Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Cuihua not only lost her job, but her reputation also plummeted.

Of course she was unwilling to give up the opportunity to meet Xu Damao.

But how could Xu Damao be willing to accept this?

Xu Damao grew up in Beijing and had a high opinion of himself. He believed that only Beijing was a city, and other places were remote and poor areas where he would suffer.

Finding a job and a place to live after losing your job is not easy.

The two of them thought for a long time under the overpass, and Xu Damao thought of someone who could help him.

But asking for help comes at a cost.

With nothing else to do, Xu Damao clung to this life-saving straw and was unwilling to let go.

"Brother Weidong, you may not know that I kicked Xu Damao down with one kick. Even his front teeth were knocked out. The feeling of pleasure is indescribable!" Shan Xiaolin vividly told Li Weidong how he taught Xu Damao a lesson.

Li Weidong was eating melon seeds while thinking about the Jiefang Factory. Since he had accepted the favor from others, he would naturally do his best.

The new chassis design has been completed, but problems still occurred with the suspension system. This matter once again fell on Li Weidong's shoulders. After all, "killing two birds with one stone" was not appropriate here.

Seeing that Li Weidong didn't react much to his story, Dan Xiaolin knew that he was absent-minded again. He felt bored, so he pouted and asked the waiter to refill his glass, as the bottle was almost empty.

It wasn't until Li Weidong's cup was also full that he came to his senses.

"What did you just say?"

"I've already said it!" Li Wei was a little embarrassed. He drank the wine in his glass and said, "I lost my composure. I was thinking about something just now, so I didn't listen carefully."

"Forget it, it doesn't matter. Brother Weidong, if you are busy, go back first, and we will continue drinking later." Shan Xiaolin suggested.

Li Weidong nodded and agreed: "Okay!"

When Li Weidong was about to leave, he reminded Shan Xiaolin to remember this lesson, stop fooling around, and find a woman to live a stable life, otherwise no one would help him. Shan Xiaolin agreed, and Li Weidong told him not to tell others about it to avoid unnecessary trouble.

After saying goodbye to Shan Xiaolin, Li Weidong rode his bicycle to the courtyard alone. When he was about to reach the entrance of the alley, two people suddenly appeared in front of him and blocked his way.

Li Weidong raised his eyebrows and asked one of them, Xu Damao: "Have you ever heard of the saying that a good dog doesn't block the road?"

Xu Damao was about to get angry, but after Cuihua's persuasion, he remembered that he came to Li Weidong to seek help, not to provoke. So he suppressed his anger, smiled and said: "Weidong, after all, we used to be neighbors, there is no need to be like this, right?"

Li Weidong sneered and said, "You only remember the past? Well, if you have something to say, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush."

Xu Damao cleared his throat and explained, "You know, I just lost my job and now I have nowhere to go. I heard that you have great powers, so I want to ask you for a favor."

Li Weidong looked at Xu Damao with interest and asked, "You want me to help you find a place to live? Xu Damao, what do you mean? Our relationship was not friendly before."

Xu Damao looked a little embarrassed. The relationship between them was indeed very bad. "That's all in the past. Now I'm really desperate. Weidong, if you help me this time, I won't let your efforts go in vain!" Xu Damao pleaded.

Li Weidong smiled and said, "Oh? What are you going to give me in return?"

Cuihua immediately handed Li Weidong a red envelope. Li Weidong touched it and felt it was quite heavy.

But he was not sure whether Xu Damao would really cheat, so he opened the red envelope in front of them, which was full of banknotes. He counted them and found that there were at least fifty yuan.

This made Li Weidong look at Xu Damao with admiration. It was obvious that this money was earned by Xu Damao recently. It was not easy for him to collect fifty yuan in such a short time.

But he couldn't be sure whether Xu Damao had deceived many people. However, Li Weidong would not sympathize with those who were deceived.

Li Weidong was a little confused about whether to help or not. Although he had the ability to help Xu Damao, he had to be wary of his fickleness. Li Weidong knew Xu Damao's character.

But Li Weidong couldn't ignore the immediate benefits. He squeezed the red envelope and said, "Xu Damao, this little money may not be enough to find a place to stay in Beijing!"

Xu Damao didn't expect Li Weidong to be so greedy, but he felt relieved. He gritted his teeth and took out another red envelope from his pocket, which was about the same thickness as the one in Li Weidong's hand.

"This is all I have. I'm giving it to you. I can barely even afford to eat."

Li Weidong took the red envelope without hesitation and opened it. Although it was quite thick, most of the money inside was small change, only thirty-two yuan in total.

He put the red envelope into his pocket and said, "Okay, go back and wait for news. I'll let you know when it's done."

Xu Damao got anxious when he heard this: "No, you can't do this. What if you take the money and ignore me?"

