That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1089 The best of both worlds
"Brother Yin, can you let me ride on your motorcycle?"

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"I haven't ridden a motorcycle yet! I just saw a poem that said if you sit on a motorcycle and feel the wind blowing towards you, you can smell the scent of unbridled youth."

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Xia Qinghe was admiring Yin Wenke's motorcycle while talking and smiling naturally, but Yin Wenke couldn't say a word, as if he was suffering from "extreme obsession disorder", his face flushed and he didn't know what to do.

Li Ye found it interesting.

No wonder the girl just now kept asking Li Juan whether she was "interested" in Yin Wenke. It turns out that if Li Juan was not interested, then she would be "interested".

But no matter how interested Xia Qinghe was, Yin Wenke just kept saying no, and finally just said, "I don't have good skills, so I won't take anyone with me."

"Boom~"

Yin Wenke got into the car, started the engine, and drove away in panic. However, judging from the way he shifted gears and accelerated smoothly, it didn't seem like he had bad driving skills.

"So stingy~"

Xia Qinghe spat softly, then turned and said to Li Ye with a smile: "Brother Li, can we take your car?"

"Yes, of course, everyone get in the car!"

Li Ye generously invited Xia Qinghe and Chen Kangjian, but just when Xia Qinghe was about to sit in the back seat, Li Juan stopped her.

"Qinghe, please sit in the front row!"

"Okay, okay. I usually like to sit in the front when I ride in a car. It feels like I am driving the car."

Xia Qinghe was very talkative. After getting on the car, she continued to chatter: "The motorcycle that Yin Wenke was riding just now was a Dengta brand. I've seen it in a magazine.
The poem published in that magazine is to advise us not to forget our dreams in our youth because of the constraints of society.

When you are young, you can ride a motorcycle as freely as the wind to the distance, which can leave you with memories worth savoring for a lifetime."

At this point, Xia Qinghe suddenly turned around and asked another classmate: "Chen Kangjian, don't you also like Dengta's motorcycle? Why didn't you move forward just now?"

Chen Kangjian glanced at Xia Qinghe, then turned his head to look out the window: "I like the kind of motorcycle that Tom Cruise rides in Top Gun, not the kind that Yin Wenke rides."

"Pretentious, aren't they all Lighthouse motorcycles?"

"Yes, they are all Lighthouse motorcycles. I can't afford them anyway."

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Li Ye watched Xia Qinghe and Chen Kangjian start to quarrel, and for some reason, he suddenly wanted to buy a motorcycle.

Although Li Ye found it funny that Xia Qinghe was so infatuated with the lighthouse poet, wasn’t he also a boy who dreamed of chasing the wind?
Li Ye had also seen the 86 version of Top Gun. The scene where Tom Cruise rode a motorcycle and flew past the isolation net of the airport with fighter jets also made Li Ye fascinated.

At that time, Li Ye thought how cool it would be if he had a heavy motorcycle.

Unfortunately, Li Ye didn't even have 400 yuan in his pocket at that time, so he could only watch the pretty girl get on the back seat of the Honda of the man with earrings.

The Honda 400 at that time was a parallel import, but it still cost yuan. For a young man with a salary of or yuan, it was really an unattainable "dream".
Until now, Li Ye still remembers how charming the beautiful girl's fluttering colorful skirt was when the 400 motorcycle sped away.

[If I buy a motorcycle, I will let my wife hug me and ride together.]

The resentment that Li Ye had in his youth was reborn from the ashes like a weed.

Now, what does Li Ye think of 8,000 yuan, let alone 80 million yuan?

Wen Leyu now is so much better than that beautiful girl. It’s just a matter of minutes to make his dream come true.

"I can't afford it, I can't afford it. You just can't afford it all day long. If you can't afford it, then what do you like? If you can't afford it, won't you work hard to earn it?"

"Work hard to earn money? Do you know how much that motorcycle costs? I can never earn enough in my lifetime."

"You're not working hard enough."

Xia Qinghe and Chen Kangjian seemed to be having a quarrel, and their faces were full of disgust and anger.

But she turned around and suddenly asked Li Ye: "Director Li, do you think what I said makes sense? Since you have a dream, you should work hard to realize it. What's the point of always complaining about yourself?"

"This"

Li Ye looked at Xia Qinghe who was expecting approval, and Chen Kangjian who looked depressed after being criticized, and couldn't help laughing.

"People definitely need to have dreams. If a person does not have dreams, he will lack the motivation to strive for success.

But this dream doesn’t have to be an unattainable goal. If you like the feeling of chasing the wind, you can do it on a motorcycle or a bicycle.”

"I remember when I was very young, my dad had a bicycle, but I was too small and my legs couldn't even pass over the beam, so my dad wouldn't let me ride it. First, he was afraid that I would drop his new bike, and second, he was afraid that I would fall. Well, if I fell, my grandmother would beat my dad."

