Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

The old man is well aware of the jealousy and ulterior motives of Li Sijie and his mother, and it is time to take action.

This family cannot become restless because of them, otherwise there will be no peace in life.

The next morning, after breakfast, the old man and grandmother asked Li Zihang to stay and talk with his stepmother and her two children.

Five people sat around, just like a family meeting.

The old man sat upright, his eyes on his nose, his nose on his heart, as if thinking about something. Grandma wanted to say something several times but stopped herself.

After a long time, the old man sighed and said.

"Gu Xiyu, stop having those inappropriate thoughts of yours~"

Gu Xiyu is the name of Li Zihang’s stepmother.

The old man looked at Li Sijie with regret.

Old man: "Xiaojie~Hey~"

He didn't finish his sentence and sighed twice.

Finally, the old man said in a majestic tone.

"I told you this when you walked into the house."

"I will give you everything that belongs to you. You cannot use tricks or ulterior motives to steal what does not belong to you."

Li Zihang knew exactly what his grandfather and grandmother were thinking.

If his younger brother and stepmother hadn't been so excessive, Li Sijie wouldn't have been beaten yesterday.

The old man continued.

"Xiaojie, you've suffered a lot since you were a child, and you look exactly like your father."

"The first time I saw you, I was reminded of your father's appearance as a child. For these reasons, your grandmother and I love and care for you without reservation."

"I will double compensate you for all the debts I owe to your father."

"I was negligent in your education. I originally thought that with Xiaohang in this family, your brother could support you in the future and let you live a life without worries."

"Do what you want to do, without the burden of living for others, so I indulge you."

"This also makes you have other ideas."

The old man said so much and couldn't help sighing.

"Xiao Jie~ You can't take responsibility for this family, forget those inappropriate thoughts in the future~"

Li Sijie was about to retort, but when he saw that he dared to talk back, Li Zihang gave him a good look, telling him to hold back his words.

At this point, grandma also spoke.

"Xiyu, you also come from a wealthy family. You should understand what kind of education the head of the family received since childhood."

Then grandma turned her head and looked at Li Sijie and said.

"Xiao Jie, don't be unconvinced. You only see wolves eating meat, but you never see them starving and hunting when the mountains are blocked by snow."

"Do you know what kind of life your brother led since childhood?"

Without waiting for Li Sijie to speak, grandma started talking again.

Recalling Li Zihang's past, grandma's voice began to choke up.

"When Xiaohang was three years old, I taught him to read."

"At that time, his fingers were not as thick as pencils. His little hands could not hold a pencil. I taught him to write step by step."

"He had to write 100 characters every day when he first started learning. After a few days, his hands were so sore that he couldn't even hold the chopsticks when he ate."

When grandma said this, she smiled and cried.

"When he grows up, I will start to teach him to recite the Three Character Classic and the Disciple Rules."

"When other children are 4 years old, every one of them is playing in open-crotch pants."

"Your brother has to write 200 words of Disciple Rules and annotations every day."

"When your brother is at the conference, your seventh uncle will start teaching him martial arts."

"At that time, your brother practiced boxing and standing meditation every day. After a morning, he couldn't even lift his arms."

"Later, your brother started to learn foreign languages, learn to appreciate antiques, learn sculpture, learn photography, learn the mindset of emperors, and followed your grandfather everywhere and met all kinds of people."

"Let me tell you this! Since your brother was five years old, he has never played. He is either learning all kinds of knowledge or learning how to behave from your grandfather."

"Your brother was taken out for training by your grandfather."

"For two whole years, his body was always covered with bruises and there was not a single piece of healthy flesh."

"At that time, because of the injuries on his body, the police were even called in to investigate."

When grandma said this, tears were already dripping onto her clothes.

"I remember a few times when your brother accidentally injured his leg while practicing martial arts and kicked poles. He walked with a limp, but he never stopped training."

"Later, he couldn't stand the pain any more, so he went to the hospital for a checkup and found that he had a slight bone fracture in his calf."

When she said this, grandma's voice was filled with tears.

"Later, your grandfather forced your brother to kill pigs and cows and become a butcher in order to train him."

"You wouldn't have thought that he never washed clothes at home, but he was in the slaughterhouse every day, picking out the internal organs and squeezing the feces out of the pig's large intestine."

"Later, you returned home, and your grandfather kicked Xiaojie out of the house to gain experience."

"The family sent me news about your brother. At first, he didn't have enough to eat or drink outside."

"He worked in a small restaurant and was so hungry that he ate the bones left by the customers."

"When he was at home, he wouldn't even eat the chicken skin."

"Later, he finally found a few jobs, but your grandfather messed them up."

"There was no other way. Your brother had to do laundry, fetch water, and pick up coal slag from the coal factory to exchange for food."

"Your brother relied on his own abilities to establish himself in the antique business. That's how he lived a good life."

"When that happened, do you know how your grandfather treated him?"

"You don't know, if it were you, you would have starved to death long ago."

