Chapter 250: Old Friends Reunited, Fate No Longer There
This side of the front door
Li Tongyu accompanied Ouyang Yi to Chen Xueru Silk Shop to buy clothes, thinking that it would be better for him to adapt to the local customs. Wearing suits and big leather shoes every day is really too eye-catching...
After the two entered the door, Ouyang Yi was stunned for a moment. Why were the two girls from the tavern yesterday here again?
"Comrade Li, see if there's anything you need. New material for white shirts has arrived..."
Ouyang Yi smiled and said, "Comrades, I seemed to have seen you in the tavern yesterday. What a coincidence that we meet here again today! I am Ouyang Yi, who just came back from studying abroad. I am very happy to meet you."
Ouyang Yi thought he was being very polite when introducing himself, and raised his hand to shake hands...
As a result, Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen just smiled and had no intention of shaking hands with her.
"Comrade Ouyang is from Qianmen, right? The silk shop and the tavern are jointly opened by my sisters and I. Everyone knows that we run the silk shop during the day and the tavern at night..."
Seeing that the other party had no intention of shaking hands, Ouyang Yi had to withdraw his hand awkwardly. He thought that this might be a girl from the old city who still had old ideas and didn't dare to shake hands with strangers...
Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen were thinking, what's so great about returning from studying abroad? He actually wanted to touch my hand - was he still drunk from yesterday?
Any woman who has a closeness to Lin Chen will never have room for other men. Ouyang Yi could only ask for trouble... After choosing two sets of summer shirts and pants, the two left Chen's Silk Shop.
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At Cuihualou, everyone was chatting and laughing while eating happily. Looking at the table full of delicious food, Anjie felt like he was back to the life a few years ago.
She sighed in her heart: "It's a pity that I can never go back to the An family of the past. A wealthy life has nothing to do with me anymore. Today I just helped Qin Huairu and Bai Ling to have a meal at a big restaurant..."
The two sisters' salaries are not high. If they continue to spend money lavishly like before...it will not be enough.
An Xin did not tell An Jie about all the money she brought back yesterday, for fear that her sister would spend it all.
Anjie saw a dress she liked this morning, and it was priced at seven dollars and fifty cents...it was more expensive than a cotton coat.
After dinner, they chatted for a while and said goodbye to each other, then Lin Chen left with a group of people.
"Sister, why do I feel something is a bit weird? Brother Lin Chen is the only man at our table?"
An Xin pulled her sister away and said, "Don't look at me. We've already gone far. What's so strange about that? It's just a coincidence! We still need to buy daily necessities. Stop dawdling and hurry up! It's good enough that we can have a big meal. Don't even think about eating meat tonight."
The two sisters originally planned to buy a chicken, but now they don’t have to buy meat for at least a week.
An Jie turned around and muttered to himself: "It would be great if I could eat at Cuihualou every three days. I only found out after two months here that there is such a good Shandong cuisine restaurant in this city..."
An Xin patted her sister and told her to stop dreaming.
"Be realistic! If our salary comes once a month, we will go bankrupt. Do you know how much Liu Lan paid just now? Sixteen yuan per table, and you want to eat here every three days. Do you think you are still the An family of five years ago? We are no longer the eldest daughters..."
When Anjie heard the price of sixteen dollars, he immediately felt it was a pity. He was reluctant to buy the beautiful skirt that he had just seen for seven dollars and fifty cents.
This table of food actually consumed three sets of clothes that my sister and I bought. What a waste!
Wangfujing Post Office
An Xin and An Jie walked in...
"Sister, if you add a sentence in the telegram that says 'I am the descendant of my mother's old friend in Sijiu City', it will keep our family safe."
After hesitating for a moment, An Xin listened to her sister and added it in... This way, her brother and sister-in-law wouldn't have to live in fear all day long, and they could also draw a clear line with the Ouyang family.
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Let's talk about the courtyard.
After Bai Ling and the others left
Jia Zhang quarreled with Shorty and Bai for the whole morning... If they were not afraid of affecting the work, the two would have beaten Jia Zhang.
On the first day of construction, the Sanjiaguan construction team had a meal. He Daqing cooked a big pot of pork belly and potato slices. Each worker in the house had a bowl... Jia Zhang came to make trouble just to get a bowl of meat.
Jia Dongxu dragged his mother home, where his master had a place. If the quarrel continued, Liu Haizhong would get angry and that would be bad...
Jia Zhang kept chattering as she walked.
"Grandma set off firecrackers early in the morning and scared my eldest grandson... Now she is stewing pork belly to reward the construction team, shouldn't she give me some compensation? What's the point of not giving me even half a bowl? We are from the same courtyard! Pah..."
"Mom, stop making trouble... Aren't we going to have a banquet for everyone in a few days? It's not good for you to find fault on the first day..."
Of course Jia Zhang knew it was not good, she went there on purpose. She wanted to let Bai and the others know that she was not to be trifled with...
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The next morning at nine o'clock
Ma Han knocked on the door and walked into Lin Chen’s office.
"Director Lin, there's a young man at the gate looking for Comrade An Xin from the Medical Department."
Lin Chen had already made arrangements that whoever came to see the An sisters had to report.
Looking at Old Ou who was still dressed in a suit and tie at the gate, Lin Chen chuckled.
"I understand. Go inform Comrade An Xin and let them meet! But they can only meet, nothing else is allowed..."
Ma Han immediately understood what it meant...
ten minutes later
Ouyang Yi sent a message through the security guard at the gate and finally saw a figure in a white coat walking out of the factory.
At the gate of the steel mill, the two people who hadn't seen each other for four years finally met.
Ouyang Yi was only eighteen when he left, and An Xin was only seventeen...
In the blink of an eye, after not seeing each other for several years, both sides have changed a lot. In order to present the best of himself, Ouyang Yi still dressed smartly today, and polished his big leather shoes to a shine.
Ouyang Yi looked at An Xin, who had lost her youthfulness, and excitedly went up to her for a lover's hug.
Who knew that as soon as this guy ran forward, An Xin took two or three steps back...
At the gate guard room, Ma Han, who had been guarding, rushed up in one swift step...
"Stop, what do you want to do? This is the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, not a place for you to behave like a hooligan. Believe it or not, I will arrest you right now..."
Ouyang Yi looked at the ferocious Ma Han and quickly waved his hands: "It's a misunderstanding, comrade, come and have a cigarette. I'm her fiancé, not a hooligan."
Mahan waved his hand
"I won't smoke. My fiancé just hasn't obtained a marriage certificate. Just stand still and talk. No hugging in broad daylight."
After being scolded by Ma Han, Ouyang Yi didn't dare to hug An Xin anymore...
Ma Han retreated to the gate and stared at the other party. Lin Chen had already made arrangements. He had to keep an eye on this guy and not make any moves beyond gay men and women.
"An Xin, I didn't expect that we would meet in Sijiu City. I...I have been thinking about you these past few years, and I won't leave this time...I have a lot to say to you."
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