A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1223: Chinese New Year, do whatever you want! (Please subscribe!)

After getting the marriage certificate, Zheng Juan was so happy that she took Hua Twelve's hand and asked:
"Bingkun, where are we going next?"

Hua Shier really wanted to say, why not get a room? Before, when he didn’t have a license, he always stayed in the woods. Now that he has a license, shouldn’t he go to the guesthouse and enjoy himself?

But after thinking about it, he decided to give up. Zheng Juan is shy and what if she ignores him during the New Year?

He coughed lightly and said, "Such a good thing, of course we should celebrate. Let's go, I'll take you shopping for clothes first, and then we'll go to a restaurant!"

Zheng Juan also agreed with this proposal. Although she was frugal, she knew that her husband was not short of money. She immediately suggested that they invite both families to celebrate together during dinner.

Hua Shier slapped his forehead. It seemed that he had not told Li Suhua about getting the marriage certificate yet. It was not that he did not want to tell her, but the two times he wanted to tell her, he was distracted by other things.

He told Zheng Juan about it, and she pinched him hard:

"Why are you like this? You are so unreliable. What do you think of me? She will think that I was the one who instigated you to act without authorization!"

Hua Twelve said quickly: "Everything is so busy before the New Year, so why bother to talk about it? Let's talk about it when we get back!"

But Zheng Juan started to worry. They registered for marriage without informing their family and it was no small matter. If her mother-in-law was unhappy on such a festive occasion, how would she celebrate the New Year?

"How about this, you better not tell me for now. After the New Year, when you start working, I'll go to your house every day and show off to your mother. Then we can be honest, how about that?"

Hua Twelve smiled and said, "It's okay, our mother is very reasonable!"

"Oh, I'm a little scared. Let's wait until after the New Year to talk about it. Just tell me if it's okay."

Hua Twelve didn't care and agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll tell you when you say so!"

Zheng Juan stepped on his foot: "It's all your fault anyway!"

Hua Twelve took her little hand and walked away:

"Just blame me, okay? Let's go buy some things first, as an apology to you!"

The two of them rode their bikes to Jichun Department Store. Hua Shier helped Zheng Juan pick out clothes. He bought whatever he liked according to the aesthetic standards of later generations. He had plenty of money and tickets in his storage space.

Zheng Juan felt a little distressed after buying all the things he had bought. She tried to pull him away but he refused to listen, so she punched him hard. Only then did Hua Twelve stop his shopping spree.

When the two of them came out of the department store with their bags, Zheng Juan said angrily:
"I've spent a year's salary in just a moment. If your mother knew, I don't know what she would think of me as her daughter-in-law!"

Hua Shier just smiled and said nothing. His current monthly salary is 78 yuan, which is only a few dollars a year.

Seeing that he didn't say anything but just smiled, Zheng Juan became even angrier and insisted that he promise not to spend money recklessly in the future before she would give up.

Hua Shier pulled Zheng Juan, who wanted to give up going out to eat and cook for herself at home, and found a state-owned restaurant. He pushed open the heavy cotton door curtain and walked in.

Suddenly, a warm air mixed with the aroma of food blew towards me.

There were not many people in the restaurant. There were a few tables of guests sitting around the shiny wooden tables. Three waitresses were chatting behind the counter, and another young waitress with short hair was fiddling with an abacus.

When they heard someone coming in, the three chattering people didn't even look at them. The young waitress raised her head and shouted:

"Find a place to sit, and call me when you've decided what to order. I'm busy!"

If this attitude were to happen in later generations, he would probably be fired within a day of work, but in this era, it is considered a good attitude.

Hua Shier and Zheng Juan were just about to find a place to sit down when they suddenly heard someone in the corner say "Ouch!" and then shouted:

"Bingkun'er?"

When I turned around, I saw Xiao Guoqing standing up from the table by the window, his face full of surprise.

This guy was wearing a neat Zhongshan suit, his hair was combed meticulously, and he was waving at Hua Twelve.

"National Day?"

Hua Twelve was happy and pulled Zheng Juan over:

"Why are you here, kid? Hey, Chief Xiao's hair is like a calf's lick. Are you here not just for dinner? Or for a blind date?"

