Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

Today is Sunday and the weather is very good, so Zhou Jin plans to take Yu Shui and Xin Xin to visit Lou Xiao'e, and by the way, tell Lou Bancheng about the grand deal so that they can prepare in advance.

Today, Lou Bancheng also rested at home and did not go out.

In fact, Zhou Jin was particularly curious. Lou Bancheng had donated all the properties under his name to the country. He had no management or decision-making power over these factories and shops, only the right to dividends.

But why is he so busy all day long? He could just stay at home and wait to collect money, why is he running around outside?

However, Zhou Jin did not ask Lou Bancheng. After all, this was his own private matter, so it was better not to ask too much.

When Zhou Jin and the others arrived at Lou's house, Yu Shui and Xin Xin went to find Lou Xiao'e, but Zhou Jin happened to have something to say to Lou Bancheng, so he went straight to the study.

Zhou Jin knocked on the door and went in, then sat on the sofa opposite Lou Bancheng.

"Uncle, I have something to tell you, do you have time now?"

Lou Bancheng put down the newspaper in his hand, raised his head to adjust his glasses, and then said.

"We'll be a family soon. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"Okay, uncle, it's like this. Due to external reasons, we can only hold the wedding at home, but I don't want to let Xiao'e down, so I went to ask grandpa yesterday about the wedding customs and etiquette of the old city.

Then we discussed it for a long time, taking into account various internal and external reasons, and finally decided that next Sunday, I will bring Director Wang, grandpa and grandma, Yu Shui and Xin Xin to your place to make the reservation.

As for the gifts for the wedding, I have already prepared them, but I think it is better not to prepare any meat-like food. You should know the reason.

I came here today just to talk to you about this and see what you think.”

After hearing what Zhou Jin said, Lou Bancheng's eyes widened and he looked at Zhou Jin with a look that said, "I was not mistaken about you."

In fact, Lou Bancheng was still a little unhappy about the wedding, but there was nothing he could do. Everything Zhou Jin said made sense. For the safety and future of the Lou family, he could only let Xiao'e down for now.

But now Zhou Jin took the initiative to propose adding a few traditional wedding customs and etiquette before the wedding, which made Lou Bancheng feel much better and his guilt towards Xiao'e was reduced a little.

"Hahaha, kid, I really didn't make a mistake about you. I am really relieved to leave Xiao'e to you.

Don't worry, I have no objection to this enlargement. I believe you can handle it. I will talk to your Aunt Tan about this later and I will be ready by then.

Since you have decided to make a big betrothal, and you are all ready, when should we go to your house to deliver the dowry?"

"Uncle, I was just about to talk to you about this."

"Then tell me, what do you think?"

“You should know the situation in our courtyard. Although Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old lady, Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhangshi were all dealt with by me, the courtyard is still not peaceful.

In order to avoid unnecessary complications, I mean, don't send the dowry in advance, wait until after Xiao'e and I's wedding banquet, and then take it back together, what do you think?"

"Hahaha, you are always cautious. Since you have considered it, I will respect your decision. I believe that everything you have done is for Xiao'e, so as a father, I cannot hold you back."

"Hehehe, there's nothing I can do. If I didn't live in that courtyard, I wouldn't have to be so cautious."

"Xiao Jin, I have many courtyard houses in Sijiu City. Why don't you choose one and move out directly. Then you and Xiao'e won't be disturbed by others in the future."

"Uncle, thank you for your kindness, but I can't move out of the Siheyuan for the time being. After all, it is my ancestral home, and given the current situation, it is safer to live in the Siheyuan.

But please rest assured, I will protect Xiao'e well and will never let her get hurt."

"Okay, I believe you. You are here to see Xiao'e today, right?"

"Hehe, that's right. Today is Sunday, and I want to take Xiao'e out to see a movie."

"Okay, then you guys should have lunch at home before going out."

"Okay, uncle, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go find Xiao'e."

"Well, let's go."

Zhou Jin and his friends had a very fulfilling day today.

At noon, after having lunch at Lou's house, he took Lou Xiao'e and the two little girls out to play.

They first watched a wonderful movie and then went to the Ming Tombs Reservoir.

When they arrived at the reservoir, Zhou Jin borrowed a few fishing rods from someone and patiently taught Lou Xiao'e and the two little girls how to fish.

Among them, He Yushui learned the fastest and successfully caught a crucian carp weighing about half a pound in less than half an hour.

This made her so excited that she danced with joy and almost kissed the fish.

Lou Xiao'e was not to be outdone. After some crazy casting of the rod, she finally caught a carp weighing more than one kilogram just before leaving.

At this moment, Lou Xiao'e was even more excited than He Yushui and was extremely excited.

Zhou Xin was responsible for helping Zhou Jin, and was very busy. If other people saw it, they might say that it was exploitation of child labor.

However, happy times are always short. As the sun sets, He Yushui has to return to school.

