Although she had heard that to completely forget someone is to ignore him, He Lan didn't think so. She felt that true hatred meant hoping that the other person would have a bad life. Really a bad life.
She was happy to see him in trouble.
He Lan was happy that the Fan family was in trouble, but she also asked worriedly, "Aunt Zhao, are you okay?"
After checking him up and down, Zhao Guihua shook her head and said, "Look, I'm standing here fine. What could possibly happen to me? Can't I handle a little jerk like that?"
At this time, the people from the bank also realized that Zhao Guihua almost got into trouble. The first thing Zhao Guihua did when she came back was to go to see the fish, but she didn't tell them about this incident right away. When they heard this, they were very angry.
Who could have thought that someone could be so crazy in broad daylight?
Zhuang Laonian: "I'll go find him, this bastard, I..."
Zhao Guihua quickly stopped her husband and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. How can I get hurt easily?"
She added: "The man has been arrested by the police, so you may not be able to see him even if you go there. Besides, I don't think he will have an easy time after he goes to jail. It's not just me today. His family members were all trying to discredit him, wondering if he stole it. Anyone who has lost something must report it to the police station."
They have experience in this matter. The greater the value of the case, the heavier the sentence. They understand this very well.
If this were not the case, how could Aunt Yu have been sentenced so severely? The panties and socks she stole might not seem to be worth much, but the amount was huge, and the sentence was calculated based on the original price, so it was naturally serious.
Now Fan Jianguo is the same. No matter if he stole something or not, if someone loses something, he must be caught. Who can guarantee compensation? This is human nature, so Zhao Guihua thinks Fan Jianguo's matter is not trivial.
Even though he failed in his attempt to rob Zhao Guihua, he had stolen many things.
She said: "This is not a small matter."
Zhuang Zhixi frowned slightly and said, "Could it be that he recognized you? He wanted to take revenge on you? You were one of the witnesses when he threw Guan Guiling down."
Zhuang Zhixi is a person who thinks a lot, and what he said made Zhao Guihua stunned.
But soon, Zhao Guihua thought carefully about the situation at that time, and she asked, "I don't think he recognized me. It's been ten years, and we only met once back then. He might not recognize me. To be honest, if I hadn't seen him entangled with Aunt Zaohua today, I might not have recognized him at first sight. This person has really changed a lot in ten years."
Ten years ago, this man had a straight back and a straight body, looking like the child of a cadre family. He also spoke in a set of ways. He was a hypocrite, to be sure, but at first glance he looked quite decent.
But ten years later, this man seemed unable to stand up straight. He was too thin, with no flesh on his face, as if he was a skeleton with some skin and flesh hanging on it. His hair was even more messy like a bird's nest. A man in his thirties looked like he was in his fifties. Zhao Guihua felt that he looked like an opium smoker in the old society.
This shows how terrible gambling is.
It can really turn people into ghosts.
His bad life made him feel completely drained of energy.
She said: "But since you brought it up, I will go there next year and talk to the police station about this matter again. I want to see if he recognizes that I want revenge. If he really wants revenge, then this is even more serious."
They were also considered to be among the people who testified on the spot.
He Lan looked at Zhao Guihua with some worry. The reason why Zhao Guihua got involved before was to help her vent her anger, and she felt very nervous.
Zhao Guihua patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't be so nervous. I don't think he recognized me. He just wanted the money. Gamblers go crazy and become spineless when they are short of money."
He Lan: "But..."
"Don't be nervous. Look at you. I'm an old lady and I'm not nervous. Why should you be nervous?"
He Lan thought about it and quietly gently. She took a deep breath to calm herself down. Seeing her like this, Zhao Guihua smiled and said, "Okay, don't think about it. I told you this to make you happy, not to make you nervous. I hope he is taking revenge on me. If he really recognizes me and wants to take revenge on me, then it's really settled. He is waiting for more charges. But I saw that he only cares about money today, so I'm afraid he didn't recognize me."
She was quite good at observing people, and she felt that Fan Jianguo did not recognize her.
She sighed and said, "How great would it be if he really took revenge?"
"Aunt Zhao, please don't scare me. I'm already scared enough."
Zhao Guihua: "You are just too timid."
He Lan chuckled softly.
Zhao Guihua: "Let's have fish at my house tonight. The fish I have is quite big."
Everyone really wanted to try such a big fish, and He Lan didn't pretend to be hypocritical. She said, "Okay, I'll come over to help. I'll buy some meat and we can add some dishes."
Zhao Guihua: "That's fine."
Just as they finished talking, they heard a knock on the door. It was Lan Sihai who came over. He was holding a bottle of Maotai and said, "I want a free meal!"
Very direct.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, I think there will be a lot of people tonight, I'll go ask..."
Before I could ask, Chef Li and his family came over. Chef Li was a good cook, so he rolled up his sleeves without saying anything and said, "I'll take care of this big fish. Bring us a portion for the dinner. I brought a chicken."
These days, eating at someone else's house requires a very special relationship, and it's really not possible, because supplies are in short supply.