Xiao Guoqing chuckled, glanced at the counter, and lowered his voice:

"You can't hide anything from me. It's not a blind date, but it's almost like that. I have a date and I work here."

As he was speaking, he suddenly saw Hua Twelve holding Zheng Juan's hand, and was immediately surprised:

"Bingkun, what are you doing?"

Hua Twelve introduced with a smile:

"Let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend Zheng Juan. Zheng Juan is my childhood friend. She is also Xiao Guoqing, the security chief of our factory. We are all buddies!"

He said that his girlfriend was not trying to hide it, but mainly because he and Zheng Juan had just discussed it and decided to temporarily conceal the fact that they had already registered before informing Zhou's mother Li Suhua, so as to avoid Li Suhua's ears in advance.

As soon as Hua Shier said Zheng Juan was his girlfriend, Xiao Guoqing blurted out:

"That Spring Swallow"

After saying this, he realized that he seemed to be in trouble, and raised his hand to slap himself on the mouth.

Hua Twelve glared at him unhappily:
"Okay, you might as well not smoke. It's like there's something wrong. Zheng Juan and Chun Yan'er know each other!"

After he finished talking about his relationship with Zheng Juan, he was about to ask the waitresses which one was Xiao Guoqing's girlfriend when the waitress who was doing the abacus came over with a teapot, her eyes sparkling:
"Guoqing, is this your friend?"

Xiao Guoqing quickly introduced:
"Wu Qian, this is my childhood friend Zhou Bingkun, who is also my leader. He is now the deputy director in charge of logistics in our factory!"

Then he pointed at Zheng Juan.

"This Bingkun'er's girlfriend is not an outsider!"

When Wu Qian heard that it was Xiao Guoqing's childhood friend and leader, she quickly wiped her hands on her work clothes, then reached out to shake hands with Hua Twelve and greeted him with a smile.

Hua Twelve shook hands with the woman with a complicated expression. He didn't pay attention to her when he entered the room, but now after a closer look, he realized that this ordinary-looking woman was indeed Wu Qian, Xiao Guoqing's future wife in the original plot.

The reason why he had a complicated expression was mainly because in the original plot, Wu Qian was not a likable character and was often scolded by the audience.

First of all, before Wu Qian married Xiao Guoqing, she found fault with her elder sister-in-law and showed her aggressive side.

After Zhou Bingkun bought a new house, he lent his old house to Xiao Guoqing and Wu Qian to live in. She thanked him profusely. But when Zhou Bingkun's family had no place to live and came back to ask for the old house, this woman exploded and said that Zhou Bingkun was going to force their family to death, which seemed a bit ungrateful.

Later, because Wu Qian didn't want three generations of the family to squeeze on the same kang, she quarreled with Xiao Guoqing several times about buying a house. Although Xiao Guoqing had money, he wanted to keep the money for his father's medical treatment.

A few days later, Wu Qian locked the door when Xiao Guoqing's father had not returned home. The next day, Xiao Guoqing's father froze to death on the coal pile in the hospital's boiler room.

This also became the reason for everyone to blame Wu Qian.

But Hua Shier believes that Wu Qian has shortcomings, but it is unfair to say that she is a bad person.

Although she acted like a spoiled child when Zhou Bingkun wanted to take back the house, she cleaned Zhou's house inside and out when she moved out. She even filled the water tank in the house with water. The house was cleaner when she moved out than when she moved in.

In addition, Wu Qian came to help when Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua were sick, which shows that this person is not without good qualities.

When she and Xiao Guoqing had quarrels over buying a house, she just didn't want to sleep on the same kang with her in-laws and wanted to have her own space. It's human nature.

She hated her elder sister-in-law, but she also agreed to her in-laws' transfer of the house to her elder sister-in-law's family who were in more difficult financial circumstances.

Finally, on the issue of Xiao Guoqing's father freezing to death, Wu Qian was certainly responsible for locking the door before her father-in-law came home, but she was not the primary responsible person. After all, if she couldn't push the door open, she could have knocked.

But no one at home heard the knock on the door that day, so it was most likely Xiao Guoqing's father, who did not want his illness to bring trouble to his family, so he decided to commit suicide.

