Chapter 309 She's Jealous
Finally, the five faulty television sets were repaired thanks to the tireless and concerted efforts of Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu.
With unwavering perseverance, they refused to give up until the very last circuit board was burned out.
Finally, the two television sets were repaired to the point of being unusable.
The other three units had their internal parts pieced together from various sources, almost all of which were swapped out. They were disassembled, reassembled, tested, and repaired, with each iteration more comprehensive and thorough than the last to resolve the malfunctions.
It's finally fixed.
When Zhang San and Li Si received the television set that Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu returned, their jaws dropped in shock.
When you see that the TV has been turned on and off repeatedly and the picture, sound and display are all normal, and there are no more previous malfunctions, then you can confirm that there are three intact TVs that can be put on display for sale.
They were so stunned that they scared away stray dogs on the roadside.
The broken TV that they couldn't fix even after working themselves to the bone was actually fixed by the boss and his wife.
From the moment the TV malfunction was discovered, the expert frequently came to the shop to work together to study the problem. The broken TV, which had been impossible to fix for a long time, was finally repaired!
Are a powerful figure and his young wife the best partners?
Are the powerful boss and his young wife truly an extraordinary, intelligent, and perfectly matched couple?
Are they too unintelligent, too useless, too superfluous, and too much of a drag on the big boss?
But why does the big shot's hand seem a bit weak when he's holding the pen to sign the contract? His signature doesn't seem as strong as it used to be.
When they picked up the teacup to drink tea, their hands seemed to tremble slightly; perhaps they were seeing things.
After all, it recovered completely the next day.
Perhaps repairing the TV was too tiring and strenuous, and the old man's arms were a little weak.
Indeed, any miracle that succeeds requires countless times the effort, intelligence, and ability.
Their achievements are naturally unparalleled.
Zhang San and Li Si were completely convinced by Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu—no, they had been convinced for a long time.
Now we worship the great master!
The teaching of sugar-roasted chestnuts is proceeding smoothly, and the appliance store has also re-selected a new manufacturer.
What could have been decided over the phone, Xiao Cheng used as an excuse to personally go to Guangdong Province to discuss cooperation.
While we were there, we also picked out materials for building our new house.
Nobody knew that they had swapped places with each other.
Bai Lu didn't know either, because the night before she left, she was still discussing the television with Xiao Cheng.
“Those two faulty TVs had all their motherboards burned out. The manufacturer you're working with now isn't the same brand of appliances as before. The models are different, and the circuit boards aren't compatible. If it really doesn't work, just give up.”
The television in the house was playing a comedy, and the family sat in front of it, with Xiao Wei watching with great interest.
Xiao Cheng looked at Bai Lu, swirling the teacup in his hand: "Let's try it first, and we'll see if it works."
"You said it."
Bai Lu was convinced by the last sentence. Well, what could she do? She also wanted to contribute to the big house.
Those two faulty televisions were indeed ruined; the circuit boards were all burned out, rendering them completely useless.
Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu's original intention was to purchase the same model of circuit board from the new manufacturer and try it out.
Of course, before purchasing a new circuit board, Xiao Cheng would go to the factory workshop to observe the operation process under the pretext of discussing long-term cooperation, and to confirm whether the safety performance was guaranteed.
The maintenance department also took the opportunity to visit the repair shop.
The repair department is a confidential business of the manufacturer, and outsiders are usually not allowed to set foot there.
The cooperation hadn't been officially finalized yet, and the manufacturer's manager, eager to boost sales and please the new client, naturally wouldn't refuse.
Repairing electrical appliances is not an easy skill to learn; no one can master it after just one lesson. When Xiao Cheng mentioned it, the manufacturer's manager agreed without any hesitation.
Bai Lu admired the factory manager as a great person, while also looking forward to something else.
Turning to Xiao Cheng, I asked, "You went to Guangdong Province to select some of the building materials, but you should buy the bricks here, right? Have you talked to the brick factory owner? When are they going to deliver the bricks? Should I move the firewood under the big tree outside the house across the street to make room for the bricks?"
Every time Xiao Cheng heard Bai Lu talk about the new house, his calm heart would be stirred.
His tone also lost its usual coolness, becoming low and slightly soft: "No need, the bamboo and firewood in the open space outside the wall have already been moved. They will bring the bricks and place them in the right spots themselves."
The Xiao family and the Xiao family share a vacant lot, with each family owning half of the land.
The bamboo firewood in the open space was all dried bamboo that Wang Cuihua cut from the bamboo forest by the river. She asked Xiao Dazhuang to help her bring it back in a wooden cart and store it for use as firewood.
One person doesn't need much firewood to cook, so the bamboo and firewood just sit there. Plus, Wang Cuihua goes to the riverbank to cut bamboo whenever she has free time, so the bamboo and firewood piles up higher and higher.
The more it's used, the more there is, so the empty space is never empty.
Xiao Cheng's house was very large, and the woodshed was even larger. Since they didn't need the open space outside, they had never bothered with it.
When Bai Lu saw it a few days ago, the bamboo firewood was already piled up to the height of a one-story building, and Wang Cuihua couldn't move it by herself at all.
She's been busy these past two days working with Xiao Cheng to fix the TV, and hasn't had time to pay attention to what's going on next door.
The television was quite loud during the test, so she couldn't hear the sound of bamboo firewood being moved outside.
That's not the point. The point is: "The bamboo firewood in the open space is so tall, Wang Cuihua can't move it by herself, can she?"
When Xiao Cheng saw Bai Lu's standard smiling face, the image of that pitch-black night flashed through his mind, when she stepped over him and accidentally fell on him.
It bumped into the corner of his mouth.
When he got up and turned on the light, she stared intently at the corner of his mouth, her eyes filled with a meaningful look.
It was exactly the same look in her eyes right now.
Xiao Cheng pursed his lips, a barely perceptible smile appearing in his deep eyes: "Xiao Dazhuang helped her move it."
Bai Lu let out a meaningful "Oh~".
Xiao Wei, who was watching TV, felt a chill run down his spine. Suddenly, he remembered the night Wang Cuihua asked her older brother to help her change a light bulb, and Bai Lu had said "Oh~" in the same way.
She doesn't believe it.
Xiao Wei decisively abandoned the lighthearted comedy and turned to Bai Lu to explain: "What my brother said is true. I saw with my own eyes Brother Dazhuang and Uncle Yong next door helping Wang Cuihua move firewood."
"Moreover, it wasn't my elder brother who told Wang Cuihua to move the bamboo firewood; it was me who told Wang Cuihua. I said that we were going to build a new house and the open space was going to be used to store bricks, so I asked Wang Cuihua to move the bamboo firewood. My elder brother never spoke to Wang Cuihua, nor did he help her move the bamboo firewood."
Bai Lu knew that Xiao Cheng was actually at the electronics store in the city reconciling accounts while he was away from home.
She was just asking casually, but she didn't expect the little guy to react so strongly and explain it so clearly.
Hmm, this child is teachable.
"Xiao Wei has a great memory, that's amazing."
After praising her with a smile, Bai Lu continued to ask, "Do you know why Wang Cuihua gave us chestnuts?"
"When your brother Ah-Dai and the others were learning how to make roasted chestnuts, they roasted quite a lot of chestnuts over those three days, at least two or three hundred catties. I heard that Wang Cuihua provided them all for free. Why is she suddenly so generous?"
(End of this chapter)
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