Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Looking at Lou Xiao'e's attitude, Lou Xiaowan felt a growing resentment.

Despite being family, Lou Xiao'e showed absolutely no mercy.

It's wrong to help others get rich without helping her.

She doesn't consider what hardships Lou Xiao'e suffered in Hong Kong back then.

Lou Xiaowan knew she couldn't rely on herself, so she thought of seeking help from Hong Kong.

The only person who could help her and shared the same interests as her was Lou Xingcheng.

Her other older brothers and sisters were not on her side.

Having made up her mind, Lou Xiaowan became somewhat absent-minded and even more perfunctory towards the Lu family father and sons.

Lu Jian also sensed Lou Xiaowan's attitude, but there was nothing he could do.

He had already divorced Lou Xiaowan and remarried with children.

Normally, he and Lou Xiaowan have long since broken off their relationship.

But who can blame them when the Lou family is rich?

During this time, he often wandered around and saw several fragrant restaurants that were popular throughout the city.

Seeing the booming business of Xiangpiao, he had long been envious.

Lu Jian gave the two children a wink, signaling them to go and curry favor with Lou Xiaowan.

He himself made an excuse and left.

He was well aware of his own identity; to the Lou family, he was an outsider.

With him around, there are many things I can't say.

"Dad, now that you're alright, I'll be leaving now. Let Weiguo and Weihong stay and keep you company."

After saying this, Lu Jian quietly left.

Lu Weihong took the opportunity to sit down next to Lou Xiaowan.

"Mom, I..."

Lou Xiaowan interrupted her: "Your grandfather needs some peace and quiet. If you have anything to say, wait until he's rested."

Lou Zhenheng felt particularly heartbroken looking at the scene in his home.

He can't control it, and he doesn't want to control it anymore.

"I'm fine. You can all go back to your work. The nurses here are enough to take care of me."

The Lou family is wealthy, so hiring a professional nurse wouldn't be difficult for them.

And you can't do it without a nurse.

Neither Tan Yalan nor Lou Xiao'e could take care of him.

Tan Yalan was still angry with him, so she stood up and said, "Then you should rest well. I'll go home and make you some soup."

Lou Xiao'e also stood up: "Dad, I'll go back with Mom."

Lou Xiaowan also wanted to leave, but she didn't want to bring it up.

"Then I'll stay and take care of Dad."

Lou Zhenheng shook his head: "Why don't you talk to your two children?"

And so, the whole family left.

Lu Weiguo and Lu Weihong followed Lou Xiaowan, forcing her to deal with them.

Lou Xiaowan had no choice but to put aside her own thoughts and chat with the two of them.

"How did you come to find your grandfather?"

Lu Weiguo said ingratiatingly, "Mom, actually I've wanted to find you for a long time."

But I don't have the means to go to Hong Kong.

At the end of last year, upon hearing the news that my grandfather was returning, I immediately brought my younger sister to visit him.

Lou Xiaowan didn't believe her son's words at all.

When Lu Weiguo was a child, he was taught by Lu Jian's mother that he did not acknowledge Lou Zhenheng as his maternal grandfather.

Normally, he calls them capitalists.

He only calls his maternal grandfather when they meet.

Lou Xiaowan did not have a high status in the Lou family. When she was young, she had to live at the mercy of the first wife.

Later on, she had to live at the mercy of Tan Yalan.

When it comes to reading people's expressions and moods, Lou Xiaowan is far superior to her son.

She could tell at a glance that her son wasn't sincere.

“Your grandfather has been back for several years, how come you only just found out about him?”

Lu Weiguo's eyes flickered slightly: "We're not in Beijing."

Lou Xiaowan snorted and turned to look at Lu Weihong: "And you?"

Lu Weihong was somewhat embarrassed.

She was only three years old when the Lou family left, and she didn't remember anything. She had long forgotten her mother, Lou Xiaowan.

She felt nothing but hatred for Lou Xiaowan. She hated that Lou Xiaowan had abandoned her and left her to suffer at home.

"Mom, if my brother hadn't been secretly telling me, I wouldn't have known anything about Grandpa and you."

