Siheyuan: I'm not happy, don't even think about having a good life

After shaking hands with Lou Bancheng and letting him sit down first, Hong Guan sat down opposite Lou Xiaoe.

"You must be Mr. Lou Zhenhua, right? When my father was still alive, he told me about your deeds. After the Anti-Japanese War, you tried your best to leave those advanced machines behind, and made outstanding contributions to the revitalization of the heavy industry in Huazhong!

I heard that when they wanted to run away, they invited you, but you refused and insisted on staying. You are truly a role model for us!"

Hong Guan's words made Lou Zhenhua look nostalgic. "Yes, my father named me Zhenhua because he wanted to revitalize China. When the Japanese invaded, I had no choice but to wait until they surrendered and then do my part."

"Mr. Lou, you are too polite. No matter when, there are many rich people who are unkind. It is rare to find a patriotic businessman like you."

"Don't call me Mr. Lou anymore. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Lou!"

Hong Guan laughed and said, "I am marrying above my station, how dare I despise you? You are the major shareholder of the steel mill, and I am afraid that you will make things difficult for me!"

Lou Zhenhua also laughed out loud. "In a blink of an eye, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has become a large factory with tens of thousands of employees. I don't care about it anymore. I just collect some dividends every year!"

Lou Tan also spoke at the right time, "Hong Guan, let me introduce you. This is my daughter Lou Xiao'e. She is nineteen years old this year. You two should get to know each other and visit each other more often in the future."

Hong Guan stood up and held out his hand. "Comrade Lou Xiao'e, nice to meet you. I am Hong Guan!"

Lou Xiao'e looked at Hong Guan's burning eyes, her face turned a little red, she stood up and shook hands with Hong Guan gently, then took her hand back a little nervously.

When Lou Bancheng and his wife saw this scene, they smiled. Judging from the reactions of the two, the matter was mostly settled. Dating now is not as complicated as it would be in later generations.

You always say I'm slow to warm up, but you don't mind that I have a male best friend. Although I have tattoos, drink, smoke, fight, and stay out all night, I'm a good girl. I raise fish in a pond and fish for a year or two.

As long as two people are in love with each other, many of them get their marriage certificate the next day.

When the two of them sat down, Lou Xiao'e lowered her head and played with the teacup, not daring to even raise her head.

"You guys chat first, I'll ask them to serve the food." Lou Tan said and left the box.

Lou Bancheng took out a cigarette and gave one to Hong Guan. "Hong Guan, is everything going well at the steel mill? I heard something went wrong a few days ago. Did you solve it yourself?"

When he heard Lou Bancheng say this, he realized that Lou Bancheng's connections were really strong and he could even find out such confidential matters.

No wonder Li Fugui arrested Lou Bancheng after Xu Damao made a casual report. He overreached.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Uncle Lou. He was the deputy chief of our department. He was a little mentally ill. After killing our chief, he wanted to kill me. I killed him by accident."

Hearing this, Lou Xiao'e raised her head and looked at Hong Guan with curiosity and admiration in her eyes. Lou Bancheng gave him a thumbs up and said, "Young man, you are really daring. Not bad!"

Hong Guan was not surprised by Lou Bancheng's attitude. How could someone who came from the Republic of China era be a good person? Although he did not necessarily do it himself, the number of people who died because of him was definitely more than the number of people he killed, otherwise he would not be able to protect his family business.

"Thank you for the compliment, Uncle Lou. It just happened to be a good opportunity. It's not worth mentioning."

Lou Bancheng nodded with satisfaction. "Young man, you are neither arrogant nor impatient. Not bad, not bad. You don't have much room for development in the Medical Department. Have you ever thought about changing to another department? The head of the Medical Department is the top."

Hong Guan did not respond immediately. He took a deep puff of cigarette and slowly exhaled, "Uncle Lou, to be honest, I am not a person with great ambitions. Moreover, if I marry Comrade Lou Xiao'e, the position of deputy section chief will be my final destination."

Lou Bancheng's expression changed, and he became more serious. "Oh? Why do you think so? I am a shareholder of the steel mill. Although I don't have any say in the matter, if I speak up, it still counts."

"Haha, if it's really like what Uncle Lou said, then I wouldn't be here today. It's impossible that Uncle Lou can't feel the wind outside at all, right?

Finding a family with good family background for his daughter is probably to reduce the risk to the Lou family and make them keep a low profile. "

Lou Bancheng took a puff of his cigarette and smiled bitterly, "Yes, you are very smart. Things have changed so fast in the past few years that I am a little panicked. We are fine, but I only have this one daughter and I just want her to be safe and sound."

