Chapter 1016: The Difficult West German Machine Tool

The director of Luoyang Tractor Factory is an old classmate of Li Mingfei.

The two of them have a good relationship, which is quite interesting.

Li Mingfei called and agreed without any effort to get some of the gun steel out first.

Wait until Shougang produces it, and then plug this hole.

Du Fei breathed a sigh of relief as the gun steel matter was resolved.

When I heard the news that Lou Hongyi was back, my heart moved again.

This time Lou Hongyi came back, nominally to see his wife and children who stayed in the capital.

This is the attitude he must show.

His family is his anchor in the country. Only when this anchor is strong enough can the Lou family be safer.

At night, the backyard of the courtyard.

Xu Daimao came back early from get off work, carrying a large artificial leather bag.

Say hello all the way home from the front yard.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw Lou's father teasing his grandson, and Lou's mother and Lou Xiao'e were sitting next to them.

Xu Daimao smiled and said, "Dad, you are finally back!"

As he spoke, he put the bag on the table and took out lunch boxes one by one.

Lou Hongyi looked back and said, "I just arrived in the afternoon."

Xu Daimao said, "Yesterday Xiao'e said that you would come back today, and I went to Dongxing Building to order the dishes."

Lou Hongyi smiled and said, "Dai Mao, you are serious."

When Lou Hongyi was in his prime, he loved Dongxinglou's dishes the most.

Later, the situation changed, and I deliberately kept a low profile, so I rarely left.

Lou Hongyi glanced at his daughter, and it was probably Lou Xiao'e who reminded her.

But no matter what, when he left and went to Xiangjiang, his family had to point to his son-in-law.

As the old saying goes, times change.

Lou Hongyi was not very satisfied with Xu Daimao as his son-in-law earlier, but he chose Xu Daimao only because of the situation.

Now that he was back and forth again, his son-in-law felt a little complicated.

Especially back then, if it hadn't been for Xu Daimao's desperate protection, it's not certain whether he would have been able to wait until today.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but Lou Hongyi showed no emotion on the surface and smiled as he greeted Lou's mother and Lou Xiao'e to eat.

During the dinner, Lou's mother asked a lot about the situation of her two sons outside.

Although they haven't seen each other for more than ten years, they are the flesh that has fallen off their bodies. It is impossible to say that they don't want to.

Speaking of his two sons, Father Lou couldn't help but sigh, picked up the cup and drank it in one gulp.

He had long thought that his two sons were of no use and were only holding on to the connections and assets of the Lou family, and they had been sitting on nothing in recent years.

But there are always some thoughts in my heart, and I feel that it is not easy for them outside.

But this time, Lou Hongyi saw clearly that because he left his side so early, neither of his two sons had grown up.

The only comfort now is that the two of them have not contracted any intolerable bad habits.

Thinking of this, Lou Hongyi felt a little depressed. If it hadn't been for the more than ten years of blank period, and he had taken his two sons by his side to teach them through words and deeds, even if they couldn't become business geniuses, they would at least be ten times better than they are now.

After a few brief words, Lou Hongyi asked, "Dai Mao, you can't cut off contact with Du Fei when he moves out."

Xu Daimao said, "Dad, I know. A while ago, Xiao'e and I went to see his wife. But now he has many things to do and has no reason to go."

Lou Hongyi sighed.

He knew in his heart that with Xu Daimao's character and knowledge, if he hadn't lived in the same hospital as Du Fei, the two would never have known each other.

It's not easy to maintain this relationship now, and I can't get it no matter how hard I force it.

Then he said, "I heard from Xiao'e that he has a wife and sister living in his original house?

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Xu Daimao nodded, "It's Zhu Li. She moved here after the divorce." He raised his head and looked at Lou Xiao'e, "I asked Xiao'e to walk around with her more often."

Lou Hongyi said "hmm" and said seriously, "If I can go out this time, our family will have a chance to make a comeback, but we must keep a low profile in China. I estimate that our original house may be returned before long. If I am not here, You must remember not to take it, let alone move it back.”

Lou's mother nodded quickly, she knew a lot about these things.

Lou Hongyi said again, "In addition, Dai Mao, you still have to maintain the relationship with Du Fei..."

Although he said this, Father Lou didn't have high hopes.

Now, when Xu Daimao and Du Fei are together, what else can they do besides eating and drinking.

Du Fei is not in need of food and drink.

Thinking of this, Father Lou suddenly had an idea, "Dai Mao, Du Fei's child is only one year older than our puppy Dan'er. You can go back and ask, which kindergarten the Dan's child goes to? We will try to send him there and pick him up every day." "My child, I see you every now and then, so I won't miss you all the time."

