Chapter 1 Dead end?

Parallel film and television world,

Forty-Nine City,
No. 54 Tongluoguxiang Courtyard,
South Courtyard,

Located in the two innermost rooms in the southwest corner,

A skinny figure suddenly turned over and sat up from the bed, then looked at the shabby, old and extremely unfamiliar environment in the room with a look of doubt on his face.

This is where?

Am I not drinking with Mr. Xiao Ma in Paradise on Earth?
How did we get here in the blink of an eye?
Just when Li Guoqiang was feeling a little confused, he suddenly felt as if his brain was pricked by a needle, and then a memory that was both strange and familiar appeared in his mind.

The reason why he said it was strange was because he knew very clearly that this memory was not his.

The reason why it is familiar is that this memory matches everything he sees before his eyes.

These included the old quilt embroidered with bright red peonies draped around his waist;
The pair of old cloth shoes with black upper and white sole placed in front of the iron bed;
On the small wooden table, there is an enamel teacup with the words "Serve the People Wholeheartedly" written on it;

A thermos with bright flowers painted on the bottle;

A three-legged wooden washstand placed next to the door;
The enamel washbasin with red flowers and white background placed on the washstand;
The charcoal stove in the corner was covered with a layer of white ash;

And in front of him, there was a pair of hands with distinct joints but weak and feeble.

Soon, Li Guoqiang realized that he must have traveled through time, and his soul had traveled to the body of a person with the same name and surname, which meant that his ancestors had not been changed.

However, he was not happy at all at the moment, and even wanted to curse.

Although he did not do very well in his previous life, he just opened a small bar with someone else, and could only earn 200,000 or 300,000 yuan after working hard for a year. Moreover, he was in his thirties and still could not marry a beautiful and virtuous wife. He had always been living a day-to-day life and taking things as they came.

But no matter what, at least he doesn't have to worry about three meals a day, let alone not being able to find a temporary girlfriend.

Through the memories left by his previous incarnation, he discovered that the most profound part of them was taking medicine. Every day he was either taking medicine or on the way to take medicine. He was a typical medicine jar.

The days of relying on medicine for food all year round made him feel a little scared just by thinking about it.

He couldn't imagine that he would have to live such a miserable life in the future.

Fortunately, he still had the psychological qualities honed over many years of experience in society in his previous life, so he did not break down on the spot.

Otherwise, if a person with poor psychological quality suddenly encountered such a bizarre and terrifying thing, even if he did not go crazy on the spot, he would scream and vent the negative emotions in his heart.

After recovering from his shock, Li Guoqiang immediately began to carefully review the memories of his previous life, wanting to understand his current situation as clearly as possible so that he would know what to do next.

The reason why he could have such a clear mind and such cautious behavior was thanks to the fact that he had worked as a public relations manager for several years in his previous life.

Moreover, although he later opened a bar with others, he was still responsible for marketing work on weekdays. What he was best at was collecting information on major customers, analyzing it, and then providing them with surprising experiences in a targeted manner.

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of Mr. Xiao Ma, who was said to be a super rich second-generation.

If he hadn't wanted to get close to Mr. Xiao Ma and reach the pinnacle of his life, he wouldn't have drunk so much that he blacked out and even traveled through time.

Now, he didn't know whether he should thank Mr. Xiao Ma for giving him the opportunity to travel through time, or whether he should...
Ugh!
It's no use blaming anyone now.

The most urgent task is to figure out what to do next?
Soon, Li Guoqiang carefully sorted out the memories of his previous life, and the several key pieces of information he finally obtained immediately confused him.

Just as he was about to open the drawer of the rotten wooden desk next to the bed to verify the most important information in it, a somewhat reserved voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Qiangzi, Qiangzi, are you home?"

Hearing this, a mature, stern and rough face instantly emerged in Li Guoqiang's mind, and then a name called Sha Zhu popped up in his mind.

He had been familiar with this name in his previous life, and had once couldn't help but complain that Shazhu was indeed quite stupid.

He had superb cooking skills, three large tiled houses, and the support of the oldest ancestor in the courtyard. It could be said that he had a perfect start, but in the end he was still outcompeted by a widow with a family.

It is undeniable that there are always some people in this world who would rather die under the peony flowers, but as a man, living like Sha Zhu is too depressing!

He could understand that Sha Zhu gave everything for love, but he could not agree with Sha Zhu's foolish behavior.

After all, this is all because of Sha Zhu's own lack of ability. Not only is he unable to fully utilize his own strengths, but he also shows off his shortcomings to others everywhere.

