Chapter 1130: Hey—don't say that!

"Comrade, are you here for a haircut?"

As soon as Li Xuewu's family of three entered the door, they were stopped by the attendant at the entrance.

She looked at Li Xuewu and Gu Ning and said: "You have to buy a ticket first for a haircut."

The rule in most barbershops is to pay first; there is a special person in the shop who sells tickets.

Customers can buy a ticket and then wait in line.

Xidan First Barber Shop is divided into a men's section and a women's section, and there is a long row of chairs in the waiting area, but there aren't many people at the moment.

However, there are already quite a few people in the barber chairs, which clearly shows they came early.

There are thirty or forty barbers in the shop, and all the staff together must be more than fifty people.

The female comrade selling tickets at the entrance pointed to the price list behind her, signaling Li Xuewu to buy a ticket first and then wait.

In the future, barbershops have titles like TONY teachers and gold-medal stylists; actually, there are such titles at this time too.

However, they are called first-level technicians, second-level technicians, and barbers at this time.

Actually, it's just the technical grade in the factory, but their skills are better and their titles are higher.

The prices are the same regardless of the technician grade, which still reflects socialism.

The name Xidan First Barber Shop isn't for nothing. A men's haircut at the Jiaodaokou Barber Shop is fifteen cents, and a women's haircut is thirty-five cents.

Here? Double—!

Let's put it this way: if you earn thirty yuan a month, you wouldn't dare to come here for a haircut.

You might be willing to do it during festivals for a new look, otherwise, you'd just use a large bowl at home to trim it on weekdays.

It's popular to have a mushroom cut or a pot-lid cut at this time; for those with big heads, a large bowl is just right.

Otherwise, why would people say that although the streets are crowded, there aren't that many people coming here for haircuts?

Li Xuewu actually just wanted to accompany Gu Ning for a haircut, but Gu Ning was afraid he wouldn't have the patience, and she persuaded him, so he bought two tickets.

His was thirty cents, and Gu Ning's was seventy cents, adding up to exactly one yuan.

If you earn thirty yuan a month, and a couple spends one yuan on a haircut, the whole family would have to go hungry today.

You say the haircut here is expensive? But the attendant selling tickets said that there are more than three hundred people every day.

Starting from eight o'clock in the morning, they can be busy until dark.

In the past, barbers used scissors to cut hair, and their fingers would almost break by the end of the day.

Several masters in the barber shop researched the electric clipper stubble-cutting method, which improved work efficiency and reduced labor intensity.

And this method was also imitated and learned by all barbershops in the capital.

"Cadres come here a lot, but young people come less."

The attendant could see that Li Xuewu and Gu Ning's identities were unusual, but after all, they were both young people, so how unusual could they be?

However, she took a few extra looks at the little child held in the male customer's arms.

She wasn't blind, and she could naturally see that this child wasn't of Chinese blood.

But listening to their speech, the male customer and the female customer were a couple, and neither was a foreigner. How did this child mutate?

She was surprised, but she didn't ask, and even less did she gossip.

There is no shortage of special people in the capital, and big cadres were often seen in the shop before.

Literary and artistic figures like Ma Lianliang, Zhang Junqiu, and Bai Yang also frequented the shop.

"You should avoid coming for a haircut during festivals. When festivals come, or during May 1st or October 1st, weddings pile up, and we get too busy."

The ticket seller was a chatterbox. She handed the tickets to Li Xuewu and Gu Ning and reminded them where to wait for faster service and where they could choose hairstyles.

Li Xuewu thanked the other party with a smile and accompanied Gu Ning inside.

In the short time they arrived, other customers were already coming to the door; no wonder this place is popular.

"It's really not cheap. I missed Master Zeng on Saturday, otherwise, it would have only cost ten cents."

"Change to a new hairstyle. Don't you feel tired of this one?"

There are many masters in the women's section, and there are many seats. As soon as they sat down, someone came to greet Gu Ning to wash and cut her hair.

Li Xuewu kept in mind what he was here for, held Li Shu, and sat behind Gu Ning's seat.

"I actually think one hairstyle is quite good. You don't have to think about how to comb your hair when you get up in the morning."

He got this lightning-struck hairstyle when he started getting haircuts in the south. At that time, he was in the hospital for three months, and his hair covered his ears.

After the transfer procedures were completed, the first thing he did after coming out of the hospital was to get a haircut.

