Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Haha, it's a little friend"

Li Xuewu swayed his wine glass casually without explaining Zhou Changli's identity.

“I’ve seen all the houses”

Master Dou picked up his canvas bag and took out a paper bag. When he opened it, he found a floor plan of a house as big as a newspaper.

"I spent the morning working on it and spent the whole afternoon at home working on it."

As he spoke, he turned the direction of the paper towards Li Xuewu and pushed it forward.

Li Xuewu stretched out his hand to indicate that he could see it, and then pressed the paper with his hand.

Master Dou is worthy of being a designer of this kind of traditional architecture, and he has made the entire house appear on this piece of white paper.

"Master, you can make your request and I will come up with a plan."

It doesn't take Li Xuewu to understand, as long as he speaks clearly.

Li Xuewu said while looking at the floor plan: "There must be a parking lot and a restaurant, both big and small."

"There must be hotels, small cinemas, fitness, wrestling, table tennis, tennis, badminton and other venues."

"There will also be a literary and art museum and a high-end rest area..."

Master Dou listened to Li Xuewu's "tangtangtangtang" words, and he just kept writing and finally divided what Li Xuewu wanted into several areas.

"You want a comprehensive sports area, a comprehensive dining area, a comprehensive management area, a comprehensive accommodation area, and a comprehensive leisure area"

Master Dou tilted his head and looked at the floor plan and said, "This house has four courtyards. All the things you mentioned can be put in."

As he spoke, he pointed to several independent yards and areas for Li Xuewu's request.

Finally, he clicked on the open space in the east gate and said: "This place is suitable for a parking lot. It is just the right entrance for carriages and horses. There is no need to change it."

"Okay, you arranged it well"

Li Xuewu nodded, pointed to the back room and said: "The second floor is not enough, you can add another floor. The same is true for the inverted house. Add one floor to make it a second floor."

"no problem"

Master Dou moved the beer glass at hand, used a pencil to mark what he just said, and at the same time recorded Li Xuewu's new request.

“The outer covering must be authentic.”

Li Xuewu clicked on the drawings and said, "If you don't have the materials, think of a way to find them elsewhere."

"clear"

Master Dou nodded in agreement, and then asked: "Re-laying the electric wires and sewer pipes may destroy the original decoration, and sewer pipes need to be laid in front of the door. This project will not be completed for a while."

"Slow work will produce careful work. I'll give you a year."

Of course Li Xuewu understood what Master Dou meant, but he still emphasized: "You must pay attention to safety. I will let people keep an eye on the safety here."

"Don't worry, I will do my job accurately."

Master Dou collected the drawings, and when he saw that Li Xuewu said he would give them a long time, he knew that he had other purposes.

But he was working, so of course he wouldn't ask why his boss gave him so much time.

Isn’t it good to have too much time?

He gave Li Xuewu a guarantee, and then said: "This is just a show. I will show you the design project document in the next two days before making a decision."

"It seems you have learned real knowledge."

Li Xuewu smiled and brought the meat skewers to Master Dou, and then motioned to the boy to pour beer for Master Dou.

The two of them were talking here, and no one bothered them. They all went to the other end of the table to talk and eat.

Seeing that this person had finished speaking, everyone who was almost busy came to the table.

Tonight, all the men, women and children who could drink took cups to drink beer. In this rare leisure time, everyone started drinking freely.

Li Xuewu couldn't keep drinking with everyone, so he found a few people to chat alone for a while and then went out.

We have an appointment tonight to meet Sister Lou's parents.

I checked my watch when I came out, so I was on time when I arrived at Sister Lou's house.

Businessmen pay special attention to the concept of time, and Li Xuewu respects this cheap father-in-law whom he has only met once.

In this era, there are many villa areas in Forty-Nine City, but most of them are concentrated in the DC area. After all, this has always been a wealthy area.

On the Xicheng side, there are more officials and the former sites of the royal government offices.

There is an old saying in Sijiucheng: The east is rich and the west is noble, the south is poor and the north is humble.

Dongfu is mainly due to the large number of old warehouses in the East City. In the early years, there were only thirteen warehouses in the Four-Nine Cities, but the East City accounted for as many as seven.

