Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

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morning.

Wang Hongtao was washing in the yard.

Xu Damao pushed his bicycle out from the backyard.

"Brother Damao, where are you going? Aren't you going to take a day off today?"

Wang Hongtao greeted Xu Damao frankly, his speech was a little unclear because of the toothbrush in his mouth.

Xu Damao had a headache after the hangover, so he shook his head and forced a smile: "No more rest, let's go to the countryside. Such a good opportunity can't be missed, I don't know when the next one will be."

"I'm not sure when I'll be back today. I'll treat you to a drink when I get back."

Wang Hongtao nodded: "Okay, then I'll wait, but don't make me wait too long."

"Don't worry, I will be back in three to five days at the shortest, or a week at the longest." After saying that, Xu Damao pushed the cart out of the courtyard.

"Three to five days? A week? Does that mean it will definitely be safe in the next three days?"

Wang Hongtao took note of it secretly.

Just when Wang Hongtao was about to go back to his room after washing up, Yi Zhonghai called him and said with a smile: "Little Wang, when you are free, go to the uncle's house later."

"okay."

Wang Hongtao agreed readily.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but now when Wang Hongtao looks at Yi Zhonghai, his smile is obviously much more sincere, at least not as formulaic as before.

After returning to the house and putting his things down, Wang Hongtao turned around and went to Yi Zhonghai's house.

As soon as I entered the house, I heard Huanhuan's innocent laughter. I looked carefully and saw that it was an old lady running in front with a rabbit lantern, and Huanhuan was chasing after her.

The rabbit lantern was made by an old man himself. With his skills, making a rabbit lantern is a piece of cake.

A few strips of bamboo, a few pieces of white paper and some "shoe bottom lines", installed with four small wheels sawed from scrap wood, put on red rabbit eyes, and then install a red candle in the empty belly of the rabbit, tie a red rope, and the rabbit lantern is ready.

Although the rabbit that the aunt was holding did not have any candles lit, it was enough to make Huanhuan excited.

Lele sat aside and watched quietly, with a smile from the heart on his face.

Today was only his second day in his new home, but he could feel the genuine kindness of the old man and his wife towards him and his sister.

The brother and sister now have their own home again.

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"How are you, uncle? Are you happy and obedient?" Wang Hongtao asked with a smile.

Just by looking at Yi Zhonghai's smiling face full of wrinkles, you can tell how satisfied Lao Deng is.

"Haha, okay, okay!"

"I have never seen better kids than them!"

With Yi Zhonghai's shrewdness, he shouldn't lose his composure like this. Even if he really likes her, he should pretend to be calm.

But remembering that he had been drunk and out of control in front of Wang Hongtao, and had been severely slapped on the head by him, Yi Zhonghai could no longer put on the high attitude of a seventh-level fitter and an old man.

Another thing is that the two children in front of him really gave Yi Zhonghai a great surprise.

I won’t talk about the origins and appearance of the brother and sister, as that was already clear when they were adopted.

Yi Zhonghai has seen many young people in the courtyard grow up, including Sha Zhu, Xu Damao, the Liu family in the backyard, the Yan family in the front yard, and Bang Geng in the middle yard.

But those few can't compare with Huanlele.

Especially the good jokes of the Jia family. Compared with them, Huanle and Lele are just here to repay their gratitude. Looking at the well-behaved and obedient Lele and the cute Huanhuan, Yi Zhonghai's heart melted!

He wished he could take out all the money he had saved for retirement and spend it on them, just to get a thank you from them!

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's happy expression, Wang Hongtao also had a smile on his face, but he was muttering in his heart: You old thing, why didn't you pretend to be a chaste and heroic woman in the beginning? Didn't you still have to shout "It smells so good"?

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"Uncle, why are you looking for me today?" Wang Hongtao asked.

Yi Zhonghai did not answer but turned around and told the auntie: "Old woman, please wait a moment and go upstairs to get the clothes out."

After hearing this, the aunt handed the rabbit cart to Lele, went into the inner room, took out a set of clothes, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, the aunt went shopping in Wangfujing. She thought it was going to get cold soon and was afraid that you would have nothing to wear, so she went to the department store and bought you a set of clothes."

"Please compare the size to see if it fits. If it doesn't, I'll find someone to make it."

"Oh, thank you so much, auntie and uncle. I'll try it on now." Wang Hongtao took the clothes from the auntie.

Yi Zhonghai, who was standing by, kept smiling and watched silently throughout the whole process.

The aunt bought a complete set of cotton-padded clothes and trousers, the kind worn in winter. The color of the fabric was the most popular worker blue, with a small lapel and a row of buttons at the bottom.

There is a pocket on the top of the clothes without a lid, which is used to hold pens or cigarettes. There is a pocket on each side below, with a lid and a button on top of the lid.

The style and appearance are somewhat similar to the Zhongshan suit, but not as formal.

Seeing that Wang Hongtao was just comparing the sizes, Yi Zhonghai reminded him, "Don't just look at it, try it on."

Wang Hongtao was not polite and put it on in front of the old couple.

After putting on his clothes and pants, Wang Hongtao patted his clothes and stamped his feet, then swayed in front of Yi Zhonghai and said, "How is it, uncle? Is it okay?"

Yi Zhonghai praised: "Yes, this dress is tailor-made for you!"

The auntie also agreed: "Xiao Wang, you have a strong body. You look so energetic in this outfit."

Looking at the handsome Wang Hongtao, Auntie suddenly thought of his lifelong event: "By the way, Xiao Wang, you haven't married yet, right? How about Auntie help you find one?"

"I'm free anyway, so I might as well keep an eye out for you."

Wang Hongtao smiled and refused: "I won't bother you with finding a wife. After all, this matter is no different from other things. It's better for me to find someone more suitable myself."

The aunt wanted to persuade him again, but was stopped by Yi Zhonghai: "Come on, old lady, young people nowadays have their own ideas, and we, the older generation, should not get involved."

Then Yi Zhonghai smiled and said to Wang Hongtao: "I think there is no need to alter this dress. You can just take it back later, Xiao Wang."

"Thank you, uncle. I will shamelessly accept the clothes." Wang Hongtao said with joy.

Yi Zhonghai acted angry and asked, "What are you thanking me for?"

"You're still using this trick on me? From now on, if you need anything or need help, just come to my house."

"Did you make a note of it?"

"Okay." Wang Hongtao nodded readily, and then said, "I'll go to the leader tomorrow to ask for some candy and snack tickets. I'm sure you'll like it happily."

"Don't refuse, sir. Otherwise, I won't dare to trouble you two in the future."

Yi Zhonghai and his wife looked at each other, smiled and nodded.

Wang Hongtao exchanged a few more words with the two elders before saying goodbye and leaving.

After Wang Hongtao left, the aunt sighed and said, "Xiao Wang is a very honest person. He won't take advantage of us for nothing. We can be friends with him!"

Yi Zhonghai smiled and nodded, agreeing with what the aunt said about Xiao Wang being able to make friends.

But to say that he is a very honest person is just a joke. This guy is meticulous and definitely not a good person. Even I myself am not as experienced as him. Anyone who dares to think highly of him will probably be sold out by him and have to help count the money.

No matter what he thought, Yi Zhonghai had already given up the idea of ​​going against Wang Hongtao at that time.

Yi Zhonghai sees things very clearly. In the adult world, there is no such thing as hatred that cannot be resolved. It is nothing more than a result of interests.