He didn't understand what hairstyles were popular in society anymore. After three years in the army, what kind of hairstyle could he have?

Li Xuewu told the barber to help him cut a comfortable hairstyle.

He thought, since I'm here, I'll be at peace, and everything will go smoothly in this era.

As a result, the barber in the shop had a fashionable heart. At that time, the movie "The Young Generation" was being shown, so he gave Li Xuewu a three-seven part.

Actually, it wasn't just this movie. In the same year, movies like "Secret Drawings," "Thunderstorm," and "Yangcheng Undercover" were released, and this hairstyle appeared in many films.

You say young people in the future chase stars and learn their idols' hairstyles; it was the same in this era.

Popular hairstyles mostly started with the protagonists in movies or characters that left a deep impression.

For a period of time, the center part was particularly popular, that is, the five-five part, the kind split by a big knife; a typical example is Xu Zhimo.

Later, this hairstyle was ruined by people like Captain Jia, and no one gets it cut now.

"Male comrades mostly like simple and convenient ones, while female comrades want beautiful and generous ones."

The barber wore white sleeves and smiled as he wrapped a white cloth around Gu Ning.

He looked at Gu Ning in the mirror and asked: "Comrade, what kind of hairstyle do you want?"

Now only haircuts are left; before, they could even do perms in this shop, the kind of fashionable curls.

Later, there was the Great Learning, so they were all dismantled.

However, Gu Ning doesn't perm her hair; she thinks it's hard to manage and doesn't look good either.

She teased Li Shu and said: "If you say it, Little Aunt will take you to buy ice cream right now. We'll buy cream ice cream; it's so fragrant and sweet."

Gu Ning discussed with the barber: "I need to tie it up when I work; it's inconvenient if it's too long."

"Understood. This hairstyle of yours shouldn't have been cut in our shop, right?"

The barber said with a smile: "Was it in Dongfeng?"

"Yes, it was in Dongfeng."

Gu Ning didn't expect the barber's eyes to be so sharp. She glanced at the other party in the mirror and said: "It's been a long time since I had a haircut."

"Then let's trim it according to this hairstyle."

The barber was a very efficient person. After just a few sentences to determine the haircut opinion, he got busy with wooden combs and scissors.

Li Xuewu patiently coaxed his daughter to sit in the back and wait, while answering her hundred whys.

Li Shu had been curiously looking at this place since she entered the barbershop.

She had never seen anyone else get a haircut, and even for herself, Liu Yin would use scissors to trim it while she was sleeping.

Look, when there are many people at home, she's very lively; she wouldn't stop even if you told her to.

But here, her little mouth was pursed, her big eyes blinked and blinked, and she only started chattering after sitting with her father for a while.

Once she started, she couldn't stop; what is this, what is that.

Li Xuewu patiently accompanied his daughter to talk, not caring about the strange looks from others in the waiting area.

The reason he brought Li Shu out to play today was to let her see more of the outside world.

At the same time, it was also a world with her parents.

Li Shu had grown up, and her doll-like features were becoming more and more obvious, becoming more and more special in this era.

Li Xuewu had no way to teach her how to deal with such looks, so he could only take her to get familiar with them slowly and get used to them slowly.

There was no one sitting to their left or right in the position they were in; everyone started sitting far away from them.

Even the barber would glance over from time to time. He listened to the doll calling this young man Daddy.

Of course, Li Shu also had mixed-race features, which made the people who looked over from time to time guess in their hearts about the complexity of this family.

Either this child belonged to the man, or she belonged to the woman; it belonged to a reorganized family.

No one thought that this child didn't belong to either of them. In this era, who would be so stupid as to raise a foreign child?

But they didn't know that when this child came, foreigners weren't considered a taboo yet.

A child's inner world is sensitive. When she discovered that the looks from the people around her weren't the same as usual, Li Shu's little mouth stopped.

She looked at other people's eyes with some timidity, but those people's gazes avoided her when they touched hers.

Li Shu was a bit confused. Why is everyone afraid of her, not daring to look at her, but secretly aiming at her?

At home, Grandmother and Grandmother protected and cared for her, and people in the courtyard teased her from time to time; even the children who ran into the courtyard weren't afraid of her.

However, what happened to these people?

Li Shu didn't understand, so she looked up at her father.

