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He Yuzhu had already guessed Lou Xiaowan's thoughts.

Whatever his intentions were, they were not important to He Yuzhu.

As long as he is unwilling, the Lou family will not be able to take away the property from Lou Xiao'e.

This is the charm of power.

He doesn't use his power to bully people, and no one should try to use their power to deal with him.

Anyone who dares to make a move should not blame He Yuzhu for flipping the table.

"Your mouth is just not pleasing."

Xu Damao snorted: "Fine, if you don't want to hear it, then let's talk about the courtyard house."

I haven't been back for a few days. What's new happening in the yard?

Wu Tiezhu said, "Everyone lives their own life, what new things can there be?"

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were unwilling, but they needed someone to listen to them.

"By the way, speaking of the Liu brothers, I have a question for you. Where have you been these past few days?"

Xu Damao said, "I didn't go anywhere. I'm spending the New Year at my parents' house."
After the New Year, the elderly couple went back to their hometown for a visit. I was worried about them, so I went with them.

The Xu family's ancestral home is not far from Beijing. Since Xu Fugui's parents passed away, the couple has not been back.

He Yuzhu asked, "Why did you decide to go back to your hometown?"

Xu Damao said, "They said they were choosing a burial site for themselves. But if you ask me, why bother with this?"

Later, I'll just buy them a cemetery plot.

He Yuzhu said, "If you say that, your father didn't hit you."

Xu Damao kept silent, which meant he was definitely going to get beaten.

"Let's not talk about that. Did the Liu family contact me because of Liu Guangqi's appointment as an official?"

Wu Tiezhu nodded: "Liu Guangqi came back on the second day of the Lunar New Year."

This is the first time I've ever seen him so eager to go home.

Xu Damao said, "Don't even mention you. I rarely see him so enthusiastic."

When he was a child, he didn't want to go home after school and would always dawdle.

It made everyone think I was skipping school.

He Yuzhu was quite curious as to why Liu Guangqi had suddenly become obsessed with officialdom.

I remember back in Sha Zhu's time, he didn't have such a strong desire for officialdom.

After the nursing home was established, he became the deputy director and lived a very comfortable life.

When Sha Zhu stood up for Liu Haizhong, he visited Liu's home and workplace several times.

I didn't notice that he inherited the official-obsessed gene from Liu Hai.

On the contrary, Liu Guangqi appears to be unassuming and unambitious.

At that time, Sha Zhu had a high-ranking leader behind him, and Bang Geng was still driving for the leader in the ministry.

If he wanted to run for an official position, it wouldn't be difficult for him.

Even if Shaju isn't willing to help, Banggye can still lend a hand.

If Qin Huai needed Liu Haizhong's help to control Sha Zhu, he wouldn't refuse Liu Haizhong's request.

Do you know why Liu Guangqi wants to become an official?

Xu Damao shook his head: "I asked Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu. Neither of them knew either."

Asking these two people is pointless.

Liu Guangqi was a very reclusive person in the courtyard and basically didn't participate in the affairs of the courtyard.

His relationship with the Liu family was just average, and his relationship with the people in the courtyard was even more so.

No one in the entire courtyard knew what he was doing.

Sha Zhu's contact with him was essentially a threat to make him come back to see Liu Haizhong.

Sha Zhu, relying on his fists, threatened Liu Guangqi to come back and pay tribute to Liu Haizhong.

Little did he know, this was a self-imposed constraint.

Sha Zhu brought Liu Guangqi over, and Liu Haizhong and his wife were grateful to Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.

Liu Haizhong stayed in the courtyard house, without spending a penny. He ate well, dressed well, and had a filial son.

Naturally, he became a supporter of nursing homes.

With such treatment, anyone would fight tooth and nail to protect the courtyard house.

The better Sha Zhu ran the courtyard house, the bigger the hole he dug for himself.

The group wasn't really interested in eating; they were mostly just chatting, and soon it was evening.

Seeing that it was getting late, the group prepared to leave. Downstairs, they ran into Lou Xiaowan and her two children. Lou Xiaowan saw He Yuzhu and the others and immediately walked over with a smile.

