In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 622 The Old Story of Muren
"Why don't you keep an eye on the stalls by the door? What if someone steals the meat from our stall?" The man spoke aggressively, and his whole body reeked of alcohol.

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Yu Dawei. For a moment, he wanted to say something rude, after all, there was a man and a woman alone in the room, and even if there were children, who knew what the two of them were talking about.

However, after the man saw the father and son's clothes a second time, he quietly suppressed his thoughts.

The two of them were wearing brand-new down jackets, and the fur hats they wore were the kind of exquisite black fur hats that rich people in the city would buy. The little guy next to them wasn't wearing any rural cotton shoes, but the kind of ready-made winter cotton shoes sold in big cities. They were obviously genuine leather shoes, which made people envious.

"What are you doing back here!" Huang Linlin gave her husband a cold look as soon as he entered the house, as if there was some unresolved story between them.

"Why can't I come back? My shop was passed down to me by my father. I can come back whenever I want!" The man glanced at Yu Dawei again as he spoke, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you here to buy meat?"

"It depends on your friend," Yu Dawei said calmly to the man opposite him, suppressing the complex emotions in his heart.

"Visiting friends?" The man was taken aback, then his eyes shifted to his wife, and he asked with a meaningful smile, "Your friends? I didn't realize you knew so many rich people. Hey, how come I never noticed you were such a fickle woman before!"

"Zhao Shirong!!! Get out of here! I'm managing this meat business all by myself now, what does it have to do with you! Get out! I don't want to see you again!" Huang Linlin, holding her daughter's hand, angrily shouted at Zhao Shirong.

"Ha! Whether I leave or not is my own decision." After saying that, Zhao Shirong ignored Huang Linlin's reaction, turned around and went to the old wooden table next to him, about to pull open the drawer under the table.

"No way! Zhao Shirong! You can live however you want outside! This money is mine! Get out of here, get out!" Seeing that Zhao Shirong was about to take money out of the drawer again, Huang Linlin rushed out and grabbed his arm tightly as he tried to pull the drawer open.

Her face at that moment was a mixture of anger, grievance, regret, and helplessness.

Perhaps she wasn't in such a predicament before, but today is different.

"Get out of my way! When I was making money, you were busy pocketing it and buying things for your parents! Now that I need a little money, you're trying to stop me!" Zhao Shirong ignored everyone and forcefully shoved Huang Linlin away, his face contorted with rage.

Why did he become like this? It's all because of Huang Linlin's family! They talk bad about him everywhere and cause trouble at his butcher shop all the time.

Saying that selling meat is against one's conscience? What a load of rubbish! Every butcher does it!
Everyone in the market knows that every business has a ghost town inside, where people cheat on weights and measures, and even sell dead meat. Do you really think their business ever thrived back then?

But in the end, his butcher shop was ruined by Huang Linlin's family.

Since the business deal is off, he might as well just give up and wait it out.
"Ouch! Zhao Shirong, you're not human!" Huang Linlin was thrown to the ground with a thud.

"I'm not human? You're no better! Who knows which wild man you've hooked up with this time? First it was that dark-skinned guy who built the house, and now this big, dumb guy... a fickle woman."

"Huang Linlin, don't get cocky. Once I win some money, I'll dump you. I've had enough of you."

As Zhao Shirong reached into the pile of money in the drawer, he grabbed at it haphazardly, cursing under the influence of alcohol.

Yu Dawei couldn't bear to watch any longer. The little girl saw her mother being pushed to the ground and squatted down next to Huang Linlin, crying uncontrollably.

The girl's biological father, however, seemed oblivious to everything, his eyes fixed solely on the greed inside the drawer.

Just as the other person was about to put the money into his pocket, Yu Dawei grabbed the other person's wrist with his large hand and stared sharply at the man in front of him.

The man was about the same height as Yu Dawei, around 1.8 meters, and had the ruggedness of a northern man, with a robust physique.

However, Yu Dawei felt that this guy was all bark and no bite, and that you could tell how ruthless a person was just by looking at their eyes and micro-expressions.

This man only dared to glance at me sideways when looking at me, and he only dared to do so when his wife was arguing with him and she was some distance away.

As expected, just as Yu Dawei had thought, Zhao Shirong found his wrist gripped and tried to shake it off, but he was stuck in the air and couldn't move an inch.

Yu Dawei occasionally works with the mechanics at the repair shop, so his physical condition is naturally excellent.

