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Sure enough, Xu Damao was also trying to draw some truth from this situation.

At this time, driven by curiosity about the test radio, He Yushui, Zhang Gangzhu, Liu Guangqi and others also gathered around, "click", at this moment the whole atmosphere seemed extremely lively and full of expectations.

Li Aiguo turned on the radio, and the sound came through clearly, with a standard and appropriate tone.

"We are gathered here today not based on any special relationship, but to sell these three rare treasures - swords. According to the legend of the Zhang family, their ancestors left behind three god-level swords, each of which is worth a fortune."

Hearing this, the audience exclaimed, "Ha!" and praised, "The Zhang family sells swords, this is a very interesting story!"

At this moment, Yan Bugui, who seemed to be unnoticed, suddenly walked into the room and stood in front of the radio.

"Oh, Li Aiguo, I remember you had a radio at home." Xu Damao joked.

Yan Bugui's face changed slightly, and he denied it again and again: "Don't get me wrong, Brother Li, how could our family possibly have a modern luxury like a radio?"

He Yushui was very confused and asked curiously, "Grandpa, I went to see your radio a few days ago and you even let me take a look at it. How come it's gone now?"

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Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui's face turned red and he was speechless for a moment, as if his throat was blocked.

Yan Bugui is really a bit cunning. His radio is like Einstein's unfinished famous experiment - Schrödinger's cat. It is a mixture of existence and non-existence.

Whenever the bill payment date approached, Yan Bugui would not find the radio at home. But once the bill was due, whenever he needed to show off to his neighbors, the radio would somehow reappear in front of everyone.

This is actually not complicated. In those days, only 20 households in this small courtyard shared one ammeter (2.5A) and shared electricity accordingly.

Each person shares the cost according to their needs, and the amortization method will be determined by the electrical appliances in different households. For households that do not use other electrical appliances, they pay according to the number of light bulbs they use, and each user uses a 25W lamp by default. For households that use electrical appliances, such as radios, they need to pay according to the power converted into the wattage of the required bulb, that is, one radio is equivalent to paying the cost of one lamp watt.

In order to save electricity costs and keep others from knowing about his extra appliances, Yan Bugui usually only allowed himself to use the radio in the shadow under his pillow. This kind of hidden behavior would hardly be discovered by others. However, the problem was that he was a person who valued face.

If there was such an appliance that could attract people's attention - a radio, he would never want to hide it or show it off. Therefore, for the neighbors, the radio in Yan Bugui's house would appear and disappear from time to time, which became a strange phenomenon in the small town.

Li Aiguo laughed happily and couldn't help saying, "No wonder the radio in the master's house is like an owl, appearing and disappearing at random?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.

At this moment, Yan Bugui, with a slight sense of shame on his face, could only remain silent. No matter how he tried, he could not explain the mystery of the so-called radio.

Indeed, this kind of calculation of people's hearts can only be done behind the scenes. If it were to be put on the table in the open, Yan Bugui's old face might not be able to bear it.

[Editor's note: When Yan Bugui heard this, he couldn't help but feel regretful. If he had known that Xu Damao would focus on his personal affairs, he wouldn't have come here to join in the fun this morning.]

Li Aiguo: "Uncle, if you want to save money, I understand your intention. However, we share one electricity meter in our yard, so the money you save will have to be shared by other families. Does this logic make sense?"

"Hmm."

Yan Bugui began to reflect on himself. If he had known this would happen, he would not have chosen to let the spearhead be directed at him. Now, if it were not for special circumstances, he really didn't need to join in the fun.

Li Aiguo gave Yan Bugui some advice, "If you can't bear to spend the electricity fee, why not find another way, such as looking for a grinding wheel from Liu Haizhu, a bicycle repairman. Connect it with a belt, and use the bicycle to drive it, the kind that you can pedal; this can rotate the grinding wheel and play the radio at the same time."

"Really?" After hearing Li Aiguo's proposal, Yan Bugui's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Of course." Li Aiguo nodded affirmatively. "But if it stops, there will be no electricity."

Looking back at the days in the countryside, where power outages were common, this was indeed the case. It could power not only a radio, but even a small TV.

Compared with Li Aiguo, Yan Bugui had a longer-term plan. After successfully borrowing the grinding wheel from Liu Haizhu, he began to disconnect all the circuits in his home and connected the grinding wheel to the power supply line of the entire system. At night, he only needed to step on the grinding wheel to light up the bulbs in the whole house, saving a lot of money. The monthly expenses were obviously reduced by a large amount, but it had to be said that it was a way to consume the child's energy.

