A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1254 You're Too Good! (Please Subscribe!)
Seeing that the two sides were on the verge of fighting, Uncle Hat immediately shouted to stop them:
"Stop it, all of you! If you want to talk, talk properly. If you dare to tear up the ledgers or assault anyone again, you'll all be detained for 24 hours!"

Zhao Meilan was stunned by the shout. Although she wanted to scratch Hua Shier's face, she shrank back and became obedient when she thought about being detained.

However, she and her sister-in-law absolutely refused to agree to the two conditions proposed by Hua Shier.

Hua Shier shrugged:

"Then don't blame me. Zhao Dali led his men to break into my house and commit violence. Regardless of whether it was a family dispute, that bowl was broken because they came to my house to cause trouble. If you don't pay compensation, you can expect to go to jail!"

Zhao Dali is his brother-in-law.

"Su Daqiang, you heartless bastard! I gave birth to three children for you, and you called the police to arrest my brother!"

Zhao Meilan and her sister-in-law immediately reacted like cats whose tails had been stepped on, jumping up and down and cursing.

That demeanor was a classic teaching example of a shrewish woman from the streets.

Hua Shier watched with amazement. He had seen this kind of 'intangible cultural heritage' preserved among middle-aged and elderly women in some regions while browsing short videos in the real world, but he never expected to see the real-life version today.

He turned to the man in the hat and gave him a helpless look:
"Comrade, you've seen it all. How can we mediate this? My demands are simple: first, they must stop causing trouble at my house; second, they mustn't interfere with my daughter's studies. Could you please give them a basic explanation of the law, so they know that the law isn't child's play? Is that alright?"

"As for the matter of Dali, you should withdraw the case first and then we won't..." Before the sister-in-law could finish speaking, Hua Shier interrupted her with a cold laugh: "Those who are ignorant of the law should not speak!"

Uncle Hat considered it for a moment and nodded to China at twelve o'clock:
"Okay, your daughter is still at home, right? Then go back first, and I'll talk to them again."

"Hey comrade, you can't let him go!"

Zhao Meilan was anxious to stop him, but Hua Shier raised his right hand, which startled Zhao Meilan so much that she immediately took a step back.

Uncle Hat quickly said, "Don't hit people!"

Hua Shier lowered his raised hand: "It's a misunderstanding, I'm just fixing my hair!" He straightened his hair with his hands, then smiled, nodded to Uncle Hat, and left the police station.

Uncle Hat, seeing that Zhao Meilan and her siblings were still trying to chase after them, immediately slammed his hand on the table:
"Did I let you move?"

Zhao Meilan's sister-in-law stomped her feet in frustration: "Why should he leave but we can't? This is not fair!"

"fair?"

Uncle Hat laughed angrily: "You're the ones causing trouble, and they're the victims! If we're really talking about fairness, we should arrest you right now!"

These words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing most of their arrogance, leaving them only daring to mutter under their breath:
"We haven't broken the law."

"Sit down, everyone!"

Uncle in the hat sternly reprimanded, then opened the notebook: "Who is Zhao Dali to you?"

"My younger brother!" "My lover!" they both said at the same time.

Uncle Hat said seriously:
“You need to understand the seriousness of this matter. Zhao Dali and four others broke into a private residence armed with weapons; to put it bluntly, that's the crime of disturbing public order. However, considering it's a domestic dispute…”

He paused deliberately, watching their faces turn from white to pale:

"It depends on the victim's attitude. If Su Daqiang insists on pursuing the matter, Zhao Dali will be sentenced to at least three years."

My sister-in-law burst into tears:
"We just got married! What will I do if Zhao Dali goes to jail?!"

She turned and punched Zhao Meilan: "It's all your fault! I've never seen anyone treat their brother like this! I don't care, if Zhao Dali goes to jail, I'm getting a divorce!"

Zhao Meilan, who was known for supporting her brother, panicked and frantically tried to comfort her sister-in-law, saying that there must be a way and that she should not even think about divorce.

Uncle Hat taps on the table:

"I haven't finished yet, but if Su Daqiang is willing to mediate, this matter can be handled as a family dispute. In that case, all we need to do is pay compensation and apologize!"

