Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 597 Your sister doesn't have a boyfriend?
"By the way, my cousin left with my uncle. What about my cousin?"

After a while, Li Guoqiang suddenly thought of his cousin Chen Xueqing, who always liked to pester him for perfume, and hurriedly asked her a question.

"She went to ask around and should be back soon!" Yu Jiaxue replied softly upon hearing this.

No sooner had the words been spoken than hurried footsteps came from outside, and then a slender figure with a haggard expression opened the door and walked in.

"mom!"

"Xueqing, how's your inquiry going?" Yu Jiaxue quickly walked up to Chen Xueqing, a glimmer of hope appearing on her face.

"Mom, Dad and my brother really left, they really went to America, they don't want us anymore! Waaah~" Chen Xueqing hugged Yu Jiaxue tightly and cried out sadly.

"They're really gone?!" Yu Jiaxue's eyes widened, and the glimmer of hope on her face vanished instantly, replaced by an indescribable sorrow.

For her, Chen Wen'an's departure wasn't a big deal, since she and Chen Wen'an didn't have much of a marital bond anymore anyway.

But her beloved son, her only son, also left her without saying goodbye.

This was a huge blow to her.

"Mom, Mom, are you alright? Don't scare me!" Chen Xueqing couldn't help but exclaim when she saw Yu Jiaxue suddenly roll her eyes and collapse.

"Don't rush, let me see!" Upon seeing this, Li Guoqiang immediately stepped forward and picked up Yu Jiaxue.

Not long after, under his push, Yu Jiaxue slowly woke up from her unconsciousness.

Upon seeing this, Chen Xueqing immediately threw herself on Yu Jiaxue's body, exclaiming with lingering fear, "Mom, you really scared me to death!"

"It's okay, Mom's okay!" Yu Jiaxue forced a smile and patted Chen Xueqing's back.

Then, she turned her gaze to Li Guoqiang, who was standing to the side, and felt a sense of reassurance in her heart.

No matter what, she still has Li Guoqiang, her young lover.

Moreover, she believed that Li Guoqiang would not suddenly abandon her like Chen Wenan did.

The only thing that worries her is that she is already quite old, and even if she can stay with Li Guoqiang, she may not have many more years left.

If we wait another seven or eight years, until she is old and her beauty fades, then even if Li Guoqiang can stay with her as always, she will not have the face to stay by Li Guoqiang's side.

unless
As she was thinking, a sudden inspiration struck her, and she slowly turned her gaze back to Chen Xueqing.

However, she soon thought of the cousin relationship between Chen Wen'an and Li Guoqiang, and couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

At this moment, Li Guoqiang had no idea that Yu Jiaxue was harboring such rebellious thoughts. Seeing that Yu Jiaxue's mental state was not bad, he breathed a slight sigh of relief, and then earnestly suggested:

“Aunt, now that your uncle and cousin have left, why don’t you take Xueqing and come with me to Hong Kong?”
This way, we can have a different living environment, and it will also be easier for me to take care of you.

"Will this work?" Yu Jiaxue's eyes lit up, and she felt a pleasant surprise.

“Okay, Mom, I think Brother Qiang is right. Anyway, Dad and my brother don’t want us anymore, so there’s no need for us to stay and guard this little courtyard.” Chen Xueqing said expectantly before Li Guoqiang could say anything.

In fact, over the years, she had longed for life in Hong Kong.

It was just that the situation was not very clear in the past few years, and Chen Wen'an was suddenly removed from his post, so she never dared to tell Li Guoqiang.

Now that Li Guoqiang has brought it up, she might as well take this opportunity to go to Hong Kong and see for herself.

Who knows, she might even participate in the Miss Hong Kong pageant and become a household name!

"Then I'll listen to you!" Seeing her daughter's eagerness, and realizing that there was no point in staying and holding on, Yu Jiaxue nodded and agreed.

However, thinking of Li Guoqiang's wife, she couldn't help but worry, "Um, your wife and the others won't have any objections, will they?"

"No, they all know our relationship, they'd be more than happy to welcome us! How could they possibly have any objections!" Li Guoqiang waved his hand and chuckled as he replied.

