1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Chapter 336: Entertaining the He Family

"Weiguo, please continue talking. I have no idea."

He Daqing put his hand on his forehead. He was now confused and didn't know how to respond.

"Uncle He, if I were you, you would ask him, Lao Yi, your family is in trouble, there are so many people in the courtyard, why don't you ask for help? Our courtyard has always been a place where everyone helps each other when one family is in trouble, but you chose to take away the living expenses of the two children. Where do you put the three of us, father and son? What do you think of us? Are we the ones you want to help? What right do you have to make decisions for us?"

He Daqing looked at Li Weiguo suddenly, gritted his teeth, and nodded fiercely: "Yes, I have to ask him this."

Li Weiguo raised his lips and continued, "Also, as for what he said about Uncle Zhuzi spending money without any control, you can tell him that Uncle Zhuzi is your son and he can spend the money however he wants. Yi Zhonghai decided the destination of the money without authorization, and he is overstepping his authority."

"Uncle Zhuzi and Yu Shui have suffered so much over the years because they have no money. Is that what they deserve? He thought he was doing it for Uncle Zhuzi's good, but in fact he destroyed the life security that Uncle Zhuzi and Yu Shui were supposed to have."

"Also, he said he was saving it for Uncle Zhuzi first, but there are loopholes in this statement. Did he keep an account of the money he saved? Where are the letters? Why didn't he give them to Uncle Zhuzi and the others?"

"Has he ever considered the importance of this money to Uncle Zhuzi and his siblings? Isn't he taking advantage of Uncle Zhuzi and his siblings' weakness to satisfy his own ideas? He is committing a crime!"

Li Weiguo's voice was not loud, but every word was full of power.

He Daqing's eyes became firm: "Weiguo, you are right. I can't let him get away with this excuse."

Li Weiguo patted He Daqing on the shoulder and said, "Uncle He, not only that, you also need to mobilize the emotions of the people in the courtyard."

"You can tell everyone, fellow neighbors, that we live in the same courtyard, and what matters is affection and justice. I work hard outside to earn money so that my children can live a good life. But Yi Zhonghai did this, and he trampled on the trust between us as father and son. This kind of behavior cannot be ignored, otherwise what rules will there be in our courtyard in the future? In this way, everyone will understand Yi Zhonghai's methods, and his moral kidnapping will be self-defeating."

He Daqing took a deep breath. He felt like he had found a beacon in the darkness: "Weiguo, thanks to you. I know what to do next."

Li Weiguo smiled slightly: "Uncle He, this is just my assumption, but it's better to be prepared."

"Weiguo, although what you said is hypothetical, why do I feel that Yi Zhonghai will really do that?"

He Yushui spoke his mind without reservation.

Everyone at the scene looked at Li Weiguo at the same time, and they all nodded in agreement, thinking that Yi Zhonghai might really do such a thing.

Li Weiguo suddenly felt a little guilty when being stared at by everyone. Could it be that they discovered something?

At this moment, the atmosphere on the scene was very depressing, and anything that had anything to do with Yi Zhonghai's atmosphere would not be good.

After Li Weiguo said everything he wanted to say, he cleverly turned the topic to He Daqing's cooking skills.

The Li family came to their senses instantly. Although Yi Zhonghai was hateful, this was not the time to talk about it.

The He family came with a valuable gift to express their gratitude, so the Li family had to treat them well.

Li Weiguo's face was full of anticipation, and he said with great excitement: "Grandma and Grandma, we have all tasted Uncle Zhuzi's cooking skills, so Uncle He's cooking skills must be even better. I can't wait to try it."

"That's right, my skills are not good enough in front of my dad!"

"My dad's cooking is so delicious. I haven't eaten it in years!"

As everyone chatted, the depressing atmosphere in the yard began to gradually dissipate and become relaxed.

He Daqing didn't want to let the topic of Yi Zhonghai continue to dominate everyone, so he smiled and responded: "How about I show you my skills today."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Weiguo's eyes lit up.

But Grandma Li smiled and scolded Li Weiguo: "How can you cook for guests?"

But He Daqing didn't think it was a big deal. It was just cooking a meal, a piece of cake for him.

So he smiled and agreed.

"Hey, sister-in-law, we are all family, so don't be polite. Let me cook today's meal!"

"Daqing, if you say that, I won't be polite. Let's try Chef He's cooking today!"

After things were settled, Grandma Li asked Li Weiguo to prepare the ingredients.

Everyone in the family knew that Li Weiguo had many connections, so whenever the family needed to buy something, they would ask Li Weiguo to do it.

"Weiguo, buy a few more. We have a large family and we can't let the guests go to waste!"

"Got it, grandma, I'll be back soon!"

After saying that, Li Weiguo got on his bicycle and rushed out of the house.

Half an hour later, he returned on his bicycle with a large sack full of goods.

In fact, Li Weiguo left the house and went straight to a secluded place. He took out two pheasants, two wild rabbits, and two grass carps weighing about six kilograms from the storage space. He also took out two bottles of Moutai liquor that had been stored last year from the space.

There is no shortage of food and drink in Li Weiguo's space. Now that he has the chance to try He Daqing's cooking, he naturally won't miss it.

Li Weiguo pushed his bicycle into the house with a large sack on it.

"Grandma, I'm back!" His voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

In the yard, Grandma Li was sitting on a small stool picking vegetables. She looked up at the sound, saw the big sack, and stood up with a smile.

"Weiguo, what did you buy in this big sack?"

Li Weiguo put down the sack, leaned close to his grandmother's ear and whispered mysteriously, "Grandma, I was lucky enough to run into someone selling game. I bought two pheasants, two rabbits, and two big grass carps!"

When Grandma Li took a look into the sack, her eyes instantly lit up and she couldn't stop smiling.

"Okay, okay, with these, we'll have a great feast today."

Li Weiguo chuckled and took out two bottles of wine from the bottom of the sack and handed them over.

"Granny, this is also something I exchanged with someone."

When Grandma Li saw that it was Maotai liquor, she was about to open her mouth to complain, but when she remembered that there were guests today, she just glared at him.

"Kid, you can't keep the money in your hand. Whatever, I've already bought it. It's just right for you, Mr. He, and the others to have a couple of drinks."

"Dajiang, Dahe, come quickly and kill the pheasants and rabbits that Weiguo bought. Zhuzi, go kill the fish. Lanxiang said you are good at killing fish!"

"Hey, here I come. Aunt Li, just leave it to me!"

Sha Zhu was not shy at all. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and came over to get the fish.

"Hey, Weiguo, today's fish is really fresh, look, it's still flopping!"

"That's right. I found a good fisherman and exchanged them with him. They were all freshly caught!"

Li Dajiang and Li Dahe also walked over and took out the pheasants and rabbits from the sacks.

The two brothers tacitly understood each other and said nothing. They took the pheasant to the edge of the vegetable garden, plucked a small tuft of feathers from the pheasant's neck, picked up the kitchen knife prepared by Grandma Li, and killed the chicken skillfully.

"Hey... nephew Dajiang, just killing a pheasant is enough."