Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

Li Aimin was genuinely annoyed. Setting up the project in Li Aiguo's fourth-tier city was clearly aimed at him.

He wasn't always unhappy at work; before, when he was asked to go into business with him, he was unwilling to leave the system.

Now things are better. Although this project is privately owned, it still needs to connect with the system every now and then, so I can barely be considered a semi-industrial worker.

It would be better to give him a managerial position or a powerful director role in the project than to leave him doing nothing.

Li Aimin was also very interested when he heard him talk about it.

A massive investment of 3000 million yuan is something no one can ignore these days, and Li Aiguo is no exception.

If that were the case, and they were to collaborate on system development, Li Aiguo would naturally be happy to be appointed as a director with real power.

In addition, when Haitang heard about this, she immediately urged him to go.

“Let me tell you, Li Aiguo, if you miss this opportunity again, clinging to your false sense of righteousness, you… you can go there yourself.”

Yu Haitang felt a pang of regret; what kind of look had he given her back then?

Of the three siblings in the Li family, the other two have each achieved success in their own way, but Li Aiguo is the only one they chose.

He seemed quite promising at first, but ever since he was sent down to this godforsaken place...

He only regresses, he doesn't progress.

Then look at Li Aimin, who stayed in Beijing. He and his brother-in-law Yang Jianguo have become big capitalists over the years.

She had heard from Li Lan that the two of them had gone to Honggang on business.

They said they were setting up a family trust so that family members could receive money from it in the future.

Yu Haitang doesn't know how much she'll receive, but whatever she receives will be better than what she's currently experiencing.

She's never been to Honggang.

Spending all day around the stove, dealing with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, endlessly—what kind of life is that?

Then look at Li Lan, his older sister...

That's what makes life real.

This time, the third brother finally extended an olive branch, and it was his brother-in-law who instructed him to do it.

If Li Aiguo were to reject this opportunity again because of his trivial pursuits and pride...

I'm really not going to stay with him anymore. I don't care who he is, I'll go find someone else!

To be honest, Yu Haitang's life wasn't bad at all.

Li Aiguo was a leader, though his abilities were limited, he still managed a factory with several thousand employees.

Now that the factory has been restructured, it's smaller in scale, but more profitable than before.

His income as the factory manager has also increased significantly.

However, everything is afraid of comparison.

Whether it's Yingzi or Lao San Aimin, they all compare their lives to their own.

Yu Haitang's heart immediately felt unbalanced.

Chapter 910 The Unwilling Old Ox: What Kind of Pillar Is He?

"Alright, stop yelling. I'll definitely find a way to get it done."

Li Aiguo impatiently threw down a sentence and stormed out the door.

Seeing that he was willing to do it this time and wasn't being hypocritical, Yu Haitang just snorted twice and let him go.

Thinking about how she could connect with the third brother and her brother-in-law and how good days would come, Yu Haitang was so excited that she couldn't contain her joy and started humming a cheerful tune.

But Li Aiguo, once he left home, did not go around trying to build connections or pull strings as she had imagined.

Instead, he found a shady spot under a tree, squatted down, and started smoking one cigarette after another.

Sorrow!

His wife complains at home every day. Does she really think he's just pretending to be high-minded because he doesn't want to marry into a better family?

But he can only succeed if a high branch is willing to pay attention to him and let him climb up.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Li Aiguo knew better than anyone that his brother-in-law generally looked down on him.

The reason!

From his own perspective, to put it bluntly, it was Yang Jianguo who looked down on people.

But to be fair, Li Aiguo knew that he had disappointed him.

When the project was first proposed, my brother-in-law actually valued him more.

That's why they put him in the industrial system, hoping he could gradually climb the ladder along his own path.

With him leading the way, as long as I can achieve results, I don't need to worry about not having a position.

But Li Aiguo hasn't been able to make a name for himself all these years.

He didn't know what was wrong; nothing he did went well, and everything he did went wrong.

He has a lot of worries every day, and his family is always causing him trouble, never letting him have any peace.

He wasn't particularly talented to begin with; if he had focused all his energy on his work, he probably could have achieved something.

But unfortunately, he married Yu Haitang, a woman who loves to cause trouble and is always being dramatic.

If this doesn't work today, then that won't work tomorrow.

He needs to accompany me shopping, have a meal with me, watch a play or movie, have a colleague gathering, attend social events, and handle everything at home and outside.

Okay, it's nothing, he accepted it.

But when we get home, we have to share the housework with him, and even take turns taking care of the children.

When Li Aiguo said he wanted to hire a nanny, she launched into a long list of reasons, complaining about the cost and the nanny's poor care, pointing out what happened to the child cared for by this nanny and how another nanny's child ended up in the hospital.

In short, she was like a dictator in the family, wanting to take care of everything but limited by her own abilities, so she took on all the responsibilities herself.

She sits high on her 'throne', acting as a superior conductor.

