Chapter 349

In the courtyard, everyone was chatting enthusiastically.

For the first time, A-Qiang experienced what it felt like to be surrounded and flattered by his fellow villagers.

Just then, several pickup trucks drove up to the outside of A-Qiang's yard.

A-Qiang's newly built house is a two-story house with a spacious yard.

Back when this old building was a recycling station, it was a very spacious yard for storing goods. Now, that yard has been cleared out, paved with cement, turned into a cool courtyard, and decorated with a few potted plants. With a red brick wall surrounding it, it really does look like a detached villa from a distance.

This house was built by A-Qiang for his wedding, so he was willing to spend money on it, buying the latest models on the market for both materials and furniture.

So with this renovation, the old, dirty, and dilapidated junkyard has now become the most beautiful building on the street.

Everyone was chatting.

An older cousin with sharp eyes spotted the car approaching and exclaimed, "Hey, are these all your guests, Ah Qiang?"

A-Qiang turned around and saw Zhou Peng and his convoy of brothers. He grinned and immediately went out to greet them: "Brothers, you must be tired from driving back. Come in and have a seat!"

Zhou Peng jumped out of the car, looked up at A-Qiang's house, and patted him on the shoulder: "Not bad, A-Qiang, you've really renovated this house beautifully. Is your wedding coming up soon? We brothers are looking forward to drinking your wedding wine."

Ah Qiang laughed and said, "If I get married, you guys will definitely have to give me a share of the wedding banquet. You all better get your money ready!"

A group of brothers jumped out of the truck and unloaded the items from the back of the truck bed one by one.

There was furniture made for A-Qiang, mattresses and quilts bought for him, basically any gift that could be thought of for moving into a new house, all of which were unloaded from the truck.

What really caught everyone's eye was the contents of a huge foam cardboard box – a large color TV!

This big guy is very valuable!

I heard that a 21-inch color TV like this costs over ten thousand yuan.

Wow, what an expensive home-making gift! Who is so generous? They really know how to spend money like that!

Just as everyone was gathered around the large color TV discussing it, Zhou Peng pointed to the styrofoam box and said, "Qiang, this is a housewarming gift from Brother Lei, he asked us to help bring it back. How about that? Pretty thoughtful, right?"

When A-Qiang saw the television, he realized it was the latest model from Changhong, and he'd heard it had an LCD screen that made watching TV exceptionally clear. He said that having the television on it was like having a real person standing right in front of you.

During the time he was buying furniture, A-Qiang had previously asked at the appliance store's direct sales outlet, and the clerk said it would cost over ten thousand yuan.

At this price, there's not even a guarantee of stock; you have to place an order to pick it up.

At the time, A-Qiang didn't have that much money on hand. He figured that since the new house was finished being renovated, he and Zhu Shuangyan weren't in a hurry to move in, so they planned to buy one as a dowry when they officially got married.

Unexpectedly, the large color TV he wanted had already been arranged for him by Brother Lei.

Ah Qiang was overjoyed and laughed loudly: "My brother Lei really cares about me. He bought me the best stuff!"

He turned around and searched the yard, but couldn't find Zhu Shuangyan. He looked up and saw Zhu Shuangyan talking to Ji Wanmei on the second-floor balcony. Aqiang called out, "Shuangyan, come down quickly and see what this is! It's a gift from Brother Lei—a color TV with the latest LCD screen!"

Hearing A-Qiang's shout, Zhu Shuangyan turned to look at Ji Wanmei: "Should we go down and take a look? It's something Brother Lei sent."

Ji Wanmei shook her head and smiled, "No, you go downstairs and take a look. I'll stay upstairs for a while."

Zhu Shuangyan then went downstairs.

Ji Wanmei poured herself a cup of tea and stood alone on the second-floor balcony, looking down at the group of Lei Tingjun and A Qiang's engineering team brothers. Everyone had a smile on their face; they were all very happy today.

Ji Wanmei took a sip of tea and stood upstairs. She saw Aqiang open the sealed box in front of everyone in the courtyard, letting everyone see the color TV with an LCD screen.

Upon seeing the color TV, Ji Wanmei smiled silently.

It's exactly the same brand of TV she ordered from the record store.

She still remembers when she went to order this color TV, she told Lei Tingjun: "Currently, only this Changhong brand has an LCD screen on the market. It's the best for displaying movies and music videos in the store, which will attract more customers to buy discs."

Lei Tingjun also gave A-Qiang a color TV like this.

As soon as Ah-Qiang opened the cardboard box and saw the television, he exclaimed, "Wow! This is perfect for watching movies!"

He remembered that the last time he watched "A Better Tomorrow" at Miss Ji's place, it was on this kind of color TV, and it was particularly exciting.

"I'll get a DVD set another day, rent a few discs, and invite everyone to my house to watch a movie!"

The extended family members also came over to watch; none of them had ever seen a color television before.

These days, we're neither poor nor rich.

Wealthy families can already afford cars, watch color TVs, and live in large villas.

But poor families still have four or five members crammed into a dilapidated old building of sixty square meters.

It all depends on whether you have the ability and the luck to go into business and make a fortune!

"Did you guys know that this Boss Lei who delivered the color TV to A-Qiang is A-Qiang's boss? I heard he's incredibly rich!"

"I heard that Ah Qiang made his money by doing business with him!"

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