Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

In fact, Zhou Rong had already noticed Yan Bugui's intention, but due to her personality, she would never fall in love with Yan Jiefang. Although Yan Bugui had mentioned it with great joy, Zhou Rong easily grasped the key points: he graduated from elementary school, had no stable job, and lived on his parents. As for the household registration issue, Zhou Rong didn't care at all. Her family conditions in Jilin were good, and her loyal follower Cai Xiaoguang would share good things with her as soon as possible. A Beijing household registration could not really attract her. If she wanted, she could get everything by being admitted to Yuanmingyuan Technical School.

Back in the yard, Li Weidong was locking his bicycle, and Yu Li had already entered the house to open the door. Li Weidong locked his bicycle, looked at Zhou Rong again, and asked helplessly: "What do you want?" Zhou Rong said timidly: "Can I stay with you for a few days? After all, I don't know anyone in Beijing." Li Weidong rolled his eyes and said: "That's impossible, I don't run a hotel." Zhou Rong carefully made a suggestion: "I can pay the rent." Li Weidong suddenly became excited and said: "Then how much do you have to pay?" Zhou Rong originally thought that Li Weidong would refuse, but he actually asked such a question.

She quickly held up three fingers and replied, "Three dollars, no more." When Li Weidong heard the number, he immediately proposed a new price: "Four dollars, including three days of accommodation and meals. If you agree, pay it, otherwise please leave!"

Zhou Rong immediately took out her wallet from her pocket, quickly took out four one-dollar bills and handed them to Li Weidong. Li Weidong took a look at her wallet and found that there was still a lot of money in it. He regretted asking too low a price.

After collecting the money, he told Zhou Rong: "Wait here!" Then Li Weidong walked into the house because his wife Yu Li was washing dishes and preparing dinner.

At this moment, Yu Li suddenly saw the money on the table and asked in surprise: "You scared me to death, why did you give me money?" Li Weidong pursed his lips and pointed outside: "That silly girl gave it to me. She wanted to stay at our house for a few days. Anyway, we can't chase her away. This money should be wasted."

Yu Li frowned after hearing this. She and Li Weidong had been married for a short time, and now a single woman, who was pretty, was suddenly moving into their home. Naturally, she felt dissatisfied. But Li Weidong was right. Since he couldn't keep her, it would be a waste if he didn't take the money.

Yu Li accepted the money and said, "You can live in our house, but you can only live outside." Li Weidong nodded in agreement, "That's natural. What I mean is that my two rooms were originally one for my original parents, and now that my parents are gone, they are the living room."

If Zhou Rong wanted to move in, she would have to live there. Then he said to Yu Li, "Make more when you cook. I've already said that I'll provide meals." "No problem." Yu Li had no objection to this. Seeing Zhou Rong's figure, it was unlikely that she would eat much.

After Li Weidong dealt with his wife, he turned around and shouted outside, "Hey, come in!" Zhou Rong heard Li Weidong's call and quickly ran into the house, thanking him in surprise, as if she had forgotten the embarrassment about Feng Huacheng's matter.

As soon as she stood firm, Li Weidong pointed to the living room and said, "You will live here for the next few days. Don't move things in the house or run around. I will take care of your food and sleep, but I won't be responsible for anything else. Do you understand?" Zhou Rong nodded seriously, "I understand, Brother Weidong."

Li Weidong added: "Wait, don't call me brother, we are not familiar enough, just call me by my name. My partner is Yu Li, you can call her that too." Zhou Rong looked at him, seeming a little aggrieved, but quickly adjusted her mood, because as long as she could stay, nothing else mattered.

After Li Weidong explained the precautions, he left Zhou Rong alone in the living room and helped Yu Li prepare dinner in the kitchen. However, Zhou Rong's arrival had already caused a stir in the yard. Everyone had lived in the same yard for many years and knew each other very well. They knew the situation of Li Weidong's family, and now he suddenly brought back a beautiful girl, how could it not cause people's speculation?

However, they only dared to talk behind Li Weidong's back, and no one dared to speak to him in front of him. Li Weidong did not even appreciate their most basic kindness. The dinner that day was very simple, with only stir-fried white radish and Chinese sausage. Zhou Rong looked at the menu and wondered in surprise, do people in Beijing eat such a rich meal every day?

She lived in Jichun, Beijing, and could only eat meat once a month, mainly because Zhou Zhigang was a well-paid engineer. Others could hardly eat meat once a month.

After the meal, Zhou Rong instinctively wanted to leave, but was stopped by Li Weidong. "Stop, where are you going?" "I'm full, I want to go for a walk outside." "What kind of walk? Wash these dishes for me!" Zhou Rong was stunned. She was a darling in her parents' home, and usually these trivial matters were done by Li Suhua or Zhou Bingkun, not Zhou Rong's turn.

Zhou Rong had never thought about it. She thought that after paying the rent and moving into Li Weidong's house, even if Li Weidong would not treat her like a guest, at least his attitude would be better. But Zhou Rong was wrong. She was not paying for a house, but more like paying to turn herself into a slave.

Zhou Rong was the darling of the family. She was spoiled since she was a child and rarely did housework. Now she had to pick up the dishes. After washing the dishes, Li Weidong threw her a feather broom and asked her to sweep the floor. She had not stopped working since dinner.