Although things are much better now than in the 1970s, you still can't do whatever you want, so if you want to eat for free, you always have to bring something in exchange. This principle is generally understood by people, and it is not unpleasant.
With Chef Li, the head chef, and Chef Yang Lixin, the second chef, and new chef Li Weiwei, they don't have to worry about the food. Perhaps because Chef Li's family and Grandpa Lan came to eat, Zhang Saner from next door also came with his wife. They lived a good life, leaving their children to their parents-in-law, and the couple lived like they were just married.
If you say that not taking care of children has its advantages, compared to other families who worry about their children, this couple doesn't worry about anything, and they look younger. Moreover, they don't have to take care of the children, and the couple doesn't get angry or have conflicts, so their relationship is just right.
The two of them came with a small basket of salted duck eggs. Seeing that everyone had gone over one by one, Aunt Zhou hurriedly urged Jiang Lu: "Let's go over and have a free meal. They have all gone. I have never eaten such a big fish. Although Zhuang Laonian usually doesn't show off, he is actually quite impressive."
Jiang Lu: "There are so many people in his house, is there enough room?" She didn't really want to go, and neither did the others. They were just joining in the fun. Jiang Lu hesitated for a moment, and before Aunt Zhou could speak, her son got anxious. Xiao Qijin was so anxious that he almost turned around in circles. He was so anxious that he quickly said, "I want to go, Mom, let's go too. If you don't go, I'll go by myself."
Let alone the relationship between the adults, the children in their yard have a good relationship. They are not shy about eating with each other.
But children are children, and it is inappropriate for adults to eat for free.
Jiang Lu smiled and nodded at his son, saying, "You just don't treat yourself as an outsider. Okay, stay here, I'll go over and tell him."
Everyone gathered at the dealer's house to eat for free. It was called eating for free, but in fact it was a good meal for everyone to share. Your family contributed a little, my family contributed a little, and everyone gathered together. It was really nice.
Even Wang Xiangxiu came over. She actually had a pretty average relationship with the Zhuang family, and they didn't have much contact. But Yinlai had been hanging out with the aunties when he was a child, so he was familiar with all the aunties in the yard. He was the first to find a formal job. It was inevitable that these aunties would always go to the street office to complain about how difficult it was for this child.
As for Tonglei, although he was not so familiar with the aunts, he was very capable and often helped everyone with small chores within his ability. You know, many people in the courtyard were talking about it behind her back, saying that Wang Xiangxiu had finally made it.
Although she had a hard life when her children were young, no matter what happened to Jinlai, Yinlai and Tonglai, they all seemed sensible, so as a mother, she should have less worries.
Well, because Yinlai and Tonglai have good relationships with the people in the courtyard, their family also went over to join in the fun.
Jin Lai was not happy about it and felt very ashamed. How could these people from the Jianghu hang out with old men and women? They were so pathetic. He felt that these people were so shameless and disgraceful.
He lit a cigarette, blew out smoke rings, and said, "I'm not going!"
After a pause, he continued, "You are not allowed to go either. They all look down on our family. If you go there, won't you be encouraging others and destroying your own prestige?"
Yin Lai: "If you don't want to go, then you don't want to go. But I will go. I can also help Aunt Zhao and the others."
When he was a child, he was reluctant to light the stove in winter to save coal briquettes, but he always stayed with Aunt Zhao, who never said anything bad about him. The other aunts always went over to join in the fun, and they all took good care of him, sometimes giving him snacks. So Yinlai was very close to them.
He didn't want to listen to Jin Lai's nonsense and said, "Mom, let's go over there. I heard that fish is really big. Let's try some big fish."
Tonglai nodded: "Let's go together. I can also help to light the fire."
Wang Xiangxiu looked at her eldest son hesitantly and said, "Jinlai, why are you so stubborn? Isn't it better to be harmonious?"
Jin Lai frowned, thinking that his family was really useless. He said arrogantly: "How can I respect you if you are like this? This is not right. I tell you, they all look down on our family. The more they look down on our family, the more we have to make money ourselves. When I become rich, I will definitely make them suffer."
"Why are you doing this?" Wang Xiangxiu really didn't understand her eldest son's thoughts: "Isn't it good for everyone to get along? There's nothing wrong with being sociable."
Jin Lai raised his head and said, "Social? There is no gregarious wolf. Wolf kings are all aloof and proud. The gregarious ones are dogs!"
Wang Xiangxiu: “…”
Yin Lai: “…”
Tong Lai: “…”
What a mess. Tonglai said, "Who said wolves are not gregarious? According to their habits..."
Jin Lai: "Shut up, are you the big brother or am I the big brother? I've seen the world. You know, when I was in the juvenile detention center..."
Tong Lai waved his hand and said, "I know, there are many turtles in shallow waters, and there are big brothers everywhere. Don't brag."
They are all in juvenile detention centers, why are they still pretending to be the wolf king!
He said, "Mom, I guess my eldest brother doesn't like the excitement over there, so he can stay at home, and we can go over there. You see everyone in the yard has gone, and I see everyone in the backyard has gone too. If we don't go over there, won't we be idle and not fit in? There's nothing wrong with being sociable. Besides, it's so much more fun when everyone gets together."
