Chapter 28 A Grandpa Invites Me to Dinner

In mid-June, He Yuzhu returned to Sijiu City.

At this time, the city of Beijing was even hotter than Hong Kong.

After He Yuzhu came back, he wanted to live in Lou's house.

Before returning, I sent a telegram to my family.

Lou Xiao'e called back once and told He Yuzhu that several distant relatives of the Lou family had come to Beijing and were staying at the Lou family's house.

Lou Xiao'e, this silly girl, was so stupid that she gave up the house with her son and returned to live in the courtyard.

It's really stupid.

After He Yuzhu came back, he went straight back to the courtyard.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the children had already gone to school.

He Yuzhu put down his luggage and looked at the kitchen. There was no smoke or fire in the kitchen, so he asked curiously, "Ezi, you and the children are at home, how do you solve the problem of eating?"

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e glanced at the man with some embarrassment: "I buy food in the morning, sometimes I buy food at noon and in the evening, and sometimes I eat with an old lady."

Seeing He Yuzhu frowning and not speaking, Lou Xiaoe was silent for a while, then said, "When we were living together, I... I also bought vegetables."

Alas, I knew that when Lou Xiao'e returned to live in the courtyard, the uncle and his wife would definitely take the opportunity to show their kindness.

Although He Yuzhu was a little annoyed, he had already thought about how to solve the retirement problem of the old man and his wife, so he was not in a hurry to repay the favor.

"Ezi, how long have those relatives been here?"

"Almost a month."

"Didn't you say when you were leaving?"

He Yuzhu was a little surprised. What kind of people were visiting relatives? They stayed for a month, and there were dozens of people visiting relatives together.

"They didn't say they were leaving. They said they were not leaving this time and wanted my dad to help them settle down."

Lou Xiao'e also seemed helpless when she said this:
"They said that before the founding of the People's Republic of China, they also lived in the old city, and later fled back to their hometown due to the war. Now that times are better, they must take back their ancestral property..."

"What inheritance?"

"It's a house built before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Originally, I wanted to take back the company shares I had before, but my father and mother scolded me back."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he was so angry that he laughed.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, most of the Lou family's companies were founded by Lou Zhendong's grandfather.

Thanks to the efforts of Lou Zhendong's father and Lou Zhendong himself, he got the nickname "Lou Bancheng".

It can be said that the so-called ancestral property of the Lou family belongs to Lou Zhendong alone.

However, according to the ancient system, that is, clan law, also known as family law.

Clan members who have made great achievements outside need to donate a portion of their industrial income to their clan relatives to help their clan members move towards a better life together.

This is also an important reason why ancient clans were able to stick together.

Lou Zhendong’s grandfather took out more than 20% of the profits from the Lou family’s business and sent it back to his hometown every year to be distributed among relatives with the same surname.

Some relatives also came to seek refuge, and the Lou family mostly provided them with houses, money, and helped arrange jobs for them.

Some of the clan members had no skills and were lazy, but the Lou family did not drive them away. They gave them a monthly allowance to support them and would never let them starve to death.

This is what the Lou family’s relatives call “their own ancestral property.”

These ancestral properties were donated by Lou Zhendong’s grandfather, father, and even Lou Zhendong.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, these people fled. Now, they heard some news from somewhere and came back to ask for their "family property". This is simply ridiculous.

He Yuzhu sneered twice, then couldn't help but spit, saying viciously: "I think they deserve to be scolded. They've been gone for thirty years, how dare they come back with such a shameless face?"

He Yuzhu couldn't understand the strange ideas of these relatives.

Lou Xiao'e was still naive and timidly said, "They said that they heard that many ancestral properties of wealthy families, as long as there are property deeds, have been returned to the original owners on the streets. They came back after hearing this news."

Seeing He Yuzhu's unhappy expression, Lou Xiao'e quickly helped to explain:
"Not all of these relatives are unreasonable. Some of them are still holding the deeds to their ancestral properties."

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "How can you calculate things like that? They've been gone for thirty years, and they left before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Their houses have long had new owners. The so-called house deeds in their hands are old things from the pigtail era. Now they are asking for the houses that others have lived in for more than thirty years. Isn't this like using the imperial sword of the Ming Dynasty to kill the officials of the Qing Dynasty?"

He Yuzhu explained the nature of the matter to Lou Xiaoe.

He didn't believe that Lou Zhendong could not understand such a simple truth.

