All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

When Guan Xiaoguan heard Han Chunming's words, she breathed a sigh of relief. But when she saw Han Chunming's smug face, she got angry. She rushed to Han Chunming's side and punched him in the chest with her little fist.

Han Chunming was itching to get his hands on her, so he grabbed her little hand and looked at her with burning eyes. Guan Xiaoguan looked up and met Han Chunming's gaze, her face instantly turning red.

Guan Xiaoguan quickly tried to change the subject, turned her head to look at Zhou Wulai, who still had his eyes closed and was drooling, and asked nervously with a frown.

"Is he alright?"

Han Chunming casually released Guan Xiaoguan's hand, pretending to be nonchalant, and said something casually as he sat down.

"What else could it be? Don't worry, he'll wake up after I finish this meal, and he promises he won't bother us again until the rent is due!"

Guan Xiaoguan glanced at Zhou Facai with some confusion, and was about to say something when suddenly the voice of a waiter came from the doorway.

"Manager Guan, a customer needs to pay!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Xiaoguan quickly replied.

"Okay, I'll be right there!"

After saying that, he turned around, opened the door to the private room, and prepared to leave. As he closed the door, Guan Xiaoguan, her face flushed, silently called out something to Han Chunming.

Although Han Chunming didn't hear what Guan Xiaoguan said, he could tell from her lip movements that it was three words.

"coward!"

Han Chunming immediately lowered his head and stopped looking at Guan Xiaoguan.

He was indeed timid. In fact, just now, in such a private space, he had taken the initiative and pulled Guan Xiaoguan into his arms, and everything would have been a reality. But in the end, Han Chunming still held back.

Men are such fickle creatures. Sometimes they feel like they should be saints, but when they don't get what they want, they get restless.

In the six months that Han Chunming had spent with Guan Xiaoguan, he had never tried to please her or even looked at her with the kind of masculine gaze one would expect. Instead, he had always treated her like a younger sister.

But from some point onward, their relationship felt somewhat subtle, a subtlety that was unusual between a man and a woman.

Actually, there's no need to go into too much detail about the relationship between men and women. If a girl has feelings for you, you can tell from the details. Han Chunming had already noticed Guan Xiaoguan's feelings for him from the details!

But Han Chunming really didn't dare to make a move.

Don't think of Han Chunming as so noble. He hasn't had a real fight in three months, and Xiao Qiao is heavily pregnant. Han Chunming is afraid of hurting her.

Being with Guan Xiaoguan is easy, but what we'll face next is the hardest part.

Xiao Qiao is about to give birth, and there's also the master he's called "Master" his whole life. It's hard for him to get over these two people.

Humans are inherently contradictory creatures, and Han Chunming could only sigh, pick up his wine glass and drink it all in one gulp, everything was contained in the wine!

When Zhou Facai woke up, he didn't know where he was or what time it was. He vaguely saw a figure in front of him, and his memory slowly returned. He remembered that he was drinking with Xiao Han downstairs.

But as I drank, I lost my memory of it. Was it because I drank too much?

He must have drunk too much!

Zhou Facai muttered to himself and shouted at the blurry figure.

"Xiao Han, fill my cup again!"

"Snapped!"

A slap landed on Zhou Facai's face. The crisp sound of the slap and the pain on his face finally brought Zhou Facai's eyes back to focus!

It wasn't Xiao Han in front of him at all; it was his own wife's murderous face, glaring at him fiercely.

Zhou Facai was now completely startled awake. He stumbled and tried to get up, shouting as he did so.

"Honey...didn't you go back to the countryside? Why are you back so early?"

His wife snorted, grabbed his ear, and roared fiercely.

"Zhou Facai, are you trying to cause trouble? I've only been gone for three days and you've already gone drinking? And you're completely drunk, are you looking for death?"

Zhou Facai cried out in pain as his ear was being pulled, and the slap on his face seemed to be turning red as well, causing his body to convulse in pain!

