That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1686 Grandpa, can we please stop using your grandson as a teaching material?
"Xiao Ye, why aren't you up yet? There's so much chores at home, are you just going to let Xiao Yu and the two kids do it all? You're over thirty years old, and you're not even as good as Xiao Dou'er and Xiao Bao'er?"

Sunday is a blessing for all working people, but as the Spring Festival approaches, it can be even more tiring than going to work.

Early in the morning, Grandma Wu Juying woke Li Ye up and made him do all sorts of things, like cooking meat, chopping filling, and cleaning windows. He was like a little spinning top, constantly being ordered around.

Just as Li Ye caught his breath after working until a little past ten o'clock, his grandfather, Li Zhongfa, strolled over with his hands behind his back and an air of nonchalance.

"Li Ye, pack two portions of your ginseng, bird's nest, and deer antler, then come with me to visit someone."

Li Ye blinked and gestured towards the kitchen with his mouth towards Li Zhongfa.

He wasn't worried about the ginseng, deer antler, or bird's nest; he was afraid of his grandmother, Wu Juying, getting angry.

There's a proper way to visit relatives, and given Li Zhongfa's "generous" attitude, it's only possible that he was visiting the homes of the "instructor" and the "medic."

Instructor Liu Zhengqing was Li Zhongfa's "brother in arms". They would visit each other during the holidays and send each other some New Year's gifts. But who could blame them when medic Gao Shuyi was once Li Zhongfa's dream girl?
Even when a woman is eighty years old, she will still be jealous, so Li Ye didn't understand why Li Zhongfa was being so carefree today.

Just as Li Ye was gesturing vigorously, his grandmother, Wu Juying, called from the kitchen: "Xiao Ye, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and go! Everything is ready in the storeroom; those two blue bags are it."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Li Ye hurriedly dropped the feather duster in his hand and went to the small storeroom to get something.

Li Zhongfa followed him in, opened the two blue bags to take a look, and then nodded with satisfaction.

Li Ye whispered, "Grandpa, Grandma is really generous this time!"

Your grandma has never been stingy.

Li Zhongfa smirked proudly, then suddenly sighed and said, "Your Uncle Liu hasn't been feeling well lately. I spoke to him on the phone a few days ago, and he sounded weak and listless."

"Oh, then I'll take a little more."

Li Ye quickly grabbed a few more items. Anyway, Sun Xianjin, Jin Peng, and Pei Wencong would restock Li Ye's supplies from time to time, so the family never lacked these things.

Although Liu Zhengqing was a year younger than Li Zhongfa, his health had been severely damaged from being sent to the countryside for the previous ten years. To put it bluntly, he was practically living a year longer than he was earning.

When Li Zhongfa and Li Ye came out of the small warehouse, they saw Xiao Dou'er and Xiao Bao'er looking at the father and son with longing eyes.

The two children had been ordered by Wu Juying to clean the windows early in the morning, and now that they saw their father deserting, they naturally wanted to run away as well.

Li Zhongfa chuckled and said to his two great-grandsons, "Come on, let's go out and show off. My great-grandsons are all grown up now; that Liu fellow can't even catch up to them!"

"Okay~"

The two little ones dropped the rags they were holding and rushed out of the yard, as if Wu Juying or Wen Leyu would catch them if they were even a little slow.

Wu Juying came out of the kitchen a half-step late and spat at Li Zhongfa, saying, "You're just showing off! The older you get, the more you show off."

Hehehehe~

Li Zhongfa walked away triumphantly with his hands behind his back, accompanied by his grandson, great-grandson, and great-granddaughter.

He fought with Liu Zhengqing his whole life. He could never win in terms of culture or rank, but when it came to the success of his children and the number of descendants, he had to surpass Liu Zhengqing.

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"Grandpa Liu, Grandma Gao, we've come to see you."

Liu Zhengqing lived not far from Lao Li's house, in a small courtyard near Beihai.

So over the years, Xiao Dou'er and Xiao Bao'er have often come over with Li Zhongfa to visit. They know the way well and chatter excitedly as soon as they enter.

However, after the two children entered, they found a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old standing at attention against the wall. He stood straight, but his head was tilted to one side, and his eyebrows and nose looked defiant.

When Xiao Dou saw the boy, she became excited, like a puppy wagging its tail.

She ran over with her little legs, staring at him with wide eyes, and asked, "Uncle Hanwen, what are you doing?"

