As you wish, start from the Siheyuan

I didn't look for too long. I just walked around, persuaded Lou Xiao'e for a while, and then took her home.

"Sister Xiao'e, stop crying and wipe it off."

I handed Lou Xiao'e a new towel.

"Brother, do you think he is still human? Woo woo..."

She hugged my shoulders and cried loudly. I wiped her head and face with a towel, and she hugged me and cried loudly.

"Sister Xiao'e, cheer up first. I have figured it out. Your family may be very sad in the future. This is an inevitable process of the dialectical contradiction, or it can be said to be a situation that cannot be changed by an individual.

Maybe what Xu Damao did was a good thing. Otherwise, given his personality, you might feel even worse when he feels threatened by the crisis in your family. It would be good for both of you to take this opportunity to separate now."

The crying gradually subsided, but Lou Xiao'e continued to sob from time to time with her shoulders shrugged.

"Is it really that serious? My parents are also very worried and have already started arranging for my uncles to go to Hong Kong."

"Trust me and leave here as soon as possible. I have accurate information."

I helped Lou Xiao'e up, put my hands on her shoulders, asked her to raise her head, and looked straight into her tearful eyes.

"Um…!"

She nodded.

I looked at this beautiful woman with tears in her eyes and such a pitiful expression, and I couldn't bear to see her continue to be hurt.

I slowly put her back in my arms, patted her back, and touched her head. Maybe she was tired from tossing and turning early in the morning, or maybe she just wanted to be quiet for a while. Her emotions gradually calmed down until she fell asleep.

Then I quietly put her on the bed, took off her shoes, and covered her with a blanket. I went to the kitchen again, cooked some porridge, heated up some buns, and put them in the pot to keep warm.

"Sister, remember to get up and drink some porridge and eat something. I'm going to go out for a while.

Fang Fa."

I left a note, closed the door, and walked out of the yard. When I saw the three aunts on the road, I said hello.

"Third Auntie, Xiao'e is tired from crying and has fallen asleep in my room. Can you help look after her? I still need to go out and contact some people about purchasing.

Here is a bag of brown sugar. Please make some for Xiao'e. You can keep the rest. I have some more."

After saying hello to the three aunts and getting their consent, I walked out of the courtyard in full view of everyone.

I found a yard facing the street in an alley not far from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. The rooms were in good condition. I asked the landlady to find someone to clean up the yard. She agreed, so I rented it happily. It was 3 yuan a month, and I didn't bargain.

"Fang Fa, are you really here?"

I waited at the entrance of the alley for a while, and then I saw Li Dongmei standing in front of me.

"Li Dongmei, hey, you're wearing new clothes today? Mm, they look pretty good."

I saw that Li Dongmei changed her clothes again today. She wore a pink plaid jacket, an embroidered silk scarf around her neck, and tied two braids with red hairbands.

"Um…."

Li Dongmei blushed and lowered her head without saying anything.

When I saw it, I thought, forget it, I won’t tease you anymore, you’re even shy.

"Let's go on and continue practicing driving."

I took the initiative to walk out of the alley, and Li Dongmei pushed the bike and followed me.

"Okay, from here... Ouch!"

I had just stopped in a relatively open area, turned around to call her, and was about to let her practice here when I was bumped into by Li Dongmei from behind.

This time, I was hit by both my bike and myself. Fortunately, I was not riding a bike, so the force was not too great.

"Oh...! Are you okay?"

The car hit my side, and I stepped back slightly, so the car passed by me. Then Li Dongmei got nervous, let go of the handlebars, and rushed into my arms due to inertia.

I was afraid that she would fall, so I quickly hugged her.

Although the atmosphere today was rather awkward, it went smoothly overall. Li Dongmei overcame her psychological barriers and learned to ride a bike in no time.

Then we went to the library, but we didn't sit down. I stood by the bookshelf and picked out books. I talked to her about study methods and solutions to several math problems. Finally, she borrowed a book and we left the library.

Walking on the street, listening to her humming happily along the way, I was also infected by her emotions and sang a song.

“…I was hit in the waist by youth…!”

Li Dongmei thought the song I sang was quite nice, but the meaning of the lyrics seemed a bit off.

"Fang Fa, don't run...!"

I saw that Li Dongmei's expression looked a little strange, so I quickly waved and ran away.

"Bye...! See you tomorrow!"

I shouted loudly as I ran.

Then I ran far away and stopped, watching her stomp her feet and leave.

I went back to the newly rented yard, found a small room with a small bed, spread out the bedding, closed the door, and teleported back to the car in Los Angeles.

I didn't drive forward and turned back to the villa halfway up the mountain.

It was not yet 21 p.m. when we returned to the villa, and dinner was almost ready and we could eat at any time.

After I came back, I talked to John again. He didn't want to do home appliances anymore, and didn't seem to be very interested in real estate. So I suggested that he could consider large supermarkets, grocery stores and home appliance stores.

I told him that this place will surely become more and more prosperous in the future, and supermarkets will surely make money. Cash registers and self-service shelves are also the trend. What's more, if we acquire a few more plots of land, add supermarkets and warehouses, and use them first, then if the prices go up, it will be another expense.

"Haha... Fang, as expected of Tina who praises you all day long, today I admire you even more! But I still have to solve my funding problem, I will go to the bank to get a loan tomorrow, and do it."

John really benefited a lot today and laughed a lot.

"John, even if we take out a loan, I'm afraid it won't solve the problem. How about this? Our company will invest. We will purchase land in large towns across America based on local conditions and build shopping malls and supermarkets. You will be responsible for the operation of the supermarkets. We will give you 10% of the shares plus 10% of the management shares. How about that?"

I suddenly gave him a new choice, because on the one hand he could expand slowly, and on the other hand he could increase investment and achieve full development.

Each has its pros and cons, but I prefer the second one. I have the capital, so I can occupy the market first and then sort out the details. The extra money I spend is not comparable to the cost of my time.

"I can accept this. As long as I am still in charge, I will have a 20% stake, and I can rise to the top overnight, which is great. But how can you let me manage such a big company with confidence? Speaking of the facts, Fang, is this the right thing to do?"

John said to me sincerely.

"John, find professionals to do professional things. You are not fighting alone. As we Chinese say, you are my Taishan Beidou, suppressing all the villains, haha...!

Don't worry, John. You have raised such an excellent child like Tina. I believe that under your leadership, our Big.Big.Too Supermarket will go global. John, give me a five."

"Snapped…!"

The two palms slapped each other, capturing a loud oath.

Sometimes a man's agreement is just that simple.