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Chapter 533 The Unruly Prodigal! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Wu Zhi's expression was uncertain, and he was torn between two conflicting emotions.

He was completely taken aback by what his eldest son, Wu Aiguo, said.

Some underworld tactics are truly impossible to guard against!

Of course, he was certain that Zhang Li and her family were not shrewd old hands at scheming, otherwise they wouldn't still be a working-class family at this point.

But his current predicament is very similar to the outcome of certain underworld tactics.

Naturally, it does have a slightly creepy feel to it.

Wu Aiguo's grandfather had previously told many stories about江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world) methods in the form of storytelling.

One such method is to make people deeply entangled in it without them even realizing it.

In fact, it's quite simple when you put it into words.

Wu Aiguo's grandfather told a story, which he had witnessed firsthand, that led to the complete ruin of a family's best heir.

The eldest son of a certain landlord family was exceptionally talented. At a young age, he was admitted to a university in the provincial capital, which became a widely praised story.

As a result, in the provincial capital, he couldn't resist the allure of romance and married a girl of unknown origin.

Under the influence of his lover's pillow talk, the eldest son of the landlord's family quickly became estranged from his family, and there were even signs that they were turning against each other.

His family was so angry that they stopped having any contact with him.

This eldest son secretly used the silver dollars given to him by his own mother to support his girlfriend and her entire family.

Later, when he was short of money, he even pawned his valuables and took the initiative to work to earn money to support his family.

Upon hearing of his parents' passing, and even encouraged by his partner, he went back to his hometown to cause a scene and fight for the inheritance, making quite a fool of himself.

The protagonist in the story has many similarities to Takeshi at this time.

After marrying Zhang Li, he gradually became estranged from his parents back home.

If it weren't for Wu Aiguo as a bond, his parents back home probably wouldn't even acknowledge him as their son.

There's no other reason; my hometown is just in the suburbs of Beijing, not that far away. With the current traffic conditions, I can get there by taking two rural bus routes.

But ever since he married Zhang Li, he rarely goes back to his hometown, even once a year.

Being busy with work is certainly one reason, but it's very unusual that the three children, Ai Dang, Ai Jun, and Ai Hong, have hardly spent any time in their hometown.

In fact, apart from a slightly smaller variety of daily necessities, the standard of living in my hometown has not been worse than that of working-class families in the city in recent years.

If it were in the past, Wu Zhi would never have thought he was wrong.

After all, his wife Zhang Li's family was also a working-class family, and her brothers-in-law and sister-in-law all had regular jobs.

But now, he really has no face to say that!

Of course, he didn't think his wife Zhang Li or his father-in-law's family had any bad intentions; it just gradually turned out this way.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on!"

He bowed his head in front of his eldest son, Wu Aiguo, a rare occurrence.

"Then I'll go for a walk outside to digest my food!"

Wu Aiguo smiled slightly, having achieved his goal, and got up to leave.

At this moment, he felt quite strange, mainly because of his biological father's situation. Why did it feel so familiar?

Damn, isn't this the same tactic used by fairies in later generations?
Getting married almost turned my husband into a live-in son-in-law.

It was the height of summer, but the evenings were pleasantly cool.

There are always too many neighbors coming out to cool off in the large courtyard at No. 96.

The courtyard was noisy and bustling with children making a ruckus.

Seeing Wu Aiguo come out, the neighbors sitting on bamboo beds nearby greeted him warmly. To be honest, although he didn't live in the courtyard permanently, the neighbors treated him quite well.

"Uncle Zhao is cooling off here!" "Aunt Li is getting more and more energetic!"

"On such a hot day, I don't feel comfortable not going out for a walk at night!"

"Home, home is fine. Aunt Zhang has some things to take care of, but it's not far away!"

"Yes, I graduated from high school, and I'm waiting for my diploma these next few days!"

"Work isn't urgent for now; I plan to relax for a few days!"

They left the courtyard chatting and laughing, with several younger brothers of similar age by their side.

They were from the same school and greatly admired Wu Aiguo's skills.

Of course, while at school, I often used his name to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble and interference.

Regardless of the era, as long as the outside world is orderly, the situation inside schools is mostly quite good, but there are also dark places.

"Brother Aiguo, where shall we go for some fun?"

"Just stroll around the alleys. Don't wander around too much during your holiday, as some places can still be a bit dangerous!"

"I know, I know. The day before yesterday, Old Hu was walking at night when he was hit on the head with a club in an alley. I heard he didn't wake up until the next day. Luckily, he only had a head injury and it was hot, otherwise, he would have been freezing all night!"

"I heard that Wang Xiaohong was almost robbed on her way home last night!"

"I know that. Why would she choose to take the alley instead of the main road? Luckily she ran fast, otherwise, if something had really happened, how would she ever face anyone again?"

Listening to his buddies' gossip, Wu Aiguo's mood wasn't affected at all.

Rats in the gutter and corners are a common sight in any era.

As far as he knew, the children of high-ranking officials were the most arrogant at that time.

Of course, the counterpart to this is the "playboys".

If we compare it to the "Young and Dangerous" movies, the troublemakers were probably just like Chicken and his gang when they encountered student thugs on the basketball court.

These young, fearless individuals were able to challenge the privileged children of the compound, a feat that would be hard to imagine in later generations.

Amidst laughter and conversation, they arrived at the street in front of No. 95 Courtyard.

At this moment, a group of people were gathered at the main gate of No. 95 Courtyard.

Angry voices could be heard intermittently: "Look at what they've done to the children!"

"If I don't seek justice, and my child is constantly targeted in the future, do I even want to have a peaceful life?"

"Old Liu is right!"

At this moment, another voice came: "Guangqi was beaten up outside for no reason, we can't just stand by and do nothing!"

"Today it's Guangqi, but tomorrow it could be someone else's child!"

"The old man is right. That 'big bastard' is so arrogant. Does he even respect our steel rolling mill?"

"If all else fails, ask the security personnel at the steel mill to come forward. I refuse to believe they can't handle a street thug!"

Liu Guangqi was beaten?

Wu Aiguo was somewhat surprised; wasn't she perfectly fine in the afternoon?

Wait, what the heck is 'big jerk'?

Wu Aiguo subconsciously stopped and looked at the group of people gathered at the entrance of No. 95 Courtyard with great curiosity.

"Brother Aiguo, 'Big Scoundrel' is a troublemaker who's recently emerged in the West District. I heard he's a pretty fierce fighter. What's he doing in the East District?"

"I reckon it was Liu Guangqi who went to the West District on his own initiative and somehow offended that 'big bastard,' which is why he got a severe beating!"

(End of this chapter)