Another thing is that there are many businessmen in Dongcheng, and gold shops and banks are basically concentrated there.

Therefore, the term "Dongfu" is absolutely defensible.

As for Xigui, it means that the people in Xicheng are either rich or noble, and there are many royal palaces and official residences.

In the early years, there were 132 princely residences in the Four-Nine Cities, and more than 70 in the West City.

Interestingly, there were 13 emperors of the Qing Dynasty who raised a total of 118 princes, and at least 80% of these princes' palaces were located in Xicheng.

That’s why there is such richness in the East and wealth in the West.

Southern poverty refers to the fact that the southern part of Forty-Nine Cities is mostly "poor", that is, ordinary people who make a living by working as coolies.

According to the tradition of poor people helping each other, Nancheng is also the most humane place in Sijiu City.

Various time-honored shops, ethnic minority gathering places, overpasses and other complex areas are located in the Nancheng area.

Beijian refers to the area within Beicheng District, not the old northern part of Sijiu City. Most of the people living there are engaged in lowly industries.

For example, teahouses, theaters, and brothels are mixed with each other. The so-called three religions and nine streams are mixed together.

Of course, this is how the old society classified people, dividing people into three, six or nine levels based on their industry.

Whether it is the girls in the Bada Hutongs, the shop pickers walking in the streets, or the entertainers performing tricks on the overpass, according to the old society, they are all inferior and untouchables.

Actors, in particular, had a lower status.

How low are they? They are even lower than the girls in Bada Hutong.

Since Beicheng was full of "lower people", or poor people at the bottom of society at that time, the term "Beijing" came into being.

Of course, these are all leftovers from the old society, and you can only see a little bit of history in the architecture and local living habits.

We see less of them in later generations, but we still see them now.

However, Forty-Nine City has experienced the baptism of many times of war, and several "marshals" have stationed in Forty-Nine City.

The marshals at that time liked to live in Dongcheng because there were villas, which were much more modern.

Now it is not so accurate to say who is rich or poor. After all, the big shots who lived in Dongcheng back then may be sweeping the streets in Nancheng now.

Who can tell?

Speaking of warehouses, like Li Xuewu's, the shipping warehouse where Gu Ning lives is one of the thirteen warehouses.

It was also a villa area built later. Li Xuewu didn't inquire about when it was built or who lived there, nor did he check it.

He still doesn't know who his neighbors are.

The Lou family used to live in Dongcheng, and they have always been a wealthy family.

But later on, the large villas and large estates became too conspicuous, so they moved to small industrial properties to live in.

Li Xuewu didn't know whether the big villa was donated or sold. The place where the Lou family lives now is actually not a house, but an office.

It may be that Lou's father bought the office building when he started his business in the early years. In order to look "shabby", he moved here.

This is what Sister Lou told Li Xuewu, saying that there is still a house on Xinzhong Street, which is looked after by the former servants.

Otherwise, this period was quite chaotic. Even in the 1990s, there were still messy stories.

The early servants didn't know whether it was because their masters were too kind or because they were used to being servants. Some old men and women respected them as "Master" until their death.

Although they are all citizens, as far as Li Xuewu knows, there are still servants working in Sister Lou's family.

Of course, now we are no longer called maids and old ladies, but called cooks, drivers, and nannies.

Li Xuewu didn't find it strange that he was called Fa'er and did the same things as before.

Just like now, Li Xuewu parked his car at the door, and a man in his fifties with neatly parted hair and a Chinese tunic suit stood at the door to greet him.

Don't get me wrong, it's not Mr. Lou, this is the housekeeper.

The last time I came here was for the Chinese New Year, and Xu was sent home for a reunion, but I didn't see him. This time, Li Xuewu saw what it means to be a noble.

Sister Lou said that her family was not originally from the capital, but from the south. They moved to the capital with their ancestors who were officials.

Fallen leaves take root, bringing prosperity to generations.

Wen San'er has seen gold bars and stuff, but Li Xuewu has never seen them before. Today's demeanor can be regarded as too much.

