she is now paralyzed in bed. I still have three children to raise. Don’t you think he should compensate us for medical expenses and lost wages?”
Qin Huairu was the first to cry and complain at the police station, and soon others followed suit.
"Yes, I'm an old man, I can't work now. If I don't work, I won't get paid. What will we eat?"
An elderly woman was crying, it was truly heartbreaking.
"..."
Xu Damao couldn't deny assaulting someone and had to admit it all, but he was broke now.
"If you don't have the money, have your parents pay!"
Someone mentioned it, and with no other option, the police had to notify Xu Damao's parents.
When Xu's parents arrived at the police station and saw Xu Damao with his hands burning, his hair disheveled, and his eyes lifeless, they wondered what had happened.
Xu's mother rushed forward but was stopped. Crying, she asked Xu Damao, "Damao, what happened? Officer, our Damao is definitely an innocent man, he's been framed!"
When the crowd saw Mr. and Mrs. Xu, they all came up and surrounded them.
"Good people? My mother-in-law is even worse than you. He beat her so badly she can't take care of herself." Qin Huairu immediately launched into a tirade against Xu's parents.
"That's right, he broke my brother's penis, and my brother isn't even married yet!"
He Yushui joined in, and an older woman joined in as well.
Hearing everyone's stories, Mr. Xu felt like the sky was falling. Xu Damao's job as a movie projectionist was a respectable one, but now it had turned out like this!
"Xu Damao, why are you doing this? Why did you hit someone?"
Xu's father looked at Xu Damao with grief and indignation, and questioned him sternly.
"I've been tricked, Dad! They're trying to kick me out of the courtyard house. They deliberately set a trap for me!"
As soon as Xu Damao entered the police station, he told them what had happened, but no one believed him. Moreover, the evidence of his assault was conclusive. Helpless, Xu Damao saw his parents arrive and remembered something.
"Report, I'd like to speak with my parents alone!"
After Xu's parents agreed to compensate him for medical expenses and lost wages, they agreed to his request for a private meeting. Xu Damao was not an enemy agent, so this request could be met.
"My son, speak your mind!"
Xu's mother looked at Xu Damao, her eyes filled with tears.
"Dad, Mom, after you get back, buy some gifts and go see Deputy Director Li. Beg him to help me. I don't want to go to jail!"
"Hey, Mom and Dad, remember this: you must behave yourself now and wait for us to rescue you!"
The three of them talked for a while before parting ways.
After returning home, Xu's father immediately scraped together some money and sent it to the three families who had been beaten. He also said many kind words, and only then did they reluctantly accept it.
But the money isn't enough; we'll have to keep losing money!
Mr. Xu had no choice but to agree.
He then returned home and prepared some gifts and local specialties, but Deputy Director Li might not like these things.
"Dad, aren't these things a bit too meager? I think we should grit our teeth and prepare more!"
When Xu's father saw it, he realized it was indeed very shabby and embarrassing to present. But he needed to prepare more things, and the family had no money. What could he do? He tried to borrow, but to no avail.
The only valuable thing in the house was a pair of bracelets, which Xu Damao had tricked into giving them to him when he went to the countryside to show movies. They were supposedly old items and worth a lot of money.
"Should we just send this over?"
The next day, Mr. and Mrs. Xu packed their things and went into town to find Deputy Director Li. They inquired at the steel mill and found out Deputy Director Li's home address.
The two hurried over, and when they arrived at the place, they saw...
Deputy Director Li did not live in the steel rolling mill's family compound, but in a military compound, which was arranged by his father-in-law.
Deputy Director Li was a handsome man, and the young man was quite good-looking at the time, but his wife was rather ugly. Why did he choose this wife? Because his father-in-law had a high social standing.
That's why he became the deputy factory director at a young age, and now he's the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. The steel rolling mill is in charge of its own affairs, and no one can disobey it.
But as soon as he got home, his wife would scold him, which made him always find excuses not to go back. If he didn't go back, his wife would go to the factory and make a scene. Deputy Director Li had no choice but to go back every few days.
Faced with a wife who's like a shrew, I really have no appetite. I always pretend, either by faking illness or by faking being tired.
But at the factory, he was having affairs. He had an ambiguous relationship with a female worker named Liu Lan.
Everyone in the factory knew it, but no one dared to speak up. Over time, this became the habit of being at the factory on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and going home on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
When Mr. and Mrs. Xu arrived at the compound, they explained the situation and said they wanted to see Deputy Director Li. The guards checked their identification, registered them, and then let them in.
Following the signs, we arrived at the gate of Deputy Director Li's house.
Before I even knocked on the door, I could hear things being smashed and people arguing inside.
"You always say you're tired, how come you're so tired? Ah, I think you've been bewitched by that little vixen!"
"ah!"
Immediately following was Deputy Director Li's scream of agony.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu looked at each other, realizing that it might not be very convenient right now, but they had no choice but to do so for their son's sake.
"Great! Great!"
When I knocked on the door, it was quiet inside.
"Honey, someone's knocking on the door!"
"Go to the inner room and kneel down!"
"Why!"
Deputy Director Li took a washboard and ran to the bedroom. His wife opened the door and saw two elderly people, an old man and an old woman.
Who are you?
"I am Xu Damao's father, and this is my wife!"
When Mr. Xu opened the door, he saw a middle-aged woman. Although there were rumors that she was ugly, she actually looked like an average person, neither pretty nor ugly, the kind of person who would blend into a crowd and go unnoticed.
Come in!
Seeing that Mr. and Mrs. Xu were carrying things, Deputy Director Li's wife stepped aside to let the two elderly people into the house, and then called out to the bedroom:
"Huai De, Xu Damao's parents from your steel rolling mill are here. Come out for a moment!"
"Look, you came all this way, and even brought things!"
He then skillfully took the items from Mr. and Mrs. Xu's hands, and his expression changed instantly when he discovered that they were just some local specialties!
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