Chapter 2330
Living Reality
He Yuzhu held six fingers on his left hand and seven on his right, across his chest, his whole body trembling like a leaf, and limped off the bed.
He grinned at Liu Ting and asked mischievously, "Do I look like Guo Lei?"
"Tsk, there's even some drool hanging on his chin."
I'll go find the pull-up shirt that Little Fourth used and tie it on for you.
"I'll send you to keep Guo Lei company," Liu Ting joked.
Guo Lei's health is also poor.
Now the couple has moved out of the tenement building and into a small courtyard house that Fang Juan bought with Liu Ting.
It's because Guo Lei's health has made it difficult for him to go up and down stairs.
Of course, it wasn't as exaggerated as He Yuzhu's imitation.
Although they are all friends, and although they are both sick.
However, the He family couple had completely different attitudes toward Guo Lei and Lao Lu.
It's a very simple reason why Guo Lei's health has deteriorated to this point.
He brought it all on himself.
The couple had already done everything they could for Guo Lei.
This includes He Yuzhu scolding Guo Lei to wake him up and arranging for the hospital to force him to quit drinking.
Not to mention that Guo Lei can still walk on his own and manage his personal life.
Even if Guo Lei were to die tomorrow, He Yuzhu would still feel no guilt towards his friend.
There's nothing to regret.
After all, he had done everything he could for Guo Lei.
True friends are never about missing or regretting someone after you've lost them.
Rather, it's about lending a helping hand when the other person encounters difficulties.
He Yuzhu felt sad for Lao Lu, and that's the gist of it.
He was powerless to change Lao Lu's regrets about his life and his resentment towards Lao Lu.
He's not Doraemon, otherwise he could use a time machine to take Lao Lu to forty or fifty years in the future and see how strong our country is.
Old Lu will probably let go of all his worries and resentments.
That prosperous and glorious era should be as he wished.
But He Yuzhu can't do anything right now.
That's why he was drinking alone.
Li Huaide's appearance has become much more disheveled; he's even afraid to go out at night now.
He is easily mistaken for a pervert.
She has a receding hairline, a round belly, and doesn't pay as much attention to her appearance as before.
Even his young wife was quite dissatisfied with the quality of the grain he regularly delivered to the state.
The timing and rhythm have lost their former impact.
His entire demeanor has become more refined and settled.
Every day I go for a stroll in the nearby park, and then visit my two wives' homes.
He bought an entire floor in the same building to house his two wives.
Since following him to Hong Kong Island, it's unclear whether You Fengxia's wish has been fulfilled or she simply no longer wants the hassle.
One day, I suddenly came to believe in vegetarianism and chanting Buddhist scriptures.
They never compete or fight for anything.
Li Huaide threw away the things that You Fengxia used for her vegetarian meals and Buddhist chanting twice.
However, You Fengxia didn't cry or make a scene; instead, she quietly picked up those things again.
So, Old Li's life isn't actually very comfortable right now.
His legal wife always finds fault with him.
Old Li knew exactly what the other party was complaining about: it was that after he handed over the military business, his family's income had decreased drastically.
The life of a pampered housewife is no longer possible.
Therefore, they disliked all of Li Huaide's faults.
That woman knew that if she left Li Huaide, she might have to go back to the slums on Hong Kong Island and live in those cramped pigeon coops, so she didn't think about leaving Li Huaide to find new happiness.
Li Huaide didn't care whether the woman was sincere or not; frankly, he had a clear plan for his future. That woman was just the mother of his son.
If she's willing to stay with him, he can give her a peaceful end.
But he would never let that woman handle his money before he died.
In terms of emotional trust, he could completely trust You Fengxia, but he could not trust his legal wife.
Since You Fengxia went to Hong Kong Island, he has quietly transferred all the properties under his name to You Fengxia's name.
Except for the house where his wife lives.
Old Li is now practically penniless.
If his wife wants a divorce, he probably won't get anything.
It's impossible to say that Lao Li has no ambition at all.
He just knew that the opportunity hadn't come yet.
What Lao Li has been paying attention to in the past two years is the progress of reform and opening up in mainland China.
He plans to wait until the right time to start a business in mainland China as a Hong Kong businessman.
This wasn't for himself, but for his son.
If it were just him, Old Li really wouldn't have much fighting spirit left.
He spent the first half of his life going around in circles in the workplace.
In his ambition, he married a woman who didn't love him.
I originally thought that even if it was an exchange, he should get what he wanted.
Power, status...
But in the end, he realized that he wasn't even a pawn.
The ideals I had when I was young now seem more like a joke.
He is different from He Yuzhu and Lao Lu and his ilk.
He has no ideals now; all he sees is reality.
This is definitely related to his past experiences.
This was arguably the last time he met his ex-wife.
It polluted the last bit of purity in his heart.
He originally thought that his ex-wife didn't like him because he had come along too late.
His ex-wife had someone else in her heart, so she was unwilling to accept him.
In Lao Li's mind, although he was the victim in that marriage, his ex-wife was nothing more than a sacrificial lamb.
But the last time they met, that woman humbly inquired about the business he was involved in back then…
Old Li even had a feeling that if he had been willing to switch places with that woman back then...
If he brings it up, that woman might take off her clothes without hesitation.
It's not impossible that Lao Li might want to remarry.
The greatest irony of life is nothing more than this.
To put it bluntly, all these years, his ex-wife's disdain and arrogance towards him were simply because he hadn't grown to the same level.
In his in-laws' eyes, his position as the director of the steel rolling mill was no different from that of a dog that was occasionally fed on the roadside.
But it wasn't until his in-laws realized how important he was that things changed.
Then he can have anything he wants.
His father-in-law thought so, and so did the woman he once truly loved.
Then what the hell did all his struggles of the past few decades amount to?
Not worth mentioning!
Li Huaide did not turn evil; he knew he was not qualified to do so.
Even if he climbs higher and uses various schemes to consolidate his strength,
They're nothing more than ants that someone could easily crush with a flick of their little finger.
He can refuse to yield, but he cannot get stuck in a rut and think about courting death.
So he handed over his military business, which was his revenge against his former father-in-law's family.
It was also his revenge against his former lover.
From then on, he had no illusions; he simply lived a realistic life. (End of Chapter)