Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Niu Dazhuang placed one hand on her slender waist: "Why are you still so hostile towards me? You weren't like this just now!"

"I...I did it out of human instinct."

"Whatever it is, don't fool yourself, just follow your instincts."

"Following your instincts? You'll just fall into a trap. You'd better hurry up and leave, there will be a lot of people in the yard soon, aren't you afraid your partner will see you?"

"Haha, she was just wishing I would die right now, but now she's worried about me. Women, they just don't mean what they say."

While saying "no," they actually hope you'll act quickly.

Ding Qiunan pushed Niu Dazhuang forcefully with her hands: "Please, let's go now."

"Where did Xu Damao go on his rural assignment?"

"You...you won't kill someone, will you?"

"Kill him? Heh heh, I'm not that into it. I just want to cripple him, since he's no good anyway."

"This...this isn't quite right!"

"It's your own fault for marrying him before you even met me."

"How can you be so domineering? We've never crossed paths before, how can I marry you?"

"Never mind all that now, just get some rest and get ready to serve people!"

"Whom are you serving?"

After getting dressed, Niu Dazhuang leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Tell me, where did Xu Damao go to work in the countryside?"

"I really don't know. He said he was going to show movies in the countryside and wouldn't be back until the day after tomorrow?"

"Keep an eye on things for me these next few days and wait for my good news."

"I...I haven't let him near me at all. I've been recovering from my injury for over a month, and it's only in the last few days that I've started walking more smoothly. It seems he has someone else outside, so he doesn't force me to!"

"Haha, there's an unexpected surprise! Good job, keep it up!"

Niu Dazhuang finished dressing and opened the door, just in time to see Meiru coming out. The little girl was stunned when she saw Niu Dazhuang coming out of the Xu family's house, and then she turned around and went back inside.

"Hey, hey, Meiru, why are you running?" Niu Dazhuang naturally followed him in.

Meiru turned her head and saw Niu Dazhuang following her in. She patted her exaggerated chest and asked, "Brother Niu, why did you come out of Xu Damao's house just now?"

Niu Dazhuang flicked her delicate nose: "Do you think you've discovered a major secret?"

Xue Ru rolled her eyes at Niu Dazhuang, annoyed. "Mei Ru, ignore him. Go to the market and buy some fresh vegetables, and a few more watermelons."

"Okay, I understand."

Meiru, take care. Qin Xueru then pinched the flesh on Niu Dazhuang's waist: "Promise me you'd be good. It's only been a few days, and you've already forgotten."

It didn't hurt too much, but the emotional support had to be there. Niu Dazhuang grimaced and begged for mercy: "Wife, wife, this is the last time. I won't do it again."

Qin Xueru's eyes reddened with anger: "Niu Dazhuang, Niu Dazhuang, can't we just have one? To make you happy, all seven of my sisters..."

"Six, six."

"Pah! Jingru doesn't think she can escape. Let me count the others outside for you. Xu Huizhen is one, and there's that one with the same name as me, Su Ting, Su Wan, and I heard from my third sister that there are also people from your workplace. These are the ones I know. What about the ones I don't know?"

What are you trying to do? If any of those women outside sue you, will you still be alright? What will we do if you go to jail?

Have you ever thought about this? You're such a grown man, yet you never use your brain when you do anything; you only think with your lower body! ..."

Qin Xueru's words made perfect sense, so Niu Dazhuang had no choice but to listen obediently.

"Don't give me that double standard. Find me a job tomorrow so I won't have to see you and worry about you. You'll only behave when you've ruined this family." This time, Qin Xueru was truly angry.

Niu Dazhuang tried to grab her hand, but Qin Xueru shook him off: "You really disappoint me. I mean it. You need to find me a job right away."

"What about the children?"

"So you do know you have children? You send them to kindergarten or daycare when they need to, while I'm carefully managing our finances. And you, on the other hand, are just throwing money around. I'm not going to interfere anymore; I'm going to learn to enjoy life too."

"What you said, my dear wife, is all true, but I haven't been spending money outside, have I?"

"No money? You've never spent money on other women? Even if you didn't spend money at the beginning, what about after you got together?"

He silenced Niu Dazhuang with another retort.

"Your monthly salary isn't enough to send all five children to kindergarten, plus household expenses. You need to figure something out!"

"Problems that can be solved with money aren't problems. Besides your salary, fifty more a month should be enough, right?"

"Not enough." Qin Xueru said defiantly.

"One hundred should be enough, right?"

"That's more like it. Stop hanging around in front of me, it's annoying."

Niu Dazhuang felt like he had been granted a pardon and ran to Qin Huairu for comfort. There's a reason why the saying "a woman three years older than you is a golden brick" applies here.

Despite the sweltering heat, Niu Dazhuang didn't mind the heat and nestled in Qin Huairu's arms for comfort.

Qin Huairu stroked his head: "What's wrong? Did you and Xueru have a fight?"

"It wasn't a tiff, it was a complete crushing defeat, and they didn't dare to say a word back."

"That means you're in the wrong. We'll just correct ourselves from now on!"

"I can't change it, I can't walk past beautiful women."

"You think you can keep all the beauties in the world as your servants? We should be content and not be too greedy. The number of women around you right now is enough to keep you busy. Don't be a coward."

You're capable, but with so many people around, you might not even get a chance to meet them once a week. It's easy for someone to start having second thoughts. You don't want to be cuckolded later, do you?

"I... I'll change my strategy from now on; I won't keep women anymore."

They're just having a casual relationship; it's hard to say who'll cheat on whom.

"You're still too playful. When will you ever settle down?" At this moment, Qin Huairu was like a caring older sister, soothing Niu Dazhuang's restless heart.

Having received ample comfort from Qin Huairu, he went to Yu Haitang's house again that evening.

Others might not know Xu Damao's whereabouts, but Yu Haitang should. They were all from the propaganda department, and Xu Damao had to report to the authorities before going to the countryside.

Why would I care where he goes to the countryside or what he's doing there?

"I'll be at work tomorrow, please ask for me."

"Actually, I can guess without asking. There are only a few people's communes that have formed friendly cooperation with our unit, and they are all in the east."

"Okay, just having a general direction is enough."

"What's wrong? Do you need to see Xu Damao urgently?"

"Isn't Xu Damao's wife Dr. Ding from your workplace?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"We live in the same compound, and we've heard some rumors. They want me to help them catch their lover in the act." Niu Dazhuang lied without batting an eye.

"Is that so?" Yu Haitang was always eager for a good show. Upon hearing that it was about catching someone cheating, she immediately became excited.

"How about I join you? I've never seen anything this exciting before!"