The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Comrade Li Lanfang was even happier after seeing the watermelons. He had been feeling irritable due to the heat at work today, but now after seeing the watermelons waiting for him, his mood became much better. He took his daughter home, leaving the middle-aged and the young to chat in front of the old house.

"Want a cigarette?" Wu Qiangguo handed Li Ming a cigarette.

Li Ming was not a polite person, he just lighted it in his hand, "Huh~ I have someone to keep me company while I feed mosquitoes."

For the sake of the big watermelon, this Wuhan University engineer was too lazy to bother with the kid!

"Where did you get it from, kid? You're quite good at it! Li Huaide made a few small ones a few days ago, and they didn't taste that good!" Lao Wu smacked his lips and smiled, as if he was still savoring the not-so-good-tasting watermelon.

Li Ming pointed at the treasure in the water and said, "I got this from a fishing friend. Hehe, judging from its size, it should taste good!"

The two chatted back and forth, and soon, the voices of the two hostesses came from the house, "Eat!"

The two of them cheered up, and Wu Qiangguo started walking home. As he walked, he realized something was wrong. Eh? Li Ming didn't follow him? Wasn't he having dinner at home?

By the time Wu Qiangguo turned his head, his teeth were so sore!

Li Ming held the edge of the jar with both hands. The jar, which was full of water and contained five big watermelons, was like a balloon in his hands. Li Ming actually lifted it up!

"Shit!" Wu Qiangguo quickly took two steps back, then rushed to Li Ming, "Boy, this thing is so heavy, don't worry, let's do it together!"

Li Ming smiled and shook his head, "Do I look like I'm in trouble?"

Comrade Wu Qiangguo was stunned. Seeing that Li Ming even lifted the jar with both hands, he pursed his lips and said, "You are like an animal!"

Wu Qiangguo left cursing.

Li Ming shook his head and laughed, and went straight back to his house with the jar. You want him to put the jar outside? Impossible, no way! Five big watermelons, he dare not bet on the character of these idiots in the courtyard!

Besides, there doesn't seem to be any need to gamble with this thing, right? If they knew there was a watermelon in the jar, they would definitely eat it all up while Li Ming was eating!

When he went over to ask, he directly put the blame on the child!

Oh, the child is still young and ignorant~~~

But go to hell! It would be much easier to move the melons and the jar to his own home. It's not like he can't move them!

As for the Li family, they were already completely accustomed to Li Ming's actions. Their son's strength was so extraordinary that they could not learn from him.

"Hurry up and eat. After that we'll eat watermelon!"

"By the way, have you called the people on the other side?"

"I've called you, don't worry!" Li Ming washed his hands, sat on the table and said with a smile.

"That's fine, it will be more lively if the two families eat together!" Li's mother said with satisfaction, they are a family sooner or later!

Wu family.

"Ren Mingzi got some watermelons. Let's not go there empty-handed later." Ms. Li Lanfang said to Wu Qiangguo while eating.

Lao Wu scratched his head. He wanted to bring something, but what should he bring? The family across the street lived a better life than theirs!

Seeing Lao Wu scratching his head anxiously, Ms. Li Lanfang couldn't help laughing, "Why don't you go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy two bottles of soda later?"

"I remember that kid Li Ming liked to drink it, and everyone can drink it too!"

"Okay, good idea!"

Comrade Wu Qiangguo was very satisfied that the troubling problem had been solved. The little girl Wu Xuanxuan also nodded with a smile. After all, they couldn't go empty-handed, right?

......

Front yard, Li's house.

Mother Li took out two big watermelons from the water jar, knocked on them with her hand, and the watermelons made muffled "bang bang" sounds. She then took the watermelons to the kitchen with satisfaction.

When she came out of the kitchen carrying a few plates of watermelon, the Wu family also came to their house carrying a bottle of soda.

"Hey, Lao Wu, what else are you bringing?!" Comrade Li Weiguo said with a smile.

Wu Qiangguo shook his head, "That won't work, I don't have the habit of just using my mouth!"

"Sister Wu, have one too!" Ms. Li Lanfang handed Ms. Wu Fang a soda, and the two chatted familiarly.

As for the other three children in the family, they were already very familiar with each other. Each of them had a bottle of soda and sat obediently at the table waiting to eat melon!

Chapter 536 How to exchange a backpack for a cigarette

"It's so comfortable! It's so hot today, I just have to eat some watermelon!" Li Weiguo said happily after eating a piece of watermelon.

"Yeah, that's right, and it has to be water-proof!"

Two middle-aged and elderly men were eating melons and chatting at the same time. Anyway, eating couldn't stop them from talking.

