Chapter 54 Visiting the Lou Family
The couple was talking...
Lou Xiao'e walked down from her room upstairs. She was dressed like a princess today, in brand new clothes from head to toe.
Although she is sensible and knows her parents' worries, she still has the innocence of a young girl. Girls have to dress up beautifully during the Chinese New Year...
"Mom and Dad, do my clothes look good?"
Seeing her daughter happy, Tan also put on a happy expression.
And gently pushed Lou Zhenhua... The couple had agreed that no matter how bad the matter was, they would not easily show it in front of the children.
"Beautiful! My Xiao'e is the prettiest. Let mom see if you have grown taller in the New Year..."
Lou Xiao'e jumped to her mother and compared herself with her mother.
"Mom, I'll catch up with you next year."
Lou Zhenhua didn't love his son as much as he loved this precious girl.
"This is the New Year's money that mom and dad gave to my baby - keep it now!"
After Lou Xiao'e received the New Year's money from her father.
"Thank you dad!"
Tan caressed her daughter's hair lovingly.
"It's snowing outside, are you still going to play with your classmates?"
Lou Xiao'e's heart trembled slightly, and then she reacted immediately.
"I'm not going. I'll stay at home with my parents."
In fact, Lou Xiao'e has no friends in the past two years. She used to have at least 30 friends around her. But in the past two years, those classmates have distanced themselves from her and stopped playing with her. They even talk evasively. Lou Xiao'e knows the reason. She is the daughter of a big capitalist, and they are afraid of being implicated...
But Lou Xiao'e never complained to her parents. She knew that her parents were already upset enough and she didn't want to make them worry about her anymore.
Normally, she pretends to go out for fun, but she always comes back alone...Now, who wants to be friends with her?
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eight thirty
When Lou Xiao'e was playing checkers with her father, there was a noise outside the door.
"Mom, it must be Brother Lin Chen who came to pay New Year's greetings."
Lou Xiao'e dropped the chess piece in her hand and ran to open the door...
"Slow down, don't slip and fall..." Mrs. Tan hurriedly reminded her daughter as she saw her running so fast.
"Brother Lin Chen is a doctor, don't be afraid!"
Lou Xiao'e ran to open the door with joy...
"Happy New Year, Brother Lin Chen!"
Lin Chen waved to Lou Xiao'e: "Happy New Year to you too, Xiao'e! Open the door quickly or we'll get wet."
Lou Xiao'e hurried to open the door, and her eyes lit up when she saw Qin Huairu.
"Happy New Year, sister-in-law! I heard from dad that Brother Lin Chen is getting married, so you must be the new sister-in-law!"
Qin Huairu looked at the energetic Lou Xiao'e as if she saw herself a few years ago.
"Hey, it's me! Happy New Year to you too, Xiao'e!"
In this way, Lou Xiao'e took the initiative to hold Qin Huairu's hand. She was so eager to have a friend now. This new sister-in-law is very suitable...
The three of them walked into the small western-style building together...
"Uncle Lou and Aunt Lou wish you a happy new year!"
Lou Zhenhua and his wife responded to the young couple very happily. After Lin Chen helped them with acupuncture last time, their sleep and energy were greatly improved. The couple also thanked Lin Chen for his help...
Tan waved to Qin Huairu: "Come over and sit down and talk..."
Qin Huairu was shocked by the grandeur of the Lou family after she entered the house. Even though all the valuables had been put away, the house was still magnificent... Qin Huairu had never seen that foreign sofa before, let alone sit on it.
"Thank you, Lou...Auntie!"
Qin Huairu originally wanted to call her aunt, but when she heard Lin Chen calling her aunt, she followed suit and called her aunt.
After Tan pulled Qin Huairu to sit down, the two started chatting. Under the current circumstances, not many people were willing to get close to the Lou family.
In the past, there would have been a constant stream of people coming to the Lou family to pay New Year's greetings at this time, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the house was packed with people. However, in the past two years, there has been no such scene as before, and many people have been avoiding the Lou family for fear of being associated with them.
"You can't leave at noon this time. Auntie will cook a few dishes for you..."
Qin Huairu was thinking about how to get Madam Lou to cook! When she was about to suggest that she cook, Lin Chen looked at her and said with a smile: "Listen to your aunt, Huairu, you may not know this! Hongbinlou Tan's cuisine is Aunt Lou's own private property. She is the heir of Tan's cuisine, and we are in for a treat today."
When she was young, Tan was the heir of Tan's cuisine. Later, she joined the Lou family and became a cook. With the consent of the old man of the Lou family, she became the third concubine of Lou Zhenhua. She was not idle and founded Hongbinlou... It was there that He Daqing and Shazhu learned their skills.
"Let me help my aunt!"
"well……"
Lou Xiao'e dragged her brother Lin Chen to the yard to build another snowman...
Usually there is no one to play with, but today she found someone to play with, so Lou Xiao'e was in a very good mood.
Qin Huairu looked through the window at Lou Xiao'e playing snowballs with Lin Chen, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. This Lou Xiao'e is too young...
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after three o'clock in the afternoon
Lin Chen and Qin Huairu said goodbye, and Lou Xiaoe saw them off to the gate.
"Sister-in-law, can I come to your house on Sundays? I went there before when Grandpa Lin was here..."
Qin Huairu looked at Lin Chen and said, "Of course, let's go ice skating in a few days when it's not snowing! Your brother Lin Chen is amazing, I'm almost learning how to skate."
When Lou Xiao'e heard that her sister-in-law was going to take her ice skating, she was so happy that she flew off the plane.
"Okay, if it doesn't snow the day after tomorrow, we'll meet at Beihai Park!"
After agreeing on a time, Lin Chen waved to the little girl and left with Qin Huairu.
On the way back to the courtyard
"Lin Chen, what were you and Uncle Lou talking about in the study after dinner? You talked for two hours."
Lin Chen looked at her curiously and chuckled: "Analyze the situation for him briefly, and let him sell his assets and keep a low profile. Nothing major will happen in the next ten years, so let him relax and not be frightened."
Lin Chen roughly recounted his conversation with Lou Zhenhua to Qin Huairu...
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Lou Family Study
Lou Zhenhua also told Tan about his conversation with Lin Chen.
"Old Lou, Lin Chen is quite smart! His ideas are basically the same as ours, but how can he be so sure that we will be safe in the next ten years?"
Lou Zhenhua put down his teacup and smiled: "Donating the steel mill is like buying lives, isn't it? After listening to Lin Chen's analysis, I feel much better now. After the 15th, I will go to Tianjin Port to donate the Lou family's dock to the organization. Now we can donate what we can and sell what we can, and we can live a stable life. When things go wrong, we can leave at any time..."
Tan nodded in agreement. She had no worries about food and clothing even now. The family property didn't matter...
As long as the girl doesn't suffer with me, she can leave immediately if the situation changes in the future.
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