"Charming Fantasies" (Complete) by Qunfang Congzhong

"Enchanting Fantasies"

by Qunfang Congzhong,

Volume 1, Chapter 1

: A Life of Romantic Delight It is often said that people cannot escape the shackles of the seven emotions and six desires, nor break free from the circle of wine, women, wealth, and ambition. These four words seem simple, but their connotations are rich. Who in this world can truly break free? Furthermore, do we, as ordinary people, need to break free from these four words? If we do, are we still human?
The author will now tell a story related to wine, women, wealth, and ambition—the story of a living, breathing person! Of course, it's related to wine
, women, wealth, and ambition, especially "woman"! The story begins in the 1990s. In Qingcheng County, Southeast Province (one of the economically developed provinces on the southeast coast of China), there lived a dashing young man, Lei Shaohui, with a robust physique, a carefree nature, and savings of around a million yuan in addition to fixed assets. His father, Lei Lianqing, was the county magistrate of Qingcheng County, serving during the late Cultural Revolution and early 1980s, before he was dismissed from office before 1990. Lei Shaohui disliked studying from a young age, despite his family's scholarly background. He enjoyed taking female classmates out and about, and by his second year of high school, he had gotten one of them pregnant. His father, in a fit of anger, slapped him and forbade him from ever setting foot in school again. The reason was simple: he couldn't disturb other girls' studies.
Despite the beating and scolding, he was still his son, and what could a father do? He knew his son; he wasn't inherently bad, just womanizing. The father also knew his son, Lei Shaohui, had a brilliant business mind—a true commercial genius in the area!
After dropping out of school, Lei Shaohui started a business—a hotel. Because of his father's extensive network, most of the early business was brought in by his father. This young man actually managed the business quite well, expanding the hotel his father had given him into one of the top three hotels in the entire county—the "Qingcheng Hotel." Of course, his womanizing nature remained unchanged; in fact, it intensified, and his lifestyle became even more dissolute! Every beautiful woman among the hotel's waitresses had some kind of "affair" with him. After all, he was the undisputed playboy and wealthy young master—Hui Shao. People pronounced his name, Shao Hui, backwards, and it became Hui Shao.
Due to his womanizing ways and excellent interpersonal skills, coupled with his willingness to help those around him, he was well-liked by his neighbors, who affectionately called him "Hui Shao." His real name, Lei Shao Hui, gradually fell out of use. Former classmates and buddies still called him "Hui Shao," which he enjoyed. Thus, "Hui Shao" became a symbol of Qingcheng County—a representative of the womanizing generation. In Qingcheng, everyone knew Hui Shao.
In the early 1990s, after Hui Shao's father passed away, his business continued to thrive. He made a considerable amount of money, built a very large house, and even had two maids. Hui Shao's life was undeniably comfortable and bourgeois! With his father dead early and his mother unable to control him, plus some money, he simply handed over the management of his hotel to his wife after getting married. He spent his days idly wandering the streets, frequently seeking out women and occasionally getting involved in romantic escapades. He also became quite familiar with young police officers in the county public security bureau and instructors in the armed police squadron. He would occasionally learn some grappling and fighting techniques from them, and surprisingly, he developed excellent martial arts skills; ordinary people couldn't even get close to him.
He had been a gambling enthusiast since childhood, playing mahjong, poker, dominoes, cockfighting, and more, and was quite proficient in all of them. He even considered himself the "Little Gambler God" of Qingcheng County, possessing some of the style of "God of Gamblers Chow Yun-fat" (from Hong Kong films)!
He was idle and his friends were mostly gossips and irresponsible people. Hui Shao knew this better than anyone. "Friends are for using, brothers are for betraying," but that time hadn't come yet. His father, on his deathbed, repeatedly warned him: "Shao Hui, few of your friends are good people. You're not much of a good person yourself. As I'm dying, I want you to remember that you must always rely on yourself. Only you are the most reliable and trustworthy. Your friends are suitable for partying and having fun, not for sharing hardships..." Hui Shao remembered every word his father said before he died. But he also told his father, "Dad, the era of persecution during the Cultural Revolution is over. There's no need to be so anxious, like you're always worried someone will lift your head. I'm not like you, stuck in that 'cesspool' of officialdom. I'm a free man. Life is short, so enjoy yourself while you can, have fun while you can. It's so nice to have someone to play with. Anyway, I can make money. You can't take money with you when you die, so it's so much fun to spend it with my brothers! Don't worry, I'll definitely live a more carefree and youthful life!" Upon hearing this, his father died on the spot!
Among Hui Shao's many cronies, the one he got along with best was Skinny Monkey. This man originally owned a curtain shop, but due to his idleness, he lost all his capital and had to work as a doorman at the "Hakka Inn" in Qingcheng County. He would occasionally help the women working as prostitutes at the inn promote their services. These prostitutes would naturally give him some compensation if business was good. This man was a passionate football fanatic, possessing an encyclopedic knowledge of football history, from Pelé to stars of the Maradona era. In his spare time, he even organized an amateur football team – the "Southeast Province Qingcheng Amateur Football Team." He was the captain and coach, leading the team to a championship in the Longshi region, and he himself was the top scorer and best player. He was also a gambler, womanizer, and troublemaker, only he wasn't as wealthy as Hui Shao! Without Hui Shao's money, he naturally wasn't as carefree.
Hui Shao's second friend was Xie Shanji. His father was the county public security bureau chief, also a lazy and idle man. He hadn't even graduated from elementary school, but he could play the guitar, and quite well at that. After his father's death, the family fortunes declined, but he never lost his guitar. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the activities of Hong Kong and Taiwanese movie stars and singers. He actually knew that Jackie Chan in Hong Kong already had a son, something most people wouldn't know (author's note: 1993).
These two were the ones who got along best with Hui Shao. There were a few others, all down-on-their-luck and unknown. They were nicknamed things like Baldy Thief, Little Bah, Turtle, Little Pighead, Mangy Dog, Toad Skin, etc. In short, there were about eight or nine of them. They saw that Hui Shao had money and was willing to spend it, so they hung around him all day. Hui Shao didn't care; his family owned a hotel, business was good, and he had no shortage of drinks to treat everyone to! These guys often went out in groups, gambling and whoring. However, these ten or so men never robbed or bullied the weak; they were just lecherous. If they saw a pretty girl or woman, whether they could steal her or not, they would definitely take advantage of her verbally.
Truly, "In times of peace and prosperity, there are no storms; let's drink and be merry today!"
However, Hui Shao was incredibly lucky. Not only was he a shrewd businessman, but his wife's hotel business also thrived. No matter how much he indulged in drinking, gambling, and womanizing, the family savings only increased day by day. Furthermore, he maintained connections with high-ranking officials in Southeast Province, such as the vice governor, the provincial propaganda minister, a section chief in the public security bureau, and the vice president of the provincial high court, thanks to his father's influence. During holidays, Hui Shao would prepare lavish gifts for these officials, and they, out of respect for his father, treated him like family. Therefore, many people in Qingcheng County would seek Hui Shao's help to resolve their legal troubles or lawsuits. Hui Shao had one virtue: he would help those he could and speak up for those he could. Many people benefited from him and owed him favors. Therefore, everyone in the county liked to associate with him and flatter him. People knew that Hui Shao was only a womanizer, nothing more. But he only had eyes for beautiful women; he wouldn't have any other kind of "womanizing."
Besides, Hui Shao's womanizing was always within limits, never excessive. Even when he had affairs with women, he didn't condone those women breaking up with their husbands to be with him. He often told the women he was having affairs with, "Just have some fun, and if you need anything, just say so. As for you and your husband, you shouldn't get divorced. Think about the children and the family!"
He had a principle: he didn't want to cause families to break up. He felt there was nothing wrong with having an affair; it was consensual, and both parties were just having fun. But, he absolutely refused to destroy other people's families! Destroying families and causing resentment was no good. Having a secret affair once or twice was comfortable, and he didn't have to be constantly bothered by the woman—how great was that! Anyway, if they or their families ever had any problems, he would definitely step in to help them. Life is short, you should accumulate some good karma!
Although he himself was incredibly lewd and lustful, he was also a man of principle and responsibility. His wife was the school beauty from Qingcheng No. 1 High School who got him pregnant in his second year of high school. Interestingly, this woman was a year older than Hui Shao. But when they were both in high school, they dated every day, going to and from school together, and even eating lunch together at school. Eventually, Hui Shao got her pregnant. Although his father slapped him, he still generously accepted his woman. After she got pregnant, she couldn't go to school anymore and had to have an abortion because she was too young. After that, the woman lived directly in Hui Shao's house, becoming his father's daughter-in-law, though they weren't officially married. This woman was named Ma Yingying, a fair-skinned and beautiful woman, a former school beauty of Qingcheng No. 1 Middle School!
Volume 1, Chapter 2: The Three Wives

