The next morning, Sha Zhu arrived early at the third canteen of the steel rolling mill.
At this moment, he was skillfully cutting potatoes, and beside him, an elderly woman named Yang was squatting on the ground washing potatoes.
At this moment, Liu Lan also came over to help. She carried a basin of potatoes to the sink next to her and began to wash them.
Seeing that his chance had come, Sha Zhu spoke to Aunt Yang who was standing nearby.
"Aunt Yang, did you know there's news about our courtyard again?"
"Oh! What news? Tell me quickly."
Gossiping is every woman's nature, and Aunt Yang was no exception.
Liu Lan, who was washing potatoes by the pool, was also secretly listening, but she didn't make a sound and pretended to be nonchalant.
"Our factory's projectionist, Xu Damao, lives in the same courtyard as me. Do you know him, Aunt Yang?"
"Of course I know him. He's always showing movies. He has such a long face, how could I not recognize him! What's wrong with him? Did he start flirting with someone's wife again?"
"Hahaha!"
Sha Zhu was delighted to hear this. It was another excellent use of the information, which meant that Xu Damao's reputation in the factory wasn't very good. If they were to create some scandalous news about him, it would be highly credible.
"I heard that this guy in the countryside hooked up with a bunch of widows and ruined himself. I wonder if he'll be able to keep up in the future...?"
Sha Zhu's words immediately made Yang Da Ma's mind wander. Considering that two families in their courtyard had already died without a heir, could this be another one...?
"I know, it must be infertility again. It's just like the old saying goes, 'Don't do bad things,' this is karma."
Aunt Yang's perfect connection saved Sha Zhu a lot of trouble.
If someone investigates afterward, it won't concern him, because he only said he broke it, not that he would become infertile.
"I don't know about that. I just heard it from someone else. Who knows if it's true or not!"
“Let me tell you, Master He, these things are probably true. You didn’t know? These projectionists in the countryside are lawless. They’re good at everything: extorting money, demanding bribes, flirting, and so on…”
Aunt Yang was still chattering away, and Liu Lan had no time to wash the potatoes anymore. She wanted to share this exciting news with someone as soon as possible, so she picked up her hands even faster.
Having achieved his goal, Sha Zhu stopped talking and continued cutting his potatoes.
A short while later, Liu Lan finished rubbing the last potato in her hands and hurriedly left.
After leaving the canteen, Liu Lan pretended to go to the toilet, but ended up in the workshop and ran into Sister Hua who was moving things.
The two were old friends, and with just a glance, Sister Hua understood what was going on.
The two went to a corner, and Liu Lan began to tell the story of Xu Damao's battle with the widow while showing movies in the countryside.
Half an hour later, Liu Lan finished using the restroom and then headed to the cafeteria.
Although Liu Lan has left, she has passed the baton to Sister Hua.
To win, Sister Hua was really going all out. After quickly moving everything, she went to the toilet.
Because so many people went to the restroom in the morning, the message had already spread back to the cafeteria before noon.
Moreover, the story that has returned is even more exciting. In the new story, Xu Damao has been sucked dry by a group of widows and turned into a caterpillar and a eunuch.
Sha Zhu smiled knowingly upon hearing this, glanced at Liu Lan who was busy at work, and secretly gave her a thumbs up.
...
Noon, inside the courtyard.
Having just finished lunch, Sun Zhengguo planned to go for a walk before returning to rest.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a group of elderly men and women gathered together, whispering about something.
Seeing this, Sun Zhengguo quickly went over.
"Widow Wang, I just don't believe it! Is it really that strange? If what you're saying is true, then every young man in our neighborhood who wants to get married will have to undergo a checkup."
"What can we do? Who told our institute to keep having these kinds of things happen one after another? First it was Yi Zhonghai, then Yan..."
Widow Wang was about to say something about Yan Jiecheng, but when she saw Yan Bugui standing to the side, she quickly stopped herself and then spoke again.
"Now there's another Xu Damao, which has made the matchmakers in the neighborhood afraid to take on any business from our courtyard. They won't take the job unless you can produce a medical report confirming that the person is healthy."
"What a disaster! This will mean an extra expense for every family that gets a wife in the future."
Although Sun Zhengguo arrived late, he had already obtained the information he wanted from these few words: Sha Zhu had already played his role.
The incident has now escalated, and we're just waiting for Xu Damao's misdeeds to be exposed.
Sha Zhu hasn't used any underhanded tactics yet, and we don't know if Xu Damao's infertility is congenital or caused by being beaten.
"Hey! Zhengguo, I heard you're getting married. How's it going? Did your boyfriend ask you to get a medical checkup?"
Sun Zhengguo never expected that he would get involved when he was just watching the show!
“Aunt Li, my health is so good, why do I need to be checked? It’s one thing for others to talk nonsense, but we can’t let ourselves panic. Otherwise, it will be really hard for the young men in this compound to find wives in the future.”
“Yes, yes, yes! Zheng Guo is right. These are all nonsense. We can’t let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch.”
"That's right, my son is in great health! Let's not make jokes like that anymore."
Those with sons who are waiting to get married have all stood up to support Sun Zhengguo.
Seeing that she had angered everyone, Aunt Li quickly spoke up.
"I was just asking casually, I didn't mean anything by it. I won't bring it up again next time."
Seeing that Aunt Li had given in, the crowd didn't press the matter further and started talking about Xu Damao's affairs again.
Having already gained something, Sun Zhengguo didn't want to listen anymore and went to wander off to the side.
As the incident unfolded, more and more people learned about it, but Xu Damao, the protagonist of the story, remained completely unaware.
Right now, he's riding his bike, humming a little tune, on his way back to the city.
Judging from the local specialties hanging on his car, you should know that he had a good haul today.
Xu Damao has been living a very comfortable life during this period. If he had to describe it in one word, it would be "triumphant".
Recently, his mother introduced him to a potential partner, and her identity was quite extraordinary; she was none other than Lou Xiao'e, the daughter of the Lou family.
In the past, he would never have dared to imagine that Lou Bancheng would betroth his daughter to him.
But this time, for some reason, Lou Bancheng actually agreed to let the two of them give it a try.
Faced with the youthful and beautiful Lou Xiao'e and the wealthy Lou Bancheng, Xu Damao didn't care anymore. Even if there was a pit of fire in front of him, he was determined to jump over it.
He wanted to show everyone who truly reigned supreme in the courtyard house.
Old classmate, aren't you awesome?
He found a wife who was beautiful and highly educated.
But so what? No matter how powerful you are, can you be more powerful than me, Xu Damao?
I married a rich and beautiful woman directly, and from then on, I reached the pinnacle of my life.
Are you scared?
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