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"Okay, go ahead and do your thing!" Yan Bugui continued to take care of his flowers and plants.

The news that Xu Damao's wife was pregnant spread like a whirlwind, and Liang Ladi's performance was amazing.

Xu's parents were also very happy and ran to the compound every day. However, the Third Front construction had been finalized, and people were in a state of uncertainty for a while.

Some were eager to go, while others were hesitant; the move would take them directly to the country's western border, a long way off.

Liu Guangqi signed up without hesitation.

There are also people in the compound, and the two families living in the front row of houses are also considering signing up.

First of all, the living conditions of the front-row houses are poor and the space is relatively small, as most families today have more than two children.

Although the initial stages of the Third Front construction were hard, the subsequent treatment would definitely be better than it is now, and you might even be able to live in a building.

The houses there are equipped with kitchens and toilets, and buildings are more popular.

Therefore, two front houses in the compound will be vacant.

Xu Damao was very concerned about this, but Nan Yi didn't care much.

He himself suggested that if he had another boy, he would support Ran's father and mother, so he would live in Ran's house most of the time.

The Ran family has a Western-style building, which they bought after returning to China.

Three-story Western-style buildings were not uncommon in Beijing, but there were quite a few of them. Many foreigners lived here before liberation.

However, the Western-style building was purchased with foreign exchange, so their family had no shortage of housing.

Although buying and selling are not allowed now, they need to leave the city due to work transfer, so the house naturally needs to be dealt with.

Xu Damao took immediate action and negotiated the price directly.

Although it is only a front row house, there is a huge demand for buying houses now.

There are many people in the compound who can afford it, but not many who really need it.

Xu Damao found He Yuzhu first.

"Zhu Zi, are you not interested in the house in the front row?" Xu Damao hurried to He Yuzhu to confirm.

“Not interested.

"He Yuzhu nodded and said, "You should ask Nan Yi. My family has enough place to live.

How could He Yuzhu's family be short of money? But that was in the future, there was really no problem now.

“Okay, I’ll go talk to Nan Yi right away.

"Xu Damao turned around and rode his bike straight to the second cafeteria. When he saw Nan Yi, he asked straight to the point.

Nan Yi shook his head and said, “I did want to buy it before, but now I don’t plan to.

Qiuye and I live with our children at my father-in-law's house most of the time, and I plan to provide for them in their old age.

"If the next child is a boy, he will take Qiuye's surname.

“Oh…” Xu Damao was slightly surprised, but didn’t say much, “Thank you so much.

If there is no one else competing, the price shouldn't be too high.

“You do need it, but don’t push it too low, many people need houses now.

"Of course, I won't push the price too much, as long as they don't raise the price.

"Xu Damao nodded and said, "After all, Ladi is pregnant, and my parents need to come and take care of her.

Xu Damao quickly reached an agreement on the deal. In fact, besides him, Liu Haizhong's family also needed a house.

However, Liu Haizhong never thought of buying it. Their eldest son signed up to go to the Third Front Construction, and discussed bringing more money to improve their initial living conditions.

As a result, Liu Haizhong was emptied again! Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were dissatisfied but did not dare to speak out. Liu Guangtian already had a job, but not in the steel mill. Instead, he was assigned to a small factory. Liu Haizhong did not use his connections to get him into the steel mill.

He was resentful about this, but he could only swallow his anger! Now he has a job and has to pay tribute to his family every month, but this money does not fall on him.

Although the two small houses on the reverse side were not spacious, they were his houses after all.

Xu Damao's negotiations went smoothly. Two hundred yuan per house seemed cheap at first glance, but in previous years, a bag of grain could be exchanged for one.

Since the two houses had never been maintained, the price was not expensive, which made Xu Damao quite satisfied. He just waited for the two families to move out.

Although the Third Line Project has not yet officially started, personnel counting has begun. The number of people who have registered in the first batch is not large, but there are still people who are willing to seize the opportunity.

There are many benefits for the first batch to go. Although the salary remains unchanged, there are subsidies and priority in housing.

Of course, the hardships that followed were also expected, as all projects started almost from scratch.

After Xu Damao agreed on the price, he went to the street office to register the property. This is an essential step, otherwise the subsequent transfer of property rights would become difficult.

Xu's father had to step in on this matter, but since Xu Damao's family had a large population and Liang Ladi was a widow remarrying, all the conditions met the regulations, especially remarriage, which was encouraged by the state. It was just that there were some misunderstandings and rumors among the people.

