Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 584 Winning Against Li Guoqiang

"Of course it can work. If it couldn't, how could those big families in our country have been passed down for thousands of years?"

Li Guoqiang nodded, looking very serious.

In fact, the method of having a son-in-law to continue the family line is even more convenient and orthodox than adopting a collateral bloodline.

Because adopting a member of a collateral branch of the family could lead to the extinction of the family line, but this problem is avoided when taking in a son-in-law.

Moreover, in the end, the continuation of the family line is just a formality, and it has nothing to do with bloodline.

"Alright, you and Xiao Fu can have children now, why are you thinking about these things so soon?" Yao Meilan still hoped that the Luo family could have a grandson.

"Fine, I admit I was being nosy!"

Li Guoqiang responded and then turned and walked out, intending to go for a walk outside and get some old hens, eggs, and milk powder from the small world so that Zhao Qiuyan could get better nutrition to raise the child.

Regardless, they are his sister-in-law and niece, so it's only right that he helps take care of them.

"Xiaoyan, don't worry too much. I'll talk to Grandpa. Just focus on having a good postpartum period."

After seeing Li Guoqiang leave, Yao Meilan took Zhao Qiuyan's hand and softly offered a word of comfort.

Then, she glanced regretfully at the two little girls beside her before getting up and going out to get Zhao Qiuyan something to eat.

Seeing this, Zhao Qiuyan couldn't help but silently shed tears again.

Soon, it was evening.

When Luo Guofu returned from get off work, almost everyone in the courtyard already knew that Zhao Qiuyan had given birth to two daughters. They were all beaming with joy, as if they were the ones who had given birth.

In reality, they just felt that God had finally opened his eyes and that not all the good things had been taken by the Li family.

"If you ask me, Fu Zi, this girl is quite good. She knows how to care for people!" The third aunt said to Luo Guofu, making sarcastic remarks.

"Get out!" Luo Guofu's face darkened.

He then threw down his bicycle and stormed into the house.

"Hey, Xiao Fu, you're back! Come and hug your daughter!" Yao Meilan saw Luo Guofu come in and quickly stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"What are you hugging me for? Everyone in the yard is laughing at me!" Luo Guofu looked at Zhao Qiuyan lying on the bed with some annoyance.

He had always believed that Zhao Qiuyan was carrying twin sons.

He even thought that once Zhao Qiuyan gave birth, he would be able to stand tall and tell the people in the courtyard and outsiders that he was Li Guoqiang's younger brother.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Qiuyan gave birth to two daughters for him, which made him the target of ridicule from so many people as soon as he returned home, almost driving him crazy with anger.

Seeing Luo Guofu like this, Yao Meilan couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

After all, whether Zhao Qiuyan gave birth to a son or a daughter, they were still Luo Guofu's own children. How could he get angry because of what outsiders were saying?
This is not the kind of responsibility a grown man should have.

Just as she was about to teach Luo Guofu a lesson, a suppressed sob suddenly came from the side.

"Woo~"

"What are you crying for? All you do is cry all day long! You're such a useless thing." Luo Guofu was furious when he saw that Zhao Qiuyan still had the nerve to cry.

Then, before he could continue cursing, Li Guoqiang's voice suddenly came from outside.

"Xiao Fu, come out here."

Upon hearing this, Luo Guofu's heart tightened, and without daring to waste any more time, he hurriedly turned around and left.

"elder brother"

"Humph!"

Li Guoqiang didn't give Luo Guofu a chance to speak. He snorted coldly, grabbed Luo Guofu by the collar, and dragged him to the two adjacent rooms.

"Hey bro, what are you doing?" Luo Guofu felt a little flustered.

"boom!"

Soon, Li Guoqiang kicked open the door and dragged Luo Guofu into the room.

"Brother, let's talk this out, please don't hit me!"

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Luo Guofu hurriedly softened his tone and offered a conciliatory remark.

"What's the point of talking to you? With your brain, I can't even be bothered to talk to you!" Li Guoqiang said with a look of disgust.

I, Luo Guofu, was completely bewildered by the scolding.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang took a deep breath and then asked in a deep voice:

"I'm asking you, why were you angry with Qiuyan just now? Did you even have the right to be angry with her?"

