Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 611 It's all my fault for not disciplining them properly.

"Brother Qiangzi, don't be angry. We came here to repay you because you've given our family a lot of money over the years!"

At this moment, Huaihua suddenly raised her head and spoke earnestly.

"Oh? Really? So how do you plan to repay me?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and asked with interest.

"We...we..." Huaihua glanced at Xiaodang, then hesitated, too embarrassed to tell him what had happened.

"We want to be your women!" Xiao Dang quickly interjected when she saw this.

"Ha! Aren't you afraid your mother will find out?" Li Guoqiang chuckled to himself and asked.

"What's there to be afraid of? She's like that herself, she can't possibly stop us, can she?" Xiao Dang looked fearless.

"Is that so? What if I don't agree?" Li Guoqiang's face darkened, and his tone became somewhat unfriendly.

"No, we're so young and beautiful, why don't you agree?" Xiao Dang asked, looking puzzled.

"Look at what you're saying. There are plenty of young and beautiful girls in this world. I can't just fall in love with every single one I see, can I?" Li Guoqiang rolled his eyes and retorted somewhat irritably.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dang was speechless.

"Brother Qiangzi, we've already gone this far, please give us a chance!" Huaihua gently shook Li Guoqiang's arm and pleaded in a sweet voice.

“That’s right! Brother Qiangzi, we’ve given you our innocence, you can’t just shirk responsibility!” Upon seeing this, Xiao Dang immediately grabbed Li Guoqiang’s other arm.

“Take responsibility? How do you expect me to take responsibility? I didn’t touch you at all, okay?” Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow, then raised his hands, his face full of innocence.

Xiao Dang's eyes widened, and she suddenly became speechless.

Just as the atmosphere became somewhat tense, Huaihua suddenly threw off the blanket and crawled inside.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing?" Li Guoqiang was somewhat surprised by Huaihua's actions.

"Heh! I think you should just give in to us!" Xiao Dang laughed smugly when he saw how helpful Huaihua was, and then pushed Li Guoqiang down.

"No, no!" Li Guoqiang exclaimed, then quickly fell silent.

Before we knew it, it was already the morning of the next day.

Xiao Dang and Huaihua woke up from their sleep, first glancing at each other in a daze, then suddenly remembering something, they turned their heads away somewhat embarrassedly.

Immediately afterwards, they looked to the left, then to the right, a look of panic quickly appearing on their faces.

"Sister, where did Brother Qiang go?" Huaihua asked in a panic.

"Yeah! How could he just disappear?" Xiao Dang couldn't sit still any longer.

After all, they haven't received any promises from Li Guoqiang yet!
If they just go back like this, wouldn't all their efforts last night have been for nothing?
"Sister, what do we do now?" Huaihua grabbed Xiaodang's arm and swayed it in front of her.

"Don't rush, don't rush, let me think about it!" Xiao Dang took a deep breath, trying to force herself to calm down.

However, this matter concerned her happiness for the rest of her life, and the more she thought about it, the more panicked she became, and she couldn't calm down at all.

"Sister, why don't we go back and talk to Mom?" Huaihua suddenly had an idea when she saw that Xiaodang hadn't said anything.

"Yes, let's go back and talk to Mom right now, and ask her to help us think of a solution!" Xiao Dang's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly tried to turn over and run home to ask Qin Huairu for help in getting justice, just like when she was bullied outside when she was a child.

"Sister, clothes, you forgot your clothes!" Huaihua hurriedly reminded her upon seeing this, and then began searching around frantically.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dang suddenly realized what was happening. Without bothering to cover it up, he hurriedly followed Huaihua, wandering around and searching everywhere.

After they finally finished getting ready, they first ran to the door, opened the door a crack, and peeked out. Finding no one there, they quietly slipped out and ran back home in a flash.

"Hey, what are you doing out so early in the morning without even changing your clothes?" Qin Huairu frowned immediately when she saw Xiaodang and Huaihua run in in their pajamas.

"Mom, you have to stand up for us!" Huaihua threw herself into Qin Huairu's arms and cried out with a wronged expression.

