Teacher Yu smiled and said, "It's Teacher Zhuang! You've done a really good thing! I've looked around this area many times but couldn't find anyone to buy a newspaper. This time is great, I can buy a year's worth of your newspaper!"

Zhuang Chaoying also said with a smile, "This is for my son's ability. He injured his leg, and I wanted to find him a way to make a living, so I opened a newsstand for him to run, so at least he can support himself!"

"Yes, yes, there aren't any newspaper vendors on these streets. If you open your shop, many people will come to buy it. That's great. I'll come here every day on my walk to buy a newspaper. If I don't come in the morning, I'll definitely come to pick it up after I get off work in the afternoon. Is that alright, Teacher Zhuang?"

"Sure, Teacher Yu! But this is a newly opened shop, so we might not be able to sell all the newspapers. You'll have to come anyway!"

"Okay, it's settled then. Three newspapers and one magazine. How much do you want?"

"Two newspapers for two yuan and fifty cents, here's a copy of Global Military News for you! Five yuan and fifty cents, that's eight yuan in total!"

Just as Teacher Yu finished paying the bill, someone asked, "Anyone here who understands?"

"have!"

Business was booming at that time, with people buying newspapers, magazines, and other things. The business of the newsstand only came to a temporary halt when kindergartens started classes and fewer parents dropped off their children.

Huang Ling took the opportunity to go to the kitchen to cook, and happily said to Zhuang Tunan, "Tunan, our newsstand is pretty good. We've already bought more than 20 newspapers and seven or eight magazines this morning."

"Really? Looks like you can eat this bowl of rice; you won't go hungry!"

"Oh, as long as business is doing alright!"

"Wait a minute, I'll push you out here. You can stay at the newsstand and see if you can do a good job. After all, your dad and I can't take care of you forever, right?"

Zhuang Tunan laughed and said, "What's wrong with that? I'm not a child anymore. If I can't even buy newspapers, what else can I do!"

"Great! That's a good idea. You can have the morning and afternoon sessions, and I'll bring you lunch!"

"Okay, it's settled then!"

Huang Ling quickly prepared the meal, then called Lin Dongzhe back and asked him to help put Zhuang Tunan in the wheelchair. Huang Ling then pushed Zhuang Tunan toward the alley entrance.

When they reached the alley entrance, Huang Ling pushed Zhuang Tunan aside and called Zhuang Chaoying and Zhuang Xiaoting to go back for dinner.

Upon seeing Zhuang Tunan, Zhuang Chaoying exclaimed, "I've been so busy all morning, I forgot to set off the opening firecrackers!"

Huang Ling said, "Let's decide whether to release it or not! We'll release it another day!"

"No, how can we say it's open for business if we don't put it up!"

As he spoke, he reached for the firecrackers, preparing to set them off.

Huang Ling replied, "The business is already open, so it doesn't matter whether you set off firecrackers or not!"

After she finished speaking, she took Zhuang Xiaoting home for dinner.

Zhuang Chaoying took out the firecrackers, walked to a secluded spot, set them off, and then returned to the newsstand. She asked Zhuang Tunan, "Tunan, are you alright on your own? Do you need Xiaoting to help you for a few days?"

Tu Nan knew his father was worried about him, so to put his father's mind at ease, he said without hesitation, "Dad, don't worry, I can do it!"

"Okay, then you can get busy here! I still have these materials to work on; I'll need them urgently when school starts!"

"Dad, go ahead and do your work! Nothing will happen!"

Zhuang Chaoying then turned to leave, but when he reached the alley entrance, he turned back to look again, not finding anything unusual, before heading home.

Zhuang Tunan was the only one guarding the newsstand. He knew that daily newspapers cost one yuan and magazines cost a fixed price, so he was usually not very busy. When he was busy, he was busy making change, and when he was making change, he had to keep his eyes and ears open, otherwise he would lose money if he ran out of change.

Fortunately, the customers were all neighbors, not troublemakers, so Zhuang Tunan managed to handle the situation easily, and the morning went quite smoothly.

Just before noon, as more people were going to and from get off work and more customers were coming in, Tu Nan was a little flustered and sweating profusely, but he still managed to hold on.

When the crowd thinned out, Zhuang Tunan suddenly felt a pair of eyes watching him, but after looking around, he couldn't find anything unusual.

After the last customer paid him and left, he suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder. Zhuang Tunan turned his body to look and found nothing behind him.

How could something so unbelievable happen in broad daylight? Zhuang Tunan naturally didn't believe it, so he figured someone was joking with him. The first person he thought of was Lin Dongzhe, so he said to the side, "Lin Dongzhe, if you joke with me again, I'll spank you!"

"Hey bro, I'm not Lin Dongzhe!"

Zhuang Tunan turned his head again and saw Zhuang Zhennan. Immediately, Zhuang Tunan looked at Zhuang Zhennan in astonishment and said, "Zhennan, you, you're back?"

Zhuang Zhennan said with a smile, "What? Just because I took a bunch of papers and left, I can't come back? Is your paper worth too much?"

Zhuang Tunan said somewhat angrily, "But you took it without permission, so it's still stealing!"

"Yes, I stole! But I was punished; I almost starved to death in Guangzhou!"

"Didn't you even bother to check things out before you went to Guangzhou? I think you're a very smart person!"

"Hmph! Am I smart? I'm just a stupid donkey. I believed my uncle's words and the lies of your whole family before I went to Guangzhou. It was like going to the gates of hell!"

Zhuang Tunan looked Zhuang Zhennan up and down and said, "You're dressed smartly now, and your clothes are quite fashionable."

Zhuang Zhennan smiled and said, "Right! God was kind to me and let me meet Brother Ada. He showed me a shortcut, which is why I have this smart outfit."

"Have you learned how to smuggle goods now?"

Zhuang Zhennan's expression changed, and he angrily said, "What's it to you? My death is none of your business!"

"Zhennan! We're cousins!"

"Yes! They are cousins, but my cousins ​​are not as close as your cousins. You and Xiang Pengfei are like biological brothers, but what about Zhenbei and me? Grandpa and Grandma begged you hundreds of times, but your family still disliked us!"

"It's not that I'm complaining, it's just that the house is too small. You know, my aunt's house is so far away from Suzhou. We're relatives, so we have to take care of them!"

"Screw you! If you're disgusted, just say so! Don't make up so many excuses! I only came here today because I had no choice. My brother's uncle asked him to buy me a mobile phone and three pagers, and I brought them all. I'm doing this for my brother!"

As Zhuang Zhennan spoke, he placed a bag of things next to Zhuang Tunan.

He then said, "Brother Tu Nan, from today onwards, we'll each go to the other side of the bridge, and we won't interfere with each other. But I have a habit of holding grudges, so whatever happens here is none of my business!"

When Zhuang Zhennan spoke, there was a distinctly strange look on his face.

Just as Zhuang Tunan was about to say something, a voice came over and said, "Zhennan, you... why are you back?"

The speaker was Huang Ling, who had come to deliver food to Zhuang Tunan. Unexpectedly, as she turned a corner, she saw Zhuang Zhennan and was so surprised that she spoke up.

Zhuang Zhennan turned his head and saw Huang Ling. He didn't say anything, but strode forward along the side road without looking back.

Huang Ling quickly approached Zhuang Tunan and asked him nervously, "Was that Zhennan just now?"

Zhuang Tunan nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes! It's Zhennan!"

"Wasn't he in Guangzhou? Why did he come back?"