Hong Guan really wanted to roll his eyes at him. What he said was just a trick.

"Uncle Lou, you are joking. You only have one daughter, but you also have two sons!"

Lou Xiao'e, who had been looking down, raised her head and said, "Both of my brothers are missing."

Hong Guan was speechless. It was just a wrong name, not a wrong nickname. The stupid moth was indeed a stupid moth!

She looked at Lou Bancheng in surprise and said, "Uncle Lou, doesn't Xiao'e know?"

Lou Bancheng's face froze, with a hint of fear in his eyes. "I really didn't expect you to be so smart. How did you come up with that?"

"Haha, Uncle Lou, you are too kind. Actually, this is not complicated. You are the direct descendant of the Lou family and you only have two sons. Even if the eldest son is not well protected and something happens to him, it is impossible for you to let the younger son get into trouble.

If something really happened, you would turn the city of Beiping upside down! So there is only one possibility, that is, to use the disappearance method to let them leave here. I guess one should go to Bald Eagle and the other should go to Hong Kong, right?

One is far away and the other is close, so if anything happens, we can provide necessary help."

In fact, this is what happened in the original book. Don't make it seem like it was Sha Zhu who asked the big leader to rescue Lou Bancheng and his wife. That's nonsense. At that time, the big leader couldn't save himself, and everyone in his faction was in danger. How could they save people?

Nothing will happen to Lou Bancheng and his wife. At most they will lose some property. Otherwise, Lou Bancheng would have run away long ago. Don't underestimate the foundation of a family with a history of more than a hundred years, you bastard.

Lou Xiao'e looked at Lou Bancheng in disbelief. "Dad, are my elder and second brothers really okay? Are they abroad?"

Lou Bancheng stamped out his cigarette and gave Hong Guan a meaningful look. "Don't blame Dad. You are too young and inexperienced. If you let something slip, it could easily bring disaster to the Lou family!"

Hong Guan said nothing on the surface, but he sneered in his heart. What he said was more beautiful than what he sang, as if he loved Lou Xiao'e very much.

In fact, Lou Xiao'e is just a poor chess piece. In order to make the Lou family keep a low profile, she married Xu Damao. Seeing that Xu Damao dared to hit Lou Xiao'e, we can know what Lou Xiao'e's status in the Lou family is.

Besides, even if they could feel a little bit of sympathy for Lou Xiao'e, it wouldn't mean that Xu Damao and the Xu family would be so hostile to Lou Xiao'e. Although the Lou family had to keep a low profile, they could still handle an ordinary family like the Xu family.

When the story begins, it was 1965, and there was no surveillance. At that time, the gangsters and the children of the compound were all crazy, and the death of a few people was a small matter, and many of them were left unresolved. Moreover, it was very easy to frame those gangsters and the Buddha!

In the end, she went to Hong Kong. Although Lou Xiao'e saved Sha Zhu's child, she still married someone else. Later, she came back to find Sha Zhu with the child, and it was obvious that they were divorced.

Therefore, Lou Xiao'e's marriage in Hong Kong was most likely a marriage of the Lou family, a combination of interests. If Lou Xiao'e did not agree, she might not even be able to keep Sha Zhu's child.

Just when the atmosphere was getting a little dull, Lou Tan came back, followed by a few waiters, who put the dishes on the table.

The signature roast duck, mustard duck gizzards, steamed duck gizzards, braised duck four treasures, and old duck soup, wow, they are all Quanjude’s signature dishes!

"Hong Guan, please bear with me. The harvest has been bad in the past two years, and the ducks are not as fat as before. You just have to make do with it. This is something we have to book several days in advance."

"You're too polite, Aunt Lou. This is already very sumptuous. If Xiao'e married into my family, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to eat such a sumptuous meal. But I promise that I won't let Xiao'e go hungry!"

Lou Tan looked at Lou Bancheng in surprise. Is it developing so fast? After going out for a while, they are almost at the stage of discussing marriage?

Lou Bancheng nodded with a smile, but he was smiling bitterly in his heart. He had to make up his mind. He had exposed everything about us with just a few words. If he didn't marry his daughter to him, he would be killed to silence her.

The problem is that Hong Guan has a special identity. How could he dare to do that? He knows people in the compound, he is the son of a martyr, he is about to become a deputy section chief, and he has arrested bad elements before.

If Hong Guan was really caught, and the government investigated and found that it was the Lou family, it would be like handing a knife into someone else's hands!

"I have no objection. Hong Guan is very smart and steady. He is a talented person. Xiao'e will not suffer any loss if she marries him! As for whether to marry her, you should ask your own daughter."

