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When the man said the tattoo was of Guan Yu, Hua Shier looked at the design on his back and didn't know what to say, only feeling sympathy.

How to describe him? Apart from being bald and beardless, he looks three parts like Zhang Fei, five parts like Li Kui, and if you look at him as a black man, he looks six or seven parts like the heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, only a bit abstract.

"Is this Guan Yu?"

Dada nodded: "That's Guan Yu! Look how much he looks like him!"

Hua Shier looked at Dada in astonishment: "Then why don't you have a beard or hair?"

Dada's explanation for this is:

"You know what impressionist tattoos are, right? You can't see it normally; you have to combine it with your impression in your mind to see it. As the saying goes, a thousand people have a thousand different Harleys, so everyone's impression is different. My impressionist style is mainly about tattooing Guan Yu in everyone's mind!"

Hua Shier was speechless: "Is this how Impressionism is interpreted? And isn't it supposed to be 'a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes'? When did it become Harley-Davidson motorcycles?"

Dada was also stunned: "Isn't it a Harley-Davidson motorcycle?"

He immediately felt relieved:
"None of that matters. My main problem is that I've read too many books, and they're all over the place. But in Impressionism, this is Guan Yu. Brother Cui, combine this with your own impression of Guan Yu in your mind before looking at my work."

Hua Shier was speechless: "So the tattoo doesn't look right, and you just filled in the blanks with your imagination, huh?"

The tattooed man understood as well and cursed at Dada:

"Harley, you son of a bitch! Halley's Comet my foot! I could beat you to death with a single comet punch, and you know absolutely nothing, yet you give me an impressionist tattoo!"

Hua Shier comforted him, saying, "Brother, trust me, I'll definitely give you an explanation later. Let me ask him properly first!"

He pointed to the sunglasses on the tattoo and asked, "What's with those sunglasses? Why is Guan Yu wearing sunglasses?"

Dada said with a proud look:
"This involves my art design. As you all know, when getting a Guan Gong tattoo, it must be a Guan Gong with his eyes closed. The saying goes that Guan Gong never opens his eyes, because if he does, he will surely kill someone. So, generally, people who get a Guan Gong tattoo have to get an image of him with his eyes closed!"

He said to the two of them with some pride:
"Well, I'm a pacifist. I'm afraid even closing my eyes isn't safe, so I tattooed a pair of sunglasses on Second Master. Doesn't that make him seem a little safer? Get ready for applause!"

As Dada spoke, he clapped his hands first, and then he saw Hua Shier and the tattooed man looking at him with strange expressions.

The man slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Did I hire a lunatic to tattoo me?!"

But then he shook his head: "Mental illness won't do either, I need an explanation for this!"

Dada instantly dropped his proud expression and asked nervously, "It's so artistic, what else do you want in return?"

Hua Shier said speechlessly, "Just shut up!"

He looked at the 'victim':
"You're right about this. We can discuss a solution. I have a suggestion for you to consider!"

"First, I'll let you beat him up to vent your anger!"

Upon hearing this, the man immediately tried to attack, shouting, "I'll beat him to death!"

Hua Shier pinned him down with one hand: "I haven't finished yet. If you hurt someone, you'll have to pay for their medical expenses. Then they won't have to pay you back. You two will be even!"

Upon hearing this, the man became somewhat resentful. If that were the case, he might feel good hitting someone, but what would he gain from it? What would he do about the thing on his back?

Hua Shier suppressed a laugh and continued:

"Second, make him compensate you, and find a good tattoo artist to help you fix it. I think it's not too late to change it to Zhang Fei."

"If Second Master won't do, how about Third Master? Besides, we can change Zhong Kui's appearance too, then we won't be afraid to walk at night anymore!"

After thinking for a while, the man stretched out his hand towards Dada and said in an annoyed tone:
"Pay up!"

Dada looked reluctant: "This is art, Impressionism."

Hua Shier released his grip: "Hey you, make a lasting impression on him!"

The 'victim' stood up and punched Dada in the eye socket: 'I told you not to wear sunglasses!'

This punch brought double good fortune, turning the previous bruise into a panda eye.

Dada was too weak to even kill a chicken, and couldn't run away. Feeling a sharp pain in his eye socket, he quickly begged for mercy.

"I'll pay you back, I'll pay you back."

Finally, after friendly 'negotiations,' I compensated them with 1,000 yuan.

When the other person took the money and left, Dada was still a little reluctant to part with it.
"Why don't you give me the money and I'll revise it for you? Impressionism won't do; postmodern romanticism is three-dimensional."

Before he could finish speaking, the man turned around and spat viciously: "Hetui!"

He vomited all over Dada's face before leaving.

Dada quickly wiped his face, complaining, "That's so rude!"

Hua Shier chuckled and said, "I think the other person is quite well-mannered. I noticed you had a cut on your lip before, but I didn't ask you. Now I don't need to ask, I know how you got it. You must get beaten up quite a bit, right?"

Dada stubbornly refused to admit that his skills were lacking: "That's because they don't know how to appreciate it!"

