Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

The New Year's Eve of the Year of the Pig was particularly lively for Xu Damao's family. The Beiqi family's mansion was quite lively. Except for the second son Xinxin and Xu Ning's family, there were several daughters who were celebrating the New Year at their husband's house. Only Fang Shuying's family of four came to celebrate the New Year together.

The family is prosperous. During the New Year's Eve dinner, Xu Damao gave each of the third generation's children a lucky money bag. This is the tradition.

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After dinner, Xu Damao drank the high-quality rock tea brewed by Gu Meifang and placed all the prepared ingredients on the eight-immortals table in the living room.

"Meifang, in the basement of the house on Dongsishitiao, there is a box marked Zhiyong, which contains some antiques that were originally collected from the Chen family in Baishui Village. I want to pass them on to Zhiyong. Although there are not many things, they are worth tens of millions. Now Zhiyong has no shortage of money or houses, so I hope Xiaoyong can keep them and pass them down if possible. As for Zhiyu, I will prepare a gift for her when I go to Yunnan next year."

Gu Meifang was originally a traditional person. She did not raise any objections to giving her son what he deserved. Chen Zhiyong, who was standing by, was delighted. He did not know that there were treasures left in his hometown of Baishui Village, and they were all given to him. Things worth tens of millions were definitely not a small amount for him.

"Huohuo, you are the eldest in the Xu family and have made great achievements. Your father and mother also left you some things. Some of them are first-class cultural relics and rare species that are not allowed to leave the country at any time and can only be passed down as family heirlooms. In the future, whether the objects will be placed in the National Museum or kept in the Xu family is up to you to decide. As for other general antiques, you can slowly let Shuying and Panpan's cultural company auction them or sell them in antique shops. It's up to you. I have sorted the items according to their value and packed them together. In the future, you brothers and sisters will take your own and keep them yourselves. Hanhan, Dandan and Shuying's items are at Rumao Baozhai. You three sisters can discuss and arrange them yourselves." Xu Jun and the other brothers agreed. Only Tiaotiao and Xu Zhiyue had some ideas.

"Dad, forget it. You want me, a student now, to keep these priceless things. I don't have the energy or the spirit to do that."

"Hey, little smart guy, you are playing tricks on your dad! I won't give you your share for now, and let your sister Shuying keep it for you. But there is one thing, if you don't do well in your studies, I can take back your share of the assets at any time."

"Dad, today is New Year's Eve, and I have something I want to tell you. At the end of next semester, I want to sign up for conscription. After this semester, our college has done some preliminary publicity for the New Year conscription. I am willing to go to the army for training, and the college said that they will retain my student status and it will not affect my graduation from university later."

Xu Damao suddenly felt confused about his youngest daughter. When Gu Meifang heard that her youngest daughter was going to join the army, she quickly spoke out to stop her.

"Tiaotiao, what are you thinking? You don't want to go to college, but want to join the army. Mom doesn't agree."

Xu Damao quickly signaled Gu Meifang to stop the action.

"Meifang, let the child tell you the reason herself."

"Mom, Dad, this is what I think. I'm in very good health, I have some kung fu skills, and my academic level is pretty high. The college said that as long as I can study by myself and get enough credits, I can complete my undergraduate studies on my own. There's a saying that goes: If you serve in the army, you'll regret it for three years; if you don't, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. I really want to go into the melting pot of the army and forge myself into a piece of fine steel. I hope that Mom, Dad, and my brothers and sisters will support me in making this decision. I promise that I will never delay my studies." As he spoke, he playfully saluted.

"Okay, Dad supports you. Meifang, don't oppose Tiaotiao's decision. I think it's a good one. It proves that our little girl has really grown up. Tiaotiao, mom and dad will go to Xi'an to see you off. Your whole family supports you joining the army. I hope you don't forget the promise you made to your family today. You should not only study hard, but also exercise well."

"Yes, Dad is the wisest. Hehe!"

"Okay, let's stop here. Next, let's finish today's follow-up matters."

Xu Damao distributed the many file bags on the table to his children present one by one.

"Children, these are all the properties, savings certificates, and other valuable documents that Dad has at present. I have distributed them to you one by one. There may be slight deviations, but Dad has basically been fair. The property certificates and documents of your respective residences are also in your respective file bags. I will not divide up this house in Beiqijia, as it will be where the four of us live in the future. In addition, the house on Yandaixie Street is reserved for Boxu and is not included in the distribution. Boxu is the heir of the Lou family. Lou's Enterprise will have him as the major shareholder in the future, holding 35% of the shares. Now the management of Lou's Enterprise Group is jointly managed by Huohuo, Ningning's wife, and Panpan. When Boxu grows up, the power will be handed over to your brother. Huohuo, take some time after the first month of the lunar year to go to Hong Kong with your parents to finalize this matter together."

"Dad, my mom is not old anymore, so it's okay for her to take care of it. I have a lot of things to do myself."

"When you are the eldest, you have to act like the eldest. Your mother, Aunt Fang, Aunt Xiaoru and I can't enjoy life in advance. Let me tell you today, the four of us are already in our fifties. In a year at most, we will travel around the world. So, you should contribute what you should contribute, and don't count on us four to support your family. Do you understand?"

Everyone was shocked: "Huh?"

"What? Are you guys still not grown up or something? This is not a discussion with you, this is a notice. Okay, the Spring Festival Gala is about to start, so those who want to watch it can go now."

A group of children rushed to the TV and couldn't wait to turn it on. Only a few people stayed in the living room, looking at Xu Damao and wondering why their parents had this idea.

"Xiao'e, Xiaoru, I told you two about this earlier. I called Brother Huan a while ago and asked him to order a Mercedes Benz RV. It should be shipped to Kyoto in April or May. As soon as the car arrives, we will start our trip. The children are all grown up and can do their own things."

Fang Xiaoru laughed out loud, "Haha, it's time to go out for a walk, Xiao'e. You don't know that the world outside is really wonderful. The most important thing is that some places are really full of spiritual energy, which is very suitable for cultivation. It will be more convenient to travel in an RV in the future. This decision is really wise."

"Da Mao, Bo Xu hasn't grown up yet. Isn't it too early for us to let go?"

"Bo Xu has his brothers and sisters to take care of him, so there won't be any problems. Don't you see whose son he is? Believe me, it's okay. Besides, among the three of you, you have the lowest cultivation level. The three of us will all live to be a hundred years old. I also hope that you live to be a hundred years old, so that the four of us can all be together."

Lou Xiao'e didn't expect Xu Damao to think this way, but it sounded quite sentimental, so she blushed and replied timidly, "Okay then, I'll work hard on my cultivation."