Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

In a blink of an eye, it was time to get off work again, and the steel mill was crowded with people walking outside. Now the new fan workshop has recruited many more people, which has greatly reduced the employment pressure of young people returning to their hometowns from the old city.

Sha Zhu walked out of the factory gate carrying an empty lunch box. He didn't have any banquet today so he planned to use the bicycle ticket he bought from Yi Zhonghai yesterday to buy a bicycle.

As he was walking and humming a little tune, Xu Damao caught up with him from behind and said, "Shazhu, where are you going? You got off work so early today."

"Hehe, didn't I get a bicycle ticket from Uncle Yi these days? I was thinking of going to the department store to buy a bicycle later. Then I will own a bicycle in the future." Sha Zhu said with a silly smile.

Xu Damao frowned when he saw this. He couldn't stand seeing Shazhu like this, so he said, "Okay, I won't interrupt you anymore. I'm going home now."

Looking at Xu Damao's receding back, Sha Zhu ignored him and continued walking on his own.

After walking for about an hour, they arrived at the department store. When they met the bicycle salesman, Sha Zhu grinned and showed his eight teeth and said, "Hello, comrade. I want to buy a bicycle."

The saleswoman looked at Shazhu and thought he was a fool.

"Go away, you idiot, don't come here to tease me! This idiot is not good enough." The salesperson shouted to the outside.

Suddenly, everyone in the department store stopped shopping. Sha Zhu was so angry that his face turned red. "Who are you calling a fool? I'm here to buy a bicycle."

The saleswoman smiled contemptuously and said, "Tsk, you are a fool, why are you showing eight teeth?"

It happened that a colleague from the steel mill was there at this time. He also recognized Sha Zhu and walked over to him and said, "Sha Zhu, why are you here too? Do you want to buy anything?"

Sha Zhu knew that he couldn't explain this to the saleswoman, so he had to say, "Where is your manager? Call your manager out! I want to buy a bicycle and your saleswoman calls me a fool."

A man came out from the back room on the right side of the shelf, and when he saw Sha Zhu, he said, "Comrade, stop yelling here! Sister Fang, go and introduce the bicycle to him, and comrade, let me see your bicycle ticket."

Sha Zhu didn't want to be stubborn. He thought about buying the bicycle as soon as possible and riding it back to show it to Yang Yuhuan. If it were in the past, Sha Zhu would have definitely taken action.

The manager took the bicycle ticket, looked at it carefully and said, "This bicycle ticket is real. Sister Fang will take him to see the bicycle."

Sha Zhu followed Sister Fang while cursing, thinking to himself why his name "Fang" had a conflict with hers. He remembered that he also met a girl named Fangfang when he went on a blind date.

The salesperson took Shazhu over and said, "Big Shazhu, take a look. We have Feige, Forever, and Phoenix brands. Usually more people buy Forever, and the price is a bit higher."

"My name is not Sha Zhu, my name is He Yu Zhu! Don't mention the word 'sha' to me. I want a Forever brand bicycle." Although Sha Zhu was impatient, he still chose the bicycle.

After paying the money and getting the bicycle, Sha Zhu felt better after leaving the department store. Otherwise, he would have been angry to death in there sooner or later. Thinking of this, Sha Zhu rode his new bicycle towards the courtyard.

Not many people cast envious glances at me along the way. Now that the bicycle craze has mostly passed, there are bicycles in every slum.

Sha Zhu rode his bike to the gate of the compound, got off and pushed the bike inside. Yan Bugui, who was begging for money nearby, saw Sha Zhu pushing a brand new bike and couldn't stop looking envious.

"Shazhu, did you buy a new bicycle? Oh, it's a Forever brand. You're really good. I'll bring a bottle of good wine tonight and we'll drink together to celebrate." Yan Bugui said happily.

Seeing Yan Bugui getting annoyed, Shazhu said, "Come on, Yan Laokou! Are you still celebrating? Did you celebrate when you bought a bicycle? I don't want to drink your watered-down wine."

Yan Bugui felt a little embarrassed by what he said. He had always looked down on Sha Zhu, thinking that Sha Zhu was just a lousy cook and had no right to afford a bicycle. Now seeing Sha Zhu humiliating him like this, he was so angry that his face turned red.

Sha Zhu ignored Yan Bugui and pushed his bicycle back home, saying as he walked, "Wife, come and have a look! I bought the bicycle."

After Sha Zhu shouted, all the neighbors came out and gathered around Sha Zhu's bicycle to examine it carefully. Qin Huairu was among them. She couldn't help but envy Sha Zhu's bicycle.

When Yang Yuhuan came out of the inner room, she saw the brand new bicycle. She was attracted by the bicycle and walked over to look at it carefully, touching it from time to time.

Sha Zhu pushed the bike over and said, "Wife, try riding it for a couple of laps. I tell you, this Forever brand bike is very stable. It's a good thing you didn't buy a Fei Ge one."

Soon everyone dispersed. Yang Yuhuan rode her bicycle around the courtyard twice. She felt it was quite stable and rang the bell twice.

"Shazhu, where did you get this bicycle ticket?" At this time, an inappropriate voice sounded in the crowd. Shazhu looked over and saw who else it was but Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong remembered that the incident between him and Qin Huairu was all because of Sha Zhu. If Sha Zhu hadn't discovered them, he wouldn't have to be paraded through the streets, and he wouldn't have lost his job.

Sha Zhu said to Liu Haizhong unconvincedly, "Who are you? What's your business where I got my bicycle ticket? Go dig some manure when you have time, that's what suits you!"

Liu Haizhong was so angry that he couldn't utter a word for a long time. He thought about reporting Sha Zhu himself, but Sha Zhu was the canteen manager now and if the report was false, he would lose his job. After thinking about it, he gave up the idea of ​​reporting Sha Zhu.

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up at the side. He thought that he could imitate Liu Haizhong's handwriting and write a letter of complaint to the street office. If Sha Zhu was fine, no one would know who reported him, and everyone would probably suspect Liu Haizhong.

They did it as soon as they said it, so Yan Bugui didn't bother to watch the fun and went back home to get out his pen and paper and started writing. In order to avoid being discovered, he even deliberately used fire to heat his writing after he finished imitating it so that it would dry faster.

After riding for a while, Yang Yuhuan got enough of the bicycle, so she pushed the new bicycle back to her home. Xu Damao was walking towards her from the backyard holding his little daughter.

When he saw Sha Zhu's new bicycle, he was not envious. He said to Sha Zhu jokingly, "Hey, you bought a bicycle to show off like this. Be careful that someone with ulterior motives may report your bicycle ticket."

Sha Zhu said he was not panicked at all, let alone afraid. He has become much braver since he became the canteen director. This may be the different experience that identity and status bring to people.