Chapter 121 The Furry Cat, She is a Tiger
Li Ye didn't know that his careless behavior would bring unnecessary disaster to Wen Guohua. He was already in his twenties and had to endure the double suppression from his parents.
He rushed all the way to the Kemei Hotel in Jianguomen, and after finding Jin Peng and Wang Jianqiang, he discovered that the two were enjoying a bottle of beer each, eating peanuts and pork head.
"Brother, you're back."
Seeing Li Ye coming in, Wang Jianqiang quickly stood up and wiped his mouth embarrassedly.
I've been here for so many days and haven't done anything yet. How dare you eat and drink in the middle of the night? Have you forgotten the days of starving and eating?
Li Ye was sweating from riding his bicycle and said directly: "Open me a bottle. I'm dying of thirst."
"Hey, brother, sit here."
Wang Jianqiang quickly stood up, grabbed the single bed next to him and dragged it over, placed beer for Li Ye, and moved the pork head in front of Li Ye.
Li Ye drank half a bottle before asking Jin Peng: "How was your day?"
Jin Peng laughed and said, "What else can I do? You have already taken action, is there anything you can't accomplish?"
"What do you mean I took action? You did everything, so you deserve the most credit."
"I feel ashamed when you say that," Jin Peng drank a beer and said, "I have been running for six or seven days in a row and haven't even seen the shadow of a house. Today, I am half asleep and almost finished the job."
"Did you do it? Tell me quickly, which house is it?"
Li Ye immediately became interested. This was a house in the imperial capital! As long as the descendants were not too wasteful, one house could benefit three generations.
"I looked at three houses today, one in Zhongguancun, one in Zaojun Temple, and one in Dazhongsi,"
Jin Peng introduced the two houses in Zhongguancun and Dazhongsi to Li Ye: "The two houses are a bit run-down and both are occupied by tenants.
I think the one in Zaojun Temple is pretty good. There are no outsiders in the house, but the owner wants to meet you as the buyer."
"Meet me, the buyer?"
"Yes, that family looked respectable, but I hate people like Lao Qiu. I don't have a local hukou, so they almost ignored us and treated us like spies.
Later, I told them that I bought it for my college cousin, and they were willing to sell it to me. And they asked for a very high price, 8,000 yuan.”
"Eight thousand dollars is fine."
The price was higher than Li Ye had imagined, but it was already 1982 and he didn't have much time to be patient and slowly choose a house. Besides, Zaojun Temple was within the future Third Ring Road and had a better location.
"Eight thousand yuan is not bad?" Jin Peng said with a smile, "Xiao Ye, the other two families together only paid a little over eight thousand yuan! And if you pay today, they will write a receipt right away and process the formalities as soon as your household registration is approved."
"You don't understand this," Li Ye shook his head and said, "Good goods are easy to sell. I advise you two to look around. If you find a suitable one, buy it. If you trust me, I will register it in my name first, and then I will transfer it back to you later."
Wang Jianqiang immediately said, "Brother, I'll buy one too and be your neighbor."
But Jin Peng scratched his head and said, "Is a house that important? I feel that if I have 8,000 yuan, I might as well spend the extra money to buy a motorcycle!"
Then he said excitedly: "Do you know, Li Ye, the Xing San I met today rode an imported motorcycle and came here in a formal way. I heard it was called Tianbi Xingfu 250, which is more powerful."
Li Ye finished his beer in a few gulps and said generously, "Brother Peng, motorcycles are made of iron. Wait until Hao Jian gets the formalities of registering with a unit, and we'll set up an office in Beijing and buy you a car to drive."
"Aren't cars eye-catching?"
"Beijing is so big, how can a car stand out? Besides, it's not like I'm buying a fancy car. A Volga worth tens of thousands should be enough, right?"
"Volga!"
Jin Peng felt high even before he got drunk.
This gap is really too big. Just over a month ago, he was envious of Li Ye's 250! How come everyone wants to own a car now?
Volga?
What level is that?
Wang Jianqiang beside him also had his eyes shining. He laughed twice and said, "It's better to buy a car. Then I will be your driver, Brother Peng. I wanted to be a driver when I was a child. I've been thinking about it for a long time."
"Get lost, like who doesn't want to be a driver or drive."
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The next morning, Li Ye told Jin Peng that they would go to Zaojun Temple to look at the house after dinner in the afternoon. He had to rush over early to pick up Wen Leyu to eat fried dough sticks.
At 7:55, Li Ye rushed to the gate of COFCO compound and saw the girl waiting outside from a distance.
Many people who were going to work passed by the compound and looked at Wen Leyu curiously, but she ignored them. However, when Li Ye came over from afar, she smiled and waved her arms.
He hurried over and asked, "Why did you come out so early?"
Wen Leyu sat briskly in the back seat and said with a smile, "It's getting late! I'm starving."
