A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1264 Interview? Exposing Zhao Meilan's true colors in public!
P.S.: It's been approved and just released. Don't blame Xia Tian for the late release!

No sooner had the female reporter finished speaking than Hua Shier raised a question:
"The 'Ordinary People' program team? Sorry, I don't watch TV much. What do you do?"

Before the female reporter could speak, Zhao Meilan already looked impatient:

"Alright, Su Daqiang, they've already brought the camera, do you think they'd lie to you? Quickly open the door and let the reporter in to talk!"

Hua Shier waved his hand:
"I'm not talking to you, but I'm asking this reporter, what's it to you?"

"you"

Zhao Meilan was used to being bossy in front of Su Daqiang, and when she saw him talk back to her, she instinctively wanted to lose her temper.

The female reporter quickly said:
"Ms. Zhao, please don't rush. Let's clarify things before we can conduct the interview!"

She gave Hua Twelve a very infectious smile:
"Mr. Su, our program 'Ordinary People's Homes' mainly focuses on the real lives of ordinary people, and is committed to resolving the thorny and complex contradictions and problems faced by ordinary people, helping them solve problems and get out of difficulties."

Hua Shier nodded in realization: "Oh, then your program has a great concept!"

He originally thought this was similar to the mediator programs of later generations, but after listening to the reporter's introduction, it seemed that in addition to mediating conflicts, this program could also help ordinary people solve their difficulties.

He asked the reporter again, "Comrade, what is your surname?"

The female reporter showed Hua Shier her press card:
"My surname is Bian, the Bian of border defense. I'm an intern reporter at Suzhou TV. You can call me Reporter Bian, or Xiao Bian, it's fine with you!"

Hua Shier nodded, but showed no intention of opening the door:

“Reporter Bian, look, you said your program helps ordinary people solve problems and get out of trouble. I don’t have any problems or troubles, so I don’t need to bother you. Let’s leave it at that!”

He smiled at the other person, took a step back into the yard, and was about to close the door.

The female reporter was both amused and exasperated, and quickly pushed the door open with her hand:
"Oh, Mr. Su, didn't I say we were entrusted by your wife, Ms. Zhao Meilan, to mediate the issues between you and your husband? Would you like to go inside and talk?"

Hua Shier pulled out her divorce certificate from her pocket (storage space) and showed it to her husband:
"Reporter Bian, you've probably made a mistake. Look at this, it's our divorce certificate. We're no longer husband and wife!"

Zhao Meilan finally couldn't take it anymore. She put one hand on her hip and pointed at Hua Shier with the other:
"Su Daqiang, are you ever going to stop? You think you're so great?!"

Hua Shier waved his hand and said, "I don't argue with shrewish women. Since we're already divorced, let's part ways amicably and wish each other well. What do you mean by bringing reporters to my door?"

Zhao Meilan wanted to argue further, but her interview assistant calmed her down. Then the reporter smiled apologetically at Hua Shier:
"Mr. Su, I didn't explain clearly earlier. Your ex-wife, Zhao Meilan, has objections to the division of property during your divorce and has entrusted us to communicate and mediate with you. Do you understand now?"

"Understood!"

Hua Shier extended two fingers:
"I'll only say two things. First, we're getting a divorce, and Zhao Meilan is the one at fault. I have written evidence that she voluntarily gave up all her assets and left with nothing, and it even has her signature on it!"

"Secondly, the 'Regulations on the Organization of People's Mediation Committees' in my country only apply to grassroots mediation organizations. Media mediation does not have legal effect. I believe in the law, so I refuse mediation that has no legal effect!"

"Since my marriage with Zhao Meilan was legally dissolved and both parties had no objections at the time, there's nothing more to say afterward!"

After Hua Shier finished speaking, he smiled and asked the reporter:
"Reporter, have I made myself clear enough?"

He was about to close the door again when a reporter interrupted, saying:
"Mr. Su, this interview is going to be broadcast on TV. If you refuse mediation, the broadcast will only show your ex-wife, Ms. Zhao's, side of the story, which will put you in a very passive position!"