In addition, he has always been very virtuous and clean-living, with abundant yang energy and vitality, which is incomparable to someone with such unsteady steps.

"You, you fucking let go of me!"

"Heh, who the hell are you talking to, Zhao Shirong? Open your dog eyes and take a good look at who I am." Yu Dawei's eyes grew cold. He gripped the man's wrist with his right hand and lifted it up to his face at will.

Perhaps Zhao Shirong was still hurt from being caught, and the effects of the alcohol had subsided somewhat. When he looked at Yu Dawei again, his eyes clearly changed, and then a look of shock appeared in his eyes, along with a hint of fear.

"Yu, Yu Dawei?" Zhao Shirong was a little unsure. The other person's face and eyes were very similar to Yu Dawei's in the past, but Yu Dawei ten years ago was younger and thinner than he is now.

"Not completely blind." Yu Dawei forcefully flung the other man's arm, scattering all the loose change in his hand onto the ground, his arm swinging in the air.

"I didn't see what happened today, but now that I'm back and I've seen it, I can't let you bully people like this."

"Fine, Yu Dawei, you just wait and see!" Despite his burly appearance, Zhao Shirong was still intimidated by Yu Dawei's gaze. He couldn't forget the time he was beaten up after being stuffed in a sack.

Yu Dawei didn't say anything, but just watched Zhao Shirong's departing figure, a disdainful sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

That bastard has always been like this, always bullying the weak and fearing the strong. When he sees someone stronger than himself, he acts like a coward.

"Linlin, are you alright?" When Dawei turned around again, he saw Huang Linlin had already stood up and picked up all the loose change on the ground and put it in the drawer.

"It's nothing." Huang Linlin pretended to be stubborn, and even turned her head to smile at Yu Dawei, but tears were clearly swirling in her eyes.

“Sigh…” Yu Dawei couldn’t stand seeing women on the verge of tears. He first took out two yuan from his pocket and handed it to Yu Muyu, then patted his eldest son’s head. “Go, take your sister to buy some snacks. Don’t go too far, there are good things to eat at the market.”

"Okay, I know." Xiao Muyu nodded obediently. He was also frightened by what had just happened, and he was almost ready to help his father.

Unfortunately, her father was quite capable, and he understood that her husband had bullied her father's classmate, so he decided to take the little girl next to him out for a bit.

The adult world is complicated, that's what my godmother said.

So, whenever his godmother was unhappy, or his parents needed to discuss something, he would obediently go out to play. He knew that it had nothing to do with them, the children.

"Where are we going? I want to find my mom." The little girl followed timidly behind Yu Muyu.

"Go buy some candy. Do you sell candy at the market?" Yu Muyu turned to look at the little girl with red eyes.

"Mmm, over there." The little girl pointed in a direction.

"Okay, do you prefer honey-flavored candy or fruit candy?"

"They all love to eat it."

"Okay, then I'll buy a little of each, but we can't eat them all. My godmother told me that kids get cavities from eating too much candy."

"Cavities? What are cavities?"

Yu Muyu was taken aback. He really didn't know what tooth decay was. His godmother had told him that eating less sugar would cause tooth decay, so he had listened and eaten less sugar, and even rarely ate it on weekdays.

"Tooth decay is caused by sticky candy getting inside the teeth. It will hurt a lot after a while. Anyway, it's quite uncomfortable if you eat too much of it." Yu Muyu blushed slightly. He suddenly realized that his mother was right. He hadn't read enough books.

"Oh..." The little girl didn't understand either, so she was more inclined to believe what her older brother, who was several years older than her, said.

Inside the butcher shop, after a brief silence between Yu Dawei and Huang Linlin, Yu Dawei sighed and spoke first: "I was quite shocked when I heard what your parents said about your situation."

“This is your family matter, so I shouldn’t say anything. But as an old classmate, I can’t help but say a few words. Seriously, what were you thinking back then?” Yu Dawei found a worn-out chair, sat down, and shook his head speechlessly.

Back then, Zhao Shirong kept pestering Huang Linlin, who was in high school. Because of this, Yu Dawei, Ai Yongqiang, and Meng Kai often put sacks over his head.

At first, all three of them thought that Huang Linlin really hated Zhao Shirong, and that she really didn't hold back when she hit him.

Huang Linlin was the only girl; otherwise, the three of them wouldn't have been the only ones to dominate the entire grade back then, and Huang Linlin would have been included as well.