"Director Li, Mr. Lou is waiting for you"

"Thanks for your hard work"

Li Xuewu took a look at this man, nodded, did not follow his traditional behavior, and walked into the house carrying a net bag.

Perhaps he knew about Li Xuewu's relationship with his master, so the housekeeper didn't dare to say anything and followed Li Xuewu all the way.

When he arrived at the door, he opened the door for Li Xuewu.

"Thanks"

Li Xuewu smiled, thanked him, and walked into the hall casually.

Sister Lou had long heard the movement at the door and was now standing in the foyer waiting for him.

"Why did you come so late?"

"Haha, a guest suddenly came to the house"

Li Xuewu didn't say that he was on time now, so he replied to Sister Lou with an excuse that was not an excuse.

Because in her parents' house, Sister Lou is relatively restrained and has to worry about her parents' face.

Although his mother promised him that he could make his own decisions, his father never expressed his opinion.

For a while, he didn't say anything to ask her to leave Li Xuewu, but he didn't say anything positive either.

Seeing Li Xuewu come in, Lou's mother stood up and said, "Xuewu is here."

"Hello, aunt, I'm sorry to bother you."

"You're welcome, your Uncle Lou has been waiting for you."

Lou's mother's surname is Tan, and she is said to be an excellent cook.

The reason why Xu was able to be Lou Bancheng's concubine and let Lou's father stay with him instead of sending her to Hong Kong City was not only because of her good looks, but also her craftsmanship.

Li Xuewu now sees that another reason why Lou's mother was left in the capital was because of her thoughtful etiquette in dealing with others.

It's not that the Tan family are all cooks and they have to serve people decently, but this pampering environment allows Lou's mother to maintain a smile and politeness when treating a "special" friend like her daughter.

Father Lou was different. Due to his status, although he was not as resistant to Li Xuewu as before, he did not stand up or be polite.

He is Sister Lou's father and an elder. Li Xuewu naturally wants to give Sister Lou face, and he must also maintain the same dignity as his own.

"Hello Uncle Lou"

Li Xuewu first positioned himself as the person who came today. He was different from Director Li, who was called Director Li by the butler at the door. He expressed his attitude.

That is, today I am here as Sister Lou’s “boyfriend”, and I am here based on a private personal relationship.

The housekeeper's name for Director Li was not random, and it was something Lou's father had already acquiesced to, in order to test Li Xuewu's attitude.

Although the Lou family was rich and important in the early days, that was in the early days.

September of this year will be the last ten-year installment purchase payment for the Lou family to collect the compensation for the steel rolling mill.

In other words, by September this year, the Lou family will no longer have a dime to do with the steel rolling mill.

Not only the steel rolling mill, Lou's father's share capital purchases in other companies were also settled one by one.

He is just a little kid holding a gold brick and swaggering through the market. Anyone with some ability may be targeting him.

Not to mention that for a person of Li Xuewu's status, it would be quite easy to deal with Lou's father.

Some people say that the more a person cares about something, the less he lacks.

Now that Lou's father cares so much about Li Xuewu's attitude towards him in front of Li Xuewu, it shows that Lou's father has no sense of security and may really bite his hand if he has too much money.

Now he is not only afraid that others will steal his money, but also afraid that his own people will plot his money.

Especially Li Xuewu, whose identity is here. He can't run anywhere unless Li Xuewu tells him to leave.

You are already so old, why don't you let Li Xuewu demolish you and take away all your life's assets?

After all, my daughter's elbow has been turned under someone else's bed. Maybe people know how much money my family has and where it is.

Otherwise, how could Father Lou meet Li Xuewu, and how could he allow his daughter to invite people to her home.

He is also a donkey dung egg with a smooth surface.

Li Xuewu didn't care about the Lou family's money. Even if they had been rich for three generations and were as rich as the country, there was no place to spend it now.

Even if Lou's father sleeps on the bricks every day, he may not have enough meat to eat, so it's useless.

Of course, if it is open to the outside world, Lou's father will transform into a decent person again.

But he also has to have a lifespan to live.