He added meaningfully, "So I advise you to think carefully about their conditions."

In fact, Uncle Hat had long seen through this family's intricacies. He was present when he handled the Su family case that morning, and just now he heard how Zhao Meilan was a "brother-supporting demon." He just couldn't understand how a woman could transfer all her family's savings to her younger brother and make her husband kneel down at the drop of a hat.

Seeing the way Zhao Meilan's family behaved, he looked down on them from the bottom of his heart, so he was speaking up for Hua Shier.

Uncle Hat explained the seriousness of the situation to the two women and warned them not to cause any more trouble before letting them leave.

When Zhao Meilan's younger brother and sister-in-law came out of the police station, they were completely at a loss.

"Sis, what should we do? Why don't you just agree to Su Daqiang's offer?"

Zhao Meilan's face darkened. She really wanted to say, "Damn it, do you want me to leave with nothing?"

She said coldly:

"Sister-in-law, don't forget that Su Daqiang made Dali compensate for all the losses. That bowl cost 100,000 yuan. Do you two have the money to pay for it?"

Zhao Meilan's younger brother and sister-in-law immediately exclaimed:
"Sister, you can't be heartless! Dali stood up for you, you can't just let us pay for it, can you?"

Zhao Meilan sneered:

"Fine, I'm willing to pay the money back, but you heard the ledger too. You need to return all the money I've lent to Dali over the years, otherwise I won't have the money to pay back!"

Her younger brother and sister-in-law were so anxious that their faces turned red.

"Sister, you have to be reasonable! Dali said that you lent him the money, but you didn't say you had to pay it back!"

Zhao Meilan was so angry she laughed. She said, "It's a loan, so why shouldn't it be returned if I didn't say I had to?"
Her sister-in-law continued:
"This won't work, that won't work, so what do you suggest? I don't care, if Dali goes to jail, I'm getting a divorce!"

Zhao Meilan was still afraid that this woman would divorce her brother, so she immediately comforted her gently:
"Don't worry, I have a plan. We'll go to Su Daqiang's workplace and make a scene. We'll keep making a scene until he closes the case. His superiors will definitely be unhappy then. I know Su Daqiang; if the superiors put pressure on him, he'll definitely agree!"

The next morning, Hua Shier began teaching Su Mingyu how to cook and stir-fry dishes:
"Mingyu, learn from Dad. From now on, you'll be the one cooking for us. Dad will just eat what's ready!"

Su Mingyu: That old geezer is really wicked!

After the father and son finished their meal, Hua Shier rode his bicycle to take Su Mingyu to school, and then went to work at the Fifth Middle School library where he worked.

His work is extremely leisurely; a cup of tea and a book are enough for him to spend the whole day carefree.

The library was almost empty in the morning, but during the lunch break, more and more teachers and students came to read.

Hua Shier was reading ghost stories in a Republican-era edition of *Zi Bu Yu* when he heard a shrill female voice scream:

"Su Daqiang!"

As soon as he looked up, he saw Zhao Meilan and her younger siblings staring at him with ferocious expressions. The teachers and students reading in the library were also startled by the noise and looked over.

Hua Shier put down the book and sighed:

"What the hell is this? I just saw the female ghost appear, and then she appeared in reality!"

He stood up and pointed outside:
"Let's go outside and talk, so as not to disturb other people reading!"

As it turns out, you can't reason with a shrew. Zhao Meilan was there to cause trouble, so she refused to leave. She shouted:
"We won't go out, but we'll let everyone in your school see who you are."

At this moment, a vice principal who was reading in the library walked over and sternly criticized:
"Su Daqiang, what's going on? Don't you know that making noise is not allowed in the library?!"

Hua Twelve-One-Finger Zhao Meilan:

"This is my wife. I'm about to divorce her. I guess she's trying to cause trouble at the school!"

When Zhao Meilan saw the vice principal exuding an air of authority, her eyes immediately lit up:
"You're Su Daqiang's boss, right? You have to stand up for me!"

