Siheyuan: Spring and Autumn

Li Huaide is indeed a capable man. He is only 35 years old. He comes from a humble family and is the son of an ordinary rural family near the capital. He suffered a lot when he was a child.

Later, he went to the capital to make a living, and by chance, he got a job in the old government department.

Although he was handsome and well-mannered, he never got married due to his poor family background. When the People's Republic of China was founded, he was retained to work in the Beijing government because he had no bad record.

When Li Huaide accidentally found out that the father of his new female colleague Lin Mumu was actually a senior official in the Ministry of Metallurgy, he, who was already an older young man, immediately launched a mad pursuit of Lin Mumu. Even though Lin Mumu's appearance was hard to describe, he still showed a special liking for her.

Soon, Lin Mumu was won over by Li Huaide and became the son-in-law of the Lin family. Shortly after the marriage, he was transferred to the steel rolling mill and started as the deputy director in charge of logistics. In just ten years, he had grown from a clerk without a rank to a director-level cadre, which can be said to be a meteoric rise.

If the deputy director of a factory is only in charge of logistics, I'm sorry, he will be ranked last. He has plenty of benefits but little power. However, if he is the deputy director in charge of personnel, then he will be the first deputy director.

Li Huaide is now in charge of personnel and logistics. He holds great power and has plenty of money to make, so he is very proud of himself.

When you are well fed and warmed, you want to pursue something. Now that you have money, a high position, and are bolder, the pressure from the tigress at home has become less, so what should you pursue? Naturally, beauty.

So, after searching for a while, his eyes fell on Liu Lan, whose husband had run away.

During lunch, Li Huaide secretly found Liu Lan and asked her to come to his office when it was almost time to get off work.

Just as it was almost time to get off work, Liu Lan went to her boss's office as scheduled.

Li Huaide carefully looked at the pretty woman in front of him. She was indeed much more beautiful than his own tigress. She had good looks and a good figure. Except for the melancholy on her face, she was good in every way.

Seeing the leader looking her up and down with shining eyes, Liu Lan's heart tightened. What did the leader mean by this?

"Liu Lan, please sit down. Don't be so reserved."

"Yes."

Liu Lan carefully sat down on the sofa, feeling confused. She had no idea what the deputy factory director wanted to talk to her about.

Li Huaide also walked out from behind the desk, sat down next to her, and asked in a gentle voice: "Liu Lan, are you having any difficulties in life now?"

"Leader, you know that my husband ran away because of gambling debts. He hasn't replied to my letter and I don't know if he is still alive. Now I have elderly people and children at home. They rely on my salary alone. We are struggling every day, lacking food and drink. Life is very difficult."

Liu Lan looked gloomy and answered in a heavy tone.

Li Huaide nodded seriously, but secretly thought to himself happily: "It's better to live a tight life. If your husband is at home, I dare not have any ideas about you. If your family is doing well, I still dare not have any ideas about you. Only when we each get what we need, I can feel at ease."

Thinking of this, Li Huaide's face was full of sympathy: "Liu Lan, I have also heard about your family's situation. Your husband doesn't know how to make money to support the family. Because he had no money to pay off his debts from gambling, he ran away secretly and left his parents to you to take care of. Well, it's really not easy for you. It's no different from being a widow. So, right?"

"Yes, that's true."

"Yes. After hearing about your family's situation, I also felt that you had a hard time, so I thought about whether I could help you."

"what?"

Liu Lan opened her mouth in surprise. She never expected that Deputy Director Li would have such thoughts.

While she was still in a state of anxiety, Li Huaide grabbed her hand and said, "Yes, I really want to help you."

"oops."

If she was surprised just now, she was frightened now. She didn't expect that Li Huaide, who usually had a righteous image, was now teasing her.

She subconsciously tried to pull her hand out, but her strength was too weak and she failed.

Then, she understood what Li Huaide meant when he said he wanted to help her. She was not a novice, so she naturally knew that what he called help was actually an exchange.

What Li Huaide paid was his property, and what he paid for himself was naturally his body.

When she first heard this, she felt very embarrassed and annoyed, but after only ten seconds, she was moved.

My husband is unreliable. He doesn't make money to support the family, and he always beats and scolds me. Now he has run away from home and I don't know whether he is alive or dead. What's the difference between me and a widow?

Seeing her in a daze, with an eager look on her face, it was obvious that she was moved. Li Huaide felt proud and started to move his hands, and had already put his arm around her shoulders.

Liu Lan raised her head with a little panic, but took the initiative to meet Li Huaide's big mouth.

"No, ah."

She let out a cat's cry and her body resisted a little and then stopped moving.

The body cannot fool anyone.

Li Huaide was an experienced person, so he naturally knew that his wish was about to be fulfilled. He had no worries at all and began to attack and seize cities in a very domineering manner.

When Liu Lan left the office, she had ten yuan and some bills in her pocket. Li Huaide was indeed a generous man. This income made her very satisfied. At the same time, she felt a sense of revenge.

Yes, at this moment, Liu Lan had completely let herself go and did not feel that she had done anything wrong.

"Hehe, you were the one who wronged me first, so don't blame me for putting a colored hat on you. I made such a great sacrifice to support your parents. From today on, we are even."

With mixed feelings, she just kept walking forward and happened to meet Xu Damao who was coming from the cafeteria. She immediately felt like she was caught. The redness on her face, which had never faded, became more obvious now, and brought with it an unusual charm, which made Xu Damao imagine a lot.

In the office, Li Huaide was still savoring the past, laughing with satisfaction, feeling happy, and couldn't help but sigh:

"The wild flowers outside are more fragrant than the flowers at home. They smell really good. They are more beautiful and feminine than the tigress at home."

With a chuckle, he added: "A man holds a Wu hook in one hand, his spirit is higher than a hundred-foot building; who will be recorded in history in ten thousand years? He seeks a title eight hundred miles away. Only today do I truly understand the meaning of Li Hongzhang's poems. He is right. A young man cannot live without money, and a great man cannot live without power. With power, you can achieve what you want, and you can have both fish and bear's paw. How wonderful!"

It was from this day that Li Huaide began to have an almost crazy pursuit of power. Of course, he pursued not only power, but also women.

Moreover, Li Huaide is very smart. He only looks for young and beautiful widows. As for decent women, he is only tempted but does not take action. He has very strong control and shows extraordinary willpower.