Sha Zhu scolded Xu Damao away.
Xu Damao was afraid that if he stayed, he would be driven crazy by Sha Zhu and Liu Lan, so he left in a huff.
Liu Lan was happy that Sha Zhu was protecting her, but she also said worriedly, "Sha Zhu, you kicked Xu Damao into being a eunuch and humiliated him like this. He won't let you get away with this."
"Yes, I know he won't let this go, but by bringing me back from the police station, he's lost the chance to put me in jail."
I will never hit people with my fists and feet again.
"He, Xu Damao, won't even give me a chance to compensate him a single penny. I won't pay him anything." Sha Zhu knew that Xu Damao was a true scoundrel, and even if he were given compensation, he wouldn't be satisfied.
On the contrary, Xu Damao will have him under his thumb and endlessly find fault with him.
Liu Lan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed: "Silly Zhu, you've changed a lot. Are you really planning to marry me?"
"Yes, I'm serious!" Sha Zhu looked down on the young women in the factory, thinking they were too pretentious and didn't know how to manage a household.
Talking about love, strolling under the moon, watching movies and shopping, comparing clothes and salaries, buying big-ticket items for blind dates, etc., are all nonsense and foolishness.
Finding a wife to settle down with means warming the bed, having children, and dealing with the mundane matters of cooking and cleaning. If a woman doesn't prioritize these things, life will definitely not be good.
So, if you marry a wife and there are constant arguments and disagreements, wouldn't it be better to stay single and have less trouble?
This is the standard that Sha Zhu should use when choosing a wife.
Obviously, a young woman who has never been married and lived a normal life would not meet Sha Zhu's requirements.
Seeing that he was serious, Liu Lan's heart raced, and she asked worriedly, "Do you know about my family's situation?"
"Of course I know about your family situation, otherwise why would I dare to come to you and talk about marrying you? I'm not stupid. I know that breaking up a family is illegal, so why would I do it? Wouldn't that be despicable?" Sha Zhu said the truth.
Actually, Liu Lan was born in the countryside. Before the Lunar New Year, there was a drought, and her parents couldn't support their family of eight, so they sold her to the city as part of a marriage.
In her parents' eyes, no matter what, she was marrying into the city and getting a government-subsidized job, which was a step up for her, and she would live a good life. They were sure she hadn't married the wrong person.
Little did they know that Liu Lan had married a scoundrel who was proficient in all sorts of vices, including drinking, gambling, whoring, and smoking. On their wedding day, he stole his father's money for his funeral and went gambling for three days and three nights before returning home.
Having lost everything, he was so hungry that he went home to find something to eat.
This angered his elderly father so much that he fell ill and had to retire from the steel mill's kitchen due to illness. His father pleaded with his son to go back to work at the factory, settle down, live with his wife, and support the family.
But the scoundrel Dou Tong refused to work in the steel mill's kitchen, saying it was too shameful for a grown man to help with cooking and washing vegetables in a factory.
Liu Lan couldn't stand it anymore and tried to persuade him, but Dou Tong beat her up with fists and feet, making her father vomit blood before stopping. He then told her to go work as a cook at the factory.
So, fearing that Liu Lan would run away, the old father wanted to keep her at work, hoping that if Liu Lan and Dou Tong had a child, Dou Tong would settle down and earn money to support the family.
Three months ago, Liu Lan gave birth to a daughter, but instead of calming Dou Tong down, she was scolded by him for being a burden on both mother and daughter, and he would beat and verbally abuse her.
It can be said that Liu Lan's life was more than ten times harder than Qin Huairu's.
Sha Zhu watched Liu Lan go to work while heavily pregnant, and she went back to work before her daughter was even a month old, shouldering the burden of the whole family on her own.
The key issue is that Liu Lan's salary, which wasn't paid, was instead used by Dou Tong to gamble. He also made Liu Lan borrow money from all over the place to gamble, leaving her with a mountain of debt.
Even so, Liu Lan did not mention leaving Dou Tong or getting a divorce.
