Chapter 144 The Day I Knew You Were Leaving

Following Xu Fugui’s instructions, Xu’s mother came to Lou Mansion to say her final goodbye to Tan Yali.

“Madam, I don’t know if we will meet again in this life. Madam and Master must take care of yourselves. You should also be careful. Today, Damao and my boss went to the steel mill and finally understood why Sha Zhu wanted to take revenge on our family.”

“Some time ago, didn’t we discuss that our young lady would marry our Damao? I don’t know how Shazhu got to know about this, and he has set his sights on our young lady, thinking Damao is a stumbling block.”

“So, Sha Zhu decided to go all out and banished our whole family to the third-tier cities. It would be fine if Sha Zhu was from a good family, but the problem is that Sha Zhu is still having an affair with the widow Qin in their courtyard.”

“Madam, you have to be cautious about this matter…” After saying this, Xu’s mother turned around and left without caring whether Tan Yali believed it or not.

Tan Yali told Lou Bancheng what Xu’s mother had said, and Lou Bancheng was furious.

“Hmph, any random person dares to provoke my Lou family. If it were in the past, the grass on their graves would have been three feet high.” Lou Bancheng shouted angrily.

“Master, are you talking about that idiot Zhu?” Tan Yali said.

“I’m talking about the Xu family. This is clearly a case of killing someone with a borrowed knife,” said Lou Bancheng.

“Should we clean up the Xu family?” Tan Yali said.

“Forget it. Although the Xu family of four were actually exiled to the Third Front, they were still under the guise of supporting the Third Front. Many people are paying attention to them. At this critical juncture, it is not appropriate to cause trouble.”

“Alas, times have changed. It’s better for a family like ours to keep a low profile.” After thinking it over, Lou Bancheng said unwillingly.

Lou Bancheng was indeed unwilling to accept this. If it had been in the past, such a thing would have been impossible to happen. Now, the Lou family could only keep their tail between their legs.

“Is it true that Sha Zhu falls in love with our E? Our E is going to marry someone of a lower class, and she wants to marry someone she knows well. Not everyone can marry her. Otherwise, what if our E is wronged?” said Tan Yali.

“Qu San, you have heard what the madam said. After the Xu family leaves, you will take people to secretly investigate He Yuzhu and teach that silly Zhu a lesson. Although our Lou family is weak, not everyone can target us.” Lou Bancheng said coldly.

“Yes, sir.” Qu San nodded.

The reason why Lou Bancheng wanted to teach He Yuzhu a lesson was not because He Yuzhu had provoked him, but because Lou Bancheng wanted to do it for others to see.

“I can’t deal with the people above me, but can’t I deal with you, a cook?” Lou Bancheng thought to himself.

After returning home, Xu’s mother said that she had done everything she should do, and as to whether Lou Bancheng would take action, it depended on God’s will.

“Lou Bancheng will take action. Don’t impose our ideas on others. Their ideas are different from ours. Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. Let’s clean up the mess quickly and go to support the Third Front as soon as possible. This will also leave a good impression over there.” Xu Fugui said.

Xu Damao was somewhat unwilling, so he found paper and pen and began to write a letter.

Xu Damao didn’t dare to sue Li Huaide, so he didn’t dare to sue He Yuzhu either? Xu Damao wrote several letters of accusation, not only to the steel mill, but also to the ministry and the police station.

Xu Damao’s idea was very simple. He was leaving tomorrow anyway, so why bother about so many things? He would just pick him up first.

After Xu Damao finished writing the letter, he went to various departments to submit the letter directly. After finishing all this, Xu Damao returned home.

“Is everything done?” Xu Fugui asked.

“Done.” Xu Damao nodded and said.

“After cooking, have dinner and have a good night’s rest. Our company has sent us train tickets and we will leave early tomorrow morning.” Xu Fugui said.

“Dad, are we really leaving like this?” Xu Damao said unwillingly.

“What else can I do if I don’t leave this way? Now is not the past. I can change jobs at will.” Xu Fugui said while smoking a cigarette with a sad face.

“I won’t give in!” said Xu Damao.

“Who told you not to be ruthless? If you were ruthless and launched the attack in advance, he would be the one to leave.” Xu Fugui said in a cold voice.

“I never thought that Sha Zhu was so cruel. I thought at most Sha Zhu would just beat me up and that would be the end of it. It has always been like this before.” Xu Damao said.

“This shows that you are not cruel! Look at Shazhu. He is getting married, and he will remove all obstacles that hinder his marriage. You can’t be so impetuous in the future. Once you want to deal with someone, you must kill him with one blow.”

“Even if you can’t kill them with one stick, you have to be ruthless like how Sha Zhu treated us! These are all bloody lessons.” Xu Fugui said in a deep voice.

“I’m unwilling to leave like this. Mom, come with me to the courtyard and make a big fuss at Sha Zhu’s house. We are leaving anyway, and we can’t let Sha Zhu have an easy time.” Xu Damao said hatefully.