"Oh ho, threatening me?"

Hua Twelve laughed:

"Xiao Bian, no wonder you're just an intern reporter, you're still quite inexperienced. Well then, let me teach you a lesson!"

According to Article 34 of the "Regulations on Radio and Television Administration" implemented in 1997, television stations shall produce programs in an objective and impartial manner and shall not infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and legal persons.

“If you broadcast Zhao Meilan’s false accusations without verification, it would be an act of ‘defamation’ that is expressly prohibited by Article 49 of the Regulations. If I complain to your superiors, your station will lose its eligibility for awards this year.”

The reporter was stunned, and his assistant and cameraman were both speechless and sweating profusely.

Hua Shier wasn't finished speaking:

"And Xiao Bian, I believe your words just now contained a threatening element, which has violated Article 4 of the 'Code of Professional Ethics for Journalists' issued in 1997, which stipulates that 'report the facts, speak the truth, and do not fabricate or distort the facts!'"

"Now that Guojiatai's 'Jiaofang' is in its golden period of public opinion supervision, aren't you afraid of being called out by Lao Cui and Lao Bai?"

"And I remember last year Southern Weekly reported that a local TV reporter was publicly reprimanded by the Journalists Association for a similar threatening behavior. That reporter was eventually transferred. Xiao Bian, you're still an intern. If I cause you trouble because of what you just said, you'll lose your job, won't you?"

Hua Shier is familiar with the law because he used to be a criminal police captain.

He was familiar with the "Regulations on Radio and Television Administration" because he was involved in the arts and entertainment industry in "The Children of Qiao Family". He not only frequently dealt with CCTV and various local TV stations, but he also experienced many defamation lawsuits.

So the reporter's words just now really hit a brick wall.

The reporter broke out in a cold sweat and apologized repeatedly.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Su. I was inexperienced and too hasty. Please don't take it to heart!"

The cameraman and interview assistant also spoke up for Hua Shier, apologizing to him.

Zhao Meilan was completely dumbfounded. What was going on? Su Daqiang had scared the reporter with just a few words. This wouldn't do.

She cried out:
"Su Daqiang, you're just feeling guilty. I've been with you for so many years, given birth to your children, what right do you have to divorce me? What right do you have to make me leave with nothing? If you're so capable, then explain yourself clearly in front of everyone!"

It was the time when adults were getting off work and students were leaving school, and many neighbors and passersby gathered around to watch the spectacle.

As soon as Zhao Meilan finished shouting, someone in the crowd asked in surprise, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

A young man carrying a suitcase squeezed out of the crowd.

Hua Shier glanced at it and recognized it as the image of Su Mingzhe, Su Daqiang's eldest son, from his memories.

Su Mingzhe was only twenty-three or twenty-four years old at the time. He was a handsome young man, like the third male lead in a Qiong Yao drama.

He had just returned from Beijing for summer vacation. As soon as he entered Tongde Lane, he saw a crowd gathered in front of his house. Just as he was wondering what was going on, he heard his mother Zhao Meilan's voice and quickly squeezed in to see what was happening.

Upon seeing her eldest son, the most successful man in the family, Zhao Meilan could no longer maintain her usual strong demeanor. She rushed over, hugged her son, and cried out:
“Son, your dad is a monster. He’s changed his mind. He not only betrayed your uncle, but he also divorced me and made me leave with nothing!”

Those who knew the situation understood that it wasn't like that, while many onlookers pointed and whispered about Hua Twelve Fingers after hearing Zhao Meilan's words.

Zhao Meilan held her son and cried loudly. The cameraman's lens was almost shoved into her face. After filming Zhao Meilan, he filmed Hua Shier, all close-ups. The cameraman didn't care whether the footage could be broadcast or not; he just wanted to shoot such good footage first.

Before Zhao Meilan could finish crying, she heard someone outside the crowd yell:

"Who bullied my mom? Mom, don't be afraid, your son is here!"

A person forcefully parted the crowd; it was Su Mingcheng, who had just returned home from school. Behind him followed Su Mingyu, whose world-weary expression returned upon hearing Zhao Meilan's voice.

