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

Ding Yang came down, shirtless, with dirty clothes draped over his shoulders. His face, which had been washed with water, still had water droplets on it, but he looked even more handsome.

"Xiaoyang, how much?"

"Cement 1200, handling fee 300, total 1500."

"Xiaoyang, you said it's one yuan per floor, so it should cost six or seven yuan per bag to go up to the 6th or 7th floor."

"Fine, I'll just charge you 5 yuan a bag. Just call me whenever you need cement or sand in the future; I have sand too."

"OK!"

Chen Jingyi took out the banknotes and counted 15 bills.

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

"Hey beautiful, could you write down my phone number? You can just call me directly from now on, no need to come to my shop."

"Okay, what's your number?"

"1360756XX..."

"Okay, I've got it."

"Oh, beautiful lady, what's your surname?"

"My surname is Chen, and this is my mother."

Ding Yang immediately nodded to her mother.

"Hello, Auntie!"

"Hello!"

"Auntie, Xiao Chen, thank you for supporting my business. Please don't hesitate to ask if you need my help in the future. I'll be going now."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, take care!"

Ding Yang walked out of the alley, where Jianguo was still waiting for him.

Ding Yang locked the carriage door.

"Jianguo, get on the bus!"

"oh!"

They climbed onto the car.

"Ding Yang, when did you learn to drive?"

"Hey, I started learning to drive the year I graduated from vocational high school, but I haven't actually driven many times. The driving test wasn't as strict a few years ago as it is now."

"Driving isn't that difficult. If you're a little bolder, you'll get the hang of it after a few tries."

"Da da da da..."

"Jianguo, let me drive the car to my shop first. I need to take a shower first, then we can go get some late-night snacks. I'm filthy; I can't eat anything without washing up."

"OK!"

"Ding Yang, how long have you been doing this?"

"I started working around 5 o'clock and have been working for more than 4 hours. I'm exhausted."

"Whose car is this?"

"The landlord I rented from sold it to me for 2 yuan. All the paperwork is in order, and I gave him an IOU."

"oh!"

"Jianguo, I haven't finished spending your 5000 yuan yet. I'll pay you back in a few days."

"Don't worry about my money. I already said I'd give it to you at the end of the year. You should start your business with your own capital first."

After Ding Yang left,

Chen Jingyi's mother asked, "Jingyi, this young man is quite polite. It seems Xiulian has good taste."

"Mom, now you think it's not bad either. Didn't you used to say that boys from other places were less reliable?"

"It's unreliable, but the fact that this child is willing to do hard labor shows that he is a hardworking person. He's also good-looking, more than a match for Xiulian."

"Mom, you're being hypocritical! When I found a boyfriend from another city, you absolutely forbade it."

"That depends on the person. What kind of guy are you dating? If you dated a handsome guy like that, Mom might agree."

"Go away, you're just saying one thing and meaning another!"

"Oh, so he charged 20 yuan a bag of cement just now, right?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"It's too expensive. The cement shops here only charge 360 ​​yuan per ton, which is 18 yuan per bag."

"Mom, they're still unloading the goods and carrying them upstairs. They didn't even charge much for something this far away."

"You silly girl, what I'm saying is true. Why are you in such a hurry? He's not your boyfriend."

"Hehe, that's hard to say."

"Girl, don't do anything reckless. If you steal Xiulian's boyfriend, that old woman Tian will come to our house and cause trouble every day."

"Mom, what are you saying?"

"Look at you! I know you too well. You're starting to like me, aren't you?"

"Nonsense!"

"Hmph, your little schemes are written all over your face, don't you think Mom can't see through them?"

Ding Yang returned to the store, quickly took a cold shower, and washed his hair thoroughly with Pantene.

After changing into a new set of clothes, I felt like I had lost dozens of pounds.

"Jianguo, let's go get some late-night snacks, I'm hungry too."

"Where should we eat?"

"Let's go to the late-night snack stalls outside your factory. It'll be 11 o'clock, so you can go back to your dorm and sleep as usual."

"OK!"

Ding Yang launched a motorcycle.

"Ding Yang, you bought a motorcycle?"

"They're almost scrapped. I bought them for 400 yuan and spent a few dozen yuan to repair them. It's inconvenient to do business here without these two motorcycles."

"Damn, you've got everything!"

"Thump thump thump..."

The two rode their motorcycle to a street near the entrance of Jinbao Electronics Factory to have a late-night snack.

"A large plate of stir-fried rice noodles, stir-fried clams, stir-fried cured pork, some grilled meat skewers, two eggplants, and four bottles of beer."

"Ding Yang, you carried it for over four hours, how much money did you earn?"

"Not counting gas costs, I made a total of 540 yuan."

"Sure, that's almost half a month's salary. Looks like I still have to go into business."

"You've only been here a few days, and you've already earned over 1000 yuan."

"Jianguo, this can't be compared to a factory. This is pure hard labor, blood and sweat money."

"Working in a factory is also hard labor, it's also hard-earned money! Do you think you don't have to work in a factory?"

"It's different. No matter how tiring the factory is, it can't be more tiring than this. I really couldn't take it anymore with those last few bags. I almost fell apart. My legs were shaking, and I couldn't even stand up straight. I was so afraid I would fall down the stairs!"

"Ding Yang, I think you can't do it all by yourself. Those cement wholesalers can't do the work themselves. You'll have to hire workers."

"I know that. As long as there's business, hiring workers is easy. There are plenty of day laborers who will come over with just one phone call. We haven't received any work yet, so let's just do it ourselves for now."

"Ding Yang, if I'm unhappy at the factory and quit, I'll work with you then."

"Okay, if you want to come, we brothers can work together, but this job is too heavy, I suggest you don't try it lightly."

"Sigh, it's easy working in the factory, but you can see the end from the beginning, and there's no money. I used to be interested in picking up girls, but now I'm not even interested in picking up factory girls anymore."

"Jianguo, I think you should find a woman to marry. Your situation is different from mine. Your family is better off, so finding a wife shouldn't be difficult."

"I haven't met anyone suitable."

"Dawei found a girlfriend in less than a month at Weyida. She's from Shaoyang and is quite good-looking. She treats him very well."

"Oh, Xiaoyang, that local girl must be the landlady, right?"

"Yes."

"This girl might like you a little."

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't know them at all."

"Really, she asked me what our relationship was, and I said we were classmates. She then asked me if I had a boyfriend."

"If she wasn't interested in you, why would she be asking me about this?"

"I was just asking casually. You're overthinking it. I'm not a hundred-dollar bill; not everyone likes me."

"Ding Yang, maybe she really does have a crush on you."