Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

Qin Huairu took off her sleeved apron and threw it on the table.

"Okay, I'll go find it. You can cook dinner tonight!"

Upon hearing that she was to cook, Jia Zhangshi finally opened her tightly closed eyes.

"Alright, I'll go find it. You hurry up and cook."

After speaking, Madam Jia stood up, tightened her clothes, and walked out of the room with a trembling expression and reluctance.

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Madam Jia Zhang staggered out of the courtyard, not even glancing at Xu Damao and Cao Xu.

Cao Xu and Xu Damao were not exactly kind people; if others ignored them, they naturally wouldn't go out of their way to curry favor with them.

As they spoke, the two returned to the backyard. Upon arriving at the Xu family's gate, Xu Damao's expression changed.

"Where's the chicken? One of my chickens is missing!"

Xu Damao circled the cage once, and upon discovering that it was still just one chicken, he immediately called out into the house.

"E'zi, E'zi!"

Lou Xiao'e heard Xu Damao's call, lifted the curtain, and came out from the inner room.

Seeing Xu Damao standing in the yard, and Cao Xu standing to the side, she lowered her voice and said.

"What are you yelling about? If you have something to say, why don't you go inside and talk to us? What kind of behavior is this, shouting and yelling in the yard?"

Xu Damao had no time to talk about rules with Lou Xiao'e. He pointed to the chicken coop next to him and asked.

Where's the chicken?

"One of our chickens is missing!"

Lou Xiao'e glanced at the chicken coop and saw that one chicken was indeed missing.

"do not know."

"I had a headache all day and stayed in bed the whole time."

"Did you not pack it properly when you left the house, and it ran out?"

Xu Damao waved his hand.

"Impossible. I weighed the eggs down with a brick after I collected them this morning."

"Besides, could he even outrun one?"

Cao Xu stepped forward and patted Xu Damao on the shoulder, reminding him.

"Beggar's Chicken, Beggar's Chicken".

Xu Damao was taken aback at first, then remembered what had happened on the way. He slapped his forehead, pushed the bag into Cao Xu's arms, and shouted.

"How dare she steal my chickens, Xu Damao! I'm going to confront her!"

Chapter 12 Two Sides of the Same Thing: Lou Xiao'e, a Different Person

"Beggar's chicken, what is beggar's chicken?"

Lou Xiao'e saw Xu Damao throw his bag to Cao Xu and walk out alone, so she stood at the door and asked him.

Who did he go to see?

"Cao Xu, are you two hiding something from me?"

Seeing that Cao Xu didn't speak, Lou Xiao'e prepared to go after him to see what was going on.

"Just don't go."

Cao Xu reached out and blocked Lou Xiao'e's path.

"He went to catch the chicken thief; let him handle this himself."

"You still have a cold, right? Go back inside and don't let the wind outside get to you, or it will get worse."

Lou Xiao'e took the bag from Cao Xu, snorted coldly, and turned to walk into the house.

Cao Xu gave the central courtyard a meaningful look before following him inside.

After Lou Xiao'e returned to her room, she put her handbag on the cabinet next to her and saw Cao Xu follow her in.

"Why did you come along if you're not going home?"

Cao Xu didn't say anything, walked up to Lou Xiao'e, and reached out to touch her forehead.

Lou Xiao'e felt the warmth on her forehead and immediately took a step back.

"what you do."

Cao Xu stepped forward again, this time placing his hand directly on Lou Xiao'e's face.

"Why are you hiding? I just want to see if you still have a fever."

Lou Xiao'e's fever subsided yesterday, and now she only has a slight headache, which are common symptoms of a cold that hasn't fully healed.

However, Cao Xu's actions of touching her head and face made Lou Xiao'e, who was no longer hot, feel her face become warm.

Cao Xu stirred up a ripple in her seemingly calm heart once again.

Lou Xiao'e reached out and slapped Cao Xu's hand away, suppressing the pounding in her heart as she said irritably.

"The fever had already subsided; by the time you noticed, it was too late."

Cao Xu took in Lou Xiao'e's expression and movements, and smiled slightly.

"Well, it's hard to be a good person."

"I'd better go home and cook, so I don't bother people here."

After speaking, Cao Xu made a move to leave, but before he could even step out of the door, Lou Xiao'e's voice came from behind him.

"Has the job issue been resolved?"

Lou Xiao'e saw that Cao Xu stopped without speaking or turning around, so she assumed that his work was not yet resolved.

"How about I go to my dad and ask him to put in a good word with the steel mill?"

Lou Xiao'e felt a little worried when she saw that Cao Xu still didn't speak.

"What are you standing there for? Talk to me?"

"You'll come with me to see my dad tomorrow. Just tell me which department you want to work for."

"I can't speak for other places, but at the steel rolling mill, they still give my dad face."

Although Cao Xu had his back to Lou Xiao'e, he could still feel her heartfelt concern.

Whether it was the memory of his past self or the prophet of his future life, he knew how proud Lou Xiao'e was.

Xu Damao had mentioned to Lou Xiao'e countless times, both openly and secretly, that she should go to Lou Wanshan and arrange a good job for him.

However, Lou Xiao'e refused them all. Besides feeling that Xu Damao was useless, the most important reason was that she was still angry because her father had married her off to Xu Damao years ago.

Now, Lou Xiao'e is willing to ask Lou Wanshan for favors to help him advance his career, which is enough to show that he holds a much higher place in her heart than Xu Damao.

"already solved."

Lou Xiao'e looked at Cao Xu, who was smiling like a flower, and asked in confusion.

"solved?"

"Factory office?"

"Publicity Department?"

"Or the production department?"

Cao Xu confessed.

"Security Department".

Lou Xiao'e's face changed when she heard the words "Security Department".

"Security Department?"

"Let's not talk about using connections. Even if we follow the normal procedures, you should be a clerk, right?"

"You're capable of getting into university, and instead of assigning you to a career in writing, they're sending you to handle a gun? Has Wang Youyu lost his mind?!"

"You wait, I'll go to my dad tomorrow and have him call Director Yang and ask him to transfer you to the factory office."

Cao Xu stepped forward and held Lou Xiao'e's hand to comfort her.

"The situation is still quite tense up there, so let's not cause Uncle Lou any trouble."

"The work has nothing to do with Uncle Wang; I asked to go to the security department on my own initiative."

"These days, a gun is more useful than a pen."

Lou Xiao'e feigned anger after hearing Cao Xu's explanation.

"Well, Cao Xu, you've grown up and your wings have hardened, haven't they?"