Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Li Fengjiao hasn't been back for several years. This year she came back specifically to visit her mother.

Liu Shujun is obviously in better health than before, but she still can't walk too far.

Li Fengjiao bought her some nutritional supplements from the south. "I brought this from Hong Kong. I heard that rich people drink this, it's especially good for calcium. Old people lack calcium, so their bones are so brittle. Mom, drink more, and your legs will be stronger in the future."

Liu Shujun held her daughter's hand and was pleased to see that she had a new hairstyle and looked much younger. "You have to take care of yourself."

Li Fengjiao patted her mother's hand and said, "I'm fine. Qiaoling has found a partner and will be getting married on May 1st this year. I'm here to invite you to go to the south to attend the wedding."

Li Jiandang really wanted to go, but it was too far, so he planned to let his eldest son go instead.

Li Jianguo had to take care of both the village and the brewery, and since the brewery was about to run into a crisis, he couldn't leave at all.

Zhang Xiuhua agreed immediately. She planned to go to the south again to cash out the money in the passbook in the space, and then convert it into cash to buy a house in the south.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Li Fengjiao, "Do you know Sun Guangming's current situation?"

Li Fengjiao's expression changed, then returned to normal, "He's not dead yet?"

Zhang Xiuhua could tell how much she hated Sun Guangming, and clapped her hands happily, "Not dead. But almost dead."

She told the whole story of how Sun Guangming became a fool. After listening to it, Li Fengjiao was stunned for a while, then got up and asked, "What about Weiguo?"

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned. "Weiguo went to the south? You didn't know?"

Li Fengjiao shook her head. How could she know? She was so anxious that she only stayed in Lijiatun for two days before going back to the south to find her son.

Ergou was busy going back to take care of things, so he left on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Baolin was going back to train, so he left with him.

Zhenzhen, Bayue and Jidong left on the sixth day of the Chinese New Year. Jidong officially started work on the seventh day.

Jilin, Yaoyao and Tong Shuyu are college students. They go to school on the 12th and leave home on the 11th.

Zhang Xiuhua also went back to work. After half a month, she heard about a big event.

The sugar factory changed hands, and the new boss was the same group that beat up the boss before. I heard that the boss's surname was Qiao, which was a rare surname.

Even earlier than the brewery turmoil came the turmoil at her convenience store.

The other party wanted to expand, so we just asked them to move the convenience store away.

After receiving the notice, Li Jianguo knew there was no room for negotiation, so he directly transferred all the goods to another store and settled the wages for the two salesmen without any conflict with them.

Seeing that he was on the right track, those people only detained his beer and cigarettes and let him take away everything else.

Zhang Xiuhua never expected that things would turn out like this. "I paid three months' rent and deposit before, and now I can't get a refund, right?"

Li Jianguo patted her shoulder and said, "Don't even think about the rent and deposit. It turned out that the boss didn't even get a dime in transfer fees and went back empty-handed. I bought the train ticket for him."

Zhang Xiuhua was shocked. "Are you so poor?"

"Yes. He gave all his money to the hospital. His arm was injured and he had it bandaged. He left by train without waiting for it to heal." Li Jianguo felt very sympathetic, but he could do nothing to help.

"What about our brewery?" Zhang Xiuhua was a little worried. "Did they cause trouble in the factory?"

"There was no trouble." Li Jianguo looked relieved, "But I heard from Zhan Ning that there were several people wandering around the factory gate, probably to see how our factory was doing."

These people who rob others by trickery must have done their homework beforehand. They would not bother to rob factories that are not profitable. They cannot even make enough to cover the labor costs.

Zhang Xiuhua's heart skipped a beat. With their factory's sales performance, it was only a matter of time before they were targeted by these people.

She was a little anxious, "What did Ergou say? Did he call back?"

Li Jianguo shook his head. "It's only been half a month since he returned. How can he find someone so quickly?"

Zhang Xiuhua was extremely anxious, it seemed their brewery couldn't avoid the trouble.

When the two were having a headache, Li Zhan Ning came running in breathlessly, his forehead was full of sweat. It was only March and still very cold, but he was sweating so much, which showed how anxious he was. He leaned on the door sill and stamped his feet anxiously, "Village chief, it's terrible, that group of people are here! They are waiting for you to go to the office to see him."

Li Jianguo and Zhang Xiuhua stood up suddenly and answered in unison, "What?"

Li Jianguo and Zhang Xiuhua looked at each other, and Li Jianguo asked, "How many people came? Did they destroy anything?"

