Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 612 Brother Qiangzi, you're really amazing!
"Good morning, Uncle Sha!" Huaihua greeted with a gentle smile.

"Uncle Sha, why don't you fix your hair?" Xiao Dang looked at Sha Zhu's messy hair with a slight look of surprise on his face.

Only Qin Huairu seemed to have guessed something, and a hint of apology flashed in her eyes.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Li Guoqiang could give her so much, and if it weren't for the fact that Sha Zhu and Lou Xiao'e had a son, then perhaps marrying Sha Zhu would have been a good choice.

If anyone's to blame, it's only her and Sha Zhu; they were destined to be apart!
When Sha Zhu heard what Huaihua and Xiao Dang said, he glanced at them expressionlessly, then looked at Qin Huairu, and finally said nothing before walking straight out to the front yard.

"Hey, what's wrong with Uncle Sha? Why doesn't he respond when we greet him?" Huaihua was a little angry and puzzled.

"Alright, why do you care so much? Let's go back and get some sleep! My back still hurts!" Xiao Dang said somewhat irritably.

"Then you're not going to work?" Huaihua was slightly taken aback, then asked in surprise.

"That lousy class, whoever wants to go can go!" Xiao Dang's face showed a look of disgust.

Seeing Xiao Dang like this, Huaihua didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, jobs aren't easy to find these days.

They had the advantage of returning to the city first, which is why the neighborhood office arranged a job for them.

Otherwise, they'd probably still be like Bang Geng, doing nothing all day long!
Besides, if I don't go to work, I can't spend every day with Li Guoqiang, can I?

"Xiao Dang, don't talk nonsense. You can't skip this class." Qin Huairu said with a serious expression.

"No, now Brother Qiangzi gives me 300 yuan every month. My job is not only tiring, but it only pays 48 yuan a month. Why should I still do it?" Xiao Dang frowned, somewhat puzzled.

"Are you stupid! What if he doesn't want you anymore? Are you going to starve?" Qin Huairu rolled her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dang was momentarily speechless.

"Alright, come inside with me, I'll have a good talk with you!" Seeing this, Qin Huairu quickly pulled Xiaodang and Huaihua into the house and explained to them in detail the precautions for staying with Li Guoqiang.

Not long after, when Xiao Dang and Huaihua had finished listening, she finally felt somewhat relieved.

"Mom, if I understand correctly, all you've said boils down to two words: be obedient, right?" Xiao Dang asked thoughtfully.

“That’s right. If you want to stay by his side peacefully, then don’t have any ulterior motives. Just follow his arrangements.” Qin Huairu nodded, a slight smile appearing on her face.

"Then what can we do to become like Auntie and Aunt Yu Li?" Huaihua asked expectantly.

Upon hearing this question, Xiao Dang's eyes immediately lit up, and she and Huaihua looked at Qin Huairu expectantly, hoping to hear a satisfactory answer.

"I can't say for sure, it depends on whether you're lucky enough to have it!" Qin Huairu shook her head and said somewhat uncertainly.

After all, Qin Jingru and Yu Li had been with Li Guoqiang for many years before they were able to enjoy their good life today.

As for Xiaodang and Huaihua, they have only just started following Li Guoqiang, and no one can say for sure what will happen in the future.

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Dang and Huaihua immediately showed a look of disappointment on their faces.

"Alright, if you ask me, you're already with him now, so don't think about so many unnecessary things. Otherwise, if you anger him, I won't be able to plead for you," Qin Huairu said earnestly.

If she had a choice, she wouldn't want Xiaodang and Huaihua to be associated with Li Guoqiang.

After all, Li Guoqiang was far too domineering.

Moreover, she knew what kind of personalities her two daughters had.

To put it nicely, it's shrewdness.

To put it bluntly, it's about being pleasure-seeking and vain.

Otherwise, Xiao Dang wouldn't have had so many relationships before, and none of them would have ended up together.

Ultimately, it's because the other party's conditions weren't good enough that they were given a breakup!
But it's too late to say anything now.

