Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 620 How dare he?

"Alright, Sha Zhu, they're from Hong Kong, so don't do anything rash!" Qin Huairu hurriedly stepped forward to advise him.

"It's alright, I know what I'm doing!" Sha Zhu waved his hand and replied softly, then walked step by step toward Pang Hetai.

"You, you stay away!" Pang Hetai's heart jumped into his throat when he saw this.

After all, he was just a lazy and ignorant young master of the Pang family who needed to be waited on hand and foot. How could he possibly be a match for Sha Zhu, who wielded a large ladle?

Putting everything else aside, the solid muscles on Sha Zhu's arms alone were enough to instill fear in him.

If Sha Zhu really doesn't care and injures him, or even kills him, then he'll suffer a huge loss.

"You little brat, I'm warning you, if you dare to come in front of me and spout nonsense again, I'll beat you to death, you believe me?" Sha Zhu pointed his finger at Pang Hetai's nose and angrily cursed.

"You're so rude! I'm going back right now and exposing your true colors to Lou Xiao'e." Seeing that he was outnumbered, Pang Hetai said this harshly and then quickly turned and ran away.

Sha Zhu felt no joy at all when he saw Pang Hetai being scared away.

Because he knew that since Pang Hetai had come to warn him, it proved that Pang Hetai had not given up on his ex-wife, Lou Xiao'e.

If this were in Beijing, he could rely on his personal strength and the help of his neighbors, without having to worry about what Pang Hetai might do.

But if he really went to Hong Kong with Lou Xiao'e, he might get killed one day!
In addition, what worried him even more was his son with Lou Xiao'e, He Xiao.

What if Pang Hetai takes his anger out on He Xiao?
Thinking of this, he suddenly became restless and immediately wanted to ask Li Guoqiang for help in coming up with a solution.

However, before he could even walk to the front yard, he was stopped by Yi Zhonghai, who suddenly came out of the house.

"Pillar, Pillar, wait a minute!"

"What's wrong, old man?" Sha Zhu frowned slightly as he looked at Yi Zhonghai.

"Zhu Zi, where are you planning to go?" Yi Zhonghai asked with concern.

"I want to ask Qiangzi for help in investigating that grandson of a bitch from earlier." Sha Zhu didn't want to hide it from Yi Zhonghai and immediately revealed his plan.

"Why are you investigating him? He's from Hong Kong. Do you think you can chase him all the way to Hong Kong?" Yi Zhonghai's face darkened, and he said somewhat irritably.

"Then what do you suggest we do? I can't just stand by and watch him bully my son all he wants in the future, can I?" Sha Zhu frowned and asked anxiously.

"Look at what you're saying! With Lou Xiao'e protecting your son, how could he possibly bully him? I think you're overthinking it!" Yi Zhonghai glared at him and then scolded him with a look of annoyance.

"I," Sha Zhu opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to refute it.

Logically speaking, Lou Xiao'e and Pang Hetai are now divorced, and their son is already over ten years old. If Pang Hetai wants to reconcile with Lou Xiao'e, he certainly can't bully He Xiao.

Therefore, what he was really worried about was not that Pang Hetai would bully He Xiao, but that Lou Xiao'e would be taken away by Pang Hetai.

"Alright, in my opinion, you should just go to work at the steel mill and wait for Lou Xiao'e to come find you." Seeing that Sha Zhu didn't say anything, Yi Zhonghai quickly seized the opportunity to offer his suggestion.

Now, he has figured out how to keep Sha Zhu in the courtyard house, and has already asked someone to take care of it.

If he just waits a few more days until things are done, he won't have to keep an eye on Sha Zhu all the time, and he won't have to worry about Sha Zhu suddenly abandoning him.

"Wait for Lou Xiao'e to come find me?" Sha Zhu was slightly taken aback, then suddenly remembered that Li Guoqiang had promised him that he would receive news of Lou Xiao'e by tonight at the latest, and his mood immediately relaxed.

“That’s right! If Lou Xiao’e still has feelings for you, she will definitely come back to you. Then, no matter what happens, you can talk to her face to face and make things clear.” Yi Zhonghai nodded and explained earnestly.

