After a bumpy journey, Xu Damao finally returned to the city. To avoid being laughed at by others, he was not taken to a courtyard house, but instead stayed at Xu Fugui's house to recover from his injuries.
Xu Damao only suffered minor injuries. After two days of rest and a full meal, he was able to walk normally again, and today he planned to return to the courtyard house.
Before leaving, the father and son talked about the matter of informing on each other again.
"Da Mao, who exactly is this woman in her twenties? Do you remember her? Could she be one of the women from the courtyard house?"
After hearing his father's words, Xu Damao shook his head. In fact, he already had a guess in his heart, but he dared not say it.
"Dad, don't worry about this, leave it to me!"
"Alright! Then be careful when you go back, and don't let anyone know, otherwise our Xu family can't afford to lose face."
"knew."
After leaving Xu Fugui's house, Xu Damao did not return to the courtyard house immediately, but instead planned to go find Wu Aihua first.
But when he found Wu Aihua, she flatly denied it.
"Da Mao, you can't wrong me. How could I possibly go to the countryside to report you?"
Although Wu Aihua didn't know which link in the chain had gone wrong, she certainly wouldn't admit it.
"Only you know about this. Who else could it be but you?"
Seeing that Xu Damao was still pressing her for an answer, Wu Aihua began to recall something and finally remembered something that could prove her innocence.
“Da Mao, I remember now. I didn’t leave the city that weekend. Instead, I helped the neighborhood office paste cardboard boxes all day and earned 68 cents. If you don’t believe me, you can go to the neighborhood office to ask.”
Xu Damao was still somewhat skeptical, but seeing that Wu Aihua spoke with such conviction and didn't seem to be lying, he too fell into confusion.
"Da Mao, if you still don't believe me, I can swear a solemn oath: if it was I, Wu Aihua, who went to the countryside to inform on you, then may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."
Anyway, Wu Aihua herself didn't report it, so she didn't care about this oath.
Hearing such a solemn oath, Xu Damao finally abandoned his thoughts and put on a smiling face again.
"Don't get me wrong, I was just asking casually. Of course I believe you! I like you so much!"
As the saying goes, after the doubts are raised, some appeasement is necessary. What follows will naturally fall into place, and Xu Damao will experience both pain and pleasure.
After it was all over, Xu Damao gave him 5 yuan. It was a bit much, but there was no other way. He had wronged the person today and needed to make amends.
After Xu Damao left, Wu Aihua was completely baffled. What went wrong? Why was he still able to contact her?
Luckily, my mother was smart enough to escape this disaster.
...
At the entrance of the courtyard house, when Yan Bugui saw Xu Damao again, he immediately stood up to greet him.
"Congratulations, Damao! Where's the wedding candy you promised us?"
After Yan Bugui finished speaking, the three aunts continued.
"Yeah! Damao, you didn't deliberately avoid us for two days just to save a few pieces of wedding candy, did you?"
After the third auntie finished speaking, some of the other aunties nearby started to jeer.
"Da Mao, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but it's just a few pieces of candy. Nobody in the neighborhood handles things like this. You actually went and hid away."
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Hearing these comments, Xu Damao was at a loss for words, but he still had to explain himself in the end.
"Dear elders, I am truly sorry. It's not that I, Xu Damao, am stingy, but this marriage is off."
"Why?" Yan Bugui asked unhappily when he saw the wedding candy in his hand fly away.
"Hey! We were almost going to get our marriage certificate, but my dad checked and found out the woman had a bad reputation. So, we had to break up!"
No one in the hospital believed Xu Damao's explanation; the matter was probably interpreted in reverse.
But since everyone is a neighbor, no one pointed it out; let's just treat it as a joke!
That evening, after everyone in the compound had left work, the story spread like wildfire, with many different opinions about the cause of the incident.
Time flies, and more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Xu Damao's matter has been gradually forgotten.
Sun Zhengguo was also very busy during this period, leading a group of technicians to complete the transformation of the First Machinery Plant.
Because these technicians are all elites from all over the country, and have been trained by Sun Zhengguo, some of them are already able to independently carry out the modification.
They are now splitting into several groups, simultaneously modifying machine tools in some large factories.
That day after work, the two brothers returned to their courtyard house, only to be surprised to see their grandparents arrive.
Sun Zhengguo said happily, "Grandpa, Grandma, when did you arrive? Why didn't you let me know? I could have come to pick you up."
"No need, no need, you all have jobs. Your grandma and I aren't too old to walk. We can manage."
"Mom and Dad, now that Zhengguo and the others are back, let's have dinner."
Hearing Lin Wencui call for dinner, the whole family returned to the main room and began to eat.
The family enjoyed their dinner together, and Sun Zhengguo then made a cup of tea for his grandparents.
Grandpa took the teacup, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke.
"Jung-guk, Grandpa and Grandma are here this time because there's something they want to discuss with you."
"Grandpa, just say what you want to say! There's no need for such formalities between us."
When the family heard that Grandpa had something to say, they all gathered around, wanting to hear what it was about.
"Zhengguo, I've been thinking that your grandmother and I are getting on in years, and we're considering moving to the city to retire. I wonder if you would be willing to accept that?"
Grandpa's words brought silence to the room.
It's not that people are unwilling, but rather that it feels somewhat unbelievable.
My grandparents have lived in the countryside their whole lives and are used to rural life. Why would they suddenly suggest moving to the city?
A moment later, Sun Zhengguo understood his grandfather's good intentions; the hearts of the elderly are truly pitiful.
These grandparents must have seen that their granddaughter-in-law was about to give birth, so they came over to help take care of the baby!
Although there is another idle person in the family, Yu Li, what if she also gets pregnant?
This isn't a trip to enjoy life; it's a trip to suffer.
But this was the old man's decision, and Sun Zhengguo couldn't stop him even if he wanted to.
"Grandpa, Grandma, we warmly welcome you to come and live in the city."
"Great! Haha! From today onwards, I'll enjoy the good life with my grandson!"
Seeing his eldest grandson's response, the grandfather praised him happily.
When we returned to the courtyard that evening, Sun Zhengguo helped us arrange a room.
Since Grandpa and Grandma will be staying here permanently, we should definitely choose the best room.
After settling the grandparents in, the young couple returned to their room, and Ning Xiaowei asked curiously.
"Jung-guk, what's with the riddles you're playing today? I have a feeling there's something else going on here."
“Honey, Grandpa and Grandma don’t really want to come here to retire; they’re here to help us take care of the kids.”
"ah!"
Ning Xiaowei was deeply moved, realizing that this was her grandparents' true intention. This completely resolved her worries.
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