lcionline Chapter 28 I don't want to open this box either
Chapter 28 I don't want to open this box either
"Uncle, I want to eat chicken too~" Wang Jiujin pestered him.
"Kid, this chicken is not from our family, how can you accept it?" Zhang Lanxi came over to pull Wang Jiujin, but couldn't move him after pulling for a long time.
"No, I haven't eaten chicken for half a year. The last time I ate chicken was during the Chinese New Year. Look, I've lost weight." Wang Jiujin began to cry aggrievedly. It is said that the Wang family has good genes.
This cry was really a bit like tears in the eyes. Although he was just a child of seven or eight years old, he already had the foundation.
"My chicken is big. Wait until Third Aunt is done cooking. Jiujin can go get a few pieces to try." Even at this point, Xu Damao knew what was going on. They were just waiting for him to give the order.
"Then it can't exceed... six pieces of meat, understand?" Wang Xiaohu quickly calculated the number of people. Six pieces of chicken are just enough for each person in the family. It's not much, but it's fair.
"Thank you Uncle Damao, you are such a nice person~" Wang Jiujin also started to flatter him.
"That's right. Xu Damao is famous for his righteousness throughout Nanluoguxiang." Yan Bugui continued.
The two, big and small, praised Xu Damao to the skies. In the end, Yan Bugui even thought that Wang Jiujin must have secretly learned his skills since he was a child. This little boy has a very clever mouth. It would be great if other children in the family could be as talkative as him.
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Xu Damao's house is in the backyard. Yan Bugui and Wang Xiaohu paraded around, making the retirement group in the Central Courtyard extremely jealous.
Wang Xiaohu saw the deaf old lady and Sha Zhu eating at Yi Zhonghai's place, and he stared at them with wide eyes, obviously very angry.
"Third uncle, aren't you afraid that the first uncle will give you a hard time?"
Yan Bugui said calmly, "I can't stop eating chicken just because they are unhappy. Besides, I haven't settled accounts with Lao Yi yet. Last time, he donated food for no apparent reason, which made my Second Uncle and I lose face!"
"Oh? Didn't you discuss the grain donation in advance?" Wang Xiaohu's words were full of doubts, meaning that the grain donation was not discussed in advance, but other matters had been discussed, such as the canteen.
As expected, Yan Bugui was embarrassed, but he was thick-skinned and adjusted his attitude slightly: "We didn't discuss the donation of grain. We are unwilling to do such an excessive thing."
"Haha, you guys are really noble and upright."
Xu Damao also said something meaningful on the side, and the three of them came to Xu Damao's house in the backyard with their own thoughts.
In terms of geographical location, Xu Damao's house is the best and is big enough. His parents don't live here. In addition, Xu Damao has a good job, so he can be considered a successful person.
The three of them sat down, took out the wine, and then Xu Damao also got out a plate of peanuts and started drinking.
“Good wine~”
After a while, the chicken was served. Wang Xiaohu's eyes turned green. It smelled so good!
The chicken at this time had a chicken smell. Anyway, Yan Bugui and Wang Xiaohu stopped talking and just focused on eating, listening to Xu Damao.
After three rounds of drinks, Xu Damao said as he poured himself a glass of wine: "Xiaohu, you saw what happened today. Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady were really too much. They even used the director to pressure me. As an old man in the hospital, they are too partial."
"With them in this courtyard, there will be no me, Xu Damao. One day, I will remove Yi Zhonghai from his position as the boss... As long as we form an alliance, we won't be afraid of them..."
Wang Xiaohu and Yan Bugui looked at each other and said nothing.
Alliance? What the hell, no one in this courtyard can be trusted, but that doesn't stop Wang Xiaohu from lying: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right, Yi Zhonghai is too much, we should support each other."
"Yes, yes, yes, tsk~~ha~ Damao is right." Yan Bugui took a sip of wine and began to perfunctorily respond. His base was in the front yard. As long as most of the people in the front yard supported him, he, the third uncle, would be stable. Therefore, he was unwilling to form an alliance with Xu Damao, which meant standing completely against Yi Zhonghai.
If this is true, how can I please both sides and get benefits from two bosses in the future?