Li Ye smiled ashamedly and quickly left with the girl.
He was really a little ashamed. It is not excessive to cherish a girl who can arrive earlier than you on a date.
In his previous life, Li Ye and a few of his buddies, after seeing a lot of things, summed up a very simple method to identify bad women.
It's just to see if she's late for a date.
Being late once out of three times is considered normal. There is nothing you can do about it. The social atmosphere is like that. If she arrives early every time, her girlfriends will laugh at her.
If she is late twice out of three times, you basically can't expect her to be considerate of you in future interactions. You'd be lucky if she doesn't use PUA.
If you have agreed on a certain time, but you are always late by half an hour or an hour without even saying "sorry", then you should think about this!
She only has herself in her eyes. The whole earth revolves around her, and even Archimedes has to be her servant.
It's not impossible to force them together, but whether they are sweet or not depends on your tolerance.
Some people like that tune!
Of course, if buddies get along with each other with the mentality of "don't miss a good girl, don't waste a bad girl", then that is a version of fighting demons and magic, and whoever has higher skills will feel happy.
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The Beijing city’s fried dough sticks are very famous, and the douzhi that goes with them is even more famous.
Wen Leyu sat in the back seat, directing Li Ye to turn left and right, and they arrived at a small alley. Before they reached the door of the breakfast shop, they smelled the strong smell.
After stopping the car, Wen Leyu said to Li Ye: "Try it first. The bean juice here is the most authentic. It doesn't smell good, but it tastes good."
Li Ye believed it, ordered one for each of him and Wen Leyu, and then took a small sip.
"O~"
The smell is not as exaggerated as that in the short videos of later generations, but the slightly sour smell is really irritating to the throat.
But seeing Wen Leyu across from him leaning over the bowl of soy milk and slurping it, Li Ye could only pinch his nose and swallow it.
It's hard to refuse such a kind invitation. Someone has taken you so far in the morning, and you don't want to give him face?
We must never discourage the girl's enthusiasm, and we must cultivate her sense of dependence on "eating breakfast together".
Li Ye kept his head down and flashed three fried dough sticks in a row before he finished a bowl of soy milk.
Then he looked up and saw Wen Leyu staring at him eagerly and asked, "Is it delicious?"
"good!"
Li Ye smacked his lips. There was indeed a slight aftertaste of sweetness.
"Then drink my half bowl too!"
Half a bowl of soy milk was quickly pushed over by Wen Leyu's little hand.
Li Ye: “.”
"Hurry up and drink. After that, let's go to the bookstore. It's Sunday and there are a lot of people here, hehe."
Wen Leyu looked at Li Ye with a smile, and a barely perceptible cunning gleamed in his big eyes.
The girl who used to be cold and indifferent suddenly became cunning and showed a new charm.
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After Li Ye finished the remaining breakfast, Wen Leyu immediately took the initiative to ride his bike and took Li Ye straight to the Chinese Bookstore in Haidian, pedaling his legs very vigorously.
Only after reaching the door did Li Ye understand what Wen Leyu meant by “a lot of people”.
Li Ye is about 1.8 meters tall. Looking ahead, he sees heads everywhere, fat, thin, handsome, ugly, all of them filled with a thirst for knowledge.
In the 1980s, bookstores were one of the important places that dominated public thought, and countless people who were thirsty for knowledge and information were frequent visitors to bookstores.
Nowadays, young intellectuals would feel embarrassed to say that they are good kids who “love to study” if they don’t go to the bookstore several times a month.
But these brothers, their love for learning is just too great!
After Li Ye and Wen Leyu entered the first floor of the bookstore, they found that many people came with thick notebooks, just like in the school library, they grabbed a book and started copying.
Even if the bookstore staff shouts at them, they will only take care of them for a few minutes, and then they will continue to do their own thing. If a group of people gather together to copy books, can you control them?
Especially in the foreign language book section, there are more people copying books.
And what’s interesting is that there is a sign at the entrance to the foreign language book area - foreigners are not allowed to enter.
If you don't understand, just ask. Li Ye didn't say anything, but just pointed at the sign, and the girl explained to him in a low voice.
"I heard that this involves the copyright of foreign books. Books that cost hundreds of yuan overseas are only a dozen yuan here, so only we can enjoy this preferential treatment."
What kind of generous treatment? It’s just pirated books!
Overseas, books are too expensive and too shady.
If foreigners find out about this, there might be a rush to buy it.
"Xiaoyu, are we going in? Or should we come back tomorrow?"
Wen Leyu applied for the English major at Peking University, but when Li Ye saw the crowded situation, he had no interest in squeezing in.
It's almost time to catch the bus to Ba Wang Fen. My Xiao Yu was feeling refreshed at first, but after a walk, he came out covered in sweat. And there's no place to take a shower. It's better to come back tomorrow.
