Fu Qingyao was worried about the lack of food for the national relief efforts for disaster victims, and also distressed by Zheng Ya's ignorant and arrogant words.
Zheng Ya boasted that he would have his superiors prepare a granary for his master to transport grain.
Isn't this a complete fantasy?
Reporting this would be deceiving superiors.
At this critical moment in disaster relief, countless people are watching. If Zheng Ya's behavior of deceiving his superiors is spread, his reputation will be ruined for life!
No matter how great the achievements, they cannot be concealed.
Public opinion and the wrath of the people are hard to defy; even if higher-level leaders wanted to protect someone, they wouldn't be able to!
Zheng Ya knew what his mother was worried about: "Mom, you know how powerful Lao Yuan is. He comes and goes without a trace."
For someone like him, raiding an entire legion is a piece of cake.
My master is elusive and possesses unparalleled power. I trust his abilities, so do as I say!
"You brat, this is no joke."
Or I can ask Commander Lei to find an unused warehouse, and then trouble your master to transport the grain.
After it's done, should we report the good news to our superiors and prepare for an even larger granary? Fu Qingyao didn't dare to easily alarm her superiors or attract attention.
Zheng Ya didn't insist: "Alright, Mom has made the arrangements. I'll contact my master right away to make preparations."
"Alright, let's split up, mother and daughter." Fu Qingyao said and left.
Seeing her mother's worried expression, Zheng Ya was speechless, unsure how to comfort her. Was it really necessary?
The next day.
A pale, fish-belly white light appeared on the horizon.
The cold wind howled across the land, whipping up layers of frost and creating a scene of snowflakes drifting in the air.
Xu Damao got up very early and braved the cold wind and frost to get to Lou Bancheng's door. He raised his hand and knocked on the door: "Knock knock knock."
"Who is it? It's not even dawn yet, who's knocking on the door?" Lou Bancheng was so frightened that he hugged the quilt and trembled, mistakenly thinking that someone had come to ransack his house.
Tan Xiaoya nestled in his arms and sobbed silently.
Even Lou Xiao'e in the next room was awakened by the knocking. She was so frightened that she hid under the covers, trembling. Was something bad about to happen?
Xu Damao rubbed his hands together to warm them, and said irritably, "Your son-in-law has come to visit, so we're welcoming him!"
Well, his shout startled everyone, clearly indicating that he was there to cause trouble.
However, this made Lou Bancheng's family feel much better.
As long as it's not some petty person who comes to ransack the house, everything is negotiable.
Even so, Lou Bancheng was afraid that Xu Damao would make a scene outside, so he quickly dressed and ran downstairs to open the door: "I'm here, don't make a sound, disturbing the neighbors is a sin..."
"Oh my, thank you for opening the door yourself, Father-in-law. I am flattered!" Xu Damao said sarcastically, but still stood at the door stamping his feet, rubbing his hands, and blowing hot air to warm himself.
Lou Bancheng laughed in exasperation: "My dear son-in-law is here! Come in and warm yourself up, now's the time to leave!"
"Hey, wait a minute, I got up early and didn't have time to buy a gift. It would be impolite of me to come in like this. Let me go buy a gift before I visit you," Xu Damao said sarcastically, shaking off his tugging.
They're deliberately trying to cause trouble!
Lou Bancheng, his heart pounding, forcefully pulled him inside: "Da Mao, you're freezing! Let's go inside and warm up a bit before we talk."
Forget about gifts, that's too formal.
Your arrival is a great gift! Come inside, quickly come inside and warm yourself up, don't catch a cold!
"Haha, then thank you for your understanding, father-in-law." Xu Damao reluctantly followed him into the Lou family's hall, where it was much warmer.
The room is filled with luxury items and antique decorations.
Antique-style furniture serves as a backdrop.
Pear wood sofas and coffee tables, jade tea sets, and everything else you could want.
At first glance, it looks like you've entered a small museum, with antiques and artifacts everywhere you look.
