Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 1010 Deputy Director Liu, please help!

Television programs in that era consisted mainly of operas and patriotic films. No one had ever seen a martial arts drama like The Legend of the Condor Heroes. So, for the Jia and He families, this night was undoubtedly a sleepless one.

Lying in Sha Zhu's arms, Liang Lali thought of the plot of The Legend of the Condor Heroes and complained to Sha Zhu with indignation: "Zhu Zi! That Wanyan Honglie is just too evil. He clearly took a fancy to Bao Xiruo's beauty and sent someone to kill Yang Tiexin. But he still pretended to be a savior and tricked Bao Xiruo into marrying him, making Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo's child, Yang Kang, recognize the thief as his father."

At this moment, Sha Zhu was also reminiscing about the plot of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Thinking of the treacherous Wanyan Honglie, the simple-minded Guo Jing, and Yang Kang who recognized his enemy as his father, Sha Zhu became even more curious about the later plot. With a depressed look, he said to Liang Lali, "Wife! If we didn't have to go to work tomorrow, wouldn't that be great? Then we could watch The Legend of the Condor Heroes in one go at Dongming's house."

Hearing Sha Zhu's sigh, Liang Lali thought of the number of episodes of The Legend of the Condor Heroes that Qin Huairu had told her, and said to Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi! I heard from Sister Huairu that The Legend of the Condor Heroes has a full fifty episodes. You think you can finish watching it in one night? That's almost impossible."

When Sha Zhu heard Liang Lali's introduction and learned that The Legend of the Condor Heroes had a total of fifty episodes, he thought of the programs that usually played on their TV and couldn't help but sigh, "Although we have a TV at home, the programs that the TV station broadcasts are almost all old movies. Now that I see the TV series at Dongming's house, I wonder how I will be able to watch TV in the future."

"Dad! Mom! I heard from Sister Anqing that Uncle Jia brought back a box of videotapes. Besides The Legend of the Condor Heroes, there are other TV series in it. We can watch them from now until the New Year without repeating any." He Xiaonan, who was lying on the next bed, couldn't help but speak up after hearing the conversation between Sha Zhu and his wife.

When Sha Zhu heard the news from his youngest son, a look of shock appeared on his face. He quickly asked He Xiaonan, "Xiaonan! Is what you said true? Besides the Legend of the Condor Heroes TV series, does your Uncle Jia's family have any other TV series?"

When He Xiaonan heard Sha Zhu's question, and thinking of the information Jia Anqing had told him, he answered with certainty, "Dad! This is what Sister Anqing told me herself. Sister Anqing also told me that besides The Legend of the Condor Heroes, their family also has videotapes of The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Huo Yuanjia, and Journey to the West."

Upon confirming the news, Sha Zhu couldn't help but show a look of anticipation on his face. He thought about how the Jia family had bought a color television and a VCR, yet none of the neighbors in the courtyard had heard a word. This showed that the Jia family didn't want their neighbors to know they owned a color television and a VCR. Sha Zhu immediately instructed He Xiaonan, "Xiaonan! You can't tell anyone else in the courtyard that your Uncle Jia has a color television and a VCR, otherwise your Uncle Jia won't allow us to watch TV at his house anymore."

He Xiaonan didn't understand why the Jia family didn't want the neighbors in the courtyard to know that they had a color TV and a VCR. But Sha Zhu said that if the neighbors in the courtyard knew, the Jia family wouldn't let them into their house to watch TV. These words had a terrifying impact on He Xiaonan, so he quickly assured Sha Zhu, "Dad! Don't worry, I promise I won't tell anyone."

Upon hearing He Xiaonan's assurance, Sha Zhu thought of his eldest son and daughter, and quickly turned to Liang Lali, saying, "Lali! Since the Jia family is unwilling to disclose that they bought a color TV and VCR, they obviously don't want the neighbors in the courtyard to know. Remember to remind the eldest son and Xiaoqing about it tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's instructions, Liang Lali immediately nodded and replied, "Brother Zhu! I understand. I will remind the two children as soon as I get up tomorrow morning."

Not only were Sha Zhu and his wife unable to sleep, but Bang Geng and Tang Yanling, the young couple, were also suffering from insomnia because of the plot of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Lying in Bang Geng's arms, Tang Yanling thought about the content of The Legend of the Condor Heroes and couldn't help but say to Bang Geng, "Bang Geng! The movies made in Hong Kong are so good. I really hope that tomorrow will pass quickly so that I can get off work early and go home to watch The Legend of the Condor Heroes."

"Tap tap tap! Tap tap tap!"

"Xiao Jia! What have you been busy with so early in the morning?"

The next morning around nine o'clock, a middle-aged man suddenly walked to the door of Jia Dongming's office. When he saw Jia Dongming sitting at his desk looking at case files, he first knocked on the door before politely asking Jia Dongming what was going on.

Hearing a familiar voice calling from the office door, Jia Dongming subconsciously looked up. When he saw the middle-aged man walking into the office, a look of surprise crossed his face. He quickly stood up from his desk and greeted the man warmly, saying, "Director Liu! If you need anything from me, you could just call me and ask me to come to your office. Why did you have to come all the way here?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Deputy Director Liu, remembering the purpose of his visit, smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Little Jia! I wouldn't come here without a reason; I have something I'd like to ask for your help with."

Upon hearing Deputy Director Liu's words, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Deputy Director Liu, "Director Liu! If there's anything you need me to do, please just say so. As long as it's within my power, I will definitely do my best to help you."

Deputy Director Liu was very satisfied with Jia Dongming's statement. Thinking of the purpose of his trip, Deputy Director Liu smiled and asked Jia Dongming, "Little Jia! How is your relationship with Li Huaide from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill?"

When Jia Dongming heard Deputy Director Liu ask about his relationship with Li Huaide, although he didn't understand the purpose of Deputy Director Liu's inquiry, he still answered truthfully: "Director Liu! When I worked in the security department of the steel rolling mill, I had a pretty good relationship with Director Li. If you need anything from Director Li, I should be able to put in a good word for you."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reply, Deputy Director Liu smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Xiao Jia! Here's the situation: my third son is getting married soon, and we originally planned to buy them a television. But yesterday, my third son came back and told me that our in-laws heard from someone that the Commerce Bureau has purchased a batch of color televisions from Hong Kong and they want us to buy one."

"I heard that Director Jiang of the Commerce Bureau is Li Huaide's brother-in-law, so I was thinking of asking you to call Li Huaide and ask him if he could help us allocate a quota for a color television set?"

(End of this chapter)