Year 1979: Eating meat with my wife and children

Looking at Hou San, who had started snoring, Li Xiangdong felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through his mind.

This morning, his mood had been constantly fluctuating because of Hou San, and his heart was still pounding wildly.

Hou San acted like nothing had happened!

However, although Li Xiangdong couldn't fall asleep as easily as Hou San, he also had no interest in listening to Brother Yang's endless rambling, so he blanked out his mind and didn't think about anything.

I don't know how much time passed, but the meeting participants dispersed.

A Zhe walked over and looked at the two of them with a smile, "Dongzi, are you and Hou San bored? Well, now you've got work to do. Brother Yang asked me to take you two to clean up."

"Let's go."

Li Xiangdong reluctantly got up. He saw that Hou San next to him did not react. He looked down and saw that Hou San was sleeping soundly, with drool drooling out!

"Hou San, wake up! Your father is here!"

"Ah~! Where is it?"

Hou San shuddered and stood up to run.

A-Zhe stopped Hou San, who was panicking and running away, and said, "Are you still half asleep? Your father isn't here."

Hou San looked around and saw that his father was indeed not there. His eyes were full of resentment as he looked at Li Xiangdong.

Li Xiangdong got goosebumps from his gaze and urged, "Let's hurry up and get to work, or that Brother Yang will come looking for trouble again."

The three of them first went to the rest room on the train to put their cloth bags away, and then took mops, rags, and buckets to start cleaning.

A-Zhe saw that Hou San was making the windows dirtier the more he wiped them, and said, "Hou San, do you even know how to clean windows? Why don't you go mop the floor instead!"

In the blink of an eye, Li Xiangdong looked at the mud stains on his shoes...

"Hou San, can you please watch where you're going? You've got it all over my feet! I'll mop the floor, but could you please go get another bucket of water?"

Listening to the "Toast Song" playing over the loudspeaker on the platform, the three of them worked for most of the hour before finally cleaning the three carriages they needed to clean.

Yang Ge came over and inspected everything carefully. He completely ignored Hou San and looked at Li Xiangdong, whose clothes were almost soaked with sweat, and said, "Well done, you've worked quite hard. How about joining our flight attendant team?"

Li Xiangdong just looked at him and smiled, without saying a word.

Feeling bored, Brother Yang walked away with his hands behind his back.

Hou San curled his lip and said, "Brother Dong, don't listen to his nonsense."

Li Xiangdong nodded, handed the mop to A Zhe, who needed to return the mop and bucket, and then walked towards the storage room in the car.

Li Xiangdong pulled Hou San aside and asked, "Have you prepared your money?"

Hou San pointed to his crotch, "The money is all here. My mother sewed a pocket into my underwear."

As he spoke, he unzipped his pants and reached for his money.

Depend on!

Li Xiangdong hurriedly grabbed Hou San's hand, "Just tell me how much it costs, no need to take out any money, hurry up and put your pants back on!"

While fastening his pants, Hou San said, "My eldest sister and second sister each gave me a hundred yuan."

Li Xiangdong gave him a strange look. "Don't you feel uncomfortable having so much money in your crotch?"

Hou San chuckled and said, "I don't think so, Brother Dong. When are we going to start trading silver dollars?"

"Let's wait a bit longer. The money the three of us have together is too little to make any progress. Let me think about whether there's another way that requires a small amount of money but can be used quickly."

"Brother Dong, you'd better think this over carefully. I'm still waiting to become a millionaire."

"Okay, okay, don't worry, I'm just thinking about it."

Li Xiangdong sat in the chair and thought for a while, but couldn't come up with a good solution.

However, he was very interested in how Hou San got the money; perhaps he could learn from it.

He looked at Hou San and asked, "How did you ask your two older sisters for money?"

Hou San blushed, his eyes darting away, and he said shyly, "I told you I'm dating someone."

Li Xiangdong could tell from his expression that he was only half telling the truth. "Is it because you've taken a liking to him, but he hasn't taken a liking to you?"

Hou San scratched his head, chuckled, and nodded.

Li Xiangdong asked curiously, "Does this girl also work at our station?"

Seeing Hou San nod, he asked, "What's your name? Have I seen you before?"

Hou San blushed and said, "Her name is Kong Dani, and she is the announcer on the bus."

Kong Dani?

Li Xiangdong hurriedly asked, "Is his father Kong Zhayao?"

Hou San asked in surprise, "Brother Dong, do you know Uncle Kong?"

What the hell!

It's said that enemies always meet, and this is going to be interesting...

Although freedom of marriage has been advocated since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the opinions of parents are still very important.

Many men, when they can't win over the woman, will turn to the father-in-law and mother-in-law.

But Kong was the head of the broadcasting room at the Beijing Railway Station, and the three of them had just stepped on his foot yesterday.

If Li Xiangdong is the principal offender, then Hou San and A Zhe, who benefited from it, are accomplices.

Whether you step on it once or halfway, it's still stepping on it!

Hou San noticed that he didn't look well. "Brother Dong, what's wrong?"

Li Xiangdong patted Hou San on the shoulder, thinking, "Poor kid, you've had a tough time." He added, "I'm fine. Is Kong Dani on this train?"

Hou San shook his head and said, "No, she's currently traveling to Shandong Province, on the same train as Uncle Hai and Erguaizi from our group."

Shandong Province?

Wang Dahai?

Cricket!

Li Xiangdong suddenly stood up and said excitedly, "Hou San, let's go back from Tianjin and find Uncle Hai to transfer us to Shandong Province!"

Hou San thought Li Xiangdong wanted to help him pursue Kong Dani, and was immediately moved to tears. "Brother Dong, Shandong Province is not rich now. We can't make much money in Shandong Province."

Li Xiangdong said very solemnly, "Hou San, love is more valuable than money, I'll help you!"

He could tell that Hou San had misunderstood, but he didn't explain. He planned to let Hou San misunderstand for a while longer so that he could help Hou San establish his image as a loyal and righteous man!

Li Xiangdong has always been a loyal friend since he was a child!

After each daydreaming for a while, Ah Zhe came over and called them to get off the bus for roll call.

Li Xiangdong followed him off the train out of curiosity. After everyone had arrived, a middle-aged man in uniform appeared. He had an armband on his left arm with the words "Train Conductor" written on it.

The train conductor first called out names one by one from the list, then said a few words and announced the disbandment.

Hou San glanced at the time, his face still beaming with excitement. "Brother Dong, it's time for us to get to work."

"Then let's go, you tell me what to do, and I'll do it!"

Li Xiangdong has come up with a good way to quickly turn over cash at low cost, and he is now full of energy!

The parallel or intersecting railway lines stretch as far as the eye can see, like a musical score composed of human joys and sorrows.

One score, trillions upon trillions~

The station was packed with people, the trains were green and metal, and the ticket inspectors were busy with serious-looking faces.

Li Xiangdong and Hou San carried a tin kettle filled with hot water.

The two of them needed to fill the thermos containers at the beginning and end of each carriage, one by one.

Li Xiangdong rubbed his aching arms, his energy completely depleted, and leaned against the carriage, saying weakly, "Hou San, our kind of work isn't easy either."