I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

Lou Xiao'e's mood has improved over the past two days as the outside world has given her good comments. Her kindness has also been talked about by the onlookers!

She was just about to go to the newspaper that had slandered her to negotiate. Unexpectedly, that afternoon, Sha Zhu brought two people and gifts to Lou Mansion.

After some self-introductions, I learned that these two people were the editor-in-chief and the reporter of that newspaper.

"Ms. Lou, we are here today to make a sincere apology to you. Our newspaper believed the extreme remarks of others and was misled during the interview, so the newspaper published the content that damaged your reputation. Now we sincerely say to you, I'm sorry!"

After the editor-in-chief of the newspaper finished speaking, he and the reporter named Zhang stood up, bowed deeply to Lou Xiao'e, and asked for her forgiveness.

Lou Xiao'e was a kind-hearted person, and when she saw the two men coming to her house to apologize and ask for forgiveness, she said that as long as the newspaper could publish an open apology, she would not pursue the matter any further.

"Ms. Lou, how about this. Our newspaper should publish a statement in the newspaper to clarify the whole matter and give the general public an explanation. Do you think this will work?" The editor-in-chief of the newspaper hesitated for a moment and thought of a compromise plan.

Their newspaper is also part of the system, can they publicly apologize to an individual? Otherwise, what kind of public credibility will they have in the future?

Lou Xiao'e was also anxious to get the matter over with. As long as she could admit her mistake in the newspaper, it wouldn't matter if she was reported without an apology. So she nodded and agreed to their request.

After the two people from the newspaper office left, Lou Xiaoe turned around and thanked Sha Zhu: "Thank you, Sha Zhu, for helping me so much. I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

"Hey! It's all a small matter. It turns out that these two guys are still putting on airs and refusing to come. I've been going to their newspaper office to make trouble every day. They couldn't stand the pressure, so they had no choice but to follow me and come to apologize."

Sha Zhu boasted proudly. Last time Lou Xiao'e asked him to go to the newspaper office to clarify the facts, he didn't dare to go in when he arrived at the door of the newspaper office.

What could he say to the people inside? He could only put the matter off for now. But when the news report of Kyoto Daily came out, public opinion outside began to reverse. Sha Zhu thought that the opportunity to complete the task entrusted to him by Lou Xiao'e had come.

He walked into the newspaper office loudly, shouting that he wanted to find the person in charge. He was the client of Ms. Lou, the person involved, and he wanted the newspaper to give him an explanation.

The editor-in-chief of the newspaper is now in a state of panic. He has been called in by the head of the News Administration Bureau and severely reprimanded for that investigative report. This has offended the investors in Hong Kong. If they withdraw their investment in anger, can the editor-in-chief of a newspaper bear the responsibility for such consequences?

After a long lecture, his superior asked him to come up with a solution quickly. He was worried about not being able to find the person involved, and Sha Zhu came to help him out.

After the conversation, the two sides immediately reached an agreement. The editor-in-chief of the newspaper brought gifts and the reporters involved and followed Sha Zhu to Lou Mansion in Dongdan.

"When you leave later, take these things back with you. We don't need them." Lou Xiao'e stuffed all the gifts brought by the editor-in-chief of the newspaper to Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu didn't refuse! He was used to taking things given by others, so he was used to it. He immediately accepted it with a smile.

This was Sha Zhu's second visit to the Lou Mansion after it was renovated. In front of Lou Xiao'e, he enthusiastically toured the large villa.

"Isn't it more beautiful than before? Jingyi brought people from Hong Kong to decorate it." Lou Xiao'e couldn't help showing off.

"Huaihua is still in Hong Kong now? She is really promising. When she appeared on the Spring Festival Gala on TV, I happened to be accompanying an uncle, so I haven't seen her until now." In front of Lou Xiao'e, Sha Zhu could only find topics that did not involve the Jia family.

"Didn't you see her last time? That was when this place was being renovated, and didn't you ask her about me?" Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at him and said.

Sha Zhu recalled it and immediately realized it! "This little girl lied to me and said that we were here to do renovation work! At that time, I was wondering, is this kind of renovation work something that little girls like them can do?"

Sha Zhu imitated Jing Yi's tone of voice, which made Lou Xiao'e laugh. The two began to chat and laugh, and the unfamiliarity that had accumulated over the past decade was also gradually dissolving.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Lou Xiao'e took Sha Zhu, who was carrying a gift, to Cuihualou Restaurant on Wangfujing Street.

As soon as the two walked out of the alley, a Duke King sedan with a black background and white letters on the license plate drove in. Tan Yali, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at the backs of the two and was about to ask Liu Quan to stop the car, but she thought better of it and had to save some face for her daughter on the street.