Wang Xiangxiu is no longer the same as she was ten years ago. Although she is only in her forties, she still likes to be lively.
She said, "That's fine, let's go over there and have some fun. Jin Lai, make something for yourself..."
Tonglai: "Brother is a gangster, how can he cook? Let him make do. Doesn't he have steamed bread at home? Eat some to feel the taste of childhood. Let's go."
Tonglai pushed his mother out of the door, and Yinlai followed, closing the door considerately and saying, "Brother, if you don't have enough to eat, drink some water to fill your stomach."
It's not that Yinlai and Tonglai don't have brotherly love, but Jinlai has been asking for money since he went to the countryside. He wants to live a good life in the countryside but doesn't want to work, but their family conditions are always limited. The family lives a very tight life.
Later, there was the matter of stealing things and paying compensation. The brothers had not been together for many years and their relationship had faded, but he was always so out of tune. How could the silver and copper bring warmth? Now, he has been back to the city for more than a year, and he stays at home all day long.
He looked down on this job and didn't want to do that job, so he just stayed at home and supported his family. Even Tonglai could help the family by picking vegetables and firewood after studying. Jinlai ate and slept every day.
Such people really cannot be respected at all.
Not to mention, this guy always acts like he's the boss of society, but in fact, who would respect him?
Isn't he just a street urchin?
It is precisely because of this that Yinlai, Tonglai and their eldest brother Jinlai have a very shallow relationship.
The three of them left, which really pissed off Jin Lai. He cursed, "A bunch of bastards who only care about whoever gives them milk. They don't have any brotherhood at all."
Gurgle.
His stomach growled.
He leaned against the window to look at Zhao Guihua, but he couldn't see her.
This is not the case anymore. Now Zhao Guihua has moved to a new house and he can no longer be seen cooking in her home.
He looked around, but could not see anything, but he was scratching his head. Soon, a fragrant smell came from outside. Even though Jin Lai did not go out, he could smell it. After all, he was not a blind nose.
There's nothing wrong with this nose, how can it not smell? A big fish tastes better if you cook more of it. When you go to share, you can't be stingy. You have to at least be worthy of the fish. Otherwise, how can you still have face? People at this time care more about face than in previous years.
We were very poor in the past few years. Just take ten years ago, what life was like there.
Things are much better now. Even pork can be bought directly. In the past, you needed tickets. Now you still need tickets, but they are a little more expensive. Ordinary people can buy it everywhere.
Now that life is better, people start to pay more attention to their face.
Everyone brought good things, even Wang Xiangxiu brought a pig's tail. His family was in a fight with the pig's tail.
Seeing that there were so many people around, Zhao Guihua was ready to join in as well.
Several female comrades were making dumplings at this time. Chef Li and Yang Lixin were the chefs, and Li Weiwei was helping. Others helped if they could, and those who couldn't help sat on the kang and chatted. This was just a room, but it was packed with people.
There were dozens of people and there was no room for them to sit.
But no one went out and everyone felt it was lively.
The men were chatting about everything, and the women were talking about family matters.
Even Wang Zizhen's family came. Wang Zizhen was married from their compound and got along well with them. Such a party was inevitable, and everyone gathered together to have fun. Tonglai took the initiative to help light the fire as soon as he came in. He was really efficient.
Hu Tou looked at Tong Lai and felt a little melancholy.
This is the child of other people's families. Although his grades are average, he is very studious. This is worth learning. So many parents urge their own children to learn more. Senior high school students like Hu Tou feel this the most.
Who can blame him? He is only in the first year of high school and he has to find someone to tutor him.
It is very difficult to describe children, but adults think that such children are less of a worry. Zhuang Zhiyuan asked: "Tonglai, how is your tutoring? Is it effective?"
Tonglai sighed and said, "Uncle, I can't do it. I can only be considered an average student even after taking extra classes. I used to think that hard work can make up for lack of talent, but it's not the case with learning. Sometimes if you don't know something, you really don't know it. I'm actually under a lot of pressure now. If I continue like this, I don't think I'll have much hope of getting into university even if I continue taking extra classes."
After a pause, he continued, "But even if it's not great, I can't stop trying. Although there's not much hope now, there's always hope. But if I don't work hard now, I'll have no hope at all. I still want to take the next step."
What else could he do? Find a job somewhere? He didn't want to face this situation.
Several parents whose children are still in school were somewhat touched. Everyone was optimistic about Tonglai, but they didn't expect that Tonglai himself was not so optimistic about himself.
Instead, Lan Sihai looked up at Tong Lai and said, "You can apply to an art school."
Everyone was stunned and didn't quite understand.
Lan Sihai: "If your academic performance is average, you can choose to be an arts student or a sports student. In this case, the academic requirements for you will not be that high. Forget about being a sports student. You definitely can't do it. But as for arts students, I think you can do it. You can take the film and television performance exam. The academic score they require is not very high. If you start practicing hard now, plus your academic performance, your hope will be much greater."
