Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 486 Raised as a Daughter
"Wang Wang, Wang Wang!"

Suddenly, all the puppies stopped and barked loudly at the gate of the yard.

This abnormal scene immediately attracted the attention of Xu Dani and Ma Shufen, and they hurriedly turned their heads to look towards the gate of the courtyard.

The next moment, they saw Li Guoqiang's figure, their eyes widened slightly, and then they ran towards the gate of the courtyard without saying a word.

Soon, they ran to Li Guoqiang, their faces filled with surprise and excitement.

"Qiangzi, you're back!"

"Big brother, you are finally back. I missed you so much!"

As she spoke, Xu Dani had already thrown herself into Li Guoqiang's arms, clutching his clothes tightly, as if she was worried that he would suddenly disappear.

Ma Shufen suppressed her longing in her heart and stared at Li Guoqiang, unwilling to look away for a moment.

"All right!"

Li Guoqiang looked at the two people, one big and one small, in front of him, raised his lips slightly, and then said softly: "I was only away for more than half a month! How come it seems like we haven't seen each other for half a lifetime?
Besides, I will stay for at least a month this time, so please don’t complain that I’ve stayed too long.”

"How could this happen?"

When Xu Dani heard this, she immediately retorted indignantly: "I wish you could stay here forever!"

As she spoke, she tightened her arms again, as if to express her feelings with her actions.

Although Ma Shufen did not say anything, it could be seen from the smile on her face that she also hoped that Li Guoqiang could stay.

However, she was no longer a child and knew in her heart that this was impossible.

Therefore, she didn't say anything.

At this moment, the puppies saw Xu Dani and Ma Shufen's attitude towards Li Guoqiang and seemed to understand that Li Guoqiang was one of them.

So, they all came forward, some of them sniffed the scent on Li Guoqiang in a sneaky way, and even one of the braver ones opened its mouth and bit Li Guoqiang's trouser leg.

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he saw this. He then raised his foot and kicked the puppy lightly, knocking it upside down. The puppy was so scared that it let out a rapid cry and quickly got up.

"Xiao Huang, if you dare to disobey me again, I will peel off your skin."

When Xu Dani saw this situation, she immediately put her hands on her hips and a stern face, and shouted loudly at the puppy.

"Woo~wuwu~"

The puppy was already scared to death, and now when it heard Xu Dani's threat, it immediately tucked its tail between its legs and let out a pitiful cry, fearing that Xu Dani would really skin it alive.

"Ah!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he saw the puppies' behavior, and then he asked with a chuckle, "Are they Dahua's children?"

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Dani nodded quickly and answered, "Dahua gave birth to eight puppies last time. Uncle Lu took three away and left five at our home. They are named Xiaohuang, Xiaohei, Xiaohua, Xiaobai, and Xiaohui."

As soon as she finished speaking, the five puppies ran towards Xu Dani again, obviously recognizing their names.

"Fuck off!"

Seeing this, Xu Dani glared and said impatiently.

Now that her older brother has returned, who has the time to play with the puppies?
Moreover, she was still thinking about the things Li Guoqiang brought back!

I wonder if her favorite Coke is in it?

Soon, she quietly placed her gaze on the package next to Li Guoqiang, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Little did she know that Li Guoqiang had already seen through Xu Dani's greedy thoughts, so he pretended not to notice and simply picked up the package and walked towards the yard.

Seeing this, Ma Shufen hurriedly followed and prepared to get some hot water for Li Guoqiang to wash up.

"Hey!"

When Xu Dani saw that Li Guoqiang ignored her and took the package away, she became anxious and shouted, "Big brother, let me help you with your luggage."

As she spoke, she ran up and hugged the big package that Li Guoqiang was holding, completely disregarding whether she had the strength to do so.

When Li Guoqiang saw this, he felt happy and let go of his hand.

"what!"

The next moment, Xu Dani felt an unimaginable gravity coming at her, causing her to fall forward.

