Rebirth 1958: My Home is in Nanluoguxiang

Chang Zhengyang did not choose to live on campus, not just because of the environment. He had too many secrets and there were too many people in the student dormitory. Even if he had great abilities, he could not avoid other people's sight.

It has been half a month since the start of school, and Chang Zhengyang behaves like everyone else and goes to class in an orderly manner.

However, he can only maintain such a life for a month at most. After the National Day, he will apply to the department for early grade skipping and strive to obtain the qualification for self-study. Then he will have a lot more free time.

"What are we having for lunch today? Hey, we have guests!"

Chang Zhengyang put down his bag and glanced at the short-haired girl in the room.

She had a rosy complexion, wore a long Dacron skirt, a Longines watch on her wrist, and lambskin women's leather shoes on her feet.

This girl's family is well-off. Is she my student?

"Hello, you must be Mr. Guo's son Chang Zhengyang, right? My name is Lou Xiao'e, and I'm Mr. Guo's student."

(History knowledge: The class problem refers to the classification of peasants into landlords, rich peasants, counter-revolutionaries and bad elements. Later, rightists were added. The Lou family was a national capitalist. They were the object of unity before 66.)

Lou Xiao'e stretched out her hand and shook hands with Chang Zhengyang.

"Hello, Mr. Lou. My name is Chang Zhengyang, and I'm a freshman in the Department of Biology at Yenching Medical College."

"I know you. You're the national champion in science this year, and you're only 0.5 points away from a perfect score. That's really amazing."

"That's all in the past."

It was the first time the two met and they didn't know what to talk about for a moment, so the conversation suddenly became a little awkward. Fortunately, Ms. Guo came to the rescue in time.

"Xiao'e, this is the album. Zhengyang is back. This is my student Lou Xiao'e, a freshman this year."

Chang Zhengyang said without comment: "We just talked about it."

Guo Huiying said nothing more after hearing this. She handed the album to Lou Xiao'e and said, "Xiao'e, take this. Copy it carefully when you go back. If you have any questions, ask me."

Lou Xiao'e took the album and said happily, "Thank you, Teacher Guo. I'm leaving now."

"Hey, let's eat something before we go..."

Lou Xiao'e walked out quickly: "No, I won't bother you anymore."

Guo Huiying tried to persuade him to stay but didn't force him. After watching Lou Xiao'e leave, she suddenly approached Chang Zhengyang and whispered, "How was it?"

Chang Zhengyang was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's going on?"

Guo Huiying raised her hand and tapped his forehead, saying angrily: "I mean, what about that girl just now? Let me tell you, this girl has a good personality, is pretty, and comes from a good family..."

Seeing that Ms. Guo was getting more and more outrageous, Chang Zhengyang interrupted her: "Stop it, don't, I'm not interested in such a young lady, mother, let's stop here, don't match me up with her randomly."

Hearing this, Guo Huiying stamped her feet and said in dissatisfaction: "Hey, kid, why don't you understand? Such a good girl, why don't you like her?"

Chang Zhengyang couldn't help but roll his eyes. He knew exactly what the situation was. At first glance, Lou Xiao'e was a young lady from a wealthy family. She was usually very well protected and acted like a naive person.

If he was an ordinary college student, it would not be impossible to marry him. Maybe you could work less for a few years!

The problem is that the environment he will face in the future is complex and dangerous. The woman he wants to find must be smart, tough, and decisive. Only such a woman can face cold guns and hidden arrows and help him look after the rear.

At this time, Chang Baichuan, who had been silent, said, "Huiying, don't match people up randomly. I know that child. She is the daughter of the Lou family."

"Lou family, which Lou family? You are not referring to Lou Bancheng, the former owner of the steel mill, are you?"

Seeing Chang Baichuan nodded, Guo Huiying was immediately discouraged and said, "That's really not possible. The Lou family is very wealthy and our family can't afford to marry her. Son, it's okay. Mom will find you another one. There are many beautiful girls in our school who are well-educated and well-mannered..."

"Eat, eat..."

Chang Zhengyang quickly changed the subject and went to the kitchen to serve the dishes.

Speaking of Lou Bancheng, although Chang Zhengyang had never seen him, he had often heard of him because there were many steel mill employees in the several alleys in the Nanluoguxiang area.

The predecessor of the steel rolling mill was Lou’s Steel Plant, which was an industry under the name of Lou Bancheng.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Jia Dongxu's deceased father from the next courtyard were all workers at Lou's Steel Plant.

Lou Bancheng is a very interesting person. After liberation, he did not leave but stayed. He actively responded to the call from above and participated in the first batch of public-private partnerships. He became a model set up by the authorities.

The family sat at the dining table eating and listening to Chang Baichuan telling about Lou Bancheng's past.

"This man is a very smart person who can make such a big business. Even though he stayed in China, he actually sent his sons overseas a long time ago. What he left in China were only the land and factories that he couldn't take away. He just used them as a favor. Also, that Lou Xiao'e is not the eldest wife's child, but the child of Lou Bancheng and his concubine."

"So that's how it is. What a pity for that child."

Guo Huiying completely gave up her thoughts on Lou Xiaoe.

It’s not that she despised the concubine, but judging from Lou Xiao'e's words and actions, Lou Bancheng didn't spend much time on his daughter.

If Lou Xiao'e was born in an ordinary family and could live a life without worries about food and clothing, it means that her parents loved her very much.

But does the Lou family lack those material conditions?

Although Guo Huiying had only known Lou Xiao'e for half a month, she knew her personality very well, at least roughly.

Lou Xiao'e is twenty years old, innocent and naive, and knows nothing about the world. Such a woman is usually treated as a vase in a wealthy family.

Wealthy families have many children, and generally they only raise legitimate sons and daughters. Not only do they ensure that they have enough food and clothing and receive a good education, they also teach them the ways of the world and help them understand the unspoken rules of society at an early age.

This is also the reason why children from ordinary families find it difficult to compete with children from wealthy families.

When you enter society, you still have good expectations for it, but others already know the rules of the game well and use them to strangle you.

The main purpose of wealthy families raising illegitimate children as vases is to prevent them from becoming too powerful and competing with legitimate sons for family resources. Therefore, they will only meet their material needs and give nothing else.

Take Guo Huiying herself for example. In addition to providing her with a rich material life, the Guo family's grandmother Chang Zhengyang also taught her step by step, through words and deeds.

In the Chang family, Ms. Guo appears to be a hands-off boss, but in fact she is ruling by doing nothing. She knows the situation of the whole family well!

As her man's bedmate, she actually knew that his man had hidden some secrets from her, but she didn't ask because she believed that her man hid these secrets to protect her.

She believed that her man would tell her when the time was right.