"Why?"
Tonglai's eyes lit up instantly and he asked carefully.
Lan Sihai: "I don't really understand it either. You can ask the teachers in your school. I just hang out a lot and have some old friends. I've heard some things, but I don't really understand it either."
Tong Lai: "Hey, thank you, Mr. Lan, this is a big deal, I have to ask about it in detail."
Lan Sihai's topic immediately attracted everyone's attention. Zhuang Zhiyuan quickly asked: "Then what do you think of my tiger head..."
His tiger head's performance is even more worrying.
Lan Sihai: "Do you think, in any way, that Tiger Head is suitable for performing?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “…”
This is absolutely true.
Hu Tou looks good, but he is not the type of person who can remain calm while performing in front of others. If he were to perform in front of others, he would be so embarrassed that he would die.
This is not to say that this kind of personality is bad, but everyone has their own characteristics.
You asked him to learn acting, that's outrageous.
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "This is really difficult."
Lan Sihai: "Don't just listen to me, go ask around and see if there are any other ways. It's better to pay more attention now than to have a hard time in the future. Children of this age are actually ignorant about the outside world. As a parent, you can give your child some guidance and make him more clear-headed, so that he can live a good life in the future. If he lives a good life, won't you also worry less? Do you think I care about my son and daughter? I don't care at all. If you worry about them when they are young, you will save decades of effort when they grow up."
Everyone: “…”
Who can do this? No, no! But Lan Sihai's words were remembered by everyone. Indeed, although the children were not young at this time, they were always in school and didn't know so much. As parents, they still had to help and consult.
If you take the right path now, your life will be easier in the future.
Uncle Lan, you are right! Everyone has the same idea, but some children have a hard time in high school. Everyone's topic quickly turned to study. Lan Sihai was not so interested in study. Instead, he asked: "Have you bought all the parts I asked you to buy?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Grandpa, don't worry. How can I make mistakes if you leave this to me? There will be no problem at all."
Lan Sihai: "Okay, let's do it tomorrow and see how it sells."
Zhuang Zhixi said pertinently: "I think it's okay. Our costs are low and our prices are low. Radios are the mainstream these days, and televisions are a minority after all."
"In my opinion, this radio will be outdated in a few years. Who doesn't want to buy a TV? Anyone who can save some money will definitely want to buy one. Anyway, let's do it first and see how it goes." Lan Sihai felt that this business would not last long, but even though he felt that it could still be done.
As the two discussed this, the boys and girls gathered together to make dumplings. Fish dumplings were rarely eaten. Chef Li also cut a large piece of fat meat and chopped it into pieces and mixed it together. It was really fat meat, without any lean meat.
Many fish dumplings are made this way, which not only increases the smoothness of the taste, but also removes the fishy smell, making the dumplings more delicious. If it were normal, she would not be able to eat a piece of meat without any lean meat. She is not someone who does not eat fatty meat, but she likes to eat meat that is 70% lean and 20% fat, with fat and lean meat. She cannot eat fat meat alone, even though her family is still greasy.
But you can't taste it when it's mixed in the dumplings. If no one says it, no one would think there's fat in it. Not only fat, but also ginger. For dumplings stuffed with fish, seasoning the stuffing is very important.
This shows the importance of Chef Li.
Zhao Guihua sighed: "Auntie Wang, you have never worried about food in your life."
Aunt Wang groaned and said, "That's not the way to say it. You see, cooks cook at work all day long, but when they get home, they are very unhappy. They usually don't like to cook. My husband Li is like that. He doesn't cook very often when he gets home. It's true that he has never worried about food. In my family, lunch and dinner are taken care of by Li Fang and I alone."
I cook every day and I really don't like sitting in front of the stove when I get home.
Zhao Guihua smiled. It was true, but her family usually had lunch boxes brought back by Chef Li. It was a good deal if she didn't take advantage of the public funds. But she wouldn't tear down her old sisters at this time. After all, they were all family.
She smiled and said, "You must have a great chef in your family. Look, we can't make this taste."
Little Yuanyuan wandered over and asked, "Grandpa Li, what delicious food is this?"
This little girl was greedy when she was young, and she is still the same now. When she hears about food, her face lights up. Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan are also lucky. Although the two children were born in the 1970s, it happened to be after Zhao Guihua was reborn. Their family has always had good food, and the two children are not like other children who are greedy. The two children are well-nourished and are taller than their peers.
Yuanyuan is eleven years old, but she looks like an ordinary girl of twelve or thirteen. However, her face is still childish. She is a little glutton.
Chef Li: "This is baked pumpkin with egg yolk. Come, have a taste."
Yuanyuan nodded immediately. She wanted to taste it first. She blew on it to warm it up, put it in her mouth, and then opened her eyes wide with joy and said, "Hmm, it's delicious."
When she shouted "delicious", the sound of several children drooling could be heard in the room.
Seeing that there was still a lot left, Chef Li simply filled a small bowl and said, "You kids, take some and eat."
Yuanyuan immediately said: "Okay."
