Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

Xu Nian agreed with Xu Damao's suggestion and would allocate a certain amount of charity from his personal income every year to welfare homes, disabled soldiers, and primary schools in remote mountainous areas, and would do so on an uninterrupted basis.

"Da Mao, when did you become interested in charity? If, I mean just in case, the movement comes again, will our family become the target of attack again? My father spent all the family wealth and ended up leaving his hometown and dying in a foreign land. Don't you know the principle that the first rafters to be exposed will rot first?"

"Moth, put your heart in your stomach. Today is different from the past. In the early 80s, the shipping tycoon of Hong Kong donated 1000 million US dollars to build the Zhaolong Hotel, and the signboard was written by Deng Gong himself. The Shaw Foundation has been established since the s. In the past few years, it has been donating to the education and sports departments in the mainland. Why? In fact, they are not putting on a show, but they all have a sincere heart to serve the country. The strength of one person is not strong. Only when the motherland is strong can we get shade and protection under the towering trees. There is no need to ask for blessings, and it is a pleasure to spend money for justice. It has been like this since ancient times. Wealth scatters and people gather, and we don’t suffer. Leaving too much property to the younger generation is not necessarily a good thing. Only by working hard and surviving alone in the world can you live for thousands of generations. Otherwise, wealth cannot last for more than three generations. Do you want to see this ending?

Lou Xiao'e was speechless. The idea of ​​obeying her father at home and her husband after marriage still occupied her heart. Let her man do whatever he wants. Now the family is big and powerful. Although it is not as big as the shipping king or Shaw Brothers, Lou's is not small now. Just donate it.

However, Xu Damao had the foresight and knowledge of later generations. He would not go to the red * club. He would ensure that the donations from the Xu family or the Lou family would reach the recipients door to door, and strive to ensure that at least 90% of them would reach the recipients. He would do his own good deeds down to earth. For example, he would build a primary school in a certain place. For example, he would set up a fund for poor students in a university. For example, he would provide preferential treatment for military families and disabled soldiers. For example, he would donate materials to welfare institutions, etc. He would actually help the people in need, instead of using the donations to support institutions. This was something that he did in his life, and it was something that Xu Damao in later generations would not be ashamed of.

After having a drink, he calculated the time difference and called Los Angeles. He explained his move to Qi Huan and asked about his daughter's situation over there. Then he took a hot bath and discussed the cultivation method with Lou Xiao'e.

I woke up feeling refreshed. Thinking of my three children who were going to take the college entrance examination this year, I quickly went out to buy breakfast, and then went home to cook a pot of red dates and white rice porridge in a pressure cooker, and served my mother-in-law, Lou Xiao'e, and Lou Boxu a delicious breakfast.

"Mom, Ezi, Wenting is going to take the college entrance examination in mainland China this year. Haven't you two talked to Wenting about her future career path? Last year, I remember Wenting said she wanted to apply to a drama academy, but I don't know if she can get in. It seems that the Central Academy of Drama doesn't enroll many students."

Tan Yali answered Xu Damao directly on behalf of Lou Xiaoe, "Da Mao, you are thoughtful. Although Wen Ting is not your biological child, you still devote a lot of love and careful care to her. It's hard for your daughter Meifang. Let her take the exam. She has passed the professional courses, and she has also attended the professional course teacher of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. The two schools are still very interested in her Hong Kong nationality. As long as she can pass the cultural courses, she can generally be admitted."

"Wenting is very good in academic subjects. With the extracurricular tutoring of Teacher Ye at home, the grades of the three children who are taking the college entrance examination this year have improved significantly. Teacher Ye is not only good at Chinese, but also has a good level of English, and is even better at politics, history and geography. I think I have found a treasure this time."

Xu Damao knew that Lou Wenting had actually taken the professional exam for the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and he couldn't help but feel more concerned for her: This girl is really independent and knows how to keep some things for herself. It all depends on her luck. When the time comes, she can choose to stay in Kyoto or go to Shanghai, which is good. At least it's not worse than staying in Hong Kong. The key is that the domestic situation is stable and safe.

After breakfast, Xu Damao drove back to Dongsishitiao. It was not Xu Damao's style to focus on one thing and lose another.

After buying some vegetables and bringing them home, I was startled by Gu Meifang who was practicing boxing in the yard.

Gu Meifang was practicing the Taiyi Five Elements Fist that Xu Damao had learned from Wudang Mountain. Because Xu Damao felt that this set of boxing was very suitable for his own Five Elements Qi Refining Technique, so as soon as he came back from Wudang Mountain, he taught Gu Meifang to practice this set of boxing and Wudang Thirteen Sword Techniques.

Unexpectedly, after more than half a year of practice, Gu Meifang has mastered the meaning of boxing, valuing the power instead of resisting, accurately identifying the position, capturing, attacking and blocking, moving freely, and having her mind and breath in harmony, like flowing water and clouds, with unpredictable clues.

Without disturbing him, he slowly put down the food in his hand and started practicing with him.

If a master passed by at this time, he would definitely be surprised. The two masters in the yard coordinated their movements, moved freely, and reached a state of returning to nature. They slowly finished their exercises, and Xu Damao commented,

"Meifang, you have mastered the essence of boxing and are making rapid progress."

"Boss, after I practiced this boxing style, I felt full of energy every day, and my body was noticeably lighter and very comfortable. If I didn't practice it for a day, I would feel uncomfortable all over. So I practiced it whether you were here or not, and I got used to it."

"Okay, okay, okay, to practice martial arts, you have to keep your fists in your hands, practice diligently, and make progress step by step, so that you can make progress. Nowadays, my two senior brothers rarely practice boxing. They are seizing the time to make money. Hehe, if they don't practice, we will practice. Have the children gone to school? Where are Teacher Ye's children?"

"Yunyi, you are still sleeping in the side room. Boss, have you had breakfast? There is breakfast in the room."

"I've eaten. I also bought today's dishes. You probably haven't eaten them yet, right?"

"Well, that's great. Now that you're back, I'll go take a hot shower and have breakfast. You keep an eye on little Yunyi and make sure she doesn't fall off the kang when she wakes up."

"Just go and do your thing. I'll take care of the child. Don't worry."

Siheyuan is down-to-earth, but fortunately, you can install a water heater so you can take a shower at home. The most inconvenient thing is to solve the toilet problem. There is no way, even if you have money, you can't renovate the toilet in the Siheyuan by yourself. But no matter how inconvenient it is, it is more comfortable to live in than a building.

Xu Damao made himself a cup of Longjing tea bought from the south, moved a chair and a small table under the eaves, and sat leisurely, enjoying the tranquility of the moment, smoking, drinking tea, secretly watching the beautiful woman taking a shower, and occasionally walking to observe the baby in the wing room. Time flies so fast, it has been a year since Teacher Ye came home.

After chatting with Teacher Ye for more than a dozen times, Xu Damao now fully understands that his "real father" was willing to divorce for the sake of the family property, and kicked out Ye Yunyi and her daughter, who were just over a month old, and he was very disgusted. In his heart, he had long cut off the connection between the Xu family and himself. The cause and effect were all cleared up.

Now the cause and effect of "biological mother" has continued, Xu Damao slowly began to think about finding a good man for Ye Lin, but he couldn't introduce one casually, and had to slowly ask Teacher Ye what she thought. Otherwise, if he was misunderstood by "biological mother" and left his home, it would be a loss.

Hey, the matchmaker's string started to move again.