Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Gu Jinlian said, "After the public-private partnership, many people thought that the Lou family was a dying camel. But they forgot that a dying camel is bigger than a horse. Moreover, right after liberation, Lou Bancheng sent his family to the port city, leaving only his wife Tan Lingya and eldest daughter Lou Xiaoe. Later, when Lou Bancheng saw that the wind was not blowing in the right direction, he took his family and ran away. That idiot Liu Haizhong led people to raid the Lou family. In the end, they didn't get a single hair."

Xu Wude asked, "Old woman, you are Madam Lou's maidservant. Do you think our family can still have a relationship with the Lou family now?!"

Gu Jinlian shook her head and said, "Times are different now. If you want to get in touch with him again, you have to pay a huge price. This price is not worth it for us. I think we should just forget it!" Then Gu Jinlian looked at Xu Wude and said, "You used to be Lou Bancheng's driver. You should know Lou Bancheng's temper."

Xu Wude sighed and said, "One step behind, one step behind. It's really a bargain for the third son of the Yan family." Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through Xu Wude's mind. Xu Wude unconsciously asked, "How did the Yan family get involved with the Lou family?!"

Gu Jinlian was also stunned for a moment, but soon came to her senses and said, "Our Damao has a good relationship with the Yan family. How about letting Damao go and ask?!"

"Yeah!" Xu Wude nodded in agreement and said, "In three days it will be New Year's Eve. I'll ask Damao when we have the New Year's Eve dinner."

At the same time, in Yangcheng, Taotaoju.

Lou Zhenhua, Tan Lingya and housekeeper Fu sat at a table with roast suckling pig and other special dishes of Tao Tao Ju. Tan Lingya took a sip of tea, looked at Lou Zhenhua who was eating with relish, and asked, "We came here so quietly, do you think Xiao'e would be worried if she knew?!"

Lou Zhenhua said, "We three are not children. What is she worried about?!"

Butler Fu said, "Master, Yangcheng hasn't changed at all over the years. I wonder how Sijiucheng is doing now?!"

Lou Zhenhua said, "Xiao'e showed me the photos she took in Sijiucheng last time. Judging from the background of the photos, there probably hasn't been much change. This time when we return to Sijiucheng, Ah Fu, you and your brother should have a good reunion. If you don't want to go back to Gangcheng, I'll tell Shichang to arrange for your son to board the ship from Gangcheng to Tianjin. This way, you and your son can get together more often."

"Thank you, sir!" Butler Fu agreed with a smile, saying, "That's great!"

Lou Zhenhua looked at Tan Lingya again and said, "Lingya, are you going to visit your sister this time?!"

Tan Lingya sighed and said, "We haven't seen each other for many years. It would be great if we could see each other. If we can't, forget it." Then she murmured to herself, "I wonder what happened to our house?!"

Sijiucheng, Siheyuan in Shajing Hutong.

Yan Bugui sat in a rocking chair, holding Yan Xueyi, rocking him from time to time. The third aunt brought a bowl of freshly cooked black fungus and lotus seed soup and walked to Yan Bugui's side, saying, "Old Yan, stop rocking and come and eat!"

Yan Bugui looked up at the third aunt, steadied the rocking chair, stood up holding Yan Xueyi, followed the third aunt to the table, looked at the fungus and lotus seed soup, smacked his lips unconsciously, and said, "This is a good thing! It used to be eaten by rich people."

"Who said it wasn't?!" The third aunt echoed and said, "If you want to eat it in the future, I will stew it for you every day." After that, the third aunt took the child from Yan Bugui's hand. After Yan Bugui sat down, he picked up the spoon and asked, "Old woman, have you eaten?!"

The third aunt replied, "We have eaten! I just ate it in the kitchen with Daya and Xiaohui. Jie Kuang and Lou Xiaoe's are still warming on the stove!"

Yan Bugui took a bite of the fungus and lotus seed soup and said, "I never thought that the Lou family was so high and mighty back then. Now we can even get on board with them."

The third aunt smiled and said, "Our family is in this situation now because of Jie Kuang. If it weren't for him, we don't know what would happen to us now!"

"Jie Kuang! Sister Xiao'e! You're back?!" Su Zihui, who was swinging on the swing with Yan Xuehong, saw Yan Jie Kuang and Lou Xiao'e coming in from outside. She immediately got off the swing and walked quickly to the two of them, then asked, "Sister Xiao'e, why did you take so long?! Did you get through on the phone?!"

Lou Xiaoe replied: "The call went through. But it wasn't my parents who answered. I guess they've already arrived in Yangcheng."

Su Zihui looked at Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Is it too late to renovate the house?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Master Lei said he would have people work overtime. We should be able to make it in time. Tomorrow we will accompany Sister Xiao'e to the Beixinqiao commission store to look at furniture."

"Jie Kuang, you're back?!" The third aunt came out of the house after hearing the noise and called out, "I made some black fungus and lotus seed soup. Your portion is warming on the stove! Go and get some and eat."

"Hey!" Yan Jiekuang responded, and said, "Mom! Let's go over and eat now."

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, after breakfast, Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui accompanied Lou Xiaoe out. More than an hour later, Yan Jiekuang and the other two arrived at Beixinqiao. After parking their bicycles, Yan Jiekuang and the other two walked into the commissioned store.

The salesperson saw Yan Jiekuang and the other two and asked with a smile, "What do you want?"

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Comrade, do you have any furniture here?!"

The salesperson replied, "Yes! The furniture is all on the second floor."

"Thank you!" Yan Jiekuang thanked them and took Lou Xiao'e and Su Zihui to the stairs not far away.

Soon Yan Jiekuang and the other two reached the second floor, where furniture was sold. Looking at the dazzling array of furniture, Lou Xiaoe asked, "Comrade, are all the furniture here?!"

The furniture salesperson replied, "This is just a portion of it." Then he asked, "What kind of furniture do you want?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and replied, "We are in need of everything and want to buy everything."

The salesperson said, "If there's nothing you like here, I can take you to the warehouse to have a look."

Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui looked at each other, then looked at Lou Xiaoe. Lou Xiaoe said, "Take a look here first, and if you don't find anything you like, go to the warehouse and have a look."

"Okay!" The salesperson responded and said, "You can look around. Call me if you see anything you like." After that, the salesperson walked to a corner and sat down.

As she walked and looked around, Lou Xiaoe suddenly stopped in front of a large wardrobe. She couldn't help but reach out and touch the wardrobe in front of her. Then she opened the door and saw the secret mark on the door, and she unconsciously fell into memories.

Su Zihui noticed something was wrong with Lou Xiao'e at this time, and quickly walked to her side and asked, "Sister Xiao'e, what's wrong?!"

Lou Xiao'e came back to her senses, turned her head to look at where the salesperson was sitting, and shouted, "Comrade!"

The salesperson heard the call, walked over to Lou Xiaoe and asked, "Comrade, what do you like about this big wardrobe?!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded and asked, "Comrade, is this the only large wardrobe?!"

The salesperson looked at the label on the wardrobe and said, "There are some other things. Because there are too many things, the others are in the warehouse. This set of furniture is too expensive so no one has bought it."