We were almost done eating, and anyway, what Xu Damao mentioned was just a pretext.
Xu Damao was a little drunk, but his mind was still clear. When he heard what the two said, he understood. However, it was also within his expectations. Anyway, as long as he didn't stand on the side of Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, it would be fine.
What happened today made him feel a sense of crisis, so he thought about consolidating the relationship. As for why he didn't call Liu Haizhong, there was no need, because Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai were born to be incompatible.
"Come on, Brother Xiaohu, have another drink." Xu Damao picked up the jug and started pouring wine again.
"Hey~~~Don't fall down. If you fall down again, you will miss women." Wang Xiaohu hurriedly stopped him. He was also a little drunk.
Pfft… Yan Bugui burst out laughing when he heard this, and Xu Damao also laughed: "Brother Xiaohu is still too young, you can only imagine how it feels. Don't worry, I'll find it for you!"
"How much change?" Wang Xiaohu joked.
"Look...look...Hey? Why are there two wine glasses?" Xu Damao began to shake, and then he fell asleep on the table as if he had lost consciousness.
"Da Mao has drunk too much again." Obviously Yan Bugui knew Xu Damao's drinking capacity and was not surprised at all.
"You can't drink but you keep pretending to be generous, why bother?" Wang Xiaohu grabbed him with one hand, dragged him into the bedroom and threw him on the bed. Xu Damao didn't react at all and was sleeping soundly. It's so hot now, so nothing will happen.
"Then let's adjourn. Uncle, let's go." The chicken was very delicious this time. Wang Xiaohu wanted to start a breeding business in the space so that he could eat meat in the space whenever he had nothing to do in the future.
Every month or so, I would take out a chicken for the family to satisfy their hunger. It was okay to eat meat once a month, and it was not considered high-profile, because other families in the courtyard also made lard and ate meat every month.
In some ways, the residents of the Siheyuan are all rich people, none of them are simple. For example, Sha Zhu gets meat every week, and Xu Damao is about the same. Their jobs are considered the best in this era.
Three days later, at the steel mill.
A truck drove in and Wang Xiaohu was also arranged to come over to maintain order. What he had in his hand today was a big one, and it was actually also for security, because everyone who came down had some injuries.
"Director Yang, this is the technical information that we were asked to send over."
"That's great! With this information, the steel mill's output will definitely reach a new level." Director Yang took the box like a treasure.
"Comrades, thank you for your hard work. I heard that you encountered robbery by enemy spies along the way. You should all rest at the steel rolling mill first. It is absolutely safe here." Deputy Director Li was in charge of the post-disaster logistics work. The people from the infirmary also came up to help the wounded away.
"It's okay. We have already dealt with those petty thieves."
"Why can't this box be opened?" Director Yang asked after trying to insert the key for a long time without success.
"Let me take a look." The man stepped forward and tried it, then checked it again, and said with a little annoyance: "The lock is broken. I have to go back to the northwest to get the information again."
"Huh? That means we have to wait another month. Can't we just break open the box?" asked Director Yang.
"No, we have set up a mechanism inside. If you open it with brute force, it will explode."
"Ah? It will explode!" Director Yang's hands were shaking. This lock looked like it had been smashed before. Why didn't you tell me earlier that it would explode? So he stuffed it into Deputy Director Li's hand and said, "Deputy Director Li, you are in charge of logistics. See if there is anyone in the factory who can open the lock. Whoever can open it will be rewarded with 100 kilograms of food coupons!"
Deputy Director Li was also confused. He looked at the box in his hand as if it were explosives, and casually stuffed the box into the hands of Wang Xiaohu, who was closest to him.
"Captain Wang, you take it first. I'll go find someone." Deputy Director Li was about to leave.
Wang Xiaohu's voice rang out: "No need to look for anyone, I've already opened it."
After getting the box, Wang Xiaohu subconsciously used his lock-picking skill and opened it in one go.
When everyone turned around, they saw that the box was indeed open. Then they remembered that there was a bomb and everyone jumped back in unison. Only the comrade who delivered the information looked at Wang Xiaohu with shining eyes, saying, "What a talented person! There is hope that they can open the box."