A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1090: Supporting My Son! (Please Subscribe!)

When Hua Twelve heard Qiao Erqiang say that he wanted to find his parents, he didn't pay much attention. He took off his coat, lit a cigarette, sat on the new sofa he had bought last year, and then asked:

"Tell me, is it because of poor academic performance, or did you get into a fight again?"

Although Hua Shier asked this, he guessed in his heart that it should be the latter. After all, ever since he linked the welfare of several children to their studies last time, the children have never asked him to worry about their studies again.

But since he started teaching Qiao Yicheng and Qiao Erqiang boxing two years ago, the two brothers had their parents called in because of a fight.

That year, Qiao Yicheng was sixteen years old and Qiao Erqiang was twelve years old. The two children once again asked Hua Shier to teach them the "family martial arts."

Hua Shier was rewatching Jin Yong's "The Deer and the Cauldron" at the time, and happened to see the part where Wei Xiaobao and Kangxi were fighting each other. With a humorous mentality, he taught the "Shaolin big grappling hand" that Wei Xiaobao learned in the novel and the "Wudang small grappling hand" that Kangxi learned to the two brothers, and let the two brothers practice against each other whenever they had time.

As a result, within less than three months, Qiao Erqiang was called to the police station as a parent.

The reason was that Qiao Erqiang was fighting with senior classmates for justice at school. Qiao Yicheng, who was already in high school, happened to be passing by after school and joined in when he saw his brother being beaten.

Two people beat up more than a dozen people, and used grappling techniques to dislocate the arm joints of those people. They were sent to the hospital and were told that they needed surgery to reposition their arms, and that the flexibility of their joints would be affected after the surgery, which meant that they would be left disabled.

The matter became a big deal, and the police station intervened, saying that it was a serious injury.

After Hua Shier was called in, it was done in three seconds. He reconnected the man's arm in two clicks without any sequelae. Then he got so angry that he ridiculed the other party's parents and the doctor, asking what serious injury they had and how they wanted to commit fraud against our family.

Since both sides were fine, the fight was criticized and educated by the police station, and the big matter was reduced to a small one.

After returning home, Hua Shier made the two brothers kneel in the yard and beat one of their belts to pieces.

He has to be beaten. He has just learned martial arts for more than two months and he dared to fight with others. He almost caused serious injuries. If he is not taught a lesson, someone will die sooner or later.

Hua Twelve pointed at them and asked:

"Do you know why I hit you? I taught you how to fight so that you can protect yourself, not so that you can rush up and fight when you encounter something. When you encounter something, you should use your brain to solve it first. If you fight when you encounter something, you will end up eating peanuts sooner or later!"

Since then, Qiao Erqiang has never caused trouble again. Of course, after the time when the two brothers fought more than a dozen people, no one dared to mess with them anymore.

This time, Qiao Erqiang said that the teacher was looking for the parents. After what happened last time, Hua Twelve immediately suspected that this kid had fought with someone again.

Qiao Erqiang was startled and waved his hands repeatedly to assure that there was really no fight between him and his classmates. His academic performance is now firmly in the top five in the class. He really doesn't know why the teacher is looking for his parents.

Hua Twelve nodded after listening:

"Okay, then your father will go. Besides, your academic performance is not good. You were in the top five in the past two years and you are still in the top five this year. There is no improvement. If you don't get in the top three in the final exam, you will have no pocket money this year!"

Qiao Erqiang's face suddenly fell. Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei waved their fists at him from behind, saying that if their second brother didn't rank among the top three at the end of the semester and affected their pocket money, they would give him a hard time.

Hua Shier turned to Qiao Yicheng and said, "Yicheng, you are going to take the college entrance examination this year, how are your preparations going?"

Qiao Yicheng is full of confidence:

"Don't worry, Dad. There will be no problem!"

Hua Twelve nodded:

"That's good. By the way, have you decided which university to apply to?"

Qiao Yicheng already had an idea:

"I want to apply to Jinling Medical College so it's closer to home!"