Li Xuewu put the net bag in his hand on the coffee table, smiled and let Lou's mother arrange to sit on the single sofa seat next to Lou's father.

"Uncle Lou, Sister Lou told me that you are very knowledgeable about jade. I went to the border area some time ago and bought a stone from there. They told me it was Hetian jade, but I don't understand it either. Please help me understand it. ah?"

"You don't understand why you still buy it?"

Father Lou didn't say anything else. He glanced at Li Xuewu, picked up the glasses placed on the armrest of the sofa and put them on.

Li Xuewu reached out and picked up the grocery shopping bag that Sister Yu had taken from the kitchen of the back seat house, took out the stone and handed it to Lou's father.

The housekeeper very thoughtfully brought a flashlight, pulled the desk lamp over, and turned it on the stone in Father Lou's hand.

Father Lou took the flashlight and looked at it carefully with a frown. Everyone in the family held their breath, waiting for his judgment.

Sister Lou was particularly nervous. This was Li Xuewu's first formal contact with his father, and she was afraid that Li Xuewu's appearance would not be up to standard and his impression would be ruined by a stone.

Even the teacup brought to Li Xuewu was shaking a little.

Li Xuewu took the initiative to reach out and hold the teacup, and also held Sister Lou's hand. Then, under the gaze of Lou's mother, he patted Sister Lou's hand to express comfort.

Sister Lou was also a little embarrassed by Li Xuewu's reminder and her mother's gaze, but now she was less nervous.

Li Xuewu sat back on the sofa, calmly blew the tea leaves in the cup, and then took a shallow sip.

After all, it's the Lou family, and the tiger will never fall. This tea is so fragrant, it smells good, and it tastes good when you drink it.

Although he joked with Dong Wenxue and Li Huaide that he couldn't taste tea and didn't know tea, he was just being careless.

It’s just to make the boss happy. In my previous life, I had been dealing with this stuff while sitting in an agency.

I have drunk some good ones and some bad ones, but I am still young now, so if I understand, I have to pretend not to understand, otherwise no one will give you tea next time.

Remember, in the workplace, leaders must use capable people, but the people closest to them must be people who are less capable than him.

If your ability exceeds his management ability, he will either use you ruthlessly and constantly arrange work for you, saying that those who are capable work hard, or he will put a high hat on you.

Or I will transfer you away, saying that I will help you get on the horse and give him a ride. In fact, he is afraid that you will stand out too much and push him away.

Li Xuewu now just wants to hide his clumsiness, even if he doesn't know it, he has to pretend to know it even if he doesn't know it.

You should be very good at meeting when you should, and go back and study with the office when you are not supposed to.

"How much did you pay for it?"

Father Lou turned off the flashlight in his hand, put down the stone in his hand, and waved his hand to signal the housekeeper behind him to remove the lamp.

"Not expensive, 10,000 yuan"

Li Xuewu saw Father Lou frowning slightly and looking at him after reading, and he extended a finger to indicate and answered.

"How many?!"

Father Lou didn't speak, and Sister Lou stood aside with a voice that was trembling in surprise.

Father Lou looked at his daughter, then at Li Xuewu, shook his head slightly and said, "It's good seed material, but it's not at this price."

As he spoke, he clicked the stone on the coffee table and said, "If the public collects this, it will cost 60 to 80 yuan per kilogram."

After talking about the price, Lou's father looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Young man, you have to be down-to-earth when making money, and you have to be down-to-earth as a human being. You must never take shortcuts."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows. These words sounded a bit harsh. Did he mean that he was taking a shortcut by buying rocks to get rich overnight, or was he taking a shortcut by giving Sister Lou something to do?

Seeing that Li Xuewu was frustrated, Sister Lou frowned at Li Xuewu and asked, "Why didn't I see this expenditure in the account? Did you really spend 10,000 yuan to buy such a stone?"

Lou's mother knew that her daughter was in charge of Li Xuewu's money, but she didn't know how much money it was. But now that they were arguing about the ten thousand yuan, she stopped her daughter.

"Okay, all the money spent is considered learning."

As he spoke, he also advised Li Xuewu: "Don't invest too much in this unfamiliar industry in the future."

