Chapter 529 The Impact of Liu Guangqi's Escape
Liu Haizhong kept on blabbering and cursing, "This Liu Guangqi is an ungrateful bastard. I love him so much and care about him so much that I don't even want to say a harsh word to him. I want to give him my whole heart. Why does he treat me like this?"
"Among my three sons, I value him the most. I discuss everything with him. How can he be called a feudal patriarch?"
He Yuzhu hurriedly interrupted Liu Haizhong's chattering and said, "Uncle Liu, isn't Guangqi usually very obedient and filial? Why did he run away with his wife? Was it his wife who instigated him?"
When Liu Haizhong heard this, he immediately showed an expression of sudden enlightenment and cursed:
"Yes, it was definitely that bitch Chen Wanrou who instigated Guangqi, otherwise my good son would never leave me."
"That bitch is an only child. She tricked Guangqi into coming over. She must want Guangqi to take care of his parents until their death. I will never let her succeed."
He Yuzhu smiled and said, "I don't think Chen Wanrou can be blamed entirely for this. She must have been frightened by Yan Jiecheng. There is a bad man living in the courtyard who has bad intentions towards her. Any woman would be afraid of him. This may be the reason why he fled the courtyard."
Liu Haizhong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he said with hatred:
"Yes, it's all Yan Jiecheng's fault. I won't let him go. There is no good person in the Yan family. They are all a bunch of despicable scum..."
He Yuzhu looked at the ferocious face in Liu Haizhong and said proudly, "The attempt to sow discord was successful!"
Liu Haizhong was cursing when suddenly tears started streaming down his face. He beat his chest and stamped his feet, saying:
"Guangqi is the hope of my Liu family. I have invested all my efforts in him. How could he be so cruel to me? If he leaves, won't he be the one to take my life?"
He Yuzhu was speechless. Why did this old man come to me and cry? It was so unlucky.
"Uncle Liu, don't be sad yet. This matter is not hopeless."
Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong said impatiently: "Zhu Zi, what can you do?"
He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said calmly:
"Uncle Liu, you raised Guangqi with all your hard work, and you treated him so well. It's impossible that he doesn't have feelings for you. You can write more letters to him and appeal to his emotions. I believe Guangqi will change his mind."
Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's eyes sparkled with gold and he said excitedly:
"Zhu Zi, you are right. Guang Qi was just temporarily deceived by Chen Wan Rou. As long as I write more letters to him and talk to him emotionally and reasonably, he will definitely come back to me."
"Zhu Zi, I won't talk to you for now. I'll go back and write a letter now. I'll thank you properly when Guang Qi comes back."
He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Uncle Liu, don't worry, I have another idea."
"What method?" He Yuzhu asked expectantly.
He Yuzhu smiled calmly: "You should find a way to get the position of workshop director as soon as possible. When you become the workshop director, even if you don't write to Guangqi, Guangqi will come back after hearing the news. Who can refuse the father of a high-ranking official?"
Liu Haizhong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he smiled bitterly and said:
"Zhu Zi, the leadership positions in the factory are all very individual, how can it be so easy for me to become the workshop director?"
He Yuzhu asked doubtfully, "Uncle Liu, aren't you trying to find evidence against Guo Piezi? Is the progress not going well?"
Liu Haizhong sighed and said, "It really wasn't going well. I don't know what happened to Qin Huairu. She only went to ask Guo Piezi for help once and never went again."
"Although they were intimate, they didn't have any substantive relationship, so it can't be considered as having an affair."
He Yuzhu said calmly, "Uncle Liu, don't be discouraged. Qin Huairu was fined and her salary forfeited for three months. For the sake of her family, she will definitely go to Guo Piezi again."
Liu Haizhong nodded and said, "Zhu Zi, you are right. I will continue to monitor Qin Huairu."
After Liu Haizhong left, He Yuzhu went to bed immediately, but the screams coming from the backyard prevented him from sleeping peacefully.
"This Fatty Liu is such a fucking idiot. His eldest son ran away, and he doesn't even know how to treat his two remaining sons well. He deserves to be left alone in his old age, with no one to take care of him and a miserable old age."
Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels far and wide. Overnight, the news of Liu Guangqi's escape spread throughout the courtyard and spread to the surrounding areas at an extremely fast speed.
The next day, the gossips in the courtyard started talking about it. Some were curious, some were puzzled, and some were gloating, but no one cared about Liu Haizhong and his wife.
"Why did Liu Guangqi run away?"
"You ask me, who should I ask? Liu Haizhong treasures him very much. In the future, Liu Haizhong's family property will definitely be given to him. I really can't understand why Liu Guangqi would run away."
"Who says it's not true? Liu Haizhong yelled at his two younger sons, beat them, and scolded them, but he was very caring towards Liu Guangqi and responded to his every request. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu didn't run away, but Liu Guangqi did. This is too abnormal."
"That Fatty Liu beat up Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu again last night. If Liu Haizhong continues beating them up like this, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu will run away sooner or later. By then, all three of Liu Haizhong's sons will run away, and there won't even be anyone left to take care of them in their old age."
"To be honest, I can understand Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu running away, but I really can't understand why Liu Guangqi ran away."
"I guess Liu Guangqi ran away because of his wife. I heard that she was the only daughter in his family, and she pushed Liu Guangqi back to her parents' home so that she could take care of her biological parents until the end of their lives."
"So it seems that raising a son is worse than raising a woman?"
"That's a possibility. Another possibility is that his wife was frightened by Yan Jiecheng and became a hooligan in the courtyard. Isn't the young wife worried?"
"Hearing what you said, I want to move away even more. My son is getting married soon. What if that gangster harasses my wife and she runs away with my son?"
"I only have this one son. If he runs away, won't my family be wiped out?"
"Your worries are unnecessary. Yan Jiecheng has been imprisoned. After labor reform, he should be able to behave himself."
"You never know. Some people may become bolder and more vicious after being in prison."
"That's right. My second uncle's second daughter-in-law's distant cousin used to only steal and do thieves, but after being in prison, he dared to kill and set fire."
"It's too scary. I have to move out of the courtyard as soon as possible."
"It's not that easy. If I could move, I would have moved a long time ago. Housing is tight in Beijing right now. He Yuzhu personally asked the director of the logistics department, and he said there are no vacant rooms in the factory. It's impossible to drive Widow Qin and her family away."
"No matter how difficult it is, I will find a way to move out. At worst, I can just spend more and rent a house outside."
"That makes sense. Compared to the risk of my son running away, spending a little more money is nothing."
"I agree. I'll go find a house this afternoon. Do you want to come with me?"
"Of course!"