It was the 23rd of December, the New Year.
Since it was the new year, most factories gave their workers a day off.
During this period, there were only seven days of public holidays throughout the year, three of which were for the Spring Festival.
The New Year holiday was a kind of care for the workers in the factory, so that people could buy some New Year goods on this day.
This was also the reason why they were paid in advance.
Early this morning, the people in the courtyard were woken up by Second Master.
The people who were originally dissatisfied immediately moved their stools out of their homes when they heard that there was a meeting.
Xiao Baoguo also brought his own bench to the middle court.
He had been looking forward to this morning since last night.
He even put a lot of melon seeds and peanuts in his pocket when he left.
When everyone had arrived, Second Uncle stood up first and said,"I gathered everyone here today for one thing.”
"Just last night, something immoral happened in our courtyard.”
When everyone heard that the matter was so serious, they all looked at Xiao Baoguo, who was sitting at the side.
"Why are you looking at me? I'm a good citizen now!”
Xiao Baoguo crossed his legs and munched on melon seeds as he said to the crowd. Then, he turned around and continued,"Second Uncle, hurry up and get to the point. Don't say these opening remarks.”
Liu Haizhong glared at him and continued,""Last night, Silly Zhu and Xu Damao were hiding in the cellar in the backyard in the middle of the night. I don't know what they were doing.”
At this moment, Lou Xiao'e was sitting alone in a chair. Her eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had been crying for a long time. When she heard Liu Haizhong's words, she was first stunned, and then tears flowed down again.
She was now very suspicious that it was not because she could not have children, but because Xu Damao was unwilling to have children.
Thinking of the gossip she had suffered all these years, Lou Xiao'e cried even more sadly.
The two people involved were sitting in the middle of the courtyard, their heads lowered, not daring to look at the surrounding neighbors.
When the surrounding people heard Second Uncle's words, they exploded into an uproar. The sound of discussion gradually rose, and from time to time, they even pointed at the two of them.
"I was wondering why Silly Zhu didn't get married all these years. At first, I thought it was because of Widow Qin, but now it seems like I was wrong.”
" Isn't that so? Everyone thought that Silly Zhu was lusting after Widow Qin's body, who would have thought that…"
Qin Huairu sat in the crowd and listened to the discussions of the people around her. If this was in the past, she would definitely turn around and glare at the other party.
However, she couldn't care less about that now. She looked at Silly Zhu, who was sitting in the middle, with her mouth agape.
For so many years, she had always thought that the other party had been charmed by her charm, but now it seemed that the other party might really be purely kind-hearted.
Qin Huiru looked at Silly Zhu with a strange expression when he thought of what Liu Haizhong had just said. However, he was a little excited in his heart.
If this was true, did it mean that she could interact with him without worry in the future? After all, he would not take advantage of her.
Of course, this was just a thought. She would never believe that Silly Zhu liked men.
After all, he hadn't been testing her for so many years. When the other party looked at him, the infatuation in his eyes couldn't be faked.
However, people were like this. They always liked to imagine strange things.
Yi Zhonghai saw that the crowd's discussion was getting louder and louder, so he immediately said,""Everyone, be quiet. Second Master, the matter hasn't been clarified yet. Don't be in such a hurry to decide. At least listen to what Zhu Zi and the others have to say.”
After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he turned to look at Shazhu. At this moment, he wasn't confident either. Although he didn't believe that there was something between the two of them, it was better to ask clearly.
Even if something really happened between the two of them, as long as Silly Zhu was smart, Yi Zhonghai could find an excuse to cover it up for him.
As long as his reputation wasn't tarnished and it didn't affect his work, it was fine. After all, Yi Zhonghai still wanted Silly Zhu to support him in his old age.
The two people sitting on the bench raised their heads after hearing Yi Zhonghai's words. Xu Damao was the first to say,""Three uncles, aunties and uncles, I really don't know what happened.”
"Last night during dinner, Silly Zhu suddenly came to me and said that we were going to discuss how to deal with Xiao Baoguo. But when I went, I found that Xiao Baoguo was also at Silly Zhu's house. After drinking a few mouthfuls of wine, I didn't know anything.”
