Soul of the Siheyuan: Zhuzi, I can still give birth

The car drove directly to the entrance of the steel rolling mill.

Two security guards were lazily sitting in the guardhouse at the door. When they saw a car coming, they didn't ask or check, but simply lifted the barrier and let the car in.

Seeing how perfunctorily the security officers were doing their job, Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but frown.

He Yuzhu on the side said as if it was nothing new.

"There's no need to get angry about this. The steel mill is already in a state of shutdown. There are 20 days a month when it is shut down. The 10 days when it is in production, it is not fully staffed. Only half of the workers have jobs."

"These security personnel have not received their full wages for several months, so..."

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e also sighed.

If his father Lou Zhenhua knew about this, he would be so angry that he would die.

When the steel mill was still owned by the Lou family, even when the Japanese occupied the city of Beijing.

Even during the civil war, it wasn't like it is now.

The car stopped in front of the office building.

He Yuzhu took Lou Xiaoe out of the car and went straight to Director Yang's office.

At this time, Director Yang was already extremely worried.

Next month's salary has not been settled yet, and there is only a little over a thousand yuan left in the factory's account.

This amount of money is not even enough to fill the gaps between teeth.

'Ding-ling-ling... Ding-ling-ling...'

The phone rang again. Director Yang saw that it was the red phone on the table that was ringing, and his scalp went numb.

There are two telephones in the office, a black phone with a regular line, and this red phone.

Those who can call the red phone are all big shots.

Director Yang answered the phone tremblingly, and sure enough...

It was the leader who called.

As soon as the phone was connected, the leader started to speak a lot.

Director Yang didn't dare to breathe, but just nodded slightly, although the leader on the other end of the phone couldn't see it.

After a while, the leader probably got tired of criticizing and suddenly changed his tone.

"Xiao Yang, don't be discouraged. The country has a policy now. Many overseas Chinese are returning to China to build the country. Your steel mill should also work hard to attract investment. As long as someone injects capital, the Red Star Steel Mill will be revived."

After hearing this, Director Yang's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again.

Even if someone is willing to work here, the steel mill is a mess with tens of thousands of employees.

Who would be willing to take out a lot of money and throw it into this bottomless pit?

The leaders also knew the difficulties of the Red Star Steel Mill and finally just spoke in a comforting manner.

"We will also attract investment for you, but you can't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. You also have to be proactive and think of ways to improve yourself!"

After hanging up the phone, Director Yang rubbed his temples.

He hasn't had a good night's sleep for many days.

"Boom... Boom... Boom!"

There was a knock on the door, and Director Yang said weakly, "Come in."

He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe walked into Director Yang's office.

"Zhu Zi, why are you here? Didn't you resign?"

Yes.

He Yuzhu voluntarily resigned from his job at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill a month ago so that he could concentrate on his own career.

"I missed you so much that I came to see you. Why, you don't welcome me now?"

He Yuzhu said cheerfully.

Director Yang smiled bitterly.

"How could that be? I remember your kindness to me in my heart, but the recent things at the factory have made me so overwhelmed that I really don't have the mood to argue with you."

As Director Yang spoke, he looked at Lou Xiao'e behind He Yuzhu.

He had never seen Lou Xiao'e, so naturally he didn't know her. But then he knew that He Yuzhu would not bring a woman here for no reason.

"Zhu Zi, who is this...?"

"This is Lou Xiao'e, and her father is Lou Zhenhua!"

He Yuzhu happily introduced Lou Xiao'e's identity to Director Yang, who was so surprised that he quickly greeted Lou Xiao'e.

"Hello, Miss Lou. I only heard that your family disappeared overnight. I don't know how you are doing. But seeing you like this now, I believe you are doing well!"

Lou Xiao'e smiled and stretched out her hand to shake hands with Director Yang.

"Director Yang, you are too polite. I saw you when I was a child. At that time, you were just a section chief. Time flies, and more than 20 years have passed."

Lou Xiao'e has a very good memory and she still remembers things from her childhood.

After a round of greetings, Director Yang was also curious about why He Yuzhu brought Chairman Lou's daughter here, so he asked curiously.

"Ms. Lou, I wonder why you are here this time..."

"We have started to raise funds. We want to buy the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

Lou Xiao'e went straight to the point.

"Buy...buy the steel mill, but this steel mill is a state asset. If you are financing it, it's ok, but if you buy it, the state will never agree."

He Yuzhu was also shocked by Lou Xiao'e's words.

He also didn't expect that the Lou family wanted to take over the Red Star Steel Mill directly.

So He Yuzhu whispered to Lou Xiaoe.

"Sister Xiao'e, at this moment, we can't buy the steel mill, at least not now. If you want to take it back, you have to wait...!"

Lou Xiao'e frowned.

"Wait..., how long?!"

He Yuzhu thought about it and said in a low voice.

"Ten years, at least ten years. The country doesn't have such a policy now, but we can..."

He Yuzhu whispered directly into Lou Xiaoe's ear.

Director Yang saw that the two were discussing something, so he did not interrupt them.

What he wants is financing. As long as the Lou family comes up with the money, all conditions can be negotiated.

It took a while for the two to finish their discussion.

Lou Xiao'e spoke first.

"Since I can't buy it, I'll raise funds. Any amount is fine. I want to own 51% of the shares. All decisions about the steel mill will be made by us. How do you think, Director Yang?"

Director Yang was in a dilemma.

If you just contribute money, there is no problem with dividends based on shares.

But if you want to be the only one who has the final say, this is really difficult to do.

"Ms. Lou, I can't give you an answer to your condition. I have to call and ask for instructions."

