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Chapter 27 The Journey to Untie the Bell (1)
Xiao Yu had very little contact with her father. After they got married, Li Sichuan only met Yu Xiushan a few times.It can be said that with the help of her marriage with Li Sichuan, Xiao Yu was able to escape from her father's control.For a married daughter, it is always inconvenient for her father to intervene in her marriage and family, not to mention Yu Xiushan is a person with a lot of traditional ideas. He basically believes that when a woman is married, everything about her should be taken care of by her husband. There should be no interference.Back then, he was the brother of his wife's natal family. Now, he naturally thinks that Li Sichuan will take over Xiao Yu's life and even his thoughts.It is precisely because of his attitude that Li Sichuan can be sure that Xiaoyu got married for this purpose.Later, when her goal was achieved, she crossed the river and demolished the bridge, leaving him alone.

Sitting on the plane, Li Sichuan thought, how much does he really know about Xiao Yu?Why did she decide to marry him back then?Is it love him?Or do you think he's the best she can choose from?
He arrived in Quanzhou and stayed at the Tulip Hotel.He knew that soon there would be Yu's employees reporting to Yu Xiushan.Sure enough, within half a day, a phone call came in, saying: "Mr. Li, Mr. Yu, please go over, there is a car waiting for you downstairs."

Li Sichuan took advantage of this time to take a shower and change into decent clothes. After answering the phone, he immediately went to pay his respects to his father-in-law.When he stepped out of the elevator, someone guided him into a car at the entrance of the hotel, and his old friend Chen Shaokang was sitting in the back seat.

Li Sichuan stretched out his hand to him, and said, "Long time no see, Mr. Chen, how have you been?"

Chen Shaokang leaned forward to shake hands with him, and said, "Torai is doing well. Why are you coming back to see Mr. Yu at this time?"

"I have two days off, so I'll come over to greet my father-in-law." Li Sichuan still called Yu Xiushan his father-in-law unceremoniously. Will swing the stick, slap and wait."

Chen Shaokang shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Li is still so funny, he hasn't changed a bit. Why didn't Xiaoyu and Yingying come with you?"

Li Sichuan already had an answer to this question, and he said confidently, "She's not free."

Chen Shaokang glanced at him, waiting for his explanation.Li Sichuan said: "She was dealing with my parents. They were arguing to see their granddaughter. I couldn't stop them, so I had to let them torture Xiaoyu. I didn't want to watch the scene of mother-in-law and mother-in-law. I had no place to hide, so I wanted to come and accompany her. Let's talk about father-in-law."

This is indeed the case. Mr. Li and Mrs. Li want to see their granddaughter. Li Sichuan booked them a hotel next to Xiaoyu's house, then called Xiaoyu and said, "Parents will arrive the next day, why don't you accompany them to have a meal?" .” Xiao Yu agreed, and hung up without saying anything.

Li Sichuan was very relieved, anyway, her cold face looked upright to his mother, and she got used to it when she was cold.The problems come from habit, whether it is the dignity that the mother-in-law wants, or the freedom that the daughter-in-law wants, if they don't give in to each other, they will live in peace.

Chen Shaokang couldn't help laughing, and said, "Only you young people can do such a thing."

This is a bit of a pun, but he, Chen Shaokang, is an excellent man of affairs. If he has something to say, he will not embarrass the boss, and of course he will not embarrass the boss's son-in-law.

Li Sichuan had a thick skin, what he didn't want to hear, he just didn't hear.So he smiled and asked, "Why, Mr. Chen didn't think of going somewhere to take a vacation during such a great holiday?"

Chen Shaokang spread his hands and said, "A servant, how can I have time for myself? I was fishing in the countryside, and Mr. Yu ordered me to come back."

"When did it happen?" Li Sichuan asked.

"An hour ago." Chen Shaokang said.

"Sorry, I'm sorry, I delayed Mr. Chen's rest." Li Sichuan apologized without sincerity, and then said: "Then where is Mr. Yu now?"

"Dongshan Island."