Zhou Jin, Lou Xiao'e, and Xinxin sent He Yushui to school before returning to the Lou family.

Because we caught a lot of fish today, tonight's dinner is a fish feast. The leftovers were kept. The Lou family has a small pond specifically for raising fish.

Zhou Jin and Xinxin stayed at Lou's house until eight o'clock, then rode their bicycles back to the courtyard.

When Zhou Jin's bicycle stopped at the gate of the courtyard, Zhou Jin looked at the gate and always felt that something was wrong. It was a little different from the courtyards he usually saw, but he couldn't remember what it was for a moment.

However, Zhou Jin is not the kind of person who would dwell on trivial matters. Since he can't remember it, then he doesn't think about it anymore.

As a result, when he stepped through the gate and walked to the front yard, he saw the lights in Yan Bugui's house, and then he remembered something was wrong.

That’s right, it was Yan Bugui. Not only was there no Third Aunt guarding the door today, but even Yan Bugui was not guarding the door. No wonder Zhou Jin felt a little strange.

However, Zhou Jin was not that curious, and he also disliked Yan Bugui, so he naturally would not inquire about his family affairs, as long as he was not planning to deal with him.

Afterwards, Zhou Jin took Zhou Xin home. Tomorrow was Monday, and they had to go to the steel mill for a meeting.

In fact, the real reason why Yan Bugui did not go to guard the goal today was because of Sha Zhu.

Yan Bugui had just negotiated a deal with Sha Zhu a few days ago. Yan Bugui was responsible for helping Sha Zhu contact Ran Qiuye and arranging for them to meet three times. Then Sha Zhu sold the work position in the steel mill to Yan Bugui for 700 yuan.

Originally, Yan Bugui had already made preparations and had negotiated the monthly repayment amount and interest with Yan Jiecheng.

Then, all the members of the Yan family, young and old, were looking forward to this work position. However, before Yan Bugui even started to take any action, Sha Zhu was beaten and sent to the hospital.

Originally, Yan Bugui thought it was not a big problem. After all, Sha Zhu had been beaten often before, but he was always discharged from the hospital after two or three days.

Of course, Yan Bugui also thought so this time, but who would have thought that four or five days had passed and Sha Zhu still had not been discharged from the hospital.

So Yan Bugui skipped class this afternoon and went to the hospital. He found Sha Zhu and asked him about him. He found out that Sha Zhu would have to stay in the hospital for at least ten days, and after being discharged, he would have to rest for another month.

And whether he can live a normal life by then depends on Sha Zhu’s recovery.

Yan Bugui couldn't wait for such a long time. He was well-known for his ability to calculate, so the sooner this work was done, the better.

After all, Yan Jiecheng started working one day earlier, so he got an extra day's salary. Even if Yan Jiecheng had just entered the steel rolling mill as an apprentice, his salary for that day was at least 50 cents.

If we really have to wait until Sha Zhu recovers from his illness and then let him meet with Teacher Ran three times, at least two months will have passed.

That's thirty-six yuan, and Yan Bugui himself can get twenty-four yuan. Such a huge loss made Yan Bugui very sad.

He was planning to let Sha Zhu give him the workstation first, and then arrange for him to meet Ran Qiuye after he recovered from his injuries.

It’s a pity that Sha Zhu didn’t believe Yan Bugui at all and rejected him directly.

If it were the previous Sha Zhu, he might really agree to Yan Bugui's proposal. He was also worried that if he pushed Yan Bugui too far, Yan Bugui would not buy his own work station and would go directly to the Zhao family to buy it.

However, the deaf old lady later analyzed the situation with him carefully and knew that the Zhao family would definitely not sell the work station to outsiders. Therefore, if Yan Bugui wanted to buy a work station, he could only look for himself.

Therefore, Sha Zhu dared to have such a tough attitude towards Yan Bugui.

Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Yan Bugui had to go home to see if there was any other solution.

So as soon as Yan Bugui returned home, without even having time to eat a hot meal, he couldn't wait to call all the family members together and hold an emergency family meeting.

Coincidentally, Zhou Jin just came back at this time, and the family meeting in Yan Bugui's house was entering its most intense climax.

Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang all spoke actively, expressing their personal views on the current events.

However, what kind of people are the Yan family? Outsiders may not understand this, but Zhou Jin knows it very well.

Apart from being good at playing some small tricks and calculating, these people have no foresight at all.

Therefore, even if Zhou Jin didn't know what the Yan family was discussing, he was sure that they would never be able to come up with any strategy that had any practical significance.

As expected, the whole Yan family, young and old, had a heated discussion for a full half hour, even forgetting about eating. Everyone expressed their opinions passionately and explained their inner thoughts with great enthusiasm.

But unfortunately, after talking for a long time, it was all worthless nonsense and not a single suggestion was useful.

In the end, Yan Bugui had no choice but to adjourn the meeting and start dinner.