Cheat: Only children make choices! I want them all

"Haha! This is Ye Lingtian that you, Lao Yi, mentioned, Comrade Xiaotian! Haha! Let me introduce myself. I am Liu Haizhong, a seventh-level blacksmith in the steel rolling mill! I also live in the No. 95 courtyard, and just like Yi Zhonghai, the only difference is that he is the eldest uncle in the courtyard, and I am the second uncle in the courtyard..." Liu Haizhong smiled and stretched out his hand to hold Ye Lingtian's hand to show his affection for him.

But Ye Lingtian didn't want to shake hands with an old man, not to mention that his hands were covered in oil and sweat, and he smelled very strong after working all day!

So after seeing his purpose, Ye Lingtian subtly moved aside, avoiding his bangs, and said politely with a smile, "Oh, it's Second Master! Haha, nice to meet you!"

Seeing that Liu Haizhong had almost failed to win him over, Yi Zhonghai smiled secretly in his heart, then pulled Jia Dongxu over to Ye Lingtian and said to him, "Xiaotian! Come, let me introduce you. This is my apprentice Jia Dongxu. He lives next door to you. He is Aunt Jia's child. He is currently working as a temporary worker in the steel rolling mill. You are about the same age, so you can get to know each other well in the future..."

As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai winked at Jia Dongxu again.

Jia Dongxu immediately understood, a smile on his face, and he greeted Ye Lingtian, "Hello, Ye Zi! Do you mind me calling you that? You can also call me Dongxu or Xuzi. Everyone in the courtyard calls me that, it seems closer..."

Ye Lingtian smiled and said, "Haha! Of course I don't mind! Well, from now on I'll just call you Dongxu..."

Seeing that the two got along quite well on their first meeting, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

He regarded Jia Dongxu as his future elder. Not only did he accept him as his apprentice, he also continued to support his family. He treated him like his own son, so he was very concerned about helping him build good relationships...

"Zhu Zi, come and meet your brother Xiaotian..." When He Daqing saw Yi Zhonghai start to introduce his apprentice, he naturally pushed his son out without wanting to be outdone.

At this time, Ye Lingtian was also looking at Sha Zhu.

Although Sha Zhu was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he looked almost the same as his father, with a mature demeanor. However, if you looked closely, you could see a flicker of rebelliousness in his eyes, which showed that he was not as simple-minded as he appeared...

While Ye Lingtian was looking at Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu was also looking at him. After glancing at him for a few times, he curled his lips in disdain and thought to himself: With such a pretty face, he can become the captain of the security department. What kind of rotten shit can get into the security department...

Sha Zhu also felt an inexplicable jealousy towards Ye Lingtian's handsome face...

He Daqing, who was standing by, saw his son standing there speechless, so he slapped him on the head and scolded him, "Zhuzi! I asked you to say hello to your brother Xiaotian, why are you just standing there?"

"Oh!" Sha Zhu rubbed his head, which was hurt by He Daqing's slap, and then he forced a smile on his face. He said to Ye Lingtian: "Hello, Brother Xiaotian! My name is He Yuzhu, and I work as a kitchen helper in the logistics canteen of the steel rolling mill..."

Kitchen helper, that is, a temporary worker, but it sounds better.

Ye Lingtian didn't care about it and smiled slightly: "Hello, Zhuzi..."

"Haha! Okay, everyone who should know each other has met each other. Now it's time to get off work. It's not a good thing for us to always stand at the gate of the steel rolling mill and delay others from getting off work! So I think we should go back first and have a good chat in the yard..." Yi Zhonghai suggested.

"Haha, that's right! Let's go back. It's already December, and the New Year is coming soon! The weather is cold, and we can only blow cold wind outside. It's better to go back and make a kang to warm up..." Liu Haizhong also followed.

Ye Lingtian and others naturally had no objection to this.

So, everyone gathered together and headed towards the courtyard.

……

In the courtyard, since the weather was pretty good today, most people took out their clothes to dry. Now that it was getting dark, everyone came out to collect the clothes.

At the third uncle's house, Yan Bugui had also finished get off work and returned home.

Auntie Three just took back the clothes, folded them and put them in the closet.

"Old Yan! The weather has started to get cold recently. Please take some time to buy some coal to keep for the winter..." Aunt Three said to Yan Bugui.

"Coal..." The third uncle frowned when he heard this. The weather had been cold recently, and the price of coal had started to rise. It was much more expensive than before. In addition, with the post-war reconstruction, supplies were in short supply. If he wanted to buy coal to survive the winter, it would cost a lot of money...

The third aunt could also see the difficulty on Yan Bugui's face. She sighed and went up to comfort him, saying, "Don't worry about the money. You have to have the coal anyway, otherwise how are you going to survive this winter? We're not like those in the countryside where we can chop trees and burn firewood. We're not allowed to do that in the city! Besides, Jiefang and Jiekuang were born not long ago. What if they freeze without a heated kang in winter? They're all our children!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui sighed again. His salary was already low, and in the past two years, his wife had given birth to two more children for his Yan family. The financial pressure had suddenly increased, which really gave him a headache.

After thinking about it, Yan Bugui began to feel bad about the money again, and said hesitantly: "I think we should wait a little longer? Maybe the coal price will come down in a couple of days..."

"Oh! You..." Third Aunt didn't know what to say. Her husband was good in every way except that he was too calculating. He was always calculating how to spend money and was very stingy...

……

At this time, Ye Lingtian and Yi Zhonghai and others had already returned to the courtyard.

The yard was not very lively, with only two families occasionally chatting together.

Ye Lingtian, Yi Zhonghai and the others separated as soon as they entered the courtyard and returned to their own rooms.

After a day of work, I wasn't in the mood to chat anymore. We were all exhausted, and we all reeked of sweat and cooking fumes. I couldn't stand it, so I went home to boil some water and take a shower...

Even if we want to chat, it will probably be after I take a shower.

At this time, Ye Lingtian opened the door and walked into the house.

The house was the same as when they left, with no signs of anyone ransacking it. It seemed that Jia Zhang had become more obedient after what happened last time.

Moreover, the Siheyuan thief's stick story hadn't come out yet, so the thefts weren't as serious as they would be later, and Jia Zhangshi was still taking it easy...