Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

When Xu Damao was pushing his cart past the middle courtyard, he heard Sha Zhu's angry roar coming from his house, and Yi Zhonghai was constantly coaxing Sha Zhu. Since the last time He Daqing sent money, the relationship between the two had been strained.

After Yi Zhonghai was released, he has been trying to restore his relationship with Sha Zhu. He still needs Sha Zhu to take care of him in his old age! But Sha Zhu is a stubborn person. The last time he agreed to write a letter of apology, it was mainly because of the care of Aunt Yuan Yi for many years. When his father ran away with the money, he was too young to take over the job, so he could only pick up garbage with his sister Yu Shui to make a living. Sha Zhu gets angry when he thinks about it.

The two of them argued for a while, and seeing that Sha Zhu refused to listen, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to go home first. After all, he still had his apprentice Jia Dongxu to take care of him in his old age, so he could only take his time with Sha Zhu as a backup.

Xu Damao was too lazy to pay attention to their trivial matters. After returning home, he suddenly felt that the house was a little deserted. His wife was still at her parents' home, and he slept in the factory last night. There was no fire at home all day, so the only difference was that the wind inside the house was not as strong as outside.

Xu Damao was too tired to light a fire and cook. He parked the car and went straight into the space. After taking a shower, he took out the pig head and peanuts that he got as a sign-in reward from the space, opened a bottle of Xifeng, and drank it happily.

Xu Damao was a little drunk after finishing a bottle of wine, and went straight back to his room and lay down on the bed to sleep. The next day, Xu Damao slept until almost ten o'clock before waking up. He took care of his personal hygiene in the space, and had a few bites of food. Xu Damao left the space and rode his bicycle straight to Xu Damao's father's compound.

"Dad, Mom, I'm here." Xu Damao pushed the door open and locked it behind him.

Hearing this, Father Xu came out from the inner room. He was on the night shift today and had to go to work after lunch. "Da Mao, why are you here at this time? Aren't you going to work?"

"Dad, where is my mother?"

"Your mother went to buy groceries."

Xu Damao walked into the house and sat down, then recounted everything that had happened in the past two days. However, he made some deletions and only said that he was just there to lead the way and there was no danger. He also said that he might get a promotion this time.

Father Xu was relieved to see that Xu Damao was not injured. However, he still scolded him: "Next time, even if you have made a great contribution, don't take risks. You are my only son, and your wife is pregnant. If something happens to you, how will we live?"

"Okay, Dad, I've got it. I got a lot of good stuff this time. Can you guess what it is?"

Father Xu looked at Xu Damao carefully, and his eyes fell on the briefcase on the table. "It's so small, could it be a bill?"

"Not entirely correct, but I have the receipt. Any other guesses?"

"Pa." Father Xu slapped Xu Damao on the back of his head. "You little bastard, if you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have something to say, fart quickly. You are trying to keep me in suspense."

"Hey, just hold it." Xu Damao reached into his briefcase and took out a bunch of bills. He took out a red cloth bag, and when he opened it, there were ten yellow croakers and some jewelry. He took out a pile of money and placed it on the table.

"Dad, this is the treasure hidden in the landlord's house that I talked about last time. I exchanged some small yellow croakers for money on the black market. There are many people in the courtyard, and you know what they are like. It's better for you to keep it with me."

Xu Fugui thought about the nature of the people in the compound and nodded, "Okay, then dad will help you collect it first."

"No need, just hide the yellow croaker and the jewelry so that no one can find them, and you can use the rest. These tickets were awarded to me by Deputy Director Li and other leaders. I can't use them all and they are about to expire. You should use them quickly."

After hearing what his son said, Xu Fugui nodded and hid the thing. This thing could not be put in the open.

"Dad, I'll eat at home in a while, and then I'll go see Ezi. This time the factory has granted me several days of leave, which is combined with the annual leave. I'll have time in the future, and I plan to pick Ezi up tomorrow. It's not convenient for Ezi to be sick during the New Year, so you two can come to my house together."

"Okay, we'll go there directly when the time comes, so that your wife won't have to run around and get a miscarriage. That thing in there is the lifeblood of our Xu family," said Xu Fugui.

While the father and son were talking, Xu's mother came back from shopping and was very happy to see Xu Damao. The three of them chatted for a while, and Xu's mother looked at the time and went to cook.

After lunch, Xu Damao rode his bike to Lou's house. When Lou Xiao'e saw him coming, she quickly stood up to greet him.

"Da Mao, you haven't been here for a few days."

Xu Damao was speechless. How could it be several days since he hadn't been here for just two days? However, he did not argue. "From today on, I don't have to go to work until the second day of the Chinese New Year. I will accompany you every day from now on. Are you satisfied now?" Xu Damao tapped Lou Xiao'e's upturned little nose.

Lou Xiao'e wrinkled her nose cutely and asked, "Why are you given a day off so early?"

Xu Damao downplayed what had happened in the past two days, of course skipping over some of the dangerous plots, but even so, Lou Xiao'e was still worried.

"Da Mao, you can't take risks like this again. If something happens to you, how will I and the children survive?"

"Okay, okay, I promise I won't do it again next time, okay? How have you been feeling these days? Is the reaction still severe?"

"I've gotten much better in the past few days. Now I want to eat meat every day. I've gained a lot of weight."

"Well, as long as she can eat it, it's good. Now is the time when the baby is growing and needs nutrition. But the doctor also said that she should move around properly, otherwise the baby will be too big and it will be difficult to give birth."

"But it's too cold outside. I'll go as long as you accompany me," Lou Xiao'e said coquettishly.

"Okay, I'll go for a walk with you from now on. But you sit down first, I'll listen to see if the baby is moving." Xu Damao put his ear to Lou Xiao'e's snow-white belly.

"Oh, the child kicked me!" Xu Damao shouted deliberately.

"Go away, the baby isn't even born yet, why would it kick you? You're almost going to be a father, but you're still not doing anything proper!" Lou Xiao'e said coquettishly.

"Come back with me tomorrow. I'm free to take care of you now, and I also have to buy New Year's goods." Xu Damao said.

"Well, let's go back together tomorrow." Lou Xiao'e thought about it and it was true. Now that she is married, it would be inappropriate to spend the New Year at her parents' home.

The couple was in love for a long time. Lou's mother came down from upstairs and retreated after seeing them. She kept muttering, "Young people nowadays are so shameless. When I married Old Lou, they were not like this. Who did she take after? Could it be that when Old Lou married the first lady... No, I have to teach him a lesson tonight!"

In the evening, Lou Zhenhua came back on time. He went to discuss some things with some old friends. Two families also intended to go to Hong Kong, and he planned to go together so that they could take care of each other on the way.