A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1467 Mission Complete! (Please Subscribe!)

Gu Xiaojiao was flattered by her colleagues all afternoon. Tao Honghong took the lead in calling her "boss lady," which made Gu Xiaojiao feel embarrassed. She repeatedly explained that she was not yet the boss lady, but that they just had feelings for each other.

But when it was time to leave work, the same Rolls-Royce Phantom was parked in front of the store. The driver got out, walked into the store, and respectfully said to Gu Xiaojiao:
"Madam, the boss asked me to pick you up and take you home!"

Tao Honghong and the others were giving Gu Xiaojiao looks that said, "Stop pretending, you're just pretending," which made Gu Xiaojiao blush and feel a little secretly pleased.

Just as she was hesitating whether to be reserved, Tao Honghong smiled and pushed her into the car:
"Hurry up and go, don't keep our boss waiting!"

Sitting in the car, Gu Xiaojiao asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Sister Hong, would you like me to take you home?"

Peach Blossom rolled her eyes in annoyance:

"Are you trying to repay kindness with enmity and make the boss resent me? When the boss sees that the beauty is so late, he'll say, 'Oh, it's because of Tao Honghong,' and I'll be the one to take the blame! Honestly, if I had known you were the boss's wife, I shouldn't have taken you in these past few days. Oh, I regret it so much!"

"Xiao Jiao, remember to have a good talk with your husband and make sure he doesn't give me any trouble in the future!"

These words left Gu Xiaojiao both amused and exasperated, and she nodded repeatedly, which finally satisfied Sister Hong.

Once the car started, Gu Xiaojiao realized it wasn't heading home, and asked the driver with some concern:
"Master, where are we going? And why isn't Hua Twelve here?"

The driver was very polite:

"Madam, you can just call me Lao Zhang. The boss said he wanted to prepare a birthday gift for you and give you a surprise. You'll see when we get there!"

Being called "Madam" made Gu Xiaojiao feel a little uncomfortable, mainly because she was shy. Her heart was pounding, her face was flushed, and she felt like she had a fever.

As the car turned onto the main road, Gu Xiaojiao looked in the familiar direction and had a guess in her mind. Sure enough, twenty minutes later, when they arrived at their destination, her guess was confirmed. The Rolls-Royce Phantom drove into a detached courtyard and stopped in front of the villa.

This is her childhood home, the 'home' she has always longed for and even risked everything to find!
When driver Lao Zhang got out of the car and opened the door, Gu Xiaojiao's eyes were already red. Seeing Hua Shier standing smiling in front of the villa waiting for her, she cried and threw herself into his arms.
"Thank you, Twelve. Please tell me that all of this is real, okay? Otherwise, I'm really afraid that everything that happened today was just a dream!"

Hua Shier laughed and said, "Of course it's all true. Why don't you bite yourself and see?"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Xiaojiao grabbed his hand and bit it.

Of course, this girl didn't use much force, otherwise she would have broken all her teeth.

After the two finished arguing, Hua Shier sent the driver home first, saying that the car wasn't needed for the day. After the driver drove away and the gate automatically locked, he took Gu Xiaojiao's hand and walked around the yard before entering the villa.

As soon as she entered the villa, Gu Xiaojiao realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise. She then quickly ran up and down the stairs, looking through every room and corner.

Finally, she ran downstairs as fast as she could and asked incredulously:
"I felt something was off in the yard earlier, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Now I know why."

She turned to look at Hua Twelve:

"Twelve, how did you do that? The villa's decor is exactly the same as when I was a child, even the flowers and plants in the yard are the same."

Hua Shier smiled but did not answer, only asking, "Do you like it?"

How else could he have done it? A few days ago, while Gu Xiaojiao was asleep, he used his Double-Handed Technique to examine her memories and then replicated them one-to-one. He hadn't called her these past few days because he wanted to restore the villa to its original state.