The boy showed no joy at being called "Uncle" by Xiao Dou'er, turning his head away as if he were disgusted. But Xiao Dou'er persisted, running to the other side and asking, "Uncle Hanwen, what kind of kung fu are you practicing? I practice horse stance every day!"

The boy named Hanwen was furious. How could you, a little brat, not see such an obvious "punishment" posture?
If it were any other little girl, Liu Hanwen would have just let it go unintentionally. But they've known each other for so many years, how could he not know how clever this little girl, who keeps calling him "little uncle," is?
She was clearly gloating.

Li Ye and Li Zhongfa followed closely behind. When they saw Liu Hanwen standing there as punishment, Li Zhongfa immediately laughed.

He walked up to Liu Hanwen with his hands behind his back and asked kindly, "What's wrong, Hanwen? What trouble have you gotten into this time?"

Liu Hanwen dared to look down on Xiao Dou'er, but he would never dare to disrespect Li Zhongfa. He could only lower his head and reply, "Nothing, Grandpa Li. My grandpa just made me stand at attention!"

"Hey, why are you standing at attention in this freezing weather? Come on, let's go inside and play a game of chess."

Li Zhongfa quite liked this stubborn young man, so he patted him on the shoulder and invited him into the house.

But Liu Zhengqing opened the door and said sternly, "Old Li, don't mind him. He'll be standing for another twenty-five minutes."

"Wow~"

Li Zhongfa said in surprise, "What could be so serious that you're making your child stand for so long? Don't you feel sorry for him at all, grandfather?"

Liu Zhengqing said with a stern face, "I spoiled him too much in the past, which is why he developed so many bad habits."

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Liu Zhengqing and Gao Shuyi moved from Shanghai to Beijing after they retired because their two children, Liu Muyang and Liu Muhan, both worked in Beijing.

After arriving in the capital, the elderly couple naturally took on the responsibility of looking after their grandson. It can be said that Liu Hanwen was raised by Liu Zhengqing and Gao Shuyi.

So it's not unreasonable to say that Liu Hanwen's "bad habits" were a result of Liu Zhengqing's indulgence.

"Alright then! Let him stand there a little longer."

Li Zhongfa did not stop Liu Zhengqing from disciplining his grandson. He led Li Ye into the living room and then asked, "Has this child been in another fight? I see there seems to be some bruising on the corner of his mouth."

Liu Zhengqing sighed and said, "It's not just fighting. This kid just started high school this year and already wants to date, but the girl already has a boyfriend, and before long they started fighting."

"Hey, I thought it was something serious! This young man is just experiencing the first stirrings of love. Dating and fighting are normal. But once he matures in a few years, things will be completely different."

Li Zhongfa offered Liu Zhengqing some indifferent advice, and even glanced at Li Ye intentionally or unintentionally.

When Li Ye was in high school, he also dated and got into fights, but didn't he suddenly become enlightened overnight?
But Liu Zhengqing said quietly, "Sigh, he lost the fight, then gathered a bunch of cronies to gang up on him. What kind of person is he?"

"Oh~"

Li Zhongfa pursed his lips and smacked his lips, saying, "That's nothing special. Look at my grandson, back in Xiushui Street, he took down seventeen men with a single wooden stick. Don't believe me? Check all the records."

Li Ye: "."

Grandpa, can we please stop using your own grandson as a teaching material?

Liu Hanwen, who was in the courtyard outside, also heard Li Zhongfa's words and immediately lowered his head in shame.

To be honest, kids his age are all competitive and unwilling to admit defeat, but when it comes to Li Ye, Liu Hanwen has no reason to disagree.

He has everything: he's got the skills to study, he's got the fighting ability, he can make money, and even his good looks are praised to the skies by his aunt.

Look at your older brother Li Ye, when he was your age, he was already XXXXXX.

Whether it's his father, aunt, grandfather, or grandmother, they all talk about Li Ye all the time, which really annoys Liu Hanwen.

But can we blame him?
Li Ye started learning martial arts from his grandfather when he was six or seven years old, while Liu Hanwen was six or seven years old when the Nintendo Famicom was already released. Playing games was so much fun, who would still study? Who would still practice kung fu?

The widespread use of television and video game consoles is one of the important reasons for the decline of traditional martial arts.

When the TV series "The Legendary Fok Yuan-gap" started airing, those idle young men who had nothing to do after dinner stopped gathering together to practice their martial arts.

(End of this chapter)