60s: I have a store

Chapter 637 Good News

Seeing Zhou Yimin walk into the house, Li Youde quickly followed after him.

Seeing that Zhou Yimin was about to close the door, he grabbed his hand and stopped him.

"Yimin, I have something I want to talk to you about."

After saying that, he didn't give Zhou Yimin a chance to refuse and went straight inside.

Zhou Yimin didn't say much, and only closed the door after Li Youde went inside.

"Is there anything you'd like to talk to me about?"

Although he already knew what it was about, he just wanted to tease Li Youde.

Afraid of missing the chance to see a movie, Li Youde hurriedly asked, "Yimin, can I come with you to Zhoujiazhuang to see a movie?"

After speaking, she looked at Zhou Yimin nervously, afraid of being rejected.

Seeing that he had teased her enough, he said, "No problem, but you'll have to go by bicycle."

Li Youde was a little puzzled: "Why can't I ride a motorcycle?"

For a while, he hadn't ridden on Zhou Yimin's motorcycle and missed it a bit.

Zhou Yimin explained, "Because I need to pick up Uncle Lu and take the movie equipment, there are no empty seats."

Hearing this, Li Youde was a little disappointed. Although he couldn't ride a motorcycle, being able to watch a movie was still pretty good.

Zhou Yimin then added, "Youde, remember to call Dapeng along."

Li Youde nodded, then left to share the good news with Dapeng.

On the other side, Lu Guofu wasted no time and first rode his bicycle to the steel plant.

It's still working hours, so the head of the publicity department is definitely still at the steel plant.

After arriving at the steel plant, they went directly to the section chief's office.

Knocked on the door.

The door opened.

"Come in."

Lu Guofu then pushed open the door and entered.

The head of the propaganda department was a little surprised to see Lu Guofu. Today was Lu Guofu's day off; he had just returned from showing a movie in the countryside yesterday.

"Old Lu, what brings you here?"

Lu Guofu closed the door before speaking: "Section Chief, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

The section chief immediately became interested: "Old Lu, just say what's on your mind."

Lu Guofu answered directly: "Section Chief, a friend of mine wants me to show two movies in his village. I was just wondering if that's possible."

Without any hesitation, the section chief said, "Old Lu, you probably can't help with this."

The tasks ahead have already been arranged. If a village is suddenly inserted into the mix, it will disrupt the previous plans.

Lu Guofu hadn't expected the section chief to refuse so decisively, leaving him momentarily speechless, unsure how to utter the words he had prepared beforehand.

"Alright! Then I'll have to refuse Yimin."

Upon hearing this, the section chief hurriedly asked, "Old Lu, are you talking about Zhou Yimin? Is it Zhou Yimin from our steel plant?"

Lu Guofu did not expect the section chief to have such a strong reaction, but he still answered honestly: "Indeed, it is Zhou Yimin from the procurement section."

The section chief then said, "Old Lu, why didn't you say so earlier? It's Zhou Yimin. If it's going to Zhoujiazhuang, then there's no problem!"

Zhou Yimin was a rising star in the steel plant. Before he was even twenty, he had already become a section chief, and his future looked very bright.

There's definitely room for further advancement in the future, and now that there's an opportunity to build a closer relationship, I certainly can't miss it, which is why I changed my attitude from before.

Seeing how quickly the section chief had changed his mind, but having already achieved his goal, he didn't pay him any more attention: "Okay, section chief!"

After receiving permission, Lu Guofu left without asking why.

Instead of going home immediately, he went to Zhou Yimin's house first, intending to tell him the good news.

When Zhou Yimin's door was knocked on, he assumed it was Li Youde and Dapeng, so he opened it without thinking much of it.

Upon seeing Lu Guofu, I was immediately shocked.

"Uncle Lu, what's wrong?"

Suddenly, something occurred to me: "Did the head of the publicity department agree?"

Lu Guofu nodded: "That's right. The section chief initially refused, but he agreed after hearing that it was you who spoke up."

He said it on purpose so that Zhou Yimin would know.

Zhou Yimin understood what he meant: "It seems I need to find some time to thank the head of the publicity department."

Lu Guofu was quite satisfied. He hadn't expected that Zhou Yimin, despite his young age, would handle such matters with such maturity.

Zhou Yimin continued, "Uncle Lu, wait a moment, I'll take you directly to Zhoujiazhuang on my motorcycle, so you don't have to go through the trouble of riding a bicycle!"

Lu Guofu had never ridden a motorcycle before. He had seen them before and wondered if he would have the chance to ride one. Now that the opportunity had come, he certainly couldn't miss it.

"Okay, but the generator is so heavy, are you sure there won't be any problems with the motorcycle?"

