Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 632 The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister’s door

"Mr. Xu, please don't misunderstand. We've come here to pay a visit to Young Master Li!" Tiger, with a fawning smile, walked up to Xu Damao and explained in a somewhat ingratiating manner.

"Visiting Young Master Li?" Upon hearing this, Xu Damao couldn't help but show a look of doubt on his face.

“Yes, we want to pay a visit to Young Master Li and apologize to him.” Tiger nodded sincerely.

Before they arrived at No. 95, he had already made a point of visiting No. 99.

When he saw the brightly lit sign that read "Qiangsheng Group's Domestic Headquarters," his legs almost went weak with fear.

You know, this has been on TV!

If you really offend the people here, you might not be able to pay for it even if you had ten lives.

"Alright! You guys wait here for a bit, I'll go in and inform you." Upon hearing this, Xu Damao breathed a sigh of relief, then raised his chin and spoke arrogantly.

After saying that, as Tiger Brother nodded and watched him go, he quickly walked into the courtyard gate and then slipped into Li Guoqiang's house.

"Qiangzi, You Fengxia has come to your door with her people. The leader of them said they came to visit you and apologize. What do you think?" Xu Damao asked nervously.

"Oh? Then let them in!" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and said calmly.

"No, there are more than a dozen of them!" Xu Damao couldn't help but feel worried upon hearing this.

"It's alright, I'm here. No matter how many of them come, it'll be a waste!" Li Guoqiang waved his hand, his face full of confidence.

"Okay, I'll go and let them in right away!" Seeing how confident Li Guoqiang was, Xu Damao felt a little relieved, nodded in agreement, and turned to leave.

Shortly after, he came in with Tiger, Big Dog, You Fengxia, and Li Huaide.

As for the others, Tiger ordered them to stand in the courtyard outside the house, for fear that someone might be foolish enough to offend Li Guoqiang.

"Hey, this is Young Master Li, whom you're here to visit." Xu Damao introduced him to Brother Hu with a serious expression, and then sat down on the sofa to the side.

This way, he could both demonstrate his status with Li Guoqiang and be ready to stand up and help protect Li Guoqiang at the first sign of trouble.

Although Li Guoqiang didn't need his protection, he still had to show this attitude.

"Young Master Li, hello! I apologize for disturbing you!" Tiger Brother's heart skipped a beat when he saw Li Guoqiang's handsome face. He then hurriedly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect from the underworld.

"Alright, all guests are welcome. Please sit down first," Li Guoqiang waved his hand and greeted them calmly.

However, despite saying that, he had no intention of making tea.

In this world, there are very few people who are qualified to have him personally brew tea for them.

Of course, Tiger Brother never expected that a big shot like Li Guoqiang would personally make him tea or let him sit down to talk; that would already be considered an honor for him.

Soon, he and the big dog sat down opposite Xu Damao.

You Fengxia forced herself to remain calm and slowly walked to sit down next to Li Guoqiang, seemingly trying to prove that she was Li Guoqiang's woman.

As for Li Huaide, he was like a dead dog, thrown to the ground and lying there.

Li Guoqiang merely glanced at it indifferently, then asked softly, "I wonder what brings so many of you here so late at night?"

"Um, please don't misunderstand. I just heard from my brother that he accidentally offended you before, so I hurriedly brought him here to apologize to you." Tiger said cautiously while carefully observing Li Guoqiang's expression.

After saying that, he gave the big dog a wink.

Upon seeing this, the big dog immediately stood up, knelt down in front of Li Guoqiang with a thud, and then, without uttering a sound, kowtowed three times in a row.

"Alright, I've already forgotten about that. Get up now!" Li Guoqiang was secretly pleased to see how sincere the big dog was. He waved his hand and chuckled as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Big Dog immediately stood up, bowed to Li Guoqiang, and then straightened his back and sat back down next to Tiger.

Seeing this, Tiger felt very satisfied. He then looked at Li Guoqiang with admiration and praised him, "As expected of Young Master Li, his magnanimity and tolerance are beyond my reach."