Others are not as talkative as these two. They just happily take a few bites of watermelon and chat for a few minutes.

The windows in the house were open, and the cool evening breeze blew in from the windows, bringing a slight chill to them. Coupled with the cool watermelon in their hands and the soda in front of them, the summer atmosphere was overwhelming.

"I think we should go to the rooftop next time, eat melon and look at the stars. That will feel better!" Li Ming smiled, leaning back in his chair in a relaxed manner.

"Then we have to go to the outer yard. I'm afraid our front yard won't work. Someone will covet your watermelon!" Wu Xuanxuan said with a smile, and she agreed with a relaxed and comfortable smile on her pretty face.

Little girl Li Rui nodded, "No matter where you go, remember to call me when you want to eat watermelon!"

“hahaha~~~”

“hahaha~~~”

“hahaha~~~”

"Uncle Wu, take this with you and put it in a basin to cool it down. You can have another meal tomorrow!" Li Ming received a signal from his own queen mother and took out a big melon from the water tank and stuffed it into Wu Qiangguo's hand.

No one in the Wu family refused. As the saying goes, we will be a family sooner or later! We will have interactions slowly in the future. There is no rush.

"Okay, I'll take your Uncle Wu away!" Wu Qiangguo had a happy face and held the watermelon in his hand as if he was holding some treasure.

The refreshing coolness of the watermelon was transmitted to my body through my hands. It was refreshing even if I didn't eat it! And it was much more delicious than the watermelon that Li Huaide made last time!

The two families' cooling off time was over. Taking advantage of this moment of relaxation, they quickly returned to their respective bedrooms, ready to fall asleep quickly while enjoying the coolness.

......

The next day.

Steel rolling mill.

Li Ming still carried a backpack and staggered in through the gate, heading straight for Li Huaide's office.

then,

Once again, Secretary Wang and I stood outside the office door in tacit understanding.

"Tsk, this feeling is strangely familiar!" Li Ming smacked his lips, took the cigarette from Secretary Wang, lit it and complained.

Secretary Wang and Li Ming now have a comradeship relationship. At least their revolutionary friendship as gatekeepers is very solid.

"Mingzi, why are you here today? I remember that there doesn't seem to be any meetings in our steel rolling mill recently! It's not the end of the month, right?" Secretary Wang looked at Li Ming and smiled. He didn't care about Li Ming's complaints at all. How nice it would be to have someone to keep him company.

Li Ming turned around and pointed the backpack towards Secretary Wang, who subconsciously took a look inside.

"Wow! There are quite a lot of watermelons!"

Li Ming turned around and spread his hands. "Of course I brought you some watermelons, but this guy locked me out. I have to think about how to get something out of Uncle Li, otherwise I will feel sorry for myself!"

Secretary Wang nodded in agreement. Li Ming even sent him a watermelon, so he must side with Li Ming, right?

Li Ming pointed to the office and said, "Tsk, Brother Wang, how long has it been like this?"

Secretary Wang glanced at his watch and said, "I guess we'll have to wait a while. Let's wait."

Yes, Li Huaide is not a persistent person. Just wait and see. There is no rush. Li Ming is quite confident in Comrade Li Huaide's lack of persistence!

After two cigarettes, their acquaintance Liu Lan came out of the office with a rosy face. Li Ming didn't know what Liu Lan's situation was at this time, but it had nothing to do with him. Love is anything.

His goal today was to deliver watermelons, and then try to get some.

"Mingzi is here. How come you are free today?" Li Huaide stretched his waist and looked at Li Ming happily.

Li Ming rolled his eyes. "Can we just say this without saying anything?"

"Who told you not to come here often?"

Li Ming put the backpack on the table and said, "I got some watermelon and brought it to you today. Would you like to try it?"

Li Huaide's eyes lit up, and Li Huaide, who had been feeling a little tired, instantly became full of energy again!

Looking at the five big watermelons in the basket, Li Huaide's mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear. Last time, the watermelons he made were not tasty and small, and someone even snatched them from him! Bah, shameless!

"Hey, it's you, Mingzi!" Li Huaide patted Li Ming's shoulder with great satisfaction, handed him a cigarette, and then turned to look at Secretary Wang, "Secretary Wang, take a watermelon and wash it. When you're done, come back to the office and the three of us will eat it today!"

Secretary Wang nodded in response with a smile, and walked out swiftly carrying the watermelon.

There was some problem with the water pipe in Li Huaide's office these two days, otherwise he would have cleaned it up in the office. As for taking it to the cafeteria to cut the melon, haha, that is absolutely impossible!

Li Huaide brought his own machete and just cut the melon, so simple!