Xu Daimao thought about it, this was really a solution, and nodded in agreement.

Father Lou added, "There is also his sister-in-law. Are you looking for someone in the work unit? Is there anyone suitable and with good conditions? Please introduce me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lou Xiao'e interrupted, "Dad, don't you think we didn't introduce you~ Julie seems determined and doesn't want to look for her anymore."

Lou Hongyi frowned and said, "Don't look for her anymore? How old is she~"

Lou Xiao'e said helplessly, "Maybe I haven't gotten over the idea of ​​divorce yet."

Father Lou thought for a while and then asked, "What about Qin Huairou? He and Du Fei..."

Xu Daimao and Lou Xiao'e both knew about Qin Huairou's affair with Du Fei.

Lou Xiao'e said, "I don't know. Du Fei moved out and never came back to see Qin Huairou, but..."

Speaking of this, Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but think of the woman next door who was obviously older than her, but still had a tender face. If she said it was not moisturized by a man, others would believe it or not, but she didn't believe it anyway.

Xu Daimao continued, "Speaking of this, I think Du Fei may have bought her a house outside."

Lou Xiao'e was surprised, "How did you know?"

Xu Daimao said, "It happened the day before yesterday. I had something to do with Director Lu. Qin Huairou was there when I went. I heard them gossiping about Banggan and Director Lu's daughter..."

Lou Xiao'e frowned and said, "Banggan? How old is he~"

Xu Daimao smiled and looked at Lou's father and mother, "It's not too early. Banggan will be in the third grade when school starts. With the current situation, he can forget about going to technical secondary school or high school. If he doesn't want to go to school after graduation, he will have to go to work in a factory. It will be a good time to talk about marriage."

Lou Xiao'e nodded and asked again "What does this have to do with Du Fei buying her a house?"

Xu Daimao smiled and said, "Listen to me~ Guess what Qin Huairou said at the time? She told Director Lu directly that when Director Lu's daughter gets married in the future, the two and a half large northern houses in our courtyard will all be given to Bangganer to live in."

Lou Xiao'e blinked her eyes and said in disbelief, "If they are all given to Bangganer, where will she, Xiaodang and Huaihua live?"

Xu Daimao slapped his thigh and said, "What did you say! Qin Huairou is such a smart person, you can't say such things easily even if it's a joke. If someone catches her and brings it up later, she will be in trouble."

The Lou family members reacted quickly and understood Xu Daimao's implication.

Lou Xiao'e said, "So, does Qin Huairou really have a place to live outside? If it was Du Fei who bought it for her, then Du Fei is really good to her."

Lou's father

said, "Xiao'e, you have to build a good relationship with Qin Huairou. Remember, don't try to find out where she lives outside. Some things are tacitly understood. It's hard to deal with them if you make them clear."

Lou Xiao'e replied, "Dad, I know."

...

The next morning.

Du Fei met Lou Hongyi at work.

Lou Hongyi, wearing a Zhongshan suit, had a rosy face and a straight back. He was much more energetic than before.

But in front of Du Fei, he was very humble. He quickened his pace from a distance, hunched his back, and stretched out his hand.

Du Fei greeted him warmly, shook hands with him tightly, and asked him to sit on the sofa.

As soon as Lou Hongyi sat down, he mentioned that he thanked Du Fei for helping to take care of the family.

Du Fei smiled and said, "Old Lou, you don't have to be polite. You work for the country, and it is your duty to protect your family."

After a while of greetings, he finally got to the point.

Lou Hongyi said, "Manager, I came back this time for two main reasons. The first is that Zhenla is interested in buying our rocket launchers..."

"Zhenla?" Du Fei raised his eyebrows, "Be more specific."

Lou Hongyi understood what Du Fei meant. If it was a normal equipment transaction, it could be done through official channels, and there was no need to find a broker like Lou Hongyi.

Lou Hongyi said, "It's the Angkor people in the west."

Du Fei understood it immediately.

But there is no reason to push customers away when doing business.

Besides, even if they didn't buy Du Fei's rocket launchers, would the Angkor people stop making trouble?

So the money that should be earned still needs to be earned.

But then, Du Fei asked the question he was worried about, "Do they have money?"

Lou Hongyi licked his lips and lowered his voice, "Someone pays them."

Du Fei nodded.

As long as they have money, it doesn't matter who pays.

Then he asked, "You want rocket launchers? Do you want heavy machine guns, mortars, and grenades?"

Lou Hongyi said, "It would be better if they had these, but they have limited funds. I estimate that the total amount they can give us will not exceed one million US dollars."

Du Fei was not surprised. He estimated that the one million was because he had shown his strength on Zhenbao Island, which prompted the other party to take out the money.

