Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 548 A Lucky Girl
"Dad, why don't I do it?"

Upon seeing this, Xu Yuying hurriedly stepped forward, took the child back, and then followed Luo Huijuan and the others into the bedroom.

At this moment, Tian Guixiang, perhaps envious of her little grandson, hurriedly followed him inside.

Before long, only Xu Guangfu and Li Guoqiang, two grown men, remained in the living room outside.

Since there were only three or four hours left until dawn, they didn't plan to go to sleep.

Xu Guangfu first went to the stove and brought over a plate of peanuts, then went to the cupboard to get a bottle of local liquor. He then beckoned Li Guoqiang to sit down and have a few drinks with him.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang naturally wouldn't spoil the fun. He quickly stepped forward, sat down, took the wine bottle, and poured a full glass for both him and Xu Guangfu.

As Xu Guangfu popped a few fried peanuts into his mouth, he asked, "What are you planning to do? Are you really going to take your wife and children to the deep mountains?"

"Yes! Didn't I tell you about this before? I'm 100% confident that I can guarantee their safety!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang immediately knew what Xu Guangfu was worried about, and hurriedly nodded and answered.

"What guarantees?! Nothing in this world is 100% certain! If my daughter and grandson get hurt, you'll see what I do to you!"

Seeing how easily Li Guoqiang spoke, Xu Guangfu couldn't help but curse.

"Don't worry! They are my wife and children, I won't let anything happen to them!"

Li Guoqiang wasn't annoyed by the scolding; instead, he earnestly offered words of comfort.

In fact, before he went to the countryside, he never told Li Dawei and Yao Meilan that he was going to take Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others into the deep mountains, let alone take the children with him.

If he really said that, he'd be either beaten to death or verbally abused to death.

As for Jinshanbao, since there was no way to hide it, he had already told Xu Guangfu and the others from the very beginning. In order to convince them that he had the ability to protect his wife and children, he also revealed a little bit of his ability to discern the location by listening to the wind.

In other words, you can know any movement within a radius of 100 meters without using your eyes.

That's why Xu Guangfu, Tian Guixiang, and others reluctantly agreed to his plan.

"Alright, anyway, you said they're all your wife and kids, so you know what's going on!"

Seeing that Li Guoqiang was still so insistent, Xu Guangfu knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless, so he could only wave his hand and said somewhat angrily.

After saying that, he picked up his wine glass and gulped down a large mouthful of wine.

This shows just how dissatisfied he was with Li Guoqiang's rash decision.

Seeing Xu Guangfu like this, Li Guoqiang felt quite helpless.

After all, he was absolutely certain that he could guarantee the safety of Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen, and the others. However, because his personal space contained his biggest secret, he had no way of explaining it to Xu Guangfu.

Fortunately, Xu Guangfu did not pursue the matter further, which relieved Xu Guangfu somewhat.

Subsequently, with him deliberately speeding up the pouring of wine, Xu Guangfu soon got drunk and was helped to a recliner. He also made sure to cover him with a coat so he wouldn't catch a cold.

He didn't do anything after that; he just sat quietly in his chair, thinking about the next steps.

Soon, without us even noticing, the sky outside began to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang hurriedly got up and called out a few times at the bedroom door, waking up Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen, and the others who were not really asleep. He then politely declined Tian Guixiang's offer to make them breakfast and quietly left before Xu Guangfu woke up.

Once they reached the street, he first used the small world's perspective to survey the surrounding area. Then, he led Luo Huijuan and the others to a state-run restaurant that was already open for breakfast. They used their coupons to buy some local specialty breakfast items so that Luo Huijuan and the others could fill their stomachs and replenish the energy consumed during feeding.

Then, while Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen, and others were having breakfast, he went to the home of Zheng Zhicheng, the stableman from the Agriculture Bureau, according to the address he had left earlier.

When Zheng Zhicheng saw that it was Li Guoqiang, his morning grumpiness vanished instantly. Upon hearing Li Guoqiang's request, he ran to the stable in the yard without saying a word and harnessed the carriage.