Li Aiguo only suddenly understood this in the past few years when he was under so much pressure that he could hardly breathe, and then he faced an even heavier psychological burden.

I'm so tired!!!

Li Aiguo had considered divorcing her countless times.

But when I think of my child, her dependence on me, and all the ups and downs of these past years, I can't help but think of her.

The heart that had been tested was cracked once again.

He couldn't be ruthless, especially not to his own wife.

"Hey~"

Li Aiguo thus found himself in a difficult situation.

Every day, he was torn between his own desires and his own conscience. One moment he wanted to divorce her, the next he felt sorry for her and thought he had gone too far, and then he thought he should just give up on himself and continue to be a hard-working old man at his age.

Then she felt she couldn't let her off so easily. She had suffered so much for so many years, and since she wouldn't let her have an easy life, then neither of them should have an easy life.

Torn between a complex mix of emotions, Li Aiguo had no mind to do anything productive.

This is also the fundamental reason why Li Aimin's suggestion to set up the research institute here faced numerous obstacles.

Li Aiguo didn't put in any effort to work on this matter.

When others see that Li Aiguo doesn't care, they will naturally prioritize their own interests.

The investment in this research institute is outrageously high, and it can create many jobs, but that doesn't mean it has no downsides.

First, it is a heavy blow to the existing industrial structure.

Other projects basically have to give way to it, and various economic policies will prioritize it. The benefits that were previously available to them have all been snatched away by it.

You've eaten your fill, but what about the others? They're all watching with their mouths agape, waiting to see you eat until your belly is round and full.

Who would be happy about that!

Therefore, if you, Li Aiguo, are indifferent and do not insist on expressing your stance, then we are also deaf and blind, unable to hear or see.

Everyone just pretended to be stupid and continued on their way.

"dad!"

Li Yaoguo, who was in junior high school, returned home. From afar, he saw his father squatting by the roadside, smoking one cigarette after another, surrounded by smoke like a chimney.

"Ah, I'm back."

Fanning the smoke in front of him, Li Aiguo forced a smile and asked, "How are things at school?"

"Good."

The father and son exchanged their routine questions. After he finished speaking, Li Yaoguo wanted to walk home, and Li Aiguo also lowered his head and reached for the cigarettes in his pocket again.

"dad."

"Ok?"

Looking up at his son's complicated eyes, Li Aiguo waited for him to speak with a puzzled expression.

"Why don't you just cancel your order and go home?"

Smack, smack~

The cigarette butts flickered in and out of focus, and Li Aiguo's expression, hidden in the smoke, was uncertain as he continued to ponder his son's words.

“I know you’ve had a tough time these past few years. My mom can be quite demanding at times, but she’s never been malicious and is genuinely good to you.”

I don't understand your adult relationships. I just think that as a family, we're doing well, eating three meals a day, and staying warm and clothed. That's good enough.

It turns out that my son is no longer the clueless brat he used to be.

He has probably seen all the changes I've undergone recently.

Do not……

He probably noticed every little detail of their daily lives, otherwise how could he say things like, "My mom is quite a handful, but she doesn't mean any harm; she just wants the family to be happy together"?

This child is afraid that the family will fall apart!

Li Aiguo threw the cigarette butt hard on the ground and finally made up his mind.

The son is right, Yu Haitang is indeed quite troublesome, but her feelings for him and her contributions to the family cannot be ignored.

She's a busybody, but if it weren't for him managing the household, with her carefree personality, she would have been living a miserable life long ago.

Where is the warmth and peace she enjoys now? Not to mention how well she has raised her son. Over the years, she has studied alongside him, working on textbooks and doing exercises.

When she's out in public, she always tries to make herself look good and save face. Everyone who mentions her says, "You're so lucky to have such a patriot."

Now all I can think about are her faults, and when I'm tired I just want to collapse and shirk all responsibility.

It seems that if I do this, I'll be fine.

slap~

Slapping himself in the face, Li Aiguo rallied, thinking, "A pillar of strength, a pillar of strength! If I can't even handle something this simple, what kind of pillar of strength am I?"

Chapter 911 In the end, they were just ordinary mortals, at the summit interview.

Li Aiguo's withered heart was once again infused with new strength.

As for how long this power can last, only God knows.

With his wholehearted dedication to getting the project implemented, Li Aiguo's efforts quickly brought about a change in the situation.

Despite Yu Haitang's constant complaints, and the fact that Lao San (the third brother) has benefited the most from Yang Jianguo, Li Aiguo has also frequently acted under his name.

Especially within the system, it's an open secret who's backing him.

In this respect alone, the benefits that the name Yang Jianguo brought him far exceeded those of the third brother.

Li Aimin was involved in every aspect, helping Yang Jianguo conquer new territories everywhere, and he wasn't just using Yang's name.

After all, it was a government job, not one done for Yang Jianguo.