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

Time flies, and Qingming Festival is here again.

In this special era, the trend of breaking away from old ideas is blowing through people's hearts like a spring breeze.

Some old customs are also gradually changing in this new trend.

Once upon a time, the tomb-sweeping activities of Qingming Festival were always full of various old rituals and rules.

People may follow tradition and burn paper money and offer rich sacrifices to express their longing for their deceased relatives.

However, nowadays, with the progress of society and the change of people's thinking, these old customs are being re-examined.

At Babaoshan, the old man stood on the tombstone of Li Zihang’s father, looking at the photo on the tombstone.

The two brothers Li Zihang stood on both sides of the old man, holding a bouquet of chrysanthemums.

Neither of the brothers had ever seen their father, so they didn't have any special emotions.

Li Zihang and the other man placed the white chrysanthemums behind the tombstone and stood back up.

But the old man squatted in front of the tombstone, gently stroking the photo of his son on the tombstone.

The old man waved his hand, signaling the two brothers to leave first.

After seeing Li Zihang and the others leave, the old man sat in front of the tombstone and began talking to the air.

"Son~ Your two sons are now as tall as me~"

"It's a pity you don't see that your little son is cut from the same mold as you."

"And your eldest son was also trained by me, your father."

"Don't worry, I won't let him make you suffer again."

"In this life, I will definitely let him grow up smoothly, get married and have children."

The old man looked at the photo of his son and said with a lonely look.

"Son, I want to discuss something with you~"

"I've thought about this for a long time, but I still can't make up my mind. So Dad wants to discuss it with you."

The old man here is talking to the tombstone.

Li Zihang was also chatting with his brother.

"Xiao Jie, I know you've given up on that idea."

"But now is not the time for you to be a second-generation rich man."

"The storm is coming, and people all over the world are looking for a safe haven."

"I don't ask you to help the family, but please don't cause any trouble for the family."

"There aren't many good people in your circle. They will all be in trouble when the storm comes. You mustn't get too deeply involved."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for sacrificing the pawn to save the king."

Li Sijie, upon hearing this, spoke with somewhat unstable emotions.

"Brother, my good brother, you are in charge of everything."

"You even have to take care of my friends."

"If I fight for power, you'll be unhappy. If I don't fight and become a second-generation rich man, you'll be unhappy too."

"Just tell me, how do you want me to live?"

"Should I live my life under your control or should I live like a useless person at home?"

"Just give me your word, and I'll do it."

Li Zihang listened to his brother's angry words.

Without showing any unhappiness, they stood halfway up the hill in the cemetery, gazing into the distance. The breeze blew the corners of their clothes.

Li Zihang said deeply.

"Let's go~"

"I have already arranged everything. Since you want to be a second-generation rich kid, I will let you be a young master happily for the rest of your life."

When Li Sijie heard this, he looked at him in astonishment.

Li Sijie was a little excited and spoke in a low voice.

"My dear brother~"

"Is there no room for me in this house anymore?"

"Where are you sending me?"

Li Zihang replied unmoved.

"Your presence has freed my grandfather and I from all worries. At the same time, your presence has also made us feel constrained."

"You won't be able to help with the future situation, and you will be a burden to the family."

"Haven't you noticed that all those familiar faces in your home have disappeared recently?"

"I will now answer your previous question."

"I placed those people in various places."

"If our family fails, these people are the last line of defense for the family."

After Li Zihang finished saying this, he turned his head and looked at his noble brother.

Sighed deeply.

"The next struggle could lead to the death of our family at any time. You cannot participate in a situation of this magnitude."

"Your greatest role is to continue our family's bloodline."

Li Zihang looked at his younger brother, who was almost as tall as him, raised his hand and gently stroked his head.

"I used to want to be a second-generation rich kid, with someone above me to take care of my work and someone below me to take care of my daily life."

"Just live happily every day."

"Do you know how much I want to trade places with you?"

"What a pity~ You can't support this family."

Time flies and another week has passed.

Ever since Jia Dongxu was driven away by Li Zihang.

He's causing trouble again.

It’s the same old routine, using Qin Huairu to ask Sha Zhu to help buy food.

