Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

In Beiqijiajia, the Xu family compound once again welcomed a prosperous and joyous scene.

When old couple Xu Fugui looked at their son Xu Damao and his large family, they truly felt that they would have happiness in their later years.

The couple had been taking the qi-nourishing pills given by Xu Damao for many years, and they had always been in good health.

The six children born to Lou Xiao'e, including sisters Lou Wenting and Lou Wenming, all gathered in Beiqijia, and together with Tan Yali, there were eleven people in the family.

Gu Meifang's family, except for Chen Zhiyu who was celebrating the New Year at Zhang's house and was not present, included Chen Zhiyong's family of four, two sisters Handan, two brothers Jianjia, and little girl Xu Zhiyue, a total of ten people, Fang Xiaoru and Fang Shuying, a couple, a total of 26 people from four generations, who celebrated the New Year together.

A real big family. Xu Damao couldn't even predict how many people there would be in the family in ten years. He knew that everyone in the family was in great health, including the youngest, Lou Boxu. Except for the two siblings of the Bai family, the other children were now practicing martial arts to strengthen their bodies and gain internal strength. Longevity was basically certain.

Xu Damao personally took Gu Meifang and Fang Xiaoru to serve as the chefs for the New Year's Eve dinner. Xu's mother, Tan Yali, and a group of children made dumplings.

At 17:18 in the afternoon, Xu Yibi from Beiqijia ignited the fireworks on time. There were beautiful fireworks, double-kick firecrackers, and hundred-shot firecrackers that went off continuously for ten minutes before stopping. All the neighbors got to enjoy the fireworks from Xu's house for free. It was beautiful, nice to look at, and lively.

In the Year of the Tiger, we must be vigorous and energetic.

On the first day of the New Year, Xu Damao drove to visit Zhang Taihe in the morning to wish him a happy new year. In the afternoon, he took his three daughters: Handan and Xu Nian to visit Pu Yulin to wish him a happy new year.

"Teacher Pu, Mrs. Yan, Happy Chinese New Year."

This was discussed with Pu Yulin on the phone beforehand. On New Year's Eve, Xu Damao talked to his daughter Xu Zhiyu about Pu Junluo. Xu Zhiyu did not object. She had really liked Pu Junluo since she was a child. She even took the initiative to joke, "Dad, why don't you let Hanhan marry the eldest brother Junhao from the Pu family? Then we will have a music teacher in the family."

"Yan Junhao already has a partner. Besides, it's impossible for two sisters to marry two brothers. They will be so happy." Xu Damao also teased his daughter Xu Zhiyu.

The first day of the new year was a New Year's greeting, but it was also a matchmaking for Xu Zhiyu and Pu Junluo. The most important thing was that Xu Damao wanted to give Xu Nian to Pu Yulin as a student. Xu Nian's postgraduate study at Peking University was a foregone conclusion.

Moreover, under Xu Damao's guidance, the registration of the "Si Nian" series of food trademarks of Si Nian International Trading Company has been completed. Fang Shuying has transferred the more than 800,000 US dollars she won in the casino from H&X Company to Si Nian Trading Company. Everything is ready, and they are just waiting for the Spring Festival holiday to end and start the joint venture with Kyoto Flour Mill No. 2.

From now on, Xu Nian’s main battlefield will basically be in Kyoto.

Therefore, training Xu Nian to quickly enter the antique business was a very important arrangement for Xu Damao.

The relationship between the Pu family and Xu Damao is not an ordinary master-disciple relationship. It is a life-saving grace in a critical period. If Xu Damao had not protected Yan Zhen and her daughter and made arrangements for Yan Ji's family, who knows what would happen now. Xu Damao was the one who arranged the marriage of the youngest son Pu Juju, Hu Wanxi. And it was a coincidence that today, Pu Yulin's other two disciples also came to pay New Year's greetings. Senior sister Liu Suhua and second brother Kong Xizheng also came with their grandchildren, just after Xu Damao.

Xu Damao suddenly felt that he had come at the right time. It was wonderful.

"Big sister, second brother, I didn't expect to meet you two by chance today. These are my three daughters. Especially this one, Xu Nian, this is the first time you meet her. She has been in Hong Kong. She will come to Peking University for graduate studies this year. She will help me teach the children when she has the chance in the future."

In one afternoon, Xu Damao and his party gained a lot in the Pu family. Prolo had liked the two sisters Handan since he was a child. Now that his family has made it clear that he will marry Xu Zhiyu, he is so happy. It feels like a little mouse falling into a rice jar. Look, the two of them have made an appointment to go out for a walk tomorrow.

When Xu Damao was about to say goodbye and leave, Hu Wanxi stopped Xu Damao.

"Brother Damao, I have something to ask you. How old is your Xu Nian? Does he have a partner?"

"Wan Xi, what? You want to be a matchmaker too? Is this a reward for me introducing you to Pu Ju?"

"No way! I just want to remember that there is a nerd in my second brother's family. He is 27 years old this year. I don't know what happened. He is either studying or working. He is still single. I like Xu Nian very much. Maybe my nephew and your daughter are destined to be together."

"Brother Yuanxi's family still has a son who is not married? How old is he?"

"I'm 27 now. I studied law in college and now I work at the Dongcheng District Justice Bureau. I'm handsome, but I'm a little blind when it comes to finding a partner. My mom is so worried about me. The more I push her, the worse the effect. It's a big backlash."

"Well, I won't take care of this matter. How about this, why don't you go back to your parents' house tomorrow? I will bring Xu Nian to pay New Year's greetings to your parents tomorrow. It's been several years since we went to Zhuanta Hutong to pay New Year's greetings. Your parents won't kick me out, right?"

"How can that be possible, Brother Damao? My mother always talks about you. You used to send us food often, but who knows what will happen now. Well, let's make a promise tomorrow. I'll ask my mother to prepare something delicious. How about having a meal together at noon?"

"Okay, I haven't seen Aunt Xue for a long time."

Xu Damao believed what Hu Wanxi said about her mother Xue Jieying. Hu Tianhua, Hu's father, was really devoted to his studies and didn't really care about family matters. During the famine years, Xu Damao helped them get through the difficult times. Xu Damao was familiar with Hu Yuanxi. He should be about to retire now. His current position was neither high nor low. He was the director of a bureau in Dongcheng District and a division-level cadre.

Xu Damao was still willing to marry into the Hu family, as long as his children liked it. The Hu family was definitely better than the Xu family. Although the Xu family was rich now, it was not yet a family of scholars. He was looking forward to his children making the Xu family a family of scholars in the future.

It would be nice to visit him tomorrow. After all, Professor Hu is a veteran professor of Peking University who enjoys retirement benefits. He worked at Peking University before liberation. Although he is old, he still has influence. He is comparable to Fang Yude.

Of course, I had to tell Xu Nian about this. "Pan Pan, tomorrow I'm going to take you to visit an old friend of your grandpa. When I started to play with cultural relics, Professor Hu gave me a lot of advice. He's an old professor in the history department. I just heard that one of his grandsons is still unmarried, and that young man's sister-in-law likes you very much. She's the daughter-in-law of the Pu family, Hu Wanxi. You can investigate that young man yourself tomorrow. He works in the judicial department of Dongcheng District and graduated with a master's degree in law from Peking University."

"Dad, you're not going to matchmake, are you?"

"No, I always respect your own choices, don't worry about that. Just think of it as meeting a highly respected retired professor from Kyoto University tomorrow."

"Okay, as you wish. Since you're from Kyoto University, just think of it as meeting a senior student."

The matchmaker in Xu Damao's nature came alive again.