Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"Master, you're back so early from the wedding banquet?"

Xu Damao attended the wedding of the son left to him by Wu Lingjuan's ex-husband today, and returned home unexpectedly early.

"Meifang, what kind of family is that? Grandpa is a cadre of the Ministry, and grandpa is a cadre of the Department. I am a small cadre of an enterprise, and I am always hanging around there. What's the matter? Only Yongjun was there, and I just chatted with him for a while. The boy is only 21 this year. Yongjun said that his father's daughter was pregnant, so they held the wedding in advance. Hey, it really is true that a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse's son will dig holes. Wu Lingjuan wanted to marry his son to our daughter before, but I refused. It seems that it is true."

Gu Meifang didn't know much about this, but Xu Damao knew that with the changes of the times and the passage of time, there will always be friends and acquaintances who will gradually lose contact, for various reasons, it will definitely happen. Life is like a train that never ends. When it stops at a station, some people get off and some get on. It's normal.

Since his two older daughters were not at home, Xu Damao was happy to have some free time. He took a cold shower, made some tea, and talked to his younger daughter in the yard about going to school in the second half of the year. He also tested her on the Tang and Song poems he had asked her to recite.

"Tiaotiao, you have mastered it well. Let your mother make braised pork and stewed fish tonight, okay?"

Xu Zhiyue clapped his hands and showed his two little fangs in joy.

Recently, Fang Xiaoru and Xu Jun have been busy researching polymer materials. Fang Shuying has been living with her grandfather Fang Yude.

Fang Yude and his wife have retired completely. They live a very leisurely life at home, taking care of their grandchildren and nieces, tending to flowers and plants, and practicing boxing.

Originally, Xu Damao could apply for a telephone according to his rank, but he rejected it. If he pressed the phone, it would only cause more trouble, and he found it troublesome. He would be easily caught by the unit. He would not do such a thankless job. Besides, there is a telephone in Dongsishitiao Hutong now. If there is an emergency, he can still call someone to answer the phone, and the price is reasonable.

Everything in the company was still normal. Xu Damao simply closed the door of his office and started practicing as he pleased.

I quickly entered into a state of meditation, and the effect was very good. I used my spiritual sense to explore the surroundings, and there was nothing too unusual.

At noon, I went to the third canteen for lunch. Although He Yuzhu was no longer there, the dishes were more numerous than before. It seemed that the earth would continue to rotate regardless of who was around.

Now Xu Damao seldom eats in the cafeteria. At most, he buys some steamed buns from the cafeteria and takes them home, so that Gu Meifang doesn’t have time to steam the buns herself, saving time and effort.

Xu Damao felt like he was fasting from a fast, so he collected some wild ginseng from Chinese medicine stores as a backup, and sometimes he only lived on one piece of ginseng a week.

He didn't know if this phenomenon was correct, but his body was still very strong. It should be a phase. He thought so, and he did so. Practicing martial arts and taking time to practice every day is his fundamental way of survival. He really doesn't care about other things now. He basically has a plan for the future. Originally, Fang Xiaoru was going to open an antique shop in a few years, but now it has changed. His master Pu Yulin will retire next year and is not going to continue to work hard. The most important thing is that his son Xu Jun is back, and now he and Fang Xiaoru are working together to study polymer composite materials. This will be a very large industry and a very profitable industry in the future. So the plan has been slightly changed. It is more practical to let Fang Shuying follow Pu Yulin to open an antique shop in the future. But it's still early for this. There's no rush.

There were urgent things. Xu Damao still found time to go to No. 95 three times. With the help of his apprentice and adopted son Chen Zhiyong, he moved all the collections hidden in the basement dug by himself in the backyard of No. 95, a total of seven large boxes, to the house on Dongsishitiao in three batches.

But Chen Zhiyong was shocked.

"Uncle Xu, Wei Hong and I have lived here for so long, but we didn't know there was such a big basement in the house. And there are so many treasures? Are they valuable? Aren't paintings and calligraphy worthless nowadays?"

"Xiaoyong, you just need to know about this. This was bought during the destruction of the four olds. It may not be valuable now, but these are all real objects left to us by the ancients. Yong, one day, maybe this painting can be worth a house. Who can tell? Also, the factory's propaganda department has less and less demand for projectionists, so you should also make plans. Maybe you will be one of them when the next employee is optimized. When you are free, go find my dad. He knows someone in the cultural department. If possible, you can leave the store and work in the cinema for a few years, and then work on your own in the future. Wei Hong works in a better unit than you now, so you don't have to feel bad. Our family is not short of money, remember that. Your mother left you a house when Baishui Village was demolished. Although you don't have a household registration and didn't get any cash compensation, your mother left a house for you and Xiaoyu."

"Hey, Uncle Xu, Wei Hong and I are doing better now. We don't have all that mess. Now that I have free time, I can take care of the kids and help my father-in-law with his work. He has been transferred from the light bulb factory to the street office, so it's more convenient. Everything is fine. Don't worry."

"That's good. Also, there are still some evil spirits in this yard, don't get involved with them, don't believe in things like going out to make a lot of money, practice Xingyi Baguaquan when you have time, and you can pass it on to Xiaolei and the others in the future. With this skill, you can both improve your health and protect yourself."

"Yeah, I'm practicing."

After taking the time to sort out all of my wealth, I was actually a little surprised. Especially when Gu Meifang saw a large box of glittering gold bars and jewelry, "Boss, these are all from our family. Did you do something big in the past or...?"

"Don't worry, most of these gold bars were left to me by Lou Xiao'e's father, my father-in-law, as well as some antique calligraphy and paintings. There are more than twice as many in Yandaixie Street. So, I've said long ago that our family is not short of money. Do you believe it now?"

Gu Meifang patted her chest and said, "You scared me to death. I thought you were a bandit in the past."

"Look at what you said. I have known you since I was 20 years old. Do you think I killed someone or set a fire? In the past, I did some speculation with a few good brothers to make some money, and used the money to support collecting old things. Many of them were collected by Uncle Chen from Baishui Village. Here are some things from your family. They can appreciate in value in the future."

"Boss, I'm glad you're alright. Then make room for these things."

"Let's go to the study next to our bedroom in the main house. No one comes to search now, unlike before when we had to dig a basement to hide things. It will be fine in the future, don't worry. The country has reformed and opened up, you can see foreigners everywhere on the streets of Kyoto, the world is different now."

"Yes, the world has really changed. It changes so fast that if I don't go out for three days, I will lose my way."

"That's right, Meifang. The Fuxingmen courtyard has started to be renovated. You can go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to register a restaurant in a while. You will be the legal representative. The children are starting to go to school. All the knowledge you have learned for so many years will also come in handy. Xiao'e will invest, and you will own 20% of the shares. We can open a high-end restaurant sooner."