Siheyuan: Xu Damao, I want to go to the moon

The whole place was silent. Qu San was stunned for two seconds, then he stepped forward and prepared to attack.

How dare this peasant act so presumptuously in front of the master and the young lady? !

Do you really think that the title of "Lou Bancheng" was earned by doing good deeds every day?

However, Lou Bancheng waved his hand and signaled him to leave.

His face was very cold, and he said to Xu Damao, "Da Mao, your mother was a maid who came with Xiao'e's mother as a dowry. You were also raised by our Lou family."

"Although you are a worker and I am a wealthy businessman, this is no reason for you to act unruly in front of me."

"If you don't tell me the truth today, I don't mind Xiao'e becoming a widow tomorrow."

The threat was clearly placed in front of him, but Xu Damao was not afraid at all.

"I know that you have this ability, Uncle Lou. You can be called half a city in this era, and you can avoid being liquidated. It's easy for you to kill a few people."

"But it's not that I look down on your Lou family. Do you dare?"

After saying that, Xu Damao directly stuffed the cigarette butt into the unpalatable coffee. This action made Lou Xiaoe frown slightly. That cup was very expensive!

"Okay, let's speak frankly. Your Lou family has been good to my mother, so I'm going to do something good today to make things clear to you. But it's up to you whether you listen or not."

"Because our kinship is different, you want to rely on my three generations of poor peasants to protect Xiao'e. That's wishful thinking. I'll be frank - I can't protect her."

"If your Lou family were a small business owner, or if your business was smaller, there would still be a small possibility, but even then, Xiao'e and I would have a hard time in the future."

Xu Damao just wanted to keep a low profile and spend those ten years safely. There was no need to get into all this trouble.

Besides, Lou Xiao'e doesn't look very smart.

"But you are Lou Bancheng, bastard. I can't protect you with my status."

"You have to grasp the contradictions. Don't be lucky. There is no such thing as luck, especially for a big businessman like you."

Xu Damao pointed out the **contradiction, which is a proposition that cannot be circumvented.

"Why? I donated the steel mill right after liberation. I made a great contribution!" Lou Bancheng argued unwillingly.

"I personally have no prejudice against people like you, workers, farmers, artisans, and even the old and young who were left behind by the previous dynasty. But no matter what you do, you can't change your ***."

(Special brackets for anti-shielding, imagine it yourself) Xu Damao did not explain the rest of the words, but Lou Bancheng could naturally guess it.

"Is there no other way?" Lou Bancheng frowned and remained silent.

Seeing Lou Bancheng's silence, Xu Damao added a few more words.

“Unless you donate everything and become a worker, even then, your past deeds will be exposed one day.”

Xu Damao's awareness is very average. In high school, he just memorized by rote. In college, he just needed to get 60 points or so. Anyway, he just remembered to grasp the **problem, **contradiction, **problem, and he could get a few points by grasping these points.

"So you want me to give up this huge fortune? My Lou family has worked hard for several generations to build this huge foundation. Why?"

Lou Bancheng was so excited that he clenched his fists!

"People outside are still starving, but you are enjoying a feast. Isn't that enough?"

"Everyone from top to bottom is tightening their belts and dieting to fight for the rise of the nation, but you are still eating and drinking lavishly. Is that enough?"

"Zi once said: What is worrying is not the scarcity of wealth, but the inequality of wealth. Uncle Lou, you should understand this better than me."

Xu Damao stared coldly into Lou Bancheng’s eyes. “Now that things have come to this, what’s the point of you getting angry with me?”

"I don't believe it! They promised--" Lou Bancheng was anxious, but Xu Damao's words made him sit back in his seat.

"The person who promised you can be replaced at any time. I said there is no chance of luck."

"..."

In an instant, Lou Bancheng's energy and spirit seemed to have dissipated a lot. Lou Xiao'e, who was standing aside, was completely stunned by the argument between Xu Damao and Lou Bancheng and did not dare to breathe.

"How many years do people like us have left?" It sounds a bit sad, but Lou Bancheng had to find a way to survive for his family.

"Starting next year... maybe seven or eight years, I can't say for sure." Xu Damao almost blurted it out, and he was shocked. You can't say this out loud, because you are a worker, a projectionist, not a Taoist fortune teller!

"How do you know seven or eight years?" Lou Bancheng asked casually.

“……” Knowing that he had said too much, Xu Damao closed his mouth cautiously.

"If I donate some food, will it change the higher-ups' views?"

"Even the higher-ups can't provide food, but you, Lou Bancheng, can provide it. Does that mean you are capable? Are you seeking fame or profit? If you don't die, who will?"

Xu Damao smiled sinisterly, staring at Lou Bancheng like a poisonous snake, wondering how he could still hold on to a glimmer of hope at this hour.

