A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1370 Focus on the Key Points, Break Up One Couple After Another! (Please Subscribe!)
The birdsong in the early morning woke Hua Shier up on the cot on the balcony.

After washing my face, I went out and began to erase all traces left by my aunt's family in the house.

He inherently dislikes using things that others have used, let alone sleeping in a bed that others have slept in. Of course, in someone else's house, sleeping in someone else's... cough cough, such an exciting thing is something he wouldn't even dare to think about. Mainly because of his character, applause if you understand!
In any case, just thinking about how Hua Weihong's family had lived here for five years made Hua Shier feel uneasy.

After getting out, he ate breakfast first, then contacted a used furniture dealer. He sold all the furniture, beds, pots and pans, odds and ends, and even his cot, and got rid of everything.

Looking at the empty room, he finally felt a little more at ease.

Next, he hired renovation workers to repaint the walls and thoroughly clean the floor. Although it was just a simple tidying up, the whole house was completely transformed, and the unpleasant atmosphere of that family was nowhere to be found.

This house is located within the Third Ring Road of Beijing and is also in a good school district. Although it is currently priced at over 3000 yuan per square meter, by 2021, the price per square meter in this area will exceed 10 yuan, so it still has great investment value.

After finishing all that, Hua Shier went to the furniture store and ordered a new bed, desk, wardrobe, and sofa, and is now waiting for them to be delivered.

On the afternoon of the delivery day, Hua Shier was waiting for the furniture delivery workers when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. Thinking it was the delivery, he went to open it, only to be surprised to see two familiar yet repulsive faces.
Outside the door were his cousin Zhao Bo and his cousin Zhao Ping, a pair of twins.

The two men stood at the door with complicated expressions, their former sense of superiority gone.

Zhao Ping's eyes were red and swollen, as if she had just been crying, while Zhao Bo had a gloomy expression and avoided eye contact.

"Brother," Zhao Ping called out timidly, her voice trembling with tears.

Hua Shier leaned against the doorframe, expressionless.
"No, I don't deserve to be called 'brother' by you. Get to the point."

Zhao Bo took a deep breath, as if gathering his courage:

"Hua Shier, we know we were wrong. My parents have already been arrested. We beg you, for the sake of being relatives, could you... could you issue a letter of forgiveness? I've consulted a lawyer, and since we're family, as long as you don't pursue the matter, they won't be sentenced too harshly!"

"Please, brother, we're begging you! My parents are getting old and can't take any more stress."

Zhao Ping added from the side:

"And then there's that civil lawsuit. Brother, you know our family's situation. Where are my parents going to get that much money to compensate you?"

Hua Shier was almost amused by the siblings' words, but he held back:
“Okay, after Aunt and Uncle get out, I’ll transfer the house to you two. I don’t want to live at home anymore, so I’ll go to another city to work as a construction worker and earn money. I won’t keep a single penny of what I earn each month; I’ll send it all home to help Aunt and Uncle recover and to support your schooling.”

Zhao Bo and Zhao Ping were both stunned. Was it really that easy? And there was even a surprise! Zhao Ping asked naively, "..."
"Brother, you're not kidding, are you?"

This time, Hua Shier couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter:
"You guys were the ones who started this joke, okay?!"

"I've been bullied by your family for so many years. You spend my money, live in my house, and always get the best food and clothes. I can only eat the leftovers and I even have to do your laundry!"

"Now that your disgusting behavior has been exposed and you've been brought to justice, you still come to me and tell me not to pursue the matter, saying things like your parents are too old to take any more trouble. So, just because I'm young, does that mean I deserve to be bullied by your family?"

The brother and sister blushed with embarrassment, and Zhao Bo, even more enraged, gritted his teeth and said:
"Hua Shier, stop pretending. You know perfectly well that your injuries have nothing to do with our family. My dad did hit you, but he wasn't that bad. You're framing them!"

Hua Shier took out a cigarette, lit it, and then chuckled:
"Just tell me whether you hit me or not? And the point is, it wasn't about hitting someone, it was about you embezzling my money!"

