Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang rode his bike to Xinhua Bookstore and saw that it was almost noon.

After walking around, he bought a set of XXX anthology, a set of XXX poetry collection, and seven or eight cookbooks. The cookbooks of that time were not like those of later times. There were very few dishes, and they mainly described the ingredients and heritage of different cuisines. Zhang Renkang bought them just to cover up himself as a chef. In the end, he bought four red books and a few notebooks before he was satisfied and ready to check out.

Just as he was about to go to the cashier's counter outside the bookshelf, Zhang Renkang suddenly bumped into someone walking from the side, and the books were scattered all over the floor. Zhang Renkang looked up and saw that it was Yu Li, the blind date of Yan Jiecheng last time. Yu Li looked up and saw that it was Zhang Renkang, and was also stunned for a moment, and said embarrassedly

"That's you, Renkang."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Comrade Yu Li, it's you. Nice to meet you again."

As she bent down to pick up a few books on the ground, Yu Li said embarrassedly

"Renkang, I'm sorry, I didn't see you."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Why are you here?"

Yu Li blushed and said

"My sister needs to buy some books. Isn't she in school today? I'll buy them for her."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Have you finished buying it? Comrade Yu Li"

Yu Li nodded and said

"I bought it, this is it"

Zhang Renkang saw that it was a collection of Lu Xun's works and exclaimed:

“I never thought that high school students would watch this now.”

Yu Li didn't know what Zhang Renkang meant, and thought he was watching it too.

"My sister, her school asked her to buy it. Do you want to see it too?"

Zhang Renkang remembered

“I’ve seen it before, but I haven’t seen it in a long time.”

After Zhang Renkang and Yu Li paid the bill, he hung the books he bought on the handlebars and pushed the bike while talking with Yu Li. Zhang Renkang asked

"How are you and Yan Jiecheng doing? I haven't seen Yan Jiecheng go out much recently."

Yu Li blushed and said

"The matchmaker introduced us to each other last time, but I didn't feel like we were suitable, so we didn't keep in touch anymore."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Well, maybe you two are not meant to be together."

Asked again

"What are you doing now? Have you found a job during this period?"

Yu Li blushed. She had been on two blind dates in the past half month, but for some reason she would think of Zhang Renkang every time. The more she looked at him, the more she felt that he was not as good as Zhang Renkang. The ending was a divorce, which made Yu's father and mother very angry. Yu Li was 49.6 years old this year, and the Yu family planned to marry her off to save some food for the family. After all, there was Yu Haitang who was in high school and Yu Feng who was unemployed at home. Only Yu's father was a fourth-level worker in a textile factory, earning yuan a month. The pressure was really not small.

Yu Li failed to get a date for three consecutive times, and the rumors around her were not good. Some people said that Yu Li was too picky and her standards were too high, which caused many matchmakers to secretly complain about her.

Yu Li shook her head and said

"It's not that easy to find a job. The factories are not hiring. I worked as a temporary worker in the street office and was replaced."

Yu Li asked

"Renkang, how are you now? Do you have a partner?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"I don't plan to look for one this year. I'll wait until things are stable and then decide next year."

Yu Li also nodded and said shyly

"You are only 21, and you are the head of the kitchen team. It's easy to find a partner with a salary of 40 yuan a month."

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Your information is outdated. I have now become the deputy director of our steel mill kitchen, with deputy section-level treatment, and my salary plus subsidies are more than 100 yuan."

Yu Li stood still and was stunned. It's only been a few days. It was only half a month last time. Zhang Renkang has become the head of the kitchen? Or a cadre? Yu Li asked in disbelief.

"Renkang, are you serious? It's only been a short time."

Zhang Renkang took out his work certificate and handed it to Yu Li, saying with a smile:

"Look, is it true?"

Yu Li took it and saw that it said Zhang Renkang, male, 21 years old, deputy director of the kitchen department of Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. That bright red stamp could not be faked, but Yu Li still couldn't believe it. Isn't Zhang Renkang too awesome?

Yu Li returned it to Zhang Renkang, staring at him without saying a word. Suddenly, Yu Li blushed, put her hands behind her back, put the collection of Lu Xun's works behind her, stood on tiptoe and asked shyly:

"Renkang, what do you think of my appearance? Am I good-looking?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"She's beautiful. Comrade Yu Li is naturally beautiful."

