1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

Jia Dongxu's whole body stiffened, his arms frozen in mid-air.

……

Just then, there was a rustling sound of a cart being pulled in the yard.

"Boss, are you home? I'm here to deliver your furniture."

Lei Dali pulled the cart and stopped at the door of Chen Xiao's house.

When Chen Xiao heard Lei Dali's voice, he put down the mutton soup in his hand, stood up and went out.

"Master Lei, it's great. This furniture is really made quickly and beautifully."

Hearing this, Lei Dali raised his head proudly.

"That's right. In the Forty-Nine City, Yangshi Lei's reputation is not exaggerated."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Dali realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said, and then added in a panic.

"Boss, please don't flatter me too much. I know whether my craftsmanship is good or not. There are many people with my skills in the city."

Chen Xiao couldn't help laughing.

This Lei Dali is quite interesting!

Then Chen Xiao came to a newly built table, stretched out his finger, and scratched the bottom of the table.

"Don't worry, Boss. I've specially applied two thick layers of paint. Don't worry, no one will be able to discover the material inside."

Chen Xiao frowned.

"Doesn't this mean I can't see the material inside?"

"Don't worry, boss. They are all made of top-quality golden nanmu. I will never destroy the reputation of my ancestors in Beijing. If you don't believe me, just scratch any piece of furniture someday. If there is no golden nanmu inside, I will return your money tenfold." Lei Dali patted his chest and made the promise.

"Okay, that's what you said. I'll scratch open a piece of furniture someday and see. If it's not golden nanmu, you know the consequences..."

Then the two men began to unload the truck, unloading the red-painted furniture one by one from the truck.

Chen Xiao and Lei Dali's moving and unloading of furniture attracted the neighbors in the compound to come out and watch.

"Chen Xiao, the furniture your family makes is so beautiful. Look at the carvings, the shapes, and the bright red paint. Wow, I wish my son could use this kind of furniture when he gets married." The second aunt muttered to herself.

At the same time, he began to think about his eldest son who was beaten away by his second uncle.

"Now Chen Xiao's family has everything. Not only did they buy four big pieces of furniture, but they also replaced all the furniture with new ones. I wonder which girl is so lucky." The third aunt flattered him sourly. At the same time, she stroked her belly and looked at Yan Bugui with a complaining look.

That’s right, Auntie Three is pregnant again.

Life is already difficult enough for the three children, who can barely eat meat twice a year. If this child is born, they will be left with nothing in the future.

Yan Bugui seemed to guess what Third Aunt was thinking. He hugged her in his arms and patted her shoulder.

"Don't worry, our lives will get better in the future. When I become the principal of the steel mill elementary school, we can eat meat every day."

The third aunt twisted Yan Bugui's waist hard.

"With your education, you still want to be a principal?"

Sha Zhu and his sister were eating dinner in the house. There were two pieces of fat meat in the lunch box he brought today, which satisfied the greedy He Yushui.

After having dinner with his sister, Sha Zhu went out to help Chen Xiao move furniture into the house.

"Brother Chen Xiao, let me help you."

"Shazhu, you are the best. I'll give you a sesame bun later." Chen Xiao deliberately raised his voice by two decibels.

This is for the people who only know how to watch the fun but don't know how to help.

After hearing this, Sha Zhu worked even harder and carried the chair directly to Chen Xiao's house.

With Sha Zhu's help, all the furniture was moved into the house in a short while.

"Boss, I have something to do at home, so I'll go back first." Lei Dali pulled the cart home.

After seeing Lei Dali off, Chen Xiao looked at the old furniture in the house and felt worried.

Sha Zhu came to the table where Chen Xiao had just eaten. There was mutton soup and a few baked buns on the table. He swallowed his saliva, his eyes stayed on the baked buns, and he said something casually.

"Brother Chen Xiao, this set of old furniture in your house is still quite new..."

Sha Zhu's words reminded Chen Xiao.

He has now thought of what to do with the old furniture.

That means selling it to other people in the courtyard!

Yi Zhonghai would definitely not buy it, but it’s hard to say about Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, as both of them have several sons.

At this time, Jia Zhang's sarcastic voice came from outside the door.

"It's just a new set of furniture, what's there to show off?"

Jia Dongxu also spoke sourly from the side.

"Exactly. How much can a set of furniture be worth? It's just a wedding, but you have to make such a big fuss about it."

At this time, Xu Damao retorted from the side.

"Jia Dongxu, Chen Xiao is getting married soon, and you're older than him. When are you going to get married?"

As soon as Xu Damao finished speaking, he was slapped on the head by his father again.

"How can you talk like that, kid? Jia Dongxu and Chen Xiao are older than you. You should call them brothers!"

Jia Dongxu's expression became complicated.

The words Xu Damao just said kept echoing in my mind.

Chen Xiao is getting married soon. You are older than Chen Xiao. When will you get married?

Jia Dongxu clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and his face turned red.

Then he exerted force with both hands and uttered the rebuttal.

"Isn't it just getting married? I'm getting married this week too!!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their eyes to Jia Dongxu.

Didn’t Jia Dongxu’s blind date a while ago fail? So when did he meet another one, and he even got her to date?

"Congratulations, sister-in-law. Now our compound is about to have a double celebration. There are two great joyous events."

At this time, even Yi Zhonghai offered his blessings.

"Dongxu, after you get married, control your temper and live a good life."

Jia Dongxu looked at Yi Zhonghai with a complicated expression. He really hoped that his master could help him go to the factory to plead again and see if his job could be saved.

Unfortunately, this old fox was probably afraid of offending his leader and damaging his image in his leader's mind, so he refused to go.

Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu was filled with anger.

"Dongxu, have you made up your mind? Do you want to marry Tingting?" Jia Zhang tugged at the corner of Jia Dongxu's clothes and said in a low voice.

Jia Dongxu nodded.

"Mom, I've made up my mind. I want to marry Tingting!"

Chen Xiao smiled at Jia Dongxu.

"Congratulations, Jia Dongxu! A blessing in disguise. Even though he lost his job, he found a wife. It's worth it!"

This time Chen Xiao laughed from the heart.

Chen Xiao knew that Jia Dongxu’s wife was most likely Tingting, the tall and graceful Tingting.

Jia Dongxu snorted coldly, glared at Chen Xiao, and then turned his head to the side.

Taking advantage of everyone's joy, Chen Xiao came to the crowd and clapped his hands.

"Everyone, I, Chen Xiao, have one more thing to say..."