Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

Finally arriving at home, Xu Damao parked his bicycle against the wall and walked quickly into the house. He lit the fire skillfully, and soon a blazing flame rose.

Then, he quickly prepared dinner - a simple stewed pork ribs. At the same time, he also baked some golden and crispy steamed bread slices by the stove.

After a busy period, the delicious food was served on the table. Xu Damao ate it ravenously, enjoying the satisfaction brought by the delicious food.

After eating and drinking, the sky outside the window was gradually getting dark.

Xu Damao pushed open the door and walked to the door of He Yuzhu's house next door. He raised his hand and knocked on the door rhythmically.

"Shazhu! Open the door!" he shouted at the top of his voice.

At this time, He Yuzhu, who was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, heard Xu Damao's call from outside the door. He quickly put down the work in his hands, turned around and said to his sister He Yushui beside him: "Yushui, go open the door quickly."

He Yushui responded and trotted over to open the door. When she saw Xu Damao standing at the door, she politely greeted him, "Hey, Brother Damao, you're here! We haven't eaten yet."

Xu Damao sniffed hard and smelled the tempting aroma of cooking wafting from the house. He smiled and responded, "Haha, yes, I just came back from eating. But your food smells really good!"

He Yuzhu came out of the kitchen upon hearing the noise and invited him warmly, "Da Mao, why don't you eat something here with us? The food is almost ready."

Xu Damao waved his hand and declined politely, "No, no, I've already eaten. I came here just to talk to you about what we talked about during the day."

"Have you eaten? That's right. You can ride your bike back much faster than I can walk. I walked all the way home slowly and just started cooking."

As He Yushui spoke, she patted the apron on her body. This apron was also from the steel rolling mill. No one knew how Shazhu got it.

"Hey, I did come back a little early today. Oh, by the way, remember to wait for me at the gate at 11 o'clock tonight." Xu Damao said softly with a mysterious smile on his face.

"Okay! I'll remember it." He Yushui agreed readily.

After saying that, Xu Damao did not delay any longer and turned to leave. As the door closed gently, making a "bang" sound, his figure disappeared outside the door.

After watching Xu Damao leave, He Yushui turned to look at her brother with curiosity, blinked her big eyes and asked, "Silly brother, what on earth did you and Xu Damao meet at the gate in the middle of the night for?"

Facing his sister's question, He Yuzhu scratched his head and explained with a smile: "Nothing special, it's just that we helped Xu Damao a little yesterday, so he promised to help me get a bicycle tonight."

Hearing this, He Yushui suddenly became excited: "Wow, you are going to buy a new bicycle? Hehehe, that's great! Silly brother, when you buy the bike, you must teach me how to ride it. I still can't ride a bicycle." She pulled He Yuzhu's arm and shook it with anticipation on her face.

However, He Yuzhu poured cold water on him mercilessly: "You? You are only a little taller than the bicycle. Even if you can barely sit on the seat, I'm afraid you can't even reach the pedals! You still want to learn how to ride a bike? What if you accidentally smash my new bike to pieces?"

He Yushui was not happy about what her brother said. She pouted and muttered, "Oh, I don't care. I just want to ride!"

Seeing his sister being so stubborn, He Yuzhu sighed helplessly: "Okay, okay, let's wait until you grow taller, otherwise I really can't teach you."

"Okay! Then when school starts, you have to ride your bike early and carry me to school."

He Yushui's face was filled with a bright smile, her eyes curved into crescent shapes, and she happily made her small request to the other party.

She seemed to be eager to start the new semester, looking forward to sitting on the back of the bicycle and feeling the envious eyes of her classmates...

"This is no problem!"

He Yuzhu agreed readily, with a hint of pampering and concern in his tone.

......

The earth was shrouded in darkness under the night, with only faint moonlight shining on the quiet streets.

It was already late at night, and the clock pointed to eleven o'clock in the evening.

Xu Damao was like a ghost, pushing the cart silently out of the yard.

A tightly wrapped black shadow suddenly appeared at the door and gradually approached Xu Damao.

"Da Mao?"

The black shadow was He Yuzhu.

Hearing someone calling his name, Xu Damao stopped what he was doing and turned to look at He Yuzhu behind him.

"Come on, get on the bike! I'll take you to broaden your horizons tonight." After saying that, he pointed to the back seat of the bicycle and motioned He Yuzhu to sit on it.

He Yuzhu didn't ask any more questions, but just walked to the car silently and sat down on the back seat.

"Silly Zhu, how much can you save from the little salary you get every month?"

"I used to be able to save more, but now the factory is very strict, even lunch boxes are checked, and we can't bring leftovers from the cafeteria back home. Now I can only save less than 20 yuan a month."

"That's really good. You're not too old. Look at me. I'm already engaged and will be getting married this year."

"Don't you have any ideas at all? Don't you want to find a wife so that your He family can continue the incense?"

"Oh, actually, deep down in my heart, I really want to do this. But I have a stupid mouth, just like a dumb duck. Every time I speak, I always offend others inadvertently. So no girl is willing to look at me, an ugly guy."

He Yuzhu sighed helplessly.

At this time, Xu Damao suddenly revealed a sly smile and said softly: "Hehehe, in my opinion, it's not that you can't find a partner, but you just don't have the heart to find one, right?"

"Could it be that... you already have someone you like? I saw it with my own eyes in the house yesterday, hehehe."

After saying that, he deliberately winked at He Yuzhu.

Hearing this, He Yuzhu was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He immediately raised his voice and retorted in a panic: "What? Did you see it?"

"Hehe, you were working with Qin Huairu yesterday. I saw you flirting with her and you had a very bright smile on your face. Hehe!"

Xu Damao said with a chuckle.