A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1258 Call Me Daddy! (Please Subscribe!)
Last night, Hua Shier really didn't expect that the person blocking her way was Xu Zhengtai from "Sisters Who Make Waves," nor did she expect that the KTV he tricked was the same shabby place that was advertised as a scam in the movie.

These days, who would have thought that two rows of long, white legs at the entrance would just turn out to be just someone singing along?

Furthermore, Xu Zhengtai's act of driving his car to intercept others and demanding an explanation while armed—who can consider him a good person?

Hua Shier felt that Xu Zhengtai was lucky to be alive. If it were the Republican era or ancient society he had lived in, and he encountered someone like this, why would he bother with legal procedures? He would have just pulled out an M500.

One shot, one kill; their brains splattered to smithereens, unrecognizable.

However, once Hua Shier knew it was Xu Zhengtai, she could understand his behavior. After all, judging from the movie, this kid wasn't very normal.

He had just been thinking about whether to get the other person out, but after hearing Niu Aihua's words, he immediately became somewhat unwilling.

In his view, from Niu Aihua's perspective, it's normal for you to ask Hua Shier to go to the police station to clarify things, get people out, and clear up misunderstandings. But what does it mean to ask him to say that he framed someone?
Hua Shier chuckled coldly:
"What kind of talk is that? What do you mean by framing me? Let me ask you a few questions!"

Did your boyfriend block my son and me in his car? Was he carrying a weapon?

"I paid money to ensure my safety, did he ask for that money back?"

"Then tell me, if this isn't robbery, what is it?"

Niu Aihua couldn't answer any of the first three questions, because they were all true, and she was so anxious that tears were streaming down her face. But when she heard about the robbery, she tearfully defended herself:
"You don't understand Zheng at all. You only accepted it because you gave it to him. He would never rob someone!"

Hua Twelve chuckled:

"Why don't you say that even if he hadn't been armed and blocked me, I wouldn't have given him any money in the first place!"

"you"

Niu Aihua was so anxious that she couldn't speak, and she began to feel scared because she was now starting to think that Hua Shier's words and logic made some sense.

What she feared was that even she, Ah Zheng's girlfriend, thought what the other party said made sense, so wouldn't those uncles in hats be even more convinced that Ah Zheng was the robber?

How can this matter be explained clearly?
Niu Aihua became increasingly panicked, her palms sweating, and her voice trembling slightly:
"But, Ah Zheng really didn't mean to rob you. He was just angry, that's why he went to argue with you."

After Hua Shier finished speaking, he waved his hand:
"That's none of my business. Anyway, I will absolutely not go to the police station and say that I framed your boyfriend. You should leave now, I still have to work!"

He gestured for her to leave, and Niu Aihua stood in the courtyard, looking at him with a sad yet stubborn expression, clearly not wanting to leave.

Hua Shier simply ignored her, went back inside, and continued 'creating' at the table in the living room.

After a while, he heard Niu Aihua's footsteps and she actually came into the house. He put down his pen impatiently, looked up, and said:
"Ma'am, I didn't let you into my house. If you keep doing this, I'll call the police!"

Niu Aihua bent both knees and actually knelt down:

"Please, please let Ah Zheng go. He's really not a bad person, he's just simple-minded."

Hua Shier quickly stepped aside, refusing to kneel down.
"With your demands, asking me to go to the police station and confess to framing Xu Zhengtai, I definitely can't agree to it. Your kneeling won't help!"

He emphasized the word 'framed', and Niu Aihua realized what he meant and quickly corrected herself:

"It's not a frame-up, it's a misunderstanding. Please go to the police station and explain it clearly, I beg you!"

Hua Shier nodded slightly:
"If that's what you want to say, it's not impossible, but we can't just listen to one side of the story. You can't just say Xu Zhengtai is a good person and then make him a good person, can you?"