Hua Shier was not surprised that his eldest son studied medicine. After all, Qiao Yicheng was very talented in medicine. What surprised him was that the latter wanted to apply to "Jinling Medical College" instead of "Jinling College of Traditional Chinese Medicine".

He was surprised and asked, "You want to learn Western medicine?"

Qiao Yicheng nodded: "I do have this idea. I have visited some experts in traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, and I found that their medical skills are not as good as what you taught me, Dad. I can't learn anything at the Chinese Medicine College. I want to look at Western medicine and learn from its strengths to make up for my weaknesses. In the future, I will try to combine Chinese and Western medicine or something like that!"

Hua Twelve thought his eldest son had a lot of ideas, so he gave him a thumbs up and praised him, "You have great ambitions. Go ahead and study Western medicine. You can study clinical surgery. I, your father, can also give you some guidance when the time comes!"

Qiao Yicheng was a little surprised: "Dad, you also know Western medicine?"

Hua Twelve laughed but said nothing, his face looking mysterious.

When he was Guo Xiaolu, he was well-known in the country as the second best man, well, the second best man!

Today, his medical skills are far superior to what they were back then. They are superb, and with the help of the slow and magnified visual aid of the Divine Eye, Hua Shier dares to say that he is better than all other surgeons in the field of surgery.

When Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei saw Hua Twelve finish their talk, they came up to ask why Sister He Qing didn't come. Especially Simei, she liked beautiful things since she was a child, and ever since she first saw the fairy-like He Qing, she always stayed by her side.

Hua Twelve couldn't help laughing when he thought of He Qing. This girl had been mad at him ever since that day in the capital. She looked sullen and annoyed whenever she saw him. She didn't come to Nanjing nor return to Hangzhou. She took a month's leave to go back to her hometown to be with her parents.

The next day, Hua Shier went to school wearing his usual blue-gray work clothes and met Qiao Erqiang's first-grade homeroom teacher.

The female teacher looked serious and took out a walkman recorder from the drawer of her desk:

"Mr. Qiao Erqiang, did you buy this for Qiao Erqiang?"

Hua Shier took it and took a look. It turned out to be a Sony TPS-L2 Walkman imported from Japan. This thing was launched in 79 and is the world's first Walkman in the true sense. Don't ask him how he knew so much about it, because it is the same model as Star-Lord in the Marvel movies.

He immediately told the truth and shook his head, "No, I haven't seen him use this!"

The female teacher said in a somewhat stern voice:

"Recently, some classmates reported that Qiao Erqiang suddenly had this imported Walkman these days. He left it in his desk after school and never took it home. Now it seems that he doesn't want your family to know the origin of this thing. He is hiding it from both the family and the school, deceiving both sides, right?"

"This is not a cheap thing, it must be at least one or two hundred dollars, so where did the money for this Walkman come from?"

"Also, there have been a lot of thefts in the class recently. Three students lost their food money, and another student lost the money his mother gave him to buy reference materials. And..."

Hua Twelve raised his eyebrows and interrupted:

"Teacher, please wait a minute. From what you said, I think my Erqiang stole money from his classmates and bought this Walkman, right?"

The female teacher adjusted her glasses:

"I didn't say that, but from what I understand, you work in a Kunqu Opera Troupe, and your salary isn't that high, and you have five children at home. Given your family's financial situation, you shouldn't be able to afford this!"

Although she did not say directly that it was Qiao Erqiang who stole it, her words seemed to indicate that this was the fact.

In the office, the teachers around, and the students who came to pick up their homework or receive criticism, all looked over here.

Hua Twelve's face suddenly darkened:

"Teacher, first of all, I want to correct a few of your mistakes. First, this Walkman is not just one or two hundred yuan. It is not available in China. If it is a soft girl, it will cost at least more than two thousand yuan. Do you think you can buy such a thing with the little money your class lost? Even if all the students in your class lost their food allowance, I am afraid they still can't afford this, right?"