"That's good, that's good!" Upon hearing this, Yu Jiaxue immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Because she knew that Li Guoqiang wasn't referring to their ordinary kinship, but rather a deeper, more intimate relationship.

Since Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen, and others didn't mind their relationship, they naturally wouldn't mind Li Guoqiang taking them to Hong Kong.

At worst, she can just find a job with Chen Xueqing and not live with Luo Huijuan and the others.

"Oh, right! Aunt Wu and Uncle Song will be coming with us too!" Li Guoqiang smiled slightly, a mischievous look on his face, as he saw Yu Jiaxue relax.

In the past ten years or so, he had thought about bringing Wu Caie and Yu Jiaxue together, but because both Wu Caie and Yu Jiaxue were a little embarrassed, he had never been able to achieve his wish.

This time, they're all going to Hong Kong together, so there's probably no reason for them to refuse anymore.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jiaxue immediately understood Li Guoqiang's implication, and then couldn't help but roll her eyes at him with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance.

Upon hearing Li Guoqiang's words, Chen Xueqing couldn't help but speak up indignantly, "Why is Uncle Song so good to Aunt Wu? He even accompanied her to Hong Kong."

Unlike my dad, who ran off with all the family money without a word. If I ever see him again, I'll give him a good talking-to and ask him if he's had any conscience at all.

"Alright, don't mention him in front of me again. I feel disgusted whenever he's mentioned." Yu Jiaxue's face showed a look of disgust.

"Okay!" Chen Xueqing pouted slightly, her eyes also a little red.

No matter what, he's still her father!
He just ran off with the money without a word, completely disregarding his daughter.

How could she possibly accept that so easily?

"Alright, don't think about these unhappy things for now. Instead of wasting your time, why don't you think about what you want to do when you get to Hong Kong?" Li Guoqiang reached out and rubbed Chen Xueqing's head, then spoke gently to comfort her.

After so many years of getting to know each other, he had long since come to regard Chen Xueqing as his own younger sister.

Moreover, with his abilities, it would be easy for him to provide Chen Xueqing with the life she desires.

"Hmm!" Upon hearing this, Chen Xueqing's mood immediately improved.

Li Guoqiang didn't linger. After taking Yu Jiaxue and Chen Xueqing's identification documents, he said goodbye and left, driving to Zhen Hexiang's house. "Qiangzi, what brings you here?"

At that moment, Zhen Hexiang was making lunch at home when she suddenly saw Li Guoqiang come in, and she was immediately pleasantly surprised.

"Uncle Qiangzi, you're here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a young man with strong muscles ran out from the inner room, his eyes full of joy as he looked at Li Guoqiang.

"Heh! It's only been a few months, and you've almost grown up!" Li Guoqiang chuckled and praised him.

"Hehe!" Upon hearing this, Little Tiger couldn't help but scratch his head a little embarrassedly.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and pour some tea for your Uncle Qiangzi!" Zhen Hexiang slapped Xiao Huzi on the head and then ordered him in a somewhat irritable tone.

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, Little Tiger immediately turned around and ran to the side to pour tea.

"Where's Qiaofeng? She's not home?" Li Guoqiang sat down, looked around the room, and then asked softly.

"Her! It seems she's started dating someone lately, and she's always running around outside. I asked her to bring him home, but she wouldn't. I don't know what she's up to," Zhen Hexiang said, raising an eyebrow.

"Heh! If you ask me, you don't need to worry about it so much. Qiaofeng is all grown up now and has her own opinions. She shouldn't be easily fooled." Li Guoqiang chuckled to himself as he comforted her.

"What else can we do?" Zhen Hexiang asked helplessly.

Then, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked, "By the way, how long will you be staying this time?"

After all, if she couldn't stay for more than a few days, she would have to hurry up and send Xiao Huzi away, and then take good care of Li Guoqiang.

Otherwise, she probably won't get a turn no matter what!
"About a week!" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then answered softly.

"That's good, that's good!" A relaxed smile appeared on Zhen Hexiang's face.

"By the way, I came here this time to discuss something with you." Seeing Zhen Hexiang's reaction, Li Guoqiang was secretly pleased, and then spoke seriously.

