Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

A graduation banquet made He Yuzhu and Yu Li jealous. Although He Yuzhu became rich with the help of Lou Xiaoe and Xu Damao, none of his three children were admitted to university. The eldest son, He Jianxin, was not good at studying. He started working as a chef after graduating from junior high school. The eldest daughter graduated from high school, but her grades were average. The main reason was that her parents didn't care much about her. She replaced Yu Li's position in the last batch of students in 83 and is still working in the logistics of the steel mill. However, she married a good man and became a technician in the steel mill. He Jianqiang is even more naughty than his brother. He is now helping out at a Sichuan restaurant. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be a chef in the future.

Compared with He Xu Damao, there is a big gap. Not only does he have two wives, but fortunately He Yuzhu doesn't know that Fang Xiaoru is also Xu's wife. Lou Xiaoe's children are all successful. Even the widow he married later gave birth to five children. Now four of them are college students, and two daughters are still studying abroad.

It's impossible not to be jealous.

"Da Mao, I really didn't expect that there would be a dragon in your family."

"Brother Zhuzi, actually the times have changed for the better, and the children have worked hard on their own. You know, I basically leave them alone. I hired tutors for Jianjian and his two children last year, so they were lucky to get high scores in the exam."

"Ah, comparing yourself to others is frustrating. I have three children, and none of them are good enough."

"Brother Zhuzi, don't be too modest. As the saying goes, every trade has its best. Your cooking skills are the best in the whole city. Dun Dun has mastered it now, and in time, he will be able to open a decent Sichuan restaurant. Yes, Brother Zhuzi, let Dun Dun open another one by himself. I feel a little embarrassed to take 40% of your profits."

"This kid is not ready to go solo yet, and needs to settle down. Besides, I listened to your advice and used all my spare money to buy a house. But it's true, the house prices are going up, and it's faster to make money than running a restaurant. Your 40% profit is still your brother taking advantage of you. If you really say so, the rent for a restaurant now is over ten thousand a year. Just take it steadily. You have so many mouths to feed, and the expenses are not small."

He Yuzhu was focused on opening a restaurant, and he had no idea that several children of the Xu family were now running factories outside.

Xu Damao did not explain. Well, let's make it up today. Let He Yuzhu start his own business and spend his own money. He doesn't want to take advantage of him. He thinks that if it's not enough now, it's okay to contribute for a few more years. At worst, he can donate more to those in need in the future.

The graduation banquet was a great success, and the dishes were really good. Xu Damao had already noticed that He Yuzhu's level had improved again.

Soon, the school season is coming again. The task of sending Xu Zhilu and Lou Wenting off was given to Xu Damao.

He went to Shanghai again and gave the two people the keys to the small Western-style building in Jing'an Temple and the middle set of keys to the Gaorong community which was under renovation and would be completed soon.

He also bought all the daily necessities for the two places, so that whoever from the Xu family comes to Shanghai in the future can live directly in the small Western-style building instead of staying in a hotel.

Fudan University and Shanghai Theatre Academy are not far from each other. Xu Damao bought a bicycle for each of them to make it easier for them to travel back and forth.

On September 9st, Lou Wenting was sent first, and after she was settled, Xu Zhilu was sent to Fudan.

Xu Damao also gave his son a bank card.

"Jiajia, when the house is renovated, go to the post office and apply for a phone number. Don't be afraid to spend money. You and Wenting are in Shanghai. She is a girl, and you have some martial arts skills. You should help Aunt Lou take good care of Wenting. Call home if you have anything. Also, don't think that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and no one will take care of you, so you don't want to make progress. Going to college is just the first step in your life. Learn skills well and have a skill in the future, so that you can have a chance to breathe."

"Dad, you are just like my mom, you are a bit nagging. I get it, don't worry. My sister is on the other side of the ocean, and she hasn't seen you being so nagging. Don't worry, Wenting, I will take good care of myself. I can take care of myself better."

Xu Damao looked at Xu Zhilu, who looked childish but determined, and felt relieved. Child, there will always be a day to let go.