"He Yuzhu, you're at the restaurant. If I had known you were there, I would have brought Weiguo and Weihong earlier."

"Wei Guo, Wei Hong, come quickly and call for help."

He Yuzhu and the others exchanged glances and noticed that the relationship between the mother and her two children had become closer.

Lu Weiguo and Lu Weihong walked over and greeted each other.

Out of respect for Lou Xiao'e, everyone praised them a few times.

Lou Xiaowan smiled and said, "It's so great to have met you all. I was planning to treat you to a meal to thank you for taking care of my dad and Aunt Tan."

"A chance encounter is worse than a planned meeting; how about tonight?"

Wu Tiezhu and the others quickly waved their hands in refusal, saying they had things to do at home.

Lou Xiaowan didn't care about them; what she really cared about was He Yuzhu.

“He Yuzhu, if they have something going on, surely you won’t be in trouble too.”

He Yuzhu didn't make an excuse, nor did she agree to his request: "I've had too much to drink and I'm a little tired."

"You've come to eat, I'll have the waiter show you to your table."

Lu Weiguo opened his mouth as if to say something, but Lou Xiaowan stopped him.

"My bad, I forgot you guys were drinking. Let's do it another day then."

My dad is getting old, and I don't feel comfortable leaving him here alone, so I plan to stay and take care of him for a while.

He Yuzhu understood what she meant.

She was determined to stay and fight a protracted war. She wouldn't leave unless He Yuzhu agreed.

He Yuzhu chuckled. Trying to pull that on him was just wishful thinking.

"If you can come and take care of Uncle Lou, Xiao'e won't have to work so hard."

Liu Lan, arrange for someone to take them to a private room and cook them a good meal.

Liu Lan's inner gossip was ablaze, and she quickly called a waiter to take Lou Xiaowan and her son to a private room.

Who is she?

He Yuzhu didn't hide anything: "She's Lou Xiao'e's older sister."

Liu Lan was taken aback: "I've never heard that President Lou has an older sister. Besides, the sisters don't look alike at all."

Fearing she might say something inappropriate, He Yuzhu reminded her, "That's Lou Xiao'e's half-sister."

She's up to no good; don't say anything bad about her when you see her.

Liu Lan knows too much, and she can't keep her mouth shut. It's easy for her to reveal things.
"Are they here to fight over the family fortune?"

He Yuzhu said, "What do you mean by fighting over family property?"

Liu Lan smiled and said, "Isn't it obvious? Lou Xiao'e is so rich, how could she, as the older sister, sit idly by?"

Let me tell you, in my hometown, where the land was being demolished, one of the neighbors even got into a fight over the inheritance.

He Yuzhu shook his head; his gossipy nature had never changed.

When other people's hometowns are demolished and relocated, they always try to gain benefits by going back.

Liu Lan went back to her parents' home, heard a lot of gossip, and ran back.

"You know, you have to be careful. Don't let her get information out of you."

You heard it yourself, she came and she has no intention of leaving.

Liu Lan said, "Alright, why are you so long-winded? Who do you think I am?"

I know perfectly well what I should say and what I shouldn't say.

If you have nothing else to do, leave. Don't get in my way.

Believe it or not, if she knew you were still here, she would definitely come down and pester you.

He Yuzhu knew this too; if it weren't for explaining things to Liu Lan, He Yuzhu would have left long ago.

Before leaving, He Yuzhu called Xie Fang, the restaurant manager, over and gave her some specific instructions.

Xie Fang was brought in from Hong Kong by Lou Xiao'e, and she knew very well about the internal affairs of the Lou family.

With her in charge, He Yuzhu felt quite at ease.

After arranging everything, He Yuzhu went to get the car and went home with Lin Jinghan.

Lin Jinghan sighed and said, "Every family has its own troubles."

How will Xiao'e treat her older sister?

It is certain that we will not let them benefit from this.

Lou Xiao'e's hardships in Hong Kong were far less than those of Sha Zhu's. (End of Chapter)