But even a little bit of money is worth a lot.

The net profit of the one million US dollars that eventually landed in the fire equipment company's account was at least two hundred thousand.

Then Lou Hongyi mentioned the second thing, "Manager, last time you said that you wanted to purchase some machine tools. Through my second son, I know that there are a batch of machines in Japan, about thirty, all of which are West German machines."

Du Fei's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked what year it was?

Lou Hongyi said, "It was manufactured in 1961, and the quality is pretty good."

Du Fei frowned.

It has only been eight years since 1961.

The machine tools from West Germany eight years ago are definitely quite advanced machine tools for growing flowers today.

But this matter may not be that simple.

Japan is now experiencing a booming economy.

You can make money by investing in a factory, and it is almost impossible to own dozens of machine tools and go bankrupt.

There must be something fishy here.

Sure enough, Lou Hongyi continued, "Manager, this is what happened. The owner of this machinery factory offended the senior officials of the Yamaguchi-gumi. He really has no choice but to sell the factory and move abroad. We buy the factory in the name of locals and then secretly dismantle the machine tools..."

Du Fei thought it was reasonable.

But he always had a hunch that this matter was not that simple.

Asked

"How much does it cost to buy the factory?"

Lou Hongyi said, "Including the land and the factory, a total of 45 million yen."

Du Fei frowned, the amount of money was not much.

It was about 600,000 yuan.

Du Fei still had more than 7 million in his account, which was nothing to the fire equipment company.

But Du Fei still felt it was not stable.

Then he asked, "Old Lou, do many people know about machine tools?"

Lou Hongyi was stunned.

He was a smart man, and he immediately understood what Du Fei was worried about, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I know the seriousness of it, and I have never made it public. I have always used reliable relationships to let others do it in the name of mechanical processing."

Du Fei nodded, knowing that Lou Hongyi has always been prudent in doing things.

Although he felt that it was wrong, Du Fei did not deny it and asked Lou Hongyi to continue to follow up.

After sending Lou Hongyi away, Du Fei returned to the office and was still thinking about it.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was wrong.

After a while, he simply picked up the phone and dialed it.

"Hello, Director Luo? This is Xiao Du~" Du Fei greeted with a smile.

The person on the other end of the phone was Zhou Peng's immediate boss at the time, the somewhat bald Luo Zhengming.

Because of the special nature of the fire equipment company, Zhu's father had already informed the Anquan Bureau, and Luo Zhengming was the one who contacted them.

"Manager Du!" Luo Zhengming's hoarse voice came from the phone.

After a brief greeting, Du Fei explained the purpose of the call, "Director Luo, can you ask the Japanese comrades to help you check the situation of this Yamada Corporation?"

Luo Zhengming frowned, somewhat unwillingly. It is not a trivial matter to mobilize overseas forces.

Du Fei understood his difficulties and explained, "Director Luo, I have no choice. It involves hundreds of thousands of dollars in foreign exchange. I have to be careful!"

Luo Zhengming took a breath of cold air.

In this era, hundreds of thousands of dollars in foreign exchange are not a trivial matter.

His attitude immediately changed, and he said in a deep voice, "I know, give me a week."

After getting Luo Zhengming's guarantee, Du Fei hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason why he went directly to Luo Zhengming was not groundless worry.

Du Fei can get to where he is today because of his extraordinary wisdom and foresight.

He can fail, but he must never be fooled.

Once fooled, his so-called "wisdom" and "foresight" will become a joke.

So, when his intuition is not good, he is extra cautious.

When it comes to the critical moment, even if we don’t want these dozens of West German machine tools, we must not take the risk of being tricked and cheated of money.

In addition, this time it also involves Lou Yuanwei, the second son of the Lou family.

At the beginning, Lou Hongyi sent his two sons abroad, one in Hong Kong and the other in Japan, which is considered a cunning rabbit with three burrows.

The eldest son, Lou Yuanji, is average in ability and has never made a name for himself in Hong Kong.

The situation is better for the second son.

Although Lou Yuanwei’s ability is not much better than his eldest brother, he has developed well in Japan.

In addition to the economic takeoff in Japan, another reason is that he married a good wife.

Lou Yuanwei’s wife is Matsushima Ye Zi, the only daughter of the local tyrant Matsushima family in Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku Island.

Lou Hongyi once studied in Japan and was a classmate of Matsushima Ye Zi’s father. The marriage between the two families was also decided before liberation.

And it was agreed that one of their children must take the mother’s surname and inherit the Matsushima family’s family business.

Otherwise, after Matsushima Ye Zi’s father died, the family business would definitely be divided up by the family’s side branches.

End of this chapter