Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 628 Taking the bait

Around 11 p.m., Li Guoqiang first took You Fengxia home, and then drove back to No. 95 Courtyard.

As soon as he got home, he saw Xu Damao sitting on the sofa, staring intently at the suitcase on the coffee table, as if he was afraid that the suitcase would suddenly disappear.

"Heh! It's so late, and you're still waiting?" Li Guoqiang chuckled and greeted him.

"Look at what you're saying! You couldn't even sell me for that much money. How could I not wait?" Xu Damao couldn't help but complain irritably upon hearing this.

"Alright, now that I'm back, you can be free." Li Guoqiang waved his hand and said with a chuckle.

"Wait! Tell me first, how is You Fengxia?" Xu Damao's eyes widened, and then he asked with a curious expression.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling sorry for him?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and asked softly.

"No way! How could I possibly feel sorry for her! I just want to know if she can still be so arrogant in front of you?" Xu Damao curled his lip and replied somewhat indignantly.

"Oh, is that so? Then you don't need to guess. She's as obedient as a dog in front of me. She'll do whatever I ask her to do." Li Guoqiang chuckled to himself.

"Really? You're amazing!" Xu Damao's eyes lit up, and he praised her with a hint of envy.

Back when he first met You Fengxia, he wanted to win her over.

As soon as he started to make a move, You Fengxia reprimanded him without any politeness and even brought up Li Huaide to intimidate him, which made him feel very unhappy.

If it weren't for the fact that he was still hoping to hitch a ride on Li Huaide's coattails and make more money, he wouldn't have bothered with You Fengxia at all!

Now that Li Guoqiang has stepped in, he has finally gotten his revenge.

"By the way, has that General Manager Li taken the bait yet?" Li Guoqiang smiled slightly and then asked softly.

"You wouldn't believe it, but as soon as I told him I could get you to invest more money and give me a 5% commission, he immediately agreed. He even increased my commission by 5%. This shows that he really wanted to swindle my money and ruin my family!"

Xu Damao nodded, then answered somewhat resentfully.

Even now, the thought that he almost fell into Li Huaide and You Fengxia's trap and was about to sell his house to raise money for investment still makes him feel a little scared.

If it weren't for Li Guoqiang's reminder, he might have become a complete pauper in no time.

At that time, not having money or a house is not the worst thing; the main problem is that Sha Zhu will become a laughing stock.

"Alright, don't be so angry. If you weren't always thinking about taking shortcuts to make big money, they wouldn't have set a trap for you!" Li Guoqiang rolled his eyes when he saw Xu Damao's expression and then scolded him with some disdain.

"Hehe! I just don't have your skills!" Xu Damao scratched his head and then awkwardly explained.

"Hey, I'm warning you! If you dare to do anything illegal, don't expect me to come to your rescue!" Li Guoqiang said sternly.

"No, no, how could I possibly do anything illegal!" Xu Damao felt a chill run down his spine, then hurriedly waved his hand.

"Alright, it's getting late, you should go back to sleep! Stop thinking about those unreliable things. In this world, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Don't end up getting wiped out without even knowing what happened!"

Li Guoqiang waved his hand, indicating that Xu Damao could leave.

"Okay, then I won't bother you any longer. I'll come back and let you know when I get a reply from them!" Seeing that Li Guoqiang wasn't interested in continuing the conversation, Xu Damao didn't dare to disobey and immediately nodded in agreement.

In addition, after this incident, he also realized the truth that "if you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet," and thus truly began to consider the suggestions that Li Guoqiang had been giving him all along.

Although nowadays, if he were to become a contractor, he wouldn't earn much money each month, at most only ten or twenty thousand.

However, with Li Guoqiang's help, he didn't have to worry about not getting projects, not getting paid for projects, or being scammed. He even slept better at night.

In comparison, it was far too easy for him to cooperate with people like Li Huaide and You Fengxia.

