dognovel Chapter 1126 Hey, don’t say that!
Chapter 1126 Hey, don’t say that!
Chapter 1126 Hey——Don’t say that!
"Comrade, do you want a haircut?"
As soon as Li Xuewu and his family of three entered the door, they were stopped by the waiter at the door.
She looked at Li Xuewu and Gu Ning and said, "You need to buy a ticket first to get a haircut."
The rule in most barbershops is that you have to pay first, and there are people in the shop who sell tickets.
Customers can buy tickets and wait in line.
Xidan No. 1 Barber Shop is divided into men's and women's sections. There is a long row of chairs in the waiting area, but there are not many people there at the moment.
But there were already quite a few people sitting in the barber chairs, obviously they had come early.
There are thirty or forty barbers in the barber shop, and all the employees together number more than fifty.
The female comrade selling tickets at the door pointed to the price list behind her and signaled Li Xuewu to buy the ticket first and then wait.
In later generations, barbershops had titles such as Tony Teacher and Gold Medal Hairdresser, and in fact, they also existed at that time.
But at this time they are called first-level technicians, second-level technicians, and barbers.
In fact, it is the level of technicians in the factory, but they have better skills and higher titles.
The prices are the same even though the technicians have different levels, which reflects socialism.
The name of Xidan No. 1 Barber Shop is not for nothing. The Jiaodaokou Barber Shop charges 1.5 cents for a male head and 3.5 cents for a female head.
Here? Double it!
Let me put it this way, if you only earn more than 30 yuan a month, you wouldn't dare to come here to get a haircut.
It’s okay to have something new during festivals, otherwise on weekdays, just two big bowls of rice will do.
At this time, mushroom heads and pot-lid heads are popular. For those with big heads, two large bowls are just right.
Otherwise, why is it that there are so many people on the street, but not that many actually come here to get a haircut?
Li Xuewu actually just wanted to accompany Gu Ning to get a haircut, but Gu Ning was afraid that he would lose patience, so she persuaded him and bought two tickets.
His 30 cents and Gu Ning's 70 cents added up to exactly one dollar.
You have to earn thirty yuan a month, and a couple only spend one yuan on a haircut, so the whole family will go hungry today.
You said haircuts here are expensive? But the ticket seller said that there are always more than 300 people here.
It opens at 8am and stays busy until dark.
In the past, haircutters used scissors to cut hair, and their fingers would be broken after a day’s work.
It was several barbers in the barber shop who studied the operation method of using electric clippers to trim stubble, which improved work efficiency and reduced labor intensity.
This method has been imitated and learned by all barbershops in Beijing.
"We have many cadres coming here, but few young people."
The waiter could see that Li Xuewu and Gu Ning were of unusual status, but they were young people after all, so how could they be unusual?
However, the child in the male customer's arms made her look at him a few more times.
She was not blind, so she could naturally see that the child was not of Chinese descent.
But from what they said, the male and female customers were a couple, and neither of them was a foreigner. How did this child get mutated?
She was surprised, but she didn't ask, nor did she poke around.
There is no shortage of special people in this city. In the past, senior officials could often be seen in the store.
Ma Lianliang, Zhang Junqiu, Bai Yang and other figures in the literary and artistic circles also frequently visited here.
"If you want to get a haircut, you have to avoid holidays. During holidays or on May Day or October 1, there will be a lot of weddings and we will be too busy to handle it."
The ticket seller was a chatterbox. He handed the tickets to Li Xuewu and Gu Ning, and reminded them where they could wait faster and where they could choose their hairstyle.
Li Xuewu thanked the other party with a smile, and walked inside with Gu Ning.
Since they came, there have been more customers coming, which shows how popular this place is.
"It's really not cheap. I didn't catch Master Zeng's visit on Saturday, otherwise he would have paid ten cents for it."
"Change your hairstyle. Aren't you tired of having the same hairstyle?"
There were many masters and seats in the women's department. As soon as they sat down, someone came to call Gu Ning over to wash her hair and have a haircut.
Li Xuewu remembered why he came here, and sat behind Gu Ning's seat while holding Li Shu.
"I think a hairstyle is nice. I don't have to think about how to comb my hair when I wake up in the morning."
He got this thunder-like hairstyle when he was in the South. At that time, he was in the hospital for three months and his hair covered his ears.