If it weren't for her giving you two daughters, and if it weren't for my painstaking efforts to concoct this powerful tonic, you might still be begging her not to divorce you!

Besides, is having a son or a daughter something a woman can decide for herself?

"Brother, I know I was wrong." Luo Guofu slowly came to his senses, a look of shame on his face.

Actually, he was provoked by the sarcastic remarks made by the people in the courtyard, which caused his long-suppressed feelings of inferiority to erupt, which is why he couldn't control his anger towards Zhao Qiuyan.

"Xiao Fu, it's not that I, as your older brother, am criticizing you, but you're already a father, it's time for you to mature a bit," Li Guoqiang said earnestly.

"Brother, I was just... I was just confused for a moment. I promise I won't do it again," Luo Guofu said repeatedly.

At this moment, he was filled with rage at those neighbors in the courtyard who were so arrogant and domineering. If it weren't for the fact that they saw each other all the time and that the words they said were all nice on the surface, he probably would have gone and started a fight with them.

"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. If you want to keep making a fool of yourself, then keep acting like a fool!" Li Guoqiang waved his hand, his face full of disgust.

In fact, if it weren't for Luo Huijuan's sake, he really wouldn't have been interested in getting involved in Luo Guofu's messy affairs.

Fortunately, although Luo Guofu often makes mistakes, he is quite good at admitting them.

Otherwise, he might really have to consider whether to forcibly take Luo Guofu to Hong Kong and find someone to properly discipline him.

"Brother, don't worry! I will definitely not let you or Mom and Dad lose face because of me." Luo Guofu took a deep breath, a fierce fighting spirit appearing on his face.

Anyway, his illness is almost completely cured. Since he didn't have a son this time, he can try again next time. There will always be a chance to have a son.

Besides, didn't you see that Li Guoqiang doesn't even have a daughter yet?
In a sense, he did win against Li Guoqiang this time.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a sense of relief, and the inferiority complex he had accumulated over the years vanished instantly. "Ha! You'd better remember what you said, and now get out of here!"

Seeing that Luo Guofu suddenly seemed more energetic, Li Guoqiang felt a slight smile to himself, then waved his hand to indicate that Luo Guofu could leave.

Seeing this, Luo Guofu didn't dare to show off in front of Li Guoqiang. He hurriedly ran back to the gatehouse, grabbed Zhao Qiuyan's hand, and said sincerely:

"Wife, thank you, thank you for giving birth to two daughters for me."

Zhao Qiuyan was a little confused, not understanding what was wrong with Luo Guofu.

"Xiao Fu, what are you doing?" Yao Meilan asked, her face full of confusion as she saw Luo Guofu's behavior.

"Hehe! You guys don't understand! I suddenly have two daughters, while my brother doesn't have a single daughter yet!" Luo Guofu said with a hint of smugness.

"No, you're that happy because of this?" Yao Meilan was somewhat defeated by Luo Guofu's thought process.

“Yes! Isn’t that something to be happy about?” Luo Guofu nodded, looking completely matter-of-fact.

"I really can't be bothered to talk to you anymore!" Yao Meilan rolled her eyes and walked out with a look of disgust on her face.

Sometimes she really wondered what sins she had committed in her past life to give birth to a son like Luo Guofu who only ever made her angry.

In comparison, Li Guoqiang is truly someone else's son; everything about him is so impeccable.

"Wife, I was wrong just now, don't be angry. I will definitely treat you and our daughter well in the future." After seeing Yao Meilan leave, Luo Guofu immediately turned his attention to his great hero Zhao Qiuyan.

If it weren't for Zhao Qiuyan giving birth to two daughters, he probably would never have had a chance to beat Li Guoqiang in his entire life.

"Hmm!" Zhao Qiuyan didn't seem to care much about Luo Guofu's words, and simply nodded in agreement.

In her opinion, as long as Luo Guofu didn't blame her, it didn't matter what.

"Come here, let me hug my precious daughter!" Luo Guofu rubbed his hands together, his face full of joy, as if he had become a completely different person compared to before.

Unfortunately, just as he reached out his hand, before he could even touch his daughter, she burst into tears, leaving him frozen in place.

"Alright, the child must be hungry. You should go out first!" Zhao Qiuyan glanced at Luo Guofu and gave him a way out.

"Oh! Then I'll go out first. Call me if you need anything!" Luo Guofu touched his nose somewhat sullenly.

