A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1380 I'm talking to you two! (Please subscribe!)

When Lin Jiamo shouted those words, the whole class erupted in cheers, and some even whistled. Only Zhao Ye, though smiling, couldn't hide the bitterness in his smile.

As for Lao Hou, his face had turned dark, as if he was about to go through premature menopause and was experiencing a major menopausal outburst. He walked to the window, glanced into the classroom, and everyone instantly fell silent.

Only the silly girl who shouted those words was leaning on the windowsill, smiling as she looked at the person in the last row of the classroom.

Hua Shier had a bit of a headache. Today's incident was caused by Teacher Hou hearing some rumors and coming over to say a few words to the person involved. Even if you humbly accept the advice, but resolutely refuse to change, you can just make a few perfunctory remarks and let it pass.

Lin Jiamo's sudden statement changed the nature of the matter.

This is tantamount to putting the fact of puppy love on the table. Even if Teacher Hou wanted to pick it up gently, he couldn't just pretend not to see it. This is equivalent to deliberately making a big fuss about it.

Kehua Twelve was mostly moved.

Is Lin Jiamo really stupid? Not at all.

She was taking this opportunity to burn her bridges and fight a desperate battle. She had blocked all avenues of retreat, exposed her feelings in front of everyone, and staked her pride and reputation on it.

Just to push him, and to push herself, to give her feelings a clear answer.

Either they get together, or she goes from being the school beauty everyone envies to a self-deluded joke.

Hua Shier stood up and strode out of the classroom, meeting everyone's gaze.

Lin Jiamo watched him walk towards her, her heart pounding wildly, her face beaming with immense joy, and she even instinctively opened her arms, expecting a hug.

Lin Jiamo was excited; she even wanted to open her arms and receive a loving hug.

However, Hua Shier walked up to her and unceremoniously placed one hand on her head, shoving her aside like a disobedient puppy. Then, he grabbed her arm and pulled her behind him, using his body to separate her from Teacher Hou.

"Teacher Hou, Lin Jiamo is just being silly, typical teenage angst, and she speaks without thinking. There's really nothing between us, just a normal friendship, and it definitely won't affect our studies. You can rest assured!"

Hua Shier put on a fawning smile, his tone as sincere as a model student.

He had barely finished speaking when Lin Jiamo poked her head out from behind him to defend herself:

"I didn't."

Hua Shier turned her head, first glared at the other person, and then winked at Lin Jiamo.

Lin Jiamo received the signal in his eyes, paused for a second, and then her cheeks flushed red, like a ripe apple.

She instantly realized that Hua Shier wasn't really denying it, but rather using it as a strategy, and that she was being asked to cooperate.

She immediately cooperated, swallowing back the words that were about to come out, and instead put on a playful smile, grinning at Teacher Hou:
"Teacher Hou, I was just joking around, just kidding with Hua Shier, please don't take it seriously!"

Teacher Hou crossed her arms and watched the two 'drama queens' perform in front of her with a cold eye:
"Just kidding, how about I call your parents over to play together?"

Hua Twelve quickly cracked a joke:
"Teacher, you can't believe in feudal superstitions! If you want to contact my parents, you'll have to hire a sorcerer to summon my spirit!"

Lin Jiamo couldn't help but laugh at his nonsense behind his back, but Teacher Hou, thinking of Hua Shier's family affairs, sighed and said earnestly:
"I was your age once too, so I know what you're thinking. I just want to tell you..."

Old Hou was halfway through his sentence when he realized he had already said everything he wanted to say, and continuing would just be repeating himself. So he said impatiently:

"I don't care if you're joking or not, I have only one condition: if either of you fails to rank in the top 30 of the grade in this midterm exam, I'm going to call Lin Jiamo's parents over for a serious talk!"

Lin Jiamo's eyes widened immediately:
"Teacher, Hua Shier doesn't study at all, that's not fair!"

Teacher Hou chuckled and said in a controlled tone:

"I don't care about that. I'll make sure the students study hard. What's the point of talking about fairness!"

