Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Qin Huairu and Xu Damao were not the only ones who had their eyes on Xiaofanqie. Even Liu Haizhong was eyeing him.

However, Yi Zhonghai did not have such thoughts. He now had only two ideas. One was to guide Sha Zhu onto the path he wanted, and the other was that Zeng Wangcai had better jump higher, the higher the better, preferably high enough to move out.

Yi Zhonghai was no match for Zeng Wangcai, so he faced the reality and simply acted like an ostrich, hiding his head in the sand, or hiding in a corner, drawing circles and cursing Zeng Wangcai. In short, he would not take any action unless he was absolutely sure.

So he had no interest in what Liu Haizhong said.

"No matter how good the cherry tomato is, forget it!" Yi Zhonghai said while waving a palm leaf fan. "Don't you think about what happened between us and Zeng Wangcai? Is it possible that he would give this thing to you? Besides, we have already finished our work, so there is no need to ask for the cherry tomato."

"That's not what you said, Old Yi!" Liu Haizhong explained earnestly, "Think about it, we're going to the artillery factory, it's a new workshop, new equipment, production is different from the previous work in the artillery factory, so many workers, so many positions, someone has to manage them, let's not talk about getting a workshop director, getting a production team leader would be good too, right? You don't want to be directed around by someone, do you?"

Yi Zhonghai did not expect this section.

After a year of struggle with Zeng Wangcai, Yi Zhonghai deeply realized the importance of power. Without power, even if you are rich, it is useless. With power, everything else will be easy.

"Old Yi, I've asked around." Seeing Yi Zhonghai's interest, Liu Haizhong lobbied again, "The artillery factory is going to be expanded this time, and there will be many opportunities for promotion in the future. If we both go in, we will both be team leaders, and our starting point will be higher than others. Maybe one day we will become big leaders, and then we won't be afraid of Zeng Wangcai, who is just a platoon leader."

Yi Zhonghai was persuaded and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's go to Director Liu again. But how do we get the cherry tomatoes? It won't work if we go to Zeng Wangcai. How about we ask Sha Zhu to buy them?"

"That's what I think!" Liu Haizhong said happily, "Shazhu is the most suitable one. He is easily persuaded and will definitely be persuaded by Qin Jingru. If we ask him to buy more, Zeng Wangcai will definitely not doubt it."

"I'm afraid Zeng Wangcai won't sell it!" Yi Zhonghai was still a little worried. "Besides, Sha Zhu is a chatterbox. If he lets it slip, our visit to the artillery factory is a secret. We can't tell anyone even after we get inside."

They will have to sign a confidentiality agreement at that time.

Liu Haizhong thought about it and realized that this was true.

"Well, let's go around in circles." Liu Haizhong's IQ was at its best today, and he thought of a solution. "Zeng Wangcai wants to kill a pig to entertain guests, and asked Sha Zhu for help. So if Sha Zhu goes to ask for tomatoes, he will definitely get them. Instead of asking Sha Zhu directly, let's ask the people in the courtyard to help. This way, everything will be fine."

After it was settled, the two went to find someone to help.

And just as they said, Sha Zhu could not resist the repeated bombardment of Qin Huairu and her sisters, and agreed to the tomatoes.

For a time, cherry tomatoes became the best gift in the eyes of people in the Siheyuan and even in the nearby courtyards.

It's like...just giving cherry tomatoes as gifts.

Zeng Wangcai never expected that cherry tomatoes would become popular in this way. He bought so many just to let his family try them and give them to his close relatives.

However, he brought too many tomatoes, and after giving them to Zhou Yuanbai, Lin Huyang's family and others, there were still a lot of small tomatoes, which made Xiaoqiang and Lai Fu almost vomit.

So in the Zeng family, this thing is not a rare thing.

Lou family.

Xu Damao was wearing a snow-white shirt, blue trousers, and leather sandals.

There was something on his hair, making it look slicked back. He looked nothing like Xu Damao, but more like Lord Zhu in Joy of Life.

(See the comparison at the end of the chapter for details.)

He reached out and touched his hair to make sure it was not messy, then went to the back seat of the bicycle and carefully took off the 8424 Kirin melon tied to the back seat, and then took off the small tomato on the handlebar.

He actually took the trouble to find a small bamboo basket, and the cherry tomatoes were put into the small bamboo basket, which immediately made them look better.

After getting ready, Xu Damao went to knock on the door. After a while, the servant of Lou family came out. This guy actually remembered the maid's last name.

"Hello, Aunt Chen, I'm Xu Damao. I'm sorry to come and visit Uncle Lou and Aunt Tan. I wonder if they are at home?" Xu Damao smiled flatteringly.

He originally planned to come on Sunday because it was more likely that Lou Zhenhua would be at home on Sunday, but he received the gift a day in advance.

He was worried that the fruit would go bad after being stored for a long time, so he came early to try his luck. Unexpectedly, he was lucky as Lou Zhenhua and Tan Yali were both there.

"Xu Damao?" Aunt Chen frowned, unable to remember Xu Damao. But seeing that Xu Damao looked decent, she decided to go and inform him. "The master and the mistress are here. Wait a moment, I'll go ask."

"Hey hey hey, trouble!" Xu Damao responded with a flattering smile again.

Mother Chen closed the door and went in to report to Lou Zhenhua who was sitting in the living room with an electric fan.

The three members of the Lou family were all at home. The porcelain doll Lou Xiao'e was wearing relatively cool clothes and curled up on the sofa covered with a cool mat, reading a book.

"Xu Damao? What is he here for?" Lou Zhenhua was puzzled after hearing the report, but he decided to meet him, so he asked Lou Xiaoe to go upstairs.

After her daughter went upstairs, Tan Yali said, "Isn't it possible that Xu Damao still has that in mind?"

Both of them knew what the Xu father and son were thinking because Xu Fugui had mentioned it once in front of Lou Zhenhua.

Lou Zhenhua looked down on Xu Damao, but Tan Yali had a good impression of Xu Damao, thinking that as a worker's son and a projectionist, he was barely a good match for her daughter in this era.

But later, Lou Zhenhua heard about Zeng Wangcai and raised Tan Yali's expectations.

Later they found out that Zeng Wangcai had joined the army and had a fiancée. They had never intended to give up and decided to try to get in touch with him, but unfortunately they didn't have the chance.

"Perhaps!"

"His neighbor is Zeng Wangcai, the one you mentioned who knows the big boss. Should we stop watching him?"

"Then you have to have a chance!" Lou Zhenhua said unhappily, "You can't let me run to someone's courtyard to find a tailor I don't know, right? I said I was going to find Zeng Wangcai himself, but he's in the army;

"Another thing is that he already has a fiancée, so I think it's better to forget it."

"Why should we let it go?" Tan Yali refused. "You said that the family situation is not good, and it is very important for Xiao'e to get married. Zeng Wangcai is a soldier, isn't that just right?"

"But I have a fiancée."

"You don't know what's going on with his fiancée. What if it's an arranged marriage? People are against arranged marriages now. If it's an arranged marriage, I think we should find a way to meet Zeng Wangcai and see who he is. If possible, take Xiao'e to see him. If Xiao'e doesn't like him, forget it."

After his wife's lengthy persuasion, Lou Zhenhua felt that what his wife said made sense. Having a soldier son-in-law was definitely better than having a projectionist son-in-law.

So, the couple decided to meet Xu Damao and find out about the situation between Zeng Wangcai and his fiancée.

"Mother Chen, please ask Xu Damao to come in."