Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

Chapter 43 “Birthday Gift” – Bicycle

With the intervention of the school leaders and the staff of the Cultural Committee, the incident of "teacher privately persuading students to withdraw" ended with the middle-aged teacher being transferred.

It is not a glorious thing, and the school and the Cultural Committee will not publicize it.

After it’s over, everyone goes to work or school.

Except for He Yushui and her classmates changing their teacher, everyone else just did what they were supposed to do.

Everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

But He Yuzhu was not satisfied.

Otherwise, why do you say he is narrow-minded?

After this incident, He Yuzhu had to pick He Yushui up from school every day.

I was afraid that the middle-aged teacher would come back for revenge.

He Yuzhu complained to Master Sun.

But Master Sun always dismissed He Yuzhu with a simple "Don't worry".

This continued until the end of the year, and He Yuzhu could finally rest assured.

Because after the middle-aged man was interrogated, he was sent back to his hometown.

Now, this middle-aged man can only appear in the conversations between He Yuzhu and Master Sun sometimes, such as "Do you remember the teacher who used to be a worker in the printing factory?"

Gradually, the Gregorian New Year passed.

The Spring Festival is over.

Everything seemed to be copied and pasted, and it passed by in a flash day by day.

It's a rare opportunity that He Yuzhu can have some free time during the past six months.

There are no big tasks, like the kind that require working non-stop all day and all night.

It was just a small matter, and He Yuzhu and his colleagues, who had been well trained in the past few years, didn't take it seriously and finished the task in no time.

What remains are still the same three things - investigation, visits and publicity.

Colleagues chat and laugh with each other and complete the day's work.

Before we knew it, He Yuzhu’s 17th birthday had arrived.

He Yuzhu received a birthday gift that was particularly valuable in this era, a bicycle!!!

"Zhu Zi, how is it? Are you satisfied?"

Master Sun patted the bicycle saddle proudly, showing off.

"Look, this is the latest batch of Fei Ge bicycles from Tianjin Bicycle Factory, a bicycle factory in our country. Look at the pedals, the beam, and the saddle. They are so sturdy."

"Master, is this for me?"

He Yuzhu could hardly believe it.

Although, the number of bicycles in Beijing now is at least hundreds of thousands.

However, as Master Sun said, we only had the ability to produce bicycles ourselves after the first batch of "Feige" bicycles were produced by Tianjin Bicycle Factory on July 50, 7.

Instead of relying on imported parts for assembly.

But even now, we have the ability to produce bicycles ourselves.

Moreover, Tianjin Bicycle Factory is not the only one that can produce bicycles on its own.

However, the annual output is a bit touching.

If, nowadays, one could find parts by oneself and build a bicycle bit by bit like in novels of that time, or even just buy a second-hand one, it might be possible for an ordinary family to do it by saving money.

So, buying a new bicycle is not something that can be done without connections.

Today’s new cars are not shipped directly from factories to certain units.

Before it even got to the mall, it was bought by someone.

It is easy to imagine how excited He Yuzhu is now when he sees Master Sun pushing a brand new bicycle to show off in front of him.

But then, Master Sun poured a basin of cold water on him.

"What are you dreaming about? What's the matter, is it because you are old or because you have a long face?"

"Uh~~~"

He Yuzhu was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Go to sleep standing up. You can dream about anything."

Master Sun mocked He Yuzhu a few times and then ignored him.

Instead, he asked the guard nearby to go into the house and shout it out to everyone.

After He Yuzhu's colleagues came out, Master Sun clapped his hands, shifting everyone's attention from the bicycle to himself, and then spoke.

"Everyone, have you seen the new car? Is it nice? Do you want one?"

As the voices of "good-looking" and "I want it" rose one after another from the audience, Master Sun nodded with satisfaction.

"Everyone, don't say I didn't get you a chance. In the next month, there will be a bicycle race within our Public Security Committee. Those who can win the top five will represent our Public Security Committee to participate in the military bicycle race. Those who can get a place in the military bicycle race."

Having said this, Master Sun patted the bicycle beside him.

“There’s a bicycle among the prizes.”

"Wow......"

As soon as Master Sun finished speaking, the people below began to cheer.

Only He Yuzhu grinned disdainfully and clapped his hands perfunctorily, giving Master Sun some emotional value.

When the cheers here died down, Master Sun pressed his hands lightly a few times.

"Ladies and gentlemen, not only that, if you can win the military internal cycling competition, then in the Changchun Cycling Race in May next year, you will represent the motherland and win glory for the country."

"Wow...."

Now, the discussion below became even louder.

Master Sun ignored the colleagues who were gathering around the new car to look at it curiously, and walked over to He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, my old comrades are all competing with each other, you can compete with them when the time comes."