"At that time, your grandfather set up a trap for your brother. He cheated him out of all his money and made him lose several jobs."

"Don't let him go until he is penniless."

"At that time, your brother looked at his own ability and sold a few worthless bottles and jars, which was enough to barely make a living."

When grandma said this, she recalled the time when the family’s secret guards reported news about Li Zihang.

By this time, grandma's clothes were all wet with tears.

"At that time, your brother survived on potatoes."

"He ate potatoes for two whole months. He lived on potatoes for three meals a day."

"Don't even mention the mixed grain rice you hate. Your brother didn't even eat a grain of rice in those two months."

"Your brother just did that. He made a fortune by playing supporting roles. He is living a prosperous life again."

"Even so, your grandfather still hasn't let your brother go. He's always trying to set a trap for him."

"Your brother has been through all kinds of scams. They've used all kinds of low-class tricks on him, but he didn't fall for it."

"Even so, your grandfather still used all kinds of evil tricks on your brother."

"But your brother countered all your grandfather's moves. Later, he was happy to close the flower shop to expand his network of resources, which left your grandfather helpless."

Having said this, grandma wiped away her tears and looked at Li Sijie straight in the eyes.

"Can you endure these hardships? Do you know how many people and families in society want to deal with our family?"

"In order to deal with us, they used all kinds of insidious tricks, overt schemes and conspiracies. They used every possible means."

"This house will be handed over to you in the future~"

"Do you have the ability to protect your family? Can you keep this home?"

The old man was no longer silent now.

"Xiao Hang, starting tomorrow, take your brother with you to walk the same route you walked. Let him see it for himself."

"So that he won't have high expectations and still harbor illusions."

Before the family meeting was over, someone came to visit the Li family.

Aunt Qian knocked on the door to inform.

"Master, Lou Zhenhua is here to visit you."

The old man signaled to Li Sijie to go to school if he should go to school and do what he should do.

Only then did he take Li Zihang out to meet Lou Zhenhua.

The central hall of the north room.

The old man sat in the main seat, Li Zi sat in the lower seat and chatted with Lou Zhenghua.

After the guest talked for a while, Lou Zhenhua finally told the purpose of his visit.

"Now, the situation is becoming increasingly incomprehensible."

"The upper layer is unpredictable now. The wind blows to the east one moment and to the side the next."

"Xiao'e is also of marriageable age, I want to find someone with a better background to protect her."

After Lou Zhenhua said this, his face looked a little strange.

"Some time ago, Mr. Li, the Xu family next door to yours mentioned to me that they wanted to marry Xiao'e to their son."

"I'm a little confused about this matter, and I would like to ask you for some advice, old man."

When Li Zihang heard this, he understood Lou Zhenhua's concerns.

He knew that the ten-year storms in the movies and TV dramas of his previous life were all beautified and then the main issues were avoided.

Reality is often much crueler than that.

The old man smoked a cigarette, thought for a while and said.

"When liberation had just begun, I was afraid of the rabbit policy at the time, so I moved and dismissed my servants. I wanted to hide myself among the crowd."

"I didn't even dare live in a separate courtyard, so I lived in these two rooms that were converted from horse sheds."

"The gate is also built in a weird way, I'm afraid others will notice it."

"But what happened? The government came to me about my son's death."

"After that, I was even more cautious. Then, I took the lead in donating money to support the war in the northern peninsula, supporting public-private partnerships, and setting up factories to solve the re-employment problem of retired disabled soldiers."

"He took the lead in doing charity, setting up welfare homes, and donating his property."

"Are these useful? To put it bluntly, these are just like the get-out-of-jail-free tickets of the past."

"The emperor is just trying to comfort people. When the critical moment comes, those who deserve to be beheaded will still be beheaded, and those who deserve to be stripped of their titles will still be stripped of their titles."

The old man stopped talking here.

Lou Zhenhua also understood what the old man meant.

For a moment, the central hall of the north room fell silent.

After a long time, Li Zihang also spoke.

"Uncle Lou, let's go~"

"You are not involved in so many things like our family, and you are not that old either, so forget about that thought~"

"Now is the time when the upper echelons are busy fighting and have no time to deal with people like us."

"Get out of this as soon as you can."

After these words were spoken, the old man neither expressed his opinion nor seemed surprised.

Li Zihang had persuaded him many times to leave with his family.

But they were all rejected by the old man.

Lou Zhenhua looked at Li Zihang in surprise and then said.

"It would be great if I had a son like you~"

Having said that, Li Zihang just let it go.

"The Xu family next door is not a good match either. The Xu family father and son are complete villains."

“People like this would never dare to betray you when you are still in a high position.”

"But when people fall into the mud, they will only add insult to injury, not to mention protecting Sister Xiao'e."

Then Li Zihang started to persuade them again.

"Uncle Lou, don't hold on to that fantasy. No one can protect people like us."

“A drowning person will only sink to the bottom of the water by grabbing a straw.”