The two returned to the backyard with their little daughter in their arms, and the neighbors who were helping in the backyard all said hello.
"No, Director Luo, I have something to ask you for help." As soon as the two came in, Liu Haizhong rubbed his hands and looked at them sheepishly.
"It's okay, Master Liu, just ask. As long as I can help, I can tell you anything."
"Well, then I won't beat around the bush with you. Isn't my eldest brother getting married tomorrow? See if I can borrow your bicycle."
"Hey, I assume you have something big to do. No problem. You can use both of them later. They are gathering dust at home anyway, so it's okay to lend them to you." Luo Xingchen readily agreed.
"Thank you so much. I'll have a good drink with you in the evening."
When Liu Haizhong heard that Luo Xingchen was willing to lend him two of his bicycles, he was immediately overjoyed. He thought it was because of his own dignity. You must know that today he wanted to borrow Yan Bugui's bicycle, but it still cost him 1 It only costs 1 yuan to rent for one day tomorrow.
"Okay, let's go, Master Liu. I'll push it out for you right now. Since Lele Doudou left, we've basically been useless."
After saying that, Luo Xingchen took Liu Haizhong and walked towards the house where Kaixin lived. After opening the door, two bicycles were placed upside down against the wall.
The two of them each picked up one and walked out.
"Master Liu, please get some water and scrub it, inflate the bike and it will be ready for use. I usually maintain the chain when I have nothing to do, and there is no problem with the bike." Luo Xingchen put the bike in the yard and said to Liu Haizhong.
"Chengchengcheng, just leave it to me. Don't worry, you can use it tomorrow and I'll return it to you intact."
Luo Xingchen nodded and went back to the house. After taking his daughter from Fan Shasha's arms, Fan Shasha went out to see if there was anyone who could help.
Luo Xingchen turned into a nanny and looked after the children at home.
In the evening, He Daqing was in charge of the kitchen and cooked two tables of meals.
After everyone finished eating, they started discussing things.
Xu Damao, He Yuzhu, Yan Jiecheng, Jiefang, and two other young men in the courtyard were arranged by Yi Zhonghai to follow Liu Guangqi to pick up the bride early tomorrow morning.
Originally, Luo Xingchen wanted to be the witness, but Luo Xingchen declined. In the end, Yi Zhonghai can only be the witness tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Liu Guangqi, with the second aunt waiting on him, got dressed, tied a big red flower, climbed on the new bicycle bought by the second uncle, and set off to welcome the bride.
The queue of 6 bicycles on the street to pick up the bride immediately attracted pedestrians to stop and watch. You must know that in this era, so many bicycles are dispatched at one time to pick up the bride, which is very honorable.
At this time, Liu Guangqi's vanity was satisfied as never before.
All the way to the woman's house, the woman's relatives and friends saw that the man had sent 6 bicycles, and they all praised the woman for marrying the right man.
After working back and forth at the woman's house for almost an hour, the wedding team consisting of bicycles returned.
On the Nanluogu Lane side, the children in the courtyard have been waiting at the entrance of the alley for a long time.
From a distance, I saw the bicycle team that picked up the bride coming back. Everyone ran excitedly to the courtyard, shouting back as they ran.
After Yi Zhonghai and others heard about it, they quickly arranged for people to wait in front of the firecrackers and started setting off the firecrackers as soon as they entered the alley.
"Guangtian, fire off the cannon quickly."
The crackling sound of firecrackers sounded, and when the firecrackers were almost finished, the motorcade also arrived at the door.
"The newlyweds are stepping over the brazier." Following Yi Zhonghai's shout, Liu Guangqi picked up his wife by the waist and stepped over the brazier.
Upon seeing this, Yan Bugui began to sprinkle fruit candies in large quantities.
The children and old people who were still blocking the door for a moment hurriedly squatted down to grab the candies.
Liu Haizhong quickly took Liu Guangqi back to the house.
What follows is a series of processes.
Two days later, Liu Guangqi took his wife back to the house, and the couple kept mumbling after they came back.
"What's wrong, what's the matter with you two?" Liu Haizhong saw that the two of them seemed to be in trouble, so he asked.
"Dad, when we come back today, Yingying's second uncle is a leader in another place and wants us to go and develop with him," Liu Guangqi said.
Hearing this, Liu Haizhong fell silent.
After a few minutes, Liu Haizhong wilted like a deflated rubber ball and said.
"Hey, okay, as long as you two are on good terms, it will be fine. Since you have already thought about it, it's not a big deal for me to stop you. You can leave whenever you want."
"I'll leave tomorrow." Liu Guangqi said sheepishly.
"I got it, go and clean it up."
The two of them then returned to their room and started packing their luggage.
What Liu Haizhong didn't know was that there were no relatives who were leaders. It was just an excuse that the two of them didn't want to live with a big family.
The next day, the two of them packed their clothes and prepared to go out.
"Guangqi, wait a moment." Liu Haizhong called out to the two of them.
The second aunt quickly packed the eggs and fried pancakes she had cooked early in the morning into their bags.
"Bring some food on the way so you don't go hungry." After the second aunt said this, she stepped aside and wiped away her tears.
"Here, this is all the family's money. I spent a small 300 on your wedding this time. I originally had more than 500 left. I left 100 for the family to live on. You can take the remaining 468 with you." Liu Guangqi said this without waiting. Put it into his pocket as he spoke.
"Dad, this."
"Okay, if you want to leave, go quickly. I won't see you off until I have to go to work later. Remember to write a letter to your mother when you get there. Let's go, let's go."
Liu Guangqi sighed, got on his bicycle, carried his wife on his back and left.
"That Guangqi, have we gone too far?" Liu Guangqi's daughter-in-law Yingying said sitting in the back.
"It's okay. The house is only a big place, so the whole family can't live there. When our conditions improve in the future, we can repay them."
What Yingying didn't see was that Liu Guangqi's eyes were red and filled with tears.
"I'm sorry, I know it was my mother who said something that I shouldn't have said."
"It's okay, sit tight and I'm going to speed up."
Liu Haizhong hasn't smiled for a long time since Liu Guangqi left, and he would beat the two brothers whenever there was nothing wrong.
In the end, Yi Zhonghai couldn't stand it anymore and stopped Liu Haizhong.
I don’t know who spread the news that Liu Guangqi has run away and will not come back.
The good-hearted people in the courtyard all looked at Liu Haizhong with meaningful eyes.
After all, his beloved son has already run away.
Some people said that they were scared away by the way Liu Haizhong beat the child, others said that Liu Guangqi couldn't stand the conditions at home, etc...
After hearing these words, Liu Haizhong was so angry that he almost left.
Time passed slowly like this, and people gradually forgot about fishing.
May 3, 1963.
Xu Damao put on a white shirt and small leather shoes early in the morning and went out happily.
