Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

He Lai brought the remaining braised meat back to Wu Juan's room and found that Wu Juan had a sullen face and looked like she might explode at any time.

"Mom, the braised meat is here, you can eat it, son is leaving first."

After saying this, He ran back to his room to avoid implicate others. He hoped that his cheap father would be sensible and bring back some pork.

He Lai was lying on the sofa resting when Yu Shui came running over with Wu'er in his arms.

"Come here, brother. Come here, brother. Mom and Uncle He are arguing."

Rain said anxiously.

"It's okay, it's okay. Husbands and wives always quarrel. Let's not get involved. We might as well get into trouble. As long as we don't fight, it'll be fine."

He Lai said calmly.

I thought that He Zhan would definitely not hit Wu Juan. At most, Wu Juan would scold He Zhan a few times, which was no big deal.

"Oh, but mother scolded so fiercely that even Uncle He didn't dare to say anything. Why don't you go and try to persuade her, brother?"

Seeing that He Lai had no intention of trying to stop the fight, Yu Shui continued to add.

"You can't persuade her, it will be counterproductive. It's okay, it's okay, Mom is just venting, it will be fine in a few days." He Lai said nonchalantly.

As a couple, they quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed!

"This is the first time I've seen my mother so angry." Yu Shui muttered to herself as she sat next to He Lai.

"You'll get angry later, too."

"I won't!"

"Would you dare to write a letter of guarantee, promising not to lose your temper in the future?"

"I...I won't write it. I won't be fooled by you."

"Uh…"

……

After a night, He came to see that Wu Juan had no intention of coming to take Wu'er, so he had to take Wu'er to the steel mill.

As soon as he arrived at the steel rolling mill, He Lai heard a major news: the Lou family had run away!

However, the building was not empty. On the surface, everything in Lou Mansion was still there, but the people and property were gone, and even the servants were gone.

The organization also sent someone to inquire about the situation. After all, Lou Xiao'e had worked in the technical department for some time.

Fortunately, He Lai did not have much contact with the Lou family. He only went to the Lou family for two meals in a few years. This was quite normal in the Lou family. After all, Lou Bancheng often invited people to dinner, and there were many high-ranking officials among them.

After a while, Zhang Zhiwen came over.

"Brother Zhiwen, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" He Lai asked with pretended curiosity.

"Don't give me that. The Lou family has run away. If you don't believe it, you don't know it."

Zhang Zhiwen sat down and made himself a cup of tea and said.

"Just run away. The Lou family is not my relative. How can I stop him?" He Lai said with a wry smile.

"Hey, what are you talking about? Just gossip. I heard that he went to Gangcheng. Lou Bancheng is really decisive. He gave up all the real estate and factory shares just like that! This time, the country made a small fortune and confiscated all the things."

Zhang Zhiwen said.

"It's as if he stays here and these things belong to him. I guess our government has long wanted to take these things for itself."

He Lai was speechless.

"Hey, keep your voice down. How dare you say such nonsense? Be careful not to be overheard by others."

After Zhang Zhiwen finished speaking, he immediately stood up, opened the door, looked into the corridor, and after finding that there was no one, he locked the door.

"As for that, it's just telling a few truths." He Lai said with a smile.

"Of course, you may not know how rich Lou Bancheng is! The houses and factories under his name alone are spread across several provinces, and he also has countless gold, silver and jewelry.

Unfortunately, when Lou Bancheng left, he took away all the cash, gold, silver, and smaller antiques, leaving behind only some empty shells and some antiques that could not be taken away."

Zhang Zhiwen said.

"My brother Zhiwen, let's stop worrying about others and think about our own business. How is the plastic lighter workshop going?"

He Lai didn't want to discuss Lou Bancheng's wealth with Zhang Zhiwen. After all, he was also a beneficiary.

"Well, someone is working on the workshop. It will be completed soon and we can start production then."

Zhang Zhiwen said directly.

"Well, you'd better pay attention to this. The demand for this plastic lighter will probably be huge in the future. You need to find someone to do more research and see how to make this plastic lighter better."

He Lai reminded.

"Don't we have you? Why don't you lead people to do the research?" Zhang Zhiwen glanced at He Lai and said.

"My dear brother Zhiwen, why are you so short-sighted? I made all the things. If I want to improve them, I should find someone more capable. Why do you just lie down day by day?"

He Lai was already a little disappointed with Zhang Zhiwen, as all he knew about was gossip all day long.

"Well, don't be angry. Okay, okay, okay. I'll go back and find the people from the Institute of Science and Technology to study this plastic lighter. Is that okay?"

Zhang Zhiwen saw that He Lai was a little angry, so he quickly spoke.

"Okay, okay, I won't talk to you anymore. Go back. If you wake up my sister, she will probably be annoyed again."

He Lai directly ordered them to leave.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. By the way, my mother-in-law wants to ask you something. If it's convenient, remember to go there."

Zhang Zhiwen added a sentence before leaving.

When He Lai heard Fang Qing was looking for him, he guessed it must be about the wild boar.

Oh, this is also a troublesome matter. I guess there will be a steady stream of people coming to me. I should have known this earlier and not brought He Zhan with me.

……

In the cafeteria, He Lai and a group of people gathered together to eat.

"Xiao Laizi, you are amazing. With this, our steel mill will have meat again."

Sha Zhu said with a smile.

"Eat your meal, don't you see that Xiao Laizi is unhappy?"

Qin Huairu said this and hit Sha Zhu.

"Uh..." Sha Zhu stopped talking suddenly.

"It's not that I'm unhappy, I just feel like I won't have a lot of free time in the future."

He Lai sighed and put down the chopsticks in his hand.

"How could that be? Xiao Laizi, aren't you the one with the most free time?" Sha Zhu interrupted again.

This time, Qin Huairu twisted Sha Zhu's waist hard.

"Hiss... I won't say anything anymore. I won't say anything anymore." Sha Zhu immediately begged for mercy.

He Lai gave Sha Zhu a blank look, stood up and left.

"You're the only one who talks too much all day long! Don't eat anymore." Qin Huairu took the steamed bun and chopsticks from Sha Zhu's hand.

"Sister-in-law, does Brother Lai mean that many people will ask him to lead golden eagles to catch wild boars in the future?"

Rain asked.

"Of course. Look at how much meat our steel mill brought back this time. Over 2,000 kilograms of pork. Every 10,000 people in our factory can get 2 taels of meat! This is our monthly quota. If we can get meat every day, how can others not be tempted?

They will definitely come to ask Xiao Laizi for help, and then Xiao Laizi won’t be able to refuse, so he will probably go.”

Qin Huairu explained.

"It would be so nice to go hunting. I want to go every day!" Sha Zhu muttered again.

"He Yuzhu, I find that you are just stupid. Sijiu City is not a big place, how can there be so many wild boars? Someone will definitely take Xiao Laizi to a farther place! It will take a long time to go back and forth. I guess we will have to go hunting every day in the future."

Xu Damao explained.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Then why don't they raise a few golden eagles? Are they rare?" Sha Zhu asked curiously.

"Anyway, they are rare in our city. They are usually found in the Northeast or on the grasslands. Besides, taming a golden eagle is not something that ordinary people can do."

Xu Damao said.

"Then let those officials look for him. He's not unavailable. Why do they keep staring at Xiao Laizi?" Sha Zhu said again.

"Alright, alright, stop talking. Xiao Laizi has his own way. Don't worry about it. Just do your best first."

Qin Huairu ended the topic directly.

Yu Shui also put down her chopsticks and went to find He with Wu'er in her arms.