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Chapter 1213 Zheng Juan: I am not worthy of him! (Please subscribe!)

As dusk fell, the red brick walls of the Cultural Palace became a blurry silhouette in the darkening sky. It was still cold in the early spring in the Northeast, and as soon as it got dark, there were few people on the streets.

Hua Shier was riding his bicycle on the street when he suddenly heard someone shouting for help.

"Help! Someone come!"

A crying cry for help came from a forked alley.

Hua Shier was feeling that his life had been dull and boring these past two days. When he heard this, his eyes lit up. Isn't this the show for him?

He turned the handlebars, drifted the bike, and turned into the alley where the sound came from.

Zhou Bingkun walked through this alley before. As far as he could remember, one side was the back wall of a store, and the other side was a warehouse. There was not even a house. There was just a passage of several dozen meters, leading from the main road of the Cultural Palace to the back street. At night, there was not even a light, so the timid ones did not dare to walk through here.

When Hua Shier entered the alley, he saw several figures in the alley. Ordinary people could not see them clearly, but he could see them clearly with his eyes.

I saw five ruffian youths in the alley, surrounding a small cart selling candied haws. Behind the cart stood a girl in a blue floral jacket, protecting a little boy of seven or eight years old.

The girl's skin was as white as freshly ground tofu, and her almond-shaped eyes were filled with tears, but she stared at the person in front of her stubbornly.

Hua Twelve recognized her at a glance. Wasn't this Zheng Juan, the heroine of the original plot? He had been thinking of asking around about her in a few days, but he didn't expect to meet her here. And the child behind her, he knew without a doubt, was her brother Zheng Guangming.

He yelled, "What the hell, you're not going home so late at night, what the hell are you doing?"

Hua Shier said this as he pedaled his bike over.

Seeing someone coming, Zheng Juan quickly shouted, "Brother, help us! They want to play with durian mango!"

The leading thug turned around. There was an obvious scar on his face, and he looked like a tough guy. He cursed at Hua Twelve:

"Get away from me! If you meddle in other people's business, I'll kill you, believe it or not!"

Hua Shier threw a cigarette into his mouth, flicked it with a match, lit it, and took a puff:
"What's the matter? A few grown men bullying a mother and her husband. Isn't that shameful?"

The scarred man glared and said, "Who the hell are you? Are you looking for trouble? If you don't want to see blood, get out of here!"

Hua Twelve laughed: "I just want to see blood. If I don't see blood, then it won't be green. You ask who I am? I am here to deal with you bunch of bastards!"

Several thugs were angry, and the scarred man pointed at Hua Twelve:
"Cut him to death!"

Just as the fight was about to begin, Zheng Juan screamed in fear. At this moment, three people ran in from outside the alley.

The leader had a crew cut and looked masculine and fierce. He yelled:
"Haha, it's broad daylight, and there's no law, right? You're molesting women, stop it right there!"

For a moment, everyone in the alley stopped. Hua Shier looked up at the dark sky and was speechless. He must have learned these lines from storytelling. How can one stand up against injustice when seeing it in broad daylight?

He glanced at the three men, his eyes gleaming with a bright light. He recognized them all: Tu Zhiqiang, Shui Ziliu, and Luo Shibin.

Hua Shier remembered that in the original plot, it was said that the reason why Zheng Juan started dating Tu Zhiqiang was because Tu Zhiqiang was brave and righteous and rescued her when she was in danger. Now that he thought about it, it was most likely the incident at hand.

Although Tu Zhiqiang agreed to marry Zheng Juan, he wanted to use her as a cover because he was gay. He and Shui Ziliu were a couple, and he wanted to bring Zheng Juan back home as a decoration. As a result, Zheng Juan was insulted by the drunk Luo Shibin at Tu Zhiqiang's house, and they got pregnant.

