Siheyuan Shangpeng

He Yuzhu seemed to remember something. He covered Xu Damao's mouth with his hand and dragged him into the house like a dead dog. Xu Damao whimpered as he was pulled into the house by He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu let go of Xu Damao after they entered the house. Xu Damao breathed in the air deeply, looked at He Yuzhu with resentment, and cursed: "Fool, you fool, I saw Xiaopeng's gesture, and you still covered me, did you do it on purpose?"

He Yuzhu chuckled and said to Xu Damao, "Silly Mao, your uncle Zhu really didn't mean it this time. You don't know, Xiaoliang and Yushui are in class in the next room. Let me tell you, the teacher who teaches them is so scary. When he speaks, it's like he's facing the teacher in school." He shuddered after saying that.

Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu in confusion, then turned to look at the Shang brothers. The two brothers nodded in agreement. Xu Damao couldn't help but ask, "Is it really that scary?"

The other three people in the room nodded vigorously, and Xu Damao had to believe it. They sat down, and Shang Peng poured Xu Damao a glass of water. Xu Damao took it with both hands and said to Shang Peng: "I heard that you are back, so I came to see you. Where are you working now?"

Shang Peng smiled and looked at Xu Damao and said, "Brother Damao, let's not talk about me first, let's talk about you. I don't believe that you came back to me without any problem and brought two bottles of wine. Wow! It's Xifeng, it's a good thing."

Xu Damao doesn’t have the thick skin he would have in the future yet. He scratched his head awkwardly and said to Shang Peng, “Haha…I really can’t hide it from you. I have something I want to ask you.”

Shang Peng felt that Xu Damao really had something important to do this time, so he looked at Xu Damao seriously and said, "Brother Damao, just for the friendship you showed to Brother Zhuzi at that time, you say!"

Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu, then turned to Shang Peng and said, "Xiao Peng, I don't want to go to college anymore. I want to go to school with my dad to learn how to project movies, and find someone to get me a high school diploma. Anyway, I don't know where I'll be assigned after I graduate from college. It's still 40 to 50 yuan a month, and I have to study for several more years. I'll go and study now."

Shang Peng smiled and looked at Xu Damao and said, "Brother Damao, this depends on you. What do you think? If you want to live a life of idleness and wait for death, then we will do as you say. After all, we have a say in the steel mill. When you don't want to be a projectionist anymore, we will arrange an easier job for you."

Xu Damao was about to agree when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He didn't want to live like this for the rest of his life. He also wanted to make progress. He just didn't react in time.

Xu Damao lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Shang Peng and asked, "If I want to make progress, Xiaopeng, what should I do?"

Shang Peng looked at Xu Damao and laughed. He stood up, patted Xu Damao on the shoulder and said, "Brother Damao, can I trust you? Can you follow us all the time? Answer me seriously. Only the four of us in this room know these words. We will forget about them once we leave this room."

Xu Damao looked at Shang Peng, then turned his head to look at Shang Qi and He Yuzhu. After thinking for a long time, he said dejectedly like a deflated ball: "I can't do it! I know who I am. If there is interest in front of me, I am afraid I will not be able to bear it, but I can guarantee that I will not kill myself."

"Haha..." Shang Qi and Shang Peng laughed together.

This time it was Xu Damao and He Yuzhu's turn to be confused. They could still laugh even after Xu Damao said that.

Shang Qi, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up: "Haha... Damao, I don't know much about you, but since you can say these words, I can guarantee that you won't betray us. The fact that you can say these words means that you regard Zhuzi as a true friend, and you are sincere to us now, so..."

"Brother, let me tell you, it's easy to confuse Brother Damao by saying this.

Brother Damao, let me put it this way, if you promise me here that you can do it, I won't help you with anything. I myself can't guarantee that I won't betray anyone, not to mention that we are just neighbors, and I know you quite well. Even if you say you are a villain, you still have a trace of friendship and the loyalty of a Beijing man. I can only say that you are not completely bad enough.

I believe that as long as we are always strong, you will not betray us, so Brother Damao, let me show you a way. Go to college. Your family doesn't need the money you earn from work. Go to college for a few years and come back to help us. When you come back, I will tell you our goal. You are not qualified to know now. I can only tell you that as long as you get into college and want to go back to the steel mill, I can get it back for you.

Do you really think that the salary and benefits of college students and projectionists are similar? Come on, college students are cadres, and your projectionist is a worker. If you say that you can transfer from a worker to a cadre, you will be stuck. Even if you go to college for a few more years and come back with a salary similar to yours, if you look back in ten years, their salary can be twice as high as yours, and this is still not considered welfare benefits. You don’t really think that their welfare is the same as yours, do you? Even the little things that projectionists bear when they go to the countryside are not worthy of their attention.”

In fact, Xu Damao also knew about this. After all, Xu Wude was a smart man. It's just that Xu Wude treated Xu Damao in a laissez-faire manner. He had told him the truth before. It was up to him to choose his own path in the future. I will cover you, whether it's good or bad. It's just that Xu Wude didn't expect Xu Damao to leave like that later, and was finally angered to death by Xu Damao.

After Shang Peng's advice, Xu Damao realized that Xu Wude actually also wanted him to go to college, but he believed that his son could live a good life without going to college.

Xu Damao's mind was immediately opened. Yes, what's wrong with him? He only saw the little extra money that a projectionist could make. He didn't see that college students would have a much better future than a projectionist. Moreover, Shang Peng had promised him, so why should he hesitate? If it didn't work out, he could just come back and be a projectionist. His father could still work for many years, so he had to fight for himself.

After figuring it out, Xu Damao looked at Shang Peng and nodded, then said to him, "Xiao Peng, I've figured it out. I was too naive about this matter. I will try my best, also for myself."

Shang Peng nodded and said to Xu Damao, "Brother Damao, it doesn't matter whether we have you or not. It's just because you helped Brother Zhuzi back then, and we also want to take you with us. Do you understand?"

Xu Damao nodded and said, "I understand."

The topic afterwards was much lighter. The four of them chatted until Shang Liang and the others finished their study. In this way, Xu Damao witnessed the horror of Jun Zhijiao. After Jun Zhijiao left, he couldn't help but say to He Yuzhu: "Brother Zhu, you really saved my life. If I had faced such a person when I came here, I don't think I would be able to bear it."