I'm a little worried that I might damage the motorcycle, which would be difficult to handle later.

Zhou Yimin said, "Uncle Lu, we don't need to bring a generator this time. Zhoujiazhuang has already been connected to electricity."

Lu Guofu was shocked that Zhoujiazhuang had electricity so quickly; a year ago, it didn't even have electricity.

"Okay, that makes things much easier."

"I'll go back and get ready first. Will you come pick me up later?"

Zhou Yimin nodded: "No problem!"

Lu Guofu went back to pack his things; after all, showing a movie requires quite a bit of preparation.

After seeing Lu Guofu leave, Zhou Yimin went to Dapeng's house, only to find Li Youde there as well.

When Da Peng saw Zhou Yimin coming over, he quickly invited, "What day is it today that you two both came to see me?"

If one person comes over, this is quite common, but it's interesting when two people come over, one in front of the other.

Zhou Yimin said, "Didn't I tell you some of them?"

Li Youde then said, "I just arrived, and before I could even say anything, you've already come."

Seeing the two acting so mysteriously, Da Peng couldn't contain his curiosity and said, "Can you two stop talking in riddles?"

Li Youde then spoke up: "It's nothing much, it's just that Yimin invited the projectionist from the steel factory to show a movie in Zhoujiazhuang and asked us to come along."

Da Peng immediately became happy: "Yi Min, is what You De said true?"

Zhou Yimin joked, "The result is correct, but the process is wrong."

Looking at Zhou Yimin's sighing expression, Li Youde knew what he was up to.
Da Peng realized there seemed to be something fishy going on: "Yi Min, tell me more about it!"

Zhou Yimin said with a smile, "Youde, wasn't it you who shamelessly said you wanted to go?"

Li Youde had no choice but to admit, "That's right."

Da Peng couldn't help but laugh.

Zhou Yimin continued, "I'm going to pick up Uncle Lu. Why don't you two set off on your bicycles?"

"You haven't forgotten the road to Zhoujiazhuang, have you?"

Li Youde and Da Peng both said in unison, "Of course we haven't forgotten."

"That's fine."

After Zhou Yimin finished speaking, he left.

Then he drove his motorcycle to Lu Guofu's house.

Da Peng and Li Youde didn't dare to delay and set off with their bicycles. However, they did tell their families before leaving.

If it gets too late after watching the movie, I might stay overnight in Zhoujiazhuang.

If my family sees that I haven't come home this late, it will be troublesome if they call the police.

Then the two rode their bicycles towards Zhoujiazhuang.

Soon Zhou Yimin arrived at Lu Guofu's house and waited outside the courtyard.

Not long after, Lu Guofu and Lu Xuezheng came out carrying their things.

When Lu Xuezheng saw Zhou Yimin's motorcycle, his eyes were immediately glued to it. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Brother Yimin, your motorcycle is so cool!"

After saying that, he started circling the motorcycle on his own.

It also occasionally emits a shocking sound.

After reading it, Lu Xuezheng asked excitedly, "Brother Yimin, can you take me for a ride?"

Before Zhou Yimin could even speak...

Lu Guofu spoke first: "You brat, are you asking for a beating?"

Lu Xuezheng snapped to attention, realized what was happening, and immediately jumped away.

With a fawning expression, he said, "Father, please don't be angry. I just misspoke in a moment of excitement."

Then they loaded everything onto the motorcycle.

Lu Guofu refrained from making a move when he saw this, otherwise he would have made sure the brat experienced what it was like to fight one-on-one.

Zhou Yimin said, "Xuezheng, if you want to sit, I'll take Uncle Lu back later and then take you for a ride."

Lu Guofu had done him such a big favor, so it was no big deal for him to agree to this small favor.

Lu Xuezheng hadn't expected things to turn out this way; it was a completely unexpected turn of events: "Brother Yimin, are you telling the truth?"

Lu Guofu interjected at this moment: "Yimin, we can't spoil the child like this."

Zhou Yimin replied, "It's just a small request."

They quickly took out cable ties and secured everything.

These are very valuable pieces of equipment; if they are not properly secured, any accidents could happen, which would be disastrous.

Lu Guofu got on the motorcycle, and Zhou Yimin immediately turned on the throttle.

Lu Xue watched the motorcycle leave, and only after it disappeared from sight did he reluctantly turn back.

This was the first time Lu Guofu had ever gone to show a movie so easily. Before, he always had to use a bicycle to carry heavy equipment to the destination.

It's a bit better now that electricity is available in rural areas; there's no need for generators anymore.

A single generator weighs one or two hundred pounds, and with other equipment, the total weight exceeds three hundred pounds.