Dear readers, please note that Hui Shao wouldn't only have one woman. He actually kept several women at home and in hotels. He openly called these women his wives. But in his heart, his first wife, his legal wife, was always Ma Yingying, after all, his first love. Yingying was beautiful, good at managing the hotel business, all learned from Hui Shao, and quite virtuous.
This kind of virtue is what men, especially married men, appreciate. That is, although Yingying was jealous of Hui Shao's other women, she never made a scene in front of him.
She knew her man was a womanizer, and having been with him since childhood, leaving him might not be suitable. Besides, this man had always treated her very well, and among all his women, he had always been more respectful towards her. Sigh, men are all the same. Look at Skinny Monkey and Xie Shanji, they're just like her husband, only they're not as rich as him, otherwise they'd be philandering everywhere. Sigh, Yingying thought it was all fate; who told her to like him so much? For him, she skipped the college entrance exam and moved into his house.
Yingying hadn't had any children until she was 28. Hui Shao said he'd wait until Yingying was 30 to have children, in accordance with the country's policy of delaying childbirth. For some reason, he didn't dislike children; he even enjoyed playing with them, but he just didn't want children himself. Perhaps he thought having children would prevent him from being so promiscuous? After all, he had to set a good example! No children didn't matter; he could still enjoy his philandering. As for Yingying, she was busy making money at the hotel, business was booming every day, and she didn't care about having children for the time being. She also felt she'd think about it after she turned 30.
Hui Shao never registered his marriage with any woman, including Yingying. Of course, he repeatedly stated publicly, "I will only register my marriage with Yingying, not now! But Yingying is my legal wife! The others are concubines, mistresses!"
Hui Shao's second wife was Yao Qiuyue, who was originally an accountant at Hui Shao's "Qingcheng Hotel." She was a vocational school graduate majoring in accounting. After graduation, she disliked the low salary of the government-assigned job and went to work as an accountant at Hui Shao's hotel through an introduction. At that time, his hotel wasn't as large as it is now, but business was always booming. Many government agencies and enterprises in the county had their holiday banquets handled by Hui Shao. Hui Shao knew many civil servants because his father was the former county magistrate. Many people, out of respect for Hui Shao's father, had their banquets held at his hotel. Qiuyue was beautiful and knew how to save costs for the hotel; after all, she was a somewhat educated person. In the 1980s and 90s, vocational school graduates were highly sought after and considered part of the intellectual class. Hui Shao was very satisfied with Qiu Yue's work, and as they spent more time together, he frequently interacted with her due to the demands of their hotel job. Gradually, Hui Shao also fell for Qiu Yue, and Qiu Yue reciprocated his feelings for this charming man. Although she knew Hui Shao had Ying Ying, he repeatedly assured her that Ying Ying wouldn't mistreat her, which is why she wholeheartedly became his "second wife." Ying Ying was jealous, but she knew Hui Shao's personality; once he made a decision, he wouldn't change it.
Ying Ying had no choice but to let him be, since they weren't officially married. If she really angered Hui Shao, he might indeed divorce Ying Ying. Hui Shao repeatedly assured Ying Ying that she was definitely his legal wife, and that Qiu Yue was always the "second wife," not the first. Fortunately, Qiu Yue was clever; although she lived in Hui Shao's house, she treated Ying Ying with great respect and willingly remained a concubine. Moreover, she frequently stayed at the hotel, claiming it was for overtime work. She truly treated the hotel like her own home and always protected its interests. Seeing Qiuyue speaking softly to her and working diligently for the hotel, Yingying didn't say anything more.
Everyone acknowledged that Hui Shao had two legitimate wives—Yingying and Qiuyue. Neighbors and hotel staff called them Big Sister and Second Sister. But the hotel staff knew that Hui Shao had another wife, Bai Mengyao, the hotel's public relations manager. This woman was incredibly alluring, with stunning looks and an extremely flirtatious personality. She actively seduced Hui Shao as soon as she got a job in the hotel's public relations department. Hui Shao, seeing her beauty, accepted her advances without hesitation. However, once they got together, this woman demanded that Hui Shao marry her as his third wife. Hui Shao could only comfort her, telling her to stay put for now and that being a third wife required following certain rules.
Mengyao asked Hui Shao, "Just tell me what rules you want."
Hui Shao said, "First, you can only have me as your man, and you're not allowed to flirt with other women; second, at home, besides me, you have to listen to your eldest and second eldest sisters."
Mengyao said, "I can do the first one, but I don't want to be dominated by other women for the second."
So, she didn't move into Hui Shao's house and stayed at the hotel. This woman was quite well-behaved; at the hotel, she always yielded to the landlady, Yingying, and the accountant, Qiuyue. Yingying and Qiuyue also knew about Mengyao and Hui Shao's relationship, and although they harbored some resentment, they dared not say it outright. Because Hui Shao still quite liked Mengyao. They discussed it together, realizing that Mengyao was somewhat afraid of them, and they shouldn't provoke her, otherwise, it would be difficult to explain to Hui Shao. Therefore, the three women managed to get along harmoniously, and dared not quarrel, especially in front of Hui Shao.
His three wives all knew this man's temper; once he lost it, they would suffer the consequences. That's it. Hui Shao has three wives, but none of them have officially married him. As for the waitresses he's had affairs with and other men's wives, they don't count.
Having run a hotel for over ten years, Hui Shao himself can't remember exactly how many women he's slept with. "That seems a bit too many," Hui Shao thought. But no matter how many, it was all consensual. Besides, he's always happy to help anyone in need. He's always treated others kindly, including the women he's had affairs with. "I, Lei Shao Hui, never owe anyone anything. Except for my parents, there's no need to keep track of how many women I've slept with."
In short: "A man who isn't a womanizer in his youth is a wasted youth!" Hui Shao is extremely dashing, incredibly charming, and utterly lewd.
One day, Hui Shao was sitting idly at home when he said to his first wife, Yingying, "In a few days it will be the 19th of September (lunar calendar). My brothers and I are going to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva. After we worship, we'll definitely host a banquet for everyone to eat and drink. Then we'll go to a nightclub to sing and dance, so everyone can have a good time. You, as the boss's wife, can arrange a few tables of food and drinks for me at the hotel."
Ma Yingying replied, "Don't mention your friends. They're all idle people. Being with them is like being a wanderer, always fooling around and not doing anything productive. Since you've been with them, you've rarely come home and often stay out all night. Can you drink less?"
Lei Shaohui laughed, "My dear wife, please calm down. You can say those things at home, but don't say them like that outside. You say none of my friends are good people, but how many good people are there these days? My brothers are always happy to help, whether I ask them or you ask. Last time, when your mother was hospitalized, it was thanks to Turtle and Little Pig Head who stayed with her late at night. And last time my mother lost her wallet, wasn't it Baldy Thief who proactively called a rickshaw to bring her back? Otherwise..." "She's so old, and you still want her to walk all the way back from the west side of the city? Honey, don't be so petty. We're well-off enough, we have a house, and we have more money than we can spend. Why not drink and have fun with the brothers? What's the point of worrying about anything in this life?"
Yingying said, "Who knows if your friends are truly decent people? We're rich enough to survive now, but what will you do if we decline someday?"
Hui Shao said, "Honey, what you said makes some sense. I just finished watching the Hong Kong film 'Shanghai Bund' starring Chow Yun-fat these past few days." "Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li are really good friends, even closer than brothers. I believe my brothers and I can be like brothers too, helping each other out."
Yingying said, "Brothers? You want to be like Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li? I think others will rely on you more. When it comes time for you to rely on them, they'll just be puppets on stage—lacking that backbone!"
Hui Shao laughed, "Wife, others can rely on your husband because your husband is capable. Do you want me to rely on others?" Besides, Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li are characters on TV. 'Art imitates life,' but ultimately it has to return to real life. I'm just imitating their brotherhood and loyalty. Can a man not have some sense of loyalty?'
Yingying then laughed and said, 'Whatever you want, anyway, the family isn't short of money. What I was trying to say is, could you please stop wandering around outside all the time? You have me and Qiuyue at home, and besides, you have Mengyao at your hotel!'
Hui Shao laughed heartily, put his arm around Yingying, and stroked her face, saying, 'I...' "My beautiful lady, you know my personality. I've always loved to play, and now the hotel and the house are fine with the three of you looking after them. Isn't that good? You can do more things. If I had to do everything at home, wouldn't you get bored out of your mind? Just obediently manage the house and the hotel for me, and all the money we earn will be ours, right? You can buy more clothes and cosmetics. Don't worry, you're the boss in this house!"
Yingying hugged Hui Shao and said coquettishly, "I want you to come home more often! I'm doing this for your own good." "I'm thinking of you!"
Hui Shao hugged her and gently rubbed her breasts, saying, "I'm often home, aren't I? Don't worry, I'll spend more time with you. Come on, give me a kiss!"

Chapter 3, Book 1, Flirting at the Bedside

Yingying smiled and said, "You're so frivolous, no kiss!"
Hui Shao reached out and gently patted the woman's buttocks twice, saying, "If you don't kiss me, I'll take off your pants and spank you. Husband, I'm punishing you for being a disobedient wife!"
Yingying immediately pressed her red lips to the man's lips and kissed him. Hui Shao and his wife kissed for a long time, their tongues entwining for a while before he released her and laughed, "When was the first time I kissed you?"
Yingying smiled and said, "In geography class in the second year of high school, we were sitting at the back of the class, and you, you little rascal, kissed me. You stole my first kiss when I wasn't paying attention."
Hui Shao laughed and said, "Who told you to be so pretty? If you don't want to be with me, if you don't want to give it to me, I have ways to make you give it to me."
Yingying: "What ways do you have?"
Hui Shao said mysteriously, "It's very simple. I'll trick you into coming to my house and rape you right there in the room."
Upon hearing this, Yingying was slightly angry and said, "Are you trying to kill me? I'll hit you, hit you!" After she finished speaking, she gently punched the man's chest with her small fist. She hit and cursed, "Lei Shaohui, you bad guy! I liked you so much back then, but I never imagined your heart was so filthy. You're bad, you're bad!"
Hui Shao hugged his wife and kissed her again, saying, "Women don't love men who aren't bad. If I had really raped you back then, maybe you would love me even more now. Haha!" The two started playfully fighting as they talked.
Just then, Skinny Monkey and Xie Shanji rode up to Hui Shao's house on their motorcycles, shouting loudly, "Hui Shao, are you there? Hui Shao, are you home?..." At that moment, the housekeeper, A Cui, ran into Hui Shao and Yingying's bedroom and said, "Hui Shao, big sister, Brother Monkey and Brother Xie are here. They're calling your name outside the door!"
Hui Shao said, "What a coincidence, I was just talking about them, and they're here. A Cui, welcome the two brothers in." A Cui replied, "Okay," and left the bedroom.
Hui Shao entered his living room and saw Skinny Monkey wearing a white vest, shorts, and flip-flops, a cigarette dangling from his lips. He and Xie Shanji were sitting on the sofa in Hui Shao's living room. Seeing Hui Shao come out of the bedroom, they all stood up and smiled, "Hui Shao, we haven't seen you for days! We've all been thinking of you!" Hui Shao gestured for them to sit down and laughed, "I'm neither dead nor sick, what's there to worry about?" Hui Shao called out to the kitchen, "Amei, call a water dispenser, the spring water is almost gone."
Amei replied, "Okay," and made the call. Amei was also Hui Shao's housekeeper, about seventeen or eighteen years old. She and A Cui helped with housework at Hui Shao's house, and occasionally helped out at the hotel, usually when the hotel was doing particularly well. Whenever the hotel was busy, the eldest sister Yingying or the second sister Qiuyue would call them back to help out at the hotel. Soon, the water changer arrived and filled the water dispenser in the living room with a fresh, full bottle.
Hui Shao and his two friends chatted and drank tea.
Hui Shao said, "You guys are really something! I haven't been feeling well these past few days, so I haven't gone out with you. You never even come to my house for a visit, that's so inconsiderate!"
Skinny Monkey said to Xie Shanji, "How about that? I told you what Hui Shao wanted to say." He then turned to Lei Shaohui and said, "Hui Shao, you're right. I don't even know what I do all day, it seems like all I do is guard the door. Our two legs aren't even as good as our mouths! Haha!" All three laughed.
Hui Shao asked, "What have you been doing these past few days?"
Skinny Monkey looked around the living room, making sure no one else was around, and pointed to Yingying and Qiuyue. He smiled mysteriously and said to Hui Shao, "Yesterday I saw a girl in Qingliu Lane on Shuidong Street. She's your second sister's cousin, Gui Ping. I haven't seen her in a long time; she's really beautiful! If she grows up a bit more, she'll be the envy of countless men! Yesterday, her mother kept telling me, 'Brother Monkey, I want to marry my daughter off. She's already twenty, and she's finished her studies; it's time for her to get married. I don't know what kind of family she should marry into. Gui Ping has never liked going out, and she doesn't have a boyfriend. Besides, if it's not a wealthy family, I won't let my daughter get married. Do you know any young men from wealthy families who are also decent people?'" "Hey, is that right?" "I was thinking, Hui Shao, why don't you just make Gui Ping your fourth wife?" Hui Shao laughed. "That would be great! But I already have three. Meng Yao, my third wife, hasn't even moved in yet. Bringing in another one wouldn't be easy. But I'll go see her sometime and see if she's really pretty."
Xie Shanji quickly chimed in with a smile, "Big brother, you have to believe us, she's fucking beautiful!"
Hui Shao suddenly said, "Wait a minute, I was at Gui Ping's house a while ago, and her older brother is none other than Little Tyrant De Xiang. I haven't seen him for a few days!"
The skinny monkey said, "Guiping's family is really having a lot of trouble. She lost her father when she was young, and her brother Dexiang, also known as Little Tyrant, died in a motorcycle accident a while ago after drinking too much! I've been helping his mother with the funeral arrangements these past few days. Thankfully, he's already been cremated. His mother kept telling me that it was just the two of them, mother and daughter, and asked me to thank you, Young Master Hui!"
Young Master Hui exclaimed in surprise, "Dexiang is dead? He's gone after only a few days? What are you thanking me for? I don't even know."
The skinny monkey laughed, "Back then, I went to the Qingcheng Hotel..." "I was looking for you, and it just so happened that your second sister, who is Guiping's cousin, was here. I told her about Dexiang's death. Without saying a word, your second sister went to Guiping's house and brought them some money. It was her cousin who died!"
Hui Shao: "No wonder I haven't seen Qiuyue these past few days. Hey, why didn't she tell me? Really!"
Skinny Monkey: "Guiping's mother repeatedly asked me to give her regards to you, Hui Shao, to thank you for sending her money. She said it was a 'timely help,' because her place is small, and even if someone dies there..." "I'm really embarrassed to invite Young Master Hui to a nice banquet; I feel bad about it!"
Young Master Hui said, "Money is just an external thing. If she has any difficulties, just tell her. That little tyrant, he's dead just like that. He even fought for me before. I often thought about how to thank him, but I never imagined he'd meet his maker like that!"
Skinny Monkey also sighed, "We have about ten brothers, and now we're one less." Xie Shanji suddenly said to Skinny Monkey, "In a few days it will be the nineteenth of September, the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva..." "Following the usual practice, we brothers are going to bother Young Master Hui again, and you'll have to spend money again. How about we brothers have some fun with him for a day?" Young Master Hui replied, "Great idea! Come on, come on, call all the brothers, let's all have some fun!"
The three chatted and laughed for a while, then Skinny Monkey and Xie Shanji stood up together and said, "Young Master Hui, that's all for today. We'll go tell all the brothers to come to your place on September 19th." Young Master Hui nodded and said okay, and the two of them got up and went outside.
The two of them were obviously very happy and left, but after only a few steps, Skinny Monkey returned and said, "Young Master Hui, are we going to the dance hall to sing again that day?" Young Master Hui laughed and said, "After the big banquet, it would be so much fun for everyone to get together in the evening to sing, drink tea, and chat! Of course we'll go, is there any need to ask?" After saying that, Skinny Monkey raised his hand and happily went with Xie Shanji to tell the brothers.
On September 17th, Hui Shao got up early, and his mother got up even earlier. Knowing that the day after tomorrow was Guanyin Bodhisattva's birthday, the old lady went to the Chaodouyan Guanyin Temple to pray. His eldest sister, Yingying, also got up early and was watching TV in the living room. Just then, the phone rang. Hui Shao answered.
Hui Shao: "Who is it, so early in the morning?" The voice of the bald thief came from the other end.
Bald thief: "Hui Shao, I was worried you weren't home, so I called you early this morning."
Hui Shao: "You bald thief, I haven't seen you for days!"
Bald thief: "Yes, yes, I've been thinking of you too! I'm coming to your house right now to see you!"
Hui Shao: "Okay, come on over, it's alright. We can have lunch together."
And so, they agreed to meet at Hui Shao's house. This bald thief owned a barbershop on Shuidong Street in Qingcheng City, which he ran with his wife. His income was decent, and he lived a comfortable life, often hanging out with Hui Shao and his gang. Over time, he became one of Hui Shao's dozen or so friends.
Yingying asked Hui Shao, "Who is it, so early in the morning?"
Hui Shao laughed, "The bald thief and his wife are coming over for a visit."
Yingying said, "Of all your friends, he's the most agreeable. He's also quite sensible."
Hui Shao said, "Finally, you've said something I like. Actually, they're all good people, but poverty makes people narrow-minded. The other guys have limited incomes. The bald thief and his wife run a barbershop, so their income is decent and they don't seem poor."
As they were talking, they heard the bald thief calling Hui Shao's name at the door. Yingying smiled and said to Lei Shao, "I'll go and welcome them in myself."
Hui Shao smiled and nodded. Sigh, what can you do? His wife Yingying is really quite materialistic. She dislikes most of his friends, but she's only relatively kind to the bald thief. It was because the bald thief was doing quite well, and also generous, so Yingying naturally treated them differently.
Sure enough, Yingying and the bald thief and his wife chatted and laughed as they entered the living room, where Hui Shao was sitting on the sofa.