"Thank you Uncle Lou for your guidance, and thank you Auntie for your concern."

Li Xuewu first smiled and thanked Lou's father and Lou's mother. Under Lou's father's eyes, which looked like he was crazy, he turned to Sister Lou and nodded to confirm: "It is indeed 10,000 yuan."

When Sister Lou's eyes widened, she added: "But not together."

"How many?"

Sister Lou thought that Li Xuewu bought more than just this piece. If it was for ten or eight yuan, then from Steel City to the border, their work would be in vain.

Father Lou thought the same thing after hearing Li Xuewu's words. At this moment, he had already picked up the tea cup and sat on the sofa with a sullen face. He looked at Li Xuewu as if he was taking advantage of him.

Maybe this person has been trained in the army and has a mind for handling cases and a mind for politics, but his business mind must have been used to grow his body and take shortcuts.

Lou's mother looked at Li Xuewu now, not because she thought how stupid this "son-in-law" was, but because she felt that her daughter might be very tired.

A reckless person is destined to be incapable of caring and caring for others, let alone running a household, yet he is still chauvinistic, and there is no way he can accumulate wealth.

"Ten tons"

"What?!"

"ah?!"

"Pfft~~~!"

Except for the old housekeeper who stood far away, there was no strong reaction in the room. Sister Lou and his father and mother beside the sofa looked at Li Xuewu blankly as if they had been cast a restraining spell.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, curled his lips, and placed the tea cup in his hand on the coffee table.

Then he explained nonchalantly: "A friend with whom I have a good relationship told me that he had some jade and asked me if I wanted it. I said if it was true, and he said yes, so I wanted it all."

"Ten tons?"

Sister Lou looked at Li Xuewu in disbelief. She seemed to understand now that the ten thousand yuan Li Xuewu said before was not a piece of cake.

"Um"

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "He's in a hurry, so it's cheap."

Sister Lou asked in disbelief: "Ten tons and ten thousand yuan?"

"Haha, you must be dreaming~"

Li Xuewu smiled and pushed Sister Lou, who was staring at her, and said: "Ten thousand yuan for one ton, ten tons for robbery?"

"It's almost like robbing you."

Father Lou wiped the tea from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and placed the tea cup on the coffee table with trembling hands.

This guy doesn't have martial ethics, and he gasps for breath when he talks.

Sister Lou had already realized this account by now. She looked at Li Xuewu in disbelief and asked, "Did you really spend 100,000 yuan to buy ten tons of jade seeds?"

"Haha, what else?"

Li Xuewu glanced at the jade material on the coffee table and said, "It's rare to pick it up casually on the street. Are you kidding Uncle Lou?"

"Your business is worth it"

Seeing that her lover was embarrassed, Lou's mother quickly took over the conversation and said with a smile: "I only knew that you were working in the government, but I didn't expect that you still have such financial resources."

"Not my own"

Li Xuewu's decent smile made a great impression on Lou's mother. It looked fine before, but now it looks even better.

He is good at being a person, doing things, and making money. This young man is really good.

"He's my little brother"

Li Xuewu explained: "We are all poor children who want to make a living to support their families. Why don't we set up a waste recycling station and do some small business on the way?"

Father Lou looked at Li Xuewu. He now seriously suspected that this man was showing off.

Is there any small business with a transaction volume of 100,000 yuan?

Why didn't he know that Li Xuewu wanted to go to the border to see if the jade business was so easy to do?

But he just thought about it or talked about it.

It's not like he's just starting out, nor is he doing business on his first day, so he can't understand what's being said.

This is in response to my previous temptation, and it is also a reassurance for myself.

It is intended to explain that he is not greedy for his own money and that he can make a lot of money casually.

He admitted this. Even though Li Xuewu bought a ton of jade for 10,000 yuan, it didn't mean that others could also buy it.

That's not how business works. Without his status, who can go to the border areas casually, and who can have the confidence to buy ten tons of jade at such a low price.

There is a saying from the old Zao'er that there are people in the court who are good at serving as officials.

This statement is useful to public servants, but it is even more useful to traders.

