Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 488 If I don’t help you, who will?

"That's true!"

When Li Guoqiang heard Xu Yuping's explanation, he felt happy, then nodded and agreed.

"correct!"

At this moment, Xu Yuping suddenly remembered something and asked hurriedly, "Qiangzi, are the children all right?"

"it is good!"

Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows, then laughed and said, "They are all doing well now! Every day they either eat and sleep, or sleep and then eat. They have all grown a lot bigger."

"is it?"

Xu Yuping felt relieved when she heard this, and then she said with a look of relief on her face: "That's good, that's good!"

After saying that, she, Qu Yinfeng and others put away the things they bought, and then went to help Ma Shufen cook.

When Zhu Caixia saw that Xu Yuping, Qu Yinfeng and others were busy outside, she immediately seized the opportunity, moved closer to Li Guoqiang, put her arm around him, and said in a tender voice, "Brother Qiangzi, I miss you so much!"

"Um?!"

When Li Guoqiang heard this, he immediately looked at Zhu Caixia with some surprise.

After all, Zhu Caixia is much older than Xu Dani. If she were in the old society, she would be able to get married.

In addition, Xu Yuping, Qu Yinfeng and others would usually teach Zhu Caixia some things that a girl should know, so he certainly could not regard what Zhu Caixia said as the kind of innocent childish talk that Xu Dani said.

"Brother Qiangzi!"

Zhu Caixia noticed Li Guoqiang's surprise, but she didn't want to explain. Instead, she shook her body gently and said coquettishly: "Did you miss me?"

After saying that, she looked at Li Guoqiang, revealing a hint of shyness and anticipation.

"you"

Li Guoqiang was slightly stunned when he heard such a sweet voice, then suddenly realized something. He hurriedly lowered his head to glance at his arm, and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

It’s been such a short time since we last met, how come it’s suddenly become a bigger size?
"Brother Qiangzi, please speak quickly!"

When Zhu Caixia saw Li Guoqiang's surprised expression, she couldn't help but feel secretly delighted. Then she gently shook Li Guoqiang's arm and urged him in a tender voice.

next moment.
"Snapped!"

"Ah! Why are you hitting my head?"

Zhu Caixia covered her forehead with her hands and looked at Li Guoqiang in disbelief, as if she had never expected this result.

Originally, in her imagination, Li Guoqiang should treat her as an adult after he found out that she had grown up.

In that case, she would be able to start taking over from Xu Yuping to take care of Li Guoqiang.

Unfortunately, Li Guoqiang gave her a head-on critical hit.

"What do you say?"

Li Guoqiang glared at her, and then said unhappily, "If it weren't for your previous good performance, I would have wanted to knock your head open to see what's going on in your mind."

"What can I think about?"

When Zhu Caixia heard this, she immediately said with an indignant look on her face: "Didn't I just say that I missed you? Can't you hear me?"

"Think I can!"

Li Guoqiang straightened his expression, and then said seriously: "But you don't think so. I told you before that you are still young and can't think about those things.

Many things are not as simple as you think. You need to wait until you grow up to understand them. "

"wait wait wait!"

Zhu Caixia pouted, and then said a little aggrievedly: "You just keep me waiting. I've been waiting for half a year. How long do I have to wait?"

"Why can't I explain it to you clearly?"

When Li Guoqiang saw Zhu Caixia like this, he couldn't help but feel a headache for a moment.

In fact, he didn't understand why Zhu Caixia was so stubborn.

She could have had an enviable future under his protection, but she chose to destroy her own future and took over Xu Yuping's job.

"Humph!"

Zhu Caixia snorted, and then said with some dissatisfaction: "Don't think I don't understand. In fact, I understand everything. In the final analysis, aren't you just afraid that my mother will be angry?"

"Then you know it's still like this?"

Li Guoqiang frowned, then asked in confusion: "Aren't you afraid that your mother will be sad?"

"What's so sad about this?"

Zhu Caixia curled her lips, and then said in a nonchalant tone: "She only has me as her daughter now. If I could stay at home with her all the time, she should be happy. How could she be sad?"

"Forehead"

When Li Guoqiang heard this answer, he was suddenly speechless.

