Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Seeing hope, Li Kuiyong immediately decided to hold on to Wang Jianjun's thigh.

The next day he increased his purchase volume.

Four times more than the first day.

Sure enough, when a person has a direction to work towards, he will burst out with endless motivation.

Li Kuiyong is in this situation now. He has hope in life and he is very energetic every day.

As time gets closer to the end of the year.

Wang Jianjun also noticed one thing.

Food supplies on the market began to become scarce.

This year, people in Siheyuan were complaining about the difficulty in buying vegetables for winter storage.

After waiting in line for a whole day, I could only buy half the amount of cabbage as in previous years.

And it's not just cabbage, even cornmeal and white flour are in short supply.

The information from the grain station in the vegetable market was that the grain had not yet been transported into the city.

However, Wang Jianjun knew that the three-year disaster was coming.

In fact, there were signs of disaster this year.

When he returned to the countryside some time ago, Wang Decai told him that the harvest was poor this year.

In order to ensure the completion of the task, the commune director gave priority to handing in the harvested grain.

The climate this year is still normal, and the situation will only start to deteriorate next year.

Some smart people felt that something was wrong and were stockpiling food just in case.

But most people don’t have this awareness.

As the New Year approaches, the children in the orphanage are having their holidays one after another.

The courtyard began to become lively again.

After the holidays, He Yushui would run to the backyard every day to play with Shen Chuxia or Shen Maiqiu.

The wealthy young lady He Yushui is no longer short of money.

He Daqing left her a lot of savings, and now he writes to her and sends her money every month.

After receiving the letter, He Yushui came to Shen Chuxia to share his joy.

She has enough food now, and with the help of Shen Chuxia and her sister who feed her frequently, her face has become a lot rounder.

This year, the He family celebrated the New Year with two sisters.

Yi Zhonghai didn't have the face to invite them this year.

Jia Zhang complained every other day.

After all, the New Year’s Eve dinner is very different with or without He Yuzhu.

Don't expect an old lady to cook you anything delicious.

It would be good if you could add more oil to the dishes.

The old deaf man has lost all his energy and spirit since that incident.

Aging is visible to the naked eye day by day.

Every day he sits on a recliner in the backyard, muttering something to himself.

The Xu couple plans to celebrate the New Year with Xu Fugui this year.

A few days before the Chinese New Year, Chen Li was sorting out New Year's goods to bring to her family.

At this moment Bang Geng suddenly ran in and shouted:

"Aunt Chen, there was someone outside looking for you just now. He asked me to come and tell you that he is waiting for you in the alley."

Chen Li was a little puzzled. Why did someone need a child to help him find her?

"What does that person look like, male or female?"

"He's a man, he looks about the same age as Uncle Damao, but he's better looking than Uncle Damao."

Banggeng was speaking particularly politely today.

Of course, the main reason is that the other party gave too much.

A full dollar.

It was enough for him to buy several boxes of firecrackers and snacks for the New Year.

Chen Li was even more puzzled because she didn't have many male friends.

Besides Xu Damao there is Li Yuanchao.

Thinking of Li Yuanchao, Chen Li couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart for the whole afternoon.

Could it be... Could it be that Li Yuanchao came to see me?

Chen Li was a little flustered.

She sorted herself out, grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into Banggeng's hand, telling him to go play with it, and also asked him not to tell anyone about it.

Then she carried Xu Zihan out of the courtyard.

When Chen Li arrived at the alley, she saw Li Yuanchao wearing a military coat and a woolen hat.

Feeling Li Yuanchao's burning gaze.

Chen Li only felt that her breathing became heavier.

The hands holding the child couldn't help but tremble.

He lost weight and looked much more haggard.

Why is he here? Is he missing me?

What Chen Li didn't know was that Li Yuanchao's attention was actually on Xu Zihan at this moment.

Li Yuanchao was very excited when he saw Xu Zihan's face which was 70% similar to his own.

I have a child now. Although I am neither male nor female now, I at least have a son.

Li Yuanchao took a deep breath and shouted:

"Lili..."

"You...why did you come to see me?"

Chen Li's eyes were red.

She hated Li Yuanchao in her heart.

Thinking back to when she went to see Li Yuanchao while pregnant, she was ruthlessly humiliated by him.

Chen Li wanted to take a knife and poke a few holes in his body.

"I have something to tell you. Let's find a place to sit down."

Chen Li wanted to refuse, but she couldn't say no.

In the end, he followed Li Yuanchao and left for some unknown reason.

The two of them randomly found a restaurant nearby.

Li Yuanchao ordered some food at random, and the two of them sat down and fell into inexplicable silence.

Chen Li didn't know what to say, and Li Yuanchao didn't know how to start.

After all, my current situation is a bit difficult to talk about.

Finally, it was Li Yuanchao who broke the silence and asked:

"How are you now, Lili?"

Chen Li looked down at Xu Zihan and murmured:

"I got married and had children."

"This child is my son."

Hearing what Li Yuanchao said, Chen Li couldn't help but look up and stare at Li Yuanchao with wide eyes.

Li Yuanchao did not give her a chance to speak and continued:

"You don't have to deny it. I have investigated your situation. You and Xu Damao didn't have enough time to have a child. From the perspective of time, this child should be mine.

I was even more certain of this when I saw him just now. This child is obviously my son."

Li Yuanchao's words made Chen Li collapse completely.

She turned her head away and said in a crying voice:

"You are right, but his name is Xu Zihan now, and he is the son of Xu Damao."

Hearing this, Li Yuanchao couldn't help but frowned.

Then he looked at Chen Li and said:

"Lili, let me be frank. I came to you this time to bring this child back to my Li family."

"You! What do you want to do!"

Chen Li thought that Li Yuanchao was going to threaten her, so she hugged Xu Zihan tightly in her arms and stared at Li Yuanchao.

"I don't mean any other reason. For some reason, I need this child to inherit our family business.

I won't make it difficult for you. I have two options for you to choose from. One is that I give you 2,000 yuan, but I take the child away. The other is that you divorce Xu Damao and marry me, and you and the child will live with my family in the future."

"You..what did you say?!"

Chen Li couldn't believe what she heard.

Let herself divorce Xu Damao and then marry him.

What is Li Yuanchao planning?

Chen Li just felt that her brain was not enough.

To be honest, she naturally wanted to marry Li Yuanchao.

No matter whether it was in the past or now.

Even though she hated him to death, if Li Yuanchao was willing to marry her, she could forgive him.

But happiness came so suddenly that Chen Li could hardly believe it was real.