It really hurt. He didn't know why, but he felt like his ear was going to fall off. His wife had never pulled his ear so hard before. Why did it hurt so much today?

Seeing Zhou Facai's flushed face, his wife released his ear in confusion. As soon as she released it, she saw that Zhou Facai's ear was red and swollen, and even had blackish-purple spots. His ear looked like it had lost blood.

There was even a large red handprint left from that slap.

Zhou Facai covered his ears and howled in pain. His wife, seeing this, was so frightened that she stood there dumbfounded!

Han Chunming stood at the shop entrance, watching Zhou Facai and his wife being helped to the hospital, and a mysterious smile appeared on his lips.

The medicine was indeed effective. The human body is too fragile; it cannot withstand natural attacks, nor can it withstand drug attacks. With the slightest stimulation, the body will collapse. Han Chunming sighed.

Let Lao Zhou suffer for a month, so I can have some peace and quiet!

Zhou Facai went to the hospital and had a full-body checkup. Apart from his old ailments of diabetes and high blood pressure, he had no other problems.

However, the handprint was still clearly visible on his face, and even his ear was still black and purple, which made the doctor feel a little strange. But after repeated examinations, it was confirmed that Old Zhou was really fine.

In the end, the doctor could only prescribe some painkillers and tell Lao Zhou to go home and rest. He also reminded Zhou Facai's wife that family harmony is important and that domestic violence is unacceptable!

Chapter 58: Taozi Got Married

After Zhou Facai contracted a strange disease that made him untouchable, he has finally calmed down for a while now.

His wife took him everywhere seeking medical treatment, but the results were disappointing.

Zhou Facai hadn't considered that Han Chunming was behind it, but since the doctors couldn't find anything wrong with it, he couldn't explain himself and had to give up.

With about a month left before the rent expired, time was tight, but as long as there was money, nothing was a problem. Han Chunming hired two groups of renovation workers to renovate the first and second floors separately.

In short, within one month, whoever installs it the fastest and best, provided the quality is guaranteed, will receive a bonus of one thousand yuan, which is in addition to the renovation cost.

High salaries always attract talent. Lured by the generous rewards, these two groups of renovation workers worked overtime and recklessly.

In just twenty-three days, the house was completely transformed and renovated!

Of course, all of this requires money!

Over the years, Han Chunming has collected a lot of rosewood and sandalwood furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now, on the second floor, in addition to setting up six small private rooms and two large private rooms, there are also two VIP private rooms. All of them are made of this stuff, shiny and high-class at first glance!

VIP rooms are not open to the public and are generally only used by distinguished guests or family members. While making money, they also want to enjoy themselves!

After the renovation was completed, a thorough cleaning was done inside and out, and several more service staff were hired.

Now it has two floors, and the area is more than four times larger than before. Both the exterior and interior are at least five levels higher than the previous store!

The moment the sign for Han Family Village was hung up, it attracted countless eyes even before the business opened.

During the last month, Han Chunming would give every customer who came to his store a discount coupon for the grand opening of the new store. Over the course of that month, he gave out several thousand coupons.

Everything is ready, all that's needed is the right opportunity!

With only a week left before the rent expired, Han Chunming simply closed the business and started demolishing and renovating, leaving it exactly as it was when he arrived.

After a month of back-and-forth struggles, Zhou Facai's illness miraculously healed itself, much to his delight.

As soon as he recovered from his illness, Zhou Facai prepared to cause trouble for Han Chunming. He had gotten into trouble twice while drinking with Han Chunming, and it was definitely Han Chunming who was behind it.

Although he didn't have much evidence, Han Chunming rented his storefront, so he had ways to deal with him!

Zhou Facai was destined to be disappointed. As soon as he entered the store, he found it completely empty. There was nothing there. The tables, chairs, benches, and even the counter had been removed. The kitchen equipment had also been completely taken apart.

Zhou Facai was dumbfounded. How could he not be dumbfounded? He had only been away from home for about ten days seeking medical treatment, how could things have changed so drastically?

"Hey, Brother Zhou, you're back! Are you feeling any better?"