The transfer procedures were completed, and the first thing I did when I left the hospital was to get a haircut.
He didn't know what hairstyles were popular in society. After three years in the army, how could he have any hairstyle to speak of?
Li Xuewu told the barber to let him help him cut a hairstyle that suits his taste.
He thought that since he was here, he should make the best of it and live happily ever after in this era.
As it turned out, the barber in the barber shop had a fashionable mind and the movie "The Young Generation" was playing at the time, so he gave Li Xuewu a 3:7 split haircut.
In fact, this hairstyle appears not only in this movie, but also in many films released in the same year, such as "Secret Drawings", "Thunderstorm", "Yangcheng Secret Post", etc.
You said that young people in later generations chase after stars and imitate their idols’ hairstyles, and it’s the same in this era.
Most popular hairstyles start from the protagonists or memorable characters in movies.
There was a period of time when the middle part was particularly popular, which was a 50:50 split, like a broad knife split. The typical example was Xu Zhimo.
Later, this hairstyle was ruined by people like Captain Jia, and now no one likes it anymore.
"Most gay men like things that are simple and convenient, while lesbians want things that are beautiful and elegant."
The barber wore white sleeves and smiled as he put a white apron around Gu Ning who was walking over.
He looked at Gu Ning in the mirror and asked, "Comrade, what kind of hairstyle do you want?"
Now the only thing left is haircuts. In the past, this shop also provided perms, those fashionable curls.
Later, when I grew up, I demolished them all.
But Gu Ning doesn't perm her hair because she thinks it's hard to take care of and doesn't look good.
"The sideburns and bangs are a bit long, so cut them shorter at the back."
Gu Ning discussed with the barber, "I need to tie it up when I work. It's inconvenient if it's too long."
"I see. I guess you didn't get your hair cut in our shop, did you?"
The barber smiled and said, "Is it on the east wind side?"
"Yes, it is in the east wind."
Gu Ning didn't expect the barber to have such good eyesight. He glanced at him in the mirror and said, "I haven't had a haircut in a long time."
"Then give it a haircut like this."
The barber was a very efficient man. After just a few words to confirm his opinion on the haircut, he started working with the wooden comb and scissors.
Li Xuewu patiently coaxed his daughter to sit in the back and wait, while answering her a hundred questions.
Li Shu looked around the barber shop curiously from the moment she entered it.
She had never seen anyone else get their hair cut before, and even she had her hair cut by Liu Yin using scissors while she was asleep.
You see, when there are many people at home, she becomes very lively and you can't help but talk to her.
But when she got here, she pursed her little mouth, blinked her big eyes, and waited only to sit with her dad for a while before she started talking.
I couldn't stop talking about this, what is this and what is that.
Li Xuewu patiently talked to his daughter and did not pay attention to the strange looks from others in the waiting area.
The reason I brought Li Shu out to play today is to let her see more of the outside world.
It is also the world where I am with my parents.
As Li Shu grew up, the doll's features became more and more obvious, and more and more special in this era.
Li Xuewu has not yet been able to teach her how to deal with this kind of gaze, so he can only help her get familiar with it and get used to it slowly.
There was no one sitting to the left or right of them, so everyone sat down starting from a seat far away from them.
Even the barber looked over from time to time, as he heard the doll call the young man "Dad".
Of course, Li Shu also has mixed-race features, which makes people who come to look at her from time to time wonder in their hearts about the complexity of this family.
Either the child is the man's or the woman's, and it belongs to a reconstituted family.
No one thought that the child was not theirs. In this day and age, who would be so stupid as to raise a foreign child?
But they didn’t know that when this child came, it was not considered a taboo in foreign countries.
Children's inner world is sensitive. When Li Shu found that the eyes of people around her were not looking at her as usual, her little mouth stopped.
She looked into other people's eyes timidly, but those people would often avoid her when their gazes met hers.
Li Shu was a little confused. Why were everyone so afraid of her? They didn't dare to look at her, but instead glanced at her secretly.
At home, her wife and grandmother protected and cared for her, people in the yard teased her from time to time, and even the children who ran into the yard were not afraid of her.
But what happened to these people?
Li Shu didn't quite understand, so she looked up at her father.
