Chapter 232 Time Flies, 84 Years

The wheel of time keeps spinning, and several years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Now it has been 84 years, the country's reform and opening up has been completely stabilized,
Now Li Lin's business of letting Xu Damao collect scraps is getting harder and harder. After all, more and more people realize that this stuff is valuable.

That is to say, there is still a little market in the countryside. Xu Damao can occasionally gain something by going to show movies, but it is getting more and more difficult. After all, Xu Damao's scope of activities is only the surrounding countryside.

Moreover, Xu Damao's grandson is also quite shrewd. Later, seeing that it was profitable, he kept a few pieces in private, and told Li Lin that he didn't receive them.

Then Li Lin can take advantage of this kid and secretly replace him with an identical fake,

But this business is really difficult to continue. Li Lin also has something to do in his own hospital, so he can't go clean it up by himself.

Besides, the things worth collecting these days are not limited to antiques, such as postage stamps, good wine, and coins, which will be valuable in later generations.

On this day, Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng came to Li Lin as a couple. After Yu Li gave birth to a child a few years ago, Li Lin and Yu Li had less contact with each other. After all, they only share one room, and it is not so convenient to have a child. Well, you can't give drugs to children, right? That's not a beast.

But after giving birth to a child, Yu Li became more and more charming.

And this era is getting better and better. Now everyone has money, more cosmetics, and can dress up. They look much better than previous years.

Closer to home, after chatting with Li Lin, the couple looked at each other, and it was Yu Li who said:

"Qiangzi, my settlement is that I plan to open a small restaurant on Dongzhimen Street. It's a bit awkward. See if you can..."

Li Lin understood in seconds, it turned out to be borrowing money, depending on the relationship between the two over the years, Li Lin couldn't refuse, besides, Li Lin thought he was very generous to the people around him, so Li Lin smiled and said:
"Success, how much do you want to borrow?"

When the couple heard that Li Lin was willing to borrow money, they were all overjoyed, especially Yu Li. She was afraid that the relationship between the two had become indifferent over the years, and Li Lin was unwilling to borrow money.

In fact, the couple searched for several houses, but no one was willing. They also inherited Yan Bugui's calculations. They were too stingy and popular, and they came to Li Lin after a round trip. Yan Jiecheng smiled at Yu Li:

"Let me just say it. Speaking of it, our academy is the most particular about Qiangzi!" Then he looked at Li Lin and said very attentively:
"Qiangzi, if it's convenient for you, it's best if you can borrow 5000, but if you really can't afford [-], that's fine too!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru, who was watching TV next to her, was stunned. After realizing it, she stood up and said immediately:
"No, it's too much, what if you guys don't come up, then we won't be able to drink the northwest wind in the future! This is absolutely not possible!" Then he muttered: "This is too much!"

When the couple heard Qin Jingru's objection, they were both a little embarrassed. This money is indeed a lot for people nowadays, while Yu Li looked at Li Lin expectantly. layer relationship.

Li Lin also saw Yu Li's gaze, and casually said in order to ease the atmosphere:
"Have you asked the third master if you have retired? The third master has retired for so many years, and he knows how to calculate. There must be a lot of old people. Let the third master support him!"

Hearing this Yan Jie was a little embarrassed, but Yu Li said with a face full of disgust:
"Why not, the first thing we looked for was his father,
It turned out that we had good intentions and wanted the old man to get a share, so we could do it together, but he was a little worried about losing money, and was afraid of the risk.

In the end, let’s borrow it, the old man’s interest rate is too high, good guy, ten percent interest, can we still borrow it, the usury is not as bad as him,

So the two of us discussed this, to see if we can borrow some from you first, if it is not possible, we will ask the old man to borrow it! "

Hearing this, Li Lin was also a little speechless. This is not a real father, it is purely a loan shark. No wonder Yu Li looks contemptuous. It will be strange to be able to provide for the old couple in the future.

Yan Jiecheng was also very embarrassed when he heard it, and he wanted to crawl into the cracks of the ground and leave. It is indeed embarrassing to have such a cheap father.