"Are we going to Dongshan Island now?" Li Sichuan asked, "How long will it take?"

"It's going to Dongshan Island. It takes two hours on the road." Chen Shaokang replied helplessly: "Because of Mr. Li's whim, at least ten of Mr. Yu's subordinates ended their vacation early. Mr. Yu really has nothing to say to Mr. Li." .”

When Li Sichuan heard that it would take so long, he simply relaxed his posture, crossed his legs, relaxed his waist, and asked, "Is it difficult to work for Mr. Yu? What kind of person is Mr. Yu?"

Chen Shaokang asked back, "What do you think?"

"From Xiaoyu's mother's point of view, can it be regarded as ungrateful?" Li Sichuan was not polite, and said clearly.This was the purpose of his trip. He wanted to see the truth of the whole thing from multiple angles and multiple eyes.

Chen Shaokang smiled gently and said, "What about from the perspective of others? For example, the driver." He knocked on the front seat and said to the driver, "Ah Yong, tell me about you and Mr. Yu."

The driver Ayong said: "Mr. Yu is too kind to me. Mr. Li, I used to love to gamble. I gambled all my property, and my wife and children ran away, so I had to go back to my mother's house to drink. Mr. Yu and I are from the same village. I happened to go home that year, and when people in the village told me about my situation, they called me in and scolded me, and gave me 80 yuan to rent a quarry to start a stone business. The business started, my wife I’m back too, my son has grown up and married a wife, so I let my son take care of the business and drive for Mr. Yu myself. I’m not good at doing business, and I had to close the door several times, thanks to Mr. Yu’s help. There are too many things that the husband helps the villagers to make a fortune. In our place, many well-known large enterprises started with the funds given by Mr. Yu. Mr. Yu's reputation here is won by his kindness to others. Mr. Li and Mr. Yu really have nothing to say to people."

The driver was eloquent, and Chen Shaokang knocked on the front seat again, and said, "Okay, it's enough to talk about yourself. No matter how much you talk about other people's affairs, it's someone else's."

He turned to Li Sichuan and said, "Working for such a boss, it's okay to be a little tired."

Li Sichuan nodded and said: "He is righteous to his friends, kind to his subordinates, and supportive to his clan. He is indeed a good man. With these few things, Mr. Yu's success is not accidental." He didn't say a word after that.

"How can such a person be so ruthless to his wife? That's his wife, and a partner who helped him succeed. How can he betray her?"

Dongshan Island is on the sea, and there are speedboats at the ferry terminal to pick up and drop off guests.

Li Sichuan followed Chen Shaokang to the pier in the car driven by A Yong, and there was already a speedboat waiting there.There are two cursive characters on the side of the speedboat. Li Sichuan recognized it, it is "Yu Feng".He laughed and said, "Couldn't even this island belong to Mr. Yu?"

"This island is not. But Mr. Yu did buy a deserted island and is setting up submarine cables." Chen Shaokang answered his impolite question with his usual gentle smile.

Li Sichuan was surprised, "Someone really bought the island? I thought it was only foreigners who did it. I didn't expect that Mr. Yu has already reached the status of a rich man."

"If Mr. Li is interested, you can take a look." Chen Shaokang saw his interest and said, "Mr. Li is an architect, and he can use this island to realize his dream. I know that all architects want to It’s just that in China, it’s rare to have the opportunity to realize this dream. Now that the time and place are right in front of your eyes, it depends on whether you want to do it or not.” This opportunity is once in a lifetime, and he was afraid that what Li Sichuan would say about a scholar With integrity, I couldn't help but add another sentence, "There are not many opportunities like this."

How could Li Sichuan not know?It is a rare opportunity for a famous designer in the United States to design his own residence without anyone's interference, let alone in China, let alone not only a residence, but also an island.Before Li Sichuan left the United States this time, he made an architectural tour.He rented a car and followed the route he set to visit the works of masters.Starting from the Robbie House in Chicago, to the Farnsworth House in Parano, the Great White Bird Museum in Milwaukee, the University of Cincinnati and the Art Museum, and the last stop is Falling Water in Pittsburgh.When the works that he saw in textbooks were displayed in front of his eyes, he almost felt like a pilgrimage.

