Chapter 170

"Okay, you're busy, I'll take your sister Qin out for a walk."

Li Zhiguo is a good actor and there is nothing unusual about him.

When we arrived at the central courtyard, we saw Chen Bihua, who was pregnant. There were births one after another in this courtyard.

"Hello, Brother Li."

Chen Bihua just walked around in the yard to help digest the food.

"Bihua, where's Dongxu? How about going shopping together?"

Li Zhiguo likes to bring Jia Dongxu along because the others don’t have to go to work and have a lot of free time.

"Still in the house, probably cleaning up the dishes."

As he was speaking, Jia Dongxu came out of the house with a basin in his hand, ready to wash the dishes.

Originally he didn't have to do this, but it was inconvenient for his wife because she was pregnant.

Seeing this, Li Zhiguo shouted, "Dongxu, go out for a walk and wash the dishes for your mother."

"okay!"

Jia Dongxu responded, turned around and went back into the house, shouting, "Mom, my brother asked me to go out. I'll leave the dishes for you to wash."

"Go! Learn more from your brother."

Jia Zhang responded, put down the shoe soles in her hand, stood up and prepared to wash the dishes. If it was Li Zhiguo, others would not agree.

"okay!"

Jia Dongxu put the basin on the stove and ran away.

Here, Li Zhiguo originally wanted to call Sha Zhu, but he was not at home. I guess he went to Xu Huizhen again. I just don’t know how Old Cai feels recently.

"Brother, let's go!"

Jia Dongxu ran closer and saw Qin Huairu. Even though she had given birth to two children, she was still extremely beautiful. He still felt a little uncomfortable, but he had to learn to be magnanimous.

After all, Qin Huairu is his sister-in-law, so it’s good for her to stay in the family.

"Well, let's go! Where's the stick? Did he stay at home?"

Li Zhiguo asked casually. His little Guan Xiang was drawing at home. When he saw Li'er learning it before, he asked the kindergarten teacher to teach him. There was no cram school, and he just paid money to learn it.

"Bang Geng fell asleep. He played outside all day."

Jia Dongxu didn’t think much about it. Boys are bound to be naughty.

"pretty good!"

Then the two of them left the yard together and headed towards Beixinqiao, where there were shops and it was crowded with people.

I don't know what happened on the road, but Jia Dongxu was the only one walking in front, and he and the two girls were walking behind. The main reason was that Chen Bihua was pregnant and couldn't walk fast.

Suddenly, Chen Bihua said, "Brother Li, I always lose money, but not much, sometimes a few cents, sometimes one or two dimes, and the most I lost was 23 cents.

It was not so bad before, I would lose it two or three times a month, but recently it happens more often, and the total amount lost in the past month is several dollars.

You said it was my mother-in-law or Dongxu who took it, and now I don’t know where I put the money.”

"No way, you lost money at home?"

Li Zhiguo recalled that during the Spring Festival, Jia Zhang said that she suspected Dongxu of stealing money, so she asked him to save money for his retirement. Just last month, Jia Zhang gave him money again, and he deposited it in the bank the next day to continue earning interest.

"It was lost at home. It could not be anyone else but my mother-in-law or Dongxu. I suspect it was Dongxu. Otherwise, you can ask him for me. Dongxu will listen to you now."

Chen Bihua's main source of income came from the 10 yuan per month food allowance that Jia Zhang paid, and the 70 cents per day that Dongxu paid for the family. She saved up the unused money, but it was not much, and she could not afford to lose it.

"Okay, I'll ask for you when I have time, but you'll be at home every day, so be careful to keep the money safe."

Li Zhiguo was not sure either, as the people in the Jia family had a habit of doing things as they pleased.

Just from what he knew, Jia Dongxu had stolen chickens and money from the family, and Jia Zhang had also stolen Sha Zhu's bacon.

And Banggeng plays around like this every day, so he is also suspected of stealing money.

Since Jia Dongxu earns cash every day, he must count the money when he gets home. Over time, Banggeng must know the importance of money.

"Hey!"

Chen Bihua tried her best to hide the money, but it would always be found by someone after a few days.

They didn't talk about it afterwards. They went to Beixinqiao for a walk, didn't buy anything, and came back when it was getting dark.

When they got home, Li Zhiguo said, "Huai Ru, you have to teach your child well. Everything else is fine, but you must not steal anything."

Stealing is a big problem, but it is inevitable that children will steal a little. It is not too late to correct it if it is discovered, but the consequences of indulgence will be very serious.

