The Alley Residents 2: The Hard Road

Zhuang Tunan worked overtime during the New Year and injured his leg. He accompanied his parents back to the alley. Although Li Jia wanted to walk with him, his family always opposed it. Lin Dongzh...

Chapter 91 Uncle's Visit

"Yes! Senior, you'd better be careful from now on. Once this movie theater opens, the scary music inside during the day will disturb people's minds, and the graffiti on the walls at night will scare people. I'm afraid no one will want to walk alone at night anymore!"

"Oh, really! That way the street will be safe, and there won't be any more thefts!"

Taozi smiled and said, "Senior, then your newsstand will probably be much quieter, and no one will come to buy your newspapers!"

"Thank you both for letting me know, I understand! Thank you!"

Seeing that Zhuang Tunan remained unmoved, Taozi pulled Feng Xin and started walking back.

As soon as the two men left, Lin Dongzhe emerged from the alleyway, holding a brand-new radio. He approached Zhuang Tunan and said, "Brother Tunan, this is the latest model radio I bought from the mall. Here, it's for you!"

Zhuang Tunan was embarrassed to accept the money and said, "We have a TV at home, I'll just watch TV!"

"A TV is a TV, and a radio is a radio. Listening to the radio is good for you. Listen to songs, crosstalk, and skits! They're all good for your health! You know what? Right now, I'm most obsessed with the storytelling of Shan Tianfang and Tian Lianyuan. They're so interesting and engaging that it's captivating to listen to them."

"Really? Since you're so fascinated, keep it for yourself! I can't take what belongs to someone else!"

"What are you talking about? We're brothers, we're like brothers! You can keep it!"

Zhuang Tunan finally took it in his hand, opened the box, and took out the radio. As soon as he turned it on, he heard a broadcaster say, "Please listen to the radio drama 'Criminal Police 803.' The last episode was about 803 leading his men to the villa when they heard a gunshot..."

Lin Dongzhe asked Zhuang Tunan, "How is it? Is the sound quality good? I spent tens of yuan on it!"

Zhuang Tunan nodded and said, "It's alright! It's passable!"

"What? You're still not satisfied with the sound quality?"

"I'm satisfied! Is that alright? Everything you send is good, I'm satisfied, okay!"

Lin Dongzhe looked up at the other side and said, "What kind of trouble are they up to now? Why is it so lively?"

"They want to turn the kindergarten into a movie theater!"

"No wonder you didn't want my radio. Listening to movies blindly here every day is quite nice!"

"What? Do you even know what kind of movie they are?"

What type?

"fear!"

"ah!"

"They even wanted Wang Yong to graffiti the entire street, all with a horror theme!"

"Who would dare to come to that street again? It's terrifying!"

"That's right! That's their trick, making people afraid to come, so my newsstand has no customers!"

"Zhou Chengzhi's move is quite ruthless. He not only enhanced his own reputation but also ruined your business. It's killing two birds with one stone!"

"Sigh, but no matter what they do, I still have loyal customers. I believe that with the help of my neighbors, I won't go bankrupt!"

"Brother Tunan, don't worry, I will support you as always. If things really aren't going well, you can sell books and newspapers at the entrance of our newly opened supermarket. There's a lot of foot traffic there, so business might be better than here!"

"No, this isn't over yet. I want to see just how those two will torment me!"

"Okay, if you have any difficulties, tell me and I'll help you!"

"Alright, it's getting late, get on with your work! I should be packing up soon too!"

"Okay, I'll be going now, bro!"

"Go on, you busy man!"

Lin Dongzhe then left the newsstand. Zhuang Tunan also raised his wrist to check his watch and saw that it was almost 4:30, and it would soon be time to close up shop.

"Tunan, do you remember who I am?"

Zhuang Tunan turned his head and saw an elderly couple supporting each other standing in front of the stall. He quickly said in surprise, "Uncle, Aunt, what brings you here? Weren't you abroad?"