Thinking about Master Wright building his own house at the age of 21, Li Sichuan really has mixed feelings.Now he suddenly heard someone put forward such a suggestion, and it was not impossible, he couldn't help but be moved.

Seeing this, Chen Shaokang only smiled, and stood aside without speaking.

The speedboat arrived at Dongshan Island not long after. Li Sichuan followed Chen Shaokang off the boat, and another car was waiting at the pier.

Every time Li Sichuan saw Yu Xiushan, his aura increased.

When meeting him for the first time, he was still willing to condescend to see him and Xiao Yu, but every time later he had to walk a long way and change groups of people to receive him.This time it was even worse, changing from a car to a speedboat, it was time to meet the emperor.No wonder Xiao Yu didn't want to go home, she went home to watch her father show off.

He slandered frequently here, and Chen Shaokang next to him always maintained an inscrutable smile.

The car drove out for a while and stopped in front of a garden with sparse flowers and trees. Chen Shaokang asked him to get out of the car.He got out of the car and looked at the private villa, nodded and said "not bad".

Hearing the sound of a car, a middle-aged woman came out of the house, she seemed to be a housekeeper or something.After Chen Shaokang talked to her, the housekeeper nodded to Li Sichuan, called him Uncle Li, and invited them into the house, then walked through the hall to the backyard.

The back garden is not big, facing the sea.In winter, the gorgeous Bougainvillea is still in bloom.The bougainvillea forms an arched corridor, guarding a section of stone steps and disappearing among the flowers.Yu Xiushan, who hadn't seen him for a long time, was sitting in a corner of the garden with a tea set in front of him.Sitting opposite him was a woman in her prime, whose age was estimated to be around 35 years old.Usually women at this age are very good at hiding the real number, and that might add another three years.

Li Sichuan recognized this lady as Ms. Peach from his wedding.Today she is wearing a thin beige cashmere sweater and trousers of the same color. She has a plump figure, is amiable, and looks much better than before.When Ms. Taozi saw him and Chen Shaokang coming, she stood up and greeted him with a smile on her face.

Look at a man from his friends, rivals, and his women.Yu Xiushan's subordinates all praised him, which shows that he is a kind person; after his woman follows him, her appearance and temperament will be greatly improved, which shows that this man is a generous person.

Originally, Li Sichuan had opinions on Yu Xiushan, and he lacked awe in his gaze, but when he saw Yu Xiushan through this woman, he was suddenly discouraged.After Xiaoyu married him, there were no such obvious changes, if anything, they were just colder and more eccentric.From this point of view, he is not as good as his former father-in-law.

Ms. Taozi came forward with a smile, called Li Sichuan, and said, "Brother-in-law Li is here? Why didn't you come with my sister?" Without waiting for Li Sichuan's answer, she chatted with Chen Shaokang again, and asked them to sit down.

Li Sichuan presented the handmade tea leaves in his hand to Yu Xiushan, and said, "Happy New Year, Dad. I haven't seen you for over a year. You are still so healthy. This is Taiwan high mountain tea that someone gave me. I don't know much about tea. Just borrow flowers to present to Buddha, and bring them here for Dad to taste."

Ms. Taozi took it over and said with a smile: "That's good, it happens that the tea sets are all ready-made, so let's taste this tea." She put down the paper bag and said: "I'll go get water, you sit down for a while."

Chen Shaokang just sat down, then stood up again, "I'll come, I'll come."

After the two of them left, Yu Xiushan opened his mouth to speak. He asked, "How is Yingying?"

"Okay." Li Sichuan replied, "Based on her current hobbies, she may have to trouble Grandpa to build a hospital in the future."

Yu Xiushan nodded and said: "Very good. There is a future with children. You and Xiaoyu are still young, hurry up and have one or two more. I hope to see a full house of children and grandchildren. You will bring them both back during the Spring Festival next month." , a family get together. We also follow the custom and take a family portrait."

