Chapter 28 Everyone works together to stabilize the stepfather
It is not easy for rural people to find a job in the town. Now that he has the opportunity, he is naturally very happy.
Of course, at his age, he does have a desire to show off, but that doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that he has a job.
"Oh, great news! It seems like today is a double celebration for our Li family. Uncle Daqiang, sure, you have connections in town. It seems like we'll have to rely on you from now on."
Su Zhongguo seemed to be unaware of Liu Daqiang's evil deeds. He treated him as usual, approaching him, giving him cigarettes and looking flattering.
"Look at what you said. If there is a chance, then of course it's fine. But you have to pay for a job. You know, it's very difficult to get a job in the city now." Liu Daqiang took the cigarette, put it under his nose and smelled it, then smiled and put it in his mouth, and lit it with the help of Su Zhongguo.
"Of course, I'm a sensible person and I won't make things difficult for you, Uncle Daqiang." Su Zhongguo's eyes were full of flattery, which made Liu Daqiang feel itchy.
After all, he knows very well whether he has a job or not. If he can get some more money, he can build a new house in his hometown and go back to live there when he is old.
Haha, if he marries someone who can give birth to a son, his life will be complete.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Wang Chunfen who was washing vegetables not far away.
He has been thinking about this daughter-in-law for a long time.
A big butt, you can tell she'll give birth to a son.
Perhaps sensing the malicious gaze, Wang Chunfen moved and hid herself behind an aunt.
Not seeing anyone, Liu Daqiang withdrew his gaze.
"I knew Zhongguo was a sensible person, but don't worry, wait for your uncle to ask around, and then I will find a job for you." Liu Daqiang was flattered and spoke with full energy.
Su Zhongguo now just wants to stabilize the people quickly, and deal with the rest after the security troops arrive.
"That's great. Everyone knows that Uncle Daqiang is a capable man. You have worked hard to raise Qiwen over the years. When Qiwen gets a job in the future, you can enjoy your life." Su Zhongguo smoked the cigarette in his hand and his eyes drifted towards the main hall, wanting to see if Baojun came out.
Fortunately, he was not disappointed. Baojun came out, and not only that, he brought Baoguo with him.
Seeing the two coming over, Su Zhongguo waved to them, "Here, come quickly, I have something very happy to tell you."
Liu Daqiang didn't have time to stop him.
He could only smile awkwardly at the two people walking towards him.
"What's the good news, brother-in-law?" Baojun has been spending a lot of time with his brother-in-law recently, and he can understand what he means with just one look.
So, after seeing his brother-in-law's signal, he and Bao Guocheng surrounded Liu Daqiang.
"Yes, what happy event? Are you going to do something weird again?" He is the one who makes the most noise in the village recently. Even his sister's divorce was covered up by him.
"Look at what Brother Baoguo said. I'm not going to hide my happy news. It's like this. Daqiang just said he found a job for Qiwen. Isn't this a big happy event? It's been a long time since our Li family has had so many happy events at the same time."
Su Zhongguo gave them more cigarettes and patted Qiwen on the shoulder, "You are so lucky."
It's his own business. He spent money to get this job, hundreds of dollars. He feels very sad. It will take him more than a year to earn it back.
"Brother-in-law, what you said is nothing compared to what you and my sister did. Not only did you escape from the sea of suffering, but you also came back and bought your own house. I envy you."
When talking about this, Qiwen showed envy on his face, "When will I have enough money to build a new house?"
Hearing this, Liu Daqiang's eyes flashed with displeasure, and he wanted to kill Li Qiwen even more strongly.
If he really builds a new house and moves out of the old one, it will be inconvenient for him to do things in the future.
"You'd better make some money first, and give birth to a grandson soon to make your mother happy. That's better than anything else." Liu Daqiang didn't want him to have such thoughts, nor did he want others to know that he had such thoughts.
"Well, don't worry, Dad. I will try my best."
It makes me sick to hear Qiwen calling Liu Daqiang "Dad" Su Zhongguo. How can such a person be worthy of being a father? He is even worse than Su Manliang.
Su Zhongguo wanted to find out more. After all, the town was not far away. If the glass factory was really hiring, he could just go and ask around and find out.
It can also prove that Liu Daqiang lied. "By the way, Qiwen, when are you going to hand over your work? Do you want your brother Baojun to accompany you? After all, he is now a police officer in the town."
"If you take him with you, you won't be afraid of being fooled."
This casual sentence made Liu Daqiang tense up.
That's right, he had forgotten about Li Baojun. Li Baojun was no longer the village militiaman, but now he was a formal public security officer.