He Yuzhu waved his hand.

"Director Yang, I know who you want to ask for instructions. The leader and I are old acquaintances. Why don't we go directly to the leader's house? I believe the leader will never kick us out."

Director Yang nodded and said.

"Okay, I'll call the boss and let him know that you guys are coming over!"

Siheyuan.

When Liu Haizhong opened the door, he saw Xu Damao running into his room in a hurry.

"Xu Damao, have you seen a ghost? Why are you panicking?"

Liu Haizhong doesn't like Xu Damao.

I saw Xu Damao some time ago. He seemed to be doing very well. I wanted to ask him what he was doing now as he even bought a motorcycle.

No matter who greeted him, he would ignore them, making him lose face in front of his neighbors.

Now this guy actually came to my door again.

"Xu Damao, what the hell is wrong with you? Get out of my house if you don't have anything else!"

Liu Haizhong did not have a good face towards Xu Damao.

Xu Damao was not angry and continued to speak shamelessly.

"Second Master, you don't know yet?"

Xu Damao's inexplicable words confused Liu Haizhong.

"What's going on? It's so strange?"

Liu Haizhong knew that Xu Damao would not come to his house without a reason, and he was in a hurry when he came to his house, so there must be something big.

"That...that Lou family member is back!"

Liu Haizhong frowned and thought about it.

"The Lou family! That Lou family?" He was muttering to himself, and for a moment he could not think of that Lou family.

"Lou Zhenhua, former chairman of the Red Star Steel Mill, Lou Zhenhua!"

Xu Damao's words almost choked Liu Haizhong to death.

He said to Xu Damao unhappily.

"Come back if you want. I'm retired and you've been fired from the steel mill. Why should we be afraid of them? Should we be afraid of their teeth?"

Xu Damao rolled his eyes at Liu Haizhong.

"Second Uncle, don't forget that we went to report them back then, and you even brought people to raid the Lou family's home. Do you think they will let us go now that they are back?"

Liu Haizhong took a breath of cold air.

He hadn't thought about this problem. What if the Lou family was petty and would definitely deal with him?

I am alone now. If I really rush into the house, I am afraid that I will die here.

"I...wasn't it my duty back then? Besides, didn't their whole family run away? Why did they come back?"

Liu Haizhong tried to explain.

Xu Damao waved his hand.

"It's no use telling me. You have to go explain to the Lou family. I just saw the youngest daughter of the Lou family, Lou Xiao'e, leaving with Sha Zhu in a car. I don't know what they went out to do. We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to take the initiative to attack!"

Xu Damao was now feeling extremely panicked.

They couldn’t even deal with Sha Zhu alone, and now here comes the rich and powerful Lou family.

Don’t ask me how I know that the Lou family is rich. Who can afford a car without money?

"Take the initiative to attack? How can we attack? They are rich and powerful, and they have idiots to help them. Any one of them can kill us. How can we attack?"

Liu Haizhong said a little depressed.

Seeing Liu Haizhong like this, Xu Damao pursed his lips and said with disdain.

"Second uncle, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but look at your guts. It's just a fool and the Lou family. What are you afraid of? If they really come to my house, I'll hide from my dad!"

Seeing Liu Haizhong admit defeat, Xu Damao knew that the plan to form a partnership to deal with the Lou family had failed, so he left the Liu family on his own.

Liu Haizhong sat on the stool with a worried look on his face.

Just as Xu Damao said, he, Xu Damao, could escape to his father Xu Fugui and hide there.

Where can I hide? My father has been dead for many years. Should I go down and hide?

Forget it, it’s a blessing in disguise. If it’s a disaster, you can’t avoid it. I’m in my forties. If I want revenge, then take it!

Leader’s home.

The leader was still as energetic as before, and his face was full of smiles when he saw He Yuzhu coming.

Since the leader came back from the south, He Yuzhu introduced one of his junior fellow students to the leader's house to cook.

Although his Sichuan cuisine skills are still not as good as He Yuzhu's, the leader is very satisfied.

After all, I can often eat the authentic Sichuan cuisine that I have been craving for.

"Zhu Zi, why did you think of coming to see me? You even asked Xiao Yang to come with you. He's busy now!"

After all, the leader was old and his eyesight was not very clear. Only at this time could he see Lou Xiao'e clearly behind He Yuzhu and the others.

The leader put on his reading glasses and looked at Lou Xiao'e carefully. He seemed to have seen her before, but he didn't seem to know her.

"You are……?"

Lou Xiao'e said to the leader with a smile.

"In 1995, Zhuzi brought me here and asked you to help me rescue my parents, Lou Zhenhua and others. Leader, do you remember? I am his youngest daughter, Lou Xiao'e."

The leader then suddenly realized why the person looked familiar and found out that he was from the Lou family.

The leader was very happy that an old friend came to visit him. After inviting Lou Xiao'e and others to sit down, the leader's wife came over with a tray.

He Yuzhu was a little surprised.

"Didn't Secretary Chen come today?"

The leader's wife said with a smile.

"Secretary Chen has asked for leave today. After the last incident, Lao Bi no longer trusts outsiders. Now I am the one taking care of all the household affairs."

The leader also said with a smile at this time.

"Yes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years. I am afraid too. I will try my best to avoid trouble if I can."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point. Judging from your Lou Xiao'e's attire, she must be rich or noble. She must have come to see me about the Red Star Steel Mill."

The leader wanted to show off, but he had no idea that when Director Yang was on the phone just now, He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e were listening nearby.

"Yes, we are here for two purposes. The first one is... to acquire the steel mill!"