Chen Chu let out a breath. He had slept with Liu Bingbing four times and with Wang Xia twice today. Even if Old Man Zhang had applied some kind of dragon blood or something to his lower body, he was still weak.
Furthermore, Chen Chu suspected that the dragon blood Old Zhang mentioned wasn't real dragon blood, but rather some kind of medicinal herb, like ginseng—is that really human flesh? Or many other strange drug names, like Black Widow—is that really Black Widow? It's just a code name.
Chen Chu felt that the dragon blood that Old Zhang mentioned must be a very powerful aphrodisiac, and it really was.
After touching it, the swollen thing didn't shrink back. It was as big as a donkey's penis. Without this so-called 'dragon blood,' it wouldn't be able to be so awesome and fast.
...
The dumplings were cooked, and Liu Bingbing's mother said to eat first, and she also opened a bottle of Gujinggong liquor so that she could have some with Chen Chu.
Chen Chu thought, "If you want to drink, then drink. Just don't let this old lady get drunk and cause a scene."
The Gujinggong liquor was poured, and Chen Chu also drank some. Liu Bingbing's mother then told Liu Bingbing to drink some as well.
Chen Chu and Liu Bingbing hurriedly said in unison, "No!" Liu Bingbing is pregnant and cannot drink alcohol.
Liu Bingbing's mother was a little stunned, but then she saw how well the two of them were talking and nodded in her heart. She thought that these two children might really be destined for each other. According to Chen Chu, he was twenty years old and Liu Bingbing was twenty-three. It would be good if the woman was three years older than him. She just didn't know what Chen Chu's family did.
He knows acupuncture, so his family must be a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. I was quite anxious when I went to Xiaoyangshu Village last time. I wanted to introduce Hu Haifeng to my daughter. But I didn't expect that Hu Haifeng, who never spoke, was actually a sissy. Wouldn't that be pushing my daughter into a fire pit? Is that even a man?
Besides, she later found out that Hu Haifeng was also a good-for-nothing abroad. What kind of man would study fashion design and performance art? To put it bluntly, he just ran around naked in the street. She thought to herself, how could someone who has been abroad be so shameless!
Thinking about this makes it even more imperative to find this kind of person for my daughter.
Moreover, Hu Haifeng spends his family's money and lies without batting an eye, claiming he's in the Aegean Sea in the US. But when she asked his old classmates, those who had been abroad, they all laughed, saying there's no Aegean Sea in the US... The Aegean Sea is between ancient Greece and Turkey, all beaches, mostly frequented by tourists, and the beaches are full of shameless men and women running around in tiny panties and bras... Although Liu Bingbing's mother was a teacher, she's still a very traditional person at heart.
Let alone at the beach, you can't just run around in your underwear anywhere, men and women. That's shameless...
Thinking about this, Liu Bingbing's mother realized that she had been foolish and almost ruined her daughter's life. She thought it would be better to find a man that her daughter liked and that she knew well.
After downing two glasses of wine and eating a few dumplings, Liu Bingbing's mother asked Chen Chu, "Chen Chu, how old did you say you were last time?"
"Ahem... Auntie, I'm twenty..."
"Oh?" Liu Bingbing's mother said "oh," her expression practically screaming "Yo-ho!"
"Hehehe..." Liu Bingbing's mother laughed again, "Little Chen, did you bring your ID card? Let me see..."
Chen Chu coughed once, and Liu Bingbing quickly said, "Mom, what are you doing? Chen Chu's ID card is with the brigade. He's just temporarily using his ID card to act as my deputy village chief these past two days..."
Liu Bingbing's mother nodded, then asked, "Would it be convenient for me to bring the household registration booklet tomorrow so I can take a look at it..."
"Mom, Chen Chu's household registration book is also in the brigade!"
"Oh! Chen Chu, what does your father do for a living?"
"Mom, Chen Chu's family just built a brick house. His dad went out and isn't working right now..."