"Hahahaha~"

Everyone in the car laughed, even the driver Xiao You couldn't help but smile. The new bicycle at home must be cherished, but the grandson needs more care.

Li Ye continued, "But dreams are something that you want more and more the longer you can't get them. My dad wouldn't let me ride a bike so I rode it secretly. When I got hurt, I covered it with clothes.
Then, I suddenly seemed to have figured out the trick, and I rode for several miles while zigzagging on the two beams. Now when I think back, the wind blowing in my face was very refreshing."

Li Ye sighed and said calmly: "So dreams can be realized step by step. Ride a bicycle when you are a teenager, and ride a motorcycle when you are in your twenties. Don't push yourself too much. It's best to be happy."

After Li Ye finished speaking, Chen Kangjian and Li Juan seemed to be thinking about something.

Li Juan recalled that Li Ye "passed" his 26 Phoenix to her. The joy she felt when she first rode her own bicycle is still fresh in her mind.

Even though Li Ye later taught her how to drive and allocated a car to her, Li Juan still felt far less satisfied than when she first got the Phoenix.

That was the first time that Li Juan felt the love of family from someone other than her mother.

Li Juan and Chen Kangjian seemed to be thinking about something, but Xia Qinghe curled her lips slightly and said with a smile: "So Brother Li, your next wish is to buy a motorcycle! I wish you can achieve your wish soon."

Li Ye: "."

[Although I am a young man in my twenties, my situation is different from yours. ]

Li Ye looked at Li Juan and realized that his sister was very tight-lipped. At least his classmates didn't know that he had a private car and thought that this Santana was public property!

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When they arrived at Lao Zhao's restaurant, Xia Qinghe and Chen Kangjian went in to find Teacher Jiang and the others first, while Li Ye took out five dollars and handed it to Xiao You, the driver of the first branch.

"Xiao You, take a taxi home first! I don't know what time I'll be done, my sister can drive back later."

"Okay, Director, you don't have to pay me. I'll take the bus from the platform in front and it'll be home in two stops."

Xiao You smiled and refused Li Ye's five dollars, then turned around and left.

In the workplace, some drivers are happy to drive for their leaders, while others are more resistant.

People who are willing to drive for their leaders are generally a bit ambitious and like to figure out the various ways to get involved in personal connections. If they can "take advantage of the situation" well, they can get more successful than most people.

Some people resist because they have no desires and like freedom. Driving for the boss is not an "eight-hour work system", and they get off work at any time. While others are drinking happily inside, they are lonely waiting in the car, and they are neglecting their wife and children. It doesn't make much sense.

Li Ye has never had his own exclusive driver. He occasionally borrows a driver from the fleet and likes to find young men like Xiao You who are more family-oriented.

Li Ye sent Xiao You away and was about to enter the restaurant when Li Juan suddenly grabbed him.

"Brother, try not to talk to that Xia Qinghe. She loves to climb up the ladder. Stay away from her."

Li Ye looked at Li Juan in surprise, wondering why you kept calling her "Qing He Qing He" and then turned around and said bad things about her? Do honest children also play the role of fake sisterhood?

Li Juan saw that Li Ye's eyes were different and thought he didn't believe her, so she explained: "When we were observing at the Institute of Electronics, Chen Kangjian was obviously the most professional, but in the end, Xia Qinghe had the best reputation because she was so sweet and would approach anyone she caught to get close to her."

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It turned out that Li Juan was standing up for her classmates.

Li Ye originally thought that Xia Qinghe was a bit scheming and vain, but she still had some bottom line. At least after asking Li Juan why she was "not interested" in Yin Wenke, he took the initiative to approach her and get close to her.

But he forgot that this was the 1980s, and people's thoughts were far less open-minded than those of later generations.

If it were decades later, Xia Qinghe would not have asked Li Juan at all, but would have quietly gone over to steal the deal.

"Okay, I get it. Don't worry, your brother is also a great man. A little demon can't confuse me."

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After Li Ye and Li Juan entered the restaurant, Teacher Jiang asked curiously, "Hey, Director Li, where is your driver?"

Li Ye replied: "I asked him to go back first. He just got married and is very homesick. Usually, asking him to work overtime is like making an enemy."

"Hahahaha, men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough. It's human nature, it's human nature!"

Teacher Jiang looked at Li Ye and said two words with a hint of meaning.

Li Ye immediately guessed that this Teacher Jiang was most likely trying to set up a relationship for his sister.

Sure enough, after everyone ordered their food, Teacher Jiang found an opportunity to ask Li Ye out.

"Comrade Li Ye! The reason why I kept asking Li Juan to invite you over is that I have something to discuss with you. Your sister is about to graduate.
Before graduation, you are a student, and after graduation, you are an adult. You will soon face the assignment of work, marriage and childbirth. You should also know that many lovers now live apart and suffer from the pain of missing each other. Now is a chance to have the best of both worlds."

Li Ye smiled gently.

"Teacher Jiang, you're talking about the best of both worlds. Who is better than whom?"

(End of this chapter)