Siheyuan: After traveling through time, who can still be an honest person?

night.

Cao Yue hugged Lou Xiao'e and was very affectionate to her.

"Did you secretly bring back a lot of things from your mother's home?" Cao Yue suddenly asked.

"Ah? How did you know?"

Lou Xiao'e was surprised and worried that Cao Yue would misunderstand her, so she hurriedly explained:

"I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was just worried that it would implicate you if something happened."

Cao Yue patted her on the shoulder and said, "You hid the valuables at home, Xu Damao must have known about it."

Lou Xiao'e frowned and said:

"What can we do? There are too many treasures in the house. My father is worried that they will be seized during the house search, so he plans to hide some of the gold, silver and jewelry in the homes of relatives and friends."

"Xu Damao should know where your relatives live, right?" Cao Yue asked.

Lou Xiao'e hesitated and said, "Her mother used to be a servant in my family. Even if Xu Damao doesn't know, his mother must know."

Cao Yue said: "It is not wise for your father to do this. Instead, it will harm those relatives and friends."

"Xiao Yue, are you saying that Xu Damao will report our family?"

Lou Xiao'e understood what Cao Yue meant and trembled with fear.

"He will definitely do that. First, he will distance himself from your family. Second, he can use the opportunity of betraying your family to climb up the social ladder. Third, it's impossible for him not to know about our affair. After informing on your family, he can use the opportunity to force you to admit our affair and then drag me into it."

After listening to Cao Yue's analysis, Lou Xiao'e grabbed Cao Yue in panic, "Xiao Yue, what should we do?"

"I will secretly visit my uncle tomorrow night and have a good talk with him." Cao Yue said in a deep voice.

"Xiao Yue, is the situation so serious?"

Lou Xiao'e had a bad feeling and her voice trembled.

Cao Yue nodded heavily, "Sister Xiao'e, I won't hide it from you, this matter is countless times more serious than you can imagine."

"Xiao Yue." Lou Xiao'e's tears flowed down her cheeks. "Will you never look for me again in the future?"

Cao Yue wiped her tears and said with pity:

"It's not that I won't look for you, but we have to separate for a while."

……

Lou Xiao'e secretly brought a large leather bag of gold, silver and jewelry to Cao Yue's home.

"Xiao Yue, is it safe hiding in your home?" Lou Xiao'e asked worriedly.

She was not worried that Cao Yue would keep these things, she was only worried that Cao Yue would be implicated.

"Don't worry, there's no place safer than here." Cao Yue said confidently.

Then, he took out a cloth bag he had prepared and opened it to show Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e leaned over and her eyes widened. The box was actually full of gold bars.

"Xiao Yue, where... where are you from?"

"hey-hey."

Cao Yue chuckled, picked up a gold bar, and gently broke it in two with both hands, revealing the lead block inside.

"This is fake. There are lead bars inside. Hide this package of fake gold bars under the bed later."

Before Xu Damao reported Lou Xiao'e, he would definitely hide some of the gold bars and then bribe Li Huaide.

When it is discovered that these gold bars are fake, he will be left with no way out.

Cao Yue instructed: "Sister Xiao'e, go back to your parents' home after daybreak. My visit to my uncle must be kept secret."

Lou Xiao'e nodded heavily, poured out the gold, silver and jewelry, then put the fake gold bars into a large leather bag and secretly took it back home.

……

The next day.

As soon as he got to work, Liu Haizhong came to Li Huaide's office.

Li Huaide was having a headache because he was stuck in the work situation, and Liu Haizhong took the initiative to come over to him, and the two of them hit it off immediately.

Liu Haizhong is not completely useless. He seized the opportunity when Li Huaide was eager to compete for the leadership of the steel rolling mill. Other people in the factory could not see the situation clearly and did not dare to bet easily. He got a great advantage.

Finally, Li Huaide decided to appoint Liu Haizhong as the leader of the task force.

Liu Haizhong almost jumped up in surprise.

He has been obsessed with power all his life, but in the end he couldn't even get a small official position, and now he has made a nine-level jump.

Liu Haizhong clasped his fists and bowed with tears of gratitude:

"Director Li, you are my adopted parent. From now on, I will punish whoever you tell me to punish. I will do it without hesitation. I am only loyal to you."

Li Huaide smiled and patted Liu Haizhong's shoulder:

"If we talk about high awareness, it's you old comrades. From now on, the factory security department can be handed over to you for leadership. Some disobedient people must be replaced."

"I lead the security department?!"

The surprise came so quickly that Liu Haizhong couldn't believe it.

He swallowed and spoke incoherently with excitement.

Didn’t Cao Yue become his subordinate overnight?

Liu Hai has already thought of countless ways to deal with Cao Yue.

……

In the afternoon, Cao Yue took leave and left work early.

