Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 508 The happiest day

"Come on, Master, Master's Wife, I'll take you for a walk outside!"

"Okay, let's go!"

After eating and drinking to his heart's content and taking a short rest to digest the food, Li Guoqiang got on his tricycle and planned to take Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu to visit the more famous scenic spots in the city.

Since the city of Beijing at that time was not as big as it is in later generations and the tourist attractions were more concentrated, one afternoon was basically enough for Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu, the old couple, to have a good look around.

After visiting the scenic spots, you can take them to taste the cakes from Daoxiangcun, the roast duck from Quanjude, the cola from Friendship Store, the braised steamed buns under the City Gate Tower, etc.

As for other special foods, such as shabu-shabu mutton, stir-fried tripe, fried liver, sour bean juice, fried dough sticks, fried noodles with soybean sauce, and donkey rolls, he did not intend to take too much of it. He had to leave some for Xu Yuchang to show his filial piety.

We walked around and ate all the way, and in the end our eyes were full and our stomachs were satisfied.

When they returned to Xiangmi Zhai under the cover of night, as soon as they entered the store, the old couple Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu sat down on the chairs, leaning back with a look of fatigue yet satisfaction.

Upon seeing this, Shang Xiuzhen hurriedly asked someone to pour two cups of honey lemon tea, and by the way, she also remembered to say something to Luo Huijuan who was taking care of the children in the side room.

When Xu Yuchang saw the satisfied looks on Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu's faces, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his head to look at Li Guoqiang who was sitting next to him drinking water, and said with gratitude:
"Qiangzi, thank you for your hard work. You just came back from a long train ride and took my parents out for a whole afternoon."

"It's okay! I'm in good health! If it weren't for the lack of time, I would have taken them to see the outside of the city!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang quickly waved his hands and spoke with a smile.

"That's true!"

When Xu Yuchang heard what Li Guoqiang said, he nodded with some envy and agreed.

You know, he only has one wife, and he can hardly cope with everything, while Li Guoqiang has so many beautiful wives around him.

From this we can see how good Li Guoqiang's physical fitness is.

"correct!"

Li Guoqiang was slightly happy when he saw Xu Yuchang's uncontrollable envious eyes, and then he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said, "Well, I took my master and his wife out to eat a lot of food before. When you take them home later, don't prepare any special meals for them."

"Okay, I understand."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuchang was slightly stunned, then quickly nodded and agreed.

After saying that, he turned around to look at Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu. His slightly bulging belly and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

In his impression, he had rarely seen his parents eat like this.

On the one hand, because there are not many supplies in the countryside, it is not easy to fill your stomach, let alone eat too much.

On the other hand, whenever there was something delicious at home, his parents would give it to them and their siblings.

As the saying goes, a young man will eat a poor man.

As long as there are children in the family, it is basically impossible for the parents to have enough to eat.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel infinite gratitude towards Li Guoqiang.

It can be said that this family’s fate of not having enough food and clothing was changed because of Li Guoqiang.

If Li Guoqiang needs him to do anything in the future, he will have to repay this favor even if it means sacrificing his life.

"Master, Master's Wife, how was it? Did you have fun outing this afternoon?"

At this time, Luo Huijuan also came out from the backyard room and asked Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu with a smile.

"Happy, of course I am happy. I have lived for most of my life, and today is the happiest day of my life."

When Xu Guangshou heard Luo Huijuan ask this, he nodded hurriedly, then answered with some excitement.

In his opinion, it is really worth it to be able to visit this city once in a lifetime, see so many scenic spots and historical sites, and eat so many local delicacies.

"That's good!"

Luo Huijuan looked at the genuine smile on Xu Guangshou's face and breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded and said, "Now that you two are here, please don't be polite to us. If there is anything you want to see or eat, just tell us and we'll arrange it for you later."

"No, no, we've already seen all the places we wanted to see today, and eaten everything we wanted to eat, so there's no need to go through so much trouble!"

