Chapter 421 This weekend is not peaceful!
Chapter 421 This weekend is not peaceful!
Time flies, and it's the weekend.
Today is destined to be a restless day.
Early in the morning, Li Kailang opened the door of the ear room and greeted the third aunt.
"Third Auntie, someone will come to my annex to move furniture later. Please explain this to everyone."
The third aunt replied, "Okay, okay, Xiao Li, don't worry, I'll just watch over you here."
"sorry to bother you."
"You're welcome."
After saying hello, Li Kailang rode his bicycle to take the night college exam.
Today is the final exam, so you can't be late.
The three aunts were so enthusiastic because Li Kailang helped them get food yesterday, 200 kilograms of coarse grains, a mixture of new and old grains.
All in all, the Yan family made a profit.
Naturally, I agreed to Li Kailang's request.
Not long after Li Kailang left, Han Gong and others arrived at the door.
The person guarding the gate today was Yan Jiefang from the Yan family. When he heard that Li Kailang was coming to move furniture, he quickly invited him in.
"Come in quickly. Brother Li has already given instructions. Come in and move the furniture. The cart is at the door. Take it if you need it."
"Sorry for the trouble." Han Gong said politely. He came to the side room of Li Kailang's house and couldn't help but sigh when he saw the dazzling array of furniture.
"Okay, hurry up and move. Finish it sooner rather than later. Be careful not to damage the furniture."
"Don't worry, we know what to do."
"It's just moving furniture. We are experienced and I guarantee there won't be any bumps or scratches."
Han Gong: "It's right to be careful. We have received money."
Han Gong and others are naturally very supportive of Li Kailang, their big customer.
How can there be such a nice person in this world who introduces projects and pays on time, and most importantly, doesn't give any instructions and even gives decoration drawings.
If you take one thing alone, it's nothing, but if you put them together, it's quite rare.
In particular, they don't give any advice on the decoration. Basically, as long as they are doing the construction, the boss will always be there to "give orders and give instructions".
They ended up doing a lot of useless work, and in the end the owner was not satisfied and wanted to demolish it, and even blamed them for not reminding them earlier.
"Alright, hurry up and get moving. Finish the move sooner and finish it sooner."
"Okay!" A few people shouted and started moving the furniture.
At this time, the Zhang family and the Yu family also came over to help move the furniture.
Zhang Fen and Zhang Jinwu came with large and small bags of things, including quilts, bedding, kettles and other daily necessities.
As for winter storage vegetables, grain and other things, they have to be brought over after the furniture is moved.
When they arrived at No. 85 Nanluoguxiang, Zhang Fen took out the candies he had prepared in advance and distributed them to each household.
"Hey, hello. I'm moving today. I'm sorry to bother you all. Please understand and forgive me."
"Okay, okay, congratulations. You've been renovating your house for more than two months. It's finally finished and you can move into your new home. Congratulations!"
Zhang Fen: "Thank you! Thank you! I haven't had any during this period. When I have some free time, I will definitely hold a housewarming party and invite everyone to come over for a meal. It will be lively and lively."
"Then I'm going to have a big meal, so be careful to finish it."
Zhang Fen said with a smile: "It's better after eating, and it's more lively after eating!"
After chatting with the neighbors living in the back house, Zhang Fen began to busy himself with cleaning up his new home.
As for the housewarming party, everyone treated it as just talk, and perhaps only the children took it seriously.
What's the situation now? Asking others to hold a housewarming party and inviting everyone to eat as much as they want is tantamount to eating up people's stored food and intentionally starving people to death, isn't that?
This housewarming party could have been held the year before last, but forget it now.
Zhang Fen distributed some candy to everyone as a greeting, telling everyone that he would come to this yard in the future.
"Hey, this kid has finally moved in. From now on, we don't have to listen to the noise of renovations anymore. It's so noisy."
"That's right. I don't know what this new person who moved in is like. I hope he's a good talker. If not, we'll be in trouble."
"Yeah, if it's the same as the one in the backyard, our yard will be in turmoil."
The neighbors were chatting with each other. I had originally wanted to help, but when I saw there were many people from two families and movers, I didn't go forward to help.
at the same time.
Li Kailang arrived at the night school early.