The only thing he couldn't accept was that he didn't earn as much money each month as Sha Zhu did running his restaurant.

However, the main reason why Sha Zhu was able to earn so much money was not only because Lou Xiao'e helped him invest, but also because of Sha Zhu's cooking skills.

This is something he can't imitate even if he wants to.

Even if he could persuade Li Guoqiang to invest money in him, he still wouldn't know what kind of business to start.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. He went straight home, collapsed onto his bed, covered himself with the blanket, and prepared to take a nap.

Maybe he'll have an idea when he wakes up!
At this moment, Li Guoqiang had no idea what Xu Damao was thinking. After seeing Xu Damao leave, he had a sudden thought and put the suitcase full of money back into his personal storage space.

Incidentally, he also took a good bath in his private space.

After he came out of the small world, Qin Huairu, Xiao Dang, and Huaihua, the three of them, arrived together shortly afterward.

"Brother Qiangzi, where did you go tonight? Why are you so late?" Xiao Dang sat down next to Li Guoqiang, took his arm, and showed a slight dissatisfaction on her face.

"What? Do I need to report to you where I go?" Li Guoqiang's face darkened, and then he reached out and pinched Xiao Dang's chin.

"No, that's not what I meant!" Xiao Dang's heart tightened upon seeing this, and she hurriedly explained.

"Alright, you don't need to explain to me. I don't want this to happen again, understand?" Li Guoqiang's eyes sharpened, and then he warned in a deep voice.

"I've got it!" Xiao Dang nodded hurriedly upon hearing this.

At the same time, Qin Huairu and Huaihua breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and then glared at Xiao Dang with some annoyance.

Among the three of them, Qin Huairu was already one of the most senior members of Li Guoqiang's team, so she naturally knew what she should and shouldn't do.

As for Huaihua, because her personality is more like Qin Huairu's, she usually doesn't do anything to displease Li Guoqiang.

Xiao Dang, however, is rather carefree and pleasure-seeking, so she sometimes does things that Li Guoqiang finds unsatisfactory.

If it weren't for the fact that her apologies were always reasonably sincere, she might have been kicked out by Li Guoqiang long ago.

This is one of the main reasons why Li Guoqiang never wanted to take Xiaodang and Huaihua to Hong Kong.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. Early that morning, Li Guoqiang was preparing to take Qin Huairu, Xiaodang, and Huaihua out for breakfast when Xu Damao came to his door looking very excited.

"Qiangzi, Li Huaide and You Fengxia have invited us to meet at a Sichuan restaurant at noon today," Xu Damao whispered excitedly in Li Guoqiang's ear.

"Oh? Then come a little earlier at noon. After I finish dealing with things at the company, I'll drive you there together." Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then chuckled as he gave the order.

"Alright!" Upon hearing this, Xu Damao immediately nodded with anticipation and agreed.

Afterwards, he didn't disturb Li Guoqiang and Qin Huairu from going out for breakfast, and very tactfully went back home to wait.

"Hey, Brother Qiangzi, what did Uncle Xu want with you?" Xiao Dang couldn't help but approach Xu Damao after he left and asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang merely glanced at Xiao Dang indifferently before strode towards the courtyard gate.

"..." Upon seeing this, Xiao Dang's heart skipped a beat, and her face turned somewhat pale.

"What on earth is going on in your head? I've told you not to pry into Qiangzi's private affairs, why can't you remember?" Qin Huairu poked Xiaodang's forehead and scolded him with a look of exasperation.

"I...I..." Xiao Dang watched Li Guoqiang's retreating figure and almost cried.

In fact, she didn't intend to pry into Li Guoqiang's affairs; she just couldn't help being a little gossipy.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and go apologize to Qiangzi! Do you really want to be kicked out by him?" Qin Huairu couldn't help but urge Xiao Dang when she saw that he was still standing there.