And the look in her father's eyes looking at her was still as loving and warm as ever.

Li Shu moved her body and squeezed toward her father's side, as if this could give her more sense of security.

"After Dad and Mom finish their haircuts, shall we go take pictures?"

Li Xuewu held his daughter on his lap, protected her in his arms, and teased her: "Take a few beautiful, pretty photos of Li Shu."

"Photos? Is it, is it like Dad and Mom's?"

Li Shu picked at her little mouth and looked at her father curiously.

There were photo frames on the wall at Grandmother's house, and there were photos of the whole family.

There were group photos and individual photos, and the little aunt had the most.

And at her home, there were few large photo frames; there were small photo frames on the table and bookcase in Dad's study, and there were also some in the small living room and bedroom.

Other photos were in the photo album, and Grandmother would sometimes take her to look at that photo album.

There were many photos of Dad and Mom's wedding, a thick book.

Not only Dad and Mom's, but also the guests who came to the wedding; there were many group photos, and there was her.

Li Shu was very happy that Dad and Mom took her along during such an important time.

Therefore, Li Shu really wanted to take pictures, especially when Dad mentioned it.

"I, I want to take two—"

Li Shu hadn't learned arithmetic yet, and no one taught her how to count; she only knew five fingers.

The two photos she mentioned meant she didn't want just one; she wanted to take more.

"Two isn't enough; let's take a few more."

Li Xuewu teased his daughter: "After taking pictures, Dad will take Li Shu to buy clothes and buy pretty shoes."

"Okay—!"

Li Shu's eyes were shining, and she clapped her hands excitedly and cheered.

At this moment, the confusion and incomprehension in her heart all disappeared, and she only looked forward to what they were going to do in a while.

"Comrade, it's your turn. Come wash your hair—"

Gu Ning hadn't finished her haircut yet, and the attendant called her again.

"Are you staying here to accompany Mom, or are you going with Dad to wash your hair?"

Li Xuewu responded and teased his daughter with a smile: "How about waiting here for Dad? I'll be back soon."

"Okay—"

Before Gu Ning could speak, Li Shu nodded obediently, sat on the long chair, and responded: "Daddy, come back quickly."

"Right away, just a while—"

Li Xuewu promised his daughter, stood up, and went to the room to wash his hair.

Gu Ning looked at her daughter in the mirror and teased her: "Mom is here, Li Shu, talk to Mom."

Li Shu looked at Mom, then glanced at the people around who were still peeking at her, frowned, and didn't speak.

The barber looked at the doll and asked casually: "Is this the first time you've brought her out shopping?"

"No, she's just a bit shy."

Gu Ning didn't follow the barber's question and continued to talk to Li Shu.

She was a person of few words. Now that her daughter wasn't speaking, she could only talk more, fearing that Li Shu would be afraid.

Fortunately, Li Xuewu washed his hair quickly and came out after three minutes.

"Daddy—"

Li Shu's tight little face finally smiled, and she opened her little hands to be held by her father.

Li Xuewu held his daughter and came to the seat next to Gu Ning, nodded to the barber, and put his daughter on the ground.

"Just stand here and watch Dad and Mom get haircuts, okay?"

"You can leave her to our attendant to help take care of."

The barber took the initiative to suggest: "There are many customers who bring children; we have special attendants."

"Thank you, no need. She's still young and a bit shy."

Li Xuewu thanked the barber with a smile, and while talking, he took out an M1911 from his back waist, almost scaring the barber.

And the buzzing discussion in the waiting area also came to an abrupt end at this moment.

I'm just gossiping; it's not like he's going to shoot us, right?

"Take this and play for a while. Dad and Mom will be done soon."

Li Xuewu handed the unloaded pistol to his daughter and said: "Stay right here with Dad. Don't run around, and don't disturb the uncle's work."

Li Shu could play with anything, as long as she had something in her hand.

The barber watched the little girl take the pistol, his heart thumping. Is this being shy?

If she's shy, you have to give her a pistol to boost her courage. If she were timid, would you have to give her two grenades for self-defense?

He didn't doubt Li Xuewu's qualifications to carry a firearm; there were many public servants carrying guns when they went out at this time.

"Comrade, what kind of hairstyle do you want?"

"Uh... you want to change your hairstyle, right?"

Li Xuewu was also in a difficult position. He looked at himself in the mirror, then looked at Gu Ning in the mirror and asked: "What kind should I get?"

