Siheyuan, don't mess with me

It seemed that in just a few minutes at the gate, Lou Xiaoe had grown up a lot, and experienced the longest wait in her life in an instant! From heartbreak to resurrection, but still with regrets!

Lou Xiao'e pulled Lou Qingshan to the study. She remembered clearly what Chen Zhiguo said, that they should be alone, and her own mother could not let her hear it!

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Lou Qingshan lit a cigarette. In the rising smoke, Lou Qingshan's face was vaguely visible. He said in a low voice, "Did he really say that?"

Lou Xiao'e nodded and repeated Chen Zhiguo's words word for word, including describing Chen Zhiguo's expression, for fear that missing something would affect Lou Qingshan's judgment!

"My daughter! You've played all day, go take a shower and go to bed! Daddy is thinking about it!" The first thing Lou Qingshan did was to comfort his daughter. It can be seen that Lou Xiao'e had suffered a blow today and her mental state was obviously not good, but it can also be seen that the daughter who only knew how to play in the past has grown up and matured! Lou Qingshan didn't know whether to be happy or angry!

Life is naturally very happy when there is a happy person around you! But as a parent, how can you not worry about the future of a child who never grows up?

But the price of growing up is cruel, which Lou Qingshan is well aware of. However, he doesn't have time to ask in detail now, but he can guess that there is a problem in the relationship. The changes in Lou Xiao'e when she goes out in the morning and comes home in the evening are quite obvious!

Lou Qingshan locked himself in the study, while Lou Xiao'e was pulled to the bedroom on the second floor by Tan Yulan, "What's the matter? The boy doesn't like you?" Tan Yulan had never seen Chen Zhiguo, she went out, but through Lou Qingshan's description, she judged that the boy was very outstanding. Lou Qingshan seldom gave people such a high evaluation!

Her understanding was that the young man had high standards and did not fancy Lou Xiao'e. But she was puzzled by her own daughter, who was very pretty. Except for being a little short, she was much better than the skinny girls around in other aspects. How could a fair, rich and beautiful girl not attract him? How high could the standards of this child be?

Lou Xiao'e couldn't explain. Chen Zhiguo didn't refuse openly, but his hesitation said it all. She couldn't say that she was no longer popular. These were just her vague feelings. How could she explain this to her mother? Even if she explained, she wouldn't understand. Her mother could give her advice on jealousy and vying for favors in the boudoir, but in the current situation, what kind of advice would a mother who never went out before and could only go out to buy groceries and didn't understand the current society at all give her?

"Mom! I'm going to take a shower!" Lou Xiao'e decisively returned to her room. She still had to work hard for her own affairs!

Chapter 122 Looking for relatives!

After several days of hard work by the workers, Chen Zhiguo's room was finally completed. Before leaving, the workers helped to clean the new house thoroughly, so Chen Zhiguo didn't have to clean up anymore. Of course, Chen Zhiguo didn't treat the workers badly, and the completion banquet was also held in a rough and grand manner, which once again made the workers feel what respect is!

Ma Hua came early on Sunday morning, and brought He Yuzhu with him. They had an appointment to buy furniture today, but He Yuzhu did not come to accompany Chen Zhiguo to choose furniture. Instead, he took Yu Li and He Yushui to Baocheng and embarked on the journey of finding relatives again!

Chen Zhiguo drove He Yuzhu and the other two to the train station. In order to save time, He Yuzhu bought the earliest train, which would arrive in Baocheng around 10 o'clock, if the train was not late!

After sending them off, Chen Zhiguo took Ma Hua to the trust store. Ma Hua had been here once before with He Yuzhu, so he was familiar with the place. He went straight to the backyard and said, "One of my former senior brothers is working in the trust store now!"

The senior brother that Ma Hua was talking about was his grandfather’s apprentice’s grandson. He only found out about this when he came here with He Yuzhu last time. After all, they had not seen each other for many years!

"Brother, this is my uncle Chen Zhiguo, and this is my brother Zhao Jianguo," Ma Hua introduced the two men separately. Chen Zhiguo took out a cigarette and lit it for Zhao Jianguo. The three of them stood in the open space in the backyard and started chatting. The warehouse in the backyard was full of wooden furniture. Although the management was lax now, smoking was still not allowed in the warehouse!

