Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao glanced at his father and said, "Dad, I'll go call the kids. Go get two bottles of wine and we'll drink later."

"Okay, you just keep thinking about drinking. You drank up all the Xifeng before. The current one was brought by me through someone. You have to make up for it for me." Father Xu said.

"Isn't it okay for me to make up for it?" Xu Damao said and went to the backyard to greet the children.

The main house in the front yard.

The family of eight just filled up the table. The youngest, Xu Liya, sat between her parents, eating her meal happily with a spoon. She just needed her parents' help to pick up dishes from time to time. The two older ones could already eat with chopsticks by themselves, which made them less of a worry.

Mother Xu looked at her son, her two daughters-in-law, and her precious grandchildren, and felt that her life was complete. She had received the bracelet from Father Xu and planned to give it to Yu Shui after dinner.

The father and son had already started drinking. Xu Damao was still drinking Xifeng as usual, but Xu's father got a little drunk as he drank, and started talking more.

It was said that he had no great ambitions in his life, being just a projectionist in a movie theater, but who would have thought that he would give birth to a son who became a factory director. He also became a relative of the famous Lou Bancheng and the police chief, and his life was worth it.

Xu's mother knew that the old man was still upset about not becoming the deputy manager of the cinema, and he didn't even look at his own educational background.

"Don't pay attention to him. Your father is just a little unhappy about not becoming the deputy manager, so he talks drunkenly when he drinks too much." said Xu's mother.

"Why am I drunk? Am I just not well educated? How many people could go to school at that time?" Father Xu said to himself.

"Dad, why are you angry about such a small thing? Just take good care of yourself. When the policy allows, I will build ten cinemas for you and let you be the chairman!" Xu Damao said.

"What is chairman? Is it the same as my in-laws?"

"Almost. He's in charge of the manager!"

"Come on. Let's have another one. Then we have a deal. I'll be waiting." Father Xu raised his glass and drank another one, then leaned back in his chair and fell into a daze.

"I'll help my dad go back to the house to rest." Xu Damao said as he carried Xu's father and walked into the house.

"Grandma, is Grandpa drunk?"

"Yes! Grandpa can't drink but he still insists on being strong."

"Then why isn't my dad drunk?"

"Your dad is a heavy drinker. No one can make him drunk, unless he wants to be drunk himself." Lou Xiao'e said, touching her eldest daughter's hair.

"Oh, drinking is not good. It makes your body smell bad. I don't like it." Xu Liwei said.

"Xiaowei, you are a girl, just drink soda." He Yushui opened a bottle of soda and handed it to her.

"Thank you godmother!"

Soon, the three children were full. The two older ones went to play in the yard, and the younger one was taken away by Lou Xiaoe and coaxed to sleep.

After Xu's mother and Yu Shui simply tidied up the table, they took Yu Shui's hand and went into the west room.

"Yushui, I have watched you grow up and know that you are a good girl. I also know the hardships you suffered when you were a child. Since you and Damao are destined to be together, I will not stop you. This is an heirloom bracelet in our family, passed down from daughters to daughters, not sons. Xiao'e and Yingzi each have one, and now I will give you one too."

Xu's mother brought up the same excuse again and immediately took out a bracelet and put it on Yu Shui's snow-white wrist.

The heavy weight in Yu Shui's heart finally fell to the ground. She had heard from Sister Xiao'e before that the Xu family had two ancestral jade bracelets, one of which was with Lou Xiao'e and the other was given to her married sister-in-law.

She knew in her heart that this bracelet was probably not an heirloom, but it didn't matter. What mattered was that it was given to her by her future mother-in-law. Her brother Damao had given her many valuable jewellery. This bracelet didn't matter whether it was valuable or not, it represented the recognition of her in-laws.

Yu Shui's eyes were red with emotion, and she immediately threw herself into Xu's mother's arms. Xu's mother also patted Yu Shui's back and comforted her, "Yu Shui, why are you crying? After your sister Xiao'e leaves, we will pick a day to arrange your relationship with Damao. I have decided on you as my daughter-in-law, but don't rush it. You have to spare some time, otherwise people will gossip."

"Yes! I will listen to you!"

"Okay, let's have a good conversation."

The two of them started chatting immediately.

Seeing that there was nothing for Xu Damao to do, he rode out on his bicycle and soon arrived at the yard where Lou San was.

People like Lou Saner are very powerful now. Since the price of food in their black market is relatively low and their reputation is very good, even people from other remote areas come here to trade, making it almost impossible for other black markets to operate.

Later, other black market controllers joined forces to cause trouble for Lou San and his group, but they were killed by Xu Long and Xu Hu, so Lou San and his group controlled five relatively large black markets. Now the monthly income is not small, which not only accumulates a lot of funds for Xu Damao, but also collects a large number of antiques and gold for him.

Xu Damao has already reported the problem of the black market to his superiors. The superiors have instructed that whoever opens it should do so. It would be better to let you do it. We can't let the people starve to death, right?

As soon as Xu Damao entered the courtyard, he saw a group of boys practicing boxing in unison under the guidance of Liu Guangfu. Training in the coldest days of summer and the hottest days of winter is not just talk.

"You are a half-baked guy yourself, and you still have the nerve to teach others how to practice boxing?" Xu Damao said with a smile.

"Brother Damao, why are you here? You know that my third brother and the others have a reversed day and night schedule. They come back before dawn and go to rest after dinner. They asked me to take care of these kids. Besides, my level is pretty good. Ordinary three or five people are no match for me!" Liu Guangfu said proudly.

Liu Guangfu was not bragging. Although he started practicing martial arts late, he had some talent and was willing to work hard. He had made some achievements in the past few years. He learned Bajiquan, the fastest-acting martial art. Three or five ordinary people were no match for him.

"Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'm going to discuss something with your third brother." Xu Damao patted Liu Guangfu's shoulder and said.

Xu Damao walked into Lou San's room and knocked on the door, and soon there was noise from inside.

"Who is it? Come in."

Xu Damao walked in. "You just woke up, right? Come and have a cigarette to refresh yourself."

"Son-in-law, you are here. What's the matter?" Lou San was only wearing a small vest, revealing his muscular body.

"My wife wants to take the children to Hong Kong this year. I want brothers Xu Long and Xu Hu to send someone to escort them, and I also want you to arrange a few people to go together so that we can take care of them on the way." Xu Damao said.

When Lou San heard that it was about his young lady, he immediately became concerned. He thought for a while and said, "Then I will arrange for people from the two families who are more familiar with the young lady to go with her. I heard that Hong Kong is more chaotic, and we will need manpower when we get there."

Xu Damao nodded. He had a lot of people over there, but they were all men who loved fighting and killing. It was definitely not suitable for them to take care of their daily meals and daily life. It would be far more convenient to bring some people who knew him well than to recruit new people.

"Okay, you arrange the staff first, and I'll let you know in advance when I'm leaving. Besides, my father-in-law also has a lot of staff, so we can take care of each other."

The two of them discussed some things at the same time, and it was not until around three o'clock in the afternoon that Damao said goodbye and left.