Chapter 85 Buying an Alarm Clock

On the weekend, Lee Seung-ri took his alarm ticket and rode his bicycle to Xidan Shopping Mall. The mall was bustling with people, and the counters for buying vegetables, snacks, and daily necessities were crowded with people.

Fortunately, there weren't many people in the place selling watches and alarm clocks, as this thing is considered a big item.

"Hello, comrade." Li Shengli saw that the saleswoman was idle and asked politely, "Excuse me, what brand of alarm clock do you have here?"

"Here we have the Liming brand from Tianjin and the Seagull brand from Shanghai." The saleswoman smiled and said when she saw that Li Shengli was quite polite.

"Can you take it out and let me see it?" Li Shengli asked.

The saleswoman took one look at Li Shengli and thought that he was a handsome man and didn't look like someone who couldn't afford it.

The saleswoman took out two alarm clocks from the drawer of the counter, one was a Seagull 8-day 15-minute fine-code alarm clock produced by the Shanghai Sixth Clock Factory, and the other was a Liming brand alarm clock produced by the Tianjin Watch Factory.

Li Shengli took a look and found that the Dawn brand alarm clock had a diamond-shaped bottom, a round dial on the base, and a button on the top. The Seagull brand alarm clock had two round feet at the bottom, a round dial on top, and a button on the top.

Li Shengli looked at it carefully and found that the Seagull brand looked more interesting than the Dawn brand.

"I want this brand." Li Shengli said, pointing to the brass Seagull alarm clock.

"This one is a little more expensive, it costs twenty-eight yuan," the saleswoman reminded.

"It doesn't matter, this is it." Li Shengli took out money and tickets from his pocket. Now all the money for the watch and tickets was spent.

"Here you go." The saleswoman took the money and ticket, and took out a brand new alarm clock from the cabinet inside the counter.

Li Shengli thanked him, put the alarm clock into the net bag and left the counter with the net bag. After leaving the counter selling alarm clocks, Li Shengli squeezed into the snack area and bought a pound of Iraqi candied dates.

With the candied dates and alarm clock he had bought, Li Shengli rode his bicycle to the courtyard. When he got back to the courtyard, Yan Bugui had just returned from outside? Li Shengli said hello to Yan Bugui. I don't understand

"Shengli, did you buy an alarm clock?" Yan Bugui saw an alarm clock in the net bag on Li Shengli's car.

"Yes, Uncle, didn't the street office give you an alarm clock ticket a while ago?" Li Shengli said as he set up his bicycle.

"Oh, yes." Yan Bugui nodded.

"By the way, Shengli, I heard from people in the hospital that your factory rewarded you with a watch ticket and one month's salary?" Yan Bugui reached out and pushed his glasses.

"Yes, Third Uncle, but I exchanged the watch ticket for someone else." Li Shengli nodded and said, "I don't need this thing now. With this money, I can go to the trust store to see if there are any watches for sale."

"Yeah, I also go to the trust store often, but unfortunately I rarely see anyone selling bicycles." Yan Bugui felt a little regretful. He was just unlucky. If he had been luckier, he would have seen someone selling bicycles a long time ago.

"Uncle, you're right. How about we go and have a look together next week?" Li Shengli also became interested. It would be nice to go to the trust store to see if there are any second-hand chatterboxes since there is no one here every day. It would be even better if he could buy a watch.

"Okay." Yan Bugui agreed readily. If he and Li Shengli went to the trust store together, the price might be even lower. He wanted to buy a bicycle, and Li Shengli already had one, so there was no conflict between them.

Just as the two were talking, He Yushui came out from the middle courtyard.

"Yu Shui, you're back." Li Shengli greeted He Yu Shui.

"Brother Shengli." He Yushui nodded, "Brother Shengli, can you help me see if there are any bicycles when you go to the trust store?"

Li Shengli glanced at He Yushui and then at Yan Bugui.

"Yushui, you want to buy a bicycle too?" Yan Bugui narrowed his eyes. Is this a competitor? "Yushui, didn't you just start working? Have you saved enough money?" Li Shengli was also a little surprised.

"No, I'll get some from my silly brother first." He Yushui said, "The textile factory is a bit far from home, so it's more convenient for me to buy a bicycle."

"Yeah, okay. I'll keep an eye out for you when I go to the trust store. If I find any, I'll ask someone to keep them for you." Li Shengli thought about it and nodded. It wasn't a big deal for him. He had to go to the trust store anyway.

"Thank you, Brother Shengli. I will also keep an eye out for the trust store near the textile factory." He Yushui smiled and expressed his gratitude.

"It's nothing, just a simple thing." Li Shengli waved his hand to indicate that he shouldn't take it to heart.

After He Yushui left the door, Yan Bugui looked at Li Shengli.

"Shengli, this is a bit unfair of you." Yan Bugui said with a sullen face.

"Well, look at what you said, uncle." Li Shengli looked at Yan Bugui with some amusement, "The bicycle is right there. If you buy it, I won't notify Yu Shui. If you don't buy it because it's too expensive, then isn't it appropriate for me to notify Yu Shui?"

Yan Bugui pointed at Li Shengli and stopped talking. Everyone said that they were good at scheming, and Li Shengli was no less capable.

"Uncle, I learned all this from you." Li Shengli smiled and teased.

Yan Bugui smiled with a bit of pride. This was the thing Yan Bugui was most proud of, that he raised four children with just one person's salary.

"Okay, Third Uncle, I won't joke with you anymore. It's time for me to go back and cook." Li Shengli looked at the time and said goodbye to Yan Bugui.

"Shengli, let's go fishing together this afternoon." Yan Bugui nodded and suddenly remembered to ask Li Shengli to go fishing together.

"No, Uncle, it's too cold today." Li Shengli waved his hand and refused.

"Okay, if you don't want to go, forget it. Shengli, can you give me some of your bait?" Yan Bugui said with an awkward smile.

Li Shengli understood that Yan Bugui was interested in the fishing bait he made himself.

"Sure, Uncle Third, come with me to get it." Li Shengli had no intention of hiding anything.

He returned home, took out the homemade fishing bait from under the bed and gave some to Yan Bugui.

"Shengli, your house lacks liveliness." Yan Bugui said while looking at Li Shengli's room.

Lee Seung-ri's room wasn't too messy, but it looked unpopular because no one cleaned it.

"Yes, Third Uncle, it will be nice once I get married and have kids." Li Shengli said in agreement.

"It's good that you have this idea. Shengli, you are old enough now and it's time to find a partner." Yan Bugui said some more advice.

"I'm just waiting for you, Uncle San, to introduce one to me." Li Shengli didn't care.

After leaving Li Shengli's house, Yan Bugui also thought seriously about whether there was anyone he knew who could be introduced to Li Shengli.

After seeing Yan Bugui off, Li Shengli set the alarm clock to the time and placed it on the table. The house finally looked a little bit presentable. Seeing that the house was a little messy, Li Shengli thought that it was time to have a hostess.

(End of this chapter)