Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"Boss, Tiaotiao just called and asked me to save some living expenses for him. He said there are too many delicious foods in Xi'an, and he went out for a trip during the National Day holiday, so his money was gone. How much is appropriate?"

"Save a thousand for him. Don't give the child too much, especially since she is still studying. You need to let her feel that life is not easy. Suffering in youth is not suffering."

"I listened to you. It was you who let her apply to a university so far away. There were so many schools in Kyoto, but she insisted on applying to Xidian University. She only came back once a semester."

Gu Meifang's maternal instinct kicked in and she felt a little sorry for her little girl.

"The nickname Tiaotiao is right. She has been naughty since she was young. Girls don't behave like girls. Let her suffer a little. It will be good for her. Stay away from her so that she can grow up quickly. Don't be afraid. Tiaotiao has kung fu skills and can easily deal with three or five hooligans. Don't you think that Hanhan and Dandan were even further away from each other before, but now they have achieved so much. I'm worried about you, right? The same goes for Zhilu. She is doing well in Shanghai. We parents have to learn to let go."

Gu Meifang's state of mind has taken a big step forward since her breakthrough in Wuyi Mountain. She also knows that Xu Damao is right. She is too lazy to go to the bank herself, so she calls Xu Zhiyu directly, "Dandan, deposit 1,000 yuan into Tiaotiao's bank card. Don't deposit more. And your dad said that you sisters can't easily deposit money for Tiaotiao. Got it?"

"Mom, you're too late. Just an hour ago, I deposited 10,000 yuan for her. This won't happen again." He hung up the phone in a hurry.

"Well, boss, you're right. Tiaotiao took a roundabout way to save the country and asked her sister to save 10,000 yuan for her."

Xu Damao had expected this. Now Teacher Ye had moved back to the two-bedroom apartment allocated to him by No. 3 Middle School. Xu Zhidi had a job and was also allocated a tube-shaped building, so he occasionally did not go home. Only Xu Damao and Gu Meifang were left at home. Apart from the necessary outings, the two of them really just exercised in the yard and cultivated their character. From time to time, Fang Xiaoru would come over for dinner and stay overnight.

Soon it was another year.

In the winter of 95, the Xu family welcomed three happy events.

First, Xu Zhiquan gave birth to a baby. The news came from Xiamen. It was a boy named Huang Yonghuan. Yuan Ya was pregnant with her third child, and Fang Shuying was pregnant with her second child. Xu Zhilu and Lou Wenting, who were far away in Los Angeles, gave birth to a girl. Xu Damao named her Xu Xiyuan over the phone.

Second, the laboratory in which Xu Jun cooperated with Tsinghua University successfully completed the development of a new generation of high-strength carbon fiber products and won the National Highest Science and Technology Award. The products were included in the national procurement plan. Haida Company and Tsinghua University jointly established Tsinghua Juqiang Polymer Materials Technology Co., Ltd. in Pinggu, with Tsinghua University holding the controlling stake and Haida holding the 40% stake.

The third happy event is that Maoyuan Real Estate established a group company in Hong Kong and successfully listed in Hong Kong. The stock price has been rising. Lou's business involves real estate, gold, commercial department stores, pharmaceuticals, overseas trade and other fields. The asset evaluation exceeds 75 billion US dollars, making it a wealthy family in Hong Kong. Chairman Lou Xiao'e.

Of course, there are joys and sorrows. Time cannot be reversed by Xu Damao as a practitioner. The old couple Xu Fugui passed away in the first half of the year when the weather was still cold. There was no way, the couple had injured their bodies when they were young, which could not be reversed by Xu Damao using Qi-boosting pills and beauty pills.

The ancestral graves of the Xu and Lou families were both purchased in Gubeikou, Miyun. However, Xu Damao was unable to fulfill his parents' wish for burial, and could only be cremated and buried. Life is just a cup of soil, just in different forms.

After the National Day, Hu Tianhua of the Hu family caught a cold during the change of seasons and fell ill. He died not long after. He did not suffer much. It was a happy death.

Xu Nian brought his two grandsons with him, which made the old man feel at ease. The Hu family now had a successor.

