Chapter 7 Silly and innocent Lou Xiao'e

The three years of famine are not just a casual remark.

After the Spring Festival, it rained.

In May, the weather suddenly became hot.

The ground in the countryside was cracked and withered and yellow wheat seedlings were everywhere.

The city was equally hot and unbearable. The trees and grass on the roadside were dying and had no vitality at all.

He Yuzhu came to the Lou family on a bicycle, carrying a gift.

The Lou family is indeed rich. Their small villa has its own entrance and yard and is located in the first ring road.

In the future, the villa in this place would definitely be of national B grade.

The Lou family's businesses have long been a public-private partnership, and currently according to regulations, they can only enjoy dividends every year.

According to the original agreement, the Lou family can receive at least 100,000 yuan in dividends every year.

So, for the Lou family, money is plenty, the problem is social status and security.

In order to show that they were no longer an exploiting class, the Lou family laid off many domestic servants.

At this time, there were only three elderly people in the Lou family, a security guard, a servant, and a cook.

He Yuzhu knocked on the door and it was the security guard who opened it.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

The security guard of the Lou family was named Zheng, a distant relative of Lou Zhendong. When he opened the door, he saw a spirited young man pushing a bicycle with a gift box in his hand, as if he was visiting relatives.

"Hello, comrade, my name is He Yuzhu, and I'm here for a blind date."

He Yuzhu smiled and explained the purpose of his visit, and took out his work ID.

Guardian Zheng then opened the door and said with a smile:

"So it's Comrade He. The master instructed this morning that since you've arrived, I'll take you to the living room to wait."

He Yuzhu pushed the bicycle into the yard and then followed Guardian Zheng into the villa.

At this time, a servant went upstairs to inform Lou Zhendong and his wife.

As for Comrade Lou Xiao'e, the daughter of the Lou family, after hearing the noise, she squatted on the second floor and quietly peeked down.

Lou Zhendong and Lou Tan have been talking about Director Wang's matchmaking for He Yuzhu these days.

Although the couple asked He Yuzhu to come to their home to take a look, they refused to agree to the marriage until they met him in person.

But in Lou Xiao'e's subconscious mind, her own father, Lou Zhendong, had invited him home, and as long as he didn't have any problems, this mentally retarded young man would probably be her man.

After receiving the report from the servant, Lou Zhendong went downstairs leisurely. Seeing He Yuzhui, who was calm and relaxed reading the newspaper on the table, his evaluation of He Yuzhui was somewhat improved.

He Yuzhu has shown that he can remain calm in times of battle, whether he is pretending or not. So, there are no major problems with his IQ and EQ.

Lou Zhendong didn't expect to see through He Yuzhu's background at a glance.

When He Yuzhu saw Lou Zhendong coming downstairs, he quickly put the newspaper back on the sofa, stood up, bowed respectfully and greeted him.

"Hello, Uncle Lou."

"Xiao He is here, please sit down first."

Lou Zhendong nodded and signaled the servant to serve tea.

Looking at the energetic young man in front of him, Lou Zhendong suddenly remembered a scene when he went to the Tan family for a blind date when he was young.

While I was in a trance, time had passed for more than 20 years.

Now I am old and my daughters are about to get married.

Lou Zhendong looked at He Yuzhu and was silent for a while. Seeing that He Yuzhu was not impatient, he did not try to probe him too much.

After all, it was their family who agreed to let He Yuzhu marry them. If they tested him too much, their daughter would easily be disliked if she married him.

But if you need to ask, you still have to ask.

After Lou Zhendong and He Yuzhu chatted for a few words, he suddenly said:

"Xiao He, I heard someone say that you have seen my daughter before?"

He Yuzhu was slightly stunned, then replied:

"Uncle Lou, I have met Xiao'e twice. The first time was two years ago at the Xinhua Bookstore. I went to the bookstore to look up some information. There were many people there, so I sat at the same table with Xiao'e."

"It's fate," Lou Zhendong nodded again and said with a smile, "Did you know each other at that time?"

"No, we didn't talk at that time," He Yuzhu shook his head, "but more than two months ago, in February, Xiao'e and I met again in Laomo. At that time, it happened that someone was making trouble, and Xiao'e spoke up for justice, which left a deep impression on me. That's when I asked someone about Xiao'e's situation, and later I asked someone to come and propose marriage."

"So that's it."

Lou Zhendong didn't expect that He Yuzhu and his daughter had met twice. Although they had never spoken, from what He Yuzhu said, it was clear that he was "deeply in love" with his daughter.

When Lou Zhendong looked at He Yuzhu again, there was a bit more kindness in his eyes.

As He Yuzhu said this, his heart was beating fast.

When they met in the library two years ago, He Yuzhu accidentally saw Lou Xiao'e. He was accompanied by Chen Jiazhen at the time, so he was just brave enough to sit opposite Lou Xiao'e to read, and did not do anything else excessive.

Instead, Lou Xiao'e frowned when she saw a man sitting opposite her, and left after sitting for a while.

Two months ago, He Yuzhu went to Lao Mo's restaurant for dinner, actually he went with a blind date.

I happened to run into someone causing trouble.

Lou Xiao'e was also having dinner with her two best friends.

He Yuzhu did not take action because his blind date was with him, so as to avoid implicating his blind date.

On the contrary, Lou Xiao'e has a very aggressive personality. When a woman faces three men making trouble, she speaks up for justice and stands up for the weak.

If Lou Xiao'e had not left such a deep impression on He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu would not have come to the Lou family for blind dates and matchmaking today.

Lou Xiao'e, who was squatting on the second floor and looking down quietly, did not expect that the man who came for a blind date today had actually seen her twice and knew of her glorious moment.