At the age of 24, Sha Zhu was already considered an older bachelor at this time.

But he has high qualifications and is still leisurely in choosing the person he likes.

Shazhu appears to be a fool on the surface, but he is actually smarter than anyone else.

But once things happen to him, he can't tell the difference.

The moon is shining brightly. Jia Dongxu didn’t come home today because he was working overtime.

Sha Zhu was home alone, drinking and eating two dishes.

At this moment, Qin Huairu tidied herself up and said to Jia Zhang.

"Mom, can we do this?"

"What if you don't show up in time, or if some fool comes to force you? I will suffer a great loss then."

Jia Zhang squinted her eyes and looked at Qin Huairu and said.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Dongxu will be back soon."

"As soon as you give me the codeword, I will rush in with my men."

After hearing this, Qin Huairu twisted her waist and walked out of the house, going straight to Sha Zhu's house opposite.

Qin Huairu stood at Shazhu's door and knocked.

Without waiting for anyone inside to speak, he pushed the door open and walked in naturally.

Sha Zhu in the room, half-raising the wine cup, looked at Qin Huairu in surprise as she entered the room.

Then he grinned and said happily.

"Hey~ Sister Qin, it's already this late. Why are you running around in my room if you have nothing to do?"

"If your mother-in-law and Brother Jia saw this, they would kill me."

Qin Huairu, sitting casually on the stool next to Sha Zhu, spoke.

"Your brother Jia is working overtime and hasn't come home yet. My mother-in-law is asleep. I've been feeling a little depressed lately and I want to talk to you."

"Also, I want to ask you how your relationship is going."

"I'm telling you, it's good enough if it's almost there. Don't be so picky."

"As I kept choosing, I ended up getting older."

Sha Zhu had drunk nearly four taels of wine, so he was looking at Qin Huairu's plump figure.

I've started to feel distracted.

Sha Zhu said frivolously.

"I don't want to be picky. If I could find a wife as capable and beautiful as you, Sister Qin, I would get married and get a marriage certificate right away."

When Sha Zhu said this, his eyes were fixed on Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu has always known that a group of unmarried young men in the yard have feelings for him.

He also took the opportunity to gain a lot of benefits.

The eldest son of the Yan family is such a stingy and calculating person.

She always asked for half a bowl of chicken.

Qin Huairu knew that Sha Zhu had taken the bait.

Then he pretended to be angry.

"Silly Zhu, I am a mother of two children, and I am pregnant with another one. How dare you say this to me?"

"It seems you are not a good person either."

When Sha Zhu saw Qin Huairu was angry, he hurried to comfort her.

As Qin Huairu was comforted, she began to cry.

After a while, Sha Zhu's hand was placed on Qin Huairu's back without anyone noticing.

The other hand also held one of her hands.

Jia Zhang's mother and son, who were peeking outside Shazhu's window, were now looking at the situation inside the house.

Knowing that the time had come, he secretly ran to call an old man.

After everyone arrived, he kicked open Sha Zhu's door.

Then the shouting began.

"Everyone come and see, Sha Zhu seduced my wife."

"Shazhu, you are a beast in human form. I am going to kill you."

At this moment, the three old men in front of Sha Zhu's door were looking at Qin Huairu who was half nestling in Sha Zhu's arms at the dining table in the house.

Qin Huairu struggled with tears streaming down her face.

Sha Zhu put one hand around her waist.

One hand was still holding Qin Huairu's hand.

Qin Huairu immediately stood up and cried.

And said to everyone.

"It's not what you see. You also know what year it is now."

"We are running out of food recently, and Jia Dongxu is still going out to borrow food so late at night."

"I have no other choice, so I came to Shazhu to borrow food."

"I didn't expect that Shazhu would be so cruel and actually threaten me, ignoring my big belly. He insisted that I do that with him before he would lend me food."

Qin Huairu said while crying and feeling aggrieved.

"I definitely didn't want to, but Shazhu threatened me with food and held me tightly."

"I didn't dare to shout loudly, for fear that Dongxu would misunderstand."

"Luckily you showed up in time, otherwise I wouldn't dare to think about what would happen next."

Qin Huairu ran to Jia Dongxu and cried in her man's arms.