A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 91 Conversation
When Lou Xiao'e heard this, she felt that Cao Zhihua still loved her and defended herself, so she continued to ask:

"Is there more? Silly Zhihua. Say it quickly, say it quickly."

Cao Zhihua saw Lou Xiao'e's studious look and said with a smile:
"Wives must also strictly implement the salary system and pay on time every month. I am responsible for going out to make money, and you are responsible for these."

Lou Xiao'e thought for a while and said:

"This is very good and practical. If you don't obey, your salary will be deducted."

Cao Zhihua chuckled and thought Lou Xiao'e was really cute, so he said:
"That's all for now, right? I don't know much about the rules in these families. How do we manage this family? We have to decide based on the specific situation. Find problems and solve them step by step. We don't have the experience."

Lou Xiao'e thought so, so she said:
"Okay, dad also asked us to go home tomorrow and said he would discuss something with you."

Cao Zhihua nodded in surprise and asked Lou Xiaoe:

"Ezi, do you know what's going on?"

It was late at night, Lou Xiao'e had been tossing for so long, and she couldn't bear it anymore. She crawled on Cao Zhihua's chest and was about to doze off. When she heard Cao Zhihua's question, she said:

"Zhihua, let's go to bed early. I'm too sleepy and I don't know what happened. Dad's driver came over and told me. There were too many people at the time, so I didn't ask."

Cao Zhihua pulled up the quilt, covered the two of them tightly, and said:

"Well, go to sleep and we'll talk about other things tomorrow."

The next day, Lou Xiao'e also fell asleep and woke up naturally like Cao Zhihua.

After washing up, he took Lou Xiaoe out after breakfast.

Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer people on the roads in Sijiucheng. One reason is that the weather is getting colder and colder, and the other reason is that people don’t go out when they have nothing to do. They just stay at home and fight against hunger.Normal people don’t have enough to eat, so who would run out every day?

Cao Zhihua and his wife quickly arrived at Lou's house wearing thick cotton-padded jackets.

Lou Bancheng has basically stopped socializing now, and is busy transferring assets every day.After seeing Cao Zhihua arrive, he stood up and said

"You guys came very quickly. Zhihua and I will come to the study. Ezi will go to accompany your mother first."

Cao Zhihua heard Lou Bancheng's greeting and followed him upstairs. He thought about it again and said to Lou Xiao'e:

"Ezi, make two cups of tea for Dad and me."

"Ok."

After Lou Bancheng closed the study door, he motioned for Cao Zhihua to sit over.

"Zhihua, I'm almost ready, what about you?"

Cao Zhihua said in surprise:
"So soon? I asked Ezi last time, I guess you'll be here after the Chinese New Year."

Lou Bancheng said proudly:
"It was in the exploratory stage at the beginning, so it took a little more time. Now that the path is clear and the process is smooth, it will naturally be much faster."

Cao Zhihua said worriedly:
"Dad, it's important to be on guard against others. Your old friends over there don't know you're going to settle there, right?"

Lou Bancheng said hesitantly:
"I don't have many friends in Hong Kong, just a few. They haven't made it out there yet, and they seem to be neither up to nor down. I talked with them about old times, and they found out that I want to go to Hong Kong to develop, and they are very happy."

Cao Zhihua said to Lou Bancheng seriously: "Have you decided when to leave? Do your friends know?"

Lou Bancheng thought for a while and said:

"I plan to set off on the evening of New Year's Eve, board the ship in Tianjin, and go directly to the port. I haven't notified these friends yet."

Cao Zhihua asked again:

"Brother, do you know the specific time?"

Lou Bancheng shook his head and said:

"The ship that passed by this time is an old relationship that I have been doing business with for decades. I have been in contact with him for so many years. In the past, my rolled steel exports were all his ships, so the port has not notified me yet."

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhihua breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously:

"Dad, I don't have a villain's heart or a gentleman's heart. I just think that the more secretive our trip is, the better. Don't put the fate of the whole family under other people's conscience. It's always good to be more prepared. Wait until we pass. Now, after we buy a house and settle down, and find out the situation there, we can discuss the specific arrangements, so that it’s not easy to make mistakes.”

Lou Bancheng looked at Cao Zhihua with relief. His son was not up to par, but it would be good to find a son-in-law who was up to par.

"It's good that you can think so carefully. When I went to Hong Kong last time, I bought a tenement house in Central, Hong Kong Island, where I could stay temporarily."

Cao Zhihua was a little curious about how Lou Bancheng could buy a tenement building instead of buying a villa, so he asked:
"Dad, how much did you spend on this tenement house? Why did you consider buying a tenement house?"

"When I went to Hong Kong this time, your eldest brother Yun Zhi accompanied me on a tour of Hong Kong. Now the safest place in Hong Kong is Central. There are mostly foreigners there and the gangs don't dare to cause trouble there, so I thought we would go here first. Let’s talk about it later.”

After Lou Bancheng finished speaking, he recalled:
"I was in a hurry at the time and couldn't find a suitable house. Later, an old friend of mine, your Uncle Wang, took me to see a tenement building. I saw that the security there was okay, so I considered buying it. Come down."

Lou Bancheng became angry as he spoke:
"I came back a long time ago, but it took me three days to buy this building. Who knows, there are 5 households on one property there. It took me three days to negotiate with each household one by one, and I paid a [-]% premium. Buy it and ask your elder brother to renovate the house and install furniture and appliances when you come back. It should be done now."

"How much did this building cost?"

"A full 3 yuan."

Cao Zhihua calculated the price in his mind and continued to ask:
"That means the current price of a tenement house in Central is around 2.5?"

Lou Bancheng thought for a while:

"Absolutely. There are five floors in total. The first floor is about 90 square meters. The first floor is a shop where you can do business. But it will be cheaper elsewhere. Your eldest brother lives in Mong Kok now. A three-story tenement building costs about 1.5 square meters. Between 2 and [-].”

Cao Zhihua couldn't help but sigh. He remembered that in 1959, the basic labor wage in Hong Kong was about 200 yuan. According to the price of layered sales at that time, even the cheapest layer cost 5000 yuan.

It's scary to think about how a person can afford to buy a house without eating or drinking for 25 years.

Fortunately, I went there to ride on the dragon's face this time, otherwise I would have to be like in my previous life. I don't know when I can earn my first pot of gold.

"Dad, it took you so long to run so far this time. Thank you for your hard work."

Lou Bancheng said that he was very excited during his last inspection. It was just like Cao Zhihua said, it is a society for rich people, and those with money can live very comfortably there.

With this arrangement, the wealth of the Lou family can continue. After all, no one wants to live a miserable life if they can live a life of excellence.

(End of this chapter)