Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 593 You are serious
"Hmph, so what if he's a Hong Kong businessman representative? Do you think things are still the same as before? His uncle, who was the district head, and his uncle, who was the deputy director, have both stepped down, haven't they?"

Bang Geng looked unconvinced, and his words carried a hint of jealousy.

“Yes, his uncle and aunt have both stepped down, but at least they are Hong Kong businessmen. What do we have?” Qin Huairu nodded and continued to question.

"I," Banggeng, looked at Qin Huairu, an ordinary worker, at Xiaodang and Huaihua, two equally ordinary workers, and at the unemployed grandmother hiding in the inner room, and was speechless.

"I think you just can't wrap your head around things!" Qin Huairu reached out and poked Bang Geng's forehead, then earnestly began to advise him:

“Look at our courtyard, Xu Damao, who used to have the worst relationship with the Li family, is now treating Li Guoqiang with utmost respect.”

Furthermore, in our compound, not one of us would dare to cause trouble at Old Li's house or in front of Li Guoqiang.

Can't you see any of this?

When I, Banggeng, thought about how I had heard the people in the courtyard praising Old Li's family after returning from the countryside, I couldn't help but fall silent.

In fact, he also knew that Li Guoqiang was the most successful person in their compound.

Putting aside Li Guoqiang's identity as a Hong Kong businessman representative, the fact that his aunt had an affair with Li Guoqiang without any clear explanation and even gave birth to a daughter for him was enough to make him jealous.

However, when he thought about how it was very likely that Li Guoqiang had sabotaged him more than a decade ago, which was why he was assigned to suffer in the south, his hatred for Li Guoqiang lingered in his heart, making it impossible for him to take the initiative to please Li Guoqiang.

Seeing Bang Geng's reaction, Qin Huairu quickly pressed her advantage and continued to persuade him: "Besides, now all five of us in our family are crammed into these two rooms, and it's inconvenient to get up at night."

If you can reconcile with Li Guoqiang, then you could try borrowing a house from someone.

Upon hearing this, a look of struggle flashed across Bang Geng's face, then he stood up angrily and walked straight out.

In his view, asking him to take the initiative to apologize to Li Guoqiang would be tantamount to trampling his face on the ground.

Qin Huairu was furious when she saw Bang Geng being so willful.

Although she did this partly for her own sake, most of it was for the sake of Bang Geng's future.

As far as she knew, Li Guoqiang had a lot of money in his hands. Just a little bit slipping through his fingers would be enough to make him live a very prosperous life.

"Um, Mom, was what you said earlier true?" Xiao Dang suddenly asked, a little embarrassed.

"What?" Qin Huairu didn't understand for a moment.

"It's...it's what you said before, the thing Li Guoqiang wanted me and Huaihua to be his concubines!" Xiao Dang lowered her head, her body twisting slightly, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.

"Oh! You mean this? It's true!" Qin Huairu raised an eyebrow, then nodded seriously.

"Did he say anything else?" Xiao Dang looked up expectantly.

"No! What's wrong? Do you have something on your mind?" Qin Huairu shook her head, then looked at Xiao Dang with a strange expression.

You should know that she deliberately said this to fool Banggeng; it wasn't Li Guoqiang's intention at all.

Judging from Xiao Dang's current state, could it be that he's actually taking this seriously?

"What are you saying? I wouldn't have any thoughts on that, I was just asking casually." Xiao Dang's words were somewhat insincere.

If we're talking about who in this family understands Li Guoqiang the best, then besides Qin Huairu, Xiao Dang would definitely be second.

Seven or eight years ago, when she learned that Li Guoqiang had so many women around him, and even her aunt Qin Jingru was with him, she thought to herself more than once how wonderful it would be if she could also be with Li Guoqiang.
Therefore, when she heard Qin Huairu say that, her first reaction was not anger at all, but rather a sense of smug delight.

However, she was a little embarrassed to admit it in front of Qin Huairu and Huaihua.

