Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

The woman in Li Huaide's memory was always aloof and proud.
She's like a fairy high above!
Even if Li Huaide had a thousand ways to subdue her.

But it was precisely because of the woman's perfection in his eyes that he never thought about those things.

When he was at the steel mill, he wasn't exactly a gentleman, and he also had his ways with women.

But every time a woman appeared in front of him, he would act like a complete novice, completely clueless.

He knew the woman's feelings when he married her.

Back then, he always felt a bit guilty, like a robber or thief, as if he had stolen the woman's happiness.

But this woman, whom he once gave a perfect score to, is now saying such shameless things.

It's as if two lives are worthless to her.

Even when she mentioned one of her cousins ​​being sent to a forest farm outside the Great Wall, she showed a hint of regret.

This shattered the beautiful dream that Old Li had been weaving for decades.

It turned out that the other person was just a woman with narrow-minded thinking.

All she cared about was the glory her father had just happened to receive.

Then they just clung to that little bit of knowledge, afraid and unwilling to give it up, to try new things.

Such a person is pathetic and laughable, and not worthy of his past infatuation.

"Alright, I forgive her on her behalf."

"It's nothing, I'll be going now." Old Li watched as the woman lowered her head and fell silent after saying those words, and feeling bored, he simply stood up, thinking of saying goodbye.

Wait a minute...

"Huai De, how are you now?" The woman said these words with great difficulty.

Li Huaide was quite dazed; this was the first time a woman hadn't addressed him by his full name.

Even this nickname reminded Li Huaide of the wonderful time they first met.

Back then, she exuded a capable and spirited aura, her smile as radiant as a flower...
But Old Li is no longer young; he has experienced too much emotional turmoil.

Like the devil trapped in a glass bottle, after thousands of years of waiting, he harbors nothing but hatred for everything.

He's not that bad anymore, and he's no longer as naive as he was when he was young.

He stared blankly at the woman who had her head down and dared not meet his gaze, the muscles at the corner of his mouth trembling slightly from time to time.

He noticed that the woman's hands were also clenched tightly, showing her inner turmoil.

Old Li's eyes changed from confusion to determination.

He chuckled and said, "What's there to say?"

What you need to know, you already know.

His heart was no longer stirred.

Because he finally saw through the woman's purpose in coming; it wasn't because she couldn't let go of her old feelings, nor because she wanted to apologize to You Fengxia through him.

To put it bluntly, the woman came here this time only for him.

Or rather, for the job he is currently doing.

"You..." The woman hesitated, but still wanted to speak.

"Stop talking!" Old Li interrupted her impatiently, looking dejected.

The woman raised her head and looked at Old Li with disbelief.

"Sigh...hehe..."
Let's try to keep a good impression.

You know, some things are simply impossible.

Emotionally speaking, when someone helps me out of my misfortune, I become a close friend to them.

In terms of business, they are currently at the height of their success. What kind of terms can your family offer me? The word "their family" used by Li Huaide has two meanings.

The first part refers to He Yuzhu, while the second part refers specifically to the Song family.

His meaning was clear: he didn't mention his friendship with He Yuzhu, nor did he mention the harm the woman's family had done to him.

Even if he were to sell, he would still want to get a good price.

If the woman tries to persuade him to seek refuge with her family.

This is not only an insult to the woman, but also an insult to him.

This is why Li Huaide didn't want to continue playing this game. It's quite obvious.

Now his father-in-law has successfully handed over the reins to the high-ranking leader and is retiring.

It's no longer realistic for his brothers-in-law to make any progress in civil affairs or industry.

That kind of behavior isn't allowed in our own workplace either.

There has to be a process of settling down eventually.

The reason why Lao Li thinks it refers to 'those' rather than just one person is because...

Even he wasn't sure who his father-in-law actually favored.

In his memory, he was never a particularly outstanding person.

Or rather, from beginning to end, Old Li never truly entered the core of the woman's household.

However, if the other party wants to break the deadlock, military industry foreign trade should be a good option.

So that's the real reason the woman came to find Old Li.

At least on the surface, trading companies are not irreplaceable.

In the previous two transactions, he was the primary intermediary.

He seemed very important and capable.

Furthermore, it seems that Old Li and He Yuzhu, who is his father-in-law and son-in-law, have absolutely no relation.

It's like when his mother died, neither He Yuzhu nor Xiao Song went to offer their condolences.

But Lao Li was quite clear about his own capabilities.

In particular, his success in establishing himself in Hong Kong was not based on his own abilities.

It was related to Lou Xiao'e.

If someone can help him up, they can certainly help someone else up as well.

He has a wife and children now, and he's unwilling to gamble on whether Lou Xiao'e will break off relations with him for the sake of someone else's interests.

Old Li's idea was naturally related to Lou Xiao'e's purge of Hong Kong Island's triads.

He himself never thought about when he began to feel a sense of awe towards a woman like Lou Xiao'e.

After saying these words, Old Li left very decisively.

The woman behind him covered her face with her hands and buried her face deeply in her knees.

Old Li passed away, taking his wife, children, and You Fengxia with him.

The first gift he gave to Yau Fung-ha after returning to Hong Kong Island was those who had hurt her.

The gang of thugs who swindled You Fengxia out of money by selling smuggled goods

This was found by someone before Lao Li returned to Beijing.

However, they didn't find all the thugs; two of them fell into the sea and drowned during a previous shipment.

The person he asked to do these things was Lai Hongchang's nephew.

For these local tyrants, You Fengxia's past was not something that was too difficult to investigate.

Old Li actually knew all about her past, including being kept by a bankrupt boss surnamed Huang.

This is also why Lao Li believes that he and You Fengxia did not have love.

Although this idea reflects the selfishness of some men.

Old Li viewed his willingness to take You Fengxia back as a way of repaying a debt of gratitude to the woman, as well as a touch of pity.

He himself was not clean.

However, he is quite fastidious when it comes to relationships.

Of course, it was also because of this obsession with cleanliness that Lao Li felt he had been wronged in his life.

Ultimately, it seems he's never experienced love.

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"...Okay, okay, I understand."

"Let's have a drink together next time, Lao Lu." He Yuzhu hung up the phone, deep in thought. (End of Chapter)