As Xu Damao spoke, he parked his bicycle, narrowed his eyes, and twitched his mustache as he glanced at Qin Huairu's lower body.
Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang remained silent, but Liu Guangfu was not having it.
Raising the broom, she slammed her neck and roared, "Xu Damao, who are you bossing around to? Did you come from the front yard without looking at us? Can't you see our hard work? The first thing you do is glance at Sister Qin. The way you look at people is so dirty. I don't know what you're thinking."
Upon hearing this, Xu Damao became furious and was about to lash out when Qin Huairu, who had heard the conversation, interrupted him.
Qin Huairu straightened up, leaning against the cement pool, ran her hand through her hair, and rolled her eyes at Xu Damao, saying, "Oh, Xu Damao, you're different now that you're in charge, coming back so early to boss people around?"
Xu Damao immediately put on a smiling face and walked towards Qin Huairu.
"Sister Qin, how could I dare to interfere? I'm just concerned about the cleanliness of our compound. But Sister Qin, with you standing here, the whole compound is much brighter."
"Sycophant."
Liu Guangfu glanced at Xu Damao while holding a broom.
Xu Damao was furious, but the other party was Liu Haizhong's son after all. He could only talk, and he couldn't really do anything to Liu Guangfu. Besides, Liu Guangtian was watching from the side. If they really got into a fight, Xu Damao would be the one who suffered.
"Alright, I think we've cleaned up enough. Let's go to the backyard and pull up some dry grass in front of Wang Dabao's house."
Upon hearing that they were pulling weeds in front of Wang Dabao's house, Liu Guangtian immediately perked up and called Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekuang to go to the backyard.
Qin Huairu walked over with a basin and sized up Xu Damao: "Xu Damao's got quite the airs, hasn't he? He's only just become the manager and he's already learned how to boss people around?!"
Xu Damao took out a cigarette and smugly put it in his mouth. "Sister Qin, don't say that. I just saw it. These guys weren't doing their work properly and were just peeking at you. That's why I sent them away."
"I see. You have a kind heart."
Qin Huairu smiled, her tone carrying a hint of ambiguity.
As they approached the moon gate, Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang whispered to each other, "When did their two families become so close? Didn't Bang Geng just raid Xu Damao's house a while ago?!"
Yan Jiefang poked him with a broom, "Don't talk nonsense. Can't you see they're getting along well? This Sister Qin is quite capable. Haven't you seen Sha Zhu hanging around her all day?"
"That's right, who can blame her when Qin Huairu has so much to offer? Even in the dead of winter, you can see her swaying about; how can you say you're not tempted?!"
Hearing Qin Huairu's slightly ambiguous words, Xu Damao seemed encouraged and leaned closer to whisper, "Qin Huairu, when the movie starts, I'll save you the best seat, how about it?!"
Qin Huairu blushed and replied with an "okay".
Just then, Sha Zhu walked into the central courtyard carrying a lunchbox.
Seeing Xu Damao chatting and laughing with Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu felt a surge of anger.
He had liked Qin Huairu ever since she married into the compound, and now seeing his nemesis Xu Damao fawning over her made him feel disgusted, like he had swallowed a fly.
Sha Zhu casually walked over and said, "Hey, Xu Damao, you're so free today? Instead of tinkering with your movie projector, what are you doing wandering around these women?"
"Silly Zhu, what business is it of yours if I chat with Huai Ru?"
Xu Damao, not to be outdone, exhaled a puff of smoke and then looked at Qin Huairu, "Who do you think you are, trying to tell me what to do? Is that right, Huairu?"
When Sha Zhu heard Xu Damao address Qin Huairu as "sister," he immediately objected: "Xu Damao, show some respect. Sister Qin is several years older than you, and she's not someone you can treat so casually."
As he spoke, Sha Zhu put the lunchbox on the ground and was about to roll up his sleeves.
"Xu Damao, don't be so disrespectful. Call me 'sister' from now on." Qin Huairu quickly tried to smooth things over, then walked up to Shazhu and tugged at his sleeve. "Zhuzi, we're all neighbors. Don't hurt our relationship."
Seeing that Qin Huairu's behavior towards him was much more intimate than her behavior towards Xu Damao, Sha Zhu stopped talking and glared at Xu Damao.
"I can't be bothered to argue with you." Xu Damao snorted and pushed his bicycle toward the backyard.
Sha Zhu stood there, his eyes fixed on Xu Damao's departing figure, and then said to Qin Huairu, "Sister Qin, Xu Damao is no good person. You should stay away from people like him in the future."
"Don't worry, Zhuzi, I'll remember."
Qin Huairu nodded with a smile, which made Sha Zhu's heart burn with desire.
"By the way, Zhu Zi, what's in your lunchbox? Could you share some with Sister Qin? You know Bang Geng is still growing at this age..."
"Hey, Sister Qin, stop talking. Bring me a bowl later and I'll give you half."
"Then thank you, Pillar."
backyard.
After Xu Damao parked the bicycle, he supervised Liu Guangtian and the other two as they worked. Their relationship improved somewhat during this time, mainly because Xu Damao gave each of them a cigarette.
Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui then returned as well.
After Yan Bugui returned, he kicked Yan Jiecheng out of the house and followed Liu Guangtian to sweep the floor, pull weeds, and tidy up the yard.
Liu, Yan, and Xu gathered together to discuss the venue, and finally decided on the Intermediate People's Court.
Then, as Wang Dabao mentioned, the system would calculate the capacity, and once that was done, notifications would be sent to each courtyard. Of course, when notifying them, the manager of the next courtyard would be contacted to also count the number of neighbors coming to watch the movie.
Yan Bugui was still holding Yan Jiekuang's little notebook, which was filled with problems to be solved.
It wasn't until evening, with everyone working together, that the courtyard was finally cleaned up and looked brand new.
Xu Damao, Liu Guangtian, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiecheng and other young people looked at the tidy courtyard and seemed to see the lively scene when the movie was shown, as well as the young women and wives who might appear. Their faces were full of anticipation.
"Da Mao, it's the weekend tomorrow. Take Guang Tian and Jie Fang with you to count the households that need painting, and then buy the paint."
Liu Haizhong nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the bright and spacious courtyard that had been cleaned up, and then said to Xu Damao.
Xu Damao scratched his head and said, "Alright, Grandpa, leave this to me."
“Okay, it’s settled then.” Yan Bugui slapped his thigh. “We’ll discuss the screening time tonight, and that should be about right.”
"etc."
Liu Haizhong hissed, "Remember to call Da Bao when we discuss this tonight. Don't forget that Da Bao said 'there's still a little bit left' this morning."
Yan Bugui nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, Da Bao's opinion is very important, as it relates to whether the screening event can be held smoothly."
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