Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

Xu Xiao looked at the startled man in front of him and looked at his mother in confusion.

This man looks old and has a face full of stubble. Is he really my father?

Mom is so beautiful, why would she look at him?

Also, why do I feel like there’s something wrong with my brain?

Slapping yourself in the face, isn't that stupid?

He was only seven or eight years old at the time and had only met Xu Damao once, so his impression of him was very vague.

"Xu Damao, what are you crazy about?"

Lou Xiao'e asked with a smile.

Hearing this familiar tone, Xu Damao smiled foolishly and said, "Hehe, I just want to see if I am dreaming. Ezi, why didn't you tell me that you came back? So I can pick you up at the station?"

Lou Xiao'e also knew that he was happy, and said with a smile: "I just wanted to give you a surprise! How about it, are you scared?"

"Yeah, of course there is. I'm so scared that I'm almost dying of joy."

Xu Damao nodded repeatedly.

After saying that, he wanted to go up and hug Lou Xiao'e, but he didn't dare.

After not seeing each other for many years, he felt a little unfamiliar.

Moreover, he looks very sloppy now, but Lou Xiao'e is so radiant.

Lou Xiao'e saw his intention, smiled and walked forward to hug her.

Xu Damao's body stiffened, and then he hugged Lou Xiaoe tightly.

After a while, an inopportune voice came, "Mommy, how long are you going to hold me? I'm a little tired."

Well...

The couple suddenly realized that there were other people around, and they let go of each other awkwardly.

Xu Damao then looked at Xu Xiao seriously.

Xu Xiao's face is not as long as his, but more like Lou Xiao'e.

But his facial features are 70% similar to mine, exactly the same as when I was a child, but much better looking.

Xu Damao said happily: "You are Xu Xiao! Do you still remember your father?"

Xu Xiao shook his head.

He was still young at that time and could no longer remember what Xu Damao looked like.

"Son, I'm your father, Xu Damao."

Xu Damao said excitedly.

"father!"

Xu Xiao shouted.

Lou Xiao'e said to him, "Son, kowtow to your father."

Xu Xiao was very obedient. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao was unwilling to do that, so he hurried forward to help Xu Xiao up, "Eh, no need, Dad doesn't have so many rules here."

Lou Xiao'e said seriously: "It's right. You gave him life."

Hearing this, Xu Damao didn't say anything, but the happy smile on his face never disappeared.

At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind, that is, my wife is back, and my son.

Yes, son.

Xu Damao suddenly remembered something, took Xu Xiao's hand and walked away, "Son, let's go somewhere with Dad."

"Hey, Xu Damao, where are you taking your son?"

"Go to the middle courtyard."

Upon hearing this, Lou Xiao'e knew what that guy wanted to do. He must be going to show off to Sha Zhu. How childish.

But she still reminded them: "Come back quickly, my son is very tired. Xingzi just said that we should go to her house for dinner tonight."

"understood."

Xu Damao replied and walked away with his son.

Arriving at Shazhu's house, Xu Damao shouted, "Shazhu, Shazhu, come out here."

"Calling souls!"

Sha Zhu walked out of the house unhappily. Seeing that it was Xu Damao, he said unhappily, "Xu Damao, are you itching for trouble?"

Xu Damao pulled Xu Xiao next to him and said proudly, "Shazhu, look who this is?"

"Who?"

Sha Zhu looked at Xu Xiao beside Xu Damao, confused.

I thought, what is this silly Mao doing now?

If he could catch up with him, he would definitely go up and beat this guy up.

Hey!

Xu Damao smiled and said, "His name is Xu Xiao, my son. Silly Zhu, did you hear that? I have a son, do you have one?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu took a closer look and found that this kid really looked like Xu Damao when he was a child.

Suddenly, Sha Zhu's old face turned dark.

Not having children has always been a pain for him.

Qin Huairu and I have been married for several years, but there has been no movement.

He even felt that there was something wrong with him.

After all, Qin Huairu has already given birth to three children. You can't say that there is something wrong with her!

It wasn't a big deal at first, after all, he had three other children. Even though they were not his biological children, they still called him dad.

But now, his arch-enemy Xu Damao actually has a son, and the son is already so grown up. He feels unbalanced.

"boring."

Sha Zhu complained, and then sarcastically said: "You don't have a wife, where did you get your son?"

In fact, he had already thought of something.

Xu Damao said with a smile: "You don't have a wife. Ezi and I are just separated temporarily. We have been waiting for him. This is Ezi of me and Ezi. Her name is Xuxiao. Silly Zhu, you can just be envious!"

"What envy? I have three children."

Sha Zhu said disdainfully: "Besides, you and Lou Xiao'e have been separated for so many years, how do you know that this child must be yours?"

"Xu Xiao is my son."

Xu Damao was not angry. How could he not know whether the child was his?

Lou Xiao'e left while pregnant, and Xu Xiao was so similar to him, how could he possibly doubt her?

Besides, if it wasn’t his, why would Lou Xiao’e come back?

"Xu Xiao is definitely my son. I can tell you this for sure."

Xu Damao mocked, "Do you think I'm like you? I can only raise children for others? I'm already half buried in the ground, and I don't even have a successor. You'll just have to wait for your children to be kicked out and have to sleep under the bridge, right?"

Originally Xu Damao just said it casually, but in the original book, Sha Zhu really ended up like this.

"Get lost! Xiaodang and Huaihua are very filial. How could they possibly chase me away?"

Sha Zhu naturally didn't believe it.

"Still not convinced?"

Xu Damao sneered, "Think about it yourself. Ever since that Jia family member left, the Jia family has been eating and drinking your food. Now it's even worse. All the houses are yours. Your sister He Yushui's house is now occupied by Xiaodang and Huaihua, and the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard is occupied by your good eldest son Banggeng."

"I guess in a few years, your house will belong to the Jia family. Do you think you will be kicked out?"

The deaf old lady passed away the year before last. Yi Zhonghai hadn't cared about him for many years, so it was only Sha Zhu who took care of him from time to time.

It was Sha Zhu who took care of her funeral and left the house to him.

Bang Geng was released last year and now lives in the house left by the deaf old lady.

However, because of his criminal record, he couldn't find a job and spent the whole day idling around outside.

Originally, Qin Huairu planned to let Banggeng learn cooking from Shazhu, and Shazhu was willing to teach, but Banggeng was too lazy and not interested in cooking.

Qin Huairu could only let him do what he wanted.

"Get lost! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you to death!"

Sha Zhu was hit in the sore spot and immediately became angry and embarrassed, ready to hit someone.

"Hey, just be awesome! I want to see how long you can be awesome."

Xu Damao was not afraid either. He smiled and took Xu Xiao's hand, "Son, let's go home."