Yu Li had gotten used to the fact that Fatty always treated visiting high-ranking officials like he was buying a lot of goods.
Looking at what he brought back, I asked, "What did you bring back?"
The fat man grabbed a basin and started taking out the frozen goods from the bag one by one: "The big boss's family even has a refrigerator now. They've given us a lot of good stuff this time. There are prawns, squid, and tomorrow I'll make you a stir-fried mixed dish, I guarantee it'll be a hit."
Yu Li's curiosity was successfully piqued: "A refrigerator?"
Chen Mengqi raised her hand and shouted, "I know, I know!"
Yu Li pressed her hand down: "Then tell your mother."
"A refrigerator is just a cabinet, with a light inside, and it can hold lots and lots of delicious food!"
"This girl..." the fat man explained to Yu Li with a smile, "It's a new type of household appliance. It freezes on top and refrigerates on the bottom, which can greatly preserve the freshness of food. In the past, it was all imported, but now it has been made domestically, and sooner or later it will be popular in every household."
Yu Li glared at him angrily: "If you dare to compete with Sha Zhu to see who can buy it first again, I'll twist your head off!"
The fat man curled his lip, "That's a long time coming. Refrigerators didn't enter ordinary Chinese households until the 1980s; it wasn't until the late 1990s, when major refrigerator manufacturers went all out to promote their products, that they became widespread."
In another timeline, the fat man's family bought their first refrigerator in 1987. It was a single-door model and lasted for 20 years before being replaced by a more advanced product.
Ever since he made an appearance before the big boss on New Year's Day, he has been inundated with requests from other leaders to cook.
Especially after the twelfth lunar month, Fatty and his "extra income army" were extremely busy.
What's infuriating is that that bastard Sha Zhu shamelessly plagiarized everything Fatty did; as a result, the quality of the food in the factory canteen plummeted, and he was called in by Director Liu for a scolding.
Yi Zhonghai is unlikely to have a good year this year.
The compound's 11-year streak of being named a "model compound" ended in 1965.
This title was awarded to a courtyard in Mianhua Hutong.
Director Fan of the neighborhood committee told Yi Zhonghai bluntly, "Your neighborhood has produced five criminals at once, and you still want to be a model? Dream on!"
Indeed, this courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang is quite famous now.
There are three courtyards, the front, the middle, and the back, each housing a criminal family.
Public opinion is a powerful force, and Yan Bugui was implicated by his family members Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiecheng, and the school sent him back home to retire early.
As for the Jia family, their situation was even worse. Not to mention Qin Huairu being constantly gossiped about behind her back; the main problem was Huaihua. She had just graduated high school when her brother became a criminal, failed the political background check, and couldn't go to the countryside or work…
As for Liu Haizhong, it doesn't matter anymore. He's already infamous. As the saying goes, "When you have too many lice, they don't bite; when you have too much debt, you don't worry." His two sons have both gone back to eat cornbread, and his two daughters-in-law have gone back to their own homes. The two temporary buildings are now empty.
Naturally, these three families also came to hate the fat man.
Qin Huairu and Liu Haizhong need no further explanation; but it makes no sense that Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua, this couple, also hate the fat man.
Yan Jiecheng has been in a rather awkward situation lately. He doesn't want to offend Fatty, but his father is forcing him to help gather dirt on Fatty's family.
Although Yan Jiecheng was helpless, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang were his own younger brothers after all. He had no choice but to unite with his third uncle and completely sever ties with the fat man's family.
Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, Yan Bugui, Yang Ruihua, and now Yan Jiecheng, have formed a new alliance to bring down Fatty.
Xu Damao and Sha Zhu, on the other hand, shared the same hatred as the fat man.
At Fatty's house, Xu Damao's mustache twitched up again.
He was all smiles, whether he was happy or unhappy, and right now he was talking excitedly: "That bastard Second Uncle actually dared to warn me and tell me to keep my tail between my legs. Him?"
Whenever Sha Zhu is with Xu Damao, he becomes an automatic lever-lifting machine: "Do you even have a tail? You're just a hen that can't lay eggs!"
Before Xu Damao could get angry, Xiao Dang kicked Sha Zhu: "Silly Dad! What time is it? Why are you still arguing with Uncle Damao? We invited you two here to come up with ideas!"
Xu Damao, true to his reputation as a scoundrel, was particularly adept at scheming and immediately grasped the crux of the matter: "Uncle! Let me tell you, this group is just a disorganized mess, nothing to worry about. It's all thanks to you, Uncle, that they're held together."
The fat man glanced at him in surprise; his words were indeed spot on.
His opinion coincided with Xu Damao's. The reason they were able to make such a "grand show" this time was, on the surface, the involvement of the Yan, Jia, and Liu families.
But these three families had absolutely no connection. If it weren't for that old bastard Yi Zhonghai stirring things up, how could they have suddenly united?
The fat man tapped the table lightly with his finger twice: "Man has no intention of harming tiger, but tiger has the intention of harming man." The meaning was self-evident.
Unexpectedly, Sha Zhu chimed in, "Time will tell."
This is getting interesting...
Only after the fat man pressed him for answers did he realize that it was Yi Zhonghai who had struck first.
Since following Liu Guangtian, Bubang Geng has also become a "socialite"; he helped Yang Weimin sell goods and made some money, and at Qin Huairu's behest, he bought Yi Zhonghai a piece of clothing and a pair of shoes for his aunt.
Yi Zhonghai was overjoyed. His son has "made something of himself"! He'll definitely be able to support him in his old age!
But while he was shrewd, Qin Huairu wasn't one to be trifled with. If he wanted Bang Geng to support him in his old age, he'd first have to get past Qin Huairu.
After pondering for a long time, Yi Zhonghai suddenly thought of an excellent candidate: Xiao Dang.
Over the years, what has caused Qin Huairu the most trouble is Xiao Dang. She's a constant source of worry, and in a fit of pique, she even moved into Sha Zhu's house!
The two families live right across from each other, they see each other all the time, wouldn't that just cause Qin Huairu a lot of trouble?
She'd wanted to bring Xiao Dang back for a long time. But that girl was as determined as a rock. If Yi Zhonghai could help Qin Huairu persuade Xiao Dang to come back, would she and Bang Geng, this duo, be able to escape his grasp?
Yi Zhonghai acted without hesitation, completely disregarding Sha Zhu's thoughts. This fool was raising someone else's daughter, and after being called "Silly Dad" a couple of times, he really didn't know who he was anymore?
Yi Daode's "good reputation" is well-known. He is best at standing on the moral high ground, claiming to be on the side of justice, and then labeling others.
Yi Daode quickly labeled Sha Zhu with three major accusations: "damaging neighborly relations," "disrupting family harmony," and "separating family members," effectively giving him a hat trick.
Sha Zhu almost ended up like Sun Wukong, trapped under the Mountain of Morality for five hundred years...
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