Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

In our Asia, mountains are proud heads;

We in Asia, rivers flow like hot blood;

In Asia, all trees are rooted;

We in Asia, the clouds also hold hands;

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After the Spring Festival, the streets and alleys were filled with the Asian Games promotional theme song "Asian Pride" sung by teachers Liu and Wei.

The whole of Kyoto is working hard for this grand event.

Xu Damao was very busy during the Spring Festival because Qi Huan and Lou Xiaohui came to Kyoto, along with his daughter and Steven.

So in addition to wishing New Year's greetings to his masters and Fang's father-in-law, Xu Damao spent the Spring Festival with his family.

Qi Huan also contributed to the preparation of the enthusiastic event in Kyoto, and donated the 10,000 US dollars he brought back from the United States. He smiled at Xu Damao and said, "Okay, you have to pay for my trip back to the United States this time. The US dollars Xiaohui and I brought back will be given to this ancient civilized city first."

Xu Damao laughed loudly, "Brother Huan, Sister Hui, as long as you return to China, I will cover all the expenses. In fact, I suggest that you two just return to Kyoto and settle down."

"Okay, in a few years, when I finish the project at hand, Xiaohui and I will come back to live here permanently."

"Yes, that's right."

Fang Shuying really started dating Steven. Anyway, she told her biological father Xu Damao, "Dad, Steven and I are dating, you can't object."

Anyway, Xu Damao’s opinion is not important. What’s important is to deal with my mother Fang Xiaoru and grandfather Fang Yude.

Fang Yude is old. Last year, Fang Xiaoru took a photo of his mentor Mr. Du's grave and showed it to him. He burst into tears and hurt his lungs. Fortunately, Xu Damao was there at the time. He has recovered a little over the past year, but he is old and should not be overjoyed or sad.

Unexpectedly calm, unexpectedly relaxed, Steven spoke fluent Beijing dialect and said everything he wanted to say.

He was polite and well-educated, so Fang Yude and his wife had no objection. Moreover, the eldest son-in-law and eldest son were now senior executives in Steven's father's company.

Fang Xiaoru was actually influenced by Xu Damao's idea of ​​not interfering too much in children's affairs after meeting Steven for the first time. He had no reason to object. As long as his daughter likes it, it's fine. If she's older, she can just be older.

No one objected to this matter. Qi Huan and Lou Xiaohui, accompanied by Xu Damao, visited the Fang family together and had a meal together at the Fang family. It could be considered as a meeting between the two families and the engagement.

Qi Huan originally wanted to buy a house in Kyoto for Fang Shuying and Steven, because the house in Caoyuan Hutong had already been given to his daughter Catherine, and it was impossible for the same house to have two owners.

"Brother Huan, no need. Shuying bought a three-story house near the Imperial College, which is enough. There are many houses now, so you can choose any one to live in in the future. Save the money and buy land in the suburbs in the name of Haida. You have a factory here with new technology, and setting up a factory will have more social benefits than buying a house."

The Pu family actually knew about Fang Shuying's engagement.

Pu Yulin brought Yan Ji and his wife and Pu Junluo to Xu's family in Dongsishitiao to propose marriage.

Xu Damao glanced at his daughter Xu Zhiyu, whose face flushed red. He knew that it must be his daughter who had communicated with Pujunluo.

A girl can't be kept at home when she grows up. Since she's here, let's get engaged. Let's go to a Sichuan restaurant. While a large group of relatives are in Kyoto, the engagement will be held on the Lantern Festival. Everyone will gather together to celebrate the reunion of the Lantern Festival.

The day before the Lantern Festival, a Sichuan restaurant posted a notice: The owner is celebrating a wedding, so noon service will be suspended.

The happy event was not over yet. On the 22nd day of the Chinese New Year, Sichuan Restaurant held another Xu family wedding. Xu Damao's nephew Miao Jinlong and Mo Liying got married.

The whole district's power system cadres dinner. Both families are power system staff cadres, except for Damao's relatives, most of the bride's guests are power department personnel.

