Siheyuan: Qin Huairu is a lucky charm for her husband

Chapter 2253: Taking the First Step Successfully

After rubbing his temples with difficulty, Lao Hao recalled what Lin Chen had said at the banquet.

"One is influenced by one's company." "Dongmei looks like a sensible little girl..."

“I think this is a good idea. Tonight, Secretary Lin kept praising our Dongmei. He even said that Xiaobai should spend more time with our daughter. It seems that the Zhou family really listened to him! Otherwise, they wouldn’t have taken the initiative to discuss this with you. The safety in the naval compound is guaranteed, so there’s no need to worry about that.”

The reason Hao Dongmei tried so hard to smooth things over for her father was that she wanted him to agree to let her stay.

Now that Zhou Xiaobai has convinced his mother, he needs to agree as well.

"Thank you, Dad. Don't worry, I'll stay obediently in the naval compound."

The girl didn't know why, but she was just happy. Just being able to stay was enough to make her happy... especially thinking about Lin Chen praising her made her feel sweet inside. He was so amazing! She felt safe standing next to him.

Now that Lao Hao has agreed, and his daughter also wants to stay, Jin Yueji has no choice but to agree. She hadn't really taken care of her daughter much to begin with. Now that her daughter is older, it's fine for her to stay with the Zhou family… after all, it was the Zhou family who initiated this request.

"Alright then! My parents are getting old, and they've been helping us take care of the children for several years now. If Dongmei wants to stay, then she can stay!"

Hao Dongmei was so happy she almost wanted to take off, even though it was already past midnight. She was wide awake and just wanted to tell Zhou Xiaobai the good news as soon as possible.

"Mom and Dad, you should get some rest. I'm going back to sleep now."

Hao Dongmei hurried to Zhou Xiaobai's room...

The Hao family doesn't own a house in Beijing. Because of their good relationship with the Zhou family, whenever they come to the city, they stay in the Navy compound whenever Zhou Zhennan is home.

Hao Dongmei naturally shared a room with Zhou Xiaobai, and now she was going to run off to report this good news.

However, how could the daughter's little thoughts escape her parents' notice? The couple watched their child leave happily.

"Comrade Jin Yueji, what exactly does Secretary Lin mean? Why would he try to get Dongmei to stay in Beijing? We don't even know the Lin family."

Director Hao is completely baffled, and he and his wife haven't considered the worst-case scenario. After all, no one would suspect Lin Chen, and besides, no one would dare to.

Jin Yueji sighed after recalling what Zhou Zhennan's wife had said to her.

"What's so hard to understand? Old Zhou's wife just told me! Secretary Lin just wants to find a good role model for Zhou Xiaobai, and doesn't want her to be corrupted by the other kids in the neighborhood. I bet the Lin family has their eye on Zhou Xiaobai! The two families want to arrange a marriage in the future, and Secretary Lin is picking a daughter-in-law in advance! Marrying someone of equal social standing is still very important..."

After Jin Yueji's explanation, Director Hao suddenly realized what had happened; he hadn't expected it to be like that.

"That makes sense, it's quite possible. It seems the Zhou family is about to take off! No wonder the Li family was sent away just because some of their men injured a few ordinary workers, and the Zhou family is going to take over the work in Qingdao next week. It turns out it was all arranged by Secretary Lin... How brilliant!"

Director Hao and his wife only guessed one thing correctly: the Lin-Zhou marriage alliance. But it wasn't about choosing a daughter-in-law, nor was it about the Zhou family taking off. It was about the Hao family taking off...

Conversely, Zhou Xiaobai could be considered Hao Dongmei's helper, and Secretary Lin readily accepted her as well. After all, he couldn't let her get entangled with others; Hao Dongmei was Lin Chen's true target.

“It was precisely because I knew the Zhou family was about to take off that I agreed to Old Zhou’s wife’s request to keep our daughter here to maintain the relationship between our two families. Now that you’ve agreed, I’m glad. I originally thought you would be reluctant to part with your daughter.”

Jin Yueji said this, but in her heart she was thinking that even Secretary Lin had praised her daughter for being knowledgeable, reasonable, and skillful! What if she changed her mind in a few years and didn't like Zhou Xiaobai anymore? Then it would be her Hao family that would take off.

But Jin Yueji doesn't even consider how old her daughter is now!

Everyone is good at scheming these days, but they haven't figured out Secretary Lin's true intentions yet.

They wanted to become sworn brothers with Secretary Lin and even arrange marriages, but Secretary Lin treated them like his mothers-in-law.

“Why would I be reluctant? We were all students when we joined the revolution! Staying in the naval compound will allow her to make more friends. I have confidence in our daughter.”

In Zhou Xiaobai's room not far away, Hao Dongmei excitedly ran back, after all, she had stayed up until the middle of the night just to wait for her father to sober up.

Although Old Zhou's wife had already discussed it with Jin Yueji, Old Hao was the head of the family, and the matter could only be finalized with his consent.

"Little White, Little White, wake up! My parents have agreed to let me stay!"

After being woken up, Zhou Xiaobai rubbed his eyes groggily and said, "Oh, go back to sleep, I'm so sleepy! Hug me..."

Hao Dongmei looked at the other person's outstretched arms and then hurriedly turned off the light.

"Go away, who told you to hug me? Go find your Lin Chen brother. You called him so sweetly, you little slut."

And so, due to the misunderstanding between the two families, Hao Dongmei was indeed kept on.

What no one knew was that Hao Dongmei, seemingly a well-behaved girl, was actually a secretly passionate type. Only Zhou Xiaobai knew this secret…

"You call me that much sweeter, and you still have the nerve to criticize me? I learned it from you, okay!"

It doesn't matter who's sweet-talking now; what matters is how they'll see each other again in the future. Hao Dongmei staying is just the first step; the road ahead is long!

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Xicheng District

Guo Da Piezi successfully obtained the supplies needed for the grand banquet... and the group kept delivering them to the alley where Qiangzi and Cai Quanwu were hiding.

Now, apart from Qiangzi being a little nervous, Jia Dongxu and the others are acting as if nothing's wrong, helping to transport supplies out of the market.

Qiangzi was nervous because he was really afraid that if things got heated, the young men at the front gate would act unethically and steal supplies, since the agreement was to only deal with these bastards and not touch the supplies.

As the supplies were carried back by Sha Zhu and his men, Qiangzi, who was guarding the tricycle, handed Cai Quanwu a cigarette and lit it for him.

"Brother, I have a feeling something's not right tonight. You'd better be careful..."

Cai Quanwu was the last person to know the truth. He had no idea that Little Monkey was going to deal with Jia Dongxu and his gang. He was also unaware that Fan Jinyou had already noticed something amiss, and that Liu Haizhong from the courtyard had already brought reinforcements.

Cai Quanwu took a puff of his smoke ring and chuckled, "Even the gatekeeper Zhong hasn't come back to report, what the hell are you afraid of? Tong Zhi and Da Zhuang won't come, so don't worry!"

Cai Quanwu still didn't understand Qiangzi's meaning; he thought his good brother was afraid that the people from Jiudaowanzi would come to rob them.

Just as Qiangzi was about to remind him again, Xu Damao hurriedly returned carrying several fish.

"Hurry, hurry, get it packed. Once they get back, we can head home..."

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