Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

Because Lou Xiao'e had suggested coming here to celebrate, Ye Jianchuan and Qin Huairu brought food and other things with them.

By this time, Lou Xiao'e had already prepared everything. Since it was the winter solstice, she had prepared a large copper pot, a large bag of mutton, and well-prepared sesame paste—she had everything she needed.

Besides mutton hot pot and other similar items, Lou Xiao'e also prepared five bottles of Moutai!

Compared to Wuliangye, which might be able to somewhat rival it in the future, Moutai at this time truly held a dominant position.

When Uncle San came to Ye Jianchuan's house for drinks before, he brought some ordinary baijiu, which only cost 15 cents a bottle.

Later, on the day Ye Jianchuan was promoted, he had a meal and drinks with his colleagues outside. The Fenjiu he brought back for Sha Zhu was considered the best liquor that ordinary people could afford. And how much did Fenjiu cost? Six cents a bottle!

So, given this overall price level, what is the price of Moutai? The answer isn't particularly outrageous; a case of four bottles costs just about a month's salary for Qin Huairu.

Four bottles cost 25.5 yuan, which averages out to more than 6 yuan per bottle! If it were Fenjiu, that would be 10 bottles! And if it were Laobaigan, that would be 40 or 50 bottles!

Lou Xiao'e prepared five bottles of Moutai in one go, clearly going all out for this 'celebration'.

However, Ye Jianchuan didn't think much of it. After all, the Lou family was a large and powerful family, and such a small amount of food and drink was really nothing to them.

Of course, Qin Huairu was overjoyed. "Wow!! Xiao'e, you've prepared such a lavish feast! I almost thought it was New Year's Day!"

And this wine!!! I've only ever seen it when I pass by department stores, I've never even touched it! Are we really going to drink this today?

Lou Xiao'e smiled and nodded, then took out a few bottles of Arctic Ocean soda from the side...

I forgot to mention that Beibingyang soda was actually one of the products of Ye Jianchuan's food factory. After all, the Sijiucheng Food Factory was formerly the Beiping Ice Factory. Later, after it was nationalized, it was renamed a food factory in the 1950s.

However, although they are all food factories, they belong to different factory areas. The factory area where Ye Jianchuan works is basically all about pasta.

Aside from bread and the sandwich bread that Ye Jianchuan later created, they basically only sold pastries such as peach shortbread and jujube cake.

However, since everyone works at a food factory, they often exchange information. So, while these Arctic Ocean sodas might be a rare treat for ordinary children, the two little girls could have them almost every other day.

So when they saw Lou Xiao'e take out the soda, the two little girls didn't even need help. They figured out how to pry open the soda cap with chopsticks and then drank it themselves.

Lou Xiao'e then began pouring wine for Ye Jianchuan, just like Qin Huairu had done.

And so, the group began to feast on the large copper pot.

Since they had agreed to drink until they were drunk, and the rooms were all cleaned up with four beds in total, enough for everyone to sleep separately, Ye Jianchuan didn't hold back and accepted 2.5 drinks from Lou Xiao'e and Qin Huairu without hesitation.

In no time, Ye Jianchuan had downed two bottles of Moutai. Even with his physical fitness techniques, Ye Jianchuan's alcohol tolerance was higher than that of ordinary people.

However, firstly, Ye Jianchuan is not usually a big drinker and his tolerance for alcohol is limited. Secondly, he drank a bit too quickly, so he started to feel dizzy.

Originally, Lou Xiao'e was thinking of stopping there, but she was unexpectedly enthusiastic today. She thanked Ye Jianchuan for persuading her to get a checkup and for helping her escape from Xu Damao's clutches.

With toasts offered from the left and right, Ye Jianchuan had no choice but to grit his teeth and drink. Qin Huairu, who was initially more reserved, soon followed Lou Xiao'e's lead and began urging Ye Jianchuan to drink as well.

Chapter 131 I Was Reverse-Pushed, The Cause of the Incident

And so, after drinking one cup here and another there, Ye Jianchuan was finally drunk by the two old women.

