Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Shazhu, this is a good thing. We don't get paid for the holidays, but you still get paid. Isn't this good? And you can come back after you finish cooking. Not only can you have a free lunch, but you can also get off work early."

Xu Damao said softly with a smile on his face and a cunning light in his eyes.

Seeing Xu Damao being so approachable, He Yuzhu felt relieved.

After all, this guy is no longer the Xu Damao who used to allow himself to be bullied. I don’t know how this guy has grown in the past year.

He used to be very thin, but in just one year, he has grown taller and his muscles have become more and more solid. When I stood in front of him, I could only feel waves of oppression.

"Silly Zhu, what do you want to talk to me about? Is it something about the factory?"

Xu Damao asked in a relaxed tone with a faint smile on his face.

He walked over to He Yuzhu, patted him on the shoulder gently, then pulled over a chair and sat down.

Xu Damao picked up the thermos on the table, poured a cup of steaming hot water into each of the two teacups, and then handed one of the cups to He Yuzhu.

"Well, nothing much. When the comrades from the security department came to eat at noon today, they knew that we were from the same hospital, so they asked me to pass on a message to you."

He Yuzhu took the cup of water, blew on the tea leaves floating on the water, took a sip, and spoke slowly.

His eyes were always on Xu Damao, observing his reaction.

Hearing this, Xu Damao's eyes flickered slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. He smiled and didn't seem to care.

"Oh? What?" Xu Damao asked casually, while picking up the cup and taking a sip of tea.

"Hey, comrades from the Security Department, is there anything else you can ask me?"

Xu Damao chuckled.

"It's nothing serious. Yesterday afternoon, a woman named Zhao Fangfang came to our factory to look for you."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he picked up the cup on the table and poured a glass of water.

"It just so happened that the comrades in the security department knew you and knew that I lived in the same hospital as you, so they told me about this."

He picked up the cup and took a sip of water, then casually put his hands on the table and looked at Xu Damao and said.

"Oh, I see. Zhao Fangfang is my cousin. I don't know what she wanted to talk to me about. Did she say anything else?"

Xu Damao was a little surprised, but he still kept a calm expression on his face. He leaned back in his chair, took a sip of tea and asked.

"She didn't say anything, just that she had something urgent to tell you to go find her, and then she left."

He Yuzhu put down the water cup, tapped the table with his fingers and replied.

"Oh, I see. Thank you for telling me this news, Shazhu. I guess my cousin is in trouble and needs my help."

Xu Damao took a sip of tea, then stood up, walked to the bed, and turned his back to He Yuzhu.

"Okay, then I'll leave."

He Yuzhu stood up, opened the door and was about to go out.

"Shazhu, don't be in a hurry to leave. Take this." Xu Damao said as he took out a paper bag from behind him and handed it to him like a magic trick.

"What is this?" He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao in confusion, as if he was looking at a magician.

"Authentic Shandong roast chicken!" Xu Damao's voice was full of temptation.

"No, no, this thing is too expensive." He Yuzhu refused again and again.

"No, take it. Your information helps me a lot." Xu Damao stuffed the money into He Yuzhu's hand.

After all, this guy ignored the grudge between them and came to tell him the news. Xu Damao felt that this Sha Zhu was a pretty good person.

Xu Damao thought to himself, "Although I usually don't get along with this idiot Zhu, this time he was able to put aside the past grudges and take the initiative to tell me such important news. This has changed my opinion of him."

He Yuzhu scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Hehe, actually I heard from the big brother in the security department that I should have told you. But this roast chicken is really too expensive..."

Xu Damao smiled and patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder, saying, "Don't refuse. The information you gave me is more valuable than this chicken. Take it."

"Hey! I'm just passing on a message, Damao, you don't have to be so polite." He Yuzhu said with a smile. Although he is a chef, he doesn't have many opportunities to taste delicious food like roast chicken. However, he still declined Xu Damao's kindness.

"It's New Year's Day, this roast chicken is my gift to you and Yu Shui." Xu Damao insisted on stuffing the paper package of roast chicken into He Yuzhu's arms, and explained: "By the way, I plan to hold an engagement party in a few days, and I need your help, please accept it!"

He Yuzhu couldn't refuse and had to accept the gift. He expressed his gratitude and promised to attend Xu Damao's engagement party.

"Okay then. I'll take it. Yu Shui hasn't had roast chicken for a long time. Remember to tell me in advance when you set up the banquet. I will definitely go then."

"Okay, it's settled." Xu Damao smiled.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll leave."

He Yuzhu picked up the cup and drank it all, then stood up, turned around and walked out of the room. As he walked, he thought to himself: "This Xu Damao is actually quite easy to get along with. He didn't rely on his size to cause trouble for me..."

On the other side, after Xu Damao sent He Yuzhu off, he immediately put on his fur hat and gloves and hurried out. He pushed his bicycle and walked straight to the gate of the compound. Perhaps because of the light snow, the stall at the gate where Yan Bugui wrote Spring Festival couplets had been closed long ago.

Xu Damao stepped out of the courtyard and looked up at the gray sky. Snowflakes were falling.

He gritted his teeth, got on his bike, and sped out of the city. He looked at his watch and it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. The sky was gradually getting dark and it would soon be dark.

Xu Damao thought to himself that he had to speed up if he wanted to get to Zhao Fangfang's house.

There was a thin layer of snow on the road, but it did not affect riding. Xu Damao stepped on the pedals hard, and the bicycle sped along the road at an extremely fast speed.

Not long after leaving the city, it gradually darkened. Fortunately, Xu Damao had night vision, and the weather was cold, and there were almost no people on the road, so his riding speed did not slow down too much.

Although Xu Damao rode very fast along the way, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening when he arrived at Zhao Fangfang's village.

Xu Damao did not knock on the door, but parked his bicycle at the door, then walked to the edge of the wall and jumped up, grabbed the top of the wall with both hands, flipped over, and jumped directly in.