Even if they do nothing, raising their hands and writing, it is better than them working hard to death.

But looking at it now, this young man has clearly defined his position and does not admit that these are his, and they are all his own mistakes.

Of course, Father Lou has checked this recycling bin and the details of these people. They are a group of poor children.

To put it bluntly, it’s just like going to the streets to beg for food.

Li Xuewu only has some status, and he has it all these years, and his father has not given him any confidence.

If time were moved forward twenty years, Father Lou would not even look at him.

But today is different from the past. The days of these people are like Wang Erxiao's New Year, and every year is worse than the last.

The opportunity after equality gives these people the possibility to stand up and make decisions. A doctor's child can treat his capitalist's daughter as his child.

How do you say that?

The world is so crazy that even a mouse can be a bridesmaid for a cat.

What was even crazier later was that before the young man entered the room and started talking, he handed him a hundred thousand yuan.

A doctor's child, a few people who live in a broken house and pick up horse manure, tell you that they can start from scratch in half a year, would you believe it?

I am afraid that only the big names in later generations who hire people to write autobiographies and give motivational speeches will believe it.

Whether others believe it or not, Father Lou doesn’t believe it anyway.

Now he had to re-examine this special son-in-law.

"Old Zhong, is the study ready?"

"Ready, sir"

The housekeeper Lao Zhong took a half step forward and bowed slightly in response. After answering, he stepped back.

Father Lou raised his hand, gestured to the study room upstairs, and said to Li Xuewu: "I heard that you like literature. I have a few books here. See if you like them."

"Oh? Is there such a surprise today?"

Li Xuewu smiled and stood up after Lou's father. While smiling, he glanced at the housekeeper.

Damn it, I have to change my ideals. I said before that I would work hard enough to have a private female secretary.

Now look at it, that one is too low, too vulgar.

vulgar!

Too vulgar!

How can a female secretary be as dignified and knowledgeable as an old housekeeper like this?

Li Xuewu decided that he would work hard until he could use ten of these. From now on, he would have to arrange for two people to follow him even to the toilet.

When you are about to squat, you must hear one of them greet you with a London accent: May i help you sir?

The other one is like the Lou family, who speaks in an authentic Sijiucheng dialect: "The pit is ready, sir, and we are waiting for you to take your place at any time."

"Send your father and Xue Wu's teacups."

Lou's mother stood by the sofa and motioned to her daughter, who was looking eagerly at Li Xuewu, to serve tea. At the same time, she motioned to the housekeeper Lao Zhong not to go upstairs to help.

The housekeeper knew that his master had something to say to the guests. When he saw Lou's mother giving orders, he bowed slightly and went about his own business.

Lou Xiao'e smiled and took two cups of tea, followed in the footsteps of her father and Li Xuewu upstairs, and sent them to the study.

The reason why I saw Li Xuewu in the living room today was exactly what my father meant.

She also knew that this was a hurdle.

After Li Xuewu passed the test, he naturally wanted to go upstairs to talk about further topics. If he didn't pass the test, then today would really be a casual meeting and conversation.

Of course, having unqualified parents will not hinder the relationship between her and Li Xuewu, because the two have no relationship in the first place.

You want to say boyfriend and girlfriend, neither of them can admit it.

You can say that a closer relationship between men and women is even more unacceptable in today's society.

So, the two of them are just friends now.

But now that Li Xuewu has passed the test without saying anything, he has also joined his father, which makes Lou Xiaoe feel happy.

Looking at her daughter who couldn't turn her elbow back, Lou's mother smiled helplessly and sat back on the sofa after losing sight of a few people on the stairs.

After marrying into the Lou family and engaging in intrigues for half a lifetime, the eldest and second eldest brothers finally took the initiative to follow their son to Hong Kong City to seek refuge, thinking of living with him in the mainland.

Unexpectedly, the situation has changed again.

She was kept by her husband not only because of her cooking skills, nor because of her ability to treat others, but because she was the most worthy of abandonment and sacrifice.

It seems cruel to say this, but it is the truth.

She is a child, has no son yet, and has given birth to two daughters, so her status in this family can be imagined.