When it comes to picking up girls, you can't do it without putting in the effort.

Gu Xiaojiao nodded vigorously, then started a passionate kiss and asked for... you know.

Hua Shier, of course, wouldn't refuse. Two hours later, it was over. Two more hours passed, and it was over again. Gu Xiaojiao struggled and kicked the former away.
"Get out of here, you beast! When will this end?"

I didn't leave my bedroom from the time I got here after get off work until 10 p.m.

Gu Xiaojiao's enthusiasm was completely extinguished. If she didn't resist, she was afraid she would die here.

Hua Shier got up with a sheepish grin: "Alright, dinner's all ready, let's eat something to fill our stomachs first!"

He didn't let Gu Xiaojiao move, but instead took a table from the bed and went out to bring out hot food, all of which were Gu Xiaojiao's favorite dishes.

Gu Xiaojiao was touched, but even more curious. She had just seen that there were only the two of them in the villa, and they had been busy preparing the hot, freshly cooked food. When were they made?
But her curiosity was useless; Hua Shier would never tell her. Was she going to say that he had a storage space that could stop time?

Gu Xiaojiao was also hungry. Since she couldn't get any information out of him, she decided to eat heartily. Just as she was enjoying her meal, Hua Shier took out a tablet computer and placed it in front of her.

"This is my second birthday present to you, I hope you like it!"

Gu Xiaojiao laughed and said, "What is it now!"

Hua Shier did not answer, but instead played a video. The background of the video seemed to be a farm, with a patch of freshly turned brown soil and piles of withered potato vines on one side.

Further away, there are low, gray sheds and the outline of a high wall with barbed wire. Many people in blue-gray work clothes are busy in the field, harvesting potatoes.

The next instant, a figure appeared in the video, and this figure excited Gu Xiaojiao:
"It was him, he's the one who cheated me out of my money."

That's right, the man in the video is the same potato uncle who swindled Gu Xiaojiao out of 30,000 yuan under the guise of a blind date and buying a house.

Uncle Potato is no longer dressed like a successful person. He is still wearing blue-gray work clothes, holding a muddy hoe in his hand, and standing in the middle of the slightly messy field ridges after the autumn harvest.

As he got closer, Gu Xiaojiao noticed that the uncle's cheeks were sunken, his skin was a dark reddish-brown from being exposed to the sun, and his deep wrinkles were filled with indelible dirt and grime, and his lips were chapped.

The shrewdness of the past was gone from his eyes, replaced by a deep weariness and an almost pleading ingratiation.

"Hello, Miss Gu. As you can see, I have paid the price for my mistakes. In a labor camp in a foreign land, I have become a proud worker and am harvesting potatoes!"

"I hope you can forgive my mistake and allow me to return to my beloved hometown to face the full force of the law!"

He waved his hands in a gesture of gratitude, saying, "Please!"

Suddenly, someone lashed out with a whip from the side and said in broken Mandarin:
"I asked you to record an apology video, why are you rambling on and on? Get back to work!"

Uncle Potato was beaten until he grimaced, but he didn't dare to utter a sound. He just bowed to the screen again and then quickly ran off to work.

Gu Xiaojiao was completely bewildered: "What's going on?"

Hua12 shuts down video:
"What else could it be? He cheated you out of your money, how could I let him get away with it!"

"He said he sold potatoes, so I wanted him to go to a labor camp to grow potatoes. But there aren't any places like that around here anymore, so I used some connections to send him to a labor camp on the northern peninsula!" Gu Xiaojiao initially found it unbelievable, but the truth forced her to believe it, and then she found it amusing:
"Honestly, why don't you just find him and call the police? Why go through all that trouble?"

After she finished speaking, she thought of Hua Shier and said, "Isn't what you're doing against the rules? Why don't we just bring him back?"

