Chapter 284 I beg you

"Xiaoxia, there's some bacon here. You can use it to cook. I haven't eaten your cooking for a long time."

"Ok!"

When Zhu Caixia heard what Li Guoqiang said, her eyes lit up slightly, and then she nodded quickly in agreement, reached out to take the bacon with a happy face, turned around and ran out.

Although she has grown up, she is still a little girl after all. She will become very happy if she is coaxed a little.

Li Guoqiang was slightly happy when he saw Zhu Caixia like this, then he turned his head and said to Ma Shufen: "Let's go! Let's go to the next room first and wait for Sister Ping and Auntie to come back and have dinner together."

After saying that, he picked up a big bag from the corner and took Ma Shufen to the next room. As soon as he entered, he saw Zhu Caiyan curled up on the kang, which made him stunned for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, without waiting for him to ask, Xu Dani rushed over, hugged his thighs, and then talked a lot.

When Li Guoqiang heard that Zhu Caiyan's parents sold her to three widowers as a wife, he was speechless.

After all, she is their own daughter, how can they treat her like this?

Then, he looked at Zhu Caiyan with a little sympathy, and happened to see the panic and helplessness in her eyes.

"Brother Qiangqiangzi, please don't chase me away, okay? I promise to listen to you. As long as you can give me a bite to eat, I will do anything you ask me to do. I beg you!"

As she spoke, Zhu Caiyan burst into tears.

"okay!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang waved his hands and said, "I didn't say I was going to drive you away. Why are you crying here? If someone doesn't know me, they would think I'm a bully!"

"no!"

Zhu Caiyan was slightly stunned, then quickly shook her head and explained: "That's not what I meant. I just... I just have nowhere to go."

When she said this, she thought of her miserable fate and couldn't help feeling sad. She turned around, threw herself on the kang and burst into tears.

When Li Guoqiang saw Zhu Caiyan like this, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

In fact, he had no opinion about the girl Zhu Caiyan, but he just disliked her parents.

Although he had no opinion, he did not think about how to comfort the other party. Instead, he gave Ma Shufen a look, telling her to go over and comfort him so that she wouldn't keep crying there.

Seeing this, Ma Shufen hurried forward, gently patted Zhu Caiyan on the shoulder, and spoke softly to persuade her.

Not long after, with her patient persuasion, Zhu Caiyan finally stopped crying, then sat up silently, hugged her knees with her hands, like a wounded lamb.

At this time, Li Guoqiang was already sitting on the kang with Xu Dani in his arms, and he was taking out local specialties from the big bag he brought over.

For example, Daoxiangcun’s pastries, Liubiju’s pickles, Tianfuhao’s braised pork, etc.

Seeing these good things, Xu Dani's eyes suddenly lit up. Then she shook Li Guoqiang's arm vigorously, with a greedy look on her face, just like a greedy kitten.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang felt a little happy, then he opened a bag of walnut cookies, took a piece and stuffed it into Xu Dani's mouth.

Soon, Xu Dani squinted her eyes and let out a very contented hum. Then, like a little squirrel, she snuggled up to Li Guoqiang and ate the fragrant, crispy and sweet walnut cakes bit by bit.

Seeing this, Ma Shufen smiled slightly, then reached out and patted Zhu Caiyan's hand, and softly invited her to come over and eat some pastries together.

However, Zhu Caiyan just glanced at Li Guoqiang with some intention, and then shook her head hurriedly. It was obvious that she did not dare to go over to Li Guoqiang to ask for such delicious pastries.

Seeing this, Ma Shufen didn't force it anymore and just stood up and walked towards Li Guoqiang.

"Come, try this sweet-scented osmanthus cake and see if you like it."

When Li Guoqiang saw Ma Shufen coming, he immediately picked up a piece of cake and handed it to her.

"Ok!"

Ma Shufen felt a sweet feeling in her heart, then nodded, reached out to take the pastry, put it in her mouth and tasted it carefully.

Soon, she was intoxicated by the soft and glutinous texture and the faint fragrance of osmanthus.

Zhu Caiyan looked at this scene with envy in her eyes, and even swallowed unconsciously.