When he drove the carriage to the state-run restaurant with Li Guoqiang, Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others had just finished their breakfast. At Li Guoqiang's signal, they all came out of the state-run restaurant, ready to get into the carriage and head back to Jinshanbao.

However, after they were all seated in the carriage, they still didn't see it move.

Turning around, they saw Zheng Zhicheng staring at them with wide eyes, looking completely bewildered, as if he had lost his soul.

"Hey, Comrade Zheng! Comrade Zheng!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang frowned and then reached out and pushed Zheng Zhicheng.

"Oh!"

Soon, Zheng Zhicheng came to his senses, and when he saw the dissatisfied looks in Li Guoqiang's and Luo Huijuan's eyes, he immediately blushed.

He didn't dare to explain anything, and hurriedly cracked his whip, driving the carriage out of the city.

Once they reached the outskirts of the city and were walking on the mountain path, he saw Li Guoqiang, Luo Huijuan, and the others. They didn't mention what had just happened, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he was also somewhat shocked by Li Guoqiang's good fortune with women.

More than a year ago, he heard that Li Guoqiang had many female confidantes, but he had never had the chance to see them. He was still wondering how beautiful the girls who could catch Li Guoqiang's eye must be.

Who would have thought that as soon as he saw Luo Huijuan and Shang Xiuzhen today, he was immediately captivated by their beauty, causing him to lose face in front of Li Guoqiang.

Now, Li Guoqiang probably won't have any issues with him, right?

Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at Li Guoqiang, then moved his lips as if he wanted to explain something, but didn't know how to say it.

Because he knew that saying too much about some things would only make things worse.

Just as he was feeling somewhat conflicted about this, Li Guoqiang also keenly noticed Zheng Zhicheng's little trick and couldn't help but find it amusing.

In fact, he had no complaints about Zheng Zhicheng's stunned behavior earlier.

After all, with the current looks of Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others, they would be top-notch even in Beijing, let alone in a small place like Changxian!
If Zheng Zhicheng doesn't react when he sees Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen, and others, then perhaps he will suspect that there is something wrong with Zheng Zhicheng.

And so, as Zheng Zhicheng continued to struggle with his decision, they successfully returned to Jinshanbao just as the sun was rising.

Furthermore, since most of the villagers had already gone to work in the fields, they didn't attract much attention. Just as Li Guoqiang was about to get off the bus with Shang Xiuzhen and the others, Zheng Zhicheng quickly grabbed Li Guoqiang's arm and stammered, "..."
"Comrade Li Guoqiang, what happened before was unintentional. I just..."

"fine!"

Before Zheng Zhicheng could finish speaking, Li Guoqiang smiled slightly and said softly, "This is all only natural. Also, I forgot to introduce you. Apart from this woman who is my wife, the other women are women I specially invited back from the city to help set up the beekeeping technology research institute. Please don't misunderstand."

After saying that, while Zheng Zhicheng was still in a daze, he jumped off the carriage, picked up his luggage, and led Luo Huijuan and the others into his own courtyard.

When Zheng Zhicheng saw this, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he suddenly felt like Li Guoqiang was treating him like a fool.

However, regardless of whether Li Guoqiang meant it or not, he would be content as long as Li Guoqiang didn't hold it against him for what happened before.

Soon, he drove the carriage back to the county town to report to Xu Guangfu. He couldn't just do the work and then remain silent; that would be a real scapegoat.

As soon as Li Guoqiang, Luo Huijuan, and the others entered the house, they encountered Qu Yinfeng, who had come out of the west room after hearing the commotion.

When she saw the beautiful women in front of her, she was momentarily stunned, and then quickly put on a very warm smile.

"Oh, you're finally back! Quick, let me hold the baby. I've missed you so much!"

As she spoke, she walked straight towards Luo Huijuan, then reached out and hugged Da Bao in her arms.

Upon seeing this, Luo Huijuan smiled happily and hurriedly called to Shang Xiuzhen and Pan Qiaoyan to take the child into the east room to rest.