Zhao Jianguo is more than ten years older than Ma Hua. He is an apprentice of Ma Hua’s grandfather’s disciple. He became an apprentice when he came with He Yuzhu to buy a big round table last time. Ma Hua looks quite similar to his grandfather. Once they started chatting, they knew each other, right?

Chen Zhiguo directly threw the whole pack of cigarettes in his hand to Zhao Jianguo, "I don't smoke either, so please do it for me!" After all, he and Ma Hua were not a true master-disciple relationship, and there was also a distinction between a chef and a carpenter. Chen Zhiguo couldn't just call someone his nephew!

"What kind of furniture do you want to buy today?" He came to Zhao Jianguo just to ask this question. As the warehouse supervisor of a trust store, he had no say on the prices, as they were all fixed. However, he did have the right to choose furniture of good quality!

"I just renovated my house, and I want to choose some old furniture, made of good materials!" Chen Zhiguo did not hide it and directly stated his purpose so that others could help.

"What kind of things do you want to buy?"

"The house has a kang, a kang cabinet, a small square table, a large wardrobe, a desk, a bed, a coffee table, a long desk, a bookshelf, and an antique shelf. That's about it. It would be best if they could match each other or be made of the same wood!"

When Zhao Jianguo heard this, he realized that this person was also a man who had no shortage of money. Everything would be easy if he had money. There were good things, it just depended on whether you could afford them!

So he took Chen Zhiguo to a large warehouse in the corner and opened the door. There was a thin layer of dust on the furniture inside. It seemed that no one had been in for a long time.

“The furniture here are all high-quality, but the prices are a bit high, so we rarely open them for takeout!” Many people who come to the Trust Store to buy things like old furniture. Most of them come because the things in the Trust Store do not require tickets, have some bumps and bruises, and are cheap, so most of them come for the cheap price!

Chen Zhiguo looked around and thought that Zhao Jianguo had not lied to him, the furniture here were all top quality. He had visited the warehouse before to look for someone, and the furniture inside was not completely missing, but they all had some bumps and wear and tear!

The furniture here is different, it is well maintained, just casually touch away the dust with your hands, you can see the patina of the old furniture. Without hesitation, Chen Zhiguo started to select. Ma Hua's suggestion is to choose the ones with the best color and the same wood among several similar items!

It seemed like a simple job, but it took a whole morning to pick and choose. Chen Zhiguo felt distressed to see all these good furniture buried here, so he specially selected a lot more of them. He would not have only one house in the future, so he could put them in the space as backup, or he could use them in the space himself. The palace was too spacious, so he could select a batch more to fit them in!

MCA is an honest kid. Seeing that Chen Zhiguo had so many choices, he didn’t ask too many questions and just worked!

When Zhao Jianguo saw that Chen Zhiguo had selected the furniture, he called four or five people who were waiting for the goods at the gate to come over to pack it. Chen Zhiguo selected a lot of furniture, and the four or five people's carts could not hold so much, so they had to load and unload it in two trips!

Chen Zhiguo is not stingy either. He gives each of them a cigarette. I didn't say that most of the interactions between men start with a cigarette or a glass of wine. The host is generous and the workers are careful at work. This is how people get along with each other, respecting each other!

Zhao Jianguo was busy making the order, and Chen Zhiguo almost chose double. But Zhao Jianguo didn't say much. First, he could sell more furniture, and second, he was not particularly familiar with him, so he didn't want to say too much. Chen Zhiguo seemed to be a man of status, who smoked cigarettes and drove a car, so he kept silent if he could!

The entire furniture is truly high-quality furniture and the price is not cheap. It includes four kang cabinets, four large wardrobes, two large desks, two small desks, two dressing tables, eight bookcases, four antique shelves, six sets of Luohan beds, large and small tables, four eight-immortal tables and matching chairs!

Chen Zhiguo only selected Huanghuali furniture, and he chose matching ones. This is the advantage of knowing people. Most people can’t enter this warehouse!

The food is good, and the money is high, a total of 540.20 yuan! Chen Zhiguo began to take money out of his bag. Now Chen Zhiguo, being called a 10,000 yuan household is an understatement, he is already a 100,000 yuan household, with the meat supply from the steel mill, plus the supply from the supply and marketing cooperative, plus the black market. It is not that Chen Zhiguo is thinking about making money, but that the space output is too much, especially for multi-birth animals like rabbits. If it is not deliberately controlled, it will simply go crazy!

