A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1484 Appearing on the Spring Festival Gala? (Seeking Subscriptions)

Seeing that Hua Shier could still laugh, Li Xiaozhen said irritably:
"Stop making sarcastic remarks. What are we going to do now? This child doesn't understand Chinese and doesn't even have a registered residence!"

Hua Shier looked at his wife in surprise: "No, you're still considering the child's household registration? You really want to keep this child?"

Before Li Xiaozhen could speak, Grandpa Cui, who had been silent all along, looked up at his son:

"Then what do you suggest we do? This child is still your sister's child, sigh." He sighed again halfway through his sentence.

Hua Twelve quickly waved his hand:
"No, it's true that he's my sister's child, but he's also half Japanese. I don't acknowledge this kind of kinship!"

Seeing that Old Master Cui was somewhat agitated, Hua Twelve quickly comforted him:
"Alright, alright, don't worry. Cui Xiaohong isn't going anywhere this time. I've had someone check. She went there illegally back then, and her passport has issues. Now she can't go anywhere!"

It wasn't that Cui Xiaohong's passport had a problem, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to return to China through normal channels. Rather, it was Hua Shier's trip to the Japanese islands that night that completely cut off Cui Xiaohong's escape route.

Now, Cui Xiaohong is not only bankrupt, but her identity information in Japan has also been cancelled, so she can forget about taking a plane, let alone going abroad.

Grandpa Cui and Grandma Cui's eyes lit up, and the former said:
Really?

"Why would I lie to you? I'll just wait here and watch the show!"

Hua Shier was somewhat gloating, because the phone at the front desk on the first floor had already rung. If he wasn't mistaken, the call was definitely related to Cui Xiaohong.

Sure enough, what happened next proved his guess right. The receptionist, Sister Zhou, picked up the phone:
"Hello, this is Dingqinglou!"

A moment later, Sister Zhou hung up the phone and came over to whisper to Grandpa Cui:
"Manager, it's the airport police station. They said Xiaohong is being held there and they need her family to go there."

Grandpa Cui jumped to his feet: "Why?"

Sister Zhou shook her head: "They didn't explain in detail over the phone, they just told me to bring my household registration book and Xiaohong's ID card and stuff."

Hua Shierchao's old master Cui winked and made faces:
"I bet you're right, there's something wrong with her passport!"

Old Master Cui said irritably:
"What a great thing! Look how smug you are. Why don't you go home and get your household registration booklet, and your sister's ID card too? It's in the same box as the household registration booklet!"

Hua Shier responded and rode his motorcycle to the Cui family's house. He found the household registration book and Cui Xiaohong's ID card from more than ten years ago. Then he went to Dingqinglou and accompanied Grandpa Cui to take a taxi to the airport.

In the second-floor office of the airport police station, an uncle in a police uniform and hat was writing something at his desk. Seeing Hua Twelve and Old Master Cui enter, he pointed to the long bench opposite him:
"Please sit down. Are you Cui Xiaohong's family members?"

Grandpa Cui took a step forward: "I'm her father, and this is her younger brother!"

Hua Shier pursed his lips, but did not object.

Old Master Cui walked to his desk: "Comrade, where is my daughter? What happened to her?"

Uncle Hat waved his hand, signaling Old Master Cui not to rush and to sit down and talk. After the two sat down, he said:
"Your daughter's situation is a bit complicated. We called you family members over to inquire about the situation. You brought her household registration information and ID card, right?"

Grandpa Cui looked at Hua Shier, who took out his household registration book and ID card and placed them on the desk.

Uncle Hat took it, looked at it, and then smiled:
"Isn't that Cui Xiaohong!"

He looked up at the two of them:
"Cui Xiaohong somehow got hold of a Japanese passport and insisted that her name was Cui Qianhui, that she was a Chinese living in Japan, and that she was with a Japanese man, trying to buy plane tickets to Beijing so she could transfer there to go to South Korea!"

