The entire courtyard is full of villains

Liu Suying slapped his hand away, her eyes filled with anxiety and fear. What kind of time is this, and he's still thinking about this?

After the two finished dressing, the captain pulled Xu Damao aside and asked with a serious expression, "Xu Yingying, what are you doing?"

Xu Damao was also in a difficult position. He couldn't very well say that he had been bewitched by "easy money," could he? After all, he had been caught red-handed.

"Captain, as long as it's not sent to the commune, please help me out, I'll do anything," Xu Damao said urgently.

The team leader already had a plan in mind. He lowered his voice and said, "Xu Yingxiang, when I go out later, I'll say that you were introduced to Liu Suying by a matchmaker and that you're planning to marry her. You two will insist that you're engaged, and that Liu Suying only came to take care of you tonight because you were drunk. In our country folk's eyes, once you're engaged, sleeping together is acceptable. After you and Liu Suying get your marriage certificate, you can go door-to-door in the village handing out some candy, and that'll be the end of it. Is that alright?"

Xu Damao's first reaction was "no." But considering the current situation, if he didn't agree, the team leader wouldn't help him, and if he were taken to the commune, the steel mill would definitely fire him immediately.

He turned and looked at Liu Suying, who was standing there with her head down and her face pale.

Although she's a widow, her figure and cooking skills make her quite a catch.

So Xu Damao gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! I can agree to this. But Captain, I have to tell my dad that I can't make this decision. Can you use the brigade headquarters' phone to call the movie theater tomorrow morning and ask my dad to come over?"

"Then I'll go out and say that, and tell them to disperse." The captain nodded.

Xu Damao hummed in agreement and then asked, "Captain, what's all the commotion outside?"

"Hey, what else could it be? Two thieves got caught. If they hadn't caused a scene, this whole thing wouldn't have been discovered," the captain said casually.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao was so angry he gritted his teeth and strode out, saying, "I'm going to kick those two thieves!"

When they got outside, they saw the two "thieves"—actually police officers who had been mistaken for thieves—had been beaten up and their mouths were gagged, and they were sitting on the ground feeling miserable.

Seeing their behavior, Xu Damao became even angrier and kicked them a few times: "You bastards, you dare to steal things and ruin my good time!"

The two police officers had no way to express their grievances and could only groan in silence.

Seeing this, the captain quickly pulled Xu Damao away and instructed the militia captain: "Keep an eye on these two thieves tonight, and take them to the commune police station by donkey cart tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Captain!" the militia captain replied quickly.

The next morning around 10 a.m., a bewildered Xu Fugui hurriedly rode his bicycle to the village.

After listening to the captain's explanation of the whole story, Xu Fugui cursed Xu Damao in his heart:

"You bastard!"

Xu Fugui was trembling with rage. Back when he was teaching Xu Damao how to project movies, he had repeatedly warned him to be careful when going to the countryside, but Xu Damao just couldn't control his lust and caused this mess!

He and Xu Damao's mother are currently busy with a very important matter—arranging a marriage for Xu Damao, and the bride is none other than Lou Xiao'e, the daughter of Lou Bancheng.

In recent years, the situation has become increasingly unfavorable for capitalists like Lou Bancheng. Lou Bancheng has long since sheathed his claws and is now keeping a low profile at home. Xu Fugui, whose wife used to be a maid in Lou Bancheng's household, has maintained a good relationship with the Lou family for years. Recently, he heard that Lou Bancheng was considering marrying his daughter to a worker, and Xu Fugui was plotting how to "send" Xu Damao there to climb the social ladder. Little did he expect that the rascal Xu Damao would cause him such a huge mess and be caught red-handed!

Xu Fugui was a smart man; he understood the implication in the team leader's words clearly. If he didn't marry this widow, the villagers might really take it all the way to the commune. Once it reached the commune, it wouldn't matter who he appealed to; Xu Damao being fired from the factory was a certainty. In those days, being fired from a factory was tantamount to cutting oneself off from the people—where could one go after that?

So after thinking for a long time, Old Xu had no other choice but to glare at Xu Damao and grit his teeth and agree.

"Alright! We'll marry her!"

The team leader immediately issued a certificate for Liu Suying and detained Xu Fugui at the brigade headquarters, ordering Xu Damao to take Liu Suying back to the city on his bicycle to get the certificate. Only after they got the certificate and distributed candy in the village would the matter be considered settled, and Xu Fugui would be released to go back home.

After all, the team leader was also afraid that the father and son would simply pack up and head back to the city, leaving Liu Suying behind in the village. If Liu Suying couldn't survive and someone died, he would lose his job as team leader.

