Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

Ma Mingli had heard that this time he was working for Director Bai, who was quite famous on the street, but after meeting him, he was still surprised at the other party's youth. Fortunately, when Director Wang and Bai Wanli were talking, he had come back to his senses and patted his chest and said:

"Director Bai, if you have any requests, just let me know. I, Old Ma, have already tried my best to do it for you!"

"Master Ma, don't be in a hurry. Come on, come on, eat the wedding candy first."

While Bai Wanli was talking to Director Wang, Zhu Qingan had already opened the package and taken out the wedding candy. Bai Wanli grabbed two handfuls and stuffed them into the hands of Director Wang and Ma Mingli.

Director Wang naturally took the wedding candy with a smile: "I just wanted to take advantage of Director Bai's blessing, and wish Director Bai and Doctor Zhu a happy marriage and a long-lasting happiness together."

Ma Mingli also learned to say: "I wish Director Bai a happy marriage" and took the candy without eating any of it, but stuffed them all into his pocket.

"This big handful of wedding candy is all fruit candies and White Rabbit candies, not even a Cuban candy can be seen. Being a leader is different. I have to do my job well this time. If Director Bai is happy, I can earn more money, not only can I give candies to my grandson, but also meat dumplings."

Yao Ling took Zhu Qing'an's hand and said, "Qing'an, let Wanli discuss the construction plan with the master. Let's move the things in first."

"Okay, auntie."

Bai Wanli took a pen and paper and said, "Director Wang, how far can I rebuild this wall?"

Director Wang scratched the ground with his foot and indicated a location: "No more than here."

Bai Wanli quickly drew a rough plan of the area of ​​the yard after the renovation on paper, and then drew a few strokes on the plan to confirm the required area and approximate location of the bathroom.

Although Bai Wanli's sketch was rough, Master Ma was a professional. After measuring the dimensions with a ruler for a while, he quickly came up with a relatively complete plan.

After some discussion with Bai Wanli, it was finally decided that the total cost, including labor and materials, would be 500 yuan, with one meal provided every day at noon, and that it would be completed within ten days as long as it did not rain.

Chapter 111 Bai Wanli's Wedding Preparations Caused by Various Events

With 500 yuan, you can buy a decent-sized house privately.

However, Bai Wanli required the bathroom to be built as soon as possible. In fact, the bathroom itself was not difficult. It was just a bungalow. The main thing was to lay bricks. A few skilled workers could complete it in a few days. The difficult part was the water pipes.

In this era, there are no pre-buried pipelines during urban construction, so in order to connect the toilet drainage to the public toilet, the ground needs to be dug up and the pipelines laid, which is a huge project.

Bai Wanli needs to finish it as soon as possible, so he needs to add more manpower

Master Ma is also a man of great efficiency. After deciding on a plan with Bai Wanli, he immediately called his apprentice to start work.

Bai Wanli immediately found Director Wang and said, "Director Wang, please find me a poor household in this alley who can cook. I will make lunch for the chefs every day. I will also take care of his lunch. His salary will be paid according to the standard of temporary workers. What do you think?"

"This is not a big deal. Taking care of poor households is the job of our subdistrict office. I'll bring someone here in a minute and let Director Bai take a look."

"There's no need to bring anyone here. I have to go out with Qing An in a while. Director Wang can make the arrangements himself."

"Okay, I will definitely find an honest and capable person to come here."

After Bai Wanli greeted Director Wang, he took Zhu Qingan out to the trust store.

The "Trust" in a trust store means "trusteeship", which means someone puts things here for consignment, usually used second-hand goods, which is equivalent to an offline small yellow fish.

However, some carpenters would sell their finished furniture in trust stores. This way, the furniture would not need to spend time to get rid of the odor, and you could buy brand new furniture. However, in this era of material scarcity, not many people would care about this.

Bai Wanli bought cabinets, sofas, coffee tables and other furniture at the trust store according to the measurements he had made at home. He then hired a few tricycle drivers outside the trust store to bring the furniture back to him.

Bai Wanli is very famous in Nanluoguxiang and is easy to spot because he is the only one riding a motorcycle in the whole alley.

Some people recognized Bai Wanli when they saw the motorcycle, and were surprised to see the tricycle following him and the pile of furniture on it.