"Holy crap, you've cost me over 200,000 yuan in five years! Your whole family are bloodsuckers!"

This was in the year 2000, when the average monthly wage in Beijing was just 1300 yuan. Five years ago, when Hua Weihong's family moved in, the average monthly wage was less than 700 yuan.

In just five years, more than 200,000 yuan in compensation was squandered. This family is lazy and good-for-nothing, and they all rely on this little bit of money, right?

Zhao Bo had already abandoned all pretense of politeness and no longer pleaded with him, coldly saying:
"It's just a little money of yours. If it weren't for my mom keeping an eye on you, a little kid like you with so much money would have been long gone by now!"

This statement is not without merit. Five years ago, the original owner was only eleven years old, had a huge sum of 300,000 yuan, and a house. If he didn't have a guardian, he would indeed be easy to target.

Hua Twelve scoffed:
"So, it's better to benefit you than others, right? Rather than have my money swindled and cheated, I'd rather let your family spend it? Even if you treat me badly, you haven't let me starve, have you?"

Neither Zhao Bo nor Zhao Ping said anything, but it seemed that this was what they were thinking.

Hua nodded:

"Alright, I'll be honest. If it weren't for you unlucky relatives, who knows what I would be like now at eleven years old!"

"Well, I'm not being heartless. I can give you a chance. If you make up the 200,000 yuan, I'll issue a letter of understanding so that your parents can get a two-year reduction in their sentences. Is that alright?"

When they saw that Hua Shier had actually relented, the two were overjoyed. It was good that there was something to talk about. They were afraid that the former would stick to his guns and refuse to let go, which would leave no room for negotiation!
Zhao Ping immediately began to plead poverty with a pitiful expression:

"Brother, you know we don't have any money left. Please have pity on us, don't ask for money, and don't pursue this matter!"

Zhao Bo remained silent. The brother and sister were playing a clever game, giving him one the good cop and the other the bad cop.

Hua Twelve laughed and offered them advice:

“If you don’t have money, go borrow it. Go borrow from your grandma, your uncle, and your aunt. They are your dad’s closest relatives. You can’t be like your mom, who doesn’t even care about her own family.”

Speaking of this, Zhao Bo's face darkened, his fists clenched so tightly that his palms turned white.

Zhao Ping then began to sob:
"They...they."

She tearfully recounted everything that had happened to her over the past few days.

It turns out that after Hua Shier stabbed his entire family that day, they were sent to the hospital. Although they were stabbed quite a few times, they were all injuries that caused pain but were not fatal. In short, they were at the level of needing stitches removed in seven days. After they recovered and were discharged from the hospital, they were taken away by the police.

The house here was the crime scene and was proven to belong to Hua Shier. After the two siblings were discharged from the hospital, they found they had nowhere to go. They went to the police station, but the police only allowed them to take the family's identification documents and then sealed off the house. They couldn't get in, so they had to stay temporarily at their uncle's and grandmother's house for the past few days.

This time, the brother and sister finally experienced what it means to be cold and indifferent to human relationships, and they also experienced what it felt like for Hua Shier to live a life of having to read other people's faces for the past five years.

What's more, they were living in someone else's house, dependent on others.

The eldest uncle's family lived with their grandmother, but no one, including their own grandmother, gave the two siblings a kind look. They spoke to them in a sarcastic tone, made them sleep on the balcony, and only gave them enough food to keep them from starving.

The brother and sister wanted to stay with their aunt, but as soon as they called and mentioned their idea, their aunt coldly refused.
"It's all because of your family that your uncle, cousin, and I got stabbed several times. It's not that I don't want you to come, it's just that your uncle and cousin have bad tempers, and I'm afraid that if they beat you up, I won't be able to stop them!"

With the other side saying that, how could they possibly get over there? The brother and sister were truly at their wits' end.

Their only hope is to rescue Zhao Shengli and Hua Weihong. With their parents' protection, things will be better for them. Otherwise, their only fate will be to drop out of school and go out to work to support themselves.

At the end, Zhao Ping knelt down before Hua Shier:
"Brother, please help us. We don't have the money to pay you back right now. We'll pay you back after we finish university and start working, okay?"