Fortunately, with the package as a cushion, she did not fall directly to the ground, but her hand was pinned down.

"Ouch!"

At this time, Ma Shufen, who heard the shouting, looked back and saw Xu Dani in such a miserable state. She couldn't help but exclaimed, then hurried back and reached out to pull Xu Dani up.

Then, she tried to hold it in, but couldn't help but say, "Why are you still so noisy when doing things?"

"hey-hey!"

When Xu Dani heard this, she didn't dare to talk back to Ma Shufen. She could only lower her head and smile awkwardly.

"okay!"

Li Guoqiang stood by and watched for a while. Seeing that Ma Shufen was about to teach Xu Dani a lesson, he quickly spoke up to dissuade her, "Sister Fen, Dani is also kind enough to help me with my luggage, so don't blame her.

If you have the time, why don't you help me take the package in and see if anything inside is damaged?"

As soon as the voice fell, before Ma Shufen could say anything, Xu Dani suddenly raised her head and widened her eyes, and shouted anxiously: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up!"

After saying this, she seemed to have completely forgotten her previous reckless behavior, and grabbed the package with both hands and pulled it up hard.

However, she soon found that she couldn't move it by herself, and she was so anxious that she almost cried.

Fortunately, Ma Shufen came forward to help after a while, and then together with Xu Dani, they moved the package into the house.

After they put the package back on the ground, they were all confused. They didn't understand what Li Guoqiang had brought back and why it was so heavy?
Li Guoqiang saw the puzzled expressions on their faces, smiled slightly, and then gave them a wink, indicating that they should open the packages themselves and have a look.

Seeing this, Xu Dani immediately reached out for the rope that was tied to the package without any hesitation.

When Ma Shufen saw this situation, she naturally couldn't help but feel curious and hurried forward to help.

Soon, with the concerted efforts of the two of them, the noose was untied smoothly, and then they opened the package together, put their heads together, and looked inside the package. This look immediately stunned them.

Because in addition to a blanket, the package was filled with three full boxes of Coke.

"Come on, come and see if it's broken."

Soon, Xu Dani came back to her senses and urged in a hurry.

As she spoke, she had already put her head into the package and began to examine it carefully.

"You kid, get up quickly!"

When Ma Shufen saw it, she couldn't help rolling her eyes and then spoke in a somewhat unhappily manner.

After she finished speaking, she saw that Xu Dani still hadn't taken her head out, so she could only reach out and grab Xu Dani's shoulders, pulling back hard, forcibly pulling her out.

Then, without waiting for Xu Dani to get angry with her, she reached into the package, took out the bottles of Coke one by one, and handed them to Xu Dani, motioning her to put the Coke on the kang table.

When Xu Dani saw this situation, she was no longer able to rush to Ma Shufen and immediately started to do what Ma Shufen said.

They were busy for a while, and by the time Ma Shufen took out all the blankets that were in the package, the kang table, which was large enough to accommodate seven or eight people for dinner, was already filled with food.

Looking at the bottles of Coke with a black luster, Xu Dani's eyes lit up and her throat couldn't help but surge several times.

"Drink!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he saw this, and then he picked up a bottle of Coke and gently pried open the cap with his thumb, then handed it to Xu Dani, and said with a smile: "You little greedy cat!"

"Thank you, big brother!"

Seeing this, Xu Dani hurriedly reached out to take the Coke, said thank you, then ran to the side, sat on the edge of the kang, and started drinking it happily.

Moreover, in order not to finish it so quickly, she only took small sips each time, looking like a greedy little squirrel.

"Qiangzi, just spoil her as much as you can!"

Ma Shufen was standing aside. When she saw this scene, she couldn't help but speak with some concern.

After all, she is not like Xu Yuping, Zhu Caiyan and others who stay in the village all their lives.

Although she was not very educated, she had seen a lot and understood very well that a person's treatment should match his or her background.

Otherwise, she would not have chosen to divorce her husband who was an official.

Among them, in addition to the reason that she did not give birth to a child, the most important reason was that her background was not compatible with the other party.