Now that Hua Shier has come, he must change his fate. He must not let such a thing happen. Moreover, Tu Zhiqiang, Shui Ziliu and Luo Shibin are not good people. He thinks that if it doesn't work, just kill them all.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw those thugs rushing towards Tu Zhiqiang and the others. The scarred man spat:
"Fuck, you didn't check the almanac before going out, and you cracked two stink bugs while cracking melon seeds. These days, we can't even get enough food to eat, and we have so many necessities. Who the hell are you?"

Tu Zhiqiang didn't say anything. The tall Luo Shibin behind him said loudly:
"Nine Tigers and Thirteen Eagles, have you heard of them? This is my big brother Tu Zhiqiang! Stand at attention, everyone! If anyone dares to show off, I'll break your legs!"

Scarface immediately became timid: "Qiang, Brother Qiang."

Tu Zhiqiang came over with great momentum, glanced at Zheng Juan, and then cursed at the scarred man:

"You're twisted, aren't you? You're playing tricks on a lesbian in the middle of the night!"

As he said that, he stepped forward and slapped Scarface in the face. Scarface didn't dare to fight back and begged for mercy:

"Brother Qiang, I was wrong, I will definitely change!"

Tu Zhiqiang beat them one by one, and none of the thugs escaped. When they came in front of Hua Twelve, he glared at them:
"Hey, you little bastard, you've seen me, Brother Qiang, and you still dare to get on the car and not get off? Get off the car, can't you see I can't beat you? Damn it, you are so young and don't learn your lesson, you try to imitate others to play with durian mango, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your father."

Zheng Juan saw that there seemed to be a misunderstanding and said quickly: "Brother, he is not."

Without waiting for her to finish, Hua Twelve took out his work permit from the Siheyuan World Steel Mill from his pocket and waved it forward without opening it:
"Police station, what did you just say? Nine Tigers and Eagles?"

When he spoke, he displayed the aura he had when he was a criminal police captain in other worlds, and immediately a sense of righteousness came over him.

Tu Zhiqiang's face changed: "Misunderstanding, we are doing good things."

Before he could finish his words, Shui Ziliu and Luo Shibin grabbed him and ran away.

They were a little skeptical about Hua Twelve being so young and being a policeman, but he couldn't fake such an aura. The Nine Tigers and Thirteen Eagles were not good guys. They always dealt with Uncle Hat, and they immediately smelled the smell of war on this young man.

What's the point of talking in this situation? The Nine Tigers and Thirteen Eagles are all registered in the station. Let's run away quickly.

Hua Shier didn't chase them because there were still a few durian mangoes there. If he chased them, what if these guys attacked Zheng Juan again?

He looked at Scarface and the others. A few hooligans also wanted to run away. Hua Twelve opened his mouth and said:
"I have memorized your appearances. Think carefully. If you run away, you will be a wanted criminal. Playing with durian and resisting arrest are enough to make you a target!"

The little boy behind Zheng Juan called out behind her at this time;
"Uncle Hat, catch them all, they are all bad guys!"

After hearing this, the hooligans immediately stopped moving, their faces looked miserable, Scarface even cried, and hurriedly explained:

"Comrade Gongan, we are not durians. We are all workers of the Red Star Timber Factory and colleagues of Tu Zhiqiang. Well, Tu Zhiqiang has taken a fancy to this female comrade and asked us to scare her so that he can come to the rescue."

Hua Twelve was quite speechless. It turned out that the tricks these days are so complicated.

Zheng Juan pursed her lips and looked a little unhappy. She thought Tu Zhiqiang was a good person just now.

Hua Twelve bit his cigarette and said nothing.
"What are you talking about? Take out your work ID and let me see it!"

Scarface touched his body, then his face turned bitter, and he turned around and said anxiously:

"Who has a work ID? Hurry up and show it to Comrade Gongan!"

A tall and thin man took out a work ID and said, "I brought it!"

Scarface snatched it and handed it to Hua Twelve with both hands:
"Look, my name is Wang Xin. Because I have a scar on my face, I'm nicknamed Big Scar. Everyone knows me when they ask around at the lumber mill. Tu Zhiqiang and his gang of Nine Tigers and Thirteen Eagles are very powerful in the underworld. He asked us for help, so we dared not refuse."