"Our staff at the ticket office checked the passport stamps according to procedure and also checked the entry records of the two people, but found that there was no entry information for her. The airport contacted the Japanese consulate through foreign affairs channels and sent her passport information and photo to confirm her identity, but they replied that they could not find such a person?"

Grandpa Cui looked shocked:
"Comrades, you must be mistaken. My daughter has been in Japan for over ten years. She got married there and has long since become a citizen. How could there be no record of her?"

Uncle Hat said with a half-smile:

“Old comrade, we need to rely on evidence when handling matters. You can’t just assume she’s a Chinese Japanese just because you think so. They don’t recognize that on the other side!”

Grandpa Cui nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, you're right. So what's her situation now?"

Uncle Hat chuckled:
"Old comrade, please wait a moment. You said your daughter went to Japan more than ten years ago. I'd like to ask how she got there back then?"

Just as Old Master Cui was about to speak, Hua Twelve quickly interjected:

"Comrade, she actually ran away from home. Her family doesn't know where she went. When she came back this time, she said she was Japanese. We only heard about the situation from her, and we don't know the specifics. Now it seems like she was just bragging!"

Old Master Cui glared at his son, but Hua Twelve pretended not to notice.

Uncle Hat nodded and said:
"Based on the current situation, according to Article 25 of the 'Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Exit and Entry Administration Law,' fabricating information, providing false certificates, or obtaining exit and entry documents through bribery or other means, if the circumstances are minor, shall be punished with a warning or detention of up to five days!"

"Our decision is to detain Cui Xiaohong for five days and fine her 200 yuan. You'll need to go see her later and pay the fine!"

When Grandpa Cui heard that Cui Xiaohong was going to be detained, he immediately became anxious and wanted to explain something, but when he saw Hua Twelve constantly giving him meaningful glances, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Uncle Hat asked the two to wait in his office while he went out to get a detention certificate. As soon as he left, Old Master Cui said urgently to Hua Twelve:

"Your sister did go to Japan. Why didn't you let me tell the comrades there?"

Hua Twelve laughed and said:

"Then you go and tell them. When they ask you how she got out, just say she smuggled herself out. Even though it's been more than ten years and the statute of limitations has long passed, smuggling will still be recorded in her file. And since she has a prior record of smuggling this time, even if it's a serious offense, she would have been released in five days. But if you say that, she'll have to stay in jail for a few more days!"

He wasn't worried about Cui Xiaohong being detained for a few more days; the main problem was that there was a Japanese soldier in Dingqinglou. If Cui Xiaohong didn't get out soon, who would take care of the Japanese soldier?

Grandpa Cui's expression froze. Only then did he realize that his daughter had indeed smuggled herself into Japan back then. Otherwise, how could she have gone to Japan in that era?

He immediately breathed a long sigh of relief:

"Luckily you stopped me. By the way, how did you know all this so clearly!"

Hua Twelve smiled faintly:
"Have you forgotten that I've been preparing for the bar exam lately? Look at me, I'm practically the pride of the Cui family, while Cui Xiaohong is a disgrace to the Cui family!"

Originally, Grandpa Cui wanted to praise his son, but when he heard him trying to sow discord between his son and his sister, the old man glared at him angrily.

After waiting for about ten minutes, the man in the hat from before brought out a detention document for the family to sign.

Old Master Cui took the pen, his hand trembling so badly that he couldn't bear to write it. He handed the pen to Hua Shier and asked him to sign it.

Hua Shier readily signed Cui Guoming's name, as he was extremely happy to be able to personally send Cui Xiaohong in.

Grandpa Cui paid the 200 yuan fine for Cui Xiaohong, and only then did Uncle Hat take the two of them to the detention room.

Cui Xiaohong was wiping away tears in the detention room when she saw Grandpa Cui and Hua Twelve, and said excitedly:
"Dad, please tell them I'm Japanese, I am..."

