Ye Jianguo walked out of the courtyard compound.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Qin Huairu.
Speaking of this White Lotus, green tea bitch Qin Huairu—
she actually had a history with his predecessor.
Specifically—
Ye Jianguo had once gone on a blind date with Qin Huairu.
In fact—
they had even reached the stage of discussing marriage.
However—
after much effort, his predecessor had gathered twenty yuan in bride price money.
But Qin Huairu suddenly demanded that the bride price be doubled.
Otherwise, she would not marry him.
It should be known that—
at the time, Ye Jianguo was merely apprenticed to a wandering doctor.
He earned only two or three yuan in wages a month.
How could he possibly produce the sky-high bride price of forty yuan?
And so—
their marriage arrangement fell through.
Later, through First Aunt's introduction, Qin Huairu took a liking to Jia Dongxu, who was already a Level Two fitter at the time.
In the end, she married Jia Dongxu.
Of course—
almost no one in the courtyard compound knew about Qin Huairu and Ye Jianguo's blind date or their discussions of marriage.
At the time, the matchmaker had arranged for them to meet outside.
They had barely met a few times before they began discussing the bride price.
Only Yi Zhonghai and First Aunt knew about their affair.
Afterward—
Ye Jianguo married his current wife, Liu Qian, only after being introduced by another matchmaker.
However—
because the two of them had gone on a blind date and reached the stage of discussing marriage—
therefore—
in the courtyard compound—
they hardly interacted at all.
Ye Jianguo did not want to tell anyone that he had gone on a blind date with Qin Huairu and had been rejected by her.
After all—
that would be humiliating.
As for Qin Huairu—
she would not take the initiative to tell anyone that she had gone on a blind date with Ye Jianguo, either.
After all—
it was only after getting married that she discovered Jia Dongxu was petty, harsh, and extremely jealous.
Naturally, she was even more afraid to reveal what had happened.
That was precisely why—
the two of them hardly interacted at all.
Even after Jia Dongxu died, they still had little interaction.
At this moment—
when Ye Jianguo saw Qin Huairu, who had evolved into a White Lotus and green tea bitch, he finally recalled the matter from his memories.
He shook his head slightly.
He truly had not expected his predecessor to have such a history with Qin Huairu.
Fortunately, he had not married this White Lotus who despised poverty and loved wealth.
Otherwise—
he would probably have been cuckolded.
Although Qin Huairu had a decent figure, his current wife was clearly more beautiful.
She had both a graceful figure and beautiful looks.
She absolutely outclassed Qin Huairu.
At this moment, Qin Huairu was walking toward the Red Star Steel Mill with Xu Damao.
The two of them chatted and laughed together.
Xu Damao even patted Qin Huairu on the shoulder from time to time.
Their actions were extremely intimate.
Ye Jianguo naturally knew that the two of them had been having an affair for a long time.
However—
he could not be bothered with such matters.
He walked straight past Qin Huairu and Xu Damao, pretending not to know either of them.
But—
Ye Jianguo did not want to speak to them, yet Xu Damao called out to him: “Oh? Isn't this Street loafer Ye Jianguo, who stayed out all night?”
“What? Did you get more money from Liu Qian and plan to go gambling again?”
Xu Damao had just learned from Lou Xiaoe that Ye Jianguo had stayed out all night, so he could not resist mocking him.
Qin Huairu looked at Ye Jianguo with undisguised contempt in her eyes.
Deep down, she felt extremely fortunate that she had not married Ye Jianguo back then.
After all—
this Ye Jianguo was nothing but a street loafer, drunkard, and gambling addict.
Although she had now become a widow—
still—
compared with Liu Qian, who was beaten frequently—
she was clearly living a better life.
She could usually flirt ambiguously with other men and let them take some liberties in exchange for benefits.
Not to mention—
she now even had a simp by her side, constantly allowing her to bleed him dry.
Of course—
she said nothing and merely glanced at Ye Jianguo.
She was eagerly looking forward to seeing Ye Jianguo fly into a rage.
But—
she soon froze.
Because when Ye Jianguo heard Xu Damao's words, he did not fly into a furious rage.
Ye Jianguo merely glanced at Xu Damao and said lightly, “Xu Damao, be careful. Trouble comes from careless words.”
Xu Damao was completely unafraid. Looking at Ye Jianguo, he taunted, “What? You did something like that, and now you won't let people talk about it?”
“You street loafer and gambling addict—others may be afraid of you, but I am not.”
Xu Damao was not even afraid of Sha Zhu, the God of War of this Siheyuan, so naturally he would not fear Ye Jianguo.
Not to mention—
he had always disliked Ye Jianguo intensely.
Because—
that bastard Ye Jianguo had gotten married at roughly the same time as him.
And yet—
that bastard had already fathered a pair of twins.
while he still had no children to this day.
Therefore—
he was always displeased with Ye Jianguo.