"There are so many people today." I saw a group of students gathered at the gate of the night school, all of them were here to take the exam.
"Yes, there weren't so many people at the last final exam, but now there are so many in the blink of an eye." Yu Xingmei agreed.
Jin Jianxian: "Last time we were in the first grade, so of course there weren't many people in our grade. Now we are in the second grade, so how could there be few people?"
The three-person team gathered.
Li Kailang looked at the two of them: "How is it? Are you confident about today's exam?"
"Not bad." They said in unison, and from their confident tone, it was obvious that they were not afraid of the exam.
Li Kailang looked at Yu Xingmei: "Why? There is a practical part in today's exam. Are you so confident about it?"
Yu Xingmei: "Of course, I'm not like you. I can score a lot of points just by following these steps."
“That’s right.”
"Ding-ling-ling——" the night bell rang.
"Let's go." The three of them walked into the night school.
Everyone is taking the exam in the classroom.
Yan Wanbin walked in with the test papers. Seeing that all the students were present, he began to distribute the test papers.
"Everyone knows the rules, so I won't repeat them. Just take the exam seriously and don't cheat."
"I caught you cheating. You know the consequences."
After the reminder, everyone waited for the bell to ring again.
"Dingling bell~"
"Start the exam."
Looking at the questions on the test paper, Li Kailang was full of confidence this time.
Although it is more difficult than last semester, he has more time to prepare for the exam this time.
Although my mechanical skills are at an entry-level level, it is enough to cope with this exam, and even the exam in the next semester.
Therefore, this final exam was not too difficult for Li Kailang.
Li Kailang even had the mood to look at others, watching them scratching their heads, scratching their scalps, and biting their nails to think of the answers.
Of course, Li Kailang is most concerned about Jin Jianxian and Yu Xingmei.
The two of them were in a normal state, concentrating on looking at the test paper and answering the questions. It was obvious that this test was not very difficult for them.
Finally, I looked at the study committee member Qi Mengru. She was the same, writing easily and freely, and was obviously well prepared.
After reading it, Li Kailang straightened his head and concentrated on answering the questions.
Time flies by.
"Ding-ling-ling~" the exam time is over.
Yan Wanbin stood up and said, "Time is up, everyone stop writing, and the students at the back start collecting their papers."
Having said that, some students are still scratching their heads while writing.
"You won't get many points if you write this now. If you don't study hard during normal times, it will be useless to cram for the final exam."
Li Kailang listened to Yan Wanbin's tireless teachings, as if he had returned to the past and heard what his teacher had said.
Why does it sound so familiar?
"In half an hour, everyone will go to the practical test room and wait for the practical test. Go quickly when you hear the bell."
After saying that, Yan Wanbin left with a pile of test papers.
When everyone saw Yan Wanbin leave, they all leaned back in their chairs and said, "Ah~ It's finally over."
"How was it? Did it feel difficult?"
Xue Changshan: "How can it not be difficult? I haven't finished many questions yet. I think there is no hope of passing! No hope!!!"
Bi Jinhai: "It's the same for me. Theory is no longer a thing. Now I can only rely on practical application. If I don't get more points in practical application, I will definitely fail."
Hearing his two friends say this, Wan Yongzhi breathed a sigh of relief. It was understandable if he got a low score, after all, everyone did not do well in the exam.
"I'm not much better. Now I can only rely on practical skills to get points."
At the same time, Yan Wanbin came to the office with the test paper.
Other teachers came later.
"Since everyone is here, let's start drawing lots to decide what the practical test will be."
"Okay, let's get started."
Yan Wanbin, Bai Jie and several other teachers started drawing lots. Each person drew 3 pieces of paper, and from more than 3 pieces of paper, the workpieces with the most appearances were selected, and the first workpieces were selected as the workpieces for this practical operation.
No matter how hard the students thought, they could never have imagined that the practical test workpieces would be drawn out only right before the exam.
In this way, no teacher can be sure which workpiece will be tested.
Bai Jie laughed and said, "If the students knew that we are just beginning to decide what to test, they would be scared to death."
A teacher agreed: "Yes, Director Yan's method is really effective. No one can help. It all depends on the students themselves."
Yan Wanbin waved his hand and said, "My method is just a ghost idea. It's not a good one. It mainly depends on the ability of the teachers. Otherwise, if I do this, which teacher can stand this last-minute test?"