. . . . . .

In a dizzying moment, Ye Jianchuan vaguely felt someone calling his name. After a while, he felt someone start to rip off his clothes.

After a while, Ye Jianchuan vaguely felt someone wiping him with a wet cloth. As he felt the wet cloth wiping his body, Ye Jianchuan's consciousness became increasingly blurred.

When Ye Jianchuan woke up again, the surrounding scenery had changed. Ye Jianchuan opened his eyes and felt a headache.

Just as Ye Jianchuan was about to get up and pour himself a glass of water, he felt the heat emanating from the person next to him.

Is that Qin Huairu? Ye Jianchuan turned his head and looked, then froze, because the person lying next to him was not Qin Huairu, but Lou Xiao'e!

Ye Jianchuan suddenly felt a bit confused. What was going on? Had he mistaken Lou Xiao'e for Qin Huairu while drunk?

Why didn't Lou Xiao'e struggle? Didn't Qin Huairu stop her?

As he was thinking, Ye Jianchuan got out of bed and found that his clothes and other belongings were neatly arranged next to him.

In other words... it wasn't that she used force? Rather... Lou Xiao'e acted voluntarily?

After briefly recalling Lou Xiao'e's strange behavior a while ago and her unusual enthusiasm today, Ye Jianchuan immediately understood.

So... it wasn't just that he had feelings for Lou Xiao'e for a long time, but that Lou Xiao'e had also had feelings for him for a long time?

But... when did this start?

. . . . . .

The story goes back to the night after Ye Jianchuan visited the Lou family and gave Director Lou some advice.

After finishing dinner at the Lou family's house, Ye Jianchuan said goodbye and left, but Lou Xiao'e stayed at home to keep her parents company.

However, Ye Jianchuan was unaware that just one week after he was born, Lou's parents had already started gossiping.

"Xiao'e, it seems like you and Xiao Ye have a pretty good relationship. What's your relationship like now?"

Lou Xiao'e didn't realize it at first. "Yes! Jianchuan usually takes good care of me! If he hadn't stood up for me before, Xu Damao wouldn't have divorced me so easily."

But Lou's mother asked with a suspicious look, "That's it? Don't you like him at all?"

Upon hearing this, Lou Xiao'e blushed immediately. "How...how could that be! I've always treated him like a younger brother. We're just ordinary neighbors, we're just close friends!"

But then Mr. Lou delivered a fatal blow: "Ordinary neighbors? I've never heard of any ordinary neighbors helping each other pick food!"

However... I don't think you need to be so shy. Since you're divorced and Xiaoye is single, there's no problem with your relationship, and your parents won't say anything.

Upon hearing what Lou's father said, Lou's mother immediately nodded in agreement. This series of remarks made Lou Xiao'e blush with embarrassment, unsure of how to respond.

However, it was only after Lou's parents said this that Lou Xiao'e finally understood her own feelings. So... she had already started liking Ye Jianchuan all along?

Seeing his daughter looking like a young girl in love, Mr. Lou frowned and then spoke again.

"Xiao'e, although I don't object to you being with him, for your own good and for his own good, I think you'd better give up the idea of ​​being with him."

Do you know why he came to see me today? It's because of our family's class background! The higher-ups might already be preparing to take action against us!

Therefore, our family needs to start thinking about a way out now. We might have to leave here in the future, and it's better to end the ties sooner rather than later when we have to part ways helplessly!

Lou Xiao'e was stunned when she heard her father's words. Then she frowned. Seeing his daughter like this, Lou's father could only continue to speak earnestly.

"Xiao'e! This is not only for you, but also for him! Think about it, he is only eighteen years old and has already become the deputy director of the workshop in the food factory."

Although this position isn't high-ranking, it's extremely rare for someone to become a deputy director at this age, which shows that Xiao Ye has a very bright future ahead of him!

When you mentioned him before, I learned a little about his family situation. They are a family of martyrs, with impeccable revolutionary credentials. As long as nothing goes wrong at this time, their future is definitely bright.