And the look in her father's eyes when he looked at her was still so loving and warm.
Li Shu moved closer to her father, as if this would give her more sense of security.
"After Mom and Dad finish their haircuts, shall we go take pictures?"
Li Xuewu held his daughter in his arms and sat her on his lap, protecting her in his arms, and teased her, saying, "Take some beautiful photos of Li Shu."
"Photos? Like, like mom and dad?"
Li Shu picked her little mouth and looked at her father curiously.
There are photo frames on the wall of my grandma's house, with photos of the whole family.
There are group photos as well as individual photos, and the most photos are of my aunt.
There are very few large photo frames in her home. There are small photo frames placed on the table and bookcase in her father's study, as well as in the small living room and bedroom.
The other photos are in an album, and grandma sometimes takes her to look at that album.
There are a lot of photos of my parents when they got married, a thick book.
Not just of my parents, but also of the guests who came to the wedding, there are many group photos, including her.
Li Shu was very happy that her parents wanted to take her with them on such an important occasion.
So, Li Shu really wanted to take a photo, especially when her father mentioned it.
"I, I want to take two pictures—"
Li Shu hasn't learned arithmetic yet, and no one has taught her to count. She just knows how to count with her five fingers.
The two she mentioned meant not just one, she wanted to take more.
"Two photos are not enough, let's take a few more."
Li Xuewu teased his daughter and said, "After taking the photos, Daddy will take Li Shu to buy clothes and beautiful shoes."
"it is good--!"
Li Shu's eyes sparkled and she clapped her hands excitedly.
At this moment, all the confusion and puzzlement in my heart disappeared, and I was just thinking about what I was going to do in a while.
"Comrade, it's your turn, come and wash your hair—"
Before Gu Ning finished her haircut, the waiter called her again.
"Are you staying here with your mom, or are you going to wash your hair with your dad?"
Li Xuewu responded and said to his daughter with a smile: "Why don't you wait for dad here? He will be back soon."
"it is good--"
Before Gu Ning could say anything, Li Shu nodded obediently, sat on the long chair and said, "Dad, come back soon."
"Right away, just a moment—"
Li Xuewu agreed to his daughter's request, then stood up and went to the hair washing room.
Gu Ning looked at her daughter in the mirror and asked her teasingly, "Mom is here, Li Shu, come and talk to mom."
Li Shu looked at her mother, then looked at the people around who were still secretly staring at her, frowned and said nothing.
The barber took a look at the doll and asked casually, "Is this your first time shopping?"
"No, I'm just a little shy."
Gu Ning did not continue to talk to the barber's question, but continued to talk to Li Shu.
She is a person of few words. Now that her daughter is silent, she has to speak more, for fear that Li Shu will be scared.
Fortunately, Li Xuewu was quick at washing his hair and was out in just three minutes.
"dad--"
Li Shu's tense little face finally smiled, and she opened her little arms to ask her father to hold her.
Li Xuewu carried his daughter to the seat next to Gu Ning, nodded and greeted the barber, and put his daughter on the ground.
"Just stand here and watch mom and dad get their hair done, okay?"
"You can ask our waiter to bring it."
The barber offered, "There are many customers who bring their children with them. We have special waiters for them."
"Thank you, but no, she's still young and a little shy."
Li Xuewu thanked the barber with a smile, and then took out his M1911 from his waist, almost scaring the barber.
The buzzing discussions in the waiting area also came to an abrupt end at this moment.
I'm just chatting, no need to shoot me, right?
"Hold this and play with it for a while, mom and dad will be ready soon."
Li Xuewu handed the unloaded pistol to his daughter and said, "It's right here with Daddy. Don't run around, and don't disturb uncle at work."
Li Shu can play anything as long as she has something in her hand.
The barber watched the little girl take the gun and his heart was pounding. Is she shy?
If you are shy, you need a pistol to give you courage. If you are timid, you need two grenades to protect yourself.
He did not doubt Li Xuewu's qualifications to carry a gun, as there were many government officials who carried guns with them at that time.
"Comrade, what kind of haircut would you like?"
"Um...you need to change your hairstyle, right?"
Li Xuewu was also in a dilemma. He looked at himself in the mirror, then looked at Gu Ning in the mirror and asked, "What kind of haircut should I get?"