"Let me ask you, that KTV you run is a sham, selling drinks but not their bodies. Just think about it, it's sure to have cheated a lot of people. If it weren't for someone protecting it, it probably would have been smashed up countless times by now, right?"

"Judging from how arrogant your boyfriend was yesterday, I'd guess he's either the owner of that KTV or someone who's protecting you!"

"Look at his behavior and how he dresses like a gangster. How can you expect me to believe you if you say he's not a bad person?"

Niu Aihua quickly explained:
"I'm not lying to you. Ah Zheng has been watching too many movies. He bought two big swords and when he has nothing to do at night, he carries them on his back and goes out to fight crime!"

"Over time, people started to think he was mentally unstable, so they didn't dare to mess with him. When someone caused trouble at a karaoke bar, they would see that my boyfriend was him and then they would let it go, afraid that he might actually be mentally ill and hurt someone again!"

After she finished speaking, fearing that Hua Shier wouldn't believe her, she added:
"If you don't believe me, you can ask around our neighborhood. Everyone knows about this. Please, please let Ah Zheng go, I beg you."

As she spoke, she turned around and faced the direction again, and then she was about to kowtow.

Hua Twelve reached out and stopped him:
"If what you say is true, it's not impossible for me to help get your boyfriend out, but I have conditions."

Niu Aihua immediately became alert:
"You, what do you want to do!"

Hua Shier raised an eyebrow:

"What do you say?"

Niu Aihua instinctively covered her chest with her hand: "Don't even think about it!"

Hua Twelve scoffed:
"It seems you don't love your boyfriend that much either. You're not even willing to make the slightest sacrifice to save him!"

"Let me tell you, given Xu Zhengtai's current situation, according to Article 263 of the Criminal Law, anyone who robs public or private property by violence, coercion, or other means shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three years but not more than ten years!"

"He was holding a steel pipe, which constitutes armed robbery. The circumstances are serious. Don't even think about 3 years. The minimum sentence will be at least 10 years!"

"Then he acted with another person, which is a gang crime, and the circumstances are even more serious. Your boyfriend is the main culprit, and his sentence will be between ten and fifteen years. The other unlucky guy might get a lighter sentence, but he will still get about seven to twelve years!"

Hua Shier, at this moment, was like a villain in a movie, chuckling sinisterly:

"Have you thought this through? You really won't agree to my conditions?"

Niu Aihua trembled all over, tears streaming down her face. With trembling hands, she slowly raised her clothes and began to unbutton them, her lips quivering as she spoke.
"If you go back on your word, I'll haunt you even after I'm dead!"

Hua Shier stopped teasing her and grabbed her hand:

"What are you doing? We were talking perfectly fine, why are you unbuttoning your shirt? What kind of person do you take me for!"

Niu Aihua stared wide-eyed, looking completely bewildered; "Didn't you say so?"

Hua Twelve suppressed a laugh and said:

"What did I say? I haven't even mentioned any conditions and you're already taking off your clothes. What, are you trying to scam me? With your washboard figure, what are you going to do, washing my clothes? We don't need you, I have a washing machine!"

Niu Aihua's face turned red instantly. She really wanted to hit someone. If what you said wasn't so easily misunderstood, would she even be able to unbutton her clothes?
She suppressed the urge to run away and asked:

"So what exactly do you want me to do to let Ah Zheng go?"

Before they knew it, it was afternoon. Hua Shier and Niu Aihua went to the police station from yesterday and found Uncle Hat, who was handling the case.

"What? Xu Zhengtai is mentally ill?"

Uncle Hat looked incredulous.

Hua Shier sighed:
"Yes, if his girlfriend hadn't found me, I wouldn't have believed it either. This guy, he's always carrying two big swords around pretending to be a knight-errant. All the neighbors know he's mentally unstable!" "Look, this is the diagnosis the maternal and child health hospital gave him three years ago. It said he has severe delusional disorder, but he's not aggressive, so his family hasn't really taken care of him. Yesterday, he just stopped me; he didn't hurt me. So I think it's all a misunderstanding!"

