Chapter 194: Sugar-coated bullet, what does she look like?
Xiaocheng and Beicheng District.
In broad daylight, a high-pitched, shrill shout, with a decibel intensity close to that of shattering glass, shook three streets in front and behind.
"Mom!!! Second brother is back~"
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Hao Cuicui ran behind An Xiaolian in fear, hugged her thighs, and stuck half of her head out to look at the door.
She couldn't understand the accent of northern Hubei, but based on her experience, if this kind of noise occurred in the countryside, there would definitely be a fierce dispute, most likely accompanied by a fight.
Hao Jian rubbed his ears and said with a smile: "Xiaoqin, why are you shouting so loudly? You scared the child."
The woman named Xiaoqin was already tearful. She came over and grabbed Hao Jian's hand: "Second brother, you haven't written back in all these years. Why did you come back just now?"
"I'm back, aren't I?" Hao Jian also said with a sour nose: "But I remember that Xiaoqin is only 21 this year! How come the child is so big?"
"I'm twenty-two miles, and you've been walking for fifteen years."
"How can it be fifteen years?" Hao Jian said: "It's only fourteen years, fourteen and a half years."
Hao Jian actually remembered it clearly. He remembered that when he went to the countryside, his younger sister Xiaoqin had not yet started elementary school. The impression in his memory remained on the little girl with a runny nose, so he did not realize at the first time that the little girl was his niece.
Moreover, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, so Hao Qin shouldn't be at her parents' home but at her husband's home.
"You still remember fourteen and a half years!"
Xiaoqin finally started to cry. She beat Hao Jian again and again and said, "You didn't even write a letter. The letters we sent to you were all returned. Mom and Dad cry every year. You cried for a long time yesterday and no matter how we persuaded you, you wouldn't stop. Woo woo woo."
Xiaoqin was crying loudly, but suddenly she felt a small hand pulling her away from her second brother.
While Hao Cuicui was pulling Xiaoqin, she threatened in a childish voice, "Don't hit my dad. My uncle is very powerful."
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Xiaoqin looked at the little person in front of her and then she remembered that her second brother had a daughter who was born with a sickly nature.
But before she could say a few affectionate words to her little niece, she heard hurried and chaotic footsteps behind her.
The shout he just made startled everyone in the room and made them come out.
Running in the front was a woman whose age was hard to estimate.
You might say she is an old woman, but her face probably doesn't have that many wrinkles.
But if you say she is a middle-aged woman, her hair has already turned completely white.
When Hao Jian, who had been able to remain calm just now, saw the woman appear, he could no longer hold his composure.
This is his mother, Yao Hongmin, who is only 52 years old this year.
When Hao Jian left home, Yao Hongmin was still a strong laborer in his prime, but it is really sad to see his white hair now.
Yao Hongmin came over and grabbed Hao Jian's hand. She wanted to say something but couldn't. In the end, she did the same as Xiao Qin and beat Hao Jian again and again.
It's a family tradition.
Hao Cuicui wanted to help her father fight again, so she reached out to pull the fight apart, but was pulled aside by her mother An Xiaolian.
Then, Hao Cuicui saw her father kneeling on the ground, hugging the legs of the white-haired old woman and crying loudly.
This man, who had been holding a grudge for many years, only realized now that what he was holding in his heart was not only the resentment, but also the love and longing for his blood-related family.
[How can you deny me? How can you no longer want my son? ]
Xiaocheng is the only prefecture-level city in the country named after "filial piety" and is also the hometown of filial piety culture among flower growers.
Kneeling to heaven, to earth, and to parents is a natural right.
Moreover, Hao Jian took it upon himself to marry a wife in Dongshan and settled down in Dongshan. This behavior is more or less related to "unfilial son".
Now that he was beaten by his mother, Hao Jian was willing to do so.
The mother and son cried for a long time before they stopped crying.
It was only then that Yao Hongmin saw An Xiaolian and her daughter.
She looked at the timid Hao Cuicui and said, "This is the little Cui'er you mentioned, right? Isn't this a good child?"
"It's quite good. I bought her some imported medicine and cured her illness. Xiao Cui'er, call me grandma."
Hao Jian wiped his tears and asked his daughter Hao Cuicui to call for help.
