Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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"It's definitely that sly little brat Banggeng! He dared to steal my braised pork!"

Xu Damao bit his lip. In order not to alert the enemy, he slipped along the wall all the way back into the house.

The man was enjoying his meal and didn't notice the footsteps behind him.

"You little brat! You've stolen from my house! I'll break your legs!"

Xu Damao rushed forward, grabbed Bang Geng's collar, and cursed him.

Banggeng wanted to run away but couldn't, wanted to speak but couldn't, his body trembled uncontrollably, and half a piece of flesh still clung to the corner of his mouth. He knew Xu Damao wasn't someone easy to talk to, and this time he was probably in deep trouble.

Xu Damao raised his hand, ready to slap Banggeng across the face, but Banggeng kept his eyes tightly closed and waited for the slap to fall.

"You...you little mute can't even speak properly...go and call your mother here!"

Xu Damao's eyes darted around, as if he was plotting something mischievous again.

Seeing this, Banggeng hurriedly ran home, tugged at Qin Huairu's sleeve, and pointed in the direction of Xu Damao's house.

"Xu Damao is looking for me? Did he catch you doing something wrong again?" Qin Huairu could guess the truth of the matter just by looking at Bang Geng's greasy mouth.

"What's up, Xu Damao? Speak quickly if you have something to say, I'm still washing the dishes over there."

Qin Huairu pretended to be unhurried as she spoke, knowing that Xu Damao would definitely make a fuss about the fact that he had stolen the stick, so she didn't want to appear frightened.

"Qin Huairu, look what your son has done!"

"I finally got paid and decided to treat myself to some meat. I made half a pot of braised pork, and your son ate it all up, leaving only the bottom!"

"You really need to educate your son properly. If he can't get rid of his petty theft habit, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause you when he grows up!"

"If you ask me, a son just can't get by without his father's discipline!"

Xu Damao sat down on the stool, put his hands in front of his chest, and gave Qin Huairu and her son a good scolding.

“Xu Damao, when you’re talking about the kids, why are you bringing up Dongxu?”

"You said it yourself, Bang Geng is a poor kid from 497 without a father, why are you still fixated on him!"

"Besides, what evidence do you have to prove that our braised pork was stolen by Bang Geng? Everyone in the whole yard knows that you, Xu Damao, are a greedy old fox. Maybe you just didn't buy enough meat and are trying to extort money from us orphans and widows!"

If Qin Huai didn't back down, she wouldn't easily admit guilt on Bang Geng's behalf.

"Xing Qinhuai Ru, are you trying to cheat me? Do you really think I, Xu Damao, am someone to be trifled with?"

"I'll call the supervisory team over right now and see if they believe you or me!"

"By the way, I heard that Director Wang just assigned you a job in the neighborhood, right? Then call the neighborhood leaders over too, and see just how despicable you are, Qin Huairu, so that no one will dare to help you beg for food in the future!"

Qin Huairu's attitude completely enraged Xu Damao. He slammed his hand on the table, his eyes widening as if they were pieces of meat.

"Xu...Xu Damao...stop right there!"

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Qin Huairu immediately panicked and rushed forward to stop him.

Chapter 208 Xu Damao Has Other Plans

Banggeng was already mute from the poison, and if he were to be accused of theft now, wouldn't his future be even more hopeless?

Furthermore, Qin Huairu had just lost her job at the steel rolling mill and had to swallow her pride to get a cleaning job from the street. If this matter escalated, she would have no way out.

"Da Mao... Bang Geng does have a habit of petty theft..."

“Look, we all live in the same courtyard. If Banggeng could talk, he would call you Uncle Damao when he sees you.”

"How about... you forgive him this time... I'll buy the meat he ate tomorrow and return it to you!"

Qin Huai grabbed Xu Damao's arm with one hand and discussed it.

Sure enough, when Qin Huairu pulled him like that, Xu Damao immediately felt a tingling sensation all over his body.

After all, Qin Huairu was a young widow whom many men coveted, and Xu Damao was no exception, which made it easier for him to advance his next plan.

“I don’t want to eat meat anymore. How about this, you give me a hundred yuan, and I, Xu Damao, will pretend that nothing happened today.”

Xu Damao returned to his previous seat and leisurely crossed his legs.

"What? One hundred yuan? Where am I supposed to get one hundred yuan for you?!"

The most sensitive topic for Qin Huairu was money. How could she possibly let Xu Damao have the money she had painstakingly swindled from He Yuzhu?

"No money? If you don't have money, there are still other people around..."

Xu Damao's lips curled into a wicked smile, his eyes unconsciously sweeping up and down the stunningly beautiful Qin Huairu before him. The passionate scenes that had played out countless times in his mind were probably finally going to come true today.

"Xu Damao, you..."

