Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

After Lin Geng entered the private room, Lou Bancheng and Lou's mother fixed their eyes on Lin Geng. When they saw that Lin Geng had a strong and well-proportioned body, bright eyebrows and sharp eyes, and a handsome appearance with a humble smile on his face, their eyes suddenly lit up. It was obvious that they were very satisfied with Lin Geng's appearance.

Lin Geng took a look at Lou Xiao'e and guessed the reason. It must be that when he met Lou Xiao'e last time, Lou Xiao'e fell in love with him, so she asked her father to use his connections to find Director Wang and ask Director Wang to be a matchmaker for them. After meeting Lou Xiao'e, Director Wang was also very satisfied, so he agreed to be a matchmaker for them.

So after Lin Geng entered the room, he winked at Lou Xiao'e with a meaningful smile in his eyes. Lou Xiao'e immediately saw the meaning behind Lin Geng's smile, her pretty face suddenly turned red, she looked embarrassed, and quickly lowered her head.

After Director Wang brought Lin Geng into the house, he immediately introduced him to Lou Bancheng and Lou's mother, "Mr. Lou, Mrs. Lou, this is Comrade Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin is an outstanding young man in our neighborhood! Over the past year or so, he has been commended many times by the police and the factory. He has always worked diligently and is highly valued by the leaders of the steel mill!

Come, Xiaolin, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Lou. He was a famous patriotic businessman in our city and he made a lot of contributions to the country. Your Red Star Steel Mill was also Mr. Lou’s property and was donated to the country by Mr. Lou. He is still the director of your steel mill!

This is Mrs. Lou, and this is Miss Lou Xiao'e!"

Lin Geng then smiled and greeted Lou Bancheng and Mrs. Lou in a dignified manner. Lou Bancheng stood up with satisfaction and shook hands with Lin Geng enthusiastically, saying with a smile: "Xiao Lin is indeed a handsome man, not bad! I have heard about your deeds, and you are doing a good job!"

Lin Geng said a few polite words to Lou Bancheng, glanced at Lou Xiaoe who was looking down and not daring to look up, and said with a smile: "Director Wang, Miss Lou, we know each other! No need to introduce each other!"

Director Wang was very surprised when he heard this, so he asked quickly: "Oh? How did you and Xiao'e know each other? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Lin Geng then briefly told Director Wang about his last encounter with Lou Xiao'e. Director Wang immediately laughed and understood why the Lou family would use their connections to find her and ask her to introduce Lin Geng and Lou Xiao'e to each other.

At Lou Bancheng's invitation, several people sat down and started to ask the waiter to serve the dishes. After all, Lou Bancheng was a big capitalist with strong financial resources. The dishes he ordered were all the signature dishes of this restaurant. It was obvious that the dishes on the table were very expensive, but for Lin Geng, he did not feel flattered.

Because other people don’t know now, Lin Geng himself is actually already a small wealthy man. At this moment, he has saved tens of thousands of yuan in the space by exchanging various meats and vegetables. This does not include the antique furniture, ancient books, calligraphy and paintings he has collected. Maybe it cannot be compared with Lou Bancheng’s wealth, but compared with ordinary people in Sijiu City, his wealth is already jaw-dropping.

So when faced with such a table of dishes, Lin Geng was not surprised at all. There was no sign of stage fright on his face. He spoke openly to Lou Bancheng and Mrs. Lou, and answered various questions they raised.

Lou Bancheng and his wife briefly inquired about Lin Geng's family situation and his academic qualifications, and Lin Geng answered without hiding anything. Lou's father and mother were a little dissatisfied with Lin Geng's academic qualifications. After all, Lou Xiao'e graduated from high school, but because of her background, she did not continue her studies and take the college entrance examination. Otherwise, with Lou Xiao'e's ability, she would have no problem getting into a university.

Lin Geng was just a junior high school student. He dropped out of school after graduating from junior high school and stayed at home unemployed. There was some gap in his cultural level with Lou Xiao'e.

However, judging from Lin Geng's conversation, Lou's father and mother did not take it too seriously, because when they chatted with Lin Geng about other things, Lou's father also found that Lin Geng had a broad vision. In his opinion, many of the things he mentioned should not be understood by a young man like Lin Geng who just graduated from junior high school.

For example, when talking about the significance of the previous Korean War to the country, Lin Geng's insights were very unique. He explained the great significance of this war to the country from all aspects. Many of his opinions made Lou's father's eyes light up. Even he, an old man who had been in the business world and thought he had a broad vision, felt that they were very unique and reasonable.

As a result, Lou's father dared not underestimate Lin Geng anymore, and became more and more satisfied with Lin Geng. He repeatedly asked Lou Xiao'e to pour wine for them and clinked glasses with Lin Geng. The two sides had a very pleasant conversation.

Lin Geng now knew his alcohol tolerance very well, so when Lou Bancheng kept urging him to drink, he did not refuse, and clinked glasses with Lou Bancheng openly and frankly. He drank half a catty of wine without changing his expression. When chatting with Lou's father, he was still quick-witted, which made Lou's father even more satisfied. He laughed from time to time and even praised Lin Geng for his good knowledge.

Father Lou has seen many young people of Lin Geng's age, but among all the young people he has met, none has as broad a vision as Lin Geng. Even the young masters in the capitalist circle and the children of some leaders' families cannot match Lin Geng.

So the more Lou's father looked at Lin Geng, the more he liked him. Even Lou's mother looked at Lin Geng with the expression of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, the kind that she liked very much.

However, Lin Geng and Lou's father were drinking and talking, but they ignored Lou Xiao'e who was standing beside them. Lou Xiao'e ate the food with some resentment, poured wine for her father and Lin Geng, and glanced at her father from time to time.

Today, she and Lin Geng were on a blind date, but her father did all the talking. She knew that her father was testing Lin Geng's knowledge, but couldn't he just talk for a while? Why did he keep talking? He talked about everything from heaven to earth, from the present to ancient times, from domestic to international situations. It seemed that her father had endless topics to talk about. Lou Xiao'e was so angry that she wanted to make her father drink too much and leave. There would be no more talk under the table.

In fact, Lin Geng also noticed Lou Xiao'e's expression at this moment. He saw Lou Xiao'e's dissatisfaction and couldn't help laughing in his heart. However, he didn't care about Lou Xiao'e's mood. He couldn't just ignore Lou Bancheng when he asked him a question!

Besides, as a person who traveled back to this era from the 21st century, it is really difficult for him to meet someone with a broad vision like Lou Bancheng in this era. After all, the vision of most people in this era is very limited, and the amount of information they obtain is also very limited. Basically, it is difficult to meet someone with a broad vision like Lou Bancheng.

As a successful businessman and a well-known capitalist, Lou Bancheng naturally pays attention to more things and has a broader vision that is not limited to the present. This means that the two of them have a lot more things to talk about.

So Lou Bancheng became happier and more excited as he talked with Lin Geng. Later, he completely forgot that he had brought Lou Xiaoe here for a blind date with Lin Geng. He and Lin Geng drank and chatted so lively that even Director Wang and Lou's mother, who were sitting nearby, couldn't stand it anymore.