Old Master Cui cursed directly:
"Shut up, you're nothing! If you say you're Japanese again, I'll pretend I never had a daughter like you!"

Cui Xiaohong was stunned. Back then, when she eloped with Huo Dongfeng and even became pregnant out of wedlock, Grandpa Cui never scolded her. Now that he had scolded her, it was clear how disappointed her father was in her for what happened today.

Hua Shier, however, became concerned about something else: "Cui Xiaohong, where's your old devil?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Xiaohong burst into tears, crying even more bitterly than before.

The man in the hat who had come along said at this moment:

"You mean that Japanese guy? His identity is fine. After we verified it, he flew to Beijing!" Hua Twelve put his left hand in his pocket and stroked his chin with his right, striking a 'Conan' pose.

"Then there's only one truth: Cui Xiaohong was dumped by the old Japanese devil!"

As we all know, wherever Conan appears, a murder is bound to occur. Hua Shier has even quoted Conan's classic line, which proves that the old devil is no longer of any use. He has voluntarily left Cui Xiaohong, so his role should be over.

Grandpa Cui's eyes widened immediately, and he asked Cui Xiaohong in a tone that was both shocked and angry:

"Daughter, is what your brother said true?"

The old man's face was twitching with anger. His daughter had given birth to someone else's child, and now she was being dumped just like that. How could he not be angry?

Cui Xiaohong quickly said in a tearful voice:
"Dad, it's not what you think. He just went to South Korea to ask a friend for help. He'll come back to me."

Old Master Cui clutched his chest and angrily said:

"He'll come back, and you're still crying so bitterly? Do you think I'm senile?!"

Hua Shier quickly pulled Old Master Cui's arm and massaged his acupoints to calm him down, while saying:
"Birds of a feather flock together! No wonder Cui Xiaohong found a Japanese old man; these two are a perfect match!"

"Back then, she abandoned Fatty and ran away, and now the old Japanese devil has abandoned her and run away with that little Japanese devil."

"Grandpa, do you think Cui Xiaohong's situation is retribution?"

Old Master Cui glanced helplessly at his son who was giving him a massage: "Guoming, please let me live a couple more years, and say less, okay?"

Hua Shier turned to Uncle Hat and asked, "Comrade, could we be alone for a while?"

Uncle Hat nodded and said, "Okay, but it can't be too long. I'll give you five more minutes!"

As soon as Uncle Hat left, Hua Twelve raised his hand and slapped Cui Xiaohong across the face, making the woman stagger and draw blood from the corner of her mouth.

Grandpa Cui quickly stopped him: "Guoming, what are you doing?"

Hua Shier said to Old Master Cui, "Don't worry about it. The old lady has just recovered, and she pulls this stunt. Has she considered that her actions might cause the old lady's old illness to relapse? She just can't stand to see our family doing well!"

"This"

Although he loved his daughter dearly, Grandpa Cui knew that Cui Xiaohong had gone too far this time.

Hua Shier pointed at Cui Xiaohong and cursed:
"A woman as selfish and irresponsible as you, do you even deserve to be a daughter? Do you even deserve to be a parent? The Cui family is so lucky to have a daughter like you, and Erpang is so lucky to have a mother like you! They must have committed some terrible sin in their past lives!"

Cui Xiaohong covered her face and cried uncontrollably.

Grandpa Cui waved his hand, interrupting Hua Shier who was about to continue his tirade, and then said to Cui Xiaohong:

"Xiao Hong, the police station has decided to detain you for five days. Dad will come to pick you up when you get out!"

After saying that, he sighed, pulled Hua Shier away from the detention room, afraid that if they stayed any longer, the siblings might have another conflict.

On the way back, Old Master Cui remained silent. It wasn't until they arrived at the entrance of Dingqing Tower that he spoke, seemingly with self-reproach:

"Maybe your mom and I protected your sister too well. From childhood to adulthood, no matter what mistakes she made, I never laid a finger on her. Otherwise..."