This question amused the two barbers. They thought he was a fierce bandit, but it turned out he was henpecked.

Gu Ning saw the barber serving Li Xuewu also looking at her, and said embarrassedly: "Just change the hairstyle; this one has been too long."

"Then change to a fashionable one?"

The barber understood the customer's choice phobia very well; there were too many people who hadn't decided what hairstyle to get even after sitting here.

He took the initiative to suggest: "I thought of a hairstyle that I think is very suitable for you, but it was popular in the magic capital more than ten years ago."

"Leave it longer and thicker in the front, cut it shorter on both sides, and it can be combed into a high-angle style that is easy to manage."

Seeing Li Xuewu nod in agreement, he used a comb to tidy Li Xuewu's hair and introduced with a smile: "I learned this from my master."

"It was very popular in the magic capital at that time. I heard it started from a foreign magazine, called something like Pompadour."

"A French person's hairstyle?"

Li Xuewu didn't know what a Pompadour hairstyle looked like, but he knew who Pompadour was.

This was a French woman, the mistress 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 at business KTV have drunk it; Louis XIII's son is Louis XV's great-grandfather.

"I don't know about that. I just know that's how the master taught it."

Since Li Xuewu took out the gun, the barber didn't look at the doll playing with the gun anymore, and he was much more active in chatting with Li Xuewu.

Li Shu's courage grew much larger by her father and mother's side. She didn't know what the thing in her hand was for.

But it didn't prevent her from using it to knock and listen to the sound. In the nervous eyes of those in the waiting area, the doll held the pistol and knocked on the floor click-clack.

You tell me, is this child's behavior criminal?

With Li Xuewu chatting with the two barbers, Li Shu wasn't afraid, and Gu Ning didn't speak anymore.

After more than ten minutes, she was done with her haircut.

"You can use hairpins or hairbands to tie it up when you work, and it's more comfortable to let it loose at other times."

The barber said with a smile and then, following the order, went to serve the next customer.

Gu Ning stood in front of the mirror and tidied her hair, then bent down to hold Li Shu and sat by the stool.

Male comrades usually wash their hair again after a haircut and blow-dry it with a hairdryer.

Female comrades usually have the barber blow-dry it with a fan after the haircut is finished.

Because female comrades have longer hair, it's not easy for hair stubble to stick to their bodies.

After Li Xuewu finished his haircut, went to wash his hair, came back, and was blown dry by the barber, Gu Ning's eyes lit up.

Changing the hairstyle was like changing the person.

The previous Li Xuewu had a bit of an old-fashioned air, partly because of his personality, but also partly because of his deliberate actions.

Now that he had changed to a young hairstyle and cut the hair on both sides short, the whole person looked spirited.

"Thank you for your hard work. Your craftsmanship is very good."

"Thank you for your praise. I'm very happy to serve you."

The barber was very polite. After receiving Li Xuewu's thanks, he turned to the next person.

Li Xuewu put away the pistol from his daughter's hand, picked up his daughter in the curious and examining eyes of the crowd, and took Gu Ning out the door.

They say start from the head, brand new.

Once the hairstyle is changed, the mood of the whole person is different.

"Go—Guotai Photo Studio, let's go!"

"Hey! Director Li, what a coincidence!"

Dai Xiang Yang was accompanying Yushui shopping, right on the second floor of the mall.

At first, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, but after confirming the scar on Li Xuewu's face, he greeted him with a smile.

Li Xuewu also saw him and greeted him with a slight smile: "Are you out shopping too?"

"Yushui's partner, Dai Xiang Yang."

He took the initiative to introduce him to Gu Ning, and at the same time introduced Gu Ning to the other party, "This is my wife, Gu Ning."

"Hello, Sister-in-law—"

Dai Xiang Yang worked in an organization, and his speaking skills were up to par.

He addressed Li Xuewu by his position, and when he got to Gu Ning, he directly called her Sister-in-law.

If Li Xuewu hadn't made the introduction, he wouldn't have called her that.

Speaking of relationships, it was actually the relationship between Li Xuewu and Yushui. The brother-in-law had also said it; they all grew up in the same courtyard and could be considered childhood friends.

Li Xuewu and his brother-in-law were sworn brothers, so counting it up, they were all friends.

So Li Xuewu introduced Gu Ning, and he had to call her Sister-in-law.

