Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 506: Fear of comparison in everything

Soon, it was the next morning.

As usual, Xu Yuping, Ma Shufen and others got up early in the morning to make dumplings for Li Guoqiang, and also made some for Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu.

By the time Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu came and had breakfast with Li Guoqiang, Old Sun had already driven the donkey cart to the gate of the courtyard and was waiting.

That attitude is totally different from before.

Even when Li Guoqiang, Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu came out of the house carrying luggage, he ran forward very actively and helped put the luggage on the donkey cart.

And all this is because Li Guoqiang brought him tangible benefits.

Although he is just an old widower and does not need to consider his descendants, who would want to suffer when they can enjoy happiness?

What's more, it was only the beginning of spring this year and someone had already asked him through a matchmaker to ask if he wanted a wife.

This made his heart, which was almost completely withered, warm up again, and it seemed like he was about to be rejuvenated into the new year.

If you want to find a wife that suits you, you have to continue maintaining your current good life.

If he wants to continue to maintain his current good life, he must serve Li Guoqiang well.

Soon, with his diligent help, Li Guoqiang, Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu all sat on the donkey cart. Then, with a few crisp and powerful whip sounds, the donkey raised its head and neighed, then started towards the village road.

After a while, their figures disappeared from the sight of Xu Yuping, Ma Shufen and others.

Among them, Xu Yuping, Ma Shufen and Zhu Caiyan were in a good mood, after all, they had eaten full last night.

Qu Yinfeng and Xu Dani didn't feel much either because they were already used to it.

Only Zhu Caixia's face was filled with resentment.

In her opinion, she was just a little smaller and shorter than Zhu Caiyan. When she grew up, she would definitely be prettier than Zhu Caiyan.

Since Li Guoqiang can accept Zhu Caiyan, why can't he accept her?

She could never figure out this problem.

At this time, Li Guoqiang had no idea that Zhu Caixia was almost turning into a shrew. While sitting in the donkey cart, he introduced the situation of Sijiu City to Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu so that they could have a preliminary impression and avoid being confused when they arrived in Sijiu City.

During this period, Lao Sun was listening with his ears perked up, with a slightly longing look on his face.

If possible, he would also like to go to Sijiu City to broaden his horizons.

It's a pity that he didn't have any relatives in Sijiu City, and his friendship with Li Guoqiang was not very close, so he didn't feel comfortable asking Li Guoqiang for help.

They continued introducing themselves like this along the way, and when the sun came out from the horizon, they arrived safely at the county railway station.

Afterwards, under the guidance of Li Guoqiang, Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu went through ticket checking and verification with a reserved look on their faces, boarded the train, and then looked at the scenery outside the window that was constantly receding with curiosity on their faces.

After watching for a while, they finally got tired.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang smiled slightly, then took out the green onion and fresh meat buns that Xu Yuping and others had helped prepare from the package and shared them with Xu Guangshou, Yang Guoxiu and others.

After finishing the buns, he took out the kettle and filled three large enamel cups with honey water.

With the remaining meat aroma in his mouth, Xu Guangshou picked up the enamel teacup and took a sip of the sweet honey water. An extremely comfortable smile unconsciously appeared on his face, and he felt a little emotional in his heart.

With this kind of treatment, I'm afraid even the big leaders may not be able to enjoy it.

However, he, a farmer who had worked in the fields for most of his life, was able to enjoy a good life because he had Li Guoqiang as his apprentice.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Li Guoqiang, and then thought to himself that after meeting Xu Yuchang, he must give that kid some advice and ask him to help Li Guoqiang do more practical things.

On the one hand, this can repay Li Guoqiang's kindness to their family, and on the other hand, it is also for Xu Yuchang's future development.

Nowadays, even the dumbest villagers in Jinshanbao can see that Li Guoqiang has a very bright future.

Moreover, everyone who is close to Li Guoqiang is doing very well now.

