Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"Xu, why do you come here so often recently? Is your wife pregnant again or..."

He Lihua was very surprised. She liked to call Xu Damao just "Xu".

"Lihua, look at what you said. When I didn't come, you called the office; when I came, you complained that I came too often. Do you think I only have carnal desires, not sexual desires?"

"Is there a difference? Both."

"Lihua, I admit that I was a little anxious when I saw you. In fact, my wife and I were the same. There is no other way. I am too strong. Since I have made up my mind to be with you, I am not afraid of worldly views. The only thing that makes it difficult for me is that I am not ready to divorce and marry you. Please give me some time. After all, my family is just an ordinary working-class family, and your family has a high threshold. I really can't get over this hurdle in my heart. People say that an ugly daughter-in-law meets her parents-in-law. I am really nervous and in a state of ups and downs."

"Xu, I don't mean to force you. You know, actually I have been abandoned by my family. You don't have to worry about this. I just asked casually why you came so often during this period. Why do you think so much? I am definitely happy that you come, but I am also afraid of bringing trouble to your family. And, and, you are too much of a hassle." He Lihua smiled to herself after she finished speaking.

Xu Damao explained again and again, "Lihua, I only come during the day, and I'm sorry for that. Who doesn't want to have someone to accompany them at night, right? I'm even more ashamed when you say that."

Xu Damao also felt a little excited during this period. He didn't know why, but he seemed to have endless energy. Even Gu Meifang was a little worried every time she saw Xu Damao.

Xu Damao didn't know that this was actually a good thing for him. Although he was a bastard, he still insisted on practicing martial arts every day. He didn't know that the reason for his excitement during this period was that he had broken through a martial arts realm.

So Fang Xiaoru got pregnant in the short term because of her excitement over the breakthrough and hard work. After getting pregnant, she couldn't go out anymore. Who else could she go to if not her wife at home? Her wife Gu Meifang was scared, so he could only go to He Lihua again.

He Lihua has discovered that Xu Damao seems to be getting more and more powerful recently, and she is afraid, so she asked this question today.

Although she was afraid, He Lihua was still willing to have Xu Damao accompany her. After all, it was a long time to be alone, and now there was someone to accompany her often. And because Xu Damao could play the piano, He Lihua went to the original cultural center to buy an old piano, had it repaired, and tuned. This piano also caused the street office to come to the door. Bad things turned into good things. One day, when Xu Damao was playing Paul Senneville's "Wedding in a Dream", which was the piano piece that Xu Damao was most familiar with, for He Lihua, the people from the street office came to the door, not only checked the two people's ID cards, but also asked about their relationship.

Xu Damao answered truthfully: This is my leader, the director of the steel plant's publicity department, and I am the director of the branch's publicity department. I played the piano to prepare for the rehearsal of the model operas "Red Lantern" and "Yellow River".

The subdistrict office went to the steel mill to find out the situation, and it turned out to be completely true. This also made it convenient for Xu Damao to come here frequently without being suspected. The subdistrict office reported the matter: In order to better perform the model opera, hard work and practice are revolutionary things.

Because of this, He Lihua actually received a verbal commendation from the head office.

How can this be justified?

Because of this, He Lihua is particularly attached to Xu Damao. She can also play the piano, but her level is not as high as Xu Damao's. Xu Damao has learned to perform at the level of a performer, and his family has spent a lot of money to cultivate his musical talent.

But after this incident, I really didn't dare to play other songs often. Less trouble is worse than more trouble. After all, the relationship between the two of them is ambiguous, and there is no room for mistakes.

"Xu, you can only come twice a week from now on. I really can't stand it. Every time I come, I can't go to work the next day. My legs are weak." He Lihua begged for mercy again today.

Xu Damao is full of energy. Every time he comes, he also acts as the chef and accompanies He Lihua until dinner before going home.

The model operas of the main factory are still very well rehearsed. Now we can divide two groups of people to rehearse two operas together. "Red Lantern" and "Yellow River" are now rehearsed together. He Lihua still likes to rehearse operas. She also plays guest roles. Dancing is her strong point. And another main reason is that she doesn't want to manage other miscellaneous things in the Propaganda Department. This makes Li Huaimin very grateful for He Lihua's move and fully supports He Lihua in managing the troupe. The leader does not want power. He, as a deputy, basically controls the Propaganda Department. The deputy director executes the power of the director. Who doesn't like it? So He Lihua is still relatively free at work. This is also to spend more time with Xu Damao.

Xu Damao was the same. Wu Lingjuan was in charge of the routine propaganda work in the factory. He was most busy practicing in the unit and accompanying the leaders for dinner. Privately, he was most busy contacting Fan Changlong, Wang Weiyi, and Sun Shangzhi, and arranging Zhang Lingyun, Zhang Tengyun, Guo Jiawei, and Zheng Yongjun to ship goods safely and reasonably. For this, Fang Xiaoru even got a flatbed truck home. When Zheng Yongjun was free, he could not stay idle and worked for others to earn a little money. However, after June, Zheng Yongjun no longer took other jobs. He focused on his job and did the work arranged by Fang Xiaoru. Because in less than two months, he earned a thousand yuan. With a thousand yuan, who would still earn three or five cents?

If he had time, it would be more exciting for him to practice martial arts with Zhang Lingyun.

He was still brooding over the fact that he lost to Xu Damao in his first duel in April. He was still holding back on that anger.

At the end of June, he went back alone.

He brought a sack of things to Xu Damao, Zhang Lingyun and others, including red dates, garlic, rice, and a dozen large turtles. In fact, he was very submissive to Xu Damao. He was tall and strong, a cadre, and had high martial arts skills. This fellow sister also had a special liking for him as a man with a family. She even pretended to marry him in order to give birth to a child for him. Now she is helping him make money. He has never seen a thousand yuan since he was a child. He had to obey. So this time he went back to Yutian to bring money back to his family to improve their lives.

Perhaps it was Xu Damao's personal charm that infected him.

Xu Damao was also optimistic about Zheng Yongjun: he could endure hardships, was tight-lipped, didn't mind other people's business, and knew what he should and shouldn't do. Moreover, Xu Damao asked if he could find him a stable job in Kyoto, but he refused: Brother Xu, I am from the countryside, and doing what I know is more important than anything else. This time, I can follow you and make some money with you, which is the good fortune of my ancestors. I can't just look at the mountain and see that it is higher than the other mountain.

Xu Damao is very confident in the current team. He brought in the eldest brother just to let him take care of the family when he is busy, and to improve his family's conditions. He can't just take care of the second brother and forget about the eldest brother. The eldest brother is also the father-in-law of the adopted son.

What's even more gratifying is that the two daughters at the family are eight months old and can actually walk by themselves with the help of the wall. They are really like two flowers. Xu Damao is happier and happier. Although looking at Hanhan and Dandan, he will think of Panpan who is far away in Hong Kong.

Oh... I wonder how Xu Nian is doing now? He's over four years old, and I don't spend enough time with him. Why didn't I remember to take a family photo before?

Sometimes when Xu Damao held the photo he took with Gu Meifang's family in the Summer Palace, he felt a little regretful. Why did he forget about this at that time?