Especially regarding the claim of "forming cliques and factions", now that Liang Ladi is pregnant again, it is a positive signal.

However, when Xu Damao was having a lot of good things happen to him, a vicious rumor began to spread, saying that the child in Liang Ladi's belly was not Xu Damao's biological child.

This brought up the rumors that He Yuzhu had asked the three aunts to spread again, and for a while, people on the streets were talking about it.

At present, Xu Damao is still unaware of it, after all, no one has mentioned it to him.

It was Xu's mother who heard the gossip.

Since Liang Ladi became pregnant, she came to help with housework every day to reduce Liang Ladi's burden. Considering that Xu Damao had to go to the countryside, how could Xu's father and mother feel at ease leaving a pregnant woman at home to take care of four children and two elderly people?

As a housewife, Xu's mother was naturally happy to communicate with her neighbors, and those who were close to her revealed the rumor to her.

Hearing this, Xu's mother was furious, but she did not question Liang Ladi because she was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law and thought that her efforts had finally paid off. How could someone maliciously slander her at this moment?

Xu's mother has a hot temper. When she gets off work, she stands at the entrance of the alley and curses.

"Which ** spread rumors and made up stories about other people's families? Who saw it and dared to say that about my wife!" Her voice was loud. During the rush hour after get off work, the alley was crowded with people, blocking the narrow path. Everyone stopped to watch and whispered.

When Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu were returning home, they walked slowly and found that the alley was full of people.

Yi Zhonghai heard the quarrel from afar.

"Make way! Why are you still blocking the way here after work?" As an eighth-level fitter, he had prestige in the factory and the alley, and with just one sentence, he dispersed the crowd.

After he squeezed into the crowd, he found out that it was about Lao Xu's family.

"Make way, why are you still stuck here after work?" he emphasized again.

Then he frowned and asked, "Sister-in-law, why are you losing your temper here?" Reputation is of utmost importance to him. Now that Xu's mother is cursing loudly here, how can he save face as the head of the family?

"Old Yi, how wicked are these people?" Xu's mother questioned relentlessly, "They actually said that the baby in my wife's belly is not from our Xu family. How can they say such a thing?"

"You need to give me an explanation for this matter, otherwise it won't end, I will go to the street to complain.

"Okay, let's talk about it when we get back. Is it any use for you to lose your temper here?" Yi Zhonghai's face turned serious. "Do you know who spread the rumor?"

“It’s not like we can’t find out. If they are questioned one by one, I don’t believe that no one will tell us.

“Mother Xu was very angry, but she had a lot of lung capacity.

Liang Ladi came back with her daughter Xiu'er at this time, "Mom, what happened?"

Xu's mother didn't dare to say it directly, fearing that Liang Ladi would feel bad after hearing it, "It's okay, you go in and take care of the child first.

Liang Ladi certainly would not give up and asked, "Mom, what's going on?"

Yi Zhonghai stood up and said to the onlookers: "It's okay, everyone go home, the alley is blocked, go home quickly.

"The crowd gradually dispersed, but everyone was discussing it privately. Some people didn't believe it, while others speculated. After all, wasn't it said that Xu Damao couldn't have children?

Yi Zhonghai turned to Liang Ladi and said, "Sister-in-law, go back first. Ladi, you are pregnant now!"

"Don't let anything happen now, or you'll regret it!"

“Yes, Ladi and Mom go back first.

"Mother Xu pulled Liang Ladi into the house. Although Liang Ladi was confused, she still let her daughter follow her mother-in-law in, and then she pushed the bicycle into the gate.

When they returned home, Xu's mother did not say anything clearly, but just told Liang Ladi to wait for Xu Damao to come back.

Then, she went straight to Yi Zhonghai's house. Yi Zhonghai had to step forward in this matter, and it was necessary to find out who spread the rumors.

Qin Huairu returned home, put down her things and prepared to work, and asked, "Mom, have you heard?"

Jia Zhang was a little hesitant, as she was the one who first spread the rumor.

Seeing Xu Damao happy all day long and Liang Ladi being a widow, she felt it was unfair. Why did Liang Ladi live such a good life?

So, she accidentally leaked the news during a casual chat.

Qin Huairu waited for a long time but didn't hear any response. She turned around in confusion, and her heart tightened when she saw Jia Zhang's appearance.

He was about to ask, but swallowed it back and chose to pretend he didn't know.

She hurried to cook!

Yi Zhonghai was also troubled. Couldn't he just live his life quietly? Why did he have to spread such rumors? How could he have the time to do this?

