A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 19 Complaint
Early the next morning.

Xu Damao took his wife to Lou's house without covering up the injury on his face.

He was carrying large and small bags of local goods, which he had half bought and half given away from fellow villagers when he was showing movies in the countryside.

Although the Lou family does not lack these, Xu Damao, who is determined to please his father-in-law, always comes politely and brings generous gifts every time he comes to the door.

As soon as I entered the door, as expected, my mother-in-law asked me what happened to the injury on my face.

Xu Damao handed the gift to the Lou family's helper calmly without him having to open his mouth.

Lou Xiao'e, who had been brainwashed last night, had already poured out the grievances the couple had suffered.

"This is unreasonable. This He Yuzhu is simply too deceptive."

After hearing what her daughter said, Lou's mother slapped her palm on the armrest of the sofa, sharing the same hatred with her daughter.

The living conditions of mother and daughter have always been very good. No matter before or after liberation, they were well protected by Father Lou and had not received much training, so they still retained a bit of innocence and simplicity in their temperament.

Although Lou's mother was never satisfied with Xu Damao, the son-in-law she had hastily decided upon.

But considering that her daughter has not given birth to a son and a half for the Xu family in all these years, her son-in-law has always been good to her daughter.

Whenever the son-in-law is at home, the daughter has never had a hand in housework.

She stays at her parents' house most of the year, and even during the Chinese New Year, she doesn't force herself to go to the Xu family.

In order for her son-in-law to be able to do these things, every time Xu Damao came to Lou's house, she would greet him with a smile. Before leaving, she would give the couple double the value of the things they brought.

Now that her son-in-law is being bullied so badly, Lou's mother is naturally on his side.

She looked at Xu Damao's injuries with concern and said, "Except for his face, are there any other injuries? Why don't you go to the hospital first to have a look."

"Mom, nothing's wrong with me. Don't listen to Xiao'e's sudden surprise. These are just skin injuries. They just look scary. They can be healed in a few days."

Xu Damao looked considerate and did not mention the grievances he suffered, but instead came to comfort Lou's mother.

Then he continued: "The local products brought back from the countryside this time were all purchased when the first crop was the freshest. Mom, you love to eat fresh, so I sent it over quickly and don't keep it for a long time." Things are ruined."

"There's no need to rush like this, I'm still injured." Lou's mother looked moved, and was so moved by Xu Damao's few words.

Lou Xiao'e helped from the side and said: "Mom, you don't know that our family Damao has always been filial. He has a solid heart. I also told him to go to the hospital first, but he just didn't listen."

Xu Damao, who was sitting next to her, showed an honest smile at the right time. Against the backdrop of the wounds, he looked like a pitiful little bully.

Xu Damao was very satisfied with his wife's help. This was the effect he wanted. In order to deal with today's misfortune, he specially applied hot water to the wound last night to make the wound on his face look even more red and swollen.

"My son, please take good care of yourself. Your father and I will take care of the rest." Seeing her son-in-law being bullied so badly, Lou's mother made up her mind to stand up for him.

Father Lou, who was going downstairs at this time, heard himself mentioned in the conversation. He took a look at his daughter and son-in-law sitting on the sofa. He felt relieved when he saw that there were no signs of injury on his daughter's body.

He came to sit on the single sofa on the left and asked about the situation calmly: "What's wrong?"

Lou's mother quickly recounted to her husband what her daughter had just said, and then said aggrievedly on behalf of the young couple: "Sir, you have to make the decision for them. After all, Damao is the son-in-law of our Lou family. It doesn't matter what the monk says." You have to look at the face of Buddha, have these people in the compound forgotten your kindness to them before?"

"That's right, we've all been bullied to death. If we don't give them a taste of strength, people will look down on our Lou family in the future." Lou Xiao'e said arrogantly. In her mind, she had to fight for them. Father would never watch her being bullied.

Xu Damao had been frozen in place since Lou's father appeared and did not dare to make any mistakes. Apart from the initial greeting, he had a lot of good things to say that he had been holding back for a long time.

Sometimes he himself felt strange. Why was it that when he saw his father-in-law, he became frightened like a mouse seeing a cat? He felt that all the little thoughts in his heart could be seen clearly with just one glance from Father Lou. .

I think Xu Damao has always been good at socializing, and he has often dealt with big leaders at receptions in the factory. Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case.

Father Lou looked at his son-in-law, who was sitting there silently and seemed submissive, and felt a flash of disappointment. His contempt for him was even greater in his heart. What could a guy who relies on women to get ahead do?

He was not like his wife and daughter, who were coaxed over with three melons, two dates and a few sweet words.

The mother and daughter were still chattering away, making Lou's father a little helpless.

Sometimes he also regrets that he raised his wife and daughter too naively, without even a hint of success. The current Lou family is still the same Lou City as before.

If the Lou family was still as authoritative as before, why would they marry their little daughter, who had been raised pampered, to the son-in-law whom he had always looked down upon.

Besides, it is only natural for workers to get paid for their work, and as the factory owner, they are not even close to each other, so there is no need to show any kindness.

Father Lou's mind went through several twists and turns, but he could not ignore his wife and daughter's request. He pondered for a moment and asked Xu Damao directly: "What do you think about this?"

Seeing that his father-in-law was blaming the problem on himself, Xu Damao wanted to say that he would clean up all those who had offended him in the courtyard, but he knew that this was impossible. If he dared to say this to Lou's father, Lou's father would definitely clean up first. It will be him.

"Dad, we are all neighbors in the same compound. It's normal to have some disputes. My family even talks a lot about each other. The only thing I'm worried about is that they are arguing and insisting on talking over things that are clearly unreasonable. Forcibly pressing my head, it’s okay for me to be knocked down because I’m thick-skinned, I’m just worried about what if they bully Xiao’e when I’m not at home.”

Xu Damao finished speaking in one breath and sighed secretly in his heart. Fortunately, he had anticipated this situation and had already drafted everything he wanted to say.

Lou's father saw that what his son-in-law said was somewhat reasonable, although he was suspected of using his daughter as a raft.

He sighed, that's it, no matter how dissatisfied he is, he is still his son-in-law. If he is really allowed to be bullied, the Lou family's face will be trampled on the ground.

"I understand, but now in the new society, we don't do things like sitting together. Since it was He Yuzhu who beat you, just punish him alone."

Xu Damao wanted to ask what the punishment would be, but Father Lou waved his hand and told the couple to go back, without even leaving any food.

(End of this chapter)