Ye Jianguo furrowed his brows slightly.
Then—
he walked directly toward Xu Damao.
Then he pretended to bump into Xu Damao accidentally.
Xu Damao immediately shouted angrily, “Ye Jianguo, are you courting death?”
“Are you blind? How dare you bump into me?”
Ye Jianguo said indifferently, “Who decided this road belongs to you?”
“Wasn't it you who bumped into me?”
After saying this, Ye Jianguo walked past the two of them and quickly left.
Seeing Ye Jianguo's departing back, Xu Damao immediately began cursing and grumbling.
Then—
he glanced at the widow Qin Huairu beside him, and his eyes grew heated again.
He called out, “Sister Qin, did you see that?”
“Although that Ye Jianguo is a street loafer, in front of me he cowers like a grandson.”
Qin Huairu watched Ye Jianguo's departing back, a mocking expression appearing on her face.
Xu Damao had spoken so provocatively just now, yet Ye Jianguo had not become angry at all.
He had merely bumped Xu Damao lightly.
He cowered like a grandson.
Fortunately, she had not married someone like that.
She was just about to speak when Xu Damao suddenly turned deathly pale, bent over, clutched his stomach, and began screaming in agony.
“Aaaaaah, my stomach hurts so much! It hurts terribly!”
Before long—
he began foaming at the mouth and screaming on the ground.
Qin Huairu was stunned when she saw this.
What had happened to Xu Damao?
He had been fine just now, so why had he suddenly begun screaming?
And even started foaming at the mouth?
Could he have eaten something bad?
For a moment—
Qin Huairu also began to panic.
Seeing Xu Damao's condition, as though he were about to die, frightened her even more.
The pedestrians on the road were also frightened by the situation.
However—
they clearly had no intention of helping.
They merely stood around watching.
However—
although Xu Damao was in excruciating pain and deathly pale—
still—
after five minutes, his pain gradually eased.
He struggled to climb up from the ground.
Seeing this, Qin Huairu hurriedly asked, “Xu Damao, are you all right?”
Xu Damao was still shaken and could not even speak. He merely shook his head.
Qin Huairu asked again, “Did you eat something bad this morning?”
After recovering for quite a while, Xu Damao finally managed to say with difficulty, “I only ate the Coarse Flour Steamed Buns from last night this morning. I didn't eat anything else.”
“No, I have to go to the hospital for an examination. Sister Qin, help me ask for leave.”
After Xu Damao finished speaking, he slowly walked toward the hospital.
Qin Huairu said nothing and continued walking toward the Steel Rolling Mill.
From beginning to end—
neither of them suspected Ye Jianguo.
Punishing Xu Damao was incredibly simple for Ye Jianguo.
It should be known that—
he had now obtained the Medical Sage's inheritance, which contained not only medical skills for healing and saving lives, but also secret techniques for killing.
Lightly disciplining Xu Damao was merely a minor interlude.
He paid it no further attention.
Soon—
he arrived at the Red Star Steel Mill and went to his medical room.
The medical room was not small.
It was a full twenty square meters.
Moreover—
he was the only person who worked in this medical room.
It could be said that—
the environment was excellent.
After Ye Jianguo arrived, he wiped the desk briefly, brewed a pot of tea, sat down, and began reading the newspaper.
There was nothing he could do about it.
He was the resident factory doctor.
Few people came to him for treatment under normal circumstances.
After all—
his predecessor had only learned a little superficial knowledge from a wandering doctor.
By a fortunate coincidence—
he had come to the Red Star Steel Mill to serve as its resident factory doctor.
Aside from workplace injuries at the factory, for which people came to him for disinfection and bandaging, ordinary people simply did not trust his medical skills.
As for this—
Ye Jianguo was more than happy to enjoy the quiet.
If it were not for the fact that everything in this era emphasized knowing a person's background—
Ye Jianguo would not even want to keep this job.
Now—
he had the mysterious space and did not need to worry about food or drink at all.
However—
he currently needed this job to conceal the source of what he had obtained.
Otherwise—
if someone became jealous and reported him directly—
how could someone without a job afford to eat so well?
There had to be something wrong.
Therefore—
this job was still very necessary.
It was leisurely, and the wages were not low.
The entire morning—
passed with Ye Jianguo drinking tea and reading the newspaper.
……
Elsewhere—
Xu Damao went to the hospital for a full examination, and the doctor said there was nothing seriously wrong with him.
They could not determine the cause of his sudden intense pain and foaming at the mouth, either.
In the end—
the hospital merely prescribed him some digestive medicine.
Regarding this—
Xu Damao could only assume that he had eaten something bad.
After all—
even the hospital could not find anything wrong.
However—
he still felt somewhat shaken inside.
Because—
the sensation of being in agonizing pain had truly been terrifying.
He did not want to experience it again.
Holding the medicine, he walked toward the Red Star Steel Mill.