Making a temporary decision on what workpiece to assess actually tests the teacher's ability, after all, he or she has to deal with unexpected situations during students' practical operations.
Bai Jie said: "Okay, I've chosen them. These are the three."
Yan Wanbin nodded: "Okay, then these three, the requirements for the assessment workpieces will be based on these."
After saying that, Yan Wanbin took out a stack of documents from the drawer and took out the specific assessment requirements for the three workpieces from the stack.
Several teachers looked at the specific assessment requirements and couldn't help but ask, "Director Yan, are these requirements so strict?"
"Is it strict? Not bad. It's much easier than those universities. It's OK. I can only say that my ability is not good enough. I need more practice."
"That's true." No one objected.
After a short rest, the assessment bell rang.
"Okay, let's go."
The teachers and students all went to the practical room, waiting for the exam to begin.
Everyone came to the practical room, where the workpieces had already been prepared.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, I will explain the requirements for the three workpieces to be tested this time."
Yan Wanbin pulled out a blackboard and wrote down specifically what workpieces were needed and what the requirements were for each workpiece.
The points will be awarded based on the requirements met. The more difficult the requirements are, the higher the score will be.
Looking at the workpieces to be tested, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. There were three workpieces, and the difficulty level was around medium.
"It's okay, it's not very difficult."
But when they saw the specific requirements, they all showed bitter faces and said, "Teacher, isn't this too difficult?"
"Is it difficult? Not that difficult. You can start the exam now. It will last until 12 noon."
After saying that, Yan Wanbin stood aside in silence. Seeing that they could not talk about it, everyone could only race against time to start doing it.
Yu Xingmei thankfully said, "Fortunately I can score points based on the steps, otherwise I can't even meet this requirement. Let's make the workpiece first."
at the same time.
The gate of the courtyard.
Today, the Liu family welcomed an important guest, Zhang Lan's father.
"In-laws!" As soon as Liu Haizhong saw Zhang's father, he welcomed him warmly with a smile on his face.
"In-laws." The second aunt replied.
"Hello, this is my first time visiting you and I don't bring anything with me. I hope you don't mind." Father Zhang said in a calm tone and handed the things he brought to the two of them.
The gifts were mainly fruits and the like, which were commonplace in later times, but extremely precious now.
The price of fruit is not cheap now, and you need a ticket, so you can’t buy it even if you want to.
Liu Haizhong took it with a smile: "Ah, look at what you said, how could you mind, you can come, what else do you bring."
"Come on, come on, please come in!"
Liu Haizhong reached out and led Zhang's father into the yard.
Father Zhang looked at the environment of the courtyard with contempt in his heart, and didn't care at all about Liu Haizhong's introduction of the courtyard.
Only when he heard Liu Haizhong mention that Li Kailang was a college student and Yi Zhonghai was an eighth-level worker did he show a surprised expression.
On the contrary, Liu Haizhong, the seventh-level riveter, pales in comparison.
Father Zhang turned around and looked at Zhang Lan, who was living next to Liu Guangqi. He felt uncomfortable when he thought that Zhang Lan would live in this yard in the future.
I feel so disappointed to see my daughter, whom I have raised with great effort for twenty years, having to live in such an environment.
"Fortunately, I only stayed for two or three days before leaving. If I had stayed there forever, I don't know what would have happened."
Father Zhang couldn't help but feel extremely lucky. Fortunately, he would leave after the New Year. He would only have to endure this hardship for two or three days. He could just treat it as an experience of "farmhouse fun".
Not long after, the group entered the Liu family.
Looking at the Liu family's house, Zhang's father sighed in his heart, "Such a small house is not as big as Lanlan's room."
If Zhang Lan wasn't love-brained and determined to marry Liu Guangqi, Zhang's father would definitely look down on Liu Guangqi.
The gap between the two families is really too big, and the importance of being well-matched is revealed at this moment.
"My dear relatives, have some tea." Liu Haizhong handed the tea to Zhang's father.
Father Zhang looked down and saw tea leaves floating on the tea, which were obviously of high quality.
This is what some people who can't afford good tea but still want to buy high-quality tea to save face want.
