Chapter 44 Riding a New Bike to Work

"Victory, can I touch your new car?"

"???" Li Shengli had a face full of question marks. Why did these words sound wrong?

"Uncle, just take a look and don't break it." Li Shengli leaned against the wall with his arms folded across his chest and said to Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he heard Li Shengli's words. He reached out and touched left and right. Looking at Yan Bugui's perverted look, Li Shengli couldn't help but feel a chill.

"Uncle, if you like it so much, why don't you buy one?" Li Shengli said, holding back the chill.

"Where can I get so much money? Jie Cheng has just started working and he doesn't have enough tickets." Yan Bugui answered while looking at Li Shengli's bicycle with shining eyes.

"It's no use. Don't even think about buying a new car. Go to a trust store and buy a used one." Li Shengli gave Yan Bugui an idea.

"It's not that easy. There aren't many people selling cars here. The old cars in this trust store were bought by others very early."

"There's nothing we can do about it." Li Shengli shrugged helplessly.

"Shengli, can you lend me your industrial coupons when the time comes?" Yan Bugui put away his reluctant look and discussed with Li Shengli.

"Okay, I'll lend you some when I have extra." Li Shengli agreed readily. It would be okay to lend Yan Bugui some extra industrial coupons. Qin Huairu would probably be the only one in the hospital who would borrow but not return them.

Yan Bugui was riding his bicycle in front of Li Shengli's house while Li Shengli was watching from the side. This scene attracted people who were outside returning to the courtyard.

"Victory, bought a bicycle."

Seeing the bicycle parked at the door of Li Shengli, the people returning to the courtyard asked Li Shengli enviously. At this time, Li Shengli could only smile and nod.

It wasn't long before the whole yard knew about it.

Middle courtyard, Jia's house.

"Mom, have you heard? Li Shengli in the front yard bought a bicycle." Qin Huairu said as she brought food to the table.

"What, Li Shengli, the kid whose parents died, bought a bicycle?" Jia Zhang exclaimed in surprise.

"Mom, please keep your voice down, no one should hear us." Qin Huairu was startled. It would not be good if others heard her saying bad things about others behind their backs.

"This damn kid has money to buy a bicycle but doesn't even know how to use it to help our family. He's not afraid of falling off his bike while riding out." Jia Zhang said hatefully, with a resentful look on her face.

Qin Huairu didn't say anything but just planned to build a good relationship with Li Shengli in the future.

Banggeng and Xiaodang were sitting at the table eating.

At Sha Zhu's house, Sha Zhu prepared a meal and ate it with He Yushui.

"Silly brother, did you know that Li Shengli's family in the front yard bought a bicycle?"

"I know. I heard about it." Sha Zhu said nonchalantly. He was so close to the factory and didn't need a bicycle. But this kid collected enough tickets so quickly, maybe he did it for special treatment, Sha Zhu thought to himself.

"Silly brother, don't you have any ideas?" He Yushui asked with a blink. It would be much easier to find a partner if he had a bicycle.

"That's not necessary." Sha Zhu waved his hand.

"Okay." He Yushui did not try to persuade Sha Zhu anymore. In fact, He Yushui also wanted to buy a bicycle. She was going to work soon, and the distance to her workplace was quite far from the courtyard.

"Then you save some tickets. I plan to buy one when I get my salary." He Yushui reminded Sha Zhu while eating.

"Okay, I'll keep the ticket for you, and I'll save the money for you." Sha Zhu hadn't given all the money to Qin Huairu yet, and was being nice to He Yushui. Yi Zhonghai's home.

Yi Zhonghai was also quite surprised to hear that Li Shengli bought a bicycle. It was quite surprising that Li Shengli bought a bicycle without saying anything. When there is anything to be done in the hospital, it can be handed over to Li Shengli.

As for buying a bicycle for yourself, just like Shazhu, you can buy it but it is not necessary.

Yi Zhonghai can buy anything with his monthly salary of 100 yuan, but he doesn't want to waste money on the yard. Besides, he needs to save for his retirement.

After watching for a while, he heard the voice of the aunt on the opposite side calling Yan Bugui to go home for dinner. Yan Bugui stared at the bicycle and said goodbye to Li Shengli reluctantly.

"Shengli, when the time comes, please lend your bicycle to Uncle San." Before leaving, Yan Bugui looked at the bicycle reluctantly and said to Li Shengli.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Li Shengli said vaguely.

There is no problem in borrowing a bicycle, it just depends on what you want to use it for.

Li Shengli curled his lips and went home to cook. He bought a bicycle today, which was a happy thing. Li Shengli planned to drink a little.

He fried an egg and some twice-cooked pork, took out a half bottle of Niulanshan Erguotou from under the bed, and started drinking by himself.

After lunch, Li Shengli went out for a walk to digest the food and played chess with a group of old men at the entrance of the alley.

When I got home in the evening, I heated up two steamed buns with the leftovers from lunch and had a quick dinner.

The next day, Monday, Li Shengli rode his bicycle to work. As the new bike entered the factory, it immediately attracted a large number of people's attention. Li Shengli kept smiling and greeting others along the way.

When he arrived at the cafeteria, Li Shengli prepared to park his bicycle behind the cafeteria.

"Master, you bought a new bike." Li Shengli had just parked his bicycle and was about to lock it when he heard Liu Xikui's voice from behind.

"Yes, I have saved enough tickets." After locking the bike, Li Shengli looked back and saw Liu Xikui looking at the bike with envy.

"Don't look at it. Take it and ride it when you want to." Li Shengli called out to Liu Xikui as he walked into the cafeteria.

"If I had such a bicycle, I would ride it every day and make people envious of me." Liu Xikui said sourly from behind.

"What bicycle?" Yao Qin walked out of the cafeteria with a broom and asked curiously after hearing Liu Xikui's words.

"There, see it? That's the bicycle my master just bought." Upon hearing Yao Qin's words, the sourness on Liu Xikui's face suddenly turned into complacency. Looking at his expression, you would have thought that the bicycle was his.

"What does the car that Master Li bought have to do with you?" Yao Qin said unhappily, looking at Liu Xikui's smug expression, and then turned to Li Shengli and said, "Master Li, this car was just bought."

"My master bought the same thing I bought." Liu Xikui shouted behind Li Shengli. Li Shengli ignored Liu Xikui and said, "Yes, Yao Qin, I bought it yesterday."

"That's great. I want to buy one too but I just can't save up enough tickets. Money is also a big problem." Yao Qin ignored Liu Xikui who was shouting behind her and looked at Li Shengli's bicycle parked behind the cafeteria with envy.

“It’s not easy to save tickets.”

Li Shengli nodded, then thought of what to say next and said, "If you need a bicycle for anything, just let me know."

The two men responded, went into the kitchen and started working with everyone else, chatting about factory gossip while they were busy.

"You're great, kid." Wang Tiezhu came over during the break, staring at Li Shengli with wide eyes in surprise. It had only been a short time since Li Shengli started working for the small group, and he had already bought a car.

"Thanks to everyone's help." Li Shengli smiled. If Sha Zhu hadn't asked for leave and gave up some of his special treatment, it would not have been so easy for him to collect the tickets.

(End of this chapter)