"Everyone knows how much I can drink. I drink a little more, and then I have to continue drinking until I lose my mind. I really don't remember what happened after that.”
Everyone nodded when they heard his words. Everyone knew about Xu Damao's alcohol tolerance after so many years. After he finished speaking, everyone turned their eyes to Silly Zhu.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Silly Zhu's face turned hot. Even Hun Bulin felt embarrassed.
After a moment of silence, Silly Pillar braced himself and stood up,""Last night, I cooked a few dishes and treated Xiao Baoguo to a drink. The main purpose was to apologize to him. Recently, I've been doing some things that haven't been right.”
"After Rainwater returned to the house, it was boring for the two of us to drink, so I asked Xu Damao to come over.”
"I don't remember what happened after that either. I only remember that Xu Damao was the first to drink and collapse.”
Silly Zhu briefly explained what happened last night and immediately sat down.
The people around him were not satisfied with his answer at all. They even felt that it was a little perfunctory.
He was even more skeptical about his apology to Xiao Baoguo. Xu Damao had just said that Silly Zhu had said that he wanted to punish Xiao Baoguo when he was looking for him.
"Hmph, I've long seen that Silly Zhu isn't a good person, you should stay away from him.”
"Mom, if I ignore him, who will support our family in the future?”
Jia Zhang-shi heard her daughter-in-law's words and humphed twice, but she didn't say anything else. However, when she looked at Silly Zhu, her face was still full of disdain.
Xiao Baoguo, who was sitting not far away from them, heard their conversation clearly. He looked at them and sneered.
In the past two years, Silly Zhu had helped the Jia family a lot. Now that she saw that Silly Zhu was in trouble and did not want to help, Jia Zhangshi actually urged her daughter-in-law to stay away from her. She was indeed an ingrate.
The old ones were ungrateful, and the young ones were even more so. The meme knew about the meeting, and as a meme who had participated in the surveillance, he actually didn't stand up for Silly Zhu at this time.
Hehe, as expected, there were no good people in the family.
Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting in the upper seat, frowned and looked at the other party after hearing what Silly Zhu said. Obviously, he was not very satisfied with this answer. His brain was spinning rapidly, trying to think of a solution.
However, while he was thinking of a solution, he looked at Xiao Baoguo and said,"Baoguo, since both of you said that you were at Silly Zhu's house yesterday, then tell me what you did.”
Xiao Baoguo slapped away the melon seeds in his hand and stood up. He looked at the crowd and said,""I was indeed at Silly Zhu's house last night, and he did apologize to me at that time.”
He Yushui nodded repeatedly, proving that Xiao Baoguo was telling the truth.
"After that, after Xu Damao came and drank a few glasses of wine, he collapsed on the table.”
"After I helped the two of them to the bed, I went back to my room. When I got up at night, I met Second Uncle.”
"Finally, I want to say one more thing. I heard everyone's discussion just now. Regarding Comrade Silly Zhu not getting married for so many years, I think Silly Zhu has his own considerations.”
"As for whether it's because of Xu Damao, I don't think it's possible. There might be some misunderstanding.”
When the people in the courtyard heard Xiao Baoguo's last two sentences, they all secretly cursed him for being hypocritical.
Everyone was not blind. When he said the last two sentences, they kept looking at He Yushui.
Everyone knew that the two of them had been very close recently.
He Yushui was Shazhu's sister, so no one took Xiao Baoguo's last words seriously.
Xiao Baoguo, who had sat down again, turned to look at He Yushui and gave her a thumbs up.
The two of them had never communicated with each other before, but when Xiao Baoguo looked at him, He Yushui still cooperated and showed a pleading look.
Towards Keng Bro, He Yushui didn't hold back.
The two of them knew that Yi Zhonghai would definitely think of ways to protect Silly Zhu. At the very least, there was still the deaf old lady in the backyard. When Xiao Baoguo was speaking just now, he saw Aunt Yi quietly walking towards the backyard.
Sure enough, after the three of them finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai stood up and started talking.
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