After all, they've been through so much for several days. Although they're all in good physical condition, the mental fatigue isn't so easy to get rid of. They need to rest properly to recover.

Soon, under Luo Huijuan's arrangement, everything was settled in no time.

During this time, Qu Yinfeng took turns holding all the children, afraid that people would say she was showing favoritism.

Then, in order to let Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and the others get some rest, she pulled Li Guoqiang to the west room and told him about all the preparations they had made during this period.

In reality, they didn't have much to prepare. They simply packed up the grains, sauerkraut, cured meat, and other things from home, and then, as Li Guoqiang had instructed, packed some personal belongings.

After listening, Li Guoqiang immediately nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good, Auntie, you've worked hard. After a while, I'll send the whole team to the city to take over Xiuzhen's and the others' jobs, and then I'll arrange things at Xiangmizhai. Then we can set off for Hong Kong."

"fine!"

Upon hearing this, Qu Yinfeng immediately waved her hand and said with a smile, "You don't need to worry about me, just don't let it interfere with your business."

"Ok!"

Li Guoqiang felt quite gratified to see that Qu Yinfeng was so understanding.

Regardless, Qu Yinfeng was truly exceptional to him; otherwise, he wouldn't have considered taking her to Hong Kong to enjoy a life of luxury.

Moreover, to be precise, he is Qu Yinfeng's son-in-law!

As he pondered this, he noticed the house was quite quiet and couldn't help but ask with some confusion, "By the way, Auntie, where are Xiaoxia and Dani? Why aren't they home?"

"Oh, them! They're working in the vegetable garden behind the house! They should be back soon."

When Qu Yinfeng heard Li Guoqiang suddenly ask about Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani, she was slightly taken aback, and then hurriedly answered.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a shout suddenly came from outside.

"Grandma, grandma!"

"Grandma, we're back!"

"Shh, all of you keep your voices down, don't disturb your brother Qiangzi's child."

Soon, Qu Yinfeng ran out and then made a shushing gesture towards Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani.

When Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani heard that Li Guoqiang had returned with the child, their eyes lit up instantly. They quickly nodded to show they understood and even covered their mouths with their hands, afraid that they might accidentally disturb Li Guoqiang's child.

Immediately afterward, under Qu Yinfeng's watchful eye, they tiptoed to the well in the neighboring courtyard to draw water and wash their hands and feet.

After washing off the mud from their bodies and hands, they quietly ran back, intending to go inside and talk to Li Guoqiang.

Unfortunately, before they could even get close to the door, Qu Yinfeng stopped them.

"No, Grandma, I promise I won't make a sound!"

"Yes! Grandma, please let us in!"

Upon seeing this, Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani quickly put their hands together and pleaded.

"Go, go, all of you go and stay in the next room. You can only come over after your brother Qiangzi's child wakes up."

Qu Yinfeng remained unmoved by Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani's pleas, and even tried to send them to the rooms next door.

Just as Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani were feeling indignant about this, they suddenly saw Li Guoqiang walk out of the house.

"Alright, ma'am, please don't make things difficult for them. Let them stay in the west room!"

"Great!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Dani couldn't help but cheer, but was immediately glared at by Qu Yinfeng, making her freeze in place like a duck with its neck being grabbed.

Fortunately, Zhu Caixia reached out and pulled her back in time, saving her from a disaster.

Otherwise, given Qu Yinfeng's increasingly strict discipline, she would definitely have been given a good lesson.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang felt a little amused. He then chuckled and reassured Qu Yinfeng, "It's alright, Auntie, you don't need to be so nervous. Our little rascals aren't so easily woken up."

After saying that, he turned and went into the house before Qu Yinfeng could say anything.

Seeing this, Qu Yinfeng could only shake her head helplessly for a moment, then hurriedly went to the neighboring yard, grabbed two old hens from the chicken coop, and prepared to stew a pot of chicken soup for Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others to nourish their bodies.

(End of this chapter)