Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Come on, what were you doing this morning? I heard you went out driving a truck."

Zhang Zhiwen came closer again.

"Brother Zhiwen, why are you so gossipy? Of course I went out because my leader had a mission."

He Lai smiled bitterly.

"You don't even take me with you when you go out to play. Are we still friends?" Zhang Zhiwen didn't mind He Lai's words at all.

"Okay, I'll definitely take you next time!"

"When did you learn to drive? How come I don't know?"

"When you're secretly chasing girls."

"Nonsense, who is chasing after a girl?"

"Oh? Sister Song Xue, I'm not dating you?"

"Haha, so you already knew about it. You're still talking about it, still talking about it."

……

After a while, He Lai was called away by Li Huaide.

"He Lai, you are really good. I have given you the employment letter. Do you want him to work in the workshop or in my uncle's logistics department?"

Li Huaide said with a smile and handed He Lai a letter of employment.

When He Lai looked at the employment letter, he found that the name column was blank and he could start work just by signing his name.

"Uncle Li, let him go to the workshop. Rural people don't know how to turn. Don't let him ruin your business."

He Lai thought it would be a good idea for Dahu to go to the workshop. He had plenty of strength and he could help with the technical stuff, so it shouldn't be difficult.

"Okay, then let him go to the workshop for training first." Li Huaide did not force it.

"When there are pigs, remember to contact me."

"Okay, then I'll leave first." Seeing that he had received the employment letter, He Lai prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, uncle sees that you don't have a watch on your hand. I happen to have a ticket here. You can take it."

Li Huaide took out another watch ticket.

Li Huaide still felt that he had taken advantage of He Lai, so he took out a watch ticket.

"Uncle Li still cares about me. OK, then thank you Uncle Li."

When He Lai heard about this good thing, he immediately put it away.

……

After get off work, He Lai did not go back with Sha Zhu and the others, but went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative.

I came to the watch counter and looked around. There weren't many men's watches. Most of them were Shanghai brand.

"Comrade, can you help me take it out and have a look?" He Lai asked softly, fearing that he might be an arrogant person.

"Comrade, do you have a ticket? If you don't have one, I can't get it for you."

A little girl sitting at the counter answered.

When He Lai heard this, he seemed to be a new employee and there was no condescending tone in his voice.

Looking at this pretty girl with pigtails, He Lai immediately took out the watch ticket.

The girl carefully checked the authenticity of the watch ticket and confirmed that the ticket was still within the time limit before speaking.

"Which piece do you want to see? I'll get it for you."

“Can you introduce me to it?”

"Ah, oh?" The little girl was stunned for a moment, but did not refute and began to introduce herself.

"These are domestic watches, this one is a Tianjin watch, these are Shanghai watches, and this one is a Beijing watch. Take a look and see which one you like?"

When He Lai heard this, he set his eyes on the Shanghai watch. After all, in those days, most of the good things came from Shanghai.

"Can you show me these watches from Shanghai?"

He Lai pointed at the Shanghai watch and said.

"Ah... oh..."

"Wait, if you want to buy it, just buy it. We are not here to show you the watch. There are words under the watch, read it yourself.

If you want to take it out and read it, then you can buy it and read it slowly at home."

An older sister nearby stopped the little girl and took the watch ticket away.

“Uh…” He Lai couldn’t accept the contrast in treatment for a moment, and could only look at the small words under the watches himself.

"Then let's take this one." He Lai pointed to a 17-diamond waterproof, all-steel, large three-hand Shanghai brand watch and said.

"85 yuan." The elder sister took a look and gave the price directly.

After listening to this, He Lai took out the money and handed it to her.

The elder sister took the money, counted it, and immediately issued a receipt, tore the bill, and took the watch. Her movements were extremely fast, as if there was a long line behind He Lai waiting for her to buy a watch.

He Lai took the watch and the bill.

The elder sister immediately put away the ticket book, pulled the little girl aside and started to educate her.

"Xiao Wu, did you see that? You don't have to be polite to them. It takes you a long time to sell a watch. If you have that time, you might as well chat with me."

"Oh, sister, I understand. I won't do it again next time." The little girl seemed to have done something wrong and was still thinking about what had just happened.

He Lai curled his lips and said, "Don't you dare to teach a little girl bad things like this in front of me?"

Alas, I can’t afford to offend them. No wonder they are so tough. It’s all because of the good training of the master.

He Lai turned his attention back to the watch he had just bought. It was quite nice, so he put it on his wrist directly.

Although domestic watches in this era are all imitations of foreign ones, the quality is still guaranteed.

Returning to the courtyard, He Lai walked into Courtyard No. 95 as usual.

He happened to see Liu Guangtian protecting a basket of eggs and arguing with Yan Fugui, so he spoke up.

"Guangtian, come and see how Brother Lai's watch is."

"Brother Lai, you bought a watch." When Liu Guangtian heard He Lai's voice, he immediately ignored Yan Fugui and ran to He Lai.

"Yes, it looks good, right?" He Lai said with a smile.

"nice."

"Let's go to your house and check the time."

"it is good."

In this way, He Lai and Liu Guangtian walked into the central courtyard.

"Thank you, brother." Liu Guangtian said awkwardly.

"You are still too shameless. Why don't you just leave? The Second Master is here. Don't be afraid."

He Lai said with a smile.

"Well, not next time."

"Okay, some eggs, give them to me quickly."

"Three."

"I want it cooked. I don't like raw eggs."

"Oh, I'll bring it to you later."

"gone."

He Lai continued to go to the backyard, while Liu Guangtian started to bake eggs in the middle yard.

When I passed by Liu Haizhong's house, I saw Liu Haizhong still lying in the house, but I didn't go over to say hello so as not to upset him.

I parked the car and walked into the house. I saw Yu Shui was there too, so I decided to show off.

He Lai deliberately pulled up his sleeves, revealing his watch, then grabbed some fruit beside the rain and started eating.

"Brother Lai, you bought a watch." Yu Shui said happily when she saw the watch on He Lai's hand.

"Yes, brother, as an engineer, how can you live without a watch?"

When He Lai said this, Wu Juan and He Zhan's faces twitched.

Hehe, it’s so Versailles!

"Brother Lai, now your pocket watch belongs to me." Yu Shui said, pulling He Lai's arm.

"Okay, I'll give it to you." He Lai took out the pocket watch from the space and gave it to Yu Shui.

Don’t mention it, this pocket watch has not broken down over the years, and its appearance has not changed much. Space Dad is really amazing!

"Thank you for coming, brother." Yu Shui smiled with narrowed eyes.

"How can I thank you? My shoulders seem to be a little sore."

When Yu Shui heard this, he immediately came behind He Lai and started pinching.

The corners of Wu Juan and He Zhan's mouths twitched even more violently, and only Old Lady He was smiling.