"Mom, we...we think we've gotten into trouble!" Xiao Dang said, her eyes red and her voice choked with emotion.

"What's wrong? What's going on with you guys?" Qin Huairu was slightly taken aback, then hurriedly asked.

"Here's what happened." Upon hearing this, Xiao Dang immediately recounted the night raid from the previous night.

"What? Are you trying to drive me crazy?" Qin Huairu was so angry that she trembled all over after hearing this.

She had originally thought that with Li Guoqiang's support again, she could save up a substantial dowry for her two daughters in a few years.

However, she never expected that her two daughters would set their sights on Li Guoqiang.

More importantly, not only did his plan fail, but he also lost his health.

This is a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead!
"Mom, we learned all this from you!" Xiao Dang couldn't help but speak up indignantly when she saw Qin Huairu so angry.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu almost choked.

"Mom, what time is it? Please don't be angry. Hurry up and help us think of a solution!" Xiao Dang reached out to support Qin Huairu and urged her anxiously.

"Yes! Mom, please think of a way to help us! I don't want to be unable to get married for the rest of my life!" Huaihua wiped away her tears and said, her voice choked with emotion.

"Sigh!" Qin Huairu looked at her two daughters, her expression changed drastically, and finally she let out a long sigh as if resigned to her fate.

Then again, it's all her fault.

If she hadn't made a mistake and gone down the wrong path first, Xiao Dang and Huaihua wouldn't have followed suit and caused this outcome.

"Mom!" Xiao Dang and Huaihua saw that Qin Huairu hadn't said anything, and after waiting for a while, they couldn't wait any longer.

"Alright, stop looking at me like that. The only way now is to wait for Qiangzi to come back, and then go and talk to him properly." Qin Huairu waved her hand and said wearily.

"Huh? What if he denies it later?" Xiao Dang frowned and asked with some worry.

“Yes! After all, we were the ones who forced him to do this!” Huaihua stood to the side, her face also full of worry.

"Hmph! Now you're scared? Where were you before?" Qin Huairu snorted coldly, scolding them in a somewhat annoyed tone. Hearing this, Xiao Dang and Huaihua both lowered their heads, not daring to utter a word in rebuttal.

"Alright, don't worry too much. As long as you stay with him and don't have any bad ideas, he definitely won't abandon you!" Qin Huairu pursed her lips and reassured him somewhat hesitantly.

Based on her understanding of Li Guoqiang, she knew that Li Guoqiang had never liked being schemed against.

What Xiao Dang and Huaihua did, to put it nicely, was gratitude.

To put it bluntly, it's called coercion and manipulation.

Even if she encountered such a situation, she wouldn't easily agree to it, let alone to Li Guoqiang.

Now, all she can do is hope that Li Guoqiang will give Xiaodang and Huaihua a chance to stay by his side, out of consideration for her.

Otherwise, Xiao Dang and Huaihua would have had to suffer in silence.

"Mom, we know we were wrong. Please help us talk to him properly!" Xiao Dang understood what Qin Huairu meant and immediately lowered her head to admit her mistake.

"Mom, I promise I won't do anything reckless again. You can't just abandon us!" Huaihua quickly added, making the promise.

"Don't worry! Mom won't abandon you!" Qin Huairu looked at the tears on Huaihua's face, her heart softened, and she gently comforted her.

After saying that, she looked at Xiaodang and Huaihua's pajamas and then told them to go into the inner room to change, so that the neighbors in the courtyard wouldn't notice anything amiss later.

Then, seeing that it was almost time, she took Xiaodang and Huaihua and went back to Li Guoqiang's house.

As soon as they entered, they saw Li Guoqiang sitting lazily on the sofa, drinking a glass of milk.

In fact, he hadn't left at all; he had simply entered the small space to quietly observe Xiao Dang and Huaihua's reactions.

After Xiao Dang and Huaihua left, he came out of his little world and tidied up the bedroom, erasing all traces.

If Xiao Dang and Huaihua want to hold him accountable, he guarantees that even if the most advanced hospital in the United States were to examine him, they wouldn't find a single piece of evidence.

