Chapter 53: Xuanran
Chapter 53: Xuanran
After dinner, Li Kailang also planned to go back, but it was already dark.
Li Kailang rode a Forever 28-bar bicycle through the bustling streets.
This bicycle was as eye-catching as a car was in the eyes of people in later generations, and became a beautiful landscape on the streets.
"Hey, look, that guy is so handsome!" a woman said to her companion next to her.
"Come on, you just like her!" Her colleague laughed and exposed her lie.
"You are such a tactless person!" The woman punched the person next to her in shame.
"Oh, you got it right. Sorry!" the companion responded jokingly.
Words like these continued, but Li Kailang didn't hear them.
Feeling the whistling wind passing by his ears, Li Kailang couldn't help but cry out loudly.
"I'm afraid this guy is a fool!"
However, this shout made people around him stay away from him, as if he was a fool.
However, Li Kailang didn't care about all this. He just rode his bike and soon returned to his courtyard.
The residents were eating and did not notice Li Kailang's return.
"It's just right that there's no need to bother!"
Li Kailang pushed the cart into the yard, pushed it to the door, locked it, and then went home.
Sha Zhu had finished his drink and gone to sleep. Jia Jia was thinking about Bang Geng's matter in a depressed mood and did not come out to cause trouble for Li Kailang.
The night passed peacefully and Li Kailang rested peacefully.
The next morning, the sun shone through the clouds, and everything in the yard looked exceptionally fresh.
Suddenly, Yan Bugui's voice broke the silence: "Hey~ When did we get a bicycle in our yard?"
There was a hint of surprise and curiosity in his voice, which immediately attracted the attention of all the residents.
They all came to the front yard to see what was going on.
"Whose bicycle is this?" someone asked.
"Yeah, I didn't see it yesterday." Another person echoed.
Everyone was talking and speculating about the origin of the bicycle.
Finally, their eyes were focused on the car parked under Li Kailang's house.
"Is there any need to think about it? Look, the car is parked outside Li Kailang's house. It should be his." Someone said affirmatively.
"When did this kid from the Li family buy it?" another person asked.
Everyone was guessing and communicating non-stop, and the noise even attracted residents from the middle and back yards.
Yan Bugui walked up to the bicycle, looked at it carefully, then pointed to a seal on the handlebar and said:
"Look, there's a steel stamp on it."
Everyone came over and nodded when they saw the clear stamp.
At this time, Yi Zhonghai walked out from the middle courtyard and asked in confusion: "Uncle, what's going on? Why is there so much noise so early in the morning?"
"Uncle, you are here." Yan Bugui greeted Yi Zhonghai immediately when he saw him.
"No, we found a bicycle, but we don't know who it belongs to."
Yi Zhonghai frowned, then asked everyone: "Whose car is this?"
However, none of the residents answered. They guessed it, but they were still not sure whether it was true.
"Uncle, do you know who it belongs to? If it was lost by someone else, return it as soon as possible." Yi Zhonghai asked.
"I saw this car parked in front of the Li family kid's door. It should be his. Just ask and you'll know." Yan Bugui answered truthfully.
When asking Li Kailang about this, Yi Zhonghai obviously couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Okay, Uncle Third, go knock on the door and ask. If it belongs to someone else, return it as soon as possible." Yi Zhonghai ordered directly.
Hearing this, Yan Bugui was about to knock on Li Kailang's door.
However, Li Kailang opened the door first.
"Oh~ There are so many people here, what's going on? Is there anything going on?"
Li Kailang was also a little shocked by the scene. A crowd of people gathered outside his house early in the morning. Those who didn't know him would think that something had happened to him. "Xiao Li, wake up. Is this bicycle yours?"
Yan Bugui pointed at the bicycle and asked in a serious tone.
"Yes, it's mine, what's the matter?" Li Kailang replied sleepily.
“Why didn’t I see it before?”
"I bought this bicycle yesterday. Everyone was having dinner in the evening, so I rode it back then. It's normal that you didn't see it." Li Kailang explained.
Then, Li Kailang asked tentatively: "Uncle, do you think I stole this car?"
"Uh" Yan Bugui fell silent upon hearing this. Li Kailang hit the nail on the head and guessed his thoughts accurately.
"Xiao Li, this bicycle is not cheap, it's 180 yuan. How did you decide to buy it?" Yan Bugui continued to ask.
"What? Uncle, can't I afford 180 yuan? My family is not so poor that we can't even take out this money." Li Kailang responded bluntly.
"Uh no, that's not what I meant."
Yan Bugui realized that he had said the wrong thing. With Li Kailang as a driver, buying a car should be an easy thing for him.
"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go to work." With that, Li Kailang pushed his bicycle out of the yard.
"Hey" Yan Bugui wanted to call Li Kailang, but he was embarrassed to speak because he had just been confronted.
The residents looked at Li Kailang pushing the cart from behind, and there was envy in their eyes.
After all, they also wanted to buy a bicycle, but the cost of at least 120 yuan made them hesitate for a while.
Besides, the steel mill is not far away and can be reached in about ten minutes.
All these reasons combined make them feel it's not worth it.
Only Yan Bugui was watching Li Kailang riding his bike, seeming to be thinking about something in his mind.
He would still like to have something like a bicycle to save his face, but he needs to think carefully about it.
Seeing Li Kailang's confident look, everyone believed that the bicycle was Li Kailang's.
After all, Li Kailang's identity as a driver was deeply imprinted in everyone's mind.
"Okay, okay, stop looking. It's almost time to go to work." Yi Zhonghai reminded and then left.
Watching Yi Zhonghai leave, everyone felt something was wrong.
"Hey, wasn't Yi Zhonghai removed from his position as a big boss? Why should we listen to him?" someone asked.
"Yeah, that's what I said too. I felt it was a bit strange just now." Another person echoed.
"If you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten it." The others expressed their agreement.
Everyone was whispering to each other. Sha Zhu stood aside, feeling unhappy when he saw everyone talking about Yi Zhonghai.
Sha Zhu suddenly shouted, "Say 'grandmaster' again and see how it goes!"
"What do you want to do, idiot? Don't mess around."
Yan Bugui spoke at this time, trying to suppress Sha Zhu by using his status as the third uncle.
But Shazhu didn't care about these at all, and looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
"If anyone dares to say that about me again, believe it or not, I will beat you up right now." Sha Zhu threatened.
Hearing this, all the residents immediately walked away. They didn't want to provoke this silly guy who looked difficult to deal with.
Yan Bugui was left alone to face Sha Zhu.
Seeing that no one around supported him, Yan Bugui thought that everyone was being unkind.
"Silly Zhu, it's so early in the morning, I won't bother with you!" Yan Bugui said and left in a hurry.
"Hmph!" Sha Zhu snorted coldly. He originally wanted to settle the score with Li Kailang.
Yi Zhonghai was able to gain a foothold in this courtyard not only by relying on himself, but also with the help of his thug Sha Zhu and the suppression of the deaf old lady.
The three of them worked together to suppress the entire yard from top to bottom, which allowed Yi Zhonghai to gain a dominant position in the yard.
(End of this chapter)