This wardrobe and cabinet is fine, but most people would not be willing to use furniture such as coffee tables and sofas.

"How much will this cost?"

"Director Bai, are you getting married?"

"We are getting married and will get the marriage certificate in a few days. Today, I will buy some furniture with my partner."

"Director Bai is young and promising. This female comrade is so lucky."

"I wish Director Bai a happy marriage!"

"I wish Director Bai a happy marriage!"

No one knew who was leading the movement, but the whole alley was filled with voices congratulating Bai Wanli. After all, it didn't cost any money to say congratulations, and no one except idiots wanted to offend this big boss who lived in the same alley.

Bai Wanli maintained a smile on his face and thanked everyone. He finally reached the No. 95 courtyard. There were fewer people congratulating him. Bai Wanli muttered quietly, "Being a leader is so tiring. My face is almost frozen from smiling."

Zhu Qingan rubbed his face and silently expressed his agreement.

Yan Bugui's wife Yang Ruihua was about to go out to buy groceries. Seeing Bai Wanli and the tricycle team behind her, and the large and small furniture, she couldn't help but say, "Wow, buying so much furniture at once, how much does it cost?"

Yan Jiefang, who was pulled out to work, watched Bai Wanli riding a motorcycle with a beautiful girl on board. Although he didn't know the term "beautiful woman with a nice car", he suddenly understood the feeling and had deep envy in his eyes.

After hearing what his mother said, Yan Jiefang said helplessly: "I think it will cost at least a few hundred yuan. There is such a big commotion across the courtyard, it will probably cost a few hundred yuan too. And there is also the three turns and one ring that Dad mentioned... It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others."

Yang Ruihua also smiled helplessly: "If our family could have a good relationship with Director Bai, we could have gotten some benefits at this time, but your eldest brother..."

"Forget it, Mom, don't say anything. Don't let Director Bai hear it. Let's go to the grain store quickly. If we delay, we won't have enough food tomorrow."

The Yan family's corn flour was almost gone, so they had to buy more. Yang Ruihua couldn't bear to carry dozens of kilograms of corn flour home by himself, so he conscripted his son.

After hearing what Yan Jiefang said, Yang Ruihua retracted his envious gaze and took his son to the grain store.

Bai Wanli returned to the cross-courtyard and saw Master Ma Mingli and several workers drawing lines on the ground with chalk to determine the location of the bathroom. After greeting them, he asked the tricycle driver to move all the furniture in.

"Wanli and Qing'an are back?"

Yao Ling came out to say hello, but she didn't come out from the main room, but from the kitchen.

"Auntie, what are you doing in the kitchen?"

"What else can I do? I have to boil water to make tea for the workers, and bring them some snacks. They work hard, and they have to have a full stomach at least."

"Let me do it, Auntie. I've delayed you for a whole day because of my affairs."

"We are all family, there is no need to talk about delays. If you keep being so polite to me, I will hit you with an iron spoon. You should take a rest. I can handle this matter. I will go back after making tea for the masters."

"Then I'll take you there."

"No, it's important that you spend time with Qing An. Once you have a child, I'm afraid you won't even have the chance to spend time with each other."

After a couple has a child, the focus of their lives will naturally shift to the child. Yao Ling probably said this based on her own experience.

Zhu Qingan was still not used to the topic of children, and blushed as she said, "I'll go tell the masters where to put the furniture." Then she turned around and ran away.

Yao Ling saw Zhu Qing'an leaving and waved to Bai Wanli.

Bai Wanli walked up to Yao Ling and said, "Aunt, what do you want me to do?"

"I'm not giving you an order, I'm just telling you that someone who claims to be Liu Haizhong's wife came over just now. She said that neighbors in a courtyard look out for each other and wanted to send tea to the workers here. I don't know what your relationship with her is, so I just passed her over."

Bai Wanli smiled helplessly: "This Zhu Xiuying is just like Liu Haizhong, thinking about currying favor and scheming every day, and she took this small opportunity to come close to me. This kind of person is really impossible to drive away."

"Wanli, you should know how to deal with this kind of person. There's no need for me to nag you too much. It's a good thing that you're back. I have something to give you."

Yao Ling took out a wooden box from her bag and handed it to Bai Wanli.

"what is this?"