"Are you finished? If you are, please leave!" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then spoke somewhat coldly.

"No, no!" Tiger Brother panicked immediately upon hearing this.

He never expected that his attempt to flatter Li Guoqiang and make him happy would backfire so badly.

"Then say what you have to say, or shut up!" Li Guoqiang's face darkened, and he angrily reprimanded him.

"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point!" Seeing Li Guoqiang's attitude, Tiger didn't dare to beat around the bush anymore and directly stated his position:

"Young Master Li, we want to work for you."

"Why should I?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and asked with a hint of amusement.

"Because I dare to fight and because I know how to repay kindness!" Tiger Brother patted his chest and said without thinking.

"Ha? Gratitude? As far as I know, you're the ones who lend money, right? Can people who lend money be grateful?" Li Guoqiang scoffed, then asked meaningfully.

When Tiger heard this question, he was speechless.

After all, the business he was in was notoriously immoral and unethical.

"Alright, some things are best left unsaid. Don't fool yourself!" Li Guoqiang waved his hand and said calmly.

"Young Master Li, I..." Tiger Brother became a little anxious upon hearing this.

However, Li Guoqiang did not give him a chance to speak. He immediately reached out and blocked him, then said in a deep voice, "You don't need to say anything. Seeing how sincere you are, I can give you a chance. It depends on whether you are willing to do it or not."

"I'm willing, I'm willing!" Tiger's eyes lit up, and he nodded hurriedly in agreement.

"Why don't you listen to what this opportunity is about first?" Li Guoqiang thought to himself with amusement, and then asked with great interest.

"No need, I believe you won't treat me unfairly," Tiger said, shaking his head with certainty.

In fact, the main problem is that he is already heavily in debt, so he has no choice at all.

"Alright, then you'll work under General Manager Xu from now on!" Seeing Tiger's decisiveness, Li Guoqiang didn't keep him in suspense any longer and directly stated the arrangement. Upon hearing this, Tiger, Big Dog, Xu Damao, You Fengxia, and Li Huaide were all dumbfounded.

No matter what they thought, they never expected that Li Guoqiang would arrange for Brother Hu to work with Xu Damao.

Isn't Xu Damao just a small-time contractor?

Could there be some other explanation behind this?
"What? You don't want to?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow when he saw that Tiger Brother didn't say anything, and then asked with a hint of amusement.

"No, it's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that I don't quite understand why you want me to follow President Xu." Upon hearing this, Brother Tiger hurriedly waved his hand and then asked with a puzzled look.

"I thought you were pretty smart, but haven't you ever heard the old saying, 'Even a seventh-rank official has to stand before the prime minister's gate'?" Li Guoqiang raised the corner of his mouth and then explained with a soft laugh.

Upon hearing this, Tiger, Big Dog, You Fengxia, Li Huaide, and Xu Damao all had their eyes light up.

Xu Damao, in particular, was filled with remorse the moment he realized what had happened.

He has always accepted whatever projects are offered to him, never thinking of taking on larger projects to grow his business.

Thinking about how he had wasted so much time and almost been swindled out of his fortune by You Fengxia and Li Huaide, he felt extremely distressed!

No wonder he always felt that after being Li Guoqiang's loyal dog for so many years, now that Li Guoqiang was successful, why wouldn't he agree to let him make money together?

It turns out that all of this was because he was too stupid and failed to understand the true value of the term "lackey".

"Snapped!"

Upon hearing this sound, everyone looked at Xu Damao, who was slapping himself in the face, with some surprise, seemingly unable to understand why he would suddenly harm himself.

Only Li Guoqiang, upon seeing this scene, immediately wore a smile.

In fact, just as Xu Damao guessed, from the moment he arranged for Xu Damao to set up an engineering team and be responsible for some projects for Qiangsheng Group, he had already given Xu Damao the opportunity to become a billionaire, which could be considered as his reward for Xu Damao, his loyal dog.