Uncle Hat was speechless:
"The logic is sound, but isn't this diagnosis from the Maternal and Child Health Hospital a bit far-fetched? At least a diagnosis from a mental hospital would be more appropriate. Besides, Xu Tailang is already twenty-five, isn't he? Why would he go to a Maternal and Child Health Hospital for treatment?"

Niu Aihua was so nervous that she started sweating. She felt that this method was unreliable. The key issue was that they couldn't buy a proper diagnosis from a mental hospital, and it still cost them two thousand yuan.

Hua Twelve, however, showed no sign of panic; he smiled faintly.
"Comrade, you lack understanding. The Maternal and Child Health Hospital has set up a psychiatry department to provide mental health services for women, children and adolescents. The doctors there are licensed, and the diagnoses they issue are legally valid!"

"Regarding your question about age, Xu Zhengtai is 24 years old this year. Our GQ magazine defines youth as 14-28 years old, UNESCO considers it 16-45 years old, and the World Health Organization defines it as 18-44 years old."

"Therefore, regardless of whether we use domestic or international standards, Xu Zhengtai falls under the category of young people and meets the criteria for young people in the 'teenagers' service provided by maternal and child health hospitals!"

When Hua Shier said this, not only Niu Aihua and the man in the hat in front of her, but even the men in the hats working around them were stunned.

Uncle Hat came to his senses:

"When you were giving your statement yesterday, what did you say your profession was?"

Hua Shier reintroduced himself:
"My name is Su Daqiang. I was originally a high school teacher, but I was transferred to be a librarian for seventeen years because I had more children than allowed. I have now resigned and am writing at home. I am a future bestselling author. Would you like my autograph?"

Now everyone understood. No wonder she talked like a sow wearing a bra, one thing after another. After being a librarian for seventeen years, her knowledge had become all over the place!
Niu Aihua thought of a famous saying: "Pomegranate mangoes are not scary, what's scary is a pomegranate mango with culture!"

With all the evidence and paperwork complete, the police station, though missing out on a golden opportunity, didn't make things difficult for them. They called the neighborhood committee to inquire about Xu Zhengtai's usual behavior and, upon learning that he did indeed seem like a mentally ill person, agreed to drop the case.

The charge was changed from suspected robbery to a 12-hour administrative detention, and the time has now passed.

Although the case has not yet been sent to the procuratorate, Xu Zhengtai and Liu Yi were transferred to the detention center in the morning. They handled the paperwork and let Niu Aihua go there to pick them up.

At 2:30 p.m., Xu Zhengtai and Liu Yi, both with stubble on their faces, walked out of the detention center gate.

Niu Aihua pounced on her immediately:
"Ah Zheng!"

"Ahua, what brings you here? Don't worry, it's nothing. Why are you crying? Look, I'm fine!"

Xu Zhengtai had barely finished speaking in his Hong Kong/Taiwan accent when his little brother Liu Yi shouted:
"Brother Zheng, look who's there!"

Following the direction Liu Yi pointed, Xu Zhengtai looked towards the shade of a tree not far away, his eyes widened instantly, and then he flew into a rage:
"Holy crap, it's that kid who tricked us!"

Hua Shier stepped forward, smiling and waving at the two of them:
"Aren't you surprised to see me? Aren't you taken aback?"

Xu Zhengtai shouted, "Liu Yi, get him!"

Niu Aihua stepped directly in front of the two: "What do you want to do?"

Xu Zhengtai stopped in his tracks, pointing suspiciously at Niu Aihua, then at Hua Shier:
"you."

Hua Shier laughed heartily: "Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. You little boy, right? Come on, call me Daddy!"

Xu Zhengtai was furious: "You cheated us and then took advantage of me?"

Niu Aihua was a little embarrassed, but fearing that the two would fight, she quickly explained:

"Ah Zheng, I've already recognized Mr. Su as my godfather!"

“No seats!”

