Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 233 The Fool Qianli (jasonn+)

Li Wen said, "The restaurant is open, so of course we have to order something."

Xiao Wei smiled and said to Huang Laowu, "Let's leave it at that for today. We'll close up shop tonight and see if any light bulbs are broken."

Huang Laowu looked up and said, "It's impossible for one to be completely broken. As long as they don't all break, it's fine. As long as each one is lit, there's no problem. One or two bulbs are fine, but I'll replace them if there are too many." Back then, there were no LEDs, just small incandescent bulbs, and the failure rate was quite high.

Xiao Wei turned to Li Wen and said, "Go to the department store and buy some silk fabric, whatever colors are available—red, green, yellow, white, blue—and cut them into triangles to nail to the string lights, okay?"

Li Wen, mouth agape, pointed at the string lights that filled the entire space and looked at Xiao Wei, saying, "Should we... nail them up here?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Yes, nail one every half meter, and fill this area with lights."

Li Wen pouted and pretended to cry, saying, "Ah, you're bullying me! I quit! I resign!" and went inside. Everyone outside burst into laughter. This wasn't just a few lights; it was a huge area. If they really did it that way, Li Wen would be exhausted and it wouldn't be finished in half a month.

Huang Laowu clapped his hands and said, "Alright, this part is done. Heizi, let's go work on the front. Once we finish that part, we're done."

Hei Zi agreed and came over to carry the ladder. The two of them walked towards the front of the restaurant, where there was still a patch of lights.

Inside the house, Li Wen watched as Huang Laowu and Hei Zi erected a ladder at the front door. She then collapsed onto the table and cried, "Huh? There's one here too? Ah, I don't want to live anymore!" Sister Zhang laughed and patted her, saying, "The boss is just teasing you. If you really wanted to hang up the colorful flags, you'd have to hang them up at the bottom first and then hang them up. Who hangs up the lights first and then nails them on? How can you be so stupid?"

Li Wen immediately perked up, sat up, and asked, "Really?"

Sister Shang laughed and said, "Then go ahead and nail it on. It'll look pretty good after you're done, and the boss will probably praise you."

Li Wen pouted and said, "That stinky boss, all he does is scare me. Let's see if I'll still talk to him."

Looking outside, Sister Zhang said, "Actually, it would be really nice to put some small colorful flags together. Why don't we string them together when we have nothing else to do? After stringing them together, we can hang them up. Aren't the lights stretched horizontally? Let's stretch them horizontally, under the lights. It'll look nicer that way."

Li Wen said, "Are we really going to do that? It's such a big area, how much will we need?"

Sister Zhang gently patted Li Wen's back and said, "You don't need to do it all. Just do one row in front of each shop, about the same width as the main entrance. There won't be many."

Li Wen rolled her eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right, four doors, let's do it then. I'll go buy them. How many?"

Sister Zhang said, "Then we'll have to decide. I'll go take a look." She got up and walked out the back door. Li Wen followed behind her with a sly look, glaring at Xiao Wei while muttering something silently.

Because Line 8 isn't as rigid as steel wire, and with a span of several tens of meters and string lights hanging on it, a natural curve is created in the middle. Sister Zhang said, "Just do it from the entrance to the middle, one section per entrance will look nice." She tilted her head back and turned around in her mind, calculating, while Li Wen, like a little puppy, tugged at Sister Zhang's clothes and followed her around.

"If you have four colors, two meters of each will be enough. Go buy them." Sister Zhang patted Li Wen's head.

Xiao Wei said, "Are you really going to do it, Sister Zhang? I was just trying to fool Li Wen."

Sister Zhang laughed and said, "I know you're just trying to flatter her. Doing a little bit is fine, just a small area around these four entrances, it'll look nice, and it won't take much effort."

Sister Shang came out at this moment, stood next to Xiao Wei smoking, and said, "If you're going to do it, do it on the side near the front door too, pull out a lot of cigarettes from top to bottom."

Sister Zhang said, "Two meters won't be enough. Let's get three meters. Nine feet of cloth is enough, and it doesn't need to be too dense."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, then I won't interfere. You guys handle it." Li Wen, hiding behind Sister Zhang, shouted at Xiao Wei, "The boss is a big bad guy."

Hahaha, everyone laughed and dispersed, each going about their own business.

Xiao Wei, Xia Maosheng, and Chen Hui went through the various rooms again. The rooms were now completely warm, and the heat hit them as soon as they entered. The lights were on, revealing a red stage, pink walls, and a ceiling covered with green plastic vines and decorated with heart-shaped fluorescent paper. There were also fluorescent streamers in the four corners and above the stage, flashing various colors under the lights. In later times, this would be considered extremely ugly, but at this time it was very fashionable. Chen Hui looked around for a while and said, "I'll have my wedding here."

Xiao Wei and Xia Maosheng looked at him with pity; his IQ had dropped again.

Chen Hui looked at the two men and said, "What kind of looks are you giving me? Can't I do it again here?"

Xiao Wei said, "So it's just you and Chen Xiao having your wedding here? Oh, and there are also the two of us and our colleagues, just about ten people in total?"

Chen Hui quickly counted the number of people and sighed. It really was only a dozen or so. He realized it was impossible to do it.

Xiao Wei asked Xia Maosheng, "What did Han San say on the phone?"

Chen Hui burst into laughter and said, "You always say I'm stupid, but forgetting to mention it when answering a phone call isn't stupid."

Xia Maosheng kicked him and said, "Come over tomorrow so we can prepare. Then ask if we need anything today, otherwise it will be too late once the car leaves tomorrow."

Xiao Wei asked, "Did you remind him to call the guy who sells billiard balls?"

Xia Maosheng nodded and said, "Together, two large trucks, so I'm asking if you have anything to bring. There's room in the trucks."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "Is that all? I think it's about right. You two think about it."

Chen Hui said, "Pots, pans, and utensils—there's still empty space in the yard. There's also a stove, knives, a cutting board, a work surface—what wouldn't you want? Isn't that what he sells?"

Xiao Wei glanced at Xia Maosheng, who was also looking at him. Chen Hui laughed loudly, "A pair of idiots, and they still call me stupid."

Xiao Wei said, "Even a fool can have a stroke of genius." Xia Maosheng nodded in agreement. Neither of them had genuinely thought of that.

There's no need to report numbers or anything. Han San also has a home. Just tell him the number of people living there and let him decide how to accommodate them. It'll all be done with one phone call.

After making the call to Han San, Xia Maosheng and Chen Hui couldn't stay still. It didn't matter whether they were at the restaurant or not, but the area behind it hadn't even started yet, and they really couldn't stay still. As soon as they heard that the house was ready to move into, they were eager to get there.

Xiao Wei couldn't refuse the two, so he instructed Liu Hongliang and Huang Laowu to guard the phone at the restaurant while he drove the two lunatics back to the courtyard.

As soon as they entered the gate, the two of them ran excitedly into the house, startling Hao Xiaodong, who was shoveling coal. Master Gong, peering down from the second-floor window of the old building, laughed and called out, "What's going on?"

Xiao Wei parked his car in the garage and walked over, saying, "I'm so happy to hear we can move in."

Master Gong said, "Of course I'm happy, this room looks so beautiful. By the way, young boss, do you still want the fabric you have left?"

(End of this chapter)