At dawn, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, a figure was practicing boxing techniques repeatedly in the open space in front of the Sun family's gate. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Sun Zhengguo.
Three days after returning from the countryside, Sun Zhengguo had been practicing his martial arts. Half an hour later, as dawn broke, Sun Zhengguo, covered in sweat, stopped practicing, boiled some water to wash himself, and soon his mother got up to cook.
After breakfast, his parents went to work, and Sun Zhengguo had to take his younger siblings to school. Today was their first day of school.
In Class 1, Grade 6 of Hongxing Primary School, Sun Zhengguo, a classmate he didn't recognize, randomly found a quiet spot in the back to sit down. The students next to him saw that a stranger had arrived.
"Excuse me, which class are you in? You've come to the wrong class!"
"My name is Sun Zhengguo. I'm in this class. I skipped a grade."
"Brother, you're awesome! My name is Nie Jianjun. If you ever can't do your homework, let me copy it. How about I buy you a Beibingyang soda?"
Sun Zhengguo was speechless. "This guy is quite something, and he's got plenty of money too."
The two chatted for a while and learned from Nie Jianjun that Nie Jianjun was also the child of an employee of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. His father was the deputy director of the factory office of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill and usually gave him a lot of pocket money. No wonder this guy could treat him to Beibingyang soda. A bottle of Beibingyang costs 1,000 yuan, which is enough for the three siblings to have a lunch at school.
A short while later, Ms. Jiang, the homeroom teacher of Class 6-1, walked in. We met yesterday when we registered.
Hello, students.
"Hello, teacher."
Teacher Jiang glanced at Sun Zhengguo sitting in the back.
"Sun Zhengguo, come to the front for a moment."
Teacher Jiang is quite satisfied with Sun Zhengguo. After all, who doesn't like a good student? With Sun Zhengguo this year, the grade ranking and college entrance rate can be improved a bit.
After listening to Teacher Jiang's words, Sun Zhengguo went up to the podium.
"Sun Zhengguo, please introduce yourself to everyone."
"Hello everyone, my name is Sun Zhengguo, I am 11 years old, and I skipped a grade from 4th grade. I live at No. 95, Nanluoguxiang. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."
After giving a brief introduction, Sun Zhengguo returned to his seat, and the teacher did not adjust his seating arrangement.
Although Sun Zhengguo was not old, he was tall. After everything was settled, Teacher Jiang began the first class of the new semester.
Time passed quickly amidst the students' playful antics.
After school in the afternoon, Sun Zhengguo took his younger siblings home, along with Xu Damao, Liu Guangqi, Yan Jiecheng, and three other children from the neighborhood.
As the group approached the compound, they saw He Daqing and a woman in her thirties with a pretty face arguing over a lunchbox. He Daqing insisted on giving it to her, but the woman refused.
Xu Damao had a bad relationship with Sha Zhu since childhood, which led to a bad relationship between the adults of the two families. When he encountered something that could hurt Sha Zhu, he couldn't let it go. He quickly ran to the courtyard house to spread rumors to He Daqing and embarrass Sha Zhu.
"Silly Zhu's dad is having an affair! Everyone come quick, look! Silly Zhu's dad is holding that woman's hand and won't let go."
Xu Damao ran to the courtyard and made a fuss. It was right at the time when everyone got off work and school, and everyone came out to see what was going on. Sha Zhu was an apprentice at the restaurant, and the evening was the busiest time, so he wasn't home. He Yushui was with Aunt Yi during the day.
"Where is He Daqing having an affair? You can't just say things like that, or you'll be paraded through the streets if you're caught."
Yan Bugui asked.
"It's right outside. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself. I'm not the only one who saw it."
After Xu Damao finished speaking, he led everyone from the courtyard outside. Seeing so many people watching, He Daqing didn't dare to say anything more to the woman. He walked into the courtyard with a gloomy expression, carrying his lunchbox.
Yi Zhonghai saw He Daqing and whispered a few words in his ear.
“Your Majesty, the Qing Dynasty! Be mindful of your behavior. Xu Fugui’s son said you were holding a woman’s hand and wouldn’t let go.”
"This little brat is spreading rumors. There's nothing to it. Do you think I, He Daqing, am that kind of person?"
"It would be best if there wasn't one. That kid is just like his father, very cunning."
Yi Zhonghai didn't forget to put a snide remark on Xu Damao and his son, after all, his family didn't get along well with Xu Fugui's family either; he was quite the sly one.
"Chairman Lou treated us to lunch today, and there's still some left. Old Yi, come over to my place later and get a couple of glasses."
"Okay, I happen to have a bottle of good wine. I'll get it in a bit."
"Okay! Okay! It's alright, it's all a misunderstanding, everyone can go home now."
Yi Zhonghai came to He Daqing's rescue, and seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, everyone went home.
That evening, Sha Zhu returned home and, upon hearing his sister recount what had happened that evening, became furious. Sha Zhu never held back his revenge.
At 9 p.m., a beam of light came on from Xu Damao's house in the backyard. Xu Damao took a flashlight and walked towards the toilet outside the yard. Sha Zhu had been watching the toilet for half an hour. As an old rival, Sha Zhu knew Xu Damao's living habits very well. Before going to bed, they would definitely go to the toilet together.
Xu Damao, who had just squatted down in the toilet for less than a minute, was startled by a dark figure that suddenly flashed in.
Who is it?
The shadowy figure didn't say a word, but kicked Xu Damao in the chest and ran away. Xu Damao fell down next to the latrine. Although he didn't fall into the latrine, he was covered in feces.
"Help! Help! Murder!"
Hearing Xu Damao's wails, the people in the compound turned on their lights and came out of their homes.
Xu Fugui also came out from the backyard. Upon hearing his son's voice, he quickly ran to the toilet. Seeing his son's miserable state, he quickly helped Xu Damao up.
"Who did this?"
"It was dark, I couldn't see clearly, but it must be Sha Zhu. It couldn't be anyone else but him."
Xu Damao replied.
"Impossible. My son was at home getting ready for bed when you had the accident."
He Daqing knew that Sha Zhu was responsible for this, and he was trying to smooth things over for Sha Zhu. Anyway, there was no evidence, so he could just deny it. Who told this little brat to ruin his plans at night?
"Da Mao, you can't just make things up. Do you have any evidence?"
Yi Zhonghai also chimed in.
Evidence? What evidence? It's all dark and gloomy outside, who knows who it is?
Xu Damao knew perfectly well that Sha Zhu was responsible, but Sha Zhu would never admit it, so he could only suffer in silence.
Xu Fugui looked at everyone with a gloomy face.
"Isn't that embarrassing enough? Come on, let's go home and wash up."
Xu Damao knew there was no way to prove that Sha Zhu did it, so he could only go home with Xu Fugui.
Before leaving, he uttered a harsh remark.
"Silly Zhu, you just wait, this isn't over."
Hearing this, Sun Zhengguo felt a pang in his heart. As expected of Xu Damao, the king of verbal sparring, he would never admit defeat.
The farce ended there, and Sun Zhengguo had no idea whether Xu Fugui and his son would retaliate.
Time passed day by day. In addition to going to school and practicing martial arts, Sun Zhengguo now had another activity: collecting stamps. As a reborn person, how could he not understand the value of stamps?
Sun Dajiang has been very busy lately. He just passed the senior electrician exam and became the only senior electrician at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. His salary has increased from 495,000 to 630,000, which has aroused envy among the people in the compound.
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