Her husband did not let her go. On the surface, she said that she had no son to rely on and was afraid that she would be bullied when she arrived in Hong Kong City.

In fact, they are leaving their mothers in the mainland. If the situation changes, they may be used as collateral and the husband will leave.

After many years, the situation did not change, and my daughter grew up one by one, so I agreed to get married.

There are sacrifices and purposes in this marriage. The eldest daughter, Lou Xiaoying, married a transport driver, and the second daughter, Lou Xiao'e, married the child of a former servant in the family.

The purpose is to make their "civilian" bloodline a little purer.

But looking at it now, half of the hope may have been dashed.

Her two daughters were all sacrificed in vain, and her husband's purpose was not achieved.

Why do you say that?

Because the driver whom the eldest daughter married was arrogant and poor, and did not interact with the family at all.

Relying on his status as a worker, he looked down on his family, but he still envied the Lou family's wealth, otherwise why would he "disown all his relatives".

The same is true for the second daughter. Thinking of the love of the little girl, she gave it to the servant she had been with for half her life. Xu Damao also grew up under his nose.

I never expected that so many things would happen if I knew the person but not the heart.

Sometimes she also thinks that she has been involved in this life, and even her two children have to be involved in it.

But fools are blessed by fools. My second daughter seems to be sincere, but it turns out that things will turn out differently.

The husband's scheming came and went, and the previous arrangements were in vain. Instead, the second daughter was a blessing in disguise after the divorce, which brought about a turn for the family.

Now she is satisfied to see Li Xuewu and her husband talking on equal terms, with their aura and identity clearly understood.

How can someone who has no status, talk about fighting, and say that it is difficult to be a small child, still be embarrassed to marry a physical man and spend his whole life washing and cooking for the baby?

It's all just being petty and dissatisfied, just being pretentious.

Sister Lou didn't think as much as her mother, but she did want Li Xuewu to be able to talk to her father.

Even if she doesn't need any promises or status from Li Xuewu for the rest of her life, as long as she is good to herself and her family, she will be satisfied.

Putting down the teacups on both sides of the desk, Sister Lou wanted to sit on the sofa next to her.

But her father didn't want her to listen to what they were going to talk about, so he waved his hand for her to go out.

In this family, Sister Lou can be coquettish and unreasonable, but she cannot act recklessly in formal occasions.

Seeing his father's signal, he could only glance at Li Xuewu eagerly, and then walked out of the door.

Li Xuewu looked in the direction of the door and smiled, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Father Lou, who was sitting behind the desk, took a closer look at Li Xuewu, then took the tea cup and asked, "What kind of books do you like to read?"

"Haha, you won't really invite me to read a book, will you?"

Li Xuewu chuckled lightly, put the tea cup back in his hand, and then leaned back on the chair casually.

Father Lou pursed his lips, looked at Li Xuewu playing with his study from above the teacup, raised his eyebrows, and lowered his head to take a sip of tea.

He knew that young people did not like to beat around the bush, but the young man in front of him was different. He was not pursuing an official career, so he had no patience at all?

Li Xuewu looked at the bookcases on the wall. Different from the traditional Chinese bookcases in Baibao Pavilion, Father Lou's study room was equipped with Western-style bookcases.

And it's very Western-style, with a classic British and French atmosphere, and it's dark, obviously deliberately designed.

"This used to be my father's office."

Father Lou put down the tea cup in his hand and explained: "At that time, there was Lafayette in Sijiu City. The study rooms of the compradors at that time were like this. My father said that this was the trend of the year."

“Definitely classic”

Li Xuewu nodded and said affirmatively: "The centuries-old capitalist empire is not given in vain. You can see their intentions in the subtleties."

Father Lou moved his eyebrows, but did not answer Li Xuewu's words. He did not know Li Xuewu's views on this matter, and was afraid that if he said the wrong thing, the young man opposite would get the wrong idea.

"I took over my father's class at the age of thirty, and I am considered to be outstanding among my peers."

Father Lou looked at Li Xuewu with certainty and said, "But I have to say that among the young people I have ever met, you are the most surprising to me, and also the most... amazing to me."

