Sun Hao said, "I took over my dad's job half a month ago, driving a long-distance bus at the county bus station. Your mom gave me the address yesterday, telling me to come to your house. I came to see you tonight, and I didn't expect you to actually be home."
Li Yuzhu said, "I just got back from driving. Come downstairs and wait for me while I change my clothes!"
Sun Hao said "okay" and left the house.
After Sun Hao left, Li Yuzhu said, "Dongqing, I don't want to hide it from you. Sun Hao is a marriage prospect that my third aunt introduced to me not long after our divorce. Don't overthink it. I can only drag this out for now, otherwise my mother will keep trying to find me other men. I hope you can understand. Don't worry, you're the only one in my heart."
Dongqing said, "I believe you. I'm so sorry to have troubled you. Please change your clothes and go downstairs."
Li Yuzhu thanked her for her understanding, went back to her bedroom to change into a dress, put on a pair of high heels at the door, and then walked out of the house.
She went downstairs, where Sun Hao was waiting at the entrance of the building. Li Yuzhu said, "Let's go," and walked with him toward the main gate of the residential area.
As luck would have it, just as I reached the gate, I saw Yifeifei riding her bicycle home from get off work. She got off and said with a smile, "Yuzhu, is this your boyfriend? He's really handsome."
"Sister Feifei, you've misunderstood. He's my classmate, Sun Hao."
After Li Yuzhu finished speaking, she and Sun Hao walked towards the street.
They walked out onto the street, and Sun Hao asked, "Yuzhu, is it really that simple that I'm just your classmate? Can you tell me how much I mean to you?"
"This is all I can say to my neighbor right now: I cannot accept you, at least for the time being. Please understand my current situation. Don't worry, I won't be so selfish. You can cut ties with me at any time!"
Li Yuzhu paused for a moment and said, "I've been living with my ex-husband since my divorce. We're just ordinary friends now. It's really inappropriate for you to come to my house. Please don't come to my house again. Can I find you at the bus station when I come back from my trip?"
“I understand. I will wait until the day you accept me.” Sun Hao paused for a moment and said, “If I love you, I will respect you. Don’t worry, I won’t go to your house to see you anymore. Remember to come to the bus station to see me every time you come back from a trip. I just want to be with you, talk to you, and see you once is enough.”
Li Yuzhu really didn't know how much longer this relationship could drag on. She said, "Okay, I'll come see you every time I come back from a trip. Driving for several days is too tiring. We've already met, so if there's nothing else, you can go back now!"
Sun Hao wasn't one to blindly follow a single path. He wasn't stupid; he could easily see that there wasn't much hope for him and Li Yuzhu. But he just liked her. He said, "Alright, I'll head back now!"
After finishing his sentence, Sun Hao walked towards the bus station.
As long as Sun Hao doesn't give up, Li Yuzhu is willing to cooperate and stall like this, so that at least her mother won't ask anyone to introduce her to another blind date.
It seems I'll have to meet Sun Hao at the bus station every time I come back from a trip, otherwise he'll run home, which would be really bad.
During this period, all the goods sold out, and Dong Qing and Li Yuzhu had no time to rest. They loaded up the goods and set off the next day.
Five days later, they returned empty to pick up their cars from the car factory.
They arrived at the car factory over a month ago. The car had been completed a few days prior; its exterior was very attractive, as were the side rails. A canvas canopy covered the rails, and the truck had two doors at the rear, which could also be locked.
As per Dong Qing's request, there was a spacious sleeper berth behind the driver's cab, making the entire cab very spacious and comfortable. The tape recorder and radio on the vehicle also had excellent sound quality.
The car is covered by a two-year warranty, but in those days, car warranties had to be taken to the factory; there were no after-sales service points anywhere else.
Next, the two tractors need to be loaded onto the truck. The tractor trailer is not as wide as the truck bed, but it is wide enough to fit them all, and its length is more than enough to accommodate a trailer.
Remove the tarpaulin canopy from the truck bed and dismantle the steel pipes above the side rails.
Dongqing drove the tractor into the workshop, disconnected the air hose connecting the tractor head and the trailer, disconnected the power supply to the taillight brake wire, and then removed the trailer.
Factory workers brought steel wire ropes, used a crane to lift the trailer, placed it in the truck bed, and then secured it with steel wire ropes so that it wouldn't move back and forth while driving.
Next, drive another tractor into the workshop, detach the trailer and hang it behind the car, then connect the brake air pipe, taillight power supply and the car.
When ordering the car, there is a towing position at the rear of the vehicle. The towing brake air pipe and the power cable for the taillights have interfaces, making connection very convenient.
Finally, the cabs of the two tractors were lifted and placed in the trailer, and the two tractors were quickly loaded onto the truck.
The car itself is long, and with a trailer at the rear, it looks like a long dragon.
After completing all the formalities, the three of them got into the car together, and Dong Qing started the car and drove out of the car manufacturing plant.
First, fill up the car at a gas station, then hit the road and head back.
Su Wei said, "I've never driven a car before, can I drive it?"
"Cars are much easier to drive than tractors. Try sitting down and driving one."
After Dong Qing finished speaking, he turned the steering wheel and pulled over to the side of the road. He sat in the passenger seat and let Su Wei sit down and drive.
Dong Qing briefly explained the basics of shifting gears in a car to Su Wei. Shifting gears in a car is similar to shifting gears in a tractor, and Su Wei, being an experienced driver, understood it immediately.
Su Wei started the engine, shifted gears, and drove off. She quickly picked up the speed.
In the 1980s, there were very few vehicles and pedestrians on the highways. The car instantly reached 100 km/h. She said, "Driving a car is still more comfortable. At this speed, it only takes eight hours to load up the goods and get there."
Li Yuzhu said, "Now that we have this car, we have time to rest. The tractor used to be so slow."
Dongqing turned to his ex-wife and said, "From now on, I'll hand this car over to you two. I need to get back to taking care of things at home."
Li Yuzhu nodded in agreement. With their businesses growing, Dong Qing really should stay home and take care of them. In critical moments, relying solely on Dong Qing is not enough; she, as a woman, is truly capable of handling it alone. She has that much self-awareness.
The car was traveling at a very high speed. That evening, back in the county town, Dong Qing said, "Su Wei, drive the car into the machinery factory first, and use the factory's overhead crane to unload it."
Su Wei said okay and drove directly to the machinery factory.
Upon arriving at the machinery factory, Su Wei parked her car directly under the overhead crane.
At this time, all the day shift workers at the machine factory had finished their shifts, so Dongqing went to the workshop and found a crane operator.
The car with the trailer was too long, and the machine shop didn't have enough space for vehicles to pass each other. So they had to unload the two tractor cabs from the trailer first and move the tractors to the side.
Su Wei got into the car, backed it out, removed the tow truck, and then drove the car back under the vehicle. This unloading process was very troublesome.
We got on the truck, removed the canvas canopy, and took off the basket. It took us an hour to unload the truck.
Finally, after attaching the trailers to the two tractors and connecting the brake lines and taillight power, the two vehicles were back to normal. Dongqing and Suwei drove the vehicles to the backyard, where the two tractors had to be parked temporarily.
I followed the three of them out of the machine factory and went to a restaurant for dinner.
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