sbdcsierra Chapter 288: Everyone took out their knives, such big kitchen knives!
Chapter 288: Everyone took out their knives, such big kitchen knives!
When Su Chen went back to Chunming Street to pick someone up at five o'clock, he saw that Aliang looked listless.
"what happened?"
"Uncle, I'm tired."
Su Chen patted his shoulder comfortingly and asked him, "Are you still going to watch the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival?"
Ah Liang wailed weakly, "Go and see, it's all settled."
When they got home, Liu Chunhua and Old Man Su watched him leave and asked curiously, "Achen, what happened to Aliang?"
"Maybe... I was shocked."
Liu Chunhua was suspicious: "A strike?"
Old Man Su was keenly aware of something and sighed: "It must be because of poverty."
"Well, anyway, Mom, the granddaughter-in-law you saw is completely gone."
"...Ah?" Liu Chunhua was anxious. "No, that Jiani? How come she suddenly disappeared? I was thinking of asking your third sister to help find out about her family situation."
Su Chen shrugged: "It's hard to say about fate. Some people get married right after meeting each other, while others grow up together as childhood sweethearts but never become husband and wife."
"Hey, when can our Aliang get married?"
Liu Chunhua paused, frowned and shook her head: "No!"
She looked at Su Chen: "Ah Chen, is this Jiani the so-called bad peach blossom?"
"Mom, this isn't a bad thing. The girl didn't do anything to Aliang, and she won't bother me later."
"Who is that rotten peach blossom?"
Su Chen was helpless: "Mom, do you think fortune telling is omnipotent?"
"Hey, I'm not anxious."
Old Man Su had already lit up his hookah at some point, taking a couple of puffs with enjoyment before glancing at Liu Chunhua: "Is there any use in being anxious? Fate is determined by heaven!"
"You old bastard, you stink. Go out and smoke your cigarette. Don't let my grandson choke on it."
"Okay, okay, I'm going out. I'm going out."
As soon as Old Man Su went out, he started chatting with his neighbors.
He was quite restrained at first, only talking about how many floors the villa had and how many rooms it had.
But I couldn't resist the neighbors' questioning.
Especially Lao Tan.
When I heard that Old Man Su and his friends had spent thousands of dollars at a restaurant to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall at noon, I felt resentful when I thought about how I had been eating bland food these past few days.
Knowing that Old Man Su didn't like to talk about these things, he insisted on asking, as if he wanted to find out what color Old Man Su's bitter tea seeds were.
So, sofas, color TVs, brand new cabinets and beds in every room...
Old Man Su revealed everything.
When he finally found out there was another small boat, Lao Tan almost jumped over.
He wanted to make trouble for Old Man Su, not to make himself angry to death.
The night fell.
Axiong finally returned home.
He still had a good harvest today, making a small profit of more than a hundred yuan. Naturally, he was in high spirits and couldn't hide his smile.
As a result, as soon as I entered the door, I was met with Lao Qin's stern face.
He was startled: "Dad? You, your stomach hurts again?"
"Come in, I want to ask you something."
Lao Tan pulled him into the house and closed the door.
After finishing the story about the Su family villa, Lao Tan asked him, "Give me an estimate of how much it would cost to buy it."
Ah Xiong laughed dryly, "Dad, if we really want a brand new one, it'll cost at least a hundred thousand, right? And I heard from a friend that the housing prices in Cuicheng have gone up in recent years, so a single-family villa won't cost less than a hundred thousand."
"That's about two hundred thousand dollars in total." Lao Tan nodded, his eyes fixed on Ah Xiong. "So do you understand?"
"...Ah? I, what do I know?" Ah Xiong looked puzzled.
Lao Tan was annoyed: "How many times have I told you, don't show off your wealth, don't show off your wealth!"
"Look at Ah Chen, he's able to make so much money without showing off. How about you? If you had a tail, you'd be so proud of it these days."
"Old Man Su just said that our house was targeted by thieves this morning. Luckily, Ah Chen went home and called out!"
Ah Xiong: “!!!”
"Hey, if anyone dares to steal, I'll beat him to death!"
Old Tan picked up the broom and said, "Who are you going to beat to death? Don't you want to live? Don't you care about your wife and children?"
Ah Xiong immediately said: "Dad, I was wrong, I was wrong, don't be angry."
"Hmph, starting tomorrow, don't go out to play cards. Stay home."
"By the way, Old Man Su is having a birthday party the day after tomorrow. Go and help him out."
Ah Xiong wanted to refute, but when he met Lao Tan's sharp gaze, he immediately nodded obediently.
"I know dad."
After dinner, Liu Chunhua started to arrange the staff for the birthday party and took Yueyue to the next door to start inviting guests.
Su Chen went to the town.
Before reaching Su Xiaoyan's house, I saw two small cars slowly passing by.
In the car in front, Zhang Jiani was sitting in the back seat, and next to her was a good-looking young man who looked to be around 25 or 26 years old.
Su Chen quickly looked away and continued forward.
"Uncle!"
Xiaoyu and Xiaoxuan, who were playing with glass beads, saw him and came up to him happily.
Su Chen handed the things in his hand to them and asked, "Are your parents home?"
"Mom went to play cards, and Dad went to drink."
Su Chen: “???”
"It's already dark, why don't you come back?"
They both shook their heads.
"So what are you guys going to do for dinner?"
"Cook instant noodles. I bought a whole box at home."
Su Chen was helpless: "You're never tired of eating instant noodles?"
"No, it's delicious, and we also have ham!"
"Uncle, my parents were reluctant to buy it for us before."
"Okay," Su Chen walked into the house, looked around, and found that the house was in a mess. He sighed, "Where is your mother playing cards?"
"It's next to the vegetable market. A lot of people go there to play cards."
"Then I'll go over there."
When Su Chen found Su Xiaoyan in the chess and card room filled with a pungent smell of smoke, she had even taken off her coat, her eyes were red, and it was unknown how long she had been sitting in the room.
After being patted on the shoulder, Su Xiaoyan turned around and saw Su Chen. She was stunned: "Achen, why are you here?"
Then he stood up and said, "Aquan, please help me finish this game, my brother is here!"
Someone joked: "Xiaoyan, you don't care about your children, but when your little brother comes, you want to pick the moon from the sky!"
"Hey, I just love my little brother, what's wrong? Are you jealous?"
Su Xiaoyan said as she pulled Su Chen out, and warned him: "Achen, don't come into this place in the future. It's smoky and choking."
Su Chen: "..."
The original owner had come here many times before.
He did not refuse his third sister's kindness, but before the two of them walked out the door, a table was suddenly overturned.
"Okay, Zhao Laosan, you're cheating!"
"I was wondering how you could win money every day? Give me back my money!"
Su Xiaoyan hurriedly pulled Su Chen to hide outside the door, peeked inside, and whispered to Su Chen: "Old Xue, the fishmonger, must have lost a lot of money these days."
"Never mind, let's go home."
"Have you eaten yet? I'll make you a bowl of noodles."
The two of them had only taken two steps when a scream suddenly erupted in the chess and card room, followed by a group of people fleeing.
Su Xiaoyan remembered that there were friends inside, so she quickly grabbed one of them and asked, "What did Lao Xue do? Did he hit anyone?"
"Oh, what's with the beating? He even pulled out a knife, a really big kitchen knife!"