Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"No, how come I'm your successor?" Cao Wei was stunned: "Didn't we agree that I'm the chef..."

"That's none of my business. Anyway, my generation has passed it down to you. If it's cut off and passed down to the next generation, you'll have to explain it to your ancestors yourself."

Cao Wei: ...

"Aren't you being naughty?"

"Hey." The old man laughed and said, "Boy, do you know what truth I have learned after living for so many years?"

"Designation is not a reliable principle."

"No, that's the truth. As long as you live long enough and get rid of those who can teach you a lesson, then you can act as naughty as you want in this world. Don't accept it? Just keep it to yourself!"

Cao Wei: ...

It makes so much sense. No wonder the ancients said "If an old man does not die, he is a thief."

"Okay, come with me, I'll show you around."

The old man patted a piece of identical wood on the table.

Cao Wei heard a strange sound of a mechanism turning.

Then, the old man came to the bookshelf and moved the third book in the second row.

A secret passage appeared in front of the two people.

This shocked Cao Wei greatly.

Wow, a pharmacy with a secret passage?

Sensing Cao Wei's doubts, the old man started to explain: "This area was the most populated in the old city, and it was also the best place to do business. Most of the shops have princes and nobles behind them. This person is in the temple, and no one knows when he will be taken down. Therefore, most of the shops on this street have secret passages."

"It's just that most of the secret passages have disappeared and are no longer usable due to disrepair. Only some shops with a long history have them."

"Come on, come down with me and take a look."

"to make……"

Lou family.

Inside the Lou family villa.

Lou Xiao'e just returned home.

Father Lou said hastily: "Take those on the table to your house and hide them. As for our Lou family..."

Before he finished speaking, Lou Xiao'e said calmly, "Dad, I'm pregnant."

Mr. and Mrs. Lou, who were hurriedly packing their things, stopped.

Both of them were smart people, and in an instant, many details flashed through their minds.

Last time, Lou’s mother’s analysis and Lou’s father’s indifference.

In just a few moments, they heard another meaning in Lou Xiao'e's words - I am pregnant, and the child is not Xu Damao's.

Everyone in the Lou family has one thing in common, that is, when encountering something, the first thing they do is not to panic, but to think about the opportunities and crises contained therein.

At this moment, in the big villa, several people sat down on the sofa in the living room without any prior arrangement.

Silence and thinking.

after awhile.

Father Lou said in a hoarse voice: "Xiao'e, you are confused!"

Mother Lou didn't say anything and just sat next to Father Lou.

"Dad, it's like this now. If we continue to stay here, do you think there will be a day when Xu Damao will burn our family down?" Lou Xiao'e said calmly. At this moment, she was not the bad sister when facing Qin Jingru, nor was she the bad woman when facing Cao Wei. She was the real Lou Xiao'e, the wise and elegant Lou Xiao'e.

"He has wanted to be a leader for a long time."

"Just him?!" Father Lou's voice became louder.

"If you were really not afraid, you wouldn't have let me take the things away. Dad, you've lost so many things, don't lose your life here in the end."

The reason why Lou's father stayed in Sijiucheng was that his eldest son and second son had not established a firm foothold. However, this problem had been solved. In Hong Kong, they also had their own power and could protect themselves. The real reason why he was reluctant to leave was because he had invested too much. Before liberation, Lou's father was called Lou Bancheng.

It is Loubancheng in the old city of Beijing. How much gold is there in it? To use today's words, the richest man is not even worthy of carrying his shoes in front of him.

Among the military, political and business circles, which one can't he make a living in?

After liberation, he donated and gave away everything. Now, except for the little money he hid, he has nothing. What does he want? He just wants to see if he can get involved when the country needs to develop the economy, and transform from a businessman to a real person in charge. Whatever, he should have half of this city.

It is said that sunk costs are not included in investment data, but the sunk costs incurred by Lou's father over the years make it impossible for him to ignore them.

Too much! He was unwilling to leave like this!

"You!" Lou's father was left speechless by Lou Xiao'e's words.

"If you are willing to stay here, that's fine. I'll go with my mother." Lou Xiao'e said this and turned away without stopping.

Father Lou opened his mouth but in the end, nothing came out.

"Master, don't be angry. Xiao'e has been spoiled by you..." Lou's mother said worriedly.

Father Lou slumped on the sofa, staring at the ceiling. The gorgeous ceiling had lost its former beauty. Now, in his eyes, it was like a hypnotic spell. He closed his eyes in despair.

Mother Lou hurriedly helped Father Lou massage his temples.

Father Lou snorted softly, and after a long while, he sighed leisurely: "She is right, you know? I have been worried all these years. I withdrew from the steel mill, and later, I donated all the shares of the steel mill. I withdrew step by step, and in the end, I was still afraid."

"I'm really scared. I don't know how many people are watching our family. Xiao'e said Xu Damao would target our family. Xu Damao doesn't have that ability, but if he does target our family, I don't know what will happen next."

Mother Lou didn't say anything, her eyes flickered slightly, and her heart was not calm.

In fact, she didn't want to stay in Beijing.

She was just a concubine. Although she was smart, all she wanted was a stability.

In the current environment, even Lou's father lives in fear, let alone her. She is worried and afraid every day. She dares not contact her sisters. She can only stay at home and read the news outside through newspapers. Compared with her youth, there is a big difference.

But when it comes to leaving, she can't say it because she knows what her husband is thinking.

Being a concubine means being on the same page with your husband. This is her way of survival.

"I shouldn't be greedy. Let's pack up and contact each other in the next few days. Let's go."

"When are we leaving?" Lou Xiao'e walked in from outside.

Father Lou: ???

Lou’s mother;???

"No, you didn't leave?"

"Well, I'm waiting for your news, why should I leave?" Lou Xiao'e said as a matter of course.

Father Lou looked at his daughter as if he had just met her for the first time. For some reason, he felt that his daughter had become a little shameless.