Yu Li then asked

"Then would you like to date me?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Comrade Yu Li is not available this year, but I can consider it next year."

Although Yu Li was puzzled, she still asked patiently:

“Why? Is there any difference between this year and next year?”

Zhang Renkang was because Lou Xiao'e was still here this year, and he still had to deal with Lou Xiao'e. That woman would ask him to study the mystery of human origin every two or three days, and he had to study it five or six times each time. He had just recovered after two days and had to loosen the soil and water the plants again. His waist hurt, so he had to make up an excuse and said

"My mother passed away at the beginning of the year, and I don't have the energy to look for her now."

Yu Li nodded in understanding and said

"Then let's be together next year, okay?"

Zhang Renkang nodded and said jokingly

"By next year you will probably be married, I can't possibly pay attention to someone else's wife."

Yu Li lowered her head shyly and said

"I can wait for you. My parents just think they can't support me when I grow up. I have a younger brother who is unemployed, and my younger sister is only in high school and needs money."

"At worst, I can just do some odd jobs and support myself."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"How much can you eat?"

Yu Li quickly explained

"I don't eat much. I really don't eat much."

Zhang Renkang found her eagerness very funny and said with a smile:

"Being able to eat is not a problem, but I do have a way to solve your work problem."

Yu Li hurried forward to block Zhang Renkang and asked anxiously

"Really? What can you do?"

Zhang Renkang said slowly

"I am not only the deputy director of the canteen, but also the head of the planning department of our factory, responsible for purchasing materials. I have a clerk position on hand."

Yu Li said disappointedly

“I only have a high school education and I don’t know how to purchase.”

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Just listen to me."

"This department was set up specifically for me. I have arranged all the materials without the need for procurement. I just need a female clerk to help keep records, do some accounting, and withdraw money regularly from the finance department. I am an eighth-level clerk with a monthly salary of 33 yuan."

"As for people, I have the final say on who to let do the work for me."

After that, he stared at Yu Li without saying anything, and even looked at Yu Li's food bag and big cushion.

Yu Li's eyes lit up instantly when she heard it, and when she saw Zhang Renkang's eyes, her face turned red again. Yu Li was not stupid, but a very shrewd woman. She knew how hard it was to find a job nowadays. Last year, her uncle, a clerk at a grain station, wanted to arrange a job for his son and spent more than 23 yuan to find the leader of the textile factory. He was just an apprentice and just became a regular employee this year, earning 33 yuan a month. Zhang Renkang was a clerk who earned yuan as soon as he started working. It was an easy job, but how much did he earn?

Yu Li made a bold decision in her heart. She looked around and found that she had come to the edge of a small forest. Today was a weekday and there were not many people hanging around. Yu Li stood on tiptoe and kissed Zhang Renkang. Zhang Renkang knew that Yu Li had come to him, so he was not polite. His tongue immediately invaded Yu Li's mouth.

......

After a long while, Zhang Renkang finally let go of Yu Li. Except for the last step, Yu Li could be said to have lost the city and territory, and her army was completely defeated. Zhang Renkang asked with a smile:

"You must be hungry. Get in the car and I'll take you to Bian Yi Fang to eat roast duck."

Yu Li blushed, straightened her clothes, and jumped onto the back seat without saying a word. She hugged Zhang Renkang's waist and lay on his back. Zhang Renkang whistled and rode with Yu Li to Bian Yi Fang, singing

"Pass five levels and kill six generals"

"I am not afraid of the rugged hills"

"A Leap"

"Look, I'm going to get it."

......

Yu Li was so embarrassed that she kept silent and her heart was beating fast. Yu Li thought that it would be fine if she followed Zhang Renkang. She was just afraid that Zhang Renkang would take advantage of her and ignore her.

Zhang Renkang took Yu Li into the cheap room, found a table by the window and sat down and asked

"What would you like to eat, Lily?"

Yu Li gave him a displeased look. It turned out that when she didn't take advantage of him, she was called Comrade Yu Li, but after taking advantage of him, she was called Lili. She said shyly,

"You order, it's up to you."

Zhang Renkang said to the waiter

"One roast duck, two plates of pancakes, eight cold dishes, two bottles of Arctic Ocean soda, and a plate of soybeans."

After that, the waiter went down to prepare the dishes. Zhang Renkang said with a smile:

"Lily, you don't look hungry. I think you are well-fed. Your son will definitely have plenty of milk in the future."

He even gestured to compare the size.