Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Liu Guozheng now regrets changing the office's working hours, which forced him to get up early and go to the office with Erlang and Liu Guangtian to deliver goods.

The main purpose of bringing Erlang and Liu Guangtian along is to let them get familiar with the road. Also, when they go back, they can go out on the road and try their hand directly on a deserted section of the road, so that they can get familiar with the road conditions as well as the condition of the car.

When we arrived at the office, it was just dawn.

When Liu Guangtian saw the fat figure at the door of the office, he was frightened and immediately became much more sober.

No one expected that Liu Haizhong would appear at the door of the office so early in the morning. He didn't look like the guy who was queuing to buy something.

"Liu Guozheng, what else do you have to say now?"

Liu Haizhong was a little excited, but what he said was also a bit inexplicable, which stunned Liu Guozheng.

"Master Liu, what do you mean by this?"

"What do you mean? Liu Guozheng, you are really good. You are still calm until now. You are really amazing."

Liu Haizhong was not the only one in front of the office stall. There were also a large number of people waiting for the office to open to buy meat. When they saw that there was something lively to watch, they didn't even bother to line up and just surrounded the stall.

"Everyone, please make way and let us unload our things first."

In a flash, everyone made way for them. Watching the fun was just a side job, while buying meat was the main task.

Wang Sigen, Nan Yi and others also came out of the office. They worked together to carry the meat to the chopping board in the stall. After the handover was completed, they started selling it.

While they were busy here, Liu Haizhong had already pulled Liu Guangtian out of the car.

However, he did not do it today. Liu Haizhong was a man who cared about his reputation, so he would wait until he got home before beating his son.

"Guangtian, come on, follow me home."

Liu Haizhong pulled Liu Guangtian, and Liu Guangtian held the carriage tightly.

"I'm not leaving. That's your home, not mine."

Liu Guangtian had already made up his mind and resolve, so naturally he would not follow Liu Haizhong back.

If he dared to follow Liu Haizhong back today, Liu Haizhong would beat him to death.

"Brother Zheng, save me."

Although Liu Guangtian is a young man, his strength is far inferior to Liu Haizhong. Seeing that he was about to collapse, he hurriedly asked Liu Guozheng for help.

"Master Liu, let go, let go first."

Seeing Liu Guozheng coming over, Liu Haizhong subconsciously let go. When he was in the factory cafeteria, he had witnessed Liu Guohao lifting up Sha Zhu with one hand. As Liu Guohao's brother, he must not be much worse.

Liu Guangtian took the opportunity to hide behind Liu Guozheng.

"Master Liu, can you please spare me a moment to talk?"

"Liu Guozheng, I, Liu Haizhong, am an open and honest person. I have nothing to hide. If you want to say something, just say it here, in front of everyone. Let everyone take a good look at what kind of person you, Liu Guozheng, are."

"Okay, as long as you're not afraid of losing face."

"Um... well, let's talk for a moment."

Liu Guozheng took Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangtian into the office's lobby. After they sat down, Liu Guozheng spoke directly: "Master Liu, Liu Guangtian is now an employee of our village. You can't take him away today."

Liu Haizhong acted very tough: "Liu Guozheng, Liu Guangtian is my son first, and an employee of your village secondly. I must take him away today."

"Then Master Liu, let me ask you, why do you insist on taking Liu Guangtian back?"

"Because he is my son."

"It's true that Guangtian is your son, but why did you take him back? Are you going to find a job for him?"

"this..."

Liu Haizhong hesitated. He knew how much Yan Bugui spent on the job. If Liu Guangqi was unemployed, he would be willing to spend a thousand yuan to buy a job, but he really couldn't bear to spend the money on his two young sons.

"Then let me ask you again, are you counting on Guang Tian to support you in your old age?"

"Depend on him? It's good enough that he can support himself. My boss is no worse than you, Liu Guozheng."

"I see. Then your family property was also inherited by your eldest brother?"

"Of course, this is an ancient rule."

When talking about Liu Guangqi, Liu Haizhong's face was full of pride, while Liu Guangtian's face was full of dejection.

"Are Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu not biological children?"

"Liu Guozheng, stop talking nonsense. I can report you for defamation. You are destroying my reputation."

"Since they are all my biological children, why do you want to classify them?"

"Humph, Guangqi graduated from a technical secondary school. He is the pride of my Liu family."

"Where is your pride now? Where is Liu Guangqi?"