Li Sichuan smiled, "Did Dad forget or did he forget? Xiaoyu and I are already divorced, so how is it possible to have another child?"

Yu Xiushan waved his hand and said, "It's not easy to have a baby, just get married again. This time, I will let Xiaoyu go to the United States to give birth. With an American passport, it will be convenient for her to study in the future."

"In the eyes of my father-in-law, these are naturally not considered difficult problems," Li Sichuan shook his head, "But the problem of children is not dependent on people's will. You can have them if you want them, and you can have them if you want them. Sometimes you don't want them. It just happened to come, and sometimes it’s useless to ask for it.”

These words resonated somewhat in Yu Xiushan's ears, so he snorted and didn't speak.

Li Sichuan added: "When the baby was born, it was not in my plan. Of course I want a child of my own, but compared with the child, the wife is more important. When the child grows up, it is bound to leave the family. In my own life, it is the husband and wife who really stay together for the rest of my life. If it is at the expense of my wife’s health, then I would rather not have that unpredictable future. It is enough for me to have my wife with me. My parents are now traveling around the world and cooperating with each other. With or without me, it’s the same for them. I used to accompany them on a trip in the United States. One week was okay, and two weeks was beyond the limit of tolerance. I can’t imagine a journey of more than one month. This is very difficult for both of us. Not free. After all, children are the icing on the cake, and husband and wife are the ones who love each other."

"Are you educating me?" Yu Xiushan was finally irritated by him, and snorted, "Since your wife is so important to you, why did you divorce my daughter? Do you know the divorce How underestimated are women here with us?"

"Dad, divorcing Xiaoyu was the worst decision I ever made, so I came here to try to save it. However, it was not I who wanted to divorce Xiaoyu, it was Xiaoyu who proposed to divorce me. At that time she proposed this Request, I seem to have been beaten with a sap, and I haven’t recovered yet.” Li Sichuan complained to his former father-in-law, “Your property supported her, and it was her who prompted me to sign the divorce agreement. The prenuptial agreement, she said in it, we are divorced, if there is no child, she will give me 500 million as compensation, if there is a child, she will give me 5000 million to thank me for my contribution. To be honest, 5000 million is too much, provided by the sperm bank An assisted pregnancy is only one percent."

This was the first time Yu Xiushan heard this inside information, and he couldn't help turning his anger into a smile, and cursed: "Nonsense!"

Li Sichuan didn't smile, and he could only smile wryly if he wanted to. He pointed out bluntly, "You put too much importance on your children, and instead ignore the people around you. You would rather hurt them than have your own offspring by any means. The result of this is It's a chicken-and-egg fight. In the final analysis, this is an extremely selfish behavior, too self-centered, regardless of other people's life or death."

Yu Xiushan glared at him.

Li Sichuan didn't care, he continued: "I was educated in the West, and I think that the relationship between husband and wife is the center of the family. The strange thing is that Xiao Yu was also educated in the West, but the rural thinking prevailed. In fact, shortly after I got married, I felt that Xiaoyu’s body and spirit are not in the best state of pregnancy. She doesn’t sleep all night, and occasionally sleeps and always has dreams, all of which are nightmares. In order to avoid nightmares, she simply stays awake. I asked her how many years she has been like this Yes, she said for many years... She didn't go to see a doctor for so many years, and she didn't want to be treated. She could only say that it was a heart disease. Our work and rest schedules are different. I wanted to correct her, but she didn't want to listen. We just separated. We got married only two months, and we split up. Every time I apologize to her and beg for peace. It’s okay, man, it should be. But every time after reconciliation, she asks for a child, I don’t If she agrees, she will continue the cold war. I can't hold her back, and I can't insist, so I have to follow her. The result is like this. She has a child, so she simply doesn't want me. I am her child-bearing tool. If I had known this, why would I get married? If we live together, we can still achieve her goal."

"Bastard!" Yu Xiu said angrily, "If you don't get married and have a child, what's the point? How can my daughter suffer such humiliation?"

(End of this chapter)