Chapter 171

"Huizhi, what are you looking at? Do you think Li Ge'er is real? The one I want to introduce to you is my adopted brother, named Sha..."

Xu Huizhen was stunned. She couldn't even remember Sha Zhu's name.

Li Zhiguo had no choice but to say, "His name is He Yuzhu, and he's from the same courtyard as me."

"He Yuzhu is also my eldest nephew, a family member."

Cai Quanwu suddenly walked in from outside and said, "He Yuzhu is a cook at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. He has a house at home. He is in his twenties, has never been married, and has never even had a girlfriend."

"Mr. Cai, you are the only one who talks too much. Go and get some food for the children, and bring some to Huizhi as well."

Xu Huizhen glared at her man and said, "Brother Li is here, why are you interrupting me?"

"At your command!"

Cai Quanwu hurried out. In order not to let the two children go hungry, he went to the kitchen to get food for his cousin.

In the main room, Xu Huizhi asked tentatively: "Sister, He Yuzhu is so good, why doesn't he have a partner?"

Xu Huizhen said as soon as she opened her mouth: "Silly, He Yuzhu fell in love with me at the beginning, it was in 1955, and you just ran away at that time.

Isn't this what has delayed him until now? Huizhen, you can't snatch He Yongqiang from me, but I can let a man give it to you, and you must take it.

Otherwise, after this meal, you can leave, go back to the countryside and farm with He Yongqiang to live a hard life, and never come to see me again in your life."

Xu Huizhi remained silent and waited until Cai Quanwu came over with two bowls of noodles and a plate of food.

"I got this from the cafeteria in front. It's still warm."

Xu Huizhi swallowed and said, "Brother-in-law, you guys usually eat so well!"

"Of course not. If you follow my eldest nephew, you can eat white flour every day."

Cai Quanwu put the food on the table, not daring to say anything more, and quickly took a small stool and sat next to Li Ge'er waiting, seeming to be a head shorter than him.

Xu Huizhi couldn't help it, so she picked up the flour and ate it. She had been hungry for several days and hadn't eaten anything.

Xu Huizhen frowned and wanted to chase the person away so as not to delay things. If her cousin really refused to remarry, she would find another wife for Sha Zhu.

"Sister, can I meet the person you mentioned?"

Xu Huizhi gave in. She was a submissive person, but she also had a selfish side. As long as someone was willing to accept her, there was nothing wrong with marrying someone else.

"Huizhi, you are right to think so!

Lao Cai, go to the steel mill and call Sha Zhu over."

Xu Huizhen was so happy that she forgot to call Sha Zhu by his full name.

"Sister, who is Shazhu?"

Xu Huizhi was confused. Could someone be replaced at the last minute?
"Shazhu is He Yuzhu, that's his nickname. He's not stupid, you'll know when you meet him."

Xu Huizhen didn't say much. Since her cousin had agreed, she couldn't run away. Now she had to let He Yongqiang taste what it felt like to be abandoned.

At this time, Li Zhiguo thought for a moment and said, "When Shazhu comes to talk, just say you are a widow."

"widow?"

Xu Huizhi was confused. What was going on?

"Yes, just say she is a widow. He Yongqiang died a long time ago."

Xu Huizhen is still full of hatred now. Her father-in-law is such a good man, but he was angered to death by He Yongqiang. Then why is He Yongqiang still alive?

"Ok!"

Xu Huizhi responded and said nothing more.

Li Zhiguo stood up and said, "I'll ask Lao Ma to cook some dishes and send them to the backyard. I'll eat here at noon, too."

"Brother Li, thank you for your help."

Xu Huizhen also stood up and walked her to the door.

After the man left, Xu Huizhi said, "Sister, who is this Li Ge'er? You respect him so much."

"I can't afford to offend anyone you can't afford to offend either. Don't ask about it. You'll know when you marry into the city."

Xu Huizhen did not believe in superstition before, but now she has been taught a lesson. Although the tavern is doing smoothly now, she, as the private manager, has also received strong support.

But in the hearts of the employees, Brother Li is still the most important, even if others don’t come to work. Sometimes they don’t see him once a month. How can they justify this?

……

At the Red Star Steel Mill, Cai Quanwu pretended to be Li Zhiguo's younger brother. After registering with the guard, he ran to the cafeteria and found Sha Zhu.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Sha Zhu was stunned. This shouldn't appear here.

"Silly Zhu, do you want a wife or not? If you want a wife, just ask me and I'll take you to find one later."