"Ahem..." Liu Bingbing's mother rolled her eyes at Liu Bingbing and said, "You brat, girls are always looking outward. I didn't ask you, why are you in such a hurry? I was asking Chen Chu..."
Chen Chu nodded and said, "Sister Bingbing is right, she's right..."
"Oh, Chen Chu, could you bring your ID card or something tomorrow for Auntie to see?"
"Um... okay."
"Chen Chu, sigh... I'm such a willful girl, but I feel like you two get along really well. I'm 23, not young anymore, and I've never really spoken more than a few words to a boy. I'm pretty much a stay-at-home girl. Chen Chu, what do you think of your sister Bingbing? If you were 20, she'd be three years older than you..."
"Oh dear, I'm not eating anymore..." Liu Bingbing put down her chopsticks, turned around and ran back to her small bedroom, her face as red as could be...
A mother understands her daughter's thoughts best. She's been through it herself, and this is the first time her daughter has ever been this shy.
Liu Bingbing's mother's heart skipped a beat, and she understood somewhat. She sighed and said, "Xiao Chen, when did you and your sister Bingbing start dating...?"
Chen Chu grinned, thinking to himself that experience counts, but still chuckled and said, "No, no, Sister Bingbing and I have always had a very good relationship..."
"Hehe... alright, how good can it be? Giving this old woman free treatment, and showing so much concern for my Bingbing, Chen Chu, tell me the truth, do you like my Bingbing? I'm not a fool. Let me tell you, I'm older than your uncle, and we're doing just fine, aren't we? Your uncle sometimes even calls me 'sister' in a cute way! Hehehe... I've had a few drinks today, so I'm not afraid of being embarrassed. Chen Chu, if you don't mind this old woman being a burden to Bingbing, can you... take good care of my Bingbing...?"
Chen Chu scratched his head, made up his mind, and said, "Auntie, I'm planning to buy a house in the county town in the next couple of days. How about... you and Sister Bingbing go take a look tomorrow? The property deed will be in Sister Bingbing's name. It's just a second-hand house, 80 square meters. I'll buy a new one when I earn more money later... Um... this is all I can afford right now. If you don't mind, Auntie, I'll take care of Sister Bingbing for the rest of my life..."
Liu Bingbing's mother's mind went blank for a moment: "Chen Chu, you said buying a house is..."
"Oh, the money to buy the house was saved from my own medical practice, not from my family. My dad is a typical rural person who used to collect recyclables. Now that I can earn money through medicine, I can't be a burden on my dad anymore."
Liu Bingbing's mother was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "You're a very strong-willed child. I feel at ease entrusting Bingbing to a man like you. After all, you have a skill, and you've been more tolerant of Bingbing's temper. As for the house, it's something you saved up for. You're not married yet, so it's not appropriate to put Bingbing's name on it."
Chen Chu almost blurted out, "We're not married, but we have a child."
However, he swallowed his words, thinking that if word got out, the old lady might turn on him and abort the child! He couldn't risk taking that risk.
At this moment, Liu Bingbing came out, put her hand naturally on Chen Chu's shoulder, and said to her mother, "Mom, you agree to us? Oh dear, I was so scared that I didn't dare to tell you that we were dating."
Liu Bingbing's mother chuckled: "How could I disagree? You're such a stubborn girl, it's good enough if someone even wants you. Besides, I should have noticed it a while ago. You've been changing lately, not as gloomy as before. Women, when they have someone they like, they become happy and cheerful, their hearts as sweet as if they've eaten honey. It's just... Xiao Chen, although he's 1.73 meters tall, which isn't short, is still half a head shorter than you..."
Liu Bingbing said reproachfully, "Oh dear, Chen Chu is only so young, he'll still grow taller..."
"Haha! Good, you can grow taller. Men don't care about height, if you're short, you can use your skills to stand on your own two feet..."
...
