But this time, the woman He Daqing found was clearly from a respectable family; she was only five years younger than He Daqing and had a daughter, seeming like someone who knew how to manage a household.
With the chaotic situation outside, He Daqing was unwilling to leave Bao City, so he and his new love registered their marriage and settled down in Bao City.
"Now that the storm has passed, if you're at ease, bring them over. The development of Si Jiu City will definitely be better than Bao City in the future!" Xu Damao suggested.
After spending so much time together, He Yushui was someone who was hard on the outside but soft on the inside; she seemed strong-willed on the surface, but her heart was very fragile.
He Daqing was a scoundrel who hadn't fulfilled his responsibilities as a father much, but at least he sent living expenses to He Yushui; it was just that Yi Zhonghai had embezzled that money.
So, to ask He Yushui to completely disregard He Daqing, based on Xu Damao's understanding of her, she really couldn't do it.
More importantly, the couple truly weren't short on money. Over the years, Xu Damao had often gone out late at night, and both Si Jiu City and its vicinity had been visited by Xu Damao.
Not to mention Xu Damao, even He Yushui's family fortune was enough for Xu's family to spend for generations.
Xu Damao liked to lie flat, but lying flat had prerequisites; without sufficient financial support, would that even be called lying flat?
Therefore, both Xu Damao and He Yushui loved money. With money, they could enjoy life better, and with money, they could lie flat better!
He Yushui smiled softly and nodded in agreement. Over the past few years, the couple had been living in harmony, and they had developed a tacit understanding on many things. She also unusually liked Xu Damao's personality, and her life in this lifetime could be considered perfect.
...
Late at night, after seeing He Yushui fall asleep, Xu Damao disappeared from his spot.
Xu Damao planned to explore Prince Gong's Mansion at night. He had been coveting this place for many years, but there had never been a good opportunity because it housed a school and residential area, and the back garden was a police family dormitory area.
Outside, the heavy rain poured down, and everyone was sleeping in rain shelters, which was Xu Damao's best chance to act.
Over the past ten years, although Xu Damao hadn't cultivated much, under the nourishment of the Immortal Herb, he was now a high-level Spirit King.
Xu Damao's Shadow Spirit could quickly Teleport and become invisible without leaving any traces, making it an excellent method for killing and robbing.
The distance between Xu Damao's home and Prince Gong's Mansion was not too far; in just a few tens of seconds, Xu Damao arrived at the outer perimeter of Prince Gong's Mansion.
It was already midnight. In later generations, this would be the time when night owls began their entertainment, but now, most people were already fast asleep.
Xu Damao's Spirit moved, and spirit power instantly attached to him. Although the Shadow Spirit could hide his form, it couldn't hide his scent. Xu Damao, who was always cautious, naturally wouldn't make such a mistake.
As his mental force spread, Xu Damao had thoroughly explored the entire Prince Gong's Mansion.
All the wealth within the walls and in the secret chambers instantly disappeared from their original places.
Xu Damao, hidden in the darkness, showed a hint of a smile. The treasures of Prince Gong's Mansion were far more than what was reported in his previous life. There were countless antiques, and gold was measured in tons.
Because the gold purity was not high, the mountains of gold piled up in the Spirit Realm were not that dazzling.
But none of that mattered, because the gold income today had already reached the sum of all previous gains!
Not to mention those high-quality antiques!
One night's harvest instantly more than doubled Xu Damao's net worth!
...
The next morning, it was still raining heavily outside.
When Xu Damao arrived at the Steel Rolling Plant, he saw that some of the factory buildings had collapsed.
Upon reaching the procurement department, Xu Damao gathered all the buyers to see where the factory needed help.
Although Xu Damao liked to lie flat, at this time, you couldn't do nothing. In the face of major issues, you absolutely couldn't be ambiguous, unless you truly didn't want to stay at the Steel Rolling Plant anymore.
Soon, everyone got busy. The procurement department, as part of the logistics department, worked together to ensure logistics!
Because everyone was doing heavy labor, the lunch was quite good. The factory's machinery and equipment were properly set up within just one day, truly worthy of a large factory with tens of thousands of people.
After all matters were arranged, the Steel Rolling Plant was completely on holiday, waiting for the situation to become clear before returning to work.
Through everyone's efforts, Si Jiu City also gradually began to recover. The collapsed houses were successively being repaired, and this included Xu's family's old house.
In the Siheyuan (Courtyard), Yan Bugui took the opportunity to find Liu Haizhong to discuss building illegal structures!
Liu Haizhong's interest was not great. Most of the houses in the back and middle Courtyard belonged to Xu's family, leaving very little room for Liu Haizhong to maneuver. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu had moved out and lived separately long ago, and the old couple lived very spaciously, so why bother to exert themselves?
However, Yan Bugui was too shrewd and directly found Liu Haizhong's weakness, which was Liu Guangqi. It must be said that Yan Bugui understood Liu Haizhong very well; he just said, "After the houses are built, Liu Guangqi and his wife will also have a place to stay when they come back!"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Haizhong immediately agreed, completely unable to resist the temptation. It's just that Liu Haizhong probably never imagined that the illegal structures he built would be his death warrant.
The two hit it off, and the structures were quickly built.
Fortunately, Liu Haizhong was still sensible; the illegal structures he built did not affect Xu's family.
The people in the Courtyard followed suit, building illegal structures one after another, turning the once beautiful Siheyuan (Courtyard) into a large, messy compound.
When Liu Guangtian and his brother learned that Liu Haizhong had built two rooms, they rushed back to fight for the property.
Because of this, the two brothers, Liu Guangtian, even fought fiercely, almost causing a death.
Liu Haizhong knew exactly what these two unfilial sons were thinking. He immediately cursed at the brothers, "You two ungrateful wretches, get out of here! I don't need you to support me in old age. These houses are for your eldest brother; don't even think about them!"
These words completely enraged Liu Guangtian, who immediately pushed Liu Haizhong.
Liu Guangfu was not one to be outdone. Seeing Liu Haizhong being hit, he immediately showed off and started fighting with Liu Guangtian.
Seeing this, Liu Haizhong also took the opportunity to kick Liu Guangtian a few times.
It quite resembled a scene of two heroes battling Liu Guangtian.
The commotion from the Liu Family naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the Courtyard.
"Guangtian, Guangfu, stop fighting!"
...
The neighbors' pleas did not make the three stop; instead, it fueled the fire.
The father and two sons fought more and more fiercely. In the chaos, for some unknown reason, Liu Haizhong suddenly fell to the ground and couldn't get up.
"Stop fighting, stop fighting! My husband, my husband, what's wrong with you...?" Liu Haizhong's wife cried loudly when she saw the bad situation.
Her voice also caught the attention of Liu Guangtian and his brother. The two temporarily stopped fighting and looked at Liu Haizhong.
Liu Haizhong couldn't catch his breath for a long time and soon fainted.
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