"What do you mean I'm just competing? I don't even have a bicycle, so I'm going to compete with those soldiers who ride bicycles all day long. Are you kidding me?"

He Yuzhu still has self-awareness.

Although he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child and worked in the kitchen, he ate better than others.

Physically, they may be better than normal people.

Note that this is only compared with normal people.

Not to mention the "hidden dragons and crouching tigers" in the military, there are all kinds of talented people emerging in large numbers.

Even if He Yuzhu were to compare himself with ordinary people now, it is hard to say whether he could stand out.

You have to know that nowadays, there are many people who sell their physical labor in order to survive.

How can He Yuzhu compare with this?

Moreover.

Okay, even cycling competitions are not only about physical strength, but also about technique.

But, what's the extra thing about He Yuzhu?

He is not a professional athlete and he has not received any professional training.

He is just like everyone else.

Sometimes when there is something going on at work, I will ride my bike to do it.

Don’t we also rely on Route 11 on normal days?

It was simply that when the unit organized a bicycle riding lesson, He Yuzhu was able to learn it a little faster than others.

But, that was only how He Yuzhu knew how to ride.

This does not mean that He Yuzhu is more talented than others.

Just like that, Master Sun asked He Yuzhu to compete in skills with people who deal with bicycles all day long?

Stop it, okay.

Master Sun looked at He Yuzhu, whose face had the word "unhappy" written all over it, and thought that He Yuzhu was unhappy because of the prank he had played on him just now.

He patted He Yuzhu with amusement.

"Zhu Zi, I can't give you a new car because you have to return it later. But I can get you an old car."

"Ok?"

Originally, He Yuzhu, who had almost turned his face to the horizon, now turned his face back.

Some even started to smile smirkingly.

"Hey, Master, look at what you said, it doesn't matter if it's a bike or not, as long as you can ride one. But let me make it clear first, I'm not participating in the competition just for the bike, I'm doing 'Master has something to do and the apprentice will do it for you'."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu rubbed his hands unconsciously.

"Master, look, when will you give me the car? I'll go practice first. When the time comes to compete, I'll win glory for you."

"That's pretty much it."

Master Sun, who was stunned by He Yuzhu's sudden change, just responded with a sentence.

Then he reacted.

"Uh...you should line up with your colleagues and practice with the company's car. The car that's sent to you, uh...you'll have to wait for a while."

"After a while?"

He Yuzhu had a bad feeling.

"Which period of time exactly?"

"Uh... you have to wait until you defeat my old comrade's men..."

Master Sun spoke more and more quietly, and at the end, he was completely silent.

Now He Yuzhu was shocked.

What kind of master is this who would draw out his apprentice's prize as if it were a "pie in the sky"?

"Old man, explain it to me clearly. Others win a new car when they participate in the competition, but when I win, I get an old car? Why am I participating in the competition then?"

"How can it be the same? The new car you win has to be among the top few in the military internal competition. But for your old car, you only need to rank higher than my old comrades' subordinates in the internal competition of the Public Security Committee. This is different, okay."

Finally, Master Sun also became anxious.

"I'm just asking you, are you going to participate?"

Seeing that Master Sun was getting angry, He Yuzhu stopped.

"Master, look at you. Why are you so angry? I didn't say I wouldn't participate."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu was massaging Master Sun's shoulders in a very serious manner.

"But, Master, let's make it clear in advance that I can participate, but I can't guarantee that I can win."

"What the hell?"

Master Sun turned around and shook off He Yuzhu's hand that was pressing on his shoulder.

"Little bastard, I'm telling you, you can lose in the military selection competition. But you must win the public security committee selection competition. Do you hear me?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I try my best. Isn't that enough?"

He Yuzhu is also feeling helpless now.

You say the old man is competing with his old comrade-in-arms, so be it.

Why do you have to involve him?

But Master Sun doesn't care about that.

"It's not about effort, it's about necessity. Let me tell you this, if you lose, not only will it be shameful for me, but also for the entire Dongcheng District Public Security Committee."

"No way, Master, why do you have to involve the entire East City District?"

He Yuzhu shook his head helplessly.

"Master, I don't think I can represent the entire Dongcheng District Public Security Committee."

"Yes, you can't represent it, but I can. Let me make it clear to you. I made a bet with Lao Chu from Xicheng District. Whoever loses will give up 20 bicycles. If you don't want the entire Dongcheng District Public Security Committee to hate you, then you have to ride as hard as you can. Do you hear me?"

When Master Sun said this, not only He Yuzhu was stunned.

Even the colleagues who were just hanging around the new bicycle were stunned.

Unknowingly, He Yuzhu was lifted by Master Sun to a position that did not belong to him at all.

This is embarrassing.

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