Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 537: Being clever but being misled by cleverness

"Humph! Look at what you have accomplished!"

When Xu Guangfu saw the stupid looks of Xu Yuliang, Sun Maocai and the others, he couldn't help but curse them in a low voice.

"hey-hey!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuliang, Sun Maocai and others immediately came to their senses and tried to cover it up with a few awkward laughs.

In this regard, Sun Dezhuo and other brigade cadres of Sunjiashan couldn't help feeling proud, and then hurriedly turned their heads to look at Li Guoqiang, wanting to know whether Li Guoqiang was interested.
It’s a pity that no matter how they looked at him, Li Guoqiang didn’t show any strange expression, and he didn’t even look at the girls who were dressed coolly.

This made them feel very confused for a moment.

Could it be that Li Guoqiang dislikes the girls here because they are too ugly?

However, although they were confused, they did not ask directly.

After all, this kind of thing is easier said than done.

Even if Li Guoqiang really took a fancy to her, as long as nothing was forced, they would not make a fuss or interfere, and would just pretend they knew nothing.

In fact, Li Guoqiang saw through at a glance the intention of Sun Dezhuo and others to arrange these girls to serve the dishes. Instead of feeling happy, he felt speechless.

Not to mention anything else, just with his incredibly handsome face, he can get any girl he wants. Is there any need for him to be pimped out like this?

Moreover, how stupid would one have to be to choose these girls under such circumstances and then let others catch them?

Originally, he wanted to give some advice to Sun Dezhu and others because of their enthusiasm towards him, so that they could plant more fruit trees and flowers with economic value near the apiary.

Now seeing this situation, let’s just forget it!
Soon, as those youthful girls left, Sun Dezhu, on behalf of the brigade cadres of Sunjiashan, raised his glass and said a few words of thanks to Li Guoqiang, Xu Guangfu and others.

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang just raised his glass silently in response and left all the socializing tasks to Xu Guangfu and others.

Then, after finishing his meal, he directly asked to leave on the grounds that he was short of time.

This made Sun Dezhu and other brigade cadres of Sunjiashan immediately worried. They wondered how they had offended Li Guoqiang that made him so anxious to leave.

So, while Li Guoqiang was going to the toilet, Sun Dezhu pulled Xu Guangfu aside and asked anxiously, "Director Xu, what happened to Comrade Li Guoqiang? Is he dissatisfied with our poor hospitality?"

"Ah!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Guangfu sneered and said with some dissatisfaction: "How dare you ask me about this? Don't you see the good things you have done!"

"Um, what do you mean?"

Sun Dezhu was slightly stunned, then asked with some confusion.

"Hey! Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? If you didn't have any evil ideas, why would you let those girls dress like that to serve the food? They all act like they were going on a blind date? And you are completely ruining Qiangzi's reputation by doing this!"

When Xu Guangfu saw Sun Dezhuo's look, he couldn't help but speak up in a somewhat unpleasant tone.

"Well, we heard that Comrade Li Guoqiang likes pretty girls! That's why we..."

When Sun Dezhu heard this, his heart tightened and he hurriedly opened his mouth to explain.

However, before he could finish his explanation, he was silenced by Xu Guangfu's oppressive look.

"Okay, you don't need to explain this to me, just find a way to explain it to Qiangzi yourself! If he goes back and suggests that your beekeeping quota be revoked, don't blame me for not reminding you now!"

Xu Guangfu waved his hand, then warned with a stern face.

After saying that, he didn't care what Sun Dezhu thought and just turned around and walked out.

Sun Dezhu looked at Xu Guangfu's leaving back, his expression changed drastically, then he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself.

At this moment, he was extremely regretful.

Originally, he and other brigade cadres of Sunjiashan just wanted to find a good girl for Li Guoqiang to deepen their relationship and let Li Guoqiang regard them as his mother's home.

Moreover, for those girls who want to marry and live a good life in the city, this is a good thing that both parties are willing to do.

He didn't expect that not only did he fail to accomplish his goal, but he also made Li Guoqiang hate him.

