Siheyuan: A Beautiful Life

After Wu Aiguo sent Qin Huairu back to where he lived, he rode to the supply and marketing cooperative, and then drove the supply and marketing cooperative's car towards the suburbs of the city.

Wu Aiguo came to the last loading place and loaded the stick noodles needed by the coal yard into the carriage. Then he drove the small truck in the direction of the coal yard.

"Comrade! Our coal yard is not working today. Who are you looking for?" The car was stopped by the security guard at the entrance of the coal yard.

Wu Aiguo heard the security guard's inquiry and politely introduced: "Comrade! I am from Chaoyang Supply and Marketing Cooperative. I have made an appointment with Deputy Director Guo of your coal yard."

When the security guard heard Wu Aiguo's introduction, he immediately remembered what Guo Ruiming had explained to them when he arrived at the coal yard this morning.

The security guard thought of Guo Ruiming's explanation and said politely to Wu Aiguo: "Comrade! Director Guo is waiting for you in the office. Please wait a moment and I will open the door for you."

After the gate opened, Wu Aiguo drove a small truck into the coal yard. Guo Ruiming, who had received a call in advance, immediately came out of the office building to greet him.

Guo Ruiming waited for Wu Aiguo to park the car, then immediately walked to the cab, shook hands with Wu Aiguo, and said enthusiastically: "Chief Wu! Thank you for your hard work!"

Wu Aiguo shook hands with Guo Ruiming and said to Guo Ruiming with a smile: "Director Guo! You are in good luck. My friend just put a batch of grain into the warehouse yesterday. I helped you get five thousand kilograms of stick noodles. Thousands of pounds of white flour.”

For the coal field, several thousand kilograms of grain can only temporarily alleviate their plight, but for Guo Ruiming and the management of the coal field, anything is better than nothing.

Guo Ruiming learned that Wu Aiguo not only helped them get an extra thousand kilograms of stick noodles, but also a thousand kilograms of white noodles. This made him extremely excited. He quickly thanked Wu Aiguo and said: "Chief Wu! On my behalf To all the workers at our coal yard, thank you for your help."

When Wu Aiguo heard Guo Ruiming's thanks, he said to Guo Ruiming very humbly: "Director Guo! Today is a coincidence, otherwise I wouldn't be able to produce so much food for you."

When Wu Aiguo said this, he quickly said to Guo Ruiming: "Director Guo! I have something to do later, so please quickly arrange for someone to unload the truck and weigh it!"

When Guo Ruiming heard what Wu Aiguo said, he quickly called several of his subordinates and arranged for people to unload the truck and weigh it.

After unloading the grain, Wu Aiguo took the payment from Guo Ruiming, refused Guo Ruiming's invitation to have dinner, and drove away from the coal yard.

After Wu Aiguo drove the minivan back to the supply and marketing cooperative, he took the things he had prepared for Sister You and rode his bicycle to Sister You's house.

According to the address Sister You told him, Wu Aiguo soon arrived at the door of a two-entry courtyard.

"Comrade! Who are you looking for?" Two middle-aged men who were sitting at the door of the compound playing chess saw Wu Aiguo's arrival. One of them asked Wu Aiguo curiously.

When Wu Aiguo heard the middle-aged man's inquiry, he quickly introduced himself: "Comrade! Hello! I am from the purchasing department of the purchasing supply and marketing cooperative. I made an appointment with Sister You from our labor union to give her something today."

"Section Chief Wu! Hello! I am Lifang's lover Lin Heping. Our Lifang said that you would come over this morning and asked me to wait for you here early in the morning." The middle-aged man heard Wu Aiguo's words. After introducing himself, he immediately stood up from his chair and greeted Wu Aiguo warmly.

Upon hearing Lin Heping's self-introduction, Wu Aiguo first shook hands with Lin Heping, and then said politely: "Brother Lin! I was delayed due to other things this morning. I'm really sorry to keep you waiting for so long."

Lin Heping heard Wu Aiguo's answer and said with a smile: "Chief Wu! Look at what you said. Without your help, our kid wouldn't even be able to get four dishes together for the banquet. You said so, It really makes me feel ashamed.”

After Lin Heping led Wu Aiguo into the courtyard, he immediately shouted to the room: "Lifang! Section Chief Wu is here!"

You Lifang, who was doing hygiene in the house, heard her husband's cry and immediately came out of the house. She greeted Wu Aiguo happily and said, "Aiguo! You are here. Thank you for your hard work! Please come in soon!"

Wu Aiguo heard You Lifang's greeting and took off the cloth bag tied to the back seat of the bicycle. Then he walked into You Lifang's house with the cloth bag. While taking out things from the cloth bag, he introduced to You Lifang: "Sister You! I am here. This time, I got you a total of ten pounds of pork belly, five pounds of beef meatballs, five pounds of shrimp, and five pounds of hairtail."

You Lifang looked at what Wu Aiguo took out from the bag, and she finally felt relieved. She quickly asked Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! How much are these things in total? I'll give you the money."

When Wu Aiguo heard You Lifang's inquiry, he introduced with a smile: "Sister You! Pork and beef balls are 70 cents per pound. Sea shrimps are more expensive, 1.5 yuan, and hairtail is 1 yuan per pound."

When You Lifang heard the price quoted by Wu Aiguo, she was obviously stunned. She quickly said to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! We usually buy pork, which is also 70 cents per pound, but we need meat stamps. I beg you to do something. How can you do this? Do you want to put money in it?"

Wu Aiguo heard You Lifang's inquiry and replied with a smile: "Sister You! I came here today just to help each other among my colleagues, and not to speculate. Naturally, others calculate how much money I have, and I will calculate how much you have. I can assure you that absolutely not a penny has been posted inside.”

When You Lifang heard Wu Aiguo's promise, she felt relieved. She quickly took out a few big unity cards from her pocket, handed the money for these things to Wu Aiguo, and thanked Wu Aiguo again: "Aiguo! If I didn't have you this time, Without your help, sister and your brother-in-law can only risk going to the black market to purchase food. Sister is here to thank you on behalf of our whole family!"

When Wu Aiguo heard You Lifang's thanks, he reached out to take the money You Lifang handed him, then took out a red envelope prepared in advance from his pocket, and said to You Lifang with a smile: "Sister You! I'm going to Baoding on a business trip tomorrow. I won't be back until three or four days, and I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with your son's wedding banquet. This is what I mean, and I hope you won't refuse."

When You Lifang saw the red envelope in Wu Aiguo's hand, she quickly refused and said, "Aiguo! You can't do this!"

"Sister You! If you recognize me as your younger brother, then accept this red envelope. If you don't, then we will treat each other as colleagues from now on." When Wu Aiguo saw You Lifang refusing to accept the red envelope, Wu Aiguo pretended to be dissatisfied and said to You Lifang .

When You Lifang saw that Wu Aiguo had said so much, she could only reluctantly accept the red envelope that Wu Aiguo handed her. She smiled and thanked Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! Since you said so, then this red envelope sister Just accept it, and when you come back from your business trip, I will treat you to dinner alone!"