But the divorce didn't have a significant impact on Liu Guangtian. Apart from crying on the day of the divorce, Liu Guangtian continued to go to get off work and back as before.
When he had nothing else to do, he would continue to go up the mountain with Wei Hua to set up traps. However, Liu Guangtian's relationship with Sha Zhu became somewhat awkward, while his relationship with Xu Damao grew better and better.
Fortunately, we all grew up in the same neighborhood. Although it was a bit awkward, we didn't antagonize each other. When we met, we didn't talk much, but we would nod and smile.
After his divorce, Liu Guangtian did not look for another wife. Instead, he focused on honing his skills. Liu Guangtian knew that one must be strong to succeed, and only by having the ability could he live a good life.
Everyone else was busy with their own lives. Both the Yan and Liu families were facing very difficult times. They simply didn't have much time to cause trouble.
This brought a rare period of peace to the courtyard house. Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Nothing major happened during this time, except that both Yu Li and Yang Tao became pregnant.
Although Yu Haitang was naturally proud, she had visited Liu Guangtian several times in the past six months. However, Liu Guangtian was already thoroughly fed up with her. He now understood Yu Haitang very well. Liu Guangtian knew he couldn't give her the happiness she wanted.
He simply couldn't provide Yu Haitang with the kind of life she wanted. Seeing that Liu Guangtian was unwilling to accept her, Yu Haitang slowly began to compromise with Li Huaide.
After seeing Yu Haitang's divorce, Li Huaide gradually began to seduce her. After several months of effort, Yu Haitang finally succumbed.
Li Huaide has never been polite when it comes to women, and he's not afraid of Yu Haitang doing anything to him. Now that Yu Haitang is divorced, she'll have no way to face anyone if people find out.
After paying a certain amount of money and the price of a propaganda officer, Li Huaide successfully won over Yu Haitang. He would often visit the propaganda department when he had free time, and Yu Haitang would frequently go to Li Huaide to report on her work, though the specifics of her reports remain unknown.
After making those sacrifices, Li Huaide stopped investing. Once a man gets a woman, he won't invest any more.
This plunged Yu Haitang, who had only recently enjoyed a period of good fortune, back into hardship. The thought of paying such a high price for such meager reward filled her with resentment. But Li Huaide was no pushover; no matter what Yu Haitang said, he ignored her completely.
Aside from giving Yu Haitang a small reward each time she went to report on her work, Li Huaide rarely saw Yu Haitang.
Wei Hua didn't know if Yu Haitang was happy now. In any case, Wei Hua looked down on Yu Haitang. Because Yu Haitang was too competitive and jealous.
Finding a capable man might be okay, but Liu Guangtian is from a completely different world. Love and life are two entirely different things. Dating Yu Haitang is fine, but she's not a good marriage prospect.
Wei Hua had no other opinion about Yu Haitang; as long as she didn't offend him, they were just colleagues.
Wei Hua didn't interfere with Li Huaide's keeping mistresses. Everyone has their own way of living, and Wei Hua just wanted a peaceful life.
Wei Hua is quite satisfied with the current state of the courtyard house. These days, neither the Yan family nor the Liu family is causing any trouble.
Liu Haizhong's condition has finally improved after so long, but he can no longer do blacksmithing. His hands and feet have been injured multiple times and he is no longer able to perform the work.
Getting bangs done for half an hour would leave him in pain for days, so he had no choice but to do simple jobs. His income was more than half of what it used to be; while he wasn't starving, he couldn't expect to live a good life either.
Because of the second injury, Liu Guangqi's body has not fully recovered even after half a year. Although he can now get out of bed, he can only take care of his own daily life and cannot go out to work.
In particular, his spinal injury made it impossible for Liu Guangqi to stand for long periods of time, and even his back gradually became slightly bent. It can be said that Liu Guangqi's life is already half ruined.
As for whether it can be restored in the future, that depends on whether Liu Guangqi will cause any more trouble.