Chapter 4 of Volume 1: Miss Zhao Zhao

Yingying: "Come, come, come. Please sit down, I'll go get you some tea."
The bald thief and his wife repeatedly said, "Thank you, elder sister, thank you, elder sister!" The bald thief was carrying a bunch of fruit, including apples, pears, and bananas. Upon seeing Hui Shao, the bald thief immediately said, "Brother, I've come to see you. Here are some fruits you like, a small token of my appreciation."
Hui Shao looked at the couple and smiled, "Sit, sit, sit. I say, bald thief, you're really being a busybody. Why did you bring me anything? It's a waste of money! I'm not one of those officials who won't let people in without gifts. I'm just an ordinary citizen, you're too kind!"
The bald thief's wife, Lan Ying, immediately smiled and said, "Hui Shao, look at you. It's just a small thing, yet you say so. With fresh fruits in season, my wife and I specially brought them for you and your sister to try. Please accept them!"
Hui Shao smiled and pointed at Lan Ying, saying, "You, you always have the best tongue, you've got me speechless."
Just then, Yingying brought tea for the couple. The four of them sat on the sofa in the living room and chatted. Yingying seemed to be in a particularly good mood today, chatting with Lanying and insisting that the couple stay for lunch. Hui Shao also repeatedly emphasized that they had to eat lunch with him. The bald couple felt they couldn't refuse his hospitality and stayed for lunch before leaving.
That evening, Yingying was counting the hotel's earnings by the bedside and said to Hui Shao, "Honey, I reckon we'll be spending money again around September 19th. We'll have to let them eat and drink for free again." Hui Shao said impatiently, "You're so annoying. Will we be poor if we spend a little more? It's just a thousand or so yuan. You're whining about such a small amount. You're clearly not cut out for making big money."
Yingying said angrily, "The hotel is making so much money now, but who's managing it? I can't even say a few words? This money is hard-earned." "You don't care about the money, but I do!"
Hui Shao said. "You know our hotel makes a lot of money; a day's income is enough to cover the cost of this dinner. We can just treat everyone to a meal during a holiday. Money earned but not spent is just going to rot. Our bank savings are increasing every day, they haven't decreased. Wife, please be generous. The elders often say, 'A generous heart brings good fortune,' and I also believe that knowing how to spend money is the key to making money. Just say less and go to sleep."
Yingying didn't dare say anything more. She loved Hui Shao, but she was also afraid of him. She knew men's tempers; if she continued, he would get angry. Although he had never hit her, when he was angry, she didn't even want to run away. In all the years they'd known each other, Hui Shao rarely got angry, but when he did, it was earth-shattering, earth-shattering! She was afraid, truly afraid of Hui Shao's anger!
Before going to sleep, Yingying coaxed her husband, saying, "Honey, don't be angry. I'll listen to you!" She then nestled her head against his chest, acting coquettishly.
As she did so, she gently stroked Hui Shao's impressive physique through his underwear. Her face was flushed with desire, a smile playing on her lips, her eyes gazing at him with dreamy longing.
She whispered, "Darling, it's been so long since you've done 'that' with me?"
Hui Shao's anger subsided slightly as he stroked her pretty face, saying, "If you keep arguing like this, I'll never give myself to you!"
The woman laughed, "That's easy, I'll go steal a man."
Hui Shao gently pinched the woman's delicate nose and smiled, "Do you dare?"
The woman smiled and shook her head gently. Hui Shao smiled, "Even if you had a hundred times the courage of a leopard, you wouldn't dare. Everyone in Qingcheng knows that you, Ma Yingying, are my woman, Lei Shao Hui's woman. I'm 17, you're 18, and you're mine. Let me tell you, you'll be my woman for life. Every part of your body belongs to me, Lei Shao Hui. Especially this!" As he spoke, the man gently stroked the woman's private parts, even through her panties—thin, small panties.
The man still liked Yingying very much. Although she had been with him for almost ten years, her body had become softer and softer, her skin better and better, and her temperament more and more mature. If eighteen-year-old Yingying was a beautiful young woman, then twenty-seven-year-old Yingying was a beautiful young woman. A beautiful woman who would make anyone's heart flutter.
Despite having affairs with many women, Lei Shaohui always considered Yingying his legal wife. Not only was Yingying beautiful, but she was also his first love, and she was always obedient to him, though sometimes she could be a bit nagging.
After undressing his wife Yingying, Hui Shaohui began to explore her soft breasts with his lips and tongue, and Yingying moaned softly with her eyes closed.
After the woman skillfully and affectionately pleased the man's virility with her warm mouth and nimble tongue, the two began their lovemaking. Although he was very familiar with every part of a woman's body, Hui Shaohui still worked very hard. He still enjoyed making love with his first love. He arranged the woman in various positions, and the bedroom was filled with moans and groans from the woman's mouth until they both reached the peak of pleasure.
Afterwards, the two embraced, Yingying's entire body drenched in fragrant sweat...
Among Hui Shao's many brothers, there's one who deserves a mention. His name is Li Jian, the captain of the criminal investigation team at the county public security bureau. Li Jian was initially introduced to the public security bureau by Hui Shao's father, and now he's risen to the rank of captain—a position personally cultivated by Hui Shao's father, Lei Lianqing. Lei Shao Hui always invites him to his family gatherings, and they have a fairly good relationship. However, since Li Jian is a government official, Lei Shao Hui still maintains a certain distance from him. He always believes that if this government official gets too close to him, a street rogue like himself, it will be detrimental to his career.
On the nineteenth day of the ninth lunar month, as agreed beforehand, everyone met at the Qingcheng Hotel. During the day, Hui Shao and his friends played cards and drank tea in the hotel's private rooms. In the evening, they all ate and drank to their hearts' content. In high spirits, everyone started playing drinking games, talking about everything from dirty jokes and anecdotes to gossip, bursting into laughter every now and then. At the table, Turtle's words caught everyone's attention.
Turtle: "It seems like there's been a ghost story near the Sanyuan Pavilion gate in Qingcheng lately."
Lei Shaohui: "Turtle, don't talk nonsense! Where would ghosts come from?"
Turtle: "Young Master Hui, I wouldn't dare lie to you, it seems to be around 'Old Zhang the Tofu's' place, but I only heard vague things, I'm not really sure."
Lei Shaohui: "Alright, alright, let's talk about something else. Otherwise, someone might have nightmares tonight, they'll definitely be scared to death by ghosts!" Hahaha, everyone laughed again.
Seeing that Young Master Hui had said that, Turtle stopped talking. Everyone continued chatting about other topics. Everyone in the hotel was very happy. Hui Shao also specifically instructed the kitchen: "Today is Guanyin Bodhisattva's birthday, prepare more meat dishes for all the employees. Everyone can have a drink if they want, but it can't affect normal business operations."
Outside the private room, Yingying smiled and said to Qiuyue, "Look how happy he is today. He never cares about money."
Qiuyue said, "Sister, think positively. That's just how he is. Without these brothers, how can he live? Forget it, just consider it boosting the hotel's popularity. Besides, maybe one day these brothers can help our Lei family. Look, even Li Jian is all mixed up with them. They're quite..." "He's a dignified captain of the criminal investigation team!"
Yingying said, "Little Li is a grateful man. He was trained by our father-in-law. Although our father-in-law has passed away, he still remembers this kindness, which is truly rare! He and the bald thief are the only ones I can stand. The others, sigh..."
Qiuyue said, "Big sister, forget it. Which family doesn't have one or two poor relatives? Who told our husband to like hanging out with people like Skinny Monkey and Xie Shanji?"
Yingying could only sigh again. She ordered someone to bring three cases of Yanjing beer into the private room, where Lei Shaohui and his brothers were drinking heartily!
After drinking, Lei Shaohui took his brothers to the largest dance hall in the county—"Purple Moon Dance Hall"—to drink tea and sing. Purple Moon had many pretty girls, and Hui Shaohui liked to go there. The owner was also very familiar with him, and of course, he was quite familiar with Li Jian as well.
When the owner saw that it was Hui Shaohui and his group, he hurriedly came out to greet them personally. The owner's name was Zhang Debiao, a local.
The boss said, "Young Master Hui, Captain Li, brothers, I'm so happy you're here! Order whatever you want to drink."
Young Master Hui said, "Boss Zhang, quickly call over the prettiest girl in your establishment to keep us company."
Li Jian gently tugged at him. Young Master Hui immediately understood; Li Jian, after all, was a criminal investigation captain and couldn't be too ostentatious.
He immediately said to Zhang Debiao, "Give me a private room. We brothers will sing, drink tea, and chat in the private room. Oh, and call over the beauties."
Zhang Debiao said, "Okay, I'll arrange it for you right away!"
A short while later, Zhang Debiao personally led Young Master Hui and his group into their establishment's best and largest private room. He also called ten female singers to sing with them.
This group of lecherous men, except for Li Jian who was slightly more restrained, constantly took advantage of the female singers. The women in these establishments didn't care; they were all regulars, laughing and joking with them. Young Master Hui never restrained himself in front of women. Slightly tipsy, he sat a pretty singer on his lap and sang with her. They sang "Husband and Wife Returning Home Together," and everyone cheered, saying they sang beautifully. (

Chapter 5, Volume 1: Alluring Charm)