If he is asked to come forward to investigate, then what he did will definitely not be concealed.
It seems that he needs to think of another solution.
"I bought them all from acquaintances. It's not convenient for Baojun to go there. People might think I'm asking the police to arrest him." Liu Daqiang responded before Qiwen.
But how credible his words are is unknown.
"Oh, that's fine." Li Baojun seemed not to understand Liu Daqiang's refusal. "I'll just wear casual clothes when the time comes."
"Yes, Uncle Daqiang, after all, it's a job worth several hundred yuan, so you have to be careful. What if the other party takes the money but doesn't do the job?" Li Baoguo didn't know the reason, but he really cared about his cousin Qiwen.
While chatting here, Li Guixiang also found her biological mother.
After taking her to a remote place, he asked her about Liu Daqiang and Zheng Dahua.
Zheng Dahahua is Qiwen's mother, and most people call her Aunt Li.
"Why are you asking this?" Mother Li was stunned. She didn't expect her daughter to ask this. "There's nothing to ask about this. Liu Daqiang was brought back by your Aunt Li. She said that Liu Daqiang would stay in the village to help her with gangs, so the clan agreed to let them be together and left the Kaifeng family home to them."
But he did not hide anything and told her some things that Li Guixiang didn't know.
"Mom, I accidentally heard that Uncle Daqiang wanted to harm Qiwen. I was scared, so I wanted to ask to see if I had misheard." Li Guixiang patted the child in her arms with a frightened expression.
But when Li's mother heard this, she was not calm. "When did you hear it? Where?" Her daughter had just come out of confinement. Where did she hear this news? "Did Zhongguo hear it? That's why you asked me?"
As she spoke, she looked out into the yard and saw Su Zhongguo and the others smoking and chatting with Liu Daqiang.
"Don't lie to me, did Zhongguo tell you this?"
Seeing her mother so anxious, Li Guixiang knew that there must be something they didn't know.
"Mom, it was Zhongguo who told me. He also said that Liu Daqiang has been staring at Qiwen's wife. He has bad intentions. That's why I came to ask you."
When Li's mother heard this, she was so angry that she started cursing.
"Damn it, we told her back then that he wasn't a good person, but your Aunt Li wouldn't listen. She insisted that we couldn't stand seeing her get any help and that we all wanted to destroy her family and exterminate their descendants, so she insisted on keeping that unknown Liu Daqiang."
"After so many years, I thought everyone had misjudged him. He just had a few minor issues and nothing wrong with Qiwen. I never thought he would be so stubborn and wouldn't change. Damn it."
Seeing her mother getting angrier and louder, Li Guixiang immediately covered her mouth and said, "Mom, keep your voice down. Aunt Li is still in the kitchen."
Pointing to the kitchen not far away, Li Guixiang lowered her voice and said, "Zhongguo said that Uncle Daqiang found Qiwen a job. He wants to use the job as an excuse to trick Qiwen out of the village and then harm him. So, I came to you to find a solution."
"Damn it, he dares."
Mother Li was also furious. "Just wait, I'll go find your uncle. He has to come forward to arrange this matter, otherwise that old loach will be very slippery."
After saying that, she turned and left. Li Guixiang had no choice but to follow her.
After entering the main hall, her mother didn't know if her conscience had come to her senses, finally realizing that she had left her daughter and granddaughter behind. She stopped and said, "Go stay in Yan'er's room. Don't come out until I tell you to."
Without giving her time to reply, her mother ran to the main hall where a group of elders were gathered.
What else could Li Guixiang do? She had to hide first.
Li Yan was coaxing her daughter in the house, telling her about leaving the Wang family and divorcing her, when she saw someone pushing the door open.
"Cousin." Li Yan saw the person coming and shouted happily, "You're here. Come on, come and sit down. Is Jiani awake? Let me hold her."
The words came like a rapid fire, not giving Li Guixiang any chance to answer.
It wasn't until the child in her arms was taken away that she had the chance to speak, "She's asleep. I just coaxed her to sleep. I came to check on you and Sui Sui."
As she spoke, she touched Sui Sui's head and said, "Sui Sui."
"Auntie." Sui Sui is very well behaved and recognizes people. She calls out in a soft voice.
"Be good, come here, auntie will give you some candy." As she said that, she grabbed a handful of candy from her pocket. This candy was originally brought with her to coax the child.
There are three naughty kids at home. If they are not coaxed, they will make trouble for their sister. But I dare not let them make trouble.
They are all so small, neither light nor heavy.
More importantly, she didn't dare let them hear too much of Jiani's inner thoughts, for fear that they would lose control of their mouths and talk nonsense.