Soon, Qin Jingru, Qin Huairu, Yu Li, and others returned home one after another. Upon hearing that Zhao Qiuyan had given birth to two daughters, they hurriedly helped Yao Meilan prepare delicious food for Zhao Qiuyan.

After dinner, when it was late at night, they quietly went into Yu Li's room and had a deep conversation with Li Guoqiang.

"Qiangzi, when are you going to let me have a baby?" Qin Jingru asked with some envy.

“That’s right! We’re not young anymore. If we don’t have children now, it will be very difficult to have them later,” Yu Li chimed in.

As for Qin Huairu, she didn't dare mention the child at all, for fear of being beaten.

"Alright, didn't I say before? It's not the right time yet. Let's talk about it in a few years!" Li Guoqiang waved his hand and replied somewhat irritably.

"Oh dear! How many more years is this going to take?" Qin Jingru pouted, looking unhappy.

"You're not trying to fool us, are you?" Yu Li asked, somewhat suspiciously.

"Look at what you're saying. I asked you to come with me to the countryside, but you weren't willing. Now I'm asking you to wait a few more years, and you're still not willing. So what do you want?" Li Guoqiang frowned, his face showing some displeasure.

"I...I just want a child!" Qin Jingru said coquettishly, looking down.

Seeing that Li Guoqiang was angry, Yu Li didn't dare to say anything more for a moment.

"Get lost! Do you really think having a child is a simple thing? Even if giving birth is easy, what about raising a child? I'm not here, are you going to raise it all by yourself?" Li Guoqiang rolled his eyes, starting to get impatient.

Qin Jingru was about to bring up Shang Xiuzhen and Pan Qiaoyan as examples, but before she could finish speaking, she remembered that Shang Xiuzhen and Pan Qiaoyan had already taken their children to the countryside.

So she could only swallow her words and lower her head, looking sullen.

"Alright, you don't need to put on this pitiful act. I'll give you one last chance. If you come with me to the countryside, I'll give you a child." Li Guoqiang ultimately didn't completely shut down the relationship.

Qin Jingru opened her mouth, her expression hesitant.

“I’ll go with you!” Yu Li suddenly said.

"No, you..." Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu were both startled by Yu Li's statement.

"Are you sure?" Li Guoqiang was also somewhat surprised.

“I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to stick with you for the rest of my life anyway. Rather than staying here waiting for you, I might as well go to the countryside with you.” A shrewd look appeared on Yu Li’s face.

"Besides, if Xiuzhen and Qiaoyan can do it, why can't I?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu immediately realized what was happening and turned to look at Li Guoqiang with questioning eyes.

However, Li Guoqiang didn't seem inclined to answer their questions. He simply nodded to Yu Li and said:

"Then you should finish up your work tomorrow, tell your family, and come with me the day after tomorrow!"

"No, what about me?" Qin Jingru asked anxiously.

"You? You're just going to stay here and wait for me to come back!" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then said in a serious tone.

"No, I want to go with you too." Seeing that even the usually shrewd Yu Li dared to go to the countryside with Li Guoqiang, Qin Jingru suddenly made up her mind as well.

Only Qin Huairu sat beside her, her heart filled with bitterness.

Because she knew that even if going to the countryside with Li Guoqiang was a good choice, she couldn't abandon her child and Jia Zhangshi.

“Sure! Anyway, Jinshan Fort is short of people to do the work. If you go, you can help Xiuzhen and the others lighten their burden a bit.” Li Guoqiang nodded and said in a serious tone, trying to intimidate them.

"Hmph! If you're going to work, then work. It's not like anyone can't do work!" Qin Jingru said, somewhat indignantly.

Yu Li didn't say anything. She just looked at Li Guoqiang with a faint smile, as if to say, "You can't fool me."

In fact, ever since she discovered that Li Guoqiang had returned this time, Li Dawei and Yao Meilan, the elderly couple, did not show any signs of worry or concern, she had a vague idea that Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen, and the others must be doing alright.

In addition, she really didn't want to wait three or four months each time for Li Guoqiang to come back.

Therefore, she acted so decisively when she heard that Li Guoqiang could give them a chance to choose again.

It must be said that she did learn something from her time at Old Yan's house over the years.

(End of this chapter)