Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"Da Mao, I didn't expect you to have such strong genes. Your children all have high IQs. Your eldest son is going to study for a doctorate, which is great. Your first wife went back to Kyoto, so you didn't continue your relationship?"

Fang Xiaoru had enough of Xu Damao that night and even started to make fun of him.

"Yes, I'm not sorry for leaving her. She has been very responsible in raising my three children. Although she went to Hong Kong and was used by her biological father and brother again, she sacrificed for the family and got married. Can't I understand that? Right? Besides, she raised my three children so well. The eldest son is studying at the University of the United States, the second son is studying at Cambridge, and the third daughter is studying finance at the University of Hong Kong. Maybe she can take over her job in the future. What else can I be dissatisfied with? Besides, I have lived with Meifang and you for so many years in Kyoto. Right? As a human being, you should put yourself in others' shoes and seek common ground while reserving differences. Only in this way can you live in harmony and long-term, right? When a man and a woman are together, it is not for one person to change the other. The best way is to complement and help each other, love and respect each other, support each other, and make progress together. It is not to always think about changing others, nor for one party to treat the other party as private property. If that were the case, would you have tolerated my hot temper for so many years?"

"You have a conscience. By the way, your eldest son, Xu Jun, has really decided to stay and not leave? Isn't he afraid of bringing up the past?"

"Xiao Ru, times have changed. Haven't you seen that Kyoto is full of foreigners now? If you push it back five years, can you imagine it? Now the country has begun to reform and open up. Didn't the higher-ups say that we need to take bigger steps and open the windows, so don't be afraid of mosquitoes and flies flying in. Xu Jun stayed for personal reasons. Oh, by the way, speaking of this, after New Year's Eve, go back to your brother and ask Xiao Cao if there was a classmate named Yuan Ya in her class, my son's first love in kindergarten."

"Oh my God, you and your son are really charming and suave. You know how to date at such a young age. It's really unique. But this boy seems to be very loyal, unlike you, who are promiscuous." Fang Xiaoru pinched Xu Damao's thigh unconsciously.

"Lady, don't murder your own husband. It hurts." Xu Damao also pretended to be in pain and coaxed Fang Xiaoru.

"You're almost a land immortal now, and you still feel pain?"

"I feel sorry for you, doesn't it?"

"You feel sorry for me alone? I think you feel sorry for everyone."

"I know and still say that they are all my family and relatives. Of course I feel bad for them."

"Go to hell, you shameless bastard." Despite what he said, the man still did some intimate actions next to Xu Damao.

Another round of nourishment...

The next day, Xu Damao took Xu Jun to the Qi family residence early in the morning to meet Xu's father and mother, and to pick up the old couple from Fan Dongsi to spend New Year's Eve together. Now that the eldest grandson is back, he must meet his grandparents.

The old couple Xu Fugui didn't recognize their eldest grandson at first.

"Dad, Mom, Lou Xiao'e came back with your three grandchildren a few days ago. Due to time constraints, she didn't have time to come to see you, but she specifically asked you that your eldest grandson stay and spend the New Year with you."

"Ah? This is Huo Huo? My eldest grandson?"

Only then did Xu Fugui look at Xu Jun carefully and recognize Lou Xiao'e's face.

"Grandpa, grandma, it's me, Huo Huo. I'm back and will stay in Kyoto with you for a long time. Dad and I are here today to pick you up and celebrate the New Year."

Needless to say, the joy of the unexpected reunion was such a pleasant surprise, and such a worry. In fact, Xu Fugui and his wife were really worried that the Lou family would bring certain risks to the Xu family, but they also wanted their children and grandchildren to return. This contradictory mentality was still captured by Xu Damao. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he pulled Xu Fugui and said, "Dad, don't worry about it. If you are worried, you don't have to spread it everywhere. If your grandson comes back, you worry, and if he doesn't come back, you miss him. Don't worry, the government has rehabilitated the Lou family and called them patriots who have made great contributions to the country."

"Really? No more exercise?"

"No, at least you can enjoy life in your lifetime. Relax, take good care of your body, and enjoy life."

On this New Year's Eve of sending off the pig and welcoming the rat, Xu Fugui enjoyed himself quite a lot. His two daughters-in-law and seven grandchildren stayed up together to celebrate the New Year. Although the old couple spent more than a hundred yuan of New Year's money, they felt so proud in their hearts, and felt that the whole world belonged to the Xu family. The ancestral tomb was really smoking.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Xu Xiaoling's family of five went to Dongsi to pay New Year's greetings again. They set up two tables.

On the third day of the New Year, Xu Damao brought gifts and Xu Jun went to the Fang family to pay New Year's greetings.

Now Fang Yude no longer has any aversion to Xu Damao, and gladly accepts the fact that a son-in-law who is not his own comes to visit him to wish him a happy new year.

Cao Jiaying pulled Xu Damao aside and asked, "Brother Xu, I actually know Yuan Ya, whom you asked Xiaoru to ask. We went to the same university. I studied Chinese and she studied mathematics. We were both assigned to the High School Affiliated to Tsinghua University. But I heard her say that she had someone she liked. For that guy, she ignored her family's urging to get married and has been single until now. The school assigned her a tube building not far from the school. Near Zhongguantun."

"That's her. When does school start for you?"

"Report on the 19th, and start class on the 20th."

Cao Jiaying and Xu Damao were chatting here, and in the room Fang Yude was pulling Xu Jun to inquire about the situation of machinery abroad and Xu Jun's plan to study for a doctorate at Tsinghua University.

Fang Yude currently has a research project on CNC machine tools, and he really wants to inquire from Xu Jun about the situation of machinery in the United States.

Although the mechanical engineering major at Pennsylvania is not as strong as that at Stanford, Cambridge, Berkeley, or MIT, Xu Jun, who studies materials science, also has some knowledge of mechanical engineering. Due to the long period of closure in China and the academic disconnection from the international community, Fang Yude still learned some previously unheard news through Xu Jun's introduction.

The grandfather and grandson really got along well, and when Fang Yude heard that Xu Jun was going to stay at NTHU to study for a doctorate in materials, he immediately called Professor Chu of NTHU, Fang Xiaoru's former teacher and an expert professor in materials engineering in China, and asked him to work on the project with Xu Jun.

It didn't matter that the call was made. Two hours later, Professor Chu rushed from his home to the Fang family just for Xu Jun.

Professor Chu actually knew that there was an international student from the United States who was studying for a doctorate in materials science. After listening to Fang Yude's phone call, he immediately knew that Xu Jun was the international student. He could not stay at home, so he immediately rode his 28-inch bicycle, regardless of the severe cold outside, and went directly to the door to grab the person.

My goodness! Originally, Xu Damao didn’t want to stay at Fang’s house for lunch, but now he had no choice but to stay.

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when they had lunch. Professor Chu finally returned satisfied. Xu Damao and Xu Jun also said goodbye to the Fang family. When they returned to Dongsi, dinner was already ready at home.