This made the two barbers laugh. They thought he was a gangster, but it turned out he was henpecked.
Gu Ning saw that the barber serving Li Xuewu also looked at her, and said embarrassedly: "Just change your hairstyle, this one is too long."
"Then change to something more fashionable?"
The barber understands the customers' fear of making choices. There are many people who have not decided what hairstyle they want before they sit here.
He took the initiative to suggest: "I thought of a hairstyle that I think would suit you, but it was popular in Shanghai more than ten years ago."
“Leave it longer and thicker in the front and cut it shorter on the sides so it can be styled into a high angle and easy-to-manage look.”
Seeing Li Xuewu nod in agreement, he combed Li Xuewu's hair and introduced with a smile: "I learned this from the master."
"Magic was very popular at that time. I heard it started from a foreign magazine called Pompidou."
"French haircut?"
Li Xuewu didn't know what the Pompidou hairstyle looked like, but he knew who Pompidou was.
This is a French woman, the lover of Louis XV.
What? You don't know who Louis XV is?
You know Louis XIII, right? After all, readers who often go to nightclubs and sing KTV have all drunk it. The son of Louis XIII is the great-grandfather of Louis XV.
"Then I don't know. I just know that this is what the master taught me."
Ever since Li Xuewu took out the gun, the barber no longer looked at the doll playing with the gun, and he became more proactive in chatting with Li Xuewu.
Li Shu was much bolder around her parents. She didn't know what the thing in her hand was for.
But that didn't stop her from using it to knock on the gun and hear the sound. Under the nervous gazes of the people in the waiting area, the doll played with the gun and knocked on the floor.
Just tell me whether this child should be punished or not.
Li Xuewu was chatting with the two barbers. Li Shu was not afraid and Gu Ning stopped talking.
It took her more than ten minutes to finish it.
"You can tie it up with a hairpin or a hairband when you're working, but it's more comfortable to leave it loose at other times."
The barber smiled and gave his suggestion, then went on to serve the next customer according to the order.
Gu Ning stood in front of the mirror and fixed his hair, then bent down, picked up Li Shu and sat on the stool.
After getting a haircut, most men wash their hair again and blow dry it with a hair dryer.
For most lesbians, after a haircut, the barber will use a hair dryer to blow dry the hair.
Because lesbians have longer hair, it is less likely for them to have stubble stuck to their bodies.
After Li Xuewu finished his haircut and washed it, and came back to have the barber blow-dry it, Gu Ning's eyes lit up.
Changing your hairstyle is like changing your person.
Li Xuewu used to be a bit old-fashioned. It was due to his personality, but it was also intentional.
Now he has changed to a younger hairstyle, with the hair on both sides cut short, making him look more energetic.
"Thank you for your hard work, your craftsmanship is excellent."
"Thank you for the compliment. It's a pleasure to serve you."
The barber was really polite. After receiving Li Xuewu's thanks, he turned around and moved on to the next person.
Li Xuewu took the pistol from his daughter, picked up his daughter and went out with Gu Ning amid the curious gazes of everyone.
They say starting from scratch is a fresh start.
Once you change your hairstyle, your whole mood will be different.
"Let's go - Cathay Photo Studio, let's go!"
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"Hey! Director Li, what a coincidence!"
Dai Xiangyang was shopping with Yu Shui on the second floor of the shopping mall.
At first he thought he was dazzled, until he confirmed the scar on Li Xuewu's face, he smiled and greeted him.
Li Xuewu also saw him and greeted him with a smile: "Are you guys out shopping too?"
"The object of rainwater is the sun."
He took the initiative to introduce Gu Ning to the other party, "This is my love, Gu Ning."
"Hello, sister-in-law—"
Dai Xiangyang works in a government office and his eloquence is quite good.
He addressed Li Xuewu by his position, but when it came to Gu Ning, he simply called her sister-in-law.
If Li Xuewu hadn't introduced himself, he wouldn't have shouted like that.
Speaking of relationship, it is actually the relationship between Li Xuewu and Yu Shui. My eldest brother-in-law also said that they grew up in the same courtyard and can be considered childhood friends.
Li Xuewu and his eldest brother-in-law are sworn brothers, so they are all friends.
So when Li Xuewu introduced Gu Ning, he had to call her sister-in-law.
