Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

Hu Yuanzhi is fifty-eight this year and will retire in two years. He is now the director of a certain bureau and lives a good life. His wife has retired. He has one daughter and two sons. His eldest daughter Jing'an is nearly forty years old, and he is thirty-eight years old. He has a son and a daughter by his side.

The eldest son, Hu Jian, is thirty-three years old and is now a lecturer at the Normal University. His wife is also a teacher at the Normal University. The unit has allocated two tube-shaped buildings for them to live in. They have two daughters, one nine years old and the other five years old. Now that the country has begun to implement population restrictions, the responsibility of continuing the Hu family lineage has fallen on the youngest son, Hu Suian. The Book of Songs says: "Be at peace with your body and follow your nature." His body is at peace, and his nature is also as he wishes.

Hu Suian is a child of a scholarly family. He was a good student since childhood. He studied hard all the way. When the college entrance examination was resumed in 77, he was admitted to Peking University and studied law. He graduated from undergraduate school in 82 and went on to graduate school. Two and a half years later, he could have stayed at the school to teach, but Hu Suian chose to work at the Legal Advisory Office of the District Justice Bureau. He has a practicing lawyer's license.

Hu Suian is actually very smart, and has high IQs. You think there is a lawyer who can't talk? Right. He is not a nerd, but he has no time to worry about personal problems. He doesn't think he is too old after the Chinese New Year, 27 years old. There are many rumors in the judicial department now, saying that Ningbo opened a law firm a few years ago, and Shanghai also opened a law firm the year before last. Hu Suian now also wants to do this challenging job, but the judicial department of Kyoto has no movement in this regard. So Hu Suian applied for a postgraduate degree at Kyoto University and pursued a doctorate degree. He really doesn't have much time to fall in love.

On the first night of the New Year, Hu Wanxi told her family about arranging a date for Hu Sui. On the morning of the second day of the New Year, all four members of Hu Wanxi's family, including Hu Shuxi's family, Hu Yuanxi's family, and the Hu family's courtyard in Daozhuanta Hutong, gathered to see if the girl from the Xu family was going to have a blind date.

Xu Damao arrived at the Hu family at ten o'clock in the morning.

"Professor Hu, Aunt Xie, Happy Chinese New Year. Sister Shuxi, Brother Yuanxi, Wanxi, and Puju are all here today.

Panpan called for help. "

Xu Nian's Mandarin was not very standard, with a Hong Kong accent, but he still called people one by one.

Hu Wanxi quickly asked her nephew Hu Suian to come over and meet Xu Nian.

"Brother Damao, this is my nephew, Suian. He is the troublemaker in the family now. Suian, call someone. You have been supported by Uncle Mao since you were a child. You may not remember, but you can ask grandma. She knows best. Right, mom?"

"Yes, Suian, in the early years, it was really thanks to Uncle Damao that he sent meat and food to our family. Otherwise, you would not have grown so tall and taken Sister Xu to visit our home."

Hu Suian was not shy. He knew Xu Damao, but he was not sure how deep the relationship between Xu Damao and his family was. He generously called Xu Damao "Uncle Mao" and introduced himself to Xu Nian, "Hello, I am Hu Suian, legal advisor of the Dongcheng District Justice Bureau, and currently a graduate student at the Law School of Peking University."

"Xu Nian, Senior Hu, I will probably go to Beijing University to study in the second half of the year, so please take care of me in the future."

"Ah? I heard from my aunt that you are in Hong Kong. Why did you come to Kyoto instead of going to England or the United States for graduate studies?"

"I think Kyoto University in China is also very good. Besides, my parents will live in Kyoto. Happiness can only be found where there is family."

……

Lunch was at Hu's house. Xu Nian and Hu Suian were getting to know each other better. It seemed like a good start. Hu Tianhua also taught Xu Nian that if she wanted to study history, she should apply to be a graduate student of his student, Professor Quan, who is now a graduate student of the History Department of Peking University. He also called Quan Xinghua and told him to reserve a graduate student quota for Xu Nian.

This wave of start was very successful. When Hu Suian went out to see Xu Damao and his daughter off, he saw Xu Damao's Chrysler SUV and his blood boiled, "Uncle Mao, is this your car?"

"Yeah, are you interested? You can give it a try."

"Hehe, I'm really a little itchy, but I don't have a driver's license. I'll get one when I have a chance."

"Okay. By the way, Suian, aren't you a legal advisor? I really need your help with something."

"Speak if you have anything to do."

"In a few days, Xu Nian may have to discuss a cooperation project with Kyoto Flour Mill No. 2. If you can spare some time, can you accompany Xu Nian to discuss it? After all, she came from Hong Kong and doesn't understand many things and policies in China. If you go with me, I will feel more at ease."

"Uncle Mao, when do you plan to go for the talk? I'll be back at work on the eighth day of the first lunar month, so I should be able to spare some time. If not, just take a few days off."

"We should go on the sixth day of the new year to discuss it. It's mainly about cooperating with the flour mill to produce instant noodles. Xu Nian will tell you the details when the time comes. Okay?"

"Instant noodles, what? Food?"

"Yes, noodles can be eaten in just a few minutes after being soaked in boiling water. Xu Nian also signed up for a graduate course in business administration during his visit to Beijing University. Isn't this putting his knowledge into practice?"

"Uh, okay, I'll ask Xu Nian to go with me then."

After returning to Beiqijia, Xu Damao asked Xu Nian how he felt.

"Girl, that boy looks okay."

"Dad, love is not love at first sight. It may be due to his looks, his knowledge, or his family. I don't think I am inferior to them in any way. So, it will take time to test my feelings. I admit that I have a good impression of Brother Hu and Brother Suian. Let's start as ordinary friends."

"My daughter, you are the one who makes the decision. Dad will always be by your side. Do you want to report this to your mother?"

"Let's withdraw first. After all, I'm still young, there's no rush. I have to consider Sister Shuying's investment of several hundred thousand dollars. Right, Dad?"

Xu Damao was extremely pleased.

At the same time, there was also a lot of discussion in the Hu family.

"Hey, Suian, you're not a child anymore. It's time to think about getting married."

"My dear grandson, the girl from the Xu family is pretty good. She has a Hong Kong hukou and won't have to worry about having children. The inheritance of my Hu family depends on you."

"Son, I will retire in two years, so please fulfill my wish of having a grandchild. Give birth soon, and your mother and I will have the energy to take care of the child for you."

……

Hu Suian suddenly exploded, "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, what are you thinking about? You think the girl from the Xu family will definitely marry into our family. Why haven't you seen her conditions and our conditions? Uncle Mao's car alone is enough for everyone in our family to toss around. Don't you think about it? Grandpa has said that Xu Nian's grandfather is Lou Bancheng. I admit that the girl is not bad. I'm going to make a statement today. I'll try my best, okay."

"Okay, that's all. Dad, Mom, brother, I believe Brother Mao will bring them together. Let nature take its course, let nature take its course."

Hu Wanxi is the person in the Hu family who knows Xu Damao best. She knows very well that scholarly families are worthless nowadays, not to mention that her family almost broke up more than a decade ago.

Everything is fate. She fully believed that her nephew was moved. This girl from the Xu family could really fulfill her eighty-year-old father's dream of continuing the family line.

Having two children in three years is not a dream.