Break out of the courtyard

"Finally, there's an understanding!" Tang Lie was filled with emotion as he watched Zhang Heping signing the agreement on TV.

"Didn't they say there was an apology?" his father, Tang Ren, asked puzzledly from the sofa beside him, "Did we miss it, or was the apology video not played?"

Tang Lie looked at the black plane behind Zhang Heping on TV, which was suddenly surrounded by a red circle, and said, "It probably wasn't released. When the third brother called, he said he saw a public apology on the news in Hong Kong Island."

"On the other hand, isn't it too arbitrary for the Taiwanese to conclude that this aircraft surpasses third-generation aircraft simply because it can take off and land vertically?"

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"What third-generation or fourth-generation aircraft? This aircraft is clearly a carrier-based aircraft developed for aircraft carriers!" Tang Qiang, who was enjoying himself in a nightclub on Hong Kong Island, pointed at the aircraft poster he had someone put up on the dance floor and laughed wantonly at the few Chinese people around him.
"Don't worry, the more powerful the mainland's weapons and equipment are, the less likely this war will break out, because everyone will be wary of each other, haha!"

As he spoke, Tang Qiang raised his dirty hands and hugged the two big foreign horses beside him even tighter.

A middle-aged man with blond hair and a slicked-back hair looked at the black plane on the poster and Zhang Heping, who was walking in front of the plane with his helmet wrapped around his waist with his left hand. He said casually, "I didn't expect Mr. Zhang not only to develop airplanes, but also to fly fighter jets. He's truly a versatile person!"

My third nephew Tang Qiang came to the Magnesian man's office tonight, and naturally understood what the other party wanted to find out through him.

He could have refused the trip, but he thought that if the Magnesium guys couldn't get any information from him, they would definitely look for someone else.

Rather than letting outsiders talk nonsense, it would be better for him to make up stories.

Facing the seemingly affirmative tentative words of the man from Magnesium, Tang Qiang casually said while he was attacking the foreign horse: "That vertical take-off and landing aircraft should have been made by the experts from Northern Soviet Union hired by my uncle."

"He doesn't have time to research those things. The research on the longevity potion alone confines him to the laboratory."

"It's the first time I've seen my uncle fly a plane."

"Flying a plane shouldn't be any harder than driving a car!"

"It's really not difficult!" A brown-haired, bearded man smoking a cigar laughed. "Just fly the plane up into the sky and fly it in any direction you want."

"Unlike driving a car, you have to be careful not only of the cars in front, behind, and on both sides, but also of pedestrians."

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"Xiaochun! Is the guy flying the plane today really your third cousin? He looks too young. I would believe him if he said he was your brother."

"Didn't I just explain it? After being injured by a truck bomb from Japanese spies, Advisor Zhang healed himself. He replaced the burned dead skin and looked younger!"

"I know about that. Our capital's hospital has that kind of plaster for treating burns. I heard that it was developed by Consultant Zhang a few years ago to save a soldier with burns all over his body. Good deeds really pay off!"

"Xiaochun, I heard from your mom that you also went to Xijiao Airport for an interview today. Do you know the names of the three fighter jets that Consultant Zhang and his team used to intimidate the foreigners?"

"It's not even mentioned in the news. Why are you asking about this? Don't you know it's a secret?"

"Didn't you see those three fighter planes were completely black, without even serial numbers printed on them? If you keep asking around, they'll catch you as a spy!"

When Lou Xiao'e brought her son He Xiao to the Zhang family on the north bank of Houhai...

No, this woman just changed her second son's name to Zhang Xiao this afternoon.

Lou Xiao'e and her son Zhang Xiao wandered outside Zhang's house for a while, but did not see any members of the Zhang family. They only saw Ma Lili and the Zhou family outside, chatting with a group of neighbors about what happened at the Western Suburbs Airport this morning.

Lou Xiao'e and Zhang Xiao just came back this morning and had no idea what happened at the Western Suburbs Airport.

However, it could not stop the subsequent news reports and people everywhere from discussing what happened at the Western Suburbs Airport that morning.