Gu Ning smiled and nodded, but didn't say anything.
Li Xuewu pointed to Yu Shui with amusement and said, "She is older than me. We are both young people. Just call her by her name."
Dai Xiangyang didn't know how old Li Xuewu was. When he heard him say that he was smaller than rain, he was a little surprised.
When Yu Shui saw him looking at her, she rolled her eyes, but she was actually teasing Li Shu who was greeting her.
"We're getting engaged, and it's Sunday, so we're out shopping."
Dai Xiangyang is a very enthusiastic person, and you can see that he likes rain very much.
The neighbors in the yard also mentioned him, and they all said that Yu Shui had found a good partner.
Li Xuewu thought this person was quite nice. He didn't know how he handled things, but he did seem friendly in the way he spoke.
"congratulations--"
He smiled and patted Dai Xiangyang's arm and said, "We returned to the compound last night, and Brother Zhuzi was telling me about you."
"When are we going to have the banquet? Let's sit down with your uncle."
"Thank you for your concern. I will definitely treat you to more drinks then."
Dai Xiangyang smiled and said, "My eldest brother said that you and him are brothers and good friends, so I won't be distant with you."
"Let's go, there are still many things to buy."
Yu Shui just teased Li Shu, said hello to Gu Ning, and then called Dai Xiangyang to leave.
Dai Xiangyang always listened to the rain, so after shaking hands with Li Xuewu, he smiled and nodded to Gu Ning and left.
"From her workplace? Or from the street?"
It was rare for Gu Ning to take the initiative to ask about other people's affairs. Just now, she also looked at Dai Xiangyang a few times.
"She's from their unit. She said she was in the technical department. She seemed to be a deputy section chief."
Li Xuewu took Li Shu from her arms and said as he walked forward, "Shazhu also loves this sister so much that he won't let anyone do it easily."
"I'm picking and choosing, I'm afraid the rain will be wronged."
"Is it because of the last subject?"
Gu Ning had heard her mother-in-law talk about this before. She glanced at Li Xuewu and asked, "Does she like you?"
"Hahaha - what are you talking about?"
Li Xuewu chuckled and said, "Why? Am I good-looking? Am I humorous? Am I likable?"
He ignored Gu Ning's words and took the mother and daughter to the counter selling headwear. He said, "It's just right. I just got my hair cut. Let's buy some hairpins."
Gu Ning glanced at him and knew that he was trying to change the subject, but he didn't dwell on it.
Li Xuewu only asked why, and also said that he was not good-looking enough, not humorous enough, and not likable enough.
Then why didn’t He Yushui dare to look at him?
Although she has never been in a serious relationship, she still has some idea of what love is like.
If she can't tell the difference between likes and dislikes, then she must be a fool.
But there are more than one woman who likes Li Xuewu, so what does it matter whether he admits it or not.
If there really was something, it couldn't be stopped, and Li Xuewu never hid it from her.
It’s nothing, just seeing how frankly Li Xuewu faced He Yushui’s boyfriend, she still believed in Li Xuewu.
Just looking at it this way, I always feel like something is wrong.
"Hey! Director Li!"
What does it mean to crack a stink bug while cracking melon seeds? This is what happened now.
Just as Li Xuewu and Li Shu were giving instructions and helping Gu Ning choose a hairpin, someone at the counter diagonally opposite waved and said hello.
Li Xuewu turned his head and saw the people he had met two days ago.
Zhang Jianguo was wearing a pair of sunglasses and there were five or six people standing behind him, including Nie Xiaoguang.
This brat had dealt with Li Xuewu several times before. He was always arrogant and disrespectful.
He wanted to fight and kill Li Huaide, but he got along very well with Li Xuewu.
It seemed that they really treated Li Xuewu as a good guy and thought he was the only cadre with conscience in the Red Star Factory.
Nie Xiaoguang really thought so. Li Xuewu was very helpful to his father in such a difficult situation.
It was he himself who got caught for the first time at the Red Star Factory, and it was Li Xuewu who dealt with him.
He didn't beat or scold him, just said a few words of gossip and then let his father take him home.
This way of handling things made Nie Xiaoguang feel that Li Xuewu was a very chivalrous and sophisticated person.
The second time I saw Li Xuewu, he was going to the Northeast. He sent his father to Gangcheng for labor reform.