Flat roads are alright, but uphill roads are really tough.

On the way to Zhoujiazhuang, Lu Guofu looked relaxed, enjoying the scenery along the way, as if he were going on a social outing.

Lu Guofu thought to himself, how wonderful it would be if he could have a motorcycle too, then he wouldn't have to work so hard.

However, this is something you can only dream about. You have to know that even the section chief doesn't have a motorcycle and has to ride a bicycle to and from get off work, so you can imagine how difficult it is to get a motorcycle.

I don't know how long we've been driving.

Suddenly, Zhou Yimin saw two familiar figures come into view.

One of them sped up and honked the horn.

Li Youde and Da Peng were startled by the sudden horn blare. Just as they were about to curse, they saw that it was Zhou Yimin.

He immediately swallowed back the words that were about to slip out.

Zhou Yimin said with a smile, "Dapeng, you guys are so fast!"

Da Peng said with a hint of helplessness, "It's nowhere near as fast as you. A motorcycle is much better!"

After exchanging a few words, Zhou Yimin glanced at his watch and realized it was getting late, so he didn't continue the conversation.

With a single acceleration, they left Li Youde and his group far behind.

Li Youde and Dapeng looked at the motorcycle with envy.

"When will we be able to buy a motorcycle?"

However, both of them knew that these words were just empty talk.

Li Youde and Dapeng were self-aware enough that if it weren't for Zhou Yimin's help, they wouldn't even be able to ride bicycles, let alone motorcycles.

Less than twenty minutes later, Zhou Yimin could see the outline of Zhoujiazhuang in the distance.

Soon they arrived at the entrance of Zhoujiazhuang village. The village security team could hear the sound of Zhou Yimin's motorcycle engine from a distance.

Apart from Zhou Yimin, no one in the surrounding villages had ever seen anyone else with a motorcycle.

Zhou Dahu greeted him warmly: "Sixteenth Uncle!"

Zhou Yimin stopped his motorcycle and handed each of Zhou Dahu and the others a cigarette: "You've worked hard."

Zhou Dahu looked at Lu Guofu sitting in the back and asked, "Sixteenth Uncle, who is this comrade?"

Although he knew that Zhou Yimin would never harm the village, as a member of the security team, he still needed to find out the details.

Otherwise, if any problems arise, and the old Party Secretary asks you questions that you know nothing about, you'll get scolded.

Zhou Yimin explained, "This is Uncle Lu, the projectionist from the steel factory. He came here specifically to show us movies."

These words shocked everyone present. They hadn't expected that the news, which had only come out that morning, would lead Zhou Yimin back to the village with the projectionist by noon.

This efficiency is incredible!
Zhou Dahu couldn't help but confirm again: "Sixteenth Uncle, is it true that we can watch a movie tonight?"

After saying that, she looked at Zhou Yimin expectantly, afraid that she had just misheard.

Zhou Yimin replied, "That's right, we can watch a movie tonight."

"Oh, right, I have two more friends coming. You've met Dapeng and Li Youde before, you should have met them."

Zhou Dahu thought for a moment. He had seen it once before, and although he couldn't remember what it looked like, he figured if he saw it again, he should be able to remember: "Okay."

Hearing Zhou Dahu's reply, Zhou Yimin was satisfied and drove away on his motorcycle.

They didn't take Lu Guofu to the threshing ground. Everyone hadn't even eaten yet, so how could they let others start working?

Lu Guofu noticed that the route seemed a bit off. Although it had been a long time since his last visit, he still recognized the general route.

"Yimin, the road seems wrong?"

Zhou Yimin explained, "Uncle Lu, how can we let you work on an empty stomach?"

Lu Guofu said, "It's alright, we can go and set up the venue first, and then have something to eat after we're done."

However, Zhou Yimin did not listen and continued driving, soon arriving home.

Lu Guofu asked, "Yimin, where is this place?"

Although I had a pretty good idea, I still couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Yimin explained, "This is my home. After we finish eating here, I'll call someone over to help, so you won't have to work so hard, Uncle Lu."

Lu Guofu couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to agree.

Zhou Yimin pushed open the courtyard gate, and the commotion quickly attracted the old man and Zhou Yimin's grandmother to come out.

Upon seeing that it was Zhou Yimin and a middle-aged man, I immediately wanted to go; I had seen them last year when they were showing a movie.

"Yimin and this comrade, have you eaten yet?"

Zhou Yimin replied, "Not yet, have you eaten, Grandpa and Grandma?"

Grandma Zhou Yimin said, "Not yet. The rice is just cooked, but there aren't enough vegetables. I'll go and cook two more."

(End of this chapter)