Lin Jiamo wanted to try and negotiate, but Hua Shier said, "No problem, it's settled then!"

Teacher Hou glanced at Hua Shier with surprise, wondering where he got his confidence from, but still let them go and allowed them to return to their classroom.

Hua Shier and Lin Jiamo returned to their classroom together, and the classmates all started to cheer, some even whistling.

Lin Jiamo felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey, all the tension and anxiety from before vanished, replaced by a huge joy and sense of accomplishment after the 'official announcement'.

She held her head high, her face beaming with an irrepressible smile, looking like a female knight-errant who had just triumphed in a duel. She smugly bowed to all directions, practically saying "Thank you for the favor."

Hua Twelve said in an annoyed tone:

"Keep your voices down, or we'll attract the head of student affairs!"

A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.

Once the two returned to their seats, the jeers subsided. Qiao Ran turned to Lin Jiamo and whispered:
"Great job, Lao Lin! You got it done so easily. Shouldn't you treat us to a meal?"

After Fang Hui transferred schools, the relationship between Qiao Ran and Chen Xun and Hua Shier improved. Chen Xun, in particular, dared not act recklessly after learning about Hua Shier's past "achievements". Although they are not as close as Zhao Ye and Hua Shier now, they can still play together occasionally.

They all knew that Lin Jiamo liked Hua Shier, and seeing Lin Jiamo confess her feelings today, they started teasing her.

Lin Jiamo was in a great mood at the moment, and Qiao Ran's words made her smile even wider, her eyes crinkling with laughter. She waved her small hand generously, her voice clear and crisp:

"No problem! Let's go get some skewers after school! It's on me!"

After school, Hua Shier, Lin Jiamo, Zhao Ye, Qiao Ran, and Chen Xun, a group of five, found a barbecue stall near the school.

After Lin Jiamo sat down, she took the menu and, full of enthusiasm, ordered a bunch of lamb skewers, beef tendon, chicken wings, and beef brisket. Then she handed the menu to Qiao Ran and Chen Xun, announcing with a smile:

"I'm so happy today, everyone can eat to their heart's content, beer and lamb skewers are all you can eat!"

Hua Shier said, “Why would students drink alcohol? Won’t you get scolded when you go back? Have some soft drinks!”

The boys all said it was no problem, and the boys immediately drank alcohol, while Lin Jiamo drank Beibingyang soda.

During the meal, Qiao Ran asked Lin Jiamo, "Lin Jiamo, what's going on between you two right now?"

Lin Jiamo was holding a skewer of grilled chicken wings when she heard this. Two blushes appeared on her face. She gently nudged Hua Shier, who was focused on gnawing on the tendons of the chicken, with her elbow. Her voice carried a hint of coquettishness and anticipation:

"Hey, they're asking us what's going on between us! Say something!"

Today, Lin Jiamo has risked everything for their relationship, and Hua Shier really can't bear to deny their connection. But before he can speak, Zhao Ye suddenly pours himself a glass of wine, picks it up, and says to Lin Jiamo with a serious expression:
"Sister-in-law, let me toast you!"

After Lin Jiamo publicly confessed her feelings, Zhao Ye knew that it was impossible for him to win her over. So he decided to keep his feelings, which had ended before they even truly began, deep in his heart and transform them into sincere blessings for his good older brother and his beloved.

Anticipating a stroke of luck, and a shock—what a wondrous encounter. Climbing over the mountaintop ahead, past layers of white clouds...
After calling her "sister-in-law," he was still the same loud and boisterous Zhao Ye, only his eyes held a touch more maturity and relief.

Qiao Ran and Chen Xun both had strange expressions; they both knew that Zhao Ye liked Lin Jiamo.

Hua Shier glanced at Zhao Ye, and he understood what Zhao Ye was doing.

Zhao Ye was clarifying their relationship, severing his feelings for Lin Jiamo. Another reason was that he was afraid Hua Shier would say something that would hurt Lin Jiamo, so he, as her brother, took the blame for Hua Shier first.

