Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Su Zihui asked curiously: "Is this very profitable?!"

Without waiting for Yan Jiekuang to answer, Lou Xiaoe replied decisively: "It's very profitable."

Yan Jiekuang said: "If the current birth rate continues, selling houses is indeed a profitable business. If the birth rate drops, houses will be worthless sooner or later. But in the next 30 years, selling houses is indeed a good business."

Lou Xiao'e asked: "Are you so sure?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Isn't Hong Kong City the best example?!"

After staying at Fangshan Restaurant for more than two hours, Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui took Lou Xiaoe away. Not long after, the three of them came to Donglaishun. Yan Jiekuang hosted a party today to welcome Lou Xiaoe. When they left Donglaishun, Lou Xiaoe and Su Zihui had become like real sisters. If there was no baby to feed at home, Su Zihui might have slept with Lou Xiaoe tonight.

Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui sent Lou Xiaoe back to Sijiucheng Hotel and made an appointment to meet the day after tomorrow. In order to facilitate Lou Xiaoe's travel, Yan Jiekuang left Su Zihui's bicycle to Lou Xiaoe and rode his bicycle to take Su Zihui home.

The next day at noon, Lou Xiao'e followed the inspection team back to Sijiucheng Hotel. After having lunch and taking a rest, Lou Xiao'e said hello to the receptionist and rode her bicycle out of the hotel. More than half an hour later, Lou Xiao'e rode her bicycle into an alley. Not long after, Lou Xiao'e's bicycle stopped in front of a courtyard.

Lou Xiao'e looked at the house number, walked to the door, and knocked on it. Not long after, the door opened, and an old man stuck his head out and saw Lou Xiao'e, and shouted excitedly, "Miss!"

Lou Xiao'e took a closer look and shouted excitedly, "Uncle Rong!"

Ah Rong hurriedly opened the door and said, "Come in!"

"Hey!" Lou Xiao'e responded and pushed her bicycle into the door.

After Lou Xiao'e entered the yard, A Rong asked, "Is the master back?!"

Lou Xiaoe parked her bicycle and said, "My father hasn't come back yet. But he will be here soon. I'm here to get ahead of him." Then she asked, "How are you doing now?!"

Ah Rong said, "I'm doing OK. Before the master passed away, he arranged for those of us who didn't want to leave to work in some of the factories he had run before. I worked as a janitor at the steel mill. I just retired two years ago. My current job is being taken over by my son." After that, Ah Rong took Lou Xiao'e into the house, asked her to sit down, and asked while pouring tea, "How is my eldest brother Ah Fu?!"

Lou Xiaoe replied, "Uncle Fu is still as healthy as before. His two sons are now living with my eldest brother." Then she asked, "Uncle Rong, what's the situation with my houses now?!"

A Rong replied, "Except for the small western-style building your family originally lived in, all other courtyards left by the master are occupied by our family. When the master comes back, we can give up the house. When the small western-style building was in turmoil, it was allocated to a leader. When the storm calmed down, the leader stepped down. Now this house should be in the hands of the street office."

Lou Xiao'e asked: "If my father comes back, you will move out of where you live now. Then where will you live?!"

Ah Rong said, "We all have a place to live. We are just worried that if someone else lives in the house, it will be troublesome to take it back later."

Lou Xiao'e asked, "Uncle Rong, do any of your descendants want to develop in Hong Kong City?!"

Ah Rong thought for a few minutes and said, "Miss, I need to ask about this and I'll give you an answer later."

Lou Xiao'e said, "It's not urgent. I will stay in Sijiucheng for three more days. You can tell me after you have discussed it. I am staying in room 208 of Sijiucheng Hotel now."

"I remember it!" A Rong replied.

Lou Xiao'e opened her handbag, took out a large envelope from it, handed it to Arong, and said, "This is what Uncle Fu asked me to bring to you when I came here."

Ah Rong took the big envelope, sighed silently, and said, "I will come to see you in two days. Miss, please help me bring a letter to my eldest brother."

"Okay!" Lou Xiao'e responded, and said, "I'm going to go out with the tour group in the morning. I'm usually here at noon." After that, Lou Xiao'e saw that the matter had been settled, and she didn't stay any longer. She stood up and said, "Then I'll leave first!"

"I'll see you off!" After sending Lou Xiao'e out the door, A Rong returned to the house and opened the big envelope. What caught his eye was five thick stacks of US dollars and an envelope next to the US dollars. A Rong took out the envelope, stared at it for a few seconds, took out the letter from it and started reading.

Lou Xiao'e left the courtyard and did not rush back to the Sijiucheng Hotel. Instead, she rode her bicycle around the streets. When Lou Xiao'e passed by Nanluoguxiang, Xu Wude saw her. Xu Wude pointed at Lou Xiao'e's back and said, "Old woman, do you think that girl is Lou Xiao'e?!"

"Where is she?" Gu Jinlian looked in the direction Xu Wude pointed, and Lou Xiao'e happened to turn her head. Gu Jinlian instantly recognized Lou Xiao'e and said, "It's really her." Then she asked, "Why is she back?!"

Xu Wood said: "The newspaper said two days ago that they were invited to come back to participate in the construction. I thought it was a joke, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Gu Jinlian said: "Whether the Lou family comes back or not has nothing to do with us."

"That's true!" Xu Wude echoed with a regretful expression, saying, "If the Lou family hadn't suddenly passed away, and our Damao had married Lou Xiao'e, maybe our Xu family would have become prosperous now."

Gu Jinlian said: "Who made our Damao fail to live up to expectations?!"

Anyway, Yan Jiekuang had given her enough money and tickets. Lou Xiaoe had no psychological burden to buy things. A little after three o'clock in the afternoon, Lou Xiaoe bought a lot of food and returned to the hotel. After putting the food back in the room, Lou Xiaoe found Gu Shun, the staff member who was responsible for receiving them.

Gu Shun saw Lou Xiao'e and asked, "Miss Lou, what can I do for you?!"

Lou Xiao'e said, "Comrade Gu, you should know more or less about my family's situation." Seeing Gu Shun nod, Lou Xiao'e continued, "My family left some properties when we left the city. You want us to come back, and we need a place to live when we come back. Can these properties be returned to us?!"

Gu Shun said: "I will convey your request to my superiors. As for the result, we can only wait for notification."

"That's fine!" Lou Xiao'e took out a piece of paper with addresses written on it from her pocket and handed it to Gu Shun, saying, "This piece of paper lists all our houses. In addition, the Red Star Steel Mill is our Lou family's property. It is a public-private partnership, and dividends must be paid until 1966. But before 1966, our family had already left the city. Can the unpaid dividends be compensated to us?! If not, can we use the unpaid dividends to get our Lou family to invest more money in the Red Star Steel Mill?!"

Gu Shun was completely paralyzed. He originally thought that entertaining these people was an easy and simple job. He didn't expect that he would encounter a big problem just after a peaceful day. Neither of the two requests raised by Lou Xiao'e could he answer. After hesitating for a few seconds, Gu Shun replied: "Ms. Lou, I can't answer your question right away. But I will report it to my superiors as soon as possible and give you a reply as soon as possible."