Xiao Gengwu was directing Yao Tongxu and He Jiale to move things. He just nodded and ignored Lao Li, while Lao Li stuck his head into the jeep.
He had looked at those three old cars several times. The parts weren't all complete. Whenever other vehicles had problems, he would come here to dismantle parts.
He always does it himself, and now he's just curious whether these three young men can really assemble a vehicle.
When he took a look, he gasped in surprise, as if he really could assemble it!
Putting everything else aside, he is a driver, and judging from the appearance alone, the car has been successfully assembled.
Old Li's heart was pounding. If they could really turn scrap metal into vehicles, then these young men wouldn't just be turning waste into treasure, they would be turning stone into gold!
Currently, all sectors of the country are lacking resources, and jeeps are even scarcer. If they could really assemble a few scrapped vehicles, it would save the military a great deal of money.
Old Li didn't dare to give him a hard time this time, and immediately smiled obsequiously: "Are you still pretending now? If you are, I can turn on the lights for you!"
Xiao Gengwu looked at Old Li with some suspicion. Just a moment ago, the old man seemed eager to kick them out, but now he seemed to want them to stay.
What's going on here?
Seemingly noticing Xiao Gengwu and the others' confusion, Old Li, unconcerned about being laughed at, said, "I was initially unhappy because I thought you were here to steal my scrap metal!"
"Now that I see you have real skills, I naturally have to put aside my little interests. Only when our military region prospers will we all prosper!"
Yao Tongjia understood. The old man in front of her seemed to like taking advantage of small things, but when it came to the greater good, he put his own small interests aside.
Xiao Gengwu wasn't one to procrastinate. He nodded and said, "Let me eat something first, then I'll come and pretend. Or, why don't you go eat something first before you come over, sir?"
Old Li knew immediately that the kid knew he had been wary of him, so he waved his hands repeatedly and handed a key to Xiao Gengwu: "You guys keep the key, I'm not coming over!"
After saying that, Old Li grinned and walked away!
Xiao Gengwu glanced at the car: "If it's not done well tonight, should we leave it here and do it here, or come back tomorrow morning?"
He Jiale twisted his neck: "Go back and come back tomorrow morning. Let's go, let's go. I'm exhausted and I stink. I need to go back and take a shower."
"I didn't bring any clothes, Ah Xu, can you lend me some?"
"Lending you my clothes is no problem, but I don't want to lend you my underwear!"
"Why can't we borrow underwear? We're such good friends!"
"Do you think it's appropriate to borrow something like underwear?"
"Of course you can borrow it!"
The two boys walked away, playfully fighting.
Xiao Gengwu took the lunchbox: "Let's go too. Let's come early tomorrow morning to pack it up. It should be done by noon!"
The two closed the door and came out. Moonlight poured down from the sky. Xiao Gengwu looked at the two people in front of him, whose shadows were almost invisible.
He leaned closer to Yao Tongjia: "Are you tired?"
Yao Tongjia shook her head: "I'm not tired. It's quite interesting watching you load the truck! I'd love to have some of your memory; I'm about to explode from trying to remember so many things!"
"I can teach you some methods, that will also improve your memory!"
When the two returned home, Yao Yanxin had just finished eating. Seeing them come back with lunchboxes, she quickly touched the lunchboxes and said, "They're still a little warm. Luckily it's summer now. Eat up!"
Yao Tongjia was also hungry, so she picked up the soup spoon and started eating. The dumpling soup contained diced meat, which was marinated and tasted soft and delicious.
A simple bowl of dumpling soup tasted like a delicacy to Yao Tongjia. She had eaten many delicious foods before, but back then she was just a different person.
Eating alone, even a Manchu Han Imperial Feast, tastes bland and tasteless. It's nothing like now, where you can do anything with a large group of people.
Everything tasted delicious. Seeing Yao Tongjia's satisfied expression as she ate the diced meat, Xiao Gengwu smiled and said, "I have more diced meat here, here you go?"
"No, no, I have plenty more here. Mom must have given all the meat to the two of us. It's so delicious!"
Seeing that no one else was around, Xiao Gengwu asked in a low voice, "You used to eat a lot of good food, how come you think this little bit is delicious?"
"Eating alone, living alone, with no one to care for you or love you, even if you were given a Manchu Han Imperial Feast, it wouldn't taste good, would it?"
Xiao Gengwu imagined the scene and immediately felt a pang of heartache: "I'll eat with you from now on!"
"You'll definitely go down the scientific research path in the future. Once you're focused on research, you won't have time to have meals with me."
"Of course I do! With a brain like mine, I definitely don't need to work overtime!"
Seeing his confidence, Yao Tongjia immediately smiled and said, "Then we'll see how you perform in the future!"
Yao Yanxin originally wanted to come over, but seeing the two young people having a meal and whispering to each other, she decided not to disturb them. It's best if the two of them can be sweet and loving together.
Just then, Ruan Shengpeng came in: "Is there any food? I'm starving!"
Yao Yanxin stepped forward and asked, "Shall we make dumpling soup today?"
"Sure, sure, it doesn't matter what we eat, as long as there's something to eat!"
At this time, the canteen is empty; it's good enough to have food at all, so there's no room for criticism.
Yao Yanxin took a few steps: "Where's Qin Sang?"
"I told her to stay with the old man for a couple of days. Uncle Hai has a cold, and I'm afraid he'll catch it!"
"How about we let the old man come and stay with us?"
Ruan Shengpeng followed Yao Yanxin into the kitchen: "The old man won't be used to it, and you won't feel comfortable either. Let's leave it like this. I'll go see him when I have time."
Actually, he had mentioned having his elderly father come and live with him, but his father always felt that he had made his daughter-in-law and grandchildren suffer for so many years in order to avoid suspicion.
He's too ashamed to live with them now. Anyway, he has his own doctor, and Uncle Hai is there to keep him company!
Seeing their parents chatting endlessly, Yao Tongjia and the others didn't go over. Instead, they went to fetch water, wash up, and rest.
At five o'clock the next day, the wake-up call sounded, and Yao Tongjia and the others were also woken up. They decided to get up and exercise, and also practice boxing.
He Jiale looked at the three of them punching and said with some disdain, "Your punches are so weak and powerless, they're just for show!"
Yao Tongxu was unhappy: "Then fight me!"
He Jiale shook his head: "What if I hurt you later? No way!"
Yao Tongxu didn't bother with any more words and lunged forward to throw a punch. He Jiale didn't take the punch seriously, and instead met it head-on without dodging.
A wave of pain washed over him, and He Jiale cried out, "You really used that much force? You really went for it? Are you serious? Then let's have a fight!"
After saying that, the two started fighting!
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