Chapter 185

"Brother Li!" Ding Qiunan shouted happily and ran over.

"Hello, Director." Ding Rushan, who was treating a patient, stood up quickly.

"Yes!" Li Zhiguo nodded, but asked, "Who is he? I've never seen him before?"

Chen Bing, who was following behind, said quickly: "Leader, his name is Nan Yi, and he is the new chef in the factory. Weren't you always dissatisfied with the previous chef? This chef Nan's cooking skills are very good."

Nan Yi, who was sitting there seeing a doctor, also stood up and said, "You must be Deputy Director Li, hello, I'm Nan Yi."

"Hello, Master Nan. Please take good care of your health. Cook two more dishes for lunch so I can try them."

Li Zhiguo said something and left with Ding Qiunan.

But I was thinking in my heart, what a coincidence, Nan Yi was transferred here to cook?

This is the third chef in the water pump factory. The previous two chefs were so bad at cooking that they were transferred to another small factory with only a hundred employees.

"Brother Li, I got first place in the class this time."

Ding Qiunan has been in the factory for several days. One reason is to learn how to treat illnesses from his father, and the other is to wait for Li Zhiguo.

"That's amazing! This guy will definitely be able to get into college."

Li Zhiguo came to the office now. Although he hadn't been there for a long time, the office was still spotlessly clean, otherwise why would he need a secretary?

"Brother Li, what have you been busy with recently? I heard from my dad that you haven't been to the factory for a long time."

Ding Qiunan helped pour the water. She was seventeen years old, had grown taller and more beautiful, and had received many love letters at school.

"You're just wasting time. Oh, I have a bag of rice in my car outside. I'll take it to your house."

Li Zhiguo took the cup and said something casually.

"So much food, Brother Li, do you have any food at home?"

Ding Qiunan was very surprised. It was such a rare age now and no one could get enough to eat.

"Don't worry about me. You are in your third year of high school. You have a lot of academic pressure and need to keep up with your nutrition. When school starts, I will help you find some food coupons on Qianmen Street."

Li Zhiguo took out the cigarette box, paused for a moment, and put it aside.

Ding Qiunan took it and said, "Smoke less. Smoking too much is bad for your health."

"Okay, your sister has become more knowledgeable and has started to take care of her brother."

Li Zhiguo opened his mouth and bit the cigarette, but ultimately failed to light it and instead clamped it against his ear.

"Qiu Nan, do you have enough money?"

"It's enough. The two hundred you took are still there."

Ding Qiunan thought that the tuition fee for two years was 20 yuan. He didn't have to worry about his family and could just use it as living expenses, which would leave him more than 30 yuan.

As for my dad’s salary, my parents use it and the rest is saved.

She will pay back the money she borrowed slowly in the future.

"I'll give you another two hundred. You're a grown-up girl, so don't skimp on clothes or anything."

As Li Zhiguo spoke, he stuffed the money he had prepared into Ding Qiunan's hands. He had too much money in his hands and couldn't spend it.

"Brother Li, this is too much."

Ding Qiunan felt that the money was too hot to handle and she couldn't spend it.

"Take it. You're still being polite to me! You stay here for a while. I'll go around the workshop. After I'm done, I'll have lunch in the cafeteria. I'll send the rice to your house in the afternoon, and then I'll go back."

There's nothing going on here recently, and the water pump factory is producing as normal, so they don't need him.

"Yes!" Ding Qiunan had no choice but to agree.

Soon, at noon, Li Zhiguo, Ding Qiunan and Ding Rushan had lunch in the office and tasted Nan Yi's cooking. How to put it, they and the He family are two factions, but they also have something in common.

Overall, one tastes better and one is more upscale.

It seems that Nan Yi's ancestors ran a restaurant, so he has a family tradition of this art.

Li Zhiguo casually asked, "Uncle Ding, are you used to working in the factory? Do you want to be transferred to a larger factory?"

“No need to go to a big factory, it’s good here.”

Ding Rushan knew his situation. He had a stain on his file. If he went to a big company, there would be no one to protect him and he might be fired one day.

"Okay, let's do it here."

After dinner, Li Zhiguo took Ding Qiunan away. With the food bags tied to the bike, they could only push their bikes back, which was fine.

When they reached the bridge, Ding Qiunan suddenly asked, "Brother Li, is my sister-in-law doing well?"

"That's fine. Don't worry about it. Just focus on your studies. When you get into college, I'll give you a gift."

"Yeah!" Ding Qiunan stopped talking.