When it comes to responsibility, Hua Shier believes that Xiao Guoqing, his mother and his sister are more responsible.

Your old man didn't come back until dark, and you didn't take it seriously or go out to look for him. You also have an unshirkable responsibility for this.

In short, Wu Qian is not a very good person, but she is not a very bad person either. Hua Shier just feels that she and Xiao Guoqing are not so suitable together. Perhaps if the two of them find different partners, there will be different endings.

He originally thought that after Xiao Guoqing was promoted to section chief, his vision and level in choosing a spouse would be improved, and he would probably be able to avoid Wu Qian. Unexpectedly, it was really destined that the two of them would be together again.

Wu Qian greeted enthusiastically:

"Boss, please take a seat. What would you like to eat? This meal is treated by Guoqing and I."

Hua Twelve understood what he meant. This woman looked okay. She was helping Xiao Guoqing maintain the relationship.

Before he could even open his mouth to refuse, Xiao Guoqing became unhappy:

"Why call me leader? He's my childhood friend! Given our relationship, just call me Bingkun'er. Calling me leader would be a slap in the face. Besides, Bingkun'er only gets 78 yuan a month, and he's using you to treat him. Okay, okay, take a break. This meal will be at Bingkun'er's, there's nothing wrong with that!"

Wu Qian was so angry that she slapped Xiao Guoqing twice. This guy couldn't tell good from bad!

Hua Twelve and Zheng Juan both laughed, and the former quickly said:

"Guoqing is right. We grew up together and have a very close relationship. Wu Qian, you don't have to be polite. I'll treat you to this meal. Tell your leader to take some time off and we can have a meal together!"

Xiao Guoqing spread his hands towards Wu Qian: "Take a look, is there anything wrong with it?"

Hua Shier immediately picked up the menu, went to the counter, ordered four dishes, and asked for four bottles of 25-cent Yeli soda.

Wu Qian was a straightforward person. Seeing that Hua Twelve insisted on treating them, she ran to the counter and greeted her leader, and ordered two more dishes.

Xiao Guoqing pulled Hua Twelve to sit down, lowered his voice and smiled:

"How is it? Isn't my partner good?"

Hua Twelve raised his eyebrows: "Okay, quietly, when did you get together?"

"Just last month!" Xiao Guoqing rubbed his hands. "Her second aunt works in the same workshop as my mother, and she introduced her to us."

Zheng Juan smiled and said, "They are a good match."

Xiao Guoqing scratched his head and grinned: "Yeah, I think so too!"

Wu Qian was busy at the counter. When the dishes started to be served, she greeted her boss and came over to chat with Zheng Juan.

While eating, Xiao Guoqing suddenly suggested:
"Hey, how about this, let's get together during the Chinese New Year? Let's bring our families, call our friends, and have a great time!"

Hua Shier thought about it for a while. In this era, the New Year should be lively. This liveliness is much better than the New Year in later generations where people only play computers and look at mobile phones. It also has a strong human touch. He immediately said:
"Okay! Then come to my house and I'll cook a few dishes for you to taste my cooking skills!"

Xiao Guoqing pouted: "For so many years, I have watched you stew fish in a pot. What kind of cooking skills do you have? Don't make something inedible during the New Year!"

"I'll kill you with greed!"

The two of them settled the matter with laughter. Outside the window, snowflakes were falling. The restaurant was warm, and the four of them were talking and laughing around the steaming food, making the snow seem particularly lively.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Hua Shier let Li Suhua rest. He prepared the New Year's Eve dinner himself. Li Suhua ate so much that she cried.

Hua Twelve said with a smile, "Isn't it because your son's cooking is so delicious that it made you cry!"

Li Suhua nodded:
"It smells really good. Mom didn't expect that an old woman like me could cook like this. Mom was just wondering how your dad and his family are doing. Did they have their New Year's Eve dinner? When can we get together and have a New Year's Eve dinner together?"

Seeing that the old lady was losing control, Hua Twelve quickly changed the subject:
"Mom, let me tell you something. It's Chinese New Year, isn't it? They said they want to get together for National Day and Chuanchao, and I agreed. We'll set it for the third day of the Chinese New Year, but they don't have room at home. I was thinking about coming to our house when the time comes. Do you think it's okay?"