When Yang Guoxiu heard this, he quickly waved his hand and politely declined.

As she spoke, she secretly pinched Xu Guangshou.

Xu Guangshou took a deep breath, then nodded quickly and agreed: "Yes, yes! We have had a lot of fun today, so don't worry about us anymore."

After all, Li Guoqiang had already spent dozens of dollars to entertain them, and they felt embarrassed to take advantage of him.

What's more, he has finally come back, so we can't let Li Guoqiang abandon his wife and children and stay with these two old people all the time, right?
"Okay! If you need anything, just tell Brother Chang and let him arrange it for you!"

When Luo Huijuan saw Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu's reactions, she immediately guessed what they were thinking, then nodded and agreed with a willing look on her face.

Anyway, for her, as long as she had shown her intention, it was enough. As for whether Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu accepted it or not, that was none of her business.

Not long after, Xiangmi Zhai ended its business for the day.

The coachman Cai Quanwu also arrived at the door of Xiangmi Zhai on time and waited there.

However, he was soon sent back by Li Guoqiang, which was considered as a vacation for him. By the way, he was also given some mountain products produced in Jinshanbao.

Later, Yu Li also came back from get off work at the factory.

As soon as she walked into Xiangmi Zhai and saw Li Guoqiang's handsome face, her eyes lit up instantly. Then she hurriedly came in front of Li Guoqiang and looked at him eagerly.

Li Guoqiang couldn't help but feel a little amused when he saw this. He then pulled Yu Li aside and said unhappily, "I say, do you really need to do that? I just came back. You should at least let me know the situation first, right?"

"So what do you want to know? I can tell you now!"

When Yu Li heard what Li Guoqiang said, she not only did not back down, but instead she fought back.

"Okay, then tell me now, how is Yan Jiecheng doing?"

When Li Guoqiang saw Yu Li's expression, he knew that she was determined to do it, so he could only follow up the conversation and ask.

"What else can he do? He's just the same as before!"

Yu Li curled her lips, and then said in a somewhat unpleasant tone: "I asked him to go with me to complete the formalities, but he refused to go. He also said that I would be his person in life and his ghost in death, and told me not to get rid of him.

If you hadn't told me not to make a big deal out of this, I would have wanted to go to their factory and tell their leaders about the good things he had done."

"This is wrong!"

Li Guoqiang frowned slightly when he heard what Yu Li said, and then said in confusion: "Logically speaking, you have been apart for such a long time, and he should be able to see that you have made up your mind. Why is he still dragging you on?" "How should I know?"

Yu Li rolled her eyes, her face full of annoyance.

Even though Yan Jiecheng was unwilling to go through the formalities with her, it did not affect her being with Li Guoqiang.

But who would want to be sneaky when they can do it openly?
What's more, her main purpose was to have a child so as to completely consolidate her position.

Therefore, she had to go through the formalities with Yan Jiecheng, otherwise there would be no way she could even think of having a child.

"Okay, I'll go find Yan Jiecheng in the next two days to find out if there's any way to get him to give in!"

Seeing Yu Li like this, Li Guoqiang could only say a few words to comfort her. Then he turned around and went back to the front hall to send Xu Guangshou and Yang Guoxiu away first.

Then he rode his tricycle to take Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others back to the courtyard.

At this time, it was completely dark and the neighbors in the yard were all staying at home to eat, so no one noticed that he had returned from the countryside, and naturally no one noticed that he had brought many good things home.

"Hey! Why didn't I see you take all these bags of stuff to the store before?"

When Yao Meilan saw Li Guoqiang carrying a lot of things into the kitchen, she couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Oh, I asked someone to get these things back."

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang casually explained and then unpacked the bags.

Among them, there are not only various wild delicacies and dried goods, but also various cured meats, cured fish, dried shrimps, etc., enough for so many people in his family to eat for one or two months.

In addition, he also placed a lot of fresh meat, vegetables, fruits and melons in the ice cellar of Xiangmi Zhai, and asked Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others to bring back some every day.

