Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 169 Tell a joke, Xu Damao is hurt by love! (Subscribe)
To be honest, Yang Ning was not very optimistic about introducing Dani to Xu Damao.

With his character, in the original novel, even if he married the eldest daughter of the Lou family, he would just pretend to be well-behaved at home and behave the same way outside.

The Li family's situation cannot be compared with that of the Lou family. Not only can they not help the Xu family at all, but if things go wrong, they may even have to rely on the Xu family for help. After Dani gets married, she will definitely not be treated like Lou Xiao'e in the original novel.

Even though Yang Ning had warned this guy several times before, he did not separate from his parents like in the original book. He was usually watched over by his parents, but who knows if this guy can change now?

Even though Yang Ning was pessimistic about this, he still hoped in his heart that this guy could have a good ending.

"So is this guy's infertility congenital or is it really caused by He Yuzhu's crotch kick as many fan fictions say?"

Yang Ning has always been curious about this, so he plans to take him to check it out today.

After all, since the Li family has entrusted this matter to him, even if Xu Damao is having affairs outside, he can't let Dani live a lonely life with him.

The electric car factory is now an important foreign exchange earning unit for us and is strictly guarded.

At the gate, Yang Ning was stopped by armed security comrades.

"Comrade! What are you doing here?" Looking at the comrade from the security department who was staring at him warily, Yang Ning quickly explained, "Comrade, I'm here to see Xu Damao from your factory's publicity department. I'm his friend."

Yang Ning took out his ID and handed it over: "This is my ID!"

Seeing that Yang Ning did not do anything wrong, the comrade from the security department relaxed his expression and took Yang Ning's ID to check it.

Of course, Yang Ning’s identity on this certificate was specially arranged to protect Yang Ning. It was just an external statement.

The security departments of various units at that time were not the gatekeepers like in later generations.

Within the scope of their unit, they have great power. Not only can they carry guns, they also have cannons and tanks. Within a certain range, their power is even greater than that of the police station.

After checking Yang Ning's ID and confirming it was correct, the security officer returned it to him and said, "Wait here. We'll send someone to notify him to come out."

He then went to the duty room and called the Propaganda Department.

"Well, now the level has risen and they won't even let you in!" Yang Ning couldn't help but complain in his heart when he saw this.

But he still waited patiently at the gate, holding his bicycle.

After all, these security guys really dared to shoot.

"Brother Ning! It's really you. I thought someone was joking with me."

After a while, Xu Damao ran out panting. After seeing Yang Ning standing at the gate, Xu Damao said excitedly.

Although he couldn't brag openly about his relationship with Yang Ning, the fact that Yang Ning came to see him specifically this time, what did this mean?
This shows that Yang Ning still values his childhood friend very much.

"Xu Damao, look at what you said. We are idle and have nothing to do. How can we make fun of you?"

Before Xu Damao reached Yang Ning, the comrade from the security department who had just checked Yang Ning's ID heard what he said and said to him with an unhappy look on his face.

"Oh, look at my mouth, guys, I'm sorry, isn't it just that I'm happy to see my childhood friend?"

When Xu Damao saw this, he immediately realized that what he had just said seemed to have offended the Security Department.

If you say this in front of outsiders, people who don't know would think that this is how the security department of the electric vehicle factory usually works.

This guy was also a shameless person. He realized that he had said the wrong thing. It seemed that he could not afford to offend the security department. Seeing that Yang Ning was just watching the fun from the side, he did not intend to intervene in the matter, so he decisively admitted his mistake.

"Thank you for your hard work. Take this pack of cigarettes and smoke it. It is just a small token of my appreciation to you, an ordinary factory worker, for your hard work in protecting our safety."

As he said this, he took out an unopened bag of Peony from his pocket, and fearing that the comrades from the security department would refuse, he stuffed it directly into the duty room through the window.

"Hehe~ Comrades, take this to relieve your fatigue. I'll be leaving first."

As he said this, before the security department members could react, this guy walked a few steps towards Yang Ning and pulled him away.

When Yang Ning saw this, he shook his head and smiled. Through what happened just now, he could see that this guy was really a very versatile person. He could bend and stretch, and he knew what he could do and what he could not do.