She brought back the pumpkin baked with egg yolk. Several children gathered together, looking eagerly. Yuanyuan said, "Come here. It's delicious."
Several children quickly started eating, their eyes lit up, and they nodded one after another: "Delicious!"
They thought pumpkin was just ordinary, but how come baked pumpkin is so delicious? Sure enough, eggs are a good thing, and they taste especially good when dipped in eggs. Daqiang and Wang Zizhen's little daughter Sitian said happily: "Eggs are the best, they taste good no matter what."
Chef Li: "This is not an egg, this is a duck egg yolk."
The children looked as if they had suddenly understood something, but in fact, they didn't understand anything at all.
Zhao Guihua glanced at the children and said, "Don't eat too much. There will be more delicious food later."
"Yes!" The children sniffed hard, and the Zhang family in the backyard said, "This is better than what we eat during the Chinese New Year."
He didn't come to his house empty-handed.
Zhao Guihua smiled and said, "My family doesn't celebrate the New Year so lavishly. No matter how much this family prepares, it can only prepare a little. But people are different. If you prepare a little, I will prepare a little too. Isn't that too much?"
"That's right."
Even though everyone quarreled a little on weekdays, no one took it seriously. They should eat and drink together. It was not a big issue of principle, and no one held a grudge. Everyone was busy and forgot that there was indeed someone from their compound who did not come.
Jin Lai was alone at home, cursing. He felt that his family members were spineless, taking advantage of him. He also felt that the banker's family was abominable. They should have come over and invited him to dinner even though they knew he was alone at home. They should have said some nice things to him and invited him to dinner.
As a result, this family treated him as if he didn't exist. This was truly intolerable.
Could it be that these people were planning to call him after the banquet started? If he came at that time, he couldn't just go over when he was called. He had to wait two or three times, otherwise he wouldn't realize his importance. He waited and waited, thinking about how to embarrass the Zhuang family, and laughed triumphantly.
If these people don't invite him properly, don't expect him to attend.
People like him have great potential. If they don't curry favor with him now, he won't give them the chance to curry favor with him when he becomes successful. The more he thought about it, the more proud he became. The smell outside seemed to be getting better.
However, I still didn't see anyone coming.
Did these people's mothers die?
There was a lively laughter outside. They were all very loud. I don't know what they were talking about, but the laughter was deafening. Jin Lai was waiting for someone, but there was no one there. His eyebrows were wrinkled into an awkward shape, and there were even more wrinkles between his eyebrows. He looked outside unwillingly...
Su Jinlai was expecting someone to invite him, but he did not show up. It seemed like no one had remembered him at all.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He spat at the guy and cursed, "What a miserable family! They are all bastards."
He took another breath of the fragrance in the air and cursed, "Are you all pigs? You only know how to eat. One day you will be eaten to death. Ugh."
His stomach was rumbling non-stop, and he was a little hesitant about whether to go there himself, but he felt that it would be too cheap for him to go there. Who was he? Even when he went to the countryside, he was still a social Su brother. How could he keep his mouth shut like this? These people didn't just beg him nicely, so how could he deliver himself to their door? He was not allowed to do so, absolutely not allowed to do so.
He couldn't allow himself to lose face like this, a man's face is more important than anything else! He snorted and walked out of the door honestly. He quietly went to the backyard. Everyone was really gathered at Zhao Guihua's place. There was a room of about 30 square meters, but there were five tables, which were packed full.
Zhao Guihua: "We will divide the table into five. Some of the dishes will be less. Everyone can choose among them. If there is something left on your table, you can go to another table."
They gathered together and had ten dishes on the table. The big fish not only contributed fish dumplings, but also a large pot of boiled fish and a fish ball soup. Although the fish was quite good, everyone's first chopsticks went for the meat. Yuanyuan nibbled on the pig's tail and kept exclaiming, "It's delicious."
The men were drinking, and the atmosphere in the room was very hot.
Zhao Guihua: "Children, be careful with fish bones when eating fish. Eat slowly so they don't get stuck."
"Okay~"
In this day and age, even children from well-off families are greedy, after all, there are so few delicious foods. For example, their area is considered a working class family, and their conditions are quite good, but they are still like this.
Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan and their friends were all enjoying their meals. Zhao Gui Hua said, "Oh, I forgot to give everyone drinks. Here, the kids have the Arctic Ocean."
"Yohoo."
“That’s great.”
Zhao Guihua: "This was bought by your Grandpa Lan and Grandma Luo."
Yuanyuan's little mouth kept saying, "Great Grandpa is the best."
Lan Sihai gestured with his hand, like a leader, and everyone laughed.
The banquet had already started in the house, and it was obvious that no one had called him or waited for him. Jin Lai squatted at the window, extremely angry. He swore to the cold weather that when he became rich in the future, he would trample them all under his feet.
None of these people can take advantage of him.
Neither can his mother or his brother.
The shame they bring upon him today will surely be avenged someday.
He stared at the room angrily, thinking that he was really unlucky to meet so many people. He snorted heavily, but soon he felt his stomach growling even louder. He hesitated between going in and not going in, and finally snorted and went out.
