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Chapter 33 Lao Li

After returning home, Fu Ping'an asked his father for advice. He said that I only moved bricks today and had not learned any skills. Fan Dong said that this matter was not urgent. He had to take it step by step, and he was more alive and flattered with the master. No one in the world will be sincerely good to you except his parents. The friendship between people is all exchanged.

Fu Ping'an deeply agreed. Take his friendship with Sister Qian for example. He was the result of his sincere love, loyalty, and four beer bottles smashing his head. The reward given by the other party was also generous. Even if he was a little regretful, it was caused by his lack of satisfaction.

My mother often says that no one owe anyone in her life. In fact, this is the same. The one who exchanges hearts for each other is brothers, the one who exchanges love for each other, and the one who exchanges for each other in Hongtashan Erguotou can only be called acquaintances. These three types cannot be missing. Fu Ping'an needs to get a few more acquaintances now.

The social interaction between men is not complicated. A cigarette or a glass of wine can quickly bring the relationship closer. The Chinese cigarette Fu Ping'an got from Chen Qian at the beginning of the year has not yet taken action, and it just came in handy.

Fan Dong seemed to guess what his son was thinking, and took a pack of cheap cigarettes worth five yuan from the shelves and said, "Your workers smoke all the big unity for two or three yuan. Just take this one. Too good cigarettes are not suitable, so you seem to be holding the shelf."

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On the third day of Fu Ping'an's work as a migrant worker, he had basically adapted to the pace of work and understood the interpersonal relationships of the engineering team. The team of Boss Zhao and his brothers was affiliated with an engineering company, using their qualifications. The team had fifty or sixty people, and the number was changing at any time. They were basically fellow villagers who were close friends, just like Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army. Most of them were very simple and went out to work just to build a building for their son and marry a wife. There were also ambitious people, such as the boss's nephew Zhao Jie, who was the young man who was the light of Wuling. He was the target of the boss's focus on training and would take over in the future.

Everyone in the engineering team came from Boss Zhao's hometown Huangtai Village, so even if Fu Ping'an worked hard, it would be difficult for him to get along with them, and even became the target of ridicule. The workers always like to make fun of him in their spare time and asked him why he didn't go to college to be a migrant worker. He never called Fu Ping'an's name, and he always called him "you city people". Old Li also nicknamed him "college student."

The one who looked down on Fu Ping'an the most was the young boss Zhao Jie, who also graduated from high school. He is the most educated person in the engineering team and can drive cars and excavators. He did not hide his contempt for this city people who were as big as himself, and he was too lazy to even talk to Fu Ping'an until something happened.

The gas tank used in the engineering team's kitchen was brought to the ventilation station by themselves, so Zhao Jie was responsible for this job, but he thought he was driving, not a laborer who worked hard, so he had to bring someone over every time he changed the gas tank. Today, there was no free staff, so the captain asked Fu Ping'an to follow him.

Young people are always very fierce in driving. Even if they are just a small-displacement van, they can still be driven by Zhao Jie until they fly. They also glance at Fu Ping'an from time to time to show off their driving skills. Fu Ping'an just smiled faintly at this. He was too lazy to tell Zhao Jie that he used to drive a Hummer.

Wuling's light released himself inadvertently blocked the direction of a royal blue Mazda 6 behind. The Mazda 6 slammed the accelerator and rushed up to stop the van. The four doors opened, and four big men came down.

Zhao Jie was timid on the spot, and his hands holding the steering wheel were trembling. Fu Ping'an was calm and calm. The two cars didn't even touch each other. There was nothing to be afraid of. He whispered to Zhao Jie: "Don't talk, I'll deal with it." Looking back at the car, in addition to the empty gas tank, there was also a plastic basket containing empty beer bottles.

The other party walked over cursingly. Fu Ping'an rolled the car window down, poked his head out and asked, "How many meanings?"

"Can you drive?" The other party was in a state of great momentum.

"What's wrong with you?" Fu Ping'an turned around and took a beer bottle out of the car, with a cold face and aggression more than the other party. He had been with Sister Qian for a while and had seen some more and less scenes. Ordinary people didn't take it seriously at all. Isn't it just a fight? The brave ones won when they meet on a narrow road, and they were afraid of being stunned, and they were afraid of being desperate. The other party bullied the weak and the strong, and even if there were many people, they would not dare to act rashly. They just sneered a few words and found a way down, turned around and slipped away in shame.

Fu Ping'an returned to the car, tied up his seat belt, and there was a Hongtashan in front of him. He followed the lighter and came over. He knew that Zhao Jie treated him as a friend.

"This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, I went home for a blind date. The girl from Lao Cui's family in the neighboring village looks pretty good. She works in a foreign electronics factory in Suzhou and will get married on the National Day next year." Zhao Jie used the method of telling his story to get close to Fu Ping'an.

Fu Ping'an was speechless. Others were going to get married next year, and his partner didn't know where he was. Even if he had, he wouldn't be able to give her happiness. He had to build a building or buy a car when getting married in the countryside. He not only had a house and a car, but also had a stable job. Fu Ping'an had no connection with the conditions such as bachelor's degree or above.

All he could say was his own experience. Didn’t the workers often laugh at him as a city child who actually came to work as a migrant worker? He never explained this, because in that case, no matter how he explained it, it would become a bigger laughing stock for the other party. Talking the same thing at different times will have completely different effects. After listening to Fu Ping'an’s story, Zhao Jie’s expression was different from before.