From what I saw and heard along the way, I can tell that Li Xuewu is a good person.
So when he met Li Xuewu for the third time, he brought Zhao Xia with him and was scolded by Li Xuewu, but he didn't feel wronged at all.
He felt embarrassed at the Xinqiao Hotel the past two days, especially in front of Li Xuewu.
Today is Sunday, and he happened to see her. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he just greeted her.
But he had already made the greeting, and it was impossible for him to take it back now.
He walked over with his head held high and, relying on their previous relationship, said a few polite words.
He didn't show any strange expression when he saw the doll Li Shu, he even made silly faces to tease her.
Li Shu also gave her face and covered her mouth and laughed.
Li Xuewu asked about his father's situation and also said a few words about the situation of the Gangcheng Labor Team.
I told him to write to Gangcheng more often when he has time and to take good care of his family.
Nie Xiaoguang was not impatient and he listened carefully to what Li Xuewu said.
Zhang Jianguo and others were standing not far away waiting, and they seemed to have a good relationship with Nie Xiaoguang.
Li Xuewu ignored him. There was no way out for him being a gangster, but he still acted like a cool person and wanted to keep going down this path until the end.
You see, he is wearing sunglasses, as if he is afraid that others don’t know who he is.
where is this?
This is inside a fucking shopping mall, and there's no strong sunlight. Wearing sunglasses is just pretending to be cool.
It's just that this one is a bit silly.
Of course, at that time, sunglasses represented identity. Sunglasses were the iconic equipment of Gao Zigan's disciples and veterans.
Most gangsters would never dare to be so ostentatious, but look at him, he just wears such a thing.
Li Xuewu didn't know what he was up to, but thinking back to what happened to him at the Xinqiao Hotel two days ago, it wasn't difficult to guess.
Zhang Jianguo is a man who knows how to win people's hearts even though he has no brains. He only does stupid things even though he has brains.
Now he is deliberately looking for trouble, provoking the veterans' bottom line, and thinking of starting a fight.
Originally, starting this year, the situation in Sijiu City has changed, and the veterans are not as arrogant as before.
Especially after the announcement was issued on the 6th, all the veterans had a tight hoop on their foreheads.
What kind of conflict of interest could there be between the old soldiers and the gangsters? It's nothing more than a matter of face.
You stole my place, and I stole your wife. It's just a small matter.
Sometimes there isn't even an actual conflict, they just don't like the other person.
Or maybe someone instigates a few words and everyone gathers together to create an enemy out of thin air.
Zhang San set up a stick in East City, beat him. Li Si shouted in West City, beat him. That’s it.
If everyone is well and playing their own games, there is no possibility of a fight.
But, I am afraid to compare my heart with others and my life with theirs.
Most of the gangsters came from the alleys, and most of the veterans came from the compounds.
The veterans naturally have more material foundation than the gangsters and play at a more advanced level.
Then the situation arises: the gangsters also want to play something more advanced. We all have one head on two shoulders, so why are you more advanced than me?
The veterans were also not convinced. They said, "We were born to be our own people. Why should you peasants share our victory?"
From the moment the first veteran had his hat snatched away by the gangster, the conflict between the two sides had become concrete.
The gangsters quickly united behind Zhang Jianguo, and one person had the final say.
The veterans were in disarray and could only be robbed and bullied.
Otherwise, where do you think Zhang Jianguo’s sunglasses came from?
Now that the contradiction has emerged, it depends on who dares to fire the first shot that will become apparent and overt.
Whoever seizes this opportunity will gain the upper hand and be recognized as a powerful figure.
Do you think Zhang Jianguo wants to do this?
Nie Xiaoguang was not tactful enough to go over and say hello, and Zhang Jianguo also secretly glanced at Li Xuewu a few times.
Of course he recognized Li Xuewu, but they had never spoken to each other, so he felt a little awkward at the moment.
When Nie Xiaoguang came over from Li Xuewu's side, he didn't ask anything and walked out with his men.
Zhang Jianguo discovered that Li Xuewu was his unlucky god. Wherever Li Xuewu appeared, nothing good would happen to him.
Hey - don't say that!
Man, sometimes his dreams come true!
"How come I always run into familiar faces wherever I go?"
