Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 681 Are you tempted?

"How can that be? I have to go to work! I don't have time to go with you!" Zhao Xueyan frowned and said somewhat irritably.

"Then I'll go by myself!" Zhao Manni pouted and said stubbornly.

"You dare!" Zhao Xueyan glared and shouted in a deep voice.

"Do you think I dare?" Zhao Manni retorted through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xueyan was so angry that her chest heaved.

Just as she was about to teach Zhao Manni a lesson, she suddenly heard Li Guoqiang's voice again.

“Manni’s mom, you don’t need to make a decision so hastily. There’s still some time before winter break starts! You can think it over carefully first, and then have Manni tell Siya later.”

"Okay, I'll think about it." Zhao Xueyan forced a smile, then nodded and agreed.

"If there's nothing else, we'll be going now!" Li Guoqiang smiled slightly and then said goodbye softly.

"You're leaving already? Won't you come in for a cup of tea?" Zhao Xueyan quickly said politely upon hearing this.

"No, it's too late if I go back, my sister will worry about the kids." Li Guoqiang waved his hand and then chuckled as he explained.

"Alright, take care!" Zhao Xueyan nodded, then followed up with a farewell.

After saying that, she glanced at the Panamera parked not far behind Li Guoqiang, and her curiosity about Li Guoqiang grew a little more.

Although she was a rural woman, she wasn't someone who knew nothing, and she could naturally tell that the car Li Guoqiang was driving must be very expensive.

Therefore, she had no doubt at all whether Li Guoqiang had covered the expenses for her and her daughter's trip to Shenzhen.

Soon, under her watchful gaze, Li Guoqiang led Chen Siya into the car and then turned around and drove away.

"Mom, how about it? Tempted yet?" Zhao Manni saw that the car was out of sight and Zhao Xueyan was still staring blankly at it, and a mischievous thought suddenly came to her mind.

"What kind of talk is that? You're so young and you're already so bad at everything. I don't know what you're thinking all day long!" Zhao Xueyan snapped out of her daze upon hearing this and then scolded her somewhat angrily.

"Tch! I'm doing this for your own good, okay? You're only in your early thirties, about the same age as him. If you could marry him, I'd have another rich dad, wouldn't that be great!" Zhao Manni curled her lip and said somewhat irritably.

"Money, money, money, what else can you think about besides money?" Zhao Xueyan glared at her and scolded her angrily.

"Otherwise what? You always tell me to study hard so that I can make money in the future, right?" Zhao Manni raised an eyebrow and said with a righteous expression.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xueyan's expression froze, and she opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

"Mom, if you ask me, you should take advantage of your youth and quickly find someone else to marry, and then have a child. That way, you won't be so angry with me anymore." Zhao Manni said seriously.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about my affairs. Go inside and do your homework." Zhao Xueyan's face darkened, and she said with a hint of embarrassment and anger.

Zhao Manni glanced at Zhao Xueyan, then didn't say anything more, but turned around and walked into the courtyard gate with some displeasure.

In fact, everything she said to Zhao Xueyan just now came from the bottom of her heart.

One reason was that she didn't want Zhao Xueyan to work so hard anymore, spending most of her time going out to work and earning money, making her feel like a left-behind child.

On the other hand, it's because once Zhao Xueyan remarries, she won't be controlled in every way anymore, and she will be able to gain freedom.

More importantly, she knew how lonely Zhao Xueyan had been raising her child all these years.

Sometimes, when she got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, she would see Zhao Xueyan in the room doing things that were difficult to talk about.
Of course, Zhao Xueyan probably doesn't know that she already knows this.

Otherwise, Zhao Xueyan probably wouldn't have been so forceful in reprimanding her just now.

"This child is such a worry," Zhao Xueyan said, a hint of melancholy on her face as she watched Zhao Manni walk into the house.

Back then, she couldn't bear to abort the child in her womb, which is why Zhao Manni came into being.