This not only makes it easier to preserve supplies, but also prevents others from getting jealous.

However, when Yao Meilan saw those bags of good stuff, she couldn't help but said worriedly, "You are really something. You asked someone to get something, but now you have brought back so many things. I don't even know where to put them."

"Ah!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he heard this, and then he quickly suggested with a smile: "If you think there are too many things and they are too conspicuous, you can ask Xiuzhen and the others to take some and put them in their room. After all, everyone in the courtyard knows that they are eating at our house, and they certainly won't expect them to have these things in their room."

"Eh! That's true!"

After hearing this, Yao Meilan's eyes lit up and the worry on her brow disappeared.

Afterwards, she hurried forward and helped Li Guoqiang to divide the bags of things, thinking that after dinner, she could let Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others take the things back to their rooms.

At the same time, on the other side, Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others also took the children into the house and settled them down. Then they assigned four people to fetch water from the middle courtyard, two people to help in the kitchen, and the remaining two people stayed in the house to look after the children.

Among them, Qin Jingru is the one left.

While she was patting the child's body to coax him to sleep, she glanced at Luo Huijuan, as if she had something to say but didn't dare to.

"What's the matter? Aunt Jingru, is there something wrong?"

Seeing this, Luo Huijuan felt happy and asked softly.

"No, it's okay!"

Qin Jingru panicked when she heard this, and then quickly looked away.

In fact, she saw Li Guoqiang coming back and wanted to ask Luo Huijuan if she knew about her and Li Guoqiang.

If she knew, she wouldn't have to be so cautious next time.

But if she doesn't know, then she has to pay more attention.

However, every time the words came to her lips, she didn't dare to ask, for fear of making Luo Huijuan angry.

If Luo Huijuan gets angry, it’s hard to say what will happen to her and Li Guoqiang in the future.

"Are you sure you haven't?"

When Luo Huijuan saw Qin Jingru's expression, she raised her eyebrows, then held back her laughter and asked another question.

In fact, ever since she asked Qin Jingru to come and help look after the children, she had been prepared to break the window paper with Qin Jingru.

However, she didn't know what Qin Jingru was thinking. She never told her anything, so she was happy to pretend to be confused.

"without"

Qin Jingru swallowed and then shook her head with some difficulty.

"Okay! Well, if you have something to worry about, don't hold it in."

Seeing that Qin Jingru was still unwilling to confess at this point, Luo Huijuan could only nod with amusement and begin to give some instructions.

After saying that, she turned around and busied herself changing the child's diaper.

Qin Jingru looked at Luo Huijuan's soft and gentle back, and a look of distress unconsciously appeared on her face.

It has been more than a month. In order not to reveal her true identity in front of Luo Huijuan, she has to think over and over again before saying anything.

If things continue like this, it won't be long before she becomes a psychopath.

Otherwise, let’s find a chance to ask that little bad guy Li Guoqiang in the next two days!
"Sister Juan, Aunt Jingru, I'll take care of the child, you guys go eat first!"

Not long after, Shen Fengxia pushed open the door and walked in. She greeted everyone softly and glanced at the children lying on the bed. She found that they were not crying, and she felt relieved.

It has to be said that this child is getting more and more annoying as he grows older.

Especially in this room, there are a total of nine children. Sometimes when they start crying, I really don’t know which one to coax first.

Moreover, even if you try hard to coax them one by one, they will suddenly start crying again after a while.

Therefore, now every one of them is a little scared.

No matter who takes care of the children, they always feel nervous, as if they are going to a battlefield.

"Well, Fengxia, Sanbao just had a bowel movement and asked me to change him. Check on Liubao and Jiubao later. They seem to be having bowel movements too."

When Luo Huijuan heard what Shen Fengxia said, she first nodded and agreed, then gave some instructions, and then walked out with Qin Jingru, not forgetting to take away the dirty diaper.

However, before they could go to the next room to eat, they heard an angry voice coming from the concierge.

(End of this chapter)