"Thank you, Auntie." Xiao Suisui took the candy and thanked her with a smile on her face.
Seeing that the child was really asleep, Li Yan put the child in her bed and let her have a good sleep.
"Cousin, why are you back? You are still renovating the house here. Didn't your in-laws tell you?" Li Yan only found out about it when her mother told her last night.
But she didn't explain it too clearly, and now that she had met the real owner, she naturally asked more questions.
Li Guixiang had nothing to hide, so she told her husband about the conflict between herself and her in-laws.
"Sure enough, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law don't get along. I thought I was the only one who had a mother-in-law like that, but I didn't expect that you, my cousin, are the same. Sigh."
"Well, our mother and my younger brothers and sisters-in-law also have conflicts, but our mother is open-minded and my younger brothers and sisters-in-law are filial, so there is no quarrel."
Li Guixiang comforted Li Yan, "If both sides refuse to give in, the conflict will be equally serious. Don't overthink it. Conflicts are never about one person."
"Yes, my cousin is right. It's the same as what my mother said." Li Yanhan responded with a smile. She had only been back for three days, but she felt like she was back to the time before she got married.
I am cared for by my family everywhere and my family always cares about me. I feel warm and happy.
At the same time, Uncle Li and others in the main room widened their eyes after hearing what Mother Li said.
"Second brother, this matter cannot be nonsense. Qiwen has grown up so much, how could he possibly harm Qiwen?"
In the past, everyone might have believed it, but now, they don’t believe that Liu Daqiang would do such a stupid thing.
Seeing that they didn't believe her, Mother Li pointed outside and said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask them later. Liu Daqiang is just an outsider who fled from famine and has rarely left the village in years. What connections does he have in town? He bought a job for Qiwen. Do you believe it?"
Over the years, although Liu Daqiang went to the fields to earn work points, he did not earn much, just enough to support himself. Qiwen's food was earned by himself, and the money for his marriage was left by his father when he died.
If it weren’t for the help from his clan members, Qiwen probably wouldn’t have gotten married so early.
Zheng Dahua is a person who ignores her son now that she has a man. It is really unreliable to ask her to worry more about her son.
"No matter whether this is true or not, since it was Zhongguo who discovered it, let's ask Zhongguo later. Qiwen is the only child left by Kaifeng, and nothing can happen to him. So, Guoqiang." Uncle Li shouted to the person sitting next to him.
"Guoqiang, send Qiwen away for a while. Let's ask Zhongguo first. It's better to be safe than sorry. Now that we've got the job, there's no need to rush. Let's check Liu Daqiang's background first."
Uncle Li is the elder brother of his generation, so naturally everyone is happy to listen to him when he speaks.
Naturally, the grandparents didn’t dare to trouble them.
"Don't worry, Brother Kaizong. I asked Qiwen to help me pull bamboo from the mountains last time. I will take him away tomorrow." Guoqiang is a bamboo craftsman and usually goes into the mountains to cut bamboo.
"Okay, let's do it this way, but we have to keep Liu Daqiang tonight. We can't let him take Qiwen out of the village tomorrow." Uncle Li's eyes were also on Liu Daqiang in the yard.
Among the nephews and nieces in the family, only Qiwen’s father is gone. How can these uncles and aunts not take care of them?
Seeing that the matter was almost settled, Father Li pulled his wife and said, "Okay, go ahead and do your work. Big brother and the others are here to take care of this matter."
It's the man's turn to take action next. If there is really a problem, Liu Daqiang will probably not be able to stay.
The Li family has always been a family where men work outside and women work inside, so it's better for them not to know about this kind of thing.
After Li's mother left, Li Kailiang, also known as Li's father, asked, "Brother, what if Liu Daqiang really has a problem?"
Uncle Li narrowed his eyes and said, "Humph, he deserves to die if he dares to harm the descendants of my Li family. There are many wild animals in the back mountain, so he will always have a place."
The words he spoke were full of murderous intent.
Li Guoqiang and the others also looked outside, but they thought of someone, "What about Zheng Dahua? She has been with Liu Daqiang for so many years, I don't believe she doesn't understand Liu Daqiang's character."
After sharing a bed with her for many years, how could she not know whether the person sleeping next to her was a human or a ghost?
Unless, she knew about the murder of Qiwen.
"Wait and see. If she doesn't show up before Liu Daqiang takes action, then there's no need for her to stay. She can explain everything to Qiwen and see how he handles it."
After all, she is his biological mother, so it would be best to let Qiwen handle this matter. If they take action, Qiwen might blame them, and that would be counterproductive.
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