As Hui Shao sang, he swayed the woman back and forth with her. He would occasionally touch her soft breasts, pinch her cheeks, or pat her pert bottom.
The other brothers did similar things; Li Jian was a little better at first, but eventually he followed suit. Skinny Monkey was the most outrageous; he actually removed the women's bras in front of all the brothers and directly touched one of the singers' breasts.
Hui Shao said, "Skinny Monkey, if you want to go crazy, go to a hotel later. What kind of behavior is this with so many people around?"
Skinny Monkey chuckled and withdrew. After everyone had their fill of partying at the dance hall, they all went to the county's "Golden Leaf Hotel" to book rooms. Hui Shao never booked rooms with prostitutes at his own hotel, nor did he allow his brothers to do so. He was a smart man; he didn't want his wife to see him with other women. The Golden Leaf Hotel was the best hotel in the county, even better than Hui Shao's own. Of course, the Golden Leaf Hotel was affiliated with the county tobacco bureau, giving it a semi-official feel. Hui Shao's hotel, on the other hand, was entirely his own, purely private, with almost no connection to officialdom except for its customers. However, every year many government agencies and institutions ate and drank at Hui Shao's hotel because he had long-standing business dealings with them. Previously, it was his father's influence; now, Hui Shao relied on his own power. His hotel, compared to the Golden Leaf Hotel, offered better quality food at a lower price, and his third wife, Bai Mengyao, the public relations manager, was exceptionally good at public relations. She used the "three treasures" of alcohol, women, and money to keep those influential people in these government agencies and public institutions completely under her thumb. Therefore, they would hold all their company banquets at Hui Shao's hotel. This was a huge source of income. Some clever people knew about Hui Shao's network of connections and his powerful backers in the province. Some needed his help, while others, fearing to offend him, proactively arranged for their company banquets to be held at his hotel. It
was cheaper, the food was better, and they could cultivate a relationship with Hui Shao—why not? As a result, about a third of the government agencies and public institutions in Qingcheng County held their banquets at Hui Shao's hotel. In short, his "Qingcheng Grand Hotel" was incredibly successful. Ordinary people were even more willing to hold weddings, funerals, graduations, and other celebrations at his hotel.
Getting back to the point, Hui Shao led a group of his men, each with a woman, to the Jinye Grand Hotel to book rooms. The hotel manager knew Hui Shao very well, and also knew Li Jian. As soon as he saw they were checking in, he greeted them warmly. Every time they came to the hotel, the manager would give them the lowest discount. While others paid over a hundred yuan a night, Hui Shao only paid sixty or seventy yuan. The same went for the nightclub they had just left; they were always offered the lowest discount. Hui Shao reciprocated, giving the lowest discount to anyone who did business with him at his hotel. Therefore, everyone's cooperation with Hui Shao was quite pleasant!
Hui Shao led the girl who sang with him to the hotel room. As soon as they entered, Hui Shao hugged the woman and tried to be intimate with her. The woman said coquettishly, "Hui Shao, don't be in such a hurry. Let me help you take a hot bath, okay? You smell of alcohol!"
Hui Shao nodded, "Okay, okay, okay!"
So the girl eagerly helped Hui Shao undress, and then she herself stripped naked. After the two entered the bathroom, the young woman first filled the bathtub with hot water, then began to serve the man as he bathed.
Both soaked in the hot water, and the young woman attentively washed Hui Shao's body. Her movements were quite gentle; after all, she was a professional service worker and naturally knew how to please a man.
Hui Shao carefully observed this pretty young woman. Long hair, tall figure, fair skin, and fairly delicate features. She looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, and her breasts were quite full. Hui Shao judged that this woman didn't have many clients because her areolas weren't very dark. He was a veteran of the sex industry and could tell at a glance whether a woman was experienced.
He embraced the woman, gently caressing her ample breasts, and asked, "How old are you? What's your name?"
The woman smiled and replied, "My name is Amin, I'm nineteen."
Lei Shaohui kissed the woman while stroking her, saying, "You're quite pretty, I really like you!"
Amin smiled and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Hui. Please support me in the future."
Lei Shaohui continued, "You're not from around here, are you?"
Amin smiled and said, "I'm from Jiangxi."
Lei Shaohui laughed and said, "They say Jiangxi has many beautiful women, and they're really right!"
The two teased each other in the bathroom for a while, then the woman helped Lei Shaohui dry off, and then dried herself off as well. After drying off, the woman wrapped a towel around herself. Hui Shaohui quite liked this young woman, and he carried her to the bed in the hotel room.
The two rolled around on the bed and began to make love. The woman was very obedient to Hui Shaohui; he only whispered something in her ear, and she smiled slightly, making her red lips, white teeth, and fragrant tongue look exceptionally alluring.
The man stood on the bed, and the woman knelt before him, her knees on the bed, looking up at him with her dark eyes. Looking down, Daqi saw that the woman's beautiful hair cascaded over her smooth, white back, appearing quite sensual. The man gently pressed the woman's head towards his crotch with one hand… The woman was startled; perhaps the man's physique was too "spectacular." She smiled, revealing her delicate face to the man, gazing at him with a seductive look. At that moment, her arched eyebrows, bright eyes, slender nose, and bright red lips were extremely alluring.
The woman smiled, gazing at the man, smoothing her hair before gently parting her lips to carefully please him.
Lei Shaohui was quite satisfied with the lip service the young woman was providing. The young woman gently and slowly moved her head, her eyes never leaving the man's gaze. The man stroked the woman's hair at his feet, closing his eyes and enjoying the moment.
Finally, the two got to the "main event." After the pretty, young woman installed "safety measures" on the man, the two began to make love.
The woman moaned softly as the man pleasured her, her long, flowing hair whipping around incessantly. Especially when Hui Shao used the rear-entry position, she trembled all over, thrusting her body back and forth, her breasts swaying seductively. Finally
, the man satisfied his desires. However, the woman felt as if her entire skeleton had been dismantled by the man; she and the man clung to each other, panting heavily.
Lei Shaohui, seizing the opportunity, gently stroked the younger woman's back and chuckled, "How was it? Am I still up to par?"
Amin nodded repeatedly and said sweetly, "Brother, you're the strongest. You're the strongest of all the men I've ever been with. Brother, will you support me often from now on?"
Lei Shaohui gently lifted the woman's chin with his index finger and smiled, "Supporting you is no problem, but you have to maintain this level of service and quality."
Amin then kissed the man and smiled, "No problem, whatever you say!"
Lei Shaohui laughed, "Well said, I like women who obey me. Come on, let's go to sleep!"
Amin said, "Thank you, Hui Shao, goodnight!" After saying that, she gently kissed the man's forehead, and the two fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning, after the two woke up, Hui Shaohui, without saying a word, gently pressed the woman's head against his crotch, and the younger woman obediently sucked his proud and erect member into her red lips. Hui Shao trembled with pleasure. He had once again enjoyed the professional and natural caresses of the beautiful cabaret dancer's lips and tongue. When the man finally withdrew completely from the woman's mouth, he was delighted to find that her red lips and the corners of her mouth were covered with his semen...
He patted the woman's pretty face and said seriously, "This is your good fortune, swallow it!" He used a commanding tone, not allowing the woman any room for argument. The woman smiled and obediently complied...
After leaving the hotel, some of the brothers got up and some didn't. After paying everyone's room fees at the hotel front desk, Lei Shao Hui took a rickshaw home by himself.
Time flies, and more than ten days have passed. One day, Hui Shao, having nothing to do, watched an NBA basketball game in his living room. He had Yingying and Qiuyue on either side of him as he watched. These two women didn't usually like watching sports, but Hui Shao had forced them to.
It was usually only during important football or basketball games that men would sit down and watch the live or replay on TV. Both women were Hui Shao's wives, and he often called them to his bedroom for his pleasure. Initially, when the three of them engaged in their intimate acts, Yingying and Qiuyue were a little embarrassed, after all, it was three people, not two. But later, at Hui Shao's request, they abandoned their shame and happily and naturally joined him in the pleasure. The relationship between the three of them was quite good and harmonious.
As the three were watching TV, Skinny Monkey walked in with a grin. Hui Shao greeted him and asked him to sit on the sofa opposite. Skinny Monkey also greeted Yingying and Qiuyue, affectionately calling them "Big Sister" and "Second Sister."

Volume 1, Chapter 6: Ghostly Night

Skinny Monkey: "Bro, you seem to be in a good mood, watching a basketball game?"
Hui Shao: "Hey, the NBA is much less interesting now that Jordan has retired. Why would he retire when he was so young? He only won three championships!" (Author's note: 1993)
Skinny Monkey, a professional and super fan, said, "Hey, he retired at the peak of his career. He won three consecutive championships. Although he won fewer championships than Magic Johnson in the 80s, Magic didn't win three in a row. His achievements are still higher than his predecessors. However, the NBA is much less interesting without him. The current Chicago Bulls lack confidence and dominance without him. Although Pippen plays well, he just doesn't look like a champion."
Hui Shao: "I say, Skinny Monkey, you have a good eye for basketball, and what you say makes perfect sense. You should go to CCTV or our provincial sports channel to be a sports program host."
Skinny Monkey: "With their level, watching football isn't me bragging, but they're nowhere near my caliber. It's just a pity I'm not lucky enough to be like them. I just watch football for fun. Unlike those well-dressed sports presenters who are so glamorous, getting to watch football, making money, and having fame. Sigh, comparing yourself to others is just awful!"
Hui Shao chuckled: "Don't sigh. Everyone has their own way of life. These celebrities might not be as happy or carefree as we are. They also have their own pain and pressure."
Skinny Monkey's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Brother, have you heard something interesting?"
Yingying said: "Skinny Monkey, what's interesting? Tell me!"
Qiuyue also said: "Tell me, tell me!"
Skinny Monkey: "I heard that Qingcheng has been haunted lately!" Yingying
: "You skinny monkey, why do you have to talk about this in broad daylight?" Yingying had always been afraid of such things and quickly hugged Lei Shaohui tightly. Qiu Yue wasn't afraid at all, and stared at the skinny monkey with wide, curious eyes.
Hui Shao: "Talking nonsense in broad daylight! How could a ghost come out of a place like Qingcheng? Let alone a lecherous old ghost like you! Haha!" The four of them burst into laughter. Then Hui Shao said, "I remember when we brothers were at the banquet last time, Turtle seemed to mention this."
Skinny Monkey nodded and said, "That's exactly what Turtle was talking about. Brother, I wouldn't dare lie to you. I'm telling the truth, I heard it from Aunt Ding yesterday."
Hui Shao: "Aunt Ding who runs the candy, cigarettes and liquor store next to my hotel?"
Skinny Monkey: "Exactly!"
Hui Shao: "Although Aunt Ding likes to gossip, she's not a gossipmonger. I often sit idly in her shop. What did she say?"
Skinny Monkey: "Aunt Ding said that the family that sells tofu next door was haunted the night before last. In the middle of the night, she heard her 'Tofu Girl' next door shouting 'There's a ghost, there's a ghost...'"
Yingying immediately said, "You skinny monkey, stop shouting, it's giving me the creeps." "You're going to scare your big sister to death!"
Skinny Monkey laughed. "Big sister, how could I dare to scare you? That's what Aunt Ding said, so I'll just say it."
Hui Shao: "What happened to the ghost later?"
Skinny Monkey: "It ran away, but this 'Tofu Girl' was terrified. She screamed and cried loudly in the middle of the night. Can you believe how scary it is to be screaming and crying loudly in the middle of the night? Don't even mention ghosts, the screams of this 'Tofu Girl' are enough to chill people to the bone."
Hui Shao: "Was she scared to death?"
Skinny Monkey: "Not really. I heard it was pretty terrible at the time, but now she's back selling tofu at the market."
Hui Shao: "I haven't been to the market in a long time, and I don't know any 'Tofu Girl.' Which girl is she?" Skinny Monkey
: "Hey, brother, you must know her, 'Old Tofu Girl'..." "Do you know Zhang?"
Hui Shao: "Oh, I know. I used to patronize his business. His family has been selling tofu for three generations. I know him very well."
Skinny Monkey: "'Tofu Girl' is his wife, but I've never met her. We have three tofu shops right outside our door, so there's no need to go to the market."
Hui Shao: "Yes, there are the most tofu shops in Qingcheng. Just take Sanyuan Pavilion (author's note: the west gate of Qingcheng County, next to a vegetable market, the second largest market in the county), there are no fewer than 30 tofu shops."
Skinny Monkey: "Brother is right."
Yingying: "I usually buy things for the hotel at the riverside market, and rarely go to the Sanyuan Pavilion market, because the riverside market has more things, it has everything."
Skinny Monkey: "Sister, you're absolutely right." "Opening a hotel definitely requires buying things from the riverside market, which is the biggest vegetable market in Qingcheng. We certainly won't go to the Sanyuange Market. But I heard from Aunt Ding that this 'Tofu Girl' sells tofu at the Sanyuange Market."
Hui Shao: "Hey, that's all nonsense. There are no ghosts here. 'Everyone sweeps the snow from their own doorstep, who cares about the frost on someone else's roof?' Skinny Monkey, let's mind our own business, don't be so busy meddling in other people's affairs!"
Skinny Monkey: "Brother, I don't want to get involved, and I dare not. I'm just telling you, but I won't get involved in anything involving ghosts, lest I be possessed."
Qiu Yue laughed: "Skinny Monkey, Skinny Monkey, you're still afraid to talk. I think you'd rather attract a female ghost or become a romantic ghost."
Hahaha, the four of them laughed again.
Skinny Monkey: "Look at what Second Sister said about me, Skinny Monkey! Being a philanderer is something every man dreams of. Do
n't people always say, 'To die under a peony flower is to die a romantic death'?" Leaving aside the four's
idle chatter for now, let's talk about this "Tofu Girl." This "Tofu Girl" is named Bai Qiongyao, nineteen years old (by Chinese reckoning), and in her second year of high school. During her second year, her father died of liver cancer. She, who had previously been a good student, stopped attending school because her family simply couldn't afford it. Her mother borrowed a lot of money to treat her father, including a significant amount from "Old Zhang the Tofu," probably around ten thousand yuan. Bai Qiongyao and Old Zhang the Tofu seller were next-door neighbors, living in a small alley called "Zhaobibei" near Sanyuan Pavilion for decades, since Old Zhang's grandfather. Aunt Ding, mentioned earlier, was also their neighbor. These three families had lived together for at least forty years. In Bai Qiongyao's home, Aunt Ding and "Old Zhang the Tofu" are her left and right neighbors, respectively.
Behind the screen wall of Sanyuan Pavilion lies an old residential area in Qingcheng, a very narrow alley. The entire alley is lined with wooden houses. The homes of Aunt Ding, Fourth Sister-in-law, and Old Zhang are connected, so close that you can even step from one balcony to another. All three houses are identical, two-story wooden structures. If one person coughs loudly, the next neighbor can hear it.
As the saying goes, "A close neighbor is better than a distant relative." This saying is especially true for Bai Qiongyao's family. Since Qiongyao's father fell ill, relatives have dwindled, and friends who used to visit her father have gradually disappeared, leaving the house increasingly desolate. Qiongyao's mother is called Fourth Sister-in-law, though no one knows her real name; everyone calls her that. Fourth Sister-in-law is borrowing money everywhere to treat her husband, Qiongyao's father. Poverty is a major concern when it comes to illness; hospitals these days are beyond the reach of ordinary people. They say the surgeons are more ruthless than butchers. This is certainly true. After Qiong Yao's father fell ill, it became a bottomless pit for the family's finances, with no end in sight. However, the family couldn't just watch him die. Desperate, they had no choice but to borrow money again. But as time went on, no one was willing to lend them money anymore, except for two neighbors they had known for decades—Aunt Ding, who ran a candy and tobacco shop, and Old Zhang, who sold tofu. (