Anyway, the two of them still have a few days of free time.
"Let's not go there. Let's go to the second counter."
Wen Leyu took out a letter of introduction with a red seal from his schoolbag, and took Li Ye to pass by the foreign language books section.
After the staff checked their letters of introduction at a door, the two entered the so-called second counter, and the surroundings suddenly became much quieter.
Li Ye was very surprised. He didn't expect that the bookstore had a privileged area.
"There are two cabinets in here, and three. My letter of introduction to the third cabinet is not valid, so I have to go in by myself. I will take you around another day."
Wen Leyu spoke as he glanced left and right, finally determining his target and heading straight for several rows of bookshelves.
"Come and see!"
Li Ye followed and found that there was a label on each of the rows of bookshelves - New Books on the Market.
On a bookshelf with Chinese classification, there are dozens of copies of "Deserter of War".
“Is this on the shelves?”
Li Ye was a little surprised, but more happy.
Although Dong Yuejin had already revealed the news to him, this book contained so much real material that he was still very happy that it could be published.
Wen Leyu nodded continuously and said, "Mom said that the first batch of printed copies is not large in number, so we should try to sell it on a small scale first. But my mom thinks that there won't be much of a problem, and we should be able to print it on a large scale later."
"Well, we have royalties to spend again."
Li Ye picked up a new book and started reading, but he didn't notice Wen Leyu's hesitant look.
"Li Ye, I need to tell you something."
When Li Ye heard Wen Leyu's serious words, he hurriedly said, "What's the matter? Tell me."
Wen Leyu said: "In the future, when you spend money, can you be more frugal and not spend money that is not necessary?"
Li Ye understood instantly and said, "How about we earn one dollar, spend two cents, and save the remaining eighty cents?"
Wen Leyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not a waste to earn one dollar and spend fifty cents."
Li Ye smiled and said, "Okay, let's start with your proofreading fee."
Wen Leyu was even happier and nodded in agreement.
She picked up a copy of "The Deserter in the War" and became more and more proud the more she read.
This work also reflects her hard work, and she also gets a share of the royalties!
"Jingyao, this is the new book section. I always get something new every time I come here."
Just when Li Ye and Wen Leyu were reading attentively, two girls turned around from behind the bookshelf and bumped into them face to face.
Li Ye looked at Liu Muhan and Lu Jingyao who bumped into him in surprise. He couldn't understand how such a big city like Beijing could suddenly become so small?
Liu Muhan was also very surprised. She noticed that Lu Jingyao was in low spirits these days, so today she specially found her father's friend, got a letter of introduction, and brought Lu Jingyao here to relax. How come she ran into Li Ye?
Of course, Lu Jingyao's expression was not looking good either.
In order to avoid Li Ye, she left Qingshui County early. She had just had a few days of peace, but why is he haunting her again?
Especially when she saw Wen Leyu beside Li Ye, Lu Jingyao felt even more mixed emotions.
Wen Leyu has changed.
A year ago, when Lu Jingyao was admitted to university and became a successful woman, Wen Leyu didn't like to talk and didn't get close to anyone, making it easy for people to ignore her existence.
But at this moment, Wen Leyu was just standing there quietly, which made Lu Jingyao feel the overwhelming pressure.
Lu Jingyao didn’t know what “aura” was, but just from Wen Leyu’s attire, makeup, and expression, she understood that the little girl in the past was the real phoenix.
The four of them met by chance. Li Ye frowned and didn't say anything, Lu Jingyao had a grim expression and didn't say anything, and Wen Leyu was quiet and didn't say anything either.
In desperation, Liu Muhan waved at Li Ye to liven up the atmosphere.
"Hi, great writer, nice to see you again."
"Um?"
"Um?"
Wen Leyu and Lu Jingyao both changed color.
Lu Jingyao looked at Liu Muhan in confusion, as if asking how you know Li Ye?
Wen Leyu didn't look at Li Ye, but looked coldly at Liu Muhan.
Liu Muhan felt his hair stand on end and was greatly surprised.
She had seen Wen Leyu on the platform that day, happily greeting Li Ye, but she had never thought he was so impressive!
Wen Leyu spoke in a clear and cold voice.
"Do you know each other?"
"We met by chance on the train. I saw you when you went to pick me up at the station that day."
"Oh, that's quite a coincidence."
At this time, Wen Leyu looked at Li Ye, as if asking him whether it was true or not.
Li Ye, who had lived two lives, was very surprised.
He and Wen Leyu got along very well these past few days. He felt that the little girl was as cute as a docile kitten. Occasionally, she would stretch out her paws, which was as adorable as if she was playing with a ball of yarn.
But now, it’s still pretty awesome!
A cat with its fur standing on end is not a cat, but a tiger.
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(End of this chapter)
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