Year 1979: Eating meat with my wife and children

Hou Sanlian pulled and dragged A Zhe to the escalator.

Under A Zhe's curious gaze, Hou San stepped onto the platform.

Turning around and seeing Ah Zhe standing still, Hou San was taken aback. "What are you doing standing there? Come on up!"

Ah Zhe stood at the escalator entrance, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately didn't dare to step on it.

Facing something so new for the first time, A-Zhe was filled with trepidation.

At this moment, three middle-aged men carrying bundles of luggage stood behind him, their faces also showing hesitation and unease.

Li Xiangdong walked over and said, "Don't think too much about it. Just like walking up stairs."

As he spoke, he smiled at the three middle-aged men who were craning their necks to listen to him.

One of the middle-aged men said shyly, "Young comrade, would you mind giving us a demonstration?"

"Okay, watch how I get up there."

As Li Xiangdong spoke, he stepped onto the escalator.

As he walked down the steps against the flow of traffic, he said, "Don't worry, you only need to put one foot on it."

A Zhe and the three middle-aged men behind him looked on in shock as they watched Li Xiangdong's actions.

They don't even dare to go up there, but these people can still play like this!

Seeing the growing number of passengers crowding the escalator entrance, Li Xiangdong inwardly knew something was wrong.

Today was his first day at work, and he didn't want to attract a crowd just by going up on the escalator.

If a mass incident were to occur, he, as the person involved, would definitely be in deep trouble!

He urged, "Zhe, are you sure you can do it? If not, take the stairs and don't block the way!"

Ah Zhe noticed that more and more people were gathering around him and realized that something was wrong.

He gritted his teeth, took a small hop, and jumped onto the escalator with a 'thump'.

The three middle-aged men carrying luggage saw A Zhe jump up, and one of them said, "Big brother, second brother, I think this young comrade's method is better!"

After saying that, the three of them followed Ah Zhe's example and jumped onto the escalator one by one.

'Boom! '

'Boom! '

'Boom! '

What the hell!

Seeing this scene, Li Xiangdong's eyelids twitched involuntarily...

He looked down at the crowd; apart from a few people who looked eager to try, the rest were laughing.

Depend on!

That's fucking dangerous!

Li Xiangdong stared at A Zhe and said, "You're not allowed to jump anymore!"

At the escalator entrance on the second floor, Hou San leaned on the railing and laughed so hard he almost fell over.

He saw Li Xiangdong come up, and walked over laughing, completely ignoring the strange looks he was getting from the other passengers.

"Brother Dong, hahaha, this is so damn funny! Ah Zhe actually jumped up here, haha... cough cough, cough cough..."

Hou San was laughing when he choked on his own saliva.

Seeing Hou San's unlucky appearance, Li Xiangdong couldn't help but want to laugh.

Then I looked back and saw Ah Zhe jump down from the escalator with a thud.

He had been trying to suppress his laughter to maintain his image, but now he couldn't hold it in any longer and squatted down on the ground, clutching his stomach and bursting into laughter.

Hou San was also standing to the side, laughing and coughing at the same time.

A Zhe blushed, pulled his hat down a little, walked over to Li Xiangdong, gently kicked him, and said through gritted teeth, "Dongzi, can you please stop laughing!"

Li Xiangdong took two deep breaths, stood up, and said, "Stop laughing, stop laughing. This is too dangerous. I already told you not to jump, why did you..."

'Boom! '

'Boom! '

'Boom! '

Before Li Xiangdong could finish speaking, three middle-aged men carrying bundles of luggage jumped down the escalator. They walked up to A Zhe and said, "Young comrade, your method is excellent!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Hou San laughed so hard he almost fell over.

"Ahem~ Fellow villager, you can't just jump on escalators. If you're too scared to go on one next time, you should take the stairs."

After giving his instructions, Li Xiangdong, led by Hou San, arrived at the next location.

Seeing the sofas, tables, chairs, and escalators in the waiting room, Li Xiangdong showed no emotional fluctuation. However, upon arriving here, a look of surprise appeared on his face!

A dedicated waiting area for babies.

The room is small, with only a dozen or so cribs for babies to sleep and rest.

This forward-thinking service awareness spanning decades earned Li Xiangdong, who had been reborn, a thumbs up!

Since the room was full of women and children, the three of them only looked around from the outside.

Ah Zhe kept shouting "Holy crap!" The embarrassment of going up the escalator earlier was now completely forgotten by him!

Hou San said smugly, "Dong Ge, A Zhe, what do you think? You tell me, aren't you awesome?!"

This time, Li Xiangdong and A Zhe cooperated very well.

Ah Zhe nodded and said, "That's amazing! I've really seen something new today!"

Li Xiangdong said, "That's really impressive! But Hou San, let me teach you a trick. After you get home from get off work, go find your uncle and give him a suggestion: you could arrange for a guide to jump onto the escalator. Jumping onto the escalator is very dangerous!"

Hou San rested his chin on his hand, his slanted triangular eyes darting around listlessly. "Thank you so much, Brother Dong. I'll go home and tell my uncle about this."

"hehe."

Li Xiangdong smiled.

Ah Zhe said indignantly, "Hou San, you have to treat me to a meal when we go to Tianjin tomorrow. If it weren't for me, Dongzi wouldn't have thought of this!"

Hou San patted his chest and declared confidently, "It's my treat, I'll treat."

A Zhe made a request: "I want to eat Goubuli steamed buns."

"No, it's too expensive!"

Hou San jumped up and down in a panic, "I'll treat you to a meal at the Tianjin Railway Station canteen."

Ah Zhe retorted, "Damn it! Who are you trying to fool? Do I need you to treat me to a meal in the cafeteria?"

"What's wrong with eating in the cafeteria? Meal tickets are bought with money, aren't they? I don't care, eat or don't eat, I'm not going to pay for Goubuli steamed buns!"

After Hou San finished speaking, he strode towards the ticket gate.

Ah Zhe followed closely behind him, trying his best to get Hou San to spend some money.

The three walked between two long queues and arrived at the ticket gate. Hou San went straight in, while A Zhe continued to pester him and follow behind.

Li Xiangdong smiled and nodded at the ticket inspector before following him inside.

After walking through a long corridor and down the stairs, I arrived at the platform.

Hou San pointed to two employees in front of him who were dragging a water pipe that was dozens of meters long and whose clothes were soaked through. "Ah Zhe, stop nagging. Dong Ge, look, they are the on-duty employees of the water supply group under the jurisdiction of Beijing Railway Station."

Li Xiangdong's eyes followed his two colleagues as they dragged the water hoses they were carrying to a train that was stopped at the platform.

Then I watched as another colleague took the water pipe, carried it on his shoulder, and climbed onto the roof of the train using the ladder between the two carriages.

He remarked from the bottom of his heart, "This job is indeed not easy."