Gu Ning nodded with a smile and didn't say anything.

Li Xuewu, however, pointed at Yushui with amusement and said: "She's older than me. We're all young people; just call us by our names."

Dai Xiang Yang didn't know exactly how old Li Xuewu was, and he was a bit surprised to hear him say he was younger than Yushui.

Yushui saw him looking at her, rolled her eyes, but teased Li Shu, who was greeting her.

"We're going to get engaged. It just happens to be Sunday, so we're out buying things we need."

Dai Xiang Yang was a very enthusiastic person. It could be seen that he liked Yushui very much.

Neighbors in the courtyard had also mentioned him, all saying that Yushui had found a good partner.

Li Xuewu also thought this person was quite good. He didn't know about his work, but his speech was indeed close.

"Congratulations, congratulations—"

He patted Dai Xiang Yang's arm with a smile and said: "We returned to the courtyard last night. Brother Zhuzi also mentioned you to me."

"When are you going to hold the wedding? Let's sit down properly on your brother-in-law's side."

"Thank you for your concern. I'll definitely invite you to drink more when the time comes."

Dai Xiang Yang said with a smile: "My brother said you and he are sworn brothers and good buddies, so I won't be formal with you."

"Let's go, there are still many things we haven't bought."

Yushui only teased Li Shu, greeted Gu Ning, and then called Dai Xiang Yang to leave.

Dai Xiang Yang always listened to Yushui. After shaking hands with Li Xuewu and smiling and nodding to Gu Ning, he followed her and left.

"Is she from his unit? Or the neighborhood committee?"

Gu Ning rarely took the initiative to ask about other people's affairs. She had also sized up Dai Xiang Yang just now.

"From their unit, it seems he's in the technical section, seems to be a deputy section chief."

Li Xuewu took Li Shu from her arms and said while walking: "Zhuzi is also heartbroken for this sister; he doesn't easily allow people."

"Picking and choosing, he's very afraid that Yushui will be wronged."

"Is it because of the previous partner?"

Gu Ning had heard her mother-in-law mention this. She glanced at Li Xuewu and asked: "Does she like you?"

"Hehehe—what kind of talk is this."

Li Xuewu said with a light smile: "Why? Because I'm good-looking? Because I'm humorous? Because I'm likable?"

He didn't pay attention to Gu Ning's words and took the mother and daughter to the counter selling hair accessories, saying: "Exactly, just finished a haircut, let's buy a few hairpins."

Gu Ning glanced at him, knowing he was changing the subject, but didn't dwell on it.

Li Xuewu only said why, and also said he wasn't good-looking enough, humorous enough, or likable enough.

Then why doesn't He Yu Shui dare to look at him?

Although she hadn't seriously fallen in love, she still had a concept of what love was like.

If she couldn't distinguish between liking and not liking, wouldn't she be a fool?

It's just that there's more than one woman who likes Li Xuewu; what does it matter if he admits it or not?

If there really was something, it couldn't be blocked, and Li Xuewu had never hidden it from her.

To say there's nothing, just looking at how Li Xuewu faces He Yu Shui's partner so openly, she still believes in Li Xuewu.

It's just that looking at it this way, she always feels something is wrong.

"Yo—! Director Li!"

What's called eating melon seeds and finding a bedbug, this is it.

Just as Li Xuewu and Li Shu were giving blind directions, helping Gu Ning pick hairpins, someone waved and greeted them from the counter diagonally opposite.

Li Xuewu turned his head and saw that it was the few people he had seen two days ago.

Zhang Jianguo was wearing a pair of sunglasses, with five or six people standing behind him, including Nie Xiaoguang.

This little brat had dealt with Li Xuewu several times, always having a kind of arrogance, not knowing the size of heaven and earth.

He wanted to fight and kill Li Huai De, but he was very close to Li Xuewu.

It seemed like he really treated Li Xuewu as a soft-hearted person, thinking he was the only cadre in the Red Star Factory with a conscience.

Nie Xiaoguang really thought so. His father's situation was so difficult, and Li Xuewu had been so helpful.

Even he himself, the first time he fell in the Red Star Factory, was handled by Li Xuewu.

No hitting, no scolding, 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 very worldly and very particular.

The second time he saw Li Xuewu was when he went to the northeast; he sent his father to the Steel City for labor reform.