Two months ago, when Lou Xiao'e spoke up for Lao Mo, it was actually the boldest thing Lou Xiao'e had ever done in her life.

Now that it was said by someone else, especially by the man she was on a blind date with, Lou Xiao'e was filled with surprise.

Therefore, Lou Xiao'e has not been able to recall her impression of He Yuzhu yet, but she has already formed a very good impression of He Yuzhu in her heart.

Lou Zhendong asked He Yuzhu a few more questions.

The topic gradually shifted from family and life to work and career, and finally to society, the country, and even the international situation. It's no wonder that Lou Zhendong and He Yuzhu talked so recklessly.

Rather, ever since Lou Zhendong converted all the companies and factories under his name into public-private partnerships, he has been doing nothing all day and has been bored to death.

Now that he had someone to chat with, Lou Zhendong got excited and started chatting with He Yuzhu about everything under the sun.

The content of the chat is varied, covering astronomy and geography.

If He Yuzhu hadn't remembered that he was here for a blind date, he would have had the urge to run away at this moment.

This Lou Zhendong is really good at chatting.

He Yuzhu was able to persevere thanks to the fact that he read a lot of novels and watched a lot of knowledge-based videos in his later years.

Even so, after two hours, He Yuzhu seemed to have run out of ideas.

"Zhendong."

He Yuzhu's future mother-in-law, Lou Tan, finally came downstairs. She was also a wealthy woman.

When his wife interrupted him, Lou Zhendong suddenly realized that he had been having so much fun chatting with his future son-in-law that he forgot everything else.

He Yuzhu looked at Lou Tan "shyly".

Mrs. Lou Tan did not point fingers at her "future son-in-law", but told the two that it was time to eat.

While waiting for the Lou family to have dinner, He Yuzhu met his future daughter-in-law, Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e's appearance is naturally not as good as Qin Huairu, the most beautiful woman in "The Story of Siheyuan", and even not as good as Chen Jiazhen.

However, her facial features are still dignified.

Round face, big eyes, high nose bridge and rosy lips.

It can be said that apart from her face being a little too round and plump, she is also quite cute and attractive.

A few years ago, He Yuzhu, a time traveler, would naturally look down on Lou Xiao'e for her appearance.

If Xu Damao hadn't ruined his two blind dates in a row, He Yuzhu wouldn't have wanted to steal Xu Damao's tower.

After all, the Lou family has only one option for the next ten years, and that is to flee overseas.

There will be a lot of trouble after marrying Lou Xiao'e.

He Yuzhu is a person who is very afraid of trouble.

However, even a clay figure has a temper.

This grandson Xu Damao has always been against me and ruined my blind dates.

In order to take revenge on Xu Damao, He Yuzhu showed his shameless face this time.

I just want to steal your tower and marry Lou Xiao'e home first.

He Yuzhu was preoccupied with something and didn't dare to look Lou Xiao'e in the eye.

The Lou family thought He Yuzhu was shy and didn't think much about it.

He Yuzhu waited until after lunch and chatted with Lou Zhendong for another hour before saying goodbye and leaving.

After He Yuzhu left, Lou Tan took her daughter downstairs. Looking at Lou Zhendong who seemed to be in high spirits, she couldn't help but said with a smile, "Zhendong, this little He is pretty good, isn't he?"

"It's quite good, the young people are energetic and insightful," Lou Zhendong was about to praise them a few more times when he suddenly saw his wife and daughter looking at him with smiles on their faces, and he immediately remembered that this brat was here for a blind date today.

The thought of my precious daughter being married to this boy made me feel sad.

Lou Zhendong suddenly felt a little annoyed.

"Ugh……"

The Lou family of three began to discuss He Yuzhu.

After He Yuzhu left the Lou family, he went straight to Director Wang's house.

Director Wang is also waiting for news about He Yuzhu's blind date.

After all, she was the one who made the connection, so Wang Hongxiu was also very concerned about the specific situation.

When He Yuzhu arrived at Director Wang's house, he didn't hesitate to rush to the faucet and took several gulps of cold water.

Wang Hongxiu saw it and couldn't help but joked:

"Zhu Zi, you're going on a blind date, and your future father-in-law won't even give you a drink of his saliva?"

"Auntie Wang, please stop laughing at me," He Yuzhu had been dealing with Wang Hongxiu, so he just took advantage of the situation and started calling her "Auntie".

He Yuzhu returned to the living room and sat down, describing in detail what had happened since he arrived at the Lou family.

"That's it."

Wang Hongxiu has been the director of a neighborhood office for many years and is very experienced as a matchmaker.

Hearing Wang Hongxiu's firm judgment, He Yuzhu felt a little relieved.

"Auntie Wang, now I'd like to trouble you to continue to help me with the runaround. It would be best if we can get the certificate in two days," He Yuzhu pleaded with a grin.

"You are so shameless. You want to get the marriage certificate in just two days. Who do you think the Lou family is? Humph."

Wang Hongxiu snorted coldly.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the street offices did introduce partners to many people.

For those who are attracted to each other, some go on a blind date today and get married tomorrow.

But, they are all ordinary families.

How could a wealthy and prominent family like the Lou family agree to marry their daughter off so quickly?

Not to mention the three matchmakers and six betrothals, at least you should observe more.

Wang Hongxiu complained for a while, but He Yuzhu just kept begging.

There is no way. In ten days or so, Xu Damao’s grandson will be back.

It’s not too late.

If we fail to steal the tower this time, we will get stolen instead.

He Yuzhu is likely to kill someone.

Finally, under He Yuzhu's persistent pleading, Wang Hongxiu agreed and prepared to go to the Lou family tomorrow to inquire about the news.

(End of this chapter)