In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

The next day, Wang Xingguo put Wang Niannian on his shoulders, holding her little hands in both, while Li Xiuping led Wang Jianhua, and the family of four strolled along Wangfujing Street.

Wang Jianhua rarely goes out with his father, and he wants to buy everything he comes across.

Wang Xingguo happily agreed, and Li Xiuping couldn't help but say that he spoiled his son too much.

But Wang Xingguo couldn't refuse!

He's always away on business trips and hasn't spent much time with his son as he grows up. Why can't he spoil him a little?

Not only did they buy a lot of things, the family also went out to eat and spent a lot of money on an expensive meal.

Anyway, ever since the emergence of the bargain night market, all sorts of bargain-priced goods and restaurants have appeared...

It's all about getting cash back. If you have money, spend it; if you don't, just live a quiet life.

Despite Li Xiuping's apparent disdain, she was actually quite happy.

She hadn't gone out like this with Wang Xingguo in a long time. When they were dating, they used to go shopping together often and even go on dates to the park.

It's that guy Wang Xingguo, he always tries to grope her...

Before she knew it, she had two children. All she could do was sigh and say, "Time flies."

The family of four returned home happily, carrying many things, mostly food and household items.

Wang Xingguo said to his eldest nephew, "Cheng'an, come here quickly. Your second aunt bought you a new pair of shoes. Come and try them on to see if they fit."

Wang Cheng'an was overjoyed. He thanked his second uncle and aunt as he ran over to try on the new shoes.

Wang Jianhua was already wearing his new shoes. Once Wang Chengan was dressed, he pulled him along to show them off to his friends.

Wang Xingguo watched the two brothers' departing figures, then shook his head with a smile.

Director Zhao arrived, took the cigarette Wang Xingguo offered, lit it, and then said, "Xingguo, did Er Gouzi come to you yesterday wanting your help to leave the night market where prices are negotiated?"

Wang Xingguo nodded and whispered, "Grandpa, I didn't agree to it. I can't possibly go and beg Grandpa Lin just to help him."

Wang Xingguo also agreed with Director Zhao's words; he couldn't possibly have done such a thing.

Director Zhao continued, "We'll be arranging for someone to clarify the accounts soon. As long as there aren't any major problems, they'll all be reassigned to other units. Er Gouzi brought this upon himself. He would have been fine if he had just behaved himself. But he chose to gamble that someone would protect him in the end. However, the night market is going to be disbanded, and he's no longer of any use to us."

That's life. One wrong step leads to another. Er Gouzi has only himself to blame and can't blame anyone else.

If he had listened to Wang Xingguo, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

Wang Xingguo sighed, then asked, "Sir, you're very well-informed. What's the situation with the other six major night markets? Which ones managed to escape unscathed?"

After thinking for a moment, Director Zhao replied, "As far as I know, Haidian will definitely be able to get away unscathed. Chaoyang, Chongwen, and Shijingshan should be fine. The only ones that are definitely in trouble are Xicheng and Xuanwu. It's hard to say about Fengtai. The situation there is more complicated because many people were involved in using trailers to transport supplies, and they may not necessarily be punished. Er Gouzi's situation is the most serious; they falsified accounts and embezzled a lot of money."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said with a smile, "Actually, there are quite a few smart people. It's just that Er Gouzi and Wang Xuewen are trying to be clever."

Director Zhao nodded in agreement, saying, "That was indeed a case of trying to be clever, but it backfired. Xingguo, are you only taking a week off again this time?"

Wang Xingguo grinned and said, "Grandpa, I won't be doing fieldwork anymore. I'll be working in Beijing from now on. If I'm not too busy, I can go home for dinner every day."

Hearing him say that, Director Zhao was very happy and said, "That's good. I can rest assured now. It will be more convenient for the two of us to drink together in the future."

Wang Xingguo smiled and nodded, saying, "I bought a lot of groceries tonight, remember to come over for a drink."

Director Zhao stood up, patted his pants, and said, "Okay, I'll go get busy now. If I hadn't forgotten something at home, I wouldn't have bothered coming back at noon."

"Okay, you should focus on your work. We'll talk again tonight."

Wang Xingguo played with his daughter for a while, then rode his bicycle out. He returned shortly with a pile of food and wine. There were quite a few people coming to drink tonight, so he had to prepare more food.

Seeing this setup, Li Xiuping knew there would be several tables full that evening, so she quickly started clearing away the dishes.

Mother Shen came in with Wang Chengbin, carrying a net bag of apples. She said to Wang Xingguo with a smile, "Xingguo, you two weren't here, but that guy named Dayong came and brought a bag of apples. I cut one for Cheng'an and his brother."

Wang Xingguo quickly replied, "Oh dear, Auntie, you really are something! Do I need to ask you to give my nephew an apple?"

Mother Shen laughed and said, "It was just a slip of the tongue. I know you two love your nephews, so I just said it without thinking. I didn't mean it that way."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "Auntie, go and help Xiuping cook. I'm going to have some drinks tonight, and there might not be enough room for everyone. Just take some food home with you when you're done cooking."

Shen's mother agreed. Wang Chengbin looked at Wang Xingguo and saw Wang Xingguo magically produce a piece of candy for him. He smiled happily.

"Second Uncle~ Candy~ Delicious~"

Wang Xingguo laughed heartily, peeled the candy wrapper for his little nephew and fed it to him, telling him not to swallow it whole, but to eat it slowly until it was all gone.

I'm afraid that if I feed a child candy, they'll swallow it indiscriminately. My little nephew is a little over two years old, but he's not fully aware of things yet, so adults still have to keep an eye on him.

Wang Niannian was tired from playing today and fell asleep alone in the big basket.

My daughter is usually a heavy sleeper, but she had a lot of fun shopping with us today, so she didn't sleep at all. Now that we're home, she's gotten sleepy and fallen asleep.

"Honey, we're running low on soy sauce. Go get a bottle."

Wang Xingguo agreed, then went to get the soy sauce bottle and went out to buy soy sauce.

There are no longer restrictions on soy sauce purchases. In the past, due to soybean shortages, soy sauce was rationed each month. Now that restrictions have been lifted, many items that required coupons during difficult times no longer require coupons.

Wang Xingguo strolled slowly to the grocery store, bought a bottle of soy sauce, and after thinking for a moment, bought six bottles of soda to take home.

Whether it's the children, the wife, or the younger siblings, they all love drinking soda.