From what he saw and heard along the way, he could tell that Li Xuewu was a good person.

So the third time he met Li Xuewu, he was with Zhao Xia and was scolded by Li Xuewu, but he didn't feel any grievance.

He felt ashamed at the New Overseas Chinese Hotel two days ago, especially in front of Li Xuewu.

Today is Sunday, and he happened to see him. He didn't know what he was thinking, so he greeted him.

It's just that the greeting was already made, and it was impossible for him to take it back now.

He bit the bullet and walked over, relying on their previous interactions, and said a few polite words.

Seeing the doll Li Shu, he didn't have any strange expression and even made faces to tease her like a fool.

Li Shu also gave him face and giggled with her mouth covered.

Li Xuewu asked about his father's situation and also said a few words about the situation of the labor team in Steel City.

He exhorted him to write to Steel City more often when he had time and take good care of his family.

Nie Xiaoguang wasn't impatient, and he listened to Li Xuewu's words earnestly.

Zhang Jianguo and the others stood not far away waiting; it looked like they were getting along well with Nie Xiaoguang.

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to him. There is no way out for the path of a hooligan. He still wanted to be dashing and wanted to run to the end of the road.

Look, he's wearing sunglasses, very afraid that others won't know who he is.

Where is this?

This is inside the mall, and there is no strong sunlight. If he's wearing sunglasses, isn't he just showing off?

It's just that this showing off is a bit stupid.

Of course, sunglasses represented status at this time; sunglasses were the iconic equipment of the children of high-ranking officials and old soldiers.

Ordinary hooligans absolutely wouldn't dare to be so ostentatious, but look at him, he just wore such a pair.

Li Xuewu didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, but thinking about the situation he encountered at the New Overseas Chinese Hotel two days ago, it wasn't hard to guess.

Zhang Jianguo, this person, if you say he has no brain, he knows how to win people's hearts; if you say he has a brain, he does stupid things.

Now he is deliberately looking for trouble, provoking the bottom line of those old soldiers, thinking about having a fight.

Originally, starting this year, the situation in the capital had changed, and the old soldiers weren't as arrogant as they used to be.

Especially after the announcement on the 6th, a tight hoop was worn on the forehead of all old soldiers.

You say what interest conflicts can old soldiers and hooligans have? It's nothing more than a matter of face.

You snatched my territory, I snatched your woman; isn't it just this little thing?

Sometimes there isn't even an actual conflict; it's just looking at the other party and feeling uncomfortable.

Or someone provokes a few words, and they gather together to create an enemy out of thin air.

Zhang San established his position in the Dongcheng, beat him; Li Si shouted in the West City, flatten him; that's it.

If everyone is safe and sound, playing their own games, it's actually impossible to fight.

However, it's just about comparing hearts and comparing lives.

Hooligans mostly broke out from the hutongs, while old soldiers mostly walked out of the courtyards.

Old soldiers naturally have a better material foundation than hooligans, and they play more advanced games.

Then the situation appeared: hooligans also want to play more advanced games. Everyone has two shoulders carrying one head, why are you more advanced than me?

Old soldiers also don't accept it. I was born to my mother, why do you mud-legged people come to share our victory?

From the moment the first old soldier had his hat snatched by a hooligan, the conflict between the two sides had already become concrete.

Hooligans quickly formed a single mind on Zhang Jianguo's side, with one person calling the shots.

While the old soldiers were a sheet of loose sand, only being snatched and bullied.

Otherwise, where do you think Zhang Jianguo's sunglasses came from?

Now the conflict has appeared, it depends on who dares to fire the first shot that is superficial and bright.

Whoever grabs this opportunity will have the upper hand and will be a publicly recognized awesome person.

You say Zhang Jianguo wants to engage in this matter?

Nie Xiaoguang didn't have the eye for it and went over to greet him. Zhang Jianguo also secretly glanced at Li Xuewu a few times.

He naturally recognized Li Xuewu, but they hadn't spoken, and he was quite embarrassed at this moment.

When Nie Xiaoguang came over from Li Xuewu's side, he didn't ask anything and led his people out.

Zhang Jianguo discovered that Li Xuewu was his god of bad luck; wherever Li Xuewu appeared, he would have bad luck.

Hey—don't say that!

People, there really are times when they get what they wish for!

"Why do we meet acquaintances wherever we go?"