Upon seeing Zhao Meilan holding Su Mingzhe, Su Mingcheng immediately said:

"Big brother, you're back! What's wrong with Mom?"

Su Mingyu glanced at Zhao Meilan, then walked over to Hua Shier and asked with concern:
"Dad, are you okay?"

Hua Shier smiled with satisfaction at her daughter: "For your dad, this is nothing!" The reporter then turned to Hua Shier and asked:

"Mr. Su, look at this interview. Of course, if you say you won't accept the interview and mediation, then we'll stop here. Don't worry, this episode definitely won't be broadcast!"

Hua Shier glanced at the reporter, and her impression of her plummeted.

He always felt that the reporter had some ill intentions.

At this moment, Su Mingzhe comforted Zhao Meilan before speaking to Hua Twelve:
"Dad, is everything Mom said true?"

Hua Shier really wanted to say, "Jenny, damn it, Jenny, so everything I said to you on the phone was for nothing? You start to doubt your father just because Zhao Meilan cries, huh?"
He turned to the reporter on the side and said:

"I've changed my mind. I think it's better to clarify things in public in this situation. But let's not do it at home. Let's do it right here at the door, so everyone can judge the matter!"

The reporter was overjoyed: "That's great, Mr. Su. We also have a segment where we interview the neighbors. Shall we start the interviews now?"

Hua Shier waved his hand: "Wait a minute, I'll go back and get some things!"

He told Su Mingyu to watch the door and not let anyone else in before turning around, going into the courtyard, and closing the door.

After entering the courtyard, Hua Twelve released Gu Yi, took out a camera from his storage space and handed it to him. He first explained the current situation, and then gave the instructions:
"I have a feeling that female reporter is no good. Later, set up a mirror space and use this camera to film me face-to-face in the mirror space. If her report dares to distort the facts, I'll take out the evidence and launch a counterattack!"

Gu Yi smiled and nodded; "Alright, I've been protecting the Earth for hundreds of years, it'll be a good time for me to experience the everyday life of humans!"

Hua Shier rolled her eyes: "Just say you're eating melons, why make it sound so poetic!"

Gu Yi took the camera, fiddled with it for a few moments, and then casually placed it in the mirror space, taking the camera with her.

The mirrored space she created this time allows you to see the outside world, but the outside world can't see inside, making close-up photography incredibly easy!

Hua Shier took out a lot of yellow paper that he used when he was learning Taoist magic, then put the yellow paper in a brazier, went into the house to find a photo of Su Daqiang's mother, and then carried the brazier out.

The reporter was taken aback when he came out carrying a brazier and yellow paper.
"Mr. Su, what's wrong?"

Hua Shier said calmly, "An interview should be done in a formal way. I'll hold a ceremony first to show my respect for you!"

He shouted loudly, "Make way, folks, young and old, please step aside!"

Hua Twelve placed Su's mother's photograph three feet away from the door, then called out:

"Mingzhe, Mingcheng, Mingyu, come here and kowtow to your grandmother!"

When Zhao Meilan saw Su Daqiang take out his mother's photo and leave it there, her face turned pale, and she snorted coldly.
"Su Daqiang, the reporter is here to mediate the conflict, stop with this useless nonsense!"

Su Mingzhe, who was called over, asked in confusion:

"Dad, why did you take out Grandma's photo?"

Su Mingcheng, who valued his reputation, felt his face burning with embarrassment seeing so many people watching his family's affairs while his father acted so irresponsibly.
"Dad, there are so many people watching. Can we talk inside the yard?"

Hua Shier snorted coldly: "No way!"

He looked at Zhao Meilan:

"Zhao Meilan, you say I'm doing all this useless stuff, but as the old saying goes, water has its source and a tree has its roots. There's a reason for our conflict. If the reporter wants to mediate, then we have to start from the beginning, right?"

The reporter was puzzled, but agreed with these statements:

"Mr. Su is right. So what exactly is the conflict? Please tell me from the beginning!"

