After leaving the courtyard, Sun Zhengguo went to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative, walked to the counter, and took out money and tickets from his pocket.
"Comrade, could you please help me buy a bar of soap? Here's the money and the ticket."
The sales clerk took the money and the ticket and glanced at them.
"Wait, I'll get it for you right away."
A moment later, the sales clerk brought the soap, handed it to Sun Zhengguo, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"What's wrong, comrade? Is there a problem?"
Sun Zhengguo asked, puzzled.
"No, no, no! No problem, young man. You look familiar. Are you from the 95th courtyard nearby?"
The after-sales clerk scratched his head sheepishly. After all, staring at someone was impolite, especially since he was a man, and he didn't want to be misunderstood.
"Yes, I live in courtyard number 95. What can I do for you?"
"It's nothing, I'm just curious. I heard that in your compound, there's a guy named Yi Zhonghai, a super hot guy who's slept in all the famous brothels. Some people say his penis can turn corners. Is that true?"
"Oh my god!"
Sun Zhengguo, unusually, uttered a phrase that would later become a popular internet meme.
The news has spread so far that Yi Zhonghai, the Moral Celestial Venerable who commands respect throughout the heavens and the four courtyards, is about to become famous again. However, this is not a good reputation, and he is likely to face serious trouble this time.
Looking at the sales clerk's eager face, Sun Zhengguo revealed a wicked smile.
Comrade Yi Zhonghai is an upright and virtuous man, so we decided to give him even more responsibility. After all, so many people are already talking about it! One more won't make a difference; participation is what matters!
"Of course it's true, but you don't know everything. Come on! Let me tell you more details, but you can't tell anyone else."
The sales clerk, with a gossipy look on her face, nodded gratefully, saying, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
Seeing the "I understand" look on the after-sales staff's face, Sun Zhengguo felt relieved.
Next, Sun Zhengguo would take what he had heard, add some personal insights, and tell the story in an exaggerated artistic style.
The shoppers who came in to buy things saw that the sales clerks were chatting, so they didn't dare to urge them. Instead, they complained to Sun Zhengguo in their hearts, "What are you chatting about? Isn't this delaying things?"
However, after hearing the juicy gossip, the crowd said, "It's okay, we're not in a hurry. You guys chat first, and we'll buy things when you're done."
Only after he finished speaking and everyone was very satisfied did Sun Zhengguo leave gracefully, truly achieving the goal of leaving without a trace and concealing his merits and fame.
However, Sun Zhengguo's gossip was no match for those middle-aged women. Those women were truly talented; in just one morning, everyone in the surrounding area knew about them.
At noon, the He family was having lunch. He Daqing was sitting at the table, and He Yushui was pouring him wine.
"Dad, the wine is ready."
"Yes! My daughter is the best."
He Daqing chuckled and picked up his wine glass, taking a small sip.
"Dad, is something good happening today? Why are you drinking?"
He Daqing was certainly happy; what could be happier than seeing Yi Zhonghai in trouble?
Yesterday, while drinking with several people, he deliberately pretended to be drunk and made a slip of the tongue, exposing Yi Zhonghai's scandal. He was certain that, given Liu Haizhong's personality, the news would spread.
Sure enough, the whole incident escalated this morning, and rumors about Yi Zhonghai's scandal are now flying everywhere.
He figured that Yi Zhonghai would be badly injured, if not killed, but he couldn't tell his daughter about it.
“Dad is happy whenever he sees my daughter, and he’s even happier now that he’s drinking the wine that she poured for him.”
"Hahaha!"
"Drink more if you're happy, and I'll pour you another one when you're done."
He Yushui said happily that since He Daqing came back, she felt like she had returned to the happy times she once had.
If the scene at the He family's house was warm and pleasant, then the scene at the Yi family's house next door was quite the opposite.
At this moment, the Yi family home was deserted. An older woman closed the door and sat alone on the edge of the bed, lost in thought.
This morning, after Yi Zhonghai went to work, an older woman went out to buy groceries as usual.
As soon as she stepped out of the house, she saw several middle-aged women gathered together, pointing and commenting on her house.
When she came over, the group fell silent again. She didn't pay much attention at the time, assuming they were just neighbors chatting.
But when she left the courtyard, people who knew her looked at her with strange eyes.
This made her feel that something must be wrong, but when she asked the people involved, they didn't say anything.
Just when she was at her wit's end, she overheard several strangers chatting, and the topic of their conversation was none other than the glorious deeds of her own husband.
Hearing several people talking increasingly outrageously, an older woman immediately stepped forward to argue with them, only to be ridiculed instead. It turned out she was the one who was being blamed.
The woman was furious at the time, but then she heard more and more gossip, all about Yi Zhonghai's scandals, and she became the pitiful victim in the rumors.
In the end, the older woman stopped buying vegetables, returned to the courtyard house dejectedly, locked herself in her room, and has been sitting there ever since.
In the middle-aged woman's mind, there seemed to be a voice constantly telling her that this was true.
The older woman had already forgiven Yi Zhonghai after he was revealed to be infertile, but now the matter has escalated again.
She had no idea how to face the future, or how many secrets her man still held.
And so, the middle-aged woman sat blankly on the edge of the bed, lost in deep confusion.
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