Hua Twelve opened it and took a look. He really was a worker at the lumber mill. He immediately threw his work permit back.

"Have you grown your brains? You dare to help me with anything? If I see you doing this again, I'll make fences for you!"

"Apologise quickly!"

Big Scar and several of his co-workers bowed and nodded repeatedly, behaving very obediently. They turned to Zheng Juan and smiled apologetically:
"I'm sorry, sister! We are so fierce, did we scare you? Actually, we are all good people!"

Zheng Juan glared at them and said nothing.

Big Scar smiled awkwardly and asked Hua Twelve tentatively:

"Well, shall we go back first?"

Hua Twelve laughed: "Where are you going back to? Do you have money with you? Take it out!"

Daba took out five yuan from his pocket, and then asked the others to take out their money quickly. Several people pooled together seventeen yuan and fifty-six cents, all in change. Hua Twelve looked disgusted:
"Grown men, you only bring this little money with you!"

He took the money and stuffed it into Zheng Juan's hand, then said to Daba and the others;

"Take away all the candied haws. You are interrupting their business. I will sell these candied haws to you!"

Daba'er and the others' faces fell. These days the salary was only 20 or 30 yuan, and 17 yuan was not a small amount. It was almost as much as a temporary worker's monthly salary.

"No, comrade, why are we buying so many candied haws? Besides, this lady has just closed her stall, so it didn't stop her from selling!"

Hua Twelve sneered:
"I wanted to let you go, and just think that you stopped the female comrade because you were buying candied haws. Now it seems that you don't appreciate it. Forget it, come back to the station with me. I will notify your unit leaders to come and pick you up tomorrow!"

When he said this, Big Scar immediately became timid:

"No, we're buying it. We stopped the female comrade just to buy the candied haws!"

Several people, with bitter faces, took away all the candied haws from Zheng Juan's cart. Candied haws cost five cents each, and there were more than twenty of them. They were asked to pay more than seventeen yuan to buy them. Isn't this the same as robbery?

Seeing that they were about to leave the alley, Hua Twelve shouted again:

"stop!"

The scarred man turned around with sad faces and said, "Comrade, what happened again?"

Hua Shier waved his hand and said, "Leave two for me. It's your treat!"

Big Scar hurried over and brought two of the biggest candied haws to Hua Twelve.

Hua Twelve took it and said, "Say thank you!"

The big scarred man and his men bowed quickly and said, "Thank you!" Their attitude was so sincere, as if Hua Shier eating their candied haws was a great gift from heaven to them. Hua Shier waved his hand, and the men ran away.

When they walked out of the alley and couldn't see Hua Twelve anymore, Daba'e and the others were so moved that they cried. It was the first time they met such a nice person. They were so moved that they wanted to bang their heads against the wall!
Inside the alley, Zheng Juan watched the hooligans run away in disgrace. She looked at Hua Twelve and rubbed the corner of her clothes with her hands:

"Comrade, thanks to you~!"

Zheng Juan's brother blinked his big eyes and asked:

"Uncle Hat, they're scaring my sister, why don't you arrest them all?"

Hua Twelve pretended to be surprised: "You are sisters. It was dark and I couldn't see clearly. I thought you were mother and daughter!"

After saying this, he put his hand to his mouth and said mysteriously:
"Because I'm not from the police station, my ID is just an ordinary work ID!"

He blinked: "But don't tell anyone."

The little boy opened his mouth in surprise. Zheng Juan was a little embarrassed when she was called a mother. But when she heard Hua Shier say that he was not from the police station, she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

Thinking of the way the other party was making fun of Tu Zhiqiang and Daba'er, Zheng Juan burst out laughing, and two dimples appeared on her cheeks, making her look particularly beautiful.

"Then why do you ask them to buy candied haws? Wouldn't it be better to just ask for money directly?" the little boy asked again.

Hua Twelve said sternly, "Asking for money directly is robbery, which is a moral issue and illegal. Buying candied haws is a business, which is at most stealing."