"This is a longevity lock carved out of wood by your mother. She originally wanted to wait until you got married and had children, and then give it to her grandchildren, but... Alas, you were young and impetuous before, and I was afraid that you would accidentally lose or break the longevity lock and ruin Xiaoting's last wish, so I kept it with me. Now that you have calmed down and are about to start a family, it's time to return this thing to you."

Chapter 112 The Liu Family's Wishful Thinking

After putting the furniture I bought into the house one by one, the house that originally seemed empty when I lived alone now has a more homely atmosphere.

Unlike the lazy Bai Wanli, Zhu Qing couldn't rest. After putting all the furniture in place, she took a rag and prepared to wipe all the furniture carefully.

Bai Wanli was just about to let her take a rest and ask someone to clean it later, when he heard another knock on the door.

"Who is it now?"

Bai Wanli was in a slightly unhappy mood. Even his aunt had taken the initiative to go back, leaving time for Bai Wanli and Zhu Qing'an. Who was so tactless to come and disturb them again?

Bai Wanli went to the courtyard and opened the door. Standing outside the door was Liu Haizhong's wife Zhu Xiuying.

"What's the matter, Aunt Zhu?"

Zhu Xiuying's face was full of smiles, and her smile was full of flattery

"Director Bai is buying things and renovating the yard. Is he planning to get married?"

"Well, my partner Zhu Qing'an, who I introduced to you before, will officially get married after the yard is repaired. What's wrong?"

"It's like this. My Guangqi has just met his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and is preparing to marry his girlfriend. Since they are all from the same courtyard, why not pick a date for the two families to get married together so that they can celebrate together. What do you think, Director Bai?"

Bai Wanli looked indifferent: "No need, I still have to renovate the yard, I don't know how long it will take, don't delay your good son" and turned back to the yard.

"Hey, Director Bai..."

boom!

Zhu Xiuying wanted to say a few more words, but Bai Wanli closed the door directly, and the sound made Zhu Xiuying startled.

Zhu Xiuying muttered in her heart: "If we don't want to get married together, then don't get married together. Why are you slamming the door?" She didn't even dare to mutter this out loud, lest someone hear it and complain to Bai Wanli.

Bai Wanli walked back to the house. Zhu Qingan saw that he looked unhappy and thought of the sound of the door slamming just now. He quickly put down the rag and walked over.

"What's wrong with you? Who else in this yard dares to make you angry?"

"It's that tactless wife of Liu Haizhong. She just came to me and told me that her son is getting married soon and wants to get married with us!"

Zhu Qingan was so shocked that her mouth opened wide: "How dare she be so delusional? Not to mention my uncle... even with your status, you shouldn't be like this if you want to curry favor with him."

Bai Wanli sneered, "She's not 'daring', she's 'stupid'! It's said that there are two kinds of people sleeping in the same bed. Liu Haizhong is a fool, and his wife is the same kind of person. They are really stupid!"

The Liu family's behavior of forcing themselves on Bai Wanli has already annoyed Bai Wanli.

Bai Wanli's status is such that anyone who gets close to him will easily make people think too much. In order to avoid trouble, after traveling through time, Bai Wanli's attitude towards all those who come to curry favor with him is very cold. Although Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao and others persist in licking Bai Wanli, they never succeed.

Not to mention such an important event in life as marriage, if Bai Wanli really agreed to hold a wedding for both families, wouldn't that be the same as saying to the outside world, "My Bai family and the Liu family are as close as one family, and there is no difference between us."

If this happened, the leaders of the street office and the steel mill would change their attitude towards the Liu family.

Those idiots from the Liu family might cause Bai Wanli no idea how much trouble they would cause in the future. How could he not be angry about this?

Zhu Qingan came over and gently stroked Bai Wanli's chest, saying, "Calm down, we're getting married soon, this is a happy event, don't ruin your mood and health for such an inconsiderate person."

Bai Wanli sat for a while, suppressed his anger, and said to Zhu Qingan with a smile: "I'm still young, how can I get so angry that I can't get sick so easily?"

Seeing that Bai Wanli was still able to joke, Zhu Qing'an's anger subsided. She reached out and patted him, saying coquettishly, "I'm just worried about you. You have a bad temper when you are young. When you get old and really ruin your health, it will be too late to regret it."