The vice principal didn't want to get involved in this matter.
"Su Daqiang, do you still want to work here? I'm ordering you right now to take your wife away immediately. Don't bring your family problems to school. It's outrageous! You're a veteran comrade, don't you have any sense of discipline? Write me a self-criticism later!"

To be fair, Zhao Meilan's actions did indeed affect the teachers and students who were reading in the library. If the vice principal had spoken politely, Huashi University would definitely have apologized and resolved the matter quickly.

But this vice principal didn't speak politely; he was bossy and treated like he was scolding a grandson. Hua Twelve was immediately displeased:

"Inspect my ass! Who the hell do you think you are, ordering me around like that?"

"It's definitely wrong for my family affairs to affect the school, but it's right for you to sleep with other people's wives?"

"What's going on between you and that third-grade biology teacher? You don't leave after school and you're always hanging around in the classroom. I've seen it several times. Should I go talk to her husband?"

The vice principal was having an affair with the female biology teacher. He thought he was being discreet, but actually many people in the school knew about it, but no one said anything.

Now that Huashi No. 12 has said it in public, the vice principal's face is as red as a monkey's bottom:

"You, you're talking nonsense!"

"I'm talking nonsense? You two were just sitting together!"

Upon hearing this, a female teacher immediately stood up, covered her face, and ran out in a flash.

It's like he's confessing without being asked!

"You're spreading rumors!"

The vice principal angrily pointed at Su Daqiang: "I... I'm going to expel you!"

"Stop bragging, do you even have that right?"

Hua Shier swung a powerful punch, knocking the vice principal off balance, then pointed at him and threatened:
"I can't stand scum like you. I'll hit you. If you dare call the police, I'll expose your dirty secrets to the newspapers. Oh, and about you taking kickbacks from buying books, you dare to try!"

He took off his name tag, tore off his photo, and then threw his work ID at the vice principal's face.
"You definitely don't have the right to fire me, but I don't want to work here anymore. Here's a piece of advice: stop showing off. You're lucky you met someone with a good temper like me. What if someone with a bad temper killed you?"

The vice principal, who was so arrogant just moments ago, doesn't dare utter a sound now.
Zhao Meilan and her younger brother and sister-in-law were dumbfounded.

They originally planned to cause trouble at Su Daqiang's workplace to put pressure on him through the school leadership, but he refused to cooperate. How can they continue like this? You're not playing by the rules!

Hua Shier packed his things into a bag and left. Zhao Meilan chased after him.

"Su Daqiang, have you gone mad? You have three kids at home, if you quit your job, how are you going to survive?!"

Hua Twelve snorted:
"Isn't this what you all forced me to do? I know what you're thinking: coming to my workplace to cause trouble, embarrass me, get my boss to criticize me, put pressure on me, and force me to give in!"

"Sorry, but I'm just that tough. I'd rather break than bend. If you push me too far, we'll all perish together!"

Zhao Meilan and her sister-in-law were terrified when they heard this, and they didn't dare to cause any more trouble.

Given their mental state, what if they suddenly pull out a fruit knife and cause bloodshed?

Hua Shier took his bicycle from the bike shed, got on, and rode off towards the school gate.

When we arrived at the school gate, there was a green tin shack selling newspapers and cold drinks.

In the past two years, due to urban planning, street vendors are no longer allowed to set up stalls in front of schools. This tin-roofed house is a preferential policy for disabled people in the local area, and the person selling newspapers there is a young man with some intellectual disabilities.

Su Daqiang is a guy who likes to take advantage of others. He often comes over to chat with this young man in order to get free newspapers, and they are quite familiar with each other.

He parked his car in front of the parking lot sign:
"Xiao Zhang, your brother Su has been bullied. You have to help me get revenge. I'll give you a hundred yuan!"

Zhao Meilan and her younger siblings walked out of the school with dark faces. They had a good plan and thought they had grasped Su Daqiang's weakness, but they didn't expect him to be so ruthless. He castrated himself and left no loophole. What could they do?

The two women, an aunt and her brother-in-law, were discussing what to do when a young man in his early twenties, who didn't look very bright, rushed out from the roadside with a long-handled bamboo broom in his hand and started beating Zhao Meilan and her sister-in-law.