"Let me tell you, you'd better not have any ideas. Li Guoqiang is a ruthless man who will eat you alive. If anything happens in the future, your mother won't be able to save you!" Qin Huairu said with a serious expression.

"Oh dear! Mom, what are you saying? How could I be that stupid?" Xiao Dang felt a little guilty and quickly retorted.

After saying that, in order to avoid Qin Huairu discovering her thoughts, she hurriedly made an excuse to go to the toilet, stood up and walked out.

When Huaihua saw Qin Huairu turn her gaze towards her, her heart tightened slightly, and she quickly stood up and chased after her.

"Mom, I need to use the toilet too!"

Soon, Huaihua caught up with Xiaodang and asked with a serious expression, "Sister, tell me the truth, you don't really want to be his mistress, do you?"

"And you?" Xiao Dang's eyes darted around, and instead of answering directly, she asked a question in return.

"Me? How could I possibly have such thoughts!" Huaihua was a little nervous.

"You silly girl, you can't even lie properly, it's written all over your face!" Xiao Dang felt a surge of amusement upon seeing this.

"No, listen to me, I really didn't!" Huaihua said anxiously.

"Alright, don't explain so much to me. I know what you're thinking." Xiao Dang waved her hand, her face full of certainty.

Then, before Huaihua could say anything, she continued, "You're just thinking that if Auntie can do it, why can't we, right?"

"..." Huaihua opened her mouth, but then did not refute.

In fact, that was exactly what she thought.

The reason she thought this way was not only because Li Guoqiang was really too handsome and was her type, but also because the life Qin Jingru, Yu Li, and others lived with Li Guoqiang was so enviable.

Putting aside the fact that she has no worries about food and clothing, just the fact that she can stay so young and beautiful is enough to make many women rush headlong into her life.

The only thing that worried her was that Li Guoqiang already had so many women around him. If she were to be with Li Guoqiang, would he still treat her well?
"Alright, stop thinking so much. Even if you have feelings for her, you have to wait for her to take the initiative, right?" Xiao Dang gently patted Huaihua's hand and then said seriously.

Although she also had some feelings for Li Guoqiang, she understood that she couldn't possibly give herself away in this situation.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth anything.

While the two sisters were fantasizing that one day Li Guoqiang would take the initiative to find them and confess his feelings, Li Guoqiang was completely unaware of this.

In fact, back at the end of last year, when he learned that Bang Geng was about to return, he had already made Qin Huairu make a choice. And Qin Huairu did not disappoint him. After struggling with the decision, she ultimately chose to separate from him first, intending to wait for Bang Geng to return and resolve their grievances before making any further moves.

Therefore, he now has no relationship with Qin Huairu at all, and even the money he used to give to Jia Zhangshi every month has been stopped.

Otherwise, Qin Huairu wouldn't have aged so quickly in just over half a year, looking just like Qin Jingru's aunt, not like the two sisters at all.

Once Qin Huairu reaches her age and gets old, it becomes very difficult to regain her youth.

In other words, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the relationship between Li Guoqiang and Qin Huairu will come to an end here.

"Qiangzi, Qiangzi, you're back!"

"Hey! Uncle Xu, you've come all this way! Why are you being so polite?"

Li Guoqiang took several gift boxes from Xu Damao's hands and then invited Xu Damao into the house.

Xu Damao looked at Li Guoqiang, who still looked so young after more than ten years, and the dozen or so stunning beauties inside and outside the house, as well as the dozen or so boys and girls, and his envy was evident in his words.

As for jealousy, he would never dare to be jealous.

If it weren't for the fact that he had chosen to be Li Guoqiang's lackey for so many years, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to become an unofficial contractor under Qiangsheng Company, with a large group of brothers under his command, and people calling him "Master" wherever he went.

The only regret is that he practiced that kung fu for many years, but only improved his physique a little. He never had the chance to master Li Guoqiang's ability to fly and disappear into the ground.

Furthermore, after so many years, it has long been determined that he is infertile.

Therefore, he was extremely envious of Li Guoqiang having so many children!

Sometimes, even in his dreams, he dreams that he has become Li Guoqiang.

