Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

After everyone went upstairs, Lou Xiao'e stood up suddenly, walked quickly to He Yuzhu, put her arms around He Yuzhu's neck, and asked, "Do you miss me?!"

"I want to! Of course I want to!!" He Yuzhu kissed Lou Xiao'e on the forehead and said, "You must be tired on the way. You should take a rest first."

Lou Xiao'e said coquettishly: "No! I want to follow you!"

"Okay!" He Yuzhu knew that you couldn't reason with a woman who was acting like a spoiled child. You could only go along with her. He Yuzhu took Lou Xiao'e into the kitchen and asked her to watch. He Yuzhu put on a bib and sleeves and started to work.

Lou Xiao'e stared at He Yuzhu for a while and said, "My dad transferred the villa halfway up the mountain to me when he went back this time. He said it was a wedding gift for the two of us."

He Yuzhu, who was cutting vegetables, was stunned when he heard Lou Xiaoe's words, and the knife almost cut his hand. He Yuzhu quickly adjusted his mentality and said, "My father is too generous! The land in Hong Kong is very expensive, and that villa is not cheap."

Lou Xiao'e said with a smile: "Who asked some people to be so generous?!"

He Yuzhu put down the kitchen knife, walked to Lou Xiaoe, looked at her with a doting look, and said, "Don't you know why I am generous?!" After that, He Yuzhu habitually reached out and scratched Lou Xiaoe's nose.

Lou Xiao'e rubbed the place where He Yuzhu had scraped her face and said tenderly, "You only know how to bully me!"

He Yuzhu shuddered unconsciously and thought to himself, "Fortunately the children are not here. Otherwise, it would be very embarrassing!" He Yuzhu came to his senses and asked, "Did you see your aunt this time when you went back?!"

Lou Xiao'e replied, "Yes, she is in good health. My father wants her to come to Sijiu City to relax, but the old lady doesn't want to. You will see her when we go to Gangcheng for the wedding banquet." Then Lou Xiao'e changed the subject and said, "The matter of Yushui and his wife going to Jiuhua Country to study is being processed. If it's fast, there will be news in August."

He Yuzhu said, "I found them a teacher who can speak Jiuhua Mandarin, and he is teaching them Jiuhua Mandarin during this period." Then he asked, "Wife, have you prepared your red envelopes?!"

Lou Xiao'e was stunned for a moment, her big, cute eyes flickering, as if she was thinking about something. After a while, Lou Xiao'e came to her senses and asked, "What red envelope?!"

He Yuzhu said, "The money for the children to change their names. Last Sunday, those four kids asked me about it."

Lou Xiao'e immediately laughed and said, "What do you think it is? I've been prepared for this."

He Yuzhu continued, "Also, I've asked them. Except for He Bing, the other three kids all want to study abroad in the future. But I've already told them that I can lend them tuition and living expenses first. When they get the scholarship, they can pay me back in the future. Don't feel bad for them and give them money in private."

Lou Xiao'e said: "He Yuzhu, you make so much money, why are you still so stingy?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "It's not that I'm stingy. I'm just afraid that when they have money, they will spend it recklessly. By then, they won't learn any skills and will become playboys and spendthrift girls."

"Puff!" When Lou Xiao'e heard the words "spendthrift girl" come out of He Yuzhu's mouth, she couldn't help laughing anymore. She covered her stomach with her hands and said, "Zhuzi, you are so funny!"

He Yuzhu said seriously, "I'm telling the truth! You've lived in Hong Kong for so long. You should know what the children of those big families are like. I won't be stingy with the money I should spend on them, but I won't give them a penny of the money I shouldn't spend. I still say that I'd rather add icing on the cake than help them in times of trouble. Regardless of whether they will achieve anything in the future, as long as they have experienced it, it is wealth. Who can I leave my money to in the future? Isn't it the children? They say that it doesn't matter if you give it early or late, it will be given sooner or later, so it's better to give it early. But I don't think so. I'd rather wait until I die to give it to them."

"I didn't realize you were really good at teaching children." Lou Xiao'e suddenly asked, "What if I give birth to a child? Will you teach him the same way?!"

He Yuzhu answered firmly: "Of course! Just like you said last time. I would rather lie in bed and have my oxygen tube removed when I'm old than let them become useless."

Lou Zhenhua and Lou Bingnan, who were standing at the kitchen door, looked at each other unconsciously after hearing what He Yuzhu said. Lou Zhenhua turned and left. Lou Bingnan immediately followed.

After walking into the study, Lou Zhenhua sat down, looked at Lou Bingnan who followed him in, and asked: "Did you hear what Zhuzi just said?! What do you think?!"

Lou Bingnan said: "Zhu Zi's words may make some sense, but they are too extreme."

Lou Zhenhua said, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, you and Bingyi were raised according to what He Yuzhu said. Although you brothers are divided into legitimate and illegitimate, my attitude towards you is the same. Back then, I gave you the same amount of money and asked you to start your own business. What happened?! The people from the second and third rooms squandered the money. Only you, Bingyi and Xiao'e used the money to make more money. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the heart to drive those useless people out of the Lou family."

Lou Bingnan pondered for a few seconds and said, "Dad! I understand!"

Lou Zhenhua said, "It's good that you understand!" Then he reminded, "No matter whether Xiao'e will have children in the future, Zhuzi and Xiao'e are married now. Zhuzi's four children are also Xiao'e's children."

Before Lou Zhenhua could finish, Lou Bingnan interrupted with a smile, "Dad! You don't need to tell me, Bingyi and I know what's going on." Then he asked, "Dad, May 1st is only three days away. Xiao'e and her husband's wedding room hasn't started construction yet, so I'm afraid we won't be able to make it in time."

Lou Zhenhua said, "You don't have to worry about this. After Xiao'e and Zhuzi got married, they lived in Zhuzi's old house first. When the courtyard house here is completed, they will move in. You know what, that courtyard house was not damaged during the strong wind and is still preserved as before. It's really a miracle! When the house over there is completed, your mother and I will go and live there for two days."

Lou Bingnan asked, "Dad! Who do you think is the right person for me to open a parts processing factory in mainland China?!"

Lou Zhenhua smiled and said, "You! You shouldn't ask me this. You should ask Zhuzi. Don't be fooled by his usual playful face. In fact, he has a wide network of contacts in Beijing! Zhuzi's method is exactly the same as your uncle's. The only difference is that your uncle's family waits for guests to come. Zhuzi goes to their homes to help them cook."

Lou Bingnan muttered, "I didn't expect Zhuzi to have this ability."

After about ten minutes, Lou Zhenhua and Lou Bingnan finished their chat. Lou Zhenhua took out the chessboard, and the father and son started playing chess.

In the blink of an eye, it was 4:30 in the afternoon. The dishes were gradually served. Lou Xiao'e had almost finished eating. He Yuzhu looked at Lou Xiao'e sitting on the side and burping, and couldn't help laughing. He Yuzhu's smile made Lou Xiao'e a little embarrassed.

He Yuzhu said: "Go call my parents to eat!"

"Hey!" Lou Xiao'e responded and ran out of the kitchen. He Yuzhu looked at Lou Xiao'e's back and muttered to himself, "She's so grown up. Why is she still like a child? No wonder she can get along well with He Qing and the others."