The old man was short of money, so could he refuse?

As Fatty had predicted, when he got home that night, he took a bottle of wine and went to Sha Zhu's house to drink with him, asking him to invite Uncle Yi over as well.

Sure enough, when Yi Zhonghai heard that the fat man was willing to buy their two houses for 2,000 yuan each, his first thought was not to refuse, but to suspect his motives!

But when the fat man told him the reason that Xu Damao had made up in his head that day, he immediately felt relieved.

Yes, Chen Mengqi is already 20 years old. When Qin Huairu was her age, she had already had her second child, Xiaodang.

And just like that, Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai's houses were quickly negotiated and settled.

"Don't linger on weekend midnights, come to Apple Paradise, welcome homeless children..."

When the fat man heard the Little Tigers on his Sharp 555, he realized it was 1989.

Following Teresa Teng, the second era of a large influx of Hong Kong and Taiwan songs has arrived.

Wang Jie, Tong Ange, Jiang Yuheng, Zhang Yusheng, Qian Baihui, Little Tigers, Red Lips Tribe, Alan Tam, Anita Mui...

There are too many to list.

By the way, this year is also the year Faye Wong officially debuted.

The Little Tigers cassette tape was borrowed by Chen Mengqi from her classmate. Even she had only just started listening to it, but Fatty was able to sing along fluently after only listening to the beginning.

Whether it's "Green Apple Paradise," "Love," or "Butterflies Fly"...

No matter what song it is, the fat guy sings it incredibly well.

Chen Mengqi was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth. She said to the fat man with admiration, "My God, Dad, you're amazing! You can even sing Little Tigers' songs. You're so cool!"

In 1989, being able to sing Little Tigers songs was considered trendy; little did people know that in the era before the fat man's time travel, these were already nostalgic old songs from the 80s and 90s.

After digesting the surprise her father had given her, Chen Mengqi felt increasingly uneasy.

Over the years, it seems that there has never been a so-called generation gap between me and my dad.

No matter what she says or does, Dad always acts as if it's nothing out of the ordinary and remains calm and composed.

Unlike my mom, who's so old-fashioned and forbids this and that!

This forced Chen Mengqi to memorize Xi Murong's poems only when Yu Li wasn't around, otherwise Yu Li would confiscate them.

The fat man casually picked up the poetry collection from the cookie box, only reading the beginning: "How can I let you meet me at my most beautiful moment? For this, I have prayed before Buddha for five hundred years..."

Seeing Chen Mengqi blush and snatch the poetry collection back from her hands, the fat man sighed and rubbed her head: "It's just Xi Murong, no need to hide it like that."

Chen Mengqi's blush hadn't even faded yet when she heard the fat man's words, and her face lit up with a bright surprise: "Dad, you actually know Xi Murong!"

The fat man thought to himself, "What's the big deal? I know Wang Guozhen and Hai Zi. You bunch of kids are just playing with stuff we already had back in the day."

After admiring her father, Chen Mengqi whispered to the fat man, "Dad, you have to keep this a secret for me. You absolutely can't tell Mom."

The fat man smiled knowingly: "I understand. Young people these days have two important things to do: memorize English words and memorize Xi Murong's poems."

"..."

Besides the Little Tigers and Xi Murong, the third thing that impressed Fatty was a small piece of paper.

Xu Damao pulled a white business card with red lettering from his pocket and respectfully handed it to the fat man with both hands. Then he revealed his true colors: "Have you seen this before? This is called a business card. It's the most fashionable thing, a symbol of status!"

The fat man took it and disdainfully stuffed it into his pocket. Before Xu Damao could get angry, he almost killed him with a single sentence: "I've collected almost a whole biscuit tin of these things. Have you ever heard the saying, 'Collecting business cards without giving them out is the real symbol of status'?"

That's not true. Fatty's good brother, Chen Juchang, never gives out business cards. When people give him one, he just hands it to his secretary.

This guy only personally accepted one business card, which read "Beijing Qilige Hotel Co., Ltd., Lobby Manager: Liu Jing, Telephone..."

However, Xu Damao's ability to give out business cards at this time certainly gives him reason to be proud.

This isn't 1994 anymore; business cards are everywhere now. Do you all remember Hou Yaowen's performance of "Playing Poker" on the Spring Festival Gala that year?

The beef noodle vendors have started handing out business cards everywhere. Huang Hong played a hand of cards: four Kings!

Hou Yaowen took a closer look and exclaimed, "The King of Beef Noodles?"

Today is another day for the family to come home for dinner.

Since their children have all become successful, and their grandchildren and great-grandchildren have all grown up and are doing better and better than the last.

Chen Gangqiang and Zhou Haiqin, the couple, really started to feel empty.

I used to find my children annoying when they were all at home, but now that they're all busy with their own careers, the house feels empty.

Chen Fang's child doesn't need them to take care of him. Her in-laws dote on him and do everything for him personally, not letting the servants or nannies touch the child at all.

Once your children are successful, you can give them as much money as you want.

In the past, the fat guy secretly gave his dad 5 yuan as a token of respect, but Chen Yan "betrayed" him, and the consequences were dire...

Now his daughter and son are trying every means to give him money so he can buy whatever he wants, but he refuses it.

Not only did Chen Gangqiang refuse, but Zhou Haiqin also firmly refused, getting angry as soon as she was told.

The four siblings, including Fatty, had no choice but to carry their belongings home in large and small bags.

The reason why Fatty went to look at houses with Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai was that he wanted to buy a house for his parents and for Lou Xiao'e.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't hide anything from Yu Li; all of these things were done with Yu Li's consent.

Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e are quite interesting.

How to describe it? It's a bit like a joke that Fatty later saw on Douyin: a best friend tricked a naive woman into divorcing her husband, but before she could even celebrate, her best friend turned around and married her ex-husband!

That's why they say you should be wary of fire, theft, and your best friend.

Fatty and Chen Yan arrived first today, each carrying a tea box with the words "Imperial Treasure" printed on it.

Before long, Chen Fang and Chen Rong arrived. As soon as they got out of the car, each of them was carrying a yellow pastry box with "Imperial Pastries of the Qing Dynasty" printed on it.

Everyone looked at each other, and Yu Li was the first to burst out laughing.

Then the four siblings burst into laughter, bending over backwards, and the other three family members also laughed so hard they were almost unrecognizable.

Chen Fang's second husband's surname was Li, and his name was Li Nian. The fat man called him Boss Li...

As soon as Boss Li saw the fat man, he came over to him affectionately and said, "Brother-in-law, have you noticed that the 'court style' is sweeping through our capital city?"