Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

At this time, even though Sha Zhu was born with a foul mouth, he no longer dared to laugh at Xu Damao. Instead, he helped Xu Damao pour wine, drank a few glasses with Xu Damao, and comforted Xu Damao.

"Hey Damao! Don't worry, go to the hospital for a check-up first and see what the result is! What if it's not necessarily your problem? Don't worry about this, only Linzi and I know about it, and we must never let anyone else know about it. Even if it's my wife, I won't tell her! You go and Jingru for a check-up first!" Sha Zhu began to comfort Xu Damao.

Xu Damao said nothing, but continued to drink glass after glass, exuding an air of decadence.

Lin Geng grabbed the bottle and said to Xu Damao, "Come on, stop drinking, Brother Mao! I know what I said today was a big blow to you, but don't be so depressed. The matter has not been confirmed yet. You and Jingru should go to the hospital to check the situation first!

If this is really your problem, treat it as soon as possible, maybe it can be cured!

If the hospital says it's incurable, come to me, I might have some solution! Give it a try, maybe it will work for you!"

When Xu Damao heard Lin Geng say that he had a way that might help him in case he couldn't have children, his eyes suddenly lit up. He reached out and grabbed Lin Geng's hand, and asked anxiously, "Lin Zi, are you serious? If it's my problem, do you really have a way to cure it?"

Lin Geng patted the back of Xu Damao's hand and said to him, "I have read a lot of medical books in the past two years. I saw a prescription that said it was effective for men who can't have children. If this is your problem, you might as well give it a try. It might work!

Anyway, given our relationship, I won't stand idly by and will definitely help you find a solution!"

After hearing what Lin Geng said, Xu Damao felt a little relieved and was very moved. Tears almost flowed down his face on the spot. He nodded repeatedly to thank Lin Geng and said that he would go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow to see if the problem was with him.

But after rolling his eyes, he said to Lin Geng and Sha Zhu, "Just keep this to yourself, but don't tell anyone else! My reputation is relying on you! If people knew that I can't have a child, I would have no face to live!

As for Jingru, don't tell her yet. I'll go check it out myself first. If it's not my problem, I'll ask her to go to the hospital for a checkup! Please, please, sirs!"

As he said this, Xu Damao stood up and bowed to Lin Geng and Sha Zhu with a pleading expression on his face.

Lin Geng and Sha Zhu certainly understood that this kind of matter involved a matter of face for men. If people knew that a man was infertile, he would inevitably be ridiculed and called a eunuch. Xu Damao was a man who particularly cared about his face. If word got out that he was infertile, he would probably be furious.

So Lin Geng swore to the sky on the spot, promising that he would never tell anyone, including Yu Li, and would never say anything nonsense.

Sha Zhu also knew the seriousness of the matter. If he and Xu Damao had a quarrel like before, he would definitely spread the word about Xu Damao to the whole world, saying that Xu Damao was no good. But now Xu Damao and he had reconciled a long time ago, and they were getting along pretty well now. Naturally, he couldn't undermine Xu Damao anymore.

So Sha Zhu immediately followed Lin Geng's example and swore that he would never say anything nonsense. Xu Damao gratefully raised a glass to express his gratitude to Lin Geng and Sha Zhu.

Originally Xu Damao wanted to drink more, but Lin Geng saw that he had almost drunk enough. If he drank any more, he would probably slip under the table again, so he stopped Xu Damao from drinking.

Lin Geng told Xu Damao that drinking alcohol kills sperm and drinking too much can also affect men's fertility, so it is better to drink less in the future. What's more, he plans to go for a check-up tomorrow, and drinking too much today may affect the test results, so he advised him not to drink anymore.

When Xu Damao heard that drinking alcohol could actually kill sperm, he stopped drinking immediately and was not in the mood to drink anymore. He then gave some instructions to Lin Geng and Sha Zhu, asking them not to tell anyone, and then hurried home.

Lin Geng and Sha Zhu looked at each other, and neither of them was interested in drinking it anymore. They quickly packed up and left.

The next morning, Xu Damao went out in a hurry and ran into Yan Bugui at the door. Yan Bugui grabbed Xu Damao, looked at him eagerly, and asked him in a low voice whether he had talked to Lin Geng last night.

Xu Damao was in no mood to argue with Yan Bugui at the moment! So he said impatiently: "I told you to go find the forest yourself! I have something to do, so I won't say any more to you!"

After saying that, Xu Damao hurried out of the house pushing his bicycle, got on the bike and ran away.

Yan Bugui originally wanted to ask Xu Damao in detail what he had said to Lin Geng last night and what Lin Geng's attitude was, but Xu Damao ran away in a hurry, leaving him in a dilemma. He didn't know what to do for a moment. Looking at Xu Damao's back as he ran away like a dog, he stamped his feet, turned around and went home.

After Yan Bugui returned home, he told his wife Xu Damao's reply. The couple sat at home and began to think about how to reconcile with Lin Geng.

Finally, Yan Bugui gritted his teeth, went into the house to get some money, and went out. When he came back, he was holding a chicken, cut a pound of pork belly, and bought some vegetables. What was even more unexpected was that he also bought two bottles of Erguotou.

Although Erguotou is not a good wine and cannot be compared with famous wines such as Moutai, Gujing Gongjiu, Luzhou Laojiao and Fenjiu, and it is also cheap, only one yuan per bottle, but people in Beijing like it. When they invite guests to dinner or hold a banquet, using Erguotou to entertain guests is considered very impressive.

Especially for someone like Yan Bugui who has been stingy all his life, he usually drinks other people's wine. Even if he is forced to do so, he will only buy some free liquor. Even if it is free liquor, he will add a lot of boiled water to it.

Today he bought chickens and meat, and even gritted his teeth to buy two bottles of Erguotou. Even during the Chinese New Year, Yan Bugui would not have been so generous.

So when Yan Bugui returned to the courtyard after buying things, a neighbor happened to run into him. After seeing the things Yan Bugui was carrying, they almost dropped their jaws in surprise. They couldn't help but exclaimed and asked Yan Bugui:

"Hey, uncle, what day is it today? What are you going to do? Why are you so reluctant? Oh, I have to take a quick look to see if the sun is rising from the west today! Are you not going to live your life anymore?"

Yan Bugui was a little overwhelmed by the teasing of his neighbors. He also knew that his family's image of being stingy had long been deeply rooted in people's minds. The neighbors in the yard would definitely be surprised if he bought so many things with such fanfare. This also proved that his image of being stingy for most of his life was deeply rooted in people's minds.

If it were Lin Geng or Sha Zhu and the others who brought these things back now, although the neighbors would be envious, they would definitely not make a fuss. Especially Lin Geng, it has become a daily routine for him to bring back a chicken, a piece of meat, or a rabbit every now and then.

But for Yan Bugui, buying so many things this time, including chicken, meat, and two bottles of Erguotou, was definitely unprecedented. It would be strange if the neighbors were not surprised.