Looking at the furniture being moved out continuously, several workers were very happy. They had received a big job today, which surely could not be finished in one trip. After Chen Zhiguo settled the bill, he took the workers on the first trip. This trip was to install the furniture that needed to be placed in the room. It hasn't been installed yet, and it looks like it will take three or four trips to complete the job today!

The Chen family courtyard had a separate door, so there was no need to disturb the residents of the courtyard. In this way, at noon, Chen Zhiguo's furniture quietly came into the house, and the residents helped Chen Zhiguo put the furniture in place. Chen Zhiguo was not stingy, and after entering the courtyard, he asked Wang Meihua to heat up steamed buns. These days, the workers were working at home and made a lot of steamed buns, so it was nothing to treat them to a meal!

But this meal is of great significance to Wobo. It is very rare for a host to treat him to a meal and provide him with enough food. Nowadays, those who are willing to treat others are all kind-hearted people, great philanthropists!

After eating, Wobo was even more motivated. Not only did he bandage the wound carefully, but he was also very careful when pulling the cart! The remaining furniture was not moved into the house by Wobo. Instead, they found a secluded place and Chen Zhiguo put it in the space!

With the space available, Chen Zhiguo could adjust the furniture without any effort. Even for moving the furniture, Chen Zhiguo was strong enough!

The camera turns to He Yuzhu. After getting off the train, He Yuzhu did not go to the original address to find He Daqing, but found out where the nearby street office was. Although it was Sunday, there were staff on duty at the street office. He Daqing had lived here for nearly ten years and was considered an old resident. In addition to his outstanding cooking skills, he was also well-known locally. As soon as He Yuzhu reported his name, the staff on duty knew it. After carefully checking He Yuzhu's letter of introduction and household registration booklet, they enthusiastically told him about He Daqing's situation!

He Daqing worked as a chef in the canteen of a nearby enamelware factory. He lived with Bai Qiuju, a widow with two children. He Yuzhu saw the address given to him by the street office and asked, "Comrade, has He Daqing always lived here?"

"Yes! He has been living here since he moved in!"

"Comrade, could you please take a look at who lives here?" He Yuzhu took out the address Yi Zhonghai had given him before, "Who gave you this place?"

"This was given to me a long time ago. Someone said my father lived here!"

"Then this person must have a grudge against you!" the person on duty said with a smile.

"Why? He gave me this address out of kindness?" He Yuzhu suppressed his anger and asked in confusion. The street office said a little embarrassedly, "This place used to be occupied by a man with a half-closed door. He was arrested two years ago. He asked you to go to this place to find your father. Does he have a grudge against you?"

"Comrade, has this person always lived here?" He Yuzhu asked without giving up. Fortunately, the staff on duty was friendly and enthusiastic, without any impatience. "This woman has always lived here. This house is her private house. When she is released, this house will still be hers!"

He Yuzhu gave the staff on duty a pack of Peony cigarettes, then thanked them and left. Who knows, there might be another conflict later? He might need their help, so he could make friends in advance!

He Yuzhu found out that He Daqing did not work on Sundays, so the three of them went there with the new address!

"Uncle, are you busy? I want to ask you about someone. Is there a chef named He Daqing who lives here?" Yu Li, who came out, was handsome and likable.

"He Daqing, he lives in the big courtyard in front. You'll find him when you get there!" The old man took the cigarette handed to him by He Yuzhu, thinking that he was here to invite He Daqing to help in the kitchen, and pointed the way with a smile!

"Thank you, sir!" The little girl was sweet-mouthed, and the sir was happy even without cigarettes!

This time it was not the private house that He Yuzhu had come to, but a general storehouse. When he entered the house, there were still uncles and aunts asking questions.

Yu Li also stepped forward, and the effect was much better than He Yuzhu's. "Uncle, Auntie, may I ask if there is a chef named He Daqing who lives in this courtyard?"

Chapter 123 Eat a big melon!

"Looking for Daqing? He's in this courtyard! Wait!" An old man stood up and shouted to the room next to him, "Bai Xiaobing, someone is looking for He Daqing, take him back!"

"Oh!" A young man of about 17 or 18 years old came out from the room next to him. Seeing Yu Li in the lead, his eyes lit up and he said, "Miss, what do you want to see He Daqing about? Are you going to prepare a banquet?" He quickly came over.

Yu Li took a step back slightly and said, "Yes, is Chef He at home?" Not knowing who this person was, Yu Li still kept smiling. He Yuzhu behind her clenched his fists, but when He Yushui pulled his sleeves, he relaxed his fists in alertness!