He turned to Zheng Juan and said, "You can set up your stall somewhere else tomorrow. Don't get caught by the street vendors and you'll be fine."

Zheng Juan nodded in agreement, and then handed the 17 yuan to Hua Twelve: "Thank you, this candied haws is not worth so much money, I'll give you the extra money."

Hua Shier waved his hands: "Who are you trying to embarrass? I'm not helping you for money. Come on, hurry up and leave. I'll take you out of the alley. Next time, remember to walk on the main road after dark, and don't run into these dark corners!"

Seeing that he really didn't want to take it, Zheng Juan carefully put the money into her pocket.

My brother and I pushed the cart and left the alley with Hua Twelve.

When they got on the main road, Hua Twelve said one more thing:
"By the way, that Tu Zhiqiang is not a good guy. Next time he troubles you, just call the police and say they call themselves Nine Tigers and Thirteen Eagles. The police station will definitely take care of it!"

Without waiting for Zheng Juan to speak, he pedaled his bicycle:

"gone!"

Zheng Juan was a little anxious, and hurriedly called out: "Comrade, what is your name?"

Hua Twelve stopped the car and turned around and said:

"My name is Zhou Bingkun, and I live at No. 169, Guangzi Pian. If anyone causes trouble for you in the future, just go find me there!"

After saying that, he waved and left!

Only after Hua Twelve disappeared on his bike did Zheng Juan withdraw her gaze and push the bike home with her brother.

After walking for a while, her brother Zheng Guangming suddenly said:

"Sister, it would be great if Brother Bingkun became my brother-in-law. He is so capable and will definitely take good care of our family."

He and Zheng Juan were both orphans adopted by Zheng's mother since childhood, so they had no household registration and were considered illegal residents. The family of three relied on Zheng's mother for food. Zheng's mother didn't have a job, so even if they tightened their belts, they still had no food to eat.

So when little Zheng Guangming saw that Hua Twelve had fooled the people who had just bullied them with just a few words, he thought that Hua Twelve was a capable man, and if he became their brother-in-law, their family would have nothing to fear.

Zheng Juan's eyes moved, then dimmed.

"Don't talk nonsense, sister, you are not worthy of him!"

When Hua Twelve rode his bike back home, Li Suhua had already prepared the meal. When she saw him come in, she complained:

"Why did you come back so late? The food is cold. Did you send the fish to Director Zhang?"

Then he stood up and said, "I'll go heat up some food for you!"

"It's been delivered. Mom, please don't worry about it yet!"

Hua Shier stuffed a string of candied haws into Li Suhua's hand and said with a smile:
"I walked to the Cultural Palace and saw a vendor selling candied haws. There were a lot of people buying them. They must be delicious. I bought two bunches for you. Mom, try them and see if they are delicious!"

When Li Suhua heard her son buy her candied haws, her eyes were so happy that they turned into crescents, but she still complained:

"You kid, you're wasting money. Mom doesn't like this. Eat it by yourself!"

Hua Shier waved the other string in his hand and said, "We still have some left. One for each of us. If you don't want to eat it, I'll throw it away!"

Li Suhua couldn't resist and could only smile and say, "Okay, my son is filial to me, so I'll eat it!"

The next morning, Hua Twelve was sleeping in when he heard Li Suhua from the outer room ask:
"Girl, who are you looking for?"

Then a familiar voice said, "Auntie, I'm looking for Zhou Bingkun. Does he live here?"

"Yes, I'm Zhou Bingkun's mother. What do you want from him?"

"Hey, girl, put it down, I can do it myself!"

"It's okay, Auntie. I'm used to doing these kinds of work. You take a break, I'll be done in a moment!"

When Hua Shier heard the sound, he got off the kang with his bare chest but wearing a coat. He opened the door of the hut and saw Zheng Juan sweeping the floor and rushing to work.

"Bingkun'er, look, this is your friend?"

Li Suhua winked at Hua Twelve, with surprise and worry in her eyes.