But Sha Zhu could also see that Liu Lan couldn't hold on any longer.
If no one helps Liu Lan repay her debts at this point, she will have no choice but to sell herself to Li Deren and become his mistress to support her family.
After all, Liu Lan had a daughter to support, a father-in-law to serve, and money to support Dou Tong's gambling. She had no other choice.
Even if Liu Lan and Dou Tong divorce, what will become of them?
Going back to one's parents' home would only lead to starvation; it would only burden their family and bring them no benefit whatsoever.
If she gets divorced, she will lose her job and have no income. She can't rely on Dou Tong to support her daughter. How will she support her daughter?
In situations like Liu Lan's, only someone like Sha Zhu dared to stand up and encourage Liu Lan to divorce Dou Tong, without feeling the slightest bit guilty.
This was to save Liu Lan and her daughter, and Sha Zhu felt honored.
But Liu Lan said with a heavy heart, "Silly Zhu, I am very grateful that you have chosen me, Liu Lan, but I cannot accept your marriage proposal."
After all, my whole family had received kindness from my father-in-law, Dou Yuanhua, who essentially saved my family.
How could I bear to watch him lie sick in bed and leave so ungratefully?
Silly Zhu, I hope we can meet again in the next life...
“No, Liu Lan, I will support your father-in-law, Dou Yuanhua, as long as you sever ties with Dou Tong. I will support your whole family.” Sha Zhu didn’t care about supporting another person; he was just worried that they would be used by Dou Tong again and again, like a bank to withdraw money for gambling.
Liu Lan was moved to tears, bursting into sobs and squatting down, unable to speak. Sha Zhu rushed over and hugged her, saying, "It's alright, it's alright, I'm here for you now, it's all in the past..."
Did it work out?
Zheng Ya, who was strolling on the roof of the logistics department office building of the steel rolling mill, sensed their conversation, smiled knowingly, and then quietly went downstairs and drove home.
Xu Damao watched Zheng Ya drive away, then quickly went to Jia Dongxu, who was slacking off in the factory's pipes, and said, "Brother Jia, you're in trouble?"
"Xu Damao, you can't say anything nice. If you have something to say, say it. If not, get lost. I don't like people like you." Jia Dongxu was lying in the pipe sunbathing when Xu Damao blocked his sunlight, so he sat up and scolded him angrily.
Xu Damao gave up the sunlight to let him bask in it, and said with a big smile, "Brother Jia, why are you angry with me?"
"You were provoked by Sha Zhu and Zheng Ya, right?"
"Xu Damao, you little brat, you're up to no good, so get the hell out of here." Jia Dongxu knew he was up to no good and wanted to get rid of him, but he also thought Xu Damao might be a useful accomplice.
Xu Damao, eager to use him as a pawn, laughed and said, "Brother Jia, you probably don't know that Liu Haizhong deliberately dropped money on your way to work and found two witnesses to watch the whole process of you finding the money and hiring people to surround Zheng Ya and cause trouble."
What does this mean? You understand it better than I do.
"Xu Damao, I don't know what you're talking about!"
"Haha, so you're planning to sell your mother, Jia Zhangshi, and become an unfilial son?"
"You son of a bitch Xu Damao, you really saw everything. Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Jia Dongxu realized that Xu Damao had gotten hold of his weakness.
The key point is that Jia Dongxu and his mother plotted to ruin Zheng Ya's reputation. Jia Zhangshi took the lead and, under the pretext of arranging a marriage between Li Chunhua and Sha Zhu, bribed Li Chunhua to invite people to ambush Zheng Ya and ruin his reputation to reach a deal.
The whole thing was high-energy, but Jia Dongxu didn't make an appearance.
Aside from the unexpected incident of finding money along the way, Jia Dongxu turned around and gave Jia Zhangshi thirty yuan. Jia Dongxu had no idea how Jia Zhangshi had done it.
Now that Xu Damao has revealed everything, Jia Dongxu is stunned. He and his mother were tricked by Liu Haizhong and manipulated by Xu Damao. How can they continue like this?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com