Iron Bull Legend

When Tie Niu opened his eyes in the early morning, the first thing he saw was a white and tender arm wrapped around his neck, and a domineering little head resting directly on one of his arms. The whole person was like a lazy kitten curled up in his arms, with a happy smile on his face.

Tie Niu carefully pulled out his numb arm, gently covered Xiao Cao with the quilt, put on his clothes, opened the door and walked towards the front yard. After a simple wash, he started to get busy.

Until the sun jumped out of the eastern horizon and hung in the sky like a red balloon, the sound of the door opening was heard. Aunt Jin walked out while buttoning her clothes. When she looked up, she saw Tie Niu busy in the kitchen.

"You got up so early again, kid, and deprived me of my work." Aunt Jin smiled and washed her hands, ready to come over to help. After all, this was a daily task she had been doing for so many years.

"No need, auntie. It's all done. I'll call everyone to get up and have dinner later. Today is the weekend and there's nothing special. Let everyone sleep a little longer." Tie Niu raised his head and showed a bright smile.

"You work so hard at school, just sleep a little longer. As for these things at home, you are still growing up. If you are delayed, Xiaocao will definitely hate you," Aunt Jin teased.

"I'm fine. It's become a habit. If I don't get up so early, I'll feel uncomfortable all over. I learned the things in the Party School very quickly. It just took me a little longer to give lectures to the students. The rest of the time I have to do is just stay here," Tie Niu said softly.

"Ah, you are still giving lectures to those people. I heard Mr. Chu say before that the people who come to the Party School are all big shots from all over the place. So you are giving lectures to them? Are you also considered a teacher?" Aunt Jin exclaimed.

“Teacher is just a job title. In fact, those leaders are very well behaved in class. They speak up like children and raise their hands actively,” Tie Niu laughed, his face full of sunshine.

"What can I say to you, kid? After all, they are leaders from all over the country, and you must maintain appropriate respect for them. In the future, you will go down to the local level, and they may be rewarded for today's cause and effect. Youth is capital, and I don't know how far those two girls will go in the future?" Aunt Jin sighed.

"I know. You don't have to worry about the future of Sister Jinlan and Sister Jinzhu. Our family has plenty of food and water. We can support them for their entire lives. There are so many men in the family, and everyone will protect them. After all, they are so cute."

"You are such a sweet-talker. I have never seen you frown since you were a child. What is a piece of cake for you? When you get married, there will be more things to do. There will be more family matters. However, Xiaocao and her parents are very nice, and her brother is not a bad son. Live a good life. Have more children while I am still young, and I will take care of them for you."

"Aunt, what are you bringing for Tie Niu?" Li Xiaocao's gentle and lovely voice sounded from behind. No one knew when she came, but she caught Aunt Jin off guard. Fortunately, she didn't say anything bad behind her back, otherwise, it would be embarrassing.

"Haha... Xiaocao, Auntie is telling Tieniu that your Li family is great and wants you to hurry up and get married while I'm still healthy and can help you take care of the baby. Are you hungry? Let me serve you some soup first to fill your stomach. I'll get you some staple food right away."

"Aunt, I'm not hungry. I just got up early today. Thinking about what Tieniu told me last night, I wanted to find Taoist Chen to discuss Heizi's marriage. Aunt, you have to help me with it. See if Heizi needs anything so that I can prepare it for him in advance. That guy is as erratic as a child every day." Li Xiaocao smiled and shook Aunt Jin's arm.

"Xiao Cao, this is what you are talking about. Okay, I and a few other aunts will go to his room... Forget it, there is nothing in his room except a TV and tea cups. I don't know what he thinks all day. Let's prepare wedding bedding and toiletries for them, and replace the cabinets with new ones?" Aunt Jin said as she looked at Tie Niu, as if asking for his opinion. After all, the room was full of old furniture that were antiques.

"Then let's replace them. Make them all new and the best. Put the old furniture in the empty room. If the couple accidentally breaks them, it would be really sad," Tie Niu joked.

"What are you talking about, you little brat? All right, then let's do as you say. I'll tell the carpenter to make a set according to the most popular style, using the best wood, and hire a few more people to finish it quickly. It will take at least ten days to paint it," Aunt Jin muttered.

"Aunt has made the right arrangements. Aunt, how much do you think we should give as a dowry according to the highest standard in the alley? Don't let people say that we are impolite in marrying a daughter-in-law. Ask Juanzi what she likes and arrange everything for her. Don't let Juanzi feel wronged," Li Xiaocao asked with a blink of her eyes.

"I need to discuss this with Juanzi. However, five thousand eight hundred is already a lot for us. A bicycle is no longer suitable. We already have a car and a sewing machine at home. There is no use in having one more. There are tailors in their family. We can buy them a new TV. You can buy them jewelry and other things as you wish. There is nothing else," Aunt Jin counted on her fingers.