"Come on, I'll take you there!" the young man said to Yu Li, then turned around and shouted to the room, "Wait for me, don't steal the cards!"

The slums here are of the same nature as the slums where Yu Li lives. Illegal buildings are everywhere, and people have built houses wherever there is space, causing the passages to become narrower and more winding, like a maze. If you are not familiar with it, there is no way to get through it!

He Daqing's home is in the backyard. After turning around several times, he finally saw a middle-aged man sitting in front of the door drinking tea. "Uncle He, someone is looking for you!" The young man said and ran back. He had been thinking about getting close to Yu Li, but when he saw Yu Li holding He Yuzhu's hand, he gave up and ran away as soon as he saw Yu Li. There was a card game waiting for him!

"Are you Zhuzi?" He Daqing's dead fish face was easy to recognize. He always had a stern face and never showed a trace of a smile. "Dad!" He Yushui saw that He Daqing couldn't bear it anymore and shouted!

"Yu Shui!" He Daqing didn't dare to recognize He Yu Shui. How old was she when she left? A little over six years old. She is a grown girl now. How could he dare to recognize her!

He Yuzhu was very calm, looking coldly at the man who abandoned him and his sister and ran away. Yu Li also stood beside him, holding one of his arms, watching the scene of He Yushui and He Daqing recognizing each other as father and daughter!

"Daqing, who is this?" A middle-aged woman walked out of the room. Judging from her face and figure, although she is already middle-aged, she still has a sense of charm. It must be said that He Daqing has a good eye. When this woman was young, she was really beautiful! It also makes people suspicious. How could such a beautiful woman fall in love with a rough man with a dead fish face like He Daqing?

"This is my daughter, this is my son, who is this?" He Daqing was a little hesitant, not knowing Yu Li's identity.

Yu Li stepped forward and said, "Dad, my name is Yu Li, and I'm Zhuzi's wife!" He Daqing liked this daughter-in-law right away because of her graceful and generous appearance. "Zhuzi is married, that's great!"

When the woman heard that it was He Daqing's son and daughter coming, her face turned pale. What was supposed to come would come! She held back and said, "Let's go inside and talk! There are too many people outside and they are talking nonsense!"

There is no privacy in the compound. If there is any disturbance, people will pay attention to it. He Daqing also thought it would be better to talk in the room, so he pulled He Yushui into the room! He Yuzhu was pulled in by Yu Li, but the woman did not go in. Instead, she sat in He Daqing's position before and guarded the door!

The room is not big, it is just a two-bedroom apartment, and there is a small room separated from the living room by wooden boards, so the living room becomes very small. There is no big furniture like an octagonal table, but a small square table and small stools. Several people sat down on the stools. At this time, He Yuzhu was not in a hurry. He looked at He Yushui pulling He Daqing and acting coquettishly, "Dad, why did you abandon us! Do you know how hard my brother and I have been living these years?" Although He Yushui has eaten better in the past six months and has become a little fatter, long-term malnutrition cannot be made up in a short time!

He Daqing looked at his emaciated daughter, sighed and said, "If Dad doesn't leave, he will be sued!"

"Why don't you tell us something? You just ran away without saying anything!" He Yuzhu said angrily.

"I left a letter for you, but Yi Zhonghai didn't give it to you?" He Daqing said in surprise.

"No, don't mention this person, he is such a bad guy!" He Yuzhu said bitterly.

"What's going on? Is he bullying you?" He Daqing's face turned serious, with a cold light in his eyes.

"He is a big liar. Last time my brother and I came to see you, he gave us a fake address and deceived us so much!" He Yushui wanted to cry when she thought of this. She had suffered so much over the years, all because of Yi Zhonghai.

"What happened? Tell me slowly!" He Daqing looked at the crying He Yushui, his face almost dripping with gloom. "When you left, you didn't say anything. My sister kept crying and wanted to find you, so I planned to bring my sister to Baocheng to find you. After Yi Zhonghai knew about this, he asked us to wait for him for two days and he would accompany us. But after two days, he said he couldn't come, so he gave us an address. When we found the address and asked, someone nearby said that there was indeed a He Daqing living here, but the woman who opened the door refused to open the door for us when she saw it was us. We thought you didn't want to recognize us, so we went home! But this time we came here specifically to inquire at the street office, and the address he gave us was actually a half-open door!"