In this case, being able to marry a widow as a wife is already considered a blessing.

This just proves the old saying that there must be something hateful about pitiful people.

Soon, Li Guoqiang gathered the scattered thoughts in his mind, then he threw back the quilt, got up, put on his shoes and clothes, and did not forget to reply loudly.

"coming!"

Then he walked to the door, reached out to open it, bent down slightly and walked out with his head down.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that his current body seemed to be quite tall, probably at least 1.80 meters.

This could be seen both from the door frame that he had just passed through with his head slightly lowered, and from the slightly greasy hair on the head of the silly man in front of him.

"Qiangzi, I heard that it was decided a few days ago that unemployed young people would be mobilized to go to the countryside. Has your family received the notice?"

Sha Zhu put his hands behind his back, raised his head slightly and looked at the tall and thin eldest son of the Li family in front of him, who was as thin as a bamboo pole and had a somewhat sickly face. A look of pity flashed in his eyes.

Back then, Li Guoqiang's father, Li Dawei, was once the envy of the young people in their courtyard.

Among them, in addition to the fact that Li Dawei was a postman who was one of the eight major officials in their street, the most important reason was that Li Dawei married a down-and-out singing actress as his wife.

At that time, every aspiring young man in this courtyard dreamed of replacing Li Dawei.

From this we can see how beautiful Li Dawei's wife Chen Shuping is.

At the same time, this also led to the younger generation of the entire Siheyuan having much higher standards in choosing a wife.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be a situation where almost all the young wives in this courtyard are so beautiful.

Unfortunately, when Chen Shuping was nearly nine months pregnant with Li Guoqiang, she suddenly went into premature labor and died of heavy bleeding during labor.

This makes people think of the old saying: beautiful women are doomed to fail!
Because Li Guoqiang was a premature baby and choked on amniotic fluid during delivery, he developed a chronic illness and became a sickly person.

Later, if it weren't for Li Dawei's decent salary and the fact that he could find some milk powder, and if he hadn't found a stepmother for Li Guoqiang who was about to give birth and also worked as a female worker in a textile factory, Li Guoqiang would probably have died early.

Not to mention that I was able to study all the way to high school, and even after graduating from high school, I still ate white rice at home for more than a year.

At this time, Li Guoqiang had no idea what Sha Zhu was thinking. When he heard the question asked by Sha Zhu, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

God knows what his predecessor was thinking? He knew that his body was so weak that he needed to take medicine all year round, but he still took the initiative to sign up to join the educated youth team in the countryside.

What’s even worse is that the final assigned location for joining the team was in the three northeastern provinces.

If he goes there, he doesn’t know whether he can live till next year?
In this regard, after he learned about this matter from his previous life's memories, the first thing he did was to think about whether there was any way to change this chronic dead end.

But what made him feel extremely desperate was that choosing to be an educated youth in those days was a very sacred thing, and he could not change his mind at all.

Not to mention, in order to avoid any accidents, the predecessor directly took back all the train tickets in advance.

If he didn't know that it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death, he probably wouldn't even be in the mood to say a word to Sha Zhu.

Soon, he imitated his predecessor's speaking habits and replied very concisely.

"received!"

"So where was your brother assigned?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu hurriedly asked.

Hearing this question, Li Guoqiang instantly understood what Sha Zhu was here for.

It turns out that he is here to help Banggeng get some information.

At this moment, Sha Zhu gave him the feeling that he was not like the majestic courtyard god of war that he usually was, but rather like an old father who was worried about his own children.

What a dedicated person!
However, no matter how dedicated Sha Zhu is, he probably won't get any good results in the end.

As far as he knew, it had been nearly three years since Lou Xiao'e left, and Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu had not even registered their marriage!

As for whether they were secretly messing around together, he didn't know. With Qin Huairu's superb skills in tea-making, it was estimated that there was a high probability that they had not.

Due to health reasons, my predecessor basically did not get involved in anything in this courtyard. At most, he would go fishing in the river outside the city with Yan Bugui, the third uncle in the front yard.

When talking about fishing, Li Guoqiang immediately thought of the cause of death of his predecessor.

Who could have thought that the predecessor was dragged into an ice cave by a big fish, caught a cold and choked on water, and then suddenly died of a high fever while sleeping at night!

If he hadn't come to take over this body, perhaps everyone in the courtyard would have been having a feast by now!
In other words, his arrival directly caused Shazhu to lose a business deal and Banggeng to lose a big meal.

