Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 485 The Old Father Who Misses His Child

"fine!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang quickly waved his hands and said soothingly, "You miss your wife and children! This is human nature. If I really couldn't see my wife and children for several years, I might cry even harder than you!"

"Woo~"

After hearing this, Sha Zhu thought about how he had been alone for so many years, and his heart ached. He couldn't help crying again.

"Hey!"

Li Guoqiang got anxious when he saw it, and then he quickly said, "Why are you crying again?"

He swears to God that he really wanted to comfort Sha Zhu just now.

Why is it that the more I feel comforted, the sadder I feel?
"Wow, Qiangzi, I...I want to go find them, but I don't even know which way the door to Xiangjiang opens. I'm really useless!"

Sha Zhu cried and complained uncontrollably.

"Forehead"

Li Guoqiang looked at Sha Zhu like this, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Where is the promised courtyard god of war?
How did she suddenly become a resentful woman in the boudoir?
It must be said that wives and children are indeed men’s weak points!
Fortunately, Sha Zhu saw that Li Guoqiang had been ignoring him, so after crying for a while, he slowly stopped crying.

Then, he wiped away his tears silently, reached out to remove the mud seal of the small wine jar, poured out a large bowl of wine, picked it up and drank it all.

"Uncle He!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang began to persuade him, "I know you want to find your wife and children, but you know what the situation is like outside.

If you ask me, you should just wait at home patiently. Sooner or later, Aunt Xiao'e will definitely come back with the child to find you."

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu looked at Li Guoqiang blankly for a moment, then nodded in agreement, and then poured himself a large bowl of wine.

In fact, he knew that the best way was to wait at home for Lou Xiao'e to bring the child back.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so cruel as to distance himself from Qin Huairu.

However, what he couldn't be sure of was how long he had to wait.
You know, he is almost forty years old now. If he waits another three to five years, maybe he can still wait patiently.

But if he has to wait for more than ten or twenty years, how can he wait?

Thinking of this, he slowly exhaled the wine, then picked up the small wine jar again.

"or."

Li Guoqiang looked at Sha Zhu's depressed face, hesitated for a moment, and then suggested: "Uncle He, when I come back from the countryside in a while, I will go find Sister Zhang and ask her to find a companion for you?"

"Ok?"

When Sha Zhu heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, but then he thought of his previous blind date experience, and the light immediately went out again.

After all, he was known to have difficulty finding a blind date in several alleys nearby.

Every time he went on a blind date in the past, either he looked down on the other person, or the other person looked down on him.

Moreover, if it weren't for the deaf old lady who locked him and Lou Xiao'e in the same room, he might not know what it feels like to be a real man until now!

"okay!"

Seeing that Sha Zhu did not object, Li Guoqiang hurriedly said, "It's settled. I'll help you when I come back. Just wait for my good news!"

After saying that, he got up and left.

Sha Zhu looked at the still shaking door, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he sighed and shook his head.

To be honest, sometimes he really admired this kid Li Guoqiang. Not only did he marry the most beautiful girl in their courtyard in the past few decades, but he also brought back so many concubines from the countryside.

More importantly, Li Guoqiang was able to allow Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others to live under the same roof.

If this were him, not only would he be able to accomplish it, but just thinking about it would be difficult.

In particular, Li Guoqiang also asked Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others to give birth to so many sons for him.

You know, that's a son! A son who can establish a family and bring honor to the family!
Thinking of this, Sha Zhu turned his gaze back to the letter paper and racked his brains, trying to picture in his mind the appearance of his son, whom he had never met.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't draw it in the end. He was so anxious that he raised his hand and slapped his forehead hard until it turned red.

Afterwards, he was so depressed that he could only drink bowl after bowl of wine, hoping that when he was drunk, he would not miss his son so much.

After a while, when there was no more wine in the jar, he suddenly smiled, then staggered to his feet and walked into the inner room, then fell on his back on the bed and passed out drunk.

