Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 553 Don't Blame Me for Not Showing Neighborly Favor
"Yan Jiecheng, have you no shame? We're already divorced, and you're still asking me for money?"

"No, honey, I just want to borrow some from you!"

"Borrow? Is this borrowing? This is outright robbery! And don't call me 'wife' anymore. I'm not your wife anymore. We have absolutely nothing to do with each other!"

"You just wanted to marry into a wealthy family, didn't you? So what now? He took his wife and kids to the countryside, leaving you here. Are you happy now?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe me, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

"Tch, you did it and you can't even talk about it? If you ask me, you're just a shameless bitch!"

"I'll fight you to the death!"

"You shrew! Stop right now, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Ah~"

Soon, when Li Guoqiang and Qin Jingru ran to the front yard, they saw that the scene was already in complete chaos.

Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng were already fighting, while Yan Bugui, the Third Aunt, Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu, who had run out from the Central Courtyard after hearing the commotion, were all standing by and taking sides.

However, they were holding onto Yu Li on one side and Yan Jiecheng on the other.

Because Sha Zhu was quite strong, Yan Jiecheng had no chance to fight back at all. Yu Li scratched bloody marks on his face in no time, and even tore his clothes.

Seeing her son being taken advantage of, the third aunt decided to steel herself and try to scratch Yu Li, but Qin Huairu stopped her immediately.

When Yan Bugui saw this situation, he immediately became extremely anxious.

With his small stature, he wouldn't dare to fight against Sha Zhu at all.

As for helping the three aunties and starting a fight with Yu Li and Qin Huairu, even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare!
If someone were to label him as a hooligan, his reputation would be completely ruined.

Just as he was wondering what to do, a figure suddenly flashed before his eyes, followed by a scream of pain. Then he saw Yan Jiecheng suddenly fly out of the crowd and crash heavily onto the bluestone floor.

Seeing Yan Jiecheng clutching his stomach in pain and rolling around on the ground, Yan Bugui's heart tightened, and he quickly turned his head to look at the figure.

When he saw the other person's handsome face clearly, his pupils contracted sharply, and his heart jumped into his throat.

Didn't they say that Li Guoqiang had already taken his wife and children to live a simple life in the countryside?

Why did you suddenly come back?

Just as Yan Bugui was feeling a sense of fear because of Li Guoqiang's sudden appearance, the others present also noticed Li Guoqiang's figure, and then one by one they showed completely different expressions.

Among them, Qin Huairu was pleasantly surprised, Sha Zhu was astonished, Yu Li felt wronged, and the third aunt was both surprised and frightened.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang ignored Qin Huairu and the others, and instead walked step by step to Yan Jiecheng, squatted down, and then said expressionlessly:
"Please explain what you just said to me. What do you mean by saying I took my wife and children to the countryside and left Yu Li behind?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng's cries of pain abruptly stopped, and he hurriedly forced a fawning smile, explaining, "Qiangzi, you've misunderstood, that's not what I meant!"

"So what do you mean? Do you really think I'm easy to bully? Who gave you the audacity to ruin my reputation like this?"

Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow, a sharp glint appearing in his eyes, and his tone was filled with coldness.

"me."

When Yan Jiecheng saw Li Guoqiang's appearance, he was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he stammered, unable to speak.

He had originally thought that Li Guoqiang had taken his wife and children to the countryside and would not be coming back for a long time.

That's why he thought of asking Yu Li for some money to spend, and also to see if he could get Yu Li back.

To everyone's surprise, Li Guoqiang returned so quickly and happened to overhear what he had said earlier.

"You won't talk? Fine, then vacate the house now! My house is not for someone who wants to harm me."

Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow, then spoke calmly.

"do not!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng immediately became anxious. He quickly sat up and pleaded humbly, "Qiangzi, I know I was wrong. I spoke recklessly and talked nonsense. Please forgive me this time!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang remained silent, simply watching Yan Jiecheng quietly.