Just as she was trying to imagine how delicious those pastries would taste, she suddenly saw Li Guoqiang waving at her.

"Don't just stand there, come and try this cake! If you don't eat it this time, you won't know when you'll have the chance to eat it next time."

"Oh!"

When Zhu Caiyan heard what Li Guoqiang said, she was instantly surprised. Then she came to her senses, nodded in agreement, got up from the kang and walked over.

When Ma Shufen saw Zhu Caiyan's reaction, she couldn't help but feel amused.

It turns out that all the advice she gave before was not as effective as just one word from Li Guoqiang!
"Hey, just get whatever you want to eat!"

When Li Guoqiang saw Zhu Caiyan coming, he pointed to the various cakes on the table on the kang, whispered something, and then took a piece of walnut cake and osmanthus cake and asked Xu Dani to take them to Zhu Caixia who was busy cooking in the outer room.

After all, what the little girl cares about most is that she must have what others have, and she cannot feel ignored.

Sure enough, soon, a burst of very happy laughter came from the outer room.

When Zhu Caiyan heard what Li Guoqiang said, she glanced at the snacks on the kang table, then cautiously reached out to take a piece of osmanthus cake, sat next to Ma Shufen, put it to her mouth and ate it bit by bit.

According to her chewing speed, it would take her at least half an hour to finish this piece of osmanthus cake.

As she ate, a look of intoxication gradually appeared on her face, and then she ate slower unconsciously.

Li Guoqiang couldn't help but shook his head when he saw Zhu Caiyan eating like this. Then he reached out and picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and handed it to her, saying softly, "There are still a lot of them here. If you like them, eat more. Don't feel embarrassed."

"Ok!"

When Zhu Caiyan heard Li Guoqiang's words, her heart warmed and she almost couldn't help crying.

Fortunately, she had cried before, so she managed to hold back her tears. Then, she reached out and took the osmanthus cake with a touched look on her face.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang didn't say anything else to Zhu Caiyan. He turned around and talked to Ma Shufen about the recent situation in the village.

When Zhu Caiyan saw Li Guoqiang like this, her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but when she thought of her identity, she swallowed her words back silently.

Afterwards, while she ate the soft, sweet and fragrant osmanthus cake, she thought about the idea that Zhu Caixia had given her before.

Now that Li Guoqiang has said that he will not drive her away, will she still secretly climb onto the kang?

After thinking for a while, she still couldn't come up with a result, and finally decided to find an opportunity to discuss it with Zhu Caixia later.

Soon after, hurried footsteps were heard outside the house.

Then, Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping ran into the room one after the other, looking at Li Guoqiang excitedly. "Qiangzi, you're back!"

"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back!"

"Auntie, Sister Ping!"

Li Guoqiang saw that Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping were sweating profusely, so he quickly stood up and said, "Why are you running so fast? I'm not leaving right away. Hurry up and wipe your sweat and sit down to rest for a while."

As he said that, he walked to the side, picked up the teapot, and poured each of them a bowl of boiled water.

"I'll do it. I can do it myself!"

Seeing this, Xu Yuping hurriedly stepped forward and took the teapot, fearing that Li Guoqiang would think that she had forgotten her duties as a woman.

"Yeah!"

When Qu Yinfeng heard what Xu Yuping said, she quickly agreed: "How can you, a grown man, do these servant jobs? You should just sit on the kang and be the head of your family!"

After saying that, she stared at Li Guoqiang's face nervously, wanting to see if Li Guoqiang would still recognize the head of the family after having been in the city for so long.

Obviously, she worried for nothing.

Li Guoqiang nodded without even thinking, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Having said that, he turned around and went back to the kang, sitting upright with a happy look on his face.

When Qu Yinfeng saw this, her slightly tense heart instantly calmed down, and she quickly smiled and said, "I originally thought you would take some time to come back! I didn't expect that the team just received your letter this morning, and you came back at noon."

At this point, she suddenly thought of something, and quickly turned to Xu Yuping and said, "By the way, Ping'er, go and tidy up Qiangzi's room, and take out the quilts, pillows, etc. and dry them out in the sun.