This was no less than a humiliation for Zhang's father, who was used to drinking good tea, but he thought of it as the highest courtesy the Liu family could offer.
Thinking that he was here today to discuss Zhang Lan's marriage, Zhang's father endured it.
Father Zhang reluctantly took a sip of tea and said, "I came here today for the wedding of the two little ones. Before I came, Guangqi should have told you my thoughts."
"Today, in front of you two, I will do it again, one pair at a time, to avoid making mistakes."
Liu Haizhong and the second aunt acted as if they were listening attentively.
"It's almost the New Year now, so the weddings for the two children should be simple and quick. You are all aware of the situation outside, so just keep it low-key and don't make it too ostentatious."
Zhang's father said a lot of things and asked Liu Guangqi to tell Liu Haizhong about them a few days ago. The two had no objection to it.
Finally, the most important thing was mentioned, "What arrangements have you made for the two children's house?"
"This..." Liu Haizhong and the second aunt were so embarrassed that they didn't know what to say.
They have been trying hard to find a solution these days, but they have not come up with any good solution.
Now they can only think of two options, one is to buy a house, and the other is to replace the old one with a new one.
However, these two methods cannot be implemented in a short period of time. It is almost the Chinese New Year now. Some people buy houses, but they move out after the Chinese New Year.
Zhang's father had anticipated this and had sent people to monitor Liu Haizhong's movements over the past few days.
Father Zhang said, "I have a plan. Please listen to it. If it works, follow my plan."
"As for the house, we can find one now and move into the new house after the New Year. The most urgent thing now is to find a wedding house for the two children to live in."
Father Zhang looked at the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu and said, "I think we should let the two younger brothers vacate the room first and let the two children move in. Then we can clean up the wedding room."
"Please bear with me for a while, my two little brothers. After the new year, we will buy a new house and the two children will move out. Then this wedding house will be yours. Is that okay?"
When Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu first heard about this decision, they naturally disagreed. After all, if they moved out of the room, where would they live?
But when they heard that Liu Guangqi was going to move out after the New Year and that the wedding house would be given to them to live in, they naturally agreed. The room was already very old, and they didn't expect to be able to renovate it.
It only takes ten days or so to move into a new room, so why not?
"Sure, sure." The two brothers agreed happily.
Father Zhang looked at Liu Haizhong and the second aunt and said, "I don't know what you two think of this arrangement?"
"Sure, sure." They said in unison. How could they not agree? They didn't even have time to prepare the house.
Now that the in-laws are so understanding and have arranged everything for them, how could they not agree?
Father Zhang was very tired because his daughter got married and there was no good house for her to live in.
Fortunately, I'm only staying here for two or three days, so I can just treat it as an experience of life.
"Okay, that's all I have to say. Now that we've agreed on it, I have nothing more to say. Do you have anything to say?" Zhang's father asked.
What else could Liu Haizhong and Second Aunt say? "That's all."
"Okay, then let's do it this way." Father Zhang chatted with Aunt Liu Haizhong for a while.
During this period, Liu Haizhong tried to ask Zhang's father for help and to help him get promoted to the position of director after the new year.
Zhang's father agreed implicitly. He would be gone after the New Year, so it was none of his business whether the help was given or not.
After chatting for a while, Zhang's father said goodbye and left.
"I still have some work to deal with, so I won't stay long. I'm leaving first."
Liu Haizhong hurriedly said, "Hey, my dear, let me see you off."
After Zhang's father took Zhang Lan away, the second aunt murmured, "This relative is really easy to talk to. He is not picky about this or that, and he sent food and meat."
"The house was not only renovated but also a new set of bedding was prepared. Where can I find such considerate in-laws?"
"Old Liu, our Guangqi has really met a good family!"
Liu Haizhong nodded: "Yeah, I was a little embarrassed at first because I didn't entertain them well, but I didn't expect the in-laws to be so nice and not care about it."
If Zhang's father knew what the two of them were thinking, he would definitely scold them to death in front of them.
If the Liu family wasn't such a loser, why would he treat his daughter so badly? Wouldn't it be better to marry her off in style?
The Liu family was really too poor and they couldn't rely on anything, so he had to do it himself. Fortunately, he left after the New Year and didn't have to argue with them.
(End of this chapter)