"Aiya, Huaimin, you're too polite. We'll be a family in the future. It's fine as long as we can go home often.”
Wang Shiyan was so happy that her mouth almost reached her ears, but she was still polite.
His father, Qin Dashan, was more honest and did not say anything.
"Mom, this is Brother Huaimin's token of appreciation. Don't be so wishy-washy.”
For Qin Huairu to say this, it meant that she already treated her as Li Huaimin's woman.
It was true that women were extroverted.
"Okay, okay, okay. Huaimin, come in and sit.”
Wang Shiyan smiled and welcomed Li Huaimin into the house, letting him sit on the brick bed.
This wasn't because there weren't any stools in the house, but to show that they valued their guests. Only the most welcoming guests would be invited to the kang.
The two of them first talked about each other's families, and then quickly talked about marriage.
Li Huaimin wanted to wait until he finished his exams before marrying Qin Huairu. Although Qin Dashan and Wang Shiyan wanted to get married earlier, they did as Li Huaimin said because men had to prioritize their careers.
It was almost noon.
Wang Shiyan asked Qin Dashan to accompany Li Huaimin while she started to prepare lunch.
Wang Shiyan was almost blinded when she opened Li Huaimin's gift.
One of the two bags was full of meat. It was so big that it weighed at least ten pounds.
The other package contained three catties of white sugar, a piece of cloth, and two bottles of white wine.
These things were rare even for the people in the city, let alone them.
For a moment, Wang Shiyan was so excited that she cried. It was really a blessing for her daughter to find such a good man.
During lunch, Wang Shiyan kept putting food into Li Huaimin's bowl. Those who didn't know better would think that she had fallen for Li Huaimin, which made Qin Huairu a little jealous.
In the afternoon, the two parties discussed some details of the marriage, and then Li Huaimin took a bus back to the city.
As soon as she got out of the car, she saw a middle-aged man riding a bicycle past her.
There was a big box tied to the back seat of the car. It was Xu Fugui, the projectionist in the backyard, who was Xu Damao's father.
"Yo! Isn't this Old Li? Where did you just come from?”
Xu Fugui also saw Li Huaimin, and he immediately used his legs to support himself as he stopped in front of Li Huaimin.
"I went to Xinzhuang Commune to meet Qin Huairu's parents.”
After the commotion last time, everyone in the hospital already knew that Li Huaimin was dating a country bumpkin.
Xu Fugui wasn't there that day, but he heard it from others.
"You're meeting Mom and Dad already? How is it? Have you set a date?”
Marriage was a joyous occasion. No one would not care if they lived in the same courtyard.
"Yes, it's on the 7th of next month. It happens to be a weekend. You have to come then.”
"That's for sure. If I don't come to such a big event like your wedding, will we still be neighbors in the future?”
"Alright, then it's settled. You go ahead.”
Li Huaimin waved his hand, and Xu Fugui continued to ride his bicycle to play the movie.
Li Huaimin walked towards the courtyard house.
After entering the courtyard, Yan Bugui had returned from fishing.
Usually, Yan Bugui would bring the fish he caught to the market to buy. Today, he actually brought the fish back and was even removing the scales. He was planning to kill it and eat it himself.
"Old Yan, why are you so generous today? You caught a fish and ate it yourself?”
Li Huaimin casually joked.
Yan Bugui was busy with his work, but when he heard the voice, he raised his head and grinned when he saw Li Huaimin.""Old Li, you're back. I'll get Chunmei to stew fish tonight. You can come over and eat together. We've been neighbors for so many days, it's time to contact each other.”
Li Huaimin smiled.
"Teacher Yan, everyone in the entire Nan Luo Gu Alley knows about your abacus skills. If you have something to say, you should just say it. Otherwise, I won't dare to eat your food.”
Yan Bugui felt a little awkward.
However, this wasn't the first time someone had said this to him.
It was an indisputable fact that he could indeed scheme.
"Old Li, guess what else my family needs your help with? It's all because of my Xie Cheng. He's about to be assigned a job. If he's assigned to a unit that doesn't have good returns, it'll be difficult for him to even advance to a worker level in the future.”
Raising a worker level wasn't something that could be raised just because one had the skills.
In order to retain talents, some units deliberately suppressed the level of their workers and prevented them from advancing.
Otherwise, if the worker's level was high, a random order from the superior would transfer the person to a higher level unit.
Just like Ding Qiunan, who was made of steel, the main factory refused to let her go to university because there were too few medical staff in the mechanical repair shop, even if she had achieved good results at that time.
"Old Li, although I, Old Yan, am a scheming person, I also understand the principle of repaying kindness. As long as you help our Xie Cheng put in a word in the rolling mill, as long as you can use my place in the future, I, Yan Bugui, will definitely not say anything.”
Yan Bugui patted his chest and promised.
Li Huaimin also believed that Old Abacus was a person with a conscience. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to pick up trash outside to supplement the living expenses of the courtyard in order to help Silly Zhu solve the financial gap of taking care of the elderly.
Moreover, Li Huaimin was already a level eight locksmith.
In the past, when he was a level 7 fitter, it might not be easy to arrange for someone.
However, once he was promoted to the eighth grade, even the workshop director had to curry favor with him, and the factory manager would take the initiative to greet him.
It would be much easier to arrange for people then.
"Alright, Old Yan, since you've said so, I'll try my best to help you ask, but there are two things I have to make clear to you first.”
Seeing that Li Huaimin had agreed, Yan Bugui quickly asked,""Speak, I'm listening."
"The first point is that the exam is about to begin. I have to prepare for the eighth grade. During this period, I don't want to worry about anything.”
Yan Bugui's eyes widened when he heard the word 'level-eight.'
"You're going to take the eighth-grade locksmith exam?"
"Shh, keep your voice down. I just want to take the exam.”
Li Huaimin raised his finger and gestured for him to keep quiet before continuing,""The second point is that I can help your Xie Cheng ask, but I'm not sure if it will work out.”
Yan Bugui nodded." I understand. Old Li, go ahead and ask. Even if it doesn't work, I'll give up."”
"Alright, it's settled then. As for the fish…"
Before Li Huaimin could finish, Yan Bugui quickly said,""This fish is made for you. You have to come and eat it.”
"Alright, I'll come back later to try your Chunmei's cooking.”
Li Huaimin laughed and walked towards the court.
He thought that Jia Dongxu would be graduating after the exam was over.
When the time came, he would arrange for Yan Jiecheng to enter the factory and let him take him as his master. That would be the perfect time to continue.
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