Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 524: Lou Xiao'e's Plan
"Uncle San!" Zhang Cuishan, who had dark skin and seven or eight patches on his clothes, walked quickly to Zhang Bing's shoe repair stall and asked anxiously, "Have you found a job for Xiao Xin that you promised to arrange yesterday?"

This was the first time that Old Zhang had seen his eldest nephew come to his house in all these years. Coupled with what happened last night, Zhang Bing was a little dazed for a moment.

When he came to his senses and wanted to say something, he was shocked to find his wife Ma Xiuzhen standing at the door, staring at Zhang Cuishan with a dark face.

"You go back first, I'll come to see you in the afternoon!" Zhang Bing's tone sounded a little helpless.

"Hey!" Zhang Cuishan nodded hurriedly with a worried look on his face, and said with a forced smile: "Then I'll leave it to you, Uncle San! You were able to arrange for my three stepsons to work on the railway before, and you will definitely be able to help Xiao Xin find a good job this time!"

As Zhang Cuishan spoke, he glanced at Ma Xiuzhen, who looked unhappy, and left in a hurry without even saying hello to Ma Xiuzhen.

In the yard, Zhang Heping heard that Zhang Cuishan's three stepsons went to the railway department. He frowned and looked at his second sister Zhang Pandi who didn't dare to look him in the eye.

She is the deputy chief of the Personnel Department of the Capital Station, and she is closely involved in arranging work.

The next second, Zhang Heping and his concubine Chen Shuting walked out of the courtyard, "Let's go, let's go for a walk inside the Forbidden City!"

Zhang Heping said hello, took his two wives and a group of children, and went straight to the south, without saying a word about Zhang Cuishan from beginning to end.

His departure just fulfilled Zhang Bing's wish.

Zhang Bing got up and left the shoe stall, returned to the yard, and called Zhang Pandi, who was carrying a large basin to the gatehouse, "Second brother, you can still arrange it... What are you doing?"

Zhang Bing was suddenly pushed by Ma Xiuzhen who was following closely behind him, and he lost his balance on one foot and fell to the ground.

"What should I do?" Ma Xiuzhen glared at Zhang Bing angrily. "Not only did your ungrateful nephew come here empty-handed, he didn't even say hello, and he even wanted the second son to introduce a job to his son. You're dreaming!"

Zhang Pandi put down the large basin of clothes, walked down the stairs quickly, helped Zhang Bing up, and advised Ma Xiuzhen: "Mom, don't get angry and get yourself hurt. I'm in the process of arranging a job for Zhang Xin. At the beginning of the year, I couldn't arrange a job for Zhang Xin, and now I can't do it."

"Job transfer?" Zhang Bing was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Where are you going to be transferred to? Can they arrange a job for Zhang Xin?"

Before Zhang Bing could finish his words, he was nearly pushed down by Ma Xiuzhen who rushed over. Fortunately, Zhang Pandi stopped him quickly.

"Dad, I will probably be transferred to the foreign affairs department. The review there is strict, and it requires academic qualifications and the knowledge of foreign languages. Zhang Xin can't go." Zhang Pandi declined politely.

After saying this, Zhang Pandi pulled her mother Ma Xiuzhen towards the east stairs, preparing to go upstairs to hang clothes.

"I'm going to Hong Kong Island with my mistress this afternoon. If this shameless old man asks you to help Zhang Cuishan, you must not agree!" Ma Xiuzhen said angrily, "Also, you are not allowed to give him money! Otherwise, I will stay in Hong Kong Island and not come back!"

Zhang Pandi picked up the large basin on the steps and asked doubtfully, "Mom, aren't you taking my dad to Hong Kong Island?"

"Why take him there?" Ma Xiuzhen asked irritably, "To cause trouble for your brother?"

Zhang Bing doesn't care about Hong Kong Island. What he cares about now is to help Zhang Cuishan's son Zhang Xin find a job as soon as possible and get him back from the hotel so that he can have someone to take care of Zhang Cuishan in his old age.

So, he immediately went next door and wanted to ask the eldest sister Zhang Zhaodi to think of a solution. After all, she was also a deputy section chief. Although she was in charge of finance, she was still a cadre and could have a say over the railway.

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Zhang Heping took his people to the Forbidden City. His original intention was to out of sight, out of mind. Anyway, they would be returning to Hong Kong Island in the afternoon, so there was no need to waste words.

If you talk too much, you will set a bad example for the children!
However, when he arrived at the entrance of the Forbidden City, he bumped into Lou Xiao'e and her group.