"How have you been lately?" Li Guoqiang asked softly as he sat down, picked up the teapot, poured Xu Damao a cup of tea, and asked his question.

Although Xu Damao had offended him before, Xu Damao not only guarded the pigsty for more than a year, but also offered up his women and served as his lackey for more than ten years.

Therefore, he still had to give Xu Damao this much face.

"Thanks to you, life is pretty good. I have social engagements almost every day." Xu Damao took the teacup with both hands and then flattered him with a fawning expression.

After saying that, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "By the way, do you remember Director Li from our steel rolling mill?"

“I remember, what’s wrong?” Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and asked with some confusion.

"Him? I don't know how he found out about me recently, but he came to my door and said he wanted to do home appliance business with me." Xu Damao lowered his voice and said mysteriously.

"Smuggling?" Li Guoqiang's face showed a look of realization.

“Yes! I heard that this is a very profitable business now, and he has connections to get the relevant permits. Do you think I should get involved?” Xu Damao asked, a question on his face.

The implication was that Li Guoqiang was asking if he was interested.

After all, he had no idea that the entire Qiangsheng Group belonged to Li Guoqiang; he only knew that Li Guoqiang was a business representative sent by the Qiangsheng Group to Beijing.

Therefore, in his mind, Li Guoqiang was somewhere in the middle, not the best, but not the worst either.

"You can handle this yourself!" Li Guoqiang waved his hand dismissively, not taking the matter to heart at all.

"No, if you don't have the money on hand, I can lend you some first, and then we'll split the shares 50/50, how about that?" Xu Damao said, looking completely loyal.

"You're kind enough, but I'm really not interested." Li Guoqiang smiled slightly, then declined again.

"Alright, then let me know if you ever get interested." Seeing that Li Guoqiang seemed genuinely uninterested, Xu Damao could only nod regretfully in agreement.

At the same time, he was also thinking that if he could make a fortune in his cooperation with Li Huaide, would that make Li Guoqiang think more highly of him?

In fact, it might even make Li Guoqiang envious of him?
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation.

"Hey! Xu Damao, what are you doing here?"

At this moment, Qin Jingru suddenly walked over with her youngest daughter, Li Yuyan, and directly mocked Xu Damao.

"Hey, Jingru, these are all guests. How can you talk to guests like that? If you corrupt my daughter, you'll see what I do to you!" Li Guoqiang frowned, a disapproving look on his face.

"Yes, yes, I misspoke. I'll slap myself!" Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru immediately raised her hand and lightly slapped her own face.

"Daddy, please don't blame Mommy, okay?" Upon seeing this, Li Yuyan immediately ran to Li Guoqiang and pleaded in a clear voice.

"Okay, okay, whatever my daughter says is fine!" Li Guoqiang laughed immediately upon hearing this, and then picked up Li Yuyan and placed her on his lap.

"Look, isn't my daughter beautiful? It's a good thing I divorced you back then, otherwise I would still be called a barren old hen by you!" Qin Jingru leaned close to Xu Damao and boasted with pride.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao felt as if he had been hit by a thousand blows, and a bitter expression appeared on his face.

It can be said that his inability to have children has become a pain he can never erase in his life.

Especially in recent years, the more money he has earned and the higher his status has become, the more profound this pain has become.

Sometimes, he would wonder, why is he working so hard to earn money when he doesn't even have children?
"Alright, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Anyway, you'll never have children in your life!" Qin Jingru felt a surge of satisfaction when she saw Xu Damao's pained expression.

After that, she didn't say anything more, just casually tossed out a sentence, and then walked out with her daughter, Li Yuyan.

"Qiangzi, to be honest, I really envy you!" Xu Damao said with a look of envy as he watched Qin Jingru pull Li Yuyan out of the room.

"Haha! What are you saying? You're doing pretty well these days!" Li Guoqiang was secretly pleased to hear this, and then laughed and said modestly.

Then, just as Xu Damao was smiling wryly, Luo Huijuan suddenly walked in with Shazhu.

(End of this chapter)