One is to accept a public apology, and the other is the successful test flight of a new domestically-produced fighter jet.

Lou Xiao'e was not interested in such national affairs. When she came back this time, she originally wanted to take advantage of the domestic investment boom and reopen the Loujia Restaurant in Qianmen.

However, when she went to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang to look for Sha Zhu as the chef, she was told that Sha Zhu was dead!
Lou Xiao'e asked many people inside and outside the courtyard of No. 95. Some said that Sha Zhu was assassinated by Zhang Heping's bodyguards, some said that Sha Zhu froze to death after falling from the Yinding Bridge, and some said that Sha Zhu was forced to death by the Jia family. In any case, there was no definite answer.

In the past, Lou Xiao'e gave her second son the surname He, one to tie down Sha Zhu, a laborer, and the other to sever his blood relationship with Zhang Cuishan so that He Xiao would have a chance to marry Zhang Heping's daughter.

This morning, Lou Xiao'e learned that Sha Zhu had died. Combined with the report on Zhang Heping on the news at noon, she thought again and again and decided to let He Xiao change his name to Zhang Xiao so that she could deepen her relationship with Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin and thus establish a relationship with the Zhang family.

Although Zhang Heping doesn't like his cousin Zhang Cuishan, the stubborn old man Zhang Bing will help Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin.

It’s just a pity that Lou Xiaoe spent a lot of effort changing the name in the afternoon, but didn’t see any members of the Zhang family here.

"Mom, there are too many people here tonight. Why don't we come back another day to ask?" Zhang Xiao, standing with his mother on the North Sea coast, looked at the large crowd outside the Zhang family compound and couldn't help but hesitate. "I have to report to the branch office in the capital tomorrow."

Lou Xiao'e nodded and was about to turn around and leave, but she bumped into Xu Damao behind her.

"What do you want to do?" Lou Xiao'e subconsciously took a step back. She had no good feelings towards her ex-husband who had reported her family.

Xu Damao glanced at Lou Xiao'e's second son, and thought of the fact that Lou Xiao'e and her adulterer Zhang Cuishan also had a son, but she didn't even have one with him, and a nameless anger surged in his heart.

However, when the tall and strong Zhang Xiao stood in front of Lou Xiao'e and looked coldly at the gray-haired Xu Damao, Xu Damao remembered the purpose of his visit and forced himself to suppress the irritation in his heart.

"I heard that you were asking about Sha Zhu." Xu Damao turned around and pointed in the direction of Yinding Bridge. "He died there. If you want to know the truth, follow me!"

Xu Damao wanted to get close to the Zhang family, but like most people in Yard 95, he was not liked by the Zhang family.

In addition, Aunt Hongxiu and the police had warned them not to harass the Zhang family again, so Xu Damao was even more helpless.

However, he heard today that Lou Xiao'e had returned from abroad and had changed her second son's surname in the afternoon, so he had a new plan in mind.

After all, he and Lou Xiao'e have been married for many years, so he can guess most of what Lou Xiao'e is planning now.

Therefore, Xu Damao wanted to re-establish contact with Lou Xiao'e through the cause of Sha Zhu's death, and then work together to conquer the relationship with the Zhang family.

Lou Xiao'e still feels a little bothered by Sha Zhu's death.

It’s not that she still has feelings for Sha Zhu, but she wants to know whether Sha Zhu was killed by Zhang Heping. This is related to her attitude towards dealing with Zhang Heping in the future.

Lou Xiao'e hesitated for a moment, then pulled her son to follow, and arrived at Yinding Bridge just after Xu Damao.

"Shazhu had a stroke last winter. Although he woke up, he was left with shaking and weak hands." Xu Damao stood on the bridge, looking at the crowd at the Zhang family compound, and said lightly, "You know the relationship between Shazhu and Qin Huairu."