Hua Twelve said coldly:

"Don't try that on me. If you keep this up, I'll take back what I just said. You don't want to pay back the money and go to jail? There's no such thing as a free lunch. You'll have to work to pay it back in seven or eight years. Does your family have that kind of credit? Get up now and get the hell out of here!"

Seeing that even though his sister was kneeling, Hua Shier still wouldn't agree, Zhao Bo pulled his sister up.
"Don't beg him anymore!"

Zhao Ping was still unwilling to give up. Biting her lip, she said in a tearful voice:
"Hua Twelve, how can you be so heartless? We've lived together for five years!"

Hua Shier said helplessly, "Shut up, woman. Don't you know how I've been these past five years? It's better not to mention these past five years, it just makes me angrier. Get out of here, or we'll see you in court. Stop talking nonsense!"

Zhao Bo's eyes were dark, and he said through gritted teeth:
"Fine, you're ruthless! Then can't we come back and get our own things? Our clothes, textbooks, and all the stuff in my room!"

Hua Shier shrugged indifferently, stepped aside to make way for the doorway, and then pointed outside:
"Things? Oh, you mean all that trash? I thought it was an eyesore, so I had the junk collector take it all away. If you can't bear to part with it, go rummage through the trash cans at the entrance of the community now, you might still be able to find a few things."

"What? You threw them all away?!" Zhao Ping exclaimed.

The brother and sister peered through the gap Hua Shier had made and saw that the house had indeed been emptied and was freshly whitewashed.

Zhao Bo was so angry that his face turned ashen, his chest heaving violently. He pointed at Hua Shier, his eyes blazing with hatred.

"Hua Twelve, you're ruthless! You just wait! This isn't over!"

"That's right, Hua Shier, you've gone too far! We won't let this go!"

Zhao Ping also screamed, and the two siblings looked at Hua Shier with resentment and malice.

Hua Shier simply picked at his ear: "Since you've all said so, then let's not wait until later!"

As he spoke, he kicked Zhao Bo to the ground, though he didn't use any force, otherwise the other man would have been dead.

Immediately afterwards, another large slap landed on Zhao Ping's face, causing her to stagger. Her pretty face swelled up instantly, and blood began to flow from the corner of her mouth.

Zhao Ping was stunned by the slap; her head was buzzing. She watched as her brother lay on the ground, grimacing like a maggot, unable to get up. She screamed:

"I'm calling the police, and we'll put you in jail too!"

Zhao Bo also cried out in pain:
"Yes, call the police and put him in jail too!"

Hua Twelve was amused:
"Go ahead and report it. I stabbed your whole family over a hundred times the other day and they still didn't get in. If you can get this done, I won't ask for the money!"

The brother and sister were both taken aback, only then realizing that this guy was still in the newbie protection period. They were immediately overcome with grief, and their eyes turned red from crying.

Hua Shier slammed the door shut, and only then could one hear the brother and sister's plaintive wailing from outside.

Before the furniture arrived, the annoying brother and sister finally left, supporting each other. They had no choice but to return to their grandmother's house and continue living a life of dependence.

Hua Shier scoffed at the house. His original self had lived like this for five years, and these two siblings couldn't even stand it for a few days?
They should also experience the original owner's suffering so they can know what it's like.

The furniture arrived in the afternoon, and in the evening, Hua Shier finally moved into the bedroom that belonged to him, which had been occupied by someone else for several years.

A few days later, an admission notice was mailed to him, along with a newspaper and five hundred yuan delivered by a neighborhood committee auntie.

Hua Shier had long heard that in this era, some famous or wealthy high schools in Beijing would usually publish the list of students who passed the high school entrance examination in the newspaper. Now he confirmed this with the newspaper, because he found his own name on a notice in the corner of a certain page of the evening paper.

The neighborhood committee lady smiled broadly and congratulated him on being admitted to a top high school, adding that the 500 yuan was money from the neighborhood committee to buy him school supplies and books.

Hua Shier quickly said no need. Although he wouldn't suffer a loss, he wouldn't take advantage of every opportunity.