"Hey! I'll listen to you. I won't give Guan Xiang a penny and won't let him learn how to spend money."

Qin Huairu has no concept of pocket money. She has never had any money since she was a child, but she has managed to get by. Besides, her family is well off now and she has nothing to lack.

Li Zhiguo shook his head and said, "Forget it, don't worry about the money. I will give my son pocket money. If you don't take a penny, you will just steal it!"

"Zhiguo, then don't take too much. Jingru has saved a lot of money."

Qin Huairu had discovered Xiao Jingru's piggy box before, and the money inside was not given by her husband.

But now Jingru's box has been given to her mother, and she can't get it back.

"Children know that saving money is the right thing to do."

Li Zhiguo is also crossing the river by feeling the stones. He has never educated a child before, but he seems to have taught Jingru quite well, except that her grades are a little bit poor, which is innate and there is nothing he can do about it.

"Brother-in-law, wash your face."

Xiao Jingru came into the house carrying a basin, having just fetched some hot water from the kitchen.

"Uh, you go first, I need to take a shower."

He had just walked around outside and was sweating.

"I'll take a shower too."

Qin Huairu followed up with a sentence, saying that she had an idea.

"Oh!"

Xiao Jingru washed her face and feet, and when no one was paying attention, she slipped into the inner room to take care of her little nephew, and she stayed here to sleep tonight.

……

The next morning, Li Zhiguo went out after washing up. Xiao Jingru was on holiday and could help take care of the children, allowing him to be completely free and go out at any time.

"Hey, you're going out."

Yan Bugui was wiping his fishing rod. He was going to go fishing. The students were on holiday, so he was free and his salary was still paid.

When he became a teacher, he had his eyes on these winter and summer vacations. Wasn't that something he had taken into account?

"I have something to go out for, Uncle San. Let's meet Dongxu in a couple of days. The three of us can go fishing together. We all have cars."

Li Zhiguo was going to see Erbao learn chess. He missed his biological son since he hadn't seen him for a while.

"That's great. When I see Dongxu later, I'll say hello to him."

Yan Bugui suddenly thought of something and said, "Shazhu is often not in the yard at night recently. Is he interested in some young widow and wants to run away?"

"No, Shazhu went to Lao Cai's place. It seems like something happened. Shazhu has to feed the rainwater, so he can't run away."

Li Zhiguo didn't think Sha Zhu would run away, because Sha Zhu loved his job as a chef in the steel rolling mill and couldn't bear to leave his lunch box.

"Uncle, it's just right, I want to tell you something.

Isn't my son Guan Xiang's kindergarten going to be closed soon? He will be four years old this year and will have to go to primary school in two years. I would like to ask you to be his tutor."

He plans to take the lead in rolling up the yard to provide his son with early education and happy teaching.

"Tutor? That's not necessary. There are preschool classes in the kindergarten and the teachers will teach.

If you hire me to teach you, you will lose a lot. You will just pay tuition for nothing."

Yan Bugui pushed the frame of his glasses, thinking that the bad boy had finally miscalculated. It turned out that he was stable enough. He had four children in school, but he had never checked their homework once.

"I believe in your teaching ability. There is no rush. I will discuss with you what to teach in a few days so that you don't waste your time."

Li Zhiguo left immediately without having breakfast.

He went to the canteen in front of the door and asked his brother-in-law Qin Guangming in the kitchen to cook a bowl of egg noodles for him. He would find a way to erase the money from Lao He's account. It was also possible to fleece one's own wool. There was no limit to the amount of money in such a big silk shop.

"Li Zhiguo, you are here!"

He Daqing suddenly came in from outside. As the canteen director, he was given a lot of freedom. His only job was to make sure there was someone there during the stir-fry time period.

"I came to see what's going on in the cafeteria."

Every time he came, he would look at the account books. Everything else was fake and he only looked at the profits, but occasionally he would also want to understand the specific situation.

"It's good. I don't have to cook the big pot dishes. The people in the kitchen can handle the simple stir-fry."

He Daqing sat nearby and said this. Life was too good now. He even saved some money of his own to give to Yu Shui as a dowry.

"Okay, train more chefs, especially my relatives."

Li Zhiguo needed a team of chefs, not for himself, but for his concubine. After the reform and opening up, he would let his concubine open a restaurant, and chefs would be the lifeline.

Although they can poach employees from each other, it is not only unstable but also easy to increase costs, which is not worth the cost.

