Chapter 342: Before Breaking Up…
"Xiao E, over the past year, we've gone from sweet beginnings to big arguments every three days and small arguments every day.
I'm truly exhausted!" Xu Damao said.
Recalling the original owner's memories, Xiao E, who had been pampered since childhood, didn't have a single bit of sense!
Perhaps her only redeeming quality was that she wasn't a bad person…
She could be completely described as a naive and sweet girl.
Upon hearing this, tears welled up in Xiao E's eyes and flowed out.
After years of being together, whether happy or not, it was undeniable that Xiao E had long developed feelings for Xu Damao.
Although there were many conflicts, there were also sweet moments.
It was truly hard for her to let go of Xu Damao.
Moreover, this incident was not Xu Damao's fault at all; rather, her own problem was significant.
She didn't trust her own beloved, yet she chose to believe outsiders.
Every time she recalled Xu Damao's hysterical questioning earlier, Xiao E felt utterly ashamed.
Yes… all this time, Xu Damao, the so-called 'bad seed' in Deaf Old Lady's mouth, wasn't he always beaten by her good grandson?
Every time it was Xu Damao who was beaten, Xu Damao who suffered losses, but why hadn't she understood it before?
As soon as she thought of losing Xu Damao, a surge of reluctance welled up in Xiao E's heart.
She didn't know where she found the courage, but she looked deeply at Xu Damao, wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed Xu Damao!
"Woo…"
This sudden action left Xu Damao at a loss, but he quickly came to terms with it.
It was a breakup, after all.
Gradually, Xu Damao tightly embraced Xiao E and returned the kiss…
…
Late at night, Xiao E was already asleep.
Xu Damao's mind stirred, and his spiritual sense extended outward; everything in the Siheyuan (Courtyard) came into his view!
"Good heavens, Deaf Old Lady is indeed not simple.
Her identity as an enemy agent can be ruled out; she's just a former dynastic elder."
Thirteen hundred in cash and several tickets were found in Deaf Old Lady's house.
There was a secret room under Deaf Old Lady's house, with dozens of wooden boxes made of golden nanmu wood, filled with large and small gold bars, as well as antiques of unknown age.
Now, all of this benefited Xu Damao.
In Liu Haizhong's house, there was only a little over five hundred in cash and more than a dozen IOUs, all borrowed by Liu Haizhong's apprentices, which fit Liu Haizhong's character.
There were also three small gold bars hidden on the roof beam, which also benefited Xu Damao!
In Sha Zhu's house, there were three hundred in cash.
It was truly not easy for him to be exploited like this after working for over ten years; he really was a fool.
Yi Zhonghai was indeed the richest man; he had fifteen thousand in cash alone, and a small box of small gold bars hidden underground!
"Indeed… this old guy is no good; Sha Zhu is just Sha Zhu, mistaking a thief for his father!"
Inside a biscuit tin, there were letters and money sent by Sha Zhu's father, Old Sha Zhu.
A rough estimate showed it was over a thousand, yet Sha Zhu still held Yi Zhonghai in high regard.
What a talent!
"Good heavens, good heavens, the most secretive one is Jia Zhangshi.
Jia Zhangshi has three thousand seven hundred in savings, plus a gold ring.
Oh, Qin Widow is capable, with two thousand eight hundred in savings.
These funds are probably all Sha Zhu's!
Together, they have six thousand five hundred, making them the second richest in the courtyard!"
Finally, there was Yan Bugui.
He truly lived up to his reputation as a small capitalist; he could really hide things.
He always claimed to have a salary of 27 yuan and 5 jiao, but he was truly a master of disguise!
Not only did he have three thousand one hundred in savings, but also a box of small gold bars, and the title deed to a shop at Zhengyang Gate.
Yet he always cried poverty, even tasting the saltiness when a fecal cart passed by.
No wonder he was the first to buy a television after the reform and opening up.
These family assets were no less than Yi Zhonghai's, and that didn't even include several valuable antiques!
Xu Damao had no scruples, taking all the possessions of those beasts clean, whether you were truly poor or just pretending to be.
From now on, you will be truly poor!
After doing all this, Xu Damao finally went to sleep peacefully!!!
…
Early the next morning, as the sky was just beginning to lighten, a rooster crowed outside, and the residents of the courtyard successively washed up and hurried out for work.
In the east wing of the back courtyard, Xu Damao groggily opened his eyes, only to find that Xiao E was already awake, her large eyes fixed intently on him.
Xiao E had never expected that only now, on the verge of divorce, would she discover Xu Damao's good qualities.
She had never felt Xu Damao was so handsome, nor had she ever felt Xu Damao was so powerful, rolling in wealth?
Was this perhaps a case of love being blind, and only cherishing what one loses?
Xiao E slowly leaned forward, as if in a frenzy.
But she found a pair of large hands resting on her shoulders.
"Xiao E, what do you want to do?
We agreed to divorce.
What, are you addicted to sleeping with me now?" Xu Damao said leisurely.
"You…" Xiao E hesitated, then burst out, "I'll bite you to death!!!!" The next second, Xiao E's small lips bit down on Xu Damao's chest!
"Ah… you're truly crazy, Xiao E!" Xu Damao, in pain, immediately pushed Xiao E away and cursed in a low voice.
Xiao E looked at Xu Damao resentfully, her eyes filled with a hint of reluctance and sparkling tears.
Xiao E said pitifully, "Damao, let's not divorce, okay?
Let's live a good life, okay!"
"No, I've had enough of this kind of life!" Xu Damao said coldly.
Xiao E propped herself up, staring intently at Xu Damao and questioning, "Do you have someone else outside?"
"No," Xu Damao said without hesitation.
"Then why?
We've been married for so many years, and it's always been good, just because I didn't believe you this time?" Xiao E pressed for answers, crystal tears already sliding down from her eyes.
Xu Damao remained cold: "That's what you thought was good.
Have you ever believed me all this time?
I told you not to bother Deaf Old Lady, did you do it?
As soon as you had something good to eat, you desperately sent it to Deaf Old Lady, and that Deaf Old Lady was still badmouthing me behind my back, Xiao E, do you really think I don't know?
And when I came home from work, tired, I couldn't even get a hot meal, and I had to serve you this and that.
Who did I marry? I married an ancestor!"
Saying that, Xu Damao gave a self-deprecating laugh, not looking at Xiao E, and continued: "You probably still don't know, Deaf Old Lady asked you to buy a pair of shoes for her nephew, and now they are on Sha Zhu's feet!"
Hearing Xu Damao's heartfelt words, Xiao E could no longer control herself and burst into tears.
She never expected Xu Damao's resentment towards her to be so deep, nor did she expect that the person she had always thought of as good had actually harmed her so much behind her back!
After an unknown amount of time, perhaps Xiao E had understood, and she also stopped her tears!
An hour later, in front of the Civil Affairs Office, Xu Damao looked at Xiao E and said, "Let's go! Let's go in!"
Xiao E said resentfully, "Is there really no way to salvage this?"
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