Gu Ning looked back at Nie Xiaoguang. This time Li Xuewu didn't introduce him to her.

It's just that the tone of the other party speaking to Li Xuewu didn't look like a close person, but it didn't look like an ordinary colleague either.

After that person left, Gu Ning chose a few hairpins and asked the attendant to take them.

The reason she chose a few more was because there were many women in the family. If she wore new hairpins back, she would naturally be asked, so it's better to buy one for everyone.

Grandmother and Grandmother don't need to be mentioned; they help take care of the children and are sincere to her.

Sister-in-law Zhao Yafang and Ji Yuxiu also get along well with her, and the three of them have been talking more these past two days.

Especially Sister-in-law Zhao Yafang, who knew they were going out shopping and specifically kept Li Ning at home.

If Li Ning was hungry, she would feed the child.

Just this one thing is worth her being generous.

Li Xuewu has many coupons in his hand. Both of them work, and the coupons issued by the unit can't be used up at all.

Because most of the things the family lacks are sent by Shen Guodong, or he brings them home.

If you save too many coupons and don't use them, they will expire. Today is just right for a big purchase to spend these coupons.

You see, in the future, when encountering economic problems, people think about promoting consumption; it's not so troublesome at this time.

There are only so many coupons, and they all have deadlines. If you don't buy, you'll just throw them away, so you have to consume even if you don't want to.

Hairpins are just the first item of shopping. Summer is here, and Li Xuewu and Gu Ning are preparing to add some new things to both Haiyuncang and the Sihe Academy.

The Haiyuncang side is for daily use, and the Sihe Academy side is for convenience when they come back to live.

Just as Gu Ning picked out the hairpins and Li Xuewu took out money and coupons to pay, a noisy sound suddenly came from behind not far away.

Zhang Jianguo deserves his crow's mouth; he was thinking about bad things happening today, and bad things came to his door.

He led Nie Xiaoguang and the others and was just about to go downstairs when they ran into a large group of old soldiers coming up.

The leader was Zhao Weidong's good friend, Xie Qianjin.

At the beginning, at the Beihai skating rink, this kid relied on his first-class skating skills and even wanted to flirt with Wang Yajuan.

He bumped into Li Xuewu and was sent by his father to the Great Northwest for more than half a year.

After coming back, he had an even closer relationship with Zhao Weidong. Relying on his identity as an old soldier, he became very arrogant.

Even though he suffered a loss at the Six Nations Hotel as soon as he returned, it didn't delay him and Zhao Weidong from gathering their group.

He is considered a figure in the group of old soldiers now. Looking at Zhang Jianguo and these people, they are naturally small hooligans.

A small hooligan greeting the person who beat him up, then that small hooligan is a small hooligan who doesn't know his own strength and is looking for a beating.

Someone told him that Li Erbala, who had called people to beat them up at the Six Nations Hotel, was upstairs.

Moreover, Zhang Jianguo, who has been jumping around in the Dongcheng recently, seems to have some relationship with the other party and even greeted him.

Xie Qianjin naturally couldn't let go of this opportunity for revenge.

He didn't dare to greet Li Xuewu, but as long as he slapped Zhang Jianguo's face, wouldn't that be equivalent to losing Li Xuewu's face?

Therefore, he came up and gave Zhang Jianguo a big slap, and snatched Zhang Jianguo's sunglasses away with his hand.

"You damn, where are you from?"

After cursing this sentence, he shoved the sunglasses back onto Zhang Jianguo's face and led a group of people away.

Zhang Jianguo was stunned; he was stunned there, not yet reacting to what had happened.

The few people following him were the same; they didn't know who came up at all, and even less did they know why they were beaten.

It was only when the other party's people had almost walked away that Zhang Jianguo reacted, his face flushed red.

"Grass your mother! Chase the bastard!"

He saw it; in the moment he turned his head, he saw the look Li Xuewu cast over.

If Li Xuewu hadn't been here today, he could have endured it; after all, the other party had many people.

But there were so many people watching in the mall, and Li Xuewu, this former big hooligan, was still here; how could he endure it?

Therefore, the weapon in his hand was suddenly revealed. Regardless of where this was, he turned and chased after them.

Do you think Xie Qianjin is stupid, not knowing how fierce Zhang Jianguo is?

Old soldiers fighting mostly use sticks and clubs, or simply fists and feet; after all, if they break something, their families have to pay, and they have to be beaten by belts.