Chapter 7, Volume 1: Sheep Enters

the Tiger's Den) Fourth Sister-in-law borrowed money from them out of desperation, promising to repay it, even if it meant selling her house. Aunt Ding and Old Zhang were decent people; after all, the three families had been neighbors for decades and had a long history of interaction. Seeing Fourth Sister-in-law's plight, both families were willing to help in some way. They lent her a considerable amount of money. By the time her husband died, Fourth Sister-in-law owed Aunt Ding about 8,000 yuan and Old Zhang about 12,000 yuan, totaling around 20,000 yuan.
It's only natural to repay debts, but Fourth Sister-in-law was an ordinary worker at the county cotton mill, earning only a few hundred yuan a month. Repaying tens of thousands of yuan all at once was simply impossible. Furthermore, Qiong Yao was attending Qingcheng No. 1 High School, a provincial key high school, and the family's income depended solely on Fourth Sister-in-law's meager salary. Aunt Ding was kind enough to let Fourth Sister-in-law repay the money slowly, for which Fourth Sister-in-law and her daughter were extremely grateful. Old Zhang, however, was a bit heartless. He would frequently come to their house demanding repayment. Fourth Sister-in-law tried everything to reason with him, but to no avail; he just wouldn't listen.
One day, Old Zhang, taking advantage of a lull after dinner, strolled over to Fourth Sister-in-law's house. Qiong Yao had already finished eating and gone to the county's No. 1 High School for evening self-study. Seeing Old Zhang, Fourth Sister-in-law quickly invited him to sit down and offered him tea and water.
Old Zhang: "Fourth Sister-in-law, when are you going to pay me back some of the money I lent you?"
Fourth Sister-in-law: "Brother Zhang, can you give me a break? I will definitely pay you back, but right now... you know, my monthly income is just a pittance, barely enough for my daughter and me to make ends meet. You know Qiong Yao is still in school. How about I pay you back after she finishes school?"
Old Zhang: "Wouldn't that mean I'd have to wait until I'm buried?"
Fourth Sister-in-law forced a smile: "Look at what you're saying, Brother Zhang, you're only 35, still young. Why do you say it'll have to wait until I'm buried?"
This Old Zhang's name is Zhang Sancai, he's 35 years old this year, and he's been married twice. But for some reason, both wives ran off with other men, and now he's a bachelor at home. He has a younger brother named Zhang Baolin, who graduated from a vocational school and is the deputy director of the county grain bureau, which is considered a minor official position. However, his younger brother Zhang Baolin doesn't live with his older brother Zhang Sancai; after he got married, he lived in the county grain bureau's dormitory. The two brothers have a fairly good relationship.
"Let's get down to business." Zhang Sancai, hearing his fourth sister-in-law's words, replied disdainfully, "I'm not trying to be mean, but fourth sister-in-law, I think you really need to sell the house to barely pay me back. How about this, you sell the house and pay me back,
that'll be fine." Fourth sister-in-law was startled and quickly said, "Brother He, please have mercy! I will definitely pay you back, just wait a bit. If you sell the house, where are my daughter and I supposed to live?"
Zhang Sancai: "That's none of my business. Anyway, you wrote an IOU when you borrowed the money, it's all in black and white. Pay me back no matter what, or we'll see each other in court!"
Fourth sister-in-law: "Oh dear, brother, please have mercy!" "Going to court is no joke. Aren't you trying to kill my fourth sister-in-law?"
Zhang Sancai sighed and said, "How about this? Fourth sister-in-law, I'll show you a way, a proper way. This way will definitely allow you to pay back the money."
Upon hearing this, Fourth Sister-in-law quickly said, "Brother Zhang, tell me quickly! As long as it works, I'll definitely go."
Zhang Sancai looked at Fourth Sister-in-law and then at the front door of her house. He suddenly whispered, "Fourth Sister-in-law, how about this? You can marry your daughter Qiongyao to me. I definitely won't ask you to pay back the money, and I'll even pay back the money you owe Aunt Ding!"
Although Qiongyao came from a poor family, she was exceptionally beautiful. She had black hair, fair skin, high breasts, and long legs, making her incredibly delicate. Her face was also flawless, with perfect willow-leaf eyebrows, a delicate nose, an oval face, and red lips. In fact, Zhang Sancai, this old bachelor, had long coveted the girl next door, Qiong Yao, but he had never had the chance to marry her. So, when Fourth Sister-in-law asked him for money, he readily agreed.
Fourth Sister-in-law almost fainted upon hearing this. She exclaimed in surprise, "No, no! Qiong Yao is only 18 years old and still in school!" In her heart, Fourth Sister-in-law thought: You're 35 years old, married twice, and both wives have run away. How can you send your daughter into your clutches? This is your daughter's lifelong happiness! I can't agree to this!
Zhang Sancai laughed and said, "Alright, I won't say any more. You'll pay me back in three days. Otherwise, we'll see you in court!" After saying that, he was about to get up and leave.
Fourth Sister-in-law quickly said, "Wait... sit down..."
Zhang Sancai lewdly said, "That's right. We can discuss things slowly, my mother-in-law..."
And so, Fourth Sister-in-law made Qiong Yao drop out of school and really married her off to Zhang Sancai. At the time, Qiong Yao cried and made a scene, and her fourth sister-in-law spent night after night doing her "ideological and political work." She practically wore herself out before Qiong Yao was forced to agree to marry Zhang Sancai.
Zhang Sancai kept his word; not only did he not ask the mother and daughter to repay the money, but he also paid off all their debts, including the 8,000 yuan they owed Aunt Ding. After marrying into his family, Qiong Yao and he made and sold tofu together. Logically, their life should have been quite good, but recently, rumors of ghosts haunting their house surfaced. Moreover, the neighbors knew that Qiong Yao had recently moved back to her parents' home, which was actually next door. But only a few days after moving in, the ghost stories began. Aunt Ding, who often looked after Qiong Yao's family and had a very good relationship with them, said that Qiong Yao's house was haunted. People thought it might really be haunted because Aunt Ding never spoke carelessly. Everyone also learned from her that Qiong Yao had moved back to her parents' home and hadn't been staying at "Old Zhang's Tofu" place for the past few days. During the day, "Tofu Girl" Qiong Yao went to the Sanyuange Market to sell tofu with Old Zhang as usual.
Three days later, Qiong Yao screamed again in the middle of the night, followed by wailing, disturbing the peace of the neighbors, especially Aunt Ding. She was also a widow; how could she sleep when she heard someone next door shouting "There's a ghost!" every few days?
As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. The story of Qiong Yao's house being haunted grew bigger and more fantastical. Multiple versions of the ghost story emerged.
Some said it was the ghost of Qiong Yao's father coming home for a visit, nothing serious; others said there was a problem with the feng shui of Qiong Yao's house, attracting evil spirits. Her father, they claimed, died of liver cancer due to being possessed by these evil spirits; still others said they saw a long-haired, blue-faced, fanged creature fly into Qiong Yao's house in the middle of the night…
For a time, the news of Qiong Yao's house being haunted spread like wildfire throughout the city... What's even stranger is that her husband, Zhang Sancai, repeatedly tried to persuade Qiong Yao to move back home, to the house next door, but she refused. Even her fourth sister-in-law's advice to move back to her husband's house next door didn't work.
Zhang Sancai said, "Yao'er, you're still living here even though it's haunted..." Qiong Yao angrily retorted, "You're the one with the haunted house! I'm not going back!" Zhang Sancai had no choice but to shake his head and go back to his own house.
Three days later, this time both mother and daughter screamed at the same time, huddled together in fear. It turned out that after the two hauntings, Qiong Yao was afraid the ghost would come again, so she had her mother sleep with her. Two days passed, and the ghost finally didn't come. However, on the third day, the ghost came again, and this time both mother and daughter saw it, screaming in terror.
This was no joke; Aunt Ding was so frightened that she couldn't sleep that night. She kept praying to "Guanyin Bodhisattva for protection"...
People often say: if there were no "coincidences" in the world, where would the word "coincidence" come from? There's also the saying that "no story is without coincidences." It wasn't yet the twelfth lunar month, and the weather was occasionally a bit cold, but overall still warm. That day, Hui Shao, having nothing to do, wandered aimlessly. While wandering, he unconsciously strolled into the alley behind the screen wall near Sanyuan Pavilion. He was wearing flip-flops, his hands behind his back, humming a light tune—Sally Yeh's "Walk Away with Style." He was humming, "Why not walk away with style... a...", but before he could finish the word "walk away," a middle-aged man suddenly jumped out from beside him. The man was about to bury his head in his chest. This sudden appearance of such a clumsy fellow really startled Hui Shao. Of course, he knew a little bit of grappling and fighting, and immediately reacted, easily dodging the man with a slight movement.
It would have been better if he hadn't dodged; doing so would have led to disaster. Just as Lei Shaohui avoided the clumsy middle-aged man, he was immediately pelted with a basin of foul-smelling water. This time, Shaohui truly had a "carefree" experience, getting soaked from head to toe in the stench. The water was being poured out of a large door.
He immediately yelled at the door from which the water was being poured, "Whose urine is being poured on me? Get out here!"
His roar shook the earth, and the middle-aged man who had almost gotten his hands on him immediately ran away.
At that moment, a woman walked out of the door. As you, the readers probably already know, this woman was none other than "Tofu Girl" Bai Qiongyao. Qiongyao walked out angrily, carrying the basin she had just used to pour the water. The moment she saw Hui Shao, her anger vanished, and she hurriedly apologized, "Oh dear, how did I get water on you? I didn't mean to... this..."
Hui Shao was furious, his eyes blazing, ready to fight. Anyone would be angry in this situation. He'd been inexplicably doused with foul-smelling water from head to toe. He smelled the stench and knew it was water used for making tofu; no wonder it smelled so awful.