In addition, the kang mat also needs to be cleaned with a rag, so as not to let Qiangzi sleep restlessly at night."

"it is good!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuping nodded hurriedly and agreed, then turned around and ran out of the house.

"Wait a minute, Yuping, I'll go help you!"

When Ma Shufen saw this, she immediately became restless and shouted quickly, then got off the bed and chased after him.

Soon, only Li Guoqiang, Qu Yinfeng and Zhu Caiyan were left in the room.

Qu Yinfeng turned around and saw Zhu Caiyan sitting next to her. She seemed to have thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Um, Qiangzi, you know everything about Yan Zi, right?"

"Ok!"

Li Guoqiang nodded, then said softly: "Dani has already told me."

"Ugh!"

Qu Yinfeng sighed, then shook her head and said, "Speaking of which, she is also a poor child, to have such a pair of cruel parents.

You were not there at the time, and the child had nowhere to go, so I decided to let her stay.

Now that you are back, you should see how to better handle this matter."

After saying that, she walked aside and sat down, looking as if she was leaving it to Li Guoqiang to do whatever he wanted.

When Zhu Caiyan heard Qu Yinfeng say this, her heart, which had originally been relieved, suddenly became tense. Then she looked at Li Guoqiang nervously, waiting for his verdict on her.

Li Guoqiang hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Zhu Caiyan and asked softly, "Yanzi, do you have any plans for your future life?"

"I"

Zhu Caiyan's eyes turned red, then she shook her head and said, "I don't know."

"so."

Li Guoqiang frowned slightly when he saw Zhu Caiyan like this, and then he said seriously: "Since we have come to this point, there are some things I need to explain to you first.

Although I don't mean to drive you away, you are not a child anymore and you have a long way to go. You can't just live here in obscurity forever. You have to at least think about how you should live your future life.

For example, go back and have a good talk with your parents and ask them to help you find a better husband for marriage."

"I'm not going back!"

When Zhu Caiyan heard Li Guoqiang say that he wanted her to go home, she was so scared that she shook her head.

Now, whenever she thinks of her parents planning to sell her to three widowers, she has nightmares at night.

Moreover, if she, a weak woman, really went back home, wouldn't that be like a wolf walking into a tiger's mouth?

Therefore, even if she was beaten to death, she didn't want to go back.

"If you don't go back, what will happen to your household registration? You can't stay here as an illegal resident forever, right?"

Li Guoqiang frowned, then asked in a deep voice.

Although with his ability, it would not be a problem at all even if he raised ten Zhu Caiyans for nothing.

But he and Zhu Caiyan are not related at all, so how could he support each other for free?
What's more, the household registration problem he mentioned does exist at present. Without a household registration, one cannot even get married, let alone participate in the production team's labor.

"I"

In response to the question raised by Li Guoqiang, Zhu Caiyan opened her mouth and seemed to want to say something, but she hesitated for a long time and couldn't think of how to say it.

In fact, she was not unaware of these problems, but she had never thought of any way to solve them.

Just when she was at a loss, she suddenly heard Li Guoqiang suggest, "How about this! Wait for two days, when I finish the things I have on hand, I will ask Ma Chunmei, the women's director of our production team, to bring someone to accompany you home, find the women's director of your production team, and explain the matter to your parents in person.

Since things have already happened, escaping will not solve the problem. You have to be brave and face it.

With Auntie Ma Chunmei and others accompanying you, at least you don't have to worry about your parents selling you into the mountains again."

"That"

After hearing what Li Guoqiang had said, Zhu Caiyan hesitated for a while, but finally nodded and agreed, "Then I'll listen to you."

After saying this, she looked at Li Guoqiang's handsome face, and thinking that she would have to go home soon to face her cruel parents, she couldn't help feeling uneasy in her heart, fearing that she would end up being homeless in the future.

As she thought about it, she couldn't help but think of Zhu Caixia's suggestion, and it instantly felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

If she could become Li Guoqiang's woman, would she no longer have to worry about being left alone?
(End of this chapter)