This time, Xu Fugui did not stop Xu Damao. He decided to let them make a fuss to cool down their anger and make themselves feel better.

After finishing their meal, Xu’s mother and Xu Damao went straight to the courtyard. When they arrived at the courtyard, Xu’s mother started to make a fuss, cursing Sha Zhu for being a good-for-nothing and sending their whole family to the third line.

“Shazhu, come out here, you bastard, you shall die a horrible death! If you have the guts to chase us to the Third Front, then open the door. Don’t hide inside and keep silent. I know you are at home!” Xu Damao shouted angrily and kicked the door of He Yuzhu’s house hard.

In an instant, all the animals in the courtyard gathered in the middle courtyard to watch the excitement. Ever since Jia Zhang was demoted to the countryside, they haven’t seen such excitement for a long time. To be honest, they miss it a little.

“Xu Damao, you are looking for death! Since you are about to support the Third Front, I will not bother with you. If you kick the door again, I will break your legs.” He Yuzhu shouted and pulled the door open.

Xu Damao failed to retract his legs in time and ended up doing a split. Fortunately, Xu Damao had half a leg space away from the door, otherwise, if he couldn’t retract his legs, he might have hit his balls on the threshold.

“Silly Zhu, you fucking bastard…” Although Xu Damao’s balls didn’t hit the threshold, his thigh did, and Xu Damao roared with grimace in pain.

“Shamao, I’m doing this for your own good. You ruined my blind date, but you’re also a family without a family. You’ve already got a bad reputation here, and no one will marry you. Anyone who marries you has ulterior motives, and they want you to help someone raise a child.”

“When you are old and can’t make money, we will kick you out. When you get there, you will have no parents or children to support you. What else can you do except freeze to death in the bridge hole?”

“It’s so good now. You’ve gone to a third-tier city. At least your awareness is fine, and you deserve praise. The key is that no one knows you there, so you can start over.”

“唉，说一千，道一万，我是为了你好啊，你可是我的挚爱亲朋、手足兄弟啊，我为你付了那么多，你却不但不感激我，反而对我破口大骂，唉，你真是伤透了我的心呐。”何雨柱用最嘚瑟的语气说出最欠揍的话。

“Ah! Silly Zhu, I’m going to fight you!” Xu Damao struggled to get up from the ground and rushed towards He Yuzhu.

Xu’s mother was not to be outdone, and she howled and shouted to cheer Xu Damao on.

He Yuzhu sneered and looked at Xu Damao with disdain. When Xu Damao rushed up, He Yuzhu deliberately raised his leg and made a gesture of kicking him in the crotch.

Xu Damao instinctively tightened his legs and protected his crotch with his hands, and could no longer attack He Yuzhu. After Xu Damao found out that He Yuzhu’s move was a fake and he was fooled, he rushed towards He Yuzhu in anger. He Yuzhu used the same trick again, and Xu Damao was so scared that he quickly dodged.

“Hahahaha…” The beasts in the courtyard couldn’t help but let out laughs from the bottom of their hearts.

Just when Xu Damao was about to fight He Yuzhu again, a loud shout was heard.

“Stop! What are you doing? Is there any organization? Is there any discipline?” Director Wang shouted fiercely.

Xu Damao was going to support the Third Front, so Director Wang had to come and see him out of courtesy and then pretend to encourage Xu Damao.

Although Director Wang also understood that Xu Damao was being played a trick on him and that Xu Damao was not willing to go to the Third Front, on the surface, Xu Damao not only went to support the Third Front himself, but also took his family of four with him. What kind of awareness was this?

This is the street’s achievement, how could Director Wang not come?

“Everyone, disperse!” Director Wang shouted. After all the beasts in the courtyard had dispersed, Director Wang said earnestly, “Da Mao, I know you have been wronged, but things have come to this point, there is no other way.”

“You, just keep this awareness and go to support the Third Front happily. With your skills and intelligence, you will definitely make some positive achievements there. Who knows, you can even become a leader like Liu Haizhong.” Director Wang could only say nice things to trick Xu Damao away first.

“Is Liu Haizhong a leader over there?” Xu Damao asked in disbelief.

“Yes, although Liu Haizhong left the Siheyuan, our street still has connections with them. Liu Haizhong may not be good at other things, but he is very good at teaching apprentices and he does not hide anything. There are very few people with such awareness. So they appointed Liu Haizhong as the deputy director of the workshop to specialize in teaching apprentices.” Director Wang said.

Xu Damao really took these words to heart.

“It would be nice if I could become a leader in the third front line. It would be better than being a projectionist here. If that idiot Liu Haizhong can be a leader, why can’t I be a leader?” Xu Damao thought to himself.

After Xu Damao thought about it, he felt much better and started chatting with Director Wang.