You don't know, Dad married Mom—no, he married a stepmother. My stepmother is really mean to me.

Her unintentional words unexpectedly touched Lou Xiaowan.

Lou Xiaowan herself lived under her stepmother's nose and knew all too well how difficult those days were.

"I had no choice. If I didn't leave, your grandmother could bring people to arrest me."

Lu Weihong's eyes reddened: "Mom, I know. Those years weren't easy for my brother and me either."

My brother couldn't find a job due to his immigration status, so he went to Xishuangbanna to work in the countryside.

My brother didn't return from there until 1980.

After all, they were her own children, and Lou Xiaowan's heart gradually softened.

"Didn't your grandma like Weiguo the most? She didn't try to find a way for Weiguo."

Lu Weihong pouted: "Don't mention Grandma. My stepmother gave birth to a younger brother for Dad."

Grandma stopped caring about us.

Mom, you have no idea how much I've suffered at home all these years.

Lou Xiaowan angrily cursed, "That old bastard should have died long ago."

If it weren't for her stirring things up, your father and I wouldn't have...

Never mind, let's not say any more.

"Let's go. I'll show you around Beijing and we'll get some good food."

Lu Weihong became happy: "I want to eat at Xiangpiao Bancheng. Mom, you don't know, there's a portrait of Grandpa hanging at the entrance of Xiangpiao Bancheng."

Lou Xiaowan did not return and was unaware of the matter of the fragrance spreading throughout half the city.

She asked curiously, "Why is there a portrait of your grandfather hanging in the Fragrant City?"

"Mom, you don't know? This is Aunt's business." Lu Weihong asked curiously.

Lou Xiaowan nodded, not taking the fragrance that had spread throughout the city seriously.

Compared to Lou Xiao'e's other businesses, Fragrance Spreads Across Half the City is nothing.

Lu Weihong, on the other hand, doesn't have much experience. In her eyes, Xiangpiao Bancheng, which can compete with KFC, is an excellent company.

"Mom, let me tell you, the food that's so fragrant it's known throughout the city is absolutely delicious."

I've only eaten there once. I went using the allowance my grandfather gave me.

The mother and her two children arrived in Xiangpiao Bancheng by car.

Lou Xiaowan was quite surprised to see so many people. In her mind, Beijing was still a poor place, and there probably weren't many people who could afford fast food.

"So many people."

Lu Weihong boasted, "This isn't even a lot. When it's time to eat, there are even more talented people."

There wasn't enough room to queue inside.

Lou Xiaowan felt a pang of heartache as she listened to her daughter's words.

If Lu Jian had gone to Hong Kong with her back then, she wouldn't have suffered so much.

The child won't act like they've never seen the world before.

"You greedy girl, I'll let you eat your fill later."

The three of them entered the city, where the aroma of food filled half the city, and Lu Weiguo finally found an opportunity to speak.

"Mom, what do you like to eat?"

Lou Xiaowan glanced at the items for sale and lost her appetite. However, seeing how excited the two children were, she felt bad about spoiling the fun.

"Order whatever you like."

The Lu siblings ordered several of their best dishes.

After ordering, Lou Xiaowan called a waiter.

"Why is your store called 'Fragrance Spreads Across Half the City'?"

The waiter had a keen eye; he could tell from her clothes that she was an overseas Chinese who had just returned to Beijing.

She then explained it to him.

When she learned the reason, Lou Xiaowan's eyes lit up. She finally understood why the business of "Fragrance Spreads Half the City" was so good.

"No wonder Xiao'e wants to go back to Beijing to develop her career."

Lu Weihong didn't hear clearly, so she asked, "Mom, what did you say?"

Lou Xiaowan said, "It's nothing. You said Xiao'e has a restaurant in Beijing, have you eaten there?"

Lu Weihong shook her head: "It's too expensive there, we can't afford it. My brother and I have been there, it's near Chaoyangmen."

Lou Xiaowan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go take a look tonight."

Hearing that Lou Xiaowan was going to take them to the Chaoyang Hotel, the Lu siblings were even happier and kept coaxing Lou Xiaowan. (End of Chapter)