Hua Shier shook his head: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and find someone to fix your house!"

Dada went to find someone to repair the house, while Hua Shier took out a mask and sunglasses from the storage space, put them on, and then entered the clothing store.

This time, the unfamiliar people didn't recognize him, so he casually sat down on the sofa:
"Hey Li, get your boss a glass of water!"

Li Xiaozhen asked Zhang Xiaomei to entertain the guests. She personally poured Hua Shier a cup of tea and asked:

"You never come here usually, why are you here today?"

Hua Shier lifted his mask to reveal his mouth, took a sip of hot tea, and then said:

"I went to Guo Dapao's house for a drink. I was passing by on my way back, so I stopped by to check on things. I'll go home with you later!"

Li Xiaozhen was quite pleased after hearing this and sat down to chat with Hua Shier.

Hearing that Hua Shier had just gone to the tattoo shop across the street, he quickly replied:
"Don't associate with that Dada. I feel like there's something wrong with him. He's only been open for three days and he's already been beaten up twice. Today was the only day he's been relatively peaceful!"

Hua Shier couldn't help but chuckle:

"You didn't see it! I just got punched twice and now I have black eyes. I was just watching the show!"

Li Xiaozhen was slightly surprised, then smiled as well:
"With skills like his, why does he even bother opening a tattoo shop?"

Hua Shier laughed and said, "I think that young man is alright except for being a little slow on the uptake. At least he's sincere and has artistic aspirations, it's just that his skills are a bit lacking!"

Li Xiaozhen chuckled: "Oh dear, are you praising me or insulting me? You're not smart, your cooking is terrible, and you call yourself sincere? Can you eat that? You just get beaten up!"

Just then, the last two customers finished paying and left, and it was finally quiet. Zhang Xiaomei came over to greet Hua Shier:
"Brother Cui!"

Hua Shier smiled and nodded: "Little Zhang has lost some weight!"

"Really?"

Zhang Xiaomei was overjoyed and quickly ran to look in the mirror.

Li Xiaozhen said in a low voice, sounding annoyed:

"Now that you're a celebrity, how come you talk to people like one person and to ghosts like another? Xiao Zhang hasn't lost weight at all. I treated her to skewers the other day, and she's gained five pounds." Hua Shier clicked his tongue: "What do you mean by talking nonsense? I was just being kind and trying to make Xiao Zhang happy!"

Less than an hour later, Dada arrived with several workers to check on the situation.

Li Xiaozhen peeked out and looked around, then turned to ask Hua Shier:
"What happened over there?"

Hua Shier laughed and said, "That kid demolished most of the load-bearing wall during the renovation. If I hadn't seen it and told him, he wouldn't have known!"

Li Xiaozhen was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but laugh:
"Your brain isn't working very well, huh!"

Just then, Erpang arrived on his bicycle with Cui Mengmeng on the back. As soon as they entered, Erpang called out:

"Uncle, it's great to see you here. My grandpa wants you and aunt to have dinner at Dingqinglou tonight!"

Hua Twelve asked curiously:
"It's not a holiday or a weekday, what's the big deal? Why make such a formality and have someone come to invite you? Why didn't you call me!"

As he spoke, he took out his phone, but it was out of battery again.

Before Cui Mengmeng could say anything, Erpang quickly covered her mouth and then gave an embarrassed smile:
"Uncle, you'll find out when you go. Grandpa told me not to tell you beforehand!"

This made Hua Shier laugh: "Why are you being so mysterious with me? What good news could it be?"

Erpang nodded vigorously: "Yes, that's great news! It's definitely great news!"

Hearing what Erpang said, Hua Shier didn't ask any further questions. Seeing that he was covered in sweat, he took out a hundred yuan and asked the two children to buy some cold drinks so that everyone could eat together.

Cui Mengmeng snatched the money, saying, "I'll go, I'll go!" and ran out quickly.

Hua Shier was somewhat surprised: "Why is my daughter so diligent today!"

Li Xiaozhen sneered, "How could I not be diligent? I'm after the money left over!"

Sure enough, a short while later, Cui Mengmeng ran back with more than twenty yuan worth of cold drinks, distributing popsicles and sodas, but not mentioning change.

Li Xiaozhen wasn't going to tolerate her and reached out her hand, saying, "What about the rest of the money?"

Cui Mengmeng was somewhat unwilling: "Then I ran errands for nothing?"

Li Xiaozhen chuckled: "Who asked you to go? Your dad sent Erpang, but you insisted on going on your own, why would you need money?"

Although the family was making a lot of money, the couple didn't spoil their child. These days, it's considered a lot if a student has ten yuan in their pocket, and in an average family, it's considered good if a child has one or two yuan in their pocket. Cui Mengmeng took several tens of yuan at once, so we couldn't not ask about it.

After Cui Mengmeng reluctantly handed the money to Li Xiaozhen, Hua Shier asked:
“Daughter, it’s not that I can’t give you the money, but you have to spend it on the right things. Tell me, what do you need so much money for?”

