Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

Therefore, the two families can only be said to be acquaintances, and there is no grudge between them. And Lao Li is now hanging around Pengcheng and Hong Kong Island. With such an acquaintance, it is very convenient for him to do anything he wants.

Zhong Shan was thinking about how to introduce Lao Li to Lou Xiao'e. Lou Xiao'e looked outside the door and spoke.

"Zhongshan, I want to trouble you for something. Can you see if there are any houses for sale in our courtyard? Please help me find out. After I come back to take back my parents' house, I want to live here in the future. If there is a place to rest in the courtyard, I can come back and live here when I have nothing to do."

Before she came back, Lou Xiao'e had no intention of buying a house in the compound. However, after she came back and saw that the environment of the compound had not changed much over the years, Lou Xiao'e found that she still liked the life in the compound in her heart.

That's why I want to buy two houses in the yard.

Zhong Shan thought about it.

"I heard that the family behind the house wanted to sell it some time ago. I originally wanted to buy it, but I was busy these days so I didn't ask. Since you want to come back and live here, I'll go ask for you."

When Lou Xiao'e heard that it was true, a smile appeared on her face.

"Really? That would be great."

The two were talking about the house when Song Lili came back from get off work. The eldest daughter and son now live in the school dormitory and don't come back often. So it's just Zhongshan and his wife with their young son at home.

After Song Lili entered the room, she saw a woman with a child. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled at Lou Xiaoe.

"Zhongshan, there are guests at home."

Zhong Shan looked at the two of them and then he remembered that they didn't seem to be familiar with each other. Song Lili got married after Lou Xiaoe left.

"Lili, this is Sister Lou from the backyard. She used to live in our house, but she moved to Hong Kong Island a few years ago. Sister Lou, this is my wife, Song Lili. We got together after you left. You probably haven't met her."

As soon as Song Lili heard that the person in the backyard was surnamed Lou, she had an impression of him.

It’s not anything else. Zhongshan is not a picky person and he never said those things.

It's just that his family bought the courtyard house with two entrances at a bargain price before the Lou family left. Zhong Shan and Song Lili had mentioned this before.

So Song Lili still has some impression of the Lou family.

After the two greeted each other and chatted for a while, it started to get dark outside, Song Lili said.

"Sister Lou, it's time for dinner. You just came back and there's no place to eat, so just stay and have a bite."

Lou Xiao'e was not willing to do that. When she was still living in the courtyard, she had never eaten at Zhongshan's house. Now she felt even more embarrassed.

"No, no, thank you so much, Huiyi and I can go back and find a place."

Zhongshan also advised.

"It's not a big deal. The restaurant is not far away. Zhuzi is the chef there now. It's the only good restaurant around here. I guess you two are going to eat there too. It's a good opportunity for us to go together."

Lou Xiao'e agreed when she heard that, so the three of them took their two children and headed towards Jufulou.

As soon as he entered the house, it was dinner time and the restaurant was quite busy. Hou Saner saw Zhong Shan and his men coming and hurried over.

"Brother, sister-in-law, here we come."

Then he glanced at Lou Xiaoe who came with Zhong Shan.

Zhong Shan nodded.

"I'm pretty busy. It's time for dinner. I'm here with my friends to have a meal. Are there any private rooms upstairs?"

Hou Saner shook his head.

"Brother, the private rooms upstairs are full. You'll have to wait a while if you want to go up."

Zhong Shan knew it would be like this. Jufulou is doing a booming business now. It’s okay during the day, but it’s always packed at dinner time every day.

He had originally thought about expanding further, but with the current customer flow, it is enough to keep He Yuzhu busy. If there are more people, he will not be able to handle it.

Although there are some good chefs among other chefs, I always feel that they are not as good as He Yuzhu and his father.

It's not bad at all.

"Okay, let's go eat in the backyard."

This is the advantage of having your own restaurant. If there is no room in the restaurant, there is still space in the backyard.

After Zhong Shan got a menu, he took Lou Xiao'e, who was full of curiosity, to the backyard.

There are also two rooms with tables in the backyard, which were built when Zhongshan brought people over for dinner and there were no other rooms.

After entering the house, Zhong Shan handed the menu to Lou Xiao'e.

"Sister Xiao'e, take a look at what you are eating. You have been away from home for so many years and finally came back. Take a look at the taste of home and see how it differs from what you eat outside."

After taking the menu, Lou Xiao'e asked Zhong Shan curiously.

"I see you are quite familiar with this restaurant. Do you come here often?"

Zhong Shan smiled.

"How can I not be familiar with it? This is my restaurant, and the chef is Zhuzi. Let's eat casually today. It just so happens that there are some Tan family dishes on it. I heard from Zhuzi that your family has some connection with Tan family cuisine. How about you try it?"

Lou Xiao'e shook her head.

"What's the connection now? My mother's last name is Tan, and she is indeed the Tan of Tan's cuisine, but she is a distant branch of the family. She can't cook either. But when I was a child, I ate the food made by Zhuzi's father twice, and it tasted really good."

Lou Xiao'e was not too surprised about Zhongshan opening a restaurant.

Although the restaurant is quite large, Lou Xiao'e has eaten and seen it before in Hong Kong Island, and has also been to many restaurants that are larger than this one.

Besides, she also knew that Zhongshan was rich. When their family exchanged so many gold bars, Zhongshan took them out without blinking an eye.

Not to mention this one, she wouldn't be surprised even if there were ten.

After ordering the dishes, Zhong Shan played the role of a waiter and went to the kitchen.

"Zhu Zi, Lou Xiao'e is back. Can you come back for a while when you're not busy?"

He Yuzhu was originally busy and was stunned when he heard it.

"Silly Ezi is back? Wow, I haven't seen you for years. Where are you guys? I'll go over and take a look when I'm not busy."

After hearing the name "Silly Ezi", Zhong Shan looked at He Yuzhu unhappily. It's been so many years, and you still haven't forgotten the name "Silly Ezi". This silly Ezi almost gave birth to a child for you, if not...

"In the backyard. There's no room upstairs. You're still a fool. You were the one who yelled the loudest when the hen stopped laying eggs. Now she's back with her baby. She came back just to shut you up."

He Yuzhu was also a little embarrassed after hearing this. Indeed, he was the one who was hurt the most because of Xu Damao. He didn't expect that Lou Xiao'e still remembered it. After so many years, she still wanted to bring the child to let him see.

"This Lou Xiao'e is really something. She really brought a child back with her. But it's not my child..."

Zhongshan saw that He Yuzhu was talking nonsense again, but there was nothing he could do. He Yuzhu was just that kind of person, and he had changed his question over the years.

However, after hearing He Yuzhu's last words, Zhong Shan always felt something was strange.