After dinner, Xu Fugui, along with Xu Damao, visited each of the neighbors except the He family, greeting and apologizing to them.
Seeing Xu Fugui's sincerity, the neighbors all promised that they would never mention the matter again.
Finally, the father and son went to Sun Dajiang's house to thank him.
Xu Fugui knew that although Sun Dajiang hadn't helped his son much, he hadn't harmed him either, which was enough. Otherwise, Xu Damao wouldn't have just been sweeping the floor this time; he would probably have been seriously injured, if not killed.
"Uncle, please wait here. I won't be staying in the compound anymore. I'll need your help to take care of my son, Damao."
Xu Fugui said modestly.
The two had a pleasant chat today, and Xu Fugui found that Sun Dajiang was not a bad person. In reality, things were not as simple as his son said.
What Xu Damao said was just the tip of the iceberg. The fact that they imposed such a punishment and suppressed the matter was already a great help, and he had to remember this favor.
"Hey! Don't worry, Lao Xu. We've watched them grow up since they were little. How could we possibly harm them? This incident was just a coincidence. We'll correct it."
"Okay, I'm relieved to hear that. You're busy, we'll be going now."
After watching Xu Fugui walk away, Sun Dajiang returned to the house. He was well aware of Xu Fugui's purpose: to express his gratitude was secondary; the main thing was to put the matter behind them and prevent it from being brought up again in the future.
However, these were all insignificant matters to Sun Dajiang, merely favors he did on a whim.
With this, Xu Damao's matter has temporarily come to a close.
Starting the next day, Xu Damao would start cleaning the courtyard as soon as it was light in the morning.
It wasn't that he worked particularly hard; he was forced to do it out of necessity. Every morning at the crack of dawn, Liu Haizhong would come and call him, and he had no choice but to go.
What's even more disgusting is that someone with a big belly sticking out of their bangs is following behind. If they think it's not clean enough, then sorry, please do it again.
Xu Damao thought it was just for show, but he never expected to run into Liu Haizhong, a power-hungry official. To show his authority, Liu Haizhong came every day and supervised the whole process, making Xu Damao miserable.
A few days later, Sun Zhengguo, who was home alone, received an unexpected guest. This guest was none other than his best friend, Zheng Wenhua.
"Culture, what wind blew you here today?"
Taking the teacup from his friend, Zheng Wenhua didn't speak. Instead, he took a sip of tea and then slowly said...
"Not bad, not bad. With supplies so tight right now, it's nice to be able to have a cup of tea here. If I had known this was an advantage, I would have come sooner."
"Keep joking! If you come every day, I guarantee you won't get any."
The two were still the same, always bickering whenever they met, but they were already used to it.
"Alright, Zhengguo, you've had your tea. I'm here today on some important business, and I'd like to ask you about it. Please answer truthfully."
Seeing his old friend's serious expression, Sun Zhengguo stopped joking and sat down at the table to speak.
"Just ask! Why are you being so mysterious? Don't you know my situation?"
"Knowing is one thing, but it's always good to ask questions."
"Comrade Zheng Wenhua! As a qualified probationary Party member, I am willing to accept the organization's assessment."
Seeing that Sun Zhengguo was still joking around, Zheng Wenhua was also at a loss for words. He stopped arguing and simply stated his purpose.
So that's why Zheng Wenhua came here this time on behalf of his cousin Zheng Juan to inquire about some things.
Sun Zhengguo hadn't forgotten Zheng Juan. A few years ago, he had asked her to find many kinds of medicine, and it seems that he had even invited her to Lao Mo at that time.
However, the two never crossed paths again, but unexpectedly, the other person had not forgotten him.
Feeling guilty for treating him to a big meal years ago, she ended up playing matchmaker for him.
"How about that? Pretty good buddy, right? You're the first person I think of when something like this happens."
Zheng Wenhua said with a smug look on his face.
"Was that your idea? I have to thank Sister Zheng Juan. After all these years, she still remembers it all over just because of a meal!"
Sun Zhengguo wasn't averse to blind dates; after all, he himself had gotten married through a blind date in his previous life! And he had lived a pretty good life afterward.
Besides, I'm already 20 years old this year! I'll graduate next year, and if I don't find a boyfriend soon, my mom will start nagging me.
"Alright, I've delivered the message. If there are no problems, the day after tomorrow is the weekend. Meet me at the north gate of Houhai Park at 8:30 in the morning. Sister Zheng Juan will be there too, so don't stand me up."
"Bro, are you serious? I'm a bachelor, would I dare stand Sister Zheng Juan up?"
"Hehe! That's rare. Is this a very proper attitude? Keep it up in the future!"
Once the business was over, the two guys started arguing again.
Sun Zhengguo also wanted to find out about the woman's situation to see if he needed to make any preparations.
Zheng Wenhua knew nothing about it. His cousin hadn't told him anything when he came; he was only responsible for relaying messages.
Before leaving, his cousin only told him that the girl was very nice, but he didn't even know her name. What use was that little bit of information?
Sun Zhengguo responded, "Let's leave it to fate. After all, nothing's been decided yet!"
The two then chatted about some interesting things that happened during the holiday, and it wasn't until an hour later that Zheng Wenhua said goodbye.
Seeing that his friend was about to leave, Sun Zhengguo naturally wanted to invite him to stay for a meal, since he didn't need anything else.
But in this situation, food is of paramount importance, so Zheng Wenhua was unwilling to stay for a meal and insisted on leaving.
Left with no other choice, Sun Zhengguo wrapped up a small packet of tea leaves. After some arguing, Zheng Wenhua finally accepted the tea.
Finally, Sun Zhengguo escorted Zheng Wenhua all the way to the gate, and even after Zheng Wenhua had gone far away, he still felt very happy and warm inside!
She's probably thinking about spring right now!
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