Not long after, they arrived at the Ding family. Li Zhiguo did not enter the house, but put the rice at the door and was about to leave.

Ding Qiunan hurriedly said, "Brother Li, why don't you go inside and rest for a while before leaving."

"No, I have something else to do." Li Zhiguo waved his hand and rode away on his bike.

Ding Qiunan stood at the door for a long time before going into the house carrying the rice.

……

Li Zhiguo had no other place to go and just wanted to go back to sleep. However, when he just arrived at the front yard gate, he actually saw three aunts coming out from the corridor of the middle yard. This was rare.

"Hey, Li Zhiguo, you're back just in time. Something big happened in the hospital."

"What's wrong? Did Guangqi's blind date go wrong?"

Li Zhiguo thought it shouldn't be like that. He wasn't in the hospital today, so who would cause trouble when someone was on a blind date?

“It’s not Liu Guangqi, other people’s blind dates went well and they were attracted to each other.

Something happened to Xu Damao. A widow came to the door with a child in her arms, saying that the child was Xu Damao's, and she was sitting in front of the old Xu's house in the backyard and refused to leave.

Your uncle asked Jie Cheng to go to the factory to look for Xu Damao. You said that Xu Damao might be in trouble. "

If the third aunt didn't want to watch the fun, she wouldn't have come out of the house at all. It was such a waste of effort.

"No, that's impossible."

Li Zhiguo directly rejected it, saying that Xu Damao was a piece of shit.

"How can it be impossible? Chunyan has already given birth to Little Red Star, and no widow is allowed to give birth to a child for Xu Damao. This is going to be exciting."

The third aunt was a little gloating. It was because the Xu family had an easy life. Chunyan's uncle from her mother's side was the director of a food factory and could get grain. She didn't know about the relief center, so she deserved to be unlucky.

"I gonna go see."

Li Zhiguo thought, even if Xu Damao had an affair with the widow when he went to the countryside to show movies, it would be nonsense to say that they had a child, as Xu Damao did not have that ability.

"Li Zhiguo, today Guang Qi went on a blind date, and I knew you would come back."

Mrs. Chen had just come out from the backyard and saw the bad boy at a glance. He was indispensable to watch the fun.

"No, it just happened. I just came back after finishing my work."

Li Zhiguo felt that his dignity was insulted again. He felt like a failure as a person over the years. Didn't he let justice spread to every corner of the courtyard?
"What a coincidence! A widow came to see Xu Damao. You know about this, right?"

Mrs. Chen also enjoyed watching the fun. Not only her, but the backyard was full of people.

"I just heard about it from Auntie San, and I was thinking of going to take a look. By the way, what do you think of Guangqi's girlfriend?"

Li Zhiguo asked Mrs. Chen to help push the bicycle, and they chatted while walking. As long as he could save effort, he would never do it himself.

“Not very good, it’s far inferior to Jia’s Bihua. If you don’t have a city hukou and a job, you can’t enter this compound.

Two years ago, your second aunt wanted to find a rural daughter-in-law, but now it’s impossible because there is no quota.”

What Chen Dasao said was true. When the disaster came, there was a sharp contrast between urban and rural household registration. In addition, the rural area now has a commune system, so rural wives suddenly became unpopular.

Li Zhiguo lost interest after hearing this, and just suspected that the Guangqi brothers were really in love with each other?
Mrs. Chen suddenly said, "It's better to find the widow who came to the door, and you will know after seeing her."

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked through the corridor and arrived at the backyard.

"Oh, it's Li Zhiguo who's back."

"I said you're indispensable. The person who's in charge of our hospital is here."

The residents in the courtyard started clamoring. Although Li Zhiguo was not even 30 years old, he had already been the invisible big boss in the courtyard, a true upper-class resident. He had been lying at home for seven years, not working, and yet he was living a good life. Who could compare to him?

Jia Dongxu was also in the crowd holding his child. He had sold all his tricycles and had plenty of free time.

The widow at the door of Lao Xu's house heard the noise and looked up quickly. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she thought, what a handsome young man.

Li Zhiguo saw a grown-up girl holding a child sitting at the door of Lao Xu's house. How could he describe her appearance? She was definitely not as pretty as Chunyan, but she was on par with Bihua, about evenly matched.

Sun Erniang asked, "Li Zhiguo, what do you think we should do about this?"

"What else can we do? Let's wait until Damao comes back. The parties involved are not here."

Li Zhiguo shook his head and thought, Xu Damao is quite lucky in love, as a widow actually came to him on her own initiative. He is not like Sha Zhu, who can only ask for the widow but cannot get her!

