The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 445 Watching the Show (Bonus Chapter for reader 202007075012774)

Even though the scene he imagined didn't actually happen to him, it was still so painful that Hu Biao couldn't help but shudder.

Good heavens! People can be this shameless.

However, what happened next aroused Hu Biao's intense curiosity: what kind of girl could have captivated Chaozi like this?

Does she look like one of the Seven Fairies? She's managed to turn a perfectly good young man into a pretty boy with a pert mouth.

However, her profile picture on WeChat was a terrifying skull, making it impossible to tell what she looked like, and it was inconvenient for him to click into her Moments to take a look.

Therefore, he made a suggestion in a low voice:

"Iron Man, no! Superman."

Since we're planning to eat at our own home, no matter what happens, we won't let the kid suffer. You just received 130 million, so you're not short of money for a meal.

Why not just have dinner tonight and see what they come up with?

"Alright! I'll record a couple of clips later so my mom can see what kind of person this is, and stop her from nagging me for ages, saying I'm as clueless as a block of wood and that's why I can't find a girlfriend."

Chaozi readily agreed, his tone filled with the helplessness of a single person.

After saying that, he had no intention of staying at Deyuelou. He said that he would definitely be there before six o'clock in the evening, and then left.

After returning to his office, Hu Biao picked up a copy of "On War" that Annie had bought, but hadn't even finished reading a single page.

Suddenly his phone vibrated. Hu Biao picked it up and saw that it was Annie asking him about Chaozi's dinner plans with his blind date and matchmaker that evening.

I never expected that my daughter would actually enjoy listening to this kind of gossip.

Seeing this, Hu Biao simply shared a bigger piece of gossip, that is, a more detailed account of the follow-up, in the team group chat.

Goodness! The group chat, which had just calmed down, suddenly became even more lively.

Mina immediately sent a voice message: "Brother-in-law, wait for me. My cousin and I will be back soon. I want to see if Chaozi's blind date looks like a fairy."

“That’s right, anyway, there’s no rush regarding those printing plates,” Annie chimed in.

The two girls' voices were filled with indescribable excitement, or rather, exhilaration; it seems that gossiping and being a gossipmonger are innate in all women.

If the above situation is considered normal at the beginning.

The next second, AT's voice rang out: "You damn bastard, prepare a few more good dishes tonight. I'm driving over right now, and I'll also check out the Seven Fairies."

"You consumptive devil, weren't you supposed to stay home and take care of the kids?" Hu Biao asked instinctively.

"I brought my wife and child with me, firstly to enjoy some good food, and secondly to catch up on some gossip, which is why I asked you to prepare a few more dishes; just don't say anything you shouldn't say in front of my wife."

"Oh, by the way! I heard your rice wine is pretty good. Prepare twenty jin for me to take home as a gift for the kid."

AT's statement seemed quite logical.

But AT's voice was just the beginning; more team members shared their opinions.

Old Yu: "I just bought a high-speed rail ticket to the capital. The journey only takes a little over two hours, which is more than enough time. Damn it, I want to eat braised sea cucumber with scallions."

Mr. Nanze: "I've already bought the plane ticket for the next flight. The time is a little tight, but I still have time. Damn it, I want to eat braised pork intestines, but don't wash them too clean."

Xiao Cui: "Waaah! Why do I have to go to work? No way, I'll take the day off and go to the capital to eat melons..."

Chaozi: "Hey you guys, that's enough already..."

In the following days, almost half of the time-traveling team members, either by car, high-speed rail, or plane, rushed towards the capital city.

It has to be said that the power of gossip and rumors is truly immense.

Or perhaps, during this recent break, everyone's emotions have completely relaxed...

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At 5:46 p.m., Mina, who was peering out of a second-floor window, excitedly shouted, "They're here! The Seven Fairies are here!"

After the sound faded, AT, with his right arm around the child and his left hand holding his wife's, rushed to the window with Mr. Nanze and a group of others.

Immediately, they saw Chaozi waiting at the door, talking to two women. The older one was naturally the matchmaker, and the younger woman in the floral dress was Chaozi's blind date.

