Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

"delicious!"

For the first time, Jiang Fan gave Xu Damao the title of a hero in his mind. At this moment, Xu Damao was a big shot.

"Brother, don't just drink, try some ginger... shredded potatoes."

Jiang Fan's face changed and he put away his previous evaluation. Xu Damao is really a piece of shit.

A plate of shredded potatoes was extremely difficult for two people to finish.

Seeing the dishes on the plate gradually dwindling, Lou Xiaoe showed a satisfied smile on her face. She said confidently, "I'll make you some fried eggs."

Jiang Fan and Xu Damao's expressions changed drastically. The potato shreds only had the name "potato"; the rest was ginger. And what about the scrambled eggs? All eggshells?

"Well, I have something to do at home, so I'll go back first. Come back for scrambled eggs next time." Jiang Fan said as he walked, and disappeared in the backyard before he finished speaking.

Xu Damao used the excuse of caring about Lou Xiao'e's health to order her not to enter the kitchen again, as it would be bad if she bumped into something.

Lou Xiao'e agreed. She could learn cooking anytime, but she couldn't let it affect the child. So she ordered some scrambled eggs and went to take care of Xu Xiao.

Xu Damao put on an apron and sighed silently as he looked at the potato shreds of varying lengths and thicknesses. He chose his wife, so he should just spoil her. What else could he do?

After Jiang Fan returned home, he quickly drank several large glasses of water.

This puzzled the family. Didn't they go to Xu Damao's house for dinner? His cooking skills were pretty good.

After Jiang Fan's explanation, they finally understood the reason, but at the same time they were deeply puzzled. Who would stir-fry shredded potatoes without adding potatoes?

Chapter 432: Liu Family Thoughts

"You didn't expect that, did you? I didn't expect that either. I can understand that the first chopstick was all shredded ginger. There's nothing wrong with ginger disguised as shredded potatoes. But the whole plate was just shredded ginger. I...sigh."

Jiang Fan sighed helplessly. He had sacrificed his mouth and stomach just to watch a show, and the show wasn't worth it.

It’s a big loss, a big loss.

"Hahaha! Second brother, you're going to make me die of laughter." Jiang Yu couldn't help but burst into laughter first.

As Jiang Yu's laughter rang out, Jiang Daniu and the others also showed various wonderful expressions.

Jiang Fan didn't care. Who hasn't made a fool of themselves in front of their family?

After a few jokes, we got down to business.

The day after tomorrow is Sunday, which is the day he had agreed to meet with Zhong Xueying's family. Although he knew that there would be no major incidents, Jiang Fan still felt a little excited when he mentioned this matter.

In fact, there is nothing much to say. Jiang Fan and Zhong Xueying had already discussed the betrothal gifts and dowries, and both parents agreed. This meeting was just to go through the formalities and set a good date.

The latest time will not exceed October this year.

Late at night, Liu Guangqi lay quietly in bed without moving.

Today at the dinner table, he had intended to try to please Liu Haizhong and explain things to him, but Liu Haizhong completely ignored him, which initially thwarted his plan to get the money.

This was one of the reasons why he stayed overnight, and the other reason was because it hurt. Liu Haizhong had really hit him hard today. He had never received such a beating since he was a child, and his body couldn't bear it at all.

"Hiss~, that old man in Liu Haizhong is really a piece of shit. Just wait until I successfully marry Li Yi home. Then I will definitely let you see my methods."

Liu Guangqi once again felt resentful towards Liu Haizhong. He didn't know how many times this had happened tonight.

After scolding Liu Haizhong, he frowned, a questioning look on his face, "Liu Haizhong doesn't usually pay attention to his birthday? Why is he suddenly so serious about it?"

Liu Guangqi felt something was wrong. According to Liu Haizhong's personality, he would not guess what day it was today unless someone reminded him.

"It can't be Mom, Liu Guangtian has been in jail for a long time, so it must be you, right, Liu Guangfu!"

Anger flashed in Liu Guangqi's eyes, and a vicious look appeared on his ferocious face. "My dear brother, you are really filial."

After figuring out the reason, Liu Guangqi wanted to kill Liu Guangfu for the first time.

As for why Liu Guangfu did this, he could figure it out even with his butt.

It's nothing more than Liu Haizhong's family background and work position. As a senior fitter, Liu Haizhong earns 70 or 80 yuan a month, and he saves at least half of it a year. Adding up the money over the years, although not as much as Yi Zhonghai, he is still quite wealthy.