The two entered Cuihualou, Lou Xiao'e ordered four dishes and a soup, and brought a bottle of Maotai liquor to Sha Zhu. The two talked while eating!

When he heard that the mother and daughter had invested in a five-star hotel on Chaoyang Nei Street, Sha Zhu began to make plans in his mind!

This five-star hotel is a top-grade hotel, and the salary of the chefs working there is not low. If he can get in as a chef, with his relationship with the Lou family, it should not be a problem for him to become a head chef.

But when he thought of the Jia family, he immediately became dejected. No matter how much money he had, Qin Huairu would take it all. Since marrying her, he had never seen his salary, because it was all taken away by this woman!

He had been working as a cook in the Yan family's restaurant for the past few months. Apart from the 1,500 yuan salary for his six apprentices, he also had to take care of the restaurant staff to keep the old ladies quiet. The net profit for him was only 600 to 700 yuan.

How much is his salary at the steel mill now? Only over 60 yuan! This extra income is ten times his salary every month, and he is very satisfied!

But is Qin Huairu satisfied? She nags at me every day, saying that the salary I pay to my six apprentices is too high! I want to cut their salary in half.

Seeing that she did not agree to her request, she actually went to Yu Li and said that the chef's salary would be paid to her in the future, and she would be in charge of the management of all the kitchen staff.

Each of them shared a bottle of Moutai. Lou Xiao'e drank more than one or two bottles, and the rest went into Sha Zhu's stomach. After dinner, the two said goodbye at the entrance of Xinhua Building.

As soon as Lou Xiao'e got home, she was severely interrogated by her mother Tan Yali. "That He Yuzhu is already married. Jingyi and I have the same attitude. We don't object to your remarriage, but you can't have an affair with a married man."

"Mom, what are you talking about? It was Shazhu who helped me a lot today. He went to the newspaper office and brought the editor-in-chief and the reporter to apologize to me. I just wanted to thank him and treat him to a meal. Have I lost my normal interpersonal relationships?"

Lou Xiao'e was a little furious! The younger ones in the family had to discipline her, and now the older ones were starting to discipline her too. This life was unbearable!

"When has Mom ever intervened in your normal interpersonal communication? Don't think that Mom doesn't know! Who have you been thinking about in your heart for the past ten years? Even during the days when you were married to Wei Shixian, you were just making do. Today I'm saying this! You want to associate with He Yuzhu, unless he's divorced. You are not allowed to be the third party!"

Tan Yali said some harsh words to her daughter tonight! If she didn't say harsh words, her daughter wouldn't wake up.

"What kind of person am I? Okay, I'm in my forties! I'm not Jingyi." After saying this, Lou Xiao'e hurriedly went up the arched staircase, wanting to go back to her room upstairs.

Tan Yali kept shouting upstairs, "It would be great if you were like her. I'm 100% confident in Jingyi!"

Qin Huairu hurried over from the middle courtyard to the back room of the quadrangle. Seeing Jia Zhangshi making the bed in the outer room, she asked her.

"Mom, did you see Shazhu this afternoon?"

Jia Zhang replied without even turning her head: "I didn't see him. He must have gone to the Yan family's restaurant."

"No! Just now Yu Li came to the west wing and asked me if Sha Zhu was there. The restaurant is very busy tonight! But I haven't seen Sha Zhu go to the restaurant." Qin Huairu replied while gritting her teeth.

"Where has this idiot Zhu gone? How many days has he not been to the restaurant? What if the Yan family doesn't want him to be the chef? Where will he get the compensation for the loss of several hundred yuan in extra income every month?" When Jia Zhang heard her daughter-in-law's words, she began to get anxious.

"When he comes back, I will ask him whether he still wants to live like this!"

Qin Huairu was very angry during this period! She originally thought that the reporters' interviews would force Huaihua back. But she did not expect that it would backfire. The Jia family did not gain any benefit, but got into trouble.

She was sitting in the main room sulking when she heard the door being pushed open. She looked back and saw that Sha Zhu had returned drunk!

"Where have you been? The restaurant is so busy, but you're nowhere to be seen. And why did you come back so drunk?" Qin Huairu asked sternly.

"Where can I go? The big boss is hosting a dinner party tonight, so of course I have to go and help out! Here! This is a gift from him."

He put the things in his hand on the table. Qin Huairu went over and opened them. There were two cans of imported milk powder, two boxes of nourishing oral liquid, and a net bag of apples. She quickly packed them up and hid them.

The milk powder and tonics can be kept aside and when Banggeng’s wife gives birth to Jia’s offspring, they can be taken out and used to nourish her body.

Sha Zhu had already thought of something to say on the way to deal with his wife. As long as Qin Huairu was mentioned as a big boss, she would be speechless.

In fact, the boss had not contacted him for many years. He knew very well that he had used up all his favors for Banggeng's job.