Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Lou Family Villa

The Lou family was relatively quiet.

If you say that the Lou family has a foundation, they do have it, but it is not that sufficient.

To put it bluntly, he was a businessman. If you count further, his ancestors had been officials, but by the time of Lou's father's generation, they had fallen into decline. He could only be a businessman. It happened that the revolution broke out, and as time went by, with the efforts of two generations, the family business grew bigger and bigger, and there was even a period of time when they lived more comfortably than the princes.

But it still lacks some foundation.

There are some things that I am not willing to personally participate in and I am only willing to provide funding.

In the end, it was OK, but not great either.

Mixed in a half-dead state.

I'm always worried.

Compared with the past, it’s really a world of difference.

Just like the matter between Lou Xiao'e and Cao Wei, in the past, Lou's father didn't need to notice anything to investigate, his subordinates would handle the matter themselves and put the report on Lou's father's desk. As for now, Lou's father is blind and knows nothing.

"I heard from your Aunt Wang that you went to her place yesterday? And you brought someone with you?" Tan Xiaoli asked her daughter while serving a cup of tea to Lou's father.

"Oh? That's a good thing." Father Lou put down the newspaper and said seriously, "We must come from the people and go to the people. You didn't want to pay attention to them before. Now you are actively integrating into the people. It's a good thing. You must keep it up."

Lou Xiao'e:......

You don't want to know how it's maintained.

Lou Xiao'e unknowingly began to be influenced by a certain Qin Xiaozhu, and the complaints in her mind kept coming one after another.

"Alright, alright, it's New Year's Day, don't talk about these things, there are so many delicious foods that can't stop you from eating." Tan Xiaoli pointed at the dishes on the table. There were many dishes, most of which were hard dishes, which might be dishes that ordinary people would hardly see in their lifetime. But in this villa, it felt a bit deserted.

"How are the eldest and second brothers doing?" Lou Xiao'e changed the subject.

"It's not bad. With us in the Forty-Nine City, it can be considered a deterrent to them."

Many people wonder why Lou's father didn't run away.

People always make a mistake, thinking that the current environment is the worst and everything outside is good. As the saying goes, traveling is nothing more than going from a place you are tired of to a place others are tired of.

The world is as black as crows.

If Lou's father dared to pack up all his wealth today and go to Hong Kong, the United States, or somewhere else, then his whole family would probably commit suicide the next day, with dozens of bullets in their backs.

Yes, Mr. Lou has overseas connections.

But are overseas relationships really reliable?

It is said that Hong Kong's economy is very developed in this era.

But behind the developed economy, there are all kinds of gangs, and the Hong Kong government is even more evil than the gangs. These backgrounds must be taken into consideration.

The eldest and second sons of the Lou family can go out, but the purpose of going out cannot be said to be seeking refuge, it can only be said to be opening up channels. The most important thing is that Lou's father cannot go. Once he goes and shows his weakness, everyone will know that the Lou family has lost its foundation.

What is the foundation?

The foundation is Lou's father's power in Sijiu City.

Whether the eldest and second sons of the Lou family go out to discuss business or other matters, besides being rich, they also need to have power. If you have money but no power, you are like someone else's piggy bank, and when it breaks depends on when others are short of money. If you have money and power, others will have reservations, and these reservations are the basic conditions for both parties to talk.

With this basic condition, we can talk about development again. Once we have truly established a firm foothold, it will be natural for Lou's father to go there.

Therefore, it’s not that Lou’s father doesn’t want to go to Hong Kong, but that he can’t go to Hong Kong. If he goes, the Lou family will be truly ruined.

Outside, however, wealthy guys are welcome to add a dish to their table.

Do you really think that the so-called "escaping" by so many people in later generations was to enjoy their lives?

No, they went there to suffer. Cutting off domestic ties means losing their roots, and without roots, they can be bullied at will, which means there will be no slavery, otherwise they will become slaves. As for those who went there and still enjoyed their lives, ahem, it is inconvenient to say more here.

In summary.

Father Lou can't leave. It's nonsense that it's hard to leave one's hometown.

On the one hand, he needed a foundation, no matter how dangerous it was, people outside didn't know anyway, in the outside world, he was still Lou Bancheng. On the other hand, he wanted to see if there was any chance. As we all know, businessmen are greedy creatures. Investments can be big or small. The biggest investment is not how much money you make, but what kind of status you can have.

Lü Buwei went from being the most despised businessman to becoming the prime minister of Qin. What did he rely on? Investment!

Lou Bancheng also wanted to see that the country couldn't always be like this, it had to develop the economy.

The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish is, so he wanted to take a gamble.

"How many more years will it take them?" When Lou Xiao'e asked this question, the Lou family villa suddenly fell silent.

"What news... did you receive?" Father Lou's voice was trembling. Ambition was ambition, and fear was fear, and they could not be confused.

"No, I'm just asking."

"You unlucky child!" Tan Xiaoli patted her daughter on the head, and then said worriedly: "You go home every year, why don't you go to Damao's house?"

"I don't want to go. I feel uncomfortable."

"you……"

"Forget it, forget it. If the child doesn't want to go, then she doesn't have to go." Father Lou interrupted. He really liked his daughter.

Among so many concubines, his favorite was Tan Xiaoli, and as a result, he also doted on Lou Xiao'e.

"Just spoil her." Tan Xiaoli rolled her eyes at him and served food to Father Lou: "Eat!"

"Speaking of which, there's a new cook in our courtyard."

Father Lou took a sip of the perfectly cooked braised pork, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and asked, "And then?"

"He..." Lou Xiao'e began to talk about Cao Wei: "He seems to have established a relationship with a certain big boss, so I am quite close to his wife."

"That's a good thing. You should have some sources of information of your own." Father Lou sighed, "Those people in our family have left or dispersed, and the rest have basically been dismissed by me. Our family is now completely in the dark, like a blind man. If you have the ability, you can go and ask around."

"Yes, I will." Lou Xiao'e lowered her head and ate the food silently. In fact, she was just testing whether her father knew about her relationship with Cao Wei.

Tan Xiaoli looked at Lou Xiaoe deeply and said nothing.