Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

When Jia Zhangshi saw Qin Huairu returning with dumplings in her hands, she asked, "What? Didn't that boy from the Li family agree?"

"Yes, I guess there won't be another chance. He won't let me into the research workshop."

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi grabbed a handful of dumplings and stuffed one into her mouth.

"Why can't that Li kid let you in? Everyone else can, so why can't someone from my Jia family?"

The boy next to him, Banggeng, ate his dumplings while saying fiercely:

"Hmph! Just you wait, I'll definitely find a chance to teach you a lesson."

"Give your good grandson a good talking to. When you grow up, you can become the director of the steel mill and drive this little Li family member out of the steel mill."

Seeing the two men eating and drinking so heartily, Qin Huairu felt exhausted. She knew she couldn't rely on her family.

Ever since the steel mill fined her, she hasn't received a single penny of wages. If it weren't for Sha Zhu returning to the kitchen and occasionally bringing food home, her family would probably have starved to death long ago.

Qin Huairu ignored the two people eating dumplings and decided to go to Sha Zhu to see if she could borrow some money.

Recently, Qin Huairu noticed that Sha Zhu had started to distance himself from her, no matter how much she tried to seduce him.

Sha Zhu often seemed impatient, and now she was wondering if she should give him a little something in return.

What she didn't know was that it wasn't that Sha Zhu had changed his mind, but that Sha Zhu was no longer capable.

Since Shazhu returned from the hospital, he has never been to a public toilet; he has always used a toilet seat.

The discussions in the courtyard about whether Sha Zhu was no longer capable were all just speculation, with no confirmation whatsoever.

Xu Damao, on the other hand, had been looking for an opportunity to prove that Sha Zhu was no longer capable, but he hadn't found one yet.

When Qin Huairu arrived at Sha Zhu's house, she saw Sha Zhu eating the lunchbox he brought from the steel mill by himself. Qin Huairu intended to take it away as usual, but He Yuzhu grabbed her hand as soon as she reached out.

"Sister Qin, I haven't eaten yet!"

Qin Huairu was stunned, and then tears began to fall:

"Even you, Pillar, aren't you going to help your sister anymore?"

"It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I can't. I'm not getting paid anymore. If I give it to you, what will I eat? I don't know how I'll get through this month."

"Zhu Zi, why don't you go borrow some from that old man's house?"

Sha Zhu knew what Qin Huairu was thinking as soon as he heard it, but he also realized that he would definitely not have that function in the future.

So his feelings for Qin Huairu changed, and he no longer craved her body as much as before.

So he started thinking about himself. He wanted to find a way to save money and then find an opportunity to adopt a child to support himself in his old age.

"Qin Huairu, I can barely manage on my own now. As for the rest, I can't take care of anything else. Don't ask me for lunchboxes anymore." After saying that, Sha Zhu took a big gulp of the white wine in his teacup and ate his food without even looking at Qin Huairu.

Seeing that even Sha Zhu couldn't be relied on, Qin Huairu felt as if she had been abandoned by everyone.

Just as Qin Huairu left, Xu Damao arrived at Sha Zhu's house with two bottles of wine and some braised meat. Xu Damao feigned concern and said to He Yuzhu:

"Zhu Zi, do you know that although we used to bicker and fight all the time, we've never seriously injured each other? Look at what that kid from the Li family has done to you!"

"Xu Damao, are you here to make fun of me or something?" Sha Zhu said angrily.

"Hey~ you've misunderstood me today," Xu Damao said, putting the things he was holding on the table and opening them. "Look, buddy, I brought something with me."

Seeing the open braised meat and the open Erguotou on the table, Sha Zhu asked, "So what brings you here to see your Uncle Zhu?"

"I just wanted to grab a drink with you. From now on, we brothers should stand together against Li Yu. I really can't stand his arrogant attitude now."

"Really?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Of course it couldn't be more real," Xu Damao said as he poured the wine.

Sha Zhu, holding his teacup, clinked it against Xu Damao's wine glass and said, "It's settled then, we'll team up against that Li Yu guy together."

After a few drinks, Xu Damao started talking nonsense: "Silly Zhu, tell me, were you completely crippled last time?"

"Everyone says you're a eunuch now, why don't you show me what a eunuch looks like?" Xu Damao said, then slumped onto the table.

Sha Zhu was already sensitive about his current status as a eunuch, and with the added influence of alcohol, he became furious.

Sha Zhu stared fiercely at Xu Damao and suddenly had a wicked idea.

Sha Zhu pulled down Xu Damao's pants completely, then found a slingshot he used to use for shooting birds, loaded it with a pebble, and shot Xu Damao in the groin.

"Ouch~" Xu Damao jumped up and grabbed his crotch, but before he could react, Sha Zhu threw him into the yard.

When everyone heard a wail coming from Sha Zhu's house, they all rushed out to see what was happening. As soon as they came out, they saw Xu Damao rolling on the ground naked, clutching his genitals.

"What's wrong with Xu Damao?" "Look at him, he's holding his crotch. Could it be that Sha Zhu thinks he's become a eunuch and is trying to drag Xu Damao down with him?"

Everyone started talking at once, and Liu Haizhong came out and said:

"Xu Damao, what kind of behavior is this? You're utterly disgracing our civilized courtyard house!"

"Has Lou Xiao'e arrived yet?" Yan Bugui shouted into the crowd.

Seeing that no one responded, he asked Yan Jiecheng to call Lou Xiao'e. Yi Zhonghai, who was standing nearby, saw that Xu Damao was naked from the waist down, so he covered him with his own clothes.

Upon seeing this, someone remarked, "It has to be an old man; look, he even knows to cover for Xu Damao."

"Don't talk nonsense. They've all been removed. Where are you still a big shot?"

"Oh, oh, oh, it's just a habit, isn't it?"

Hearing these discussions, Yi Zhonghai's lips curled up slightly. This was his plan; he would spare no effort to seize every opportunity to restore his reputation.

Then he would reclaim his status as an old man and gradually take revenge on Li Yu.

Li Yu and Bai Ling, who were eating at home, came out to see what was going on when they heard the commotion in the yard. When Li Yu came out, she saw Lou Xiao'e helping Xu Damao, who was half naked, into the house.

"Your courtyard is really lively, more interesting than ours. There's always some kind of farce going on every now and then."

Li Yu gave a dry laugh but did not respond.

In the middle of the night, Xu Damao found that he was in severe pain down there. Fearing that something might happen, he asked Lou Xiao'e to help him to Hongxing Hospital.

After a thorough examination, the doctor said to Xu Damao, "One good news and one bad news."

"Doctor, stop beating around the bush and just tell me!" Xu Damao, who was being supported by Lou Xiao'e, said anxiously.

The doctor looked at Lou Xiao'e with sympathy and then said:

"The good news is that you're fine; some anti-inflammatory medication will do the trick. But the bad news is that the situation is worse. Because of your blocked vas deferens, you will basically never be able to have children again."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e both stumbled backward. Lou Xiao'e managed to steady herself, but Xu Damao fell to the ground.

His eyes were glazed over as he said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible, Doctor, are you sure you're not mistaken?" "Are you kidding me?! Tell me! Tell me you're kidding me!"

The doctor firmly stated, "You have to accept reality, comrade."

After saying this, the doctor gave Lou Xiao'e one last sympathetic look and left.