What should I do now?

After much thought, he felt that he couldn't just let Li Guoqiang leave like that.

Otherwise, if Li Guoqiang really proposed to the county to withdraw their beekeeping quota, he and other brigade cadres would be beaten to death by the villagers.

So, in a hurry, he didn't bother to discuss with other brigade cadres, and ran directly to the toilet behind the brigade headquarters to wait for Li Guoqiang to come out.

However, he was running in such a hurry that he didn't notice that Li Guoqiang had already gone around the toilet and returned to the carriage in front of the brigade headquarters.

As for the other brigade cadres, because they did not hear Xu Guangfu's warning, even though they felt a little confused and anxious about Li Guoqiang's attitude, they did not think of forcing Li Guoqiang to stay.

Soon, after a few brief greetings, they watched Li Guoqiang, Xu Guangfu and others leave in a carriage.

"Where is he? Where is Comrade Li Guoqiang? You just let him go like that?"

After a while, Sun Dezhuo waited and waited, but Li Guoqiang didn't come out. He shouted a few times but got no response. He immediately realized that something was wrong and hurried back to the entrance of the brigade.

When he found that the convoy that was originally parked at the door had disappeared, he could not help but question the other brigade cadres loudly with an angry look on his face.

"Captain, what's wrong with you?"

"Yes! He is the leader, we can't stop him from leaving, right?"

"Captain, what happened?"

When the brigade cadres of Sunjiashan saw Sun Dezhuo's expression, they all started asking questions hurriedly.

"Oh! This is going to be a big problem!"

Sun Dezhu looked at the convoy that had disappeared and thought of the serious consequences that Xu Guangfu had mentioned. For a moment, he wanted to die.

Afterwards, under the repeated questioning of other brigade cadres, he could only sigh and recount his conversation with Xu Guangfu in full.

After hearing this, the other brigade cadres immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and wanted to catch up with Li Guoqiang immediately to explain to him and ask him not to cancel their beekeeping quota. You know, they have not paid a penny for all the beehives they have now.

If the county really decides to withdraw their beekeeping quota, they will have no choice but to stand by and watch.

The more they thought about it, the more uneasy they felt, and then they all looked at Sun Dezhu at the same time, hoping that he could make a decision quickly.

Sun Dezhuo slowly calmed down at this time, and as he was thinking, he suddenly thought of Xu Laosan and Sun Yanmei who were still serving as technical instructors in their production team, and his eyes instantly lit up.

"Hurry up and ask someone to go and invite Xu Laosan and Sun Yanmei over. We heard from them about arranging the girl. Now that there is a problem, they must help."

"Yes, yes, they are from Jinshanbao. They must know how to calm Comrade Li Guoqiang down."

"I'll go, I'll go now!"

"It's all their fault for talking nonsense, otherwise we wouldn't have made Comrade Li Guoqiang angry."

"Forget it, don't say that again. It's just that we are too greedy!"

"Alas! Perhaps this is what the old people always say, being too clever may lead to mistakes!"

At this time, Li Guoqiang, who had already rushed to the next production brigade, had no idea what Sun Dezhui and other brigade cadres were thinking. He didn't even intend to withdraw Sun Jiashan's beekeeping quota. It was all Sun Dezhui and others who were scaring themselves.

After all, the beekeeping quota was finally decided after layers of screening and fierce competition by the county.

If he rashly proposed to withdraw the beekeeping quota of Sunjiashan, not to mention whether it would offend many people and make it difficult for the county leaders, the innocent villagers of Sunjiashan alone would have a great impact on his reputation.

Even once this matter spreads, the other nine production brigades that have obtained beekeeping quotas will have some very bad impressions of him, thus affecting the good situation he has created.

In general, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

What's more, the greatest significance of some things is when they have not yet been implemented. Once they are implemented, there is no way to control others.

He only needs to let Sun Dezhu and others know that he has such ability, so that Sun Dezhu will not dare to go against his wishes, and thus make all the people in Sunjiashan become his loyal supporters.