Gu Ning looked back at Nie Xiaoguang. This time, Li Xuewu did not introduce her.
Just from the tone of the other person talking to Li Xuewu, he didn't sound like someone close, but neither did he sound like an ordinary colleague.
After the man left, Gu Ning selected a few hairpins and asked the waiter to bring them.
The reason why she chose a few more was because there were many women in the family. If she brought home a new hairpin, she would naturally be questioned. It would be better to buy one for each of them.
Not to mention the old lady and mother-in-law, they also helped take care of the children and were sincere to her.
Sisters-in-law Zhao Yafang and Ji Yuxiu also get along well with her, and the three of them have talked a lot when they got together these past two days.
Especially the eldest sister-in-law Zhao Yafang, who knew that they were out shopping and deliberately left Li Ning at home.
If Li Ning was hungry, she would feed the child.
This one thing alone is worthy of her generosity.
Li Xuewu had a lot of tickets in his hand. With two people working, the money given by the company could not be used up at all.
Because most of the things that were missing at home were sent by Shen Guodong or brought home by him.
I have accumulated too many tickets and they will become invalid if I don't use them. Today is a good day to make a big purchase and spend these tickets.
You see, in later generations, when faced with economic problems, people would think about promoting consumption, but there’s no need to be so troublesome at this time.
There are only so many tickets, and they all have a time limit. If you don’t buy them, they will be thrown away for nothing, so you have to consume them even if you don’t want to.
Issuing cards is just the first item of shopping. It’s summer now, and Li Xuewu and Gu Ning are planning to buy some new things for both the shipping warehouse and the Siheyuan.
The one at the shipping warehouse is for daily use, and the one at the compound is for convenience when I plan to come back and live there.
Just as Gu Ning had chosen the hairpin and Li Xuewu was taking out his money to pay the bill, a noise suddenly came from not far behind them.
Zhang Jianguo deserved his bad mouth. He was thinking that bad things would happen today, and bad things happened to him.
Just as he and Nie Xiaoguang and others were about to go downstairs, a large group of veterans came towards them.
The leader was Zhao Weidong’s good friend, Xie Qianjin.
Back then at the Beihai Ice Rink, this guy relied on his first-rate skating skills and tried to tease Wang Yajuan.
He offended Li Xuewu and was chased by his father to the northwest where he stayed for more than half a year.
After coming back, he and Zhao Weidong became even closer friends. Relying on his status as a veteran, he started to brag a lot.
Even though he suffered a loss at the Six Nations Hotel right after returning, it did not stop him and Zhao Weidong from getting together.
He is now a big figure among the veterans, so he naturally thinks people like Zhang Jianguo are small-time losers.
If a little punk greets the person who beat him up, then he is a little punk who overestimates his own abilities and asks for trouble.
Someone just told him that Li Erba, who had people beat them up at the Six Nations Hotel, was upstairs.
Moreover, Zhang Jianguo, who has been very popular in Dongcheng recently, seemed to have some relationship with the other party and even said hello to him.
Xie Qianjin naturally could not miss this opportunity for revenge.
He didn't dare to greet Li Xuewu, but as long as he slapped Zhang Jianguo in the face, wouldn't it be tantamount to losing face for Li Xuewu?
So, he came up and gave Zhang Jianguo a slap in the face, and then took off Zhang Jianguo's sunglasses.
"Where are you from?"
After cursing, he put his sunglasses back on Zhang Jianguo's face and left with a group of people.
Zhang Jianguo was stunned and stood there in a daze. He hadn't realized what was happening yet.
The same thing went for the few people who followed him. They didn't know who was coming up, let alone why they were being beaten.
It was only when the other party's people were almost gone that Zhang Jianguo reacted and his face turned red.
"Fuck the tower! Go after the king!"
He saw it. When he turned around just now, he saw the look Li Xuewu gave him.
If Li Xuewu was not here today, he could still endure it, after all, the other side has more people.
But there were so many people watching in the mall, and Li Xuewu, the former big troublemaker, was still there. How could he tolerate it?
So, he immediately took out the weapon in his hand and chased after him without caring where he was.
Do you think Xie Qianjin is stupid and doesn't know how vicious Zhang Jianguo is?