Zhuang Tunan's uncle, Huang Gang, looked at Zhuang Tunan with some excitement and said, "I heard from Zijuan that your mother was hit by a car. I've been worried about her and couldn't get a plane ticket. I was lucky enough to get one the day before yesterday and rushed back from the United States without stopping. Where is your mother?"

"She's at home! I'll go get her for you!"

"No, your leg isn't in good condition, you should watch the stall here! I'm going to visit your mother, I haven't seen her in years, I miss her!"

"Okay, Uncle, then slow down!"

"Okay, don't worry. By the way, how's your leg? Can you walk now?"

"I haven't dared to try it yet!"

"That won't do. You need to exercise more to stand up again. If you keep sitting like this, your muscles will develop a habit, and it will be difficult to stand up!"

"Okay, Uncle, I understand. I will exercise!"

"That's more like it!"

At this moment, Zhuang Xiaoting and Zhang Min came out from the alley entrance, probably to help Zhuang Tunan pack up his stall.

Zhuang Xiaoting beamed with joy upon seeing her uncle and aunt, and quickly said, "Oh, Uncle and Aunt, what brings you here at this hour?"

Huang Gang said, "There's nothing we can do. The plane arrives at this time, and we can't fly over even if we wanted to!"

"Oh, I see!!"

Zhuang Xiaoting immediately took Huang Gang's arm and led the elderly couple to see Huang Ling.

Zhang Min stayed behind and helped Zhuang Tunan pack up his stall.

While packing up the stall, Zhuang Tunan said to Zhang Min, "Xiao Min!"

"Um, Brother Tunan, is there something you need?"

"Your sister's kindergarten has been turned into a movie theater!"

"Really? That's great! Now we can sit here and listen to free movies!"

"The movies they show might scare you!"

"What? Scared? Impossible! I, Zhang Min, have never been afraid of anyone. You know, I used to walk alone at night, otherwise how would these newspapers have ended up at the newsstand!"

"Your sister's movie theater is a horror movie theater; it shows scary ghost movies every day, it's terrifying!"

"Ah! Why are they showing this kind of movie? Our country has many positive and uplifting movies, such as 'Shaolin Temple' and 'The Battle of Taierzhuang'! They're all great! I especially love the comedy series starring Chen Peisi and Aman. They're not only funny and humorous, but also educational!"

"This is also a brilliant idea from your sister. Showing horror movies during the day and scaring people with graffiti on the walls at night will make it hard for anyone to come to our street, and our business will naturally become difficult to run!"

"I thought my sister would change for the better after what happened today, but I didn't expect them to go even further and come up with such a vicious trick. They're really too cruel!"

"What happened today? What happened today?"

"Didn't Dongzhe tell you?"

"No! He just gave me a radio, that's all!"

"Uncle Lin and his family arrived late today and even went into the wrong wedding hall, ending up at my sister's wedding. Unexpectedly, my brother-in-law tried to extort them, and they almost got into a fight. It was Brother Pengfei and his convoy of drivers who helped them out of the situation; otherwise, all three of them would have been beaten up!"

"Wow, that was really close! Lin Dongzhe didn't even tell me!"

"Maybe they're afraid you'll be upset if you find out!"

"In the past, Wu Shanshan was the only one who was difficult to deal with, but now Zhou Chengzhi has joined the fray. It seems that my newsstand is getting harder and harder to run!"

"Brother Tu Nan, don't be afraid. Our whole family supports you. And Uncle Lin's family too. I don't believe that so many of us can't stand up to those two!"

"well!"

Zhuang Tunan sighed first, and then said, "Thank you, Xiaomin, for supporting me all this time. I really don't know how to thank you. I feel so guilty and indebted to you!"

"Brother Tunan, don't feel guilty. This is what I should do. If you think I'm good, then marry me!"

"Oh! Xiaomin, why are you bringing this up again?"