What if I haven't seen Siheyuan?

Hearing this, Lou Bancheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he slowly lit the cigarette in his hand, took a deep puff, and calmed himself down.

The Lou family has been operating in the old city for so many years and has such a large family business. They are very familiar with both the black and white worlds and are relatively well-informed.

Lou Bancheng was a man of great foresight. He had started to provide assistance to the higher-ups very early on. The higher-ups had a very good impression of him, so they later gave him the title of a patriotic businessman.

Otherwise, given the current situation, the local tyrants would have been beaten and the land divided long ago, and the Lou family would not have lived such a stable life over the years.

Moreover, some relevant leaders above also took into consideration the relationship with the Lou family, and someone had persuaded him long ago to just follow Lou Xiao'e's brothers.

But Lou Bancheng couldn't bear to leave his hometown, and he always hoped for the best, thinking that with his support from the higher-ups over the years, even if there were any big moves from above, it would not affect him.

But as time went by, Lou Bancheng also felt that the wind direction was becoming more and more wrong.

Moreover, those leaders who were familiar with him before have less and less contact with him now, as if they have some kind of tacit understanding and have started to avoid him.

This caused him to be a little slow in receiving some of the new policy information, so he was so excited after hearing Yan Xiaoyao's words just now.

After a while of silence.

Lou Bancheng then put out the cigarette in his hand, looked at Yan Xiaoyao with half-squinted eyes, and said in a deep voice.

"um, yes."

"The wind direction at the top is indeed unfavorable to capitalists like us. However, since there is no new action from above, what did you mean by what you said just now?"

After Lou Bancheng finished speaking, he stared at Yan Xiaoyao, wanting to see what he was up to.

"Ha ha......"

"Uncle, since you have built such a big business, you must be a smart man. I don't believe you really can't guess what it means."

"Based on the current trend, it will probably only take one to two years at most. The higher-ups will definitely take action against you big capitalists.

If you continue to hesitate like this, I don't think you will be able to leave even if you want to."

Seeing that Lou Bancheng was about to open his mouth to explain, Yan Xiaoyao quickly made a gesture and spoke again.

"Uncle, please wait until I finish what I have to say."

"To be honest, since you have been able to bring your business to this level, you must have an extraordinary vision.

Moreover, you have had a lot of dealings with foreigners in the business world before, so you should have some understanding of the situation outside.

As of now, the above policy is definitely different from the situation abroad. They are two completely different routes and capitalists like you will not be allowed to exist at all.

In the face of the general trend, let alone capitalists like you, even some big leaders at the top, when the time comes, none of them will be able to escape and they will all be dragged out and liquidated.

To be honest, if it weren't for Xiao'e, I really wouldn't want to get involved in this mess with your family.

As the saying goes, if you don't make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences.

I advise you to make up your mind as soon as possible and get out of this situation as soon as possible.

Moreover, now that we have come to this point today, I will not hide anything from you. It will not take more than a year at most, and I will definitely take Xiao E and the others away by then.

You should think about the relationship between these two matters carefully!"

Yan Xiaoyao didn't waste any time and went straight to the point, laying out the current situation of the Lou family on the table and explaining it clearly to Lou Bancheng.

In fact, he came to Lou's house today not only because of the matter between him and Lou Xiao'e, but also wanted Lou Bancheng to make a decision as soon as possible so that he could run away to Hong Kong with him.

After all, it was because of the existence of this time traveler that Lou Xiao'e divorced Xu Damao so long in advance.

Although he had planned to wait for a few days for the storm to die down and then find an opportunity to send Xu Damao to Lingshan to chant sutras, but who knows if his presence would cause the Lou family to be reported by others when the storm started.

Moreover, given the Lou family's situation, there are definitely a lot of people who are jealous of them. If they don't leave, they will be reported sooner or later.

The most important thing is that Yan Xiaoyao also remembered it these two days. He remembered that when the Lou family was arrested, it seemed that it was Sha Zhu who went to ask the senior leader of the Ministry of Industry for help because of Lou Xiao'e, which allowed them to escape.

Not only has Lou Xiao'e been intercepted by him, but Sha Zhu has also been ruined by him. If Lou Bancheng is really arrested, Yan Xiaoyao doesn't want to come into conflict with the higher-ups in order to save him.

After hearing what Yan Xiaoyao said just now, Lou Bancheng immediately fell into deep thought.

He smoked several cigarettes one after another.

After a long time.

Then he raised his head, looked at Yan Xiaoyao with a complicated expression, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

“You’re right. Although I don’t come into contact with those people as frequently as before, I can feel that the current trend is becoming less and less friendly to us businessmen.

And what you just said was told to me a long time ago.

But at that time I did have some illusions, thinking that no matter what era it was, merchants would not be wiped out.

But I never expected that things would come to this point today."

Speaking of this, thinking about his current situation, Lou Bancheng couldn't help but smile at himself.

"hehe......"

"Now that we've come to this, I won't hide it from you."

“Let me tell you the truth!

Now it’s not a question of whether I want to leave or not, but that I can’t leave even if I want to.

Although I have donated a lot of my properties so far, and dismissed all the servants and maids in the house a long time ago, my family is also very low-key on weekdays. Even when Xiao'e married into your courtyard, her mother and I rarely went to see her.

But in the past six months or so, I found that the attitude of the higher-ups towards me seemed to have changed a lot, and they have begun to restrict my travel.

Half a year ago, a good friend of mine who lived in another city passed away. At that time, I wanted to take Xiao'e's mother to pay his respects.

But when I contacted a leader I was familiar with in the railway department and wanted him to arrange two berths for me, he not only refused on the spot, but also gave me a very subtle reminder.

It was only then that I realized that the higher-ups had restricted businessmen like us from going out.”

After Lou Bancheng finished speaking with a wry smile, he felt extremely depressed.

I couldn't help but complain inwardly: I didn't expect that after making so many contributions to the higher-ups, I would be restricted from traveling in the end. Now I have to live on thin ice every day, and I'm worried all day long.

After listening to Lou Bancheng's words, Yan Xiaoyao felt very emotional.

However, this is the characteristic of the times after all, and the policy set by the person above is the most suitable for the development of the current national conditions so far.

After all, there is a lot of work to be done now. Only by uniting the whole country and developing together can we lay a solid foundation for the rise of China in future generations.