In the past, Xu Damao would have thought that these antiques and cultural relics were just decorations, things for rich people to show off, and that there weren't many good ones.
These days, who dares to flaunt their valuables in the living room, risking trouble?
However, Xu Damao no longer thinks that way.
As the saying goes, "the darkest place is under the lamp," meaning that very few people truly understand antiques and cultural relics.
I don't recognize them; they're just ordinary decorative items.
This shows courage and cunning in hiding treasure in public.
As the two entered the hall, Tan Xiaoya had already prepared tea and brought it over, inviting them to sit down.
Even Lou Xiao'e got up and stood in the second-floor corridor, scrutinizing Xu Damao, who was leisurely drinking tea on the sofa in the hall. This donkey-faced guy has changed so much!
He completely changed his timid and obsequious demeanor, which used to fawn over everyone he met.
He has now become sharp-tongued, experienced in handling affairs, and as calm as a mountain, manipulating people's hearts.
That's not simple.
At Lou Bancheng's wink, Tan Xiaoya refilled Xu Damao's teacup and said, "Damao, why did you come so early in the morning? Is something wrong?"
If you need our help, please don't hesitate to ask.
“Mother-in-law, you weren’t this polite to me when I came last time!”
"I can't adapt to this right now, how about we stick to the old way?" Xu Damao began to fight back.
Tan Xiaoya was quite choked up. She wanted to scold him for being rude and ill-mannered. How could he slap someone in the face and expose their shortcomings like that?
Lou Bancheng broke the deadlock: "Alright, Xu Damao, stop putting on airs here. If you really want to cause trouble, I, Lou Bancheng, am not afraid of you."
"Get to the point, even if it means tearing each other apart, show me what you've got!"
"Father-in-law, how do you think we should calculate the cost of delaying someone's treatment?" Xu Damao stopped hiding his intentions and directly demanded compensation.
Just before last night, Xu Damao was still scheming and plotting to get Zheng Ya to treat his genitals.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and everything went wrong.
The reason, of course, lies with Lou Bancheng, who was unwilling to provide him with a hundred antiques as a donation and instead give them to Zheng Ya as medical fees.
Xu Damao couldn't come up with the consultation fee, so he tried to fool Zheng Ya with some old, shabby items he'd collected from the countryside, but Zheng Ya simply ignored him!
This led Xu Damao to seek revenge against Zheng Ya out of resentment. Whether it was kidnapping Bao'er and selling her to Qi Guaizi, or Xu Damao using the matter of Jia Zhangshi and her son buying people to ruin Zheng Ya's reputation, he was trying to get Zheng Ya to cure his manhood.
It wasn't that Xu Damao's calculations were inadequate, but rather that Zheng Ya's cleanup efforts were too swift.
Instead, Zheng Ya refused to let Xu Damao kidnap Bao'er and sell her to Qi Guaizi. Instead, Zheng Ya turned around and became a hero who saved the child, receiving gratitude for Zheng Ya's help.
Last night, Xu Damao and Qin Huairu were caught playing with props, which resulted in the loss of their sexual desire and destroyed any possibility of saving their lives.
This infuriated Xu Damao, which is why he came to the Lou family early in the morning to demand compensation.
If I get compensation, maybe my life can still be saved?
Because Zheng Ya disliked him, and he couldn't produce a hundred antiques, Zheng Ya refused to treat his manhood, forcing Xu Damao to dare not delay any longer and ruin his life's happiness.
Lou Bancheng laughed angrily: "Xu Damao, you're utterly incompetent. You're starting to give up and act tough with the Lou family?"
"Father-in-law, you don't want Xiao'e to be a widow at such a young age, or to live a life of hardship and gossip, do you?" Xu Damao stopped pretending and decided to take Lou Xiao'e home and mistreat her. Who's afraid of who!
As a legally married couple, Xu Damao is in the right and is protected by the state!
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