Plus, Liu Haizhong can still work for at least another ten years, which means he will get several thousand dollars. It's hard not to be tempted by such a fortune.

Liu Guangqi began to worry. If Liu Guangfu competed with him for the family property now, he would really be a threat.

If Liu Haizhong is still the same as before, Liu Guangqi has nothing to worry about, because this family will eventually fall into his hands.

But what happened today made him lose confidence. It would take at least ten or twenty years before Liu Haizhong passed away.

If he had not stayed with Liu Haizhong for such a long time and allowed Liu Guangfu to manipulate him, this family might have really fallen into Liu Guangfu's hands.

This was something he could not accept. He had long regarded the Liu family as his own private property. How could he allow others to interfere?

Even if this person is his biological brother and has the same inheritance rights according to law, it is not allowed.

"We still have to find a way to get Liu Guangfu out of the house. We can't let him continue to influence Liu Haizhong."

While Liu Guangqi was thinking this, Liu Guangfu was also thinking.

"Liu Laodeng was extremely dissatisfied with Liu Guangqi's performance today. If he hadn't invested so much in the past, and if Liu Guangqi really had the opportunity to become a leader, I'm sure Liu Haizhong would have done more than just slap him today."

Liu Guangfu couldn't help but feel refreshed when he thought of that crisp slap. In his more than ten years of life, this was the first time he felt refreshed.

After being happy for a while, Liu Guangfu calmed down and began to think.

"Liu Guangqi's position in Liu Hai Center will definitely not be as high as before, but even so, it is still much higher than mine, so I still can't compete with him openly.

We have to slowly destroy his image while he's away, and ideally let Liu Laodeng see Liu Guangqi's true face with his own eyes. This is a bit difficult to do."

Liu Guangfu scratched his head, thinking about how to plot against Liu Guangqi.

"Ugh!"

He sighed and turned over again in his fringe.

"Liu Haizhong, what are you doing? Are you still asleep?"

Aunt Meng couldn't stand it any longer and yelled at Liu Haizhong. From the moment he washed his feet and went to bed, Liu Haizhong didn't do any work, and he didn't even sleep well.

He tossed and turned, sighing, as if he were covered in prickly heat.

"Why are you sleeping? How can I sleep?" Liu Haizhong sat up directly with a worried look on his face.

"Even if the sky falls, you will still die. Look how worried you are." Aunt Meng didn't sleep either. She sat on the bed like Liu Haizhong.

"It's like the sky is falling. Look at that fellow Liu Guangqi. We've been so good to him. We've given him the best of everything, including food, clothing, and daily necessities, since he was a child.

I've never hit him before, I only hit those two. But what's the result?

You saw it today, too. As soon as he came back, he asked me for money to buy gifts for others. He didn't even remember our birthdays. It makes me feel cold when I think about it. Alas!

Hearing Liu Haizhong's worries, Aunt Meng felt uncomfortable. She was not in a very good mood today, but she still comforted him.

"Old Liu, since ancient times, it's mostly parents who care about their sons. It's true that not many sons care about their parents. Not many young people know their parents' birthdays."

"Of course not! Last year, Jiang Fan used his salary to buy Jiang Daniu a pair of Badaling brand leather shoes, and Xu Damao a belt as well. How could he remember that?"

Aunt Meng opened her mouth to say that people are different and she can’t be so harsh on them.

But the next second, Liu Haizhong said, "Jiang Fan and Xu Damao also bought birthday gifts for their respective mothers," which made Aunt Meng feel depressed.

Liu Haizhong continued, "Ever since they both started working, there has been no shortage of birthday gifts every year."

Swish!

Another steel knife stabbed into Aunt Meng's heart, and at the same time changed her attitude.

"Boss, you're going too far. How could you not remember our birthday?"

Meng Lanhua felt even more resentful towards Liu Guangqi.

Originally, it doesn’t matter if the child doesn’t remember his or her birthday, because no one else remembers it anyway.

But as luck would have it, Jiang Fan and Xu Damao, two loners, showed up, which made Liu Haizhong and his wife feel unbalanced.

Considering Liu Guangqi's main purpose of returning home today, the couple became more and more angry. They both wanted to give Liu Guangqi another mixed doubles match so that he could also experience his childhood.

Chapter 433: Discussing Engagement

"Old Liu, don't be too angry. The doctor told you to stay in a good mood. Besides, doesn't Guangfu still remember our birthday?" After calming down her inner emotions and sadness, Aunt Meng said to Liu Haizhong.