Lin Jiamo was both embarrassed and annoyed by the title "sister-in-law," and said irritably:

"Zhao Ye, what are you saying? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll slap you! Come on, let's have a drink together!"

Her seamless transition almost shook everyone at the table off the table.

Hua Shier really couldn't bear to look at her. Lin Jiamo, could you stretch your lips any wider?

After Lin Jiamo finished her drink with Zhao Ye, Chen Xun poured himself a glass of wine and toasted Chaohua Twelve.
"Hua Twelve, we had a misunderstanding before, and I was wrong in some ways. Today, I formally apologize to you. Come, let me toast you!"

Hua Shier picked up the bottle and clinked it against the other person's, saying magnanimously:
"Hey guys, enough of this nonsense, come on, let's eat and drink!" The drinking session lasted from after school until past 8 PM. Chen Xun and Qiao Ran's faces were flushed, but they were still sober. Zhao Ye, without needing anyone to urge him to drink, had already gotten himself quite drunk. He put his arm around Hua Shier's shoulder and slurred:
"Brother, twelfth brother, Jia Mo, Jia Mo is really good to you. Promise me, from now on, you'll treat her well, okay?"

Lin Jiamo stood aside, grinning foolishly.

After dinner, everyone parted ways, and Chen Xun and Qiao Ran were responsible for taking Zhao Ye home.

Hua Shier is sending Lin Jiamo over.

He was riding his bike in front, and Lin Jiamo was sitting on the back, hugging his waist and grinning foolishly.

When Hua Shier was downstairs at Lin Jiamo's house, he was about to say goodbye when Lin Jiamo suddenly said:
"You still haven't told us what our relationship is now!"

Hua Shier said helplessly, "Whatever kind of relationship you say it is, that's what it is!"

Lin Jiamo smiled, and Chaohua Twelve beckoned with her finger:
"Bend down, I have something to tell you!"

Although Hua Shier guessed what she was going to do, she still bent down to cooperate.

Lin Jiamo tiptoed and kissed him on the cheek, then turned around and ran upstairs shyly.

Hua Shier touched his cheek, shook his head and smiled. Just as he was about to ride his bike home, he saw an old man sitting in the shade nearby chuckling at him, clearly having witnessed what had just happened.

He smiled and nodded, then casually asked:
"Grandpa, do you know Ma Dongmei?"

The old man was a little hard of hearing: "What's Ma Mei?"

Hua Shier smiled, waved, and rode away.

The next day, after school, Hua Shier wanted to go to an internet cafe with Zhao Ye, but Lin Jiamo stopped them:
"You're not allowed to go! Have you forgotten what Old Hou said yesterday? If you don't get into the top 30 in the grade, she's going to call my parents. Then I'm doomed, and you might lose me!"

"Come on, let's go to your house, I'll tutor you!"

Zhao Ye advised, "Sister-in-law, don't make things difficult for my brother. With his grades, it's better to make him repeat a year than to expect him to be in the top 30 of his grade. Why don't you go to the temple and make a wish? I think that would be more effective than tutoring!"

Hua Shier glared at Zhao Ye, then said to Lin Jiamo:

"Don't worry, I used to just take the tests casually. Actually, with my level, getting into the top 30 in the grade is a piece of cake!"

"boast!"

Lin Jiamo didn't believe it at all, and although Zhao Ye didn't say anything, his expression clearly showed that he didn't believe it either.

There was no point in Hua Shier arguing with them about this, so he immediately changed the subject:

"Alright, alright, I've prepared a surprise for you two. I was planning to tell you in a couple of days, but now I've decided to tell you today, how about that!"

Upon hearing the word "surprise," Lin Jiamo instantly became interested. She abandoned any mention of tutoring and, linking her arm with Hua Shier's, asked:

"What surprise is it? Tell me quickly!"

"You'll see when I take you there!"

Hua Shier rode his bicycle with the two of them to the vicinity of Zhongguancun and stopped in front of a door that was under renovation.

The construction workers had already finished their shift. He locked his bicycle, took out his keys, opened the door, and beckoned the two men to come inside.

