Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Seeing that Lin Geng wanted to leave, Lou Xiao'e grabbed the handlebars of Lin Geng's bicycle and said anxiously, "Comrade Lin Geng, I haven't thanked you properly yet. Can I treat you to a meal to express my gratitude? Please don't refuse!"

Lin Geng looked at the anxious Lou Xiao'e and said with a smile: "Comrade Lou Xiao'e, I just said that you don't have to be so polite. I just did what I should do. It's just a piece of cake for me. You don't have to be so polite!"

"No, that won't do. My parents have always taught me that if someone does you a favor, you should repay them with a thousandfold. You helped me, but I didn't show any appreciation. That means I'm not sensible!" Lou Xiao'e stubbornly pulled Lin Geng's handlebars to prevent him from leaving, with a determined expression on her face.

Lin Geng felt quite helpless, so after thinking for a while he said, "Well, since you insist so much, I will respectfully obey you!"

Led by Lou Xiao'e, the two chatted and laughed as they left the police station and found a good-looking state-owned restaurant. They sat down in a quiet corner. Lou Xiao'e ordered several of the most expensive dishes here and began chatting with Lin Geng.

Lou Xiao'e was quite fond of the handsome Lin Geng in front of her. When she was hurriedly chasing after the gangster who snatched her bag, she saw Lin Geng suddenly knock the gangster to the ground with his bicycle, and then quickly overturned, stepped on, and tied him up.

Just when she was happy, she saw a gangster pull out a knife and pounce on Lin Geng from behind. She was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She screamed and wanted to remind Lin Geng to be careful, but then she saw Lin Geng use a very handsome move. He lowered his head, turned around and kicked with a sweeping kick, which swept the gangster who attacked him into the air and made him fall to the ground.

The image of Lin Geng's handsome back-sweeping kick was deeply imprinted in Lou Xiao'e's mind at that moment and could not be erased.

Moreover, after doing a good deed, Lin Geng looked indifferent, and did not take the matter to heart at all, and did not ask for anything in return, which made Lou Xiao'e like him even more. In addition, after seeing Lin Geng's appearance clearly, Lou Xiao'e could not help but feel a little fluttering in her heart, and for the first time she felt an inexplicable liking for him, an emotion she had never experienced before.

That's why Lou Xiao'e insisted on treating Lin Geng to a meal, just because she wanted to get to know Lin Geng.

Just now she heard Lin Geng report that he was an employee in the purchasing department of the Red Star Steel Mill, and that the Red Star Steel Mill was formerly the property of the Lou family. The Lou family still has shares in the Red Star Steel Mill, but the mill has been handed over to the state for management and operation. However, the Lou family still has a deep connection with the Red Star Steel Mill, which made Lou Xiao'e feel a little closer to Lin Geng.

During the meal, Lou Xiao'e pretended to casually ask Lin Geng about his various situations. Lin Geng did not hide anything from Lou Xiao'e, and answered all the questions frankly, telling Lou Xiao'e about his situation.

When Lou Xiao'e heard Lin Geng say that he was the orphan of a martyr and was now alone, she felt very sympathetic towards Lin Geng and comforted him with a few words.

Lin Geng shook his head and said, "You don't have to sympathize with me. For the country, many martyrs have sacrificed their lives. My father shed his blood on the battlefield for our country. I am very proud of him. I am doing well now. The country takes good care of us, the children of martyrs, and we have no worries about food and clothing. I am very content!"

During the meal, the two talked about not only some things in life, but also some other things. Lou Xiao'e found through the chat that although Lin Geng only had a junior high school education, he was very knowledgeable in his conversation. No matter what was mentioned, Lin Geng could always express his opinions.

Lin Geng has a wide range of knowledge. We wouldn't dare say that he knows everything, but at least his vision far exceeds that of all the people of the same age that Lou Xiao'e knows.

During the conversation, Lin Geng learned that Lou Xiao'e was one year older than him and was twenty-one years old this year, so Lin Geng changed his words and called Lou Xiao'e "Sister Xiao'e", which made Lou Xiao'e feel a little embarrassed.

The two of them had a very pleasant chat during the meal. After the meal, Lin Geng very gentlemanly sent Lou Xiao'e back to Lou's house. He said goodbye to Lou Xiao'e outside Lou's house, turned around without any reluctance, rode his bike away from Lou's house without looking back, and returned to the courtyard like a roller coaster.

Lou Xiao'e stood at the door of Lou's house and watched Lin Geng's back as he rode away into the darkness without looking back, feeling quite complicated.

Over the past year, since she turned 20, Lou's father and mother have started looking for a partner for Lou Xiao'e. Because they are capitalists, the spotlight in recent years has not been friendly to people of their class, so Lou's father wants to find a son-in-law for Lou Xiao'e who comes from a good working-class family to show their family's attitude and prove that they are willing to integrate with the ordinary working class.

Therefore, Lou's father refused to ask some of his rich friends to propose marriage for their nephews, and was determined to find a partner for Lou Xiao'e among the working class.

Lou Xiao'e was very unhappy about this. It was not that she looked down on workers or discriminated against the working class, but she did not like her marriage being arranged by her parents. What girl didn't want to be able to control her own destiny and find the prince charming of her dreams?

She has always hoped that she could find someone she likes, no matter who he is. The key is that she must like him.

However, Lou Xiao'e's idea was rejected by her father, who insisted on finding a partner for her himself, which made Lou Xiao'e very unhappy.

Half a year ago, Lou's mother told Lou Xiao'e that their former maid wanted to help her son propose to Lou Xiao'e. This maid was Xu Damao's mother, and she wanted to ask the Lou family to marry Lou Xiao'e to her son Xu Damao.

Xu Damao is now a projectionist at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Xu's mother praises Xu Damao to the skies, saying that he is as handsome as Pan An and extremely talented. It seems as if Xu Damao is the best young talent in the world. Lou's mother was so fooled that she wanted to let Lou Xiao'e meet Xu Damao.

At first, Lou Xiao'e was very resistant to her parents' arrangements for her future life, especially their future husband, so Lou Xiao'e refused to go on a blind date with Xu Damao at first, and the matter was delayed.

Later, Lou's mother kept listening to Xu's mother's nonsense, and also did ideological work on Lou's father and Lou Xiao'e, both overtly and covertly. Lou's father didn't think much of Xu Damao at first, as he always felt that Xu Damao's mother used to be a servant in their Lou family, and it would not sound good to marry his daughter to her son.

But later, Lou's mother told him that Xu's mother had worked in their family for so long, and both sides knew each other well. Xu Jiading was a hired farmhand, which could be considered a legitimate family. Moreover, Xu Damao was one of the eight major members and the most popular projectionist. It was said that he was quite tall, good-looking, and capable of dealing with people, so Lou's father was shaken.

Later, Lou's father also advised Lou Xiao'e that she might as well just meet him and decide later whether she likes him or not. If Lou Xiao'e really doesn't like Xu Damao, the worst thing that can happen is that she will reject the Xu family's proposal. He will not force Lou Xiao'e to marry Xu Damao.

Just when Lou Xiao'e had already wavered and planned to meet Xu Damao first to see if he was as good as Xu's mother said, she suddenly heard Xu's mother say that there was no need to mention the matter, saying that her Xu Damao was not so lucky because before the Lou family agreed to the blind date, Xu Damao found a girl and got married secretly.

This incident also made Lou's mother feel a little embarrassed. She felt that Lou Xiao'e had been dragging her feet and not meeting the other person, making the other person wait impatiently. She even apologized to Xu's mother for this.