chsdbacks Chapter 155 Marshal Ma's Visit
Chapter 155 Marshal Ma's Visit
"Not poor, not poor!"
Chen Jiafu gave an awkward smile.
"How did you end up hanging out with him?" Fatty Lin asked, pointing at Wang Minhan.
"Fatty, it's not that I'm hanging out with him, it's that he's trying to curry favor with me!" Chen Jiafu quickly clarified.
"Trying to please you?" Fatty Lin looked Chen Jiafu up and down carefully.
"Fatty, it's not me, it's my dad!"
Chen Jiafu quickly replied, "I have no resources of my own, and his attempts to please me are useless. I can only manipulate him because of my father!"
"So, your dad played too?" Fatty Lin looked at Chen Jiafu with a half-smile.
"Think it through before you speak!"
Just as Chen Jiafu was about to answer, Fatty Lin's finger nearly poked him in the face.
Chen Jiafu swallowed his words, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My daddy played it!"
"Daddy!"
I almost burst out laughing when they changed how they addressed Chen Jiafu.
"To put it bluntly, Wang Minhan's injury this time was caused by you two, right?" Fatty Lin continued.
"yes!"
Chen Jiafu, with a somewhat reckless attitude, nodded without hesitation.
"You two are something else!"
Fatty Lin nodded at Chen Jiafu.
"Fatty, this kind of thing is normal in Hong Kong!"
Chen Jiafu explained.
"Normal?" I looked at Chen Jiafu suspiciously and said, "Come on, give me a few examples, and I'll see what's normal!"
"Zeng Xiaowei, his daughter, and Li Feihong!"
Chen Jiafu opened his mouth and spoke.
"You know about this too?" I asked.
"It's no secret. Zeng Xiaowei said it himself. He even invited other people, but I couldn't make it even though I wanted to!" Chen Jiafu said.
"Zeng Xiaowei is a real beast!" Fatty Lin exclaimed.
"He's known for being a fun guy in the industry!" Chen Jiafu said.
"Go on!" I said.
"Uncle, there's not much to say, it's all pretty chaotic, just not as monstrous as Zeng Xiaowei!"
Chen Jiafu thought for a moment and said, "My dad takes me out to play because he's seen too many of his brothers get taken advantage of by women, and he thinks women are like clothes, not worth caring about!"
"Everyone in Hong Kong's entertainment industry has a dark past; the men cheat, the women are mistresses—there aren't any good people among them!"
"Don't just talk about the entertainment industry, it's the same in wealthy families!"
"The four great families are all more chaotic than the last. Any family that doesn't have several concubines would be embarrassed to call itself a prominent clan!"
"Alright, I didn't force you. Look at you, acting like a coward!" Fatty Lin waved his hand, kicked the bed, and said, "Get up if you're awake. What are you pretending for!"
"Just woke up!"
Wang Minhan gave an awkward snort, propped himself up, looked at us, then at Chen Jiafu, and said, "I really just woke up!"
"Who cares if you just woke up? Pay the consultation fee!" Fatty Lin said irritably.
"How much?" Wang Minhan asked.
"Fifty thousand!" Fatty Lin said.
"So expensive?" Wang Minhan blurted out.
Chen Jiafu looked at him with a hint of disdain and took a small step back.
"Don't you feel whether the medicine works or not?" Fatty Lin asked.
"It really doesn't hurt anymore, and it feels cool and comfortable!"
Wang Minhan paused for a moment before speaking.
"The prescription you used was obtained by my grandfather from a martial arts practitioner. It's incredibly effective in treating external injuries like yours. It's now lost to history; this is the only one of its kind available here!"
Since he was a customer, I explained it to him.
Many of the prescriptions my grandfather had were obtained from itinerant peddlers and modified.
If Wang Minhan were to go to the hospital for his injuries, he would have to stay in bed for at least ten days to two weeks, and might even need stitches.
With me, it only takes three or four days to fully recover.
"Minhan, everyone who's used my uncle's medicine says it's amazing. In Northeastern dialect, it's called 'ganggang' (meaning 'top-notch'). I'm so strong, all thanks to my uncle's medicine!" Chen Jiafu chimed in.
"Minhan, think it over carefully. What if you get sick again later?"
Chen Jiafu added another sentence.
Wang Minhan reached behind him and said, "I'll pay, I'll pay!"
Two minutes later, with 100,000 yuan in hand, Wang Minhan bought an extra copy to keep as a backup.
I bought an extra one, firstly because I wasn't exaggerating, this medicine really works, and secondly because Wang Minhan was worried it might crack again someday.
"Take it easy, kid. It doesn't matter how much you drink, just make sure you don't take too many pills!"
After seeing them downstairs, I couldn't help but pat Chen Jiafu on the shoulder and say something extra.
"Uncle, I know what I'm doing!" Chen Jiafu said with a grin.
I shook my head inwardly. Everything else was fine, but drug use was definitely a trap, and he was bound to fall into it sooner or later.
However, this has nothing to do with me. Considering that he has spent over a million on me, I'm already being generous by reminding him.
For the next month, I spent my time either selling medicine or drinking with Aunt Xiao. After a few months, the three of us became Aunt Xiao's drinking buddies.
That afternoon, Ma Shuai came to the door.
"Uncle Ma, what brings you here?"
I was a little surprised by Ma Shuai's arrival; he hadn't informed me beforehand.
"Southeast wind!"
Ma Shuai made a joke, then immediately sighed.
"Uncle, this isn't like you. Why are you sighing?" Fatty Lin teased.
"Have you eaten? Haven't you had anything to eat or drink?" Ma Shuai didn't answer, but instead said this.
"Uncle, I'll drink with you whenever you want!" Fatty Lin said.
In less than ten minutes, the dish was ready: mutton stew in a copper pot. It's simple, affordable, and most importantly, both Lin Pangzi and I love it, so we make it all the time.
After downing two glasses of wine, Ma Shuai sighed. Fatty Lin refilled Ma Shuai's glass and said, "Uncle, is something on your mind?"
Ma Shuai came here because his older brother Long was going to hold a concert and invited him to be a guest.
My brother and I were also invited, and my older brother, Long, even gave us VIP tickets.
"It's all because of your aunt! She's always so suspicious and has given herself depression!" Ma Shuai picked up his glass and downed half of it in one gulp.
"Depression?" Fatty Lin also took a big gulp.
"Yes!" Ma Shuai nodded.
"Uncle, you need to find a madman for this! A few needles and all your ailments will be gone!" Fatty Lin pointed at me and said.
"Your aunt's illness is psychological; acupuncture won't help!" Ma Shuai said.
Fatty Lin stared at Ma Shuai for a long time, then winked and said, "Uncle, you're old but still young at heart! Tell me, who are you hooking up with?"
"You child, why do you talk so rudely? And you've even started a relationship!" Ma Shuai was displeased and glared at him.
"Uncle, I was wrong, okay? I'll take a sip as punishment!" Fatty Lin immediately begged for forgiveness, downing the remaining half-glass of wine in one gulp, his eyes shining even brighter.
"Uncle, my aunt has been with you for so many years and has two children with you. She wouldn't be so suspicious about such a small thing. Who are you having an affair with?" I was also curious.
"What rumors? I just admire them!"
Ma Shuai said.
"Who do you admire?" Fatty Lin and I asked almost simultaneously.
"Your Aunt Hong, your aunt's cousin!" Ma Shuai said, taking a big gulp of wine.