He also wants to save face.
As a man, your reputation should be more important than anything else.
But he didn't want to go home either. With a cold stove and steamed buns, Su Jinlai would never live like this. He took out a dollar from the bottom of his shoe, sneered, and went out wrapped in a cotton jacket. It's the beginning of spring, and tomorrow will be March. Why is it still so cold?
He walked out of the alley muttering to himself and ran towards the nearest small restaurant. There were quite a few private restaurants nowadays. Although they didn't dare to open up in a big way, they were not cautious and were quite conspicuous.
He found a small restaurant, pushed the door open and entered. There were a few tables in the restaurant.
After Jin Lai sat down, he ordered a bowl of pork noodles and felt a warm breeze blowing towards him. To be honest, the food in small restaurants is better than that in state-owned restaurants, where people are always shouting and the food is shoddy.
But it’s different here, everyone calls him “big brother”. Jin Lai smiled slightly, lost in this respectful title.
He ate the noodles with meat and felt that days like this were truly beautiful.
It's a pity that he has no money. Jin Lai has been back from the countryside for more than a year and has not found a proper job. Is it possible for someone like him to work? He definitely won't do it. It's impossible for him to work.
He doesn't have any way to make money, but he does have a few friends in the juvenile detention center. They all went to the countryside all over the country, and now they have come back without any good options. Some of them are now doing their old jobs and are still stealing things.
He also participated twice, but because he was not one of their "own people", he did not get the chance to go in, and could only watch outside, and he got very little. Jin Lai was very dissatisfied with this. He felt that he had not neglected his skills in recent years. If he really worked hard, he would be a backbone, but these people did not take him seriously. Damn it.
When he was sent to the countryside as an educated youth, who in the village didn't call him Brother Su when they saw him? These people are really blind.
But it was really not good to have no money. He couldn't even have a big bowl of meat noodles every day. He really had to find a way to make a living.
He knew that the thugs on the street rarely stole things from private homes, after all, no matter how much money a private home could have. Anyway, the risks were the same, so stealing was a better choice. And all of them were children of the machinery factory, so they lived off the land and the water. They lived off the machinery factory, so they wanted to steal from it the most.
They couldn't find the big things, but there were plenty of small ones.
Jin Lai pondered over it, and carefully considered how much he would earn if he went it alone. Steel is valuable. In fact, wires are also valuable, but Jin Lai has an instinctive fear of wires. He still remembered that someone in their area was electrocuted to death, and it was very scary to think about it.
He pursed his lips and kept thinking while eating.
To be honest, there is quite a lot of old news in their area, but it is all messy and there is very little really useful news. He shook his head slightly. He couldn't make money from the news, but he could indeed go back to his old business and steal things for money.
"Su Jinlai."
Jin Lai turned around and saw that it was his former friend who stole things with him. He smiled and said, "It's you."
This is a monkey.
The monkey said, "Why are you eating noodles here alone? Why don't you order some dishes?"
Su Jinlai snorted and didn't respond.
The monkey came over and said mysteriously, "We are planning to do something big soon, what do you want to do?"
Su Jinlai became more excited when he heard this. Although he wanted to work alone just now, he couldn't give up since someone was asking him to do it. He said, "Of course I will do it. I'm short of money recently..."
“Who doesn’t need it?”
The two people whispered.
Monkey: "Come on, it's my treat, boss, give me a plate of peanuts."
Su Jinlai: "This is just peanuts, no wine."
The monkey chuckled: "I brought it."
He took out a bottle of Erguotou from his arms.
After they finished their noodles, they had a plate of peanuts and drank a bottle of Erguotou mixed with water. After they had settled the matter of stealing, Jin Lai walked back happily. Although the people in their compound excluded him and did not value him, this capable person would never be overturned by the tide of the times, and he was still very capable.
Su Jinlai couldn't drink much and was already in a daze. Although he drank Erguotou mixed with water, he was still drunk and walked like a snake in a curve.
Jin Lai walked back humming a little tune, went to the bathroom and turned straight in.
Zhuang Zhixi also came out to use the restroom. Seeing Jin Lai, he said, "Where have you been drinking, kid? It's a good day."
You reek of alcohol.
Jin Lai waved his hands and said proudly: "I am going out to discuss business."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
He was silent for a moment, then said, "You are quite good."
"Of course. Do you think I'm a simple person? Let me tell you, this is a business worth thousands or tens of millions. It's a big, big business." Jin Lai showed off to Zhuang Zhixi.
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "Your business is quite big. Are you talking about money?"
"You, you, you, why do you still look down on others? Of course it's the money. Who do you think I am? You all look down on me, but you are not as good as me, not as good as me at all. When I get rich, I will definitely make you suffer. Just wait, just wait."
Jin Lai walked out without even pulling up his pants.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Fuck, no matter how much money you have, put on your pants."
Isn't this too much? "I, I... I don't care."
Zhuang Zhixi grabbed Jin Lai and said, "You don't care, but I don't want my female comrades to see it and feel uncomfortable. Besides, there are children in the yard. Hurry up and put it on."
