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

Xia Jie patted her chest and said.

"That's good, that's good!"

"By the way, drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up and avoid catching a cold."

Cao Xu looked at the steaming ginger soup with some confusion, as he remembered that his family did not keep such things at home.

Aunt Wu's door was locked, so where did this ginger come from?

Xia Jie handed the ginger soup to Cao Xu, as if she could sense his question.

"I got the ginger from the restaurant staff. I didn't see your pot, so I broke it into small pieces and boiled it in a kettle."

Cao Xu held the ginger soup, and his icy hands immediately warmed up.

"Thank you."

Xia Jie smiled.

"I should be thanking you. If I hadn't met you, I'd probably be sleeping on the streets tonight."

Cao Xu took a sip of ginger soup and said to Xia Jie, who had two small dimples on her face.

"You've had a long day, get some rest."

After drinking a bowl of ginger soup, Cao Xu immediately felt warm all over.

After a quick wash, Cao went back to his room. He had just lain down when he heard a knock on the door.

Cao Xu got out of bed, opened the door, and looked at Xia Jie with her hair down, which was quite a different kind of charm.

"what happened?"

Xia Jie fidgeted with her fingers and whispered.

"Could you lend me some clothes?"

Cao Xu looked at Xia Jie's still clean clothes and asked in confusion.

"Your clothes look..."

Cao Xu stopped mid-sentence.

"You wait."

After returning to his room, Cao Xu took a set of clothes from the wardrobe on the inside.

"These are my school clothes. I don't know if they'll fit, but you'll have to make do for now."

Xia Jie took the clothes, thanked her, and ran back to her room.

Not long after Cao Xu lay down to sleep again, he heard the sound of washing clothes coming from the outer room.

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The next morning, a new day began in the courtyard.

Today is Lunar New Year's Eve. Whether it's the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai, or Xu Damao, they have all returned home from the hospital.

They didn't want to spend the Lunar New Year in the hospital; in their view, spending the New Year in the hospital would bring bad luck for the whole year.

When Xu Damao returned home, he found that the spot where he used to park his bicycle was now empty.

The bicycle that accompanied him to the countryside to show movies has disappeared!

At first, Xu Damao thought he was seeing things. He even rubbed his eyes and looked carefully, but still couldn't see anything.

Wait a minute, where did the bicycle go?

He didn't ride his bicycle the day he fought with Sha Zhu; he just parked it in the same old spot.

Now that the bicycle is gone, could it be that Tian Tian rode it out, or perhaps she lent it to someone?

After all, it's Lunar New Year's Eve today, and some people will inevitably go out to buy things, so it's normal for them to borrow bicycles.

He pushed open the door and went inside, where he saw Tian Tian eating noodles.

"Oh, you're back. Why didn't you say so I could have picked you up."

These words infuriated Xu Damao. He had been hospitalized for three days and three nights, and she hadn't even shown her face.

Now that I'm home, she's blaming me for not saying hello. Do I need to say hello to you when I'm home?

However, today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year.

There's no need for me to get angry with her over this. I'll just bear with it for now and deal with her after the New Year.

"Tian Tian, ​​I'm asking you, where's our bicycle?"

"My car is usually parked against the wall, how come it's gone? Did you lend it to someone?"

Tian Tian was stunned when she heard this.

"I don't know, no one has asked to borrow my car."

She put down her chopsticks, walked to the door, and looked towards the wall.

"Hmm, that's strange."

"It was parked there perfectly fine last night, how come it's gone now?"

Xu Damao snorted.

"I wasn't even home! You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

Tian Tian's eyes widened.

"I have no idea why you're taking your anger out on me."

"What if someone saw me sleeping in the morning and rode off without saying goodbye?"

Xu Damao waved his hand in rebuttal.

"Impossible, you have one key, and I have one."

"Nobody's come to borrow it from us, how can he push it away?"

Just then, Tian Tian was the first to react.

"Could it have been stolen?"

As soon as Tian Tian said this, Xu Damao panicked. Yes, could it have been stolen?

The reason he didn't think of it that way earlier was because these bicycles all had official stamps and were registered at the vehicle management office.

Generally, thieves don't steal the whole bicycle; they're more likely to steal parts or remove the wheels.

But now he had no choice but to think about it, because this bicycle was the most valuable thing in his family right now.

He saved up for a year to buy this bicycle.

The thought of his most prized bicycle being stolen made Xu Damao tremble all over.

You shameless thief, you dare to steal from your own grandfather!

You just wait, when I catch you, I'll beat you to death!

"Da Mao, why don't we go find Second Uncle and the others, and ask them to hold a hospital-wide meeting to help us look for them?"

Xu Damao said with a stern face.

"What's the point of contacting them? It's just a waste of time."

"Since the item is lost, just go to the police station to report it."

"Those two old fogies, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, are far inferior to Yi Zhonghai."

"You stay home, I'm going to the police station to report the case!"

Tian Tian said.

"Should we just go and call the police?"

"What if someone from the courtyard didn't show up and rode away? Wouldn't that be awkward?"

Xu Damao said in a deep voice.

"Taking without permission is theft. If it really belongs to someone in the courtyard, then he deserves it."

"They ride off without saying hello or giving me any face, so why should I give them any face in return!"

"Call the police! We must call the police!"

After saying that, Xu Damao left the courtyard and headed straight for the local police station.

I went to the police station to report a crime on New Year's Eve; this is the first time in my life I've ever done this.

Chapter 94 An IOU, a Deaf Old Woman's Speculation! [Please Subscribe]

Xu Damao arrived at the street police station, panting as he ran. As soon as he entered, he saw several people queuing up.

He glanced ahead and saw that Jiang Hai was on duty. He didn't care about queuing in an orderly manner and cut in line.

"Captain Jiang, I want to report a case."