"No!" Xu Damao said without hesitation.
"We've been married for so many years, are you really that heartless?" Lou Xiao E said, tears flowing again.
Xu Damao snorted, "Say whatever you want, but I just can't live like this anymore!"
With that, he walked in without looking back.
As soon as they received their divorce certificate, the two walked out of the Civil Affairs Office again. Looking at the still distressed Lou Xiao E, Xu Damao said, "There are no good people in our Courtyard. For the sake of our marriage, you and the Lou Family should leave as soon as possible!"
Hearing this, Lou Xiao E stopped crying. She looked at Xu Damao strangely and asked, "Do you know something?"
Xu Damao shook his head and said, "I don't know anything. Alright, I need to go to work. Take care!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Damao walked away without looking back. Watching Xu Damao's receding figure, Lou Xiao E pondered for a long time before leaving the place.
After Xu Damao left, he found a deserted place and disappeared from the spot.
The Shadow Martial Soul seemed a bit weak at first glance, completely incomparable to the Two-Yin Sword. However, in the mortal realm, the Shadow Martial Soul was like a BUG. As long as there was light, there was a shadow, making its uses boundless.
At this moment, the sun was high in the sky. Looking around, countless shadows fell on the streets, making the shadow shuttle even smoother and faster.
As the Lou Family's son-in-law, he didn't know much about the Lou Family, because the former Xu Damao was not favored by Lou Bancheng. But he was still the Lou Family's son-in-law, so he still knew a little about the Lou Family's foundation. After a series of shuttles, several of the Lou Family's treasure locations were emptied by Xu Damao. Xu Damao gained dozens of boxes of gold and silver jewelry, antique jade, and even the furniture in the mansion was not spared.
Most of these pieces of furniture were made of nanmu and huanghuali wood. Although they were not valuable now, they would be worth a fortune in a few decades.
After doing all this, Xu Damao came to his parents' house and informed them in detail about the ins and outs of the divorce.
Upon hearing this, the couple frowned and turned pale, saying that he acted too rashly. Although Xu Damao and Lou Xiao E had not had any children for so many years, they were still husband and wife, so how could they divorce so easily?
Speaking of this marriage, Xu's family also felt quite helpless. Mister Xu and Madam Xu were formerly servants of the Lou Family. After learning that the Lou Family had an idea of comprehensive composition, the shrewd Mister Xu, Xu Fugui, tried every means to get Xu Damao to marry Lou Xiao E!
He thought he could be rich for life, but he didn't expect that after many years of marriage, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao E didn't even have a child.
This marriage was like a transaction, so how could it be equal?
As a result, he had to swallow his grievances and just go with the flow!
Now, Xu Damao had privately divorced Lou Xiao E, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse!
"You should stay here for now!" Xu Fugui suggested.
Xu Damao shook his head and said, "I'm going to work later. There are many tasks at the end of the year, so I'll probably be stuck in the countryside for the next half a month!"
The Courtyard at 95 Nanluoguxiang could be described as a small temple with big demons and a shallow pond with many turtles. Every day was spent in scheming and backstabbing. Now that the key figure of the Nanny Group (Retirement Group), Sha Zhu, had an accident, Xu Damao had to hide. Going to the countryside was the best choice right now!
And Xu Damao had gossiped about the Nanny Group (Retirement Group)'s secrets, so only by going to the countryside could he clear his suspicion.
Although the Deaf Old Lady was just a relic, anyone with a discerning eye could see that her connections were not shallow.
Yesterday, although Director Wang of the Neighborhood Committee sent Sha Zhu in, the issue of the Deaf Old Lady raised by Xu Damao ultimately came to nothing. It was clear that their relationship was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
"That's good, going to the countryside is good!" Xu Fugui said with the expression of an old father, sighing softly!
After bidding farewell to his parents, Xu Damao set off for the steel rolling mill.
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"First Master, what should we do now? Bang Geng can't have a criminal record at the police station, otherwise, his whole life will be ruined!" Qin Huairu, her face covered in tears, choked out her plea to Yi Zhonghai!
Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly and said, "That Xu Damao is really too much. Sha Zhu just joked with him, does he need to make such a big deal out of it? We've been neighbors for so many years, what can't be resolved in the Courtyard? Why call the police? Huairu, don't worry for now. The key now is still Xu Damao. Once he comes back and writes a letter of understanding, Sha Zhu and Bang Geng can come out!"
Last night, after Sha Zhu and Bang Geng were taken away by the police station, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu immediately rushed to plead for them.
But this matter had already been made public, and it was not that simple to end it.
The police didn't know whether they pitied Qin Widow or respected the eighth-grade worker, but they eventually told them the key: as long as the victim, Xu Damao, could provide a letter of understanding, Bang Geng would be fine.
However, Sha Zhu's matter was much more troublesome. Sha Zhu was involved in provoking trouble, kidnapping, intentional injury, and long-term theft of public property, all of which were serious crimes. If it were during a severe crackdown, being shot would not be an injustice. Fortunately, there was still room for maneuver now, but the key was also the victim's letter of understanding.
Yi Zhonghai was still complaining about Xu Damao being excessive at this moment, but he completely forgot how everyone at the general meeting yesterday had pressured Xu Damao.
Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai waited bitterly at Xu Damao's door for most of the day, and finally saw Lou Xiao E return. At this time, Lou Xiao E's face was blank, and her eyes were full of tears.
"Xiao E, where's Xu Damao? Didn't he come back with you?" Yi Zhonghai asked.
Lou Xiao E seemed not to have heard him, and went straight home to start packing her luggage.
Seeing Lou Xiao E silent, Qin Huairu anxiously asked, "Xiao E, did you hear us? Where's Xu Damao? Where did he go?"
"Xu Damao and I are divorced. I don't know where he went!" Lou Xiao E said woodenly, then ignored the two of them, quietly hid her dowry under the bed, and then dragged her luggage, staring blankly at the room for a while before leaving this sad place!
Watching Lou Xiao E's receding figure, Qin Huairu cried, "First Master, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao E are really divorced. What can we do?!"
A joke by Sha Zhu had caused Xu Damao and Lou Xiao E to divorce. As the saying goes, it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage. Sha Zhu did such a morally bankrupt thing, and he still expected forgiveness?
A pall of gloom hung over their hearts. No one was a fool; what Qin Huairu could think of, Yi Zhonghai could also think of. He sighed and said, "Alas, let's wait until Xu Damao comes back. What a mess this is!"
Just then, the door to the back room in the back Courtyard opened, and the Deaf Old Lady slowly walked out, asking Yi Zhonghai, "Zhonghai, where's Sha Zhu? Has he not come back yet?"
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