Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

If you want to go to a good place during the Spring Festival, please go to the ends of the earth.

After the Lantern Festival, at 9:40 am on the 16th day of the first lunar month, after sending off Qi Huan, Xu Jun's family, and three beautiful girls studying abroad on a flight from Kyoto to San Francisco, Xu Damao discussed with Lou Xiaohui in the car about traveling to Hainan Island in a few days.

"Sister, didn't you say you wanted to travel? I actually want to travel around too. Let's go to Hainan Island first, then to Shenzhen and Guangzhou. As the saying goes, eat in Guangdong, we must go there to eat. And don't you have investments in Shenzhen? If you have time, you can stop by and take a look."

"Da Mao, I'm actually not familiar with China. I'm only a little familiar with Kyoto, but I don't recognize it anymore. Kyoto has changed so fast that I can't find the feeling I had when I was a child. Only Houhai and Shichahai haven't changed much, but other places are changing every day."

On the 20th of the lunar year, Xu Damao, Lou Xiaoe, Gu Meifang, and Lou Xiaohui got off the plane in Haikou and officially started their Hainan trip. They had a seafood feast in Sanya, played on the white sand beach in Yalong Bay, paid a high price to go fishing on a fishing boat, and visited Wuzhizhou Island.

One word: eat.

Two words: cheap.

Three words: Very enjoyable.

The ends of the earth and the corners of the sea, two large rocks with the words "the end of the earth" and "the corners of the sea" carved on them respectively, so close yet never to be together. It was a bit disappointing.

After going to the tropical rain forest park, Xu Damao felt the natural spiritual energy in the rain forest and practiced for a while, which benefited him a lot. He suddenly remembered that He Lihua had made a breakthrough at the top of Mount Tai, Yuhuang Peak, and he realized that perhaps the original ecological nature contained the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that was beneficial to practice, which further stimulated Xu Damao's determination to travel all over the country.

On the third day, we hired a guide to visit the Li ethnic group settlement, stayed in Maona Village for one night, and tasted the specialties of the Li ethnic group. After returning, we stayed in Haikou for one night, and boarded the ship in Haikou on the fifth day.

Starting from Hai'an, Zhanjiang, the first stop was Guangzhou and the second stop was Shenzhen. I also stopped by Bao'an County to inspect the clothing processing factory there and was warmly received by the local officials of Bao'an County.

Xu Damao took the opportunity to have Lou Xiao'e talk with the relevant departments of Bao'an County about the determination and decision to invest again in the next few years. The Bao'an County government was very happy. When returning to Shenzhen, the Bao'an County government specially sent a travel van to Shenzhen.

Xu Damao is a foodie, as are the two sisters Lou Xiao'e, but Gu Meifang has never left the Kyoto area. In the south, especially along the coast, there are tall buildings, a wide variety of goods, and delicious food everywhere.

Especially when I arrived in Shanwei, I had the Chaoshan people’s morning tea and night tea and I felt like my mouth wasn’t my own.

"Xiao'e, let me tell you a joke. I wanted to have breakfast early in the morning, but I didn't expect to be told to have morning tea at 9:30. I don't like tea either. When I arrived at the restaurant, I realized that people here call breakfast morning tea. I really am like Grandma Gu entering the Grand View Garden."

"Sister Fang, let's not worry about that. Eat when you're hungry, drink when you're thirsty, and sleep when you're tired. I found that Damao is quite good at arranging things to do. Damao said that the last stop of this trip is Xiamen, and we'll go to Gulangyu Island to have a look. It's the closest place to the beautiful Taiwan Island. It's said that there's active communication between fishermen in the Taiwan Strait and inland areas now. Maybe we can travel there in the future. I'll take you there then."

"I always think that Kyoto is the most comfortable place to be. When the day comes when it opens, I don't know if I will be able to move."

After three days in Shanwei, the group of four went to Xiamen, where they stayed comfortably for two days. They also went to Fuzhou for a visit before buying tickets to Kyoto and arriving at their home in Dongsishitiao. They calculated that the entire journey took a full half month.

The children in the family were all dissatisfied because the food cooked by Xu's mother was not as delicious as that cooked by Gu Meifang.

When Lou Boxu saw Lou Xiao'e, he immediately climbed on top of her, his face full of tears, thinking about his mother.

Only Xu Nian felt happy when he saw the loving relationship between his parents.

In fact, she herself was quite happy. After returning to Kyoto from Hong Kong, she had been seeing Hu Suian, and their relationship was heating up quickly. Plus, it was the Spring Festival, so the atmosphere was warm.

Xu Damao really didn't expect that the first thing he had to deal with after returning would be his daughter Xu Nian's marriage.

Less than three days later, Hu Suian came to the door.

At Yandaixie Street, Hu Suian formally proposed to Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e that he would marry Xu Nian. Lou Xiaohui, who was about to fly to the United States, was asked to stay for the engagement dinner.

On Sunday, the engagement banquet was held at the Beijing Sichuan Restaurant. All members of the Hu family, from the old couple Xu Fugui to the youngest member of the Xu family, Lou Boxu, opened six tables in total, and Hu Suian and Xu Nian got engaged in a lively atmosphere.

After Xu Damao and Hu Tianhua discussed it, the couple actually went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate on the third day. This officially made them a couple. Although after discussion, the wedding banquet was still scheduled for May.

Originally, Lou Xiao'e gave Xu Nian the first and second courtyards returned by the state in Dongzhimen. So Xu Damao quickly arranged for the decorators to start renovating the house in Dongzhimen.

This is a big deal, a top priority for his eldest daughter. Xu Damao must put this matter first.

Xu Nian wanted to take care of it herself, but she really didn't have the time. The homework for her two majors at Kyoto University took up most of her time.

The cooperation with Flour Mill No. 2 has reached a new level this year. The factory does not have to worry about overtime production and sales at all. Large trucks are waiting to ship goods at the factory one after another.

Xu Nian still hired a part-time accountant in Kyoto, mainly to reconcile the accounts of Kyoto Synian instant noodles and Shanghai Miaoduoduo instant noodles once a month. She wanted to know the situation herself.

Xu Nian really became a wealthy woman. In just over a year, instant noodles made Xu Nian a lot of money.

Xu Nian did not relax in her introduction to antiques at Pu Yulin. Every Saturday afternoon when there were no classes at school, she stayed in Rumao Baozhai.

Pu Yulin was also very happy for Xu Nian to come over, because every time he went over, Xu Nian would bring Xu Damao's new collection for him to feast his eyes on.

Fortunately, Lou Xiao'e's Chrysler now belongs to Xu Nian, so she can save a lot of time by driving, and it is relatively safer. Although the security in Kyoto is very good, there are still bad people, especially pickpockets.

With the car, Xu Damao and Lou Xiaoe felt more at ease. Sometimes Xu Nian even took on the task of checking the homework of Lou Wenting and Lou Wenming at home. Xu Nian and he were very busy.

This is a good thing, as Hu Suian can often visit the house on Yandaixie Street. Under Xu Damao's nose, the longer the contact time, the more Xu Damao can help Xu Nian discover Hu Suian's strengths and weaknesses.

Hey, Xu Damao really didn't notice Hu Suian's bad habits. He was a young man with talent, good looks, a family, and an enterprising spirit.

Xu Damao himself was a little bit proud of himself. He thought that his vision was really good and he really felt like a gold medal matchmaker.