Several families gathered together to celebrate the New Year. Since none of them had any relatives to visit, they stayed at Li Chu's place until the afternoon of the third day of the Lunar New Year before returning to their respective homes.
I have to go back to work tomorrow, so I can't not go back.
Once everyone left, the house became quiet and deserted. Ding Qiunan sat bored on the sofa, casually flipping through the book in her hand.
The two children were listless after everyone at home left, and they are now asleep.
The sound of flushing water came from the bathroom, and then the door opened and Li Chu came out.
"Li Chu, I'm so bored!" Ding Qiunan sighed.
"Hehe, how about we do something meaningful together?"
Ding Qiunan instantly understood what he meant and rolled her eyes at him: "What are you doing, acting crazy in broad daylight!"
With so many people at home these past few days, the two of them haven't exercised for several days.
Li Chu walked over to the sofa and sat down next to his wife. Just as he was about to make a move, he saw Xiao Bai and Xiao Hua rushing towards the door and barking at it a few times.
Xiao Hei slowly strolled out of the bedroom and stood in the living room, its little ears perked up and twitching alertly.
Ding Qiunan reached out and nudged her husband, who was already embracing her: "Go and see, someone must be coming."
Li Chu knew that someone must be walking towards his house; if it were just three dogs passing by, they wouldn't have reacted this way.
Sure enough, Li Chu had just stepped out of the living room when he heard someone knocking on the door.
When they saw their owner come out, the two dogs stopped barking.
"Coming, coming, who is it?" Li Chu responded.
"Brother Chu, this is Lou Xiao'e. Is Sister Qiu Nan here?"
"Hey, hey, you're here!" Li Chu replied as he walked over, wondering, "Why is Lou Xiao'e here today? And it seems like Xu Damao isn't here either."
When Li Chu opened the door, he saw that Lou Xiao'e was indeed holding a child at the door, but it wasn't just her; her parents, Lou's father and Lou's mother, were also there.
"Xiao'e, Happy New Year! Come in quickly. Happy New Year, Chairman Lou! This must be Mrs. Lou. Happy New Year to you too."
"Happy New Year, Dr. Li!" Lou's parents greeted Li Chu with smiles and auspicious words.
When they saw strangers come in, Xiaobai and Xiaohua didn't bark, but they both made whimpering sounds.
"Go away, go away, these are guests." Li Chu waved them away.
"Qiu Nan, Xiao'e and her parents are here, come out quickly." As soon as she finished speaking, Ding Qiu Nan lifted the curtain and came out. She greeted Lou's parents, took the child from Lou Xiao'e's arms, and led her to the living room.
As soon as the Lou family entered the living room, they felt a wave of heat hit them.
"Dr. Li, are you turning on the heating in your house?"
Why are you being so polite? Li Chu had a sudden thought; it seemed he had come to ask for a favor.
"My child is too young, so having heating would make things more convenient."
"Mr. and Mrs. Lou, you can take off your coats now, so you don't get chilly when you go outside."
After sitting down on the sofa, Li Chu noticed that Lou's father was carrying a small box and had placed it at his feet.
Lou Ma then placed the four gifts on the coffee table.
Li Chu raised an eyebrow; this was no small matter.
Ding Qiunan brought over a teapot and poured water for them, and the group started chatting.
Li Chu didn't ask Lou Xiao'e where Xu Damao was. Since their family came today, Xu Damao definitely didn't know.
"Brother Chu, my father wants to consult you about something." After chatting for a while, Lou's father gave Lou Xiao'e a wink, and she said somewhat shyly.
Li Chu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, Chairman Lou, shall we talk in the study?"
Leading Lou's father to the study, Li Chu noticed that he had also brought in the small box.
After the two sat down, Ding Qiunan brought in the tea, placed it on the table, and then left.
"Chairman Lou, what brings you here?" Li Chu asked directly.
"It's like this, Dr. Li. Xiao'e told me what you asked her to say last time. I've also found and read all the newspapers from last year. There's something I don't understand, and I'd like to ask you about it."
"Chairman Lou, there's no need to be so polite. Please speak frankly."
Chairman Lou paused for a moment before speaking again, "What can you teach me, sir?"
Wow, they're adopting such a humble attitude; it seems they really did read all those newspapers and figured out the clues.
Li Chu smiled and said, "Chairman Lou, I dare not accept the title of 'sir'. I am just a doctor."
Chairman Lou didn't say anything, he just stared straight at Li Chu.
After a while, Chairman Lou bent down, picked up the small box he had just brought in, placed it on the desk, and pushed it towards Li Chu.
"Sir, please teach me. Consider this box a token of my gratitude." With that, he opened the box and turned it towards Li Chu.
Li Chu glanced at the box and saw that it contained at least 10,000 yuan and a few small yellow croakers.
This gift is indeed quite substantial, even substantial.
The reason Chairman Lou accepted such a generous gift was because he had indeed understood the contents of the newspaper.
But the content terrified him. He wanted to tell himself that he had misunderstood, but he couldn't deceive himself.
During this period, Chairman Lou has met with many of his former business friends and exchanged views on these matters. The answers he received were all pessimistic.
Some of my business friends' homes are even empty now.
Chairman Lou had certainly considered leaving, but as he got older, he found it hard to leave his hometown, and he remembered the person who started this whole thing.
Although it was Ding Qiunan who told her daughter, Chairman Lou didn't believe that a woman could have such foresight. He was sure there was someone behind her, and it goes without saying who that person was. That's why he came to visit her today.
Before making the decision to visit, Chairman Lou had asked many friends to investigate Li Chu.
It seemed like they had investigated his background, but in reality, the information was shrouded in mystery. Several friends who helped him, along with him, were even invited for questioning.
He was so scared that his hands and feet went weak. He insisted that he wanted to buy a prescription from Li Chu, but Li Chu disagreed. That's why he wanted to check the information to see if he could approach it from another angle.
This celebrity really wants to retire.
He never knew which department had invited them for tea, but it certainly wasn't the police.
The other party seemed to believe him and let them all go back that same day.
He remained in shock for a long time after returning home, and it wasn't until the New Year that he finally made up his mind to visit Li Chu.
Today, upon entering Li Chu's home, the quaint courtyard, the spring-like interior, the ceiling fan in the living room, and the telephone on the table all told him that the young doctor before him was no ordinary person.
He was glad he had come to the right place.
Li Chu glanced casually at the contents of the box, chuckled, and shook his head: "Chairman Lou, what are you doing?"
"I just want you to teach me how to proceed from here."
"Chairman Lou, to put it bluntly, do you really think I'm short of money?"
Chapter 191 The Box
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