Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Haha, okay, leave it to me." Brother Zhao patted Xu Damao on the shoulder.

"Thank you, Brother Zhao. Are you going out to post flyers again today?" Xu Damao asked Brother Zhao.

"Yes, you will still be responsible for the area where you live. I have already put the flyers in your car. Don't worry, there are not that many." Brother Zhao winked at Xu Damao, then turned and entered the office of the Propaganda Department.

Xu Damao nimbly mounted the factory's bicycle, the wheels started turning quickly, and he rushed away like a gust of wind, heading straight for the gate of the steel mill.

"Are we going to post notices again today?" The comrade from the security department curiously lifted the oilcloth on the bicycle's rear basket, took a peek inside, and couldn't help muttering.

Xu Damao stopped, looked back at the security department comrades, and nodded helplessly: "Yes, this job is really tiring! It's better to go and show movies to relax. Running around all day, there is no time to rest, and most of them can't read, and they have to pester me to read to them what is written on the list..."

Xu Damao sighed and continued to complain about this tough job.

The comrade from the security department patted him on the shoulder and consoled him: "Hey, this kind of work doesn't come every day. It's great if you can do it once or twice a month."

"I hope so!"

Xu Damao shook his head. "If it's like this every day, I can't handle it. Well, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to leave quickly. Otherwise, it will be too difficult to post all the orders today!"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Damao stepped hard on the pedal, and the bicycle rushed out like an arrow and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

Xu Damao came to the Nanluoguxiang area, which he was very familiar with. While he was busy posting flyers, he also bought some household items. Bed sheets, cups, mattresses, iron pots, ceramic basins, and porcelain bowls were all included in his shopping list. After all, not far ahead was the small courtyard he had just bought.

After walking and working for more than an hour, Xu Damao finally arrived at the gate of the small courtyard he had bought before. He took out the key, turned the door lock gently, and then pushed the car slowly into the courtyard.

After entering the house, Xu Damao sorted and arranged the things he had just bought one by one. Then, he carefully checked each room and confirmed that everything was ready for moving in at any time. Only then did he feel relieved to open the door and walk out.

After a busy morning, Xu Damao looked at the half-full flyer in his hand, and a little resistance arose in his heart. He waved his hand and simply threw all these annoying flyers into the portable space. After all, out of sight, out of mind!

Suddenly, he thought: "Oh no, Lou Xiao'e will definitely be worried about my situation. I should go and show my face to her, so that she can feel at ease."

Xu Damao rode his bicycle and rushed towards Lou Xiaoe's home...

“Bang, bang, bang!”

"Who are you looking for?"

Xu Damao knocked gently on the door of Lou's house a few times. Not long after, the door was opened and a middle-aged woman asked in confusion.

"I'm Lou Xiao'e's friend, and I have something to discuss with her..."

Xu Damao answered honestly.

"Why do you have two dark circles under your eyes? You look like a panda. Did you not sleep well?"

As soon as Xu Damao saw Lou Xiao'e, he couldn't help but teasing her.

"How dare you say that to me! I'm just worried about you! Also, what is a panda?"

Lou Xiao'e immediately refuted Xu Damao, but when she saw Xu Damao standing in front of her safe and sound, she breathed a sigh of relief and her heart was at ease.

"Haha, it's a panda, a kind of bear. It looks like a cat, so it's called a panda..."

"Hey, Damao, did you get any information from following those two people?"

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes and asked Xu Damao in a low voice, her face full of curiosity.

"Oh, I get angry whenever I mention this. You know it well. It was pitch black at the time. In order to avoid being noticed by them, I had to follow them carefully, but I didn't dare to get too close."

Xu Damao sighed dejectedly, his face full of displeasure.

"As a result, I tracked him for more than ten minutes, wandering around in those narrow and dark alleys, but in the end I lost him! It was really unlucky, ah——"

Xu Damao sighed again, as if his heart was filled with endless regret and loss.

Seeing this, Lou Xiao'e quickly comforted him softly, "Oh, don't think about it anymore. Forget about the money and just feed it to the dog. Didn't we get some things back? Besides, those two people may not be in the same group with the robbers."

She tried to make Xu Damao let go of his unhappiness. After all, things had already happened and it would be useless to dwell on it too much.

"What do you want to eat? It's almost noon. How about I treat you to lunch?"

Lou Xiao'e asked gently, looking at Xu Damao with tender eyes, and offered to treat him, hoping to make Xu Damao feel better.

This little girl has now reached the point where she will not marry anyone else but Damao.

Hearing this, Xu Damao's eyes lit up immediately, and he answered without hesitation: "That's what you said! It's freezing cold today, I want a bowl of steaming hot mutton soup with lots of meat!"

Lou Xiao'e smiled slightly and nodded readily: "Okay, I'll listen to you! Let's go, I remember there is a mutton soup restaurant not far ahead, I haven't been there yet. Let's go try it together..." As she spoke, she pulled Xu Damao's hand and prepared to go together.

"Okay, please get on the bike, Miss Lou..." Xu Damao stood up, patted the back seat of the bicycle which had two layers of cotton padding, and showed an attentive smile on his face.

The place that Lou Xiao'e mentioned was not too far away, but Xu Damao took her to ride nearly six or seven miles to reach the destination. If it weren't for this bicycle as a means of transportation, they might have to walk for nearly an hour to get there.

"It's here... Sorry, I said it wrong before. It's indeed a bit far." Lou Xiao'e looked embarrassed and hurriedly ran into the store after getting off the car.

Xu Damao looked up and saw a sign hanging high above the door of the store - "Beef and Mutton Soup"!

"Hey, that's a good name," he muttered to himself.

This shop is located in a corner of the market, with an excellent location, so the business is quite prosperous. Those who do business in the market, if they make a little profit or make a big deal, will choose to come to this shop to enjoy a feast of food.