A hundred flavors of life

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Back in Ode to Joy, Hua Shier went straight to 2201. As soon as she entered, she saw Andy chasing Xiaoming all over the house with slippers in her hand. Andy, dressed in her home clothes and holding slippers, looked nothing like a high-achieving professional or a returned overseas student.

Xiao Ming looked like he had done something wrong and didn't dare to meet Hua Shier's gaze.

Upon seeing Hua Shier return, Andy exclaimed, "You've come at the perfect time! Quick, stop him for me! I'm determined to give him a complete childhood!"

Hua Shier chuckled and stepped between the two:

"What's going on? We finally found our little brother, and we always treat him like a precious gem. How could you be so heartless as to lay a hand on him today!"

Andy, hands on his hips and panting, said, "Guess what I just found him looking at? A porn site! He's only been home a few days and he's already gone astray!"

Xiao Ming stood to the side, his face as red as a ripe apple, looking exactly like a primary school student caught doing something wrong.

Hua Shier was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter. Andy stomped her feet in anger:

"My brother has gone astray, and you're still laughing!"

“You really treat Xiaoming like a little kid,” Hua Shier explained with a smile. “The fact that he’s curious about the opposite sex at his age shows that he’s gradually returning to normal. If you ask me, this is a good sign that his autism is improving.”

These words were like a bucket of clear water, instantly extinguishing the anger in Andy's heart.

She paused, then suddenly realized—yes, her younger brother was no longer an innocent child, but a spirited young man. Didn't this behavior show that his closed-off heart was opening up to the outside world?
Once Andy understood this, his anger vanished instantly, replaced by surprise and relief.

She dropped her slippers, walked up to Xiaoming, and ruffled his hair: "I'm sorry, Xiaoming, I misunderstood you. This is a good thing; it means you're making progress."

However, amidst the relief, a practical problem arose in my mind.

Andy asked softly, "Xiaoming, tell your sister, how did you find those websites?"

Xiao Ming lowered his head timidly, twisting the hem of his clothes with his fingers, and honestly confessed in a voice barely audible, "It's an address from my browser's bookmarks."

The air froze instantly.

Andy's smile froze. She slowly turned around, her gaze like two cold rays, locking onto Hua Shier, who was quietly moving towards the door.

Her gaze shifted instantly from the boundless tenderness she had shown her brother to the sharp, menacing look of a career woman.

"So, it turns out you're the one who's been leading bad habits, you've corrupted Xiaoming!"

Hua Shier was about to run away when he opened the door and saw Fan Shengmei about to knock. In that moment of hesitation, he was hit on the back by a slipper.

"you."

Fan Shengmei looked at Andy, who had caught up with her, with suspicion. She felt that there was probably something going on between the two of them.

Andy, embarrassed to admit it, blushed and said, "Wang Baichuan bullied my brother, so I taught him a lesson."

Hua Shier touched his nose. How should I put it? Helping Xiaoming broaden his horizons and see some beautiful young ladies from a foreign land, how can that be called bullying?

He nodded to Fan Shengmei, showing no desire to say anything more.

"Go find Andy, you two talk, I'm going downstairs to play games!"

Unexpectedly, Fan Shengmei said:

"I came to find you. I saw no one downstairs, so I came to see if you were playing with Xiaoming!"

Andy said, "Then come in and talk!"

Fan Shengmei shook her head and said:

"No need, it's just a matter of a few words. I have to go to the hospital after I finish talking. My dad and Lei Lei are both hospitalized. My mom helps take care of them during the day, and I need to go over tonight so she can get some rest!"

She didn't hide anything from Andy and directly stated the purpose of her visit to Hua Shier: she wanted to sell the two mortgaged properties, deduct the amount used to pay off debts, and use the remaining money to hire a caregiver for her father so that she could help take care of him while she was at work.

Otherwise, her mother would be too busy, and she was afraid that the old lady would get sick from overwork.

"can!"

Hua Shier agreed without much thought:

"Your two apartments are in older buildings, and they're worth over 700,000 yuan together. Once we've completed the paperwork, I'll transfer the money to you directly!"

Nantong's housing prices will continue to rise for a few more years. If Hua Shier buys it at market price, he will make a profit. Even if he doesn't like Fan Shengmei, he has no reason not to do something that can help people and make money.