Hua Twelve's Indifferent Way:
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. I've arranged everything. We'll plant potatoes for a year, and then send him back when the year is up. After that, we'll come here and deal with him as he should, according to the rules! By the way, the 30,000 yuan you were scammed out of has been recovered, and I've already transferred it to your account!"

Gu Xiaojiao was only thinking of Hua Shier; as for that potato uncle, she didn't care at all. She'd rather that kind of swindler be locked up for life. So, hearing her husband say this, she felt relieved and hugged him.
"You're so good to me!"

Hua Shier pushed her away with disdain: "Your lips are all greasy, I'm warning you not to rub them on me."

Of course, his gifts were not limited to these.

The next morning, Hua Shier pulled Gu Xiaojiao out of bed and sat down with her on the sofa in the living room. They turned on the TV and watched the morning news.

Gu Xiaojiao was a little confused: "Why did you drag me to watch the news?"

Hua Shier smiled and said, "This is my third gift. The reason I didn't give it to you yesterday was because I was afraid you would be sad on your birthday. I can tell you today!"

Gu Xiaojiao watched patiently for a while, and just as she was about to ask what the gift was, the news anchor on TV suddenly broadcast a report:
"Viewers, we now have an exclusive breaking news report. The case of real estate tycoon Lu Shiyi, who was previously arrested and prosecuted on multiple charges including organized crime, drug trafficking, and major safety incidents, has seen explosive developments."

"According to our station's confirmation through authoritative judicial channels, during the review and prosecution period, Lu Shiyi proactively exposed a cold case that occurred in 1999 in order to gain a major meritorious service. After a thorough review by the public security authorities, the core details of his confession have been verified as true."

(The scene suddenly switches to body camera footage of an arrest: at night, several plainclothes police officers apprehend a middle-aged man in a suit who looks shocked outside a luxury villa and take him into a police car. The screen is captioned "Suspect Zhao Junyi")
Gu Xiaojiao pointed at the suspect on the TV screen: "It's Uncle Zhao, the vice president under my dad. He used to come to our house often when we were kids!"

The host's voice continued broadcasting:

"In 1999, Mr. Gu Qixiang, an outstanding entrepreneur in our city, died in a drunk driving accident. However, according to Lu Shiyi's revelation, Mr. Gu's death was not without its hidden circumstances and was actually a meticulously planned murder. The police took action in the early hours of this morning and successfully arrested Zhao Junyi, the main suspect in the case!"

Host: "This cold case, which has been dormant for nearly twenty years, is about to be completely overturned with the arrest of Zhao Junyi. This is not only justice delayed, but also heralds the beginning of a storm sweeping through the local real estate industry. Our station will continue to follow up on related developments."

Gu Xiaojiao couldn't hear what the news anchor said next, and she couldn't hold back her tears:
"Twelve, is everything said above true? My dad..."

Hua Shier held Gu Xiaojiao in his arms and gently patted her back:

"Don't worry, I assure you, the real culprit will definitely get what he deserves!"

Lu Shiyi's scandals were leaked by the AI. It's said that Lu Shiyi is a really ruthless guy after he turned to the dark side; there's a ton of dirt on him.

Hua Shier put Lu Shiyi in jail so that he would expose the real culprit in order to save himself. Sure enough, in order to reduce his sentence, the kid exposed Gu Xiaojiao's father's case, and the truth came out!
Two days later, Gu Xiaojiao received a call from the police station, asking her to come in for questioning about the case from that year and to be informed of relevant information.

Six months later, the case was settled, and Lu Ming was sentenced to ten years in prison. This was only because he had performed meritorious service to atone for his crime; otherwise, he would have been sentenced to at least fifteen years or life imprisonment.

Zhao Jun was sentenced to death and executed immediately for crimes including intentional homicide, embezzlement, bribery, contract fraud, money laundering, and involvement in organized crime.

On the day of the verdict, Gu Xiaojiao took Hua Shier to sweep Gu Qixiang's grave. In front of the grave, she cried and explained the situation, and told her father to rest in peace.

