Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

Chapter 473 Negotiation at Lou Mansion

On the first floor, there is the spacious and bright lobby of Lou Mansion.

Lou Bancheng was leaning on a large mahogany sofa, drinking tea leisurely.

Lou's mother, Tan Yali, kept looking out the door, looking a little anxious: "Didn't you say you'd come in the morning? Why haven't you arrived yet?"

Lou Qingyuan smiled and shook his head: "Can't you just sit down and rest for a while? After all, you are the elder, you should keep calm!"

"That being said, he is our new son-in-law after all, how can I not care?

"Our moth has already suffered once."

"This time I will carefully screen her and get to know the person clearly." Tan Yali vowed. Her serious look was exactly the same as Lou Xiao'e's. Even though she was in her forties, she still had the mind of a girl.

"Stop it! Don't you know your own worth?" Lou Qingyuan glared and said seriously, "At the beginning, I said that Xu Damao was arrogant and only knew how to flatter others without any real ability. But you didn't believe it? You said he was the child of our old man and that we knew him well and could trust him. What happened?"

Tan Yali lowered her head in embarrassment: "This matter is indeed my fault. I was confused and believed the Xu family's praises so much..."

"You should learn from our daughter about selecting people. Although the person she picked is a rural person with no background, he is hardworking and capable. He is now an 18th-level cadre, which is more than a hundred times better than Xu Damao!"

Tan Yali murmured quietly: "Just a little fickle."

Lou Bancheng glared: "Let's just talk about this in private, don't say it in front of others."

"How many people with a little status don't have anyone outside?"

"And to be honest, our moth came later..."

Lou Bancheng couldn't go on at this point. If he were to tell the truth, his daughter was the one who intervened later, and she hasn't divorced Xu Damao yet. If she had been allowed to do so, she would have been thrown into a pig cage.

When Tan Yali heard this, she turned her head away, feeling that it was really unbearable to watch.

She's already involved with her neighbor before she's even divorced, and she's even having a baby...

Hey…

......

"Mom, I'm back!"

Lou Xiao'e's clear voice was heard from outside the gate.

"Hey, Mom will open the door for you right away!" A bright smile immediately appeared on Tan Yali's face.

Inspection? Check?

nonexistent!

Lou Bancheng shook his head helplessly

"Hongtao, you must have had a hard journey. Come in and sit down." Tan Yali smiled brightly and stepped forward to greet him.

"It's okay, Auntie. You won't be tired if you have a bicycle. But Sister Xiao'e has been holding the child and is more tired than me." Wang Hongtao responded with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot about the moth, and I didn't even make a sound when I followed it!" Tan Yali said as she walked to Lou Xiao'e and took the child.

"Little Nuomi, right? You've grown so big now? Come here, let grandma hug you..." Wang Hongtao was standing right in front of her, and Lou's mother called him by his nickname.

Lou Xiao'e handed the child over with a smile, then took Wang Hongtao's arm and walked into the house.

Seeing her girl's joy from the bottom of her heart, Tan Yali was naturally filled with joy.

"Hong Tao is here? You said you were coming, and you brought so many things with you! Aren't you being too formal?"

Seeing Wang Hongtao coming with a lot of bags, Lou Qingyuan also stood up to greet him.

"Haha, Uncle Lou, you're joking. How can you come to my house empty-handed for the first time?"

"Mei Zi, come here and put away your things."

"Hey, here she comes." A beautiful woman with fashionable clothes and good looks ran down from upstairs. She was slightly older than Lou Xiao'e. It was Lou Xiao'e's second sister whom she had met in the hospital last time.

"Brother-in-law is here?" Lou Xiaomei greeted Wang Hongtao with a smile.

"Well, hello, second sister. This is my first visit, and I brought some small gifts for uncle and aunt. Please help me receive them." Wang Hongtao stretched out his hand and handed over the gift.

Lou Xiaomei took it and weighed it: "This gift of yours is not small at all. It must have taken a lot of effort, right?"

"Haha, not bad at all." Wang Hongtao scratched his head and acted honestly: "Although these things took me a lot of effort, I thought that this is my first visit, so I can't be rude, right?"

Lou Xiaomei smiled and shook her head: "You are so polite."

"Okay, then I'll help my parents collect it first. You guys chat, I'll go put the things away first."

"Hey, goodbye, second sister."

Turning around, Lou Bancheng nodded slightly. Just as Wang Hongtao said, when you visit someone for the first time, you have to be in the right attitude!

This new son-in-law is really a man of the moment, no wonder he has climbed to his current position.

Lou Bancheng stood up and greeted, "Hongtao, since you brought it this time, it's fine, but you can't bring it next time. We are all family, so we don't care about these things."

"Oh, I got it, uncle." Wang Hongtao responded with a smile, and then asked casually: "By the way, uncle, why is my eldest brother not here today?"

Lou Bancheng: "Oh, Jianshe went out for something, and there are some things that he hasn't dealt with yet, so he needs to catch up."

Wang Hongtao knew that what Lou Bancheng meant by "unfinished business" was naturally the assets of the Lou family.

Lou Bancheng Lou Bancheng means that all his assets added up can buy half of Sijiu City, not that half of the properties in Sijiu City belong to him.

But even so, it is already exaggerated enough.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Come, sit down first." Lou Bancheng spread his hands towards the sofa and said with a smile.

"Mother Ding, serve the tea."

After Wang Hongtao sat down, Lou Bancheng quickly got to the point: "We are all family, so I won't beat around the bush with you."

"After I got back, I thought carefully about what you said to me in the hospital. I think what you said makes a lot of sense. A few days ago, Ge Zi told me that you wanted to talk to me about your retreat..."

Wang Hongtao looked around, and Lou Bancheng understood immediately, turning around and giving instructions:

"Xiao'e, take the child to your second sister."

"Mother Ding, go prepare lunch and let Yali cook for her."

"Okay sir."

For a moment, only Wang Hongtao and Lou Bancheng and his wife were left in the huge living room.

"Uncle, in my opinion, there are only two suitable choices: the port city in the south, and here, here, and here in the southwest." Seeing that there was a map on the table, Wang Hongtao simply pointed out on it.

"Oh? Tell me in detail!"

Wang Hongtao continued pointing to the map:

"Let's not talk about the east and the north. One is our sworn enemy, and the situation in the other is even more complicated than ours, so we won't consider it."

"We are mainly looking at the three plots of land in the harbor and southwest. There are many Chinese people in these two places, and it is easier to settle down. The difference is that the legal system in the south is relatively sound and the economy is better. As for the southwest..."

"Although it is backward and chaotic there, but then again, when things are most chaotic, there are often times when opportunities are greatest."

"That's all the analysis. In the end, it all depends on your choice, uncle."

After saying that, Wang Hongtao picked up the teacup and leaned back on the sofa, waiting for Lou Bancheng to make a decision.

Chaos in the southwest?

It's chaos.

But how much more chaotic can it get?

Lou Bancheng was able to build up such a huge foundation during decades of war and chaos. If he didn't have enough dark and shady means, even a dog wouldn't believe it.

Ordinary people avoid it like the plague, but to Lou Bancheng it is no less than paradise.

Lou Bancheng has never been afraid of chaos, what he is afraid of is not being able to cause chaos!

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