Xu Damao's change was quite significant, making Zheng Ya somewhat unaccustomed to it: "Damao, you didn't rely on Lou Bancheng's funding of a hundred antiques, but instead relied entirely on your own efforts to acquire antiques in the countryside. What makes you think you can do that?"
"Brother Zheng, don't underestimate me. Why can't I be self-reliant and acquire hundreds of antiques on my own?" Xu Damao patted his chest smugly.
Zheng Ya was displeased by the smug look on the donkey-faced villain's face and said with disdain, "Do you even know anything about antiques?"
Don't send me a bunch of junk that's disgusting.
"Tch, it's just buying old items, isn't that something you can do with just a mouth?"
"Such a small matter can't possibly stump me, Xu Damao. Absolutely not." Xu Damao was convinced that the old object was an antique.
This made Zheng Ya want to slap him: "Xu Damao, I suggest you go to the antique shop to do some research before you think about buying antiques."
Actually, the safest thing to do is to go to your father-in-law, Lou Bancheng, to learn about antiques.
"Don't pretend to know what you don't, you're wasting my time. Get out of the way!"
"No way, Brother Zheng, I've already acquired over seventy antiques. You should at least come with me to take a look and see how good they are." Xu Damao realized he had fallen into a trap and reluctantly begged Zheng Ya to appraise the antiques.
However, Zheng Ya didn't understand the intricacies of antiques either, and hadn't yet had time to find a master who knew about antiques to plan their academic pursuits. Not wanting to pretend to know what he didn't, he waved his hand and told the man to go ahead and have his father-in-law take a look.
"Wait, Brother Zheng, you're in trouble!" Seeing that he had ignored his hard work, Xu Damao resented him for not giving him face and implemented his plan to switch sides.
Zheng Ya frowned as he was blocked in his way and said, "Xu Damao, are you asking for a beating?"
"No, Brother Zheng, you're wrong. You're the one who's asking for trouble. Someone's waiting to take you out of the factory and deal with you!" Xu Damao pretended to be profound and arrogant, thinking, "You'd better beg me for help."
It's just a petty trick.
In fact, Zheng Ya had already sensed a group of female workers crowding around the gate of the steel rolling mill, discussing how to deal with him. He asked in bewilderment, "Xu Damao, you don't mean to tell me about the shady business of Jia Dongxu and his mother sabotaging me behind my back, do you?"
"What? How did you know?" Xu Damao was stunned and furious. He thought he could use this to manipulate Zheng Ya into treating his illness.
Looking back now, I was overthinking it and wasted my time!
In fact, Xu Damao is not ignorant about antiques; at least he has a superficial understanding of them.
That was when Xu Damao asked Lou Bancheng for antiques to cure his illness, and Lou Bancheng gave him a lecture, instilling in him some knowledge about antiques.
Nowadays, Xu Damao at least doesn't treat old objects as antiques; what he buys are old items, just junk to fool Zheng Ya.
In Xu Damao's opinion, Zheng Ya was just a bookworm, and he had less contact with antiques than Xu Damao.
Isn't this the easiest type of antique novice to fool?
So Xu Damao wanted to fool Zheng Ya into thinking that his life force had been cured and everything would be fine.
Who cares afterward?
Little did they know that Zheng Ya had already changed his soul. Having lived three lifetimes, even though he had only heard a little about antiques, he was not a complete novice. More importantly, he would not pretend to know what he did not. He sneered, "Xu Damao, Xu Damao, it seems you have become bad!"
This is a double entendre.
After all, Zheng Ya spent 10,000 each of his virtue and faithlessness on Xu Damao to plan and guide him to become better, and to test the effect of his planned supernatural abilities.
Unfortunately, Xu Damao's problem lay in his very core. Under Zheng Ya's guidance of his planning abilities, he learned more about positive energy and how to better equip himself with the right identity so he could do what he loved: "Brother Zheng, even if you guessed that Jia Dongxu and his mother were plotting against you behind your back..."
But you have no evidence, so you're finished?
"Xu Damao, instead of wasting your time talking to me, you should hurry up and collect antiques. Be careful, or your manhood might become incurable if you keep dragging it out!" Zheng Ya would not be fooled by a true villain.
Xu Damao got angry as soon as he heard this and jumped up and said, "No, I've already brought Sha Zhu back for you. You can't just leave him to die!"
Otherwise, I'll risk my life to ruin your reputation.
"It's just a matter of fueling the flames anyway. Why don't you try it and see?"
"Xu Damao, what a scoundrel! You're not hiding anything anymore, you're just speaking your mind!" Zheng Ya said angrily.
Living in a society governed by the rule of law, one cannot arbitrarily kill villains, which is somewhat frustrating.
Is Xu Damao threatening me by pointing his finger at my nose?
Not getting angry, not getting angry, not getting angry—is that even possible?
Seeing that he didn't get angry and hit him, Xu Damao's panicked mind calmed down. He twisted his donkey face and sneered: "Zheng Ya, you also want to be infamous, don't you?"
"If you can cure my manhood, I can find a way to help you resolve the crisis at the factory gate. How about it?"
"Hmph, tell me first how Jia Dongxu and his mother tripped me up, so I can see what you're made of?" Zheng Ya sensed the hundreds of female workers at the factory gate and didn't dare to approach those tigresses easily.
An incident involving female workers from the women's federation of a steel rolling mill.
Someone must have been stirring up trouble and trying to trip us up.
The problem is that you can't explain things clearly to a hundred or so women with just your mouth!
Xu Damao thought he had given in and laughed, "You've come to the right person."
After all, you know I don't get along with Sha Zhu.
Meanwhile, Sha Zhu has been protecting Qin Huairu and her son at home these past few days, taking care of them hand and foot, and even driving the rain out of the house.
If it weren't for Wu Wei taking him in, Yu Shui would have been homeless and a beggar long ago.
Leaving aside the issue of rain, let's just say that Sha Zhu has a grudge against me. I'll stand on the same side as Jia Dongxu and his mother to deal with Sha Zhu's attempt to take Qin Huairu by force.
Through these back-and-forth conversations, you naturally learned that Jia Dongxu and his mother had given away money and people in front of you, losing his wife Qin Huairu and even paying out a thousand yuan.
Jia Dongxu, the master thief, repeatedly failed to steal back the thousand dollars he had paid in front of Qin Huairu. Jia Zhangshi started crying and making a scene, which angered Jia Dongxu, who then decided to ruin her reputation.
And while you're at it, ruin Sha Zhu's reputation too.
In short, they, mother and son, swore they wouldn't let you and Sha Zhu have a good time, and they would also ruin Qin Huairu and her son. Do you understand?
"What you're saying is all nonsense. I could have guessed it without you saying it. If you don't have any real information, then get out of the way and don't block my way." Zheng Ya had indeed guessed it, but he didn't know the specifics of how Jia Dongxu and his mother would operate.
After all, it wouldn't be easy to incite the women's federation of the steel rolling mill to do things for them and their son, and to ruin Zheng Ya's reputation.
Xu Damao smiled wickedly: "It's no big deal to tell you."
"If you don't help me get treatment, I'll collude with Jia Dongxu and his mother to ruin your reputation first, then seek revenge, every single day of the year..."
"Xu Damao, all talk and no action is useless. Your nonsense won't scare anyone. Be more careful."
"Don't end up with no descendants!" Zheng Ya said before leaving.
Xu Damao couldn't stop him, and angrily waved his hand at the air: "Zheng Ya, you'll regret begging me, I told you..."
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