Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

The more Li Bowen thought about it, the more he felt that it was unreasonable. As a lady from a wealthy family, even if she was open-minded, she would not be so proactive. What exactly made Lou Xiao'e do this?

After thinking for a long time, I still had no clue, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"I'm getting married!" Lou Xiao'e snuggled in Li Bowen's arms and whispered softly.

Hearing this, Li Bowen sat up suddenly, stared at Lou Xiaoe with wide eyes, and asked in surprise: "Are you getting married? With Xu Damao?"

"Who else could it be? Haven't you seen them all in the compound?" Lou Xiao'e sat up with Li Bowen. The quilt slipped from her shoulders, but she didn't care.

Then he continued: "This marriage was decided by both parents, and we will go to get the marriage certificate next month!"

"So do you like him?" Li Bowen asked with a frown.

"So what if he doesn't like me? Our family is a big capitalist. If we want to keep the peace of the family, sacrificing my happiness is nothing! My father chose Xu Damao because his parents were originally servants of our family. They know me well and don't care whether I like it or not. I can't resist at all and can only listen to my father's arrangements. But I really don't want to marry someone else like this. It's a pity that we met too late!" When Lou Xiao'e said this, tears welled up in her eyes.

Now Li Bowen knew why.

As a capitalist family, the best way for the Lou family to ensure safety at this time is to unite with the poor and lower-middle peasants, downplay their own status, and show their willingness to integrate with the working people. In this case, what does sacrificing a concubine's daughter matter!

"Then why not marry?"

"What else can I do if I don't marry him? It's already been decided and I can't change it!" Lou Xiao'e said weakly.

Li Bowen is in a dilemma now, and he doesn't have any good solution. Under the current circumstances, he can't marry Lou Xiao'e, and he has no ability to protect the safety of the Lou family. He doesn't know where his cheap father has died. Please let me know whether you are dead or alive in northern Shaanxi. If you are still alive, you should be a high-ranking official now!

Oh, I really hate myself for not having this ability now. Thinking of Li Bowen, I slapped myself hard.

"What are you doing!" Lou Xiao'e quickly reached out and grabbed Li Bowen's hand.

"I'm blaming myself for not being able to protect your family, so you wouldn't have to marry Xu Damao!"

Lou Xiao'e smiled bitterly and said, "How old are you? Even a man like my dad can't do anything about it. What can you do? But I'm very happy that you can say that. I don't have any regrets. Just give me a hug!"

Li Bowen hugged Lou Xiaoe tightly in his arms.

However, he was thinking in his heart that Lou Xiao'e was his woman now and he must not let other men get involved with her. Since her marriage to Xu Damao was inevitable, he could only find a way to prevent Xu Damao from getting into Lou Xiao'e's bed.

Brother Damao, I'm sorry. Although we don't have any conflicts in the past, I can't help but take it easy on you now.

The two felt each other's heartbeats for a long time before Li Bowen spoke: "It's okay, go ahead and get the marriage certificate. I'll find a way to prevent Xu Damao from touching you!"

"Really?" Lou Xiao'e looked up at Li Bowen with bright eyes full of hope.

"Well, I promise!" Li Bowen said firmly.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you!" Now she finally smiled, and Lou Xiao'e took the initiative to climb up Li Bowen's neck and gave him a sweet kiss.

The two lingered for a while, and Lou Xiaoe struggled to get up: "No, I have to go home quickly, I can't let my parents worry!"

"Then I'll send it to you!"

After putting on her clothes and locking the gate, Li Bowen carried her on his bike this time. It didn't take long before they arrived at the gate of the Lou family villa. They stopped the bike and stood opposite each other.

"Okay, then you should go in quickly, it's cold outside!" Li Bowen helped Lou Xiao'e tidy up her coat.

"So when will we meet again?"

"Tomorrow, I'll come find you after I report to work tomorrow morning!"

"Okay, then I'll wait for you in the courtyard tomorrow!" After saying that, she pecked Li Bowen on the face lightly, then walked into the courtyard with a cheerful step.

"Hey, your car!"

"You ride it!" a voice came from inside the gate.

This time it was OK. Li Bowen had to eat and take the food with him, but it would be much faster to go home with a bicycle.

Li Bowen got on the bike and rode back slowly, thinking in his mind how to deal with Xu Damao. He had to let him marry Lou Xiao'e so that the Lou family could use his family background, but he also had to make him not have any improper thoughts about Lou Xiao'e. This was really a difficult problem.

There are only a few solutions that Li Bowen can think of now. One is to take advantage of the fight between He Yuzhu and Xu Damao and help to cripple him completely. However, this method is quite risky. If things go wrong, he may end up in jail and get stoned. Moreover, there is a high chance that a crippled person will become mentally abnormal, which will make Lou Xiaoe'e's life difficult. Therefore, this method is not feasible.

The second thing that came to mind was to catch Xu Damao's weakness. This guy took advantage of the opportunity to go to the countryside to watch a movie to hook up with many young wives. Catch him in the act and use this to blackmail Xu Damao. However, this would definitely make her an enemy of Xu Damao, and she would have to be on guard against his revenge at all times. Lou Xiao'e's life would not be much better.

The other one is more insidious and requires careful planning, but it can solve the problem once and for all.

Before I knew it, I was back in Nanluoguxiang.

Before he reached the gate of the courtyard, he saw a man standing there, looking back and forth. Yu Li was waiting for him to come back at the gate.

"Why did you come back just now? Whose car is this?" Seeing Li Bowen, Yu Li ran over quickly.

"I went to help Fox contact the decorator and took a look at a few things. The car was borrowed from someone! Why were you waiting for me at the door? Are you cold?" Li Bowen grabbed Yu Li's cold hand and warmed it for her.

"It's okay, it's not cold. You're the only one left in the yard who hasn't come back yet. The third uncle came over several times and was about to lock the door, so I just waited for you at the door!" Yu Li explained.

"When did the fox come back?"

"I came back right after get off work and had dinner at our house before returning to the pillars in the middle courtyard!"

The two of them walked towards the yard while talking, and showed themselves to their uncle and aunt before returning to their own rooms.

When they entered the room, Yu Li was making the bed, and Li Bowen was still thinking about how to deal with Xu Damao, so he was a little distracted.

Yu Li had packed up, but she didn't see Li Bowen coming over. She sat on the stool and was distracted: "What are you doing? Hurry up and pack up and go to bed."

Li Bowen immediately came to his senses: "Don't worry, wife, come here, I want to show you something!" Then he took out the jade pendant he had received from Xiao Yitu and placed it on the table.

"What is it?" Yu Li walked closer curiously, reached out to pick up the box and opened it: "It looks pretty good!"

"Of course not, this is an item from the Tang Dynasty, only nobles can afford to wear it!"

"Is this what you collected today?" Yu Li took the jade pendant in her hand and looked at it over and over again, her eyes full of admiration.

Li Bowen nodded: "Well, it cost me 900 yuan today!"

Yu Li's expression immediately changed to one of surprise: "This thing only costs 900 yuan, that's more than two years' salary of mine!"

"Don't underestimate this, it can be a family heirloom. Keep it well and give it to our son in the future!"