Even if he didn't know what Yang Ning did specifically, he just briefly mentioned that Yang Ning was the designer of their factory's electric cars, and the matter would be over. In the future, those people in the security department would look up to him.

But when this guy saw that Yang Ning had no intention of interfering in the matter, he swallowed his pride and handled the matter on his own.

"It seems like this guy is still manageable. At least he really listened to my warnings and didn't show off his status in the factory."

"Brother Ning, why did you want to find me today?"

Xu Damao brought Yang Ning to a pub near the electric car factory, ordered a pot of wine and two side dishes, and after sitting down, he looked at Yang Ning in confusion and asked.

As for what happened just now, he didn't even mention it!
"What? You've become rich now, and I, your childhood friend, can't find you anymore?" Yang Ning took the wine poured by Xu Damao, took a sip, looked at him and said with a smile.

"Brother Ning, are you slandering me?" Xu Damao also poured himself a glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and then quickly ate a few bites of the food.

"Okay, we're all brothers, there's no need for you and your three children to serve us, just have a drink!"

Seeing Xu Damao's state, Yang Ning said hurriedly, then he remembered that in the original book, this guy was often called to accompany drinking, and he didn't know where he learned the rules from. In the end, he didn't know whether others had drunk enough or not, but he passed out first.

In the end, I turned myself into a joke at the drinking table.

"Hey! I wanted to show off to you, but I didn't expect that you, Brother Ning, also knew the rules?"

After hearing what Yang Ning said, Xu Damao looked at Yang Ning in surprise.

"I know nothing!" Yang Ning said to him unhappily, "Why, is there anyone in your factory who wants you to accompany him for drinking?"

"I do want to, but it's useless. There's still a chance!" Xu Damao said somewhat disappointedly after hearing Yang Ning's words.

"I'm sorry, you really have this idea."

Yang Ning saw Xu Damao looking at him in surprise, and then said with a look of disdain: "With your alcohol tolerance, it would be embarrassing to go up there. People would just treat you as a joke. Why do you like to be a fool for others so much?"

"Your current job is not bad. Although it's not as good as your uncle's, with the benefits, your income is not worse than your father's, and it's not much less than your uncle's."

"Brother Ning, you don't understand!" This guy pretended to be deep. After filling his glass, he took a sip and said with a melancholy look: "You said that the two of us and Sha Zhu grew up together. I admit that you are better than me, but why is he Sha Zhu better?" "Now he married before me. Who told me that we are too old? I won't admit it if I am not old enough!"

"I accepted that he had a child before me, but I'm almost old enough. What's wrong with wanting to marry a better-off wife? Why do you all look down on me?"

After hearing what he said, Yang Ning came to his senses. Was he hurt by love?

Let me tell you a joke. In the original novel, Xu Damao, who was known as a romantic wanderer, was actually hurt by love. Can you believe this?

"Tell me about it, I'll analyze it for you. What if the problem isn't with you?"

Speaking of this, Yang Ning was no longer sleepy. He had always dealt with those drawings and data before and was best at analysis.

Yang Ning saw that Xu Damao actually blushed a little after hearing what he said, which made Yang Ning even more curious. What kind of girl could make Xu Damao, a guy who had been through many flowers but never got hurt, fall so deeply in love with her?
"Ahem~" Xu Damao didn't want to tell Yang Ning about this at first, after all it was very embarrassing. But when he thought that Sha Zhu already knew about it and had been making fun of him about it recently, he simply didn't care about being embarrassed again.

"Someone came to my house a while ago to propose marriage to me. I thought that Silly Pig was already married and had a child. Since I couldn't beat him in these two aspects, I must surpass him in giving birth to a son. After all, this is my last chance!"

"Everything was fine at the beginning. After I met the girl, you didn't know what she looked like..." When Xu Damao said this, he looked like a pig.

Well, my mother was pretty accurate in judging other people except herself. Xu Damao was still the kind of man my mother described.

"Not only that, her ancestors were aristocrats and their family was quite wealthy." Seeing Yang Ning's teasing eyes, Xu Damao didn't care and continued to say with self-pity: "But before leaving, the girl said that we are not suitable!"

"What's inappropriate? In the final analysis, isn't it because you dislike our poor family conditions?"