Cai Quanwu now just wants Sha Zhu to get married and stop going to his house, otherwise something bad will happen sooner or later.

"Yes! Take me to find one right now."

Sha Zhu was about to take off his sleeves as he spoke, how could he cook such a dish?

"Then go ask for leave, and when you get to my place, I'll let your sister talk to you."

"well."

After leaving the steel mill, Sha Zhu realized that his uncle actually came here on a tractor, which must have been very wasteful of fuel.

At this time, Li Zhiguo was teasing Xu Huizhi's daughter Chunfen with Li'er in his arms. He loved his daughter very much, but he already had four sons, but still had no one to look for.

My concubine Chen Xueru can’t have another child, and no one else wants to have one either.

It is enough for the first wife Qin Huairu to have two children. If there is one more, not only will the mother-in-law be too busy to handle it, but he will also suffer. It will be difficult to educate too many children.

With Chunyan, this can only be a one-time deal. We can't let Xu Damao plan another one.

Thinking about it this way, who can he find to give birth to a daughter?

"Oh, I heard the sound of a tractor. It must be Old Cai and Sha Zhu coming."

Xu Huizhen no longer calls herself He Yuzhu, as it always feels awkward. Shazhu sounds better.

Xu Huizhi next to her couldn't help but get nervous. The last time she went on a blind date, she was with He Yongqiang on behalf of her sick sister.

This time, she also felt like she was marrying that idiot Zhu instead of her sister. In this life, will she just pick up what her sister left behind?

Soon, footsteps were heard, and Xu Huizhi saw her brother-in-law leading a strange man to the door. He looked a little old, but his physique was in good health, so there must be no shortage of food at home.

"Sister, I'm here."

Sha Zhu saw Xu Huizhi at a glance and noticed that she was pregnant. This was nothing special, as it meant that she could give birth.

Just take his sister Huizhen, she is pregnant again. Chunyan in the courtyard is also lucky, otherwise she might have no family at all.

"Silly Zhu, this is my cousin Xu Huizhi, she is 22 years old this year. Her husband passed away due to illness a few days ago. Now she has a daughter and is pregnant with another one.

He couldn't make ends meet anymore, so he ran to the city and asked me to take him in.

But I already have a child at home, and I will have another one soon. Old Cai is too busy to take care of it. Otherwise, why don’t you get to know Huizhi and see if you can get along, and then we can talk about it.”

Xu Huizhen explained the matter slowly and clearly.

"Hi! I think we can get along."

Sha Zhu was about to sit down with his hands on the dining table, but he almost fell down because he sat crookedly. He looked really stupid.

But Xu Huizhi just felt that to be a good person, one had to be a little bit stupid, otherwise, with He Yongqiang's stubborn temper, life would be unsuccessful.

"Lao Cai, go to the front and see what Lao Ma is doing. He hasn't delivered the food yet."

Li Zhiguo looked at his watch. It was twelve o'clock. He had to eat lunch on time as per the doctor's orders.

"okay!"

Cai Quanwu felt relieved. It was good that Sha Zhu could see through it.

"No, Li Zhiguo, why are you here too?"

Only then did Sha Zhu notice that there was someone familiar in the room.

"Why can't I be here? I'll come and see Li'er."

Li Zhiguo held Li'er high up in his arms, making the little girl giggle. Chunfen, who was sitting on a chair next to her, also clapped her hands, probably because she found it very funny.

At this time, Xu Huizhen called her cousin to the next room and asked, "Huizhi, what do you think of Shazhu?"

"Sister, I think it's great."

Xu Huizhi felt that her sister had failed this time. It was obvious that Sha Zhu looked much stronger and younger than Lao Cai.

"That's right, if I didn't already have Lao Cai, it wouldn't be your turn, Sha Zhu.

I tell you, go back to your parents' home, clarify things, and then divorce He Yongqiang.

When the time comes, you can marry Sha Zhu and move your household registration to the city, where you can get a monthly ration and eat the emperor's food. Isn't that good? "

Xu Huizhen paused and said, "I'll give you fifty yuan for the divorce, and I'll give you two hundred yuan as a dowry when you get married.

If you listen to me this time, the previous debt will be written off. Otherwise, you can take this fifty dollars and get out of here. We will never have anything to do with each other again."

After saying this, Xu Huizhen was still worried that her cousin would be deceived by He Yongqiang, so she added, "Do you know who Li Ge'er is? He is a cadre of the Daqianmen Street Office, the public manager of more than a dozen stores, and he is powerful.