Director Wang heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this. He was just worried that they would not listen to him. Director Wang only wanted to get Xu Damao and his family to the train safely.

Once Xu Damao and his family get on the train, the positive result will be in their hands. Be sure not to make any trouble before getting on the train.

After chatting with Director Wang for a while, Xu Damao took Xu’s mother home.

“Dad, can I become a leader when I get there? I heard from Director Wang that Liu Haizhong, that idiot, has become a leader.” Xu Damao asked.

“Yes! It’s much easier to be a leader there than in a steel mill. As long as you work hard, I will help you. You will definitely become a leader. Once you can reach a certain position, you can find a way to come back.” Xu Fugui said.

“Okay! Let Sha Zhu be proud for a while. No matter what, Liu Haizhong can become a leader, and we can’t be worse than Liu Haizhong.” Xu Damao said hatefully.

“Well, have a good rest. We will leave early tomorrow morning. I have invited some people and greeted the leaders. Tomorrow, leaders from both the cinema and the steel mill will come to see us off. We will leave with drums and gongs.” Xu Fugui said.

Xu Damao nodded. Now that things had come to this, Xu Damao had already accepted his fate. He only hoped that he could leave in a lively manner tomorrow and leave a good impression over there.

However, that night, Xu Damao tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep at all. It was almost dawn when Xu Damao fell into a drowsy sleep.

Before he had slept for a while, Xu Damao was awakened by Xu Fugui. After Xu Damao washed up and finished his meal, the sound of firecrackers came from outside the yard.

The leaders of the cinema where Xu Fugui worked and the leaders of the steel rolling mill where Xu Damao worked came to see them off. The street office where Xu Fugui worked and Director Wang also came to see Xu Damao off.

Xu Damao’s mood suddenly improved a lot, and the sad thoughts about leaving also faded a lot. Just as Xu Damao smiled, he couldn’t help but be stunned.

Because Xu Damao saw He Yuzhu in the crowd, and when He Yuzhu saw Xu Damao looking at him, he gave Xu Damao a big smile.

“Shazhu, you bastard, are you here to laugh at me?” Xu Damao came to He Yuzhu, with anger in his eyes, staring at He Yuzhu viciously, and said in a low voice.

“I am here to see you off. You are my beloved relative, my brother, and now that you are leaving, thousands of miles away, if I don’t come to see you off, who will?”

“Look, you’ve lived in the courtyard for so many years, who came to see you off? Wasn’t it me who came to see you off?”

“I sent you away, thousands of miles away, you were silent and black and white…

“I send you away. Beyond the end of the world, are you still there? Where does the sound of the piano come from? Life and death are hard to guess. I will spend my whole life waiting…”

“Shamao, look, I made a song for you. When you get over there, you have to work hard. Hahahaha…” He Yuzhu couldn’t help laughing.

Xu Damao’s face suddenly turned ashen. Just as Xu Damao was about to speak, He Yuzhu spoke first.

“I’m sorry, Shamao, I usually don’t laugh unless I can’t help it, hahahaha… Shamao, have a safe trip, hahahaha…” He Yuzhu couldn’t help laughing.

“Shazhu, you fucking bastard…” Xu Damao couldn’t help but curse. Before he could finish his curse, Xu Damao was dragged away by Xu Fugui to deal with these leaders.

Although everyone knows that this is a formal matter, the more formal it is, the more careful one must be in dealing with it, in order to avoid saying something wrong and offending others, and being retaliated against afterwards.

Amidst the beating of drums and gongs and the constant urging of all kinds of people to come out, Xu Damao and his family were sent on the train.

Afterwards, all the leaders dispersed with a “whoosh”, which was a perfect example of the saying “people leave and the tea gets cold”. Only He Yuzhu came to Xu Damao’s window and waved his arms at him to his heart’s content.

“Shazhu, you bastard, I will come back.” Xu Damao said viciously.

“I know, we’ll meet again in twenty years. You know what, I feel a little lost now that you’re gone. Who will I hit when I’m depressed or angry after you leave?”

“Only you, a fool, would believe Yi Zhonghai’s words and solve all problems in the courtyard. If it were me, I would report to the police station directly, hehehehe…” He Yuzhu couldn’t help laughing.

“You big fool, how good do you think you can be? You’ve been fooled by Yi Zhonghai and have lost your way.” Xu Damao said unwillingly.

“So, Yi Zhonghai is eating peanuts, his wife ran away, and the deaf old lady is in a nursing home.” He Yuzhu said, spreading his hands.

“Fuck you…” Xu Damao said angrily.

As the two were arguing, the train slowly started moving, and He Yuzhu waved to Xu Damao as he went away.

“Finally we have sent this troublemaker away. Let Xu Damao go somewhere else to cause trouble for others.” After saying this, He Yuzhu turned around and went to the steel rolling mill.

(End of this chapter)