After this banquet, Beijing Style Sichuan Restaurant became famous in the power system. The environment is good, the service is good, the taste is even better, and you can make a deposit to get a discount card.

Good things kept happening at home, but for Xu Zhiquan, there was an extra worry, especially after his cousin Miao Jinlong got married.

"Hanhan, look, now Shuying has a boyfriend, and Dandan is also engaged, so you are the only one left who is about your age. Your eldest brother's child and nephew are almost catching up with you. Listen to mom, and talk to the right person if you meet one."

Hey, I'm only in my early twenties, and my mom is already urging me to get married. It's really annoying to think about it.

So, before the Spring Festival was over, I found an excuse and moved to the factory in Shangzhuang, Haidian. Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with this excuse. At the beginning of the new year, equipment and materials had to be brought into the factory, and especially recruitment had to be carried out one after another.

Xu Damao had no objection to Gu Meifang's urging for marriage. But after the child left, he thought it was too early to urge marriage now. Today is different from the past. In the past, many girls got married at the age of 18, and 22 or 23 were really old maids. Now it is different. When you go to college at 18, you should consider 22 after graduation. You have to wait for one or two years to find a partner. It is not too late to urge at 25 or 26.

So you have to talk to your wife when it’s time.

"Meifang, Hanhan is a girl with her own ideas. She is not very old and has her hands full now. Don't urge her to find a partner every time you meet her. Look, you have mentioned it three times in the past few days that your daughter has moved to the factory. If you keep talking to her about this, what if she goes to another place to open a factory and never comes back? I think you will regret it then."

"Boss, I'm just a little anxious. Look, Dandan has settled down, Shuying is almost settled too, and she's the only one left among the three children. I'm just afraid that she will have other ideas."

"No, our daughter is naturally beautiful, talented, and rich. Are you still worried that she won't be able to get married? For a woman, choosing a husband is like a second reincarnation. It's better to postpone it than to make do with it."

This idea of ​​marrying and reincarnating touched Gu Meifang. Yes, she herself was an example. Choosing Xu Damao meant that she had chosen the right reincarnation.

After the Spring Festival, it was almost March. Xu Damao began to relax all his rhythms and concentrate on cultivation. He often went to the Temple of Heaven Park, where there were towering ancient trees and many green plants. It was very suitable for cultivation. Sometimes he drove to Huairou, Miyun and other places, and stayed in the wild for three to five days.

It is really a wonderful thing to meet someone unexpectedly.

At the end of March, Kyoto was already full of spring. When Xu Damao, Gu Meifang, Lou Xiao'e and Lou Boxu were visiting the Temple of Heaven Park together, they happened to run into their old superiors and colleagues whom they hadn't seen for almost a decade.

"Director Li, my God. It's been more than ten years, and I haven't seen you. Are you doing well?"

Xu Damao unexpectedly ran into Li Huaide, who had controlled the Red Star Steel Mill for ten years. In 95, Li Huaide was transferred to the Fifth Transportation and Chemical Company. Later, he worked with the second uncle Liu Haizhong to get approval documents, and instigated the gang in the No. compound to engage in smuggling. Xu Damao had only heard of him but had never met him.

"Xu Damao, why are you still the same? Did you take some elixir of immortality? You still look like you're in your early thirties. I remember you're in your early fifties this year, right?"

"Director Li, you have a good memory. You are fifty-three now. I just exercise more and eat more fruits and vegetables. There is no elixir of immortality in this world. Even if there is, it cannot be used by Xu Damao. Director Li, where are you living now? I will visit you if I have the chance."

"I live in Damucang Hutong now. My father-in-law gave it to my wife. I am used to living in a bungalow and don't like buildings, so my wife and I live there, half of the yard. Damao, are you still working at the Red Star Steel Mill?"

"Director Li is no longer with us. He resigned voluntarily several years ago."

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This was an acquaintance, no matter whether he was a good person or a bad person, at least it was a good thing for Xu Damao.

The conversation lasted for more than an hour, and Li Huaide felt a little sleepy. Finally, Xu Damao agreed to visit Li Huaide at home in a few days, and the two said goodbye.