A Young Woman's Heart

It was Saturday, at noon.

The fruit shop had just closed two big deals. Mo Wenli watched the customers carrying fruit baskets get into their cars, and waved with a hearty laugh: "Goodbye, come again next time!"

Although it was summer, the food on the table was still a bit cold. My mother had already cleared away the dishes and poured the leftovers into a plate.

Mo Wenli picked up his chopsticks and was about to finish the rest of his meal when a black, slightly old Santana turned a corner and slowly stopped in front of the store.

The glare from the car window made him squint.

"Bang!" The car door opened and then closed lightly, but Yu Liang, wearing a loose short-sleeved shirt, still couldn't hide the "spare tire" around his stomach.

"Ah Liang, have you eaten yet!" Since Yu Liang's apartment complex was right next door, the two often met, so it wasn't a surprise at all. It was just a very ordinary greeting, like meeting a neighbor downstairs in the complex.

"You've eaten? You haven't eaten yet?"

"We were halfway through our meal when a guest arrived." Mo Wenli sat down by himself, picked up his chopsticks and ate a couple of mouthfuls of cold rice, asking with a hint of teasing, "Hey, old Guo, why didn't you bring your Buick out?"

"It consumes a lot of fuel, but government vehicles are reimbursed, so you can drive them as much as you want."

"Haha, then why did you buy that car?"

"When you go out occasionally, shouldn't you look a bit more impressive?" Yu Liang patted his belly and laughed as he sat down on the small stool that seemed disproportionate to his size. "Xiao Yao and the others must be taking the college entrance exam, right?"

"Soon, I just had her submit her application form today."

"Time flies! So, which schools are they planning to go to?"

“Ginkgo, a women’s university.” Mo Wenli shoveled a few more mouthfuls into her mouth, swallowing them almost without chewing. “If they like it, let them go. What’s the point of always controlling them?”

That makes sense.

"What about you? So free today?"

“It’s Saturday today.” Seeing that Mo Wenli had finished eating, Yu Liang took out a metal box from his jacket pocket. Inside were foreign cigarettes with English words printed on them. He took out two and handed one to him. “Have you gone crazy?”

"I'm always busy with business, so I don't really remember these things." Mo Wen took the cigarette with two fingers, examined it from all angles, and said, "Oh, imported cigarettes, a gift from someone?"

"Haha."

"It's so good to be an official!"

"Given to me by my superiors."

"This leader is really good." Mo Wenli had no recollection of the last time he and Yu Liang had been cursing him while drinking.

Yu Liang pulled out a metal lighter that emitted blue flames, while Mo Wenli casually grabbed a plastic one from the shelf. The two lit their cigarettes and took a deep drag.

"So you're free today?"

"Since you're free, how about going for a drive?"

"Haha, you'd be more likely to come in your Buick!" Mo Wenli joked casually, but then seemed to remember something and became serious. "But, there really is a place to go today. Aunt Jin said she has an empty warehouse in the suburbs that no one wants to rent. The place isn't worth much, so she asked me if I wanted it and offered to sell it to me at a low price."

"Aunt Jin has quite a lot of territory under her control."

"Haha, then you don't even consider her background..." Mo Wenli's voice gradually faded, then he burst into laughter again, "Let's go, let's go take a look!"

"Where?"

“I just went there yesterday. Come on, get in the car, I’ll give you directions—” Mo Wenli said as he stood up and called out to Yang Xiaoyu, who was squatting by the door rinsing the dishes with the tap, “Wife, A Liang and I are going to check out that warehouse from yesterday. We might be back this evening!”

"Go ahead and see how many fish you catch."

"Haha, Liang, do you have a fishing rod in your car?"

"My car is fully equipped!"

The two middle-aged men laughed loudly, patted each other on the shoulder, and got into the car through the two doors on either side.

The Santana parked at the entrance started up again, roaring loudly, then turned around and turned into the other side of the intersection.

……

(two)

"How do we go? Which way?" Yu Liang held the steering wheel with one hand and turned the air conditioner knob with the other, letting the cold air blow out of the vents.

"Head towards Town C."

“C Town?” Yu Liang was taken aback. “Good lad, that’s pretty much the suburbs, almost to Y City.”

"Y City? Haha, wasn't it changed to a district last year?"

"That's true, it should be called Y District now. Shall I head towards Hangzhou Steel?"

"Yes, let's take this route, it's about ten kilometers."

"It's alright, not too far."

“With a car, it’s not far.” Mo Wenli said, taking out a soft-pack Liqun cigarette from his pocket and handing one to Yu Liang. The two lit up their cigarettes in the car, glancing at the still-operating air conditioner, and tacitly refrained from lighting them with a lighter.

“In the past, there was a small river separating us, and we had to take a detour to get in from the village. If a bridge could be built there, it would be much closer.”

"Haha, that lousy place might not develop for another ten or twenty years, and they're talking about building a bridge there."

"You've been there, haven't you? That location."