It is undeniable that what Zhu Caixia said makes sense given Xu Yuping's current situation.

However, ever since he became a father, he gradually understood the saying "Parents' love is the most compassionate thing in the world."

Moreover, whether because of how attentively Xu Yuping served him or because of Zhu Caixia's age, he hoped that Zhu Caixia could have a bright future.

"okay!"

Seeing that Li Guoqiang didn't say anything, Zhu Caixia sniffed, then choked up and said, "I know you look down on me, I won't bother you anymore!"

After saying that, she quickly turned around and ran out.

When Li Guoqiang saw this scene, he felt even more speechless.

Before she knew it, the timid little girl had learned to act out.

According to the current situation, he knew that this matter was no longer so easy to resolve.

Unless he can meet Zhu Caixia's requirements, or Zhu Caixia changes her mind herself, if things continue like this, sooner or later something strange will happen.

Thinking of this, he immediately walked out, called Xu Yuping over, lowered his voice, told her the whole story, and then asked, "What do you think about this?"

"or."

Xu Yuping pursed her lips, then hesitantly suggested: "Just agree to it!"

"you"

Li Guoqiang frowned when he heard this, and then said in surprise: "What are you talking about? Aren't you afraid that she will regret it when she grows up?"

"What is there to regret?"

Xu Yuping raised her eyebrows, then said with some disapproval: "Anyway, she chose it herself, so you can't blame others.

Besides, aren't Erniu and Sister Xianglian the same as you?" "How can they be the same?"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang immediately waved his hands and retorted, "Erniu is an adult now, she can be responsible for everything she does, but Xiaoxia is still so young and immature, so of course we can't let her do whatever she wants.

And, to be honest, I have always treated her as a younger sister."

"That"

Xu Yuping frowned after hearing this, and then said with a headache: "Then why don't I persuade her first!"

As the saying goes, no one knows a daughter better than her mother.

After several communications, she understood that Zhu Caixia had chosen Li Guoqiang.

Otherwise, she would not have persuaded Li Guoqiang to agree to Zhu Caixia.

Moreover, she also knew that she and Zhu Caixia would have to depend on Li Guoqiang for their livelihood for the rest of their lives.

Instead of forcing Zhu Caixia to change her mind, it would be better to just go with the flow and let Zhu Caixia stay and accompany her!

This will not only prevent her from being alone when she is old, but also allow Zhu Caixia to have a good home. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.

Unfortunately, Li Guoqiang still disagreed.

In desperation, she could only choose to try to persuade Zhu Caixia.

After Li Guoqiang handed the matter over to Xu Yuping, he didn't think about it any more and went directly to the yard outside to play with the puppies.

Not long after, Ma Shufen, Zhu Caiyan and others prepared dinner. Just as they came out of the yard and were about to call Li Guoqiang into the house for dinner, they saw Xu Guangshou hurriedly walking in with a pipe bag.

So they hurriedly greeted him: "Uncle Guangshou, you are here!"

"Yo!"

Li Guoqiang heard the voice, turned his head, and then hurried forward, smiling and greeting: "Master, why are you here? I was thinking of sending you a pack of good cigarettes after dinner!"

"Whoa!"

When Xu Guangshou heard that Li Guoqiang was so thoughtful, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He then waved his hand and said, "I heard that you were back! So I wanted to come over and ask how Changzi and his wife are doing now?"

After saying that, he looked at Li Guoqiang nervously, fearing that he would hear some bad news.

"what!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he heard this, and then he laughed and said, "Don't worry! Brother Changzi and his wife are doing well now!"

"That's good, that's good!"

When Xu Guangshou heard this, he immediately felt relieved.

Although he always acted disgusted when Xu Yuchang was at home.

But no matter what, he is his own son, and his daughter-in-law is pregnant, so he can't help but worry.

Afterwards, he saw that his problem had been solved, and he didn't want to stay and disturb Li Guoqiang, Xu Yuping and others, so he wanted to turn around and leave immediately.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang immediately reached out and held Xu Guangshou, then said enthusiastically: "You just arrived, why are you leaving? Come in and sit down."

As he said that, he pulled Xu Guangshou towards the door of the house.