Xu Damao was dumbfounded. He never expected that this captain, who looked so big and burly, would be so cunning! Helpless, he could only huff and puff as he rode his bicycle back to the city with Liu Suying on his back.

Upon arriving in the city, he first rode his bicycle back to the factory, obtained a marriage certificate from the section chief, and then took Liu Suying to the street office. After receiving the marriage certificate, they went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative, used the receipt from the marriage certificate, added some money of their own, and bought a large bag of Cuban candy.

Only then did he hurriedly lead Liu Suying back to Zhangjia Brigade.

By the time the two returned to Zhangjia Brigade, it was already dark.

When the team leader saw that the two had actually obtained their marriage certificate, his heart immediately settled. He led Xu Damao through the village, going from house to house, giving each family a few pieces of candy, while also explaining to the young man:

"Xu Yingyang came to our village to meet Liu Suying through a matchmaker. Last night, the two chatted in the house for a while, but then they ran into a thief, which caused the misunderstanding. We shouldn't spread this around. After all, Xu Yingyang is practically our village's son-in-law. If this gets out and ruins his reputation, who will come to show movies to our village in the future?"

These words were half threat and half temptation. The villagers loved watching the excitement and didn't want to lose their chance to see movies, so the matter was eventually suppressed.

The next morning, the captain greeted Xu Damao and his son, along with Liu Suying, with a smile and sent them away.

Liu Suying carried the package and led her daughter timidly behind Xu Fugui and his son. The little girl was very well-behaved; as she looked at Xu Fugui and Xu Damao, she quickly changed her address to "Grandpa" and "Dad."

Although Xu Fugui was furious, he had no choice but to suppress his anger and force a smile when the little girl sweetly called him "Grandpa." He took out a few candies from his pocket and gave them to the little girl.

When they arrived at the courtyard house, Xu Fugui stopped, tugged at Xu Damao, and sighed, "You take them back to the courtyard house first. I still need to go back and talk to your mother about this. If things don't go well, she'll explode."

Xu Damao was well aware of how terrifying his mother was, and nodded repeatedly.

As he approached the compound, Xu Damao thought for a moment and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some more sugar. After all, Old Xu had said that rations were tight now, and since he had married a widow, there was no point in holding a wedding banquet. Buying some sugar to distribute to the people in the compound was a way of showing some consideration.

Chapter 198 Innate Clash

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Xu Damao glanced at the timid Liu Suying and sighed, "Let's go, come with me to buy some clothes."

Liu Suying quickly shook her head: "Never mind, Damao, I can still wear these clothes."

"Let's go, listen to me." Xu Damao was pretty much throwing caution to the wind at this point. Since he was already married and had the marriage certificate, he might as well make do for now. Besides, Liu Suying wasn't bad either; apart from being a bit older, she was quite presentable in every other way. With her figure, she was second only to Guan Xue in the entire compound, and certainly no less attractive than Qin Huairu.

The thought that Sha Zhu was still chasing after Qin Huairu all day long, while he himself had married someone no less beautiful than Qin Huairu, made him feel smug again.

He took Liu Suying and the little girl into the department store and bought each of them a new outfit. After changing into them, Liu Suying looked much brighter. Afterward, he took the mother and daughter out for a meal of braised pork offal.

He did want to eat roast duck, but tickets were hard to come by these days. Fortunately, Liu Suying and the little girl were both quite content, and they were already very happy to be able to eat braised pork offal. The little girl had also become familiar with him by now, pulling on Xu Damao and calling him "Daddy this, Daddy that," which softened Xu Damao's heart a bit.

When it was almost time to leave work, Xu Damao pushed his bicycle and led the mother and daughter towards the courtyard house.

On the way, he kept reminding us: "Our place is a big courtyard with a lot of different people living there. Remember, there are few good people in the courtyard, so be careful when you come into contact with them."

Liu Suying nodded. Her family used to run a restaurant, so she was worldly-wise and not some clueless rural woman.

Once inside, Yan Bugui was still outside.

Normally, Yang Ruihua would push Yan Fugui's stroller out at noon and push it back in at night. The doctor said that Yan Fugui needed more nutrition and more sunshine for his illness. Nutritional supplements were a pipe dream for the Yan family. But sunshine? Easy, right? So Yan Fugui was made to sunbathe every afternoon.

Yang Ruihua hasn't returned yet; he's still outside in the sun.

Xu Damao pushed his bicycle in, and he was the first person Xu Damao saw.

"Teacher Yan."

Yan Bugui was a little drowsy from the sun when he heard someone call "Teacher Yan" and suddenly opened his eyes: "Hey, Da Mao, what's this?"

"Teacher Yan, I'm married. This is my wife, Liu Suying." Xu Damao pointed to the woman beside him.