"Hehe, what a mess." Huang Linlin chuckled bitterly, took out a blue plastic thermos from the corner, found a relatively clean red and white floral glass, poured in hot water, and handed it to Yu Dawei. "Thank you for today."

"Why are you being so polite with me?" Yu Dawei took a sip of steaming hot water, smacked his lips, and said, "But Fourth Brother, we really can't keep living like this. If you don't think about your parents, you should at least think about your children. Didn't you see how scared Zhao Shirong was when he came in?"

Yu Dawei could sense that his old classmate was unwilling to talk about his relationship with Zhao Shirong. He didn't pry too much, but if they continued living like this, it would definitely be the mother and daughter who got hurt.

When Yu Dawei uttered the term "fourth brother," Huang Linlin was slightly taken aback. Meng Kai had mentioned this term when they were in school.

When the four of them went out to play together, or when they helped the teacher grade papers at school, Meng Kai always referred to himself as "eldest brother, second brother, third brother" and "fourth brother".

This address of "Fourth Brother" somewhat eased the sense of estrangement she had felt from not seeing Yu Dawei for many years.

"Brother, you've seen it too. My daughter and I depend entirely on this meat stall for our livelihood. The business license even says Zhao Shirong's name. If Zhao Shirong turns against us, we'll be left with nothing." Huang Linlin reached up and brushed her bangs back, revealing her now slightly weathered baby face.

Yu Dawei could even see that there were still some bruises around his eyes that hadn't faded, which were previously hidden by his bangs.

“These things are secondary. As long as you, Huang Linlin, want to do something, there’s never been anything you can’t do.” Yu Dawei looked at Huang Linlin. “I think even after all these years, the intelligence that your teachers always praise you for must still be the same.”

Yu Dawei glanced at the two little ones peeking in through the door, and the two old ladies outside who were about to buy meat. He got up, took out a wad of cash from his pocket, and put it on the table. It wasn't much, just a thousand yuan.

"What are you doing!" Huang Linlin felt her dignity had been trampled on when she saw Yu Dawei taking out money, and she even felt ashamed.

“What are you thinking? I’m not giving this to you for free. I’ve run into a little trouble and need your help with a small thing. It’s not difficult, but only you can do it.” Yu Dawei put the money on the table and then said, “I won’t bother you for now. I’ll come pick you up at six o’clock tonight. You can take the child and we can find a place to have dinner and talk in detail.”

“Okay, okay… but take the money back. It’s just a favor, nothing much.” Huang Linlin insisted.

But Yu Dawei left without looking back, taking his eldest son with him.

Huang Linlin stood at the door, silently watching her old classmates leave. Her heart was filled with mixed feelings. Some happy memories of school days seemed to rush wildly through her parched heart.

On the bus, Yu Dawei was still thinking about Huang Linlin. He had previously thought that Huang Linlin might have returned here after university and gotten a proper job, or she might have stayed in the big city and had a good life.

I was just trying my luck to see if Linlin was still in her hometown, but I never expected to see Huang Linlin like this.

"I wonder if Meng Kai and Ai Yongqiang know about Huang Linlin." Yu Dawei knew that Meng Kai and Ai Yongqiang had gone abroad, but he didn't know which country they went to or when they came back.

Even though I opened a company in Hohhot in my past life, I had no information about these two people.

In the end, I heard from my uncle that the two of them had moved their whole family abroad two years before I returned to Hohhot to start my company.

"Dad, should we help Aunt Linlin?" Xiao Muyu looked at Yu Dawei curiously from the passenger seat, then patted her chest with great loyalty, "Don't worry, I definitely won't tell Mom about this. Aunt Linlin is so pitiful, I even want to beat up that uncle."

"Tsk, what did I tell you? Learning martial arts, learning Sanda, isn't about making you brave and aggressive; it's just a form of self-protection." Yu Dawei glanced at his eldest son and spoke very seriously.

"Then... should I call my mom and ask her for help?" Xiao Muyu seemed to sense that her dad didn't really want to help, since he didn't even want her to fight the big bad guy.

"Sigh, son, there's no need for that. Your mother is very busy every day. I think the two of us can handle this, don't you think?"

"Dad, you used the wrong idiom again. It should be '日理万机' (rì lǐ wàn jī)!" Xiao Muyu corrected him seriously.

"Hehe, the emperor is said to be busy with ten thousand affairs a day, but it's normal for us ordinary people to be busy with a hundred affairs a day." Yu Dawei smiled at his son, already having a suggestion in mind, but everything still depended on what Huang Linlin herself thought.

(End of this chapter)