After seeing the girl's condition clearly, everyone had only one thought in their minds:
That's it! Is this what the Seven Fairies looked like?
The girl had heavy makeup on her face and looked to be at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, giving off a "younger sister-in-law" vibe; her looks and figure were just average, and she basically had no class.

More professional and detailed analyses were also revealed by Annie, Mina, and AT's wife.

Mina: "She doesn't know how to do makeup. Her lips are so red, it looks like she just ate a child. This style doesn't suit her at all."

AT's wife: "The bag she's carrying is fake, and the shoes don't look real either."

Anne: "I heard that the place she rents isn't cheap. The rent alone might take up half of her salary a month..."

If it were only these things, it wouldn't seem to matter much.

After all, Chaozi's ultimate goal in going on blind dates is to find a wife. As long as she is virtuous, knows how to manage a household, and has a kind heart, that's enough. Whether she is pretty or not is somewhat important, but not that important.

However, what happened next truly opened everyone's eyes.

After meeting the matchmaker and the girl, Chaozi invited the two of them to go upstairs to a private room to drink tea and wait for their other girlfriends and their boyfriends to arrive.

Unexpectedly, the two said that the person would be arriving soon, so they decided to wait until everyone was there before going up together, and Chaozi agreed.

Then, at 6:10, everyone finally arrived; however, instead of four people (two men and two women), there were fifteen people in total (seven men and eight women).

Some of them didn't know each other; they were friends brought together by friends.

Seeing this, the matchmaker and the girl just laughed it off, saying "the more people, the more lively it is," and then said nothing more; the fact that it was Chaozi, this big spender, is now absolutely confirmed.

With Chaozi included, the number of people at this meal reached eighteen.

If it weren't for Annie, the proprietress, who had reserved the largest private room on the second floor beforehand and added many extra chairs, there really wouldn't have been a way to settle them down properly.

After everyone sat down, they started clamoring to order food.

After being told to choose how many people per person and for the store to arrange, they immediately started clamoring for extra drinks, ordering six bottles of Maozi, two cartons of Huazi, and ten jin of rice wine first.

The banquet that followed was also quite lively.

The dishes personally prepared by Hu Biao, along with the fine cigarettes and wine, naturally satisfied the men and women; they raised their glasses in response, and laughter filled the air.

The only problem was that, apart from the matchmaker and Chaozi exchanging a few words, the girl he was set up with didn't say another word.

On the contrary, he seemed to be having a very pleasant chat with a few other blond-haired men.

Around 7 p.m., Annie, Mina, Xiao Cui, and AT's wife were at the cashier, eating sunflower seeds and gossiping about this gossip.

Suddenly they saw something, and the four of them immediately shut their mouths.

It turned out to be a blond guy who came for Chaozi's big meal tonight. He swaggered over and, reeking of alcohol, said something to Annie:
"Boss lady, give me two packs of Hua Zi cigarettes and a box of Feitian Mao Zi cigarettes. Just put the bill on the 'Xijiangyue' private room on the second floor."

Upon hearing this, Annie simply said:

"No problem! But we're out of stock at the bar, so we'll have to go to the warehouse to get some. It'll take about ten minutes. Why don't you go upstairs and have some tea, then come back down later?"

The blond-haired guy, who was pretending to go to the bathroom and then preparing to leave with his things, instinctively agreed.

Little did he know that as soon as he turned to go upstairs, Annie called out to him repeatedly, "Xiao Cui! Quickly send a message to Chaozi and tell him to find an excuse to slip away."

Mina! Go to the kitchen and call Hu Biao, AT and the others, as well as those stingy guys in the kitchen.

Once Chaozi slipped away, he immediately blocked everyone in the private room. Even if they maxed out their Alipay accounts, they still had to pay for their meal.

They'd already spent over 48,000 on food and drinks, and now they wanted to pack up some cigarettes and alcohol to take with them when they left. They were practically trying to rip Chaozi off.

"Okay~"

Xiao Cui and Mina readily agreed, their voices filled with the glee of watching a good show unfold...

(End of this chapter)