A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1093 Prepare to teach Qiao Simei a second lesson! (Please subscribe!)

Hua Twelve used to treat the children of the Qiao family as just a task, but people are kind-hearted. The little ones have called him dad for several years, and now in his heart, they are no different from his own children.

So as soon as he received Qiao Yicheng's call and learned that Qiao Erqiang and Qiao Simei were in trouble, he immediately put aside the things in the capital and hurried back to Jinling.

Originally, he wanted He Qing to stay in the capital, and didn't want her to travel around and work hard. He could go back and handle it himself. But after He Qing learned the details, she insisted on coming back with him, and said that she wanted to get along with the children again with a new identity.

On the plane, He Qing was afraid that Hua Twelve would get angry when he got back, so she kept comforting him and told him not to get angry and to talk to the children properly when he got back.

In response to He Qing's consolation and persuasion, Hua Twelve laughed:

"You still don't understand my working style. To use the words in Hong Kong, I am a brain eater and I won't lose my temper easily. Just wait and see what I do!"

He Qing rolled his eyes and asked, "Then who was the one who broke the belt when Yicheng and Erqiang were fighting outside?"

Hua Twelve was exposed, but he was not embarrassed at all, and laughed:

"Who said that hitting someone means being angry? Besides, they are boys. If we don't let them know what pain is, how can they learn from their lessons and leave a deep impression? Don't worry, I will definitely not touch Simei even a finger!"

The plane landed in Jinling, and Qiao Yicheng came to meet them. After seeing the two of them, he took their luggage and said hello:

"Dad, Sister He!"

He Qing was about to agree, but Hua Twelve corrected him directly:

"Why call me Sister He? Call me Aunt He from now on!"

"Ah?" Qiao Yicheng widened his eyes, looked at He Qing and then at his father, wondering what was going on between the two of them?

Hua Twelve glared at his eldest son and said, "What? Your old father is not allowed to pursue happiness!"

After saying that, she took He Qing's hand and left. Qiao Yicheng then reacted and quickly followed, dragging their luggage. He thought to himself, no wonder Sister He changed her name to Old Qiao before, it turned out there were signs of this.

He followed behind and called out, "Aunt He!"

He Qing responded, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

On the way home, sitting in the taxi, Hua Shier asked about his eldest son's study and life with concern:

"How's it going, Yicheng? Are you adapting to college?"

Qiao Yicheng sat in the passenger seat, turned around and said:

"I learn new knowledge that interests me every day. My life is very fulfilling. Oh, by the way, Dad, I have moved out of my home and now live in the house on Jiangsu Road!"

Hua Twelve smiled and said, "That's good. By the way, get in touch with your neighbors more often. It would be even better if there were pretty girls of the same age. At your age, you should also consider your personal relationship issues!"

He Qing held Hua Twelve's arm and looked at Qiao Yicheng with a chuckle:

"I think your dad is right. We are all grown-up guys now!"

Qiao Yicheng blushed: "Dad, Aunt, why are you talking about this? I still want to focus on my studies!"

Hua Twelve smiled meaningfully:

"Do you know why I gave you the property on Jiangsu Road? It's because your father calculated with his fingers that your destined marriage is there. He just wanted you to get in touch with it in advance so that you can avoid taking a few detours!"

After hearing what he said, neither He Qing nor Qiao Yicheng believed him. They just thought that he was talking nonsense again. The former laughed so hard while the latter looked embarrassed.

Hua Twelve changed the subject and asked about business: "Tell me about Er Qiang and Si Mei!"

Qiao Yicheng sighed and said with some self-blame: "Dad, this is my fault. It was me who neglected to care for my brother and sister-in-law after we moved to Jiangsu Road. I didn't understand their situation in time, which is why they indulged themselves!"

Hua Shier gave his eldest son a slap on the head, causing Qiao Yichen to grimace and shrink his head.

He Qing patted Hua Twelve's arm and said, "Old Qiao, please be gentler. Why are you using so much force?"

Hua Twelve said with a smile:

"It's okay, this kid practiced martial arts with me, he's very tough!"

