Arrogance and domineering, starting in the 1990s

Summer, 1993.

"After you get out, live a good life and don't ever come back." The prison guard, wearing a light green uniform short-sleeved shirt and a peaked cap, said gently to Wu Shu.

"Alright!" Before Wu Shu could reply, the prison guard pushed him, trying to help him step out of the prison gate, but the three-tenths of his strength was not enough to move him at all.

"Congratulations, Master Shu! May your dragon emerge from the abyss, bringing you favorable weather and abundant harvests, and may all your wishes come true."

The prisoners' orderly blessings echoed from inside the prison walls, and a smile appeared on Wu Shu's face before he stepped out of the prison gate.

He casually stretched, listening to the whistles and scolding from inside, showing no pity for these scumbags.

I told you to stop with all this fancy stuff.

But... it actually feels pretty good.

Wu Shu looked outside; there were already people waiting for him there.

A stout, short, middle-aged man with a perpetually smiling face.

He was waving a fan in his hand, sweating profusely as he jogged towards him.

"Captain." The fat man took the bag from Wu Shu's hand with a fawning expression, fanning Wu Shu as he spoke respectfully.

Wu Shu raised an eyebrow and glanced at the other man. The fat man suddenly realized what he was doing and immediately changed his address to "Master Shu".

Wu Shu nodded in satisfaction and casually said, "Fatty Gao, so free, you came all this way to pick me up from prison?"

The fat man blurted out instinctively,

"Knowing that you're being released from prison today, Master Shu, means something incredibly important has happened..."

"Stop talking nonsense, you..." Wu Shuzheng was speaking casually when his gaze swept over something as if he had noticed something.

He snatched the bag from the fat man's hand and whispered quickly, "Stay away from me."

After Wu Shu finished speaking quickly, he immediately pushed the fat man aside, pretended not to know him, and ran quickly to the side of the road.

At this moment, about thirty-four meters away from the entrance of the Third Prison, a middle-aged man dressed in a blue work uniform...

He had a yellowed white towel hanging around his neck and was standing up, pedaling his tricycle uphill.

Wu Shu ran very fast and arrived in front of the middle-aged man's tricycle in a few steps, grabbing the tricycle that was showing signs of slipping.

The middle-aged man, having just calmed down from his initial panic and about to thank the visitor, looked up and realized it was his son. His face immediately lit up with a smile.

His smile carried a hint of apology and a touch of guilt.

"Some of the shrimp I bought this morning were dead, and your mom insisted that I go and exchange them."

Wu Shu paused for a moment, then grinned, tossed his bag onto the vehicle, and jumped onto the tricycle.

The old tricycle wasn't crushed and its wheels didn't lift up; only the tires sank slightly.

"Come home, Dad!"

Wu Shiguo laughed even harder, and after saying "Hey!", he immediately turned around and rode back the way he came, but this time he rode even faster.

..

"Mr. Gao, this kid is a bit ungrateful. He doesn't ride in a four-wheeled vehicle, but instead rides in an old man's beat-up car."

Gao Jinbao wiped the sweat from his brow, then slapped the other man across the face, his voice no longer flattering or ingratiating.

Instead, his face was contorted with rage.

"If you want to eat with your mouth in the future, you'd better watch your mouth!"

The subordinate was stunned by the sudden slap and immediately took two steps back, not daring to utter another sound.

Gao Jinbao kicked the other person in the butt again.

He snapped, "What are you still looking at! Get on the bus, all of you!"

After saying that, he turned to his men and said, "Send two men to wait outside No. 4 Xiangguang Lane. When they see Master Shu, tell them that I'm hosting a welcome dinner for him. Eight o'clock, Zhengtai Lane Restaurant."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Be polite."

After a listless "yes," everyone got into the car.

Wu Shu only let Wu Shiguo ride for a short while before taking the initiative to switch places with him. He rode on,

While looking at the surrounding streets, they corroborated each other's memories.

He found it very novel; he had never imagined the 1990s were like this before, having only seen it in television dramas.

But most of those are artificial replicas of buildings.

Unlike now, everything is so real: walls covered with slogans, children urinating and defecating anywhere, and huge hand-painted posters and GG signs.

The people on the street, although most of them were still wearing simple sportswear or work clothes,

However, some women are already sporting permed hair, wearing flared pants and high heels, and flaunting their new look on the streets.

...

Wu Shu rode very fast, covering a distance of more than ten kilometers in less than an hour, and arrived at the doorstep of his home as he remembered it.

At this moment, several impatient-looking thugs had already gathered at the corner of the alley.

They squatted there, smoking or leaning against the earthen wall, looking utterly bored.

When one of them saw Wu Shu return, he wanted to go up to him and tell him that President Gao wanted to host a welcome dinner for him.

But when he met Wu Shu's slightly warning gaze, he pulled his leg back.

Wu Shu stopped paying attention to the other person and instead looked around at the house he remembered. Just as he reached the doorway, he smelled a strong odor of Chinese medicine.

The smell was somewhat pungent and irritated the eyes. When Wu Shiguo, the father, saw Wu Shu standing at the door without moving, he assumed that the smell of Chinese medicine was too strong and had bothered Wu Shu.

He waved his hand haphazardly in the air a few times and forced a smile, saying, "Your mother hasn't been feeling well lately and has been taking traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate."

Upon hearing Wu Shiguo's explanation, Wu Shu realized that the other party had misunderstood; he simply hadn't figured out how to face the original owner's family.

Upon opening the door, a hunched woman was setting out bowls and chopsticks at the table. Seeing the gate open and recognizing her eldest son, she...

He quickly put down his chopsticks on the table and staggered towards Wu Shu's direction.

But after running only a few steps, he started coughing. Afraid of infecting Wu Shu, he instinctively turned his back.

Wu Shiguo put Wu Shu's bag down in the yard, immediately helped Yang Suzhen up, and scolded, "Why did you get out of bed? Didn't the doctor tell you to rest?"

Wu Shu then went over to help his mother, Yang Suzhen, up. After hesitating for a moment, he called out, "Mom."

"Dazhuang..." Yang Suzhen's voice was very gentle, and you could tell that she was usually a quiet person.

Yang Suzhen wiped her hands on her clothes, then gently touched Wu Shu's face, tears welling up in her eyes.

But not long after, as if remembering something, he immediately stumbled around and went to get the pomelo leaves, preparing to sweep away the bad luck for Wu Shu.

Wu Shiguo felt another pang of heartache. He wanted to snatch the pomelo leaf from Yang Suzhen, but she wouldn't allow it and insisted on sweeping Wu Shu's body.

As an orphan in his previous life, Wu Shu had no idea what to do, and his body stiffened at this moment.

Until the door was suddenly kicked open!

A little girl with pigtails ran inside, shouting, "Dad, Dad! Erguo got beaten up at the alley entrance!"

Wu Shiguo immediately thought of handing Yang Suzhen over to Wu Shulai for support, and then going to rescue his second son.

But at this moment, Wu Shu stopped Wu Shiguo, turned around and smiled at the little girl, saying, "Take me to see."

The little girl tilted her head. She didn't recognize the person in front of her, but there was an old photograph in her house, and the person in front of her looked a lot like the person in the photograph.

"Are you Wo Daguo?" Without waiting for Wu Shu's reply, he took off running, shouting as he went, "Erguo! Wo and Daguo are here to save you!"

Father Wu Shiguo looked at Wu Shu and hesitated, saying, "Just bring the second son back, don't be too harsh..."

Wu Shu waved his hand to indicate that he had heard, and then walked outside.