Siheyuan: I stand for Xu Damao because he is my brother

The two translators, Wang Min and Xu Dacan, were just dividing the money among the fountains throughout the whole process and were of no use at all.

As the saying goes, too much talk leads to mistakes. This saying applies not only to us, but also to Valentina.

The more she talked, the more information she revealed. Xu Dacan wrote a line on the notebook and pushed it in front of Chen Jun.

Chen Jun glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and saw what was written on it: Pavlov is like a puppet, and Valentina is the dominant one.

Chen Jun closed the notebook and interrupted Valentina who was talking nonstop: "Excuse me, my assistant reminded me that I have a meeting in 10 minutes. How about we have dinner together? Deputy Director Liang, you can arrange it. In addition, Xu Dacan, you will accompany Mr. Pavlov and Ms. Valentina for the next few days and take them to experience our local customs and practices."

This was a great job. You had to know that in that era, when receiving foreign guests, not only was all the expenses reimbursed by the government, but you could also go to the Friendship Store and buy special goods that you couldn't buy even if you had money.

"..."

Xu Dacan followed Chen Jun to his office. He leaned back on the sofa and stopped talking.

Xu Dacan resigned himself to helping him tidy up the office.

I had just cleaned up in the morning, and in just the morning, the desk, coffee table, bookshelf, flower pots...

There was ashes everywhere! The ashtray was full of cigarette butts. It was windy today, so the ashes were everywhere.

Xu Dacan couldn't help but protest: "Smoke less!"

Just as he finished speaking, he saw Chen Jun take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket with a cold face...

If you tell people of this era to quit smoking, it's basically the same as playing the piano for an old cow in the field.

After tidying up his desk, Xu Dacan poured him another glass of water, missing Li Huaide very much in his heart.

To Lao Li, you are a good comrade even if you don’t pour water; but under Chen Jun, do you still want to work here even if you don’t pour tea?

After pouring the tea, Chen Jun asked Xu Dacan: "Is your female classmate's family background quite high?"

Xu Dacan thought for a moment and said, "Overseas Chinese, maybe."

Chen Jun nodded and asked, "Are you two childhood sweethearts?"

Xu Dacan didn't answer, so he asked again: "Childhood sweethearts?"

Xu Dacan still didn't answer, so Chen Jun became more direct: "Did your two families arrange a marriage?"

Xu Dacan had no idea what to do with him: "Alright, alright, if you keep saying that, she should become my child bride. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Chen Jun said with a playful look: "Don't you know what a sugar-coated bullet is? Coat yourself with a layer of sugar, then put it into the mortar and shoot it at her, making her dizzy!"

This is the end of this guy's moral integrity...

"..."

Today, when Xu Dacan returned home, Liu Yueru and Xu Yao had already finished a test paper.

At this moment, the two of them were surrounding the fish tank raised by Liu Yueru, watching the fish playing in the water and exchanging ideas.

As soon as Xu Dacan came back, Xu Yao asked, "Where have you been?"

Xu Dacan squeezed over to take a look at the little goldfish and said impatiently, "Go away, stop asking nonsense questions."

Liu Yueru asked faintly: "Is this perfume on you? Also, what kind of wine is this smell?"

Xu Dacan raised his arm in confusion, sniffed carefully, and said to himself: "Why can't I smell it? Is your nose so sensitive?"

Liu Yueru gave him a sanitary look and continued to lazily watch a group of little goldfish coming towards her to beg for food.

Xu Dacan went into the house to see his children. Xu Yao was no longer calm: "Hey! Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Yueru raised her eyes and glanced at her: "What's wrong?"

"What's the matter? Aren't you going to interrogate my brother?" Xu Yao said with a tone of someone who was looking for fun.

Liu Yueru was not anxious at all, and even yawned: "Don't you know your brother yet?"

After a while, Xu Dacan came out of the room, took off his coat, rolled up the sleeves of his shirt, and held a box of dessert in his hand: "The famous tree root cake, you two should try it."

Xu Yao exclaimed: "Tree root cake? Brother, you are on Lao Mo!"

Xu Dacan took a piece and fed it to Liu Yueru, and answered casually: "Yes, I told you that this cake looks like a tree root, wrapped in thick dark chocolate, and full of cream inside. When you take a bite, the sweetness and bitterness blend together, sweet but not greasy."

Liu Yueru finished the cake in a few bites and suddenly asked, "Did you go to see Yifei?"

Xu Dacan almost lost his balance on the plate in his hand, and resisted the urge to slap the cake in Liu Yueru's face and shouted, "No!"

Liu Yueru looked at him sideways: "I'm anxious, anxious..."

Xu Yao beside her laughed out loud at an inappropriate time, and explained as she laughed: "Brother, sister-in-law, I know I shouldn't laugh at this time, but I can't help it. You two are so funny, hahaha!"

Liu Yueru pushed Xu Yao away with disgust, and Xu Yao tactfully walked away, taking the plate from Xu Dacan's hand as well.

Liu Yueru patted her side and said to Xu Dacan, "Sit down."

Xu Dacan sat next to her. Liu Yueru wrinkled her nose and moved closer to him to sniff carefully: "You have two completely different scents. Explain."

Xu Dacan said: "Today, foreign guests came, and Chen Jun asked me to be the interpreter. Valentina came up and gave Chen Jun and me a hug, just like in the movie."

Liu Yueru repeated Valentina's name and asked, "What about the other one?"

Xu Dacan made no secret of it: "She translated it. She is my old classmate. She will come to our house to see our son and daughter tomorrow."

This is the skill of speaking. If Xu Dacan only said the first half of the sentence, Liu Yueru would have gone crazy on the spot.

But with the second half of the sentence, she really endured it, even though she scratched the back of the chair and it creaked...

Liu Yueru showed a perfect smile: "Who is prettier, you or Yifei?"

Xu Dacan was on the verge of death, and answered without hesitation: "Yi Fei."

Liu Yueru stood up and said calmly: "Then let her come. I also want to meet your old classmate."

While there was no one around, Xu Dacan said with a playful smile: "Wife, what would happen if you met Yifei?"

Liu Yueru looked puzzled: "Why? Xu Dacan, when will you bring her back so I can see her?"

Xu Dacan protested desperately: "Put away the cold light in your eyes! Where can I find this person for you!"

If Liu Yueru wants to see Yifei, she has to wait at least another 10 years...

In the evening, when the family was watching TV together, Xu Dacan talked about what he had seen and heard that day.

Xu Damao's focus was as clear and strange as ever: "Let me tell you, that red wine is not tasty at all, it tastes sour. I used to..."

As Xu Damao was talking, his eyes drifted towards Yu Li, and then he stopped talking.