However, even so, his palm still tightly grasped the piece of letter paper, as if he wanted to hold on to his wife and children who were thousands of kilometers away.

The reason why he acted like this was not because of how good his feelings for Lou Xiao'e were, nor because he loved children so much, but mainly because he had been abandoned by He Daqing in the past, so he didn't want to become a person like He Daqing from the bottom of his heart.

Otherwise, how could he be so cruel as to keep his distance from his favorite white moonlight, Qin Huairu!
In the blink of an eye, the night passed.

Luo Huijuan got up early in the morning and made pork and cabbage dumplings for Li Guoqiang in the kitchen with Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others.

Luo Guofu also went against his usual behavior and stayed at home obediently, taking care of Zhao Qiuyan's daily life.

Even when he found out that Li Guoqiang had specially paid someone to be a rickshaw driver, he went to complain to Li Guoqiang, asking why Li Guoqiang didn't let him be the rickshaw driver.

As a result, Li Guoqiang just said lightly that he was worried that it would affect his carefree life outside, which choked him speechless.

At the same time, this also gave him a sense of crisis in his heart, and then he silently returned to the gatehouse and seriously reflected on his behavior.

After all, he knew very well that the reason why he could live such a carefree life now was largely due to Li Guoqiang.

If Li Guoqiang's feelings for him really faded and their relationship became distant because of his behavior, then his life would be difficult in the future.

Soon, Li Guoqiang washed up with the careful care of Xu Yuying, Shen Fengxia and others, and then went to Li Dawei and Yao Meilan's room, sat with them and ate dumplings on the bus. Afterwards, he did not let Luo Huijuan and others see him off, but picked up a package and went out alone.

When Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others saw Li Guoqiang leave, they all felt depressed.

Because this time, Li Guoqiang will have to stay in Jinshanbao for at least more than a month before he can come back, unlike before when he could only come back in half a month at most.

Fortunately, they quickly attracted their attention with the children's crying, and then went back to work at Xiangmi Zhai, slowly getting rid of their feelings of loss.

As for Luo Guofu and Zhao Qiuyan, they did not feel sad about Li Guoqiang's departure. Instead, they felt relieved.

Among them, Zhao Qiuyan was afraid of Li Guoqiang, while Luo Guofu was worried that Li Guoqiang would find out about the good things he did outside.

You know, in addition to Mu Xiaofang and Liu Xiaoli, he also knows a lot of older sisters outside, and he has had intimate exchanges with them.

Otherwise, he would not have destroyed all the results of Li Guoqiang's treatment for several months in just over a month.

Even when Yao Meilan, Luo Huijuan, Li Dawei, Li Guoqiang and others took turns to admonish and teach him, he was reluctant to correct his behavior.

After all, this is because he has so many good and charming sisters out there!
It can be said that in order to be able to have relationships with these older sisters, he spent all the salary he had saved over the past year, as well as the subsidies that Yao Meilan gave him from time to time.

Originally, he was still thinking about how to ask Li Guoqiang for some money so that he could have some fun!

As a result, because of the driver's matter, he didn't dare to speak.

Fortunately, he still has the huge sum of money that Li Guoqiang gave him to get married and settle down, so it is not too urgent for the time being.

Therefore, after a few days, he gradually put aside the idea of ​​correcting himself, just like in the past. Every day, apart from dealing with Yao Meilan and Luo Huijuan on the surface, he was thinking about how to find excuses to go out and play.

At the same time, after two days and two nights of driving, Li Guoqiang also returned to Chang County smoothly.

As soon as he got off the train, he looked at the small county town that seemed both familiar and unfamiliar, and his mind was filled with the crying and laughter of his nine sons.

Then he quickly smiled with some emotion.

Unconsciously, he has become an old father who misses his children wherever he goes.

No wonder he often heard people say that once a man has a child, he will truly become mature.

