Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

The next day, which was also the last day of rest, Xu Damao went to Fang Xiaoru's residence early in the morning.

"You've jumped over the wall again. This is not good. If someone sees you, you won't be able to explain yourself and it could cause misunderstandings."

"I thought you might still be asleep, and you are asleep. I really can't bear to ask you to open the gate. I brought you breakfast, why don't you get up and eat something before going to sleep?"

"What did you buy?"

"Steamed buns, fried dough sticks, how about I make you some porridge? Do you have rice or millet?"

"Just eat something. Change the coal for my stove and boil some water for me. There's coffee in the cupboard. Make me a cup. I'll get up now. I'm not used to you serving me."

Xu Damao looked at Fang Xiaoru, who had just washed up and was eating fried dough sticks, steamed buns and drinking coffee. "Your food is a combination of Chinese and Western cuisine. You prefer this. Coffee without milk doesn't taste that good."

"Where are you going to get milk? Didn't I give your daughter the powdered milk yesterday? I bought three cans of powdered milk on the black market before the New Year. I gave two to my parents and one to your daughter. That's it. Just drink it. You added sugar, so it's okay. Why are you here today?"

"Yesterday, I was so busy listening to you and Meifang teasing me that I didn't ask about your parents and your brother. Are they doing well in Baishui Village?"

"It's much better now than when I first arrived. Now I'm helping teach the children at Baishui Village Primary School. Village Chief Chen also gave them work points that can be exchanged for food rations. I also left them money and tickets, so they should have no problem getting by."

"That's good. I have something to do and won't be too bored." Xu Damao didn't know where to start the conversation. He always felt that Fang Xiaoru was not in a good mood when she left yesterday.

I simply lit a cigarette and waited for her to start a conversation.

She waited until Fang Xiaoru finished her breakfast, cleaned up the table, and got off the bed to make a cup of jasmine tea for Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, I want to have a baby this year."

Xu Damao was about to speak when he heard Fang Xiaoru say,

"I will handle the follow-up issues myself. I thought about it yesterday and decided that asking you to divorce Sister Meifang would be a bit cruel to Hanhan and Dandan. Besides, I promised to be Hanhan and Dandan's godmother yesterday."

"Then how do you solve this problem? If someone gets pregnant out of wedlock, it could lead to death. I can't agree to this."

"I will find someone to get married with, and then divorce after the baby is born. I have already found a target before the New Year. It will definitely be no problem. At most, I will give him 500 yuan."

Damn it! Xu Damao was a little surprised by Fang Xiaoru's wild idea: Is there anyone who would agree to a fake marriage now?! He expressed doubt, but it seemed to make sense. It only cost 500 yuan to get two certificates, which seemed to be a good deal. There would always be someone to take this business.

Xu Damao looked at Fang Xiaoru with a determined look in her eyes and said, "Are you sure you want to have a baby with me? I'm not a good person."

"Oh, you still know that you are a worthless person, you are quite self-aware. Oh... time flies by so fast, I am already 34 years old in a blink of an eye, if I don't give myself a chance, I may not have anyone to rely on in the future. My previous child has been spoiled, if I don't make up my mind, I am really afraid that I will have no chance."

Fang Xiaoru suddenly moved her position, next to Xu Damao, and rested her head on Xu Damao's shoulder. "Thinking back to when I first met you, it was as if you were right in front of me. You were quite domineering at that time. What? Are you scared now? Just think of it as me borrowing some seeds from you, wouldn't you be willing to give them to me?"

"What are you saying? Did I say I won't let you get pregnant? Since I dare to be with you, I will always find a way to solve this problem. I agree, my beloved concubine, then you can sleep with me."

"My beloved concubine? Why don't you say your majesty?"

"You're right about one thing. I'm an asshole. There's nothing to be afraid of. It's just giving birth to a child. I want fish, and I also want bear's paw. I just want to have both."

"Am I a fish or a bear's paw?"

Xu Damao turned around, held Fang Xiaoru's face, and kissed her. "You are neither fish nor bear's paw. You are the biological mother of my future child."

Xu Damao is holding the soft jade and warm fragrance in his arms. Ah, Ruan Zhao went to Tiantai, spring has come to the world and the flowers are in full bloom. Fang Xiaoru swayed her willow waist, gently opened the flower heart, and the dewdrops on the peony blossomed...

Love is like a fierce burning, full of power and passion, filling the house with romance.

Xu Damao went out for a walk, but there was nothing to buy in the market, so he went back and asked Fang Xiaoru, who was exhausted and collapsed on the kang, "Madam, didn't you store cabbage last year? There is nothing in the market today. How do you usually get by?"

"There are cabbages. I have stored 200 kilograms of them in the cellar. There is also bacon. I can just cook some noodles for lunch. Those who are capable should do more work. Today I will really be the queen, and you just need to serve me."

"Well, I obey your command." Xu Damao even pretended to bow.

They had lunch very late, each with a large bowl of bacon, egg, cabbage and lard noodles, and Xu Damao also had a drink.

In the afternoon, Fang Xiaoru squeezed him again before she agreed to let him go home. She was determined to have a baby and would not miss any opportunity.

Xu Damao originally wanted Fang Xiaoru to move to Yandaixie Street, but was rejected. Of course, Xu Damao just said this, he knew Fang Xiaoru would definitely refuse. This was really not before liberation, it was not worth it to be picked on by someone with ulterior motives.

On the first day of work as a manager at the Red Star Factory, Xu Damao visited various leaders according to the rules. Then he was caught by Wu Lingjuan who lived next door and asked, "When are you going to pay for the meal you owe me?" Xu Damao was confused by the question.

"Auntie, you and I both have families, okay? If you don't mind, how about I treat you to lunch in the cafeteria? I can do that. I'll pay for Chef He to make me two Sichuan dishes. Is that okay?"

"No, I want to eat at the barbecue restaurant you took me to the first time."

"Okay, okay, let's do it another day, right? Today is the first day of work in the office building. Who knows when the leader will come to us. You know, before the Chinese New Year last year, the middle-level cadres were transferred, and there might be something wrong. Stay calm, it's just a barbecue. Okay, another day, another day."

Wu Lingjuan walked away twisting her butt, which looked even bigger in her cotton pants.

It really happened. Li Huaide invited two tables of middle-level employees to have a special meal at noon, calling it a Spring Festival party.

Xu Damao was dizzy again and was taking a nap in the office to sober up when the phone on the desk rang.

I answered the phone in a daze, "Who is it?"

"Xu, I'm He Lihua? You're so busy, and I didn't see you come to see me once during the Spring Festival holiday? I'm your leader after all, and you're just flattering me. Don't you even bother to come over and walk around?!"

"No, no, this Spring Festival, I went to the countryside with my wife a few days ago, and I just came back yesterday." Xu Damao lied. He really didn't think about visiting He Lihua during the Spring Festival. He had given the gifts before the New Year. Why did he come to the door?

He had no idea that because Xu Damao gave He Lihua a rabbit jade pendant a few years ago, a blind date arranged by her parents was ruined when she returned to the J District compound to visit her parents during the Spring Festival. Originally, He Lihua's father introduced an officer to He Lihua to help her find a lifelong partner. However, when Xu Damao put the jade pendant around her neck a few years ago, she unconsciously rejected others.

This pissed off He's father, and he immediately asked He Lihua to get out.

From the second day of the Chinese New Year until yesterday, He Lihua lived alone in her residence on Xishiku Street and never went out, feeling depressed throughout the holiday.

"Okay, come over to my place after get off work today. You don't need to bring anything. Eat here before you go back. I'll cook."

Well, here comes another debt collector: a debt of love.