Seeing this situation, Xu Guangshou didn't bother to be polite anymore and followed Li Guoqiang into the house and onto the kang.

Soon after, Ma Shufen, Zhu Caiyan and others brought plates of delicious food to the kang table.

Among them, some were fresh vegetables they bought today at Majiadian Commune, and some were cured meat, cured fish, cured rabbit, etc. left over from last winter. It was quite a rich feast.

If Li Guoqiang hadn't come back, they would at most have used some bacon as a condiment, and there was no way they would have filled the plates with meat like they do now!

Looking at these delicious dishes, Xu Dani's eyes suddenly lit up. Without waiting for Li Guoqiang to pick up his chopsticks, she quietly reached out, pinched a piece of meat, stuffed it into her mouth, and began to eat it happily.

Li Guoqiang was busy pouring wine for Xu Guangshou at the time and did not notice Xu Dani's little action. Only Zhu Caixia, who was sitting next to Xu Dani, saw it.

However, she had not yet recovered from the grievance she had suffered from Li Guoqiang's teachings, and she was in no mood to care about Xu Dani. She even had no appetite when she saw the table full of food.

It was not until Xu Yuping sat down next to her and picked up a few pieces of meat for her with his chopsticks that she silently lowered her head and stuffed the food into her mouth.

It looked as if he was just doing his job.

Seeing this, Xu Yuping couldn't help but sigh in her heart, then she put her mouth close to Zhu Caixia's ear and said in a low voice: "Xiaoxia, eat your meal first. After you finish eating, Mom will help you think of a solution."

"?!"

When Zhu Caixia heard this, she was a little surprised for a moment.

In her opinion, Xu Yuping should stand on Li Guoqiang's side and help teach her a lesson. Why would he think of helping her?

"You silly girl!"

When Xu Yuping saw Zhu Caixia's reaction, she immediately guessed what she was thinking, and then said unhappily, "Don't forget that I'm your mother. If I don't help you, who will?"

"Ok!"

When Zhu Caixia heard this, her eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded and agreed, and her mood became a little more relaxed.

Then, her attention was quickly attracted by the aroma of the food, and she instantly became a foodie.

At the same time, Li Guoqiang also told Xu Guangshou about Xu Yuchang's specific situation, and emphasized the expected date of delivery of Xu Yuchang's wife, so that Xu Guangshou could make preparations in advance.

When Xu Guangshou heard that his daughter-in-law was going to give birth in just over a month, he instantly felt a surge of anticipation in his heart.

Among them, some are looking forward to their daughter-in-law giving them a big fat grandson, while others are looking forward to going to the old city to broaden their horizons.

Once he was in a good mood, he drank several more cups without realizing it. He was a little dizzy after drinking, and then Li Guoqiang carried him back home.

When Li Guoqiang returned home, Xu Yuping, Ma Shufen and others had already prepared the bath water, and they also called Zhu Caiyan to go into the bathhouse to serve him.

It was because the countryside was basically dark in those days, and coupled with Li Guoqiang's special status in Jinshanbao, they would not dare to be so blatant.

As for Qu Yinfeng, after seeing Li Guoqiang coming back, she immediately took Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani back to the next room.

However, what she didn't expect was that not long after Zhu Caixia followed her into the house, she made an excuse that she had a stomachache and needed to go to the toilet, and then secretly ran back to Li Guoqiang's house.

So, when Li Guoqiang finished taking a shower and returned to the house with Xu Yuping and others, as he climbed onto the fire pit and was about to discuss the well-digging technology, he was suddenly startled by Zhu Caixia who was hiding in the corner of the kang.

"Why are you here?"

"I've been here since I finished my meal!"

When Zhu Caixia heard Li Guoqiang's question, she first quickly glanced at Xu Yuping next to her, and then said innocently: "No one told me that I can't stay here!"

"This"

When Li Guoqiang heard this answer, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Moreover, he guessed from Zhu Caixia's small actions that this matter must be related to Xu Yuping.

Fortunately, he was still wearing his shorts and did not do anything inappropriate, otherwise he would really have no way to deal with Zhu Caixia.

(End of this chapter)