Then he went home first, but he didn't expect that Jia Dongxu and his wife followed him.

"Brother, do you think Xu Damao is really messing around outside?"

Jia Dongxu held Xiaodang in his arms, while Chen Bihua fanned Li Zhiguo with a fan. It was really hot.

"It's hard to say." Li Zhiguo shook his head. Just as he was about to take the water glass on the table, he saw Chen Bihua reaching out and handing it to him first.

"By the way, where's Banggeng? Where did he go to play again?"

Jia Dongxu replied: "I don't know. I went out after dinner. I'll just wait for Banggeng to go to school."

"Okay, let's rest here for a while and wait for Xu Damao to come back."

Li Zhiguo drank some cold water and then lay down on a chair. Chen Bihua was fanning him. Jia Dongxu was holding Xiaodang and taking a rest in the house. It was quite harmonious.

Just when Li Zhiguo was about to fall asleep, Xu Damao finally came back. The reason was that Yan Jiecheng had not been out for too long and could not run, so he was delayed.

"Hurry up, brother, the people are back." Jia Dongxu was startled. He finally got the chance to watch the fun.

"go!"

Li Zhiguo also stood up. It was rare that something happened in the courtyard, otherwise everyone would be resting at home and would have no chance to talk to each other.

As soon as they reached the door, they heard the widow shouting, "Da Mao, you are finally back. This is your daughter. Look at her nose and face. They look so much like you."

"My daughter? Who are you? Don't slander me. I have nothing to do with you. I don't even know you."

Xu Damao's face turned pale. He had a bright future ahead of him and a wife and children. He couldn't afford to get involved with a widow.

Besides, doesn’t he know whether he can have his own children?

"Why doesn't it matter? Xu Damao, you should be conscientious. Last year, you came to our Nantai Commune to show a movie, ate the food I cooked, and got drunk and crawled into my bed. This is your child."

Although this widow didn't say anything just now, once she opened her mouth, she was capable of quarreling.

"You're talking nonsense. When I went to the countryside, I lived in the commune. It has nothing to do with you.

I remember who you are. You are the one who cooks in the commune canteen. I eat in the commune..."

Xu Damao suddenly thought of Zhang Xiantao, who had wronged him and almost got himself into trouble. In the end, it was Li Zhiguo who brought the fall...

"Li Zhiguo, come quickly, help me judge the situation."

Xu Damao saw the person, and Li Zhiguo knew his situation, so where did his biological daughter come from?

"Ok!"

Li Zhiguo walked over and asked the widow directly, "What's your name? Which commune are you from?"

"My name is Liao Baihua, and I am from Nantai Commune. My daughter is Xu Damao's child, and I have witnesses in the commune."

Liao Baihua answered quickly, but she couldn't figure out the identity of the young man in front of her.

Li Zhiguo nodded and asked, "Xu Damao, have you ever been to Nantai Commune to show movies since then?"

"I haven't been there. There are so many communes down there, more than 20 in one county. How can I get to all of them?"

Xu Damao shook his head. This was the truth.

Li Zhiguo nodded and asked again: "Liao Baihua, you said that the child is Xu Damao's child, then why did you wait until the child is so old to bring him back to recognize his ancestry?"

“I, I still had a man at that time, he was just sick, but he was still alive.

The man died a while ago, so I brought my daughter to find her biological father."

Liao Baihua explained the current situation, and everyone suddenly understood.

Xu Damao was anxious, "So you are still a fresh widow, then it has nothing to do with me."

"It doesn't matter, Xu Damao, I have a witness.

I've also asked around. If it's your child, you have to pay child support. You pay 100 yuan a year. If you raise the child until he's 18, I won't make trouble with you."

Liao Baihua stated her purpose. She knew Xu Damao already had a wife and a son, so she wanted to be realistic when asking for money.

"No, you are not a widow, I..."

Xu Damao shut up. He Daqing had run away. It was hard to say whether he was a descendant of the He family. He couldn't ask me for confirmation.

"Anyway, it has nothing to do with me. Even if you have witnesses, it's a lie. I, Xu Damao, only have Chunyan as my wife."

Everyone in the yard was talking in low voices, and some still supported Xu Damao, mainly because this widow was incomparable to Chunyan, both in appearance and family conditions.

But some people also think that it is inevitable for a man to cheat. Xu Damao doesn't look honest at first glance, and if he often goes to the countryside, he will have too many opportunities.

"Woooo..."

Suddenly the baby girl started crying.

Liao Baihua said hurriedly: "The child is hungry, Xu Damao, please let me go into the house and feed the child first."

