Qin Huairu was startled by Sha Zhu's actions.
Previously, Sha Zhu would only occasionally touch her hand under the guise of handing her things; when had he ever been so bold?
Today, Qin Huairu truly experienced the despicable thoughts of the men in this compound. Her husband had just left, and she had become easy prey in the eyes of many in the compound.
During the day, Yi Zhonghai would grope her, and at night, Sha Zhu would become restless again.
But she can't care too much; it's still unknown who the prey is and who the hunter is.
Sha Zhu grinned and said, "No need to thank me, Sister Qin. If you really want to thank me, just help me tidy up the house when you have time."
Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at him, "Fine, I've been too tired from work these past two days. I'll come over and clean up for you when I'm free."
Sha Zhu was overjoyed; this was a rare opportunity to get close to Qin Huairu.
"By the way, Zhu Zi, you just said you were going to Da Bao's place, right?"
Qin Huairu put down her work and stared intently at Sha Zhu. "Do you think Brother Da Bao will agree to help?!"
Sha Zhu pondered for a moment and lit a cigarette: "It's hard to say. I'm just going to go and say hello to him. Although he's a high-ranking official in the security department, he doesn't handle personnel matters. It's uncertain whether it will work out."
Upon hearing Sha Zhu's words, Qin Huairu's heart, which had just been warm, immediately cooled down.
The Jia family had no dealings with Wang Dabao at all, so even if Sha Zhu went to talk to him about it, the chances of it succeeding were slim.
After Sha Zhu left, Qin Huairu waited anxiously by the pool, hoping to get the news as soon as possible.
Soon, Sha Zhu returned.
The lights were off at Wang Dabao's house. He knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered. He guessed that Wang Dabao hadn't returned yet.
When Sha Zhu explained the situation to Qin Huairu, Qin Huairu gritted her teeth and thanked Sha Zhu again, only hoping that Sha Zhu would talk to Wang Dabao again when he had time.
Yi Zhonghai watched this scene by the pool from afar at home, frowning inwardly. He wondered why Sha Zhu was still entangled with Qin Huairu, and worried that it might ruin his plans.
Originally, introducing a potential partner to Sha Zhu was just a pretext. If Qin Huairu disagreed with his plan, he would still have to rely on Sha Zhu for his old age, and he might even have to try to match him up with Qin Huairu.
However, Yi Zhonghai couldn't very well step in to stop Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu from contacting each other, so he could only wait and see.
If all else fails, I'll introduce Sha Zhu to someone, but it absolutely can't work out; I'll just keep this kid hanging.
Wang Dabao is indeed not home.
To be precise, he came back, fixed the stove, picked up his things, and left again.
I went to Section Chief Hu's house for dinner with several team leaders, including Feng Biao and Zheng Jun. This was something we had arranged before the New Year.
The meal ended close to nine o'clock in the evening, and this time Wang Dabao did not return to the factory.
The reason is that he has a day off tomorrow, and he and Xiao Su have made plans to go out for a stroll. This is their first date, so he wants to dress up nicely.
The next day, Wang Dabao got up very early, got ready, and went out with his bicycle.
As soon as I entered the front yard, I saw small buckets, axes, fishing rods and other items piled up in front of Yan Bugui's house. It looked like Old Yan was going ice fishing.
Wang Dabao found it amusing; he hadn't expected that Yan Bugui would eventually overcome the psychological barrier he had set up for him last time.
Without lingering, Wang Dabao pushed his bicycle out the gate. If Yan Bugui saw how neatly he had dressed, he would surely be showered with flattery.
Wang Dabao parked his bicycle in the duty room at the south gate of the steel rolling mill, then wrapped his coat tighter and walked towards the staff quarters.
When he arrived at the family building, he saw Xiao Su already standing gracefully downstairs.
The two smiled at each other, neither of them speaking, just gazing at each other from a short distance apart, like a couple who hadn't seen each other in a long time.
The festive atmosphere of the New Year has not yet dissipated from the streets, and occasionally children can be seen chasing and playing while setting off firecrackers.
It is now 1963, and Wang Dabao has been in this world for almost half a year.
Although the effects of the disaster are still present, some strange things that are not seen in disaster years are quietly emerging.
Take candied hawthorn berries, for example.
Passing by the supply and marketing cooperative, Wang Dabao saw that they had candied hawthorns inside, so he quickly ran in and bought a skewer. These things were in high demand, and whether you could buy them depended entirely on luck.
As for why he only bought one string of pearls, you'd have to ask Wang Dabao.
He probably felt that it would be more heartwarming for the two of them to share a skewer.
On the way, Wang Dabao found everything fascinating, and Xiao Su acted as his guide. She knew that Wang Dabao had only come to the city after he started working, so she wasn't impatient at all. She talked about whatever Wang Dabao's eyes looked at along the way.
The man was handsome and tall, and the woman was stunningly beautiful; they attracted the attention of many people as they walked down the street.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at the shore of Shichahai.
By this time, the area was already frozen over, and the ice on Shichahai Lake was absolutely as thick as it could possibly be. The cold of winter in those days was incomparable to that of later generations.
From a distance, you can see many people skating on it.
Of course, there are also quite a few elderly men ice fishing.
The two walked onto the ice. Xiao Su squatted down. At first, Wang Dabao held her hand, but then Xiao Su simply made Wang Dabao turn around, grabbed his cotton coat from behind, and kept shouting "Giddy up, giddy up!"
After they got tired of playing, the two of them slowly strolled on the ice.
Before she could take more than a few steps, a shard of ice splashed onto Xiao Su's face. The fine ice shards slid down her snow-white neck and into her clothes, making Xiao Su cry out in surprise from the cold.
"Oh dear, oh dear, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry."
A thin old man put down his axe and hurriedly got up to apologize.
Afraid that Xiao Su would fall on the ice, Wang Dabao grabbed her arm with one hand. He glanced at the old man running over and thought to himself, "Damn, who else could this be but Yan Bugui?"
"Oh my, isn't this... isn't this Brother Da Bao!"
Yan Bugui was also dumbfounded. He saw that Xiao Susheng was pretty and that her clothes did not look like those of an ordinary family, so he hurriedly ran over to apologize, afraid that something else might happen. Who knew that this girl was with Wang Dabao!
Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses. "Dabao, this...this..."
"Old Yan, I'm not trying to be mean, but luckily it was just ice shards. If you had swung the axe and hit someone on the head, that would have been a serious matter."
Wang Dabao stared at the cautious Yan Bugui and lectured him.
Yan Bugui glanced at Wang Dabao for a moment, then at Xiao Su, and said something.
"Yes, yes, Brother Da Bao, you're right, I need to be careful!"
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