The key point is that that guy Shazhu was using an over-the-shoulder throw to throw Zhang Cuishan in front of Zhang Heping.

This is a bit embarrassing...

Although Zhang Heping dislikes this ungrateful cousin, his last name is Zhang after all.

As the old saying goes, when beating a dog, you have to look at the owner!

"You, you are Zhang Heping!" He Yuzhu subconsciously took a step back when he saw the young man approaching with a gloomy face, and hurriedly explained, "Zhang Cuishan provoked me first, I just wanted to chase him away!"

Seeing Zhang Heping approaching without stopping, Sha Zhu took two steps back and said in a panic, "If you don't believe me, ask Zhang Cuishan's son!"

The fist is afraid of the young and strong, and the stick is afraid of the old wolf!

When Zhang Heping was a teenager, he could break Sha Zhu's bones; now Sha Zhu is old, and Zhang Heping looks to be only in his twenties, so how can Sha Zhu not panic?

After all, he is not really stupid!
"Come here, I won't hit you!" Zhang Heping raised his right hand and just said a word, but unexpectedly Sha Zhu ran away.

But how could this old guy, who is nearly 50 years old, run faster than Zhang Heping?

Just after Sha Zhu ran a few steps, he felt a tightening on the back of his neck and his body was involuntarily lifted into the air.

Before Sha Zhu could beg for mercy, Zhang Heping raised his hand and slapped his limbs and chin several times, removing them.

"Look! There's a fight!"

"Wow! What great strength! He lifted such a big person with one hand!"

"Chinese Kung Fu! Bruce Lee!"

Amid the chaotic exclamations from all around, Zhang Heping threw Shazhu to the ground like a piece of trash.

"Let's go!" Zhang Heping waved to his wife and children, and before the armed police arrived, he took a detour to Quanjude in the east.

As for those who followed, Zhang Heping looked at them coldly for a while, and then they wisely dispersed.

The higher-ups are still discussing a severe crackdown, so now fighting on the street is nothing and has become commonplace.

Therefore, those idle people who came to watch the fun were also afraid that Zhang Heping would rush over and beat them.

Zhang Heping called home from the front desk of Quanjude to tell them that he had lunch at Quanjude. Then he ordered a few decks of cards and sat in the store with his wife and children to play cards.

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On the other hand, after Sha Zhu's limbs and jaw were removed by Zhang Heping, Lou Xiao'e immediately ran to question Zhang Cuishan who was standing there in a daze, "Why didn't you tell me that Zhang Heping was back!"

"That man just now was Zhang Heping?" Zhang Cuishan couldn't believe it at this moment, and muttered: "Why would he help me? Doesn't he blame me?"

"Let's go!" Lou Xiao'e grabbed Zhang Cuishan's arm without hesitation and said anxiously, "Take me to find Zhang Heping!"

"No!" Zhang Cuishan said bluntly, "I have cut off all contact with him a long time ago. I can't bow to him just because of you!"

"You!" Lou Xiao'e had never seen such a weird person. She had told him before that Zhang Heping was very rich now. As long as a little bit of business slipped through his fingers, he would be worth millions.

As a result, this guy actually wanted to step on Zhang Heping and make Zhang Heping apologize to him and surrender first, otherwise there would be no deal.

"You're not going, are you?" Lou Xiao'e stared at Zhang Cuishan coldly and threatened him in a very low voice: "Then forget about getting Zhang Xin back. You can only expect your three stepchildren to take care of you in your old age!"

"Zhang Xin!" Lou Xiao'e resolutely turned around and called her eldest son, who was like a lackey, "Carry your master on his back, and let's go see a Chinese doctor!"

Seeing Zhang Xin carrying Sha Zhu, who was lying limp on the ground, on his back, Zhang Cuishan felt so sad!
He raised his son to this age, and his son had never carried him on his back, but now...

Zhang Cuishan rubbed his back which was hurt from the fall. After a struggle between his conscience and his desires, he gritted his teeth, chased after Lou Xiaoe who was heading east, and said, "I'll take you to find him, and then you return my son to me!"

"Hmph..." Lou Xiao'e snorted coldly and did not answer.

Lou Xiao'e walked east for a while and failed to find Zhang Heping's family, so she asked Zhang Xin to carry Sha Zhu to a nearby Chinese medicine clinic for bone setting.

"Master, who was that person just now?" The young Zhang Xin was also a man without good eyesight, and he actually rubbed salt into Sha Zhu's wounds.