Isn't this much better than revoking their beekeeping quota?
In this way, he and Xu Guangfu and others spent a total of two days to deliver the last batch of beehives to the ten production brigades. At the same time, they also helped inspect their apiaries, guided the technicians arranged by their own production brigades, and solved some potential problems.

And, most importantly, we set the time and process for harvesting the first batch of honey with them.

At that time, as long as they can see the cash in their hands, the villagers of these ten production brigades will instantly become his most loyal followers, and the county leaders will become his strongest backing.

That evening, a horse-drawn carriage stopped at the door of Xu Yuliang's house. After Xu Yuliang and Sun Maocai jumped out of the carriage, Li Guoqiang was about to jump out when he was stopped by the coachman Zheng Zhicheng.

"Comrade Li Guoqiang, I'll take you home!"

"Okay, thank you for your help!"

When Li Guoqiang heard Zheng Zhicheng's words, he was slightly stunned, but he did not reject the other party's kindness. He nodded and agreed.

When Zheng Zhicheng heard this, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face. He then hurriedly waved the whip and drove the carriage towards Li Guoqiang's house.

You know, he watched from the beginning how Li Guoqiang built up the apiaries of those ten production brigades bit by bit. At the same time, he also saw with his own eyes how the people of those ten production brigades tried their best to please Li Guoqiang.

Although he was a groom in the county's Agricultural Bureau and had a stable job, he did not dare to underestimate a capable man like Li Guoqiang, and even wanted to make friends with Li Guoqiang from the bottom of his heart.

In this situation, let alone sending Li Guoqiang to his doorstep, he would be willing to personally run from the county town to Jinshanbao one day to pick up Li Guoqiang from the county town.

If one day Li Guoqiang takes a liking to him and shows him a way to make money, he would make a fortune.

"Thank you, Comrade Zheng Zhicheng!"

"You're welcome. Let me help you get it in!"

"No, don't bother you, I can do it myself!"

"Okay then! If you need a car in the future, just send me a message and I promise to be there whenever you need me!"

"Okay, I will if you need me!"

"Okay! That's it. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. Goodbye, Comrade Li Guoqiang!"

When Zheng Zhicheng saw that Li Guoqiang agreed, he was delighted. He then hurriedly waved the whip and turned the carriage around and left, as if he was afraid that Li Guoqiang would suddenly change his mind.

Li Guoqiang looked at the carriage speeding away and couldn't help feeling a little amused when he thought of Zheng Zhicheng's somewhat fawning attitude.

He didn't expect that a groom who had nothing to do with the apiary and was paid by the government would lower himself and take the initiative to please him.

After all, it’s all about profit!
Others may not know, but Zheng Zhicheng, who accompanied him throughout the inspection of the ten production brigades, must know that the first batch of honey harvested by the ten production brigades will be at least tens of thousands of kilograms.

Then, if the price at the purchasing station is increased by 20%, it can be sold for at least 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.

With so much money to be distributed, based on the average of 400 people in a production brigade, basically everyone could get 20 yuan.

You know, this is one-third of Zheng Zhicheng’s monthly salary!

Moreover, he had to support a family of six with the little salary he earned, while every family in the ten production brigades had a share.

Such a comparison is like heaven and earth.

What's more, those villagers don't need to do much in their daily lives, but they can get so much money from time to time.

If Zheng Zhicheng had not been married and had children, he would have wanted to find a family in one of those ten production brigades and marry into their son's family.

"Brother Qiangzi, you're back!"

Not long after, before Li Guoqiang could look away, a voice full of surprise suddenly came from behind him.

Then, when he turned around, he immediately saw Zhu Caixia's increasingly charming and mature face, and the jumping
This made him feel a little emotional for a moment. This girl is growing up too fast.

"Brother Qiangzi, let me help you get it!"

Soon, Zhu Caixia ran to Li Guoqiang, took the package from Li Guoqiang's hand and put it on her back, looking like a caring young wife.

(End of this chapter)