Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Lou Xiao'e looked at He Yuzhu and joked, "I never realized that you are such a gentleman, He Yuzhu?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I am a man from Beijing. I can't learn the ways of foreigners. Besides, don't I still have my sister?! As a brother, shouldn't I behave well?!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Let's go!" Lou Xiao'e got on her bicycle. He Yuzhu also got on his bicycle and took He He Yushui out of the alley together.

Tan Lingya looked at her daughter's happy expression and sighed unconsciously. At this time, Lou Bancheng walked to Tan Lingya's side, followed Tan Lingya's line of sight, and asked, "Xiao'e went out?!"

Tan Lingya nodded and asked, "How's your inquiry going? Is He Yuzhu the right man for our daughter, or is the son of your former servant the right man for our daughter?!"

Lou Bancheng said, "They both live in the same courtyard. One is a cook and the other is a projectionist. But from what I have heard, He Yuzhu is more suitable for our daughter. This guy is scheming and capable. Our daughter won't suffer any loss if she marries him. This is the current situation, before liberation. They want to marry my daughter, Lou Bancheng, are they dreaming?!"

Tan Lingya said: "Xiao'e is the only girl around us. We must help her keep a close eye on her. We must not make any mistakes!"

Lou Bancheng said, "Let me find a time to have a good talk with He Yuzhu. Let's find out the truth."

Meanwhile, Xu Wood's new residence.

While wiping the old furniture that Xu Wude bought from the commissioned store, Wu Caihua asked, "Old Xu, from now on, the two of us and Xiaoling will live here. Will that place really be given to Damao?!"

Xu Wood said: "Da Mao is not young anymore, it's time to find him a wife. Did you ask what I asked you to ask?!"

Wu Caihua replied, "I did ask. But the Madam didn't agree, nor did she object. I guess she needs to think about it! After all, this is a big deal, and it's not easy for her to make the decision alone."

Xu Wude said, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse. If our Damao can marry Lou Bancheng's daughter, he can work less for ten years."

Wu Caihua said: "That Lou Xiao'e is spoiled, can our son serve her?!"

Xu Wude said, "Lou Bancheng only has one daughter. The dowry will definitely not be small. Even if they divorce in the future, our son will still be able to get a lot of things."

Wu Caihua said: "You don't think highly of the two of them, so why are you trying to bring them together?!"

Xu Wude sighed and said, "Didn't we just not pay attention and let that bastard Yi Zhonghai take advantage of the situation?! He put our son in such a bad situation?!" Originally, Xu Wude wanted to keep this matter to himself, but after thinking about it over the past few days, he decided it would be better to tell his wife.

Wu Caihua was slightly stunned and asked, "Lao Xu, what's going on? Isn't our son fine?!"

Anyway, there were only the couple here, no one else. Xu Wude told his wife what happened. After listening to Xu Wude's narration, Wu Caihua couldn't help but burst into tears: "This damn Yi Zhonghai! He really got away with eating peanuts?!"

After crying for a while, Wu Caihua calmed down and asked, "Lao Xu, since our Damao can't have children, what should we do?! We can't find him a second marriage with children, right?!"

Xu Wude said, "When our daughter grows up a few years, we will find a live-in son-in-law. Then we can adopt one under Damao's name to take care of him in his old age. Don't worry about other things. I will arrange them. But if the wife Damao marries doesn't give birth, you can't say anything strange. What if she gets angry and drives him away? That won't be worth it."

Xu Wude was a projectionist. Because of his good skills, the leaders of his unit would send him out to show movies to some of the higher-ups. Xu Wude was also smart. He had already noticed something was wrong. The reason why he insisted that Xu Damao marry Lou Bancheng's daughter was not only because of the rich dowry that Lou Xiao'e might bring to their home, but also because of the Lou family's property. Xu Wude could not tell anyone about these calculations, so he could only slowly lay out the plan himself.

At 3:30 pm, He Yuzhu and He Yushui sent Lou Xiaoe to the outside of the Lou family villa. After watching Lou Xiaoe enter the gate, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle and took He Yushui away.

Tan Lingya came downstairs and saw Lou Xiao'e lying on the sofa without any image. She shook her head and said, "Look at you, what do you look like?!"

Lou Xiao'e sat down quickly and asked with a smile: "Mom, you didn't go out today?!"

Tan Lingya walked over to Lou Xiaoe and sat down, saying, "I want to go out for a walk, but I need someone to accompany me. Unlike some people who go out early in the morning without even telling me in advance."

"Mom!" Lou Xiao'e called out shyly.

Tan Lingya didn't beat around the bush and asked straight to the point: "How was your relationship with him?"

Lou Xiaoe replied: "Not bad. I never thought that he, who calls himself a rough man, actually knows so much. When I was visiting the Forbidden City today, I really suspected that he was not a chef, but a history student in college."

If He Yuzhu heard what Lou Xiao'e said, he would definitely laugh out loud and say loudly: "Those TV dramas I watched were not in vain!"

Tan Lingya stared at Lou Xiaoe for a while and asked, "Your father wants to talk to that boy. When do you think is a good time?!"

Lou Xiao'e was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did Dad want to talk to He Yuzhu for no reason? What could they talk about?!"

Tan Lingya said: "Of course it's your marriage."

Lou Xiao'e's face instantly turned red. She played with the corners of her clothes with both hands and said shyly, "Mom! I'm still young. Let me stay with you for a few more years."

"Okay! Let's not talk about your marriage! Tell me, where did you go today?" After that, Tan Lingya took an apple from the fruit plate on the coffee table and slowly peeled it. Lou Xiao'e told Tan Lingya about her experience today as if she was telling a story.

On Monday morning, He Yuzhu had just arrived at the kitchen and had not yet had time to put tea leaves into his large teapot when he was called to the factory director's office. When Director Yang saw He Yuzhu, he gave him three hours off without beating around the bush and asked him to go to Lou's house.

He Yuzhu thought that Director Yang had given him another private job, so he took the leave form and went to the kitchen to tell him, then rode his bicycle out of the factory.

More than 20 minutes later, He Yuzhu arrived outside the Lou family villa. He Yuzhu reached out and knocked on the door. Not long after, the small window on the door opened. Ah Fu saw He Yuzhu and immediately opened the door and said, "Mr. He, you are here!"

"Hey!" He Yuzhu responded, pushed the car into the yard, parked it, and followed Ah Fu into the villa. In order to talk to He Yuzhu, Lou Bancheng sent his wife and daughter out early. Only Lou Bancheng and Ah Fu were left in the Lou family villa.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" When Ah Fu reached the door of Lou Bancheng's study, he stretched out his hand and knocked on the door.

"Come in!" With Lou Bancheng's consent, Ah Fu pushed the door open and walked into the study, saying, "Master, He Yuzhu is here."

Lou Bancheng said, "Let him in!"

"Yes!" Ah Fu stepped out, let He Yuzhu enter the study, and closed the door.

He Yuzhu took the initiative to greet Lou Bancheng when he saw him: "Hello, Mr. Lou!"

Lou Bancheng nodded slightly and said, "Sit down!"