The other people in the courtyard didn't care about the Liu family's affairs; everyone was just trying to live their own lives.
Xu Damao can now be considered to have achieved some success. Because Li Huaide had been frequently visiting the propaganda department recently, the relationship between Xu Damao and Li Huaide had become even more harmonious.
He would often have a drink with Li Huaide. As their relationship grew closer, Li Huaide also learned about Xu Damao's situation.
Just then, Li Huaide encountered a thorny problem: Sun Jing, from the finance department, was also one of his women. Due to inadequate contraception, Sun Jing became pregnant.
It's one thing for other people to get pregnant; they can simply have an abortion. But Sun Jing is almost 30, and after finally getting pregnant, she doesn't want to have an abortion.
No matter how Li Huaide tried to persuade her, Sun Jing insisted on giving birth to the child. Li Huaide could be indifferent to other women, but not to Sun Jing.
Because Sun Jing handled many of Li Huaide's affairs, especially Li Huaide's resale of steel mill materials.
Besides these matters, Sun Jing also frequently helped Li Huaide falsify accounts. Sun Jing had a lot of dirt on Li Huaide, making Li Huaide hesitant to act against her.
Seeing Sun Jing making a scene, Li Huaide could only try to persuade her.
“Jingjing, how can a widow like you give birth to a child? Once others find out about what happened between us, we're completely finished.”
"Li Huaide, no matter what, I must give birth to the child in my belly. As for what method you use, that's your business."
“Since you insist on having the child, you’ll have no choice but to marry someone. Xu Damao, the deputy head of the propaganda department, is infertile. Marrying Xu Damao won’t affect our relationship.”
"I know Xu Damao quite well. As long as you give him some benefits, he will definitely keep his mouth shut."
"As long as you can persuade Xu Damao, I have no objection."
After receiving Sun Jing's reply, Li Huaide approached Xu Damao. Initially, Xu Damao disagreed with the offer, but when Li Huaide offered the position of head of the publicity department, Xu Damao became somewhat tempted.
"Xu Damao, this matter is not without its benefits for you. As long as you marry Sun Jing and raise my child well, I will continue to promote you in the future. The position of head of the propaganda department is just your starting point, not your end point."
"Anyway, you also have infertility issues. As long as you raise my child properly, my child will be your child, and he will definitely take care of you in your old age."
Li Huaide's last words completely broke Xu Damao's spirit.
"It is my honor to raise your child for you, Director Li. I will definitely treat Sun Jing and the child well in the future."
Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Li Huaide happily led Xu Damao to find Sun Jing. After some discussion, Sun Jing married Xu Damao.
It's said that marrying a woman three years older brings good fortune, and Xu Damao became the head of the publicity department less than a week after their marriage. Moreover, Sun Jing had been embezzling from Li Huaide's household over the years. For the sake of her child and her newly formed family, Sun Jing brought everything she owned with her to the Xu family.
When Xu Damao saw Sun Jing's assets, he practically grinned from ear to ear. There were tens of thousands of yuan in cash, over a dozen gold bars, and other receipts.
Don't expect Xu Damao to actually raise Li Huaide's children and women. On their wedding day, Xu Damao took over from Li Huaide and started taking care of Sun Jing.
Sun Jing is now Xu Damao's wife. Faced with Xu Damao's demands, Sun Jing resisted slightly but then stopped. On their wedding day, the two became husband and wife.
Li Huaide has so many women, he doesn't have much time to comfort Sun Jing. Except when he needs Sun Jing for something, he rarely has time to look for her.
What women need most is companionship, and with Xu Damao's smooth talk, Sun Jing quickly developed feelings for him. Her attention gradually shifted from Li Huaide to Xu Damao.
Even if not for Xu Damao's sake, she had to think about the child in her womb. Whenever Li Huaide embezzled public funds, Sun Jing would always find a way to intercept a portion and secretly bring it back.
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