What surprised her was that she was wondering if her husband had found a partner.

What I'm worried about is that something might happen behind my family's back, and then the girl's family might come and beat me up.

Hearing Li Suhua's voice, Zheng Juan turned around and saw Hua Twelve's muscular body and abdominal muscles in his open collar. Her face immediately turned red and she reminded him:
"Why don't you get dressed before you come out? Be careful to catch a cold!"

Hua Twelve put on his clothes and asked, "Why are you here?"

Zheng Juan lowered her head to work, saying, "I don't know how to thank you. I just wanted to come and help your family with some work."

Li Suhua was a little confused and looked at her son: "Bingkun, what's going on?"

Hua Twelve chuckled and said, "When I was riding my bike back last night, I saw a few little brats bullying Zheng Juan and her brother, so I helped them."

Li Suhua immediately became worried: "Kid, why didn't you tell your mother about this?"

It's no wonder she made a fuss. It's true that the public security in this era is worrying, and the people in this area are tough. She was afraid that something might happen to her son.

Hua Shier waved his hands: "Hey, just a bunch of brats, no big deal!"

Li Suhua liked Zheng Juan more and more because she saw that she was pretty. She asked her to have dinner at home and started to heat up the fish from yesterday.

How could Zheng Juan let Li Suhua do anything? She worked swiftly and cooked, which made Li Suhua nod repeatedly. Not to mention her good looks, she was also very diligent, and looked like someone who knew how to live.

If Hua Twelve knew what Li Suhua was thinking, he would definitely laugh in his heart. Haven't you seen those lazy old ladies in later generations? They do nothing all day long and are too lazy to even wash the dishes with their mobile phones. They think they are fairies, but they are still in short supply. It would be hard to find someone like Zheng Juan in later generations even with a lantern!

After cooking, Zheng Juan took off her apron, said goodbye and went back.

How could Li Suhua let her go? She grabbed her hand and dragged her into the house, leaving her at home for dinner.

During the meal, Li Suhua asked all kinds of questions, focusing on getting to the bottom of things, and found out everything about Zheng Juan. When she heard that Zheng Juan usually sold candied haws, she turned around and glared at her son, saying that he bought them especially for her, saying that he was so heartless.

In the afternoon, Zheng Juan said she wanted to go back to set up the stall with her brother, so Hua Shier took her back on his bike.

When they separated, Hua Twelve said to Zheng Juan:
"I didn't expect you to be so efficient at work. Will you come to my house next time?"

Zheng Juan lowered her head with a red face, and said "hmm" softly in a voice as soft as a mosquito.

When Hua Twelve returned home, Li Suhua took his hand and warned him:

"Bingkun, this Zheng Juan is a good girl, but you can't date her. Her family conditions are such that you'll be a huge burden if you marry her!"

Hua Shier knew what Li Suhua meant, and it was no wonder that she was worried. A family of three had only one person's food ration, and none of them had a job. Given the conditions of that era, it couldn't be worse.

He chuckled: "Mom, I'm just a kid, it's too early for you to worry about me, let's talk about it later!"

He muddled through it, but Zheng Juan came to his house every now and then, and worked without complaining, treating the place like her own. As time went on, Li Suhua no longer objected, but instead liked Zheng Juan more and more.

More than a month passed, and the street office announced that it would assign jobs to unemployed young people.

Facts have proved that the fish was not given away in vain. Sun Ganchao and Xiao Guoqing were both assigned to the Red Star Timber Factory as porters. Hua Shier was also assigned to the Red Star Timber Factory, but he was not a porter. Instead, he was assigned to the security department!
What made Hua Twelve speechless was that he had reminded Chun Yan'er and asked her family to find someone, but Chun Yan'er's family didn't take it seriously. A grown girl was still sent to the bathhouse to get a pedicure.

Chunyaner came to Hua Shier and cried loudly. Hua Shier tried to persuade her:

"Think positively. At least I won't have to buy bath tickets in the future. Oh, and when you learn how to do it, give me a full foot massage so that I can enjoy it!"

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