Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 391: How can you say such a thing?

"How can it be the same? Even if you don't do it for my sake, you should have some pity for little Tiger! He is still so young, and because of his health problems, he doesn't even dare to leave the house. Can you bear to watch his life ruined like this?"

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang immediately showed a helpless look on his face, then nodded and said, "Okay, then tell me, what do you want me to do to satisfy you?"

"Hey!"

Wu Cai'e raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and then she quickly explained, "Look at what you said. I don't mean to force you. I just think that your Aunt Zhen has had a hard time these years, so I came here to ask for mercy from you."

After saying this, she looked at Li Guoqiang with her head lowered and her attitude very humble.

You know, she is not one of those little girls who know nothing. She knows very well what men care about most.

As expected, seeing her like this, Li Guoqiang instantly showed a smile on his face, and then he laughed and said: "Okay! Since you have said so much, I won't bother with her anymore.

You can go back and tell her later that the amount of medical fee I want remains the same, but I can owe her the money first, and she can give it to me when she has money."

"Great!"

When Wu Cai'e heard Li Guoqiang's relief, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly praised him, "I knew you weren't the kind of heartless person who would watch someone die without helping."

"Ah!"

When Li Guoqiang heard this, he was slightly amused, then he laughed and joked, "Aunt Wu, don't be so happy too soon, I still have something to tell you!"

"what's up?"

Wu Cai'e was slightly stunned, then asked with some confusion.

"Well, that's what happened."

At this time, Li Guoqiang did not keep the secret and quickly told Chen Wen'an how he recognized him and wanted to help Chen Wen'an get good tea and wine.

"you"

After hearing this, Wu Cai'e couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Are you saying that Director Chen Wen'an from the East District is your cousin?"

"Yup!"

Li Guoqiang nodded, then said softly: "Actually, I didn't think of it at first, but he has already recognized my father, so it shouldn't be wrong."

"This"

Wu Cai'e was stunned for a while, then said with some emotion: "This is too coincidental!"

If she had known earlier that Chen Wen'an was Li Guoqiang's cousin, she would not have been so proactive in running to his house and acknowledging Li Guoqiang as her cheap nephew, and she would not have broken off her relationship with Li Guoqiang.

After sighing for a while, she suddenly realized why Li Guoqiang told her about this.

After all, her husband Song Guochang and Chen Wen'an are not in the same boat. If Chen Wen'an were to get the good tea, wine and other good things from Li Guoqiang, it would definitely affect Song Guochang's development.

At that time, if Song Guochang's path to promotion is blocked, she will inevitably put the blame on Li Guoqiang, and it may even lead to some uncontrollable changes in the relationship between her and Li Guoqiang.

Thinking of this, her heart tightened slightly, and then she hurriedly asked: "Qiangzi, what are your plans now?"

"Intend?"

Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and then said softly: "I plan to ask you to go back and talk to your uncle about this first, and see what he thinks."

"This"

When Wu Cai'e heard what Li Guoqiang said, she couldn't help but ponder in her heart. Then she thought of the fact that Chen Wen'an was Li Guoqiang's cousin. Finally, she nodded and agreed: "Okay! Then I'll tell him when he comes back tonight."

After saying that, she looked at Li Guoqiang with some worry.

Because she knew that Song Guochang's entire mind was now focused on how to climb up, and he would ruthlessly kick away any stumbling block that would block his path to promotion.

If there is no better solution to this problem, then I'm afraid her close relationship with Li Guoqiang will have to come to an end for the time being.

"fine!"

Seeing Wu Cai'e like this, Li Guoqiang quickly spoke to comfort her: "Aunt Wu, you don't have to worry so much. I believe my uncle will understand my difficulties."

After saying that, he reached out and patted Wu Cai'e on the back, his face full of confidence.

In his opinion, even if Song Guochang was dissatisfied with the good things he prepared for Chen Wen'an, he would not be stupid enough to break up with him because of this matter.

If they really fall out, wouldn't all the good things be taken by Chen Wen'an?
By then, there will be no need to even talk about opening the path to promotion.

