Making a living in Dongguan, her fiery red lips offer me tenderness.

Chapter 54 What's the use of being handsome?

Old Huang's wife said:

"Old Li, now that you've rented out this tin shack, where will you park your car?"

"You can park anywhere on the roadside, wouldn't it be good to earn an extra 500 yuan?"

"Hmph, what's wrong with you? Why do you suddenly want to rent out this house? If I wanted to rent it out, I would have done it already."

"Honey, this kid is helping me with the work now, carrying cement every day. I like that he's energetic. If I drink in the future, he can drive me around. This tin shed is just sitting empty anyway, so making a few hundred yuan isn't a bad thing."

"Honey, trust my judgment, this kid will amount to something."

After finishing his explanation, Old Li went to find the tools to install the water pipes.

Ding Yang returned to Huang Xiaoxiao's shop.

"Xiaoyang, I'm going to get busy now. You can rest in the shop. I'll take you to the building materials market this afternoon. You can buy your own lunch outside."

"Okay! Thank you, sis!"

"Oh, Xiaoyang, now that you're opening a shop, you'll definitely need to buy some things, like beds, cabinets, and stuff. Buying new ones is too expensive. When you have time, familiarize yourself with the surrounding area and find a secondhand market to buy some used items."

"good!"

Ding Yang called Jianguo.

"Hey, Jianguo!"

"Ding Yang!"

"Jianguo, I rented a storefront today. It's a tin shack with nothing inside. I need to buy some furniture, but the new ones are too expensive. I want to buy some secondhand ones, but I'm not familiar with this area. Could you come with me if you have time?"

"Ding Yang, I get off work at 5 o'clock. I'll come find you after work, and we can have dinner together. I'm not working overtime tonight."

"Okay! I'll wait for you!"

That afternoon, Old Li came again, this time in his small six-wheeled vehicle, loaded with sand.

"Brother Li, I don't have any tools for carrying sand. Can you take me to the front to buy some? I'll ride in your car and I'll go buy some baskets."

"Okay, get in the car!"

I went to a hardware store and bought a carrying pole, a sand basket for carrying sand, and a shovel.

"Xiaoyang, the water pipes are installed. I also ran an extra power cord and installed a socket for you, so you can use the fan at night."

"If you need to use the restroom, there's a public restroom about 100 meters behind my house."

"Thank you so much, brother. I don't know how to thank you enough. You made me feel the warmth of humanity."

"It's nothing, don't mention it!"

The three cubic meters of sand, when poured onto the ground, formed a small mountain. Ding Yang almost collapsed, as his feet were already in pain.

There was no other way but to grit my teeth and persevere.

A full basket weighs about 70 jin (35 catties), and carrying two baskets on one shoulder weighs about 140 jin (70 catties). One cubic meter of sand contains about a dozen shi (100-200 liters).

It was the same fifth floor as yesterday. I was sweating profusely after carrying only a few loads, and my legs felt like they were shaking.

Ding Yang felt like he was going to die on the road.

But the thought of opening my own shop and making money in the future sent my adrenaline soaring, and the pain seemed to lessen.

As long as you can endure hardship, there will be no end to the hardships; as long as you grit your teeth and persevere, there is no insurmountable obstacle.

At this moment, Ding Yang is like Odysseus riding a bicycle. No matter how heavy the burden, he will not slacken his shoulders; no matter how far the journey, he will not bow his head. He makes a living with his brute strength. Even when he is so tired that his back is bent, he will still persevere. He will grit his teeth and forge ahead. He will eventually get through the tough times.

It was 5 p.m., and they still hadn't finished.

At this moment, Jianguo called.

"Hey, Ding Yang, your door's closed. I don't see you here."

"Oh, Jianguo, I'm picking sand. Walk along that street for 200 meters, then turn right for about 100 meters. You'll see a pile of sand on the ground."

"oh!"

Zhang Jianguo ran over and saw Dingyang squatting by the roadside smoking, covered in sweat, with some fine sand stuck in his hair, and a small pile of sand on the ground, along with two baskets.

"Ding Yang!"

Ding Yang handed him a cigarette.

"You really do this job?"

"What if we don't do it?"

"Brother, I admire you."

"As long as I have money, I'm not afraid of hardship. One afternoon of this is equivalent to several days of work in a factory. There's no hardship that a person can't endure, only blessings they can't enjoy."

Ding Yang got up and continued picking sand.

"Ding Yang, you rest for a while, I'll do it."

"Jianguo, you can't do this job."

"It's okay, I'll give it a try!"

Zhang Jianguo snatched the carrying pole and tried it out himself.

He had barely lifted his shoulders when his legs started to sway. Jianguo, being a tough guy, gritted his teeth and went upstairs.

I couldn't take it anymore when I got to the third floor, so I rested for a while.

It took about 10 minutes to get down.

"Ding Yang, this job is really not for ordinary people. I can't even carry one load, my legs are shaking."

Ding Yang took the basket and continued shoveling sand with the shovel.

"Jianguo, wait for me a little longer. There are probably three or four more loads left. I'll finish in half an hour. After we're done, we'll go eat. You can come with me to the secondhand market to buy furniture later."

"OK!"

Ding Yang gritted his teeth and persevered. After about 20 minutes, he finally finished picking, locked the door, washed his face in the bathroom, brushed off the sand and dirt, and then went downstairs.

"Jianguo, let's go eat."

"Ding Yang, I was upstairs just now and didn't see the landlord. Did you get the money?"

"The landlord brought it over at 4 o'clock and gave me the money. It was 240 yuan for three cubic meters of sand, which is 80 yuan per cubic meter."

"You earned this money with great difficulty; it's all hard-earned money. I'd feel bad if you spent it on prostitution."

"Damn it, David said you like whoring, is that true?"

"No, I just occasionally patronize the businesses of those fallen women; consider it charity work."

"Whether you go to a prostitute or not is irrelevant, just don't get sick."

"Usually not, I always wear a raincoat!"

"You should really find a proper girlfriend. Stop eating snacks outside, it's pointless. Being ridden by thousands is like being in a public toilet, don't you find it dirty?"

"Hehe, when you really need to pee, who wouldn't use a public restroom?"

Zhang Jianguo took out the money from his pocket.

"Oh, I've brought you the money, 5000 yuan. Count it."

Ding Yang took the money and stuffed it directly into his jeans pocket.

"Thanks, bro. Don't worry, I'll pay you back in two months at most."

"No need to rush to pay me back. I don't need the money right now. Just pay me back at the end of the year, and I'll use it when I go home for the Chinese New Year."

Thanks!

We arrived at a Chongqing-style food stall.

"Stir-fried clams, twice-cooked pork, dry-pot braised pork intestines, stir-fried water spinach, and a dish of peanuts."

"Give me four more bottles of Pearl River Beer!"

"Okay!"

Ding Yang was a little hungry, so he ate a few bites of rice before starting to drink.

"Ding Yang, where is your storefront rent located?"

"It's not far ahead, the location is alright, and those are all newly built houses."

The two men each held a bottle of beer and drank it down.

"Ding Yang, where's your girlfriend?"

"No, I dumped her. It's pointless. Aren't women everywhere?"

"Yeah, you're handsome, finding a woman is a piece of cake for you. If you wanted to work in the factory, you could even get the beautiful manager."