"Is there something wrong with you?" Li Huaide looked at Li Ming with a smile.

Li Ming spread his hands, "No, haha, today I'm just giving you some melons. I ate some yesterday, and today I'm giving you some more to make things even better!"

Faced with Li Ming's answer, Li Huaide felt like he had no place to use all his energy. Others were eager to ask him to do something, but this kid was different. Every time he came, he just came to chat and occasionally got him some rare things.

This makes him, the deputy director of the steel rolling mill, very depressed!

Then Li Huaide rolled his eyes and said, well, don’t worry about it, let’s talk about it when you get married!

Not long after, Secretary Wang came back with a watermelon in his hands. Li Huaide took the knife and started cutting it. The three old men sat on the stools and started to eat the watermelon with grunts.

"Hiccup, why don't you have lunch at the steel rolling mill before leaving?" Li Huaide wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and asked Li Ming who was about to leave.

"No more eating. I'm full from eating watermelon today. I'm going to go back and get some sleep." Li Ming took the watermelon out of the backpack and picked up his own backpack.

"You kid, at least leave the backpack with me, otherwise how can I take it home after get off work?" Li Huaide said with an unhappy face. He also needs this backpack today... He can't carry four watermelons back home, right? He can't carry it!

Li Ming stretched out a finger. Li Huaide twitched his lips and took out a large front door from the closet and threw it to Li Ming, "You are such a money-hungry person!"

Li Ming then left the backpack behind, "I don't care, I bought this backpack with money!"

Li Huaide took a deep breath. This pack of cigarettes could buy a lot of backpacks. Don’t be angry!

In the evening I have to take the watermelon given by that little bastard Li Ming to offer to my father-in-law!

Chapter 537 Physical development is complete!

Donglaishun mutton hotpot.

Xu Damao and Li Ming were cooking mutton hotpot in a corner. Various parts of the lamb were placed on the table, along with a bunch of small condiments and pickled garlic.

"Damn it, I really can't find any handle on that bitch Qian Lili. She's so fucking clean! If this bitch does anything illegal, we can never catch her!" Xu Damao picked up a full piece of mutton with chopsticks, rolled it in a small bowl of Erba sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Li Ming shook his head. He didn’t like Erba sauce. He preferred pure sesame paste!

"Forget it if it doesn't work. I guess Qian Lili may not have done all these things by herself. The old man Yi Zhonghai from the Intermediate Court should also be involved."

Xu Damao narrowed his eyes and began to replay in his mind the memories of seeing Yi Zhonghai and Qian Lili at the same time. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something fishy going on between these two people.

"There must be something fishy about these two!"

"Be bold, it's hard to say whether these two are having an affair!" Li Ming peeled a head of pickled garlic and threw it into his mouth. The spicy, sour and sweet taste stimulated his taste buds and whetted his appetite.

Xu Damao paused as he stretched out his hand to grab the meat. "Damn it, if you hadn't told me I wouldn't have felt this way. Damn!"

"Brother Damao, if you want to drive Qian Lili away, there is no good way now. We can only try the method we tried before." Li Mingqi opened a bottle of soda, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and felt refreshed!

Xu Damao nodded silently. Actually, he and Qian Lili still don't bother each other, but Xu Damao really doesn't want to have a landmine around him. If you say that he has a bad relationship with his wife, that's fine, but the problem is that the couple is living a very good life now!

"I understand. I'll start tomorrow!" Xu Damao also took a sip of soda and said angrily. This method had too much uncertainty, and there was no way to completely guarantee that Qian Lili would leave the courtyard, but it would always cause her some trouble.

As long as Xu Damao, the mastermind behind the scenes, is not discovered by Qian Lili, there is nothing to worry about!

If he didn't get rid of the time bomb, Xu Damao would feel uncomfortable eating, drinking and sleeping. Even if he couldn't get rid of it, he could still cause some trouble for them. Besides, Xu Damao was quite confident about causing trouble.

"That's right. If one method doesn't work, let's try another one." Li Ming raised his soda and clinked glasses with Xu Damao.

Although it is midsummer, it cannot stop people in Laosijiucheng from eating mutton hotpot. The restaurant is full and everyone is sweating but still eating with relish.

......

Time passed slowly, and the leaves in the city began to turn yellow. Walking on the street, the wind brought a hint of comfort, without the hot impulse of summer.

There were still a lot of fishermen gathering on the bank of Jinshui River. Li Ming squeezed out from the crowd with a bucket in his hand with great difficulty.

There were a few lively fish in the bucket, four fish, weighing roughly seven or eight kilograms, which added a new dish to dinner.