"Also, I want to teach him a lesson. Listen to what he said. He wanted to take all the responsibilities on himself. When his children made mistakes, I, as a father, didn't say anything yet, but he, as an older brother, said it was his fault. He is too worried and can easily get sick. It makes life tiring!"

Qiao Yicheng was somewhat touched and nodded, "I understand, Dad!"

Hua Twelve nodded and said, "Don't talk about who is responsible, just tell me the specific situation!"

Qiao Yicheng looked at the driver, then said to Hua Twelve:

"We'll talk about Erqiang later. Let me tell you about Simei first. The day before yesterday, I received a call from Simei's class teacher, saying that Qiao Simei had a tendency to fall in love early, and the other party was a boy in the same grade."

"The teacher said that this kind of thing would have required the parents to go to school, but considering that the two children were too young, and fearing that it would have a negative impact on them, he wanted to leave it to the parents to handle on their own. I didn't have any other good ideas, so I called you right away!"

Hua Twelve heard that Qiao Yicheng did not act on his own initiative, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile:

"You did a good job on this matter. Little Cotton Jacket's affairs should be handled by his father. You should learn from me this time. When you become a father in the future, you will know how to take care of your children, so that you don't have to worry about things for no reason and don't use them in the right place!"

The taxi stopped at Shamao Lane. As soon as Hua Shier got out of the car, someone greeted him:

"Oh, Teacher Qiao is back!"

"Teacher Qiao, have you eaten yet?"

"Teacher Qiao seems to be younger again!"

Hua Twelve held He Qing's hand and greeted the neighbors enthusiastically, but when they walked over, the neighbors immediately started talking:

"Oh, look at those two holding hands together!"

"Old Joe is really an old cow eating young grass."

Although he had walked far away, Hua Twelve still heard clearly what the neighbors said. He couldn't help but laugh and turned back to shout:

"What can an old cow eat if it doesn't eat tender grass? It has bad teeth and can't digest hard food!"

In a word, the whole alley became quiet.

He Qing was not as shameless as him. His face turned red to his neck and he really wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. Qiao Yicheng shook his head helplessly. His father's mentality was unbeatable!

Just now in the taxi, Qiao Yicheng was embarrassed to talk about Qiao Erqiang's situation. Now that he had entered the alley, he quickly recounted the whole story before returning home.

Since childhood, Qiao Erqiang has been getting along well with Niu Ye, a boy from the Niu family who lived in the same alley. He always follows him around and they used to watch videos together, and later they would hang out on the streets carrying a tape recorder.

He was caught red-handed by Qiao Yicheng several times, but later on, as the eldest brother was stricter, Qiao Erqiang didn't get into any trouble.

But this year, Qiao Yicheng went to college and moved to Jiangsu Road, and his old father Hua Shier was not at home, so Qiao Erqiang began to let himself go.

This time, Niu Ye held a close dance party at home. They turned off the lights late at night, played some music, and men and women hugged each other and danced slow dance. Qiao Erqiang also joined in. As they were dancing, suddenly, sirens were heard outside.

Relying on the kung fu taught by Hua Shierjiao, Qiao Erqiang jumped onto the beam, lifted the tiles on the Niu family's roof, and ran away by climbing over the eaves and walls. All the remaining people in the house were caught one by one.

Qiao Yicheng said worriedly, "Dad, I heard that Niu Ye and the others are going to be sentenced. Erqiang is hiding at home all day and doesn't dare to go out. He doesn't even dare to go to school!"

Hua Twelve raised his eyebrows: "Did any police come to look for someone?"

Qiao Yicheng shook his head: "That's not the case, but we arrested more than a dozen people that day, and they all knew that Erqiang was involved."

He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear, someone would definitely find Er Qiang.

Hua Shier pondered for a moment. He knew that this era was not as open as later generations. There was a crime in the law called LM crime. If someone was caught for this kind of close dance, he would be sentenced. However, more than a dozen people knew that Erqiang was involved, and this guy had not been caught yet. It seemed that there must be something he didn't know.