Hua Shier pointed to the spot where Su's mother's photo was displayed and said to Su's three children:
“Back then, your grandmother was pushed down here by your mother, Zhao Meilan. It was raining heavily at the time, and this place was flooded!”

“Your grandmother was pushed into the water by her daughter-in-law and cried. She was heartbroken and in pain, and her body was frostbitten. When I got home from get off work, your grandmother was seriously ill and passed away a few days later!”

Hua Shier shouted to the surroundings:

"Do you still remember your old neighbors? Is this what happened?"

When Zhao's mother caused trouble last time, many people recalled it. Now that he asked, the old neighbors all said the same thing:

"Yes, that's when the eldest sister of the Su family was frostbitten. This Zhao Meilan pushed her mother-in-law into a puddle, then slammed the door shut, and didn't even give her a change of her wet clothes!"

Hua Shier said to Su Mingcheng, "Last time you asked me, I didn't tell you because I wanted to wait for your brother to come back and tell you together. Now you all know, right? Kneel down and kowtow to your grandmother!"

Su Mingzhe and Su Mingcheng were stunned. They hadn't expected this to actually happen. Their grandmother's passing was actually related to their mother.

The two brothers couldn't believe it, but the facts were right in front of them. In a daze, they knelt down with Su Mingyu before their mother's photo.

Hua Shier placed the brazier on the ground and began burning paper money.

The photographers nearby captured all of these moments on camera.

Hua Shier shouted as he burned paper money:
"Mom, your son Su Daqiang divorced that daughter-in-law who bullied the Su family. Su Daqiang is no longer weak. From now on, he will live an upright life and not let anyone bully him!"

Strangely enough, at that moment, the heat from the fire pit formed a whirlwind, carrying the burning ashes into the sky.

Everyone was stunned. It's rare to encounter such a situation even when burning paper money, let alone seeing a whirlwind flying straight upwards.

Many young onlookers offered nonsensical scientific explanations, such as aerodynamics or hot air rising, while the elderly discussed it, saying it was Su Daqiang's mother watching over him from heaven.

Hua Shierchao's three children shouted, "Kowtowing!"

Su Mingyu kowtowed to the ground, and Su Mingzhe and Su Mingcheng also kowtowed. They had nothing to say about kowtowing to their grandmother.

The reporter from Hua Shierchao asked:
“Reporter Bian, it’s no exaggeration for my mother to say that Zhao Meilan killed her. I’ve been bullied by her for so many years. Ask the neighbors around you. She would beat and scold me whenever she was unhappy. What’s wrong with me divorcing her under such circumstances? How do you resolve this conflict that is tantamount to killing one’s mother?”

Zhao Meilan retorted, "You're talking nonsense! So what if I pushed your mother? Why don't you say anything when your mother insulted me?"

Hua Twelve sneered:

"That's because you're unfaithful. Back when we got married, not only did you have premarital sex, but you also lied to our family and demanded an exorbitant dowry. Go ask around, in 1976, who asked for 3,000 yuan as a dowry for their daughter? Were you marrying off your daughter or selling her? You're a woman who's been cheated on, why do you have the right to ask for so much money!"

He addressed those around him:

“You young people probably don’t know the value of three thousand yuan back then. Our house, a two-story building with four rooms and a small yard, could buy three houses this big a few years later when houses could be bought and sold!”

When Hua Shier said that, the young people all looked at him with disbelief.

He continued:

"On our wedding day, I discovered she wasn't a real woman. My mom went to confront her. Is there anything wrong with that? What was the social climate like in '76? It was an era when dating without the intention of marriage was considered playing games! Zhao Meilan was a real woman!"

Zhao Meilan got angry and rushed forward to kick the fire pit: "Who are you talking about? You're the one who's like a 'durian mang,' your whole family are like 'durian mangs'!"

People nearby quickly stopped her, and the reporters hadn't expected so much to happen during this time:
"Mr. Su, your mother's matter is from many years ago, and it doesn't have much to do with the division of property during your divorce. You just mentioned so many regulations and laws, so let's put aside the past and talk about the division of property in your divorce from a legal perspective, shall we?"

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