Hua Twelve interjected at the opportune moment: "Father-in-law, rest a while longer, there are still some things to attend to."

Gu Xiaojiao gave him a hard time: "Can't you be serious for once!"

"I'm very serious!" the tombstone of Hua Twelve Dynasties said:
"I have already entrusted a legal team to initiate a civil lawsuit regarding the property that was embezzled from you by that person surnamed Zhao. The case will be resolved soon. If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Jiao will be able to recover at least 150 million to 200 million yuan!"

Gu Xiaojiao's eyes widened: "Hua Shier, don't talk nonsense to my dad! My family only had a little over 20 million yuan in assets back then. Where are we going to get 200 million yuan back?"

Hua Shier laughed and said, "That doesn't count as increased value. Back then, that guy surnamed Zhao took your family's money and invested in Lu Shiyi. Now both of them are worth over a billion, all made with your family's money. Plus, there's the civil compensation for your father's case. I'd still think recovering two hundred million is too little!"

Gu Xiaojiao was relieved.

Then she started to worry about her father's safety in 88—oh, it's 8 now.

Hua Shier put his arm around her shoulder and laughed:

"Don't forget, your dad is my business partner over there. How could I let him be in any danger!"

What he didn't say was that Lu Shiyi over there would never become Lu Shiyi again in this lifetime; he could only be that big-headed Lu, who was like a husky, and yes, also his brother.

In the early 90s, Zhuang Tunan and Li Jia, who were already working at the Tongji University Design Institute, got married in Suzhou.

In July, Hua Shier and Wu Shanshan graduated from university, and in September of the same year, they registered their marriage.

The next day in another timeline, Hua Shier and Gu Xiaojiao walked down the aisle together in 2020.

Okay, this guy has evolved. He's not just a scumbag in one timeline anymore; he's started crossing timelines!
When Xiang Pengfei married Wu Shanshan, his parents and the Zhuang and Lin families were all present. On the bride's side, only Wu Shanshan's younger brother Wu Jun and younger sister Zhang Min attended as relatives.

As for Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei, who were mining in Shanxi Province, they were not invited.

At this time, Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei's three-year secondment period had expired. They called back to the factory, only to find that the cotton mill had completely ceased production, and their employment relationship naturally ended up in Shanxi Province.

Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei were on the verge of tears, feeling they had nowhere to turn for justice.

After Hua Shier and Wu Shanshan got married, he decided to retire and start enjoying life, handing over the SDX Group to his good friends to manage.

He appointed Lu Ming as 'Chairman' because this guy definitely has business talent. As long as he doesn't go astray or turn into 'Lu Shiyi', there will be absolutely no problem letting him manage the company.

In addition, after Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting graduate, they will also join the group and work as tools for Hua Twelve.

Hua Shier and his wife lived in Canliyuan in Suzhou in the summer. After the weather turned cold, they moved to the comfortable old villa of the Jiang family in Shanghai. With the help of the Anywhere Door, he often traveled between the two places and often accompanied Gu Xiaojiao in another time and space, living a life that transcended the ordinary and was intertwined with the warmth of different time and space.

I should also mention Xiang Pengfei's maternal grandparents and his second uncle's family; their attitude has become much more amiable and approachable.

But Hua Shier didn't care about this and was too lazy to deal with them, so they had no choice but to try to please Zhuang Hualin, hoping to get some benefits from this daughter they never cared about.

Zhuang Hualin had long seen through her parents and brother's true colors. She only agreed to arrange jobs for her two nephews, Xiang Dong and Xiang Bei, and to do what she was supposed to do for her parents' old age. Beyond that, she would end all other favors.

Two years later, Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting graduated and became senior executives at SDX Company. In the same year, the two also got married.

At the wedding of the younger brother and sister-in-law, Hua Shier heard a system notification in his mind: 'Mission completed!'
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