Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao delivered the newly bought cloth to his parents' home, and reminded them again to go back to the Siheyuan tomorrow to celebrate the New Year together before returning to the Siheyuan.

As soon as he returned home, Xu Damao entered the space to find his wife.

"I'm so used to staying in there that I don't even want to go out."

"You are willing to stay in there now because you still feel it is fresh. If you were asked to stay there for several months or even half a year or a year, you would clamor to get out," said Xu Damao.

"Well, what you said makes sense. It's easy to get bored if you get used to staying in there. I'm a little hungry. What shall we eat tonight?" Lou Xiao'e had some side dishes at noon. Fortunately, she had eaten a lot of snacks in the space before, so she was able to hold on until now.

"How about we have Western food or hotpot tonight?" Xu Damao asked.

"What should I do if I want to eat both?" Lou Xiao'e touched her flat belly.

"Then let's have Western food tonight and hot pot tomorrow." Xu Damao waved his hand, and a sumptuous Western meal appeared on the table. Xu Damao exchanged all the food that was ready because he didn't want to trouble himself. Lou Xiao'e was pregnant, so Xu Damao specially exchanged grape juice.

Lou Xiao'e was indeed a lady from a capitalist family. She was very skilled in using the knife and fork, and she cut the medium-rare steak gracefully, and then put it into her mouth piece by piece with the knife and fork. However, Xu Damao's eating manners were not flattering. The knife made an unpleasant sound when cutting on the plate. He cut a steak into four pieces, put it into his mouth with a fork, and started to chew.

Lou Xiao'e on the opposite side looked at Xu Damao's eating style and chuckled. She gave her sliced ​​steak to Xu Damao, took a new one for herself, and also picked up a portion of foie gras and started eating.

"Eat slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you."

"Hey, I always feel that eating Western food is not filling enough. Who can eat such a small portion? Meat is only enjoyable when eaten in big mouthfuls." Xu Damao complained.

"Okay, there's no outsider here, you can eat whatever you like." Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at him and started eating.

Xu Damao devoured two steaks, a portion of foie gras and a serving of caviar in no time, and finally ate a lot of salad and a pizza before he felt full. After that, he just watched Lou Xiaoe eat.

There was no conversation overnight. Today was New Year's Eve. Xu Damao got up early in the morning and started to work. He first made a pot of paste and pasted the newly bought Spring Festival couplets on the door. Then he went to the cellar to get out all the ingredients he had bought before. Xu Damao originally wanted to have mutton hot pot, but the custom at this time was to stew meat at noon and cook dumplings at night. He could only wait until he and Lou Xiaoe were alone to eat it.

Lou Xiao'e was making breakfast. She added yesterday's leftover rice, eggs, bacon, diced cucumbers and other ingredients into the pan and stir-fried it. Soon the fragrant fried rice was ready.

"Da Mao, stop busying yourself and come and have dinner." Lou Xiao'e set the table and invited Xu Damao to eat.

"Here it comes." Xu Damao washed his hands and started eating. It's no wonder that since she was given the cooking skill, Lou Xiao'e's cooking skills have been improving day by day. She is worthy of being half of the Tan family's blood.

The couple had just finished their meal and had not yet had time to clean up the dishes when a tall figure opened the door and rushed in.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I'm here to see you. I missed you so much." Xu Xiaoying hugged Lou Xiao'e's neck and wouldn't let go.

"Yingzi, slow down, your sister-in-law is still pregnant!" Xu's mother's voice came from outside, and then Xu's father and mother also came in carrying things.

"Dad, Mom, please sit down. We have just finished eating. I'll go clean up the dishes." Lou Xiao'e stood up and said.

"Oh, there's no need for you to do this work. Let mom do it." Mother Xu quickly cleared the table and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Father Xu put the ingredients he was carrying into the kitchen, and then placed a box on the table. "This is the chocolate I got from the foreign trade store. I saw Mr. Lou buy it for you before, and I guess you will like it. Keep it for yourself and don't give it to Damao."

"Dad, you are so partial. I asked for it several times but you refused to give it to me. It turns out you saved it for my sister-in-law!" Xu Xiaoying said coquettishly while hugging Xu Fugui's arm.

"Didn't Dad buy you some milk candy? Your sister-in-law used to vomit frequently and couldn't eat. She got better after living at her parents' house for a while. Let her eat it as a snack when she's hungry." Xu Fugui said.

"Hey, I know, Dad. I'm just being coquettish. I really like my sister-in-law."

At this moment, Lou Xiao'e's heart was filled with warmth and touching. She had the love of her parents in her natal family, the love of her husband after she got married, the closeness of her sister-in-law, and her parents-in-law never made things difficult for her. They always took her into consideration. She was so happy in her life, she had landed in a blessed nest.

"Yingzi, let's go to the inner room and see if the clothes I bought for you fit." Lou Xiao'e took Xu Xiaoying's hand and went into the inner room. Soon, chattering sounds were heard from the room.

"Dad, come and smoke."

Xu Damao took out the Huazi cigarettes he had exchanged for from this world. It was time to smoke some good cigarettes during the New Year.

"Wow, nice cigarettes, where did you get them?"

"I stole a cigarette from Deputy Director Li and there are still a lot left. I'll give it all to you if you want. I'm still not used to these cigarettes." Xu Damao took out a lighter and lit a cigarette. Just as he was about to put it back, he was stopped by Xu Fugui.

"Wait, I forgot to bring a lighter." Xu Fugui stared at the Zippo lighter in Xu Damao's hand.

My dad is so blatant that he doesn't even want to find a good excuse! Looking at my dad's expression, I know that he has set his eyes on my lighter, so I can only hand it over helplessly.

Sure enough, after Xu Fugui lit the cigarette, he put the lighter into his pocket very naturally, without blushing or beating his heart, and his whole move was smooth.

Xu Damao shook his head helplessly, stood up and walked to the north room, took out a few boxes from the drawer and walked back, turning on the TV.

"Dad, I have new ones here, you can take them, but you have to return the one I used to use."

Xu Fugui opened the box and found that it was full of brand new lighters. He didn't hesitate to put them all into the cloth bag that had previously contained the chocolates.

"I'm giving this back to you. You're still being stingy with your father."

Xu Damao took it but was speechless to his father. I gave you several and you still say I am stingy.

Xu Fugui took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Your sister will be in her third year of high school after the New Year, and her schedule will be tight. I plan to buy her a bicycle so that she can go home more easily."

"If you want to buy it, just buy it. Didn't I take a lot of bills last time?"

"After all, it was given by you and not mine, so I had to tell you!" Xu Fugui glared at his son, and the father and son's identical mustaches twitched up and down.

"Dad, just use them. I don't need them. If you need money, just tell me. I've received a lot of rewards, and I should get another one after the New Year."

The father and son chatted with each other, while Xu's mother continued to prepare lunch in the kitchen.