Li Suhua wiped her tears and said with a smile:
"Okay, why not? We have fish and meat at home, so you can do it. Didn't you say that Guoqing and Chachao can help you with your work? Then we have to maintain this relationship!"

In a blink of an eye, it was the third day of the Chinese New Year. As agreed, Sun Ganchao, Xiao Guoqing, and Wu Qian arrived at around 10 a.m., and they greeted Li Suhua as soon as they entered. Li Suhua smiled and nodded to greet everyone, then said to Hua Twelve:
"Bingkun, you guys stay home and play. Mom has already made an appointment with your Aunt Qiao to go to her house and chat with her. We'll also have dinner at your Aunt Qiao's house tonight. Don't bother inviting me!"

Sun Ganchao and Xiao Guoqing tried to persuade him to stay, but Li Suhua smiled and said:
"You can't relax and have fun when I'm at home. Besides, it's Chinese New Year, and it's good for you young people to get together, but not for us old sisters to get together?"

When she said this, everyone was speechless, and the old lady happily went to Qiao Chunyan's house by herself.

Hua Shier took a deck of cards and asked the three of them to play cards first. He rode his bicycle to Taiping Hutong to pick up Zheng Juan.

When I brought Zheng Juan back, I saw a woman yelling as soon as I entered the door:
"You are the emperor, so if you are the queen, please be more conscious and pay tribute quickly!"

Xiao Guoqing said bitterly: "I don't even have a Hui'er, and I still offer tribute to her."

"Hurry up, hurry up, if there's no Wang, give it to Hui'er, if there's no Hui'er, give it to Jian!"

The one making so much noise was Qiao Chunyan'er. Hua Twelve asked curiously:

"Why are you here? I didn't invite you!"

Qiao Chunyaner threw away the poker and came over to punch him;
"Brother, you are so mean. You didn't even invite me to the party. It was my aunt who asked me to come. She said I shouldn't pick her up in the evening. She will stay at my house to chat with my mom and me!"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Zheng Juan provocatively.

When Hua Shier saw Chun Yan'er provoking Zheng Juan, he had no choice but to pull the latter's hand and make their relationship clear:

"Let me formally introduce you all. This is my girlfriend, Zheng Juan!"

Qiao Chunyan'er's face turned pale immediately, and Hua Twelve kindly reminded her:

"Chun Yan'er, if you're not feeling well, just go back first. Don't force yourself. If you have anything to worry about, just go back, cover yourself with a blanket and have a good sleep!"

Qiao Chunyan's eyes were red;

"Who is upset? I am very happy during the New Year. Let's go play poker with Zheng Juan!"

After saying that, he pulled Zheng Juan and started to reshuffle the cards.

Zheng Juan looked at Hua Twelve, who had a complicated look on his face and made a helpless expression.

At noon, Hua Shier cooked dumplings and everyone had a meal together. After playing for an afternoon, he prepared a table of sumptuous dishes in the evening.

When the meal started, Hua Twelve asked everyone to sit down, then took out a plastic bucket of snacks and said with a smile:
"It's time to eat and drink. Now that you're here, there's nothing else to do but eat and drink as much as you can. Come to National Day and catch up. Pour some wine, and let's have a good drink!"

Sun Ganchao waved his hand:

"Forget it, I don't want to drink with you!"

Xiao Guoqing also said:
"That's right, drinking with you is no fun!"

When the three girls heard that something was wrong, Wu Qian asked quickly:
"What's the matter? Tell me, why is drinking with Bingkun so boring?"

Sun Ganchao smiled and said:

"Let me tell you a story. When Bingkun was still the head of the security department, we worked together with Uncle Hat to solve a few robbery gangs. When we were celebrating, there was an Uncle Hat named Little Mongolia in the police station. He was a real Mongolian man. He heard that our Bingkun was good at fighting, so he insisted on having a fight with us to help us get excited!"

"As soon as we put our hands on him, he was knocked down by our Bingkun in just a few moves. He just stood there like a child!"