"But what about us? Although our family appears very successful on the surface, as long as we can't get rid of this capitalist label, we will always be in danger."

As the daughter of a capitalist, if he really gets together with you, he will definitely be affected!

So, for your own sake, and for his sake too, it's better if you keep this love buried deep in your heart!

Lou's mother hadn't thought of this before, but after Lou's father reminded her, she immediately sided with him and began to persuade him.

Under the persuasion of her parents, Lou Xiao'e also began to waver.

This is why, ever since Lou Xiao'e stayed at her house for one night, her attitude towards Ye Jianchuan began to turn cold the next day.

But... since Lou's parents have already said that, and Lou Xiao'e's attitude has changed, then what happened today?

This all started with Qin Huairu! Although Ye Jianchuan sensed the change in Lou Xiao'e's attitude towards him, he didn't pay much attention to it.

However, Qin Huairu, being a woman herself, clearly sensed Lou Xiao'e's changes. Based on her usual observations, Qin Huairu quickly approached Lou Xiao'e.

"Xiao'e... have you been having something on your mind these past few days?"

"Sister Qin... No, what could be on my mind? It's just that something happened at home and I'm a little worried."

Although Lou Xiao'e tried her best to hide it, Qin Huairu still noticed some clues.

"Xiao'e... I've been through this before. Judging from your mood swings these past few days, and the way you look in your eyes at dinner lately, I can tell... you've fallen for Jianchuan! Right!?"

Chapter 132 Qin Huairu was a great help

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's question, Lou Xiao'e's expression immediately changed, and she quickly waved her hand, "No, no, Sister Qin, don't talk nonsense!"

But seeing the expression on Lou Xiao'e's face, Qin Huairu knew that she had not guessed wrong, so she immediately spoke up.

"Xiao'e... don't rush to deny it. I just want to ask you, why have you started to distance yourself from Jianchuan these past few days?"

Lou Xiao'e lowered her head and didn't say anything, leaving Qin Huairu to guess.

"Is it because of the rain? You saw Jianchuan and the rain getting close, so you're unhappy?"

Lou Xiao'e was stunned for a moment. In fact, she hadn't considered He Yushui's problem at all at the beginning, but now that Qin Huairu said it, she felt that it was a problem!

Lou Xiao'e immediately nodded, and Qin Huairu, seeing this, immediately began to persuade her.

"Xiao'e, listen to my advice. People like us don't really have anything left to compete with the rain."

Jianchuan and He Yushui have lived in this courtyard since they were very young. They grew up together and are childhood sweethearts.

As for us, we all married into this courtyard house later, and... I'm a widow, and you're divorced. Yushui is a perfectly healthy young woman.

So I think if you just want to get angry with the rain, then you don't need to.

As Lou Xiao'e listened, she suddenly felt something was off. Weren't you just talking about me? How come you've started getting involved yourself?

Wait a minute? Could it be...? Lou Xiao'e suddenly thought of a possibility and immediately asked.

"Sister Qin... could it be that you've also fallen for Jianchuan?"

Qin Huairu was quite generous and nodded directly, "That's right, I have indeed fallen for Jianchuan, and I don't mind him being with Yushui."

Even... I wouldn't mind if you were with Jianchuan, as long as Jianchuan still has feelings for me!

Lou Xiao'e was stunned again upon hearing Qin Huairu's words. 'Me too?' That means...

Lou Xiao'e looked at Qin Huairu in shock. "Sister Qin, you and Jianchuan have already...???"

Qin Huairu nodded. "That's right."

Lou Xiao'e fell silent. After a long while, she finally managed to stammer out, "You...aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

Qin Huairu shrugged. "I was a little worried before, but once that little courtyard is cleaned up, I shouldn't have to worry anymore."

After speaking, Qin Huairu paused for a moment, and then spoke again, "Xiao'e, I don't know what your situation is, but I think it's a very rare thing to meet a man who is good to you, cares about you, and is very reliable."