Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

"What about you? After so many years, I thought you moved away. After asking someone, I found out that you still live here. You have been the factory director for so many years and you have never moved."

Xu Damao knew that it was not surprising that he was the factory director now. He could just ask anyone about it.

"No need, I'm used to it."

Chen Xu did not explain much. His situation was special, so it didn't matter whether he changed houses or not. Besides, he was used to living here.

As if he had thought of something, Chen Xu went into the inner room and handed an exquisite small wooden box to Lou Xiao'e.

"The property returns to its original owner."

Lou Xiao'e took the small wooden box with a nostalgic expression.

The scene of leaving that year seems to be still vivid in my mind.

At that time, she was really afraid that she would never come back, so she simply left the heirloom to Lin Chan. Now when she sees it again, she feels very complicated. It took eight or nine years to go back and forth, and how many eight or nine years are there in a lifetime?

Xu Damao got drunk during the meal, and his long-cherished wish was finally fulfilled.

Just as Chen Xu told him when he left.

He will come back sooner or later, Xu Damao has been waiting for this day.

The Lou family’s real estate was soon seized, but a lot of it was returned this time.

Lou Xiao'e was generous enough to give Chen Xu a courtyard house with two entrances.

The Lou family is a wealthy family, and Lou Xiao'e is not short of money. The most important thing is that there happen to be two courtyard houses next to each other. Xu Damao and his family live in one, and the Chen family lives in another, so they happen to be neighbors.

Chen Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. You just came back to spend money directly this time.

Although a siheyuan is not expensive now, it will be a considerable sum in the future.

"Didn't you get back the villa of your Lou family?"

"I took it back. I don't want to live there."

Lou Xiao'e felt a little disappointed. She went to see the building and found that it had been destroyed beyond recognition. She felt sad and decided to move to another place.

"Okay, I'll take it."

Chen Xu didn't bother to be polite with the two and directly accepted the courtyard house.

The return of Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e still aroused curiosity among many old residents of the courtyard, especially Xu Damao who was extremely generous and gave local specialties to everyone he knew or not.

The current wealth of Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e is beyond the imagination of the people in Siheyuan. Giving them these little things might make them think that Xu Damao is a bit of a spendthrift, but to them, it is not worth mentioning at all.

It's just like spending 20 cents out of a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan, just a drop in the bucket.

The Chen family is moving away, which is quite sad for the people living in the Siheyuan.

After all, Chen Xu is the signature of the Siheyuan, so even if you chat with others and say that you are Chen Xu's neighbor, it is a matter of face.

In fact, ever since Chen Xu became the factory director, the residents of the courtyard house thought that Chen Xu should move out, but after so many years, there has been no movement and not many people care.

Now that the Chen family is preparing to move, the people in the courtyard are somewhat reluctant to leave.

Liu Haizhong sighed. After Chen Xu left, it became difficult for him to find someone to drink with.

As for He Daqing and Yan Bugui, forget it. Liu Haizhong has nothing to talk about with these two old guys.

Yan Bugui was also very depressed. In fact, he wanted to use Chen Xu's relationship to find a job for Yan Jiefang, who was still working in the countryside. Unexpectedly, Chen Xu planned to move away before his son came back.

Many people came to see Chen Xu off. Almost all the acquaintances in the courtyard were there, which made people who came and went sigh that it was worthy of being called the Red Star Courtyard. The neighborhood relationship was really good...

Nothing in Chen Xu's house was moved. The Lou family in the Siheyuan had already made arrangements and they were basically ready to move in. In fact, the house here was still his, but the people in the Siheyuan knew that even if there was still a house here, Chen Xu's chances of returning were slim.

Chen Xu said goodbye to each of the residents in the courtyard one by one, and finally it was Sha Zhu's turn.

Both sides looked at each other, both in a trance.

Chen Xu looked at Sha Zhu, who seemed to be over 60 years old now, and when he overlapped him with the Sha Zhu in his memory, they did not match at all.

Sha Zhu looked at Chen Xu, who now looked a little too young, and felt that he was still in the same period ten years ago.

"sorry..."

Sha Zhu only whispered three words.

Chen Xu patted his shoulder.

"It's in the past."

Taking a final look at this courtyard that was said to have the most beasts in the universe, Chen Xu chuckled twice.

It's true...seeing is believing.

"Let's go."

Chen Xu took Xiaotian from Xiaoyueliang, waved to everyone, and left without looking back.

A lot of people came to pick them up, including Chen Dan, Yu Shui, Xu Damao, and Lou Xiao'e. They were all talking and laughing, and no one was missing the Red Star Courtyard at all.

For them, that place is just a memory, and they are the people who have been separated from that memory.

It is natural to celebrate moving into a new home.

This courtyard house is not as big as the Red Star Courtyard, but it is antique and the gardens are still well preserved. In addition, it was renovated after the Lou family came back, so it looks very good.

Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e's courtyard house is next door and is of a similar style. They are only living there temporarily and will have to return to the port city after inspecting the situation in Sijiu City.

In the following days, Chen Xu continued to act badly and submitted resignation letter after resignation letter, as if he would not give up until he quit.

The General Steel Corporation was helpless. If it weren't for the fact that Chen Xu had too much halo, they would have also wanted to borrow this brand and would have agreed long ago.

After all, China Steel Corporation has begun to gradually merge its subordinate factories.

It was only a matter of time before the steel mills were merged.

This is an inevitable result in order to compete with foreign companies after the reform and opening up.

Of course, the most ideal way would be to merge the steel rolling mill and then transfer Chen Xu to the General Steel. However, Chen Xu was unwilling and refused to do so. After repeated persuasion failed, the higher-ups had no choice but to let Chen Xu go.

By this time, it was almost 1980.

And because of Chen Xu's special status, the higher-ups were kind enough to arrange for him to retire due to illness. Chen Xu was speechless. Would anyone believe this if he told others?

With his current appearance, everyone would believe him if he said he could kill a tiger.

Although he still looks like he is twenty years old, the childishness of those years has long disappeared without a trace, and with his years of martial arts training and the feedback from the space, although he can only be described as strong, his spirit and aura as the master of the world cannot be faked.

Even with this, he could be arranged to retire due to illness. Chen Xu almost rolled his eyes.

But it doesn’t matter. As long as you let me quit, you can even say I’m dead.

He wants to work in the system all day long.

Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e almost died of laughter when they learned about Chen Xu's resignation. Chen Xu was probably the only one who could force the higher-ups to let him go.

"How about you join me? If we two brothers work together, we can take off right away..."

Xu Damao began to invite Chen Xu. After all, Chen Xu had worked as the factory director for so many years and knew a lot of things.

"No, go fly by yourself. I just want to lie down now."

Chen Xu decisively refused. I finally managed to escape and I am still going to 996 with you. It’s not like I was kicked in the head by a donkey.