After Lou Bancheng left, Sun Zhengguo put the wooden box into his spatial storage. He had no intention of taking it back, lest he frighten his wife.
When we got home, my grandparents were still in the main room, watching TV with the little ones, seemingly indifferent.
In fact, Sun Zhengguo knew that they were waiting for him to come back, otherwise, in such cold weather, the two elders would have already gone to bed.
When the grandfather saw his grandson return, he didn't ask any questions, stood up, and prepared to go back to his room.
"Jung-guk, it's cold, you should all get some rest!"
"Okay, Grandpa."
Sun Zhengguo took his youngest son, and Ning Xiaowei began to put the eldest and second eldest sons to bed without asking a single question throughout the process.
...
On the other side.
Lou Bancheng returned home at this time, where his wife Tan Yali and daughter Lou Xiao'e were waiting for news.
When Tan Yali saw Lou Bancheng walk into the room with a heavy heart, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly brought him a cup of hot tea.
"Half-City, how's the matter going?"
Lou Bancheng shook his head in disappointment. "Madam, I know you don't want to go to Hong Kong Island, but don't have any illusions now. If we don't leave now, we might not be able to leave at all, and we will all die."
With a bang.
Upon hearing this unfortunate news, Tanya Li was momentarily stunned, and the teacup in her hand shattered in two.
Some might ask, why doesn't she want to go to Hong Kong Island?
The reason is actually quite simple: she is a mistress, and there are other wives and concubines in Hong Kong.
If I rashly go there, I'll have to be subservient every day, and it seems like it's legal there.
Lou Xiao'e knew what her mother was afraid of, so she quickly went forward to comfort her:
"Mom, don't worry. Didn't Dad say he's already arranged for someone to buy property in Hong Kong? We won't be living together then."
After hearing her daughter's words, Tanya nodded blankly.
In this situation, what else can we do but agree? It's better than having the whole family die along with us.
Lou Bancheng then looked at his daughter, "Xiao'e, you're not getting any younger this year. I was originally planning to find you a good family, but it seems that's no longer necessary."
However, when I was asking someone to help me buy a house recently, I suddenly received some good news: "Do you remember your Uncle Huang's family? They live on Hong Kong Island now, and his son isn't married yet..."
When Lou Bancheng got to this point, Lou Xiao'e was completely stunned and didn't hear a word he said after that.
She couldn't possibly not know the Huang family of Beijing; she used to play there often when she was a child.
Moreover, she was engaged to the eldest son of the Huang family; it seemed to be a childhood betrothal.
However, the matter was dropped after the Huang family moved away.
Who would have thought that fate, after all its twists and turns, would bring them together again?
How could she possibly accept this?
She always kept that towering figure in her heart. Even though she knew it was impossible, she couldn't forget him. She even threw herself into the fire like a moth, which made the two of them afraid to see each other again.
Tanya Li was just feeling sad, but seeing her daughter looking so downcast, she had no choice but to comfort her instead.
"Xiao'e, don't overthink it. Men should marry when they're of age, and women should marry when they're of age. We met your Uncle Huang's son when he was little; he was alright-looking. I imagine he's not bad-looking now either..."
Seeing the mother and daughter comforting each other, Lou Bancheng gave Xu San a wink.
The two went to the study one after the other to discuss how to evacuate safely.
They stayed in the study until late at night, reviewing all the details before finally parting ways.
...
In the following days, Lou Bancheng first dismissed the few servants he had, and then donated all of his shares in the steel rolling mill.
Then he disposed of the assets he could handle urgently, and donated everything he couldn't handle.
This series of actions left those monitoring him completely bewildered.
Is this capitalist crazy, or what? He just donates his vast fortune like that.
They even donated their house, which means they have to pay for rent to live in now. Can you believe it?
But they were just following orders and reporting the facts; they couldn't interfere with how the higher-ups handled things.
Upon receiving the news, Li Huaide dared not make a decision on his own and went to his father-in-law's house that very night.
“Father-in-law, something’s not right with the Lou family. They’ve donated everything they could. Tell me, what are they really up to?”
"What?" Assistant Qian jumped up in anger, pointing at Li Huaide and demanding an explanation.
"When did this happen? Huaide, what kind of work are you doing? The Lou family has donated everything, how are we supposed to gain merit?"
It turns out that Assistant Qian hadn't been promoted because of what happened to Section Chief Huang a few years ago.
Originally, this move against the Lou family was his own idea; he wanted to use it as a stepping stone to the position of vice minister.
But now you're telling me that he donated everything in his house, so what's the point of catching him?
It might actually tarnish your reputation!
Seeing his father-in-law so angry, Li Huaide hurriedly explained:
“Father-in-law, Lou Bancheng’s donation this time didn’t go through our steel mill, nor through the Ministry of Metallurgy. He donated it directly to the Dongcheng District Government. When I found out, I couldn’t stop him!”
"Has he been in contact with anyone recently?" Assistant Qian looked at his son-in-law suspiciously, wanting to know who was behind this.
But Li Huaide's answer disappointed him; the answer was definitely no.
Given Lou Bancheng's shrewd nature and Sun Zhengguo's cautiousness, how could they possibly be discovered?
Assistant Qian completely lost his temper. "They're all incompetent. It must be because your people were careless and got caught. That's why Lou Bancheng would rather donate than let us benefit."
Okay! That makes a lot of sense. Li Huaide didn't want to explain anymore, lest he make things worse, so he simply buryed his head in the sand and remained silent.
After a while, Assistant Qian was a little dizzy from scolding, and when he saw his son-in-law's nonchalant attitude, he became even angrier.
"Go away, go away! Just seeing you makes me angry."
"Oh, father-in-law, don't be angry, I'll leave right now." Li Huaide felt as if he had been granted a pardon and turned to leave.
"etc."
Hearing the annoying voice, Li Huaide reluctantly turned around again. "Father-in-law, is there anything else you need to say?"
"Withdraw all your men! There's no point in monitoring them anymore. Lou Bancheng is incredibly audacious. I'll settle the score with him when I get the chance."
Assistant Qian spoke through gritted teeth, clearly not joking.
If Lou Bancheng doesn't run away this time, his fate will probably be even more tragic than in the original drama.
Of course, if Sun Zhengguo were willing to help, he might still be able to escape this predicament.
However, Sun Zhengguo has repeatedly warned that it is impossible for him to interfere in this matter again.
If he gets into trouble again, then all we can say is that good words can't persuade a damned ghost.
...
Time flies, and it's Lunar New Year's Eve again. During this period, the antenna factory shipped out two more batches of goods.
Hong Kong Island received 200,000 units at once, as a deal had already been reached with the distributor in Japan.
Half of it was given to them, and the other half was kept for sale in Southeast Asia.
Meanwhile, 100,000 units were shipped domestically this time, and they are still being sold, with the situation looking very promising.
With so many favorable factors in place, the two levels of government were very generous, and the rewards and materials they provided were also enormous.
The entire warehouse was piled up to the brim, which was quite pleasing.
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