However, what he didn't expect was that Xu Damao never understood his meaning and kept thinking that he should take him to Hong Kong to develop, thus missing out on projects worth millions or even tens of millions.

Now, the framework of Qiangsheng Group's domestic headquarters has been fully established.

Even though Xu Damao has come to his senses, it's not as easy for him to get big projects as before.

However, to be fair, given that Xu Damao is his dog, those small projects worth hundreds of thousands or millions are still easy for him to get his hands on.

Anyway, it's all the same who earns this money, so why not let his loyal dog earn it!

"Qiangzi, I'm sorry. I've misunderstood you all along. I was judging you by my own petty standards." Xu Damao stood up and admitted his mistake with a guilty look on his face.

“It’s alright, it’s not too late for you to realize this now. As long as you work hard, I guarantee that in a few years you can become a multi-millionaire, or even a billionaire.” Li Guoqiang waved his hand and said with a chuckle.

After saying that, before Xu Damao could express his gratitude, he suddenly changed the subject and warned in a deep voice, "However, there's one thing you need to remember carefully: if I find out you've done anything immoral or heinous in the future, then you can forget about becoming a billionaire. Just wash your neck and wait!"

"Don't worry, I remember. I will never do anything immoral." Upon hearing this, Xu Damao's expression hardened, and he hurriedly raised his hand to make a promise.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can take your men and leave!" Li Guoqiang waved his hand and said calmly.

"Got it!"

Xu Damao nodded in agreement, then turned to Tiger and Big Dog, chuckling as he said, "Hey guys, let's go find a place to sit and chat!"

"Okay!" Tiger immediately stood up, nodded, and respectfully agreed.

Incidentally, he also reached out and helped the big dog.

Upon seeing this, the big dog immediately nodded respectfully to Xu Damao.

Just as they were about to leave with Xu Damao, Li Guoqiang suddenly called out to them.

"Wait a minute, take this money with you. Consider it a loan from me. You can pay me back when you've made some money."

As he spoke, Li Guoqiang picked up two suitcases from beside the sofa and threw them directly in front of Xu Damao.

Upon seeing this, Xu Damao couldn't help but excitedly open the suitcase to take a look.

Inside the suitcase, stacks of banknotes were neatly arranged, making it hard to look away.

Looking at all that money, Tiger and Big Dog were all somewhat stunned.

You know, these days even someone with ten thousand yuan can brag about it for a long time, let alone casually taking out hundreds of thousands or millions of yuan.

Even for those of them who are involved in the underworld, they would need to borrow money from others to raise that much.

This demonstrates just how formidable Li Guoqiang's strength truly is.

"Also, take them with you!" Li Guoqiang pointed at Li Huaide and You Fengxia and said casually.

"No, Young Master Li, I'm your man, you can't just stand by and watch me die!" You Fengxia immediately became anxious upon seeing this, and quickly grabbed Li Guoqiang's arm, pleading with him.

Li Huaide watched this scene, his lips moved slightly, but he ultimately said nothing.

Because he knew that he was of no value to Li Guoqiang.

The only value, perhaps, is watching helplessly as You Fengxia falls into Li Guoqiang's arms.

"No, I'm not worthy of a beauty like you. Please leave!" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then refused with an unmoved expression.

Some dishes are only meant to be enjoyed once; he has no interest in repeatedly savoring them.

"No, you can't do this! I promise I'll listen to you from now on, I'll do whatever you tell me to do, please, please save me!" Seeing Li Guoqiang's ruthlessness, You Fengxia panicked instantly.

However, before Li Guoqiang could say anything, Xu Damao, who was standing to the side and saw the situation, immediately stepped forward and forcibly pulled You Fengxia up.

Immediately afterwards, Tiger and Big Dog also stepped forward to help. In no time, they pulled You Fengxia and Li Huaide out, where they were just spotted by Qin Huairu, Xiao Dang, and Huaihua.

(End of this chapter)