Now, all she can do is share her experience with Xiaodang and Huaihua to prevent them from making any mistakes that could lead to them being dumped by Li Guoqiang.

"Mom, we understand." When Xiaodang and Huaihua heard Qin Huairu's words, they remembered that they had almost suffered a loss in silence before, and their expressions became somewhat serious.

After quickly tidying up, they went out with Qin Huairu to go to work.

After they all left, when the sun was high in the sky, the drunken Bang Geng finally woke up. Seeing that no one was home, he went outside to find his cronies and continue his carefree life.

And just like that, more than a week passed quickly.

That day, Xiao Dang and Huaihua finished dinner at home and were about to go to Li Guoqiang's house when they saw Sha Zhu walking in from the front yard with a smug look on his face, carrying several lunch boxes.

"Uncle, how come you bought so many vegetables all by yourself?" Huaihua asked, somewhat surprised.

"Silly Uncle, are you not going to live your life anymore?" Xiao Dang was also a little surprised.

After all, with Sha Zhu's monthly salary of just over forty yuan, if he ate like that every day, he wouldn't be able to last more than a few days.

"Hehe! You guys don't know this, do you? Your silly uncle now earns 2500 yuan a month, and I can even bring home groceries every night!" Sha Zhu raised an eyebrow, his face full of pride.

"Really? You're amazing!" Huaihua's eyes lit up slightly, and a look of admiration appeared on her face.

"Uncle, you changed jobs?" Xiao Dang suddenly remembered something and asked with a puzzled look.

"No, I just finish my shift at the factory in the evening and then go to work as a chef at Uncle San's restaurant," Sha Zhu waved his hand and chuckled as he answered.

"What? Uncle San's family opened a restaurant? How come we didn't know?" Xiao Dang asked in surprise.

"Yeah! I haven't heard of that either! You're not kidding us, are you?" Huaihua frowned slightly, a look of suspicion on her face.

"Hey! Why would I lie to you about something like this? If you don't believe me, you can go ask Uncle San!" Sha Zhu retorted somewhat unhappily.

"So their family is rich now?" Xiao Dang felt a little sad.

"By the way, have you guys eaten yet? If not, Uncle Sha will treat you to something good." Sha Zhu chuckled as he saw Xiao Dang's reaction and greeted him.

"No need, we've already eaten!" Xiao Dang immediately refused, sounding a bit annoyed. "No need, Uncle, we just ate at home!" Huaihua waved her hand, a hint of envy in her heart.

Although they now receive 300 yuan from Li Guoqiang every month, in order to save money to buy a house, their family's meals have not improved much compared to before; they only buy meat occasionally.

Therefore, they were quite envious of Sha Zhu for being able to bring back so many fancy dishes from the restaurant every day.

"Alright, then I'll head back first!" Sha Zhu glanced at the Jia family's house, a complex look flashing in his eyes, then nodded in agreement and turned to walk towards his own home.

Immediately afterward, when Xiao Dang and Huaihua went to Li Guoqiang's house looking unhappy, Sha Zhu came out of his own house and knocked on Yi Zhonghai's door.

"Grandpa, grandpa, dinner's ready!"

"Hey, I'm here!" Yi Zhonghai immediately responded when he heard Sha Zhu's voice, and then quickly walked out of the house.

Ever since that old lady passed away from a heart attack two years ago, he started eating with Sha Zhu.

Aside from the fact that no one takes care of the housework, there's not a lack of food or drink.

As soon as he sat down in Sha Zhu's house, he couldn't wait to ask, "Zhu Zi, how are things going with Huai Ru?"

"Progress my ass! She's completely ignoring me now!" Sha Zhu couldn't help but swear when he heard this.

"How could this be? Didn't she want you to help Bang Geng find a job?" Yi Zhonghai's eyes widened, and he became somewhat anxious.

Over the years, he had been waiting for an opportunity to reunite Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu.

Now, after finally waiting for Li Guoqiang to take his whole family to Hong Kong, and for Qin Huairu to ask Sha Zhu for help, it all failed in less than half a month?

"Yeah! She asked me to help Bang Geng find a job, but now she says Qiangzi will help, so she doesn't need me anymore." Sha Zhu's tone was tinged with resentment.

