Chapter 87 Shanghai brand watches

"Forget it, I can't argue with you, but do you still have so much money?" Yan Bugui covered his pocket calmly.

Li Shengli looked at Yan Bugui speechlessly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Three, I won't ask you to borrow money. What I saved in the past few months plus the bonus from last month is just enough for me." Li Shengli said.

Yan Bugui calculated in his mind. Li Shengli only earned 31 yuan a month. He lived alone and usually ate in the factory cafeteria. He could save 20 yuan this month. Add to that the 62 yuan from last month, and he would have some left over after buying things. Thinking of this, Yan Bugui breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, the salesman came over with two wrapped watches and the chess set.

"Comrade, please take a look. This is the invoice and box of a Shanghai watch. Rolex doesn't have these. I heard that this Rolex was captured on the battlefield. As for this chess set, it was passed down from someone else's family and there is no proof." The deliveryman handed the items to Li Shengli and said.

Li Shengli knew in his heart that these were probably true, and the Rolex was indeed taken from a dead person. As for the chess pieces, it didn't matter. The valuable part of the chess pieces was the materials. No one knew how much the chess makers at that time loved playing chess to come up with the idea of ​​using huanghuali wood to make chess pieces.

Li Shengli took the watches, wound up the Shanghai watch first, adjusted the time, and put it on his wrist. He then stuffed the Rolex into his pocket, preparing to find a watchmaker to see if it could be repaired. He then wrapped up the chess set and hung it on the car.

"Uncle, I have bought everything. What about you? Do you want to continue waiting here or should I take you back on my bike?" After packing up his things, Li Shengli prepared to go back. Today was a very fruitful day. With so many watchmakers, he didn't believe that he couldn't find one who could fix it.

"I'll go back with you." Yan Bugui was still immersed in the fact that Li Shengli spent more than a hundred yuan without blinking an eye, and answered absent-mindedly.

"Okay, let's go." Li Shengli went to the parking lot, paid the storage fee, unlocked the bike and pushed it out.

"Young man, if you have a bicycle, please keep it for me." Yan Bugui kept instructing the salesman before leaving.

"Uncle, it's no use talking to the salesperson like that." While riding his bike with Yan Bugui, Li Shengli heard what Yan Bugui said to the salesperson.

"I also know it's useless. It doesn't cost anything to say one more word. It would be the best if you can help me keep it." Yan Bugui also knew that it would be impossible to ask the delivery clerk to keep it for him without giving him any benefits. It's impossible for someone to come and buy it and not sell it. He doesn't have such a big face.

He carried Yan Bugui all the way back to the courtyard.

When Yan Bugui returned home, the third aunt looked at him with some curiosity.

"What's wrong with you? What are you thinking about? Why are you frowning?" The third aunt couldn't help but ask when she saw Yan Bugui sitting there with a frown on his face as soon as he came back, not moving.

"Nothing. I went to the trust store with Li Shengli today. Wow, this guy spent more than a hundred dollars without even blinking an eye." Yan Bugui said vividly.

"So many! This kid really doesn't know how to live." The third aunt was shocked. More than a hundred dollars, this is about the amount the Yan family spends on food and drink in a year.

"Yes, I was thinking whether we have any relatives with girls of the right age who could be introduced to Li Shengli, but now it seems I'd better forget it." Yan Bugui sighed.

"Yeah, don't introduce her. Let's not talk about anything else. Just look at the fact that Lee Seung-ri doesn't know how to manage his life. We can't push our relatives into the fire pit." The third aunt was a little worried that if she introduced a girl to Lee Seung-ri, the girl would scold her after knowing that Lee Seung-ri doesn't know how to manage his life.

"I'm not worried about that. What I'm worried about is that Li Shengli doesn't know how to live. Even if we introduce him to a girl, he won't be able to pay us the matchmaking fee." Yan Bugui said in a low voice.

If Li Shengli knew that Yan Bugui would not introduce him to a date just because of this, would he be in tears and laugh? On Monday, Li Shengli rode his bicycle to work with his watch on. When he entered the cafeteria, Li Shengli put on an apron. While cutting vegetables and cooking, the silver watch on the black strap on his wrist was quickly discovered by everyone.

"Master, Master, is this the new watch you bought?" Liu Xikui was practicing knife skills. When he saw the shiny silver watch on Li Shengli's wrist, he dutifully acted as a supporting actor.

"Really? Let me see." The other helpers who were cutting wood nearby also came over after hearing this.

"Really? This watch is really beautiful."

"Of course not. This watch costs about 60 yuan, right?" asked someone who knew the price.

"No, this is second-hand, and it only costs forty." Li Shengli stretched out his hand for everyone to appreciate.

"Would you like to try it on?" Li Shengli didn't pay much attention to the watch, but when he saw that everyone was very interested, he asked.

Everyone is eager to try it out. Even if you don’t have money to buy it, you can at least wear it on your hand to satisfy your curiosity.

"What are you all doing together?" At this time, squad leader Wang Tiezhu walked in and saw a group of people gathered together and started to scold them.

"Team leader, it's nothing. Master Li bought a watch and we were discussing whether we should try it on." A brave helper explained.

"Why are you wearing it? What if it breaks? Who of you can afford to pay for it?" Wang Tiezhu shouted mercilessly with a stern face.

"Oh, I'm sorry, everyone. I still won't let you wear it." Li Shengli understood that Wang Tiezhu was trying to smooth things over for everyone. What if he lent it to someone else and it got broken? It would not look good on both sides.

"It's okay, Master Li. You mean well." Anyone with a little common sense would understand that Wang Tiezhu stopped everyone for their own good.

"Shengli, you're really good. You bought the watch so quickly." Wang Tiezhu was surprised to see everyone leaving. He had only been talking about this for a few days.

"I don't have that much money, so I exchanged the ticket and money for an old one." Li Shengli stretched out his wrist for Wang Tiezhu to take a look. Wang Tiezhu took a quick look and found that the watch strap was a little worn, so it was old.

"You're quite good at living, wouldn't it be better for you to save more money?" Wang Tiezhu pointed at Li Shengli with a smile.

Li Shengli thought to himself, it’s a good thing I didn’t tell him that I bought a broken watch and a chess set.

"Okay, let's stop talking and get to work. International Women's Day is coming soon." Wang Tiezhu said.

"Squad leader, we have to go to work on Women's Day as well." Li Shengli reminded expressionlessly, "and our tasks are quite heavy."

On Women's Day, all female employees in the factory had to listen to reports in the morning and had a day off in the afternoon. There were also many female workers in the kitchen, and their proportion was much larger than that of the workers.

"Haha, we'll work harder then." Wang Tiezhu smiled heartily.

(End of this chapter)