"Thanks"

Li Xuewu nodded slightly and expressed his gratitude. His face was full of humility and kindness, but what Father Lou saw was confidence and calmness.

"To be honest, Xiao'e is not worthy of you."

Father Lou shook his head slightly and sighed: "I'm not talking about age, I'm talking about heart."

Afraid that Li Xuewu might misunderstand, Father Lou nodded his chest as he spoke.

"Haha, maybe this is fate."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "I live a very selfish life. I want everything I like, but I don't know how to weigh myself. I have caused a lot of trouble for my father since I was a child."

Of course, Lou's father understood what Li Xuewu meant, and it was not about him getting into trouble and getting beaten when he was a child.

From the very beginning, he felt that this young man had some ability, and the people downstairs were impressed by him just now.

I thought he had set his sights high enough on Li Xuewu, but looking at it now, it was far from enough.

It's not that he is arrogant and looks down on young people, nor is it that he can't look at each other and communicate with each other, but that the other person has a deep cultural foundation and thinking art.

If Li Xuewu hadn't been sitting across from him, and if Li Xuewu's home hadn't been in the courtyard, he would never have believed that this was a twenty-year-old young man.

What were you doing when you were twenty?

Young people in Wuling are fighting over their heads!

Father Lou shook his head slightly and said: "I am not against your relationship, I am just against a meaningless relationship and an irresponsible relationship."

Father Lou spoke very clearly and emphasized with a slight tap on the table with his finger: "She is my daughter. I will not allow her to abuse her, and I will not allow others to despise her."

"You think I am...hahaha!"

Li Xuewu smiled and did not finish his words. This laughter was the best response to Lou's father.

Father Lou also chuckled and kept laughing along with Li Xuewu's laughter.

The mother and daughter sitting downstairs also smiled when they heard the laughter coming from upstairs, as long as they didn't fight.

If there really is a fight, the one who will suffer will definitely be...

"Hahaha~"

Li Xuewu laughed for a while, pointed to the environment of the study room and said: "I once thought about having a study room like this and filling it up with books, but my dad said I was a blind man trying to break corns, haha."

"Haha, you are young and frivolous"

Father Lou understood what Li Xuewu meant. He was not talking about books, but people, men, and women.

"Who is not old enough to be hated by others?"

As he spoke, he picked up the teapot on the table and took the initiative to refill Li Xuewu's tea. He continued to explain: "When I was young, I fought with others for women. I was beaten to a bloody head and used knives and guns."

Seeing Lou's father shaking his head slightly, Li Xuewu could imagine how flamboyant these rich kids were.

And now that Lou's father can say this to himself, it means that he has recognized his existence and his identity in the Lou family.

"I won't"

Li Xuewu thanked Lou's father for pouring tea, reached out to take the teapot, and refilled his tea.

The first time, naturally, I had to wait for Lou's father to pour me tea, because I was the guest and he was the host.

Because of his age and the purpose of today's conversation, waiting for him to pour himself tea would be a sign of approval.

Now Li Xuewu takes the teapot and pours tea for the other person. This means being polite, respecting and recognizing the other person, and also confirms his identity as a junior.

"Now I really have a study room, but I have to taste and read every book carefully before I feel it is worth owning before I put it in the study room, just like you."

Li Xuewu put down the teapot, pointed to the bookshelf behind Lou's father and said: "Each book can express your knowledge and cultivation, rather than relying on these books to act as a facade."

“drink tea”

Father Lou smiled and nodded, indicating that he understood what Li Xuewu meant. He tapped his fingers on the table to signal Li Xuewu to drink tea.

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, saluted Father Lou, and waited for the other party to pick up the teacup before he picked it up himself.

The two of them started fighting from the moment they entered the door. The fight was not about anger, nor was it a matter of competition.

Li Xuewu didn't have the bad taste to overwhelm his father-in-law.

What the two are fighting for is who takes the initiative in this communication and conversation.

Father Lou knew very well that he was naturally weaker than Li Xuewu in terms of status. If Li Xuewu really came here for money...

Taking a step back, Li Xuewu really came here for people and money. How should he respond?