Jin Lai was firm: "I won't!"
The more others forbid him to do something, the more he wants to do it, and this is how he shows his true masculinity.
He held his head high and said, "I won't, I won't!"
Then he said mockingly: "How can you help me?"
He also pulled his pants down to his ankles.
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
Damn, this guy is not only a terrible drinker, but also a terrible drinker. I hated him when I was a kid, and I still hate him now that I’m grown up.
Zhuang Zhixi clenched his fist and attacked without hesitation. With a bang, he hit Jin Lai in the face. Jin Lai fell to the ground and got away. Zhuang Zhixi didn't care about him and went home directly. Everyone was still eating and drinking.
People don’t eat many dumplings stuffed with fish, but once you try one, you’ll feel that they taste really good.
This is no worse than pork.
Everyone was reluctant to leave the table. Zhuang Zhixi walked in, came to Yinlai and tapped his shoulder. Yinlai was stunned, then walked out and asked, "Uncle Zhuang, what's wrong?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Your brother was drunk outside and took off his pants. I was afraid that people would see him and say he was a hooligan, so I knocked him unconscious. You two brothers, go and carry him home quickly."
Yin Lai: “…”
He immediately said: "I'll go right away."
He quickly went into the house and called Tonglai, and the two brothers went out together. Zhuang Zhixi thought for a moment and followed them. The three of them went out together. As soon as they left the yard, they saw that Su Jinlai had woken up. It is said that educated people will not fight.
Zhuang Zhixi's punch isn't powerful enough.
After a while, Su Jinlai woke up.
Jin Lai had woken up, but was a little more dazed than before. He took off his clothes while walking, singing loudly: "Running with the wind, freedom is the direction..."
There is no such song nowadays. This was a song that Zhao Guihua hummed one time and he heard it. Although she only knew one sentence, she only hummed this one sentence. Jin Lai felt that this one sentence could help her understand his mood!
He sang: "Running with the wind..."
Just sing this sentence repeatedly and take off your clothes one by one.
Pants…they were taken off long ago.
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
He really underestimated Su Jinlai's ability.
Su Jinlai sang loudly, unbuttoned his clothes, swung them around twice, threw them away, and continued to take them off.
He was not afraid of this unusually cold weather and was quite hot-tempered.
When it comes to silver and bronze, it's completely black.
The two men had never thought that his elder brother could do such a thing. Although his elder brother was not in a good mood, this was too good to be true, right? The two men did not dare to delay and rushed forward, one of them grabbed an arm and supported him.
Jin Lai was dissatisfied: "What are you doing!"
Yin Lai: "Damn it, can you have some shame?"
Su Jinlai put his hands on his hips and said, "How can I be shameless? A real man should be upright in everything he does. I, Su Jinlai, am also somewhat famous in society."
"You have a shitty reputation. You think you're a celebrity, but you're just a name." Yin Lai was really fed up with it. He dragged him home and said, "Uncle Xiaozhuang, please help us collect the clothes."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay."
He kindly helped Su Jinlai pick up all the clothes. This guy is really free. Isn't it freedom to have nothing to wear?
The two brothers dragged Su Jinlai home. Su Jinlai shouted: "Let me go, let me go, you bold little thief, how dare you attack me. I tell you, I'm not afraid, I..."
Zhuang Zhixi was afraid of being led out and embarrassing others, so he quickly ran back and blocked the door, saying, "Don't come out, Su Jinlai is drunk and naked, lesbian... Oh my god!"
It would have been better if he didn't say anything. As soon as he said it, he was pulled away by several old ladies and squeezed out.
"Don't block it."
"Really? We've seen everything at our age. Don't delay things."
"that is."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
The younger wives and children didn't go out, but Aunt Zhou and the other old ladies went out directly and stared at them intently. What difference does it make for them at their age? It would be a waste not to take a look!
Aunt Zhou: "Well, this child is developing well."
The Sui family's aunt nodded and said, "Don't look at this kid as unreliable, but he still has some capital."
Aunt Wang: "This is a thing that is immoral."
Zhao Guihua: “…”
No wonder, even though he was such a tough guy in his previous life, his wife still refused to leave and was devoted to him. It turns out he really has some potential.
Young female comrades were too embarrassed to go out, and they also kept the children from looking around. But the older men were not afraid of that, and they all rushed out to watch the fun. Zhou Qun looked Su Jinlai up and down and said quietly, "Isn't this child's development too prominent?"
When he thought of himself, he couldn't help but feel sad.
Why is the gap so big?
Although he doesn't need it now, he feels sad because of the gap. He can't compare with his peers, not even with the younger generation. All the men in their compound have been to the bathhouse. He knows that he is the last one, the last one without any suspense. Even Bai Fendou, that bastard, is a little better than him.
He is now even worse than a child.
The more he thought about it, the sadder he became. He couldn't help but think of his childhood and said, "When I was a kid, my nickname was Little Bird."
