Start with a blacksmith shop.

With nothing to do and no goals to pursue, Li Zhenhua lost his motivation to move forward.

Not knowing what to do, he spent his days hammering and tinkering in his family's blacksmith shop, and finishing up any unfinished blueprints.

With the holiday over, his two business partners also had a chance to rest.

While he knew nothing, Liu Xiaodong and Guo Shugui drove a pickup truck and bought a Luxi yellow cow.

The cattle were dragged to the slaughterhouse, slaughtered, and the meat was piled up in the back of the pickup truck.

The two of them pulled a cart full of beef toward the blacksmith's shop. After parking the cart in front of the blacksmith's shop, Guo Shugui couldn't wait to call out to the inside.

"Hey you, you lazy bum in there, come out here and help me move these things!"

Li Zhenhua, who was drawing blueprints for a modified motorcycle, heard the howling at the door and nodded helplessly.

I got up and walked towards the door. As soon as I stepped outside, I saw two people carrying two large plastic bags, walking towards the door. I quickly made way for them.

Somewhat puzzled, they looked towards the back of the pickup truck.

The truck bed was filled with red plastic bags, all tied tightly shut, making it impossible to see what was inside, except for the occasional bag with a red liquid stain on the bottom.

He reached for a plastic bag, opened it, and looked inside.

As soon as he opened the bag, he saw an eye staring straight at him from inside.

Startled by those eyes, he took a step back.

"You two bastards, what the hell are you doing? You scared the hell out of me!"

"Hahaha···"

The two people who returned after putting down their things saw his reaction and burst into laughter.

"You got a fright, didn't you? Take another look at what's in the bag," Liu Xiaodong said, looking at the startled boy with a smug expression.

When he arrived at the bag, after mentally preparing himself, he finally looked inside and realized what was inside.

He opened the bag completely, and a bull's head was revealed before his eyes.

"Bullhead? What are you two doing right now?"

As he spoke, he looked into the truck bed, where many bags were placed.

"You didn't kill a cow, did you? All these bags in the truck are full of beef?"

The two men came to his side, and Guo Shugui retied the bag containing the cow's head and greeted him.

"Hurry up, let's move this bull's head inside together. I can't move it by myself, it's really heavy."

Seeing Guo Shugui's struggle, he stepped in to help lift the bull's head down.

The three of them went back and forth many times, finally managing to move all the meat from the car into the house.

The room was filled with red plastic bags. Looking at the bags, he cast a questioning glance at the two of them.

"What are you looking at? This is the New Year's gift that Fatty and I discussed for you. How is it? Hard enough?"

Somewhat speechless, he gave the two a thumbs up, then quickly replaced it with his middle finger.

"Then may I ask you two gentlemen, how am I supposed to store the New Year's goods you've given me?"

Seeing Li Zhenhua raise his middle finger and hearing his question, the two men went from smiling to bewildered.

They were only thinking about being tough this once, and hadn't even considered the storage issue. The two of them were dumbfounded.

"Uh, um, this is your house, you decide what to do, you can store it however you want."

Li Zhenhua shook his head. These two really do come up with something to cause him trouble on a whim!

"You guys are awesome, a real-life example of killing without burying."

Alright, get in the car and come with me. Luckily you brought it here early; if it had been a few days later, this would have happened.

I really don't know what to do. Let's go buy a big freezer while the appliance stores in town are still open.

This is truly surreal; they bought a huge freezer just to preserve beef.

I bought a large freezer from the appliance store, set it up, but didn't immediately plug it in or put the meat inside to store it.

After the new freezer has been moved, it needs to be left to stand for an hour before it can be used.

With the freezer, everyone felt more at ease. At this moment, Liu Xiaodong, who had a large face, spoke up.

"Brother Hua, we've got a place to put the meat. Shouldn't we grab something to eat? We bought the beef at 10 a.m. and haven't eaten anything since!"

"Yes, yes, why don't we boil this bull's head first?" Guo Shugui chimed in.

Seeing their strong desire, he had no choice but to find some tools and deal with the bull's head first!

The three then worked together to bathe the bull's head, singe its hair, and use a steel wool scrubber to clean it thoroughly.

In the countryside, there's an earthen stove with a large pot on top. A cow's head is placed inside, and the water is just enough to submerge the head.

The ox head was stewing in the pot, and the three of them sat around the steaming pot, chatting.

"Hua Zi, have you been too idle lately? Look how tired you two brothers are!"

You, the big boss, have completely washed your hands of the business, and you're even lacking enthusiasm. What's wrong with you?

As they chatted, they started talking about Li Zhenhua's recent unusual behavior, and Liu Xiaodong asked him directly.

Faced with his childhood friend's question, he also fell into a period of self-doubt.

Yeah, what's wrong with him lately? Why is he in such a state, just getting by in life?

He didn't answer Liu Xiaodong's question, but began to think about it slowly on his own.

Seeing that he was already reflecting on his actions, they didn't disturb him, and the two of them went over to the pot.

When did he become so depressed? Slowly recalling each event, I finally remembered...

These changes only occurred after Li Yun returned, though it can't be said that this was the sole reason; the fact that he finished working on the motorcycle incident also contributed to it.

But the main reason actually lies with Li Yun. Thinking of this, I can't help but ask myself.

Am I experiencing puberty? Am I thinking about women?

Once the thought popped into his head, it wouldn't leave him.

The more I thought about it, the more I realized that was the reason, and my unfocused gaze gradually returned to clarity.

Now that the cause has been found, the problem is easy to solve; it's simply a matter of bringing the person home.

At that moment, he had a small goal: to pursue women.

He stood up from the small stool and spoke to the two gluttonous cats.

"Brother, I've found my roots!"

Their gossipy nature immediately took hold, drawing their attention away from Niu Tou and towards Li Zhenhua.

"You just thought of that? What happened? Let's chat about it."

Seeing their gossipy expressions, he spoke frankly to them.

"Brother, I'm in love, that's why!"

"That simple?"*2 The two said in unison.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiaodong came up to him with a smug look on his face and said...

"Oh my, I thought it was something serious! It turns out it's so simple, you made it so complicated."

Don't worry, I've got it all arranged for tonight. All the entertainment is planned for you.

I'll go find you two escorts who can come right now. I'll make sure you're satisfied tonight, so much so that you won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow!

As he spoke, Liu Xiaodong pulled out his phone, at which point Li Zhenhua quickly snatched it from his hand!

"Oh dear, I'm not talking about physical puberty, I'm talking about mental puberty!"

P.S.: Chinese New Year is almost here, wishing everyone a Happy New Year! If you have any votes, please cast them! I don't mind. Let's get those monthly votes and recommendation votes flowing!