Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

He Yuzhu took Qin Huairu back to his home. Just as he was about to close the door, he saw Xu Damao walking over with a smile. He was holding a half bottle of liquor in his hand. Xu Damao was an expert in the ways of the world. Xu Damao smiled and said, "Brother Zhuzi, let's have a good time tonight."

Don't hit a smiling person, and He Yuzhu felt that winning over Xu Damao would be good for his future life in the courtyard. So he nodded and said with a smile, "It's you, kid. OK, let's have a good time tonight. I happened to have prepared some delicious food tonight, so we can have a good chat."

Xu Damao was smiling, and said with a grin, "I am so lucky, sister-in-law, I am sorry to bother you." Her husband had analyzed Xu Damao before. He was a real bad guy, but he was clearly bad. He was much better than those who stabbed people in the back. Although Qin Huairu didn't believe her husband's words, it didn't stop her from observing him carefully.

Qin Huairu smiled and shook her head and said, "Brother Damao, what are you talking about? You are welcome to visit our home, why don't you come? Have a drink with my man tonight, but brother Damao, you are still young, so it's okay to drink!"

Xu Damao showed an honest smile on his face and said, "Men! Which man doesn't drink? My father doesn't care whether I drink or not. Especially for us as projectionists, we have to be good at dealing with people. My father took me to have a drink with some leaders in the Propaganda Department some time ago. Don't worry, sister-in-law. We two brothers will drink a little tonight. It won't be a big deal."

He Yuzhu nodded with a smile and said to his wife, "Huairu, get a set of bowls and chopsticks for Damao too." Qin Huairu nodded with a smile and went to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks. The four of them sat at the dining table, taking advantage of the fact that the food had not completely cooled down. Then they ate with a smile, chatting while eating, which was quite warm.

Looking at the harmonious relationship between He Yuzhu and his wife, Xu Damao smacked his lips, sighed and said, "I really envy you and your sister-in-law. It's not an exaggeration to say that you are a perfect couple. Especially since your sister-in-law works in a steel mill, they are a real working couple. Their monthly salary combined is probably nearly 100. Alas, I don't know if I can be like you, Brother Zhuzi, in the future."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "I admire my uncle Xu's ability very much. In a few years, when you grow up, Damao, let my uncle Xu find you a wife. Then I will find a way to get your wife to work in the steel mill. You two will both be working. There is no need to envy us. Maybe your life in the future will be much better than ours!"

Xu Damao knew that He Yuzhu was coaxing him. His future wife would definitely not be as good as Qin Huairu. Although he didn't want to admit it, his identity as a projectionist would definitely not be as good as He Yuzhu, the canteen director. But when He Yuzhu said this, Xu Damao was very happy in his heart. After a few glasses of wine, the two young people started talking.

Xu Damao said to He Yuzhu with a smile that Yi Zhonghai had lost face in the courtyard today. He was very happy that Yi Zhonghai had lost face. After Xu Damao drank two glasses of wine, his face became very red. He smiled and said, "Brother Zhuzi, and sister-in-law Qin. Don't think that the old lady looks kind. I think that old lady is more disgusting than everyone else in the courtyard."

Xu Damao sighed, burped and said, "Fuck that, when I was ten years old, that old guy was slandering me in the courtyard every day. He said that I would be a bastard and a person without morals when I grew up. I remember that when we were young, he always compared me with you. Do you remember? I didn't understand what a ten-year-old kid could see! It made me feel very lost at that time."

Xu Damao coughed, smiled and said, "I don't know about that old guy. How did I offend him at that time?" He Yuzhu thought for a while and said to Xu Damao, "Hey, Damao. Do you think it might be that your father offended him, and he didn't dare to retaliate against your father, so he set his sights on you."

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment when he heard what He Yuzhu said. He looked at He Yuzhu, who smiled and said, "Uncle Xu has seen this before, so I think what I said is not impossible. Think about it, Uncle Xu only has you as his son. If you ruin your reputation, it would be much better than dealing with Uncle Xu directly."

Xu Damao's alcohol disappeared halfway. He covered his face and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "I remember when I was a kid, my dad got drunk once. He seemed to have said that he had some grudge against Old Lady Long. Now that you mention it, I remember it. No, I have to ask my dad what the grudge is between him and that old woman?"

Xu Damao was about to stumble out of the door, but He Yuzhu grabbed him and said, "Good things never come late. Why are you in such a hurry? It's already dark outside. Aren't you afraid that the patrol will catch you? You can ask Uncle Xu tomorrow morning. There will still be time."

Xu Damao had no choice but to nod, and the two of them chatted and drank again. Sometimes they talked about the embarrassing things in their childhood, which made Qin Huairu laugh. Thinking of those things in their childhood, the two of them laughed at the same time.

At Yi Zhonghai's home, after Bai Xiuying came back from Old Lady Long's house, Yi Zhonghai frowned and said, "Xiuying, there are only two of us in the room now. Did you put this stone there? Tell me the truth and I won't say anything to you."

Bai Xiuying felt really aggrieved. With tears in her eyes, she said, "Old man, I really didn't put that stone there. I was also used as a gun by someone. It must have been that bastard Shazhu." Yi Zhonghai sighed, thought for a while and said, "Shazhu, that stupid boy, has really changed. Alas, we two may not be able to rely on him in the future. Let's focus our energy on Dongxu."