"Seeking fame, to show off your ability? You deserve to die! Seeking profit, what time is it now? Seeking profit will make you die faster!"

"..."

Lou Bancheng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. According to Xu Damao, he would die no matter what happened? !

Isn’t this kid’s opinion a bit too poisonous?

so what should I do now?

Lou Bancheng looked at Lou Xiao'e, whose eyes revealed clear stupidity. She had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.

He looked at Xu Damao, who looked smug as if he was watching a joke, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

I won't let you live easily if I don't live well!

"Da Mao, I think that people should not go back on their words, so the wedding banquet will go on as usual this weekend."

"Eh?" Xu Damao & Lou Xiao'e*2.

"Qu San, send the son-in-law back safely and carefully."

"Yes sir."

"No, Uncle Lou, Lou Bancheng! Did I say everything I said today go in vain? I want a divorce!"

Xu Damao got anxious and said, I’m here to cancel the engagement and get a divorce!

"Xiao'e's dowry will be doubled!"

"This isn't a dowry issue! I'm infertile! My private life is a mess!"

"Add another courtyard house!"

"This is a matter of principle. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"Give me another ten kilograms of yellow croaker!"

"..."

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Finally, with Lou Bancheng's promise to double the price, Xu Damao went back in a daze.

It’s not that Damao is not firm, but Lou Bancheng gave him too much and he couldn’t bear it!

But, I eat and use what's his, I eat and take! I also sleep with his daughter!

I am actually avenging the vast number of exploited people!

Is there something wrong? Nothing wrong!

When they were almost at the entrance of the alley, Xu Damao asked Qu San to stop the car, then he took his bicycle out of the trunk and rode back. It was better to keep a low profile at this time.

Passing by an empty alley, he took out the bag of local specialties from his space and hung them up, to prevent any beasts from saying they had never seen him bring anything back when he tried to eat them, which would make it even more troublesome to pull the items.

As he rode, he reviewed everything that happened at the Lou family.

Didn't I want to cancel the engagement and get a divorce? Why didn't it happen in the end? And the dowry was doubled?

Which word did I say wrong?

He is still too young. I guess Lou Bancheng has seen through him.

But it doesn't matter. Since you doubled the price, there's no problem keeping Lou Xiao'e! After all, she's my stupid wife, so it's my duty.

But if you want to protect your entire Lou family—

Need more money!

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Inside the Lou family and Lou Mansion.

"Dad, he's like this, why do you want me to marry him?" Lou Xiao'e didn't understand, but she didn't dare to act like a spoiled child or lose her temper now, because Lou Bancheng's expression was very serious, as if he was thinking about something.

"Because this kid can see far and see accurately." Lou Bancheng said seriously and sighed.

"what?"

"Last week, the Bai family, your best friend, Bai Weiwei, married the son of the director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau."

"The whole family was shot for colluding with the government to drive up prices and engage in speculation."

"Ah!" Lou Xiao'e was shocked. Half a month ago, they were holding a tea party at her house, showing off how powerful her man was. Now they were all shot?

"So Damao is right. Even officials can't protect him, not to mention that he is just a poor farmer for three generations."

"Under the contradiction, what we did was a joke to him. I am not as good as him in seeing the contradiction."

After letting it go, Lou Bancheng felt relieved.

"If I can't protect him, why should I marry him?" Lou Xiao'e couldn't understand. If he said he couldn't protect her, why should she marry him?

"Because this kid has no respect for me, his superiors, or the people below him."

"?"

"He's not pretending. He's completely different from the fawning and glib-mouthed person he was the last time he came. He has absolutely no fear. In his eyes, there's a sense of absolute equality for all, but also an inexplicable pride. I don't understand."

"His greed and lust are written all over his face. He doesn't try to hide it. If you give him money, he will take it. That proves that he has the means to deal with it."

"Either he has someone behind him who is very capable, or he himself is very capable."

"Xu Damao, not simple!"

If Xu Damao knew that Lou Bancheng evaluated him like this, he would only shout that you were overthinking.

I'm just an intern who's in his senior year of college and hasn't graduated yet. I'm just young and naive. Don't expect too much from me. I don't even know what stupid things I'll do when I'm stupid. I'm really a simple person!

You're giving me a wife, a house, and gold bars as gifts. I really can't stand it!

"So, Xiao'e, continuing to marry him is the right choice. Who knows, our Lou family may need him as a son-in-law to save our lives in the future."

"Xiao'e, I hope you don't blame me. He is right. We are in ****, and everything we have is the biggest time bomb. If we are not careful, the whole family will be in trouble."

"..."

"Okay, Dad, I'll listen to you."

Let’s not talk about the Lou family for now, and wait and see what happens next. But Xu Damao encountered a new problem.

After entering the courtyard, Yan Bugui did not ask for any benefits from guarding the gate.

This is unscientific!