Then, in order to raise Zhao Manni, she didn't know how much hardship and suffering she had to endure.

Sometimes, she wonders if deciding to give birth to Zhao Manni was a mistake.
If she hadn't given birth to Zhao Manni, would she have been better off?
Unfortunately, no matter what she thought, things couldn't be changed.

All she could do was try her best to raise Zhao Manni to adulthood.

As for what Zhao Manni will become when she grows up, and whether she will be able to stand on her own two feet in this society, she can't think about that much.

At that time, she should also think about herself and see if she should find another man.

Thinking about this question, Li Guoqiang's ordinary yet confident and charming face suddenly appeared in her mind, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Then she thought of the luxury car that Li Guoqiang drove, and her heart immediately calmed down.

Because she knew that a wealthy man like Li Guoqiang would never marry an unmarried, older mother like her.

"Ugh!"

With a sigh, Zhao Xueyan drove the electric scooter back to the yard.

At the same time, Li Guoqiang drove Chen Siya and her brother Chen Siqi back home.

As soon as he got home, Chen Siqi rushed to Li Guolan and told her about Li Guoqiang's promise to take him to a bar when he grew up, as if he wanted to find a witness to prevent Li Guoqiang from going back on his word later.

Upon hearing this, Li Guolan frowned immediately, then poked Chen Siqi's head with a somewhat annoyed gesture, and began to reprimand him in a stern voice:

"You haven't even finished elementary school, and you're already thinking about going to bars with your uncle when you grow up. Do you think that's proper?"

"It wasn't me who said that, it was my uncle who said he would take me out to play." Chen Siqi pouted and then retorted somewhat indignantly.

"Alright, I think you and your uncle are just trying to drive me crazy." Li Guolan waved her hand and said helplessly.

After saying that, she turned her head and glanced at Li Guoqiang, who had returned to the grill to continue eating oysters. Her original idea of ​​introducing a nice girl to Li Guoqiang became even stronger.

As the saying goes, money corrupts men.

Although she wasn't sure if Li Guoqiang would go astray, she knew he would definitely lead her son, Chen Siqi, astray. To prevent this, the best solution was to find someone to keep Li Guoqiang in check.

But who should we contact?
"Hey Dad, how much did Uncle pay for his car?"

Meanwhile, on the other side, after Chen Siya went inside and put down her schoolbag, she found Chen Haitao and secretly asked him.

She had wanted to ask Li Guoqiang this question while they were in the car, but she was a little embarrassed to ask.

After all, that would make her seem a bit snobbish.

"Oh, I didn't ask for the exact amount, but roughly speaking, it should be at least 1.5 million or more." Chen Haitao immediately answered when he heard his daughter's question.

Clearly, he had done his homework.

Otherwise, his answer wouldn't be so accurate.

"One and a half million? That's a lot?" Chen Siya's eyes widened, and she said in shock.

She originally thought that the car Li Guoqiang drove was worth at most a few hundred thousand yuan, but she never expected it to cost as much as 1.5 million yuan.

"Yeah! That's a Porsche Panamera, a luxury car that costs millions." Chen Haitao nodded, then said with some envy.

"Then how did your uncle earn so much money? Didn't he used to earn ten or twenty thousand a month?" Chen Siya asked, somewhat puzzled, as she came to her senses.

"I don't know either. I heard it involves some kind of investment collaboration," Chen Haitao shook his head and answered softly.

"Do you know that your uncle bought a house in Pengcheng?" Chen Siya thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked.

"No, you said your uncle bought a house in Pengcheng? How did you know?" Chen Haitao was slightly taken aback, then asked with some surprise.

“My uncle said it himself! He even invited me to stay with him for a while during winter break!” Chen Siya raised an eyebrow and then said seriously.

"I see! Do you know what kind of house he bought?" Chen Haitao pondered for a moment, then asked with some curiosity.

"I don't know! He didn't say!" Chen Siya shook her head and answered softly.