Li Weidong looked at Xu Damao's hand holding his arm indifferently, and he let go immediately in fear. But he still smiled and said, "Weidong, if you accept the money, you have to give me a promise. I don't even have a place to live now. If this continues, I will have to sleep on the street. Please help me!"

Li Weidong said: "This is the true attitude of asking for help. Your previous attitude didn't seem like asking for help at all. I won't say anything more about you. Wait for me here at this time tomorrow, and I will help you find a place."

Xu Damao still had doubts in his heart, but he had no choice but to trust Li Weidong.

"Then it's all up to you!"

"We'll see!"

After saying that, Li Weidong turned and left, already planning how to help Xu Damao. He had previously purchased a small courtyard in Daqianmen, originally intending to let Zheng Juan and her family live there, but because the siblings went to Baoding, the house was vacant. If he could find Fatty Yu and have him arrange for his men to rent the house to Xu Damao, the problem would be solved. In this way, he could get the 80 yuan from Xu Damao and solve his own idle house problem, which was really the best of both worlds.

Li Weidong walked briskly on the road. "The house has been rented out?" Fatty Yu was a little surprised when he heard the news. He didn't expect Li Weidong to rent it out so quickly. He originally thought that if Li Weidong's house was always empty, he would rent it. He recently got a girlfriend and was considering getting married and moving out to avoid being nagged by his father all day.

Seeing Fatty Yu's disappointed expression, Li Weidong asked curiously, "What's wrong?" Fatty Yu shrugged and replied, "Nothing, I wanted to rent your house, but since you've already rented it out, I had to find another place." Li Weidong felt that Fatty Yu seemed to be holding back, but he didn't ask, after all, everyone has their own privacy. For example, he had several women outside, and Fatty Yu knew a little about it, but he never asked, because when a man has the opportunity, how many people can resist?

"Then let Qilin come forward. His family is from the local area, so it's not surprising that he has several houses. But what price do you plan to rent them out?" Li Weidong asked.

"Please help me set a price, just a little higher than the normal house price." Li Weidong then asked: "Will Xu Damao rent it?" "He will, but he doesn't have a job now, so if he wants to rent a house, he has to see what other people think."

Finally, Li Weidong decided: "Okay, I'll talk to Qilin later. By the way, brother-in-law, your sunglasses are sold out again, and many people are urging us to restock. When do you plan to restock?"

Hearing this, Li Weidong frowned and said, "Please pause for a moment. We have sold a lot of sunglasses recently and the market is almost saturated. If we purchase a large amount of goods, the price may drop. Let's wait until next month. Then the buyers will be impatient and we can raise the price and then clear the stock."

The fat man was amazed at Li Weidong's clever mind, but he raised a key question: "If we don't sell sunglasses, what can we sell?" Li Weidong calmly replied: "Don't worry, I have a new idea."

As soon as Lou Xiao'e arrived in the port city, she quickly established herself there with her funds and Li Weidong's advice, and completed the last step of Li Weidong's business plan. Before joining the WTO, port cities had unlimited business opportunities and a wide variety of goods. Even before the rise of duty-free shops at airports inland, the purchasing agent business in port cities had already flourished. Although the sale of small items was relatively safe, the profit was limited. Li Weidong now planned to introduce the sale of televisions, which was the real big money. The profit from a television could offset the profit of sunglasses a hundred times.

Although there are TV manufacturers in the inland, the production capacity is limited and the market is in short supply. Every time a new model is released, there will be a long line at the end of the street. Although the fat man does not know what Li Weidong's new product is, it does not affect his expectations of Li Weidong. Because what Li Weidong brings can always bring considerable profits, this time is also worth looking forward to.

After discussing the matter, Fatty left the courtyard. He had to go to the pigeon market to look after his wild ginseng business, which has always had a continuous demand. Sunglasses are just a short-lived trend, but the market demand for wild ginseng will exist for a long time. In addition to being used to treat diseases, it can also be used as a health product. More importantly, it has a long shelf life and can even be stored for more than ten years if properly preserved.

Li Weidong had just sent the fat man away and was about to go back to his room when he caught a glimpse of the red underwear of the Jia family hanging outside. It seemed that it was time to hand in the monthly payment again. The flowers on the pants symbolized Qin Huairu, and the red underwear was the symbol of Qin Jingru. This woman seemed to be getting more and more addicted to this secret activity. Only Li Weidong could deal with her. Others might be caught off guard.

When Li Weidong passed by Jia's house, he coughed a few times and signaled Qin Jingru in the house to meet at the old place in two hours. After receiving this signal, Qin Jingru's joy was beyond words. She hadn't been close to Li Weidong for a long time, and she missed him. After confirming Li Weidong's time, she immediately began to dress herself in front of the mirror.