Siheyuan, integrating everything, cultivating the city

Li Xiangqian looked down at the envelope, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then reached out to open the envelope. There was only a simple note inside, with strong handwriting but not complicated. There were a few words written on it:

"Think carefully before deciding."

Li Xiangqian frowned slightly. These words made him feel oppressive. This vague threat, just like Xu Damao's understated words, was full of unspoken meanings. Who sent the letter? If it was just Xu Damao, why did he do this?

"What does this mean?" Li Xiangqian raised his head and stared at Xu Damao sharply.

"What do you mean? Don't you understand?" Xu Damao smiled and took a step closer, with a meaningful light in his eyes. "Actually, this is not important. What's important is, Boss Li, you have to know that if you don't make a choice about something, you will never know how much pressure you can withstand. And that kind of pressure is never something that one person can withstand."

Li Xiangqian felt uneasy. He did not answer immediately, but stared at Xu Damao quietly, watching his indifferent expression. Xu Damao looked calm, as if everything was under control, while Li Xiangqian fell into endless confusion. He began to realize that he might have underestimated the means of these people.

"Are you trying to tell me that everyone in the yard is standing on a boat?" Li Xiangqian finally spoke, his voice a little heavy, "And it is impossible for me to face these things alone anymore."

Xu Damao nodded gently, with an elusive smile in his eyes, "Not entirely. You have to understand, Boss Li, the situation in the courtyard is not something that anyone can control. You think you can always rely on the family's past to keep everything here, but in fact, everyone has their own calculations. Everyone has their own interests, and nothing will belong to you forever."

A series of images suddenly emerged in Li Xiangqian's mind. Everything in front of him seemed to become blurred. The walls of the courtyard suddenly became so narrow, and the air began to become oppressive. Xu Damao's words were like a sharp blade, shattering what Li Xiangqian had always believed in, and his inner defense line began to slowly collapse.

"You don't need to know too much." Xu Damao's tone became a little low, "Just know that the future of Siheyuan is no longer something you can decide alone. If you don't choose the right way to deal with it, I'm afraid you will eventually be the last person who can't laugh."

Li Xiangqian was silent, his mind was in a mess, and his anxiety surged like a tide. Xu Damao's words obviously meant more than just a verbal threat. He also hinted at some deep, unspoken conflict. The future of the Siheyuan seemed to no longer be in his own hands.

"Are you here to give me 'some advice'?" Li Xiangqian's tone became low, "Tell me what to do?"

Xu Damao still smiled calmly, as if all this was part of his plan: "Boss Li, now that you understand, it's up to you to decide. Remember, when making a choice, it's best to see clearly who can help you and who is ambushing behind you."

Xu Damao turned and walked towards the gate, his footsteps echoing in the silent courtyard. Li Xiangqian stood there for a long time without moving. He knew that today's conversation was just the beginning, and the days to come were destined to be even more confusing.

Li Xiangqian stood at the door, watching Xu Damao's figure disappear on the street of the courtyard, and there was still an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart. His steps were a little heavy, and the words just now seemed to have quietly sowed a seed of uneasiness in his heart. Xu Damao's face was like a mask, and the smile on the outside was completely disproportionate to the depth of his heart. Li Xiangqian knew very well that Xu Damao would never give him the letter for no reason, nor would he tell him some "wisdom in making choices" in vain. There must be some unknown secrets hidden behind it.

In the yard, the sun shines through the branches of the old locust tree, and the mottled light and shadows form a patchwork pattern on the ground. Li Xiangqian takes a deep breath, as if trying to clear the clutter in his mind and regain his calm. However, he knows that all this is far more complicated than he imagined.

Just as he turned around and prepared to go back to the house, he suddenly heard a chuckle in his ear. The chuckle was low and contained a subtle irony, as if it was deliberately waiting for his reaction.

"Li Xiangqian, it's just as I thought." A leisurely voice sounded.

Li Xiangqian was slightly startled. When he turned around, he saw Xu Damao standing on one side of the yard, looking down at him with a meaningful smile in his eyes. Obviously, Xu Damao did not really leave, but stopped on the street outside the yard, as if deliberately waiting for Li Xiangqian to react.

"What are you laughing at?" Li Xiangqian did not hide his displeasure, and said in a cold tone, "Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

Xu Damao didn't seem angry at all this time, instead he smiled even brighter, and he walked towards Li Xiangqian step by step, his steps were calm and neither hurried nor slow. Every step was like a heavy stone pressing on Li Xiangqian's heart, making him feel a little heavy involuntarily.

"Boss Li, is it really okay for you to get angry so quickly?" Xu Damao smiled like an ignorant child, seemingly harmless, but in fact, the sharpness in it could not be ignored. "In fact, I have always been curious about when you, who usually look calm, can become so...'interesting'."

Li Xiangqian raised his eyebrows, and the anger that flashed in his eyes was almost suppressed in an instant. He instinctively wanted to fight back, but he realized that Xu Damao was not a character that could be easily dealt with. Every word and every expression was full of disdain and provocation, and that seemingly innate sense of provocation was more like a thin thorn that pierced Li Xiangqian's heart.

"Interesting?" Li Xiangqian sneered, his mouth corners slightly raised, and his eyes looked straight at Xu Damao, "What do you think is funny about me?"

After hearing this, Xu Damao's eyes flashed with a cunning light, and then he smiled: "Of course, Boss Li, you are so calm and rational, everyone thinks you can always maintain that high and mighty attitude and look down on everything. Unfortunately, the matter of the Siheyuan is far from as simple as you think."

Li Xiangqian's heartbeat suddenly stopped. Although Xu Damao's words seemed to have no special emotions, they made him feel a deep pain in his bones. The matter of the Siheyuan was indeed a much more complicated problem than he had imagined. Everyone was fighting for their own interests, and he obviously had not fully understood the deep meaning of all this.