Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

"Guangtian, do you want to live in the courtyard or in a tube-shaped building? I still have a vacancy for a tube-shaped building, but you will have to wait for a while if you want to live in a tube-shaped building." Xu Damao asked.

Liu Guangtian thought for a moment before saying, "I want to live in the courtyard. My parents are old, and it's more convenient to take care of them in the courtyard."

Just now, when Liu Guangtian was thinking, Liu Haizhong had been looking at him, hoping that he would choose the tube-shaped building. After all, the tube-shaped building is a symbol of cadres, and he, a section-level cadre, is not qualified to get a tube-shaped building, which shows how scarce the tube-shaped building is.

When he heard that his son was going to live in the yard, he was instantly furious, but when he heard what his son said next, his anger instantly subsided.

I was really blind at the time. The eldest son, whom I had spoiled since he was a child, ran away with his wife without even saying goodbye, taking my money and leaving a letter. The second and third sons were still filial. If I had known this, I would not have beaten them so much.

"Okay, Lao Nan, the next thing is between you two."

Before everyone could react, Nan Yi said, "Everyone knows that Qiunan and I both have bad family backgrounds, and we have also been hit hard recently. I won't hide it anymore. We plan to leave with Damao, and I plan to sell the house first."

Nan Yi moved here later and didn't have a deep feeling for the courtyard house, so after discussing with Ding Qiunan, he decided to sell the house. His family all followed Xu Damao, and even if they came back in the future, they would follow Xu Damao. He sold his family to Xu Damao, so naturally Xu Damao would take care of the house.

Xu Damao inherited all the memories. For him, the courtyard is where he was born and grew up, and the courtyard is full of his memories. That's why he was reluctant to sell the house directly.

What? Nan Yi is leaving too! And he wants to sell the house?

Liu Haizhong's eyes almost popped out of his head in surprise. Why did they both want to leave? Wasn't Sijiu City good enough? But as long as he bought the Nanyi family's house, the second son would have a house to get married, so the second and third sons could stay with him forever.

Thinking of this, Liu Haizhong couldn't wait to say, "Xiao Yi, I'll buy it, I'll buy it. You must not sell it to others. As long as the price is not too outrageous, I won't bargain."

Now Liu Haizhong is very confident when talking about money. He is a section-level cadre and earns more than 100 yuan a month. The second brother works in the security department, and the third brother earns more than him in a month. His family is undoubtedly the richest family in the courtyard!

"Uncle, that's not the case. Men in our city have to be open and honest in doing things. Just follow the market price. Besides, I have a bicycle..." Nan Yi said.

"Yes, I want both. One for each of Guangtian and Guangfu." Liu Haizhong said proudly. In fact, Liu Haizhong prefers to walk to work. He enjoys the feeling of being called Chief Liu on the way to work. It also helps him exercise. Riding a bicycle is so fast that he can reach the factory without saying a few words.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu looked at each other and felt that their father had really changed. He was willing to spend a high price to buy a house in order to get his sons married, and he even thought of them when buying a bicycle.

"Okay, we'll talk about the details later. Now I'll toast you a glass. You've helped me a lot this time." Nan Yi said. He likes people who are not short of money. Otherwise, it would be a big loss for him if the house cannot be sold.

"Okay, the rest is Guangfu's matter, but we won't talk about him here. Let's drink, and we must not go home until we are drunk tonight!" said Xu Damao.

When Sha Zhu saw that all the benefits had been distributed, he realized that his family was still a relative, so he only got an old bicycle. He was not greedy for that little advantage, but felt that Xu Damao treated him as an outsider.

Sha Zhu wanted to speak several times, but was stopped by He Daqing, who was sitting next to him with a calm face. Sha Zhu's legs were almost bruised by his father's kicks. It can only be said that Sha Zhu is still too young. Not only is he impatient, but he also lacks social experience. If Xu Damao wanted to give all the benefits to outsiders, he would not have asked them to come here today.

After the discussion, the next thing was to drink. The older generation could still hold back, taking a sip of wine and a bite of food from time to time while chatting. The young people were no longer willing to give in, especially Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang, who had been trained in the army and boasted that they could drink very well.

The unit they served in was located in southern Xinjiang, where the climate was hot and humid, so they needed to drink frequently to dispel the moisture in their bodies. Otherwise, their bodies would not be able to bear it for a long time. This is how they developed their drinking capacity.

However, they were dumbfounded after drinking it. It was really that Xu Damao drank all the wine. He looked like he was going to pass out in the next second with his eyes half closed, but he was still in the same state after drinking two more bottles.

The women and children inside had finished eating and cleaned up long ago. Seeing that they were drinking happily, they ignored them and took the children home first, leaving only Yu Shui to help heat up the food occasionally.

They drank until 10 o'clock in the evening. Liu Haizhong didn't drink too much and the distance was short, so he ran twice and carried his two sons back.

Nan Yi was helped home by Xu Damao, who then helped Yan Bugui send his two sons back home.

He Daqing was not in a hurry to leave as his daughter was still pregnant. He just helped to clean up the table and made some sobering soup.

Sha Zhu was lying on the sofa and snoring, muttering something from time to time.

Xu Damao didn't drink much at all, he threw all the wine into the space, but he couldn't refuse his father-in-law's kindness, so he just drank a bowl of sobering soup.

"Yushui, go and bring over the things you have prepared." Xu Damao said.

"Yeah." Yu Shui responded and took out a small suitcase from the north room.

"Dad, these are all left for you. They are some rare bills, two house deeds, and this most important token." Yu Shui opened the box and let his father check them one by one.

He Daqing picked up a handful of tickets and looked at them. They were all rare tickets, meat tickets, high-end cigarette tickets and wine tickets, bicycle tickets, TV tickets, refrigerator tickets, etc. These were all what Xu Damao had collected over the years, and this was only a small part.

"So many?" He Daqing said in surprise.

"Well, we don't need them anymore. If we can't use them all, we can give them to Guangfu and ask him to sell them. Here are two deeds and keys. One is at the front door, and the other is near my workplace. Both are written in my name.

Dad, if you want to live here, go ahead and live here. If you don’t want to live here, just help take care of the house. Especially the front door, that was specially given to me by Damao, and he hired a famous artist to design it. I like it very much, so don’t let it go to waste.” Yu Shui reminded.

"And there is this jade pendant. If you encounter any trouble or problems that you cannot solve, take this jade pendant and go to the yard near the front gate to find a man named Xu Long or Xu Hu, or go directly to Guangfu and ask him to pass on the message. Then they will know what to do." Xu Damao also reminded.

All the places near Yu Shui's yard have been bought by Xu Damao. Some are used as material warehouses, and some are occupied by his own people. Moreover, it is not far from Xu Long's yard and can be found by asking around.