Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

The reception lasted until eight o'clock, and several senior leaders of the factory stayed to drink and talk.

The small leaders in logistics don’t have so much to do.

Everyone ate and packed up the food, leaving not a single bit of the delicious food on the table.

"Jianjun, is this enough for you to pack?"

Director Wang asked as he held two boxes of packaged venison with a big belly.

"That's enough, Director. I'm the only one at home and I can't eat much."

Wang Jianjun didn't say that the venison and wild goat meat he had stored in his space was enough for him to have two meals.

After putting the dishes away, he used the system to scan the ingredients.

He already knows which spices are used, and he will try them himself when he gets the chance.

Director Wang drank a lot of wine and said hello to Wang Jianjun before staggering away.

Wang Jianjun was the last one to leave.

As soon as he stood up, the waiter came in to clear the table.

Wang Jianjun looked up and saw that it was Liu Lan.

Liu Lan is considered a beauty in the kitchen. Whenever the factory has a reception, she is needed to act as a waitress.

"Sister Liu, why haven't you gone home yet so late?"

Wang Jianjun had gone to Liu Lan’s window to get food before, and he was quite familiar with her. The steamed buns Liu Lan always gave him were the biggest.

"It's not that early. The people in the reception restaurant haven't left yet. I'll come over to collect yours first."

Liu Lan looked at the empty plate on the table with a disappointed look.

Usually the leftovers from a reception would be shared among the kitchen helpers as welfare.

But tonight's food was so delicious that even the leftovers were packed up.

Wang Jianjun smiled and handed over the box of meat and vegetables in his hand.

"Sister Liu, I'll give this to you."

"No, no, keep it for yourself."

Liu Lan was a little embarrassed and wiped her hands on her apron, not wanting to take it.

Wang Jianjun put the lunch box directly on the table and said:

"Take it. I've already eaten a lot on the table. These are just for you to take back and let the children taste."

Wang Jianjun also heard about Liu Lan's situation.

My husband is a gambler and he ran away after owing money.

Liu Lan used all the belongings in her home to pay off her debts and then took over her husband's job as a kitchen helper in the canteen.

From then on, a woman took care of her mother-in-law and one-year-old son alone and barely supported the family.

Although I don’t know why he followed Li Huaide later.

But Wang Jianjun still admires this woman very much.

When Liu Lan heard Wang Jianjun talking about the child, she accepted the lunch box embarrassedly.

She has a one-year-old son who is her only hope.

"By the way, Xiao Wang, why are you eating here today?"

"I'm a purchaser. I got the deer and wild goats for tonight's reception. Our director gave me a meal voucher as a reward."

Liu Lan said with some envy:

"You are really amazing, you can even have dinner at the same table with the leaders. By the way, Xu Damao from your hospital said that he would be included in the evening reception, but I just checked and found out that he was just bragging.

The same thing happened to Shazhu, who just stole the food for the reception and was caught by the security department. He is still being held there."

Wang Jianjun was speechless after hearing the news. This idiot Zhu was used to stealing vegetables, but this time he was caught in a trap.

Moreover, at such an important reception, Sha Zhu dared to steal food. He will probably be severely punished this time.

When Wang Jianjun returned, he saw that the lights in the Jia family were still on.

Qin Huairu was standing at the door, seemingly waiting for someone.

When she saw Wang Jianjun coming back, she asked Sha Zhu why he hadn't come back yet.

Wang Jianjun was a little surprised that the Jia family had set their sights on Sha Zhu's lunch box so quickly.

Thinking that less trouble is worse than more, he didn't mention the fact that Sha Zhu was arrested and went straight back to the backyard.

Only Qin Huairu was left there waiting for Sha Zhu like a waitress waiting for her husband.

The Lou family on the other side.

When Lou Bancheng returned to his villa, he saw Tan Yali and Lou Xiao'e who had been waiting for him at home for a long time.

After Lou Xiao'e came back, she told her mother Tan Yali about what happened in Xu Damao's family.

Tan Yali almost fainted from anger after hearing this.

After Lou Bancheng came back, the two told him the story again.

After hearing the whole story, Lou Bancheng's face turned dark.

He didn't expect that Xu Fugui and his wife would dare to play tricks on him.

"Dad, if Xu Damao is really that kind of person, I won't marry him."

Lou Xiao'e felt a little aggrieved. Even though she was the daughter of a capitalist, she shouldn't have fallen to the point of marrying such a rotten man.

Tan Yali on the side also helped her daughter and said:

"Master, even if our family is in decline, no one can plot against us. Now that we know who Xu Damao is, we can't push our daughter into the fire pit."

Lou Bancheng calmed down now. He thought for a moment and asked:

"Xiao'e, tell Dad the whole story of what happened today."

After all, Lou Bancheng has seen the world and will not let his judgment be affected by a few words from his daughter.

What he is worried about now is that someone is using his daughter to plot against him.

But after listening to Lou Xiao'e's description, Lou Bancheng was also a little uncertain.

Lou Xiao'e went to see Xu Damao on a whim, and meeting Wang Jianjun was also accidental. She was the one who raised the question first.

There is no possibility of anyone plotting against us.

"Okay, let me handle this. Yali, take your daughter back to rest first, and ask Uncle Li to come to my study."

Tang Yali responded and took her daughter back to the room.

After a while, a middle-aged man in his fifties with a neat crew cut walked in.

Although the man was already over fifty years old, he had a straight body, well-defined muscles, and very sharp eyes. He was obviously a martial artist.

Lou Bancheng now lives in seclusion and rarely goes out. Most of the previous servants and maids have been dismissed, leaving only a few aunties who cook and clean and his trusted butler Chen Li.

"Master, you called me?"

"Uncle Li, I have a few things that need your help."

"Master, you say."

"You go and arrange for someone to investigate the Xu family, focusing on whether their son Xu Damao has another woman outside.

Then find a reason to ask Xu Damao to get a physical checkup to see if he is infertile. Don't draw the attention of Lao Xu and the others for the investigation."

"Okay, sir. Any other instructions?"

Lou Bancheng thought for a moment and continued:

"Please help me investigate another person. His name is Wang Jianjun. He is a purchaser at the steel mill. He lives in the same courtyard as Xu Damao. They should be neighbors. Check his information and see who he has been in contact with recently."

"Okay, sir. If everything is ok, I'll go down first."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Li."

After the housekeeper left, Lou Bancheng leaned back on the soft sofa and took a deep breath.

He picked up the steel mill expansion plan given by Director Lin on the table and took a look at it with some helplessness.

He was not optimistic about this plan.

Or maybe he is not optimistic about the next big move.

Everyone makes steel?

That's a joke.

But today he did not refute.

Instead, he finally agreed to the investment.

He was prepared to lose money.

He could not spend all the money he earned in the first half of his life in dozens of lifetimes.

Now this money is very hot to keep in hand.

Losing some money can also make the superiors less vigilant towards you.