"Three people came, all of them looked ferocious. They didn't break anything. I invited them politely into your office." Li Zhan Ning was so anxious that he turned around and around. "They are not here to rob people, are they?"

Li Jianguo told him not to panic, "I'll go meet him now." He turned his head and looked at Zhang Xiuhua, "You go home first. I won't conflict with them. At worst, I can give them the factory."

Zhang Xiuhua refused to leave and wanted to go with him. "No matter what, let's keep him stable first and don't sign any documents with him. Once Ergou finds someone, the agreement between us and him will be invalid."

Li Jianguo was a little unsure, but he could only try his best, "Okay."

The three of them rode a hand tractor to the county.

The three people in the office had been waiting impatiently and were playing cards. There was also beer in the room that Li Zhan Ning had someone send over. If they lost, they would drink a bottle. But these people had huge drinking capacity and they drank four or five bottles in a row without changing their expressions.

Li Jianguo and Zhang Xiuhua entered the office together, but Li Zhaning did not follow them in. The main reason was that the office was not big and it would be too crowded if he went in. However, he was worried and stayed at the door.

Li Jianguo used to be a soldier, and he has an aura of authority without even getting angry.

Zhang Xiuhua worked as a salesperson and never got angry with anyone. She went up to them and greeted them first, "Sorry to have kept you waiting."

The man in the lead had a fierce look on his face. He was Li Hongguang, who had met Li Jianguo once.

After seeing Li Jianguo, he smiled and said, "Your brewery is good. Our boss likes it. You guys should give it up."

Li Jianguo clenched his fists and wanted to punch the man, but he thought of what happened to the owner of the sugar factory and finally endured it.

Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that he would use force, so she smiled and tried to smooth things over. "We are honored that you like it. But this brewery is not ours. This is a branch of Mailang Brewery built here, and the main factory is in the south. It is useless for us to sign, and it has no legal effect."

Only the land of this brewery belongs to Li Jianguo, and he still hasn't even obtained a business license.

Even if Li Jianguo wanted to transfer, he was not qualified.

Li Hongguang frowned slightly, "You are not trying to scare me, are you?"

"Of course not." Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, you can check the legal representative of Mailang Brewery. It's really not us."

Li Hongguang looked at the two of them and asked, "Why don't you call the boss over?"

"Our boss is on an inspection tour in the south and will come to check the accounts at the end of the year." Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "If you take over the brewery, you will have to spend a lot of time to run it. I think it would be better if we pay you every month and you protect us. This way, both of us will benefit. You save time and we have someone to back us up. It's a win-win situation."

Li Hongguang had been staring at Li Jianguo because his eyes were full of murderous intent, but because of the sugar factory owner, he kept clenching his fists and did not take action. After hearing Zhang Xiuhua's proposal, he turned his gaze to Zhang Xiuhua with a smile on his face, "Your proposal is very good."

He picked up an empty wine bottle and knocked it on the table twice, making a crisp bang. "Okay. Then it's 20-80. You 20 and I'm 80."

Zhang Xiuhua was a little embarrassed, "28% is too little. Let's split it 50-50."

"Fifty-fifty? Who's bigger?" Li Hongguang said impatiently, "Don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit. If it weren't for your tact, I wouldn't even give you 28."

As he said this, he slammed the empty wine bottle against the desk, breaking it into pieces. Zhang Xiuhua was startled and she reluctantly agreed.

After finally sending these plague gods away, Zhang Xiuhua sat down on a chair with sweat all over her forehead.

Li Jianguo's fists creaked. "They have nothing, but they take 80% of it. Xiuhua, why don't I put sacks on them and beat them up tonight?"

Zhang Xiuhua was startled and quickly held his hand, "What nonsense are you talking about? We are good citizens. If you do this, you will become a gangster. Besides, they are not pushovers. If something happens, Boss Qiao will definitely stand up for them. We will all be in danger then. Don't forget that we still have six children and the villagers."

Li Jianguo suppressed his anger and punched the table. "It's too easy for them!"

"Don't be afraid. The more money they ask for, the better. When the time comes to sentence, they can impose a heavier sentence, preferably execution." Zhang Xiuhua knew that he could not stand being coerced, but for the safety of her family, she had to endure it.

Li Zhan Ning hesitated a little, "How do we tell the villagers? If they knew, they would be furious!"

"Tell the truth." Li Jianguo had been trying to hide it, but they came too fast. It's hard to guard against! If he kept it a secret, the villagers might not know how to behave and anger these people, which would be a big trouble.