In this situation, even a fool would understand the importance of holding on to Li Guoqiang's thighs.

Soon, under the care of Li Guoqiang, after two days and two nights of driving, the old couple Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu finally stood on the land of Sijiu City.

When they saw the bustling crowds and the large-scale buildings inside and outside the station, they were stunned for a moment.

Although they had already gotten a glimpse of the prosperity of the city from Li Guoqiang's introduction, there were many things that could not be heard. One had to see them with one's own eyes to truly appreciate the shock.

"Let's go! Let's go to Xiangmi Zhai first!"

Li Guoqiang was happy to see Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu looking at them without knowing where to look, and then he hurriedly called a cart to take them to Xiangmi Zhai first.

After all, he didn't know whether Xu Yuchang's wife had given birth to a child, so it was not easy for him to take her directly to Xu Yuchang's house.

The best way is to take the person to Xiangmi Zhai first and then make a decision after understanding the situation.

Soon, the old couple Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu let Li Guoqiang help them onto the cart in a daze, and then kept looking at both sides of the street.

Whenever they saw something they had never seen before, they would exclaim in surprise.

Looking at their appearance, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they are from other places.

Fortunately, Li Guoqiang was there to accompany me, otherwise, who knows which Buddhist would have abducted me!

Not long after, when Ban Ye slowly stopped pulling the cart, the Xiangmi Zhai sign appeared in their sight.

Speaking of this brand, it was actually written by Li Guoqiang himself!
To this end, he even specially upgraded his calligraphy skill to the L6 level, aiming for a century-old brand.

After more than a year of operation, Xiangmi Zhai's reputation has indeed become more famous.

It is no exaggeration to say that almost half of the people in Beijing already know about the Xiangmi Zhai restaurant.

Among them, in addition to the fact that the honey lemon tea sold by Xiangmizhai is relatively novel, the more important thing is that Xiangmizhai's service level can be regarded as the highest in the country.

Because of this, some people, even if they don’t like honey lemon tea, will come over occasionally in order to enjoy Xiangmi Zhai’s sincere service.

Otherwise, even if Xiangmi Zhai’s honey lemon tea is novel, delicious, or catchy, it will not be able to make a profit of hundreds of thousands in a year.

Having said that, when the old couple Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu saw the queue in front of the Xiangmi Zhai store, they couldn't help but be shocked.

They knew that Xiangmi Zhai's business was good, but they never thought it would be this good. No wonder Li Guoqiang was able to bring back so much money to the Jinshanbao Production Brigade last year!

Just when they were feeling deeply moved, a very familiar voice suddenly came to their ears.

"Dad, Mom, why are you here?"

Following the sound, they looked carefully and saw their son Xu Yuchang standing at the door of the store, looking at them excitedly.

"Changzi!"

"Dad, Mom, why are you here?"

Soon, Xu Yuchang walked up, grabbed Xu Guangshou's arm, and then asked with some surprise and confusion.

"Whoa!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Guoxiu quickly waved her hands and explained, "I heard that your wife is about to give birth! Qiangzi happened to be bringing back some freshly dug honey, so we thought we could come with him to see you and get to know your father-in-law.

After all, they didn't despise our family and married such a good girl to you, so we have to go to their house in person to thank them no matter what."

Hearing this and seeing Li Guoqiang standing next to him, Xu Yuchang immediately understood what was going on, and then hurriedly said to Li Guoqiang: "Qiangzi, I'm really sorry for the trouble you have been having along the way."

"Look what you said!"

When Li Guoqiang heard this, he rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Don't forget, your parents are my master's wife! Even if they didn't come to see you, I can't invite them to my house as guests?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

When Xu Yuchang heard what Li Guoqiang said, he nodded awkwardly and said, "I said the wrong thing. Don't mind it. I was just a little too excited."

"Okay, don't explain so much to me, just take your parents to the backyard and let them rest first!"