Clearly, Fan Shengmei had inquired about housing prices before coming, and upon hearing the price offered by Hua Shier, she smiled with satisfaction:

"Thank you very much, old classmate!"

The next day, Fan Shengmei took the power of attorney signed by her parents and went with Hua Shier back to Nantong to transfer the ownership of the two properties and to take a look at them.

The transfer went smoothly. Once the formalities were completed, Hua Shier transferred the remaining 500,000 yuan, after deducting the loan amount, to Fan Shengmei's account.

Then Fan Shengmei took Hua Shier to see a house, but they unexpectedly encountered a small problem at the old Fan family building.

As soon as the two reached the floor where Fan Shengmei's parents lived, they saw several men who looked like gangsters squatting in the hallway.

One of them looked the two up and down, and when his gaze landed on Fan Shengmei's face, he stood up:

"You must be Fan Shengmei! I've seen you in the group photo at your house!"

Fan Shengmei asked in confusion, "I am Fan Shengmei, and you are?"

The man said with a stern face:

"I'm here to collect a debt from your family. You know about your brother's assault, right? The person who was assaulted was my younger brother, and he's still in the hospital. We've paid all the medical bills ourselves. Enough said, just give me the money!"

He spat after he finished speaking:
"Your family is really something, leaving my place completely deserted. I've been squatting here for days. Let me tell you, your family has to pay for our lost wages, or I'm not letting you off the hook!"

Upon hearing that it was about her brother's messy affairs, Fan Shengmei's eyes immediately reddened, and she retorted sharply:
“I have no money. Go find whoever hit you. It’s no use making a scene here. Let me tell you, my brother and sister-in-law have disappeared. My father is hospitalized in Shanghai with a cerebral hemorrhage. I have no money to give you. If you can’t handle it, call the police. If you can bring Fan Shengying back, I’ll send you a banner!”

The man was stunned for a moment, and then he cursed:
"You bitch, trying to act tough with me? Believe me, I'll forgo my money and ruin your face!"

As soon as he said that, the other men surrounded him, each one looking menacing.

Despite Fan Shengmei's tough stance when she says "I have no money," she's actually scared when these men try to confront her, and she hides behind Hua Shier in fear.

Hua Shier greeted the men:

"Alright, stop scaring her. If you really scratch her face, would you dare to lay a hand on her? What era are we living in? You're just after money, right? Let's go inside and talk!"

After saying that, he took the key given to him by Fan Shengmei, opened the door to the Fan family's house, and went in first. Fan Shengmei followed closely behind him, looking worried.

The group of thugs glanced at Hua Shier, said nothing, and followed him in. They sat down on the chairs in the living room, and the one who had spoken earlier spoke first:

“Brother is right. We live in a society governed by law. The Fan family should pay compensation for assaulting someone. There’s nothing more to say about this. Just pay up and that’s it!”

Hua Shier sat at the living room table, tapping his hand on the surface:

"Get the money, no problem. Just bring me the details and give me the total, and I'll transfer the money to you right now!"

The man asked in confusion, "You've become the head of the Fan family?"

Fan Shengmei tugged at Hua Shier and whispered, "What are you doing!"

Hua Shier glanced at her: "Things have to be resolved eventually, we can't just let them drag on like this. I'll make the decision for you this time, but if you keep pulling me along, I'm not going to help you anymore!"

After saying that, he gave Fan Shengmei a subtle glare.

Fan Shengmei wanted to persuade him further, but seeing Hua Shier's expression and remembering that she had never seen him suffer a loss since their reunion, even a big boss like Wei Wei had been defeated by him, she immediately suppressed her doubts, kept quiet, and waited to see how he would respond.

The man glanced at Fan Shengmei, then at Hua Shier, who smiled and said:
"What are you looking at? If you want money, show me the details and give me the total!"

As Hua Shier spoke, he took out his phone, opened Alipay, and showed off the balance in Yu'ebao to everyone:
"See that? I have over ten million in my Yu'ebao account, do you think I need your little bit of money!" After looking closely, the group of thugs' breathing became much heavier. The man who had been negotiating earlier slammed a stack of medical bills onto the chipped table, making a loud thud.
"This is the current medical expense, 100,000 yuan. My brother's injuries are quite serious, and he will need further treatment, which you must reimburse!"