"Ever since you closed the restaurant and took He Xiao abroad, that idiot He Yuzhu has fallen for Qin Huairu's tricks. He not only transferred the main house of the He family to Banggeng, but also transferred the room in the backyard where the deaf old lady lived to the ungrateful Jia family." "The stupidest thing that idiot did was to hand over his salary to Qin Huairu as well."

"Now, when Shazhu couldn't lift the iron pot or spatula anymore and lost his income, he was shunned by the Jia family and finally banished to the deaf old lady's house to fend for himself."

"Where's Yi Zhonghai?" Lou Xiao'e asked, frowning as she looked in the direction of the Zhang family. "He wants to rely on Sha Zhu for his retirement. Even though Sha Zhu's hands have sequelae, he's not completely disabled after all. Would he just ignore Sha Zhu?"

"Hehe!" Xu Damao suddenly laughed. "That hypocrite Yi Zhonghai unfortunately died last August. In the end, there wasn't even anyone to wave banners or mourn. Do you know why?"

Lou Xiao'e didn't look at the look in Xu Damao's eyes when he turned around and asked calmly, "Could it be that Qin Huairu is interfering again?"

"Yes and no!" Xu Damao looked at his ex-wife, who was in her fifties but still had a charming demeanor, in the dim light of the street lamp and said with a smile, "It's because Yi Zhonghai tricked Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu and the others before he died!"

Then, Xu Damao happily told the story of how Yi Zhonghai cheated Sha Zhu and others by renting a house, and ended up with no one to see him off to the end.

Lou Xiao'e listened for a while longer, then concluded, "So, before his death, Sha Zhu sought help from Zhang Heping but was rejected. Then, for some unknown reason, he froze to death under this Yinding Bridge?"

Xu Damao nodded slightly, "If it weren't for this, there wouldn't be so many speculations about Sha Zhu's death."

"I understand!" Lou Xiao'e said, and turned to leave, preparing to take a detour to the front gate from the south.

Xu Damao didn't go up to stop him, but just said with a smile: "I know where your other mistress and son are."

The other mistress was naturally Zhang Cuishan; the other son was Zhang Xin.

Lou Xiao'e paused for a moment. She changed her second son's surname to Zhang, just to rebuild her relationship with Zhang Cuishan and then get on board the Zhang family's big ship!
If we can get relevant information from Xu Damao, we can save a lot of time.

"You may not know, but your lover is currently earning a high salary in Zhang Heping's company. I heard..." Xu Damao slowly walked to Lou Xiao'e and put his left hand on Lou Xiao'e's left shoulder, but was not pushed away by Lou Xiao'e.

Instead, Zhang Xiao, who was standing by, saw this and stepped forward to push Xu Damao away.

"Boy, when your mother and I were in love, you didn't even know where you were!" Xu Damao said, and walked down to the other end of Yinding Bridge. "If you have made up your mind, come to my house and don't bring your stupid son with you."

Just when Lou Xiao'e reacted and wanted to ask something, Xu Damao had already disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Cuishan earned a high salary in Zhang Heping's company, and this news really surprised and delighted Lou Xiao'e.

She was surprised why Zhang Heping took in Zhang Cuishan. Was it because of Zhang Bing?
The joy was naturally because Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Heping had restored their relationship, so that she and Zhang Xiao could more smoothly attach themselves to the Zhang family, and her son would not have to work for others.

From then on, Zhang Xiao could have food and clothing without worries by simply doing something for the Zhang family, just like how their Lou family took care of their relatives in the past.

However, what she didn't know was that Zhang Cuishan did not try to curry favor with Zhang Heping. When he was working at the Northwest Space Exploration Base, he didn't even dare to mention his relationship with Zhang Heping, for fear that Zhang Heping would find out and fire him.

The next morning, after Lou Xiao'e and her son Zhang Xiao went out to report to the company, she dressed up simply and took a rickshaw to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

Entering this cramped courtyard made of red bricks and wooden boards, Lou Xiao'e's steps became much more relaxed.

After what Xu Damao said last night, Lou Xiao'e immediately concluded in her heart that Sha Zhu was forced to death by Qin Huairu's family, so she no longer had any grudge against Zhang Heping.