Yi Zhonghai was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly fell silent.

If it were someone else, he might be able to find a way to persuade Qin Huairu to come back.

However, he really had no way to deal with such a prodigy as Li Guoqiang.

He didn't even dare to blame Li Guoqiang, fearing that if Li Guoqiang found out, he would kill him.

"Alright, let's hurry up and eat!" Seeing Yi Zhonghai's reaction, Sha Zhu felt a little aggrieved and quickly changed the subject.

Now he was about 80-90% certain that something was going on between Qin Huairu and Li Guoqiang.

Otherwise, Qin Huairu wouldn't have immediately distanced herself from Li Guoqiang upon his return.

Moreover, and more importantly, he has absolutely no right to blame Li Guoqiang.

Because all of this was Qin Huairu's own choice; Li Guoqiang hadn't said a word to her.

If anyone's to blame, it's himself for being incompetent and not as good-looking as Li Guoqiang.

As the father and son ate and drank, somewhat bored, Li Guoqiang noticed that Xiao Dang and Huaihua looked rather sullen, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"Hey, what's with all of you giving me that long face?"

"Brother Qiangzi, did you know? Uncle San's family opened a restaurant, and they even hired Uncle Sha to help them cook." As soon as Huaihua heard this, she couldn't help but complain.

"Yeah! If we hadn't seen Uncle Sha carrying several lunchboxes and asked him a few questions, we really wouldn't have guessed that Uncle San's family had actually opened a restaurant!" Xiao Dang nodded, his tone a little sour.

"Ha! You're unhappy because of this?" Li Guoqiang couldn't help but find it a little funny when he saw Xiaodang and Huaihua looking like punching bags.

"Yeah! You have no idea, we can only eat vegetables and noodles at home every day now, and I've gotten so thin!" Xiao Dang nodded, then complained somewhat aggrievedly.

"That's right, I also wish I could eat delicious food every day!" Huaihua chimed in pitifully.

"Look at what you're saying. Didn't I promise to give each of you 300 yuan a month? That should be enough for you to eat and drink well, right?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then said somewhat irritably.

"But, but we still need to save money to buy a house!" Huaihua pouted, her face full of distress.

"That's right, now our whole family is crammed into those two rooms, and it's inconvenient to do anything we want. I've really had enough!" Xiao Dang's tone was full of resentment.

"I see!" Upon hearing this, Xu Dong looked at Xiao Dang and Huaihua, who were becoming more and more beautiful, and thought that it was not appropriate for them to continue living with Banggeng.

After a moment's thought, he decided, "Then you'll have to wait two days. I'll have someone vacate the two rooms next door, and you can stay there then."

"Really?" Xiao Dang and Huaihua's eyes lit up with surprise upon hearing this.

"Of course it's true! When have I ever lied to you?" Li Guoqiang nodded and said earnestly.

"That's great, Brother Qiangzi, I love you to death!" Huaihua cheered and jumped right into Li Guoqiang's arms.

"Brother Qiangzi, you're amazing! I can finally have my own house!" Xiao Dang hugged Li Guoqiang's arm, her face full of joy.

Compared to eating better, they currently prefer to have better accommodations.

"Alright, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Li Guoqiang chuckled as he saw this.

After Xiaodang and Huaihua quieted down, he didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "Hey, you guys know the Chunfeng Restaurant outside our alley, right? Starting tomorrow, you can go there every day and get three dishes to go."

"Any dish is fine?" Xiao Dang's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked.

"What about staple food? Is the staple food okay?" Huaihua suddenly remembered something and asked expectantly.

"Yes, absolutely!" Li Guoqiang nodded and readily agreed.

"Great! Muah!" Huaihua cheered loudly, quite excited.

"Brother Qiangzi, you're really amazing!" Xiao Dang's eyes started to glaze over.

"So, do you know what to do later?" Li Guoqiang asked with a smirk.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dang and Huaihua exchanged a glance, and without waiting for Qin Huairu to arrive, they immediately started fighting.

(End of this chapter)