A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1460 Thirty Yuan's Worth of Baby's Breath! (Please Subscribe!)

While eating, Gu Xiaojiao was so focused on enjoying the long-lost family affection that she didn't eat much. Now that she's out for a walk, she's a little hungry and plans to buy a hamburger to tide her over.

It was said that Hua Shier invited her, but there was nothing she could do about it, since she didn't have the money of this era.

When she looked up and saw the KFC she remembered, she immediately realized something was wrong. Not only had the name changed, but the old man had also changed.

Grandpa Dracula? Isn't that a vampire?

Seeing Gu Xiaojiao's astonished expression, Hua Shier couldn't help but chuckle to himself, while pretending not to understand and asking:
"What's wrong? Why do you look like that?"

Gu Xiaojiao pointed at the storefront: "Why is this KGC? What's this 'Kenjoy Chicken'?"

"Ah, that makes sense. Kentucky Fried Chicken is supposed to be a fast food brand from the U.S., and their slogan is 'Let the Chinese eat the best chicken!'"

Hua Shier suppressed a laugh and said, "Let me buy some so we can take them home and eat them!"

After he finished speaking, he told Gu Xiaojiao to wait for him where she was and hurriedly ran into the store. The manager on duty recognized his boss and was about to come over to say hello when Hua Shier waved him off. Then he went to the counter to order food. He didn't order his own food, but only a hamburger, chicken wings, egg tarts, popcorn chicken, and two drinks.

When she came out, Gu Xiaojiao had an expression of sudden realization:

"I get it now, it must be the butterfly effect. My appearance here, someone who doesn't belong to this era, will definitely bring changes to the world. Although I don't know what caused it, changes have always occurred, just like this 'Kenjoy Chicken'!"

"You're absolutely right!" Hua Shier didn't argue with her and gave her a thumbs up.
"You're really smart, but if you speak any louder, you'll be dragged away and sliced ​​up!"

Gu Xiaojiao realized that there were indeed several men around her looking at her suspiciously. When they saw her looking over, they immediately looked away and pretended to look elsewhere. She was so frightened that she shrank her neck and quickly pulled Hua Shier away.

Actually, no one else has Hua Shier's hearing. People only look at Gu Xiaojiao because she's good-looking; they're just looking at pretty girls.

After walking quickly for a while, seeing that the others hadn't followed, Gu Xiaojiao slowed down, stuck out her tongue, and said:
"That scared me to death!"

Then he took the hamburger from Hua Shier, intending to eat it while walking, but when he opened it, he saw:
"Wow, this place is so big! It's much better here. The hamburgers here are twice the size of the ones we have back home!"

Hua Shier smiled but didn't say anything, thinking to himself, "What's 2018? In the next seven or eight years, you'll know what a mini hamburger is, and it'll even be more expensive, the kind that gets you trending on social media for being so ripped off."

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Gu Xiaojiao kept her word and ordered Haidilao's home delivery service via her mobile phone after get off work.

Hua Shier saw the character that Xu Guangtou had made a cameo appearance in in the original storyline.

The bald man exclaimed as soon as he entered:

"Wow, guests, your home's decor is so avant-garde! One style on the left, another on the right—it's polarized!"

Gu Xiaojiao urged, "Master, hurry up, I'm starving!"

"Okay! Just a moment, it'll be ready soon!"

Xu Guangtou quickly set out the hot pot and ingredients, then took out a piece of dough: "Next up is the noodle-pulling performance!"

He then tore off a couple of noodles and started swinging them around, muttering something under his breath:

"Flowing like clouds and water, overwhelming like mountains and seas!"

Gu Xiaojiao kept her head down and ate her rice, while Hua Shier watched with great interest, clapping and cheering:
"Great, one more!"

Xu Guangtou is also a show-off:

"It has to be beautiful, the customer knows his stuff. I've been making ramen for fifty years, let me show you something fancy, the two of you perform a Thomas the Tank Engine loop."

The next instant, the torn noodles were smeared on his face and wrapped around his body. His Haidilao hat dried up, revealing a shiny bald head underneath. He was completely stunned on the spot.

Gu Xiaojiao glared at Hua Shier with annoyance: "See? Why are you making such a fuss?"

Xu Guangtou said awkwardly, "It was a mistake, a small flaw. I'll replace the noodle for the customer right away."

Hua Shier waved his hand with a smile: "It's alright, you're just putting on a show for us, so this piece of noodles is on us!"

After saying that, he joked, "Master, it's a shame you're not making knife-cut noodles with that hairstyle, why don't you make ramen instead!"

"Right? I think so too, but I'm afraid of dying. If they just shave my head off, that's it, right?"

The driver had a good temper; after the initial awkwardness, he continued chatting and laughing.

This time he didn't do any Thomas the Tank Engine tricks, and successfully cooked the noodles and put them in the pot. At this point, Hua Shier made a request:
"Master, can we take a picture together?"

"Sure, why not!"