"Forget it. I can't convince you. I'll go ask our dad tomorrow."

He Yuzhu didn't want to worry about such trivial matters, but now that his wife and children had been kicked out, he couldn't just act as if nothing had happened.

"By the way, Zhuzi, are you hungry? Can I go buy you something to eat?"

Lou Xiao'e must be feeling a little guilty. Her husband is busy with work outside, and when he comes home he has to worry about such trivial matters.

He Yuzhu waved his hand. On the way back, he bought a lot of food and put it all in his luggage bag.

Lou Xiao'e took out roast chicken, roast duck, glutinous rice balls, pastries, etc.

I also bought a lot of various fruits.

Because of the season, He Yuzhu brought a lot of southern fruits, including longan, pineapple, banana, pineapple, etc.

Most of the things in a luggage bag are food.

Lou Xiao'e took them all out and prepared to put them in the cabinet.

dong dong dong.

He Yuzhu heard a knock on the door and frowned and asked, "Who is it?"

An uncle's voice came: "Zhu Zi, it's me."

"Uncle, why aren't you at work today?"

He Yuzhu opened the door and saw a gray-haired old man wearing a sweat jacket inside and a long-sleeved shirt outside, standing at the door with a smile on his face.

Without waiting for the uncle to answer, Lou Xiaoe helped explain: "Zhu Zi, the uncle has been retired for more than two months."

"Uncle, are you retired?"

He Yuzhu was shocked, but after recalling the plot of "Love in the Courtyard", it seemed that this part was not included in his mind.

Maybe I forgot, or maybe the plot has changed.

However, when an old man came to visit, He Yuzhu quickly made way and invited the old man to come in and sit down.

"Zhu Zi just came back, so I won't go in. Zhu Zi, you just came back from another place, so don't cook at night. Bring the kids to my place for dinner, and we can have a couple of drinks."

"Okay, uncle, I'll definitely go there tonight."

He Yuzhu sent the old man away with a smile, knowing that the old man who had done a favor with Lou Xiaoe would definitely continue to be involved.

However, He Yuzhu didn't intend to break off ties with the uncle's family.

Just think of it as returning a favor for the old lady.

Oh, I think of the old lady again.

He Yuzhu felt uncomfortable whenever he thought of the old lady who had taken care of his family since he was a child.

Although I have taken care of the old lady for more than 20 years, I have never enjoyed any other enjoyment except having enough food to eat.

In fact, He Yuzhu had thought that if the old lady was in good health and could hold on for a few more years, now that she has survived, He Yuzhu would take the old lady to travel around the country and see the beautiful rivers and mountains of our country.

What a pity. "Zhu Zi, are you feeling a little sleepy? If you are, go lie down on the bed for a while."

Seeing the man sighing and looking unhappy, Lou Xiao'e didn't know if he was worried about the Lou family's affairs. She could only try her best to persuade him.

"Okay, let's take a nap then," He Yuzhu washed his face and asked Lou Xiao'e to close the doors and windows. The couple hadn't seen each other for half a year, so they should do something beneficial to their physical and mental health.

An hour later, He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e both felt better.

After sleeping for another hour, Lou Xiao'e woke up at 4:30 in the afternoon, got up quietly, put on her clothes, and started cleaning.

After a while, He Yuzhu also woke up.

The children finish school at around five o'clock and usually get home around five forty.

He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e hadn't said a few words before they heard the noise of several children.

"Mom, mom, is my dad home yet?"

He Zheng and He Xiu came back first. They started shouting before they even opened the door.

This is the biological son, and he cares about his biological father very much.

He Yuzhu called his sons, and both boys responded.

The father and his two sons were all laughing.

Lou Xiao'e went to the uncle's house with roast chicken and roast duck.

It would be foolish for a family of six to go to visit someone without bringing anything.

He Yuzhu also asked the two boys to each take a bottle of Xifeng wine, which was given by Director Wang's family before.

He Yuzhu followed the child and came to the old man's house.

The two families are very close to each other. It only takes twenty steps to walk from He's house to the uncle's house.

Seeing the He family coming, the uncle was naturally very happy and quickly asked He Yuzhu to sit down.

"Zhu Zi, is it difficult to work outside?"

As soon as the old man opened his mouth, he asked about work.

The old man was almost worried to death about He Yuzhu going to work in another place.

