Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

"Coming, wait a minute."

Zhang Dabiao quickly dressed, his hair a mess, and opened the door.

It's only 7 a.m., can't people get any sleep at this early hour?

Seeing Mu Wanqing standing timidly at the door, Zhang Dabiao leaned against the doorframe and asked in a nonchalant tone, "Big sister, what's wrong now?"

He was really tired and sleepy, having walked more than 100 miles each day for two consecutive days!

I was originally planning to sleep until nine or ten o'clock and then go to the public bathhouse for a good soak.

I was having a sweet dream when I was woken up, so I was a little grumpy when I woke up.

Mu Wanqing frowned as she looked at him. He had a stubble of unripe hair around his mouth, and he was unkempt and slovenly, with a sour smell about him...

"Zhang Dabiao, don't you care about your image at all?"

Zhang Dabiao yawned and scratched his head: "Paying attention to your image?"

"I'm 16 years old and in the third grade of elementary school. What kind of image do I need?"

"I don't need to run for class officer."

"I don't want to be an official, I don't want to be an official, I don't go to work, and I don't go on blind dates..."

What kind of image do I want?

Mu Wanqing is very beautiful, but her identity is a bit troublesome. And most importantly, Zhang Dabiao has no plans to get married yet. He's only 16 years old, what's the rush?

I just transmigrated and I'm already in a rush to find a wife and cause trouble... I'm still in third grade, do I have some serious illness?

Even if I were lustful at first sight, I wouldn't be in such a hurry.

But the more shameless Zhang Dabiao acted, the more natural it seemed, which only made Mu Wanqing laugh.

"Heh—you're actually quite interesting."

Zhang Dabiao — [?]

"Is this interesting? Want me to show you something even more interesting? I have 30 terabytes!"

"Hey sis, what's up?" Zhang Dabiao was a little confused as to why she wanted to see him. Besides, it was early in the morning, and quite a few neighbors were peeking over here.

"I asked about that medicine, Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa.

"The pharmacy owner said that your medicine... is a special medicine from Hong Kong, and it's not available to ordinary people. It costs 5 dollars..."

"And that Puji Blue Anti-inflammatory Tablet... it works very well."

As she spoke, Mu Wanqing lowered her head, and her speech became slower and softer.

Zhang Dabiao scratched his head, puzzled, and asked, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Mu Wanqing took a deep breath, raised her head, and said seriously and stubbornly, "I... I don't have any money right now. Can I pay you back after I start working and get my salary?"

Zhang Dabiao was completely bewildered: "That's it?"

Mu Wanqing was also puzzled: "That's it?"

Zhang Dabiao was a little annoyed: "You woke me up so early in the morning just for this?"

Seeing Zhang Dabiao's long face, Mu Wanqing perked up: "How are you? I came to see you yesterday and the day before, but you went to the countryside. I have to go to school today, so I can only come to see you early in the morning."

Zhang Dabiao clasped his hands together and bowed helplessly: "Big sister, that was a gift for you, a gift for Aunt Mu. You don't need to return it."

"You should go to school or work, I need to go back to sleep."

Goodbye!

As he spoke, Zhang Dabiao closed the door, leaving Mu Wanqing, who was standing outside, completely stunned.

"Huh?"

"Five dollars! Money?!"

"You idiot..."

She didn't know what to say. Did this idiot have no concept of money or something?

Is your brain not fully recovered?

Upon listening, he indeed heard snoring coming from inside the house. In the end, having no other choice, he stomped his foot, turned around, and went out of the yard to go to school.

Just kidding, it's a 100-mile journey, and the truck not only carries dozens of kilograms of purchased supplies, but also Qin Jingru!

Even if I were still riding Xu Damao's bicycle, there would still be about 100 kilograms of equipment on the back.

It's a miracle you didn't develop rhabdomyolysis!

Zhang Dabiao just wants to sleep with him all day long!

Don't bother me!

Some neighbors shook their heads in disgust upon seeing this—this idiot really has the mentality of a child, completely lacking in romantic understanding.

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It wasn't until 11 a.m. that Zhang Dabiao finally got out of bed, feeling comfortable. His muscles were still a little sore, but it was within a tolerable range.

As soon as he opened the door, the nanny, Qin Jingru, quickly came over to hand him a basin to wash up and prepared his breakfast and lunch. Yesterday, Qin Jingru's mother had made flatbreads filled with sauerkraut—the taste was just right!

One word, absolutely!

Zhang Dabiao even brought out a pot and stove: "Jingru, fry two eggs, no, fry five! You eat some too!"

"This pancake needs chili sauce! And it needs some meat inside. Wait, I'll go get it!"

As he spoke, Zhang Dabiao went back into the house, locked the door, and went to rummage through his small room.

Five eggs, a small box of Hubang chili sauce, five peeled sausages, a wilted head of lettuce from the refrigerator, and a scallion.

Egg crepes, or scallion pancakes!

This is how you eat it to get the full flavor!

Qin Huairu, who lived next door, smelled the aroma and kept swallowing her saliva.

She often ate the pancakes from her second aunt's house when she was a child, and she would never forget the taste.

But now, she can never go back to Qinjiatun...

It's impossible to get it from Qin Jingru and Zhang Dabiao.

Zhang Dabiao ate four of them! Qin Jingru also finished one. These pancakes were huge, and she almost choked on them, but she couldn't bear to put them down. The ham sausage and Hubang chili sauce inside were just too delicious!

There are also fried eggs!

After eating, Qin Jingru continued washing and cleaning, and then took out Zhang Dabiao's bedding to air it out in the sun to get rid of the smell. Zhang Dabiao, on the other hand, carried his schoolbag and clothes to the public bathhouse, where he enjoyed a relaxing soak, which greatly relieved his muscle aches.

I was originally going to alter the cotton-padded coat, but the weather will probably warm up in about a month, so I'll pass.

For spring clothes, you can just take some clothes from your apartment and alter them.

But after Zhang Dabiao finished showering, he hid in his little room and rummaged around for a long time, but couldn't find any suitable clothes. In the end, he could only wear an old-fashioned sweater knitted by his mother, with a cotton lining like a down jacket, and a pair of black pure cotton sweatpants without any patterns...

Well, he himself felt it was a bit strange, a bit old-fashioned, but in this day and age, he looked very energetic and even had the air of a cadre family's child, because he was very neat and dignified.

Let's leave it like this then.

Back at the courtyard house, he handed the cotton-padded coat to Qin Jingru. It couldn't be washed; he could only air it out and pat it down.

Then Zhang Dabiao pushed his tricycle, along with some supplies from his small dwelling, to the factory.

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"Hey Da Biao! You're back!"

He exchanged pleasantries with the security guard, who wasn't familiar with him since he had only been there once before.

As soon as he entered the factory, he ran into Liu Guangqi, who had just returned to the office building from the restroom. Liu Guangqi grabbed him.

"I thought you were going to be gone for two or three days!"

"If you don't come back soon, I won't be able to gather all the ingredients for my wedding banquet."

"How's it going? Are the ten pounds of pork okay?"

Liu Guangqi asked nervously. He had been trying to collect coupons from all over the place these past few days. In those days, each person only had one or two ounces of meat coupons and 0.25 ounces of oil coupons per month. He had been collecting coupons for several days, from all his classmates and colleagues, and only managed to collect two jin of meat coupons.

This is so big, one table isn't enough for a wedding banquet!