"Secondly, you said you knew about our family, but your knowledge was not detailed. Who told you that my salary was not high and I couldn't afford this thing?"

Hua Shier took out his salary slip from his pocket, actually from the storage space:

"It's true that I'm an opera singer, but there are no more than ten actors of my level in the country. Most of them are older artists. Look at my salary slip. My monthly salary was 1,100 yuan before, and I also received allowances for performing abroad. This time I won an award in Beijing, and the troupe gave me a bonus of 2,000 yuan. My salary has increased to 2,100 yuan a month!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sound of people gasping in shock in the office.

In 1983, what did a salary of 2100 yuan mean? One month's salary could buy a decent house in Jinling.

Even if they were making 1,100 yuan a month before, that's still a lot.

Hua Twelve sneered: "Teacher, I'm not showing off my wealth to you, I just didn't expect that your school requires parents to verify their capital to enroll!"

The teacher blushed and was about to say something, but Hua Twelve waved his hand, signaling her to wait, and continued:

"I have five children. I give them pocket money every month, lucky money during the Chinese New Year, and bonuses to the top five in the exam. It's not that my son Erqiang can't afford this Walkman, but there's no need for him to steal a few yuan from his classmates for food expenses. What do you think?" The teacher blushed: "Erqiang's parents, that's not what I meant."

Hua Twelve interrupted again, "But what you just said revealed your suspicion of my second strongest man!"

"When you said that, there were so many teachers and classmates in the office watching. If I didn't explain it clearly, they would definitely follow your logic and think that my Erqiang was the most suspicious person. They might even go a step further and think that my Erqiang was the student who stole the money. Am I right about that?"

"And I think when you took the Walkman out of the classroom, other students in the class would have the same idea. How can we, Erqiang, get along with our classmates in the future?"

The teacher was no longer as strict as before, and said hesitantly: "I did something wrong before."

Hua Twelve nodded in approval of the teacher's attitude:

"Teacher, I'm not targeting you, but I would like to ask you to clarify the matter publicly in class after you have figured it out, and restore our reputation. What do you think?"

The words were soft but firm, making the female teacher feel very embarrassed.

The female teacher called Qiao Erqiang to ask about the Walkman. Qiao Erqiang lowered his head and did not dare to look Hua Twelve in the eye. The latter directly scolded:

"Now there is money missing from your class. If you don't explain where this thing came from, you are the suspect. Do you know where this thing came from and what money was used to buy it?"

Qiao Erqiang finally understood what was going on and said quickly:

"Dad, I didn't steal the money. I used the New Year's money and pocket money I saved over the past two years to ask Niu Ye to ask Uncle Niu for help to bring it back!"

Hua Shier explained to the teacher: "Niu Ye is our neighbor's child. His father is a sailor and has access to these imported things!"

At this point the female teacher also realized that she had made a mistake. The child's pocket money plus the money he had saved for two years was more than 2,000 yuan. How could he possibly steal his classmates' food expenses?

She immediately took the father and son to Qiao Erqiang's class, explained the situation in public, and apologized to Qiao Erqiang specifically, saying that she had caused adverse effects on Erqiang before the matter was investigated clearly, and that it was her fault for not considering it properly. She solemnly apologized to both the father and son.

Hua Shier gladly accepted it and went out to buy popsicles for all the classmates, including all the teachers in the office.

When Qiao Erqiang came home from school, he took the initiative to hug Hua Twelve:

"Dad, you're so nice!"

Hua Twelve nodded and took the Walkman from him: "I'll confiscate this thing and give it to your brother to review English first!"

Qiao Erqiang's smile froze. He really wanted to ask if it was too late to take back what he had just said.

Hua Shier stayed at home and basked in the sun for a few days. What he didn't expect was that Li Heman came to his house and asked to treat him to a meal.

It is said that Li Heman has changed a lot in the past two years. Well, he has changed a lot. He speaks in a shrill voice and even has not grown a beard anymore.