This time he ended up in a bad situation. Sha Zhu, who had just recovered, pushed away Zhang Xin who was trying to help him, snorted coldly at Zhang Cuishan, and went straight out of the Chinese medicine clinic.

"Master, where are you going?"

Seeing that Zhang Xin was about to run out, Lou Xiaoe, who was paying the medical fees, hurriedly said, "Xiao Xin, wait a moment!"

"Mom, what's going on?" Zhang Xin looked back in confusion, then looked at the empty door. Lou Xiao'e looked at Zhang Cuishan meaningfully and said, "We'll take you to see the man who beat your master just now. He's very rich!"

Then, the two separated couples, along with their eldest son Zhang Xin and He Xiao who followed silently behind, walked towards Houhai.

Then, by chance, they met Zhang Bing, Ma Xiuzhen and their group who were going to have dinner.

The two parties exchanged a few words, and then Zhang Bing asked incredulously: "Heping just saw Shazhu beating Cuishan, and then he broke Shazhu's bones?"

"We are all family. How could Heping allow outsiders to bully his cousin? Don't you think so?" Lou Xiao'e said with a smile:

"With so many people in the family, it's inevitable that there will be conflicts. But when someone bullies our family, no matter how big the conflict was, we will unite to face the outsiders!"

"Our Lou family is like this. There are hundreds of people who make a lot of noise, but in front of outsiders, we all appear to be very united."

"So, I want to take Cuishan to apologize to Heping and ease the relationship. By the way, I want Xiaoxin and Xiaoxiao to recognize those brothers and sisters!"

After listening to Lou Xiao'e's words, Zhang Bing agreed in his heart, but he felt that his son was not as generous as he appeared to be.

Facing Zhang Bing's gaze, Ma Xiuzhen was a little unsure about her son's attitude, because Zhang Heping never mentioned Zhang Cuishan from beginning to end.

"Let's do it another day!" The second sister Zhang Pandi said with a smile: "My brother is angry now, you'd better not provoke him!"

In the morning, when Zhang Heping heard that Zhang Cuishan’s three step-sons were introduced to the job by Zhang Bing, Zhang Heping gave Zhang Pandi a cold glare.

It was just that one look that made Zhang Pandi realize how much her brother disliked Zhang Cuishan. Zhang Pandi even felt that this brother hated her, his second sister.

It’s not that she hates him, but Zhang Pandi feels that the word hate can express Zhang Heping’s dislike for Zhang Cuishan more profoundly than complaint.

"It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. Let's do it today! Today's matter is just right for us to make peace with Cuishan and the others!" Lou Xiao'e was in a hurry to get rich, so how could she miss such a good opportunity.

She had already decided in her heart that she would ask Zhang Heping to help Zhang Cuishan teach Sha Zhu a lesson, thank Zhang Heping very much, ease the relationship between Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Heping, and then let Zhang Xin and He Xiao get in touch with Zhang Heping's children.

Among them, He Xiao, who can speak Cantonese, naturally has more common language with Zhang Heping's children.

If He Xiao could marry one of Zhang Heping's daughters...

Lou Xiao'e thought about this possibility. Although the probability was very small, it was not completely impossible!

Just like when she married Xu Damao, who could have thought that Lou Bancheng's daughter would marry the son of a maid!

Although Lou Xiao'e's idea was good, Zhang Pandi didn't want her family's conflicts to escalate because of them.

"Not today!" Zhang Pandi's tone became serious, and she used the authority she had gained as a deputy section chief over the years, "I'm not discussing this with you!"

However, Old Zhang on the side would not miss this opportunity. Although he felt that the possibility of persuading Zhang Heping was slim, it was indeed an opportunity now.

If his son could help his eldest nephew, the life of his eldest brother's family would be greatly improved, and the Zhang family would be able to turn things around!
I just heard Lao Zhang wave his hand and said, "Let's go to Quanjude first. If Heping doesn't agree, let them leave."

"Dad!" Zhang Pandi frowned and said, "You have to think it over carefully. If you really take Zhang Cuishan over, my brother may never come back to see you!"

"It's okay! It's okay!" Lou Xiao'e said hurriedly: "You go first, we will go there to eat later. It's okay if we meet by chance! Uncle Zhang, don't you agree?"

Zhang Bing, who was feeling somewhat worried, nodded in agreement after hearing what Lou Xiao'e said.

Then I heard Lou Xiao'e say to Zhang Pandi: "When the time comes, if we can talk about He Cuishan and Heping, we will stay; if not, we will leave immediately! Second sister, do you think it's okay?"