Therefore, if Li Guoqiang continues to provide Xu Dani with treatment that ordinary people cannot enjoy, it is conceivable that when Xu Dani grows up, she will have no chance of getting married.

Even if she wants to get married, she has to marry a man who can provide Xu Dani with treatment no less than that provided by Li Guoqiang.

In fact, Li Guoqiang also understands this truth.

However, in his opinion, it would take more than ten years for Xu Dani to grow up, and by then the country would have entered the period of reform and opening up.

Not to mention that he also planned to bring Xu Yuping, Xu Dani and others to Hong Kong.

Therefore, it is not a bad thing to let Xu Dani enjoy more material things.

At least from now on, whether in China or in Hong Kong, I will not be easily cheated.

In other words, Li Guoqiang treats Xu Dani as his own daughter!
Therefore, in the face of Ma Shufen's worries, he just smiled slightly, then opened another bottle of Coke and put it in Ma Shufen's hand.

"Come on, Sister Fen, drink some too!"

"This"

Ma Shufen looked at the Coke in her hand, then looked at Li Guoqiang who looked so casual, and finally couldn't resist the joy brought by the Coke. She put the bottle mouth to her mouth and tasted it in small sips.

After drinking for a while, she puffed up her lips slightly and burped. Then she suddenly remembered the important matter. She hurriedly put down the Coke and ran out to get hot water for Li Guoqiang.

Li Guoqiang didn't pay any attention to Ma Shufen. He just looked around the house and asked Xu Dani about the recent situation at home.

After knowing that nothing special had happened at home during the time he was away, he sat on the edge of the kang and let Ma Shufen help him wash and dress.

After washing up, Xu Dani still hadn't finished the bottle of Coke in her hand, and there was still more than half left.

And while she was drinking, she was looking at the Coke on the kang table.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang directly asked Ma Shufen to put away all the Coke to prevent Xu Dani from staring at them.

Then he went out to the yard again and looked around.

Soon he discovered that the small hillside assigned to him behind the house had been completely cultivated and turned into long strips of terraced fields.

In addition, some common crops are also planted on the terraces, such as peppers, Chinese cabbage, pumpkins, etc.

From this, it can be seen that during the time he returned to Sijiu City, Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and others spent a lot of time on this small hillside.

But it’s better this way. Although it’s a bit hard, it’s better to have something to do than to be idle all day and then have random thoughts.

After walking around the small hill, when he returned to the gate of the courtyard, he found that Xu Yuliang, Xu Guanglu and other brigade cadres had all come, and they all had smiles on their faces, obviously very happy that Li Guoqiang could come back so soon.

Seeing this situation, Li Guoqiang was not surprised. After all, the villagers of Jinshanbao were still counting on him to restore the No. 1 Bee Farm, which had suffered severe damage, and even take it to a higher level!
Immediately, he invited Xu Yuliang, Xu Guanglu and others into the house and asked them to sit on the kang, and asked Ma Shufen to make a pot of jasmine tea, a specialty of Sijiu City.

As the pleasant aroma of tea wafted in the air, Xu Yuliang took a deep breath and then asked enthusiastically, "Qiangzi, you came back to the village this time to start the beehive-raising project you mentioned before, right?"

"Ok!"

Li Guoqiang nodded upon hearing this, and then said with a serious face: "This is what we had agreed on originally, and now the weather is gradually getting warmer, which is just the right time for the bees in the mountains to end their hibernation. We can just go into the mountains and dig them up."

"that."

Xu Yuliang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said with some anticipation: "Didn't you say last year that we would expand our brigade's apiary this year? So I thought, while the work in the fields is not too busy now, let everyone help build the third apiary. What do you think?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Guanglu, Sun Maocai and others all stared at Li Guoqiang, their eyes revealing a hint of anticipation and nervousness.

After all, the number and size of these apiaries are directly related to the pockets of every household.

If you can earn a little more, who would complain about it being too much?

(End of this chapter)