Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

"Where did you get this thing? It's pretty good. It's one of the better things in our collection."

Zhong Shan and Song Lili have been married for more than 20 years. Song Lili knows everything except time travel and space.

Zhong Shan showed Song Lili all the antique jades that he had exchanged for in the early years, as well as some of the most precious priceless treasures he got from Wang Jingrui, such as the Zhao Yun Sword, the jade watermelon, the Eight Jade Horses, the jade melon, the jade ring and so on.

Although Song Lili liked it after seeing it, she also knew that most of these things came from illegal sources. She did not ask where Zhong Shan hid them, for fear that she would not be able to keep the secret.

Their family now has many houses, and Song Lili has always believed that Zhong Shan hid the things in the basement of one of the houses.

So, even though this bracelet looks very valuable, they wouldn't act as if they had never seen it before. No matter how much they like it, they have better things than this one.

When Song Lili heard Zhong Shan's question, she glared at her younger son.

"Where did it come from? Huiyi gave it to him, saying it was a family heirloom of the Lou family and wanted to give it as a keepsake to your good son. Look, after receiving the keepsake from the girl, this boy has been rummaging through boxes and cabinets at home to find a gift for her."

After Zhong Shan heard this, his originally angry expression suddenly changed.

"Wow, this kid is really good, he's quick, better than his father. It seems like our family will really be able to produce a Zhongbancheng in the future."

Song Lili didn't react at first, she kept thinking about it, and after she figured it out, she pinched Zhong Shan.

"You're still laughing. You're still young but you still don't learn your lesson. Now you should think about how to go to Sister Lou's house to apologize."

Zhong Shan also knew that jokes were jokes and expectations were expectations, and they couldn’t be said openly.

The most urgent task now is to go to the Lou family and return the heirloom.

"Okay, let's go together."

Zhong Shan and Song Lili, holding their youngest son who was unwilling to move forward, came to the door of their in-laws Lou Xiao'e's house.

"Sister Xiao'e, are you home?"

"Here he is, coming."

After Lou Xiao'e opened the door, she saw Zhong Shan's family of three standing at the door. When she saw Xiao Jiali who was evasive, she was stunned for a moment.

What happened? Was my daughter bullied? No way, when two children are playing together, my daughter has the final say!

"Lili, you two are so serious, what's going on?"

Zhong Shan saw that Lou Xiao'e was asking about his wife, so he didn't need to say anything and just watched from the side.

Song Lili handed over the small box somewhat embarrassedly.

"Well, Sister Xiao'e, please take a look first to see if this is your house."

Lou Xiao'e took the box and opened it. It was the bracelet her mother had given her. The box was her own. No wonder it looked so familiar to her.

It is more accurate to say that it is a family heirloom of the Tan family rather than the Lou family. It was passed down from her mother. After she and Xu Damao took it over, Lou Xiao'e's mother felt that she owed her, so she gave the bracelet passed down from her mother's family to Lou Xiao'e, and it has been in her hands ever since.

But how did you get to Zhongshan’s house?

When Lou Xiao'e saw her daughter's dodging and Zhong Jiali's actions, she felt as if she had grasped something, but she still didn't understand.

However, Zhongshan and the others were not in a position to speak openly about this matter.

Zhong Shan looked at his wife and didn't know how to start the conversation, so he could only take over.

"The two kids were having a great time, and wanted to exchange gifts. Jiali was looking for a gift for Huiyi at home, and we found her. That's when we realized what the two kids had done. We quickly came to return it to Sister Xiao'e."

When Lou Xiao'e heard this, she finally understood what was going on and glared at her daughter.

You are a loser. You don't learn from the good things. Why do you learn from yourself? You know how to send things away at such a young age.

"Girl, wait and see how I deal with you."

Zhong Shan looked at Lou Huiyi's appearance and was afraid that his daughter-in-law would be beaten again, so he pleaded for mercy.

"Sister Lou, please stop talking about the children. They are just playing well together and exchanging gifts. It's no big deal. Besides, they didn't give it to outsiders and they found out early. If you are really angry, I will ask Jiali to give you a gift in return..."

After hearing this, Song Lili quickly called Zhong Shan and asked, "Do you want them to complete the ceremony or something?"

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but give Zhong Shan a cold look, but the anger in her heart had almost subsided.

Naturally, she was reluctant to beat her daughter. Influenced by what happened in her early years, Lou Xiao'e doted on her child.

Seeing that the matter was almost resolved and it was time for dinner, Song Lili quickly made way.

"Sister Xiao'e, have you eaten yet? My family just finished cooking. If you haven't eaten yet, come to my house and have a bite."

Lou Xiao'e and her daughter naturally didn't eat. As for the reason, Lou Xiao'e couldn't cook.

When she was young, she worked as a servant in the Lou family. After she got married, even though Xu Damao was not a good person, at least she didn't have to cook for Lou Xiao'e.

Later, after moving to Hong Kong Island, there were also servants, so Lou Xiao'e never cooked.

After returning to Beijing, I almost always ate at Jufulou in Zhongshan, or ordered dishes to take home.

Fortunately, the hotel was not far from home. This was also the reason why Lou Xiao'e did not live in the small Western-style building left by Lou Bancheng. If she lived there, she would have to hire a servant. Otherwise, Lou Xiao'e would not be able to do anything with so many families.

Given the current situation in the country, forget about hiring servants. Instead, she could hire a nanny or something like that. Maybe it would be possible, but there might be some criticism. However, there were only two of them at home, mother and daughter, and they had lived in Hong Kong Island for so many years. They didn't have any familiar relationships, and she was also worried about inviting a wolf into the house.

If we don't hire a servant, just eating will be a problem. The area over there where the small Western-style building is located is considered a wealthy area, and every family used to have a cook, so there are not many restaurants nearby.

If you have to walk several miles just to eat a meal every day, that's not how you live.

Let Lou Xiao'e learn to cook in the future... Well, if she wanted to learn, she would have learned it a long time ago. Is there any need to wait until she is in her 40s or 50s to learn it?

Lazy people always have some persistence.

At this moment, although it was time for dinner, Lou Xiao'e and her daughter had not yet gone to eat. At dinner time, the restaurant was crowded and the food was served slowly.

If she wasn't particularly hungry, she would go during the peak hours.

As a neighbor, Lou Xiao'e has moved here for a long time, and most people in the yard know that the Lou family has never started a fire.

In other words, there are fewer people gossiping in the courtyard now, otherwise there would be some things to be said about it.

Song Lili saw that the house was clean and tidy, and that they hadn't bought any food yet, so she knew that they hadn't eaten yet, so she quickly pulled Lou Xiaoe over.

"Okay, Sister Xiao'e, let's go to my house for dinner. Huiyi, let's go to my aunt's house for dinner."

Song Lili pulled Lou Xiao'e and ran towards the back house, and Lou Huiyi followed behind. When passing by Zhong Jiali, the little girl glared at him.