Zhang Panddi did not say anything about Lou Xiao'e's flexibility. She was already guessing her brother's expression and how to deal with the follow-up.

As for Ma Xiuzhen, she seemed very silent at this time. She still didn't understand her son's thoughts.

Last night at the dinner table, Zhang Bing pretended to be drunk and told her about Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin. His son didn't get angry, but just said that he wouldn't come back for the next few years, which made her angry and anxious.

But this morning, his son did not blame Zhang Bing and was willing to let him go to Hong Kong Island. This made Ma Xiuzhen unsure about her son's attitude towards Zhang Cuishan.

"Let's do this for now!" Eldest sister Zhang Zhaodi said something for her father, then helped her father walk away.

"Mom!" Zhang Pandi pulled her mother and then followed.

Next came the two sons-in-law of the Zhang family, who followed in silence and did not get involved in the internal conflicts of the Zhang family.

These people talked a lot, but no one asked the opinion of the other party involved, Zhang Cuishan.

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"I just asked Chang Wen and the others to come to Hong Kong Island to learn Eagle Language during the summer vacation, and you gave me such a cold look?"

Zhang Heping is not a god, and he never thought that he would be plotted against by Lou Xiaoe while having lunch.

At this time, he was still planning the study arrangements for a group of little kids in Hong Kong Island after the summer vacation.

Just as the waiter opened the door to the private room and served the food, a surprised voice suddenly came from outside, "Are you guys eating here too?"

Then, Lou Xiao'e, her two sons, and Zhang Cuishan who was left behind, walked into the private room with two large round tables.

Seeing these four people, except Sha Zhu, Zhang Heping already understood.

When he came from the Forbidden City just now, he paid special attention to the people behind him halfway and found that no one was following him, so he chose Quanjude.

Seeing the appearance of these four people, and the dull expressions of his parents and two sisters after entering the private room, Zhang Heping has already guessed that his whereabouts were leaked by this group of family members!
Zhang Heping did not vent his dissatisfaction with his family and Zhang Cuishan like a madman. He simply put down his chopsticks and chose to watch coldly.

"When Shazhu was being beaten up just now, I felt that he looked familiar." Lou Xiao'e smiled as if she had just recognized Zhang Heping.

"We happened to meet again at this time. Seeing your family sitting together, I was sure that Heping had returned."

"Heping, it was just a misunderstanding. What happened is this, Cuishan's son Xiaoxin and I..."

"Lou Xiao'e?" Seeing Zhang Heping was silent and no longer smiling, his concubine Chen Shuting interrupted Lou Xiao'e and said, "If you came alone, we might have a few more words with you. Now please leave!"

The first wife Tang Xin was a little surprised at Chen Shuting's dominance. You know, after returning to China, she was the main wife, so how could a little secretary have the right to talk to outsiders like that?

What Tang Xin didn't know was that Chen Shuting had deeply felt last night how much her husband disliked Zhang Cuishan.

Or should I say, it was very annoying that Zhang Bing mentioned Zhang Cuishan!
Lou Xiao'e smiled awkwardly, took a step back, and stepped on the instep of Zhang Cuishan, who remained silent, with her heel.

Finally, Lou Xiao'e looked back at Zhang Cuishan and gave him a threatening and fierce look. When she turned back to look at Zhang Heping and the others, she put on a smiling face again.

After so many years of training, the silly Ezi who originally lived in the backyard of No. 95 Courtyard has now mastered commercial skills such as thick-skinnedness and face-changing skills.

"Zhang Heping, I'm here to apologize to you. I was wrong before!" Zhang Cuishan said reluctantly, shouting in his heart that he agreed to come here and surrender to Lou Xiao'e just for his son.

In order to get Zhang Cuishan's apology, Lou Xiao'e made countless threats and promises about what would happen afterwards.

Of course, he did not forget to teach his two sons how rich the Zhang family in Hong Kong was.

Finally, Zhang Xin said to his father Zhang Cuishan, "Dad, when I make a lot of money, I will definitely honor you well!"

It was this sentence that broke Zhang Cuishan's defense and made him determined to apologize to Zhang Heping!

Little did he know that this sentence was also taught to Zhang Xin by Lou Xiao'e.

Just as everyone was looking at Zhang Heping who was silent, the foreman who led the waiters to serve the dishes was standing outside the door. At this moment, he heard the movement in the private room and had to walk in and say:

"Hello, please do not disturb the foreign guests' meal!"

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(End of this chapter)