Among them, the most important reason is that in this world, there is a responsibility that cannot be avoided, and there is a person with whom the connection cannot be cut off even if separated by life and death.

What's more, he had nine of them at once, which almost filled his heart.

Fortunately, he was not a sentimental person. He adjusted his mood in a short while, left the station directly and walked towards the Agricultural Bureau not far away.

After a while, he arrived at Xu Guangfu's office smoothly.

When Xu Guangfu saw Li Guoqiang coming back, he became very excited and immediately stood up from behind his desk.

You know, he has been looking forward to this moment for a long time. Sometimes he even dreams about Li Guoqiang coming back at night.

"Dad! I'm back!"

Because there were no outsiders at the scene, Li Guoqiang simply called "Dad" and put the package he brought back on the ground.

"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Guangfu took a quick step forward, grabbed Li Guoqiang's hand tightly, and then shook it while speaking with some excitement.

After all, when Li Guoqiang comes back this time, he will start to implement the original plan so that the villagers in hundreds of production brigades in the entire Chang County can have hope of living a good life.

The reason why he was so excited was not because he wanted to achieve good results and get promoted, but because he not only experienced the turmoil of the war years, but also suffered the hardships of the disaster years.

Therefore, he hopes that during his lifetime, he can do his best to help more people live a good life, just like the villagers of Jinshanbao now.

Li Guoqiang naturally understood this, so he immediately said, "Dad, I'm back now. You can ask someone to start the beehive raising project I mentioned earlier."

"Row!"

When Xu Guangfu heard this, he immediately nodded with joy and agreed, "Then I'll tell you about it in a moment."

After saying that, he seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly continued, "Well, have you eaten yet? If not, let's go out and have something to eat together. By the way, can you tell me about my grandson? Has he gained weight now?"

"to make!"

Seeing Xu Guangfu so interested, Li Guoqiang felt slightly happy, then nodded quickly and agreed.

Afterwards, the father and son were soon seen in the only state-owned restaurant in the county, eating and chatting about their recent situations.

After finishing the meal, Xu Guangfu took Li Guoqiang back to the Agricultural Bureau to discuss in detail the implementation plan of the beehive contracting project.

According to Li Guoqiang's idea, at the beginning only five production brigades with the best geographical environment could be selected, and one hundred beehives could be provided to conduct a pilot project to accumulate experience, and then gradually promote it to the entire Chang County.

Among them, production brigades with better conditions will be allocated more beehives, while production brigades with poorer conditions will be allocated fewer beehives, with the main goal of encouraging participation by all people.

In this way, we can not only cultivate a large number of beekeeping technical talents, but also use the point to lead the whole, so that the project of contracting beehives can produce the best benefits and the greatest impact.

Not long after, when Li Guoqiang rushed back to Jinshanbao by carriage, Xu Guangfu immediately passed down the order to start the beehive contracting project, and also asked someone to notify the leading cadres of the five production brigades to come to the Agricultural Bureau for a meeting.

Immediately afterwards, he did not forget to run to the county government and report to Qian Weiguo.

When Qian Weiguo heard that the beehive raising project could be started right away, his eyes lit up instantly. He then waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Old Xu, just go ahead and do it. If you have any questions, come and tell me. I will definitely find a way to help you solve them."

"Got it!"

When Xu Guangfu saw Qian Weiguo's attitude, he immediately felt reassured, and then nodded hurriedly and said, "Leader, please rest assured, I promise to complete the task."

After saying that, he returned to the Agricultural Bureau in high spirits and began to mobilize personnel, preparing to start the project of contracting beehives as soon as possible.

On the other side, after more than two hours of riding, Li Guoqiang appeared at the gate of his own yard in Jinshanbao, and he saw Ma Shufen who was chopping firewood with an axe in the yard.

There was also Xu Dani, who was running around the yard with a stick, chasing several puppies.

(End of this chapter)