Siheyuan: The road to counterattack for the little transparent

After the people who were going to work in the courtyard walked out of the gate one after another, Lin Donglai put his money and watch ticket in his pocket, pushed his bicycle and walked slowly out of the courtyard.

The third aunt took over Yan Bugui's shift and was picking vegetables at the doorstep while paying attention to the movement at the gate of the yard when she heard the sound of a bicycle.

He looked up in the direction of Lin Donglai and smiled, then asked as usual: "Dongla, where are you going?"

Lin Donglai signed in at work in the morning like everyone else, and went in and out of the hospital at irregular intervals at other times. Everyone in the hospital was used to it.

"I'm not going anywhere, Auntie. I'm just strolling around." Lin Donglai answered casually and then pushed the cart out of the yard.

The three aunts watched him walk away and muttered softly: The job of a purchasing agent is still the best. Look at this kid. Not only does he have a high income, but he also has flexible working hours. It would have been great if the steel mill had allowed my son Jie Cheng to work there.

After Lin Donglai left the courtyard, he rode his bicycle towards the department store. It wasn't long before he arrived. After locking his bicycle, he prepared to go in.

Although it was business hours, there were not many people in the mall and a few female sales clerks were just cracking melon seeds and chatting.

When Lin Donglai was locking his bike at the door, he was spotted by a sharp-eyed female salesperson, who pointed out to several workers at other counters, “Look at that boy. He’s riding a new bike.”

The other one took a look at the older salesman and said with a smile, "He's quite handsome. You girls should take a good look at him. Don't hesitate when the time comes."

People at that time were still relatively conservative. When several unmarried girls heard this, their faces turned red and they even forgot to eat melon seeds.

After a while, one of the girls laughed softly and said, "Sister, you are annoying. What are you talking about? It's so embarrassing if someone hears you."

A few of them laughed and chatted for a few more words until they saw Lin Donglai walk in. Then they stopped laughing and put away the melon seeds on the counter.

After Lin Donglai entered the mall, the older saleswoman greeted him warmly, "Young man, what do you want to buy?"

"Comrade, I want to see some watches. Where is the watch counter?"

"You want to buy a watch?" After saying this, she glanced at the women who were chatting together just now, and then pointed her finger: "Hey! It's right next to it. You can see it if you walk to the right."

After Lin Donglai thanked her, he walked towards the direction she pointed. When he got to the counter, he saw only two watches, which formed a sharp contrast with the other counters.

He immediately picked out the Shanghai watch on the far right, pointed at it and said to the salesperson, "Comrade, please take it out for me to have a look."

This salesperson was a man. He probably heard what the previous female salespeople had just said and was feeling unconvinced or something.

Hearing this, she just glanced at him indifferently without moving: "This thing is expensive, it costs 150 yuan, and you need a ticket. If you break it, you have to pay for it."

The meaning is very clear, only those who can afford it are allowed to see it, and those who can't afford it are not allowed to see it.

This service attitude annoyed Lin Donglai. He immediately took out the money and tickets from his pocket and slapped them on the counter: "I have both the money and tickets. Can I take them out?"

It was in this special era. If it were in the future, Lin Donglai would have to complain just based on the salesperson's attitude just now.

When the male salesperson saw the money, he was a little surprised. He stared at Lin Donglai with wide eyes, then looked in the direction of the women, and then reluctantly took out the Shanghai brand watch.

Lin Donglai took it in his hand, looked at it and then weighed it. He felt it was very good. No wonder people said that watches at that time would not break even after decades of use.

So he said, "I want the watch. Here are the money and the tickets. Please count them." When the man heard this, he was stunned for a moment and then started counting the money, collecting the tickets and issuing the invoice.

While he was issuing tickets, Lin Donglai adjusted the time on his watch and put it on, thinking to himself: From now on, I don't have to guess the time by looking at the sky anymore.

After getting the list, Lin Donglai was angry with the male salesperson and walked towards the door without saying a word.

The older saleswoman greeted him and said, "Young man, have you bought your watch?"

Lin Donglai smiled politely and said, "Yes, sister, thank you for showing me the way just now." After that, he raised the watch on his hand and shook it.

"You're welcome. By the way, I want to ask, where do you work and what do you do?" the woman took the opportunity to ask.

I have to say that married women who are a bit older are really bold. They asked several single female sales clerks their true feelings. Several of them pretended not to care, but were actually listening with their ears pricked up.

The intention was so obvious that Lin Donglai felt that the style of the elder sister in front of him was so similar to that of Aunt Wang in the next yard.

He glanced at a few young female sales clerks, but felt no attraction to them. Moreover, each of them looked tough.

"Young man, what's your name?" Seeing that he didn't answer, the older sister asked again.

The current situation is what is meant by "too much kindness to bear". Lin Donglai really had no way to refuse, so he had to come up with an idea and said:

"Sister, my name is He Yuzhu, I work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, I'm a chef there."

Sure enough, the girls who were listening to him attentively exchanged glances when they heard him introduce himself as the factory's cook.

Young girls working in department stores are very popular these days and are in great demand. I thought this tall and handsome young man was an official from some unit or from a wealthy family.

Who would have thought that he turned out to be a cook who was immersed in cooking fumes all day long. I immediately felt disgusted and no longer held out any hope.

Lin Dong saw the changes in the girls' expressions and felt happy in his heart: Silly Zhu, it seems that it is not easy for me to lend a hand to you, because the girls look down on you.

After saying goodbye to the older sister, Lin Donglai got on his bicycle and left this troubled place without looking back.

Seeing Lin Donglai riding away, the lady from the supply and marketing cooperative turned around and asked, "How is it, do you like him?" The girls all understood each other tacitly and said no.

It was still too early to go back to the courtyard. Lin Donglai suddenly remembered the Pigeon Market where he had been with Yi Zhonghai before. It wouldn't take long to ride there by bike anyway, so he decided to revisit the place.

After all, he was riding a bike, so soon he arrived at the alley based on his memory. Unlike the gloomy feeling at night, the alley in the daytime looked dilapidated and desolate.

Lin Donglai rode slowly and observed. At this time, all the houses in the alley were closed and there was no one inside. His appearance was particularly conspicuous.

It was not until I reached the end of the alley that I saw a man squatting on the ground fiddling with something with a stick. When he heard the sound of the bicycle, he raised his face.

When their eyes met, Lin Donglai felt that the pair of cow eyes were very familiar. After thinking about it, he remembered that this was the black-faced man who sold him the seeds.