He

was about to yell at Qiong Yao when he saw her suddenly smile apologetically, "Brother, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to splash you. I splashed someone else, I didn't expect... I'm so sorry, so sorry..." Qiong Yao also felt quite embarrassed, having soaked Hui Shao like a drowned rat, his whole body emitting a strong tofu odor. Seeing Hui Shao's "drenched" appearance, she couldn't help but laugh.
Hui Shao was originally going to get angry and even fight; he really wanted to argue or even beat up the person who had splashed him. However, upon closer inspection, he was surprised to find an exceptionally beautiful woman standing before him. The woman had glossy black hair, delicate, arched eyebrows, large, round eyes, a straight, prominent nose, a fair complexion, thin, delicate red lips, high, firm breasts, a slender waist, shapely hips, and long, shapely legs. The
exceptionally beautiful Qiong Yao wore a strapless bra that accentuated her upper body; on her lower body, she wore only white hot pants and cartoon flip-flops. Aside from her snow-white, delicate, and long legs, her exquisitely beautiful feet alone were captivating. Her snow-white, delicate feet, adorned with ten adorable toes, resembled ten incredibly cute silkworms.
At that moment, Qiong Yao was smiling radiantly, a smile that could truly be described as "cherry lips and a face blooming with flowers." It was truly breathtaking; even immortals would be captivated by her beauty!
Lei Shaohui, that womanizer, was completely mesmerized by the sight of such a beautiful woman; his initial volcanic rage had vanished. He smiled and said, "Little beauty, I have no grudge against you, yet you splashed me so badly!" Qiong Yao, knowing it was her fault, smiled and bowed deeply to Lei Shaohui, saying, "Brother, I'm so sorry! I meant to splash that person, but I didn't mean to splash you. Please forgive me!"
Hui Shao shook his head helplessly and laughed, "Little beauty, you look so pretty, but you're so ruthless when you splash water! How am I supposed to go home? Alright, alright, be careful next time. Go back inside."
Unbeknownst to them, this scene was witnessed by Aunt Ding next door; Hui Shao's shout had indeed shaken the earth. Upon seeing Hui Shao, Aunt Ding, whose shop was right next to his hotel and whom he frequently patronized, immediately exclaimed,
"Hui Shao, what a surprise to see you!" Hui
Shao looked at Aunt Ding and said, "Oh, who is it? It's Aunt Ding! I've had such bad luck today, someone splashed my head with 'tofu water'."
Aunt Ding immediately pulled Hui Shao into her house, saying, "Come, come, come. Take a shower in my bathroom, I'll find you some clothes to change into. Hurry, hurry!"
Hui Shao was naturally very grateful and said to Aunt Ding, "Thank you so much for your kindness, Aunt. I'll borrow your bathroom then."
Aunt Ding took a set of men's clothes from her room and handed them to Hui Shao, leading him to the bathroom. Hui Shao closed the bathroom door and turned on the water heater, which used liquefied gas. He washed his hair and took a shower himself, since Aunt Ding had shampoo and shower gel in her bathroom.
Meanwhile, Qiong Yao saw Aunt Ding lead the man into her room and went straight in as well.
Qiong Yao: "Auntie, is this man a relative of yours?" Aunt
Ding: "More than a relative, he's Hui Shao, the owner of Qingcheng Hotel."
Qiong Yao: "Oh, the hotel next to your candy and tobacco shop?"
Aunt Ding: "That's right, they often patronize my business, otherwise I'd be starving."
Qiong Yao smiled: "Auntie, I'm so sorry. I wanted to splash Zhang Baolin but I ended up splashing him instead."
Aunt Ding: "Yao'er, that beast is trying to take advantage of you again?"
Qiong Yao nodded slightly: "He's delusional, I feel disgusted just looking at his face. But we're family after all, he's Old Zhang's younger brother, I can't do anything about it for the time being..." Aunt Ding
: "Yao'er, you're a good girl. Sigh, those two brothers are no good, they've made you suffer?"
Qiong Yao forced a smile and shook her head. At this moment, Hui Shao finished washing his hair and taking a shower and came out of the bathroom. As soon as he stepped out of the bathroom, he saw the stunning beauty, Qiong Yao, and his mood naturally improved.
Aunt Ding exclaimed, "Oh, Hui Shao, your figure is just like my deceased son's! His clothes fit you perfectly."
Lei Shaohui replied, "Thank you for your convenience, Aunt Ding!"
Aunt Ding retorted, "Don't mention it! Nobody else is wearing his clothes anyway. It's just a convenient opportunity for you today."
Qiong Yao then said to Hui Shao, "Brother, I'm so sorry about earlier!"
Hui Shao responded, "It's alright, it's alright. It's all in the past, don't mention it!"
Hui Shao thought to himself: This woman in front of me is really beautiful, with a fantastic figure, a true beauty!
While talking to her, Hui Shao's flirtatious eyes never left Qiong Yao, looking her up and down several times.
Qiong Yao also glanced at Hui Shao, finding him quite tall and handsome. But when she noticed him stealing glances at her, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she said, "Aunt Ding, brother, you two chat, I need to go make tofu."
Aunt Ding smiled and said, "Okay, okay. Yao'er, if you need anything, just come to Auntie." Qiong Yao nodded gently, and Aunt Ding escorted her to her doorstep.
Aunt Ding turned and went back into her house, brewing a pot of tea to entertain Hui Shao. Hui Shao and the widow sat in the living room.
Hui Shao: "Auntie, who was that woman just now? She's so beautiful!"
Aunt Ding: "You men are all lecherous. Look at your family, Hui Shao, Yingying, Qiuyue, and Mengyao, aren't they all beauties?"
Hui Shao smiled and nodded.
Aunt Ding continued, "She's 'Old Zhang the Tofu's' wife, married for less than a year, and the daughter of Fourth Sister-in-law next door. Our three families have been neighbors for decades."
Hui Shao said, "Wait a minute, I know 'Old Zhang the Tofu', and I've seen his wife before, but she's never this young and beautiful!"
Aunt Ding said, "That bastard is getting married for the third time. You must be talking about his first two wives."
Hui Shao nodded, suddenly realizing. He suddenly remembered something and blurted out, "Auntie, lately people in town have been saying that your neighbor is up all night..."
Aunt Ding immediately made a "shh" gesture, signaling Hui Shao not to speak loudly.
Hui Shao immediately whispered, "Auntie, could it be that the beautiful woman's house is haunted? Is she 'Tofu Girl'?" Aunt
Ding nodded and said, "She is 'Tofu Girl.' It's her house that's haunted every few days, I'm terrified! Oh, I don't know what to do."
Lei Shao Hui: "Auntie, don't lie in broad daylight, there are no ghosts in this world."
Aunt Ding: "Last night, the mother and daughter slept in the same bed, and in the middle of the night they screamed at the same time. I asked them this morning, and Qiong Yao said she saw it with her own eyes." Lei Shao Hui
: "I don't believe it."
Aunt Ding: "Don't doubt it, this mother and daughter don't lie. I've known them for a long time, and they've never lied to me."
Lei Shao Hui: "I don't believe it even if you beat me to death! Auntie, tell me, what's this 'Tofu Girl's' name? She's really pretty."
Aunt Ding was an experienced woman, and she could tell at a glance that Lei Shao Hui had fallen for Qiong Yao. She smiled and said, "Young Master Hui, everyone says you're a womanizer, and seeing you today, it's certainly true!"
Lei Shaohui replied, "Hey, a man who isn't a bit of a playboy in his youth is wasting his life. I say what I think, unlike some hypocritical gentlemen who clearly like beautiful women but dare not say so."
Aunt Ding said, "That's true. Young Master Hui, you're a straightforward man. Let me tell you, her surname is Bai, and her name is Qiongyao."
Lei Shaohui exclaimed, "What? Bai Qiongyao? My third wife is named Bai Mengyao. There's only one character difference between their names! Mengyao and Qiongyao, their bodies are truly as white as jade. To be honest, Qiongyao is even whiter and prettier than my Mengyao wife."
Aunt Ding smiled mysteriously and said, "You wouldn't be thinking of making Qiongyao your fourth wife, would you?"
Lei Shaohui smiled. “She already has a husband, there’s no point in thinking about it.” Lei Shaohui had a past of stealing someone else’s wife, so he said to Aunt Ding with a try-it-out mentality, “Auntie, why don’t you be a matchmaker and bring me and this beauty Qiong Yao together?”
Aunt Ding said, “You wish! I’m not a heartless matchmaker. I’ve watched Qiong Yao grow up since she was a child, and she’s not Pan Jinlian. You should just keep your three wives. They’re all quite beautiful.”
Lei Shaohui laughed, “Just kidding, just kidding, don’t take it seriously!”
Unexpectedly, Aunt Ding changed her tune and smiled, “Considering your hotel’s long-term patronage of my business, I’ll tell you some things about Qiong Yao.”
Lei Shaohui became interested and listened attentively. Aunt Ding then recounted in detail how Qiong Yao married Zhang Sancai. After listening, Lei Shaohui kept shaking his head and sighing.

Volume 1, Chapter 9: The Small Money Offensive

Aunt Ding: "Young Master Hui, what's with all the sighing and lamenting?"
Lei Shaohui: "Isn't this a waste of this beautiful young woman? Such a tender girl marrying 'Old Zhang the Tofu Guy'."
Aunt Ding sighed again: "If Old Zhang could let her live a peaceful life, that would be fine, but..."
Lei Shaohui hurriedly asked: "But what?"
Aunt Ding: "Sigh, this is hard to say, I'd rather not say."
Lei Shaohui: "Auntie, tell me quickly, I'm very interested! I'm interested in anything related to 'Tofu Girl,' tell me quickly! If Auntie is willing to tell me, I, Young Master Hui, guarantee you'll get something in return."
Aunt Ding: "You lecherous devil, you're hopeless. What kind of benefits?"
Lei... Shao Hui: "Whatever benefits you want, just name it. As long as I can do it."
Aunt Ding: "You said it yourself?"
Lei Shao Hui: "A man's word is his bond."
Aunt Ding: "Have your Yingying and Qiuyue buy more cigarettes and alcohol from my shop."
Lei Shao Hui: "Such a trivial matter? I can do it with just one word. No problem, I agree."
Aunt Ding: "It's not that cheap. This is the bare minimum. As for other benefits, it depends on my mood. We'll talk about it later." Lei Shao Hui
smiled mysteriously: "If you can get me to get involved with Qiong Yao, just name it, whatever benefits you want, as long as I can do it!" It seems that Shao Hui's interest in Qiong Yao is growing stronger, and he can't wait to get his hands on her.
Aunt Ding: "I'm not a matchmaker, but I can tell you some things. As for you and Qiong Yao, it depends on your own fate. If the Old Man Under the Moon really tied the red thread for you and her, then no one can stop it."
Lei Shaohui: "Auntie, tell me, tell me!"
Aunt Ding laughed: "Look at your face, you can't wait to take that Qiong Yao to bed."
Lei Shaohui: "If she doesn't mind, I really will do it!"
Aunt Ding: "Aren't you afraid your Yingying will beat you up?"
Lei Shaohui: "I'll shout..." "She was like a mouse before a cat. If I wanted Qiuyue and Mengyao, would she dare utter a single word of dissent? Don't worry about that, Auntie. Besides, Yingying is very magnanimous; she won't hold a grudge. I was just asking about Qiongyao, what's the big deal? Tell me quickly, I want to know everything about Qiongyao; there's definitely something for you."
Aunt Ding then firmly said, "Alright, but you can't say I told you. I'll only tell you one person; you have to swear to God to keep it a secret!"
Lei Shaohui: "Don't worry, I'm a sensible person; I won't talk nonsense."
Aunt Ding then slowly began to tell Lei Shaohui some rather private matters concerning Qiong Yao's family. It turned out that Qiong Yao's husband, Zhang Sancai, was a "useless" man, meaning he was impotent. This was something Qiong Yao had told her mother, Fourth Sister-in-law, who then secretly told Aunt Ding. Lei Shaohui felt this information was "invaluable"!
But the next piece of news he heard was even more valuable. For some reason, Zhang Sancai's younger brother, Zhang Baolin, the deputy director of the grain bureau, had been frequently visiting Qiong Yao's house lately, but was often kicked out by her. Previously, Qiong Yao lived at Zhang Sancai's house, so it was understandable for Zhang Baolin, her own brother, to visit his brother's home, but Qiong Yao often kicked him out. Today, she directly kicked Zhang Baolin out at Qiong Yao's parents' house.
Aunt Ding said, "Fourth Sister-in-law told me that Zhang Sancai is not only a useless son, but he also often advises Qiong Yao to get together with his younger brother Zhang Baolin..."
Lei Shaohui said angrily, "Damn it, is that true? Those two brothers are beasts!"
Aunt Ding: "They're not even beasts! Do you know how Zhang Sancai's first two wives left?"
Lei Shaohui shook his head. Aunt Ding continued, "Actually, Zhang Sancai has always been a useless son, as Zhang Baolin naturally knows. His first two wives were both caught having affairs with Zhang Baolin, which led to their divorces. After losing both wives, Zhang Sancai didn't want to remarry, but his younger brother, Zhang Baolin, had long had his eye on Qiong Yao, the girl living next door. Qiong Yao's father happened to be sick, and Zhang Sancai initially lent money to Fourth Sister-in-law out of kindness. But he doesn't have as much money as I do, how could he possibly lend Fourth Sister-in-law over ten thousand? Impossible!"
Lei Shaohui said, "Auntie, you mean... that ten thousand yuan lent to Fourth Sister-in-law was from her younger brother, Zhang Sancai, through his older brother."
Aunt Ding nodded, "Fourth Sister-in-law told me this herself. Do you think Zhang Sancai, a tofu seller, could come up with over ten thousand yuan? Even if he could, would he have been so quick to lend it? " "Would you lend money to Fourth Sister-in-law?"
Lei Shaohui: "Auntie, speak slowly, what do you mean by 'actively lending money to Fourth Sister-in-law'?"
Aunt Ding: "Originally, Fourth Sister-in-law lent Zhang Sancai 2,000 yuan. I was there, so I know. At the time, Zhang Sancai said that he was a tofu seller and could only afford 2,000 yuan, and he really couldn't afford more, so he asked Fourth Sister-in-law not to be offended. But one day, Zhang Sancai actually took the initiative to approach Fourth Sister-in-law and said he could lend her 10,000 yuan. Don't you think this is strange?"
Lei Shaohui nodded thoughtfully and said: "A conspiracy, a conspiracy, it's definitely Zhang Baolin's conspiracy. Only an official with some education could come up with such a vicious trick. Ordinary people wouldn't think of such a trick, and even if they dared to think of it, they wouldn't dare to do it."
Aunt Ding: "Fourth Sister-in-law only suspects, and Qiong Yao only suspects. There's no evidence. Sigh, even if there were evidence, so what? She's already married to Zhang Sancai." "
Lei Shaohui: "Auntie, when did Qiong Yao move back to her parents' house?"
Aunt Ding: "It's been a while, but to make a living, she still goes back to Zhang Sancai's house during the day to make and sell tofu, and sometimes she also makes and sells tofu at her own parents' house, which is next door, so she sometimes uses both kitchens. It's all because of Zhang Baolin. My fourth sister-in-law told me that Zhang Baolin often harassed Qiong Yao, and once he even appeared at Qiong Yao's bedside in the middle of the night. Luckily, Qiong Yao woke up in time. She screamed, and Zhang Baolin had no choice but to leave."
Lei Shaohui: "What about Zhang Sancai? He's Qiong Yao's husband, doesn't he care at all?"
Aunt Ding: "You pig-brain! He only married Qiong Yao for his younger brother. Think about it, what would a useless man like him want to marry? At that time, he definitely left to let his brother and Qiong Yao be together! Ever since that night Zhang Baolin appeared at Qiong Yao's..." After that, she absolutely refused to live at Zhang Sancai's house, only wanting to stay at her parents' house next door. Zhang Sancai kept trying to persuade her to go back to her parents' house, but Qiong Yao just wouldn't agree. "
A sudden flash of inspiration struck Lei Shaohui, and he said, "Damn, that's vicious! They'd even resort to such a scheme! Zhang Baolin, you beast! You're outrageously lustful and will stop at nothing!"
He thought for a moment and asked Aunt Ding, "Auntie, when did the haunting at Qiong Yao's house start?"
Aunt Ding: "Last night, the mother and daughter were screaming, and I was trembling in bed."
Lei Shaohui: "I mean, when did it start?"
Aunt Ding: "About half a month ago, it happens every few days."
Lei Shaohui: "When did Qiong Yao move back to her parents' house?"
Aunt Ding said: "Almost a month ago!"
Lei Shaohui smiled slightly, and he thought of something. He didn't say anything, but simply told Aunt Ding, "Auntie, if you need anything in the future, just let me know. I'll have Yingying and Qiuyue buy things from your shop more often. Don't worry, I, Hui Shao, keep my word!"
Aunt Ding said, "Thank you, thank you. Hui Shao, you're such a kind person!"
Hui Shao took out his wallet from his wet pocket, took out three hundred-yuan bills, and handed them to Aunt Ding, saying, "Thank you for letting me take a bath, and thank you even more for telling me stories from Qiong Yao!"