When He Qing heard that she would be imprisoned if caught, she became anxious. She had been studying opera with Hua Twelve for several years and had long regarded the Qiao family's children as her brothers and sisters. She quickly pulled Hua Twelve aside:

"Old Qiao, you have to think of a solution. Erqiang is still a child!"

Hua Twelve nodded: "Let's go home first!"

When they got home, Sanli and Simei had not finished school yet. Qiqi, who was already six years old, saw her father and ran over with cheers.

Hua Twelve walked forward quickly, squatted down with a smile, and stretched out his hands: "Good son, let me."

Before she finished speaking, Qiqi passed Hua Twelve and hugged He Qing: "Sister He, I miss you."

Hua Twelve was very confused.

He Qing giggled and kissed Qiqi hard on the face. Hua Twelve stood up and said, "Qiqi, call me Aunt He from now on. You can just call me Mom after a while!"

He Qing was so embarrassed that she hit him: "What are you talking about!"

Hua Twelve said with a smile: "If you don't like it, I can let Qiqi call someone else mom, just the one in the group who wrote me a love letter."

He Qing didn't wait for him to finish and waved his fist fiercely: "Old Qiao, you dare!"

At this time, a figure appeared timidly at the door of the main hall, and then knelt down directly in front of Hua Twelve:

"Dad, I was wrong!" It was Qiao Erqiang.

Hua Twelve's face suddenly darkened, and he said to Qiao Yicheng:

"Go get me the belt!"

He Qing quickly put Qiqi down and grabbed Hua Twelve:

"Old Qiao, didn't we agree not to hit children? What are you doing? Yicheng, you are not allowed to go!"

Qiao Yicheng first nodded to He Qing, indicating that he would not go, and then glared at Qiao Erqiang fiercely, somewhat angry at him for not fighting back!

Hua Twelve thought for a moment:

"Okay, Erqiang, I'll give you Aunt He face this time, but I have to tell you a truth. A man should do what he should do and shouldn't do what he shouldn't do. But no matter what, you must not do anything that violates the law!"

"Although I don't think dancing is a big deal, but since the law doesn't allow it, you can't touch it, do you understand?"

Qiao Erqiang nodded vigorously: "Dad, I remember it!"

Hua Twelve nodded and said, "If I find you doing something illegal again, I won't need anyone to catch you. I will break your legs!"

After saying that, he snorted, "Just kneel in the yard until dinner!"

After Hua Shier finished speaking, he walked into the main room, picked up the phone and dialed a number.

As a local celebrity in the literary and art circles of Jinling, Hua Shier had quite a few connections. This time he called a friend at the police station and asked briefly about Niu Ye's situation. Only then did he understand the whole story.

After hanging up the phone, Hua Shier walked into the yard and left a message for Qiao Erqiang:

"Niu Ye is a good guy, we can make friends with him. When he comes out, I will repay him well!"

Qiao Yicheng and He Qing were both curious and wanted to know what was going on. Hua Shier told them the news he had just heard from the phone.

Everyone who participated in the dance that day will be sentenced. It is said that Niu Ye will stay in prison for at least three years this time. Among the dozen or so people, someone actually accused Qiao Erqiang, but as the organizer, Niu Ye refused to admit it and insisted that there was no Qiao Erqiang.

In this situation, the arrest was optional. The police station took Hua Shier's status as a celebrity in the literary and art circles into consideration and after discussion, they felt that it would be best not to escalate the situation, especially since Niu Ye, the organizer, did not admit to it and there was no guarantee that he would be convicted even if he was arrested, so they let Qiao Erqiang go.

It's just that there was no one at the Qiao family to communicate with, and no one knew the ins and outs of the matter, so Qiao Erqiang was always worried and frightened, and he didn't dare to go out, even to go to school.

Qiao Yicheng was somewhat touched: "I didn't expect that Niu Ye, this kid, is actually a pretty good person, except for his unremarkable manner!"

In the evening, Sanli and Simei came home from school and saw their second brother kneeling in the yard. They immediately understood something and turned around to see Hua Twelve and He Qing busy in the kitchen.