But hooligans are different; these are ruthless characters who really dare to stab people.

What does "desperate" mean? It means you're poor and anxious, so what's fierce or not fierce? Just do it first.

Don't look at the fact that old soldiers are richer materially, but in terms of fighting, they are absolutely not as good as hooligans.

Xie Qianjin took advantage of it; he ran after hitting, and this is a mall, so he counted on Zhang Jianguo not daring to do anything.

However, he also calculated that Zhang Jianguo might chase him out, so this kid slipped away very ungracefully.

Damn! Being beaten in front of so many people, he naturally knew Zhang Jianguo wanted to play with his life.

If you don't run at this time, are you waiting to die?

A group of people scattered like birds and beasts. Zhang Jianguo was like a tiger coming down the mountain, a hungry wolf eating people, holding the belt he had taken off, looking like he wanted to eat someone.

It's just that there were already many people in the mall, and with so many kids rushing around, people had long since run away.

And the security guards also chased them out, so they could only run outside.

Li Xuewu on the second floor frowned slightly, not expecting that hooligans and old soldiers would dare to do anything here.

"Fight—! Fight—!"

The second floor was quiet for a while because of what just happened, and then the noise resumed.

It's just that this noise had a hint of disharmony.

On the counter, the doll-like Li Shu had her big eyes round with excitement, pointing her little finger toward the stairs and shouting: "Yeah—fight—!"

"Are you saying that watching the fun isn't big enough?"

Li Xuewu glared at his daughter with amusement and anger, and in the surprised eyes of the salesperson, he held his daughter and walked toward the windowsill.

This side just happened to be able to see downstairs, and there were already people gathered here watching the fun.

Li Shu was extremely excited, standing on the windowsill, leaning against the window and looking out.

Gu Ning was angry that these two people were the same kind of person.

On Xidan Street, it was like a flock of sheep scattering, with old soldiers in yellow jackets everywhere.

Across the road, there were a few old soldiers riding bicycles, one foot on the curb, seemingly waiting for someone.

The leader was someone Li Xuewu knew, tall and big; it was Seeing Wei Guo, whom he had beaten before.

And looking downstairs, Zhang Jianguo and the others were chasing the person who beat him and running all the way out. Behind them were also security guards from the mall blowing whistles.

The result was that the scene was chaotic for a while. Fortunately, there were few of them, and they rushed out of the main gate.

Seeing them run out, those security guards didn't chase them anymore, knowing that this was a troublesome account; catching these few kids would mean having to catch others.

How to catch the others?

They are all over the street; where to lock them up after catching them?

"Where are the people? Where are the people? Where did they run to!"

Zhang Jianguo was like a tiger coming down the mountain, a hungry wolf eating people, holding the belt he had taken off, looking like he wanted to eat someone.

Nie Xiaoguang was also holding a belt, the white copper buckle shining brightly. He looked left and right, didn't find the one who just committed the crime, but found his former enemy across the road.

"Seeing Wei Guo—!"

That's right, this time it was really Seeing Wei Guo.

It didn't matter that he shouted this sentence, but it was really adding 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, no matter who it was, and even looking at the yellow jackets around him made him feel hateful.

Hearing Nie Xiaoguang point, his red-eyed gaze also stared over.

Yellow jacket, bicycle, the look of a jerk; don't look for it, just beat him to vent his anger first.

These bastards, every one of them is a bastard, absolutely won't beat the wrong one.

Seeing Wei Guo was waiting for Xie Qianjin and the others, looking at a group of people rushing over, not knowing what happened.

You say, is this beating he suffered unjust or not?

Zhang Jianguo was really ruthless. He rushed up, and before Seeing Wei Guo and the others could react, he swung his leather belt and started whipping them click-clack.

The heavy white copper buckle smashed onto Seeing Wei Guo's forehead, and he was instantly covered in blood, falling onto the road with his bicycle.

Seeing Zhang Jianguo make a move, Nie Xiaoguang also swung his belt to help on the side, and the others were even more red-eyed from the fight.

The old hatred of a few days ago and the new hatred of today were settled together.

Belts weren't enough to vent their anger, so they pulled out the forks they had tucked in their waists and rushed toward those yellow jackets.

Instantly, the street was in chaos. ===== CHAPTER 1131 =====