Hao Cuicui timidly called out "Grandma" and held An Xiaolian tightly, not daring to let go.
An Xiaolian had no choice but to say, "Mom, this child has been shy and timid since he was young."
"It's okay, it's okay. Come in, come in, come in and recognize grandpa. He was nagging your family yesterday!"
Yao Hongmin invited her son, daughter-in-law and their family into the house, and the neighbors around also heard the noise and spread the news that the second son of the Hao family had returned from Dongshan.
After Hao Jian walked into the house, he saw his old father Hao Dongmin standing at the door of the main room. His eyes were bright and his gray hair was combed meticulously.
But both his eyes and hair were damp.
His eyes must have been wet just now, and his hair was combed neatly with water, otherwise he would not have shown the majesty of a father.
The way men communicate with each other is sometimes weird. Even though they are obviously very excited, they still have to act like the patriarchs.
When Hao Jian saw his father, he didn't get as emotional as he did when he saw his mother. He just called out "Dad" and then introduced his wife and children, especially his daughter, whom he showed off in front of his father.
"She was much thinner than this a few days ago. Wait until I take good care of her for a year, and then I'll bring her back to show you. I guarantee she'll be plump and fair and everyone who sees her will like her."
Hao Dongmin said to Hao Jian with a straight face: "It doesn't need to wait another year. I like it now."
But he turned around, grinned and asked Hao Cuicui kindly: "Xiao Cui'er, have you eaten? Are you hungry?"
Hao Cuicui said honestly: "I have eaten, but my father has not. I asked him to eat before leaving, but he said he wanted to go home to eat the meal made by grandma."
"Cook, cook, cook now,"
Yao Hongmin immediately pointed at Hao Dongmin and said, "Come over here and help me cook."
Hao Dongmin frowned and said, "Just let the children help you. What should I cook?"
But Yao Hongmin resolutely pulled her husband to the kitchen to cook for her son.
As soon as the old couple left, the atmosphere in the room immediately became lively.
Hao Jian's elder brother Hao Le, younger brother Hao Ren and younger sister Hao Qin kept asking Hao Jian questions.
The two daughters-in-law of the Hao family, Wen Qian and Tang Ping, surrounded An Xiaolian and played riddle guessing games.
You speak in Dongshan dialect and I speak in Ebei dialect. Let's guess what we said?
The third brother, Hao Ren, asked while offering his elder brother a cigarette: "How have you been these past few years, second brother? All the letters we sent were returned. We don't know how you are doing."
Hao Jian took out his own cigarette, gave one to the two brothers, and said, "How else can we live? Just get by! Life is finally better this year, so I came back to see you, didn't I?"
"Your life is not only better now, right?" The boss, Hao Le, said with a smile, "A pack of cigarettes is worth half a month's salary for me. Your clothes look more stylish than our factory director's."
Hao Jian smiled and said, "This is the workmanship of our factory workers. We must be more attentive when we do it. I also brought a few sets for you. Take them off the car later and try them on to see if they fit. I haven't seen them for so many years that I can't remember their body sizes."
"Don't wait, do it now!"
The third brother Hao Ren had already seen Hao Jian's Lada Niva. Men love cars, so how could he resist at this moment?
Hao Jian had no choice but to bring his elder brother and younger brothers out to check out the car. As soon as they went out, they found that the seven or eight children in the house were holding two buckets of water and cleaning his car!
The Lada Niva had traveled more than a thousand kilometers, and the body of the car was so dirty, but the group of children were happy and cleaned it very enthusiastically.
Seeing Hao Jian coming, the boy from the old family immediately rushed over and shouted, "Second Uncle, Happy New Year."
"Uncle, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year, Uncle."
A group of little kids also ran over to wish Hao Jian a happy new year.
Hao Jian was very happy and took out red envelopes and gave them out one by one. But after he finished giving them out, he found that a group of children were still looking at him. Then he realized that in the eyes of children, colorful candies are much cuter than colorful banknotes.
Hao Jian took his two brothers out for a ride. During the ride, he took out a camera and took a photo of his eldest brother, third brother and Radaniwa.
In this era, a small half of the group photos are of people and scenery, and a small half are of people and cars.
At this point, Hao Le and Hao Ren knew that their second elder brother had become rich!
