The Red Era: The Crowd in the Siheyuan

Chapter 505 Well-intentioned Concealment

When the neighbors heard Lou Zhenhua say that they would have a chance to go to Hong Kong Island in the future, they were all incredulous.

"Boss Lou, please stop teasing me.

How can we go to Hong Kong Island? We don't know anyone there. If we go there, we won't even know the directions.

But Zhuzi and Xiao'e can go with you to Hong Kong Island and tell us about it when they come back."

"Yes, Zhuzi followed the visiting delegation to Xiaorizi and Milijian last year and this year. He has experience in traveling far away. It will be a good idea for him to follow you to Hong Kong Island."

When the neighbors just said this, He Yuzhu came out of the house after finishing his phone call.

When I heard them mention me, I smiled and asked,

When he understood what was going on, he smiled and introduced it to the neighbors in the courtyard.

"Don't think Hong Kong Island is that prosperous. It's just that prosperous. In terms of population, it's not as prosperous as Beijing. In terms of economy, it has only surpassed Songhu in the past two years.
We live in Beijing all year round, and Hong Kong Island is just like that, except there are more cars and tall buildings."

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, Lou Zhenhua also smiled and nodded.

"What Zhuzi said is right. Hong Kong Island is indeed not that good. When I first went there in the 60s, it was only slightly better than the larger counties in the mainland. It has only developed in the past 20 years by relying on the mainland.
If it were 20 years ago, you would have hated that place."

After saying this with a smile, Lou Zhenhua looked at He Yuzhu expectantly and asked,
"Zhu Zi, I'm done with the phone call. What did He Ying and Yue Jin say? Are you coming back for dinner today?"

"Reply, your grandfather has come back from Hong Kong Island, so there is no reason for the two younger generations not to come back and serve him.
I’m heading home now.”

Hearing that his two older grandchildren were coming back, Lou Zhenhua was extremely happy. He nodded repeatedly while saying yes.
Not only Lou Zhenhua, but even He Daqing was very happy to hear that his two eldest grandsons were coming back.
He immediately ordered He Yuzhu,
"Zhu Zi, don't stay at home anymore. Go to the market and buy some vegetables. I have to have a few drinks with my in-laws tonight."

Seeing the old man so happy, He Yuzhu rarely refused his respect.

"Okay, I'll let you drink a few more glasses for Dad's sake.
But you two are limited to today. You are almost 70 years old, so you should be more restrained. The good days of enjoyment are still to come."

"Hey, hey, are you the father or am I the father? You are more long-winded than me.

If someone doesn't know you, they would think you are my father.

Hurry up and buy some more good food. You have to cook for me today. I won’t recognize anyone else.”

After complaining about He Yuzhu, He Daqing looked at Lou Zhenhua and said,
"Since this guy retired, he's been so idle, forbidding this and that all day long. He's worse than when he was busy before. He's too nosy."

Hearing He Daqing complaining about his son-in-law, Lou Zhenhua felt somewhat envious. The Lou family's business in Hong Kong has been growing bigger and bigger in recent years, and the whole family is very busy. On the contrary, the family atmosphere at home no longer exists as it did in Peking.

"I think it's good for you and Zhuzi to be like this.
But speaking of Zhuzi’s cooking, I always thought of his cooking when I was in Hong Kong Island. The same dish made by others always lacked the same flavor.
If Zhuzi was in Hong Kong Island, no one would be able to compete with him for the title of Chef King."

Hearing his in-laws praising He Yuzhu's cooking skills, He Daqing also felt proud.

"That's for sure. Zhuzi's food tastes better than other chefs'. Otherwise, he wouldn't have frequented Juxiang Book House and Xihua Hall. But cooking skills are just minor matters. It's good enough if they can be passed down. The most important thing is to study hard so that you can have a promising future."

Ever since He Ying and He Yuejin went to military school and Yenching University, He Daqing has been showing off.
When the neighbors heard him talking about his cooking skills, they all knew that he was going to show off again, and they all disliked him.
Especially Jia Zhang, who hoped that her grandson would become a successful person, and Bang Geng'er ended up being just a worker, shouted impatiently,

"I said, Lao He, you got it.

It's been almost a year, I've heard it every day, my ears are almost callused, can you please stop for a bit? "

Looking at Jia Zhang's furious look, He Daqing just chuckled and showed no intention of restraining himself at all. Jia Zhang was so angry that she didn't know how to respond.

In the end, it was only when Yi Zhonghai asked about Lou Zhenhua, Lou Jinhong and Lou Jinhu that the matter was finally revealed.

"By the way, Mr. Lou, speaking of studying,

I remember that your two grandchildren didn't go to college when they were in Peking, and Zhuzi sent them to Hong Kong Island to study hard. How are they doing now?"

Lou Zhenhua didn't want He Daqing to have a falling out with the neighbors in the courtyard as soon as he returned.
When Yi Zhonghai asked about the two grandsons, he immediately started talking.
"Yes, after Jinhong and his friends went to Hong Kong Island, I arranged for them to go to university to study business administration. The two children are also quite hardworking. Now they are helping their father to manage the family business, and they are doing quite well."

After Lou Zhenhua finished speaking, the topic of the courtyard naturally shifted to the Lou family's business.

After all, everyone knows that the Lou family used to be known as Lou Half City, and they also want to know whether their business is still as big as it was in Peking after they moved to Hong Kong Island.

"Boss Lou, your family is doing business in Hong Kong Island again. With your ability, you must be making tens of millions."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Lou, your family should have at least several hundred million now.
Otherwise, you will be unworthy of the name of Loubancheng."

It's not that Yan Bugui and his neighbors have poor imagination. It's just that at that time, even the concept of a 10,000 yuan household had just emerged. They were already pushing the limits of their imagination to think of tens or even millions.
Just like Monkey King’s golden cudgel, 13,000 kilograms was just the limit of the ancients’ imagination, but it is not the case now.

When Lou Zhenhua heard them talking about this little bit of money, he didn't know how to respond.

Tens of millions or even hundreds of millions are not enough to describe the current assets of the Lou family. If they really tell the truth, it might cause trouble for their daughter and son-in-law, because this amount of money is really too much for the common people of Daxia.

So I just told a white lie.

"How is this possible? Even when our family was at its richest right after liberation, I never saw so much money. And that is the accumulation of several generations of the Lou family.

Our family has only been in Hong Kong for over 10 years. How could we earn so much money?

I just run a small business and have about 2 to 30 yuan in assets. "

But even so, Yan Bugui and his friends were still shocked when they heard that the Lou family now had 2 to 30 yuan.
Liu Haizhong worked so hard in the past few years and put all his efforts into it, but he only made this much money. However, the Lou family has built up the same family business in Hong Kong Island in just over 10 years. In their eyes, it's like stealing.

(End of this chapter)