Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

This was not the first time that Ran Qiuye and Yan Bugui had teamed up. She knew that he and Banggeng lived in the same courtyard, and that the old lady in the Jia family was very difficult to deal with. So, when she arrived, she went to find Yan Bugui first. If the two of them went together, the old lady might be more restrained.

She had already visited quite a few families this morning. She had two main tasks. One was to collect the tuition fees owed by some children. After all, the semester was about to end and the school was pressing for payment.

The second is to talk about the children’s performance in school and do some ideological work for the parents so that the children can continue to go to school next year and not lose too many children.

Yan Bugui was very happy when he saw Ran Qiuye coming. He really wanted this colleague to be his daughter-in-law. The second child came back from a car trip this morning. He happened to be resting at home today and tomorrow. He was sleeping soundly in the inner room.

"Xiao Ran, you see, we have been working together for several years, and it's rare for you to come to my house. Don't leave tonight and have a simple meal at home. I'll ask my wife to buy some meat and vegetables."

"Teacher Yan, this is not a good idea. Are you disturbing me? Besides, I have several families to visit." Ran Qiuye said.

After Ran Qiuye came to the Yan family, she also remembered the second son of Teacher Yan that she saw last time. Yan Bugui said that he seemed to have been discharged from the army and was now a driver in the steel mill. She might be able to see him at night! She was not young anymore, and her family was urging her to get married.

"Don't bother me, don't bother me. What's wrong with colleagues having a simple meal at home? Old woman, go buy some groceries quickly. I'll accompany Xiao Ran to Jia's house first."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Yang Ruihua agreed and went to the inner room to get the money and tickets.

"Okay then. I'll trouble Teacher Yan tonight." Ran Qiuye said a little embarrassedly.

"Let's go to the Jia family first. The old woman in the Jia family is not easy to deal with." After Yan Bugui said this, he led the way, and Ran Qiuye followed behind pushing the cart.

"Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, are you at home?"

"Who is it? You won't even let me take a break in the middle of the day. Come in." Jia Zhang's voice came from inside.

Let’s not talk about how the Jia family quarreled with Ran Qiuye. In the backyard, Xu Damao was discussing the marriage and some arrangements with Yu Shui.

Xu Damao frankly told Feng Hou that he didn't want to waste time in China, but wanted to develop in Hong Kong.

Yu Shui means that she will follow you wherever you go. Anyway, her brother is married and her father has started a family, so she doesn't need to worry about them. Besides, they will come back in the future.

Xu Damao's house was renovated five years ago. It is still relatively new and does not need to be renovated, but the furniture needs to be replaced. Most of the furniture nowadays is antique. It would be a pity if it was destroyed by the wind.

Since Xu Damao became the director, he has been qualified to live in a tube-shaped building, but Xu Damao didn't like tube-shaped buildings and he always declined.

It was already January 9, 1966, and the 21st was New Year's Day. So Xu Damao planned to get married on the 14th, the day of the Little New Year, so that the two of them could celebrate the New Year together.

Yushui had no objection to the wedding date and readily agreed. Time was a bit tight, so the two discussed some details, measured the dimensions, and set out together to find the carpenter who had done the previous renovation.

When Master Zhao heard that there was a job coming to him, he readily agreed and said that he had ready-made wood and guaranteed that the job could be completed and delivered within three days.

The two then went to the supply and marketing cooperative on the street to buy wedding candies, melon seeds, peanuts and some daily necessities.

When the two of them took candies and melon seeds and distributed them to everyone in the courtyard, it really shocked everyone. No one expected that Xu Damao could actually get together with the girl Yu Shui.

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang sang the same tune, crying poor and playing the victim, and finally managed to get Ran Qiuye to leave. However, they also agreed to let Banggeng bring the tuition fees over after school started.

Qin Huairu felt bad when she saw Xu Damao and Yushui handing out wedding candies door to door. Why didn't she have such a good fate to marry Xu Damao? Yushui was not only a college student, but also had a good job. Now she was the wife of the deputy director of the factory. She was really lucky.

Suddenly, Qin Huairu slapped her thigh and said, "Mom, I said at the time that Xu Damao and Yu Shui were having an affair, but unfortunately no one believed me. Now this situation proves that they have an improper relationship!"

After Qin Huairu said this, Jia Zhang also reacted. "Yes, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e had not divorced yet, and this pair of dogs and bitches got together. How could you be so stupid? Why didn't you catch them at that time!"

Qin Huairu said aggrievedly: "I tried so hard at that time, who knew how Yushui would come out of Ding Qiunan's house? It happened to be raining that day. If I hadn't fallen, Huaihua wouldn't have been born prematurely."

"No, I'm going to report them!" said Jia Zhang.

"Mom, don't go. He's the deputy factory director and we can't afford to offend him. Besides, you don't have any evidence now."

"Hey, I'll go and eavesdrop on them at night. I don't believe they can bear it. As long as they sleep together, I'll report it!" Jia Zhang said unwillingly.

"They both distributed wedding candies today, so maybe they have already received the marriage certificate. It's useless for you to report it," Qin Huairu said.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were speechless for a while and could only watch as wedding candies were distributed outside.

Xu Damao and Yushui did not come to Jia's house, but went to Yi Zhonghai's house. Anyway, the old lady did take care of Yushui, and the child support issue was already settled, so now they could just get along as ordinary neighbors.

After distributing wedding candies in the courtyard, the two of them went to the front gate with their belongings. One was to deliver a letter to Yu Shui's uncle Cai Quan Wu, and the other was to order a few sets of clothes for Yu Shui, especially a cotton cheongsam. Considering Yu Shui's current height and figure, a cheongsam was definitely the best choice.

When the two men finished their work and returned to the courtyard, it was already dark. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they were stopped by Yan Bugui.

"Da Mao, Yu Shui, don't cook tonight, just eat at home. It just so happens that Jiefang and Teacher Ran got together today, and dinner is almost ready." Yan Bugui said.

It turned out that after solving the Jia family's problem, Yan Bugui asked his family to escort Ran Qiuye all the way because he was worried about her safety. The two young people fell in love with each other and fell in love with each other immediately, which saved the matchmaker's money.

Xu Damao and Yu Shui looked at each other, and seeing that Yu Shui had no objection, Xu Damao agreed directly.

When it rained, he went directly to Yan's house, while Xu Damao went home to get some wine. It was always bad to go to someone's house empty-handed.

While eating, Xu Damao's eyes swept over Ran Qiuye from time to time. If she really married, when the wind started, the Yan family would not only have two teachers, but Ran Qiuye's parents would also be high-level intellectuals, and there would definitely be trouble.

Forget it, you chose your own path, and you have to keep going even if you cry. You'd better stop meddling in other people's business.