When the old soldiers got into a fight, they usually used sticks or fists to fool around. After all, if they broke anything, the family would have to pay compensation, and they would also have to be beaten with belts.
But the gangsters are different, they are tough guys who really dare to kill people.
What does "extremely vicious" mean? It means that one is so desperate that he will do anything, no matter how evil it is, he will do it first.
Even though the veterans are richer materially, they are definitely not as good as the gangsters in terms of fighting.
Xie Qianjin took advantage of the situation and ran away after the fight. Moreover, this was a shopping mall, so he thought Zhang Jianguo would not dare to take action.
However, he also calculated that Zhang Jianguo might catch up with him, so the boy slipped away in a very ungraceful manner.
Fuck! After being beaten in front of so many people, he knew that Zhang Jianguo was going to fight to the death.
If you don't run away now, you're waiting to die.
The group of people scattered like birds and beasts, and Zhang Jianguo chased after them like a reckless man. He really wanted to kill that guy.
But there were already a lot of people in the mall, and with so many guys rushing around, people had already run away.
And the guards also chased them out, so they had no choice but to run outside.
Li Xuewu upstairs frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the gangsters and old soldiers would dare to fight here.
"Hit-! Beat-!"
The second floor was quiet for a while because of what happened just now, and then it became noisy again.
But there was a hint of discord in the noise.
On the counter, the doll-like Li Shu's eyes were round with excitement, and she pointed her little hand at the stairs and shouted, "Ah--hit--!"
"You just want to watch the fun and don't mind making trouble, right?"
Li Xuewu glared at his daughter with amusement and anger, and in the salesperson's astonished gaze, he carried his daughter to the window sill.
From here you can just see the downstairs, and there are already people gathered here watching the fun.
Li Shu was so excited that she stood on the windowsill and looked out through the window.
Gu Ning was angry at what kind of people these two were; they were of the same character.
On Xidan Street, it was as if a flock of sheep had been dispersed, and old soldiers in yellow leather jackets were everywhere.
Across the road, there were a few old soldiers riding bicycles, one foot on the curb, seemingly waiting for someone.
Li Xuewu recognized the leader. He was tall and strong, and it was Wei Guo, whom he had beaten before.
Look downstairs, Zhang Jianguo and others are chasing the man who beat him all the way out, and there are mall security guards blowing whistles behind them.
The result was that the scene was chaotic for a while, but fortunately they were few in number and rushed out of the door.
Seeing them run away, the guards stopped chasing them, knowing that this was a troublesome matter. After catching these guys, they would have to catch the others.
How to catch the others?
They are everywhere on the streets. Where can we put them if we catch them?
"Where are the people? Where are the people? Where did they go?"
Zhang Jianguo was like a tiger coming down the mountain, a man-eating wolf, holding the untied belt in his hand and waiting for someone to eat.
Nie Xiaoguang was also holding a belt in his hand, with the white copper buckle shining. He felt around but couldn't find the person who had just committed the crime. Instead, he found his former enemy across the road.
"Defending the country——!"
That’s right, this time we are really defending our country.
His shouting of "it doesn't matter" really added fuel to the fire. Zhang Jianguo was like a powder keg at this moment.
After being beaten, he just wanted to find someone to take revenge on, no matter who it was, even the yellow-skinned people around him felt hateful.
Hearing Nie Xiaoguang pointing beside him, he looked over with red eyes.
The yellow-skinned guy, the bicycle, and the guy with the whizzing dick hair, don't look for him, just beat him up first to vent your anger.
These bastards are all bastards, and they are definitely good to beat.
Wei Guo was waiting for Xie Qianjin and the others. He saw a group of people rushing towards him and didn't know what was going on.
Do you think he deserved the beating he received?
Zhang Jianguo was really cruel. He rushed forward and without waiting for Weiguo and others to react, he swung his leather belt and started beating them.
The heavy white copper buckle hit Wei Guo's forehead, and his face was immediately covered in blood. He fell to the ground with his car on the road.
Seeing Zhang Jianguo taking action, Nie Xiaoguang also helped by swinging his belt, and the other people were even more furious.
Let’s settle the old grudges from a few days ago and the new grudges from today.
They were so angry that they pulled out the forks from their waists and rushed towards the yellow-skinned people.
Suddenly, there was chaos on the street.
(End of this chapter)