Xu Damao said goodbye to his son and returned to live in the small western-style building in Jing'an Temple. He leisurely strolled around the Bund, Yu Garden, Old Town God Temple, the famous Nanjing Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai. He also checked the decoration of Gaorong Community and gave instructions to the decoration master. He also gave Xu Zhilu the dormitory number of the school and asked him to find him if there was any emergency. Five days later, he took the train back to Kyoto.

After I got home, I found out that Xu Jun and Zhang Lingyun had both come to see me.

This requires a trip to Pinggu.

When we arrived at Lingyun Beverage Company, we saw a bustling scene. Zhang Lingyun was directing the loading of trucks at the warehouse entrance.

"Second Brother, you're busy."

"Da Mao, you're here. Have the children been settled? I wanted to have a drink with you a few days ago, but my sister-in-law said you went to Shanghai to send your child to college. I didn't expect you to come so early today." As he spoke, he handed a cigarette to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao took the cigarette and noticed that the car was also loaded with herbal tea and milk tea drinks from Yuan Ya's factory.

"Second Brother, are you cooperating with the Yilai Beverage Factory?"

"Yes, this is the idea of ​​Xu Jun's wife. The two factories divide the delivery area to improve the delivery efficiency in the urban area. The freight will be settled in the form of sales. My brother and I think this method is feasible, so we started to implement it in August. Now the two factories cooperate very well."

"Second Senior Brother, I still want to thank you. After all, Yuan Ya and the others took advantage of your Lingyun Factory. You developed so many sales outlets."

"Hey, we're all family, why should we be so meticulous? At most you can just treat us to a big meal later. After all, Yuan Ya is your daughter-in-law, so she's also my junior!"

Zhang Lingyun soon left with the delivery truck. Xu Damao went to the office building to chat with Zhang Tengyun for a while, then got up and went to the Haida Pinggu factory.

"Huohuo, this factory is indeed more advanced than the one in Fangshan. Is this your laboratory?"

Xu Jun is testing various indicators of a sample today.

"Dad, go sit in the office for a while and make yourself some tea. I'll need another half an hour here and can't stop."

Xu Damao walked around the entire factory and found it was indeed quite spacious. The production line in the workshop was in production, but Xu Damao didn't understand what was going on. He asked the office staff and found Fang Yiru, and they chatted and drank tea together.

"Brother-in-law, Xu Jun is really amazing. In just a few months, he came up with a new formula, upgraded the original materials, and even reduced the cost. It's amazing. I have to admire him. Looking at their level, I feel like I'm already behind the times."

"Yi Ru, it's normal. In this era of knowledge explosion, new technologies are updated quickly. Mi can understand a little bit, but I know nothing at all. I just went to the workshop and looked around. Those machines and equipment, they know me, but I don't know any of them. Every profession has its own specialties."

"Brother-in-law, I heard from Xu Jun that it was you who suggested the cooperation between the laboratory and Kyoto Institute of Chemical Technology?"

"Yes, I was also inspired by Catherine's pharmaceutical company. In fact, to be honest, I still want to rely on the government. With the brand of Kyoto Chemical Engineering College, our factory's products will be popularized more quickly. In this way, the company will get on the right track quickly, and more importantly, we can be regarded as a company with a big tree to rely on. In the future, shitty things like Fangshan, where a town mayor can mess up, will generally not happen. And, most importantly, let talents know about our company, so it will be easier to attract talents in the future."

Chatting can be fun as long as you appreciate each other. Fang Yiru and Xu Damao chatted for more than an hour, and when Xu Jun came to find them, they pretended not to see him.

The cafeteria of Haida Company is very well run. Lunch is free for all employees who go to work. Each meal has two dishes and a soup. You can help yourself, and there are both meat and vegetarian options.

Xu Damao felt that this practice was worth promoting in the Xu family’s businesses in the future.

Xu Jun went to see his father for no other reason than to tell him that the two sisters, Xu Zhiquan and Xu Zhiyu, went directly to New York to visit Fang Shuying after graduation and would not return to Kyoto until the end of September. He did not call home because he was afraid that Xu Damao and Gu Meifang would not agree, so he had to act first and ask for permission later.