Hua Twelve said with a smile:

“My daughter came to my house early this morning to plead for you, insisting that I let you go. But we’re not related, and if I agree to her request, what will people think of us? It will damage Xiaohua’s reputation!”

"So I suggested that she become my godfather, so that she wouldn't be an outsider, and I could then legitimately get you out of trouble!"

"So? I heard you're my little flower's boyfriend. Do you want to marry her? If you do, call me 'Dad,' otherwise I'll object to this marriage!"

Niu Aihua lowered her head shyly: "Godfather, he hasn't proposed to me yet!"

Xu Zhengtai was speechless when he saw Niu Aihua's expression. So you're serious?

Niu Aihua said to Xu Zhengtai:
“Ah Zheng, although it was to save you, I think my godfather is a good person. Since I agreed to let him be my godfather, I will keep my word!”

The truth is, Niu Aihua had a premonition that this godfather was kind on the outside but ruthless on the inside. If she went back on her word, given his low intelligence, he would want to play them to death, and she and A-Zheng would be doomed!
Besides, having such a clever godfather isn't a bad thing, is it? At least when she was unbuttoning her clothes at the Su family's house, he didn't take advantage of her.

Xu Zhengtai was so frustrated. He was wronged and spent the night in the detention center. The next day, he had to call someone "Dad." Where could he go to seek justice?
A real man shouldn't easily recognize a thief as his father. Even for Xiaohua's sake, he couldn't do it, he snorted coldly.
"Call me Dad, go ahead!"

Hua Shier laughed heartily. This was his wicked sense of humor. What should he call Brother Chao when he travels through time?
We're a family, just thinking about it feels great!

Hua Shier pulled out a stack of bills:
"Son, this is a gift from Daddy, five thousand yuan. Take it and spend it!"

Xu Zhengtai and Liu Yi stumbled back several steps:
"Dad, you'd better put this thing away right away. We've already inquired, it'll take three to ten years!"

Niu Aihua was both amused and exasperated.

Seeing that they insisted on not accepting it, Hua Shier smiled and said:
"Fine, if you don't want to accept it, then here's what I'll do: I've accepted Aihua as my goddaughter, so I have to show my appreciation. Tonight, I'll treat you to hot pot at my house, and I'll also introduce you to my younger brother and sister, my two little monsters!"

He didn't allow the other party to refuse, making a decision in one word:

"It's settled then. Oh, and if you have any friends or acquaintances, invite them over so we can all have a good time!"

That evening, when Su Mingcheng got home from school, he was surprised to find that he had a new older sister, and the person who had blocked his way yesterday had inexplicably become his brother-in-law.

Ignoring everyone else, Hua Shier smiled and looked at a thin young man wearing glasses:
"So your name is Xiao Ma!"

The young man nodded somewhat shyly: "A famous vine!"

During the meal, Hua Shier picked up his wine glass:
"We became friends after our fight. If it weren't for what happened yesterday, I wouldn't be your father. Let's all have a toast!"

Su Mingcheng suppressed a laugh, watching Xu Zhengtai's face turn as black as the bottom of a pot, yet he still had to raise his glass to toast his father, and he just couldn't help but chuckle.

There's nothing a hot pot meal can't solve; the atmosphere became lively halfway through the drinks.

Taking the opportunity, Hua Shier asked Xu Zhengtai and the others if they had thought about the future and had any plans for it!
Xu Zhengtai told Liu Yi that he wanted to stock up on pagers, but Hua Shier looked disgusted.

He turned to Xiao Ma and asked affectionately:
"Little Ma, do you have any plans?"

Xiao Ma was a little shy; "I have a rough idea, I want to make an instant messaging software called OICQ!"

Hua Shier clapped his hands: "Great idea! I'll invest in you! Is one million enough? And forget about 'Ai Xi Kou' (爱西抠), let's keep it simple and just call it 'Kou Kou' (扣扣)!"

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　　(End of this chapter)