Even Qin Jingru opened his mouth wide and shouted:
"Ten profits? Wouldn't it have to be doubled in ten months?" Then he turned his head and laughed:
"If the interest is 1 yuan, we will borrow the money, and we will borrow [-] yuan according to your request! Isn't it Qiangzi!"

When Yan Jiecheng heard what Qin Jingru said, he didn't know what to do for a while. After all, his father's interest rate was the same, and outsiders couldn't say it like this. He suddenly thought of investing in shares, and hurriedly said:
"Qiangzi, no, you also get a share, we work together,
Now this is a market economy, everyone has money, and they will definitely get rich working in restaurants! "

Li Lin shook his head as soon as he heard it. He is not interested in small restaurants. Things are too complicated, and he can't make much money. It would be fine if a high-end restaurant buys a share. He shook his head and said:

"Forget it, I'm not interested in this, so I'd better lend you money, don't worry about interest, just give me an IOU!"

Qin Jingru was immediately disappointed about the problem, but Li Lin was always in charge of the family, and she didn't dare to say anything when Li Lin made a decision.

After agreeing on a time to withdraw money, the couple chatted briefly for a while and then left. During the chat, Yu Li also hinted that the child went back to grandma's house today and is not here today.

Li Lin nodded slightly, and didn't refuse. Anyway, this is a matter of your choice, and it's natural to relive old dreams at night, needless to say, all kinds of feelings.

A few days later, the third master Yan Bugui came to them instead, complaining that Li Lin should not have lent money to Yan Jiecheng, so that he could make a lot of less money.

Of course, he didn't dare to say it clearly, anyway, that's what he meant.

Li Lin was a little annoyed when he heard the words. He had never seen such a superb father. He wanted to earn his son's money and didn't talk about it. He also blamed others for helping. ,

Let him have a good fight with his best dad.

The father and son immediately quarreled in the courtyard, attracting many spectators. In the end, it was natural that Yan Bugui was ashamed and conspicuous. After all, he didn't take it seriously, and the public criticism was also one-sided. Seeing that Yan Bugui had committed public outrage, Only then did he wake up, and quickly said a lot of soft words, even if Li Lin came to apologize, this matter was over.

After a while, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's small restaurant finally opened as they wished. Li Lin didn't know how the business was, but the couple's clothes became more and more fashionable, and they paid back the money to Li Lin on time every month. There's not too much difference in coming business,

The third master, Yan Bugui, naturally sighed even more, regretting that he didn't get a share at the beginning,
That night, Li Lin came back a bit late because of the consultation with the big leaders. When he arrived at the gate of the compound, he happened to meet Silly Zhu with a bag of vegetables. Silly Zhu saw Li Lin and laughed quickly:
"Qiangzi, you just came back. Have you eaten yet? Let's have a drink together if you haven't eaten?" Then he picked up the bag of lunch boxes and dangled back and forth, then laughed:

"Did you see that spicy chicken, couple's lung slices, braised pork, and Longchao Shou are all fresh, why don't you go and have a drink?"

Li Lin really didn't eat. After all, the leader has a lot to do. Who would dare to eat before the consultation is over. He is also hungry at the moment, so he is not polite, so he nodded and smiled:

"Okay, I'll take a bottle of wine later, let's have a drink together!"

When I got home, Qin Jingru was waiting for Li Lin, and left a meal for Li Lin. Li Lin looked at it, and Qin Jingru also cooked two dishes, so he asked:
"Have you eaten the child, have you eaten?"

"The child has eaten, but I haven't eaten yet. I'm waiting for you. If you haven't eaten, how can I eat first!"

"That's it, you and I will go to the middle courtyard to eat together later, Sha Zhu has brought a lot of dishes, let's go eat together!"

Qin Jingru didn't have any special reaction. Anyway, the two families ate together a lot, so she nodded, put away the table, and prepared to go over with two plates and make the two dishes. Bad fast.

