At this moment, Xu Damao had no time to care about anything else. Given the Lou family's situation, they wouldn't kill him; the most likely outcome was divorce.
Xu Damao's parents were completely panicked. Xu Damao was their only son. If he were truly crippled, the Xu family would be wiped out, and their descendants would be exploited by others.
Gradually, Xu Fugui and his wife began to have other ideas. Given their situation, they might be able to have another child. However, before having a child, they needed to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
Given the Xu family's circumstances, they simply couldn't withstand the Lou family's wrath. In order to appease the Lou family, Xu Fugui and his wife had no choice but to take Xu Damao to the Lou family to apologize.
Director Lou was also furious about Xu Damao's behavior. However, the current situation was not favorable for the Lou family. Director Lou did not take any drastic action against the Xu family, but simply told Xu Damao to divorce his daughter as soon as possible.
In this situation, Xu Damao had no right to refuse. If he angered the Lou family, all they had to do was expose his affairs, and he would be doomed.
Xu Damao had no choice but to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Lou Xiao'e. After they obtained their marriage certificate, Lou Xiao'e returned to her family home. Not long after, the Lou family members came to the courtyard house and took all of Lou Xiao'e's dowry back.
Not only did they take back Lou Xiao'e's dowry, but they also took back several of the Lou family's properties.
Perhaps due to Xu Damao's betrayal, or perhaps to avoid an awkward situation for both sides, after taking everything back, the Lou family directly dismissed Xu Damao's mother, and even Xu Fugui inexplicably lost his job.
Having lost their jobs and house, Xu Fugui and his wife could only return to their courtyard house with their belongings. When they arrived, no one knew what had happened. It wasn't until they hadn't seen Lou Xiao'e for a while that they learned Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e had divorced.
Wei Hua was helpless in this situation. It wasn't necessarily a good thing for Lou Xiao'e to stay in the courtyard. When the winds picked up, Lou Xiao'e's life would become extremely miserable.
By then, it won't just be the Lou family that will be affected. Even Xu Damao, the Lou family's son-in-law, will be implicated.
Severing ties with the Lou family now might not be a bad thing for Xu Damao. However, Xu Damao is unaware of this, and he is still somewhat unwilling to accept this fact.
Besides his regular job, Xu Damao spent all his time visiting various hospitals. Although he no longer had Xiao'e's dowry, the Xu family was not poor. In fact, they were considered quite wealthy within the courtyard.
With three members employed, the Xu family was considered quite well-off in Beijing. Xu Damao also had enough money for medical treatment, having already obtained a considerable sum from Lou Xiao'e.
Now Xu Damao only wants to cure his own illness, and at the same time, he is trying to find out why he has become like this.
In his efforts to find the root cause of his illness, Xu Damao visited the hospital several times. However, the results left him feeling quite helpless.
Knowing that his problem was innate, Xu Damao basically spent all his time drinking at home, except when he was at work.
Before long, news of Xu Damao's infertility spread. People who were on good terms with Xu Damao sent him gifts, including Sha Zhu and Wei Hua. After all, they didn't have any deep-seated hatred for each other, and now that they knew Xu Damao had this condition, they couldn't help but visit him.
After learning that Xu Damao had this illness, Qin Huairu laughed happily at home for a long time. Qin Huairu didn't care whether Xu Damao had the illness or not. She already had two children, and now she was pregnant again.
Xu Damao, being ill, couldn't possibly have a child with her. Xu Damao would definitely treat her child as his own. To gain Xu Damao's favor, Qin Huairu would frequently appear before him, constantly giving him meaningful glances.
As one of the few intelligent people in the courtyard, Xu Damao naturally knew that Qin Huairu had ill intentions. But what did it matter if he knew Qin Huairu's scheme? Xu Damao couldn't be happier that Qin Huairu seduced him. Because Xu Damao had long been lusting after Qin Huairu.
As time went on, Xu Damao understood Qin Huairu's scheme. But what could he do even if he knew Qin Huairu's thoughts?
He was now suffering from congenital infertility. His parents were already planning for a third child, so Xu Damao had to consider his own situation.
