Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"Xiao'e, our family is going to be rich in Hong Kong. In ten years, within ten years, Lou's Enterprise's assets in Hong Kong will not be less than 2 billion US dollars, which is more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars. This will be considered the foundation of Lou's business."

"Da Mao, no way? Is it that much? When my dad was alive, it was only a few hundred million Hong Kong dollars."

"Times have changed. My father-in-law is indeed a great man. He is known as half a city in Kyoto, and he is still very successful in Hong Kong. But your second and third brothers are much worse, and of course your eldest brother in Los Angeles is also worse. They are complacent, not enterprising, and only know how to fight among themselves. They just sit back and enjoy the fruits of your father's labor. Even mountains of gold and silver will eventually be squandered. Xinxin and I will emphasize again later that we must resolutely prevent the second branch from coming to Maoyuan Real Estate to take advantage of us."

"My mother has already said that she will never have anything to do with the second branch. If they do anything bad, you can deal with them the same way you dealt with 14K. Don't worry that I will not tolerate it. I know that you have all the means. I am not afraid of them now."

"I feel relieved when you say this." Xu Damao embraced Lou Xiao'e beside him and looked at her tenderly.

"Also, Xiao'e, when you have time, go find Sister Fang and ask her to teach you how to practice the exercises. This will help you strengthen your body, prevent aging, and help you live a long life. Otherwise, if I work hard on your conditioning alone, it will only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. We need to treat both the inside and the outside to achieve miraculous results."

"Okay, I'll try my best. But standing still is really hard."

"Take out the energy you had in your twenties and persevere. You will succeed. I'm quite busy at the moment. Your eldest sister will come over in a few days. She's interested. You two can train hard together. It's really effective."

Lou Xiao'e knew it was effective. Just look at Gu Meifang, who was five or six years older than her, and whose skin looked better than hers, a rich lady. It was impossible not to be envious.

Just practice it. Anyway, Xiao Boxu can let go now.

A few days later, Fang Xiaoru gave Xu Damao, who came to visit her at home, a big surprise.

"Da Mao, is Catherine coming to Kyoto to set up a pharmaceutical factory?"

"Of course I'm right. Brother Huan has already said that Catherine is making the best use of her time to learn Chinese. It's a foregone conclusion that we'll set up a pharmaceutical factory in Kyoto. I've already checked out the locations. Either Changping County or Shunyi County. The sites are large, with convenient transportation and abundant water resources. They're very suitable for setting up a pharmaceutical factory. It seems that Los Angeles has already ordered equipment. There's one more thing you don't know. The actual controller of the pharmaceutical factory is your daughter."

"Ah? No way? Catherine agrees?"

"Why wouldn't I agree? Shuying will pay for it, and Catherine can't register a company in China. She used her drug production license to buy shares. Besides, Catherine and Shuying are sisters after all. Brother Huan and I are brothers, right? Xu Jun is Brother Huan's student and Xiaohui's godson. What if, I mean what if, Steven and Shuying have a future? Catherine will be the elder sister-in-law. We're a family, there's nothing wrong with that, right?"

Well, it seems that my time helping Catherine find a job has not been in vain. I went to Tsinghua University to find someone and told her about Catherine's information and qualifications. Tsinghua University is willing to hire Catherine as an expert with a high salary to conduct in-depth research in pharmaceutical chemistry. I am just waiting for Catherine to agree. It is just right for her to return to China, so that she doesn't have to let her visa expire. And her child will go to school at Tsinghua University. This is a great way to bring two benefits at once."

"What conditions can Tsinghua University offer?"

"Four classes per week, if you supervise graduate students, it will be charged separately. The monthly salary is 30 yuan, and the monthly living allowance is yuan. The return expenses are reimbursed twice a year. % of the salary can be converted into foreign currency. If there is a project, the project fee can be applied separately, and the results can be shared. The school also arranges a dormitory for experts to solve the housing problem. What do you think?"

"This is really a good salary. I don't know if Catherine agrees with this, but Brother Huan and his group will be returning to Kyoto soon. When the time comes, you can ask Catherine in person. I can't keep your contribution a secret, right?"

"I'm not such a stingy person. Besides, I'm yours. This little favor doesn't count as any kind of credit."

"Lady, you are the best. You are generous and have a vision. By the way, your eldest brother is busy in Pinggu now. You might as well give him your car. This way, he can go back to Fengtai home more quickly. Otherwise, you said you would open a factory and let him abandon his family and children. It would be embarrassing to be away from home every day. It's different from my eldest sister and her family. Both of them are in Fangshan, and Haida has several cars in the factory now. The situation is different. If you really need a car, you can use mine. Anyway, there is another one at home."

"Why don't you give the one at home to Yiru? I'm used to driving this car. That one is a sedan and looks more luxurious."

"Silly girl is a silly girl. What I mean is that you personally deliver Sister Fang's car to Yiru. This relationship is different, right? If I deliver it, I deliver it, and if you deliver it, you deliver it. After all, she is working for you, right?"

"You're going around in circles, it's so troublesome. I can't understand what's going on in your head. Okay, okay, you talk to Sister Fang and I'll drive it over there for my eldest brother some other day, but you have to come with me, otherwise how am I going to get back?"

"Oh, it's settled. It's agreed that when Brother Huan and the others come, you can come along to have a get-together. Shuying and the others may not arrive in Kyoto until the middle of the twelfth lunar month."

"Yeah, I see. Aren't you staying over at my place tonight?"

"I'm going back to Dongsi tonight. I haven't had dinner and chatted with the kids for a long time. Those three kids are a little rebellious, so I have to pay attention to them and control their tempers. Otherwise, it will be too difficult to get them back on track after they've just gotten it right. Oh, now that I think about it, Hanhan, Dandan, and Shuying are really obedient. It's a pity that they're not around."

Xu Damao's daughter-slave nature was exposed all of a sudden. He really missed his three beautiful daughters who were wandering outside. They were capable, well-behaved, and graceful.

After going back to Dongsi without any complaints, she told Gu Meifang about giving the car to the factory. Gu Meifang got her driver's license and drove a few times, but she never drove again because she didn't need to drive in the places she went. Just give it to the factory. If she wants to drive in the future, she can buy one. Gu Meifang has been practicing diligently during this period. The most important thing is that except for making breakfast for the children, preparing lunch and dinner, the rest of the time is idle. Since returning from Sichuan, she has really tasted the sweetness of improving her skills. With the skills and practicing Xingyi Baguazhang, she feels younger. Moreover, with the improvement in many aspects, her memory of cultural courses is much better now. No one noticed that she was secretly using the Walkman bought by her daughter and the English tapes of her son to learn New Concept English. Going abroad and not being able to speak the language was quite exciting for her.

She thought that she should learn English now while she was still young, so that she could fly over to visit her daughter in the future.