If He Yuzhu is not transferred back, and Lou Xiao'e runs away with the children in the future, who will the old man and his wife find to take care of them in their old age?

"It's OK. You know, I'm just a cook. When I work outside, I just cook for the boss. I don't worry about other things."

He Yuzhu replied with a smile that he was not prepared to open his heart to an old man.

"If you don't worry about work, you still have to worry about your family."

The old man said earnestly, "Zhu Zi, you are not young anymore, and your four children are all grown up. Why do you want to go to another place to work? Can working in other places be as comfortable as staying at home?"

"What the uncle said is true. Although working in another place has fewer things to do and fewer worries, it is definitely not as comfortable as being at home."

He Yuzhu followed the old man's words and chatted for a few words.

The two little boys, He Xiao and He Yong, also came back from school on their bicycles.

In the yard, the two were stopped by He Zheng, who told them they were going to have dinner at an old man's house. The two went home, put down their schoolbags, and also came to the old man's house.

"Dad, you're back."

"You're back," He Yuzhu looked at his two sons. Because they had been practicing martial arts with him since they were young, his sons grew very fast.

He Xiao is fifteen years old this year, sixteen years old in age, and his height is as high as He Yuzhu's.

In another year, He Xiao will probably surpass He Yuzhu.

He Yong is about the same, just two fingers shorter than his brother.

The four sons stood side by side, and the uncle was so envious.

The two families had dinner together that evening, and He Yuzhu kept chatting with the old man.

What the uncle said implicitly meant that He Yuzhu should take care of his family more and it would be best if he could be transferred back to Sijiu City to work immediately.

He Yuzhu tried to please him, but in fact, he didn't want to pay attention to him.

After the meal, the four children went back to their room to do their homework.

Lou Xiao'e and an aunt went to clean up the dishes.

He Yuzhu felt that he had to calm the uncle down, so he considered his tone and said, "Uncle, I am going out now to work for a senior leader. If the senior leader doesn't ask me to come back, wouldn't I be a traitor? We can't do this. But I estimate that the senior leader will be transferred back in five or six years at most, and then I will come back too."

"It will take another five or six years?"

The old man believed He Yuzhu's nonsense, smoked a cigarette, puffed out the smoke, and sighed: "Since you follow the leader, you naturally have to listen to the leader. It's just a few years."

It’s good to be back after all.

The old man felt relieved. He knew that he had always been in good health and wouldn't be unable to survive even five or six years.

When He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e returned home, their four sons were all doing their homework. No one was laughing or playing. It seemed that Lou Xiao'e was quite strict with them.

After the two younger ones finished their homework and went to sleep next door, the second oldest, He Yong, also finished his homework.

Only the eldest child, He Xiao, was left. As the high school entrance exam was approaching, the teacher had given him a lot of homework.

It was not until after nine o'clock that He Xiao began to pack up his homework and textbooks.

He Yuzhu walked out of the bedroom and sat next to the two children:

"Boss, the high school entrance exam is coming soon, how are you preparing?"

"No problem, Dad." He Xiao knew that he would be asked about his academic performance, so he smiled and replied, "I have always been in the top five in my class, so I will definitely be able to get into a key school."

"That's fine. Stick with it for a month. If you get admitted to a key school, I'll take you out to play for a month when I leave this time."

"Really, Dad?"

He Xiao didn't expect that the surprise would come so quickly.

He knows where his father works.

That is the Hong Kong that many people dream of.

Many of my classmates' parents go out of town and bring some small gifts, so they can show off among their classmates.

If I followed my father to Hong Kong, wouldn’t I become a big star immediately after returning?

"Don't tell anyone. The nature of my dad's job requires confidentiality. If you tell anyone, you'll kill your dad."

He Yuzhu knew that the eldest brother was very smart, so he was afraid that he would shout out.

"No, no."

He Xiao was startled by his father's words, and then he clucked like a hen.

He Yong's eyes were full of hope. He also wanted to go out. How many boys would be willing to stay at home?
However, since He Yuzhu didn't speak, He Yong didn't dare to ask.

Fortunately, He Yuzhu saw the look in the second child's eyes and said to him, "If you are admitted to a key high school, I will take you there to play for a month."

After hearing this, He Yong didn't know why, but he looked constipated.

He Xiao laughed and revealed the truth: "Dad, with He Yong's grades, I'm afraid he will never be able to go out..."

(End of this chapter)