The reason Yi Zhonghai has become like this is because he has no children. Otherwise, his life would never be like this. With children, Yi Zhonghai naturally wouldn't dare to act recklessly.
But Xu Damao wasn't stupid. Even if he were to find a woman, he wouldn't choose someone like Qin Huairu. Under Qin Huairu's constant temptations, Xu Damao readily gave in. Soon, Xu Damao and Qin Huairu had slept together. But as a smart man, how could Xu Damao possibly actually marry Qin Huairu?
At most, Qin Huairu would receive a pittance. The two thus became entangled, and even if Jia Zhangshi knew, she could only pretend not to see it. Since the Jia family no longer existed, it was better to let Qin Huairu go out and earn more money, so that her grandchildren would have some security in the future.
Seeing that Xu Damao refused to marry her, Qin Huairu hated him intensely, but there was nothing she could do about it. Qin Huairu was only in her early twenties, and naturally had her own needs.
Now that Jia Dongxu is dead, Qin Huairu has no more scruples. Until she finds another suitor, she can only continue to take advantage of Xu Damao. At the same time, she's also thinking about how to get Xu Damao to marry her.
After thinking it over, I finally went to my mother-in-law, because I knew I needed her help with this.
“Mother-in-law, do you want to live a better life? You must know about the Jia family’s situation. Don’t be fooled by the fact that Xu Fugui and his wife are unemployed; they used to be the wealthiest family in the courtyard.”
"If Lou Xiao'e leaves them something else, the Xu family's wealth will be much greater than Yi Zhonghai's."
Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi immediately became interested, but at the same time, she was also somewhat worried. Jia Zhangshi now knew a little about her daughter-in-law.
Now she's surpassed her teacher in everything she's been taught. If I'd known this would happen, I shouldn't have taught her those things in the first place.
Who knows that what they teach might one day be used against them?
"Qin Huairu, it's not that I can't help you, but what if you get together with Xu Damao and then abandon me? Unless you give me a written agreement or give me some benefits first, I can't help you with this."
What do you want?
“I don’t ask for much. If things go well, all I want is an extra three dollars a month in pension, or to marry into the family.”
“I can’t meet either of your requests. My salary isn’t much to begin with, and I still have to give you 6 yuan a month. Given Xu Damao’s character, it’s impossible for me to bring you with me when I marry him.”
“I can only give you 50 yuan. This 50 yuan will not be given to you all at once, but 5 yuan every month. After I get married, the Jia family's house will be yours. This is a sure-fire deal for you.”
Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi thought for a moment and then nodded.
"I agree to your terms, but I have one small request: you must give me 30 yuan first."
Qin Huairu did not refuse Jia Zhangshi's request.
"When Xu Damao and I are having a secret rendezvous, you take the opportunity to catch us in the act. Then Xu Damao will write down what happened."
Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi nodded. Seeing that Jia Zhangshi agreed, Qin Huairu immediately took out paper and pen and wrote down the agreement, and also had Jia Zhangshi sign her name.
With this, Qin Huairu was no longer afraid that Jia Zhangshi would regret it. Because everyone was in the same boat, and if the matter were exposed, it would benefit no one.
Having learned of this by chance, Wei Hua decided to put on a good show for everyone. He secretly stole the agreement that Qin Huairu had hidden and then handed it over to Xu Damao.
When Xu Damao saw the contents of the agreement, he wanted nothing more than to tear Qin Huairu to pieces. He immediately decided to teach Qin Huairu a lesson.
When Qin Huairu approached him, Xu Damao was already on guard. He kept engaging in foreplay with Qin Huairu, but never got down to business. After undressing Qin Huairu, he took the clothes and left Sha Zhu's cellar.
After throwing away her clothes, she immediately called out a few times in the courtyard. Hearing Xu Damao's calls, Qin Huairu ran home naked. At this moment, Qin Huairu finally realized that she had been tricked by Xu Damao, and that Xu Damao seemed to have known something beforehand.
As soon as Qin Huairu ran out of Sha Zhu's cellar, she tripped and fell. When everyone came out, they saw Qin Huairu lying naked on the ground.
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