Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

After some calculations, I found that seven or eight people in the management of the train maintenance section were promoted from temporary workers, a proportion far higher than that of the steel mill.

Our brother Yan may be able to become one in the future.

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The aunt was relieved after hearing the news and then fell asleep.

Old Yan is so smart, he will definitely not make any mistakes!

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The initial accumulation of funds is often boring, especially when renovating a house requires considerable investment.

Li Aiguo originally estimated that the cost of decorating the house was only 30 yuan. He only needed to partition the room, build a stove, and simply paint the walls before he could move in.

However, under the enthusiastic "advice" of Liu Tou, the captain of the locomotive section's construction team, Li Aiguo followed the strategy of "doing it all at once", took "using it as a new house in the future" as his goal, and insisted on the concept of pursuing a high-quality life. He decided to follow the example of those "big spenders" and let the renovation costs soar.

Now the renovation budget is approaching the fifty-dollar mark, which is just like being in the tense period of buying a house in the previous life.

In the following days, his life trajectory was almost fixed - his schedule revolved around the locomotive depot dormitory, the round trip to Tianjin and back to Beijing, and returning to the courtyard to "supervise" the progress of the house in his spare time.

That day, after returning from Tianjin, Li Aiguo unexpectedly obtained a barrel of "anti-fouling petticoats" from the warehouse of the Materials Department.

The so-called "anti-fouling petticoat" is a chemical product used for waterproofing and painting in the future. Applying it to the bottom layer of the wall can prevent the wall from peeling and make it smooth and delicate, similar to the effect of modern tiles.

The pricing of chemical products was extremely expensive in that era. Even though Li Aiguo got the preferential price for internal employees from the section warehouse, a bucket of "anti-fouling petticoat" cost him nearly five yuan.

The tandem bicycle carried Li Aiguo back to the courtyard. The workers on the construction site were working intensively. All the blue bricks laid on the ground had been turned over, and they were working enthusiastically.

"Captain, we got the 'fouling-proof petticoat'." Seeing him come in with a plastic bucket, the captain showed a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Master Li, I was just saying it casually. I didn't expect you to actually get it." Captain Liu said.

At this time, Li Aiguo felt a little depressed, feeling like an unlucky guy being led by the owner of the decoration project.

The captain took the bucket, opened it, looked at it, praised it, and arranged for everyone to start painting. The room was immediately filled with a pungent smell.

Although the smell is not sharp, it is not pleasant. "Don't worry, this is the characteristic of the anti-fouling petticoat. Just wait a few days for the smell to dissipate." Captain Liu explained patiently.

After all, this is something that was painted on the dormitory by experts themselves, so there should be no problem.

Li Aiguo saw that the workers would not leave for a while, so he did not rush back to the machinery section. He took out half a cigarette of "Da Qianmen" from his pocket, distributed it to everyone, and then leisurely crossed his legs and smoked it with satisfaction. Amid the laughter and the lingering smoke, his thoughts began to drift away. After the house was cleaned up, he needed to start thinking about his own life.

Zhang Gangzhu, who is next to him, has a son who is already running around at his age. If he gets married later, he may not be able to realize his dream of forming a football team.

"Oops!" Li Aiguo was halfway through smoking a cigarette when he glanced out the window. He was startled and the cigarette almost fell to the ground. He saw a group of old ladies and young wives gathered at his window, their eyes wide open and their mouths wide open like zombies.

When they went out to meet, a crowd of people gathered around them, which made Li Aiguo deeply feel the power of Aunt Zhang. She fought against the crowd alone, pushed away Aunt Zhang with her left hand, and held the daughter-in-law of the Wang family tightly with her right hand. She was as flexible as a loach to squeeze through the gap, and finally stood out from the crowd and stood directly in front of him.

It turns out that Aunt Zhang San is not a pushover when she fights for cheap ingredients at the market. She asked with concern, "Aiguo, you may not be able to use that plastic bucket anymore. It's getting in the way at home. I'll help you get rid of it so you don't have to worry about it."

After that, the expectant look made Li Aiguo understand why she had stared at him when he saw her at the gate just now. It turned out that the target was the plastic bucket. "I can't give you that bucket." First, it contains chemical dyes, which may still be toxic after cleaning; second, the bucket is for special use and needs to be recycled after use.

He really didn't want to accidentally "poison" Yan Bugui's family, causing them to stay under his roof and refuse to leave. Although fraud cases were rare in this era, he felt that Yan Bugui's case was very likely. Hearing this, Aunt Zhang was a little disappointed, waved her hand and turned away: "Forget it, since you don't need it, I won't force you." The group of old ladies and wives also left with regret.

The plastic buckets were mostly used to hold water. Li Aiguo looked at their backs as they walked away, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He sighed at the unique style of the courtyard house: they pretended to help, but in fact they were coveting money and property. At this time, a noise broke out in the courtyard.

"Congratulations, Old Yi, you have grandchildren now." "Thank you, Director Zhang, for visiting me. It is an honor for my humble home." Yi Zhonghai actually has grandchildren?

