Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"That's right. In transactions involving important materials, safety should always come first."

"After all, for those patriotic overseas Chinese, they don't care about this little bit of money at all. All they want is to contribute to their motherland."

"So we must ensure that the entire transaction process is foolproof and simply treat it as an ordinary grain transaction."

At this point, Erye paused and continued, "Also, the higher-ups were originally planning to allocate a batch of trucks imported from the Soviet Union for our use, but I also rejected it."

"Think about it. How can someone like me, who is considered a pure businessman by others, have the channels to get those imported trucks? In comparison, traditional horse-drawn carriages are more stable and reliable."

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Yaoyao. We were just being intimate, but we were interrupted by an accident. It really ruined the fun! But it doesn't matter. Let's start over now, okay? Hehe! I'm in a hurry to kiss, right? Haha!"

Mr. Liu had a wicked smile on his face. As he spoke, he tightly grasped Xu Siyao's soft little hand and pulled her towards the inner room impatiently.

Xu Siyao's cheeks were flushed red. She glanced at Mr. Liu coquettishly and said softly, "You, after so many years, are still the same as before. You haven't changed at all! Now I finally understand why even those cunning devils couldn't detect your true identity before."

After saying that, she lowered her head slightly and let Mr. Liu lead her into the inner room.

As soon as he entered the house, Mr. Liu raised his chin proudly and boasted: "That's right, if I hadn't been there, you guys would have lost your lives long ago!"

After hearing this, Xu Siyao burst out laughing, pretending to be shy, and said in a coquettish voice: "Oh, thank you brother Liu for saving my life! I have nothing now, and the only thing I can do to repay you is this body. How about I give myself to you?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly, "Hehe, if that's the case, then I'll accept it with reluctance... Try to give me a son or a daughter to repay me!"

"I gave birth to a son for you!"

"Then let's have another daughter! One as beautiful as you!"

Then, from behind the tightly closed door came some faint noises that made people blush and imagine a lot.

At the same time, Xu Damao was riding his old bicycle and rushing to No. 95, Luoguxiang.

When they were about to reach their destination, they ran into He Yuzhu who had just returned from get off work. They smiled at each other, said a simple hello, and then rode their bikes side by side, slowly heading home.

"Silly Zhu, the black fish you cooked last time, hey, it tasted really good! By the way, have you ever heard of the dish 'Squirrel Mandarin Fish'? I wonder if you can cook it?"

Xu Damao had a smug smile on his face. He had just learned the name of this new dish from Mr. Liu Erye, and now he couldn't wait to ask He Yuzhu.

"Squirrel Mandarin Fish? How could I not have heard of this dish? Of course I can make it!"

"But this is a sweet dish. People in the north are not used to eating this kind of taste."

He Yuzhu answered confidently.

Then he added: "And the key to this dish is to put a lot of effort into the knife skills."

"If you're not careful, the whole fish will be ruined! So, Damao, it's not that I don't want to show you my skills, it's just that it's too difficult!"

Xu Damao blinked and asked, "What's the matter? Don't you even want to try?"

He Yuzhu waved his hands and explained: "Oh, it's not that I don't want to try, but even if you bring the fish, I can't cook it! I don't have such a complete range of seasonings at home. Especially sugar, where can I find it!"

Hearing this, Xu Damao curled his lips and said, "Okay, okay, I won't let you do this. I bought a chicken at the market today, and you can just make me a fried chicken later."

"Once you're done, let the rain bring it to me, is that ok?" After saying that, he patted He Yuzhu's shoulder.

"Oh my! I'm almost your personal cook, Xu Damao? Don't go too far, you're always taking advantage of me!"

He Yuzhu yelled at Xu Damao in annoyance.

Xu Damao on the side responded calmly: "Hey, Shazhu, you are really a dog biting Lu Dongbin - you don't know how to appreciate a good person!"

"Look, I have a whole, plump chicken here! After you make it into fried chicken, just send me half of it. Don't you and Yu Shui have the remaining half to eat?"

He gestured as he spoke, as if it was a matter of course.

Then, Xu Damao continued to speak confidently: "This is clearly a mutually beneficial relationship between us! How come you say that I am taking advantage of you?"

"Back then, you could bring back some boxed lunches from time to time and eat with your sister."

"But later the factory didn't allow us to bring them, so we had to buy food and cook for ourselves. Isn't this just helping you save some money for marrying a wife?"

When He Yuzhu heard this, he felt that there was some truth in it, but he was not willing to give in and admit defeat easily.

So, he simply kept his head down and pedaled hard, continuing forward without saying a word, no longer wanting to pay any attention to Xu Damao's clever words.

When Xu Damao saw He Yuzhu's sad and dejected look, he couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart.

His eyes rolled, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a sly smile, and he said, "Silly Zhu, look at yourself now. Alas! Let's not talk about anything else, do you still want me to introduce you to a wife?"

"I'm younger than you, right? But I got engaged a few days ago! You've seen my girlfriend, what do you think? Isn't she pretty? She's so beautiful!"

These words were like an extremely sharp sword, piercing straight into He Yuzhu's heart, becoming the last straw that broke his inner defenses.

He Yuzhu's originally dull eyes suddenly flashed with light, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

“Bring the chicken over here!”

He Yuzhu suddenly pushed the ground with one foot to brake the bicycle, then stretched out his right hand towards Xu Damao, his tone firm and urgent.