The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

Chapter 610 Marketability and Elegance

Hearing the good news that Li Qin kept bringing, Li Huaide's face was full of smiles.

"If that's the case, then all the supplies should be in place by the day after tomorrow at the latest?"

However, he still spoke up again to confirm with Li Qin.

Li Qin nodded;

"That's right. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to transport the supplies prepared by Meng Yuan back to the steel mill by tomorrow night, and the supplies prepared by the hunters in the countryside by the day after tomorrow."

Now Li Huaide was completely relieved, and then couldn't help but speak up;

"Okay, okay!"

After saying "good" several times, Li Huaide hurriedly invited Li Qin to smoke and drink water.

"You've worked hard these past few days, but you might still be busy tomorrow and the day after. Once you've finished dealing with this, you can get some rest."

Li Huaide looked at Li Qin somewhat embarrassed.

Li Qin smiled casually;

"It's alright, Uncle Li. Actually, I'm not that busy. I just run errands."

Li Qin has always adhered to the principle of being high-profile in his work but low-profile in his personal life.

He can do the work, but he must never be arrogant or complacent.

His performance, however, made Li Huaide even more satisfied.

The two then began to chat casually;

"Okay, let's stop talking now. You've been working hard for the past few days, and you'll probably be busy for the next couple of days. Go home and rest first."

"After everything's settled, come over for dinner, and we'll have a good drink."

After finishing his cigarette, Li Huaide immediately told Li Qin to go back and rest.

Li Qin did not refuse Li Huaide's kindness. He nodded and then prepared to get up and leave.

However, before leaving, a glint flashed in Li Huaide's eyes, and he spoke again;

"I'll talk to the night school later, and you can rest at home tonight without having to go to class."

According to Li Huaide's understanding, Li Qin has a very strong learning ability.

Compared to other students in the same period, their learning progress has far surpassed that of others.

If it weren't for Li Qin's image, he would have stopped Li Qin from going to night school long ago.

Now that he had a legitimate excuse, Li Huaide naturally had to provide Li Qin with convenience.

Especially in the last few days, there seem to be signs of snowfall again, and the weather has become unusually cold and gloomy, especially at night.

It's definitely more comfortable to stay at home than to go to night school and freeze.

Li Qin naturally wouldn't refuse Li Huaide's kindness.

He smiled with delight and then thanked Li Huaide.

"Thank you, Uncle Li. To be honest, I have been quite tired these past few days. Not going to night school is a good opportunity for me to get some rest."

Li Qin wasn't just making things up.

After practicing the spell for several days in a row, Li Qin did feel somewhat tired.

If it weren't for the tight schedule, he would have planned to rest in Hong Kong for a day before returning to Beijing.

After leaving Li Huaide's office, Li Qin didn't even go to the purchasing department; he rode his bicycle directly away from the steel rolling mill.

Anyway, since he was away for a few days to work for Li Huaide, the leader, the people in the purchasing department naturally didn't dare to have any objections.

Even if you have opinions, you can only keep them to yourself.

I thought I would get back to the courtyard house earlier than usual today, so I wouldn't run into Yan Bugui.

But to his surprise, Li Qin had just entered the courtyard when he saw Yan Bugui tidying up a few flower pots.

A look of surprise flashed in Li Qin's eyes: "This Yan Laokou is getting more and more blatant. He actually left school early this early. Isn't he afraid of being targeted?"

Although there are people like Yan Bugui in every organization, and even in Yan Bugui's school there are similar people.

However, no one goes too far.

At the very least, we can't let people lose face.

Otherwise, if someone reports it, the matter could become a big or small issue.

However, this time Li Qin misunderstood Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui is home so early today, not because he left school early, but because he hasn't been to school for several days.

Li Qin forgot that there was only one week left until the Chinese New Year.

Most schools in Beijing have already started their winter break.

Moreover, Li Qin had a day off on the very day he left Beijing.

School holidays at that time were not as long as in later years; winter vacation was usually ten days before the New Year and fifteen days after the New Year.

Since it was a holiday, Yan Bugui naturally didn't need to go to school and stayed at home every day.

"Li Qin, you're back from your trip to the countryside!"

When Yan Bugui, who was tending to the flowers and plants, saw Li Qin, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he greeted Li Qin with a big smile.

Although Li Qin disliked Yan Bugui, he wouldn't refuse to be a simple neighbor as long as Yan didn't cause trouble.

So when Yan Bugui took the initiative to greet him, Li Qin also smiled and said, "Yes, Third Uncle, you have quite the interest, even growing flowers."

Sometimes Li Qin felt that Yan Bugui was quite contradictory.

On one hand, they are full of calculation and stinginess, yet on the other hand, they enjoy refined hobbies like gardening.

The key point is that Yan Bugui took good care of the flowers and plants, which shows that he wasn't just doing it haphazardly, but genuinely cared about it.

Moreover, it has a certain level of quality.

The fact that these two obviously mismatched things appeared on Yan Bugui at the same time gave Li Qin a sense of incongruity.

Sometimes Li Qin even wondered if Yan Bugui's current behavior was just a facade.

Or rather, it's the side of him that he wants others to see.

In reality, this was all Yan Bugui's scheme?

However, after carefully observing Yan Bugui several times, Li proactively dispelled this suspicion.

Because he could see that Yan Bugui's mercenary, calculating, and stingy behavior was indeed genuine.

It wasn't a disguise.

The reason Li Qin found Yan Bugui's behavior incongruous was mainly because he was unaware of Yan Bugui's true purpose in cultivating flowers and plants.

Yan Bugui cultivates flowers and plants not to cultivate his temperament, nor for their aesthetic appeal, nor out of mere interest.

In fact, Yan Bugui cultivates these flowers and plants and takes great care of them, mainly because the school leaders like these kinds of flowers and plants.

The school's leaders consider themselves cultured and refined, and their favorite pastime is doing things that are merely pretentious and cultured.

For example, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and the romance of nature.

Because of the changing times, some things are no longer allowed.

Yan Bugui was also stingy, and naturally he was unwilling to spend money on things that required it.

So in the end, Yan Bugui thought of growing flowers and plants.

This requires almost no cost, just some time and effort each day.

Yan Bugui is truly a thoughtful person. After deciding to grow flowers and plants, he consulted experienced flower farmers and looked for relevant books to read.

Perhaps Yan Bugui really has some talent, or perhaps he has great perseverance.

In short, after dedicated study and research, Yan Bugui did indeed grasp some of the tricks of the trade.

The flowers and plants cultivated are all of extremely good quality.

Yan Bugui presented these cultivated flowers and plants to the school leaders.

If you were to directly offer money to school leaders, they would definitely not accept it, at least not outwardly.

After all, leaders are mostly intellectuals, and they are expected to have integrity.

But if you replace it with these flowers and plants, it will be a different story.

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