And there must be no one else who can snatch food from the son of destiny except him.

Thinking of this, his mood improved a little, then he shook his head and said, "If my brother doesn't want to cut in line, I'll go!"

"What? You're going? Can you go? Do you want to die?"

When Sha Zhu heard Li Guoqiang's answer, he was stunned.

You know, anyone with a little common sense knows that going to the countryside will definitely bring suffering, and you may never be able to come back.

Now, Li Guoqiang, this sickly guy, actually told him that he wanted to go to the countryside. Was this a joke?
Could it be that Li Guoqiang's stepmother doesn't agree to let Li Guoqiang take over Old Li's job?

Li Guoqiang did not want to explain this, but just replied calmly.

"Uncle He, are you cursing me to death?"

"Uh, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant was, I think your brother is more suitable to cut in line than you!"

Sha Zhu was slightly stunned, then quickly waved his hands and began to explain.

He didn't dare to admit what Li Guoqiang said at all. What if Li Guoqiang really went to the countryside and something happened to him? He would be eaten alive by the Li family!

"Whether it's suitable or not is our own business. Uncle He, if you have the time, you should first try to find a better place for Banggeng! Otherwise, it will be too late when the tickets are booked!"

Li Guoqiang's eyes narrowed slightly, then he smiled politely and made a suggestion.

"Okay, I'm a talkative person, don't mind it! I'll make you a bowl of chicken soup to nourish your body some other day. Well, I have something else to do, so I'll be back first. You should go back to your room and lie down for a while!"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he felt a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it. He nodded quickly and responded. By the way, he also promised Li Guoqiang a bowl of chicken soup, for fear that the Li family would attribute Li Guoqiang's future death to him.

After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry.

Li Guoqiang looked at Sha Zhu's tall and strong back and couldn't help feeling a little envious.

If he were to travel through time and space to be Sha Zhu's body, wouldn't that be much better than being this sickly person?

Not only does he have a strong body, a job that provides him with no worries about food and drink, and a spacious and comfortable home, he also has a plump and attractive secret wife and a beautiful wealthy woman who lives far away in Hong Kong.

By then, as long as he can fool Qin Huairu for another seven or eight years, when Lou Xiaoe comes back with the child, and then he turns around and throws himself into the arms of a beautiful rich woman, why worry about not being able to accomplish something big?

Unlike him now, he can only guard a sick body and wait for death.

Just as he was about to turn around and go back to the house to see with his own eyes the life-threatening ticket that was placed in the desk drawer by his predecessor, a greeting suddenly came from not far away.

"Hey! Qiangzi, you're at home. I thought you went fishing outside the city again today! How was it? Using the tricks I taught you, did you catch any big fish yesterday?"

Li Guoqiang turned his head and found that the man was wearing a pair of black-framed glasses on his nose, and there were circles of tape wrapped around the left leg of the glasses. The eyeballs hidden under the glasses flashed a gleam of light from time to time, making him look very shrewd.

As for this person, no one needs to introduce him. He is the third uncle Yan Bugui in the front yard of this courtyard, who has the motto "you will never be poor if you have enough food and clothes, and you will never be poor if you plan too much".

By the way, the reason why my predecessor became a fisherman was because of Yan Bugui's instigation!

It was like an example he had seen on the Internet in his previous life, which said that there was a person who particularly hated the neighbor’s children. So this person specifically told the neighbor’s children how fun it was to swim in the river, and that they could even catch fish and shrimp.

As a result, a few years later, the neighbor's child drowned because he secretly ran to the river to swim.

Yan Bugui knew very well that his previous incarnation's physical condition was not suitable for fishing, but he still persuaded his predecessor to learn fishing for the sake of that little bit of apprenticeship fee.

Therefore, if we talk about this matter more seriously, Yan Bugui is misleading his students and is unworthy of being a teacher!
Thinking of this, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

However, Yan Bugui, who loved to teach others, saw that Li Guoqiang didn't say anything and thought that Li Guoqiang had fought against the Air Force and was embarrassed to report his academic performance to him.

Therefore, in order to be eligible to take back some of his apprenticeship gift from Li Guoqiang in the future, he hurried forward and began to teach Li Guoqiang carefully, trying to make Li Guoqiang learn his unique fishing secrets as soon as possible.

Li Guoqiang listened patiently for a while, and when he was about to interrupt Yan Bugui, he suddenly heard a "ding" sound in his mind.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and a surprising guess instantly came to his mind.

Could it be that my golden dad is online?

(End of this chapter)