"Hey, Da Mao, congratulations!" Yan Bugui subconsciously licked his lips. Xu Da Mao's family is well-off, and he'll definitely be having a wedding banquet in the courtyard. Yan Bugui can then take advantage of the situation to mooch a few meals off Xu Da Mao.

But... Xu Damao's wife doesn't look like a young woman; she looks more like a young married woman. And why is she leading a young girl behind her? Could it be...?

Xu Damao didn't say much to him. He took out three candies from his pocket, thought for a moment, and then took out another one, making a total of four: "Teacher Yan, my dad said that the rations are so low now, we don't have the means to hold a wedding banquet. Here are some candies for you to sweeten your mouth."

Finished talking and left.

In Xu Damao's mind, Yan Bugui was paralyzed, Yan Jiecheng was mentally challenged, and Yang Ruihua was the only one left in the family—a street sweeper—along with Yan Jiefang, a latrine cleaner. The Yan family was completely ruined. He only gave them candy because they lived in the same courtyard; it would be impolite not to. Otherwise, he wouldn't bother with such a destitute family.

After coming from the Yan family, Xu Damao led Liu Suying and the little girl to distribute candy to the other families as well.

Finally, they went directly to Zhang Erhe's house in the east wing.

Zhang Erhe had just returned home, and his mother-in-law was washing her hands with water when she heard a knock on the door.

"Dad, I'll go open the door." Zhang Jiao hurriedly went to open the door.

When the door opened, Xu Damao and Liu Suying were standing outside.

"Jiaojiao," Xu Damao bent down, "Is your dad home?"

"It's Brother Xu. My dad is here."

Just then, Zhang Erhe came out after washing his hands.

"Hey, Da Mao."

"Uncle Erhe." Xu Damao was very respectful and pulled Liu Suying over. "Uncle Erhe, this is my wife, Liu Suying. We just got our marriage certificate today."

Then, he pulled out a handful of candy and stuffed it directly into Zhang Jiao's hand: "Uncle Erhe, my dad said that the situation is special now and we can't hold the wedding banquet. Here's some candy for Jiao Jiao to sweeten her mouth!"

"Okay, sure." Zhang Erhe smiled and accepted it, but he was quite surprised.

Shouldn't Xu Damao have married Lou Xiao'e?

Zhang Erhe was filled with a huge question mark. He swore to himself that he had no intention of causing trouble, nor had he done anything bad to Lou Bancheng or Xu Damao. So why did Xu Damao end up marrying another woman?

Could it be... that Xu Damao is also a time traveler?

I'll have to find an opportunity to test this bastard. If he really is a time traveler, Zhang Erhe wouldn't mind giving Xu Damao a "Game Over" early.

After leaving Zhang Erhe's house, Xu Damao felt a little relieved.

Liu Suying hurriedly asked, "Da Mao, Zhang Erhe is not very old, why are you so respectful to him?"

Xu Damao quickly lowered his voice and solemnly instructed, "Don't underestimate Zhang Erhe just because he's young. First, he's from a high-ranking family; second, he's a cadre; and third, he used to deal in the black market—he's ruthless! Have you seen that lame guy sitting on the cart who just came into the courtyard?"

"I saw it." Liu Suying nodded.

"That cripple's family offended him, and he almost ruined their family."

"So ruthless?" Liu Suying's eyes widened instinctively, a chill running down her spine.

"Yes! Just keep it a secret. From now on, whenever you see him, whether it's him or his family, greet them with a smile, understand?"

"I understand." Liu Suying nodded quickly.

As they spoke, the two had already entered the Intermediate People's Court.

This was the scene Xu Damao had been longing for—he wanted to show off in front of Sha Zhu.

"Dangdang!"

He kicked open the door to the main room.

"Silly Zhu! Silly Zhu!"

"Who is it? Can't you even knock?" Sha Zhu, who was lying inside, grumbled as he came out.

The first thing I noticed was Liu Suying next to Xu Damao.

After all, "small branches bear large fruits," and Liu Suying's trembling breasts were extremely alluring to a virgin like him. Sha Zhu stared wide-eyed, almost drooling.

"Hey, you idiot! Where are you looking?" Xu Damao was naturally disgusted. How dare you look at my wife like that? "Wipe your drool and stop looking! Let me introduce you, this is my wife, you can just call her sister-in-law!"

"Get lost! You, Xu Damao, are three years younger than me, where did this sister-in-law come from?" Sha Zhu felt a little uneasy. How did that bastard Xu Damao get married? And such a beautiful one at that. If it were him, how wonderful it would be to hold her in his arms at night.

"So, Sha Zhu, isn't Mao Ye's wife pretty?" Xu Damao asked smugly.