If Li Weidong wants to make up for Zhou Xiaoye's shortcomings, he will definitely choose the best in every aspect.
These days, when people get married, they usually have to consider four essential items: a refrigerator, a washing machine, and even a tape recorder and a large color TV.
For most families, let alone the four major items (household appliances, kitchen appliances, and furniture), they would be grateful to even have one of them.
Li Weidong had the means to buy it, but he didn't want to be too ostentatious.
Furthermore, apart from the color TV, the other four items are not very practical.
Even if we were to buy it, we would have to wait until Zhou Xiaoye came of age and married into the family. Otherwise, if we buy it now, the Zhou family would be the ones who benefit.
So he plans to buy a color TV and a bicycle.
A color TV is standard equipment, while a bicycle is for Zhou Xiaoye's convenience when coming over or going to school in the future.
Li Weidong felt very sorry for Zhou Xiaoye when he thought about how she almost suffered from heatstroke yesterday while walking.
Guided by the clothing store owner, he went up to the second floor and found the store that sold color TVs.
Compared to the first floor, the second floor has significantly less foot traffic.
After all, the products sold here are mostly large electrical appliances, which few people can afford.
The TV shop owner rarely sees customers, so he was incredibly attentive, serving tea and water and meticulously explaining the features of each brand of TV in the shop.
After comparing several options, Li Weidong chose a Peony brand large color TV, which cost him nearly 700 yuan.
When I paid, people from several nearby shops peeked out, wanting to see what this person who so readily pulled out so much money looked like.
Upon seeing that he was a young man, the proprietress of the shop next door winked at him: "Handsome, you're so rich, do you have a girlfriend? Want me to introduce you to one?"
Someone from another shop laughed and scolded, "Your eyes are practically glued to people, and you're still trying to introduce them? I think you're trying to introduce yourself to them!"
The proprietress rolled her eyes: "So what? I may be a bit old, but when I was young, I was the most beautiful girl in the village. There was a whole line of guys chasing after me!"
She then moved closer to Li Weidong and reached out to pull him: "Little brother, if you don't have a girlfriend, why don't you consider your sister?"
Li Weidong subtly avoided her hand, smiling politely: "I'm buying this color TV for my wedding."
The proprietress looked disappointed.
Li Weidong didn't dare to linger. After agreeing with the TV shop owner to deliver the goods to Xiaoyan Restaurant, he hurriedly ran off.
These business people, who come and go, talk about all sorts of things without any restraint. Staying here is no different from Tang Sanzang entering the Spider Cave.
It's best to leave early!
He then bought a Phoenix brand bicycle, which cost him about two hundred yuan, and delivered it all to the restaurant.
Before leaving, she originally wanted to buy Zhou Xiaoye a pair of shoes, but since she didn't know his shoe size, she had to give up. However, she secretly made up her mind.
When I have some free time, I absolutely have to bring people over here myself for a proper tour!
...
evening.
Shen Xiaoyan looked at the large color TV and bicycles piled up at the entrance of the restaurant and sighed in amazement.
"This is just an engagement, and you've already bought so much stuff. What will you do when you actually get married? You'll have to buy the whole department store!"
Li Weidong was speechless: "But I have to be able to afford it first!"
Why not?
Shen Xiaoyan teased, "When Zhou Xiaoye turns twenty, there are still four whole years. With your abilities, you can't even earn the money of a department store in four years?"
Zhang Bin, standing to the side, nodded in agreement: "That's right, the three of us together, we can definitely make a lot of money!"
"Isn't there a saying that three cobblers are equal to one Zhuge Liang?"
You're the one who's a blabbermouth!
The three of them burst into laughter.
After they had finished making a scene, Li Weidong asked Zhang Bin, "How did it go when you went out to see your classmate today?"
It's true that we don't have enough manpower. Once the company is up and running, with so many partner farmers, it would be exhausting to have Zhang Bin alone to provide technical guidance.
Zhang Bin shook his head: "They haven't given a definite answer yet, but there's no need to rush. I'll make a couple more trips later."
After all, his classmates all had secure jobs.
Anyone would hesitate to give up a secure job to run an agricultural company with an uncertain future.
Li Weidong nodded: "There's no rush, there are still several months to go!"
After finishing his meal, Li Weidong called Xing Guodong again.
"My benefactor, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xing Guodong spoke very respectfully.
Li Weidong said helplessly, "Didn't I tell you not to call me benefactor? Just call me Weidong, or even 'brother' if you really can't!"
He was terrified by the constant references to either benefactors or masters!
Fortunately, Xing Guodong finally listened to advice this time.
"Alright, then I'll call you Brother Weidong!"
Xing Guodong asked curiously, "Why are you calling so late? Is there something you need my help with?"
Li Weidong laughed: "It's not about helping out, it's about my engagement tomorrow, and I'd like to invite you to the wedding banquet."
After saying that, he explained, "It's the Zhou family that I asked you to arrest last time. But this time it's just to finalize the engagement, not to get married. If it's convenient for you, why don't you bring the brothers from the team over for a drink?"
In fact, in principle, the engagement banquet doesn't need to invite too many people. Usually, it's just a meal with close relatives and friends, and that's enough to complete the ceremony.
Li Weidong invited Xing Guodong not only because Xing Guodong was a matchmaker, but also because he had ulterior motives.
The Zhou family members are not exactly honest people. Even though he had instructed them not to mistreat Zhou Xiaoye, there are still several years before Zhou Xiaoye comes of age, and it's hard to guarantee that nothing will go wrong.
With Xing Guodong, the police chief, stepping in, the Zhou family would definitely not dare to cause any more trouble.
And most importantly, in the eyes of ordinary people, the police are the highest-ranking officials. With Xing Guodong and the police officers standing there, even if Old Man Zhou had the intention to make an exorbitant demand, he would definitely not dare to say another word.
Another issue is that transporting the large color TV and bicycle back to the village will be a hassle.
Xing Guodong has a car, so he can help haul things and also make a good impression; he's the perfect fit.
Xing Guodong readily agreed.
"Of course there won't be any problem!"
Without hesitation, he said, "There's nothing much going on in the team lately, so I'll bring a bunch of brothers over tomorrow."
After saying that, he added, "Brother Weidong, you can ride in my car then. I'll have someone wash it later!"
Li Weidong smiled and said, "Then thank you in advance. I'll be waiting for you at Xiaoyan Hotel tomorrow morning."
After agreeing to the terms, he quickly washed up and lay down.
As soon as I closed my eyes, Zhou Xiaoye's face, though not yet fully open, already showed signs of stunning beauty, appeared in my mind.
And yesterday's shy and hesitant "I'll wait for you."
Li Weidong suddenly felt a bit hot, so he quickly patted his face to shake off his thoughts and forced himself to close his eyes and go to sleep.
I slept well all night.
the next day.
Peach Blossom Valley.
Wang Dahua knew that Li Weidong was getting engaged to Zhou Xiaoye today. She felt annoyed that her son didn't even have a girlfriend yet, while Li Weidong was already talking about getting married.
After feeding the chickens early in the morning, I went back to bed to sulk.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, voices came from outside the courtyard.
"Is Weidong getting engaged today? That's wonderful!"
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