Li Guoqiang glanced at the customers who were watching from the door of the store, and hurriedly asked Xu Yuchang to take Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu to the backyard of Xiangmizhai, so that they would not have to stand here and be looked at like monkeys.

When Xu Yuchang heard Li Guoqiang's words, he immediately reacted. He quickly reached out to take the luggage from Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu, and took the old couple into Xiangmizhai.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang had no interest in staying and being watched, so he followed closely in.

Soon, Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others who were busy in the store, as well as Yao Meilan and Luo Huijuan who were taking care of the children in the backyard, all knew the news that Li Guoqiang had returned with Xu Yuchang's parents.

So, except for those who could not leave for the time being, everyone followed to the backyard and greeted Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu.

In addition, Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun, who were working in the backyard, thought that Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu's parents had also come after seeing them, so they hurried forward to inquire about the situation.

Not long after, when they learned that this time only the old couple Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu followed Li Guoqiang back, they felt disappointed.

After all, like Xu Yuchang, they all came out of Jinshan Fort alone, and were about to welcome their first child. Naturally, they very much hoped to receive the care and blessings of their family.

What's more, everything is afraid of comparison.

It would have been fine if no one else had their parents coming, but Xu Yuchang's parents came uninvited. After comparing the three rooms, they certainly couldn't be happy.

Seeing this situation, Li Guoqiang could only use the excuse that there would be opportunities in the future and comforted them softly.

Then he took out the things their parents had asked him to bring.

Although they are just some worthless wild goods and hand-sewn shoes and socks, etc., they are a token of my love after all.

Therefore, after seeing these things, Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun couldn't help but feel better. At least they didn't have to worry about not being able to explain to their wives.

Immediately afterwards, Li Guoqiang handed the task of entertaining Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu to Yao Meilan, and then took Luo Huijuan straight to the side room.

Soon, under Luo Huijuan's slightly amused gaze, he saw his nine sons lying side by side on the bed.

At this time, the children seemed to realize that their father had returned. They all stretched out their little hands, opened their mouths, and babbled.

Seeing this situation, Li Guoqiang's heart seemed to be rubbed by something, and his eyes felt a little hot.

Then he hurried forward, sat on the edge of the bed, gently held their little hands, and whispered teasingly.

After a short while, he succeeded in making them cry.

Listening to the crying sounds one after another, his expression instantly became very embarrassed.

"Okay, stop making trouble here and go sit outside and take a rest!"

Seeing this, Luo Huijuan didn't bother to tease Li Guoqiang for a moment. She hurried forward to pull Li Guoqiang up, then patted the children's bodies gently and coaxed them in a soft voice.

After a while, the children slowly stopped crying and even started to smile.

Li Guoqiang was standing at the door. When he saw this situation, he was immediately furious.

He was so anxious to come back to see them, but they didn't give him any face at all.

This is really his good son!
At this moment, he began to understand vaguely why there was the word "evil son" in this world.

In the final analysis, this is all caused by anger.

"Hey! What are you doing standing here at the door? Didn't you say you missed your baby son? What's wrong? Did your baby son dislike you?"

Suddenly, Yao Meilan's voice came from outside the door, almost scaring Li Guoqiang.

Then, when he heard the joke in Yao Meilan's words, his face darkened again, and he muttered in a low voice with some indignation:

"Humph, you guys are spoiled by this!"

"Hey! What are you mumbling about?"

When Yao Meilan heard this, she immediately became unhappy.

"No, nothing. I'm going to go outside to see my master and his wife first!"

When Li Guoqiang saw Yao Meilan glaring at him, he quickly waved his hand and said something in response, then turned and ran out.

"Kid, don't you think about how long you've been in the countryside? How could the kids recognize you after not seeing you for so long?"

Yao Meilan looked at Li Guoqiang's back as he ran away, and couldn't help but mutter something with amusement, then shook her head and turned into the house.

(End of this chapter)