He Yuzhu simply recounted the incident, and He Daqing was so angry that he slammed the small square table, "You are so good, Yi Zhonghai, it turns out that you were the one behind all this!"

"Dad, what's going on? We are all here today, just tell us what happened!" Yu Li was the calmest one. Now was not the time to scold Yi Zhonghai, but to get to the bottom of this bizarre incident!

He Daqing calmed down and took out a cigarette from his pocket. He Yuzhu took a look and saw that it was a Da Shengchan cigarette. He quickly took out a pack of Huazi from his pocket and handed it to him, "You are smoking such good cigarettes now? You are doing well!"

"This is what my brother gave me, in case I need to do something urgent when I go out. This cigarette looks scary, doesn't it?" This is what Chen Zhiguo stuffed into He Yuzhu's pocket before he left. There were four packs of cigarettes in total. He Daqing opened one, threw another to He Yuzhu, took two deep puffs, and in the thick smoke, He Daqing began to talk about the past.

"At that time, Yi Zhonghai said it was not easy for me to raise a child alone, so he introduced me to a widow who came here to look for relatives. I thought she was okay, so I wanted to marry her home. After we slept together," He Daqing's old face turned red when he said these things in front of his daughter-in-law. After a short pause, he continued, "I didn't expect that she would change her mind and asked me to go back to Baocheng with her. If I didn't agree, she would report me for raping her. I was definitely not happy. I have a house, a job, and children to support. If I go back with you, what will happen to my children? I refused at the time! You can sue if you want. At most, it will be adultery, and you won't be well!"

He Daqing used the cigarette butt to light up another cigarette, took a puff and continued, "Things were stuck here. She begged me several times, but I didn't agree. Until one day, Yi Zhonghai came to me in a hurry and said that they had received a report that I had cooked for Xiao Rizi and worked as their chef. I was a traitor and a traitor to the country. They were going to investigate me and told me to run away. They said that once the crime was determined, not only would I have to eat peanuts, but my two children would also be implicated. Their class status would also be changed, and the children's lives would be ruined! So, I hurriedly came to Baocheng with your aunt Bai to settle down!"

"Dad, didn't you leave a letter for Zhuzi at that time?" Yu Li was the calmest one and the one who was most able to get things clear!

"Yes, I left a letter and all the money I had. How come Zhuzi didn't receive it?" He Daqing asked in surprise.

"No, I didn't receive anything," He Yuzhu replied in a muffled voice. So far, all the suspicions pointed to Yi Zhonghai.

"This old bastard, I was wondering why he was so kind, turns out he was deliberately trying to get rid of me!" He Daqing was smarter than He Yuzhu and he figured it out quickly!

"Then you haven't received the letters and money I sent you over the years?" Although he already knew the answer, He Daqing still asked without giving up.

"No, I don't know anything after you left. What I know is what Yi Zhonghai told me!"

"Dad! My brother and I have had such a hard time these years. When I was hungry, no one gave me food. Only Brother Zhiguo helped me!"

Thinking of the grievances she had suffered over the years, He Yushui couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears. Yu Li quickly pulled He Yushui into her arms and comforted her! He Daqing looked at his daughter-in-law. This daughter-in-law is really good. This silly Zhu will be blessed in the future!

"Not only did I leave a letter and money when I left, I also wrote a letter and sent ten dollars to Yu Shui every month. All the money was embezzled by that old dog Yi Zhonghai!" Thinking of his own children living a hard life without any support, He Daqing could no longer bear his anger, "Qiu Ju, come in!" He shouted towards the door!

Bai Qiuju walked in timidly and stood at the door with her head down, "Tell me, what's going on?"

"I went there to look for my relatives. At that time, my husband was ill and I had two children at home. I had no way to make a living, so I went to Yanjing to look for relatives for help. As a result, I met Yi Zhonghai. He said to me that he would support me for a year. If I could give birth to a child, he would give me 300 yuan. If not, the relationship would end after a year. I saw that he could give me 15 yuan a month, which was barely enough for the family, so I agreed. After more than a year, I didn't get pregnant, and my husband didn't make it and died. There were two children at home with no one to take care of them, so I prepared to go back to Baocheng to take care of the children. When I was leaving, he said, "Let me introduce you to a man who has money and can help you raise the children." I agreed, but in the end, you slept with me, and you didn't agree to go with me!"