However, when she knocked on the wooden door of the red brick house that the Xu family had secretly built outside and walked into the dim house, Lou Xiao'e suddenly remembered Xu Damao's character. Her heart suddenly tightened and she remembered the phrase "greed blinds one's mind."

Why is it the word "profit" instead of "sex"?

That’s because the word “profit” refers to Lou Xiaoe herself, and the word “sex” refers to Xu Damao.

Lou Xiao'e fantasized for a long time last night about the benefits of getting close to the Zhang family and her future development, but she never thought about Xu Damao's intention in asking her to come here today.

She was not afraid of what Xu Damao would do to her. Although many years had passed, Lou Xiao'e still knew Xu Xiaomao's size.

After all, he was her first man. Sometimes when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Lou Xiao'e would compare him with the several men she had been with.

"Go ahead!" Lou Xiao'e frowned. Standing at the door to the west wing in the backyard, which was supposed to be the main gate, she asked the servile Xu Damao, "Why did you call me here?"

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After Zhang Heping returned to the Xishan Aircraft Manufacturing Plant in a fourth-generation and a half joint attack aircraft that could take off and land vertically but was not yet equipped with artificial intelligence to assist in decision-making, he stayed there for a week before taking his family south to Wucheng. He had no idea that Xu Damao and Lou Xiaoe were plotting against him.

Compared with the low-key approach of Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation, Zhang Heping and his party were stopped by Huang Xuemin and the leaders of Wucheng as soon as they drove out of the highway toll station.

After a round of greetings, the crowd drove into Wucheng, a central hub city, with two three-wheeled motorcycles leading the way and more than 20 cars following.

The reason why they were treated with such high standards was that Zhang Heping called Huang Xuemin in advance and said that Lao Zhang wanted to reminisce with his old comrades, and then Huang Xuemin leaked his whereabouts.

Second, Heping Group has more than a dozen IPO incubation projects here, the most promising of which is the Wucheng chip factory that can produce 28-nanometer chips.

For this factory, the stepmother investment company invested funds and technology, but only took 20% of the shares, and gave the remaining 80% to Wucheng's urban investment company for local construction.

The reason why the chip factory is placed here is naturally because there are two thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plants in Wucheng.

Correspondingly, another chip factory was located in Xiamen because there are also two thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plants there.

Huadu and Shenzhen are somewhat dissatisfied with this, as the 80% stake given up by Heping Group is really too much!
However, Heping Group has the most IPO incubation projects in Guangdong Province, and has also acquired shares in the municipal investment companies in Huadu and Shenzhen.

Of course, the most popular thing about Zhang Heping's family coming here was that the fighter jet that Zhang Heping had test-flown not long ago really made Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation famous both at home and abroad, and made other cities and units extremely envious.

Wucheng has a plan to build an aircraft carrier, so naturally it wants to show off in front of foreigners.

Therefore, Zhang Heping was not bothered to inspect factories and units that were operating normally, such as the Heping Diamond Factory, the Heping Battery Factory, the Heping Display Factory, the Nuclear Power Plant, and the Highway Company. Instead, Chen Shuting and other members of the Zhang family were asked to go.

As for Zhang Heping, after attending a welcoming banquet in Wucheng, he was taken to Wucheng Shipping Company to solve the technical problems encountered by Wucheng Shipyard and Wucheng Iron and Steel Plant.

Of course, this was just a joke. Huang Xuemin and the others were hoping that Zhang Heping would stay in Wucheng for a few more days.

If Zhang Heping, Chen Shuting and others were in a good mood and decided to invest in a few projects, that would be a definite political achievement.

Unfortunately, Zhang Heping was in a hurry to go back to host the 5th Peace Prize Ceremony.

Although the Peace Group has not yet removed Japan and magnesium from its blacklist, Zhang Heping has promised Magnesium that the Peace Prize can be awarded without considering the winner's nationality, just like the Nobel Prize.

Yes, like the Nobel Prize, that's not being considered for now... (End of Chapter)