Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Chen Li looked at Li Yuanchao for a long time, wondering if he was lying to her.

After all, Li Yuanchao had lied to her before.

Chen Li no longer dared to believe his lies.

As if seeing Chen Li's suspicion, Li Yuanchao looked at Xu Zihan and said calmly:

"Marrying me is not without cost. You have to be prepared to be a widow."

Hearing this, Chen Li's pupils shrank.

"I'm injured and I won't be able to have children in the future. This child is my only child, Li Yuanchao. I can marry you, but I won't be able to touch you in the future.

If you are willing, I will marry you after you get divorced. If you are not willing, my Li family will do everything possible to bring the child back, regardless of whether you agree or not."

Li Yuanchao said these words with no expression on his face.

But Chen Li felt like she was falling into an icy cave at this moment.

She instinctively hugged Xu Zihan tightly, staring at Li Yuanchao as if trying to see from his eyes whether his words were true.

"Don't doubt it. I would never consider marrying you. But the child is still young and it's impossible for him to leave his mother. So I said this just to weigh the pros and cons.

But don't worry, as long as you don't go out and cheat on me, you will always be Mrs. Li, and you don't have to worry about me looking for other women. After all... I don't have that ability.

As for your so-called husband, our Li family will give him one thousand yuan as compensation. One thousand yuan should be enough for him to marry a beautiful girl."

At this point, Li Yuanchao couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Now he has accepted the reality of his own incompetence.

The whole person is as lifeless as a walking corpse.

Chen Li only felt a black screen before her eyes.

The whole person almost collapsed.

She just felt that she was so stupid. Why did she want to be so vain and get close to Li Yuanchao, and why did she be so stupid to give birth to his child?

Finally, Chen Li returned to the courtyard in a daze.

Li Yuanchao gave her a deadline, and if she agreed, she should go to Li's house to find him in three days.

If you don't go, just assume that Chen Li doesn't agree.

This seemed to give her a choice, but in fact she had no choice at all.

If Chen Li does not agree, the Li family will be able to take the child away.

By then Xu Damao would definitely know about this, and the relationship between Chen Li and Xu Damao would be over.

So as long as Chen Li is not stupid, she will definitely choose to marry Li Yuanchao.

Chen Li is very desperate now, she doesn't know how to face Xu Damao.

No matter what kind of person Xu Damao is, this matter is still more her fault.

Chen Li, who still had a conscience, felt filled with guilt.

After Chen Li returned home, she just sat on the bed and did nothing.

It wasn't until Xu Damao came back that she realized what was going on.

"Lili, why don't you cook at home?"

Chen Li saw Xu Damao's eyes were a little evasive and said:

"I...I have no appetite today."

"Even if you have no appetite, you have to eat. We can't let our son starve. Take me with you if you want to eat something. I'll go out and buy it for you."

Xu Damao successfully hooked up with a pretty widow today. As long as he has more contact with her, he will have a chance to get on base.

So he was particularly attentive to Chen Li at this time. After all, it was Chen Li who provided him with the girlfriend.

"No, I just ate a few steamed buns and I'm not hungry now. What about you, do you need me to cook for you?"

Chen Li felt guilty and wanted to be nicer to Xu Damao to make herself feel better.

Xu Damao waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary, and then went to tease Xu Zihan.

Seeing Xu Damao's happy expression, Chen Li felt her nose sore.

I am such a vicious woman.

At night, after Xu Damao and Xu Zihan fell asleep, Chen Li took out an iron box from the cabinet where her dowry was kept.

When I opened the iron box, there was no gold or silver jewelry inside.

Some money notes.

Chen Li stroked the banknotes with her hand.

When she went to see Li Yuanchao, Li Yuanchao took the banknotes and threw them in her face to humiliate her.

Chen Li neither threw away nor spent the money, she kept it all.

She thought of various ways to take revenge on Li Yuanchao, but she never thought that there would be a day when she would marry him.

Chen Li recalled the past and tears flowed from her eyes unknowingly.

The next day, Chen Li went back to her parents' home and told her parents about the incident.

She didn't mention Li Yuanchao's physical condition, but only said that Li Yuanchao wanted to redeem himself.

Chen's mother expressed on the spot that she wanted to change her son-in-law.

Although Chen's father was more tactful, his words showed that he hoped his daughter could marry into a good family.

He also said that with the background of the Li family, they could easily help the Chen family.

Her parents' words became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

On the third day, Chen Li finally made up her mind and took Xu Zihan to the military compound where Li Yuanchao lived.

When she arrived, the Li family was already waiting at the door.

Li Danian and his mother just glanced at Chen Li and took Xu Zihan.

Xu Zihan started crying out of fear when being hugged by a stranger.

"Don't cry, my dear grandson. I am your grandmother and this is your grandfather. You are worthy of being my grandson. You look exactly like Yuan Chao when he was a child."

Li Danian was also excited when looking at his grandson.

The dark cloud that had been weighing on their hearts for some time finally dissipated.

He looked at Chen Li with a rare smile on her face and said:

"Chen Li, right? You are a great contributor to our Li family. Don't worry, I approve of your marriage with Yuan Chao. From now on, you will be my daughter-in-law, Li Danian."

Chen Li's smile was a little forced.

"Thank you uncle."

"Call me uncle for now, and change your name after we get married. You've heard about the aid to North Korea. I know it's unfair to you, but don't worry, our Li family will compensate you in other ways.

You can quit your current job when you have time. I have found you an easy civilian job in the army. You can go to work whenever you want after your child is weaned.

If you don't want to go to work and just stay at home to take care of the children, that's fine too. Our Li family doesn't need your salary. Anyway, everything your aunt and I have in the future will be yours."

Li Danian's words were sincere and honest.

But Chen Li was not in the mood at all at the moment.

She looked at Li Danian and asked:

"Uncle, I brought the child out secretly today. Xu Damao doesn't know yet. I haven't told him about this matter yet."

Li Danian frowned, then took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Chen Li, saying:

"Here is one thousand yuan. Take it back and give it to Xu Damao. It will be our Li family's compensation to him."

"What if... I mean, what if Xu Damao refuses to divorce?"

Chen Li expressed her concerns.

She knew how much Xu Damao valued this child.

Chen Li couldn't imagine what Xu Damao would do if he knew that he had lied to her.

The worst case scenario is that he drags on and refuses to divorce.

Then she wouldn't be able to marry into the Li family.

"Don't worry, just go and tell him. I've already arranged someone here. He won't disagree with the divorce."