Suddenly, just a few days after returning to this courtyard, his mother Aunt Yi was pregnant? No way, even with the infertility experts of Union Hospital, it would not be possible to get pregnant so quickly. Don't worry, the story is still developing... Please turn to the next page to continue reading.

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Just as Li Aiguo was confused, Xu Damao yawned and emerged from the house. His face was sallow, with circles of smoke surrounding him. His face lacked vitality, as if he had indulged himself too much.

When Xu Damao saw Li Aiguo, his eyes flickered and he ran over quickly: "Aiguo, you're back?" As soon as he finished speaking, there was a faint smell of Michelia in the breath, which was not right, because there was no fragrance of Michelia flowers in Beijing at this time of year.

Looking at Xu Damao, Li Aiguo asked, "Damou, I haven't seen you for a while. What happened to you? Did you find the wrong place for your midnight snack?" He guessed half-jokingly.

Xu Damao looked guilty and a little embarrassed, scratching his head, "How could that be possible? I, Damao, have always been an upright person." In fact, he was not after money or property, but...something else.

Since he and Lou Xiao'e had made an engagement, he took the position of publicity chief with the help of the director of Lou's enterprise in order to marry her sister as soon as possible. He behaved well for a while. But...

It is easy to change the country, but it is hard to change one's nature. The desire was too strong. After enduring it, Xu Damao finally failed to control himself.

However, Xu Damao was not a fool. After careful consideration, he decided to pay a professional to solve the problem, so as to avoid quarreling with his wife or daughter-in-law and causing unnecessary gossip. He found a lady named Xiao Fengxian in a dark alley, exchanged experiences with her, and stayed up all night to study.

Even an old ox would be exhausted after such hard work, not to mention Xu Damao's physique. How could he not feel exhausted and powerless?

In order to divert attention, he turned to the other side and said, "Have you heard? Yi Zhonghai plans to adopt that Banggeng as his grandson?" His tone seemed to be deliberately changing the subject.

Li Aiguo simply nodded his head in response to this question, without giving a positive answer. In the original work, Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu were both considered by Yi Zhonghai, but now that Sha Zhu has been detained, Yi Zhonghai is obviously paying more attention to the remaining Jia Dongxu. The more people lack something, the more they want to show it to prove that they have it, which is also in line with the psychological defense principle in psychology.

In the post-war era, there were many orphans, and Yi Zhonghai could have gone to raise a child, but he was unwilling to spend money and energy to raise one. In fact, as a senior fitter, Yi Zhonghai had good financial resources, and if there was a demand, other apprentices would probably take the initiative to take on the responsibility of supporting the elderly. But he chose not to do so because he was afraid of being labeled as "a man without descendants."

Yi Zhonghai’s true thoughts can be seen from his subsequent attitude towards Sha Zhu.

Yi Zhonghai was unwilling to take on the responsibility of raising children. He only wanted to enjoy the status of being a "father" supported by others. He was unwilling to pay and only hoped that others would provide for his old age. He longed to gain benefits easily, but how could such a good thing happen in the world? Few people were willing to give up their ordinary lives and find someone to provide for their old age.

Because of this insecurity and strong desire for control, he used various means to restrain Jia Dongxu, providing him with shelter but not teaching him survival skills, intending to make it difficult for Jia Dongxu to break away from him. He continued to strengthen this control, such as winning over Qin Huairu. Although Qin Huairu failed in the fight against Li Aiguo, she showed wisdom, which was quite attractive to someone who needed to rely on her.

As Jia Dongxu's mentor, Yi Zhonghai is actually estranged from Qin Huairu. In order to become Qin Huairu's support, he must find another connection. So, when he realized that Jia Zhang had returned to the countryside, he had the idea of ​​using Banggeng as a "godson" to get closer to Qin Huairu. In this way, although they are nominally related, they may actually form a close father-daughter relationship.

With a fox-like mind, Yi Zhonghai did not go directly to the Jia family, but chose to use Yan Bugui. In the courtyard, each housekeeper has his own characteristics. Yan Bugui is responsible for communication and education, similar to the role of a political commissar. Yi Haizhong's behavior made Yan Bugui understand his demands. Even though Yan Bugui had some concerns about intervening in the matter, Yi's peanut bribe finally convinced him.

Faced with the five kilograms of peanuts and the family's predicament, Yan Bugui reluctantly agreed and came to the Jia Mansion. He said to Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu: "Jia Zhang has returned to the countryside, and there is no one to take care of the family. Especially Banggeng is young and needs someone to take care of him. I think you should make some friends and support each other."

Qin Huairu, who was breastfeeding Bang Geng, nodded instinctively to show her agreement and asked, "Three uncles, you are right. Bang Geng does need manpower now. But which family should we recognize as our relative?"

"Uncle Yi, Master Yi Zhonghai is Dongxu's senior brother. Now he has adopted A Geng as his godson. This kind of relationship is like a close relationship.