The steel mill is in chaos now, many people don't know what to do, and production has stopped.

When passing the central courtyard, bursts of classical music came from the Shazhu room.

Cao Yue thought about it and pushed the door open.

This was the first time Cao Yue entered Sha Zhu's home since he arrived at the Siheyuan.

As a cook, the furnishings in Sha Zhu's house are extremely simple.

Sha Zhu closed his eyes and swayed his head to the passionate music.

Cao Yue couldn't help but chuckle.

Sha Zhu woke up in shock and saw Cao Yue suddenly appear in his home. He was stunned for a moment and realized that Cao Yue was attracted by the music. He pointed at the phonograph to show off:

"Do you know what song this is?"

"Symphony of Fate, composed by Russian composer Tchaikovsky." Cao Yue said lightly.

"Uh~ you know."

Sha Zhu said angrily.

I finally had the chance to show off in front of Cao Yue, but in the end I failed. I'm so depressed.

Cao Yue naturally didn't come here to listen to music. He had listened to Symphony of Fate in both his past and present lives, and he also had the record at home.

"Brother Zhu, how about I find you a matchmaker?" Cao Yue brought up the old matter again.

He dreamed of the deaf old lady again last night, especially her mysterious death smile, which kept appearing in Cao Yue's mind.

"We have a relationship, and you are acting as a matchmaker for me. You are trying to harm me, right? I won't fall for it."

Sha Zhu showed a look as if he saw through Cao Yue's intention.

Cao Yue smiled gently and said, "Don't be afraid. Before she died, the deaf old lady asked me to find you a marriage partner."

"old lady……"

Sha Zhu muttered to himself, and the vigilance in his eyes slowly disappeared.

"I'm a little busy these two days. I'll tell you in detail later."

Cao Yue just said hello in advance and left Sha Zhu's house.

……

Sha Zhu felt so angry and upset. It turned out that the deaf old lady left the house to Cao Yue really for him.

He sighed deeply, then turned off the phonograph, walked out of the yard with a heavy heart, and planned to go out for a walk.

As soon as I walked out of the front yard, Yan Jiefang came towards me with an arrogant step.

When the two passed each other, their shoulders touched.

The chassis of Shazhu is very stable and his body does not move at all.

Yan Jiefang's body swayed and he was almost knocked to the ground.

"Shazhu, are you blind!" Yan Jiefang started cursing.

Sha Zhu was stunned and sneered, "Grandson, who are you talking to? You are very brave today. Do you want your grandfather He to loosen up your muscles?"

Yan Jiefang pointed at his red armband and angrily shouted:

"Silly Zhu, look at what this is. I am a rebel now. Be careful or I will bring people to beat you down."

Sha Zhu waved his hand: "Grandson, don't take chicken feathers as your order. Come here, Grandpa will not kill you!"

Saying that, he kicked him.

"Silly Zhu, just wait for me. I will have someone take care of you tomorrow."

Yan Jiefang quickly ran away and stood not far away, shouting in a timid tone.

Sha Zhu sneered disdainfully.

……

11pm.

Cao Yue was wrapped tightly, and because he was worried that the Lou family was under surveillance, he walked around the manor.

After finding nothing unusual, he climbed over the wall and jumped into the yard.

Lou Zhenhua, Lou's mother, and Lou Xiao'e were already waiting in the living room.

Cao Yue pushed open the door and entered the living room, and the three of them looked over there in unison.

"Xiao Yue."

The two knew each other well, and although Cao Yue was wrapped tightly, Lou Xiao'e still recognized him at a glance and greeted him with surprise.

Lou Zhenhua and his mother looked at each other. As people who had experienced this, they could tell at a glance that the two had a close relationship.

Cao Yue looked at Lou Zhenhua and Lou's mother.

The once powerful Lou Bancheng has become an ordinary old man with nothing special about his appearance.

"Uncle, aunt, I'm sorry for visiting you so late at night." Cao Yue took off his hat and scarf.

Lou Bancheng and his mother looked at Cao Yue and nodded to each other with satisfaction.

Lou Xiao'e shyly introduced: "Mom and Dad, this is the Cao Yue I told you about."

It was not until today that Lou Xiao'e told her parents everything about her relationship with Cao Yue.

Lou Zhenhua stepped forward and held Cao Yue's hand: "A journey of a thousand miles tests a horse's strength, and a person's heart is revealed over time!"

"At this time, others would avoid me, but you, Xiao Yue, stick with me. You are indeed a gentleman."

Cao Yue did take a great risk when he came to the Lou family.

but.

Even though Cao Yue was extremely thick-skinned, he still felt uncomfortable when being described as a 'gentleman'.

If it weren’t for Lou Zhenhua’s sincere look.

Cao Yue thought he was mocking him.