Cui Mengmeng said somewhat reluctantly:

"What's the point of telling you? You said you'd buy me and my brother a multi-speed bicycle, but it's been over a year and you still haven't bought it for us!"

Hua Shier then remembered that he had indeed promised them before appearing on the Spring Festival Gala that year.

Li Xiaozhen said from the side, "Cui Mengmeng, you've gone too far! You said you wanted to buy a Xiali car, but now you ride a Mercedes to and from school every day, and you're still not satisfied. What do you want, a bicycle with gears?"

Hua Shier stopped her: "This is my fault. I promised it before the Spring Festival Gala that year, but after the Gala, I got busy and forgot about it!"

He turned to Cui Mengmeng and said, "Okay, I apologize for this. I'll get each of you a multi-speed bicycle later!"

Hua Shier plans to use his Divine Machine Transformation and mechanical knowledge to handcraft a bicycle that will be far superior to those sold on the market.

Cui Mengmeng and Erpang both cheered, and the latter said:
"I know what Mengmeng wants to buy. She wants to buy a pair of pinhole glasses. They're all the rage now. Lots of students at our school wear them. They say they can protect eyesight and cure nearsightedness. They cost over a hundred yuan each!"

After Erpang finished speaking, he took out a pair of small-hole glasses from his pocket:
"That's it!"

Hua Shier took one look and saw that these were ordinary glasses, except that the lenses were pure black and had several small holes.

He had heard of this before, that it could correct various vision problems such as nearsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia, but in reality, it felt useful when he wore it, but when he didn't wear it, he was back to normal, with no therapeutic effect whatsoever.

The principle is that by looking through a small hole, you can block out the random scattered light that interferes with your vision. To put it simply, it's similar to the principle of 'squinting to see things more clearly'.

This is a waste of money, and wearing them for a long time is harmful to your eyesight.

Hua Shier took it and looked at it, then asked Erpang, "Did Cui Xiaohong buy this for you?"

Erpang shook his head and said, "My dad bought it for me!"

"Hey, your dad's always up to no good, your uncle confiscated it!"

As Hua Shier spoke, he shoved his pinhole glasses into his coat pocket.

Erpang immediately panicked: "Uncle, why are you like this!"

Hua Shier said irritably, "You don't know anything! Wearing these things for too long is harmful and not beneficial. It's all pseudoscience. Your uncle will personally make you two a pair of pinhole glasses that are really good for your eyes!"

Both the 'pinhole glasses' and the 'gear-shifting bicycle' were written in his notebook. Hua Shier planned to incorporate some cutting-edge technology to make the awesome even awesomeer and turn the harmful into the beneficial.

Unlike in the original storyline, where she completely lost faith in her father after several failures, in this world, Hua Shier's continuous success and lack of failure have established a tall and mighty image in his daughter's mind, making her believe that her father can do anything.

Upon hearing that her father, a graduate of an engineering university, was going to make it himself, Cui Mengmeng was overjoyed and urged Hua Shier to get started as soon as possible to make it for them.

Li Xiaozhen said with amusement, "You just spoil the child!"

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiaozhen let Zhang Xiaomei leave work early, then closed the shop and the whole family went to Dingqinglou.

Upon arriving at the destination, Hua Shier entered and saw a figure that surprised him somewhat.
Huo Dongfeng!
At this moment, Huo Dongfeng sat properly next to the old lady, carefully talking to her.

What brings you here?

Hua Shier walked over, looking puzzled.

Huo Dongfeng said awkwardly, "I just came to visit my uncle and aunt because I've been behaving well all year."

When the old lady saw her son arrive, she invited him to sit down.

"Your dad said that Dongfeng has been doing well lately, and it's rare for a prodigal son to turn over a new leaf!"

Huo Dongfeng nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I was quite immature before!"

Hua Shier suddenly realized that Erpang had said it was a good thing but hadn't told him yet:
"You didn't get back together with Cui Xiaohong, did you? No wonder you called me back for dinner!"

Huo Dongfeng knew that his brother-in-law didn't think much of his sister, so he quickly said:
"Isn't this for Erpang's sake? I've heard experts say that broken families are bad for a child's development!"

Hua Shier was amused: "So it's okay for Cui Xiaohong to throw her son away? So it's okay for you to go to jail? You, you're so greedy, I'm just trying to persuade this damned devil with good advice!"

When it was time to eat, Grandpa Cui and Cui Xiaohong came downstairs. The latter's eyes were a little red, obviously because she had been scolded by the old man.

During dinner, Huo Dongfeng happily announced that he would go and get his marriage certificate with Cui Xiaohong the next day.

Grandpa Cui didn't say anything, Grandma smiled, and Erpang looked very happy.

Hua Twelve began to speak:

"Cui Xiaohong, I don't know how you fooled Huo Dongfeng, but this is your last chance. If you can't change your ways, don't blame me for disowning you!"

It won't be as simple as just refusing to acknowledge her relatives. Hua Shier is thinking of sending her to work in a mine to teach her a lesson for her laziness, selfishness, and self-centeredness.

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