At He Daqing's age, his surplus value is still very high. In the profession of chef, the older you are, the better you become. "Don't worry, I will teach you with all my heart, and the one who teaches you will be no worse than Sha Zhu."

He Daqing patted his chest and assured that he wanted to work here until retirement.

Li Zhiguo nodded and wanted to say something when he saw Lao Cai coming in from outside.

"Brother Li, you are here too!"

Cai Quanwu seemed very anxious, jogging and sweating profusely.

"Lao Cai, what's the matter with you coming here at this time?"

Li Zhiguo felt quite surprised. He wondered what had happened recently.

"Yes, Huizhen's cousin came to the city and found me."

It turned out that Cai Quanwu had gone to Niulanshan to bring back wine this morning and was just about to go home to take care of his children when he was stopped in the alley by a woman holding a child.

“Brother Li, she called me brother-in-law at that time, but I ignored her, and she ended up calling me by my name.

When I asked, I found out that she was Xu Huizhi. Something happened at home, so she came to me to borrow money. She asked for thirty yuan, but where did I get the money from? I only had four yuan in my pocket, and it would take until next month's salary.

Hearing this, Li Zhiguo couldn't help but ask, "Are you here to borrow money?"

Unexpectedly, Cai Quanwu shook his head and said, "That's not the case. I have already brought Xu Huizhi home, and I am chatting with Huizhen right now.

I came to see my brother and wanted to ask if it’s okay to introduce Xu Huizhi to Sha Zhu.”

"Oh my god, Lao Cai, what are you thinking?"

Li Zhiguo was a little confused. Is he still the kind and honest man? Who led him astray?

"Introduce her to Shazhu, with a child? Huizhen's cousin?"

He Daqing slapped his thigh and thought, I'm late. If I had come earlier, I could have introduced him to him.

"It's Huizhen's cousin. Not only is she carrying a child, she's also pregnant with another."

Cai Quanwu blushed a little. This was indeed a bit immoral, but he did it to avenge his wife.

"Buy one get two free? Shazhu is still young, I'm afraid he doesn't understand the benefits of this."

He Daqing thought that if it were him, he would definitely not despise it, but he was already trapped by Bai Yanni, so he had to give it a try.

"Brother, if you agree, I think we can ask Sha Zhu."

Cai Quanwu thought that for such an important matter, he had to seek his elder brother's opinion, so he hurried over.

"I agree. There's nothing wrong with this. Huizhen is your wife. If her cousin can get together with Shazhu, it will be a perfect match."

He Daqing waved his hands and said, this is not a small matter.

Li Zhiguo ate the egg noodles quickly. He had to watch the fun.

"Brother, I'll go back and explain it to Huizhen."

Cai Quanwu was about to leave, but saw Li Ge'er following him out.

"Lao Cai, let's go together. You can take me there on your bike."

Li Zhiguo wiped his mouth, went for a walk first, and came back to have lunch, so as not to delay.

"Hey!"

Cai Quanwu didn't ask any more questions and just did as he was told. If Li Ge'er got to know about this, there would be no way around it.

When the two arrived at the backyard of the tavern and entered the house, they saw a woman kneeling there. Xu Huizhen was sitting in the front, turning her head to look away. The atmosphere was awkward.

"Huizhen, look who's here."

Cai Quanwu shouted, it seemed that his wife was angry, and Li Ge'er came and could persuade her.

"Brother Li, how come you have time to come here?"

Xu Huizhen quickly stood up, putting one hand on her waist. She had been pregnant for more than six months and felt heavy.

Xu Huizhi, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but turn her head and saw a strange handsome young man. He was tall and looked very energetic. Even she couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.

"I happened to meet Lao Cai. Sister-in-law, who is this person? Why is he kneeling here?"

Li Zhiguo pretended not to know, otherwise it would be too deliberate.

"Who else could it be? My cousin Xu Huizhi. She's the one who stole my man. She's my ex-husband."

Xu Huizhen's words almost broke down Old Cai.

"It's her! She's so pregnant, get up quickly."

Li Zhiguo took his seat after entering the room.

"Sister, I..."

Xu Huizhi didn't know who to listen to. With tears on her face, she had already confessed to her sister for a while.

"This is Brother Li, hurry up and get up, or I'll treat you."

Xu Huizhen's tone was unfriendly, but she had already relented.

"Hey!"

Xu Huizhi struggled to stand up. Cai Quanwu, who was standing beside her, saw this and wanted to help her, but he held back. Otherwise, if he really helped her, he might not have to introduce her to Sha Zhu. He had to introduce her to him.

