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

She shouted angrily, "Well, well, even though we're divorced, he still comes to harass my partner at night. His capitalist nature hasn't changed. Chunlan, let's take him to the neighborhood committee!"

Upon hearing that he would be sent to the street office, Ma Xingbang's anger subsided considerably, and he grinned, quickly saying, "Brother, we can talk this over!"

"I have nothing to discuss with you. This is harassing a respectable woman. You must be sent to the neighborhood committee!" Niu Dazhuang said with a stern face.

"No, brother! We can discuss any terms. Xiaolan, for the sake of our years as husband and wife, please put in a good word for me!"

"Hmph! Husband and wife? When did you and I become husband and wife? Your wife is Ye Lin." Ye Chunlan's eyes reddened as soon as the topic came up.

Ye Chunmei quickly went to her side, took her hands, and comforted her.

"Xiao Lan, I've treated you very well. Since I brought you into the family, you've been the one who stayed in my room the most times out of all my concubines. I've also given you the most private money, and in the end, I even gave you a flour mill!"

With tears streaming down her face, Ye Chunlan said, "You're just trying to be nice to me, aren't you? You're just lusting after my young body. Did you offer me the flour factory willingly?"

It was the government that fought for it for me. Did you really not know when Ye Lin forced me to drink the safflower soup back then?

Niu Dazhuang grew increasingly angry as he listened, and reached out to slap Ma Xingbang several more times. Ma Xingbang howled in pain from the slaps.

"Dazhuang, drag him out. I don't want to see him again."

"Chunlan... we can't let him get away with this so easily."

"With Chunmei around, he didn't do anything to me, so let him leave quickly."

Originally intending to rip him off, Niu Dazhuang had no choice but to give up after Ye Chunlan's words. He dragged the man out the door, saying, "You got off easy today. If you come back again, I'll break your legs and send you to the neighborhood!"

After regaining his footing, Ma Xingbang provoked, "You heard it too, didn't you? My crazy wife forced Xiaolan to drink safflower soup. Do you even know what safflower soup is?"

Niu Dazhuang stared at him coldly: "What do you want to say?"

"This safflower soup is a secret recipe passed down from the Qing Dynasty palace..."

"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point," Niu Dazhuang interrupted him.

"You hit me just now for Xiaolan's own good. I don't hate you, but I have to remind you that women who have taken this kind of medicine will have a hard time having children in the future."

"Hmph, you're so kind, get lost!" she said, shoving him again.

To everyone's surprise, Ma Xingbang was really shameless. After being pushed back a few steps, he sidled up to him again.

"Why aren't you leaving? Do you want me to beat you up again?!"

The old man first took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then tore the handkerchief into several strips and used them to plug his bleeding nose.

Then, with a smug look on his face, he said, "Don't send me away yet. Listen to me for a bit; it'll do you good."

"You're shameless! Like a mangy dog, you can't get rid of it!"

Ma Xingbang simply plopped down on the doorstep: "My father taught me from a young age that shame is the least valuable thing. If you can't even be shameless, how can you make money?"

Niu Dazhuang thought he was thick-skinned enough, but compared to this person, he was still too naive.

The mindset that allows someone to become a capitalist is something I can't even match, at least not yet.

If it were me, I would fight back fiercely to calmly talk to someone who has just slapped me a dozen times.

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Young man, how much do you earn a month now? I've never seen you at the flour mill before."

"What are you trying to find out about me so you can take revenge on me?" Niu Dazhuang asked warily.

"Don't overthink it, little brother. Hit me a few times and let Xiaolan vent her anger. I know you're holding back."

"If you really went all out, you'd knock out all my old teeth." Ma Xingbang said calmly.

"Don't overthink it. I just don't want to kill you and get involved. Say what you have to say quickly."

"Judging by your age, you're probably only in your early twenties. At most, you'd be a level one worker in the factory. These days, a level one worker only earns about 22.5 yuan!"

"It's exhausting talking to people like you. I'm leaving now." With that, Niu Dazhuang turned to close the gate.

Ma Xingbang grabbed his leg and said, "Young man, you need to be more patient."

"I don't have time to joke around with you, I need to go back and cuddle with Xiaolan to sleep!" Niu Dazhuang deliberately teased him.

Ma Xingbang's face twitched: "You don't mind that she can't have children?"

"I don't mind. Why did you bite me?"

"Since that's the case, then forget it. You've missed a great opportunity to make money!" Ma Xingbang used a feigned retreat tactic. After saying that, he stood up and made a gesture as if to leave.

Niu Dazhuang, not playing by the rules, slammed the door shut with a bang.

Furious, Ma Xingbang stomped his feet and shouted through the gate, "Don't you want to hear about the chance to earn a hundred yuan a month?"

"Get the hell out of here! If I see you again, I'll beat you up!" Niu Dazhuang shouted loudly on purpose.

When Niu Dazhuang went inside, Ye Chunlan was bending over to wash her face.

"What were you talking about at the gate? Why did it take you so long to come back?" Ye Chunmei asked, displeased.

"He didn't say a word, he just wouldn't leave. You heard it yourself, he was trying to bribe me. Sister Lan's charm is extraordinary, you couldn't get rid of him even if you tried to." Niu Dazhuang added a sarcastic remark.

"Ugh, you're still in the mood for jokes at a time like this?" Ye Chunmei said, pinching his waist.

"Ouch! Go easy on me, you're just trying to lighten the mood!"

Ye Chunlan wiped her face with a towel: "It's not that I'm particularly charming, you would be the same. Don't men all like young women?"

"That's true. The women in his family are probably around his age, in their forties or fifties. It's definitely not as comfortable to sleep with a young and beautiful woman as it is." After saying that, he twisted his waist to avoid Ye Chunmei's hand.

"Hehe, I was already on guard against you."

"Come here, let me twist you. Stop talking nonsense all day long." With that, Ye Chunmei chased after Niu Dazhuang.

"Alright, if you two want to cause trouble, go do it in the backyard. I'm annoyed!"

"Sister Chunlan, what's there to be upset about? Unless you still want to reconcile with him?"

"How could that be? You just jumped out of that hellhole, and now you're jumping back in?"

"Chunmei, don't say anything. You know what Sister Chunlan is thinking."

"Dazhuang, you don't need to test me, I'm not going back."

"Then there's nothing to worry about. If he comes again, just kick him out. Or I can come and stay every night for the time being."

"Great! Great! We'll come over every night from now on. With a big man like you living here, we sisters feel much more at ease. Second sister, we won't stay in the backyard anymore; we'll stay in the west room. It'll be safer that way!"

"Okay, do whatever you want." With that, Ye Chunlan went into the east bedroom.

The two of them followed them in.

"Second sister, go out and get angry tonight! Watch Dazhuang slap him across the face, it'll be so satisfying!"

"It's satisfying. You guys don't understand him. I was just worried he wouldn't let it go!"