His face was all bruised and battered!
Half an hour later, the parties involved—Xiao Zhang, Zhao Meilan and her siblings, as well as Su Daqiang, who was watching the show and applauding—were all taken to the police station.

It's the same police station, and the same uncle in the hat from yesterday. I get a headache just looking at him.

Zhao Meilan and her younger siblings covered the wounds on their faces and cried:

"Comrade, it was Su Daqiang who ordered this man to beat us up. Arrest him immediately and detain him!"

Hua Twelve said lazily, "Slander! Those two are slandering me!"

Uncle Hat asked Xiao Zhao with a serious expression:
"Did Su Daqiang tell you to hit someone?"

Xiao Zhao, looking rather dim-witted, replied, "Yes, Brother Su gave me a hundred yuan and promised to give me another two hundred later."

Zhao Meilan and her siblings' eyes lit up. They hadn't expected to find Su Daqiang's weakness so easily. This time, they had to make him compromise, drop the case, and pay compensation!
Upon hearing this, Uncle Hat was about to ask Hua Twelve when Little Zhao spoke again:

"But everyone says I have an intellectual disability, and Brother Su says it's not illegal for me to hit people."

Uncle Hat turned to Hua Twelve: "Is that what you said?"

Hua Shier pointed to his head and shrugged, his meaning clear: "Everyone says he has an intellectual disability, and you believe him?"
Xiao Zhao may not be very bright, but he has a good memory. He continued, "Brother Su also said that if anyone asks me, I should just tell the truth, since my testimony has no legal effect anyway, and they can say I'm restricting his right to speak."

This word is quite difficult; Xiao Zhao got stuck halfway through saying it.

Hua Shier reminded: "Limited civil capacity!"

Xiao Zhao said happily, "Yes, Brother Su said I have limited civil capacity."

Hua Shier shrugged and spread his hands: "I'm innocent! I was just reminding him!"

By now, everyone could see what was going on. Uncle Hat glared at Hua Twelve with annoyance, "You're too mean!"

But he had no choice but to turn to Zhao Meilan and ask;

Do you have any other evidence?

Zhao Meilan and her younger siblings felt uneasy, as if they had taken the beating for nothing!
As it turned out, they were right.

Hua Shiermao didn't say anything, but Xiao Zhao, being an orphan, extremely poor, and a person with limited civil capacity, didn't have to be detained or even have to pay compensation.

Zhao Meilan and her younger siblings cried at the police station: "Our faces are all bruised and battered, doesn't he have to pay us any compensation?"

The man in the hat was also helpless; "We just spoke with the neighborhood committee, and in his situation, he's lucky if he can even support himself, let alone have the money to compensate you!"

Hua Shier sighed, "Little Zhao, you're so pitiful. You lost all your income today because of those two women. Here, Brother Su will give you two hundred yuan, take it!"

Xiao Zhao laughed heartily, revealing a pure and innocent smile:

"Brother Su, you really keep your word. I was worried you wouldn't give me the two hundred after I beat him up!"

Hua Shier: "Don't talk nonsense! Brother Su just felt sorry for you. This money has nothing to do with beating people!"

Uncle Hat:
Zhao Meilan and her siblings:
They know perfectly well that Hua Shier paid them for hiring thugs to beat people up, but Xiao Zhao's words have no legal effect, so they are helpless!

Hua Shier and Xiao Zhao left first, saying they were going to a restaurant to celebrate.

Zhao Meilan and her younger siblings were crying their hearts out at the police station. Uncle Hat sighed.

"Why did you hire him? He knows all the laws by heart. Do you think you can outmaneuver him?"

Uncle Hat, thinking about the statement he made yesterday, couldn't help but ask Zhao Meilan out of curiosity:

"How could such a powerful man let you bully him for so many years without fighting back? Maybe this is true love."

Zhao Meilan was now feeling a little regretful. If she had known Su Daqiang had this ability, she wouldn't have resorted to beatings and scoldings so easily, taking advantage of his ignorance.

If we cherish this skill and let Su Daqiang use some of it in his daily life, wouldn't his life be prosperous and thriving?
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　　(End of this chapter)