When the mechanic heard this, a playful expression instantly appeared on his face. "Are you looking for trouble?"
"If anyone has nothing better to do and comes looking for trouble, I'll just deal with the matter at hand."
"I've been repairing cars for a long time, but this is the first time I've seen someone dare to make such a request to me. To be honest, if you weren't so young, I would have slapped you a long time ago." At this point, the other person's face suddenly darkened. "The repair fee is ten dollars. Give me the money and get out of here."
Good job.
These words made Li Xu laugh out of anger.
You really dare to ask for it. The inner and outer tires together are only five dollars. With your craftsmanship, can they be worth five dollars?
But then again, there's no definite figure on how much craftsmanship is worth, after all, it's impossible to put a price on it.
The other party has the final say on how much to charge, but it's usually just a few cents.
He didn't say anything, but Du Feng couldn't sit still anymore. "Why don't you try slapping one?"
"Hey, you little bastard, you dare to challenge me here? I'm going to beat you to death." As he spoke, the man raised his right hand and slapped him.
Li Xu grabbed his arm first, preventing him from slapping him, and then said coldly, "From what you say, are you planning to go against our motorcade?"
"What?" the man exclaimed, his eyes bulging. "Are you from the car team?"
"My name is Li Xu. You can ask around. There are quite a few people in this room who know me."
Hearing the name, the man shuddered unconsciously, then put on an apologetic smile. "Hey, this incident caused a lot of trouble. The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the family members didn't recognize each other anymore. So, let's do as you say. If there's a problem with the rear wheel, I'll repair it for you for free. In addition, you just need to pay the five yuan cost of the repair. Is that okay?"
He didn't know Li Xu, but he knew the name.
Everyone in the supply and marketing cooperative knew that the car team was the most difficult people to mess with. If Li Xu beat him up, he dared to say that no one at the scene would dare to come forward to help.
Besides, everyone now knows that the car team is the director's confidant.
If the other party brought it up, he might not be able to keep his lucrative job as a car mechanic, so he decisively chose to give in.
Li Xu then revealed a satisfied look, released his arm, and took out five yuan from his pocket and handed it to him, saying earnestly, "I'm not trying to pick a fight on purpose, but I'm just talking about the facts. Besides, this is for your own good. Now we're the only place that can repair bicycles, and everyone has no choice but to choose this place. But if you make the bicycle worse and worse, who will dare to come here in the future?
Believe it or not, if someone who can repair cars shows up, no one will ever ask you to do it again. How will you make the money then?"
The man took the money and said immediately, "You're right. I will definitely work hard to learn car repair skills in the future."
Li Xu: ...
Is this what I want to express?
Besides, how difficult can it be to repair a bicycle? No matter how skilled you are, how high can your skills be?
The key is that you have to change your attitude.
But judging from the other person's appearance, this should be difficult to do.
He was too lazy to talk nonsense, so he waved his hand and pushed the cart away.
After sending Du Feng to the Du family, Li Xu went to the Fu family without stopping.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Fu Qing and his wife and Aunt Fu sitting in the yard chatting.
Seeing him coming, Aunt Fu's face was instantly filled with smiles, and she greeted him, "Xiao Xu is here, come over and have a rest. Lao Er, quickly go into the house and get a glass of water, and bring out a stool for you to sit on."
Fu Qing responded and quickly ran towards the main room.
Li Xu exclaimed in his heart, "What a great guy!"
This way of entertaining is surprisingly similar to Wu Qingfeng's.
Sitting on a stool, holding a cup of tea in his hand, Li Xu jokingly said, "Old Fu, have you been feeling as anxious as a cat these days?"
"Nonsense, who wouldn't be anxious?" Fu Qing replied angrily, then asked, "Old Li, tell me the truth, is there still hope for my job?"
Ever since he learned that a commissioner would come to Tang County, he became anxious.
I was afraid that this would affect me and cause me to lose my job completely.
Later, Li Xu told him that this commissioner was only responsible for the social education movement, and he was relieved.
But who would have thought that within two days, news spread in the county that the commissioner was beaten in the street.
Then he became restless again because he was afraid that the leader who had promised to reassign him to the street office would be implicated or even step down.
If that is the case, it becomes unknown whether this promise can be fulfilled.
He learned the news a little late. Li Xu was already on a business trip at that time, so naturally there was no one to help him solve his doubts.
He has been feeling really panicky these days. He has no appetite and can't sleep well.
Seeing that the three members of the Fu family were staring at him nervously, Li Xu smiled and said, "Of course I have hope. It won't affect your work."
"Xiao Xu, you can't lie to your aunt." Aunt Fu said hurriedly.
"I'm not lying to you. Just put your mind at ease."
Fu Qing scratched his head, his face full of confusion. "The commissioner was beaten so badly, but the county leaders won't be implicated at all? And there won't be a new commissioner coming to investigate?"
"Don't worry about this. Trust me, eat and drink as you please. When the time comes, I will make sure you return to the neighborhood office."
The county couldn't tell anyone about the commissioner's decision. Seeing that Fu Qing wanted to ask more, Li Xu quickly changed the subject and said, "I came to see you today for something else. Mr. Wu Qingfeng hasn't been feeling well lately and it looks like he won't have much time left. If you have time, please go see him."
After confirming that Wu Qingfeng's condition was indeed not good, he naturally had to tell the Fu family about this.
After all, Fu Jiacheng had done such a great favor back then, and the other party hadn't received much money yet, so he had to go visit him no matter what.
"Ah?" Aunt Fu and her son were both shocked when they heard the news. "How is that possible? We went to see him during the first month of the lunar year, and he was fine then."
"I didn't know it then, but it's very bad now. I just came back from his house."
After these words were spoken, Aunt Fu and the others no longer had any doubts.
Then Aunt Fu showed an anxious expression, "Second brother, hurry up and get the industrial coupons you saved, I need to buy some good things; Xiaoxu, I won't chat with you anymore, you sit here for a while, the two of them will keep you company."
Fu Qing responded and immediately ran to his room.
Li Xu smiled and said, "You'd better let Lao Fu take you there on his bike. Otherwise, the supply and marketing cooperative will be closed if you're late."
"But you..." Aunt Fu hesitated.
"I came here to talk about this. Now that I'm done, I should go back."
He put the tea in his hand on the stool, then got on his bike and rode home.
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