When Li Lin and Qin Jingru went over with the food and drinks, they saw that the uncle and the mother were also there, and they were not in the house, so they set up a table next to the house near Shazhu in the middle courtyard, and placed around the table. A few benches, there used to be quite a few of these things, but they are rare now,

It's so cool to eat outside!

Seeing the old man and the old couple, Li Lin thought that the old couple had already eaten and left, but they didn't expect to eat at this point. It seemed that they had made an appointment to wait for Sha Zhu's meal.

Li Lin is fine, anyway, he has a clear conscience,

On the contrary, the uncle was quite embarrassed when he saw Li Lin. These years, the two basically did not speak. Last year, the first mother had an emergency and Li Lin treated her in time. Otherwise, the first mother might have passed away, so he had the heart Okay, but it's a pity that Li Lin is unwilling,

On the contrary, the aunt rushed to greet Li Lin. Since Li Lin rescued her, in order to thank Li Lin, she went to Li Lin's house to help out if she had nothing to do. She made clothes and shoes for Li Hongda. It's not good not to give her face.

Although Li Lin and the uncle still didn't speak, but there was a silly joke in the middle, and the atmosphere was not silent. I saw silly Zhu took a sip of the wine, clicked his tongue, and said:

"This Moutai is still delicious. Hey, Qiangzi, do you know where I got this dish from?"

Li Lin has been a little busy recently and didn't pay much attention to this compound, but suddenly thought of the original novel Sha Zhu going to work as the head chef at Yu Li Restaurant, so he smiled and said:
"Isn't it from Yulina's restaurant?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately gave a thumbs up and said:

"It's Qiangzi, it's amazing, I can guess all of this! Do you know how much Yan Xiecheng pays me a month?" Without answering Li Lin, he immediately stretched out his hand, made a gesture, and said:
"2500, how about it, buddy can do it!"

Li Lin smiled and said nothing, the wages are indeed not low. These days, ordinary workers only earn about 200 yuan a month. Sha Zhu’s month is equivalent to half a year for ordinary workers. No wonder he is showing off.

On the contrary, the old man said worriedly:
"Zhuzi, I'm still a little worried. Yan Jiecheng is no less calculating than his father. Don't be unhappy because of the salary, after all, we are all in the same compound!"

Silly Zhu heard the words and said nonchalantly:
"Don't worry, I've been on guard against this couple for a long time. The salary is settled every day, and no one owes anyone. Look at today's salary, it's more than 80!" Huang, then handed it to Ran Qiuye next to him, and said with a smile:
"Here, daughter-in-law, this is today's salary, you can collect it!"

Ran Qiuye was serving food for the two old people, when he heard this, he said immediately:

"What are you doing for me? Just pretend, you didn't see that I was busy!"

Upon hearing this, Silly Zhu stuffed the money into Ran Qiuye's pocket with a smile and said with a smile:
"You have to take care of the money in our family. Tell me that I don't have anything to spend money on. You don't care who is in charge!"

The first uncle and the first mother looked at the young couple and nodded in satisfaction.

Even Qin Jingru was a little envious. The family's financial power had always been in the hands of Li Lin, and she would not be allowed to touch it. She had always had some opinions on this. Looking at the situation, she couldn't help but look at Li Lin.
Li Lin noticed Qin Jingru's gaze and knew her thoughts, but Li Lin really didn't dare to let Qin Jingru take care of the money. This woman has a character of climbing along the pole, and she shows off every day in this compound regardless of money. If she is allowed to take care of it, everything at home will have to be exposed.
Pretending not to see it, Li Lin took a few mouthfuls of food, and the taste was really good, even better than the usual Shazhu cooking, so he changed the subject and said with a smile:
"Zhuzi, are you usually hiding your clumsiness? Why do you feel that the food served by this restaurant is more delicious than what you usually make?"

The old man next to him also hurriedly agreed, the taste is indeed a bit different,
Silly Zhu smiled and said:

"Haha, what are you talking about?