Sanli ran over happily and shouted, "Dad, Sister He!"

Hua Twelve corrected: "Call her Aunt He!"

Sanli's eyes lit up, she understood something, and said happily: "Then Aunt He is going to become a family with us?"

He Qing touched Sanli's head, smiled and nodded, Hua Twelve also smiled: "Little devil!"

Turning his head to look at Simei who was standing there with a nervous look on her face, he said angrily and amusedly: "Why, you don't even recognize your old father?"

Qiao Simei walked to Qiao Erqiang nervously and knelt down: "Dad, I was wrong, my brother has already said that to me!"

Hua Twelve smiled and said, "Have you changed it?"

Qiao Simei rubbed the corner of her school uniform without saying a word.

Hua Twelve walked over and pulled Qiao Simei up: "Alright, old daddy doesn't blame you, I support you, it's just a relationship, it's not a big deal!"

Everyone was stunned. Qiao Simei's eyes widened: "Dad, you are not speaking sarcastically!"

"Of course not. When has your father ever said something sarcastic? I heard that boy even wrote you a love letter. Bring it here and let your father take a look. How's that boy's writing style?"

Seeing Hua Twelve's sincere face, Qiao Simei was half-believing and half-doubting, and took out several love letters from her schoolbag. She would not give these love letters even if Qiao Yicheng asked for them.

Hua Twelve took it and looked at it for a few seconds before he was happy: "To the Fourth Beauty? Her eyes are like cold stars, her eyebrows are like painted, and her natural charm lies in her eyebrows."

The more he read, the happier he became, and he laughed out loud: "This is too few words, there should be a sentence before it, 'A majestic figure and a dignified appearance', this is what Wu Erlang said when he fought the tiger!"

Hua Twelve saw that Simei was still trembling with fear, wanting to laugh but not daring to. He returned the love letter to Simei and rubbed her head:

"Okay, Dad said he would support you, so I will support you. Let me guess, is that boy very handsome?"

Qiao Simei's eyes suddenly lit up: "Dad, you guessed it right, do you know the Little Tigers? He looks like Alec Su"

When Hua Shier returned to the kitchen with a smile on his face to cook, He Qing and Qiao Yicheng followed him.

He Qing asked in a low voice: "Old Qiao, what on earth are you thinking?"

Hua Twelve smiled faintly: "Old Daddy has his own ingenious plan, just wait and see!"

After dinner in the evening, Hua Shier went out for a walk and visited the homes of several police station contacts, giving them cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea. He could have been arrested or not, but he gave them face and didn't arrest them. It's better for friends to have give-and-take.

The next day, Hua Shier followed Simei out after she went to school without letting his daughter notice. He then found a handsome boy waiting on the side of the road with reed flowers in his hands at the corner of Shamao Lane. When Simei came over, he quickly ran over to catch up with her. The two of them chatted as they walked, and were very lively.

Hua Shier remembered the boy's appearance, then turned around and went to the detention center to see Niu Ye first.

"Niu Ye, thank you uncle. I came here this time to tell you that I have some connections in Hong Kong Island. When you come out, I will send you to Hong Kong Island to help my cousin run the business. How about that?"

Niu Ye had heard something about the Qiao family. When he heard that he was asked to go to Hong Kong Island, he nodded repeatedly and was very excited.

Hua Shier believes in repaying kindness as a person.

After being released from the detention center, Hua Shier went to Simei School, asked for leave from his teacher, and brought Sanli and Simei out to treat the two little ones to soup dumplings.

The reason is that I have been away from home for such a long time and I want to care about my daughter!

After eating the buns and sending the two girls home, Hua Shier returned to school. When school was over, he called the boy:

"Hello classmate, I'm Qiao Simei's father, can we talk?"

The two of them arrived at an empty alley, and Hua Twelve took out a big group and said, "Classmate, do you want to earn some pocket money?"

Following "Roses Have Thorns", Hua Shier plans to teach Qiao Simei the second lesson of life!

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