"Mom, my sister is crying."

Suddenly, there was a shout from the next room. It turned out to be Li'er with Xu Huizhi's daughter next door.

Xu Huizhen hurriedly said, "Old Cai, go and coax the children."

"At your command!"

Cai Quanwu hurried there. He felt at ease leaving Li Ge'er here, but if it was Sha Zhu and the eldest brother, it would not work.

After Xu Huizhen saw the people leave, she continued, "Huizhi, when you kidnapped He Yongqiang, I went to the hospital alone with a big belly to give birth. It was snowing heavily, and I almost died in the alley."

"Sister, it's my fault, I was wrong, but He Yongqiang insisted on being with me!"

Xu Huizhi looked miserable, but there was nothing she could do.

Xu Huizhen shook her head and said, "You have no money now, you can't make ends meet, your children have nothing to eat, and you only know how to come to me, and you even want to cheat Lao Cai. Is that you who called me brother-in-law?"

"Sister, I'm kneeling down for you, please lend me some money. My child hasn't eaten anything today and is hungry."

Xu Huizhi was about to kneel down as she spoke, she really had no other choice.

Li Zhiguo interrupted and said, "I've been listening for a long time. Where is your husband He Yongqiang? You came to borrow money, but what is he doing? And it's July now. Didn't we just harvest the grain?"

"Brother Li is asking you a question, why don't you answer it quickly?"

Seeing her cousin staring blankly, Xu Huizhen hurriedly urged her. She felt that this question had hit the nail on the head. How could there be a shortage of food after the wheat harvest? The grain station was selling fresh flour.

"Well, Yongqiang is not very good at farming, so he kept borrowing a lot of food from others. Just after the wheat was harvested, everyone came to collect the debt and said a lot of unpleasant things.

In a fit of anger, Yongqiang returned all the food in the house. Now my father-in-law, Yongqiang's father, is sick again. The family has neither food nor money, and they can no longer make ends meet.

The money I used to travel here today was secretly borrowed from my second aunt, who didn’t have much money either.”

Xu Huizhi started crying again as she spoke. Why is life so difficult now?

"Ugh!"

Xu Huizhen sighed and said, "You did it all yourself. You insisted on running away with He Yongqiang. You had to bear his stubborn temper."

"Sister, I know I was wrong. Please lend me some money. We grew up together. I always listened to you."

Xu Huizhi quickly played the emotional card. She was also hungry and if she didn't eat, the baby in her belly would not be well.

"Huizhen, if you really want to obey me in everything, then remarry now and stop living with He Yongqiang.

I will find you a good family and give you 200 yuan as a dowry, which is enough for you to marry off in style. You won’t have to live a hard life in the countryside with He Yongqiang anymore.”

Xu Huizhen suddenly hit the point, which was also her true feelings. She couldn't help but look at Li Ge'er and said, "This is the idea you came up with."

Li Zhiguo was stunned for a moment. Why was he looking at him? This matter had nothing to do with him. He just wanted to watch the fun.

"Sister, you want me to remarry? That's impossible. I'm still pregnant. How can anyone want me?"

Xu Huizhi was confused. She just came to borrow 30 yuan to buy food in the village, so why did she talk about remarriage?

"Why is there no one who wants you? I'll introduce you to someone who is a hundred times better than He Yongqiang."

Xu Hui was not talking nonsense, in her heart, Sha Zhu was really a good person and took good care of her, otherwise Sha Zhu would not have worked far away from home, was not of the right age, and did not know how to take care of children.

Maybe she should have chosen Sha Zhu at the beginning, and Lao Cai would have nothing to do with it.

Old Cai was hunched over outside the window, and when he heard these words, his sense of crisis became even stronger. It turned out that Sha Zhu had such a high status in his wife's heart.

No, Shazhu comes here every day and stays here at night. After a while, he might move away.

"Sister, you are not lying to me?"

Xu Huizhi actually felt a little regretful. He Yongqiang only loved her, but he was stubborn and no one could stand it for a long time. Besides, life at home was already like this, and if she didn't think of a solution, the child would starve to death.

Xu Huizhen nodded and said, "I won't lie to you, Huizhi. Think about it carefully. As long as you remarry, I will forgive you."

Unexpectedly, Xu Huizhi suddenly looked at Li Zhiguo. Oh my god, was this a misunderstanding?

(End of this chapter)