Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

He Yuzhu stared at Lou Bancheng for a few minutes, then walked to the chair opposite Lou Bancheng and sat down. Seeing He Yuzhu's reaction, Lou Bancheng looked up to him. Lou Bancheng asked, "Do you know why I asked you to come here?!"

He Yuzhu said calmly, "Mr. Lou, a guest has arrived, but you don't even have a glass of water. Isn't that a bit too embarrassing for you?!"

Lou Bancheng laughed and said, "Young man, more than ten years ago, anyone who dared to talk to me like this has long since left this world."

He Yuzhu replied: "You also said that, that was more than ten years ago. As the saying goes, a hero never brags about his past achievements, and a phoenix without feathers is no better than a chicken. Do you think the life you are living now is the life you want?!"

"What do you mean?!" Lou Bancheng's expression changed, and he looked directly at He Yuzhu with a fierce look on his face.

He Yuzhu said, "Mr. Lou, you were known as Lou Half City back then. Although the properties under your name were either donated or jointly operated, you received a lot of dividends every year. Your properties are like your wings, and those workers who work for your Lou family are your feathers. Now you have lost your wings, and you can't fly. Without feathers, you are just a piece of meat that can be slaughtered at will. To put it in a more vivid way, it's like a child walking on the street with a big gold brick in his hand. Some people can still suppress it now, but there will always be a day when you can't suppress it anymore. By then, you will be meat on the chopping board, and others can cut you however they want."

In the past few years, Lou Bancheng has been living in the beautiful life he has woven. He always feels that he has donated all his money and factories, and he is just like them. But he forgets that black swans and white swans can never be the same. He Yuzhu's words completely awakened Lou Bancheng from his dream.

He Yuzhu continued, "Mr. Lou, you asked me to come here today, probably because of something between me and your daughter, right?!"

Lou Bancheng came back to his senses, looked at He Yuzhu and asked, "What? From your tone, it seems that you don't want to be my son-in-law?!"

He Yuzhu said: "I can be anyone's son-in-law, but being your son-in-law, Lou Bancheng, is risky. And let me say something unmanly. Now I have no problem supporting her and protecting her. In the future, I won't be able to protect her. I admit that I have a good impression of your daughter, Lou Xiao'e. It is precisely because I have a good impression of her that I don't want to hurt her. Love for a person is not about possession, but about knowing how to let go. Mr. Lou, this city is a big cage. You are the prisoner in this cage. Why do you have to stick to it here?! Maybe if you fly out of here, you can see a different world?! The red-topped businessman Hu Xueyan is the ancestor of you patriotic businessmen. What was his ending?! You should know. Only when you take your own destiny into your own hands, that is your own destiny. Can you live with peace of mind if you hand over your destiny to others?!" After that, He Yuzhu stood up.

"Wait!" Lou Bancheng stopped He Yuzhu and shouted towards the door, "Ah Fu!"

Ah Fu heard the call, opened the study door and walked in. Before Ah Fu could speak, Lou Bancheng smiled and said, "Ah Fu! Serve tea! Serve good tea!"

Ah Fu was slightly stunned, and looked at He Yuzhu unconsciously, nodded and said, "Yes!" Then he left the study.

Lou Bancheng asked with a smile: "Can you sit for a while now?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and sat back down. After a while, Ah Fu came in with a cup of tea, put the cup in front of He Yuzhu, and then left the study.

Lou Bancheng asked, "If I want to leave Sijiu City, where do you think it would be appropriate for me to go?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Mr. Lou, you have already thought of where to go, but you are not willing to give up yet. You don't want to give up the foundation you have worked hard for most of your life."

“Hahaha!” Lou Bancheng laughed loudly. “My own family members didn’t understand my thoughts. But you, an outsider, saw everything clearly!”

He Yuzhu said, "Mr. Lou, your wife has noticed it, too. But she is used to you doing things according to your instructions." Then he changed the subject and continued, "Mr. Lou, you will leave sooner or later, so it is better to leave early. If you really can't bear to leave the foundation of Sijiu City, you can make an exchange with them."

Lou Bancheng asked, "What do you mean?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Mr. Lou, you can send someone to the countryside to check the situation, then you will understand what I mean?!"

Lou Bancheng said, "You are good at everything, kid! You just love to keep people in suspense. There is no one else here, just say whatever you want to say!"

He Yuzhu said, "There will be a food shortage in the next few years, and it will be very severe. But there is no shortage outside. You can use food to trade with us. As for how to trade and how to maximize the benefits, I'm afraid Mr. Lou knows more about it than a cook like me."

Lou Bancheng hesitated for a moment and said, "From the tone of your voice, you don't want to marry my daughter?!"

He Yuzhu said: "It's not that I don't want to, but I really don't have the ability to protect her in the future. Rather than suffering in the future, it's better to let go now. Maybe she will find a better one?!"

Lou Bancheng sighed and said, "You were born at the wrong time, weren't you? If you were born 20 or 30 years earlier, you would definitely be a big shot."

He Yuzhu said: "Everyone has his own destiny. Maybe in 20 or 30 years, I will become another Lou Bancheng."

"Haha!" Lou Bancheng said with a smile: "If my daughter is unhappy at that time, I will definitely throw her man into the sea and tie you up to be my son-in-law!"

Although Lou Bancheng said this as a joke, he did not expect that more than ten years later, He Yuzhu would really become Lou Bancheng's son-in-law. This is a story for later use.

Lou Bancheng and He Yuzhu talked in the study for more than an hour. People outside didn't know what they talked about, but when they came out, both Lou Bancheng and He Yuzhu had smiles on their faces. Lou Bancheng even personally saw He Yuzhu out the door.

After He Yuzhu left, Tan Lingya appeared beside Lou Bancheng and asked, "Zhenhua, what did you talk about?! It seems like you are in a good mood today?!"

Lou Bancheng asked: "When did you and Xiao'e come back?!"

Tan Lingya replied: "I was worried, so I came back early. Xiao'e will be back in a while."

"With Ah Fu here, how can I be in any danger?!" Lou Bancheng turned to look at Tan Lingya and said, "You and Xiao'e pack up. I will send you to Hong Kong Island in a few days. When I finish dealing with things here, I will come to find you."

Tan Lingya looked at Lou Bancheng with a puzzled look and asked, "Zhenhua, why did you think of sending us away for no reason? Did something happen?!" Then Tan Lingya followed Lou Bancheng into the villa.

Lou Bancheng replied, "Nothing happened. I just figured out some things. Since there is no way to integrate with them, then we won't integrate and move to a place that suits us. But before I leave, I have to finish dealing with things here."

"Dad, Mom! What are you talking about?!" Just then Lou Xiao'e walked in from outside.

Lou Bancheng said, "I told your mother to let you go to college. I want you to learn more while you are still young."

"Really?!" Lou Xiao'e's face immediately showed a happy expression. She quickly ran to Lou Bancheng, hugged his arm, and said, "That's great! Dad! I love you so much!" Then she kissed Lou Bancheng on the face.