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Since there was no television at that time, many film clips were made to teach people skills so that others could learn from them.
Xu Damao often showed these educational films in the countryside. Some of the early films didn't even have sound, so the projectionist had to narrate them himself.
He Yuzhu thought for a moment, then smiled.
Xu Xiaomei surprisingly explained the reason for taking leave at the last minute, probably because she didn't want him to misunderstand that he was going on a blind date.
The next morning, He Yuzhu was eating breakfast when Zhao Di walked in.
"Have you eaten yet? Would you like to come and have something to eat?"
"No need, I've already eaten."
After Xu Zhaodi finished speaking and greeted Huizhen, she asked:
"Zhu Zi, can you get a car? Any kind of car will do."
"Go pick up your dad?"
"You know that, too?"
He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll borrow a car for you later."
It's still snowing today, and many buses on the road have stopped running.
"Thank you then."
"Don't mention it, we're neighbors."
He Yuzhu went out after finishing his meal, and a short while later, a GAZ truck arrived.
This was the last one He Yuzhu acquired; he usually kept it in his space and only took it out when he needed to use it.
The roads were still covered in snow today, so we put chains on the tires.
Xu Zhaodi happily carried the child to the passenger seat, then beckoned the expressionless Xu Xiaomei to come up, turning to ask:
"Little sister, today is the day our dad is released from prison, why aren't you happy?"
"I'm happy."
Xu Zhaodi looked at her with a puzzled expression, but saw no sign of happiness.
Thinking to herself that her birthday wasn't today, but with He Yuzhu around, she couldn't question her younger sister too much, so she turned around and played with the child in her arms.
He Yuzhu wasn't driving fast, and it took him half an hour to arrive at the courtyard.
Then we saw residents of the courtyard, including Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui, coming out to shovel snow.
When Yi Zhonghai heard the car, he looked up and saw Xu Zhaodi getting out of the car with her child in her arms.
He snorted, quite surprised.
The white widow only saw Xu Zhaodi, and immediately began to sourly curse:
"Which random guy did she hook up with, and then send him back?"
Xu Zhaodi was overjoyed, but upon hearing the vile curses of the White Widow, her face instantly turned ashen. "What nonsense are you spouting, you surnamed Bai?"
"Who's talking nonsense? I was talking to you!"
When Yi Zhonghai saw He Yuzhu sitting in the driver's seat, his eyelids twitched. He grabbed the white widow's sleeve and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
"Who's talking nonsense? She's a vixen who seduced a wild man and had an illegitimate child."
After getting married, the widow Bai learned that Yi Zhonghai had to give the Xu family 30 yuan every month.
He was already unhappy about it and tried to go to Xu Damao's mother to refuse to give her any more money, but Xu Damao's mother scolded him and told him to leave.
Xu Damao's mother found three old men in the prison, and then Yi Zhonghai guaranteed that as long as Xu Wude was not released from prison, he would not be short of a single penny of the 30 yuan he received each month.
That was the end of the matter.
Ever since then, the white widow would see the Xu family members making sarcastic and sarcastic remarks, just to vent her resentment.
Today was no exception. When he saw Xu Zhaodi return in a car, he couldn't help but curse her as a vixen.
There were no people shoveling snow outside, including He Daqing and his family, so He Yuzhu didn't initially plan to get out of the car.
Hearing the white widow's curses, he couldn't sit still. Wasn't she accusing him of having an affair with Xu Zhaodi?
He Yuzhu got out of the car, and everyone then saw that it was He Yuzhu. Yi Zhonghai was startled, wondering why it was this troublemaker.
"Zhu Zi, you're back?"
He Yuzhu ignored Yi Zhonghai and strode towards the White Widow.
"What...what do you want to do?" The white widow was a little scared and tried to hide behind Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai quickly stopped He Yuzhu and said, "Zhuzi, this is all a misunderstanding. Let me explain."
"What's there to explain?"
As He Yuzhu spoke, he reached out and pushed Yi Zhonghai to the side. Yi Zhonghai felt a strong force coming at him and stumbled to the side.