"Oh!" Xiao Dang immediately understood and hurriedly chased after Li Guoqiang.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu and Huaihua didn't dare to relax and quickly followed behind.

"Brother Qiangzi, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!" Xiao Dang grabbed Li Guoqiang's arm and said anxiously.

"Is that all?" Li Guoqiang glanced at Xiao Dang, then asked expressionlessly.

"I'll take good care of you tonight, okay?" Xiao Dang was overjoyed and quickly offered her sincerity.

"Alright, if you try to cheat or shirk your duties, see how I deal with you!" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then agreed in a deep voice.

"No, no, I definitely won't!" Xiao Dang waved his hand and then forced himself to make a promise.

For her, being a target wasn't a big problem; the problem was that Li Guoqiang wanted her to load bullets, specifically submachine gun bullets.

You have to understand, this is no easy task; it would at least exhaust her.

However, it's not fair to blame Li Guoqiang for being heartless; the blame lies with her for not being able to control her tongue.

Now that things have come to this, the only solution is to ask Qin Huairu and Huaihua for help.

Soon, she turned around and pretended to be pitiful with Qin Huairu and Huaihua.

"Mom, Huaihua, you must help me!"

"Alright, we'll help you then, but you need to remember this lesson and not speak so recklessly in the future. Otherwise, if Qiangzi really kicks you out, we won't be able to help you."

Qin Huairu patted Xiao Dang's arm, then spoke earnestly, offering some advice.

"Mom, I understand!" Xiao Dang was secretly pleased, but then reluctantly agreed.

In fact, she also found her foul mouth very annoying.

However, sometimes when her gossipy nature kicks in, she forgets the lesson she was taught.

If things continue like this, let alone going to Hong Kong with Li Guoqiang to become a wealthy socialite, even staying in the courtyard house and living a life of luxury will be impossible.

Soon, it was 11 a.m.

Li Guoqiang, who had just finished dealing with things at No. 99 Courtyard, returned to his own doorstep and saw Xu Damao already standing in the courtyard, waiting excitedly.

The reason he was so excited was not only because he could get revenge on Li Huaide and You Fengxia, but also because Li Guoqiang had promised him a 20% cut.

If we calculate based on 50, then 20% would amount to a full 10 yuan.

This would allow him to buy several new houses in Beijing.

"Here, take this money, let's go!" Seeing this, Li Guoqiang didn't waste any words. He went into the house, took out two suitcases from his personal storage, and then went out to hand them to Xu Damao.

Immediately afterwards, he drove Xu Damao to the Sichuan restaurant run by Sha Zhu and Lou Xiao'e.

That being said, this is Li Guoqiang's first time here!

After parking the car and walking into the store, I saw that the entire hall was full of people.

This shows that Sha Zhu's Sichuan restaurant is doing quite well, no wonder Xu Damao's face is full of envy and jealousy whenever he mentions it.

"Um, they're in a private room on the second floor!" Xu Damao glanced at the bustling hall and hurriedly reminded them.

"Okay!" Li Guoqiang nodded slightly in agreement, and then followed Xu Damao upstairs to the second floor.

Before long, guided by the waiter, they went to the private room that Li Huaide and You Fengxia had booked.

And as soon as they entered, they saw a large leather suitcase placed in front of Li Huaide, and their eyes lit up instantly.

"Young Master Li, Xu Damao, you've arrived! Please have a seat!" Li Huaide's eyes lit up immediately when he saw the two leather suitcases Xu Damao was carrying. He quickly stood up and greeted them warmly.

You Fengxia looked at Li Guoqiang with a resentful expression, as if she was still blaming him for driving too recklessly, which almost caused her to die in a car accident.

Li Guoqiang merely glanced at it indifferently, then stepped forward and sat down next to Li Huaide without hesitation.

Immediately afterward, before Li Huaide could say anything, he asked somewhat arrogantly, "President Li, have you brought your sincerity?"

(End of this chapter)