Hua Shier put his arm around the old man's shoulder to comfort him:

"Don't think so much about it. You've never hit me either. Look how excellent I am. It's just that Cui Xiaohong is useless. How can you blame her!"

"But then again, you were right to hit her!"

After taking the old man back to Dingqing Tower, Hua Shier briefly explained Cui Xiaohong's situation. Li Xiaozhen sighed deeply, while the old lady began to wipe away tears.

Hua Shier gave the two elders acupuncture, not worried about them having a relapse. Let them cry if they want; it's your fault for spoiling them.

The next day, Hua Shier received a call from Yang Baihui asking him to come to 'Nightfall' in the morning to talk to her about something.

When Hua Shier arrived at Yang Baihui's office, Boss Yang and her best friend were watching international news on TV.

The news report was about something that happened in Beijing yesterday: an elderly man from Japan suffered a sudden heart attack during a layover, causing a flight bound for South Korea to be delayed by two hours.

Upon seeing Hua Twelve enter, Yang Baihui immediately shifted her attention from the unfortunate old Japanese soldier to Hua Twelve:
"Brother Cui is here! I have some good news to tell you: our company's application has been approved!"

She took out a contract: "Take a close look at it, and if you have no objections, sign it!"

After saying that, he took out a few more documents: "Oh, right, keep this safe, it's the copyright registration document for your original song!"

Hua Shier took the contract and glanced at it, then asked in surprise, "Forty percent of the shares?"

Yang Baihui smiled and nodded: "That's right. I think it's a waste of your talent to just sign you as a singer. The songs you've presented all have the potential to become huge hits. In order to keep you on our ship, we've decided to bring you on board as a shareholder!"

Hua Shier was somewhat surprised: "Us? Who else is there?"

Yang Baihui smiled and pointed to her best friend beside her:

“I own 40% of the shares, and my best friend Ma Xiao owns 20%. From now on, ‘Night Music’ will be a company for the three of us. You will be responsible for creation and making money, I will be responsible for investment and management, and Ma Xiao will be responsible for building relationships!”

Ma Xiaoxiao waved to Hua Shier and smiled, which was considered a greeting.

Hua Shier knew that Ma Xiao was Yang Baihui's best friend and that she was idle all day. Now that he heard that Ma Xiao seemed to have a powerful background, he asked curiously:
"May I ask who your father is?"

Ma Xiao took today's newspaper from the newspaper rack beside him, pointed to a bold headline that read "Minister Ma convenes XX meeting," and said with a smile:
"This is my old man!"

Hua Shier leaned back tactically, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "My apologies!"

He thought to himself, no wonder Yang Baihui, a woman, could open the largest nightclub in Donglin, the provincial capital. It turns out she has the daughter of the S family backing her up. What else is there to say?

Hua Shier readily signed his name on the contract, then said to the two women:
"Happy cooperation!"

Yang Baihui smiled and said, "There's another good news: Ma Xiao has decided to recommend you for this year's Spring Festival Gala."

Hua Shier asked in surprise, "From the provincial TV station?"

Ma Xiao curled her lip and said, "What's the point of provincial TV stations? Of course, it's CCTV!"

Hua Twelve:
Meanwhile, at Donglin Machinery Factory, Factory Director Chen felt that he had had the worst luck of the day.

As soon as I got to work this morning, I received a call from the police station. His secretary had been arrested for PC-related offenses, and the evidence was conclusive; he was to be detained for fifteen days.

In the afternoon, the leader of the propaganda department of S called and said that he wanted to recommend Cui Guoming, an engineer from the machinery factory, to sing and perform at this year's Spring Festival Gala. He asked the leader to arrange Cui Guoming's rehearsal time and emphasized that this was a task that must be taken seriously.

Factory Director Chen's head was buzzing. He still wanted Cui Guoming to back down and regain his face.

Forget about saving face now! Let's get them back first!
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