"Qiangzi, um, I'm so sorry! It's all my fault for not disciplining them properly, and those two brats did something wrong." Qin Huairu walked quickly up to Li Guoqiang and said with a look of shame.

Xiao Dang and Huaihua looked at Li Guoqiang with complicated feelings, their minds filled with the audacity of the previous night and their fear of the future.

"Alright, stop rambling on. You know what kind of person I am. Now just tell me how you want to resolve this!" Li Guoqiang waved his hand and said calmly.

"We'll do whatever you say, no matter what you say." Qin Huairu pursed her lips and then said earnestly.

"Really? Can you guarantee they think the same way?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and asked with a hint of amusement.

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu was about to answer, but the next second, she thought of Xiao Dang and Huaihua's unauthorized night raid, and in the end, she could only shut her mouth somewhat sullenly.

"Brother Qiangzi, I promise I'll listen to you from now on!" Huaihua hurriedly promised upon seeing this.

“That’s right, Brother Qiangzi, we will definitely listen to you obediently from now on. We will do whatever you ask us to do.” Xiao Dang immediately replied with his assurance.

Because she knew that they had no way out now.

If Li Guoqiang really denies everything and doesn't want them anymore, then it will be difficult for them to marry into a good family in the future.

Besides, no matter who they marry, nothing is as good as staying by Li Guoqiang's side.
"Very good! Seeing that your attitude is quite sincere, I can give you a chance." Li Guoqiang saw that Xiao Dang and Huaihua had clearly realized the current situation, and a slightly satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dang and Huaihua were overjoyed and looked at Li Guoqiang with shining eyes.

"Alright then! Starting today, as long as you behave well, stay obedient, and serve me well, I will give each of you 300 yuan every month." Li Guoqiang pondered for a moment, then softly stated his conditions.

"Huh? Only 300 yuan?" Xiao Dang felt a wave of disappointment upon hearing this.

She had originally thought that Li Guoqiang could take her to Hong Kong, just like Qin Jingru and Yu Li!

"Thank you, Brother Qiangzi!" Huaihua looked at Li Guoqiang's handsome face and nodded hurriedly to express her gratitude without thinking.

In comparison, her ideas were slightly different from Xiao Dang's.

Although she also hoped that she could be taken to Hong Kong by Li Guoqiang to live like Qin Jingru and Yu Li, and become a wealthy socialite.

However, after what happened last night, she has gained a deeper understanding of Li Guoqiang's temperament and knows that the best way to deal with him is to obey him.

In other words, no matter what Li Guoqiang asked her to do, the only thing she could do was obey.

Only in this way can she gradually gain a certain place in Li Guoqiang's heart, thereby improving her treatment.

"Xiao Dang, are you unwilling? If you're unwilling, please leave!" Seeing Xiao Dang and Huaihua's reactions, Li Guoqiang first glanced at Huaihua with some surprise, then questioned Xiao Dang in a deep voice.

"No, that's not what I meant. I'm willing, of course I'm willing." Xiao Dang panicked upon hearing this, and then hurriedly waved her hand to explain.

If she were really kicked out, her life would be truly over.

"Really? You seem a little reluctant to come across to me?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow, a look of suspicion on his face.

"No, I didn't, I really want to, you have to believe me!" Xiao Dang was almost crying.

At the same time, she also regretted that she hadn't kept her mouth shut and had inadvertently revealed her inner thoughts.

"Alright! I'll believe you for now. But if I find out you've done anything dissatisfying in the future, don't blame me for kicking you out!" Li Guoqiang nodded and then warned him with a serious expression.

"Qiangzi, don't worry, I will definitely teach them well!"

At this moment, Qin Huairu saw that everything had been settled and hurriedly offered a helping hand.

"Okay, then you can go back first!" Li Guoqiang nodded with some satisfaction.

"Let's go!" Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu immediately pulled Xiaodang and Huaihua away, intending to give them a good talking-to on things to be careful about in the future, so that they wouldn't be easily dumped by Li Guoqiang.

However, they had only just returned to the central courtyard when they encountered Sha Zhu, who looked haggard, walking out of the house.

(End of this chapter)