Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Not long after China’s mushroom bomb exploded.

Wang Jianjun once again came to the Lou family to visit Lou Bancheng.

At the gate of the Lou family's mansion, Chen Li couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw Wang Jianjun's unchanged face.

All these years have passed since I met this kid, but his face doesn't seem to have changed at all.

Still so young.

This kid is really weird.

However, Chen Li is no longer as wary of Wang Jianjun as before.

In recent years, Wang Jianjun has visited Lou Bancheng every year.

Lou Bancheng also has a good impression of Wang Jianjun, the younger generation.

The two of them can be considered a pair of friends regardless of age.

"The master is waiting for you in the study."

Chen Li said this and left.

Wang Jianjun glanced at Lou Bancheng’s mansion.

He used to envy Lou Bancheng.

Live in a mansion, drive a car and have endless money to spend.

But now he no longer needs to envy Lou Bancheng.

He has a mansion and a car.

And they are all better than Lou Bancheng’s.

I just don’t know who is richer now, me or Lou Bancheng.

Wang Jianjun was lost in thought.

Then I heard a familiar voice.

"Wang Jianjun?! You're here to see my dad again! By the way, why isn't your wife here?"

Wang Jianjun turned around and saw the silly goose from Lou's family.

"It's Xiao'e. Chuxia didn't come today because she had something to do."

Wang Jianjun looked at Lou Xiao'e in front of him and couldn't help but recall how she looked when he first met her a few years ago.

At that time, Lou Xiao'e was less than 20 years old and looked young and beautiful.

She is already a big girl now.

The only thing that remained unchanged was the clear stupidity in this girl's eyes.

Lou Bancheng didn't know what he was thinking.

Ever since he broke off his engagement with Xu Damao, he hasn't mentioned setting Lou Xiao'e up for a blind date with any young talent.

So much so that Lou Xiao'e has now become an old maid.

Although the emperor's daughter has no trouble finding a husband.

But in this era when most women get married at the age of 18 or 19.

Lou Xiao'e can be considered an older leftover woman.

She doesn't care whether she gets married or not, and she would ask Shen Chuxia to go out and play whenever she has time.

Now she is one of Shen Chuxia’s few close friends.

"Okay, I'll go look for her some other time. My dad's upstairs, so I won't go up."

Lou Xiao'e was not interested in what Wang Jianjun and Lou Bancheng wanted to talk about.

I just found an excuse and ran away.

Wang Jianjun came to Lou Bancheng's study.

As soon as I entered, I saw Lou Bancheng admiring a painting.

"Jianjun, now that you are here, let's take a look at this painting of Hanshan Villa. This is a painting of Emperor Qianlong's calligraphy that I just got. I don't know if it is real or fake."

Wang Jianjun has collected so many antique calligraphy and paintings, and now he has a certain level of appreciation.

It was not too difficult for him to authenticate a piece of calligraphy or painting by Qianlong.

He walked over and glanced at the calligraphy and painting, then scanned it again and said with a smile:

"It should be real. I wonder how much you paid for this calligraphy and painting, Uncle Lou."

"One hundred dollars, bought from a trust store. Haven't given it to your master for appraisal yet."

As Lou Bancheng spoke, he casually placed the calligraphy and painting on the table and took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer and lit it.

He now collects calligraphy and paintings purely out of interest.

One hundred dollars is a huge sum of money for most people, but it is just a drop in the bucket for him.

"Why are you free to come and chat with me today?"

Wang Jianjun put away the calligraphy and painting, then casually took out a wooden box and handed it over, saying:

"I went into the mountains a while ago and got something good, so I thought I'd leave it for you."

"Oh? Anything good I can see?"

Lou Bancheng also became interested. He casually opened the box and took a look, and his eyes immediately lit up.

There is a ginseng in the wooden box.

If it was just ordinary ginseng, Lou Bancheng would naturally not take it seriously.

But Lou Bancheng is a man who knows what he is doing.

The shape and size of the ginseng showed that it was wild ginseng.

And the year is not small.

It will probably take about thirty to forty years.

It goes without saying how valuable wild ginseng that is thirty or forty years old is.

Even if Lou Bancheng wanted to do it, he would have to put in some effort.

"Jianjun, your gift is a bit expensive. Uncle Lou is a bit embarrassed to accept it, but I just need this ginseng, so let's reciprocate. I see that you like to collect antiques and paintings, so I'll give you the original Qianlong painting."

Wang Jianjun, who was admiring the calligraphy and painting, also laughed when he heard him say this:

"Then I won't be polite, Uncle Lou. I really want your calligraphy and painting."

The ginseng that Wang Jianjun gave was naturally grown in the space.

The magic of space is that it can simulate the real environment.

The ginseng grown in this way will only be of better quality than the wild ginseng grown outside.

Plus there is a function of ten times the time.

A few years is equivalent to decades.

Even the one given to Lou Bancheng was only the second generation.

Wang Jianjun also specially kept some ginseng seedlings, hoping to see if he could grow hundred-year-old or thousand-year-old ginseng.

Lou Bancheng happily put away the ginseng and made a pot of tea for Wang Jianjun and asked:

"I think you are here not just to give me a gift this time."

Wang Jianjun smiled, rolled up the calligraphy and said:

"Uncle Lou, besides bringing you ginseng, I also want to remind you that it's time to prepare to leave China."

Hearing this, Lou Bancheng paused holding the cigarette.

He put down the cigarette butt in his hand and frowned:

"Jianjun, did you hear some rumors from somewhere?"

"I guess so. I heard that there will be some movement in the country in the next two years. By then, the situation will only be disadvantageous to you, Uncle Lou."

This time, Wang Jianjun came specifically to remind Lou Bancheng to leave.

Although the wind blew in the following year.

But it is not so easy to dispose of so many assets in Lou Bancheng in a short period of time.

If he really had to leave in the year when the wind started to blow, Lou Bancheng would probably have to give up most of his family property.

Wang Jianjun needs a helper in Hong Kong.

If Lou Bancheng lost these assets, it would not be easy for him to develop in Hong Kong.

So he needed to remind Lou Bancheng in advance so that he could make plans early.

"Jianjun, is your information reliable?"

"The information I have received is that there will be a major action by the higher-ups next year at the latest."

Seeing that Wang Jianjun spoke so decisively, Lou Bancheng basically believed it.

In fact, even without Wang Jianjun saying anything, Lou Bancheng had already heard some news.

There will definitely be signs before something big happens.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Lou Bancheng married a powerful official in order to maintain his status.

One of his daughters married the son of that powerful man.

But over the years, the other party's attitude towards his daughter has become worse and worse.

Even he gradually became estranged from Lou Bancheng.

Every time my daughter comes back, she says she cries.

I even heard that he was considering divorcing her.

Although Lou Bancheng felt sorry for his daughter, he was powerless to do anything.

In this era, having money is a sin.

The richer you are, the more sinful you are.

So in order to prevent Lou Xiao'e from making the same mistake again.

He no longer forced Lou Xiao'e to go on blind dates over the years.

At worst, I can just keep her by my side and find a live-in son-in-law for her later.