Lao Cai and Sha Zhu are both his brothers, and he is also my brother. If you agree to this, you cannot go back on your word. Otherwise, even if you are in the countryside, he can punish you with just one word. "

"Ah! Brother Li is so capable?"

Xu Huizhi was not well educated. What could a country girl understand? She was really frightened.

"He said that you can't buy food even if you have money. You will know when you enter the city. By the way, Shazhu is not very clear about his identity, so don't say anything."

After Xu Huizhen gave some instructions, she vaguely heard Lao Ma's voice and hurriedly took her sister to the north room.

The so-called north house refers to the main house of each courtyard. Because they are all built facing north and south, they are called the north house.

If it was the south room, it would be a tragedy, as it was where servants lived in the capital.

"Manager Li, I'm sorry I'm late. I heard you told me to do this, so I specially prepared a few hard dishes. It took me a little longer."

Ma Liansheng was holding a tray in his hand, with a tail following him, and Zhao Yali followed in person.

The tavern and the convenience canteen now work in two shifts, and there are two people on duty this time.

As soon as Lao Ma entered the house, he hurriedly put the hot dishes on the table, and Zhao Yali followed suit by placing cold dishes. As for wine, there was no shortage of it in the backyard, as Lao Cai had already prepared it.

"Manager Li, do you have any instructions for this afternoon? Do you want to call everyone over?"

Zhao Yali looked flattering. If she wanted to appear prominent in front of others, she had to suffer behind the scenes. Although she was very humble here, her status at home was rising rapidly.

Both parents, her husband Mr. Bao, his eight sons, a total of fourteen people in the family, all depended on her to live a good life, and she relied on Manager Li. If the family was not really poor, she would have wanted to invite him to their home for a meal.

"No, I just came to visit today to see what's going on.

Yali, your children are on holiday now, right? I'll come over when I have time, and you can bring your sons over to play."

Li Zhiguo felt that these eight guys would be useful in the future. Not to mention anything else, he could call on all eight of them just for fighting.

He also considered the future situation. He had many sons. If any of them got excited and insisted on going to the countryside, he would find a dozen companions for his son to go together, so that they could kill wild boars and eat their meat if they saw any.

"Hey! Listen to Manager Li."

Zhao Yali quickly poured wine for people and then stepped aside.

"Okay, Lao Ma, go back and cook a few dishes and put them on my account. You guys have lunch too."

Li Zhiguo waved his hand and sent the man away. When Xu Huizhen came back to settle the bill, he just wanted face.

"Thank you, Manager Li."

Lao Ma and Zhao Yali left happily.

At the door, Xu Huizhi was dumbfounded. He really was powerful and rich. Her sister didn't lie.

Sha Zhu was also stunned, and only then asked, "No, Li Zhiguo, when did you become a manager?"

"Last year, Lao Cai was the manager of the public office. He resigned and there was no suitable person for the time being, so Huizhen asked me to take on the role concurrently."

Li Zhiguo acted nonchalant, so Sha Zhu didn't delve into it. Even if he knew about his wealthy family's identity, it wouldn't be a big deal.

At worst, I will just stop interacting with Shazhu as an ordinary person.

This kid Sha Zhu can't do anything. He Daqing is still working under him.

"You cheat people wherever you go!"

Sha Zhu didn't think much about it. Li Zhiguo was a cheater who always ate and drank for free. It had been so many years and he hadn't changed.

Coming back to his senses, Sha Zhu hurriedly said, "Huizhi, come and eat. You have a big belly and you can't lack nutrition."

"Hey! Thank you, silly."

Xu Huizhi discovered the good of Sha Zhu, who was caring. If it were He Yongqiang, he would pick up the chopsticks and eat as soon as the food was served, without saying a word.

"Thank you!"

Sha Zhu was happy. He didn't catch up with Xu Huizhen, but at least he caught up with someone else's sister. It felt like he also caught up with Huizhen.

Xu Huizhi looked at the table full of dishes. Seeing that everyone was about to pick up their chopsticks, she couldn't help but start eating too, feeding her daughter from time to time.

Li Zhiguo had eaten egg noodles before coming here, so he wasn't very hungry, so he just took care of Li'er while she ate.

"I have several sons, but no daughter. Li'er is close to me. Sister-in-law, you can come to me for anything related to Li'er in the future."

"Hey! Listen to Brother Li."

Xu Huizhen was very happy, as this also proved how good her daughter was.

Sha Zhu couldn't help but say, "Li Zhiguo, you have two sons, where did you get so many?"

