Chapter 2208
Scavenging
That day, He Yuzhu and Xu Damao arrived at Chaoyang Hotel, and Liu Lan came over mysteriously.
"I have something to tell you?"
Xu Damao asked curiously, "What's going on? Why are you being so mysterious?"
"You remarried your husband?"
Liu Lan was so angry that she kicked Xu Damao with her high heels: "If you keep talking nonsense, I'm going to go and have a chat with Zhang Yan and tell him everything you did back in the steel rolling mill."
Xu Damao quickly bent down and pleaded with Liu Lan, "Sister Lan, you are a magnanimous person, please don't hold it against me."
I just heard from someone that your husband is back.
I'm concerned about you too.
"Pah. I don't need your concern," Liu Lan said domineeringly.
Liu Lan is different now than before.
It turns out that Liu Lan was out of her mind and insisted on getting involved in the problems between Lou Xiao'e and Qin Huairu.
Lou Xiao'e originally wanted to find a reason to fire her, but Sha Zhu pleaded for her and she kept her job.
He kept his job, but he also offended Lou Xiao'e.
After Sha Zhu resigned, Liu Lan was marginalized and eventually had to go home.
At that time, Liu Lan was unhappy, and her original husband came back, so she could only make do.
Now, Liu Lan is a well-off woman, so how could she possibly be interested in her ex-husband?
Xu Damao knew the matter was over, so he asked, "What exactly happened?"
Liu Lan smiled and said, "Do you know what Yan Bugui does?"
"What are you doing?" Xu Damao asked, intrigued.
He Yuzhu didn't ask, but he felt that Yan Bugui must have gone to collect recyclables.
Don't ask him why he has this feeling; just say it's intuition.
Besides collecting scraps, Yan Bugui couldn't do anything else.
Just as He Yuzhu had guessed, Yan Bugui had gone to collect scraps.
He Yuzhu was a little confused. Liu Lan was living quite far from Nanluoguxiang. How did she know that?
Liu Lan herself said, "My daughter-in-law saw it on the way back to her parents' home."
Last time, when they came looking for He Yuzhu, my daughter-in-law happened to be looking for me and ran into them.
She recognized Yan Bugui on the street that day, and told me about it when she got home.
Knowing they weren't doing well, He Yuzhu felt relieved. The only thing that interested He Yuzhu was how Yi Zhonghai was doing.
In Sha Zhu's memory, at this time, Yi Zhonghai should not have been picking up scraps with Yan Bugui yet.
It was Sha Zhu who ran into Liu Lan when he went to borrow money from Ma Hua, and that's how Liu Lan told Sha Zhu the news.
When Sha Zhu learned of the news, he sent Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong to monitor Yan Bugui.
The two men did manage to find something on Yan Bugui, but Yan Bugui gave a righteous explanation for his actions.
This reason convinced Liu Haizhong, who immediately decided to join the group.
Yi Zhonghai was unwilling, but like Sha Zhu, he was stuck in that position.
If he didn't join, he would be branded as a freeloader and would have to end up picking up trash with the two of them.
In this lifetime, without Sha Zhu forcing them, the two might never have known about Yan Bugui's little tricks.
Seeing Xu Damao's curious expression, He Yuzhu was no longer worried.
Even if Sha Zhu is gone, there's still Xu Damao.
This guy is the type who would never pass up such a good opportunity.
Perhaps, after he finishes eating, he'll run to the courtyard house to watch Yan Bugui make a fool of himself.
He Yuzhu guessed correctly. After finishing his meal, Xu Damao made an excuse to leave and took a car to Nanluoguxiang.
"Xu Damao, you haven't been back for a long time." The neighbors in the alley greeted Xu Damao in a fawning manner.
They all knew that Xu Damao was now a big boss and his family was wealthy.
Xu Damao laughed heartily: "I just went to Hainan a while ago and only recently got back."
"Hainan? I heard the houses there are more expensive than in Beijing, is that true?" Someone with inside information asked Xu Damao.
Xu Damao boasted to these people for a while before deciding to leave.
"My dad asked me to come and see the courtyard house. I'm going there now."
"Your house has been abandoned for years, it's uninhabitable. You don't need another house, so why are you looking?" someone asked. Xu Damao laughed and said, "Who knows what my dad is thinking? He told me that if we don't come and take a look soon, the house will be completely ruined."
They're forcing me to come and see the house. What can I do?
I won't agree; I'll only upset the old man more."
After shaking off the crowd, Xu Damao bought some things on the street before entering the courtyard house.
Hearing the noise, the people in the courtyard thought that Yan Bugui had returned.
They all looked over curiously.
"Xu Damao?" Most people looked over in surprise.
Yi Zhonghai was somewhat of an exception: "What are you doing here?"
Xu Damao ignored his words: "How novel! My house is here, I came back to take a look, is that not allowed?"
Yi Zhonghai had no reason to stop Xu Damao, so he could only sit aside and sulk.
Liu Haizhong wasn't that angry: "Da Mao, did you come here today just to look at houses?"
Xu Damao said, "It's just about looking at houses. Someone told me that you've turned the yard into a junkyard."
I came to check on things because I was worried you might damage my house.
Yi Zhonghai already disliked Xu Damao, and now he had a handle against him.
“Say that again. We have our own house, why would we want yours?”
Liu Haizhong was also somewhat dissatisfied: "Xu Damao, are you insulting me?"
"If we turn the courtyard into a junkyard, how will we live?"
Qin Huai looked at Xu Damao with a complicated expression: "Xu Damao, if you want to come and visit the courtyard, we welcome you."
If you're here to cause trouble, don't blame us for being impolite.
“Yes, you’re welcome,” the second and third aunties chimed in.
Xu Damao wasn't afraid at all: "Who's going to cause trouble?"
Someone saw Yan Bugui picking up trash on the street.
Everyone knows that you three old men are as close as brothers.
He's already collecting scraps, aren't you two going to help him?
"Where else are you going to put all that junk you've collected if not in the yard?"
Yi Zhonghai was taken aback, but quickly realized: "You never tell the truth."
When did Old Yan start collecting scraps?
The third aunt was even angrier: "Xu Damao, if you don't explain yourself clearly to me today, I will, I will not let you off the hook."
My husband, Lao Yan, is a scholar; he would never go and collect scraps.
Xu Damao said, "Don't take your anger out on me. I'm asking you, if Yan Bugui didn't go to collect scraps, then what did he do?"
The three women said, "He went to ask our children for money."
Xu Damao couldn't help but laugh: "What are the personalities of your children?"
Everyone knows the answer.
It's already quite good if I can just say I'll take care of you.
Can they give you money?
Unless the sun rises in the west.
Xu Damao's words were unpleasant, but they were the truth.
Even though Yi Zhonghai disliked Xu Damao, he couldn't refute Xu Damao's words.
Yi Zhonghai knew better than Yan Bugui what kind of personalities the Yan family's children were.
This was a result he deliberately created.
Liu Haizhong looked at the three old women and asked, "What exactly did Old Yan do?"
The three women were losing their confidence: "He told me that he went to ask the children for money."
I really don't know where he went.
Xu Damao said, "You're putting on an act with me. It's okay, collecting recyclables is a job, it's not shameful."
Don't worry, I won't laugh at you.
Yi Zhonghai angrily pointed at Xu Damao: "Get out of here, you're not welcome in our compound."
Xu Damao had achieved his goal and had no interest in staying any longer, so he left with a smile. (End of Chapter)