"Okay, I'll listen to you then. I'm going to work now!" Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately nodded and agreed, then started walking towards the front yard.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu, Xiao Dang, and Huaihua suddenly realized what was happening and hurriedly followed behind Sha Zhu towards Li Guoqiang's house.

Soon, they walked to the gatehouse one after the other, and just then they ran into Li Guoqiang, who was coming out of the house.

"Qiangzi!" Sha Zhu's eyes lit up slightly when he saw Li Guoqiang, and he quickly took a few steps to greet him.

"Uncle He, you've come at just the right time! I was just about to go find you!" Li Guoqiang smiled slightly and then greeted him softly.

In fact, when Pang Hetai entered the courtyard, he had already used the small space to his advantage to identify Pang Hetai, the outsider.

This is a good habit he developed after spending so many years in Hong Kong.

His purpose was to avoid being suddenly touched by someone and potentially harming his family.

However, what he didn't expect was that Pang Hetai, this bald man, was the same man Lou Xiao'e married in Hong Kong.

This surprised him, and he couldn't help but lose interest in Lou Xiao'e.

"Is there news?!" Sha Zhu immediately became excited upon hearing this.

"Yes, according to the information I received, Aunt Lou took a plane back to Beijing early this morning and is currently at the Beijing State-run Hotel." Li Guoqiang nodded and then directly told Sha Zhu what he knew.

"Okay, I'll go find her now!" Sha Zhu immediately agreed and then turned around and ran out of the yard impatiently.

He even forgot to ask Qin Huairu to help him ask the factory for leave.

"Qiangzi, do you think Lou Xiao'e will really get back together with Sha Zhu?" Qin Huairu watched Sha Zhu's figure rushing away, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.

"How would I know that!" Li Guoqiang said irritably upon hearing this.

"Hehe! I was just curious, you don't know." Qin Huairu chuckled a few times when she saw this, and then told them about how Pang Hetai had come over to warn Shazhu not to bother Lou Xiao'e.

"Alright, these are none of our business. Instead of wasting your time, you should think about what you want to eat later!" Li Guoqiang waved his hand and said calmly.

"Oh!" Seeing that Li Guoqiang didn't seem interested in these things, Qin Huairu didn't dare to say anything more. She quickly nodded in agreement and followed Li Guoqiang toward the courtyard gate.

Not long after, just as the four of them were sitting in the Chunfeng Restaurant, which was used as an employee canteen under the Qiangsheng Group, chatting and laughing while eating breakfast, Sha Zhu also arrived smoothly at the Sijiu City State-run Hotel and gave Lou Xiao'e's name to the receptionist. "He Yuzhu? What brings you here?" Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but show a look of great surprise when she saw the waiter and Sha Zhu standing at the door.

It should be noted that the hotel she stayed at this time was changed by Lou Tanshi at the last minute.

Moreover, she didn't reveal any information to Shazhu.

Under these circumstances, how did Shazhu know that she lived here?

"What? You don't want me to come and disturb your good time?" Sha Zhu's words were barbed from the start.

"No, I didn't mean that. I'm just curious how you knew I was here?" Lou Xiao'e waved her hand and then asked curiously.

"Are we just going to talk here?" Sha Zhu looked at Lou Xiao'e's face, which was much prettier and younger than before, and suddenly felt a little irritable and uneasy.

After all, given his current appearance and circumstances, the gap between him and Lou Xiao'e is simply too great.

Even if Lou Xiao'e had a past relationship with him and they had a child, he didn't have the confidence to keep such a young, beautiful, and wealthy woman.

"Oh! Sorry, please come in quickly!" Lou Xiao'e glanced at the waiter who had already left, suddenly realized what was going on, and then hurriedly invited Sha Zhu into the room.

Sha Zhu walked into the room and saw that Lou Tanshi, He Xiao, and that annoying Pang Hetai were not there. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, at Lou Xiao'e's prompting, he sat down on the sofa.

"Here, have a cup of tea first!" Lou Xiao'e picked up the kettle and poured a cup of tea for Sha Zhu. Then, instead of sitting down next to Sha Zhu as before, she sat down on another sofa.

