Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

She opened the wooden box, which contained all her treasures, and placed them in front of Li Weidong. Wouldn't this just add fuel to the fire? What happened next was even more surprising. She actually took out two small yellow croakers from the box, handed them to Li Weidong, and said, "Weidong, these are for you as a reward for helping me." Li Weidong quickly shook his head and refused, not because he had a change of heart, but because he knew that these small yellow croakers were not easy to cash in, and once accepted, it would bring a lot of trouble. Therefore, he would rather let Lou Xiaoe remember this favor, and there might be other opportunities to ask for help in the future.

This time, Lou Xiao'e's impression of Li Weidong changed again.

She wondered in her heart, could Li Weidong's attitude towards money be described as disdainful? When this thought came to her mind, she suddenly realized the problem that her family had been troubled with recently. As a driver at the steel mill, Li Weidong could indeed help them.

However, she did not speak up because she was not sure whether Li Weidong could be trusted and was worried that he would expose her. But now, the appearance of the gold box proved Li Weidong's quality. If she did not try, she would feel uneasy. So she said to Li Weidong: "Weidong, there is one more thing I want to ask you for help."

"Hmm? Go ahead." Li Weidong responded.

Lou Xiao'e said hesitantly, "I want to leave Beijing with my family, but the inspection is very strict now and we can't buy tickets." After that, she nervously observed Li Weidong's reaction. If she found any strange signs, she might run away immediately.

Li Weidong did not ask too many questions about why Lou Xiaoe could not buy a ticket. It is hard to say whether others could help. But for Li Weidong, he was indeed able to help, because the steel mill's convoy would leave the city every day, and it was not difficult to take a few people with them. Will he help Lou Xiaoe?

If this was a request from the Lou family, Li Weidong might not have intervened. But when faced with this simple Lou Xiao'e, he hesitated. It was not because of her beauty that attracted him, but because of her sincerity and simplicity that made him feel trustworthy. At some point in the future, her support in Gangcheng would be very important to Li Weidong's development, because he did not want to pursue a career in politics, and his main direction was business. Moreover, recalling that many years ago when his father was seriously ill and his own situation was very difficult, Lou Xiao'e secretly gave him three yuan, which was not just three yuan, but a life-saving grace.

Soon, Li Weidong made a decision. This was not a big deal for him. Shan Xiaolin happened to have a mission to Tianjin tomorrow and could take them along. So he told Lou Xiaoe: "I agree to help, but there are conditions."

When she heard the good news, Lou Xiao'e was very excited because the problem that had troubled her for a long time finally had an answer. For her, even if there were ten conditions, she would be willing to accept them. Since Li Weidong proposed the conditions, she certainly agreed.

"You said that as long as we can leave, I will accept it no matter how difficult it is." Li Weidong smiled and said, "This is not a difficult task for you. I just hope you can keep those antiques."

Hearing this request, Lou Xiao'e's expression suddenly changed. She initially thought that Li Weidong was coveting those antiques, but Li Weidong's subsequent explanation dispelled her doubts.

"Don't get me wrong. I have no interest in your antiques. I'm just worried that they are national treasures and will be in danger while you're wandering around. You can find someone trustworthy to keep them, or hide them in a secluded place and retrieve them when everything returns to normal."

Li Weidong is not worrying about nothing, but there are precedents to prove it. In a TV series, Lou Xiao'e's family experienced many misfortunes because of the batch of antiques, and finally Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong got the goods. Those antiques collected by the big capitalist Lou family are extremely precious. If they fall overseas, it is still unknown whether they can be returned. Just like the bronze statues of the twelve zodiac animal heads, which were originally just faucets, but later were given special meanings. After they were lost overseas, collectors waited for high prices to sell them. The Chinese people could only accept it helplessly. It is very unfair to redeem the stolen things at a high price!

Li Weidong didn't want such a tragedy to happen again. Hearing what Li Weidong said, Lou Xiao'e was troubled. She was not interested in antiques, but she knew that her father treasured them and it would be difficult to convince him to give them up. Seeing Lou Xiao'e hesitate, Li Weidong asked her, "What's the problem?"

Lou Xiao'e smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have any feelings for those antiques. I know you have no ill intentions, but I'm worried that it will be difficult to convince my father. But don't worry, I will try my best to convince him."

Li Weidong nodded and said, "If you agree, send someone to the steel mill tomorrow morning to give me a message, and I will make arrangements immediately."

Lou Xiaoe said, "Okay, thank you, Weidong." After saying this, Lou Xiaoe looked at Li Weidong and suddenly became impulsive. She walked towards him desperately and hugged him tightly. In the darkness, their deep desires seemed to be unlocked. Li Weidong felt the impulse of his body, but he tried his best to restrain himself and kept a subtle distance from Lou Xiaoe.