Aunt

Ding was overjoyed, but she said, "It's really nothing. Money is a good thing, and I like it, but this money... it's not appropriate for me to accept it."
Hui Shao He whispered in Aunt Ding's ear, "Auntie, this is to thank you. If you have any news about Qiong Yao in the future, just tell me, and I'll reward you handsomely!"
Aunt Ding happily accepted the money and smiled, "Of course, of course. I'm not a matchmaker. But I'll just tell you whatever I know, Young Master Hui!"
Young Master Hui said, "That's right. You must tell me everything new about Qiong Yao! Don't worry, Young Master Hui will reward you handsomely!"
Aunt Ding nodded firmly, "Don't worry, don't worry, I guarantee I'll report Qiong Yao's developments to you immediately!"
Young Master Hui nodded and left, Aunt Ding smiling as she saw him to his door. Aunt Ding repeatedly urged Hui Shao, "Hui Shao, come back and visit often! This is your home!"
Hui Shao smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll definitely come back. Maybe I'll need to do something at your house in a couple of days."
Aunt Ding asked, "Hui Shao, what is it?"
Hui Shao smiled mysteriously and said, "We'll talk about it later! Remember, report any new developments about Qiong Yao to me immediately!" Aunt Ding nodded her head vigorously.
After meeting Qiong Yao, Hui Shao was completely distracted that night, even dreaming about her. For some reason, he thought about many things. Why was Qiong Yao so beautiful? How could such a good girl marry that useless Zhang Sancai? How could Zhang Baolin be so shameless? Why was her house haunted?
Haunted? Are there really ghosts in this world? Impossible!
That night, Hui Shao slept next to Qiu Yue; he was spending the night with her. But he couldn't close his eyes; every time he did, he saw Qiong Yao. Seeing Qiong Yao reminded him of the haunted house, though he had completely forgotten about being splashed with tofu water by her. He carefully pondered Aunt Ding's words, going over each word again and again, constantly sorting through his thoughts.
For some reason, he felt an urge to help Qiong Yao; he felt that Qiong Yao's marriage to Zhang San was a conspiracy, a huge conspiracy. The reason for this conspiracy was simple: Qiong Yao was simply too beautiful, too radiant! Although his three wives were all beautiful, especially Yingying, who was the school beauty of Qingcheng No. 1 Middle School in her youth, they were indeed slightly inferior to Qiong Yao.
It's said that a woman's beauty is God's greatest gift, but beauty can also bring misfortune. Otherwise, why would the ancients have the saying "beautiful women often have tragic fates"? Could it be that Qiong Yao's marriage to Zhang Sancai was truly a conspiracy by the Zhang brothers, as Qiong Yao's mother, Fourth Sister-in-law, suspected? Hui Shao felt it was very likely; his intuition told him it was probably so. Especially the timing of the haunting at Qiong Yao's house was strange. It had never been haunted before, so why did it suddenly become haunted, especially after Qiong Yao moved back to her parents' house?
Hui Shao continued to ponder: But if only Qiong Yao screamed and cried, it could be understood as her being timid and afraid of trouble. But according to Aunt Ding, both mother and daughter were terrified beyond recognition. That's hard to understand. Two people being frightened at the same time? That doesn't make sense. Could there really be ghosts? No, absolutely not! Should we check again at dawn? Okay, that's settled! With that thought, Lei Shaohui hugged Qiu Yue and fell asleep.
The next morning, upon waking, Lei Shaohui, seeing Qiu Yue's serene expression, felt a surge of lust. Perhaps it was because he had seen Qiong Yao the day before? Qiu Yue was undeniably beautiful, with delicate features, smooth skin, and a stunning figure—curvy in all the right places. The man couldn't resist gently climbing onto the woman's familiar body, softly undressing her… Qiu Yue, seemingly awake at some point, gently wrapped her arms around the man's neck, and the two began a passionate kiss…
Although the woman beneath him was Qiu Yue, Lei Shaohui's mind was filled with Qiong Yao's alluring appearance. He imagined Qiong Yao moaning softly, breathing heavily, pleading… The man's movements grew more vigorous, until finally, the woman let out a soft moan from her Adam's apple, and the two reached a state of ecstasy almost simultaneously. They lay entwined, drenched in sweat.
Qiu Yue: "Husband, you were so vigorous today...you almost killed me..."
Hui Shao smiled slightly and lightly kissed the woman's red lips, saying, "Yue'er, I'm going to kill you. Don't even mention you, if you call Yingying in, I'll still make sure you two are completely submissive!"
Qiu Yue smiled slightly and said, "You big pervert!"
Hui Shao laughed, "I am a pervert, a wolf who eats Yingying, you, and Mengyao. The three of you are just little lambs for me to devour!" Qiu Yue was amused by the man and chuckled. The couple flirted for a while longer before getting up.
Hui Shao had been thinking about Qiong Yao all day; it seemed his soul was already captivated by her. He took a rickshaw directly to the county public security bureau's criminal investigation team to find Li Jian, who happened to be in his office. Upon seeing Hui Shao, Li Jian immediately asked him to sit down and ordered his subordinates to bring him a cup of tea.
Li Jian: "Brother, what brings you to my place?"
Hui Shao: "Little Li, I'm asking you about someone. I want to know more about this person's behavior and style. You've been a policeman for a long time, you know more about him than I do."
Li Jian: "Brother, please tell me. If I know anything, I'll definitely tell you."
Hui Shao: "Do you know Zhang Baolin, the deputy director of the Grain Bureau?"
Li Jian: "'Old Zhang the Tofu's' younger brother?"
Hui Shao nodded.
Li Jian: "Brother, what happened? Why are you asking about him?"
Hui Shao: "Nothing, I just want to know what kind of person he is."
Li Jian: "I don't have a criminal record here, he's a cadre after all. But I heard from my brothers here, including the militia company commander of his street, that he's quite lecherous. Apparently, he's had affairs with his sister-in-law and sister-in-law. I can't say for sure, it's all just hearsay. Brother, what's wrong?"
Hui Shao: "Nothing, just asking. Have you heard about the haunting at Sanyuan Pavilion recently?"
Li Jian: "I have, but it's not a big deal. It's just a small matter, maybe it's just rumors. If it really gets out of hand, I'll send people down to investigate. Don't worry, it's nothing."
Hui Shao chatted with Li Jian for a while longer before getting up to leave. He knew that Li Jian, as the captain of the criminal investigation team of the county public security bureau, was very busy with official duties. Li Jian didn't linger, saying, "Brother, come over to my house for drinks in a couple of days. Your sister-in-law said she definitely wants you to come."
Hui Shao smiled and said, "Give my regards to your wife and thank her for the drinks. I'll definitely come!" With that, he left the county public security bureau and headed back to his hotel. Just as he reached the entrance of his "Qingcheng Grand Hotel," he saw Aunt Ding, who sold candy, cigarettes, and alcohol next door. Since he had nothing else to do, Hui Shao thought he might as well chat with this old woman. With that thought, he went into Aunt Ding's shop.
Hui Shao: "Auntie, business is good!"
Aunt Ding: "Hui Shao, please sit down, please sit down! Thank you for your kind offer. Your Yingying just bought two cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes from me. Hui Shao, you really keep your word, saying you'd patronize my business and you really doing it."
Hui Shao: "Of course, of course. A close neighbor is better than a distant relative, and our two shops are neighbors, aren't they?" Hui Shao remembered that yesterday when he went home, he had told Yingying and Qiuyue to patronize Aunt Ding's business. Yingying is quite obedient; she only bought two cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes from her mother-in-law today. Well, this wife is really obedient; all my pampering of her hasn't been in vain!
Aunt Ding suddenly lowered her voice and said to Hui Shao, "Hui Shao, I'm telling you, last night Zhang Sancai went to Fourth Sister-in-law's house again to force Qiong Yao to go back to live there, but Qiong Yao still didn't agree. Old Zhang wasn't happy and seemed to have gotten angry."

