That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1266: Half a Beat Slow
April 10, 1991, Wednesday, moderate rain.

Li Juan was in a terrible mood today. She was very angry at work, and her car broke down on the way home from get off work.

The Volga that Li Juan was driving originally belonged to her elder sister Li Yue, and was later transferred to Wang Jianqiang, and finally fell into the hands of Li Juan.

The journey of the three people from rookies to experienced drivers can be described as a "torture" for the Volga. Besides, this car is seven or eight years old, so it is normal for it to break down halfway.

But no matter how shabby the car was, Li Juan never despised it, because among her classmates and colleagues of the same age, she was one of the very few who owned a car, and it was her own car.

Although Li Juan repeatedly emphasized that the car was "a broken car disposed of by my sister's unit and was not worth much money", it still aroused the jealousy of some people and also attracted some sour remarks.

After hearing these sour and weird remarks, Li Juan also thought about taking the bus to work to avoid being so ostentatious and conspicuous, but was sternly stopped by Li Ye.

In the 1990s, Li Juan often worked overtime at night, forcing Li Ye to consider more unexpected factors.

A private car and a mobile phone can protect against more than 95% of dangers.

When you get in the car in the morning and drive home from get off work in the evening, you can avoid contact with strangers and have space to resist when you encounter danger.
Before mobile phones became popular, criminals were very arrogant. However, when everyone had a mobile phone and the 110 police number became popular, the security environment in the entire society was improved to a higher level.

So everyone in Lao Li's family is equipped with a mobile phone.

"Ah~"

After several unsuccessful attempts to repair the car, Li Juan reluctantly took out her cell phone and called home.

Li Juan's car is registered under the name of Fenghua Clothing, not China Mobile's. Naturally, she cannot trouble her own company, so if there is a problem, she can only solve it herself.

This is when it’s helpful to bring a cell phone, otherwise you’d have to go out and find a public phone in the heavy rain.

"Hello? Xiaoying, has our brother returned home from get off work? Not yet. Then has our sister-in-law come back?"

"I haven't come back yet! It seems that my brother has something to do at work today. He just said that he will be back a little later. Our sister-in-law went on a business trip to Tianjin. What's wrong with you, sister?"

Li Juan said dejectedly: "My car broke down on the way, and I was thinking of asking my brother to tow it back for me. I'll call my sister."

Li Ye and Wen Leyu were not at home, so Li Juan had to call her elder sister Li Yue. Although the maintenance of this Volga was usually handled by Fenghua Clothing, Li Juan was always a little afraid of Li Yue, so she put her last.

But Li Ying immediately said, "You don't have to call, our sister just came over! We will be there in a moment if your car breaks down."

Li Ying asked for Li Juan's address and then hung up the phone.

Li Juan sighed and sat in the car waiting boringly.

After a while, Li Juan saw a beautiful sports car parked in front of her.

It was only then that Li Juan realized that the "our sister" Li Ying was talking about was not her eldest sister Li Yue, but the "second sister" Fu Yiru who frightened her even more.

Li Ying and Fu Yiruo studied at Peking University for two years. During that time, Fu Yiruo acted like the older sister and did not allow Li Ying to do this or that. This made Li Ying suffer greatly.
Although Li Ying has gradually come to her senses in the past two years, and some of the things that Fu Yiruo ordered her to prohibit seem to make sense, the feeling of being suppressed by her sister is a shadow in Li Juan's heart.

But then, Li Ying felt a little confused again. She always felt it was difficult to identify this non-blood-related sister.

"Pour it back a little, a little more."

Li Ying directed Fu Yiru to back the car up, and then Fu Yiru got out of the car.

Fu Yiru was wearing a trench coat that looked expensive, and leather shoes that were very rare in that era. She was exquisite, beautiful, and had an outstanding temperament. But even such a delicate woman stepped into the water without hesitation and hung the tow rope on Li Juan's broken car.

Li Juan quickly grabbed it and said, "Sister, I can do it myself!"

Fu Yiruo said casually: "Do you know how to tie a trailer? If not, get behind the car quickly."

Li Juan: “I”

After Fu Yiruo tied the rope, she told Li Juan: "Pay attention to my turn signal. When you turn, you have to make a wide turn. Do you know what a wide turn is?"

"I know, my elder brother taught me." "Okay, let's go!"

Fu Yiruo got into her own sports car in a carefree manner, while her sister Li Ying got into Li Juan's Volga.

After getting in the car, Li Ying asked Li Juan: "What happened to you just now? You were half a beat slower, like a log?"

"You are the wooden one!"

Li Juan was so angry that she argued with her sister, and then asked: "Why did you call her here? She got soaked."

"What family? Haven't you called her Second Sister for a long time?"

Li Ying smiled and said, "Aunt and Second Sister came back from overseas today. They missed their grandson so much that they came to our brother's place. You just happened to call me. If you bother Big Sister again, wouldn't it be awkward with them?"

"You are not shy"

Li Juan complained: "Look at my second sister's clothes and shoes. They are not cheap. A colleague in our unit had a wrinkle on his leather shoes after being stepped on by a colleague. It's like they have an enemy."

Li Ying said with a smile: "How can it be the same? How generous is our second sister? You are narrow-minded."

Li Juan's face twitched, and she couldn't help but ask, "She's generous? I'm narrow-minded? Forget it! You've only been with her for a few days?"

Li Ying only started to partner with Fu Yiru in the luxury goods business last year, so Li Juan felt that she knew her second sister better.

Li Ying smiled and said, "Although we haven't been together for a long time, I think this second sister is pretty good, especially she is very cool. Have you noticed this?"

Li Juan thought for a moment and said, "Yes, he is somewhat similar to my brother."

"Yeah"

Li Ying said: "If you keep company with her, you will become like her."

"Can it really be the same?"

Li Juan asked herself blankly whether two people with completely different backgrounds could really become a family.

. . . . . . . . . . .

The three girls towed the car to the repair shop first, and when they returned home, it was already dark.

After entering the room, Li Juan saw Fu Guiru hugging her two grandsons and granddaughter and playing around. When she saw Li Juan and others coming in, she just nodded slightly as a greeting.

Li Ying pushed Li Juan, then walked over and said with a smile, "Auntie, my second sister helped us tow the car to the repair shop, and she got soaked."

Li Juan also said embarrassedly: "Auntie, you are here. Today, thanks to my second sister."

Fu Guiru looked at Li Juan and said, "It's just a matter of convenience. Grandma has left some food for you. Change your clothes and eat quickly!"

"Eh~"

Li Juan and Li Ying went to the bedroom to change clothes. Li Ying scolded her sister Li Juan in a low voice: "Can you be more discerning? People came to tow your car in such heavy rain, and you didn't say anything when you saw the old lady. How arrogant are you?"

"Auntie is already a very polite person. She is chatting and laughing with our mother now. Who are you showing your disdain to?"

Li Juan said depressedly: "I didn't turn my face away, I just feel a little awkward. But I will change in the future."

Of course Li Juan knew that Fu Guiru and her daughter had been slowly integrating into the Li family over the years. After Fu Yiru got to know her, she even forced her to call her "Second Sister".

Fu Guiru now occasionally asks Han Chunmei to go shopping with her. All this proves that she has shown great goodwill towards the three of them. Otherwise, given Fu Guiru's dominance, she would not be unlikely to drive them out of the house.

But everything has a process. Li Juan is not as smart as Li Ying. She is a very honest person and her mentality is always changed half a beat slower than others.

(End of this chapter)