So when they got home to eat, none of the dishes on the table aroused the interest of Hao Le and Hao Ren. They just kept asking Hao Jian questions and were very affectionate with him.
Hao Jian did not tell the truth, nor was he overly modest. He just showed a little bit of his strength, which caused the whole family to chatter and he became the central figure of the Hao family.
Hao Dongmin looked at his high-spirited second son with complicated eyes, and after a moment he finally raised his glass to him.
"Second brother! It's great that you can come back with the child to see your mother today."
He actually felt guilty towards his second son, especially since after Hao Jian sent the 120 yuan back, he did not send it back nor did he write a letter to ask anything, which explains a lot.
And today, when Hao Jian came back, his performance was quite manly and dignified, which was really good.
Hao Jian grinned, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then said: "Dad, I will be better in the future!"
Hao Dongmin chuckled and drank the wine in one gulp.
He could hear the pride in Hao Jian's voice, and even heard a hint of challenge in Hao Jian's tone.
This is just like the male lion in a lion group taking over. In the past, Hao Dongmin was the undisputed pillar of the family, but from today on, Hao Jian took over.
As fate would have it, things suddenly cleared up and Hao Jian, who had given up his resentment, let others see his "brocade clothes" in a gentle way.
Hao Cuicui generously distributed candies to a group of brothers and sisters. Although they did not speak the same language, it did not prevent everyone from having fun together.
At this point, who would think that she is the sickly money-loser, and who would deny that she is Hao Jian's "golden phoenix"?
. . . . . .
At Dongshan Railway Station, Li Zhongfa personally saw Li Ye off to the train.
Director Li said to Li Ye in a tone that was almost like a lecture: "When you get to Hong Kong Island, don't be blinded by the corruption of capitalism, and don't lose face. You must not be weak at the knees and hold your head up high. Do you understand?"
Li Ye said gloomily, "Grandpa, you've told me this eight hundred times, don't you think about the fact that I'm the one who's at a disadvantage?"
"Don't take it lightly," Li Zhongfa said seriously, "You are young and inexperienced, and you can't see through some conspiracies and tricks. It won't hurt to be careful in everything."
Li Ye adjusted his attitude and stood at attention to listen to the thoughts and experiences of an old revolutionary, waiting until the train arrived at the station.
When Li Yelin got on the train, Li Zhongfa whispered again: "Don't worry too much about Sanshui's matter. I will find some more people to help you. Anyway, you can afford to pay them now, right?"
Li Ye nodded and said, "As long as you think it's okay, the more the better."
Li Zhongfa turned and looked at Jin Peng again.
Jin Peng felt very uneasy because he had been scolded eight times by Li Zhongfa about Sanshui's matter.
Li Zhongfa didn't curse this time, but just said: "It's good that you value friendship, but if you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, be sure to call me."
Jin Peng quickly agreed: "Master, I understand."
"Okay, let's get in the car and go!"
Li Zhongfa waved his hand and sent his two brothers to the sleeper car.
Jiang Hong brought ten people with him and got on the hard seat carriage.
The harsh words Sanshui said before he was taken away made Li Zhongfa very angry. How could a group of smugglers threaten the land of a dignified flower grower?
The Flower Growers don't have much else but a lot of veterans. There's no telling how many veterans are idle at home. If you pick and choose, they can drown you with their human sea.
After getting on his berth, Li Ye took out the English manuscript that Teacher Ke had given him and started the biological hard drive to record it.
Originally, he asked Pei Wencong for three invitations, hoping to invite Teacher He and Wen Leyu to go on a trip together, but Teacher Ke was not very interested in such an opportunity. Wen Leyu was a girl, and it was unlikely for her to go out with Li Ye alone for so many days these days.
So Li Ye only took the manuscript of the novel and went to Hong Kong Island alone, and the two names of Jin Peng and Hao Jian were added to the list.
"Xiao Ye, do you know what the sugar-coated bullet that Master is talking about is?"
"What else could it be? Money and beautiful women!"
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"What kind of beauty is that? I heard there are blondes in Hong Kong."
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Li Ye finally noticed Jin Peng's eyes, thought about it, and felt it necessary to repeat to Jin Peng the words that his grandfather had just scolded him.
(End of this chapter)
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