As a bachelor, I spend all my time at home with nothing to do, so I like to have a little drink.
But the speed at which I buy wine can't keep up with the speed at which I drink it, let alone collect it and wait for it to appreciate in value.
I also brewed some myself in the system's courtyard using the spiritual spring water, but the aging time was not long enough, so the flavor was not mellow enough.
Otherwise, I would have gone and bought those so-called famous brands of liquor myself, instead of just ordinary bulk liquor.
MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) can buy it, but after traveling through time, they wouldn't be able to stand that rubbish anymore.
That's why I asked Brother Liu to help me get some famous wines.
"Yes, I've managed to get you several dozen bottles," Brother Liu nodded.
I can't really get anything else, but getting some alcohol is a piece of cake.
He was, after all, the manager of the supply and marketing cooperative. Even if he couldn't get it himself, he still had his father-in-law.
Asking my father-in-law for help wouldn't be embarrassing.
After discussing the details with Brother Liu and buying some things at the supply and marketing cooperative, Ma Hua rode away on his bicycle.
When Ma Hua arrived at Lou's small building on his bicycle, he was actually extremely conflicted.
He didn't know how to face Lou Xiao'e.
But he wasn't the kind of person who would leave without a trace, even though his relationship with Lou Xiao'e was just a one-night stand.
But at least Lou Xiao'e was the first woman in his life.
Besides, Lou Xiao'e is leaving soon, so I have to come and see her no matter what.
Just as Ma Hua was standing at the entrance of Loujia Hutong, smoking and feeling incredibly conflicted, he saw another entrance to the hutong.
Xu Damao rode his bicycle, strutting arrogantly, to the Lou family's door.
Xu Damao didn't go inside; he just spoke to Lou Xiao'e about something at the door.
He left arrogantly, and Ma Hua frowned.
What's going on? There hasn't even been a breeze yet, and this little punk Xu Damao is already bullying the Lou family like this??
What is Chairman Lou doing? Does he just take Xu Damao, this worthless scoundrel, for granted and act so arrogantly as a threat?
Although Ma Hua didn't know what Xu Damao had just said to Lou Xiao'e, she did see Lou Xiao'e biting her lip tightly.
Her eyes were filled with intense hatred, and she knew it couldn't be anything nice, otherwise Lou Xiao'e wouldn't have been so resentful.
"Fine, consider this one favor on my part," Ma Hua said, riding his bicycle behind Xu Damao.
It wasn't until Xu Damao rode his bicycle into an unfamiliar courtyard house that they saw him...
Ma Hua frowned slightly, wondering what was going on.
MCA members quietly noted down the location; they wouldn't dare ask anyone about it in broad daylight.
After all, this isn't the future, where you can run around freely and ask questions without anyone interfering.
In this day and age, if you ask too many questions, can't produce any identification, or can't give a clear explanation, well...
Just wait, soon some concerned citizens will kidnap you and take you to the police station.
Ma Hua rode his bicycle to a deserted spot, then slipped into the system's courtyard.
After disguising himself, he swaggered into the courtyard house that Xu Damao had entered.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, Ma Hua heard Xu Damao arguing with a strange man.
After checking that no one in the courtyard had noticed him, Ma Hua slipped directly into the system's courtyard.
The monitoring system in this courtyard is really great. If it weren't for this system tracking where you go in and out...
Since I can't move around inside, why would I need to go through all that trouble?
"I really can't do it anymore. You have no idea how fierce Chairman Lou's eyes are. Besides..."
"It's been so many days, and he keeps saying he hasn't collected enough horses! Can't we ask for fewer?" Xu Damao shouted in despair.
He really didn't want to face Chairman Lou anymore. Who was Chairman Lou? He was someone who, back when the Japanese were in power...
These are all wealthy businessmen who live such comfortable lives, and now their own father is making them constantly threaten him.
They even asked me to extort such a large sum of money; I'm genuinely scared.
Just now, when I saw the creepy look in Chairman Lou's eyes, I wanted to run away and didn't dare to go in at all.
He only dared to threaten Lou Xiao'e a few times outside.
"Pah, you good-for-nothing! How dare you call yourself my son, Xu Youde's son?"
"How could I have given birth to such a useless piece of trash like you?" Xu Youde felt a surge of hatred in his heart.
If it weren't for your incompetence, Xu Damao, would I have resorted to such a desperate measure?!
We've paved the way for you beforehand. You said you married the only daughter of Chairman Lou.
That Lou family's money, wasn't it all yours? And you managed to mess it up for me.
Now you've even divorced Lou Xiao'e. All my hard work and planning over the years has been ruined by you, do you know that?
It's not that we're after the Lou family's money; it's that someone else is.
They want our family to be the black hand!! If we don't get the money, our whole family will die!! Do you understand?!
Xu Youde was furious at the thought of the consequences of failure.
He didn't care that Xu Damao was the only male in his family, and kicked Xu Damao directly.
He threatened, "Let me tell you, I'm your employer. You do what I tell you to do."
If you dare let me down, I'll skin you alive. Get lost.
Watching Xu Damao's disheveled figure leave the hospital, Ma Hua secretly pondered to himself.
It seems that the person behind Xu Damao is his unscrupulous father, Xu Youde. No wonder Xu Damao is so arrogant.
But Xu Youde has served the Lou family for so many years, surely he knows their methods? Impossible.
Why was Xu Youde so keen on extorting money from the Lou family?
Aren't you afraid? You might have money to spend, but not live to enjoy it?
Just as MCA was wondering what was going on, they saw Xu Youde, who had just reprimanded Xu Damao.
After finishing his cigarette, he got up, rode his bicycle, and headed out of the courtyard.
To clear up his doubts, Ma Hua started following Xu Youde again.
Xu Youde seemed unconcerned, as if no one was following him.
I rode my bike directly to my destination, the entrance of a residential compound where a security guard stood guard with a gun.
Upon seeing this, Ma Hua immediately understood that Xu Youde was merely a tool in the hands of some people.
Tsk tsk, Xu Youde is really going all out. But does he really think he's some kind of big shot?
Don't they realize they're so small and shouldn't be someone else's weapon?
They weren't afraid of being the first scapegoat in someone's hands. No, wait...
No wonder Xu Youde didn't care whether anyone recognized him as being followed; so that's what he was thinking.
I bet Xu Youde is just hoping Lou Dong will admit to following him. Tsk tsk, those old schemers.
It's unclear whether Xu Youde was passively drawn into the situation or actively involved.
And it's often said that wealth can move people's hearts, which is certainly true.
If the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) really had this option at hand, they would probably do it.
A man cannot get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot get fat without night grazing.
Working yourself to the bone and toiling away is nothing compared to the power and influence of those in power.
It's not only a quick way to make money, but it's also reliable.
Ma Hua had doubts, so he didn't go to the Lou family's house.
Instead, he rode his bicycle home first, ate dinner there, and then rode his bicycle toward the Lou family's house.
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