"How can the little Mongolian be convinced? He couldn't win, so he wanted to save face in the bar, and had to compete with Bing Kun'er in drinking. Guess what happened?"

The three women all stared with their eyes wide open: "What's the matter? Just tell me what you have to say, why are you keeping me in suspense?"

Sun Ganchao then held up three fingers mysteriously:
"That Mongolian kid can drink three kilograms of liquor in one meal. It is said that once when he was injured on duty and hospitalized, he had a drinking urge and there was no liquor in the hospital, so he drank half a bottle of alcohol. He was such a guy. That day, he had a drinking contest with our Bing Kuner and drank so much that he got alcohol poisoning and was sent to the hospital."

Hua Twelve interrupted and said, "That's obviously an old injury from when he drank alcohol. What does it have to do with me?"

Xiao Guoqing smiled and said: "You may not know, Bingkun is now in our timber factory, and has a nickname, Kuafu"

Wu Qian asked curiously; "What does this mean?"

“Have you ever heard of Kuafu chasing the sun? He got thirsty and drank up two rivers in one breath. There was no end to the drinking!”

The three girls finally reacted and started laughing.

Sun Ganchao laughed and said:

"Bingkun can't get drunk, so I said it's boring to drink with him. Come on, pour the wine, let's drink without him, let him sit at the table with the kids!"

Hua Twelve listened to the two idiots making up stories about him, and he also laughed:
"Okay, I'll get drunk with you guys on New Year's Day!"

He asked everyone to wait, he went out, brought back a bright red fruit, put it in his wine glass and poured wine into it.

Xiao Guoqing was jealous:
"Where can you get this fruit in the middle of winter? Bingkun, don't eat it all by yourself. We are brothers, and there are female comrades here!"

Hua Twelve smiled and waved his hands:

"You can't just take this stuff. It's a medicine. Even gods will get drunk if they take it. Ordinary people will get drunk for several days if they take one pill. They might even get drunk to death. Today is New Year's Day, so I'll get drunk for once. Otherwise, drinking is meaningless!"

He was not lying, this fruit was called Xianlao Fruit, and it was given to him by other sects when he was the emperor of the Shushan world.

Hua Twelve now has the body of an immortal. It would be very difficult for him to feel drunk unless he had the nectar from heaven. But this immortal wine fruit can achieve this effect.

No one took his words seriously and just laughed it off.

The three gentlemen poured themselves some wine, and before they had even taken a bite of their food, Qiao Chunyan poured herself a full glass:
"Brother, let me toast you!"

Hua Shier was startled: "Chun Yan, please stop drinking."

Qiao Chunyan stiffened her neck and said, "Why do you look down on us female comrades?"

Zheng Juan quickly advised: "Chun Yan'er, Bing Kun didn't mean that. You should eat a few more bites of food before drinking!"

Chun Yan'er curled her lips; "Oh, you're protecting me already, from now on I have to call you sister-in-law, right?"

Hearing her tone was wrong, the joyful atmosphere suddenly became a little tense, and Qiao Chunyan laughed to herself:
"Okay, I was just joking, let's eat and drink at the same time!"

After she said this, the atmosphere returned to normal.

Everyone picked up their chopsticks to eat the food, and their eyes lit up as they praised Hua Twelve's cooking skills.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone found that Hua Twelve's face was really red, and he spoke a little drunkenly. Sun Ganchao was surprised;

"Is this fruit really that good? If not, give me one so I can taste it!"

Hua Twelve burped and said with a smile:
"Well, you see, it works really well, but I can't give it to you. When I drink it, it's called Immortal Drunkenness, but when you drink it, it's called Stunning Donkey. What if you get drunk to death? I won't give it to you."

Sun Ganchao was so angry: "Go to hell, you are the donkey!"

Everyone burst out laughing.

The drinking session lasted until after ten o'clock in the evening. Everyone else was fine, but Qiao Chunyan was worried and took the initiative to find some wine. She drank more than half a catty of white wine and was now lying on the table.

Hua Twelve saw that it was almost done and said:
"Pack up, let's go. National Day, you take Wu Qian home. You and Chun Yan'er live close by, so you take her home on the way. I'll take Zheng Juan home!"