Before he knew it, Xu Damao had drunk a few more glasses of wine. He was a little drunk and his voice became louder.

"I am unwilling to accept this, Brother Ning, I am so sad..."

As expected, fairy tales are all lies. There are not so many stories about princesses falling in love with poor boys.

Even though Xu Damao's family conditions are considered good among ordinary people, in the eyes of some people, they are just that.

Besides, if the girl is really like what Xu Damao said, then they are really not suitable for each other.

Not to mention anything else, with Xu Damao's small physique, he really won't be able to keep the girl in the future.

Given Yang Ning's current situation, even if he is not married, he will stay away from that kind of girl...

But his daughter was also confused. She really wanted to find someone who could keep her. What was the point of finding those matchmakers?

"Da Mao, give up. That girl is right. You two are really not suitable for each other."

At this time, Yang Ning could only pat him on the shoulder to comfort him. He was also helpless about the situation Xu Damao was facing.

Since ancient times, there have been only a few people in history who could keep such a girl, and Xu Damao was definitely not one of them.

"Brother Ning, you say that too? Do you look down on me too?"

Yang Ning felt that Xu Damao was indeed drunk at this time. As the saying goes, alcohol makes cowards bold. After hearing what he said, Xu Damao actually dared to stare at him and question him.

“Brother, listen to my advice, you won’t have that fate in this life!” Yang Ning didn’t tolerate him and directly hit him with a heavy punch. As the saying goes, a loud drum needs a heavy hammer. If he doesn’t wake him up, this guy might really give up and lie down, following the same path as in the original book.

"Ga!" Xu Damao was stunned when he saw that after hearing about his miserable experience, Yang Ning not only did not comfort him or help him, but instead advised him to just give up. This was different from the script he had imagined.

Shouldn't Brother Ning support me at this time and help me win that girl?
How did things come to this?
"Good guy, you are playing tricks on me, aren't you?" Yang Ning saw Xu Damao's expression at that moment. He knew that this kid was playing tricks on him by pretending to be drunk.

Yang Ning stood up angrily and pointed at him and said, "I'm warning you, if you try this trick on me again, our relationship will end here."

Fortunately, I was able to keep my composure. If I had lost my temper just now, I would have been badly cheated by this guy.

Although the other guests in the pub were doing their own things at this time, they all listened to their conversation.

Seeing the performance of these two brothers, some people couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Brother Ning, it's my fault!" When Xu Damao saw that he was exposed, he hurriedly stood up and bowed. He was too embarrassed to stay there any longer, so after paying the bill, he took Yang Ning to a nearby park.

"Brother Ning, don't blame me for playing tricks on you. This is the first time I've fallen in love with a girl. I want to spend my whole life with her. Is there really no hope at all?"

After finding a quiet place, Xu Damao still asked unwillingly.

"I think you have no self-awareness at all. If that girl is really like what you said, let alone you, there won't be many people in the whole city who can control her!"

"If you don't want to die, stop thinking about that girl!"

"Is it really that serious?" Xu Damao still looked unconvinced.

"The water here is very deep, you can't control it." Yang Ning looked at him seriously and warned.

"Alas, this is my first love and my lost youth!"

Seeing that Yang Ning had warned him so seriously, Xu Damao accepted his fate and suddenly became a little sad.

"Come on, stop being so cheesy. The reason you like that girl is not only because she's pretty, but you're probably also thinking about getting her dowry."

"Brother Ning, judging from what you said, do I look like that kind of person?"

Seeing his intense reaction after his thoughts were exposed, Yang Ning turned his head and looked at him for a while, nodded and said, "You don't look like it!"

Before Xu Damao nodded, Yang Ning immediately said, "I think you are the one!"

"Brother Ning, even if it's you, you can't insult my personality so casually!"

"I know your character, why are you pretending?" Yang Ning glanced at him and said with contempt in his heart.

However, thinking that he had something else to do today, Yang Ning didn't say this out loud.

But before talking about the matter, Yang Ning felt that he still needed to give this kid another warning.

After all, even if this guy meets someone he likes, he still wants to take her dowry. If he really gets together with Dani, who knows what their life will be like in the future?

(End of this chapter)