After finishing their meal, Liu Bingbing cleaned up, and Chen Chu began to administer acupuncture to the old lady. He inserted the needles one by one and then pulled them out. Slowly, the old lady's toes twitched, and sweat streamed down Chen Chu's face.
Liu Bingbing carefully wiped Chen Chu's sweat with a hot towel.
Seeing the two of them so loving and affectionate, the old lady was happy and decided to let her daughter be and stop interfering.
We'll look at houses tomorrow and the day after. If they're suitable, my daughter isn't young anymore. Chen Chu is twenty, isn't she? According to national regulations, men should be at least twenty-three years old to get married, and women should be at least twenty.
She felt that Chen Chu's 20th birthday should be his nominal age, or rather, his actual age. Her daughter was also nominally 22, and Liu Bingbing was 22 in Western reckoning, while Chen Chu was only 19, which was too young. She thought, "Why don't I... ask my old classmates for help, pull some strings, and spend some money at the police station to add three years to Chen Chu's age, making him 22? That way, we can get married..."
The old lady was thinking to herself, of course, that others wouldn't know, but if Chen Chu and Liu Bingbing found out, they'd faint.
Half an hour later, Chen Chu put away the needles; it was already dark outside.
Chen Chu then took his leave, and Liu Bingbing's mother sighed and said, "Bingbing's father has been working overtime a lot at the factory lately. When he has some free time, you two should meet up..."
Chen Chu nodded and left Liu Bingbing's house. Liu Bingbing reluctantly saw him off at the door.
Chen Chu smiled as he watched her leave before riding his motorcycle around the city and heading straight for Hancheng.
Chen Chu sighed inwardly, thinking to himself that life is truly unpredictable. He used to think that he and Liu Bingbing were worlds apart, but who would have thought that after some... shameless efforts, they would actually reach the point of discussing marriage, and feelings would develop between them.
It seems that nothing in this world is impossible; as long as you try, you have a chance to succeed.
After Chen Chu arrived in Hancheng, he circled around several times. Now, Hancheng has at least one sentry every 500 meters, if not 300.
After Gao came in, he began to crack down on organized crime. He also obtained permission from the Provincial Public Security Department to establish a special task force for organized crime, which was no longer subject to any restrictions from the Hancheng Public Security Bureau. He led a group of ruthless henchmen.
They made the whole city of Hancheng look like an iron barrel.
The street was still bustling with traffic, but the fighting was gone, there were fewer places for prostitution, and the drunken people who cursed and acted crazy in the middle of the night were nowhere to be seen.
Chen Chu took a long detour before finally arriving at Shao Xiaodong's place.
They then entered the residential building.
With Shao Xiaodong gone, only Long Qi remained in the room. At this moment, Long Qi was sitting in a bedroom with beer and several plates of meat dishes on the table.
Seeing Chen Chu enter, he greeted him, "Come on, brother, I've been waiting for you!"
Chen Chu smiled and then sat down.
Long Qi had already drunk several bottles. He exhaled and lit a cigarette.
Chen Chu took a sip of beer and asked, "Seven, what were you talking about today? Is there some kind of good thing?"
"Well... it's not exactly a good thing either. How should I put it? Brother Chu, it's still better than us killing this gangster today and that gangster tomorrow. If you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. We've already overcome the hardship of being held back by a penny, so let's do something manly."
Long Qi said that he had sex with Chen Chu.
He then sighed and said, "I used to think highly of Ji Yang, but that kid later... damn, he got sick and couldn't go. Brother Chu, I wonder if you have the guts..."
Chen Chu ate a piece of beef and asked, "Seven? You've been going around in circles for ages. Tell me, what's the point?"
"Come with me to DL City for some underground boxing, you dare? Ten thousand for a win! I used to fight in underground boxing, but I killed someone in Beijing, so I came to Hancheng. I heard there are underground boxing matches in DL too, ten thousand for a match. Brother, dare you go?"
"This…" Chen Chu hesitated for a moment, then frowned.