The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 169 Great Progress
Liu Hua shook his head helplessly, Liu Feifei covered her mouth and laughed non-stop, Sha Zhu didn't want to go get the mutton anymore, and started arguing with Xu Damao in the yard, the two of them swore at each other in a very fancy way.

When the two of them were cursing until their mouths were dry and the whole yard was watching, Liu Hua slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip, then he spoke: "I say, you two, are you childish? The two of you are over fifty years old in total, nearly six years old, and you are setting an example for the children in the yard."

They both said in unison: "I'm too lazy to bother with him."

Liu Hua waved his hand and said, "Shazhu, go get your mutton quickly. I'm still waiting to drink the mutton soup. I'll send your coat home later."

Xu Damao proudly lifted the hem of his coat and waved it casually. Only then did the neighbors notice that Xu Damao was actually wearing a military green coat.

This is a brand new military coat. No one can help but feel jealous when seeing it. This is a rare commodity, not something that can be found everywhere in the free wholesale market thirty or forty years later.

Xu Damao raised his head and walked away from Liu Hua's house with a haughty step. He had to go back to get something. He took Liu Hua's military coat. You can't not show your appreciation, otherwise you will be looked down upon.

After a while, Xu Damao walked into the Liu family carrying a lot of things: "Hua Zi, I can't compete with you. These are just some local specialties. Please take them. Don't complain that they are too little."

Naturally, he accepted it all. Liu Hua still admired Xu Damao's knowledge and taste.

Xu Damao asked timidly: "Hua Zi, how do you think I can get an administrative position?"

"There has been progress. Now everyone knows about the administrative system." Liu Hua said jokingly, "First, you have to let your leaders see your value. Think about it, what value can you, a projectionist, provide to your leaders?"

Xu Damao thought about it and shook his head: "Besides showing movies, I don't seem to have any other use."

Liu Hua slammed the table and said, "That's right. If you want to get an administrative position in this position, you basically have no chance. If you want to be an official, you have to step out of your comfort zone and find an industry with more opportunities for advancement."

"But I can't do anything else besides this."

Liu Hua shrugged helplessly: "Then I can't do anything about it. Unless you can take on other work in your propaganda department while being a projectionist, such as drawing a blackboard newspaper or writing a manuscript."

Xu Damao was even more at a loss. To draw a blackboard newspaper, he had to have beautiful handwriting and nice drawings. Writing a word himself was even more difficult. As for writing articles, if he had this ability, he could have continued his schooling. It would be good if he could write 500 words out of an 800-word composition.

Xu Damao's only great skill is his mouth, but the problem is that the announcer doesn't want him, and the announcer has to read according to the script and is not allowed to express himself freely.

Liu Hua looked at Xu Damao's helpless expression and could only pat him on the shoulder: "Just keep showing the movie. Maybe there will be a chance in the future. Let's have a child first. Your future will be inferior to Sha Zhu's."

"It's just a son, it's easy for me to get him." Xu Damao said stubbornly, "I'm just indignant. How could he, a fool, have a son before me?"

"If you're anxious to have a baby, go to the hospital for a checkup." Liu Hua advised, "Having a baby is also a science. It's always right to listen to the doctor."

Xu Damao felt a little embarrassed, and asked back: "Hua Zi, why don't you want to have a child?"

"I'm still young, I'll just go with the flow, it will come naturally when the time comes." In the TV series, Xu Damao never had children, and the reason was never explained. Some fan fiction wrote that it was because Sha Zhu kicked the child.

Liu Hua had also seen Sha Zhu and Xu Damao fighting. Sha Zhu would always hit Xu Damao in the face with a box. He wanted to embarrass Xu Damao. On the contrary, Xu Damao would have the chance to kick him from behind, because although Sha Zhu was not tall, he was strong and powerful, and was at an absolute advantage, so he didn't need to use any dirty tricks.

People who were born and raised in Beijing are very particular about face. If they really fight, they will just hit each other on the head. Only women can fight back in three directions, and it is not glorious even if they win.

Liu Hua's magnanimity left Xu Damao speechless. He clapped his hands and said, "I'm strong and healthy, so there's nothing wrong with me. I'll ask my wife to check it out tomorrow."

"It's good for face." Liu Hua pointed at Xu Damao and shook his head: "Whether one can have children does not depend on physical strength. Yi Zhonghai is strong and plays basketball, but he has no children. Yan Fugui is thin and skinny, and they have four children."

Xu Damao was startled at first, then smiled and said, "Didn't Yi Zhonghai say that Aunt Yi was in poor health and that's why she couldn't have children?"

"Has he checked it out? Will he be like you, trying to save face and suffering, and putting the blame on his wife because he doesn't have a child?"

Xu Damao nodded: "It's possible. Yi Zhonghai is more respectable than me. At least I am shameless sometimes, but he is both a bully and a saint."

"So, having a child is more useful than any face." Liu Hua smiled. "Yi Zhonghai cares so much about face. Jia Zhang used to scold him for being the last one to die. His face is like being trampled under the feet of Jia Zhang. If you really have a problem and don't actively seek treatment, your face will also be trampled under the feet of Sha Zhu in the future."

Xu Damao shuddered uncontrollably and wrapped his military coat tightly around him. He said solemnly, "No, I can't be laughed at by Sha Zhu for the rest of my life. I'll go check it out tomorrow. I still don't believe it. I have to have a baby quickly. I can't be like Yi Zhonghai."

The Chinese New Year is approaching, and it is also the time for children to have winter vacation. Although people at that time were not as obsessed as parents in later generations, they still cared about their children's grades to some extent.

Those who do well in the exam may be rewarded with a few cents by their parents, but those who do not do well will most likely be beaten with a broom.

Banggeng just came home from outside with peanuts in his pocket and a roasted chicken leg in his mouth.

Xu Damao also saw it and said jokingly, "Bang Geng, where did you get the money from? Now you can eat roasted chicken legs."

Bang Geng didn't say anything, concentrating on dealing with the chicken leg. Qin Huairu followed behind him and said happily, "Our Bang Geng scored more than 70 points in all subjects in this exam. He has made great progress. Today I will reward him with roasted chicken."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "That's great, Bang Geng. I've watched you since you were little. You've made such great progress with just a little effort. You need to keep working hard. Once you pass the junior high school entrance exam and then the technical secondary school entrance exam, your good days will come again, Sister Qin."

"Yes."

Qin Huairu was very happy. How many parents don't like others praising their children? Xu Damao's praise touched her heart.

After returning home, Qin Huairu put down the roasted chicken and said to Banggeng very seriously: "Banggeng, you can't be proud yet, you still need to work harder. Look at your uncle Huazi, because he studies well, the factory gave him so many delicious foods. If you have the ability in the future, the factory will also give you some."

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