Although the death of loved ones is normal, Xu Damao also feels this pain. Although he can't change much, he still wants to try his best to delay the separation.

So after Hu Tianhua's funeral arrangements were completed, he immediately asked Zhang Tengyun to take Mrs. Zhang and his wife to have their health checked and take care of them. He also sent herbal food to Mrs. Zhang and his wife from time to time to improve their health. Pu Yulin's family and Fang Yude's family did the same thing.

"Da Mao, I have lived a good life and don't need to worry too much. I am over 90 years old and in good health. There is no need for me to take too many tonics. But I promise you that I will try to slow down my pace of life and not go out for a walk when it is cold, okay?" Fang Yude was very pleased with Xu Damao's behavior.

"All living things in the world are subject to birth, aging, sickness and death. All things in the world are born, exist, change and perish. This is an iron law. Just let everything take its course."

Xu Damao certainly knew the laws of nature, but he still worked hard and persevered.

"Da Mao, really, my dad is very happy. He said that even with his son, his two daughters are not as filial as a son-in-law without a title like you."

"Lady, that's not the case. I, Xu Damao, owe him something. I cheated his daughter away without any status. I really regret it now. I should have listened to Meifang and gone through the formalities to marry you. This way, you could have given Shuying some brothers and sisters."

"That's what I like. Besides, Shuying already has brothers and sisters. Don't regret it. Regret can't turn back time. Look how free and easy I am now. I'm retired, still young and beautiful, and I fly freely every day. How wonderful. Let's go to Dongsi to find Sister Fang. Let's have hot pot at home today."

Soon, it was the twelfth lunar month. Xu Damao suddenly had the urge to go to the No. 95 compound again. It felt like he hadn't been there for many years, and he didn't know if the compound had changed much.

Xu Damao asked Gu Meifang to go with him and drove with some light gifts.

As soon as I left the house, snowflakes began to fall from the sky, sparse, small flakes dancing in the air, landing on the front windshield of the car and melting quickly. The heater was on in the car to prevent fogging inside, so the small flakes would definitely melt.

The familiar yet slightly dilapidated courtyard gate made Xu Damao's mind suddenly return to thirty years ago, and he silently wondered in his heart whether the third uncle guarding the gate was still there.

When I entered the courtyard, it was deserted and there was no sound at all. Teacher Yan was no longer guarding the door. He must have stayed at home because it was cold.

Xu Damao still knocked on the Yan family's door.

"Who is it?" It was the familiar voice of Auntie Yang Ruihua.

"Auntie, are you at home?"

When Yang Ruihua opened the door, Xu Damao saw Yan Fugui following behind him.

"The three aunts and uncles are all at home."

"You, are you Xu Damao? Who is the girl behind?" Yang Ruihua really couldn't remember Gu Meifang. Gu Meifang's voice, appearance and smile were actually not much different from when she lived in Courtyard No. 95. It was true that she was becoming more and more elegant now, and she exuded a noble aura from head to toe.

"Yes, I am Xu Damao from the Xu family in the backyard. Behind me is my wife. You should know her. She has lived in this courtyard for quite a while."

Yan Fugui carefully rubbed his eye sockets after taking off his glasses, then put them on again and looked at them carefully.

"Oh my god, Xu Damao, it's really the Xu Damao couple. Did you two take the elixir of immortality? You haven't aged at all in all these years. Damao, if I remember correctly, you are about 50 or years old this year, right?"

"Third uncle, you have a good memory. I am already over fifty-eight. My birthday is on the twenty-sixth of the winter moon. I am fifty-eight in total."

"Da Mao, please come in and sit for a while. Old lady, make some tea for Damao with the golden lotus flowers that Jie Kuang sent." Then he turned to Xu Damao and said,

"Da Mao, you came so early in the morning. There is really no one else in the compound. Apart from the old Liu couple in the backyard, there are only me and the third aunt to look after the house. Sha Zhu's family is busy running the restaurant and can only come back to the compound very late. Your son also comes back very late. Isn't the video hall open at night? An Xin, sit here with the third uncle. Hey, it's been a long time since I saw you come back to visit."

It seems that Compound No. 95 has changed a lot.