Hua Shier also took out his smartphone and took a photo with Xu Guangtou, who shouted "Tian Qi" and made a peace sign with one hand.

After taking the photos, Xu Guangtou said goodbye, as he had another performance to attend.

In the original storyline, Lu Ming opened the wrong door for someone, causing the ramen chef to be trapped in 1999 and never return.

When Hua Shier saw him off this time, he paid special attention and gave him a 2018 car.

After the ramen chef left, Gu Xiaojiao first exchanged phone numbers with Hua Shier before asking curiously:

"When did you buy your smartphone? Where did you get the money?"

This phone doesn't look cheap; it must cost at least several thousand yuan. Not to mention Hua Shier, who spends the second edition of RMB, even a modern person like her can't afford it now.

Hua Shier casually made up a reason:

"Didn't you say I should pretend to be your husband? I figured everyone over there would have cell phones, and it wouldn't be right for me not to have one, right? So, whenever I had time, I would go to your area to busk and earn some money to buy this phone!"

Gu Xiaojiao was a little touched: "You don't have to be like this, do you? Didn't I tell you I could handle it?"

Hua Shier said nonchalantly, "Oh, it's nothing, we're all brothers!"

After saying that, he started eating in silence.

"Hey!" Gu Xiaojiao called out to him.

Hua Shier looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Sing a song, let me see what your skill level is. You can even make money by busking!"

Hua Shier laughed and said, "You're looking down on me, huh? Fine, I'll give you a performance!"

He went back to get his guitar, sat down at the dining table, strummed the strings, and began to sing a song that Gu Xiaojiao always loved to listen to at home:

"Someone as outstanding as me should have had a brilliant life, so how come after more than 20 years I'm still just drifting in the sea of ​​people?"

Gu Xiaojiao covered her mouth in disbelief. She believed that Hua Shier could earn money by busking because his voice was deep and gentle, perfectly matching the lingering resonance of the guitar strings. It was as if he had transformed the self-mockery and resentment in the original song into a sigh rising in the night. Every word landed on her heart, causing her to tremble slightly.

This is Mao Buyi's "A Person Like Me," which is Gu Xiaojiao's favorite song because she can always find resonance in it.

Her father was among the first to get rich after the reform and opening up. Logically, she should have been a rich heiress with a privileged life and a happy childhood. But everything changed in an instant. She, who should have had a perfect life, is now thirty years old and has no home or spiritual support. She is like a duckweed in the sea of ​​people, drifting with the waves.

After the song ended, Gu Xiaojiao was so moved that she burst into tears.

Hua Shier put down his guitar, walked over, gently hugged the other person, and patted their shoulder to comfort them.

A moment later, after venting her emotions and regaining her senses, Gu Xiaojiao realized that she had been carried to the bed by Hua Shier without her noticing. She immediately asked warily:
"What are you doing?" Hua Shier smiled sheepishly, "I just saw you were so sad and wanted to comfort you!"

Gu Xiaojiao reached under her pillow and pulled out a hammer, pointing it at Hua Shier:
"If you dare to have any bad intentions, I'll beat you to death!"

Hua Shier was speechless.
"Seriously? The first day it was scissors, the last time it was a kitchen knife, and now you've pulled out a hammer? Do you own a hardware store under your pillow?"

Gu Xiaojiao raised her chin: "Scared now? If you're scared, then don't even think about messing with me!"

"I can't be bothered with you. I was just trying to comfort you. I didn't even take my pants off, and you don't believe me? Your generation is too superficial. Can't people have some basic trust with each other?"

Hua Shier gave the other person the middle finger, then got up, walked to his own side of the house, picked up his laptop, and went to check stock information.

After a while, Gu Xiaojiao realized that Hua Shier didn't seem to be trying to do anything to her, and then she felt relieved.

He got out of bed to tidy the table, muttering to himself:
"You're shirking work again! See when you'll die of laziness! I curse you to gain weight and become a 300-pound fatso!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Hua Shier shouted, "I'll beat you to death, you little bastard!"

Gu Xiaojiao was taken aback. This time, she was a little unsure whether the other person could really hear her whispering.

After tidying up the table, Gu Xiaojiao curiously went over to see what Hua Shier was doing. Seeing that he was using a 'laptop' to look at stocks, and foreign stocks at that, she asked in surprise:
"Did you buy this computer with the money you made from busking? Why are you even looking at stocks?!"

Hua Shier first nodded, indicating that the computer was indeed bought with the money from busking, and then said:
"Are you stupid? We have a time portal, why can't we use this thirty-year time difference to make money!"

These words, like a lightning bolt in the night sky, struck Gu Xiaojiao's not-so-bright brain, instantly enlightening her:
"Yes, we can buy and sell. Should we trade gold or silver?"

Hua Shier was speechless. This woman had started to understand things, but not completely.

"Back in our country, if you were to do this kind of thing, unless you went overseas, you'd be arrested in two days. Of course, it's stock trading. I'll look at the historical trends here, then go back and make a fortune."