"Liu Guangfu, do you think he remembers our birthdays? That was the day I didn't beat him much. He remembers the days when he wasn't beaten better than anyone else."

Liu Haizhong snorted coldly. He still had a bad attitude towards Liu Guangfu, but it was not like before.

"Well, do you think we can still count on the eldest brother to support us in our old age?" Aunt Meng said worriedly.

Liu Haizhong fell silent upon hearing this. This was the first time he felt worried about the issue of retirement.

Originally he had three sons, and he only relied on the eldest son to take care of him in his old age, so he was very partial to the eldest son.

But after what happened today, Liu Haizhong finally saw some clues.

Liu Guangqi is very important to him, but he is not that important to Liu Guangqi. Can he really count on Liu Guangqi to take care of him in his old age?

If we don't count on him, can we count on Liu Guangfu?

He has been beaten since he was a child, so it is inevitable that he will retaliate in the future.

More than ten years later, Liu Guangfu was strong and healthy, but Liu Haizhong was weak.

This beating might kill him.

At this moment, Liu Haizhong finally understood Yi Zhonghai's feelings. It was really worrying that he couldn't find a suitable person to take care of him in his old age.

At this time, Aunt Meng at the side suddenly said, "Old Liu, why don't we have another one? The eldest and the third are not reliable, why don't we train a fourth one?

I'm about the same age as Wu Chunhua, and she doesn't have heart problems, but she was able to give birth to one child. There's no reason why we can't have another."

Seeing his wife's fiery gaze, Liu Haizhong felt guilty, but then he thought about the issue of retirement and gritted his teeth...

A few minutes later, Liu Haizhong suddenly felt that it would be a good idea to choose either Liu Guangqi or Liu Guangfu to take care of his retirement.

……

Sunday, in a hotel in downtown Beijing.

The people from the Jiang family who came today were Jiang Daniu and Shen Yue, as well as Jiang Ping'an, Jiang Yu, and Jiang Fan. The same was true for the Zhong family, with only the Zhongs, Zhong Tiexiong, and Zhong Xueying coming.

Although it was their first meeting, Zhong Dashan and Jiang Daniu chatted happily as if they had known each other for decades, and Shen Yue and Li Xiaoyan also got along very harmoniously.

But the topic of the four people seemed to have gone off track. The two fathers talked about farming and work, and the two mothers talked about cooking and raising children.

No one mentioned anything about the engagement.

This made Jiang Fan and Zhong Xueying both a little anxious. Let's talk about business quickly. If we don't talk about business, how can I get married?

Jiang Yu noticed that the two were a little anxious, so he smiled cunningly at Jiang Fan, then stretched out his hand and made a five sign.

Jiang Fan nodded helplessly. What a kid! How could he not give money if he wanted it?

"Ahem, second brother, have you ordered yet? Do you have my favorite dish, Fuqi Feipian?"

"Ah, really not. I'll go get you one. By the way, Dad, Uncle Zhong, what kind of wine shall we drink? I'll go place the order." Jiang Fan stood up and asked.

"Second brother, just finish the whole bottle. We still have to talk about business later, so don't drink too much. What do you think, Sister Li?" Shen Yue said and looked at Li Xiaoyan.

Li Xiaoyan naturally agreed and said with a smile, "I think so too. A whole bottle will be enough. You don't know, the last time Xiao Jiang came to our house, he directly drank my wife and Tiexiong to the point of passing out. He is indeed someone who can compete with the old Russians in drinking."

"Well, I don't know what's wrong with his body. His father and I are not good drinkers, but he has an iron stomach. I can't figure it out."

Seeing that the two of them decided on the wine deal with just a few words, Jiang Daniu and Zhong Dashan were a little disappointed.

Jiang Fan did not disobey the order. He could still clearly tell who was the boss of the two families.

While eating, Jiang Daniu and Zhong Dashan looked at the little wine left and felt secretly anxious.

A bottle of wine weighs only one kilogram. At the dinner table, except for Jiang Yu, everyone else can drink a little.

Although we used a small wine glass and couldn't pour much into each cup, but with eight cups at a time, some wine could be visibly poured each time.

The two looked at each other and went out together under the pretext of going to the bathroom.

When they came back not long after, both of them had surprise on their faces, and their relationship became even closer.

After sitting down and drinking two cups of wine, Jiang Daniu coughed twice and said, "Well, I think the food is delicious. How about we discuss business?"

"I think it's okay!" Zhong Dashan immediately agreed, then looked at his wife, "Xiaoyan, how about we talk about business first?"