Time passed quietly. The name "Shazhu" was heard less and less frequently in the courtyard. Inside the courtyard, the news about Xu Damao and Liu Lan's marriage became one of the hot topics.

During this period, Liu Lan's calm attitude made people in the yard suspicious about whether she had any special relationship with Deputy Director Li.

In addition, the possibility of Liu Lan's two children changing their surnames has also attracted widespread attention.

Because smart people can see that Xu Damao married Liu Lan most likely because he was attracted by her children.

However, Xu Damao was not idle at this time. After the house renovation was completed, he bought two kilograms of fat pork with plenty of fat and a portion of brown sugar.

He also bought a pair of warm shoes for Liu Lan's mother as a wedding gift, and went to the Liu family with his eldest daughter Xu Jixiang to make a formal proposal.

Although Liu Lan's sisters-in-law disliked his stinginess, no one dared to express their objection publicly because Liu's mother was present. So Xu Damao took the letter of introduction and went straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete the registration. In this way, they completed the marriage procedures and became husband and wife.

Soon after the matter was settled, he returned to the courtyard again with a happy mood. This time, he took Liu Lan with him and visited each family one by one, giving out candies to celebrate the occasion.

Just at this moment, Li Aiguo had just returned to the yard after get off work and received a huge white chocolate milk candy from Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, when is your wedding scheduled?"

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, we plan to celebrate at Quanjude. I hope you will be there then." Liu Lan spoke first.

"Congratulations on your wedding, and may you create a sweet life together." Li Aiguo responded. It seems that Damao is very concerned about this marriage.

With Li Aiguo's consent, he walked straight into the room.

Damao and Liu Lan started going from house to house to distribute wedding candies, inviting neighbors to share the festive atmosphere and spend the wedding banquet together.

They handed the candy to Jia Dongxu's home, where he was seen holding a bundle of straw and playing around in circles.

"Haha, Damao, Damao, are you really getting married this time?"

"Indeed, we will hold a wedding banquet at Quanjude tomorrow. I hope everyone will attend."

As he said that, he stuffed the wedding candy into Jia Dongxu's hand and prepared to leave.

However, Jia Dongxu stopped him at this time. He asked a question with a smile: "Da Mao, don't be anxious. I have a question for you. What are the surnames of your two sons? Another question is, do they call you dad?"

This sentence directly touched Damao's pain point. No matter how good he was to Erhu (Zhou Haitao and Zhou Haibin) these days, they still called him "uncle" and seemed to have no intention of changing their surnames, which made him even more frustrated.

Facing this question, Damao was at a loss for words. Liu Lan snorted coldly and glanced at Jia Dongxu's face for a moment, "My dear, the follow-up of this plot is very interesting. Please scroll down and you will find more detailed follow-up stories. Remember that our story is far from over!"

Liu Lan's attention to her recent rival "Nantang Flower" (Qin Huairu's name) has not diminished. She is well aware of Li Aiguo's past love history. Therefore, when Jia Dongxu heard this question, his face instantly turned red. He let go of the straw slightly, fearing that it would accidentally fall to the ground.

The atmosphere was awkward at this time, and Jia Dongxu hurriedly reminded: "Da Mao, hurry up, we should go!"

After some anger, Liu Lan took Damao away, leaving Jia Dongxu feeling a little frustrated.

At this moment, Damao was extremely relieved and proud. "I have chosen a good partner this time."

During the wedding of Damao and Liu Lan, Xu Jixiang used up all his connections over the years:

Not only were a large number of relatives and friends invited, but also the factory section chief and several senior employees were invited to support the couple; and Liu Lan's wedding guests included canteen employees such as Sister Xiang and Fatty.

Considering the high-end prices of the restaurant menu, the villagers living in the compound chose to participate in the celebration ceremony in the form of representatives. For example, Aunt Liu sent Liu Shuirun, Wang Gangzhu sent his own name, Wang Gangzhu, and Yi Zhonghai was represented by the aunts.

All this brought Damao and his new wife Liu Lan many warm blessings and happy moments from family, friends and acquaintances.

Only Yan Bugui's family participated, about seven or eight people. At this time, Xu Damao's face changed color.

Li Aiguo handed the gift money to his second uncle who was responsible for recording the gift money list and wrote down the name and amount in the account book.

At that time, wedding gifts were mostly just tens of yuan. More than 200 yuan was not a large or small amount.

Until the end of the banquet, there was still no sign of the deputy factory director. Only then did Xu Damao feel relieved.

If he saw the deputy factory director coming, how would he respond?

The sun is westward.

Many young men gathered in the courtyard, all preparing to attend Xu Damao's wedding.