"Come on in, don't be shy, make yourself at home!"

Lin Jiamo and Zhao Ye followed curiously inside. Seeing that the room was about 200 square meters, with about a third partitioned into smaller rooms, the former couldn't help but ask:

"What is this place?"

Hua Shier led the two into the cubicle, where they saw that there were already more than a dozen desks and chairs, with computers on them, arranged just like an office.

He took a business license from a desk drawer and showed it to the two men:
"Let's see!"

Lin Jiamo and Zhao Ye came over to take a look and saw that it was an internet cafe's business license. The registered owner's name was Hua Shier. The former asked in surprise:

"You opened an internet cafe?"

"wrong!"

Hua Twelve said with a smile:

"To be precise, we opened an internet cafe. This winter break, we went to several events with Lao Guo and Lao Liang and made a lot of money. You two also got a share of the money. I didn't share it with you because I plan to use the money to do something!"

"So I used the money we earned, plus my personal investment of 300,000 yuan, to set up this internet cafe. I've already ordered the computers, and we'll open as soon as the renovations are finished!"

"I own 70% of the internet cafe shares, and you two each own 15%. No objections, right?"

Zhao Ye was at a loss for words: "Brother, I... I didn't do anything."

Hua Shier laughed heartily: "Old Liang said it himself, you two are masters of crying, you cry even more pitifully than the host's own people!"

Lin Jiamo readily accepted, and the deep affection in her eyes as she looked at Hua Shier was almost overflowing.

Hua Twelve continued:

"I'll take care of this for you two. If you're brothers, come and fight! Cough cough, if you're brothers, stop dawdling!"

Lin Jiamo nodded vigorously:

“That’s right, Zhao Huohua. We’re both pretty good at crying, aren’t we? We can’t just cry all winter break for nothing. Twelve told you to take it, so just take it. Why be polite with him?”

After she finished speaking, she noticed the cubicle: "What's this cubicle for? Does an internet cafe have VIP services?"

Hua Shier smiled and shook his head: "No, I want to use the money I earn from the internet cafe to start another company, and you can have a share too, with the shareholding ratio remaining the same!"

What company is it?

“Weibo!”

That's right, Hua Shier plans to launch Weibo ahead of schedule, firstly to give himself something to do, and secondly to help those around him take off together.

Lin Jiamo and Zhao Ye looked completely bewildered, clearly unaware of what Weibo was.

Hua Twelve smiled and said:
"This name is unfamiliar, isn't it? You two will know once I start the company!"

Midterm exams arrived in the blink of an eye. On the day the results were released, Lin Jiamo felt uneasy, as if she were awaiting judgment from fate.

Seeing Hua Shier's carefree laughter, Lin Jiamo angrily pinched him:
"You need to put in more effort, how can I be so worried!"

Old Hou walked into the classroom with the report card in hand. His gaze swept over Hua Shier, and his expression was somewhat strange. When the results were announced, Lin Jiamo was in the top ten of the grade. This was not surprising, as the girl had always been a good student.

To everyone's surprise, Hua Shier ranked 30th in the grade this time, right on the line set by Teacher Hou. So Teacher Hou looked at him strangely, thinking that this guy had been deliberately hiding his talents and was being forced to produce results all at once.

The day after the midterm exams was a weekend, and school was on holiday. The internet cafe in Huashier officially opened for business on that day.

The internet cafe is called 'Brothers and Sisters'!
When the store opened, Lao Guo, the son of the Mongolian Navy Commander, and Lao Liang all came to show their support.

After setting off a thousand red firecrackers, Lao Liang and his band came on stage for a free opening performance. The guys showed off their rock godmother skills, performing their song "Picking Flowers":
There was a girl who was as beautiful as a flower!

A guy told me not to be afraid!
Did they accidentally get married?
Having a baby means we're struggling together!
Amidst the cacophony of music, Lao Guo and Yu Gongzi burst into laughter, pointing at Hua Shier and Lin Jiamo:
"They're definitely talking about the two of you."

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