Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

Only then did Liu Aiguo truly relax.

If you want to have an easy life, you need to teach the people around you how to do things.

Only after they get things done can Liu Aiguo relax.

At this time, Liu Aiguo didn't even need to work in the office in the afternoon. After watching the leaders finish eating the dishes served to them, Liu Aiguo could ride his bicycle away.

The framed central scroll is finished.

Liu Aiguo rode his bicycle over to pick up the painting.

"Young man..." The framing shop owner, wearing thick glasses and a baseball cap, looked at Liu Aiguo and asked with a smile, "Are you selling this painting?"

"Do not sell!"

Liu Aiguo shook his head: "This is for framing!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... What a pity!" the shopkeeper said. "Do you know that this is an authentic work by Dong Qichang? This is very rare, and it has high academic value... If you sell it to me, I'll use it to teach my students later..."

Liu Aiguo shook his head again: "Not for sale..."

This framing shop is no ordinary establishment; it belongs to Beijing University of Technology and its craftsmen are either true masters or professors from the university's art academy. They are all incredibly knowledgeable and can easily tell the difference between genuine and fake Liu Aiguo's paintings.

"Alas... what a pity, such beautiful words hanging in the main hall... alas..." The old man shook his head and said, "I don't want the framing fee... but young man, I have a request, what do you think..."

Liu Aiguo asked, "What are your requirements?"

The man said, "Leave your address. If I have the chance, I'd like to visit your home to see this painting. I enjoy painting and would like to learn Dong Qichang's brushwork!"

"Snapped……"

Liu Aiguo slapped the framing fee directly onto the counter, then took the painting and left.

Unbeknownst to Liu Aiguo, just as he left, a tall, thin, fair-skinned student walked into the store: "Hey... isn't this my brother-in-law... what are you doing here?"

Yu Fazhan was stunned for a moment.

The old professor immediately grabbed Yu Fazhan's hand and asked, "What did you say? He's your brother-in-law?"

"Yes!" Yu Fazhan said, "It's my brother-in-law, Dean Xu..."

"Your brother-in-law...that's great, where does he live?"

……

It's getting colder and colder...

After cooking for the top leader, Liu Aiguo played two games of chess with him, then rode his bicycle out to go home by himself.

The high-ranking leader gave him some tea, and Liu Aiguo, not wanting to be impolite, simply accepted it.

When I ride my bike, I always feel the wind whistling and trying to get into the embroidered collar.

It's really cold in Beijing!

Liu Aiguo rode his bicycle directly into the department store.

It's time to buy some clothes.

At this time of year, it's wishful thinking to think about buying a down jacket. Just follow the crowd; in the dead of winter, your clothes are a sweater, a cotton-padded jacket, and a military overcoat.

Of course, I only wear a military overcoat when it's extremely cold.

Originally, Liu Aiguo just wanted to buy an ordinary sweater, but to his surprise, he actually bought a pure wool sweater in the department store.

If you smell it, the sweater even has a faint sheepy smell.

Ok……

That's the real deal!

"Salesperson, give me two items..." Liu Aiguo asked for two items directly.

One red one and one blue one, you can alternate wearing them, right?

After thinking it over, Liu Aiguo bought two more women's items.

You can't always think about yourself; your wife gets cold too, doesn't she?

So Liu Aiguo rode his bicycle to Yu Li's house again to bring her clothes.

It was already late at this moment.

Those who were supposed to leave work had already gone home.

Liu Aiguo knocked on Yu Li's door.

Yu Li, Li Chunlan, and others were pleasantly surprised.

"patriotic……"

"Brother-in-law..."

Yu Li ran to her room with a bang, took out a red sweater, and said, "Come on, love your country... This is a sweater I knitted for you. Try it on and see if it fits."

Liu Aiguo smiled wryly and took two wool sweaters from his bicycle: "We're on the same page! I was worried you'd be cold, so I brought you some clothes!"

At that moment, Yu Li was overwhelmed with emotion, and tears streamed down her face.

Yu Haitang, standing nearby, pouted, clearly jealous.

The two exchanged clothes.

Li Chunlan said, "Aiguo... It's so late, why don't you have dinner here before you leave?"

"No, thank you..." Liu Aiguo waved his hand and said, "I've already eaten, Auntie, I'll be going now!"

Yu Li said, "I'll take you..."

They escorted Liu Aiguo to the outside of the courtyard house.

The sky was pitch black, and a cold wind was blowing.

There wasn't a single person or a single light on the street.

Yu Li suddenly leaned in enthusiastically, and the two of them started kissing.

The wedding date is getting closer.

However, the restless molecules within their bodies seemed to become even more agitated.

"Okay, honey..." Yu Li said, "My mom said she hasn't been to your house yet. She said this weekend, our whole family can come over to your house for a visit and have a meal there!"

"okay!"

Liu Aiguo readily agreed.

It's only natural for the bride's parents to come and visit before the wedding.

They also wanted to know what kind of place their precious daughter had married, didn't they?

……

The weekend was a beautiful sunny day.

Everyone in the courtyard was there; some were drying soybeans, and others were washing clothes.

The courtyard was bustling with activity.

At this moment, Yu Li and her family arrived.

Lao Yu Shoucheng, Li Chunlan, Yu Li, Yu Haitang, Yu Fazhan.

It was their first time visiting a courtyard house, but once they entered the central courtyard, they met many more people.

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After all, Lao Yu was also a long-time employee of the steel rolling mill, and in terms of seniority, he was even more senior than Yi Zhonghai. He's retired now, but they used to be colleagues.

"Hey... Old Yu, Master Yu, what brings you here?"

Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, and He Yuzhu all walked out the door and looked at Yu Shoucheng.

Yu Shoucheng said with a smile, "Well, Lily is about to marry Aiguo... We, as elders, came to check on things and see if there's anything we need at home!"

"Oh……"

"Okay, okay... You go first, have lunch with us!"

Everyone was very enthusiastic.

But whether it's genuine enthusiasm or just the warmth of family, only they themselves know.

Hearing the commotion, Liu Aiguo quickly came out of the house, fumbled around for a Daqianmen cigarette, gave one to Yu Shoucheng, and then distributed one to everyone in the compound, young and old.

"Uncle, Aunt...come with me!"

The group followed Liu Aiguo to the backyard.

Yu Shoucheng said, "This courtyard is nice, bigger than our old one, but with so many people, there's bound to be trouble..."

Yu Shoucheng naturally knew about Liu Aiguo's courtyard house.

"Hehehe..." Liu Aiguo chuckled and said, "So what if it's a lot? I'll just live my life and nobody should bother me!"

"Please come in!"

Liu Aiguo opened the door.