Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Let’s not talk about Xu Damao’s family’s life in Hong Kong for now, and let’s turn our attention back to Xu Long from Beijing.

Xu Long went to get off work and came home from work as usual these days, and handled various tasks with ease. In the blink of an eye, it was Sunday, and Xu Long began his performance.

After breakfast, Xu Long pushed the cart out of the yard and happened to meet an old man and an old man who were playing chess at the entrance of the alley.

"Da Mao, what are you doing so early in the morning? Why don't you stay home and rest for a while on Sunday?" Yan Bugui asked.

"It's nothing. I just went to pick up Xiao'e and the children. They have been staying at my mother's house for several days." Xu Long replied.

"Well, it's time to bring her back. What's the point of her always living at her parents' house? Besides, there's no one left in her parents' home here." Liu Haizhong said.

"Uncle, Uncle, I'm leaving now. We can talk again when I come back!"

"Go ahead, go ahead, come back in the evening and have a drink with me."

Xu Long rode his bike slowly to Lou's house, then lit a cigarette, walked into the living room and picked up the letter that Lou Xiao'e had left behind.

The main content of the letter was that she missed her parents very much and that she had taken her children to Hong Kong when they were still young. She asked Xu Damao to forgive her for leaving without saying goodbye and asked him to find a good girl and live a good life in the future.

Xu Damao put the things into the briefcase he was carrying and left the Lou family's small Western-style building and went straight to the Jiaodaokou Police Station.

Office of the deputy director of the police station.

"Deputy Director Chen, I want to report a case! My wife ran away!" Xu Long slammed the letter left by Lou Xiao'e on his brother-in-law's desk.

"No, brother, my sister-in-law ran away? Don't make such a joke!" Chen Guangze said in surprise. The relationship between the elder brother-in-law and his sister-in-law has always been very good, otherwise they wouldn't have given birth to three children in succession. Some time ago, Yingzi heard that his sister-in-law was pregnant again, so why would his sister-in-law leave for no reason?

"Look at this letter. Not only did your sister-in-law run away, but she also took several children away! It really pissed me off!" Xu Long said angrily, and while he was angry he took out a cigarette from the cigarette box on the table, lit it up and took a deep puff.

Chen Guangze picked up the letter and began to read it. The more he read, the deeper his frown deepened.

"My sister-in-law, are you serious? Did you have a fight?"

"No, we went home together for dinner on National Day, and then she said she missed home and wanted to take the kids over to stay for a few days, so I agreed. But when I went to pick her up this morning, I didn't see her. There was this letter on the table in the living room, and the car in the garage was gone."

"Hiss, the car isn't at home. My sister-in-law must have driven away. I'll call my dad and ask him to help check the situation of ships docked in Tianjin. He has an old comrade-in-arms working in the local party committee there."

"Okay, I'll go down and file a case and go through the process, but I must find your sister-in-law and children!" Xu Long said anxiously.

"Okay, after I finish the call, I will discuss with the director to see what to do!" Chen Guangze was also very concerned about his brother-in-law's affairs.

"Well, I'll go file the case first." After Xu Long finished speaking, he took the letter and walked out of the office. He found the public security comrade who was in charge of the case filing and began to go through the relevant procedures for filing the case.

After finishing all this, Xu Long rode his bike back to the courtyard, and by chance he was seen by his second uncle Yan Bugui who was fiddling with chrysanthemums. Yan Bugui's flowers and plants are also quite up-to-date. Seeing that the weather is getting colder, he replaced all the orchids and other plants he had planted before, and bought a few pots of chrysanthemums and plum blossoms.

"Hey, Damao, you went to pick up your wife and children, why did you come back alone?"

"Second Uncle, please don't mention it. My wife has left with the child and is going to Hong Kong to find her father!" Xu Long said dejectedly.

"Ah? Xiao'e wouldn't do such a thing, would she? Hasn't your relationship always been good?"

"Who knows? We haven't had a fight in a long time. Maybe she missed her parents. Anyway, she left with the child quite suddenly."

"Hey, Damao, you should be more open-minded. If you want to drink, come to your second uncle. I will definitely not be vague." Yan Bugui said.

"Okay, I've already reported the case to the police station. It would be great if we can find it back. Let's not talk about it anymore. I'm going to go back and have a rest." After Xu Long finished speaking, he pushed the cart back to his home in the backyard.

It didn't take long for the news that Xu Damao's wife Lou Xiao'e had run away with their three children to spread throughout the courtyard, and various versions of the story quickly spread outside. However, this was exactly what Xu Long wanted, otherwise he wouldn't have said so much to Yan Bugui.

Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu almost clapped their hands when they heard the news. Xu Damao's family was the only one in the courtyard who had a good life. He had a smooth career, a beautiful and wealthy wife, and three children. But this damn Xu Damao never helped them.

Now, retribution has come. Not only did his wife run away, but she also took away their three children. Now Xu Damao is not only a family without a son, but also a widower. He is so old, and he is a second marriage. No good girl would be willing to marry him. He will be a bachelor for the rest of his life!

The next morning when Xu Long went to work, almost everyone he knew and didn't know was talking about this matter, and some people with good connections came to ask if it was true or not. After all, this matter was too strange. The couple was living well, and suddenly they ran away with their child.

The news spread more and more widely, and finally even Li Huaide came personally to comfort Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, you can't be discouraged from now on, you must be more open-minded. It's a pity for the children that she's gone. I'll find you a younger and prettier one when I have time. Besides, there are a lot of single pretty girls in your publicity department, maybe one of them secretly likes you?"

"Brother Li, I'm really fine. It will definitely not affect my work." Xu Long said calmly.

But the more he said this, the more worried Li Huaide became. "How about this, I'll give you three days off, you can go back and have a good rest and take care of some things. Because of the previous background issues of your wife's family, and Director Lou and others are also in Hong Kong, someone may come to you to find out some information."

"Okay, then Brother Li, I will listen to you and rest for a few days." Xu Long said with some gratitude.

"That's right. You don't have to come tomorrow after get off work today. We'll have a good drink when you come back." Li Huaide patted Xu Damao on the shoulder and said.

"Okay, you can get drunk with me then."

"Haha, a little drunkenness can help you forget your worries. I'll go back to work now."

After hearing the news that Xu Damao's wife ran away with the child, someone in the publicity department had some ideas. This person was Yu Haitang. She had deliberately approached Xu Damao before, but was rejected. This time the opportunity came to her.

Even though Xu Damao was a second marriage and older than herself, after being transformed by various elixirs, Xu Damao was still very attractive. The most important thing was that Xu Damao's position was high enough. If she became the deputy director's wife, who in the factory would not look up to her?

However, the current news is still uncertain. It seems that I need to visit my sister and good classmate Yu Shui recently.