Hui

Shao: "Is Qiong Yao alright?"
Aunt Ding: "She's fine. That girl is stubborn; I know her."
Hui Shao: "That's all?"
Aunt Ding: "You were taking a bath in my room yesterday; it's only been a day."
Hui Shao laughed: "Yes, yes, yes. It's my fault." After saying that, he took out a 10-yuan note from his pocket and handed it to Aunt Ding, saying, "This information isn't very valuable, so the price is low. If there's something more valuable later, the price will naturally be higher." Aunt Ding took the money and repeatedly said "thank you." She kept assuring Hui Shao that she would report Qiong Yao's situation to him as soon as possible.
Hui Shao then said to her, "Auntie, you have to keep my inquiries about Qiong Yao a secret. Don't tell anyone, or I won't give you any money."
Aunt Ding replied, "Look at what you're saying, Hui Shao. How could I not listen to you? Don't worry, only heaven, earth, you, and I know about your inquiries about Qiong Yao. If anyone else finds out, I'll be hit by a car and die!"
Hui Shao laughed, "Auntie Ding, why are you making such a vicious oath? Alright, alright, you go do your business, I'm going back to the hotel to get busy."
After returning to the hotel, he inquired about the hotel's management, accounts, and so on with Yingying, Qiuyue, and Mengyao. Then he pondered for a while about what Li Jian had said about Zhang Baolin. Actually, he knew Zhang Baolin, but not very well, though he recognized him. Someone had once invited Zhang Baolin for drinks at the Qingcheng Hotel.
In fact, at this moment, Lei Shao Hui felt that he knew far too little about Zhang Baolin, pitifully little. But he kept wondering if the repeated hauntings at Qiong Yao's house were related to him? As the saying goes, "Man does ghostly things," meaning that ghosts in this world are all created by humans.
Another saying goes, "Lust knows no bounds." Lei Shaohui was always thinking about Qiong Yao, and he kept wondering if he should become "Zhong Kui" (
a legendary figure believed to ward off evil spirits) and confront this ghost. Not for any other reason than for Qiong Yao! With that thought, Lei Shaohui went to Aunt Ding's candy and cigarette shop next door. He inquired in detail about the ghost's appearances, such as how many times it had appeared, the time of each appearance, and the exact moment. He even asked Aunt Ding to describe what the ghost looked like.
Lei Shaohui began to carefully analyze the ghost's appearance times. Since the ghost first appeared more than half a month ago, it had appeared almost every three to four days, usually between 2 and 4 AM. The most recent appearance was two days ago.
Aunt Ding trembled and said, "Hui Shao, you're really troubling me! If I'd seen it, I'd be scared to death! I haven't, but the screams and wailing of Fourth Sister-in-law and her daughter were terrifying enough. I've only heard Qiong Yao say that this ghost wears white clothes, has long hair, and green faces with fangs. I think the long hair must be a female ghost, and the green faces with fangs must be a fierce ghost. A female ghost combined with a fierce ghost is the most ferocious kind of ghost. Guanyin Bodhisattva, please protect me, please don't come again. If you come again, how can we live like this?"
Seeing Aunt Ding trembling, Lei Shaohui wanted to laugh. He lowered his voice and said to Aunt Ding, "Aunt Ding, I have something to discuss with you." Lei Shaohui slowly told Aunt Ding that he wanted to play "Zhong Kui" and "catch a ghost." Upon hearing this, Fourth Sister-in-law turned pale with fright and said, "Young Master Hui, aren't you afraid?" Young Master Hui laughed and said, "Don't worry, Auntie. I've studied Maoshan Taoist magic since I was a child. I know how to catch ghosts. But I need to borrow your house for a while." After saying that, he took out two hundred-yuan bills from his pocket and handed them to Aunt Ding. Young Master Hui said, "Auntie, I need to do this and that..." Aunt Ding nodded repeatedly.
As the saying goes, "Money makes the world go round," and Aunt Ding was originally a person who was terrified of ghosts. But when Young Master Hui stuffed two hundred-yuan bills into her hand, she was overjoyed. "People die for money, birds die for food," and with money, one is not afraid of death, so why be afraid of ghosts? Aunt Ding was also such a person, and she readily agreed to help Young Master Hui become "Zhong Kui" again. How exactly did these two catch ghosts? Let's hear the details below.
The fifth day since the haunting of Qiong Yao's house. Today, everything seemed normal at Zhang Sancai's house, Fourth Sister-in-law's house, and Aunt Ding's house. Fourth Sister-in-law went to work at the cotton mill as usual, Aunt Ding opened her shop for business as usual, and Zhang Sancai and Qiong Yao continued making and selling tofu. Although Qiong Yao didn't sleep at Zhang Sancai's house at night, she still made tofu with him during the day and even went to the market to sell tofu together. Qiong Yao knew very well that Zhang Sancai wasn't a bad person. When her father was sick, Old Zhang had lent them money. Therefore, she was still willing to be with him and live with him. But Qiong Yao harbored resentment towards Zhang Sancai for sending his younger brother, Zhang Baolin, to her bedside in the middle of the night to try and assault her. These past few days, although she had been making tofu at home, she hadn't wanted to talk to Zhang Sancai.
At this moment, while the two were making tofu in the kitchen, Zhang Sancai took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Qiong Yao.
Zhang Sancai: "Yao'er, move back in. After all, you're married to me..."
Qiong Yao: "Answer me honestly. Did you deliberately leave that day and let your younger brother come to my bedside?"
Zhang Sancai: "No, why would I do such a thing?"
Qiong Yao: "A woman follows her husband wherever he goes. What am I supposed to say to you? You can't even lie properly. How could Zhang Baolin have come to our house out of nowhere?"
Zhang Sancai: "I'm his older brother, of course he can come."
Qiong Yao: "Even a brother would come to your bedside in the middle of the night to peep at his sister-in-law. He doesn't live in our house, he lives in the grain bureau dormitory. Luckily I woke up early, I'm not an idiot. He even took off his clothes. I ask you, where were you at that time? You just watched..." "Your wife was with someone else..."
Zhang Sancai: "Yao'er, things aren't what you think. Besides, he's not just anyone, he's my brother, your brother-in-law. Yao'er, listen to me. Come back and live here, you keep causing trouble every few days..."
Qiong Yao: "Let me tell you, even if I were eaten by a ghost, I wouldn't live here. I hate your brother, I've hated him since the first day I married into your family. I'm not an idiot, he always looks at me lecherously, don't think I don't know about your brothers' scandalous affairs. If you tell me the truth, maybe I can forgive you! Tell me, did you deliberately walk away that night?"
Zhang Sancai: "Yao'er, no. Sigh, you're overthinking it..."
The couple argued, but still went to the market to sell tofu together as usual. Despite the argument, making a living still had to be taken care of; that's real life.
In the evening, Qiong Yao and her husband Zhang Sancai went home together, even eating dinner together. However, after dinner and finishing the housework, she went back to her parents' house next door to sleep with her mother and fourth sister-in-law. Before going to bed, her mother and fourth sister-in-law chatted for a while.
Fourth sister-in-law: "Yao'er, you can't stay here forever. Your home is next door."
Qiong Yao: "Mom, please let me stay home for a few more days. Anyway, Zhang Sancai is a useless son, it doesn't matter. I'm with him during the day, and I eat dinner with him. Mom, don't think too much about it. I'll handle my own affairs.
" Fourth sister-in-law: "Daughter, I feel bad for you, I shouldn't have married you off to Lao Zhang… I'm so sorry…"
Qiong Yao: "Mom, everyone has their own fate, maybe this is my fate. Don't blame yourself, I'm already married, blaming yourself is useless. Mom, let's go to sleep, I have to go to the market to do business tomorrow, and you have to go to work too." Fourth Sister-in-law nodded and said nothing more. The mother and daughter slept together in Qiong Yao's unmarried room. After all, given the ghost story, Qiong Yao would still be afraid to sleep alone. The mother and daughter gradually fell asleep.

Chapter 12 of Volume 1: Ghostly Cries at Midnight

Around 2:30 in the morning, Fourth Sister-in-law woke up groggily. She seemed to hear some noise. She looked at her sleeping daughter beside her, then listened carefully. There really was a sound. It sounded like something was softly calling, not a cat or a dog, but something... The thing was making soft noises.
Fourth Sister wondered if it really was the ghost that had harassed her and her daughter four or five times. "Oh God, Guanyin Bodhisattva, please protect us! Please protect us from being eaten by that ghost! Bodhisattva, please protect us..."
Fourth Sister clasped her hands together in bed, sincerely praying to Guanyin Bodhisattva. She trembled, and soon Qiongyao woke up too. She was experienced, having been frightened by this ghost many times before, so she remained silent, praying silently like her mother. The mother and daughter gradually embraced each other, tightly...
"Awooo... Awooo... Awooo..." The sound grew closer to their room, accompanied by light footsteps, "thump, thump, thump." Finally, Qiongyao couldn't bear it any longer. She sat up and asked, "Who are you? Speak up! Or I'll call for help!"
"Awooo—Awooo—Awooo—" The sound was extremely clear, extremely chilling.
"Help! There's a ghost! Help! There's a ghost!" "Help! There's a ghost!" the mother and daughter screamed simultaneously, quickly turning on the lights.
Unlike before, Qiong Yao heard a particularly loud noise outside the room, like a fight. Someone was yelling "Ouch... Ouch..." and it sounded like someone was smashing tables and chairs, with constant "bang bang" sounds.
Qiong Yao mustered her courage and opened the door, which was usually bolted shut. She had already turned on the light and was about to open the door when her fourth sister-in-law hurriedly said, "Yao'er, don't open the door, don't open the door, I'm scared... please... don't open it..."
Qiong Yao said, "Mom, didn't you hear that loud noise outside?"
Her fourth sister-in-law said tremblingly, "Yao'er, Mom heard it, she heard it. So, don't open it, he'll eat us."
Qiong Yao: "But I should still look!"
Her fourth sister-in-law: "What's there to look at? Didn't you see it before? Don't open the door! " As the mother and daughter were talking, a shout suddenly came from outside the room: "
Brothers, block the alleyway, block the alleyway..."
"Bang, bang, bang..." A knocking sound rang out, and the fourth sister-in-law and her daughter screamed in fright.
"Open the door! I'm not a ghost! Open the door! I'm a person! I'm a person! Open the door!"—Qiong Yao mustered her courage and opened the door to find the person she had splashed with tofu water three days ago. Indeed, it was Hui Shao who had knocked on Qiong Yao and her daughter's door.
"Ah?" Qiong Yao exclaimed in surprise, "Aren't you Hui Shao?"
Hui Shao shouted, "Don't be afraid, I've gone to catch the ghost for you! I'm sure he can't escape! Quickly turn on all the lights in the house, hurry!" Hui Shao finished speaking and ran downstairs. Qiong Yao immediately rushed to turn on all the lights in her room.
By this time, the mother and daughter had already reached the downstairs hall. A moment later, Qiong Yao heard a series of shouts outside the door.
Someone laughed, "Haha, finally caught you!"
Someone else shouted, "I'll teach you to play tricks, I'll teach you to play tricks..."
Someone else screamed, "Ouch...ouch, don't hit me...don't hit me..."
Soon, seven or eight men entered Qiong Yao and her daughter's room, led by Hui Shao, the very man who had just asked them to open the door. Seven or eight men were holding down a long-haired man whose face was covered in a bluish-green color, as if coated with paint.
Qiong Yao immediately approached the long-haired man, who was being held down by two or three men and couldn't move at all. She pushed the man's hair aside and lifted his head...
Qiong Yao exclaimed, "Ah? How could it be you?..."
Hui Shao hurriedly asked Qiong Yao, "Qiong Yao, who is he?"
Qiong Yao slapped the man across the face and cursed, "You beast!" Fourth Sister-in-law also came over and looked at him in surprise, exclaiming, "Zhang Baolin!" Aunt Ding also ran over, and she looked at the captured "ghost" in surprise, exclaiming, "Baolin, how could it be you? You're really not human!"
You, the readers, must be very surprised by this scene. The story begins when Hui Shao gave Aunt Ding two hundred yuan and asked her to help him become "Zhong Kui" again.
That day, Hui Shao slipped two hundred-yuan bills into Aunt Ding's hand and said, "Auntie, I need to borrow your room for a while."
Aunt Ding asked, "What do you want to do?"
Hui Shao replied, "I want to catch that ghost that's been terrifying you all, for Qiong Yao's sake."
Aunt Ding exclaimed, "Ah, Hui Shao, you're not joking, are you? What if the ghost comes back for revenge? Sigh, it's better to avoid trouble. Hui Shao, in a couple of days I'll invite a Taoist priest to come and take a look at our three households. I'll have him make some talismans for us to put up, and then everything will be fine. Don't go and provoke that ghost; you might get into big trouble!"
Hui Shao said, "Auntie, trust me, I've studied Maoshan Taoist arts; I can catch ghosts. Here's the deal: take these two hundred yuan first. I'll borrow your room for a while, just to hide there secretly at night. It'll be one hundred yuan per night. If I use your room for ten days, I'll give you 1000 yuan. Will you do it?"
Lei Shao Hui was incredibly generous when it came to Qiong Yao. Aunt Ding was a small business owner, and when she heard Hui Shao's words, and considering the many favors she had received from him in the past two days, she didn't mind. Seeing the certainty in Hui Shao's eyes and his generosity, she figured if he wanted to exorcise the ghost, let him. If he couldn't, she could hire a Taoist priest herself; after all, hiring a priest would only cost around 200 yuan, while Hui Shao had given her far more than 200 yuan.
Aunt Ding thought: "Fine, this young man has nothing better to do. He must be eyeing the beautiful Qiong Yao next door, and he's exorcising ghosts for her sake, hoping to win her favor. I might as well take this opportunity to get some money from him. It's not like he's doing anything immoral; he begged me to do it. Besides, he's giving me the money willingly. It's just borrowing my room for a few days, right? It's no big deal. I'd rather he use it for ten days or half a month! He said 100 yuan for one night!"
With that thought, Aunt Ding agreed to Hui Shao's offer. As soon as Aunt Ding agreed, Hui Shao immediately returned to the hotel and made about ten phone calls, summoning all his sworn brothers except for Li Jian. He called over people like Skinny Monkey, Xie Shanji, and Baldy Thief.
Hui Shao led everyone into a private room in the hotel and instructed Yingying and Qiuyue not to come in and disturb them. Hui Shao told everyone about the recent haunting of Sanyuan Pavilion, and then said to them, "Brothers, I, Hui Shao, am begging you all today. I beg you to help me catch the ghost. Don't worry, I won't let you catch it for free; I'll pay you all."

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