"What's wrong?" Zhen Hexiang's heart immediately jumped when she saw how serious Li Guoqiang was.

If there's anything she's been most afraid of these past few years, it's undoubtedly the fear that Li Guoqiang will suddenly cut off their relationship.

However, she also knew in her heart that, given her status and age, she could only stay with Li Guoqiang for a few more years at most.

When she grows old and loses her beauty, even if Li Guoqiang doesn't abandon her, she won't have the face to cling to him.

However, even though she thought that way, she didn't know if she could accept it if the time actually came.

"Actually, it's nothing much. I just want to bring you and Xiaohuzi to Hong Kong." Li Guoqiang didn't keep anyone in suspense and explained the matter directly.

After all, Wu Caie, Yu Jiaxue, Li Dawei, Yao Meilan, and others are all planning to go to Hong Kong together, and he doesn't want to leave Zhen Hexiang behind, so he makes a special trip back to see her.

"How could this happen so suddenly?" Zhen Hexiang's eyes widened, and then she looked at Li Guoqiang with some surprise.

"Here's what happened." Upon seeing this, Li Guoqiang immediately explained to Zhen Hexiang that Li Dawei, Yao Meilan, and others were all going to Hong Kong together.

"Oh, I see!" Zhen Hexiang's face showed a look of realization.

Then, she suddenly thought of something, and a troubled look appeared on her face. "But, but Qiaofeng is not married yet. If I take Xiaohuzi and go with you, what will happen to her?"

"Why don't you wait for her to come back and ask her what she thinks? See if she wants to go to Hong Kong with them or stay with her boyfriend. Then we can discuss it further," Li Guoqiang suggested softly after a moment's thought.

“Okay, I’ll ask her when she gets back!” Zhen Hexiang nodded immediately upon hearing this.

Although she was not very clear about life in Hong Kong and did not know what it would be like to live there with Li Guoqiang, she never thought of refusing him.

Besides the fact that Li Guoqiang was Xiaohuzi's savior, the most important reason was that she had already regarded Li Guoqiang as the only man in her life.

Let alone asking her to go to Hong Kong, she wouldn't hesitate to die right now, even if it meant her going to her death.

The only thing that worried her was her two children.

In addition, she also believed that Li Guoqiang would not harm her or her child.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to raise her child so easily over the past ten years.

Ultimately, this is all because Li Guoqiang would occasionally help their family out.

"Mom, you don't need to ask my sister anymore. She doesn't have a boyfriend at all."

Just then, Xiao Huzi suddenly walked over with a cup of tea and said something.

"What? Your sister doesn't have a boyfriend? Then why was she going out early and coming home late these past few days? And why was she always dressing up in front of the mirror?" Zhen Hexiang's eyes widened, and she asked in surprise.

"That's because... because when Uncle Qiangzi came over last time, he said that my sister would look very beautiful if she dressed up properly, and that she goes out early and comes back late every day to learn English. He said that once she learns it, she can go to Hong Kong to work for Uncle Qiangzi."

Xiao Huzi glanced at Zhen Hexiang, then at Li Guoqiang, and then lowered his head slightly before answering.

In fact, there was something else he didn't say: his sister, Jiang Qiaofeng, had always secretly liked Li Guoqiang.

It was only because Li Guoqiang and Zhen Hexiang had a somewhat ambiguous relationship, and because Li Guoqiang was already married, that Jiang Qiaofeng had never dared to reveal it.

He only learned about this by chance when he saw Jiang Qiaofeng's secretly written diary.

If Jiang Qiaofeng knew that Li Guoqiang was taking her whole family to Hong Kong, she would probably be very happy!
Zhen Hexiang was stunned when she heard Xiao Huzi's words.

Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow slightly and then looked at Xiao Huzi thoughtfully.

As a master-level expert, he could easily detect that Xiao Huzi was hiding something.

There are some things he can't say, or even think about, so he can only pretend he doesn't know anything.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming somewhat silent, footsteps suddenly came from outside, and then a youthful and beautiful figure walked in from the door.

(End of this chapter)