When Lou Xiao'e heard this, her face immediately turned red. "Dad, why are you like this?"

Seeing Lou Xiao'e's coquettish look, Hong Guan became more and more satisfied. It would definitely be fun to marry her home!

The four of them started eating, and most of the time Lou Bancheng and Hong Guan talked about everything. When it was almost time, Lou Bancheng asked tentatively, "Hong Guan, do you think we have a chance to do business?"

Hong Guan looked at Lou Bancheng deeply. No matter what halo he had, in the final analysis, he was still a businessman at heart, and that could not be changed!

"Uncle, I don't think it's possible in the short term!"

"Oh? When you say short term, how long do you mean?"

"About ten to twenty years!"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Hong Guan's words made Lou Bancheng cough continuously. What the hell is a short-term? Ten or twenty years is a short-term? I'm not sure if I can live for twenty years!

"A country cannot live without business or competition. Will it last for a dozen or twenty years?"

"I think so. China is a socialist country. It has only been established for a short time. It has internal and external troubles. State control is the best way. But after the most difficult period, a hundred flowers will bloom."

Lou Bancheng nodded silently. He chose to stay because he was optimistic about the development of the flower-growing family. However, the country has been developing in recent years, but he has not been given the opportunity to show his talents. This makes him very uncomfortable.

Looking at Lou Bancheng's expression, Hong Guan spoke again, "Uncle, you can actually set your sights on Hong Kong. It will develop very quickly there, and there are many opportunities."

Lou Bancheng smiled bitterly, "I know that, but my second son is in Hong Kong and he is not cut out for business!"

Lou Tan looked at Lou Bancheng in surprise. This was the first time they met, and he told others something that even his own daughter didn't know?

"Uncle, then let my second brother buy land and a house over there. Buy land near where foreigners gather. Although the land price and house price are high, it is safer and more stable, and there is still room for development in the future!"

Lou Bancheng nodded, neither confirming nor denying, and no one knew what he was thinking.

An hour later, Lou Tan helped the slightly drunk Lou Bancheng into the car. Just as Lou Xiao'e was about to get in, she was stopped by Lou Tan.

"Why did you go home so early? Chat with Hong Guan more. You were too embarrassed to speak just now when we were here. You young people should move around more."

Lou Xiao'e turned around, looked at the smiling Hong Guan, and nodded with a slightly red face.

The two of them strolled around Wangfujing and then strolled to Shichahai. Hong Guan told some harmless jokes, which made Lou Xiaoe laugh out loud, and also said some cheesy love words, which made Lou Xiaoe's face blush.

Lou Xiao'e was a little tired, so Hong Guan rode his bike to take her home. When they arrived outside the Lou family's small white building, Hong Guan took Lou Xiao'e's hand and said, "I'll come to see you next week when I'm on vacation. Remember to think of me!"

Lou Xiao'e lowered her head with a flushed face. She did not look up until Hong Guan rode away on his bike. She watched Hong Guan's gradually disappearing figure.

"You idiot, why don't you just ask me to marry you? As long as you ask, I will agree!"

In fact, it’s not that Hong Guan is stupid, but he will not marry Lou Xiaoe before he gets the position of deputy section chief. If he marries Lou Xiaoe and still wants to be a deputy section chief, the resistance will be extremely great!

As soon as I returned to the courtyard and walked to the front yard, I saw Sha Zhu's annoying face. "Hey, isn't this Hong Guan? Aren't you good at fighting? I heard that you were so scared that you can only live in the steel mill and dare not come back to the courtyard?"

Hong Guan sneered disdainfully, "I don't know if I can fight, but it's easy for me to beat ten people like you. Do you want to try?"

Feeling Hong Guan's momentum, Sha Zhu took half a step back, then quickly realized that he was insulted and his face flushed.

"Stop bragging. You can only bully an ordinary person like me. You were scared so much that you hid in the steel mill and dared not come out. Now that the incident is over, you come out to show off your power!"

Hong Guan parked the car and walked forward a few steps. Sha Zhu instinctively wanted to step back, but he didn't want to lose face, so he stopped abruptly and looked at Hong Guan with a timid look, as if to say, you can't scare me, I'm not afraid!

Hong Guan walked up to Sha Zhu and whispered in his ear, "Do you know that the man who blocked me in the steel mill was shot eight times by me, and now his ashes are cold?"

Hong Guan's words made Sha Zhu feel a chill running from his heels to the top of his head, making his hair stand up.

Sha Zhu felt his body become stiff. He wanted to turn his head to look at Hong Guan, but only his eyeballs could move. He felt like he was being stared at by a ferocious beast and was about to die at any moment.