Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"Moth, look, I am a winner in life. I got married when it was time to get married, and I had children when it was time to have children. Now I am less than fifty years old and I am already enjoying the happiness of having grandchildren. How wonderful. Xinxin has really taken advantage of me this time, as she gave birth to a grandson for our Xu family. Oh, he is so cute. You look exactly like Xinxin when she was a child."

Before Xu Damao's grandson was one month old, Hong Kong was booming. In early April, Zeng Zixuan gave birth to a son. Xu Damao named him Jingwei.

It was already July this time. Xu Damao was holding Xu Jingwei, and Lou Xiao'e was holding Lou Boxu. They were drinking tea and enjoying the cool in the yard of their home in Sha Tin.

"You said Zao Boxu is only one year older than Jingwei, but he is still my uncle. It will be fun in the future. Two people who are almost the same age, calling each other uncle and nephew. Do you think they will fight in the future?"

"Da Mao, how can that be possible? The older the generation, the older it is. It has nothing to do with age. The rules still have to be followed. What should be done is what should be done."

"That's right. Besides, Bo Xu is our youngest son. We need to protect him."

"I don't want to talk about the relationship between generations. I think you will favor Jing Wei more in the future."

"No, no. I'm a lazy person. I only care about my own business. As for my grandchildren, I'll let my children worry about them. In my heart, you, Meifang, and Xiaoru are far more important than my children. Now, except for Boxu, there are Zhiyue and Xiaodian. Haven't the others flown away? When little sparrows can fly, they will run away from home. This is the law of nature."

"There are three of us, what are you still worried about? You can't fly away even if you want to. You can only let me be manipulated by you. I'm already a yellow-faced woman, how can I fly out of your Five Finger Mountain? Damao, take it easy when you do your homework next time. I really can't handle you now. How about I find you a concubine in Hong Kong?"

"What nonsense! I'm already a heretic just because I have you three in my life, and you still think I'm not busy enough. I have enough women and children. My biggest wish now is to grow old with you and watch the children become capable and stand on their own in society. I'm satisfied."

Lou Xiao'e was very satisfied when she heard Xu Damao's serious expression. "Damo, it's great to have you."

"By the way, I don't know if our Panpan and the boy from the Hu family are destined to be together. That boy is really good. I hope they can have a future."

"Da Mao, you are really impatient. How can it be that fast? Both of them are still studying now."

"The Hu family kid has been working for several years and is now studying for a doctorate. Our daughter can get married, too. She won't be overshadowed. And I think the Hu family still hopes it will work out. After all, Panpan's status is not affected by the domestic family planning policy. I heard from Wan Xi that old man Hu is a little crazy about grandchildren. He's almost 80 years old and still doesn't have a grandchild to hold. It's really... I sympathize with you."

"Da Mao, how is Pan Pan's instant noodle business? I asked my daughter, and she just said one word: booming. What's going on?"

"It's all good. We have Si Nian Pai in the north and Miao Duo Duo in the south. Our daughter is really good at studying. She knows how to adapt and seize opportunities. If this situation lasts for ten or eight years, Pan Pan will be a wealthy woman. Don't worry, let's just be happy."

"Da Mao, the Fangshan project has started operating now, right? It's going well?"

"Very good. Xiaoru said that my son's major is leading the industry and in short supply. Los Angeles is going to expand its production scale, and Fangshan will probably expand its scale soon. I remember you have an investment in Shenzhen. Let's see about it later. Maybe we can build a factory there to produce composite materials. We should make money early. Haha, there are good news everywhere. It's time to get rid of the Xu family."

The couple chatted casually and coaxed the child. In Hong Kong, Xu Damao also saved the trouble of cooking. There was originally a live-in nanny. According to Lou Xiao'e, she was a niece of her mother-in-law Tan Yali's family. She was brought here when she fled. No wonder she could serve the family so well. It turned out that she was one of our own.

Xu Damao felt more relieved now.

However, in the evening, when Lou Wenting and Lou Wenming returned home from school, they told their mother something that surprised and confused Lou Xiao'e.

"Da Mao, something terrible has happened. Someone from the Bai family came to ask Wen Ting to return to the Bai family. What should I do? Wen Ting was also born after ten months of pregnancy, and now she has the last name Lou."

"Mozi, I'm here, so don't panic. Go call Wen Ting over, and I'll ask her clearly."

Lou Wenting was in her own room next door. When she heard Xu Damao calling, she hurried out.

"Uncle Mao, the second uncle of the Bai family came to the school to find me today and asked me to come back and tell my mother that I can go back to the Bai family within a week?"

"Didn't you say why? Did you say you wanted to let civilization go back as well?"

"No, just let me go back to the Bai family."

"Did you encounter anything special during this period? At school or on the way home."

"It doesn't seem like there's anything special going on. Oh, by the way, last week on my way home I ran into a hooligan who tried to molest me, so I quickly pulled Wenming away. I vaguely heard someone say my dad's name, does that count as a situation?"

"Well, I don't know. Tell me yourself, if the Bai family asked you to go back, would you be willing to go back?"

"I won't go back. I feel like my second uncle wants me to go back because he wants to sell me off. Otherwise, why doesn't he want a boy like Wenming and wants me, a girl, to go back to the Bai family?"

Xu Damao suddenly realized that Lou Wenting was very clever. This was really possible.

Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e comforted Lou Wenting and Lou Wenming, and told them not to go to school these days and to take leave at home starting tomorrow. They should let themselves figure out the whole story and solve it before going to class.

"Xiao'e, what's the situation with the Bai family?"

"Bai Shizong, that dead man of mine, was the leader of the Kowloon branch of the Hong Kong Society and Shenghe. His second and third brothers also followed Bai Shizong to join the society. But after that man died, the Bai family actually lost power. Although it is not as glorious as before, it is not something our family can afford to offend, so we never let Wenting and Wenming leave Hong Kong. Otherwise, I would have sent them to the United States."

"Oh, so the Heihei Society is rampant in Shatin as well?"

"Shatin is now the territory of 14. Wo Shing Wo should have an agreement with 14K. I don't know the details. Xinxin may know more about this matter. You can ask Xinxin when he comes back in the evening."

Xu Ning and Zeng Zixuan returned home, and Xu Damao asked about the situation after dinner. He also learned that Maoyuan Real Estate Company paid 14 Hong Kong dollars in management fees to 10K every month.

"Zixuan, why didn't anyone tell me about this?"

"Dad, this has always been the case. Even the Sir can't do anything about it. We just pay for peace. That's it."

"Do you know where the head of the Shatin Society lives?"

"The leader of the society is named Zhai. We don't know exactly where he lives. But we can find out if we want."

"Well, Xinxin, tomorrow you can find out why the second son of the Bai family wants your sister to return to the Bai family. And as for this 14K guy named Zhai, forget it. I will find out about this myself. It's not safe for you to find out."