Fan Shengmei almost couldn't help but curse, but Hua Shier waved her off, then picked up the list, glanced at it casually, and said with a smile:
"Okay, this is a small amount of money for me. But the transfer is fine, but you have to keep these receipts for me. We also need to write a receipt. Otherwise, if I give you the money and you come back with these receipts tomorrow to ask for the money back, who can I complain to?"

When the man heard that he had agreed to pay, he couldn't help but smile and said:
"No problem, no problem. Shall I give you an account?"

Hua Shier nodded: "Give me your account number!"

The man quickly gave out his account number, and Hua Shier had him write a receipt before transferring the money on the spot!
The moment the money arrived in his account, the man burst out laughing:

"Boss, let's leave it at that for now, we won't bother you any longer!"

Hua Shier ignored him completely, put away the receipts and invoices, and took out her phone to dial 110:

“Hello, I need to call the police. Someone here is suspected of using forged medical documents to commit a huge fraud. Yes, the amount involved is 100,000 yuan. I have the evidence right now, and I even secretly recorded it. The suspect is also at the scene.”

"The address is..."

Yes, after showing the other party his Yu'ebao account, he casually turned on the video recording function and recorded the other party's face when asking for money.

The group of thugs were stunned. The man tried to snatch the phone, but Hua Shier slapped him so hard that he flew more than a meter away and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

The men who came with him swarmed forward, and before Hua Shier could even get up, they all knocked him to the ground in a few swift moves.

"What do you want to do?" The thug who was just yelling and shouting a moment ago was now speaking with a trembling voice.

Hua Shier gave a cold laugh:
"Don't you know what I'm doing?"

"Your receipt says you're giving eight bottles of roxithromycin a day. Eight bottles need to be diluted with sixteen bottles of water. Are you trying to overdose on it?"

"Five bottles of warfarin a day? Do you even know what warfarin is? It's an anticoagulant. One bottle a day will make you bleed from all seven orifices, and you're going to take five?"

Hua Shier stood up at the station:

"You people, your brother, and the guy who issued these receipts, you'd better wash your asses and get ready to go to jail!"

"Hehe, the amount of fraud is as high as 100,000, and the period is between three and ten years!"

"Furthermore, because of your extortion, Old Man Fan suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in Shanghai. This constitutes causing serious consequences, and you are definitely going to serve ten years in prison!"

Those gangsters were terrified. They tried to struggle a bit more, hoping to snatch the evidence back before Uncle Hat arrived, but Hua Twelve taught them a lesson.

After dealing with these scumbags, Hua Shier called his legal team. Several top lawyers immediately rushed from Shanghai to Nantong. They were worried that their boss might suffer losses here, so they even called their protégés and well-known lawyers in Nantong to come and support them.

Once inside the police station, Hua Shier provided irrefutable evidence. He didn't even need to say a word; a dozen lawyers came forward together and sealed the case.

When Fan Shengmei came out of the police station, she was extremely excited and thanked her old classmate Hua Shier profusely. The latter said that it was just a coincidence and nothing special.

Actually, when Hua Shier watched the original plot, she was puzzled. Andy clearly discovered the trickery in those documents, but she just scared the other party away and that was it. Afterwards, she asked Xiao Bao Zong to help her mediate.

To say that Andy is afraid of thugs and fears retaliation if he calls the police? That's a joke!
Given Lao Tan's status, one phone call and all these people would be gone. I just don't understand what Andy was thinking.

The only explanation is that the screenwriter deliberately lowered Andy's intelligence to make her owe Bao Zong a favor in order to bring Bao Zong and Andy together.

Back in Shanghai, the girls from Ode to Joy had already learned what had happened through their WeChat conversations with Fan Shengmei. They had prepared a lavish feast to celebrate with her, and of course, they also praised Hua Shier for his actions.

Three days later, Hua Shier and Andy took Xiaoming to the most authoritative psychiatric hospital in Shanghai for a follow-up visit.

The diagnosis was encouraging. The doctor said that Xiaoming's cognitive level and social adaptability were close to that of a normal person. Although he had not fully recovered, he was already able to live a normal life.