"No, this is not my daughter."

Xu Damao didn't dare let anyone into the house, he didn't even dare to open the door. If someone refused to leave, it would be a big problem.

I had no choice but to ask for help: "Li Zhiguo, you have to help me, you know me well."

Li Zhiguo thought, of course I know that you are destined to be extinct, but others don’t know, and I can’t say it out loud.

"Mrs. Chen, bring someone to your house to nurse the baby first. We'll talk to you in the middle courtyard later. It's more spacious there."

Li Zhiguo first rescued Damao. Although he could prove his innocence by exposing the fact that Damao's family was extinct, it was very likely that he would be trapped, so the secret had to be kept.

"Okay, I'll take someone with me."

Mrs. Chen went to call Liao Baihua, but she refused.

"I won't leave. Xu Damao has a house. I won't go anywhere else."

Liao Baihua has been here for so long, how could she leave easily without getting the money?

Xu Damao was so anxious that he jumped up and down, but how could he explain such a thing clearly?

Li Zhiguo frowned, "If you want money, just follow my instructions, otherwise get out of here."

"Daughter-in-law, please come with me quickly. This is Li Zhiguo, the boss of our courtyard."

"That's right, go and breastfeed your child and then go to the middle courtyard to talk."

Several middle-aged women stepped forward to try to persuade her. If the widow still didn't know what was good for her, they would just kick her out.

"Then I'll go breastfeed the baby first." Liao Baihua didn't dare to make a fuss for the time being and followed Mrs. Chen.

"Da Mao, come to my place and talk for a while. Dong Xu, you guard the door."

Li Zhiguo already has a solution, but he can't work in vain. Others, like Yan Bugui, did not forget to make money even in years of disaster, so he must keep up. Only those who have enough food and clothing will suffer from poverty if they fail to plan well.

Xu Damao quickly followed him into the house and whispered, "Brother, you know that I can't have my own children."

"Da Mao, of course I know this. But do you dare to say it? Even if you do, can you prove that you really didn't get into her bed that day?

The witness she mentioned will definitely say that he saw you go to her house that night."

Li Zhiguo picked up the teacup and took a sip. Every widow is not simple. It is also because of the pressure of life that they have learned how to cheat others.

"Brother, I really didn't get into someone's bed. I'm a good drinker. Once I get drunk, I just fall asleep."

Xu Damao recalled carefully and that thing definitely did not happen. Besides, the man was still there at that time. Would he have the courage to go to his house?

"Okay, it's basically certain that Liao Baihua is here to extort money, but this is troublesome. You are still doing the work instead of working, and you can't be affected during this critical period.

Well, take a hundred dollars and I'll help you settle this matter. Let the third uncle write a statement and she signs it to make it clear that the child is not yours.

Just think of it as spending money to avoid disaster. Next time you go to the countryside to show a movie, drink less. With your alcohol tolerance, you are not even as good as Dongxu. Why are you still drinking?"

Li Zhiguo took out a cigarette and handed it to Damao. If it weren't for the fact that they were brothers-in-law, he would have hoped that Xu Damao would be dependent on the widow.

"Brother, I'll go back to the house and get the money."

Xu Damao was rich, so Chunyan never asked him to hand over his salary. Most of the family assets were deposited in the bank, but there was always one or two hundred yuan at home.

Li Zhiguo waved his hand, "Go quickly! Let Bihua come in for a moment."

"Hey!"

Xu Damao hurriedly opened the door and went out. Seeing Dongxu standing guard at the door, he said, "Dongxu, Li Zhiguo wants your wife to come in. He has something to tell her."

"okay!"

Jia Dongxu hurried to the central courtyard to call his wife over, and then followed her to watch the fun.

"Brother Li, you're looking for me." Chen Bihua was a little confused. This had nothing to do with her.

"Come here with your ears..."

Li Zhiguo gave some instructions and then said, "Go and call Sun Erniang and the third aunt to come to me."

"Okay!" Chen Bihua followed him.

Afterwards, several middle-aged women in the courtyard came to Li Zhiguo, and when they left, there was a smile on their faces.

As soon as we met in the Central Court, we couldn't help but start chatting.

"It's Li Zhiguo who came up with such a dirty trick."

"That's right. It seems that Xu Damao must have given a lot of benefits. Otherwise, would he be able to help like this?"

"I just saw Xu Damao go back to the house to get something, and when he came out, he covered his pocket and went to Li Zhiguo."

"Stop chatting and get down to business!"

"okay!"

(End of this chapter)