"I... this is my family matter. You, Liu Guozheng, don't need to worry about it."

Liu Haizhong's face froze, and he spoke unnaturally, and it was obvious that he was not confident. It can be said that Liu Guangqi carried all of Liu Haizhong's hopes, and now this hope ran away without a word, which is the eternal pain in Liu Haizhong's heart.

"Master Liu, you don't want to find a job for Guangtian, and you don't expect him to support you in your old age, and you don't want him to inherit your family property. So tell me, what difference does it make if he goes back or not?"

"hiss.."

Liu Haizhong feels a little "toothache", how should he answer?

"Master Liu, you're not planning to let Guangtian go back and continue to be your punching bag, are you?"

"Liu Guozheng, are you still talking nonsense? I can really sue you for defamation."

"Oh, oh, oh, you're suing me for defamation? Master Liu, go ask around in the alleys. Is there anyone who doesn't know that you, Liu Haizhong, love beating your son? No matter if he's right or wrong, as long as you're unhappy, you'll beat him, and you don't know how hard you'll hit him."

"Who said that? Liu Guozheng, who told you that?"

"Master Liu, let's stop kidding ourselves. Do you think that if you beat your son behind closed doors, no one would know?"

"That's not called beating, that's education. As the old saying goes, a good son is made by beating."

"Oh, so that's it. Master Liu, you can make money now, you are healthy, and you can beat and scold your son at will. But when you are really old, can't walk, and are sick in bed, what do you think you will do?"

"I. I. I still have Guangqi. My Guangqi is a learned man. When I am old, my Guangqi will not ignore me."

Liu Haizhong's expression changed again, but his words were still tough, but his confidence was a little lacking.

"Really? Why do I hear you sound a little unconfident?"

"You, you are talking nonsense. How can I not be confident? I have three sons. If these two are not good enough, I still have a younger one."

"Why do you think the younger one doesn't hate you? And why do you think the younger one will take care of you in your old age?"

"Hate me? I'm his father. It's only natural for a father to beat his son. Besides, I raised him when he was young, so he should take care of me when I'm old?"

"That's the truth. Have you forgotten that you were the one who beat him up?"

“I..I..I..”

Liu Haizhong is now in a state of panic. He has never thought about the day when he would get old. Now he is the pillar of the family. He is also strong and healthy and can beat and scold his son at will.

What will he do if he really ends up bedridden and his children really hold a grudge against him?

"I won't be wrong. Guangqi won't ignore me."

Liu Haizhong seemed to have made some kind of decision.

"Will Liu Guangqi come back when you are old?"

"Yes...I think so."

"Will he? Haha, you see you don't even know for sure. Let me ask you again, has Liu Guangqi ever sent a letter home in all these years?"

"No. No, I guess I'm too busy with work."

"Do you really think so?"

Liu Haizhong was silent, as if he couldn't find any reason to convince himself.

"Master Liu, people must leave a way out for themselves. Let go."

"Leave a way out? Is Guangtian my way out?"

"Maybe. It's always one more option, isn't it? Besides, if Liu Guangtian doesn't come home, what have you lost?"

"Maybe not."

Liu Haizhong thought about it carefully and realized that there really wasn’t any. But when he felt like doing something, he still had Liu Guangfu.

"That's it, Master Liu. I also want to believe that you are willing to see your child become successful. Instead of tying him to your side, it's really better to let him go and let him venture out on his own. And by the way, see who will achieve greater success in a few years, Liu Guangqi, whom you have high hopes for, or Liu Guangtian, who is free to grow up. By then, you will have a good idea in your mind, right? It will be a good reference for the future training of Liu Guangfu. Think about it, this is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone."

"Yes, why didn't I think of this? If Guangqi is more successful than Guangtian, doesn't that mean I have defeated you, Liu Guozheng?"

"what?"

"Hahaha, I understand. I will use facts to prove that you, Liu Guozheng, are wrong."

At this moment, Liu Haizhong felt much more relaxed.

"Well, if you win, I will apologize to you then."

"Okay, it's a deal. Let's high-five each other."

"can."

Liu Guozheng high-fived Liu Haizhong, but once was not enough, so he high-fived him three times. Wow, who says Liu Haizhong is a complete loser? He does have some talent.

Liu Guangtian was dumbfounded. What seemed to him to be a very difficult problem was solved by Liu Guozheng with just a few words. It seemed that his choice was right. He would work hard in the future and must not embarrass Brother Zheng.