Chapter 610: I am a soldier
Bai Zhi's words made Lao Xia and Master Chen look at her, this young and capable wife, with even greater admiration.
Old Xia once again felt that he hadn't rented the shop to the wrong person.
With her character, if she opens a traditional Chinese medicine clinic here and relieves the suffering of the people, it will be a blessing for the people of the county.
I would never cheat, deceive, or swindle money from people.
Old Xia said to Master Chen, "Old Chen, you must do your work meticulously, understand?"
Master Chen put away his measuring tools, nodded and assured, "Boss Xia, don't worry, no matter where I work or who I work for, quality will always be my top priority."
Master Chen had already calculated the number of floorboards needed, and Lu Ye suggested that they hurry over and buy the floorboards before the building materials store closed.
Have the building materials store handle the delivery.
If they don't have delivery service, and since Old Xia's cart is still available, they can bring over some of the goods first, so Master Chen can start work tomorrow.
"Xiaobai, do you still have the money?" Lu Ye pulled Bai Zhi aside and asked in a low voice, "Did you bring the passbook? Let's go to the savings bank to withdraw the money."
"I took the cash."
Bai Zhi had already withdrawn all her money and given Boss Xia 700 yuan for rent.
They still have a little over a thousand yuan in disposable funds.
Once this money is used up, there might be another famine.
But the shop should be almost ready, and it can open once the old man arrives.
"Okay, let's go buy the flooring."
"You two wait here, I'll go with Lu Ye."
We had already chosen the flooring and discussed the price.
This will be followed by payment and ordering.
It would be faster for the two of them to go by motorcycle.
"Okay, you guys go ahead, we'll wait."
"Okay." Lu Ye set off on his motorcycle with Bai Zhi on the back.
"Comrades, judging from your demeanor, are you soldiers?"
After Lu Ye and the others left, Old Xia looked at Ye Qingbai and Shen Qian and asked with a smile.
"Wow, Mr. Xia has a good eye."
Ye Qingbai did not hide his identity.
"I'm a soldier."
Old Xia felt a great sense of accomplishment because he had guessed Lu Ye's and his identity correctly. "They are indeed not ordinary people."
Yes, he was certain that Lu Ye's identity was the same as Ye Qingbai's.
Or rather, given Lu Ye's aura, he would probably still be an officer in the military.
Ye Qingbai laughed and said, "How can you say I'm not an ordinary person? We're all the same, just with different social roles."
Old Xia looked at Ye Qingbai with awe, and he exclaimed, "It is thanks to your protection that we ordinary people can live a happy and peaceful life."
His second younger brother is a soldier, and he is considered a military family member, so he has a special affection for soldiers.
"You are respectable comrades."
As Lao Xia spoke, he bought a few bottles of drinks from the store across the street.
He enthusiastically handed some water to Ye Qingbai and Shen Qian, saying, "Hurry up and drink some water."
Ye Qingbai didn't stand on ceremony, "Thank you."
"Old Chen, you should drink too."
After learning their identities, Lao Xia and Master Chen became even more polite to Ye Qingbai and Shen Qian.
Old Xia even regretted charging Bai Zhi 700 yuan in rent.
He should offer more discounts.
Lu Ye and Bai Zhi returned after about half an hour.
"Do you deliver?" Ye Qingbai asked as he stepped forward.
Lu Ye parked his motorcycle and said, "I'll deliver it right away."
The boss was initially reluctant to deliver the goods because he thought their order was too small, but Bai Zhi managed to persuade the building materials store owner to relent, and they watched as the goods were loaded, with the driver following behind.
As they were talking, a small truck had already pulled up to the side of the road.
Seeing this, Lao Xia and Master Chen went over to help unload the goods.
With many people, the work gets done. Each person carried a bundle, and the floorboards were carried into the store.
"Master Chen, could you please check if all the materials are complete?"
Master Chen opened the box and inspected it. "The moisture-proof mat and padding are all here, and the edge trim is also included. Did you forget to buy the floor adhesive and joist nails?"
“Mr. Zhao’s shop has these parts; you can get them from him.”
Bai Zhi and the others took Master Chen to Boss Zhao's shop so that he could select the remaining parts from the perspective of a professional craftsman.
After Master Chen made his selection, Bai Zhi paid for the goods and took them directly.
She instructed Master Chen, "If you need any more materials in the future, just take what Boss Zhao has and have him put it on your tab. If Boss Zhao doesn't have it, you can buy it from other shops you're familiar with. Just give me the receipt and I'll pay."
"good."
Young people are decisive and don't skimp on money, but Bai Zhi naturally has her own standards and requirements: "I only have one thing to say: you must do the job well for me."
Master Chen assured, "Boss Bai, don't worry, if you're not satisfied with the finished product, I'll redo it."
By the time everything was arranged, it was already evening.
"Master Chen, please take the keys. We'll start work on time tomorrow morning. I'll come over later."
Before leaving, Bai Zhi went to Boss Zhao's shop and asked him to "look after" the shop next door.
To put it bluntly, it's all about supervision.
Mr. Zhao laughed and said, "No problem, we'll be neighbors from now on."
Now that everything was settled and it was getting late, Bai Zhi suggested going out for dinner.
But Shen Qian said she ate too much at noon, and that she would go back to the cafeteria to drink soup to lose weight in the evening, and didn't plan to eat anything else.
Ye Qingbai also agreed that they should go back and eat early.
Hearing their words, Bai Zhi said, "Why don't you two take a car back?"
She looked at Shen Qian, her tone full of apology, "I originally wanted to invite you to my home today, but I didn't expect to be so busy until this late. Thank you for your hard work."
"It wasn't tiring at all, I'm very happy today."
Today, Shen Qian experienced a taste of life outside of her hospital work.
To be honest, she has very little life experience.
From my conventional school life as a child to my later work experience, I rarely had an experience like today.
Especially after Xiaowei's accident ten years ago, her parents became very strict with her. Before starting work, she rarely had such an experience.
After getting to know Bai Zhi, she truly experienced many life experiences she had never had in her previous environment.
Bai Zhi winked at Ye Qingbai, "Cousin, why don't you and Shen Qian take a taxi and give her a ride?"
Ye Qingbai didn't refuse and nodded, "Okay, you guys ride your bikes back."
Lu Ye and Bai Zhi said goodbye to them and rode their bikes home.
The weather is still quite cold in the evenings of spring, especially when riding a motorcycle; the spring wind feels biting.
Although the couple were fully equipped with protective gear, they were still freezing cold when they arrived at the family compound after riding their bikes for more than twenty minutes.
The couple went out to work today, and they were wearing old clothes. After finishing their work, Lu Ye was covered in dust that he couldn't shake off, making him look quite filthy.
When we were in the county town, the ordinary people were quite simple and honest, so we didn't feel anything special.
But when they returned to the family compound and ran into acquaintances, they were still surprised to see the couple, as the difference was too great compared to usual.
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