Therefore, according to his guess, the biggest possibility is that Song Guochang will take this opportunity to ask him to provide more good things in the future, such as century-old ginseng, big insects, blind bears, etc.

However, if he wants to get these things, his relationship with Wu Cai'e is far from enough, he must spend some money.

And this was one of the main reasons why he asked Wu Cai'e to tell Song Guochang about what he had gotten for Chen Wen'an.

After all, even his own cousin had to pay money to get those good things, and Song Guochang had already taken a lot of good things from him, so he couldn't just keep taking them for free, right?

When Wu Cai'e heard what Li Guoqiang said, she didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly to show that she understood.

Afterwards, because she had something on her mind, she was not in the mood to continue sitting and drinking tea. She quickly got up and said goodbye, rode her bicycle to Zhen Hexiang's home, and told Zhen Hexiang the good news that Li Guoqiang agreed to pay the medical fee first.

When Zhen Hexiang heard this, she immediately felt relieved and then thanked Wu Cai'e profusely.

At the same time, she also secretly warned herself that she should be careful with what she said and did in front of Li Guoqiang in the future, and never offend Li Guoqiang again.

In the blink of an eye, it was soon night.

As usual, Song Guochang finished his work at the unit and then rode his bicycle back home.

However, as soon as he entered the room, he was very keenly aware that Wu Cai'e was in a bad mood, so he hurriedly asked: "Ezi, what's wrong with you?"

"fine!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Cai'e waved her hands and said, "You must be hungry! I'll bring the food over and we can eat in a while!"

After saying that, she hurried to the stove and brought the prepared meal to the table.

Seeing this, Song Guochang did not ask any more questions. He just put down his briefcase silently and sat down at the dinner table.

Soon, Wu Cai'e prepared the dishes and chopsticks, poured Song Guochang a glass of the aged wine that Li Guoqiang had brought to him earlier, and then sat down next to Song Guochang.

"Say it!"

Song Guochang glanced at the wine glass, then said softly: "What happened to you? Why do you look so worried?"

"It's actually nothing!"

Wu Cai'e shook her head, then slowly said, "Today, Qiangzi told me something that surprised me."

"Oh?" Song Guochang raised his eyebrows, then asked curiously, "What's that?"

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something, his face suddenly changed, and then he hurriedly asked: "Are you pregnant?"

"you"

Wu Cai'e was stunned for a moment, then spat in a somewhat unpleasant tone: "What are you talking about? How could I possibly get pregnant? You really treat me like a three-year-old child who doesn't know the importance of doing things, right?"

"That's good, that's good!"

When Song Guochang heard Wu Cai'e's answer, he immediately felt relieved.

Although he had tacitly approved of Wu Cai'e and Li Guoqiang's relationship, it did not mean that he could accept helping Li Guoqiang raise a child.

Moreover, he did not allow Wu Cai'e to divorce him, so he had to let Wu Cai'e secretly have an affair with Li Guoqiang behind his back.

Otherwise, this will not only affect his path to promotion, but also make him lose his last fig leaf.

Wu Cai'e was naturally well aware of this, otherwise she would not have been so bold as to throw herself into Li Guoqiang's arms. She also explained Song Guochang's attitude to Li Guoqiang as soon as possible to prevent Li Guoqiang from making any unrealistic demands on her.

For example, having a baby, moving house, etc.

However, she did not expect that Song Guochang would be so distrustful of her, which made her worry whether Song Guochang would suddenly go back on his word in the future.

By then, regardless of whether she could endure the days without Li Guoqiang by her side, the change in Song Guochang's attitude alone was enough to make her feel uncomfortable.

Perhaps it's time for her to think carefully about her escape route.

Although she had some leverage over Song Guochang, it was far from enough.

In order to prevent Song Guochang from going crazy in the future, she must have more bargaining chips, such as evidence of Song Guochang's violations of discipline and regulations.

At this moment, Song Guochang had no idea that his words had made Wu Cai'e defensive. This also proved that there was no love left between the couple.