Upon hearing this good news, Andy was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

The three drove back to Joyful Song. Just as they arrived at the entrance of the community, a figure suddenly rushed out from the roadside and blocked their car.

Hua Shier reacted quickly, slamming on the brakes to stop the car. Upon closer inspection, he saw that Wei Guoqiang was blocking the way.

The old man pointed angrily at Hua Shier: "You're really something, throwing me all the way to Xinjiang with a pole! If it weren't for Uncle Hat, I would have been wolf food!"

After getting off the bus, Hua Shier vehemently denied it: "Sir, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else? I don't know you at all!"

At this moment, Andy also got out of the car and looked at Wei Guoqiang with suspicion: "Sir, haven't we met somewhere before?"

Upon seeing his daughter, Wei Guoqiang temporarily set aside his pursuit of Hua Shier and turned to Andy, saying:

“My name is Wei Guoqiang. We met at the economic forum.”

Andy instantly remembered: "Oh, it's Teacher Wei!"

Wei Guoqiang shook his head, his tone suddenly becoming heavy: "I am not your teacher, I am yours."

Before he could even utter the word "father," Hua Shier had already grabbed him by the neck, lifted him up, and thrown him into the roadside green belt.

Before Andy could react, Hua Shier shoved her back into the car and drove off.

Back home, Andy calmly looked at Hua Shier: "Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Hua Twelve pondered for a moment, then nodded:

“Since you want to know, then I will tell you everything.” So he began to recount how Wei Guoqiang had abandoned Andy’s mother years ago.

Unlike the original story, Andy feels incredibly safe and secure next to Hua Shier at this moment, and is able to calmly consider this issue.

"If you were in that situation, what would you do?" she asked softly.

Hua Shier gently embraced her:
“He is your father, and no one can make the decision for you. But I want you to know that whatever choice you make, I will support you and will never let anyone hurt you.”

After that, Wei Guoqiang visited Andy several more times. The relationship between father and daughter seemed to have improved, but just like in the original story, Wei Guoqiang's frequent visits caused misunderstandings with his second wife.

No matter how Wei Guoqiang explained that Andy was his daughter, his wife never believed him. She not only repeatedly made trouble for Andy, but also used her connections to sabotage Andy's work, secretly obstructing the merger of Hongxing and Shengxuan Venture Capital, causing problems in the merger.

Hua Shier showed no mercy, writing over a thousand letters of complaint and sending them to everyone from the prefectural government office to the city library.

This allows the original story's plot of Wei Guoqiang's wife being "double-turtleed" to unfold ahead of schedule.

In the days that followed, Hua Shier handed over all the work to Andy, while he often got together with Qu Lianjie and Yao Bin.

Knowing he was not good at management, Qu Lianjie hired a professional manager to run the company and spent his days leisurely.

One day, the three of them were getting a foot massage together. Qu Lianjie told Hua Shier that his father and mother had remarried and that his father was now in the countryside helping his grandmother farm. He also mentioned that he had met Qu Xiaoxiao's mother, who was now working as a cashier at a supermarket.

Yao Bin sent wedding invitations to the two of them and married a girl who had always secretly loved him.

Hua Shier and Qu Lianjie naturally offered their congratulations repeatedly and presented a generous red envelope on the wedding day.

Most surprisingly, after being completely cured by Hua Shier, Xiaoming actually got together with Qiu Yingying, who often took care of him.

Qiu Yingying is three years older than Xiaoming, which is exactly what the saying "a woman three years older brings good fortune" applies to her, making Andy, the older sister, very happy.

Because of the burden of two sick family members, Fan Shengmei simply quit her job and became an online influencer. Now she makes a living online and earns a pretty good income.

With the hard-earned money that Fan Shengying and her husband send back every month, the Fan family is now living a very comfortable life.

On Wang Bochuan's birthday, Andy insisted on booking the entire floor of the restaurant to celebrate Hua Shier's birthday.

During the candle-blowing segment, Andy suddenly took out a ring and said to Hua Twelve with a slightly shy expression:
Before I met you, I didn't know how to love someone. After I met you, I felt that my whole life had changed.

"I don't know if you've considered marriage, but I've thought it through very clearly. Wang Baichuan, will you marry me?"

At that very moment, a system notification sounded in Hua Shier's mind—mission completed.

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