Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

After sending the sleepy Lou Xiao'e home to rest, Xu Damao returned to the publicity department of the steel rolling mill.

As it was still early, there were not many people in the factory, so Xu Damao started chatting with the people from the security department.

"Da Mao, have you heard? A spy was caught in the factory yesterday. I didn't expect that this guy looked honest and upright, but he actually did a lot of things in secret in the past."

A big brother from the security department was chatting casually with Xu Damao.

"Brother, please stop talking. Do you think I can listen to this? Let's just chat casually. Don't talk about those sensitive topics..."

"Da Mao, you are too cautious. It's actually nothing. It's not as easy to catch spies now as it was a few years ago. This person also did some things for the Kuomintang before. With the current policy, the punishment is probably not serious."

"Brother, I'm leaving now. You guys can chat slowly..."

"Hahaha."

Seeing Xu Damao riding away quickly on his bike, the two men from the security department burst into laughter.

……

"Da Mao, why are you here so early today?"

"I didn't get up early, and I couldn't sleep. Now that I'm here, I feel a little sleepy."

"It's no good being sleepy now. It's time to go to work."

"That's not it, come and smoke."

"By the way, this is where you are going today. If you go there early, you can get some sleep in the afternoon."

The latter sentence was spoken in a low voice.

"Hey, that's impossible. You have to do your best at work."

Xu Damao gave everyone a look that everyone understood, and laughed.

"Haha, you are a good boy who doesn't hold back on gossip. Come on, since you're here so early, let's go first."

Xu Damao installed the projection equipment, compared it with the map, and rode away directly...

……

Half a month later, after Xu Damao got off work, he was too lazy to cook, so he bought some food on the way home.

Cold shredded ear, cold preserved egg, and boiled mutton. Wrap it up and put it in your pocket.

When I returned to the courtyard, I happened to meet Yan Bugui watering the flowers.

"Da Mao is back!"

"Yeah! Uncle is watering the flowers."

"Yes, it's like watering the roots of flowers and making friends with people."

"Oh, Teacher Yan is indeed a teacher. His way of speaking is different from us ordinary people."

"Hey, that's it, it's just that I read too many books. As the saying goes, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles..."

"Teacher Yan, just speak frankly..."

Seeing that Yan Bugui was trying to climb up the ladder, Xu Damao looked impatient.

If I give you two colors, you'd really open a dyeing factory...

"Da Mao, I'll come to your place tonight and bring some things with me."

Putting the basin on the ground, Yan Bugui looked around and walked to Xu Damao with a mysterious look.

"Teacher Yan, please don't act so mysterious. If someone finds us, they might think we are an enemy spy meeting."

"What enemy spy? Don't talk nonsense. I just don't want others to know."

"Okay, what time will Teacher Yan come over tonight?"

"Not necessarily. I'll go over there when no one is in the yard."

"Teacher Yan, everyone in this compound knows about our relationship. What's the problem with you going to my house in front of everyone in the compound?"

"Da Mao, you don't understand this, right? The more this happens, the more I have to avoid suspicion. After all, I am the head of the compound. If I get too close to a certain family, people will gossip about me."

"Haha, Teacher Yan sees it clearly, but that uncle is not as conscious as Teacher Yan. He favors the Jia family in every way. Look, Jia Dongxu gave birth to a son, but he treated him like a grandson, buying delicious food for him every few days."

"Hehe, everyone in the courtyard knows what your uncle is thinking. It has long been spread by the old ladies who often bask in the sun at the door. Isn't it just that he wants his apprentice to live in retirement? The neighboring courtyards all know about it..."

"That's right. Others are disciples showing filial piety to their masters, but Jia Dongxu is different. His master buys some things and sends them to Jia's house every now and then, under the pretext of letting his disciple's wife produce more milk."

"And last time I had a conflict with Jia Zhang, this old man kept trying to stop me. Even when Jia Zhang grabbed me, he held me tightly and refused to let go. Humph! I know exactly what he was thinking. He just wanted Jia Zhang to scratch my face because I'm pretty!"

"I'm on a blind date!"

Xu Damao acted indignant.

Yan Bugui: "..."

"Alright, alright, calm down, calm down. Your uncle's family is not easy either, and the couple doesn't have any children. It's understandable that they want to find someone to take care of them in their old age..."

Yan Bugui added fuel to the fire.

"Deserve it!"

Xu Damao was pushing the cart and was about to leave when he was stopped by Yan Bugui.

"Teacher Yan, is there anything else?"

"Well, it's nothing. The Jia family just had a new son, and his baby is almost one month old. Damao, please think about how much the gift money should be..."

"Teacher Yan, you can do whatever you want. It has nothing to do with me anyway. I won't give a penny. Besides, with how stingy their family is, they can't serve any good food!"

"But Mr. Yan, you can go and discuss this matter with He Yuzhu, hehe."

"Him? Forget it. This guy looks like he has never seen a woman before. When Qin Huairu first got married, this guy was staring at her!"

This silly Zhu always agrees to Qin Huairu's requests. Don't be fooled by his simple and honest appearance, he is not very honest in his heart. "

"Oh, Teacher Yan is indeed the head of the academy. He has a keen eye and you can see it."

"Hehe, that's not the case. I still have the task of guarding against enemy spies. If I can't detect such a small thing, how can I guard against more cunning enemy spies?"

"That's right. Teacher Yan has walked more bridges than that idiot Zhu has walked. I don't think this guy looks stupid or serious."

"Alright, the Jia family's full moon banquet has nothing to do with me. I'm already giving face to the master by not causing trouble for the Jia family! Let's go!"

"Hey, I'll come find you tonight."

"Then I will be waiting for you, Uncle Third!"

Xu Damao pushed the cart towards the backyard.

……

"Da Mao is back."

Qin Huairu, who was washing clothes, greeted Xu Damao who was coming over.

"Well, is Sister-in-law Jia doing the laundry?"

"Yes, it was my mother-in-law who was wrong a few days ago. I apologize to you on her behalf. We live in the same compound, and we see each other every day..."

"Sister-in-law Jia, this is your fault. You did nothing wrong, so why should you apologize on her behalf? If she really wanted to apologize, she should come here in person, right?"

"She is my elder after all, I can't afford to lose face..."

"She is your elder, not mine. Sister-in-law of the Jia family, I advise you not to meddle in so many things."

Xu Damao's eyes became sharp, and Qin Huairu was so scared that she shrank back, looking frightened.

It happened to be discovered by Sha Zhu who was secretly looking over here.