Suddenly, Lou Xiao'e's body pressed closer to him. Her slender arms were around his neck, her head was buried in his shoulders, and her face was pressed against his rough cheeks, rubbing slowly. With the warmth of the embrace, Li Weidong's ** was ignited. He reached out and hugged her tightly, and a wonderful harmony was achieved between them.

Lou Xiao'e seemed to be trying to push him away, but she also actively clung to him. After a long time, they separated when they heard a dog barking in the distance. Lou Xiao'e quickly turned around and ran away, looking very embarrassed.

Li Weidong was still a little confused at this time, and the only thing left in his mind was the soft feeling of that person last night. When he came to his senses, he found that Lou Xiao'e had disappeared.

He couldn't help but laugh. This woman, if you say she's timid, she's also a little bit brave; if you say she's brave, she didn't really take any action, and she just ran away. Li Weidong shook his head and walked back to the yard. The weather was cold, and there was no TV or mobile phone to entertain himself, so his anger naturally needed to be eliminated through the life between husband and wife.

As for how Lou Xiao'e explained to her parents, Li Weidong did not know. The next morning, as soon as he arrived at the unit, the security department notified him that someone was looking for him. He went out and saw that it was Lou Xiao'e.

When Lou Xiao'e saw Li Weidong, she thought of what happened last night and her cheeks flushed slightly. She hesitated for a while, then said, "Weidong, I have already discussed with my father that we will not take those antiques away, and we have also found someone trustworthy to keep them, but we hope you can be a witness."

Li Weidong was stunned when he heard this, and then his brows knitted. How come the people of the Lou family still don't understand the priorities of the matter? But since they made this suggestion, he couldn't refuse it, so he nodded and said, "I'll take a leave first, you wait here for a while."

"Ok!"

Li Weidong quickly ran back to the team office, asked Niu Yong for leave, then took a bicycle from the shed and rode out unsteadily. When he passed Lou Xiaoe, he asked her to get on the bike.

Lou Xiao'e immediately jumped on the bike. Li Weidong's bike had a cushion specially placed on it to make Yu Li sit comfortably. Lou Xiao'e didn't feel uncomfortable sitting on it, it was quite comfortable. She knew that this was probably prepared for Yu Li. If she had been with Xu Damao before, Ma Lian would never have treated her so gently.

Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but feel a little jealous when she thought of this. In her eyes, Yu Li was really lucky to marry a good husband like Li Weidong. Otherwise, if she married into the Yan family, she might have suffered a lot.

However, Li Weidong didn't know what Lou Xiao'e was thinking and just asked her where she wanted to go. Only then did Lou Xiao'e come to her senses and quickly pointed the way for him.

"It's near Zhengyang Gate, in that courtyard."

Although Zhengyangmen was not far from the courtyard, Li Weidong rarely went there. Under Lou Xiaoe's guidance, they turned left and right, avoiding some bumpy roads.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" Li Weidong drove his bicycle straight into a big pit, trying to test the shock absorption effect of the bicycle. The sudden bump almost made Lou Xiaoe fall down. She screamed in surprise and hurriedly grabbed Li Weidong's waist.

The bicycles passed through the streets full of modern atmosphere in the sunshine. Under the guidance of Lou Xiaoe, they came to a large courtyard near Zhengyangmen. The green bricks and tiles of the courtyard and the red gate set off each other. Stone lions squatted on both sides, and the classic and open coexisted. The pointed sloping roof and the gray wooden structure of the pillars set off each other, appearing both solemn and elegant. From the appearance alone, this large courtyard is more upscale than the place where Li Weidong lives.

Judging from the traces of the plaque that has not disappeared on the door, it is speculated that this may be the residence of an official. Just before liberation, ordinary people could not even approach the gate of this courtyard. Under Lou Xiao'e's guidance, Li Weidong almost bumped into two children who were playing. Fortunately, Lou Xiao'e reacted quickly and pulled them back.

"Oops! Why didn't you look at the road? You almost hit someone!" The boy bowed his head and apologized. But the girl retorted: "It was obviously your own carelessness, and you blame us! Besides, you are not from this yard, why are you holding me and not letting go?"

Although the little girl was young, she dared to do this, which surprised Li Weidong. He just shook his head and didn't care too much.

"We are just passing by and have no intention of causing any trouble. We are just here to do our business." Li Weidong said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lou Xiao'e hurriedly let go of the little girl, but still glared at her as a warning.

But the little girl mistook this for Lou Xiaoe's weakness, and once she was released, she immediately stopped them: "You can't just leave like this! You just hit someone, and you still want to just walk away like this? That would be too easy for you!"