Sha Zhu's heart tightened slightly when he saw this, and then he asked in a deep voice, "Lou Xiao'e, why did you run back to Hong Kong without saying a word?"

"I...I had no choice. Something urgent happened at the company in Hong Kong, and I had to rush back to deal with it, so I left in such a hurry!" Lou Xiao'e was slightly taken aback, and then explained somewhat guiltily.

After saying that, she unconsciously touched her face, which was smoother than before, and felt a little fortunate.

Fortunately, she made a quick decision and ran back to Hong Kong. Otherwise, even if she wanted to explain to Sha Zhu, she wouldn't have been able to do so clearly.

"Really? Then why did your ex-husband come to my house and warn me to stop bothering you?" Sha Zhu raised an eyebrow, then asked with a mixture of suspicion and anger.

"What? You're saying my ex-husband went to your house?" Lou Xiao'e was stunned when she heard this.

"Yeah! If he hadn't run so fast, I would have beaten him to a pulp!" Sha Zhu nodded, a hint of resentment showing on his face.

From childhood to adulthood, he was usually the one bullying others; he had never been the one to have someone come to his home and threaten him!
It's only now that we've entered the era of reform and opening up; otherwise, he would have definitely shown Pang Hetai what a "courtyard war god" was all about.

"No, tell me what he looks like first!" Lou Xiao'e asked with a serious expression.

"Him? He has a big belly, a bit bald, and his eyes are a little sullen." Without thinking, Sha Zhu described Pang Hetai's appearance directly.

This shows how deep his impression of Pang Hetai was.

"How dare he?" Lou Xiao'e immediately knew that the person Sha Zhu was talking about was her ex-husband Pang Hetai, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

She originally thought that by running back to Beijing from Hong Kong, she could get rid of Pang Hetai's entanglement.

To her surprise, Pang Hetai followed her to Beijing and even went directly to Sha Zhu's house.

This is really driving her crazy.

"Lou Xiao'e, the main reason I came here is to ask you what exactly happened?" Sha Zhu asked with a serious expression.

"Um, don't panic, let me explain!" Lou Xiao'e quickly came to her senses and reassured her.

After organizing her thoughts, she recounted her situation with Pang Hetai in detail.

To put it simply, her marriage to Pang Hetai was merely an arranged marriage between families, and they had already divorced a few years ago.

It's only because the Lou family's business has improved recently that Pang Hetai is so eager to get back together with her, which is why he ended up at Sha Zhu's house.

"So, he'll continue to bother you?" Sha Zhu frowned, then asked somewhat angrily.

"Um, I'm sorry! Because I have two children with him, I can't sever ties with him, just like we are!" Lou Xiao'e explained somewhat awkwardly.

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu fell silent for a moment.

At the same time, he also understood that his decision not to agree to Lou Xiao'e's request to go to Hong Kong to live with her was the right one.

Otherwise, just the thought of Pang Hetai alone would be enough to disgust him to death.

"He Yuzhu, don't worry, I can assure you that I will absolutely not agree to get back together with him, because I have absolutely no feelings for him!" Lou Xiao'e hurriedly assured him when she saw He Yuzhu's state.

"Alright, stop explaining so much to me. I know this isn't your fault!" Sha Zhu waved his hand and then said somewhat sullenly.

Regardless, since Lou Xiao'e and Pang Hetai have a child together, there is no way to sever their relationship.

Just like when Qin Huairu found out that Lou Xiao'e had given birth to his son, didn't she immediately break up with him?

"Thank you, thank you for understanding me so much. I will definitely make it up to you in the future!"

Seeing how magnanimous Sha Zhu was, Lou Xiao'e thought about how she had served Li Guoqiang diligently for the sake of the Lou family's business, and felt even more guilty. She quickly stood up, sat down next to Sha Zhu, and grabbed his arm.

"Lou Xiao'e, my mind is a bit muddled right now. I need some time to sort it out. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now!" Sha Zhu gently pulled his hand away from Lou Xiao'e's and then lowered his head to speak in a muffled voice.

After saying that, he stood up and left in a hurry without waiting for Lou Xiao'e to say anything.

(End of this chapter)