"Shazhu, eat the food, don't just drink."

Cai Quanwu patted his nephew and said, "Don't ask if you don't understand. Brother Li is very capable."

After the meal, Li Zhiguo didn't eat much. He just had a taste of Lao Ma's cooking, which was of the same level as Yu Shui's. But Yu Shui was only a little older. However, it was enough for him to be a chef in a convenience canteen.

Xu Huizhi ate a lot. She hadn't eaten meat for several months.

At this time, Li Zhiguo looked at his watch and said, "I have to go to the silk shop. It's already July. So, we can hold a mid-year meeting at the end of the month."

"Okay, Brother Li, I will prepare it in advance."

Xu Huizhen thought that the store had been doing well in the past six months and that taxes were paid in full every month, so she was not worried at all.

"Okay! Silly Zhu, work hard. I'm waiting for the wedding."

Li Zhiguo made a joke, handed the reason to Lao Cai, and was about to leave.

"Of course I will. I won't follow my father and uncle. I will definitely hold a banquet."

Sha Zhu glanced at his uncle and said, "Your marriage is so unkind. People in the yard are gossiping about it."

Li Zhiguo smiled and thought that whether Sha Zhu could be with Xu Huizhi depended on fate.

If that doesn't work, I'll introduce the 200-pound sister of Director Ma's wife from the grain station to Sha Zhu. She'll definitely be warm in bed in the cold winter, right?

No, Sha Zhu doesn't like fat girls. How about introducing her to Fan Jinyou? This guy is a little thin. Does he need to be integrated?
Thinking of this, he left the yard and wanted to go straight to the Qianmenlouzi grain station, where his father-in-law also worked.

Wait, if he goes and says it directly, it would be a bit embarrassing, so he should take a detour and ask someone else to act as a matchmaker! For example, Brother Qinian?

This interruption led me straight to the silk shop.

"Manager Li, you are here."

He Yumei quickly responded, but today she was not holding a feather duster in her hand, but a toy.

"Yumei, did Xueyi come to the store today?"

Li Zhiguo came to see his son. It would be better if he stayed in the store so that he wouldn't have to go to Chen's house.

"I'm in the store. I just had dinner inside."

He Yumei had already discovered her greatest role, which was to play chess with others.

"Ok!"

Li Zhiguo followed him into the store. When the employees saw him, they greeted him and wondered why he came today as they hadn't seen him for a while.

"Uncle Li!"

Xue Yi suddenly noticed who was coming and hurried over.

"Hey, uncle, hug me and see if you have gained weight."

Li Zhiguo held his son in his arms. He was much lighter than Guan Xiang, so the two brothers' appearances finally had some differences.

This is mainly due to the different genes of their mother, but when put together, they are not twins, but still brothers.

"Uncle, I've grown taller."

Xueyi put his arms around his uncle's neck, feeling very surprised. He had just met his uncle last week.

"Governing a country is like learning chess and painting."

Chen Xueru brought the picture book over to him as if to show off, but the patterns on it were a bit abstract, and for a moment he couldn't recognize it was a puppy.

"The painting is really good."

Li Zhiguo praised him against his will, because he was his son after all.

He did not favor one over the other and let both of his sons learn to paint, because it is the basis of writing. Without pictures in mind, it is impossible to write an essay.

Like the elementary school students of later generations, they rolled up their books and wrote articles based on the pictures. But it is better to draw more pictures than to write more articles.

"Xue Ru, I plan to let Xue Yi stay in kindergarten for another year. It would be better for him to go to elementary school when he is a little older, otherwise he will be easily demoted."

He had no intention of training his son to be a child prodigy, as that would be too tiring. He would not be able to catch up with the college entrance examination anyway, so the college entrance examination was cancelled.

"Yeah! Listen to you."

Chen Xueru did not express any opinion. She was also feeling her way forward in raising her child.

"Okay, that's settled then."

After staying in the store for a while, he took his concubine and Xueyi to the park and returned only after having dinner.

"Li Zhiguo, you are finally back."

As soon as I arrived at the backyard, I saw my second aunt jogging out of the house.

"What's wrong? Do you want to talk to me about something?"

Li Zhiguo stopped his bicycle and saw Qin Huairu coming out of the house again.

The second aunt came closer and said, "Your second uncle wanted to treat you to a drink and to discuss something with you."

"That's fine, I can drink some more."

Li Zhiguo had no idea why he was looking for him, so he could only say, "Huai Ru, I'll be back in a while. I had dinner outside."

"okay!"

(End of this chapter)