The white widow behind him was revealed; her face was pale, whether from the cold or from fright, it was hard to tell.
He was just about to dodge when He Yuzhu's hand was already raised.
"crack, clap"
Two crisp sounds rang out as the white widow was slapped on both sides of her face. She immediately burst into tears from the pain, but He Yuzhu, who stood before her like a ferocious demon, terrified her so much that she dared not utter a sound.
She just covered her face with her hands, feeling wronged, and then squatted down on the ground to avoid being hit by He Yuzhu again.
"Zhu Zi, what are you doing?" Yi Zhonghai questioned.
He Yuzhu asked, "Yi Zhonghai, what did your wife just say? Who was she saying that to?"
If no one else were present, Yi Zhonghai would have denied it, but since there were others present, he couldn't deny it at all.
He yelled, "Zhu Zi, you only said a few words, you can't hit me!"
He Yuzhu said fiercely:
“Beating her is too lenient. If I hear your wife cursing like that again, I’ll knock her teeth out.”
Yi Zhonghai knew he was in the wrong. Xiao Bai liked to curse people like that. He had told him several times but he wouldn't listen, and they would always end up arguing.
Yi Zhonghai was also helpless, and only felt regret after getting married.
Xiaobai is no longer the girl he liked when he was young.
Over the years, the girl's gentleness has vanished, leaving only the shrewishness and unreasonable behavior of a middle-aged woman.
Yan Bugui advised, "Old Yi, you should also control your wife. It's not good for her to keep scolding you all the time."
Normally, the White Widow would have already started cursing him out, giving him a thorough dressing down.
Yan Bugui had long harbored resentment towards Widow Bai, but he dared not speak out for fear of being scolded.
Today, He Yuzhu and Widow Bai had a conflict, and Yan Bugui offered some advice.
Yi Zhonghai sighed and said that he had told her many times, but she never listened.
He reached out and pulled the white widow up, not wanting to stay there any longer, and helped her into the courtyard.
Yan Bugui asked, "Zhuzi, where are you going in this heavy snow?"
"It's because Grandpa Xu wanted to come out, but the buses stopped because of the heavy snow, so I found a car to pick him up."
"What? Old Xu is coming out?" Yan Bugui was somewhat shocked.
He Yuzhu also recounted the incident, and Yan Bugui added, "Thinking about it, it's really pitiful. He didn't really intend to rob anything, yet he ended up spending four years in prison."
"Yes, it is indeed a bit of a loss."
He Yuzhu and Yan Bugui talked for a while, and then the Xu Zhaodi sisters helped their mother and Xu Damao out.
Her mother quickly thanked him, and Xu Damao said, "Thank you, Zhuzi."
I was thinking about how to get there today, but there aren't even any buses running. But today is my release day, so I can't just skip it.
Xu Zhaodi kicked his calf and yelled, "You didn't even call me Brother Zhuzi!"
Xu Damao then obediently called him Brother Zhuzi again.
He Yuzhu nodded. Xu Damao was only just turned 18 and still needed to be disciplined.
It was too cold. After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group got into the car.
They then realized that the Xu family alone had six members, and asked, "This is a bit crowded. Is someone staying at home?"
The group looked around, but none of them wanted to get off the bus. Zhao Di said:
"It'll be much warmer if everyone huddles together, so who's going to be left at home?"
He Yuzhu didn't say anything more. At this time, cars weren't checking for overloading. Since they were willing to squeeze in, so be it.
He Yuzhu has been to this prison a few times. It's in a remote location with only one bus route passing by. There are hardly any people on the road, and of course, no one is clearing the snow.
Fortunately, He Yuzhu had installed snow chains on the tires, and after a lot of effort, he was able to drive the car to the outside of the prison.
Xu Damao's mother felt sorry for her child, so she let Zhaodi stay in the car and then took Damao and Xiaomei inside to complete the formalities.
Zhao Di played with the child for a while, then asked:
"I noticed my younger sister looked off yesterday. Is someone bullying her at the factory?"