If it weren't for their children and a little affection between husband and wife, they would probably have divorced long ago.

After a while, Song Guochang finally remembered the business, and asked hurriedly: "By the way, you haven't told me what Qiangzi told you?"

"Oh!"

Wu Cai'e came back to her senses after hearing this, and then said calmly: "He told me that Director Chen Wen'an of our East District is his cousin, and Chen Wen'an has already found out that the good things in your hands were all obtained with the help of Qiangzi.

So, he has already spent money to ask Qiangzi to help him get some good tea and wine. "

"This"

When Song Guochang heard this, he was a little shocked.

No matter how he thought about it, he never expected that his rival Chen Wen'an would be Li Guoqiang's cousin, and Chen Wen'an also wanted Li Guoqiang to help him get those good tea and wine.

In this way, he would lose his advantage over the leaders above him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little anxious. He was about to ask Wu Cai'e to stop Li Guoqiang, but suddenly he thought of the relationship between Li Guoqiang and Chen Wen'an, and quickly swallowed his words back.

After all, they are blood relatives. Why should he stop Li Guoqiang from getting things for Chen Wen'an?
What if I piss off Li Guoqiang and he doesn’t get those good things for me in the future?

Although he could also use the relationship between Li Guoqiang and Wu Cai'e to threaten Li Guoqiang, doing so would be tantamount to forcing Li Guoqiang and Wu Cai'e to fight to the death with him.

Now, he has not yet achieved his goal of becoming a provincial governor, so how could he possibly let himself fall into such an unfavorable situation?

Therefore, after thinking it over, he finally realized that the only thing he could do was to find a way to get Li Guoqiang to get him more and better things, so as to maintain his advantage in front of the leaders above.

This is just a method, he can't think of any better way for the time being.

After all, if he gave the money directly according to the standard that Chen Wen'an gave to Li Guoqiang, even if he emptied his family's savings, he probably wouldn't be able to give it many times.

What's more, he didn't think that such a small amount of money would make Li Guoqiang ignore his family relationship with Chen Wen'an.

Moreover, if he can pay, then Chen Wen'an can also pay, or even pay more.

In this way, he still won't have any advantage at that time.

Therefore, he had to think of a benefit that only he could provide in order to ensure that what Li Guoqiang got for him was better than what Chen Wen'an got.

"Hey!"

At this time, Wu Cai'e saw that Song Guochang had not said anything after listening to him, and frowned slightly, then asked in confusion: "What are you thinking about? You are thinking so deeply!"

"that."

When Song Guochang heard Wu Cai'e's voice, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly asked: "Ezi, why don't you give Qiangzi a child?"

"you"

Wu Cai'e's eyes widened when she heard this, and then she said in surprise, "You don't have a fever, do you? How can you say such a thing?"

"Whoa!"

Seeing Wu Cai'e's big reaction, Song Guochang couldn't help but flash a trace of embarrassment on his face, then he quickly waved his hand and said, "It's actually nothing, since you are already together anyway, so it's okay to give him a child."

"no!"

Wu Cai'e's face darkened, and she refused very firmly: "There is no room for negotiation on this matter. If you really want to do this, then let's get a divorce!"

After saying this, she looked towards Song Guochang with eyes full of disappointment and even a hint of disgust.

She didn't expect that Song Guochang would set his sights on her in order to get promoted.

Not to mention that they have a child, just the greedy look of Song Guochang is enough to make her sick.

This also made her more convinced that Song Guochang would change his mind in the future.

"Go, go, go!"

Seeing Wu Cai'e's firm attitude, Song Guochang could only compromise and said, "Since you don't want to, forget it."

After saying that, he reached out for the wine glass, tilted his head back with some annoyance, drank it all in one gulp, then exhaled a long breath of alcohol.

Logically speaking, as a department-level official, there is no need for him to go to this extent even if he needs Li Guoqiang's help to get some good things.

However, the key issue now is that he cannot let Chen Wen'an win.

You have to know that in the officialdom, if you lose one step, you will lose every step thereafter.

(End of this chapter)