Upon seeing this, Yan Jiecheng's expression changed drastically. He then gritted his teeth, raised his hand, and slapped himself hard.

Then, seeing that Li Guoqiang still didn't say anything, he could only raise his other hand and slap the other side of his face as well.

He slapped him several times until his face was slightly swollen, then asked with some indignation, "Is this okay?"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang still showed no intention of giving up, and continued to look at Yan Jiecheng with a calm expression.

"That's enough, Qiangzi. As the saying goes, killing someone is just a matter of beheading them. Jie Cheng has already apologized to you, what more do you want?"

Suddenly, an angry shout rang out from behind Li Guoqiang. Turning around, he saw Yan Bugui staring at Li Guoqiang with a gloomy expression and his eyes full of indignation.

Although Yan Jiecheng was in the wrong in this matter.

However, what Li Guoqiang did was tantamount to throwing the Yan family's face on the ground and stomping on it endlessly.

Even if he's incredibly patient, he can't hold back any longer now.

Otherwise, how could the Yan family have the face to continue living in this courtyard?
Seeing this, Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow, then chuckled and said, "Hey, Uncle, don't be so angry. You know, anger is bad for your health. If you get sick from it, I can't take responsibility."

Besides, did you hear me tell him to slap himself? He did it himself; everyone present can testify. This has nothing to do with me.”

After saying that, he spread his hands and gave Yan Bugui a very innocent look.

"you"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui was immediately so angry that his chest felt tight.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang frowned, then waved his hand and said, "Alright, for your sake, I can agree not to let Yan Jiecheng vacate the house, but if I find out later that he still dares to gossip behind my back, then don't blame me for not showing any consideration for our neighbor."

After saying that, he didn't even look at Yan Jiecheng, who was sitting on the ground panting heavily, and strode towards his own courtyard.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru immediately stepped forward and grabbed Yu Li's arm, then quickly followed behind Li Guoqiang. Sha Zhu glanced at the departing figures of Qin Huairu and the others, then at Yan Jiecheng's swollen face and Yan Bugui's gloomy expression, and then, while making a series of "tsk tsk" sounds, he went back to his own home with his hands behind his back.

Soon, only Yan Bugui, the Third Aunt, and Yan Jiecheng remained at the scene.

Looking at Yan Jiecheng's disheveled appearance, Yan Bugui felt a pang of heartache in his eyes. Then, remembering the foolish thing Yan Jiecheng had done, he couldn't help but shout angrily:
"What are you still sitting there for? Aren't you embarrassed enough? Get up and go back inside right now."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

However, when he saw Yan Bugui's eyes, which seemed to want to devour him, he quickly swallowed his words, got up from the ground, and ran into the house.

When Yan Bugui saw how easily and neatly Yan Jiecheng moved, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed with his third aunt, ready to teach his foolish son a lesson.

Originally, the fact that Li Guoqiang had two powerful figures, Song Guochang and Chen Wen'an, behind him was enough to make their family back down.

Now that Li Guoqiang himself has become a deputy section-level leader, how could his family possibly afford to offend him?
Moreover, even if they were to force Yu Li to borrow money, they couldn't do it in the courtyard, in front of so many neighbors!

Isn't this just because they think their life is too easy and they want to create trouble for themselves?

The more Yan Bugui thought about it, the angrier he became. As soon as he entered the room, he grabbed a stick and started hitting Yan Jiecheng's thighs repeatedly, instantly turning the room into a chaotic mess.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Li Guoqiang had already met with Li Dawei and Yao Meilan, and then briefly explained the situation to them before leading Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru, and Yu Li into his room.

"Tell me! What exactly happened?"

"Woo~"

Upon hearing Li Guoqiang's question, Yu Li immediately couldn't hold back her grievances and burst into tears, burying her face in her hands on the table.

"Okay, okay, it's alright now!"

Seeing this, Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru quickly reached out and patted Yu Li on the back, gently comforting her.

After a while, Yu Li finally stopped crying, and then, with a sob in her voice, she told the story of how Yan Jiecheng had suddenly stopped her and forced her to borrow money.