Hua Shier had nothing to do anyway, so he gladly accepted the invitation and went to the largest state-owned restaurant nearby.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw several of my old poker friends there, including Xu Funian, who had broken his leg two years ago.

He thought to himself that they were really a bunch of bad friends. After biting each other, they started playing together again.

When everyone saw Hua Twelve coming, they all stood up and said, "Oh, Old Qiao is here. Old Qiao is so famous now. He is a great artist. Come and sit down. Old Qiao will take the main seat!"

Hua Twelve was not polite either. After sitting down, he glanced at Xu Funian:

"I was wondering if you guys broke up with Old Xu, why are you getting together again?"

Li Heman and the others laughed: "Couples still have fights sometimes, so let's not talk about it now that it's over!"

Xu Funian poured a glass of wine for Hua Twelve and filled his own glass as well:

"Old Joe, it was my brothers who did the wrong things in the past. I have just apologized to them all. Now I will toast you alone and apologize to you as well!"

Hua Shier raised his glass and clinked it with him, with a smile on his face, wondering what he would do.

Everyone started eating and drinking. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, someone asked Xu Funian:

"Old Xu, I heard you got rich recently?"

Xu Funian seemed to be waiting for someone to ask him questions. He put down his chopsticks and raised his hand, revealing a golden watch:

"Gold-plated magnet, newly bought, three thousand dollars"

Everyone was envious.

Hua Twelve was delighted when he heard this: "Old Xu, is there a possibility that this brand is called Citizen?"

Xu Funian's smile froze, and then he smiled flatteringly:

"Yes, yes, Citizen, you know more, Old Joe. I heard that you have performed abroad?"

Hua Twelve said modestly: "I haven't been there many times. The road is too far and I have to take a plane. I'm too lazy to move!"

Several people burst into laughter: "What a show!"

This means that Hua Twelve is showing off.

Hua Twelve waved his hand: "Let Old Xu continue!"

Li Heman quickly said, "Yes, yes, Lao Xu, please continue. How did you make so much money?"

Ever since Li Heman became a woman, she no longer had any interest in women, and as for men... well, he forced himself not to have any interest in them. He was only interested in making money, just like the eunuchs in the palace in the past. When he saw Xu Funian making money, Li Heman's eyes became red.

Xu Funian continued, "I'm now dealing in seafood with others, and I can make this much money in one go!"

He held up five fingers, and someone asked tentatively, "Five hundred?"

Xu Funian looked disdainful: "Five thousand!"

All the friends at the table gasped.

Li Heman smiled and said, "Old Xu, with such a good idea, you can't forget your brothers, right?"

Others also suggested letting Xu Funian help them get rich.

Xu Funian's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness, and then he smiled:

"How could I forget you guys? If any of you want to get rich together, just give us some money and we can make a big fortune together. We can buy more seafood. I can't guarantee anything else, but in three months, doubling our money won't be a problem!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Hua Twelve first and said, "Old Qiao, do you want to join us and make a fortune together with the brothers?"

Hua Twelve said with a half-smile: "Okay, I'll give you 50,000 yuan!"

He already knew that Xu Funian's seafood business was a scam, and just now he noticed the cruelty hidden in the other party's eyes. He felt that this man could not be kept and it would be better to send him to jail.

In the 1980s, 5,000 yuan was a watershed. Fraud involving more than 5,000 yuan was considered a huge amount and could result in a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

Fifty thousand yuan means nothing to the current Qiao family, but it can allow Xu Funian to spend the rest of his life in there.

It's not that he is cruel and ruthless, it's just that the other party has been unwilling to give up his evil intentions again and again. Hua Twelve is afraid that keeping Xu Funian will be bad for his family!

Thanks to: 08a, Xiao Xiaohu from the Demon World, and Chu Ritian, the Happy Daluo Immortal, for their rewards. Thanks to the brothers who voted for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets. Thank you very much.