Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

"Ah?! I...I didn't, I didn't, sister-in-law, please don't talk nonsense." He Yushui denied in panic.

Lou Xiao'e looked as if she understood everything, and she was almost waving a goose feather fan in her hand.

"Well, if you like him, then so be it. My sister-in-law can see it. This Xu Damao is a born playboy. He loved to flirt with other girls before we got married, and he was not honest after we got married." Lou Xiao'e pretended to complain. Before the marriage, Lou's father did investigate Xu Damao, but seeing that he had broken up with his previous girlfriends, he didn't say much.

He Yushui was still young and inexperienced. When she heard this, she burst into tears. "Sister-in-law, this has nothing to do with Damao. There is nothing wrong with us. Please don't blame Damao. It has always been my one-sided wish. I will never come again. Please don't be angry, okay?"

After saying this, He Yushui stood up and wanted to leave.

Lou Xiao'e was quick to act. She grabbed He Yushui's hand and pulled her back to the sofa. She put her arm around the thin Yushui and said, "Sister-in-law is just teasing you. If you really blamed you, you wouldn't say it. You are still young and don't understand many things. You may mistake his concern and admiration for you as love. Let me put it this way. I don't have to force you to stay away from him. If you still like him after graduation, I will help you. If you don't like him by then, just pretend that I didn't say anything today and find a good family to marry."

"Sister-in-law, you are so good to me. I always treat you as my own sister-in-law. I have never thought of stealing your man. I will be satisfied as long as I can see Brother Damao from time to time." He Yushui threw herself into Lou Xiao'e's arms and cried.

"Alright, alright, let's stop crying. We are all grown-up girls now. I will punish him when he comes back. Why bother messing with a little girl for no reason?"

Here, Xu Damao rode his bike to the trust store again, but this time there were a lot of things, so he went in to call people first.

"Sister Xuan, Sister Xuan, I'm here to see you. Come over and help me get my things." Xu Damao shouted as he entered the door.

"Hey, who is calling me? Oh, it's Brother Damao. Why did you think of coming to see me today?" Zhao Xuan said as he walked.

"The New Year is coming soon, so I'll send you some New Year's goods. But there's a lot of things, so you have to help me get them." Xu Damao said with a smile.

"Oh, okay, why are you so polite? Come to our house for dinner during the New Year, you can't not come. Our home is in Baoguang Hutong, Dongzhimen, you will know when you get there." Zhao Xuan said while carrying things.

Xu Damao also walked in with his things, and after putting them away, he said, "The two copies are the same, just ask Brother Xu to take one later."

"Okay, just leave it here for now. It won't get lost. Do you want to buy some good stuff this time?" Zhao Xuan asked.

"Yes, Sister Xuan, let's find some old things and get some good stuff from Brother Xu, hehe." Xu Damao smiled happily. He remembered the lighter he had been using before, but the roller broke recently and it was useless. Instead, he exchanged it for a few new ones.

"Okay, go quickly, Lao Xu should be in the office."

"Okay, sister, I'll leave first." Xu Damao said goodbye and walked into Xu Weiguo's office with his briefcase in hand as if he was familiar with the place.

"Brother Xu, I'm here to see you."

Hearing this voice, Xu Weiguo put the pen in his hand back into the drawer as a conditioned reflex. In the previous few times when he had dinner with Xu Damao, he had taken away many small items from him, including pens, lighters, and small toys. It had become a conditioned reflex. Of course, Xu Damao had also given him many good things, but he just felt a little unhappy.

"Da Mao, why are you here? Isn't today a workday?"

"I have made some contributions. Seeing my hard work, my leader approved a few days of leave for me. I came here today to give you some New Year's goods in advance and to wish you a happy new year." Xu Damao said in a somewhat obscene manner.

"Are you trying to take my things again?" Xu Weiguo asked with some disbelief.

"How could that be possible? Am I that kind of person? I came to give you something. It's right there at Sister Zhao's counter. There are two copies. Remember to take one when you go home." Xu Damao took out the broken lighter and handed it to Xu Weiguo. "Here, your lighter! I'll give it back to you when I'm done playing with it."

"Oh, this is really the sun rising from the west, the stuff in your mouth can be spit out." Xu Weiguo was very happy playing with the lighter that he had lost and found. His hand started to itch as soon as he touched the lighter, and he took out a cigarette and was about to light it.

"You don't want to give the guests one? That's not the right way to treat guests."

"Just smoke your own, so you don't have to take mine away."

"Oh my god, where's the wheel on my lighter?"

Xu Damao was grinning from ear to ear, just like a young widow who had just received a box lunch, but he didn't say who she was.

"Come on, use this. It's authentically imported from the United States, and it even has diamonds!" Xu Damao took out a brand new Zippo brass lighter inlaid with zircon. When the lid was opened, there was a colorful light flashing through the zircon. In modern times, it would cost dozens of dollars each.

Xu Weiguo took the cigarette and lit it. It made a pleasant sound. Then he carefully looked at the lighter in his hand and said, "Oh, it's really a diamond. If my brother wasn't in this business, I wouldn't recognize it." Then he happily put it in his pocket and said, "It belongs to me. I finally saw a valuable item. Consider it as a gift to my brother."

"Oh, yes, yes, you are right. Is there anything good recently?"

"Yes, I left them all for you. Let's go and take a look." Xu Weiguo took a bunch of keys from the drawer and walked in front with a step that didn't care about anyone. It was the spring breeze, and he was so proud that he could see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.

Xu Damao followed closely behind, but he was laughing in his heart, "Hey, I wonder what your expression will be when you find out this thing is not a diamond. Will you still be able to laugh? Then give him the pure gold one. After all, Brother Xu is very good to me." Xu Damao looked at the rows of lighters in the space and stopped talking.

The two men arrived at a place where they had lived for four months. They first greeted the security guard at the door before opening the door.

"Just look around. The things in the several warehouses in this yard were selected according to your requirements and placed here specially. I just don't know if you can eat them." Xu Weiguo said. These things were specially picked out by the master craftsman in the store who was responsible for collecting and appraising the things.

"Don't worry, my energy is beyond your imagination. There is nothing in this world that I can't consume!" Xu Damao said in a very childish way. There are too many restrictions and constraints in this film and television world. He can only let himself go when he is with real friends.

Xu Damao followed the old rules and scanned and authenticated the items. Suddenly, a large number of entries and subtitles popped up in front of him. Most of these items were rare treasures or above, and only a few were genuine items of low value.

Xu Damao waved his hand and said generously: "I want them all, Brother Xu, just name a price!"

"You want them all? There are several thousand pieces, much more than last time." Xu Weiguo said in surprise.

"I want them all. I have money in my bag. We can make the deal when we get back. But the items are different from last time. They have to be delivered during the day. But the address is still the same. Sister Xuan knows it." Xu Damao said.

"Okay, brother, let's be fair. The estimated value of these things is 3,680 yuan, and you only need to pay 3,500 yuan. I will take you to go through the formalities now. You have helped me a lot. I will be promoted and make a fortune in the future." Xu Weiguo said happily. It cost a lot of money to buy these things, but unless you find something you like, it is very cheap and someone will buy it. The store's working capital is also getting less and less, so this can relieve a lot of pressure.