When He Daqing and He Pingan returned to the courtyard, the lights were already on. As soon as he entered the house, He Yuzhu couldn't wait to say to He Daqing:

"Dad, why are you working in the steel mill again? Have you forgotten how they treated me in the past? Besides, with your cooking skills, you can go anywhere, why do you have to go to the factory?"

"How do you know your father went to the factory?" He Pingan looked at He Yuzhu and asked

"I just heard what Yu Shui said!" He Yuzhu felt a little embarrassed that his eighteen-year-old son didn't know how to care about his father, but his nine-year-old sister knew it.

"Okay, you've been very tired these days, go back and have a rest!" He Daqing really felt sorry for his son. He saw He Yuzhu's predicament and helped him out.

"Well, then you should go to bed early too!" After hearing what He Daqing said, He Yuzhu got up and went back to his room, but his steps were a little hurried.

"What's wrong, Ping'an?" He Daqing knew that He Ping'an had something to say to him, so after coaxing He Yushui to sleep, he hurried downstairs.

"Brother, how did you get to the steel mill? Can you tell me in detail?" He Ping'an looked at He Daqing and said

"Of course, it's nothing to talk about! Isn't it almost the New Year? The chefs are busy at work. One of my senior brothers got a little injured while working and needs to take care of himself for a few days. But my senior brother is the head cook of their restaurant and cannot be replaced by ordinary people. My senior brother knew that I was free, so he asked me to go and help for a few days. I was a bit bored staying at home, so I agreed. When I was working there, I happened to meet Lou Bancheng. After he knew that I didn't have a formal job yet, he said that the steel mill was still short of a canteen director and invited me back. At that time, I thought that your cross-yard had not been completed yet, so I turned him down. Unexpectedly, Lou Bancheng told me that I only needed to go to the steel mill to teach how to make big pot meals, and I only needed to help with the reception meals on weekdays. I didn't have to stay in the factory like other people. I thought about it, the work was easy, the salary was good, and I had a deep connection with the Tan family, so I agreed!" Seeing that He Ping'an asked formally and was worried about something going wrong, He Daqing told him the details of what happened.

"Lou Bancheng is really thoughtful!" He Pingan sighed when he heard his elder brother's answer.

"What's wrong, Ping'an, are you saying that this is Lou Bancheng's fault... ? Then I will find an excuse to quit this job tomorrow!" He Daqing is not a stupid man. Hearing his brother's sigh, he naturally understood what was going on.

"It's just speculation at the moment, don't take it too seriously, and don't quit your job!" He Pingan saw that his elder brother was a little nervous and comforted him.

"This Boss Lou is Lou Bancheng! Even if Ping An's position is not low, he shouldn't be like this, right?" He Daqing certainly believed in his brother's judgment and was quite puzzled by Lou Bancheng's behavior.

"Brother, our government is different from any other government in the past. It is a government ruled by the people. Any capitalists who exploit and oppress the people must be eliminated!" He Pingan decided to teach his brother a lesson.

"But I noticed that the officials at the steel mill were very polite to Lou Bancheng. And the government didn't say it wanted to eliminate them. Didn't it invite them to participate in politics?" He Daqing asked in confusion.

"They are indeed polite to Lou Bancheng, but they are just polite. Don't forget what they are doing there! Besides, don't you think they are too polite to Lou Bancheng?" He Pingan reminded.

"Yes! Those cadres were indeed too polite to Lou Bancheng, just like treating a guest. They didn't consider Lou Bancheng as one of their own at all." He Daqing also realized what He Ping'an said. Who would be so polite to their own people?

"There is also a reason why the country did not deal with capitalists like Lou Bancheng and allowed them to participate in politics. First, the country has just been established and needs stability, and needs their factories to maintain the social economy. Second, the country does lack economic talents and wants to hear their suggestions. At the same time, it is also to give them a chance to see if they can be transformed into talents serving the people. But brother, do you think those people can be transformed successfully? As time goes by, the role of those capitalists will become smaller and smaller. By then?" After seeing He Daqing react, He Pingan continued to answer his previous question.

"What about them in the future?" As a famous cook in the city, He Daqing had seen many capitalists like Lou Bancheng, and of course he knew that it was difficult to reform them. Thinking of the past, when he heard farmers who came to the city to sell goods talk about the fate of the landlords in his village, he shuddered.

"Yeah!" He Ping'an didn't say anything, but nodded vigorously.

"Could it be that Lou Bancheng already knew that he wanted to establish a relationship with our family? Then why didn't he run away? If that day really comes, our family won't be able to save him!" He Daqing still didn't quite understand.

"How could Lou Bancheng have thought of this? He probably just regards us as the previous governments and simply thinks that everything will be back to normal after we get through this period. He is befriending us, but it is just an old-fashioned idea from the old times. Besides, even if he has a premonition of what will happen in the future, do you think he will leave? Will he be willing to give up the wealth he has worked hard for half his life until the last moment? No matter how great Lou Bancheng's achievements are, he is just a businessman, and businessmen are profit-driven, it has always been the case! Even because his achievements are greater than others, he will not give up easily!" He Pingan said

"Then according to what you said, the Lou family is completely hopeless!" He Daqing thought of the Tan family and felt sorry for Lou Tan.

"Yes! He just needs to donate all his wealth, accept reform as soon as possible, bend down and work with the workers! Become a worker completely, especially a capitalist who transforms into the working class! But if Lou Bancheng is willing to do this, will he stay here?" He Pingan replied indifferently

"Yes! But the Lou family rescued you from prison after all. Are we really just going to stand by and watch?" He Daqing said in a dilemma.

"I'll pick a suitable time to remind him. Besides, Lou Bancheng survived the rule of the Beiyang warlords, the Japanese, and the Kuomintang. Do you really think he did nothing?" He Pingan thought about what happened today and curled his lips.

"Lou Bancheng?" He Daqing was even more confused after hearing what He Ping'an said.

"Louban City has been through war, so how could they not prepare for the worst? Today..." He Ping'an told He Daqing what happened today and his guesses without reservation.

"No wonder he has become so famous, he is really amazing," He Daqing exclaimed after hearing this.

"We've only just begun. Those businessmen believe in not putting all their eggs in one basket, especially Lou Bancheng, who is an expert at this and a man who dances on three eggs. He once provided supplies to our army during the Anti-Japanese War and has connections in the Party!"

He Ping'an recalled the plot in the TV series, where Sha Zhu, a cook, was able to take Lou Xiao'e, the daughter of a capitalist, to meet a ministerial-level figure, and was able to rescue Lou Bancheng with just a few words. If there was no inside story, it would be weird!

He Ping'an suddenly remembered that Li Huaide had once seized a large number of gold bars from his house. As a shrewd businessman, how could Lou Bancheng hide so many gold bars at home? He probably wanted to run away at that time, but he didn't expect to be betrayed by Xu Damao. He was caught before he could run away.

"What about us in the future?" He Daqing didn't understand this either, so he changed the subject and asked about his attitude towards the Lou family in the future.

"Neither close nor distant! If something happens, lend a hand!" Thinking of Lou Bancheng's kindness to his family, He Pingan said helplessly.

"Okay, let's do it!" He Daqing nodded.

"Then, big brother, go to bed early. I'm going to bed too!" He Ping'an wanted to talk about Lou Bancheng's character, but seeing his big brother's attitude, he could only keep the words in his heart and talk about it when he had the chance later.

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