1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Li Xiuzhi was stunned when she heard the conversation between her father and her third brother.

She immediately understood that her father wanted to give her eldest brother's job to her third brother, and she refused to do it immediately.

Li Xiuzhi stiffened her neck, blushed, and said to Li Quanzhen, "Dad, how could you do this? I want to go to that job, too, why don't you let me go?"

Li Quanzhen glared at Li Xiuzhi and said sternly, "You are just a girl, why do you need a formal job? After you get married, are you going to bring your job to your husband's family? Your third brother is different. He can never leave our family."

After hearing this, Li Xiuzhi felt extremely aggrieved.

She said with a sad face: "No, this job must be given to me. I can give you all my monthly salary, and I won't keep a single cent."

Li Xiuzhi had her own plan in mind. As long as she got this job, she could find a city man to marry. It would be so nice to live in the city then.

She has not married yet, hoping that one day she can marry into the city and live the life of a city dweller.

Seeing Li Xiuzhi's unreasonable behavior, Li Quanzhen frowned and said, "You have to do what I say. Otherwise, I won't do anything about it."

"father……"

Li Xiuzhi was unwilling, but after calming down and thinking about it, she decided to ask for it herself. Firstly, she couldn't bring herself to do it, and secondly, she couldn't get it either.

That's her brother, not her father, and he would definitely not give her the job.

Alas! Even if she was his father, it would not be her turn to do that job.

Li Xiuzhi stood there, her eyes gradually turning red and her fists clenched tightly.

She looked at her father and third brother and felt that her future was bleak and there was no hope at all.

She bit her lips, trying hard not to let tears fall. Her stubborn look made people feel distressed.

Qin Xinghua next to her was like an invisible person, watching all this silently.

Ever since the family's food and money were lost, old man Li Quanzhen has blamed everything on her.

She is now speechless and feels helpless and aggrieved.

Although she once secretly gave five dollars to her brother from her natal family, it was only five dollars, and the rest of the money and food disappeared.

She knew that with Li Quanzhen's personality, he would definitely not do this.

There are only three people in the family. It’s not her, nor the old man, so it can only be her daughter Li Xiuzhi.

Qin Xinghua's heart was full of doubts. Where did her daughter secretly take those things?

She had secretly searched her daughter's room, but found nothing.

Her daughter didn't look like she had any money, which made her even more confused.

Did she secretly hide the food and money outside?

Or was she a traitor, stealing the family's food and money to support her strange man?

She couldn't help but feel a little angry at her daughter. She loved her so much on weekdays, but this damn girl plotted against her secretly and made her suffer so much.

Qin Xinghua didn't know what to say about that job.

She knew clearly that those were jobs that Li Dajiang had found for Li Dahu and Li Xinchuang, and they could not be snatched away by others just by saying so.

But seeing these people arguing here until their faces turned red and their necks became thick, she felt amused.

If they have this much time, they might as well go to Li Dahu's house and try. What's the point of fighting with each other at home!

But these things have nothing to do with her, so she won't step forward to remind them, let them do whatever they want!

Ever since the money and food were lost, she felt like a sinner.

The old man's attitude towards her became worse and worse, and now he didn't even give her a chance to speak.

However, this is just right. She doesn't want to get involved in such thankless tasks.

After Li Quanzhen and his son Li Datao had discussed it, they put on their coats and went straight to Li Dahu's house.

Li Xiuzhi looked at the two people walking away, her face full of reluctance.

But she could only protest silently in her heart and roll her eyes, she didn't dare show anything else.

At this time, Li Dahu's family was filled with joy.

Although the job at the steel rolling mill is only a temporary one, there is a chance to become a regular employee in the future, which is undoubtedly a blessing for Li Dahu's family's current situation.

Chen Suzhi sat under the lamp, mending the clothes in her hands, feeling very happy.

Several children at home were lying in bed, listening to Li Dahu's story about hunting wild boars in the mountains.

Li Dahu was just talking about the thrilling part when there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who could it be at this time?" Chen Suzhi asked puzzledly.

Everyone had difficulties these days. Most people would come back from the canteen after dinner and go to bed early in order to save lamp oil.

Li Dahu's family went to bed late today because they were so excited about the good news of the job at the steel rolling mill that they couldn't sleep.

The children lay in bed and asked this and that, but refused to sleep. Only then did Li Dahu start talking about their hunting trip.

Chen Suzhi simply lit a kerosene lamp and mended clothes under the lamp while listening to Li Dahu telling stories to the children.

Li Dahu didn't know who it could be, so he smiled and said, "Let's go and have a look. Maybe it's Xin Chuang. That kid might be unable to sleep and come to chat with me. Don't worry about it. I'll go and have a look."

As he said that, Li Dahu put on his clothes and walked out the door.

"Dang Dang Dang..."

Li Dahu walked out of the yard, opened the door and saw that it was his father Li Quanzhen and his third brother Li Datao.

When Li Dahu saw these two people, his face instantly turned ugly. Fortunately, it was night and others could not see it.

At this moment, Li Dahu felt uneasy.

His father came here today with bad intentions, and it might be related to his work.

Li Dahu had no intention of letting them in, so he blocked the door and asked, "Dad, why are you here at this time? Is there something wrong?"

No one comes to see you for no reason. When he was seriously ill, his father and third brother Li Datao never came to see him once.

Li Dahu thought he could guess what they were here for today with his eyes closed.

It is said that a friend in need is a friend indeed. When faced with adversity, his family members all fled away, instead of sharing adversity and wealth.

Hearing this, Li Quanzhen glared at Li Dahu fiercely and said, "You know I'm your father? Why don't you get out of the way and let us in!"

After saying that, Li Quanzhen pushed Li Dahu away, put his hands behind his back and walked straight towards his house.

Li Dahu had no choice but to follow them into the house.

When Chen Suzhi saw Li Quanzhen and Li Datao come in, she also stood up, frowned, and a puzzled look appeared on her face.

These two people had never been to her house before, so what happened today seemed unusual in every way.

"Dad, Datao, you are here, come and sit down!"

There were no stools in the inner room today, and the quilt had already been spread on the kang, so the two of them could only sit on the edge of the kang.

Just now, the children deliberately closed their eyes and pretended to be asleep when they heard the voice. They didn't want to talk to the black-hearted grandfather.

"Dad, it's so late, what's the matter? The children are all asleep!" Li Dahu asked.

He said this deliberately to ease the embarrassment of blocking the door just now. After all, they were blood relatives, and he really didn't want them to come in just now.

Li Quanzhen glanced at his eldest son and daughter-in-law, and then at the children sleeping on the kang.

He said slowly: "I came here today because I have something important to tell you."

Li Dahu and Chen Suzhi looked at each other and thought to themselves that something was wrong. The two families had already separated, what could his father have to say to them?