After cleaning up everything and lying back on the bed, Zhou Rong's tears could not help but flow out, her heart was filled with regret. She knew she was wrong, really wrong. She shouldn't have followed others in making pen pals. If she hadn't known Feng Huacheng, she wouldn't have been deceived. If she hadn't been deceived, she wouldn't have impulsively run to the capital.

If she had not come to Beijing before, she would not have to give money to Li Weidong, nor would she be treated as a helper. Zhou Rong regretted silently in her heart, but found that she did not hate Li Weidong, but was grateful to him. If it were not for him, she might still be in the dark. If Feng Huacheng succeeded, her life would be over.

Now that Zhou Rong has lost Feng Huacheng, she thinks she should find a new pen pal, otherwise how can she confide in someone? Li Weidong's wife now seems to be very annoying, and she looks at him with a defensive look.

When she woke up the next day, Zhou Rong felt uncomfortable all over. She called out "Brother Li" several times, but no one responded, so she quietly climbed out of bed. When she came to the dining table, she found only a bowl of porridge and a small note.

It said: "We are going to work, you are alone at home, don't do anything wrong." Zhou Rong couldn't help but sneer when she saw the content. What the hell could she do?

However, she noticed that Li Weidong's handwriting was indeed quite beautiful. So she carefully folded the note and put it in her pocket, then looked at the bowl of porridge again and felt her stomach suddenly sing. Her cheeks flushed, and she quickly looked around, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was alone.

Then she picked up the bowl of porridge, blew it gently, and drank it in one gulp. After finishing the porridge, Zhou Rong burped with satisfaction.

After washing the dishes, Zhou Rong suddenly found that she seemed to have nothing to do. She originally wanted to go out for a walk and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the capital, but Feng Huacheng's incident was like a bird on a bow, and she suddenly became timid. In addition, the police comrades reminded her several times yesterday, which made her realize that it was a bit dangerous for a girl to wander around in a strange city alone.

So Zhou Rong decided to stay at home, and when she was doing nothing, she found some professional books on car maintenance that Li Weidong had read before, and she flipped through them for a while.

Then, Li Weidong received a task: "Weidong, you go to Nanshi Commune today. They have been urging for steel for a long time. Deliver it to them first. Be careful on the way!"

"Okay!" Liu Ming happily took the order from Wang Qiang. Going to Beishan Commune was a good decision. Not only was the distance not far, but the persimmons there were particularly famous. When he returned, he could buy some from the villagers and bring them back to the city to sell. That would be really wonderful. In the cold winter, it was difficult to find fresh fruits in the town. They were very rare.

Lin Meng was also very happy to hear that they were going to Beishan Commune. After all, no one wanted to run a long distance. Not only would it make people tired, but it was also very dangerous. There were many road bullies nowadays.

The master and the apprentice walked and chatted, and when they arrived at the parking lot, they saw a familiar figure wandering in front of the car. Before Liu Ming got close, he shouted, "Chen Daming, what are you doing here?"

Chen Daming heard the voice, looked up and saw Liu Ming, and immediately walked up to him happily and said, "Xiao Ming, you came at the right time. I want to ask you, who is in charge of the mission to Beishan Commune today? I just received a notice that two movies will be shown there, and I want to ask if I can take a ride with you."

"Oh, what a coincidence, I'm the one driving this trip." Chen Daming was even more excited when he heard Liu Ming say this. He said, "That's great. We grew up together, so don't be too polite. Give me a ride. I'll figure out how to get back myself."

After saying that, Chen Daming was about to open the car door without waiting for Liu Ming's consent. "Wait!" Liu Ming stopped Chen Daming.

Chen Daming looked at Liu Ming in confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Ming looked at Chen Daming with a smile: "Did I tell you to get in this car?"

Chen Daming was stunned for a moment, and asked back: "Will there be any trouble?"

"That's a problem!" Liu Ming said solemnly, "The company has a rule that you can't give anyone a ride at will. I can't help you, so I suggest you go by bike."

Chen Daming objected, saying, "That's not right. I've hitchhiked many times before. Why can't I take your ride? Xiao Ming, we're all friends who grew up in the same yard. You don't need to be so heartless."

Liu Ming raised his eyebrows and said, "It's okay for others not to follow the rules, but not for me. If anything is investigated, I can't take the responsibility." As he spoke, he rubbed his fingers. Chen Daming immediately understood what it meant - this was a request for benefits.

Chen Daming almost cursed out loud, but he was afraid of angering Liu Ming, so he could only ride his bike. The journey to Beishan Commune was not short, almost 200 kilometers, and the road conditions were not good. Driving was fine, but riding a bike was asking for trouble, and you might even be bumped to the point that your internal organs would come out. Every time he went to Beishan Commune, Chen Daming felt like he had been stripped of half his life.

However, Chen Daming could not refuse the task assigned to him. Chen Daming gritted his teeth and whispered in Liu Ming's ear: "I will give you two eggs when I come back this time. What do you think?"

"Bah!" Liu Ming spat on the ground, "You can think of me as a beggar! One dollar, if you are short of a copper, you can walk on your own!"