After the division of labor was completed, he took Zheng Juan and left. As soon as they went out and felt the breeze, they felt a little tipsy. The fairy wine fruit was worthy of its reputation.

Feeling a little high, Hua Shier stopped riding his bike and walked to send Zheng Juan back.

On the way, he met Uncle Gong, a night patrol policeman. Uncle Gong saw Hua Twelve not going home late at night with a woman and was a little worried that he might make a mistake, so he quickly stopped him and asked:

"Bingkun, this female comrade is..."

Hua Twelve paused and said with a smile:
"It's Uncle Gong, this is my girlfriend. She just finished drinking with Ganchao and Guoqing. I'm here to take her home!"

Uncle Gong covered his nose and said, "Wow, how much did you drink?"

Hua Twelve laughed loudly: "Those two bastards teamed up to get me drunk!"

Uncle Gong smiled, then hesitated to speak, and finally waved his hand:

"Okay, let's go, slow down!"

Although Hua Twelve was a little drunk, he was not confused. He saw that the other party had something to say, so he asked:

"Just tell me what's going on. Why are you being so hesitant?"

Uncle Gong smiled bitterly and said, "I can see that you are drunk. Wait for me to tell you something. Once you forget about it tomorrow, it will be like nothing happened!"

"Just tell me, I can remember it!"

Uncle Gong nodded:
"Okay, that's my nephew Gong Bin. He's currently working in the slag removal workshop of the soy sauce factory. He's suffering a lot. I was wondering if your factory is still hiring. Can you help Uncle Gong and get Gong Bin to your factory?"

Hua Shier waved his hand and took charge, saying, "That's it. OK, I'll go back and study it and give you a definite answer later!"

When Uncle Gong saw that he did not refuse, he immediately smiled:

"Okay, then I'll wait for your confirmation!"

Hua Shier sent Zheng Juan home. As it was getting late, he did not stay long. On the way home, he was even more drunk and started to stagger.

When I got home, I saw that all the lights were off. I knew that Ganchao, Guoqing and others had left. After entering the house, I turned on the stove, locked the door, went back to the room, took off my clothes and lay down on the kang. When I pulled the quilt, I suddenly felt that there was someone hiding in the quilt.

He lifted the quilt and saw Qiao Chunyan, who was drunk and unconscious before, staring at him with a pair of bright big eyes, without any sign of drunkenness at all.

Hua Twelve quickly stood up and started to put on his clothes, while scolding:

"Why are you here? Are you drunk? Didn't I ask Gan Chao to take you home? What are you doing? Put on your clothes quickly!"

Qiao Chunyan had already rushed over with a 'smirk':

"I usually drink one pound of wine with my dad, but today I only drank half a pound. Why are you drunk? Brother, you promised to marry me when you were a child, so why are you dating Zheng Juan when you grow up? I want you."

As she spoke, she had already entangled herself with him. Hua Twelve pulled her down, but he had to control his strength to avoid hurting her. He explained, "It's too late to say anything. Zheng Juan and I have already registered!"

Qiao Chunyan was startled, but still didn't let go of Hua Twelve: "You're lying, you're getting married, can my mom and aunt still let me come over to sleep with you?"

When Hua Shier heard this, he instantly remembered a similar scene in the original plot.

He explained: "I haven't had time to tell my mom yet, so she doesn't know either. Can you please stop messing around? Let go now!"

"No, just show me your marriage certificate and I'll leave!"

"Zheng Juan has the marriage certificate!"

"Even if you lie to me, I don't care. Even if what you said is true, I don't care!"

"Hiss, what are you doing with your hands? You asked for this, don't regret it later!"

Qiao Chunyan was making a fuss, and Hua Shier also got angry after drinking, so she simply didn't want to think about it too much and let things go her way~!

Well, Hua Twelve still didn't do it. He used a small grappling technique to hold down Qiao Chunyan, wrapped her in a quilt, and threw her into Zhou's mother's room.

Feeling Qiao Chunyan's sobbing in the quilt, he patted the quilt and said, "Chunyan, you've been drinking, calm down first. We'll talk about it tomorrow morning. If you're still willing to follow me tomorrow, then help me with things in the future!"

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