It’s not that Ye Zhiqiu is overthinking it, but people with a job like Wang Fugui will have a really hard time in a few years!

Now that he heard that his file was not in the school, Ye Zhiqiu was really relieved! He didn't want Wang Fugui to be locked up in a cowshed or even sent to the countryside for reform.

He grinned and said, "I'm not being sensitive at all. I just saw two gangs arguing in the newspaper and felt like one of them would lose the argument someday. If your file was at school, you'd be in big trouble!"

Wang Fugui remained silent. As a retired old man, he was too lazy to get involved in these matters.

"Don't worry about these things. As long as we don't get involved, we won't get into trouble! Xiao Bailu, let's continue studying. Where were we talking about?"

"Grandpa, you mentioned that Empress Dowager Dong urged the enthronement of Prince Xie. Why does Prince Xie have the surname Huang?"

"Hey, this isn't the surname Huang. The prince is the name of the emperor's child, just like you are your mother's daughter..."

That’s what they say, but in reality, by that time, it’s not a question of whether to get involved or not, but trouble will come to you!

However, seeing that the old man and the child had entered the teaching mode again, Ye Zhiqiu did not continue the topic.

He said hello and set off on his bicycle. There was nothing much to do, so he just went to brag to Li Xingwu!

Li Xingwu was unlucky, feeling somewhat marginalized. He simply ran to this stretch of the river every day to collect fish. He couldn't be like Ye Zhiqiu, who didn't go to the factory every day and didn't have to deal with anything.

"Brother Li, you've been so unlucky every day. Have you talked to your boss about it?"

"Hey, we talked about it, but it's no use! The purchasing people in the factory are all well-connected people now, and I'm the only one without any connections. What can I do?"

"That's really unlucky. Running here all day in the sun and wind..."

The two of them were smoking and chatting while sitting on the rocks. It was quite interesting to talk about it. Didn’t Ye Zhiqiu get shrimp for Li Xingwu last time?

As a result, one day he received a big turtle and took it to Sanlitun to give to Ye Zhiqiu!

Because Li Xingwu didn't want to bring such good things back to the factory. Anyway, the people who eat these are the ones who arranged for him to bask in the sun!

Ye Zhiqiu paid him the price according to the purchase price. Anyway, he kept them in his space, so he was not afraid of having too many turtles.

Looking around, Ye Zhiqiu asked curiously, "Brother Li, is it easy to collect things lately? Why do I feel like there are more people fishing?"

Li Xingwu shook his head and replied, "It's really hard to collect things, and I've noticed that there aren't as many supplies as before! I don't know if it's because of the stricter entry control into the city, or because of the militia training now."

Speaking of this, Ye said excitedly, "In the last half month, our factory also organized several training sessions. Hehe, I fired a lot of magazines. It was really exciting!"

Li Xingwu said jokingly, "Brother, you're really ignorant. I've touched machine guns and carried mortars! You're so excited just by firing a few magazines. If you were to get your hands on these things, wouldn't you be thrilled?"

"How could I? Mortars and machine guns—those things aren't my thing. Our director can actually use a machine gun! But your factory doesn't practice with mortars with live ammunition, right?"

"Of course not. They were just dummy rounds to practice how to use them. You can't just bring out the shells casually. The quantity of those things is strictly controlled!"

If there's an era full of martial virtue, Ye Zhiqiu feels this is it! Even elementary school students can practice live-fire shooting during this training!

Guns and cannons are truly a man’s romance. In any case, Ye Zhiqiu was really excited during these training sessions.

After chatting with Li Xingwu for more than an hour, seeing that it was almost ten o'clock, Ye Zhiqiu said goodbye and rode home.

When we were almost home, we took out the sweet potatoes, almost 400 pounds this time.

Because Wang Xiaolan was not at home, Ye Zhiqiu had to move the sweet potatoes several times before he could push the bicycle back to the yard.

When he returned to the living room, he checked the time. It was already 10:50. He asked curiously, "Grandpa, aren't my mom and the others back yet? Didn't they say they were going to Quanjude for lunch?"

"Hey, your mom just left to catch the bus, and you're back right after! You said you wanted to go there early so that no one would have to wait for them!"

Ye Zhiqiu only then realized that Liu Cuihua had also gone with them! It was probably because Wang Xiaolan asked her for help to boost her courage. Although this cheap old lady spoke powerfully, she was actually quite timid in front of Chen Yuqing, a cadre.

There is no need to cook lunch because the porridge and vegetables are ready-made. There is no need to heat them up in this hot weather. It is best to eat them cold.

After the three of them finished lunch, Wang Fugui returned to the east wing. He took a small box back to the living room and handed it to Ye Zhiqiu.

"Open it and see if she likes it. You're going to be in a relationship, so you need to have some sense of time. Don't be late if you don't have a time teller. That will definitely lose points in her eyes!"

Ye Zhiqiu asked in surprise, "Grandpa! Is this a watch? Are you really giving it to me?"

Wang Fugui nodded with a smile and said, "Although there are some small scratches on the mirror of this watch, it still runs very accurately after being wound up.

It was captured by one of my former students during the Korean War. As an old man, I don't need a watch, so I just kept it in my suitcase.

The price of the watch isn't important, but the loot is quite meaningful. I'm giving it to you now, hoping you'll cherish it and find a wife soon!

Ye Zhiqiu thanked him quickly. He excitedly opened the box and picked up the Longines watch. There were indeed some small scratches on the lens, but it didn't affect it at all.

He began to wind up the watch, adjusting it against the large clock on the wall. When he was done, he put it on his wrist, looked at it from left to right, and really liked it.

Seeing Ye Zhiqiu's silly smile, Wang Fugui said with a smile: "Hey, the watch chain doesn't even need to be adjusted. This watch is destined to be with you, my grandson!"

"Thank you, Grandpa. This is the first time I've received a gift in my life!"

"Nonsense, the first gift in our lives should be life, given by our parents..."

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and nodded in agreement. He was happy now. He thought everything the old man said was right!

Ye Bailu, who was standing next to him, was curious and pulled Ye Zhiqiu's hand. Looking at the hands on the watch moving, she asked curiously, "Grandpa, why do the hands on this watch move?"

Wang Fugui, who was originally smiling, suddenly rubbed his beard with a headache. He didn't know much about the mechanical principles of watches...

But Wang Fugui had a secret weapon for changing the subject. He smiled and said, "Xiao Bailu, do you think canned food tastes good?"

Ye Bailu nodded and said, "Grandpa, the canned food is so sweet!"

"Then let's open the can and give it to Xiao Bailu..."