Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

Xu Damao led the middle-aged man, and after turning left and right several times in the winding alleys, they finally set foot on the wide road.

"Brother, it takes so many turns to get out of your yard." Xu Damao sighed.

"Haha, otherwise why would it be sold so cheaply..." the middle-aged man replied with a dry laugh.

The two walked and talked as they headed to the place where the property and land transfer procedures were handled. Before long, all the relevant procedures were completed smoothly.

At this moment, they are completing the final transaction in the Land Administration Bureau - one party hands over the keys and the other party pays the money.

"Brother, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll treat you!" The middle-aged man seemed to be relieved as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He handed Xu Damao a cigarette and enthusiastically invited him to have lunch together.

"No, brother, I still have things to do here. You see, it has been delayed for quite a long time." Xu Damao waved his hand and politely declined.

After saying this, Xu Damao walked out quickly.

"Okay, then be careful on your journey, brother." Seeing that Xu Damao insisted on doing so, the middle-aged man no longer forced it.

Xu Damao got on the bike and drove in the direction he came from, and continued to return to the original place to post flyers.

After a long and arduous effort, more than an hour had passed, but the thick stack of leaflets in front of him had only been reduced by a small amount. Xu Damao felt a headache coming on, and couldn't help but recall how those people who distributed leaflets in his previous life handled such a large amount of paper?

At this moment, walking on the streets of Beijing, there are not many trash cans for him to use. Even if he throws these flyers into the trash can, it is probably difficult to avoid being noticed by people with ulterior motives. With a little thought, he can infer that this matter must be related to him...

Can I just throw it into my personal space...

Forget it, let’s just do our job steadily. After all, this job is not too tiring, it’s just a little complicated.

Xu Damao continued to ride his bicycle forward, and not far ahead was the courtyard where he lived. As he thought about it, he decided to post a flyer here.

After he had pasted the door to the courtyard, he looked down at his watch and found that it was almost noon.

"It's time to go home and cook!"

Since I’m so close to home, I might as well go home and cook a meal to fill my stomach, take a short rest, and then I’ll still have time to continue working in the afternoon.

The sun shone down, making the ground sparkle. Xu Damao was pushing his bicycle and preparing to step into the yard.

From a distance, he saw Jia Zhang walking towards him, but he didn't pay much attention to her. He just leisurely picked up his bicycle and slowly stepped into the yard.

Jia Zhang seemed to have just come back from eating outside, with food residue still remaining at the corners of her mouth.

Not only did she satisfy her appetite, she even bought some items and hid them in her arms, making her already fat body look even more bloated, as if something would roll out of it at any time.

There was no other way. Jia Zhang was now in charge of their family's finances and was selfish. Not only did she eat alone outside, but Qin Huairu couldn't even eat the food she bought...

As soon as Xu Damao stepped into the yard, he saw Yan Jiecheng wandering near the gate.

As the saying goes, "Like father, like son", it seems that both father and son prefer to wander around the gate.

Xu Damao muttered to himself, but with a smile on his face, he greeted Yan Jiecheng and said, "Brother Jiecheng, what are you hanging around here for? Have you eaten yet?"

Yan Jiecheng turned around and smiled, "Not yet. It's too boring to stay at home. I came out to take a breath."

Xu Damao asked casually, "You're going to graduate next year, right? Do you plan to go to high school or apply for a technical secondary school?" In fact, he was just asking casually without much meaning. It was just because he had nothing to do at the moment and wanted to find someone to chat with.

This guy is just an inconspicuous character in the play! His parents are extremely stingy and fussy, and the wife he married is even more fierce and aggressive! He seems to be the weakest and most incompetent person in the whole courtyard, and anyone can easily bully him...

"Alas, my father doesn't want me to continue studying, and plans to let me go out to do odd jobs to earn money to supplement the family income." Yan Jiecheng sighed with a sad face.

"Alas, your father is a teacher after all, how could he have such narrow-minded and short-sighted ideas? In any case, you should be allowed to take the technical secondary school entrance examination. You can be assigned a good job after graduation in the future, how great! It is really inappropriate for Teacher Yan to do this. I will go to him tonight to have a good talk."

Xu Damao patted Yan Jiecheng on the shoulder and comforted him.

"I really want to take the technical secondary school entrance exam, but our family relies on my father's salary to make a living. Life is very tight and it is really difficult. My father has no choice but to do this."

Yan Jiecheng was still young and had not yet realized how stingy his father was. Maybe Yan Bugui had made a little money from selling the antiques and had become a little more generous to his family, but who could say?

At this moment, Jia Zhang walked in with small steps. She saw Xu Damao standing at the door chatting with Yan Jiecheng, but she did not say hello. Instead, she lowered her head and hurried into the courtyard.

Seeing this, Xu Damao slowly turned around and looked at Jia Zhang. He noticed that Jia Zhang's eyes flickered and she glanced at him secretly.

Just this one glance made Jia Zhang feel an invisible pressure - Xu Damao's already tall and sturdy body seemed to become even larger at this moment, standing there like an indestructible iron tower.

Jia Zhang was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head and walked quickly towards her home.

"Okay! I'll go talk to Teacher Yan later. Have you eaten?"

Xu Damao asked softly.

"Not yet! My mother is making steamed bread at home. Brother Damao, why don't you come to my house and eat together?"

Yan Jiecheng invited enthusiastically.

"Haha, you're quite courageous! You dare to drag me to your house for a meal, aren't you afraid that your parents will beat you up?"

Xu Damao joked.

"If you pull others, you might get beaten, but you definitely won't! Hehe, my dad has been telling me recently to learn more from you and not to focus on studying all the time or your brain will get damaged."

Yan Jiecheng showed an honest smile, scratched his head and said.

"Thank you for your kindness, brother! But I'm not going. Here, take this sesame cake. I'm leaving first."

After saying that, Xu Damao took out a sesame cake from the back basket, threw it to Yan Jiecheng, and then pushed the cart home.

"Thank you, Brother Damao!"

Yan Jiecheng's surprised voice came from behind.