While Zhou Facai was still in a daze, Han Chunming's hearty greeting rang out from outside the door!

Zhou Facai, his face cold, turned around and saw Han Chunming holding a wooden ladder. It seemed he was about to take down the signboard!

"I'm not pretending anymore," Zhou Facai snorted, turned around and shouted at Han Chunming at the door.

"You're ruthless, Han!"

After saying that, Zhou Facai walked out with his hands behind his back!

Zhou Facai had originally planned to use a little trick to force Han Chunming to leave behind the kitchen equipment, tables, chairs, and benches when Han Chunming moved out, so that he could start operating immediately after taking over.

Now look what's happened, I have to pay for the renovations myself again!

Fine, that's how business is. Zhou Facai accepted it this time and could only go back and figure out how to get money from his wife to renovate the house!

Unsurprisingly, the new Hanjiazhuang hot pot restaurant became an instant hit upon opening, and even more so.

This street has become quite a peculiar sight. It's a kilometer long, but only the two shops in the middle of the street, facing each other, are doing incredibly well, while the other shops have very few customers.

The two storefronts in the middle seem to have blocked the flow of people on the street, making other merchants both envious and jealous.

Fortunately, the landlord of the nourishing soup shop was not another Zhou Facai. He knew his own worth, so he was happy to collect rent and was willing to sign a five-year contract with Han Chunming, with the rent increasing by seven percent every year. He signed the contract without hesitation!

Han Chunming also considered simply buying the house, but not everyone is willing to sell their house. Most people prefer to be content with a modest life and live a comfortable life by collecting rent.

Han Chunming's two stores quickly stabilized. Now that the hot pot restaurants are larger and have more foot traffic, his income has naturally increased as well.

The nourishing soup and hot pot restaurant can now provide Han Chunming with an income of more than 50,000 yuan a month. He has no plans to open any branches and is living a very comfortable life.

Taozi and Xiao Guan are in charge of the shop, so he has some free time now. Besides spending time with Xiao Qiao at home, he goes with the ragpicker Hou to collect antiques.

With the reform and opening up, some old junk items have become worth some money. In the 1980s, there were many antiques on the market, and the prices were not expensive. It was truly a paradise for antique dealers.

Especially for antique dealers like Han Chunming and Polanhou, who understand antiques and have spare money, they are truly enjoying themselves to the point of forgetting their homeland. Han Chunming is currently collecting antiques while hiding them in his courtyard house.

There was also a cellar under the courtyard house. Han Chunming didn't use that place to store cabbages. He simply renovated it and turned it into his private collection.

At the end of March, Xiao Qiao gave birth to a baby girl weighing 6.3 pounds. Han Chunming held her in his arms with great joy, feeling a great sense of accomplishment as he looked at the adorable but slightly ugly baby girl.

Having offspring gave him a special sense of belonging, and Han Chunming also developed a slight attachment to this world.

Time seems to leave no trace, and before we knew it, it was 1985!

Now 33 years old, Han Chunming has become even more laid-back. He goes to the store for a stroll every morning, and then disappears in the afternoon!

In the past two years, the store's business has been steadily improving, and Han Chunming earns hundreds of thousands of yuan a year. In the 1980s, he was already a super-rich man.

However, Han Chunming didn't keep the money. He bought another courtyard house and two storefronts. The storefronts were for opening a branch this year, and the courtyard house was for storing antiques.

Just last year, he encountered another antique that produced strange phenomena. It was a sword, a copper-tin alloy sword from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

The sword's craftsmanship was strange, just like modern forging techniques. It was grayish-white, and apart from a few traces of copper rust, it seemed no different from a modern forged sword. Even after more than two thousand years, it was still a sharp weapon with a cold gleam!

In that strange vision, Han Chunming felt as if he were a general, leading thousands of soldiers in battle for decades, only to be defeated and jump off a cliff to his death!

Unfortunately, that sword was still lacking in refinement; after the strange phenomenon subsided, everything returned to calm.