"Hmm! Then you can discuss it with your mother later!" Upon hearing this, Chen Haitao couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt.

As far as he knew, even the cheapest houses in Shenzhen cost several million yuan.

Li Guoqiang, didn't he say he only earned two or three million?

Besides, they've already bought a luxury car worth millions, so where would they get so much money to buy a house?
Could it be that the car and the house were bought with down payments?

Thinking of this, Chen Haitao felt a slight tightness in his heart, and then hurriedly turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

After all, if Li Guoqiang really did buy the car and the house through installment payments, then he might suddenly ask them for the 500,000 yuan he lent them back at any time.

As a result, they will be more hesitant to use that 500,000.

"What? You said my brother bought a house in Pengcheng?" Li Guolan was immediately surprised when she heard what Chen Haitao said.

Then, she suddenly remembered the 300 million yuan that Li Guoqiang had earned, and immediately felt relieved.

After all, with those 300 million, they could afford to buy a house anywhere, so there's no need to make a fuss.

The only thing that piqued her curiosity was what kind of house Li Guoqiang had bought.
"Hey, why don't you seem to find it strange at all?" Chen Haitao couldn't help but ask, puzzled, when he saw Li Guolan's minimal reaction.

"Hey! What's so strange about that? My brother is now investing with others and can easily make several million. Even if he buys a big house of several hundred square meters, he can afford it." Li Guolan waved her hand and said dismissively.

"That's good!" Chen Haitao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Anyway, no matter how much money Li Guoqiang makes or what kind of house he buys, as long as he doesn't ask for the 50 yuan he lent them back so quickly, that's fine.

"While thinking about it, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly continued, "Oh right, Siya just told me that her uncle promised to take her to stay in Pengcheng for a while when she has her winter vacation."

She also said, "We and Siqi can all go together, what do you think?"

"It's alright, let her go if she wants to!" Li Guolan waved her hand dismissively without even thinking when she heard what Chen Haitao said.

Because she believed in Chen Siya's self-discipline in her studies, even if she went to Shenzhen for a while, it shouldn't affect Chen Siya's high school entrance exam next year.

As for the question of whether it would be inconvenient for Chen Siya to live with a grown man like Li Guoqiang now that she's grown up, she didn't consider it at all.

After all, Chen Siya and Li Guoqiang are uncle and nephew!

It would be perfectly reasonable for Chen Siya to stay at Li Guoqiang's house for a period of time, let alone for many years.

Chen Haitao didn't even consider it, and immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "I think so too. Anyway, she and her uncle get along quite well, so they shouldn't have any conflicts."

Also, I think we can let them take Siqi with them, so she won't spend all her time at home watching TV or playing on her phone.

At this point, Chen Haitao's tone unconsciously became stern and angry, clearly indicating his dissatisfaction with his son Chen Siqi's daily behavior.

"Well...maybe we should just forget about it! Siqi is still so young, who will take care of him over there?" Li Guolan hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said no.

"That's true!" Chen Haitao was slightly taken aback, then said with some disappointment.

Originally, he had planned to let Chen Siya and Chen Siqi, the siblings, go to Pengcheng with Li Guoqiang so that he and Li Guolan could have some time alone together.

Unfortunately, Chen Siqi is still a bit too young. No matter where she goes, someone needs to watch over her to prevent her from being abducted by human traffickers.

"Why don't we go with the child?" Li Guolan thought for a moment, considering Li Guoqiang's current net worth of hundreds of millions, and then suggested softly.

Most importantly, she wanted to see what kind of house Li Guoqiang had bought.
"This isn't a good idea! We're busy renovating the house! How can we have time to go to Pengcheng for fun?" Chen Haitao frowned and then said hesitantly.

"This..." Upon hearing this, Li Guolan hesitated for a moment.

Just as she was thinking about what a perfect solution was, a shout suddenly came from outside.

(End of this chapter)