The Xu family is not someone you can mess with easily!

Just when he was worried, the Xu family sent someone to find him again: "Old Yi, you are the elder, you can't just ignore this matter!"

"If your daughter-in-law heard these words, she would be so angry that she would die. Two lives are at stake!"

Yi Zhonghai felt embarrassed, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Don't tell her about this first, wait until Xu Damao comes back, I will ask my wife to find out in the next few days.

"After all, I just found out about it today. Who can I ask for help if you suddenly ask me to make a decision?"

"Okay, then I'll wait for your news. I'll also investigate to see who is so wicked!" After saying that, Xu's mother left.

The aunt next to them heard their conversation and waited for everyone to leave before speaking: "Will you take care of this?"

"What should we do?" Yi Zhonghai seemed somewhat helpless, "You ask tomorrow who spread the news, and I'll ask Lao Liu and Lao Yan.

Just as Yi Zhonghai was about to go out, the aunt quickly said, "Go after dinner!"

"All right.

“Yi Zhonghai understood that this matter could not be rushed.

A few days later, Xu Damao came back from the countryside and found Xu's mother in his house.

"Mom, why are you here?"

"Da Mao, something terrible has happened!" Xu's mother said in panic, "Someone..."

After hearing this, Xu Damao was furious and asked, "Who is so wicked?"

“Although my chances are slim, they are not completely hopeless.

I finally got pregnant, but someone dared to spread rumors like this!" Liang Ladi was indignant.

"That's right. My wife works during the day and has to go home to do housework at night. She also has to take the children to our place. How can she have time to do such things?" Xu's mother was so angry that she gasped.

When she first heard the rumor, she was shocked and quickly discussed countermeasures with her husband.

Father Xu was a thoughtful person. He calculated secretly and felt that the news was totally untenable.

Liang Ladi's daily schedule is packed, and she has four children to take care of. How could she possibly do these things?

In the compound, the situation is even more impossible.

There was only one room in the house and with all four children there, there was no chance for her to sneak around.

So he told his wife his thoughts to reassure her.

Then, Xu's mother decided to take action and waited at the door after get off work and cursed loudly. This was Xu's father's idea, which showed that their family fully supported their daughter-in-law.

She said: "I have already told Yi Zhonghai to investigate, and no matter who it is, they will not be let off easily.

“Okay, this matter must be investigated to the end.

"Xu Damao was very excited at the moment, but he didn't know who spread the rumor.

He suddenly thought of He Yuzhu, but immediately rejected the idea. He Yuzhu would not be so despicable. He was different from himself... Bah, he would never do such a thing.

Their relationship is pretty good now, Liang Ladi and Wen Li also have a good relationship, so He Yuzhu has no motive to do this.

"Da Mao, have you offended anyone recently?" Xu's mother asked after thinking for a while.

“No, I have been working in the countryside since I got married. When I come back, I stay at home or in the factory. I haven’t done anything.

"Xu Damao shook his head. With the increase in the number of people in his family, he also felt the pressure. In addition, the propaganda tasks were heavy, especially the promotion of the Third Line Construction. New tasks came one after another.

"Then let's go ask Yi Zhonghai tonight. If that doesn't work, go ask on the street.

"Xu's mother will never give up because this is a matter of reputation.

When they got off work in the evening, the two went straight to the door of Yi Zhonghai's house and waited. Liang Ladi had not returned home yet, so they decided to keep it a secret.

Liang Ladi is still unaware of this.

No one dared to talk about it in front of her, after all, she was pregnant!

If something really goes wrong, won’t the Xu family come and fight us?

When Yi Zhonghai saw Xu's mother and Xu Damao, he asked in surprise, "Why are your sister-in-law and Damao here?"

"Uncle, this is too much. Have you heard about it?" Xu Damao spoke immediately.

“No, it’s not easy to find out.

"Yi Zhonghai shook his head," There was a rumor before, and this time there was a new rumor, so people believed it to be true.

Damao, what's going on with your land problem?"

Yi Zhonghai himself was not very clear about it, and his wife asked around, but he was still confused.

Xu Damao gritted his teeth and said, “The doctor said that my chances are slim, but it’s not impossible, otherwise I wouldn’t have been taking medicine all the time.

If it really doesn't work, why should I take medicine?"

"It's all He Yuzhu's fault..."

"Hmm?" Yi Zhonghai immediately perked up when he heard He Yuzhu, "What does this have to do with him?"