I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

A month has passed since the Red Alert meeting.

He had a very comfortable month, spending his days with his children and Lou Xiao'e and others.

Late at night, after his family had fallen asleep, he used the time-space teleporter to travel between Natasha, Short, and Scarlett.

Yu Li gave birth to a healthy baby boy on the day she was admitted to the hospital. The boy had the same honest and simple look as Sha Zhu.

This made Sha Zhu extremely happy, and he was all smiles all day long.

The He family finally had an heir. Whether it was to avoid the birds in the yard or for some other reason, Sha Zhu simply stopped going to the steel mill and drove Yu Li back to the Yu family home. He asked Yu's mother to help take care of Yu Li during her postpartum period. During this time, he also came to see Zhou Weiguo several times and asked for a lot of things.

Since Zhou Weiguo left the hospital that day, Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, Banggeng, and Jia Zhangshi have never returned to the courtyard house.

Later, when Sha Zhu came back to get his things, he mentioned that after everyone dispersed that day, Yi Zhonghai suddenly fainted for some reason and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. After that, he didn't know what happened.

On the Jia family's side, only Qin Huairu was left to take care of things, running back and forth between the courtyard house and the hospital every day.

After Zhou Weiguo learned of Yi Zhonghai's accident, he thought the deaf old woman was doomed because no one was taking care of her. Unexpectedly, the deaf old woman somehow got involved with Song Dahua, and Song Dahua went to cook and do laundry for the deaf old woman every day.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Even Zhang Cuilan and Liu Haizhong secretly got their marriage certificate. Who else could the deaf old lady turn to if not Song Dahua?

Liu Haizhong was single-mindedly focused on returning to work at the steel rolling mill, and he spent all his time thinking of ways to do so.

He loitered around the entrance of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill every day, trying to pull strings and even volunteering himself, saying he was capable and wanted to work at the mill again. But everyone in the mill knew that Liu Haizhong had offended Li Huaide and Zhou Weiguo, and no one was foolish enough to help him.

Today, Zhou Weiguo was playing with his child in the yard, making the little guy giggle.

Suddenly, a sharp, angry roar came from outside the courtyard gate, loud enough to be heard throughout the entire yard: "Impossible! I'm telling you, you think you can get a divorce so easily? Not a chance!"

Then came Song Dahua's desperate wailing: "I, Song Dahua, have lost all face now, so I'll just give up all shame! My son doesn't recognize me, Lao Liu doesn't want me anymore, and you think you can just dismiss me with a single sentence and ask me to divorce you? Impossible!"

Zhou Weiguo stopped what he was doing while holding the child, raised an eyebrow, and smiled as he activated his senses.

In the backyard of the Xu family home, Xu Damao looked helplessly at Song Dahua, who was throwing a tantrum, and said with a hint of pleading, "Dahua, our marriage was an accident to begin with. Now everyone at my parents' workplace knows about it. My parents have always been proud and have never asked anyone for favors. Now they've all come looking for us. I can't let them have a bad reputation in their old age, can I?"

Song Dahua's face instantly darkened. She spat out a mouthful of saliva, her tone sharp and sarcastic: "Pah! What do I care about your parents' bad reputation? You've already ruined my reputation, why would I care? You want a divorce? No way!"

Xu Damao was speechless after being rebuked. Looking at his parents, who were trembling with anger, he could only grit his teeth and take a step back, saying in a low voice, "Then... then I'll give you the money, and we can part ways amicably, okay?"

Upon hearing about money, Song Dahua's eyes lit up immediately, and her wailing subsided considerably. She leaned forward and pressed, "Compensation? Sure! How much?"

Xu Damao stammered for a long time before reluctantly extending five fingers.

Song Dahua instantly became agitated, her voice rising: "Five hundred? Fine! Five hundred it is, I'll divorce you right away if I get the money!"

"What?! Five hundred?!"

Xu Damao panicked and quickly waved his hands, his tone tinged with embarrassment, "Just fifty! I only have fifty yuan left in my savings, I'll give it all to you! You've been asking for this and that every day for the past month, and I've already spent almost all my money. You see, I don't have much money left either, so please just get a divorce, okay? Otherwise, my dad will really skin me alive. Even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness, just help me out, okay?"

He wasn't entirely lying; pressure from Xu Wude did influence his divorce. But the main reason was that last week, while showing a movie, he met a widow from Qin Family Village, and the two hooked up that very night. Unfortunately, they were caught in the act by the widow's elder brother. He threatened that either Xu Damao would marry the widow, or he would be reported to the authorities for indecent assault. That's why he was in a hurry to divorce Song Dahua to deal with the trouble there.

Upon hearing that it was only fifty yuan, Song Dahua immediately exploded, threatening to sit on the ground again: "Fifty? Xu Damao, are you kidding me! How many days can I live on that little bit of money? No way, at least a thousand! I won't divorce you for a penny less! If you push me too far, I'll not only make a scene at your workplace, but I'll also report you to the Women's Federation for abusing women!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Wude and Tao Ling in the next room could no longer contain themselves and slammed the door open.

Xu Wude's face turned bright red, and his chest heaved violently, clearly enraged by Song Dahua's outrageous demands.

Tao Ling could no longer contain herself. She took a step forward, her disgust practically overflowing: "Song Dahua, have you no shame? Da Mao is already being generous by giving you fifty, and you dare to ask for a thousand? I think you're obsessed with money!"

Song Dahua immediately straightened up from the threshold, glaring at Tao Ling and retorting, "Have any shame? My face has been ruined by your Xu Damao! If it were him back then, would I be in this state? Now that it's all over, you think you can just kick me to the curb? Don't even think about it without paying me enough!"

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Tao Ling's face turned pale with anger. "It was clearly your and Qin Huairu's fault for making such a big mistake, and you still have the nerve to blame Da Mao? Let me tell you, a hundred yuan is the most you can get, take it or leave it!"

"One hundred? You're trying to fetch a beggar!"

Song Dahua, her neck stiff with arrogance, shouted, "At least eight hundred! If it's a penny less, I'll stay here and follow Xu Damao to work every day, let's see who loses face!"

"Shut up, all of you."

Xu Wude roared, his eyes coldly fixed on Song Dahua, his tone carrying an undeniable threat: "I'm telling you this one last time, I'll give you a maximum of two hundred yuan. If you agree, go and complete the formalities now; if you don't, I'll kick you and Xu Damao out of this house!"

Seeing that Song Dahua was about to retort, Xu Wude added a few more words, each one hitting her weak spot: "Don't think I'm bluffing! This house is in my name, Xu Wude. I can kick anyone out whenever I want. I heard that Yi Zhonghai is going to be discharged from the hospital in the next couple of days. After he comes back, he'll take care of the deaf old lady. Do you think you can still stay at the deaf old lady's house?"

He paused, watching Song Dahua's face change instantly, and continued to press her: "At worst, Xu Damao can move into the unit's dormitory, but what about you, Song Dahua? Your son doesn't acknowledge you, Liu Haizhong doesn't want you, you can't stay in the courtyard house, and you can't go to the deaf old lady's house. Tell me, where can you live?"

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