Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

"Brother Niu, I... I'm telling you, but you have to keep it a secret for me." Although Xu Damao hadn't completely lost his memory, he was still speaking incoherently.

"Aren't you hot? I'm not some kind of rabbit god!" Niu Dazhuang said, taking the arm off his neck.

"Hehe... I like women too. Where were we?"

"Tell me to keep it a secret!"

"Oh, by the way, please keep this a secret."

"What did you say? I'll keep it a secret for you, my foot!"

Xu Damao shook his head: "Didn't I just say that?"

"He didn't say."

"Oh, then I'll tell you now." After saying that, he brought his long face closer to Niu Dazhuang.

"My sister-in-law's words have stirred up a storm in our compound."

"What did my wife say?"

"That night, she said, 'If anyone dares to spread rumors about your family, she'll spread rumors about young couples and elderly people living together having incestuous relationships!' She's ruthless... truly ruthless."

"What does this have to do with what you said later?"

"Don't worry, the third uncle's family in the front yard, the Qi family and the Ye family in your yard, our family in the back yard, Liu Guangqi's family, the east wing... they're all in a hurry to find a place to live."

"Oh, what's there to keep secret?"

"Hehe, let me tell you, all they care about is this tiny little courtyard. My old man..." Xu Damao hiccuped halfway through his sentence!

Niu Dazhuang got up, went to the inner room, opened the foreign liquor he had taken from Ma Xingbang's house, clinked glasses with it, and then filled Xu Damao's glass.

"No rush, let's drink slowly!"

That Xu Damao fellow, who was only interested in wine, said: "Hehe, I recognize this wine. You're one of those cow thieves too, right?"

"Oh, where have you seen this kind of wine before?"

"The Lou...Lou family!"

"The Lou family?"

"Brother Niu is the former chairman of the steel rolling mill. My dad used to work for him. Otherwise, how would he be able to show movies?"

"Oh, so your family still has dealings with the Lou family?"

"Although capitalists aren't popular anymore, you can still get some benefits. Sometimes my dad helps Lou Bancheng with some things."

"What I'm talking about is also related to the Lou family. Everyone's scrambling for houses, right? My dad, through Lou Bancheng, managed to get him a new job. He'll get an apartment there, and this house here is for me to use when I get married," Xu Damao said smugly.

"That's good!"

"Of course it's great! Look at them, they're practically tearing each other apart over a deserted back room. They're fighting tooth and nail over it."

"What kind of secret is this, that I can't tell anyone?"

"Brother Niu, you haven't been here long enough to know their true nature. If you spread this around, they'll definitely sabotage you behind your back!"

"Yes, come and have a drink."

After three drinks, Xu Damao blacked out again, and Niu Dazhuang carried him back.

Niu Dazhuang had just finished drinking and couldn't fall asleep for his afternoon nap. He knew he couldn't keep bothering Ningru in the middle of the day, so he went to find Xu Huizhen under the blazing sun.

Last time he was passive, this time Niu Dazhuang plans to take the initiative.

Xu Huizhen has been feeling down these past few days. It's been almost a month since the divorce, and her damn cousin hasn't been coming to the bar for drinks anymore. He's even called Chen Xueru over again.

After putting Xiao Jingli to sleep, the two of them closed the door, dressed lightly, and were drinking together under the awning.

This time, we changed the snacks to go with the drinks: cucumbers with dipping sauce, tomatoes mixed with sugar, and a plate of peanuts.

"Huizhen, this isn't the style you expected!"

"Xue Ru, I've treated you to plenty of drinks."

"It's because I've been coming to your place for free drinks a lot lately that I said it's not your style."

"On such a hot day, I feel inexplicably irritable when I'm just sitting around doing nothing. Talking to you makes me feel a little better."

"Come on, we've been sisters for years, don't I know you? Let me explain it to you clearly today, I don't know what's been going on lately either."

"Your older cousin hasn't come to see me either. He's probably found someone new!" Chen Xueru said, pouring herself a drink.

"Really?" Xu Huizhen was still a little skeptical.

"Would I lie to you? You've had in-depth conversations with him yourself. Every time, I need to rest for a day or two afterward. Have you seen me rest during this time?"

"That's true, but I feel like I've gotten the short end of the stick now, so you have to make it up to me!"

"Alright, alright, I'll send you three feet... no, six feet of floral fabric tomorrow."

"I'm not talking about this kind of loss, you tell me, Dazhuang is looking down on me." Xu Huizhen lacked confidence.

Chen Xueru glanced at her: "Want the truth?"

"Okay, stop talking. I understand. It's my fault for hesitating back then."

"Hehe... Think about it from another angle. Now you don't want to have him all to yourself anymore. He's getting a beautiful young woman for free. What's wrong with that? Besides, even if you pull out the radish, the hole is still there!"

"Get lost! If you plant too many radishes in the pit, the radishes will definitely be unhappy."

"Then let's switch to a happier radish."

"If you can find me another big radish, I'll switch to another one."

"I don't have that kind of ability. This spring, you saw the Russian I brought, Elena, right? She's tall and strong, but your cousin still managed to make her a loving couple. And guess what? He even wanted to take her back with him."

"Wasn't she dating Vladimir? How come she's hooking up with Dazhuang now? Aren't you jealous?"

"Hehe, that's why we have different mindsets. I'm very happy. Not only am I not jealous, but I'm also the one who connected us. How could Dazhuang not be grateful to me!" Chen Xueru kept the fact that she was making extra money a secret.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Huiru said, "What you said before seems to make some sense. I'm not his wife, so why should I care so much?"

"That's right. He doesn't care about the women in his family, so why do you care so much? With your cousin's physique, his wife at home definitely can't handle him. It would be strange if he didn't cheat on his wife."

You were hoping he would marry you back then. Even if he did marry you, could you handle it?

If you can't handle it and he still cheats on you, you'll be arguing every day, and it definitely won't end well.

I think things are fine as they are. We're not in that position, so we shouldn't meddle. We should just focus on having fun.

"Am I too late to realize this? Dazhuang hasn't contacted you for almost a month!"

"It's not too late. Sometimes he's away on a trip for half a month or so. If he comes back and something else comes up, it will definitely take a few days. With the friendship between us sisters, I'll definitely put in a good word for you when he comes back."

"It's true what they say, fortunes change every thirty years. Just a few days have passed, and you were the one begging me back then, but now it's the other way around."

When drinking with a bosom friend, a thousand cups are not enough. Before they knew it, they were both a little tipsy.

The two of them felt hot, so they took off their extra clothes, each wearing a tank top and boxer shorts.