"Banggeng, go home and help Mom wash the dishes. Mom and your Uncle Mao have something to talk about."

Qin Huai gritted her teeth; to her, her body was worth far less than a hundred yuan.

After sending Banggeng away, she casually closed the door to Xu Damao's house and drew the curtains.

"As expected of my Sister Qin, you're so quick to understand. No wonder everyone in the courtyard says you're so clever!"

Xu Damao was overjoyed at the sight. He immediately moved closer to Qin Huairu, licked his lips, and said...

Although Qin Huairu was a widow, she looked down on Xu Damao from the bottom of her heart. She didn't say anything and calmly and slowly took off her clothes.

"Hey Bang Geng, how did you get out of Xu Damao's house?"

Bang Geng, who had just been pushed out the door by Qin Huairu, bumped into He Yuzhu. In order to please Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu usually treated Bang Geng with great care.

Banggeng, of course, couldn't speak; he could only gesture wildly.

Is your mother inside?

Although He Yuzhu couldn't understand what Bang Geng was trying to express, he vaguely saw Qin Huairu's figure in the shadow of the person on Xu Damao's curtains, and his tone became excited.

Banggeng nodded and skipped home. Before He Yuzhu could react, the lights in Xu Damao's house suddenly went out.

"Could it be... that Qin Huairu and Xu Damao...?"

He Yuzhu didn't dare to think any further. He frowned, and without thinking twice, he rushed to Xu Damao's house and kicked the door open.

Although He Yuzhu had expected it, he was still completely bewildered when he saw Xu Damao and Qin Huairu entwined together naked.

"Xu Damao, you shameless bastard! How dare you bully Sister Qin? I'll kill you!"

You have to understand that He Yuzhu went so far as to harm his own sister for Qin Huairu, yet he never even got to touch Qin Huairu. Now that his nemesis Xu Damao has taken the lead, it's naturally hard for him to accept.

Enraged, He Yuzhu disregarded everything else and grabbed a stool from the side, smashing it directly at Xu Damao's head.

"Ouch... Sha Zhu, you really went all out..."

Xu Damao's screams immediately echoed from the room, blood streaming down his face, which terrified Qin Huairu, who was standing nearby.

"Silly Zhu, what are you doing! If you keep going like this, someone will die!"

Qin Huairu quickly put on her clothes and grabbed He Yuzhu's arm to try to stop him.

"Sister Qin, I know you must have been forced into this situation by that brat Xu Damao. Today, I'll help you and our courtyard get rid of him, so he won't have these crooked thoughts every day!"

He Yuzhu had completely lost his mind. He smashed everything he could reach onto Xu Damao, and Xu Damao, who had been howling, gradually fell silent.

"Silly Zhu! He's not even breathing!"

Qin Huai pulled hard, and He Yuzhu finally stopped, having vented his anger.

He Yuzhu stood frozen in place, staring at Xu Damao, who was motionless and whose breathing was barely perceptible.

"Ah! Someone's been killed!"

Just then, an old woman who had come to watch the commotion suddenly screamed, breaking the tranquility of the courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Damao's house was surrounded by layers of people, and a constant stream of onlookers came and went. He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu didn't know where to run and could only stand there dumbfounded, searching for something.

Chapter 209 He Yuzhu Walks into the Trap

"What deep sorrow and resentment must have caused him to beat someone up like this?"

"If you ask me, it's probably because of that widow Qin. Look at her clothes, the buttons are all crooked. Who knows what she's doing at Xu Damao's house in the dark!"

"Even if Xu Damao and Qin Huairu really are having an affair, it's none of Sha Zhu's business. Beating someone up like this, it's like the other person slept with his wife."

Several busybodies discussed it amongst themselves.

"What's going on? Why are so many people gathered here?"

Just then, Li Xiangdong and Yu Li returned from outside. Although the courtyard house was rarely quiet on ordinary days, this commotion was no small matter.

"Let's not get involved in this. Let's go home, rest, and observe how things unfold."

Li Xiangdong smiled, then put his arm around Yu Li and went back into the house, as if everything was under his control.

"Fine... you silly Zhu... you're going to beat me to death, aren't you... today I'll... I'll make you regret it!"

"Someone come here! Bring the supervisory team 497 here!"

Xu Damao was probably scared unconscious; the chattering noise outside the door finally woke him up.

He pointed weakly at He Yuzhu. Besides the bloodstains, there was a large puddle of unidentified liquid on the ground. It was probably because He Yuzhu's beating was so powerful that Xu Damao lost control of his bladder and bowels.

"Come on, stop watching the show and make way."

As soon as Xu Damao finished speaking, the inspection team squeezed through the crowd of onlookers.

The speed of this action surprised even Xu Damao, who was lying on the ground. Clearly, someone had already gone to complain beforehand.