After listening to what Li Guoqiang had heard, and combining it with what he had heard before, he immediately guessed that Yan Jiecheng must have seen him take his wife and children to the countryside and thought that Yu Li had lost her support, which is why he suddenly did that.

Therefore, he hesitated for a moment, then softly suggested, "Why don't you move into this room for now?"

"Will this... work?"

Yu Li was slightly taken aback, then looked at Li Guoqiang with some surprise.

After all, this is Li Guoqiang's home. If she were to move in, everyone would be able to see her relationship with Li Guoqiang, and naturally no one would dare to bully her anymore.

Seeing Yu Li's reaction, Li Guoqiang was secretly pleased, and then chuckled and said, "What's wrong with that? Anyway, I don't come back very often now. When I come back, you can just vacate the house."

"Okay, I'll do as you say!"

Upon hearing Li Guoqiang's words, Yu Li no longer hesitated and nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu couldn't help but feel a little envious.

If possible, they would certainly like to move here like Yu Li.

But what can they do when one has a mother-in-law to take care of and the other has a man in name to keep her company?
"Oh, right! Here's some money for you to keep in case of emergency. Spend it as you need to, don't deprive yourselves!"

Li Guoqiang noticed the change in Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu's emotions, smiled slightly, and then immediately took out a small wad of banknotes from his pocket, divided them into three portions, and placed them on the table.

Each portion contained two hundred yuan, which he considered a guarantee for Qin Jingru and the others.

After all, he couldn't just leave Qin Jingru and the others waiting for him to come back!

"This"

When Qin Jingru and the others saw the money, their eyes lit up. Then they hesitated and exchanged glances, none of them reaching out to take it, afraid that it would give Li Guoqiang a bad impression of them.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang couldn't help but find it amusing, and then hurriedly urged, "Alright, you should hurry up and put it away! Then go home and wash up properly, and then come back to the room next door to wait."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru and the others felt a sudden jolt in their hearts. They quickly put the money away and then silently got up and left.

After they all left, Li Guoqiang sat in his chair and pondered for a moment. Then, with a wave of his hand, he took out a jar of ten-year-old aged wine from his private storage space and went straight to Sha Zhu's house.

"Hey! Qiangzi, you're too kind. Come in and have a seat."

When Sha Zhu saw Li Guoqiang suddenly arrive with fine wine, he was overjoyed and hurriedly invited Li Guoqiang into the house.

Nowadays, aside from occasionally missing Lou Xiao'e and his son who are far away in Hong Kong, his favorite thing to do is to prepare some snacks to go with his drinks and enjoy them alone.

In addition, the aged wine that Li Guoqiang gave him was top-notch in both taste and aroma. If he could drink a few glasses of it every day, that would be the best thing.

"Uncle He, thank you for your help earlier!"

Li Guoqiang walked into the room, placed the wine jar on the table, and then spoke earnestly.

"Hey, why are you being so polite with me? I didn't really do anything, you've been doing all the work!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu hurriedly waved his hand and spoke, his tone carrying a hint of resentment.

"Oh, it's alright, there's plenty of time in the future! You'll have plenty of opportunities to prove yourself."

Seeing Sha Zhu looking like a wronged wife, Li Guoqiang chuckled to himself and then teased him.

"No problem, just you wait and see!"

Sha Zhu understood the meaning behind Li Guoqiang's words, and without thinking, he patted his chest vigorously and made a promise.

Even if it were just for the sake of the fine wine in Li Guoqiang's possession, he still had to help take good care of the Li family.

"Okay! Please enjoy your drink. I have something to do, so I'll head back now."

Having said what needed to be said, Li Guoqiang had no interest in arguing with Sha Zhu any further, so he simply said goodbye and left.

As Sha Zhu watched Li Guoqiang's departing figure, he quickly understood what was going on, and a very complicated expression appeared in his eyes.

He originally had a chance.
(End of this chapter)