Aunt Zhou: “…”
Finally she couldn't stand it anymore, so she turned around and hit her son: "Shut up, is this your place? You just come out and talk, how do you show off? You are such a chatterbox, what are you looking at, get out of here."
You're so grown up now, aren't you afraid of bringing shame to your family?
This is shameless of me. I should at least consider my children, right? Aunt Zhou became angrier and angrier, and said, "Go home now."
Zhou Qun was really innocent. He had done nothing wrong, but he was beaten by my mother even though he was in his early 40s. He felt very wronged and said, "You are too harsh. I just said it casually."
Aunt Zhou: "Get lost!"
Zhou Qun went into the house dejectedly. Xiao Qijin looked at his father sympathetically and said, "Did grandma scold you?"
Zhou Qun straightened his back and said calmly, "Your grandma is just too fierce."
Even so, he went in, but still leaned on the door and looked out, and said very insightfully: "This generation of children is so honest that they don't even know how to give nicknames. If they really want to give a nickname, they should be called Big Bird."
Puff! Everyone inside and outside the house burst into tears.
Children: “……???”
I don't quite understand what this means.
Jiang Lu was also angry: "Zhou Qun, shut up."
Zhou Qun immediately became as quiet as a chicken.
Wang Xiangxiu: “…”
Embarrassing, but not that embarrassing.
It's hard to explain exactly what this feels like.
She quickly squeezed out and dragged Su Jinlai home with her two sons. Su Jinlai was shivering with cold. He didn't even check the weather and dared to go out naked. Drinking really harms people. Wang Xiangxiu dragged Su Jinlai home and tied him up, then covered him with a quilt and said, "That's it."
She frowned: "Who did you drink with? I don't know how much you drank, but you are so drunk."
Yinlai and Tonglai both looked silent with dark faces. The person involved said that he knew nothing about it, but they felt very embarrassed. If it were put in today's terms, Tonglai would be considered a social leader, but he was still very embarrassed.
If Su Jin were to do this, even the most socially skilled person would feel socially dead.
They didn't understand the word, but their heads were buzzing.
At this time they were very grateful to Zhuang Zhixi. If Uncle Zhuang had not met his eldest brother when he went out to the toilet, they couldn't even imagine how many troubles his eldest brother would cause on the street. You know, everyone living in their alley is from the machinery factory. What would happen then... I really couldn't imagine it, I really couldn't imagine it.
Besides, if Big Brother were to wander down the street... people wouldn't care if he was drunk or not, they would definitely treat him as a hooligan.
That would be the end of it.
Fortunately, fortunately it was discovered in time.
Although it is embarrassing, it is always within a small scope.
But they forgot that gossip in their area spreads the fastest.
"Mom. What should I do?" Yinlai was at a loss. He had never experienced such a thing before.
Instead, Wang Xiangxiu sighed and said, "Okay, it's okay."
After a pause, he added: "They are all small things."
She had some experience after all. Could anything be more embarrassing than when her son fell into the manure pit? The stench was unbearable at that time, but she endured it. Now that she thinks about it, she can... endure it! Yes, it's okay!
"It's all right. Everything is all right."
I don't know whether this is to comfort my son or to comfort myself.
Yin Lai: "I'll go get his clothes back."
Wang Xiangxiu: "Okay."
Although Su Jinlai had been taken into the house by Wang Xiangxiu and the others, everyone's enthusiasm remained the same. They were discussing very enthusiastically. Fortunately, the children were there, otherwise the discussion would have been even more...
Well, if you have children, you must keep them.
Everyone was talking about it, but only the Zhou family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were staring at Zhou Qun. Their eyes were like knives, and Zhou Qun didn't dare to say a word.
Zhuang Zhixi looked at Zhou Qun and felt that there was something magical about him. He could always say something very extraordinary. Back then, his words "Zhen Bai" scared Chen Yuan so much that he ran naked.
Now this nickname... you can imagine that it will spread tonight, not tomorrow.
However, Zhuang Zhixi felt that this was quite unusual. In fact, it was normal for Su Jin to come.
I can only say that Zhou Qun is really not very capable.
Actually, Zhou Qun was not new to the world, but it just so happened that Jin Lai was a junior, so he was naturally quite surprised. As a result, the topic was somewhat off topic.
He muttered a few words and then shook his head silently.
I will go to work tomorrow and it will probably be busy again.
It turned out that what Zhuang Zhixi thought was right. As soon as he got to work the next day, people started asking about it. Both men and women showed some interest in Su Jinlai.
Zhuang Zhixi: “I knew it would be like this.”
"Xiao Zhuang, tell me, is it really that amazing?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
How did he answer this?
Nothing he said was appropriate.
He said firmly and righteously: "I didn't see it at the time, you can ask others."
"Ah? You didn't see it, you really are..."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Go, go, go find Zhou Qun."
Anyway, the trouble was caused by Zhou Qun, so let's ask Zhou Qun. He can only say that he doesn't want to get involved.
He is a man himself, and the thought of discussing other men's convenient matters is embarrassing.
Zhuang Zhixi: Tactic retreat.
(End of this chapter)
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