The Great Era of Siheyuan

Lou Xiao'e's eyes showed surprise and curiosity. She walked around the toilet and carefully observed this building which seemed unique to her.

"I didn't expect a toilet could be built so beautifully. You are really talented."

Lou Xiao'e praised sincerely.

Li Wenqiang smiled and said, "This is just a small attempt of mine. I think even a place like a toilet should have its beauty and practicality."

The two continued to walk in the steel mill. The sun shone on them, as if they were covered with a layer of golden light. Lou Xiao'e was in a particularly good mood. She had a very good impression of Li Wenqiang.

"You designed this? That's amazing! What else do you do besides architectural work?"

Lou Xiao'e asked with admiration and curiosity.

Li Wenqiang thought for a moment and replied, "Actually, I am a purchaser, and the construction team is just a sideline for me. I hope to do my best to help those families in need."

Li Wenqiang shamelessly put a piece of gold on his face.

Lou Xiao'e nodded, her eyes full of admiration.

"You are really responsible. There are not many people as caring as you. I believe that with your efforts, their lives will definitely get better and better."

Before they knew it, they had moved away from the steel mill and arrived at the Liangma River.

"It's so beautiful here."

Lou Xiao'e said softly as she looked at the rippling river water.

Li Wenqiang looked at her intoxicated appearance and his heart moved.

"If you like, you can come here often in the future."

Lou Xiao'e showed a shy smile on her face and nodded slightly.

"Ms. Lou, why are you with Xu Damao? Do you know each other?"

Li Wenqiang asked knowingly.

"You are talking about Xu Damao. His mother is a servant in our family. We met several times when we were young. Today, my father was invited to participate in the worker-level assessment of the steel rolling mill. I came to play with him. We happened to meet at the door and chatted for a while."

Lou Xiao'e said shyly.

Li Wenqiang's sunny and cool temperament makes him the dream lover of young girls and young women. To a girl like Lou Xiao'e who is just beginning to fall in love, his influence is extremely great. She herself doesn't know why she follows him out for a walk.

"Oh, I see!"

Li Wenqiang looked as if he had realized what was going on.

"Well, I have to go back to see my father! Nice to meet you, can I come over to play with you next time?"

Lou Xiao'e asked with a blushing face.

"Of course, I'll take you there!"

Li Wenqiang said gently.

The two men didn't say anything and walked silently to the steel mill.

"I'll take you to the door, I won't go in, bye!"

After sending her to the door, Li Wenqiang was ready to do his own thing.

"Aren't you coming back to work?"

Lou Xiao'e was a little surprised.

"No, I have more freedom at work. I have something else to do so I'll leave first. It's very comfortable to be with you. I hope we can talk again next time!"

After saying this, Li Wenqiang smiled at her and rode away on his tricycle.

"What does he mean by this? He says he feels comfortable with me. Is he expressing his love to me?"

Lou Xiao'e blushed as she thought, her heart beating like a deer. Li Wenqiang was like a wild boar, unreasonably knocking open her heart.

Lou Xiao'e looked at Li Wenqiang with some reluctance, then walked towards the steel rolling mill. After walking a few steps, she remembered that she seemed to not have his contact information.

"It's broken, what should I do?"

Lou Xiao'e became a little confused, and then suddenly remembered that Xu Damao seemed to have said just now that they lived in the same courtyard.

Suddenly her eyes lit up.

"As long as we know where Xu Damao lives, then we know where he is!"

When she thought of this, she immediately became happy.

Lou Xiao'e skipped into the workshop and just happened to meet Xu Damao who had just finished the assessment.

"Ms. Lou, you are really my lucky star. I passed the exam as soon as you came. Now I am a level 7 projectionist and earn 40.5 cents a month. I don't know how to thank you. How about this, I treat you, Lao Mo, to a meal? I heard that their canned braised beef, cream-baked fish, cream of mushroom soup, cream-baked mixed salad, foie gras and red wine are all very good. I wonder if I have the honor to do so?"

Xu Damao looked at her expectantly.

He was very clear about Lou Xiao'e's identity. She was the daughter of the big capitalist Lou Zhenhua. It was said that even half of the steel rolling mill belonged to him. He also opened many factories and shops, which were known as Loubancheng.

If he married his daughter, he would have no worries about food and drink for the rest of his life. His mother had originally planned to find an opportunity for them to meet, but she didn't expect to run into them here.

"Well, let's talk about this later when we have time! By the way, I don't know where you live yet?"

Lou Xiao'e was a little displeased by his look, but in order to know Li Wenqiang's home address, she still asked with a frown.

"Well, I live very close to you, in the backyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, not far from the Shichahai Sea. Well, there are many people in our courtyard, so if you don't mind, I can come to your house to find you, okay?"

When Xu Damao heard Lou Xiao'e's question, he thought that she was interested in him, and responded quickly with a smile.

"Well, I'm sorry, I don't like playing with strangers. I'm so sorry!"

Lou Xiao'e said apologetically.

Xu Damao felt as if he was struck by lightning. What did she mean? She asked so many questions, but in the end she said she was not used to playing with strangers. Then why did she ask for his address?

While he was in a daze, Lou Xiao'e had already walked away and came to a thin middle-aged man with a worried face.

He was originally frowning, but immediately he showed a happy smile.

"My dear daughter, where did you go just now? Why didn't I see you?"

"I didn't go anywhere, I was just wandering around!"

Lou Xiao'e said nervously. She couldn't lie and avoided her father's gaze guiltily.

Seeing his daughter's guilty look, Lou Bancheng, who had originally not taken it seriously, suddenly felt that things were not that simple.

"Xiao E, which young talent have you taken a fancy to? Could it be the one you were chatting with just now?"

Lou Bancheng said with a frown.

"Dad, no way! Don't talk nonsense, it's not him!"

When Lou Xiao'e heard her father's random matchmaking, she expressed dissatisfaction.

"So it means it's someone else? Tell father, which poor boy is so lucky that my precious daughter has fallen in love with him!"

Lou Bancheng's interest was piqued, and even the troubles just now could not arouse his interest.

"Oh, don't ask, it's not him anyway!"

Lou Xiao'e blushed and said shyly.

"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. Let's go home!"

Hearing what Lou Xiao'e said, Lou Bancheng just laughed and didn't ask any more questions.

As the saying goes, men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough. Logically, they should have found someone of equal status, but in today's world, people avoided the daughters of capitalists like a tiger, so Lou Xiao'e had reached the right age to get married, but no one dared to propose marriage to her, which made him very worried.

"Dad, why are you leaving so soon?"

Lou Xiao'e asked in some surprise, why did he have to go back when he had just arrived less than two hours ago.

"If you don't agree with me, you can't talk too much. If you don't agree with me, you can't make plans together! Don't ask me anymore. Let's go! Let's go back and ask my mother to make you something delicious!"

After Lou Bancheng finished speaking, he took the confused Lou Xiao'e back.

Xu Damao looked at Lou Bancheng's aura of a big capitalist, and he was so overwhelmed that he dared not even move. He originally wanted to curry favor with him, but he did not dare to move.