"Let's set the betrothal gift at fifty-eight thousand, no, eighty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight. This number is auspicious. Don't we Chinese like fortune telling? Tieniu, can you buy Heizi a new car that's about the same size as yours? It's hard to buy in China, and I don't know if it will be shipped here in time after we buy it abroad. Auntie, Tieniu will prepare the gold jewelry, all of which are top-quality products."

"Xiao Cao, this arrangement is good. It's the way a person of the head of the family should act. In the future, this compound will really need you to take care of it more. Xiao Tieniu is running around outside, and you just need to take care of the family business for Tieniu at home. Auntie will also help you take care of the things. I see that your life will be getting better and better." Aunt Jin said happily while hugging Xiao Cao, with a happy and kind face.

"I have to do this. You see, Tie Niu is away from home every day and he is still in school. The management there is much stricter than ours. I have to pay more attention to him to prevent him from being distracted. Don't you think so, auntie?" Li Xiaocao looked like a little adult, the mistress of the Tie family, smiling and looking quite serious.

"Haha... our Xiaocao can be the head of the family now. I will give you my salary card when I go back." Tie Niu joked and teased, his face full of happiness. After all, he already had a home.

Last night was the first time that he and Xiaocao were in the same room together. Although they did not become husband and wife, they depended on each other and loved each other, which was no different from being a couple.

Moreover, the parents of both parties have already met and are very satisfied. They have also made an agreement that the wedding will be held as soon as Xiaocao graduates. This is something everyone is looking forward to.

In the morning, everyone got up half an hour later because they had a day off. While everyone was eating, it was decided that Taoist Chen would determine an auspicious date for Heizi.

"Old Taoist priest, please check the date for Heizi and Juanzi and make sure there are red envelopes," Tie Niu said with a smile.

"You little bastard, it's no wonder that the old man scolds you often. You are so frivolous when you need people, but you just throw them into a corner when you don't need them. Is this how you behave? If you want to ask for help from others, you should act like you are asking for help. Look at your character?" Taoist Chen said while scolding with a smile.

"Can I kowtow to you a few more times in order to find an auspicious day for Heizi? You eat and drink at home, but you are picky. Isn't it inappropriate for you to do some work?" Tie Niu smiled and poured a glass of wine for Chen Laodao, still with a playful smile on his face.

"You see, when these two men meet, they are like enemies from eight lifetimes. There is nothing like the old and the young at all. I don't know if they were sworn enemies in their previous life." The old man joked with a smile. At the same time, he was also explaining to Wu Chi and Xiao Mudan and their group to prevent them from feeling dissatisfied and turning a good thing into a bad one.

"I don't think the two of them have a grudge in their previous life. Did you see that Xiao Tieniu was deliberately trying to anger Fellow Daoist Chen? I guess Fellow Daoist Chen must have offended Xiao Tieniu in some way, and this is something that is out in the open. Otherwise, Xiao Tieniu would definitely not do this?" Xiao Mudan analyzed with a smile.

"It's not that I offended him, it's that brat who tricked me and left me exposed on the snow for most of the day. I almost froze to death. I was so mad at this little bastard when I saw him," Taoist Chen cursed angrily, obviously wanting to jump up and curse.

"How can you blame me? You were so shameless as to say that I was a bad omen as soon as you saw me. You thought I was a kid and easy to fool and you could make some money. But I'm just a kid who can only make a few ounces of oil. This was all your own fault. How can you blame me? Also, you are not very smart. Don't you think you are stupid for standing in the snow? You're lucky you didn't freeze to death." Tie Niu talked about what happened.

"Hahaha... Haha, you can't blame Little Tie Niu, but you, old man, have no morals. You even deceived a child and said it was a bad omen for others. Why don't you say that your skills are not good enough? You found fault with others and yet you shamelessly complain here." The martial arts fanatic laughed so hard that his face turned red.

"I can't argue with this little jerk. Okay, besides, all of you will turn against us, so I'll agree to this. However, the red envelope has to be given to me by Heizi. Do you hear me? I'm talking about you as if I haven't talked about you at all. Are you as stingy as this little jerk?" Taoist Chen suddenly pointed the gun at Heizi.

"Haha... I have no money, you can go directly to the young master, he has money." When Heizi heard the stinky old Taoist pointing the gun at him, he immediately grinned evilly and kicked the ball to Tie Niu.

"Neither of these two bastards is a good person. You all saw it. They are all wicked and have bad character. It's so damn hard to get a piece of silver out of their mouths. Oh, how unlucky I am to meet these two stubborn guys." Taoist Chen looked half dead.

"I say, old Taoist priest, stop being so fussy. Just look at how much you spend on the wine you drink every day. Can't you afford it at least a few hundred yuan? And all this food and drinks, none of them is small money. You treat the smallest thing as if it costs you your life. Alas, it's all my grandfather's fault for meeting the wrong person."