Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Tan Lingya asked curiously: "Xiao'e, Yan Jiekuang has only been away from Sijiu City for a few days. How come you have set up the company so quickly?!"

Lou Xiao'e smiled and said, "Mom! Have you forgotten?! The Bao family is in the shipping business. As the nominal daughter-in-law of the Bao family, it shouldn't be a problem for me to lend them some resources and Judao, right?!"

Lou Shichang gave Lou Xiaoe a thumbs up and said, "Little sister! You are amazing!"

Lou Zhenhua frowned and asked, "Why did the Bao family agree to help you so readily?!"

Lou Xiao'e said, "I just picked up what they had left. But the purchases over the past few days have cost me a lot of money. I have almost spent half of the money Yan Jiekuang left me."

Lou Zhenhua asked: "Do you have enough money left to last until the New Year?!"

Lou Xiaoe replied: "Dad, the initial investment is a bit large, but the subsequent investment will not be that much. Besides, it is impossible to keep investing. I think I will get a return after a while. Although the return period is a bit long, the benefits will be great when it comes."

Lou Shichang asked: "Little sister, are those scrap steel materials so easy to sell?!"

"Of course!" Lou Xiao'e replied with a smile, "Not only are they easy to sell, but they are also in great demand. If you don't believe me, ask my dad! Don't forget that my family used to own a steel mill in the old city."

Lou Zhenhua nodded in agreement and said, "I have been doing business for so many years, but I never thought that my vision is not as good as that of a young man." Then he asked, "Xiao'e, which ship are you going to buy next?!"

Lou Xiao'e said: "When I acquired the American shipyard last time, I got to know many wives of American naval admirals through Mrs. George. When I get to know them better, I plan to hire them as consultants for our American branch. Then I will acquire retired warships from American. As long as we take over retired warships from American, our company will not starve in the next few years."

"Master!" As soon as Lou Xiao'e finished speaking, Butler Fu came over.

Lou Zhenhua asked: "Ahfu, what's the matter?!"

Butler Fu replied, "Master, the second and third concubines are here."

Tan Lingya frowned unconsciously and asked, "It's not a festival, what are they doing here at this time?!"

Lou Shichang replied: "I just heard that my younger sister started a company and I got jealous!"

"Shut up!" Lou Zhenhua glared at his eldest son and said to Butler Fu, "Ah Fu, let them in!"

"Yes! Master!" Butler Fu responded and turned to leave.

Not long after, two women, one dressed very seductively and the other covered in jewels, walked in one after the other.

Tan Lingya glanced at the two of them and planned to take her son and daughter upstairs to make room for them. But Lou Zhenhua held Tan Lingya down, looked at his two concubines, and asked, "Why are you here?!"

The second and third concubines looked at each other secretly, and the second concubine said, "Master, you are too partial, aren't you?! In the past, you favored the first wife, and we didn't say anything. Why are you still partial to the first wife now?!"

"That's right!" The third concubine echoed, saying, "Master Changyi and Changlin are your sons. You have money to help Xiao'e start a company, why can't you think about them?!"

Lou Zhenhua's face fell instantly, and he looked at his two concubines with a gloomy face and asked, "Who asked you to come here today?!"

The second concubine seemed to sense something was wrong and quietly pulled the third concubine. The third concubine followed the second concubine's line of sight and looked at Lou Zhenhua. The third concubine's heart skipped a beat and thought to herself, "Did I come to the wrong place this time?!" But thinking of the parasites at home, the third concubine made up her mind and said, "Master, Shichang and Shiming are both legitimate sons, and we, as the younger ones, will not say anything. Xiao'e is a girl. She will get married sooner or later. Giving her money and letting her start a company is not the same as giving it to outsiders. It is said that good things should not be taken away from outsiders. Why don't you think about your other sons?!"

Lou Zhenhua said, "What did you say when we divided the family business?! Wasn't the amount I gave you enough?! If you didn't know how to manage it, you wouldn't be like this now!"

Lou Xiao'e, who was sitting next to him, said while helping Lou Zhenhua calm down: "Second Aunt, Third Aunt, you are wrong. The money I used to start my company was not given by my father! Except for Fourth Aunt's family who went abroad to England a few years ago, both of your families have been eyeing our Lou's assets. You probably know how much liquid funds are in Lou's accounts better than my father."

The second concubine snorted coldly and said, "It wasn't given to you by your father. Where did you get so much money to start a company?!"

Lou Xiaoe said: "Can't I attract investment myself?!"

After hearing what Lou Xiao'e said, the second and third concubines were dumbfounded. Lou Shichang then said, "Second and third concubines, you two were born incompetent, don't think we are as incompetent as them. And second concubine, tell your family Shiheng to stop using those crooked ways to plot against me and Shiming. We let him go for Dad's sake a few times before, if it happens again, don't blame us for being ruthless."

Lou Zhenhua's brows knitted unconsciously, because he had heard about the troubles that Lou Shichang and Lou Shiming had encountered a while ago, but he didn't expect that it was related to Lou Shiheng. Then Lou Zhenhua looked at his second wife with a hint of disgust in his eyes.

The second concubine knew that she had come here in vain today, and was just looking for an opportunity to take the third concubine with her. But she didn't expect that the third concubine suddenly jumped up and said, "Master, even if you didn't give Xiao'e money, Xiao'e is a girl, and it's not a good thing for her to be in the limelight all the time. I think we should let Xiao'e's brothers register their names in her company. It is said that fathers and sons fight together in battle, and brothers fight together in the fight against tigers. Let them do the things that are in the limelight. Xiao'e can also save effort."

Lou Xiao'e looked at the Third Aunt with disdain and asked, "Dad, what do you think about this?!"

Lou Zhenhua snorted coldly and shouted, "Ah Fu!"

"Master!" Butler Fu heard the call and ran over.

Lou Zhenhua said: "Kick them both out! From now on, they are not allowed to come in!"

"Yes!" Butler Fu responded, looked at the second and third concubines, and said, "The two ladies have spoken, please come in!"

"Hmph!" The third concubine snorted coldly and turned away. The second concubine hesitated for a moment and followed suit.

After everyone left, Tan Lingya said, "Zhenhua, when you sent them here, you gave them a large sum of money. After we came here, they came to complain about being poor, and you gave them another sum. You also gave them a lot of property. It's not that I'm stingy or mean. It's just that they come here again and again to ask for this and that. Even if we give them everything, it may not satisfy their appetite. Their two families have become leeches sucking our blood."

Lou Zhenhua thought about it for a few minutes, sighed deeply, and called out, "Afu!"

Butler Fu came over and called out, "Master!"

Lou Zhenhua said: "Let A Biao and his men send everyone from the second and third houses to Borneo tomorrow. Tell them never to come back."

"Yes!" Butler Fu responded and immediately went to do what Lou Zhenhua instructed.