"I know, there are a few fishponds there. I've taken people to inspect them." Yu Liang couldn't resist lighting a cigarette. The air conditioning was still on, but he rolled down the window. He confidently held the steering wheel with one hand, and the car bounced along the bumpy road. "How much will Aunt Jin sell it to you for?"

Five thousand yuan.

"That's cheap."

"Right, haha."

"She's not short of money, is she?"

"Haha, mainly because they were just sitting there doing nothing, so they decided to sell them to me. I had too much stuff on hand, and it was too much trouble to manage."

"If this continues, you could become her godson."

“That’s not impossible, hahaha.” Mo Wenli also lit a cigarette. Since the gas money could be reimbursed, neither of them felt bad about running the air conditioner. “Oh, we’re about to turn left, then right, then straight, then right into the village, then right again. There’s a separate factory and warehouse there.”

"Take your time, let me know when you want to switch."

"to make."

……

(three)

The warehouse is located in what is actually an open space behind a rural area.

There was a wall at the entrance, and a large iron gate was wide open. Inside was a dirt ground, and the deep tire tracks showed that large trucks often drove in and out here.

Apart from a road carved out by cars, the rest of the land was overgrown with weeds. The warehouse was located in the middle of this open space, and its design looked quite simple and rough.

It's a square concrete building.

Next to the fully open roller shutter door, there is a small door for people to enter and exit, and opposite the small door is a back door leading to the back of the house.

"There's a small river behind it, it's fairly clean, and there are a few fish there."

"Wow, this place is nice. It's surrounded by rivers on three sides, and you can fish without being disturbed." Yu Liang got out of the car and stepped onto the muddy ground covered with a few weeds.

"Haha, it's cheap anyway, and I have some spare cash, so I was thinking of getting one to play with."

"Let's do it, we absolutely have to." Yu Liang patted his shoulder forcefully. "You buy this place, and I'll sponsor you 20,000 yuan for the renovations!"

"Haha, you just bought a car and you're already paying for the renovations."

“It’s okay, it’s an internal auction car, very cheap.” Yu Liang put his arm around his arm. “No, you have to let me sponsor you. I’ll sponsor you five thousand yuan, okay? Save me a room, I’ll stay here when I come fishing.”

“Sure!” Mo Wenli didn’t stand on ceremony anymore and put his arm around his old friend’s shoulder. “Come on, let’s go inside and take a look!”

The warehouse was empty except for a large pile of abandoned merchandise shelves crammed in a corner. The interior space was square, and looking up, it looked about three or four stories high.

It seems that the goods originally piled up here must have been particularly large, otherwise there would be no need for a warehouse that is not very large in area but has such an exaggerated height.

"This area downstairs... it must be at least 500 square meters, right?"

“It’s definitely over 500 square meters.” Mo Wenli nodded confidently, walked to the back door, turned and pushed the handle out. “Look, just past this grove of trees is the river. Not bad, right?”

"It's pretty good, this place is really nice, but it's too big. It's just a framework, so decorating it will cost a lot of money." Yu Liang exhaled a puff of smoke. "It would need at least three floors to avoid wasting space, and just those floors would cost a lot of money."

“I thought, let’s not build a three-story building, let’s just build a two-story building. We can use the ground floor for parking, and then add a kitchen and a toilet. We can use wooden boards to partition the upper floor to make rooms, and we can also put a toilet on the second floor.”

“Then you’re wasting your height.” Yu Liang shook his head. “That would be such a waste.”

"What's there to be afraid of? There's so much space, so what if it's wasted? If you really want to partition it, you can build a third floor later. Just use wooden planks. Those old houses back home have wooden planks, and they're still sturdy. Just don't put anything too heavy on them, and you can use it however you like!"

"Are you hiring someone to come and do the renovations?"

"Just have someone come over for the next floor, and do everything ourselves from the back. Save some money. This warehouse isn't expensive, why spend so much money on renovations? The important thing is the process of remodeling it, Liang!"

"Yes, doing it yourself is really good. I can come and help when I have time."

"Haha, you can build your own room then!"

"That works too. I know a few small business owners who can get cheaper raw materials. I'll introduce them to you later."

"Row."

When are you going to buy it?

"I'll take care of it in the next few days, so don't worry."

Men seem to have a natural interest in building, and the two middle-aged men were as happy as children, as excited as parents who had just bought a big bucket of building blocks.

Time slipped by as I casually imagined what the warehouse, which was currently empty, would look like when I renovated it myself.

When the two of them walked out of the warehouse, still wanting more, the evening sun had already slowly set. Keep in mind, this was summer.

Seeing the sunset means it's already around six o'clock.

"Don't bother with any wall paint or anything fancy. Just give it a coat of clear varnish, then paint the floor with green paint, and that'll be it!"

"Make it one with fewer chemicals, quick-drying, and after the layers are separated, apply a layer of clear varnish first."

"Yes, yes."

The two grown men chatted excitedly, without stopping even on the way back.

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