Gu Xiaojiao's eyes were sparkling with excitement, her fingers practically twinkling with the symbols ¥ and $. She quickly ran behind Hua Shier and began massaging his shoulders.
"Twelve, are you comfortable? Can you help me make money? I'm not greedy, just help me earn 20.03 million RMB!"

Hua Shier knew that Gu Xiaojiao was referring to the price of the house, and thought to himself that this woman was really not greedy, and said with a smile:
"It depends on your performance. If you do things like washing feet, scrubbing the body, or warming the bed, I'll consider it!"

"Disgraceful! Scrubbing the bathhouse and warming the bed? Dream on!"

Gu Xiaojiao pushed him away and went back to her side, lying on the bed feeling like her chest was about to burst with anger.

Hua Shier wasn't actually using the 30-year time difference to trade stocks. Instead, he opened an account in 2018 and invested 10 million yuan from his bank account. He no longer needed the stock information in his head; the AI ​​was monitoring the stock market for him, and the money in his account was multiplying.

The day arrived in the blink of an eye when Gu Xiaojiao's best friend invited her to dinner. Hua Shier had just returned home that evening when he received a message from Gu Xiaojiao:

"Don't wander off, stay home and wait for me, I'll be right there!"

Less than ten minutes later, Gu Xiaojiao rushed in from outside, carrying a newly rented suit:

"Hurry up and change, the car is waiting outside!"

Hua Shier glanced at the suit; it was Armani, and the tag was still on.

Seeing that he was looking at the price tag without saying anything, Gu Xiaojiao urged him:
"Hurry up! Oh, and hide this tag. Don't let it show, or I'll be embarrassed!"

Hua Shier pointed at the suit and said, "This won't do, it's obviously too small!"

"Shrink a little, shrink back a bit, don't strain yourself!"

Gu Xiaojiao gave some instructions: "By the way, when we get there, don't talk too much. Just listen to what I say and repeat what I say. Don't improvise!"

After saying that, she showed off the ruby ​​ring on her finger and said, "What do you think of this ring? Isn't it beautiful?"

Hua Shier immediately recognized it: "Is it plastic?"

Is it that obvious?

Gu Xiaojiao said angrily, "Sister Zhang also told me that once you wear this thing, you can't tell it's even with a test!"

Hua Shier laughed and said, "I didn't figure it out, I just guessed based on your actual net worth!"

Gu Xiaojiao rolled her eyes: "You almost scared me to death, hurry up!"

Hua Shier tried on the suit, but it wasn't a matter of it being a size too small. He looked thin, but he was actually quite strong, and he couldn't even fit into the sleeves of the suit.

Helpless, he took off his clothes and shrugged.

"You really can't wear it. If it gets stretched and ruins, you'll have to pay for it!"

Gu Xiaojiao immediately panicked: "What should we do? Where am I supposed to get you a suitable suit now? It's all your fault, why are your arms so thick!"

Hua Shier was both amused and annoyed, but she didn't bother arguing with her and said:

"Wait for me a moment, I'll go put on my own clothes!"

Gu Xiaojiao took out her phone and made a call, saying at the same time, "What good clothes could you possibly have!"

Just as she was contacting her colleagues at the sales counter, wanting to rent another high-end suit, Hua Shier walked out wearing his own suit, which made Gu Xiaojiao's eyes light up instantly, and she subconsciously hung up the phone;
"What brand is that suit of yours? It looks quite high-end, and the style is still fashionable even in our time!"

Hua Shier rolled his eyes. Wasn't that obvious? His suits were all top-of-the-line custom-made, tailored to his body proportions.

He immediately said, "Don't worry about it, as long as it's wearable!"

Gu Xiaojiao nodded, then took out a watch: "Wear this, and be careful not to bump it, we'll have to return it!"

Hua Shier glanced at it; it was a watch worth over 600,000 RMB.

He simply took out his watch and put it on: a Rolex Zebra Starry Night 116769TBR! The same model worn by Cristiano Ronaldo, which cost nearly five million RMB when he bought it.

"you this?"

"It's a cheap, low-quality product, bought for thirty yuan. Don't worry, you can't tell from the outside at all!"

Gu Xiaojiao asked doubtfully, "Will it work?"

"Okay!"

The two stepped out of the house, where a Bentley was parked. Hua Shier asked curiously:

"Weren't you bragging to people about your Rolls-Royce? Why did you change your car?"

Gu Xiaojiao said with a bitter face, "Renting a nice car doesn't cost anything, so it's fine as long as it's good enough. I'll just say the Rolls-Royce was taken for repairs!"

She grabbed Hua Shier and tried to get him into the car: "Hurry up, it'll be too late!"

Hua Shier grabbed her hand: "That won't do. If we're going to put on an act, we need to go all the way. Wait a minute!"

He made a phone call, and in less than two minutes, a Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled up in front of him. The driver jogged out and opened the car door for the two of them.

Seeing the dumbfounded Gu Xiaojiao, Hua Shier smiled and greeted her:

"What are you looking at? Get in the car now!"

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