Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 47
Li Weidong chatted with the villagers for a while, asking if the child had any relatives. Unfortunately, no one was found. He then asked the village what they were going to do with the child. The village chief hesitated and was unable to answer.

Li Weidong understood that life in the countryside was difficult recently and it would probably be impossible to support himself if he stayed in the village.

Li Weidong was also in a dilemma. He had no problem raising a child, but he didn't have the time. He couldn't bring the child to work.

The two Uncle Zhous were also ruled out. Zhou Xiaolin didn't have a job yet, so it was okay for now, but what would happen if she got a job in the future? She was also ruled out.

That left Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen. The timing was right for them, after all, it was their own shop, but they were both virgins. Would having a child affect them? He couldn't bring himself to say anything about this.

Everyone also noticed Li Weidong's hesitation. Zhou Zhennan and his brother didn't say anything, but the three girls seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Finally, Xu Huizhen said, "Dongzi, I'll raise this child. He'll be a good companion for me."

Li Weidong glanced at Xu Huizhen and said, "Sister Huizhen, you have to think carefully. Raising this child will have an impact on you. Actually, if I were to raise a child, I could afford it, but I just don't have the time."

Xu Huizhen said, "I know. Besides, I'm divorced and don't have many people at home. It's just right that this child is with me, so I have a companion."

Li Weidong said, "Okay, then I'll ask the village chief to issue a certificate. When we return to the city, we'll transfer the child's household registration there."

After that, Li Weidong asked the village chief to issue a certificate and prepared to return to the city. However, the two old Zhous decided to test the guns before returning. They asked Li Weidong to take the three women with him.

Li Weidong had no choice but to drive back with the three women and guard squad leader Wang. Guard squad leader Wang was there to protect their safety, after all, what happened that morning.

We rushed all the way back to the city of Sijiu.

They went straight to the tavern. When they arrived at the tavern, Xu Huizhen took the documents and the group went to the street office to handle the transfer procedures for the child.

It was an hour later when I came out of the street office.

The little girl was named Xu Jingli, which is a continuation of the plot, isn't it? However, unlike the plot, she is not a biological child, but adopted, and has two more mothers. Yes, the three girls chatted for a while and decided on Xu Jingli's mothers: the mother is Xu Huizhen, the second mother is Chen Xueru, and the stepmother is Zhou Xiaolin.

Li Weidong and squad leader Wang looked at each other in bewilderment. When Li Weidong shamelessly asked if he could be the little girl's father, he was met with a lot of roll of eyes. Fortunately, however, the three girls unanimously decided to give Li Weidong the position of godfather to Xiao Jingli.

After playing around for a while, Li Weidong took everyone to the Friendship Store. Li Weidong still had a lot of foreign exchange coupons, which was just right for buying some milk powder and other things for Li'er.

By the time Li Weidong and the others came out of the Friendship Store with the milk powder and other things they had bought, it was almost dark. They drove them back to the tavern, and then everyone started to help Xiao Li'er clean up. The three girls made Xiao Li'er's bed and washed her body.

Li Weidong and squad leader Wang were assigned to relatively low-skilled tasks like cleaning the yard, fetching water, and chopping firewood. They exchanged a glance, said nothing, and simply got to work.

The two of them were quite fast and finished in no time. After finishing, Li Weidong felt a little hungry. He had already had a bite to eat on the mountain at noon. After running around in the afternoon, it was natural to be hungry.

Calling Squad Leader Wang, the two drove to a restaurant, bought some food, and then returned to the tavern.

I parked the car at the door, took the vegetables, and prepared to go in with Squad Leader Wang.

"Brother Weidong?" A voice suddenly came.

Li Weidong turned around and saw that it was Uncle Niu. "Uncle Niu, it's me. Are you here for a drink?"

"Yeah, nothing much, just came to the pub for a drink. Why isn't it open today?"

"Today we went hunting and found a child. Boss Xu really liked the child and adopted him. Now he is taking care of the child!

I haven't even cooked yet. I just went out to buy some food. "Uncle Niu, how about we have a drink together?" Li Weidong replied.

"No, you guys eat. We brothers can have a drink together some other time. There is some progress on the matter I asked you about. I will go and ask about it later. I will give you a definite answer tomorrow." Uncle Niu waved his hand.

"Okay, Mr. Niu, thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to the tavern tomorrow night." Li Weidong said.

Uncle Niu smiled and said, "We are brothers, it's too formal to say this. Okay, you go ahead and do your thing, I'll go ask my friend." After saying that, he walked away with his hands behind his back.

After Li Weidong saw Niu Ye off, he and Squad Leader Wang carried the dishes into the tavern.

After placing the dishes on the table in the tavern, Li Weidong went to call the three women.

He walked into the backyard, knocked on the door, and said with a smile, "Ladies, isn't it time for us to eat? Are you planning to starve us to death? I sue you! This is a new society, you can't do this!"

I only heard Zhou Xiaolin in the room:
"Oh, no, we haven't cooked yet."

"Don't listen to him. How can he be hungry as a grown man? He must be calling us to eat." This is Chen Xueru.

"Yes, don't listen to Dongzi, he is just teasing you. Come on, let's go and take a look." This is Li'er's mother Xu Huizhen.

The door opened, and Xu Huizhen, holding Li'er, said confidently, "Dongzi, where's the meal?"

Li Weidong was stunned for a moment, then joked, "Hey, Madam, you're hungry. The food is in the tavern, waiting for you to come over."

Xu Huizhen was also stunned, but then she realized that Li Weidong was taking advantage of her. She rolled her eyes at Li Weidong, called him a "little rascal," and walked towards the tavern with Li'er in her arms.

As soon as Xu Huizhen left the door, Chen Xueru and Zhou Xiaolin followed. Li Weidong stood at the door and said to Chen Xueru, "Hello, Second Madam! Hello, Third Madam!"

Chen Xueru was also stunned, but she immediately understood what was going on. She rolled her eyes at him and pulled Zhou Xiaolin, who was confused, and said, "This guy is being mean. He is taking advantage of us. Shouldn't the first, second, and third wives have a master? This guy is so mean." After saying that, she rolled her eyes at Li Weidong.

When Zhou Xiaolin heard this, her pretty face turned red again. She glanced at Li Weidong, who was smirking after being exposed, and then pulled Chen Xueru and followed Xu Huizhen to the tavern.

After they left, Li Weidong closed the door and went into the tavern.

Everyone sat down and started eating and chatting.

After eating and packing up, Li Weidong prepared to return. Chen Xueru stayed with him today and would help take care of the children with Xu Huizhen. After saying goodbye to Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru, he took Zhou Xiaolin and Squad Leader Wang to the car and first drove Zhou Xiaolin back to the military compound. Before parting, they agreed to meet at the tavern the next night. Then they drove to the courtyard, got out of the car, and asked Squad Leader Wang to drive back to the steel mill.

(End of this chapter)