The main reason is that the fire at home is not good enough, and the heat is not high enough. Then everything in the restaurant is professional, which is more conducive to displaying my cooking skills, isn't it? "

At this moment, Qin Huairu came over from the backyard, saw everyone eating in the courtyard, and laughed:

"Hey, I'm all eating this, huh, this food is pretty good!"

Ran Qiuye quickly responded politely:
"Yeah, I just ate, why don't you come over and have some?"

Of course, Qin Huairu wouldn't be so blank, Li Lin is here, how dare she step forward to join in the fun, she said with a smile:

"No, I've eaten all of this. I just came to see if my mother-in-law has eaten, so I can go back and clean the dishes together! Then eat, I won't bother you!"

The rest of the people exchanged pleasantries a few times, but Li Lin and Sha Zhu didn't say anything, neither of them wanted to see her.

After Qin Huairu left, Qin Jingru asked Ran Qiuye curiously,

"Qiuye, does the old lady Jia still have to wait like this every day? Serve the meals? Why doesn't she go to the backyard to eat by herself? I don't think there is anything wrong with her health!"

Ran Qiuye wiped the vegetable soup from the corner of the child's mouth and said:

"Hey, why don't you get along well with Xu Damao?

When the two meet, they pinch each other.

But it's embarrassing for Qin Huairu, it's quite embarrassing to run back and forth like this every day, being caught between the two of them! "

Qin Jingru also sighed a little when he heard the words, nodded and said:

"No, my sister's life is really..."

She didn't say what it was, but everyone knew it too, don't look at Qin Huairu who is still the same as in the past, he is happy to see everyone, and has a happy expression on his face,

In fact, those days were not as good as before. In the past, she had a job anyway, earning her own money and spending it by herself. Now she is with Xu Damao. Not to mention her job is gone, she usually doesn’t have much money in her pocket, and she is still busy every day. Go round and round.

At the beginning, Xu Damao gave the family expenses for one month at a time. The key is that Widow Qin always wanted to save money for the children to get married.
I often live frugally, not to mention eating bran and swallowing vegetables. Anyway, the standard of living is not high. How can Xu Damao suffer? It's hot, it won't work after getting married, how can this work?

Anyway, Xu Damao is now guarding against the widow of Qin to the death, everything else is fine, just don't talk about money, just give one day's expenses at a time, never give more, and also reconcile accounts from time to time, if there are too many mistakes, stop immediately , going out to eat by himself every day, regardless of Qin Huairu and the others.

Widow Qin was severely punished. Fortunately, Bang Geng and Xiao Dang gradually started to work, and it has only eased a little in the past two years.

Moreover, Widow Qin is also very shrewd, and soon found a new way, which is to take care of the second uncle and the second aunt,

The two families belong to the same hospital. The second uncle is inconvenient, the second aunt is getting old, and the three sons are unreliable. Qin Huairu took the initiative to help wash and wash in order to maintain the personality. He came and went, and the two families had a lot of contacts.

Once Li Lin heard from the second uncle that it seems that now the pension of the second uncle is put in the widow Qin's. It is estimated that the old couple is counting on Qin Huairu to help with the old age. Li Lin is noncommittal about this,
Anyway, now Widow Qin has to do a lot of cooking every time. There are two husband and wife, three adult children, and three old ones. How energetic!

As for Xu Damao, it may be for the sake of comparing with Shazhu, Xu Damao didn't refuse at first,
But slowly he came back to it. He found that since his family took care of the second uncle's house, his reputation has also shown signs of improvement. Although he is still not so positive, he is not resisting at all. The smell is similar, and eating, drinking, and spanking every day is okay, anyway, the widow is busy, so he doesn't do much,

The two seem to have a similar relationship with Da Ye and Sha Zhu, but in fact, one is sincere and the other has money as a bond.
The main reason is that the old couple, the second uncle, really gave up their hearts on the three children. The second and third children were in the capital and didn't even look at them. Don't look at it, now the old couple are completely selfish, and they live on this little pension.

(End of this chapter)

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