But the neighborhood committee lady said that he was a few days shy of turning sixteen, and that the street office and neighborhood committee were his temporary guardians. She said that the 500 yuan was a token of the street office's goodwill and that it was what they should do, and that he should accept it without worry.

Unable to refuse, Hua Shier took the money back, thanked her, and invited her to stay for dinner, but the woman refused no matter what.

As soon as the old lady left, Hua Shier couldn't help but sigh, "There are still many good people in the world."

He picked up the newspaper and continued looking at the list. It was the admission list for Beijing No. 4 High School this year. Hua Shier's name was listed after Class 1 of Grade 1. At the same time, he also found several familiar names on the list of Class 1 of Grade 1—Fang Hui, Chen Xun, Zhao Ye, and Lin Jiamo.

Hua Shier was now certain that this was the film and television world he knew, 'Fleet of Time'.

This is a film, how should I describe it... a youth film about persistent pain.

That's right, this story of youthful heartbreak is quite painful and lingers for a long time. It mainly tells the melodramatic love story between Fang Hui and Chen Xun.

In short, the plot is about Fang Hui falling in love with Chen Xun after entering high school. The childhood sweethearts go to university together, but Chen Xun falls for someone else after starting university and gets together with a beautiful girl named Shen Xiaotang.

In a fit of anger, Fang Hui gave her virginity to a notorious womanizer at university and broke up with Chen Xun.

The pain of youth then continues until the end of the story, where both of them choose to study and develop abroad after university. They still have feelings for each other, but whether they will end up together remains unanswered in both the original novel and the movie, leaving it as an open ending.

The names that Hua Shier noticed were all main characters in that movie, and their relationships were quite complex.

For example, Fang Hui likes Chen Xun, Qiao Ran likes Fang Hui, and Chen Xun and Qiao Ran are also buddies. Zhao Ye is also their buddy, but he likes Lin Jia Mo. Lin Jia Mo likes Su Kai, a senior who is good at basketball, but Su Kai doesn't like Lin Jia Mo.

Doesn't this relationship sound like something out of a crosstalk skit: he loves her, she loves him, she doesn't love him, she loves him, but he doesn't love her!
Okay, this love triangle is such a mess, it's a waste not to knit a sweater.

Hua Shier recalled that his mission must be related to these people.

His first task is to prevent the tragic lives of at least three main characters, and his second task is to become the 'most unforgettable person' in the youthful memories of at least five characters in the story.

"Preventing life's tragedies?"

Hua Shier silently asked the system in his mind:
"If I don't kill them, does that count as preventing a tragedy?"

The system ignored him, and Hua Shier felt that it was probably not going to count.

He was somewhat unwilling and was still complaining to himself:
"These two tasks are clearly conflicting. If there wasn't a first task to prevent the tragedy, he could easily break these people's legs during the newbie protection period and instantly become the most unforgettable person in their youth. It's such a pity!"

Hua Shier pondered how to complete the mission, and the tragedies in the lives of these characters all seemed to be related to emotions.

The stirrings of youth, the wrong person to whom one's affections are placed, the unrequited love, the lack of response—it's truly a tragedy.

"Hmm," Hua Shier stroked his chin, seemingly grasping the crux of the problem.

If we prevent them from falling in love like this, will they avoid getting hurt and becoming a tragedy of youth?
So, Hua Shier discovered the key to this mission and grasped the essential point of completing it, which was to break up one couple at a time!
On the first day of school at No. 4 Middle School, the students of Class 1, Grade 1, went up to the podium one by one under the arrangement of their teacher and began to introduce themselves.

When Hua Shier stepped onto the podium, Fang Hui stared at him wide-eyed, and he spoke from the podium as follows:

"I've decided to bring my talent to the South, okay, to our No. 4 Middle School. I'm Hua Shier, male, and I like girls!"

The classroom erupted in laughter, while the teacher's face darkened.
"Hua Shier, come out here first. Also, call your parents after school. I need to talk to them about your education!"

Hua Shier, adopting the mindset expected of a student, asked with sincerity and respect:

"Teacher, are you referring to parents in the grave or in prison?"

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