After pulling this gas tank, Fu Ping'an's work changed. He changed from moving bricks to tying steel bars. On the floor where the steel bars were laid, he tied up each intersection of steel bars with iron wire, and then poured into cement after the tie. This was a higher strength. This job was much lighter than moving bricks. This undoubtedly played a role.

The young boss has more than this. He also took Fu Ping'an to learn technology with the welding master, found an excavator and became familiar with the operation.

"Which you want to learn, tell me, I'll arrange it." Zhao Jie said this. He was actually like Fu Ping'an. He was a kind and kind boy. He didn't like to talk big, but he was very moved by everything. But he was not determined by this. The so-called technical work is actually not difficult. Learning it simple requires a lot of time to repeat the operation. Fu Ping'an has no time left. He plans to repeat the next semester, so he only wants to make money. If he is an apprentice and has no salary, it is better to be a small worker.

As time goes by, Fu Ping'an's popularity in the engineering team has become better and better. In addition to Lao Li, this vulgar and short old guy often makes him happy. When he smiles, he is particularly disgusting. He is the only one who calls Fu Ping'an a "college student".

Although Lao Li is old, he is also a small worker, so he can only do some basic work. The captain assigned him and Fu Ping'an to lay steel bars. He can only do it for a few minutes, and he has to find an excuse to be lazy. He either smokes or goes to the toilet. He will never return once he goes, and throws all the work to Fu Ping'an. The work on the construction site is each part of the work. After the rest, no one cares about you. If it cannot be done, it will affect the next process. Everyone in the team will despise you. Fu Ping'an is not the kind of villain who makes small reports behind his back, so he can only do all the work alone.

Every time he was about to finish his work, Old Li appeared and pretended to do it for a while. He was very addicted to smoking, two packs a day, only smoking the cheapest cigarette, and the kind that smoked sparks. Even if he smoked in this month, it would cost more than 100 yuan, which was really an amazing fee. So he often smoked cigarettes, and he rubbed a small amount of Fu Ping'an's cigarettes alone.

It seems that in order to repay these cigarettes, Old Li often tells some gossip for Fu Ping'an, such as Boss Zhao raising a mistress, Zhao Jie was expelled from middle school, and the captain's wife stealing people, and he talks with relish and enjoys it. Of course, his favorite thing is his most successful young son.

Lao Li's youngest son is Li Ke. The university he was admitted to last year was in Huaimen, which was called Huaimen Engineering Vocational and Technical College. It is not a serious university, but a college upgraded from a technical school. You can go to a standard pheasant school. Lao Li even brags about it all day long, but Fu Ping'an just couldn't bear to expose it.

One day it rained, and I was afraid of it raining when I worked in the construction. Many work had to stop, but the workers could take the opportunity to rest. Fu Ping'an thought that the rain could not stop today, so he decided to go home from get off work. He was about to leave when Lao Li appeared and changed into clean clothes, saying, "College student, please do a favor."

Fu Ping'an became alert: "What are you doing?"

Old Li said, "I want to go to college to see my son. I don't recognize the way. Why don't you take me there and I'll treat you to a meal."

Fu Ping'an subconsciously wanted to refuse, and Old Li said again: "I haven't seen this kid for more than a year."

Poor parents in the world, they had no time to meet each other in the same city, so Fu Ping'an agreed. Old Li was so happy that the two left the construction site and took a bus to the direction of the university.

Huaimen Engineering Vocational and Technical College is located in Huaimen New District, more than 30 kilometers away, and it takes three times to take the bus. If Fu Ping'an hadn't led the way, Lao Li would have no ability to touch the gate. On the bus, Lao Li kept coughing. In fact, he often coughed at the construction site. The sound of coughing his lung tube was upset to hear it.

During the break in the car, Old Li did not forget to light a cigarette. Fu Ping'an mocked him: "Smoke so many people and get lung cancer."

Old Li smiled: "Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou smoke, they are all longevity, what am I afraid of?"

After finally coming to the school gate, Fu Ping'an said that he had reached the place. You go find your son, I'm leaving.

Old Li grabbed him and said, "Don't leave, I'll treat you to a meal when I turn back."

Fu Ping'an said no, I will save you two money.

Old Li finally told the truth: "College student, please help me find Li Ke and give him these things."

Fu Ping'anqi said, "It's all at the door. Why don't you go to find your son, but ask me to hand it over?"

Old Li said stutteringly: "You go find him, I can just watch from a distance. It is not easy for a child to get into college. We have to give him a standpoint, not to let him down."

Fu Ping'an understood that Li Ke felt that being a migrant worker's father would bring him reputational losses, so he forbidden his father from coming to school to find him. From this point of view, this kid is not a thing.

"Okay, I'll help you find him." Fu Ping'an took the bag from Old Li's hand, walked into the school, inquired, found the teacher in Li Ke's class, and received shocking news.

Li Ke didn't come to report this semester, he didn't pay the tuition, and he couldn't find anyone, so the school has removed him from the list.

Fu Ping'an retelled the teacher's words to Lao Li, and he was suddenly panicked and at a loss. Fu Ping'an was calm and said, "Don't be anxious, I'll ask his classmates."

After asking seven or eight people, they finally found out Li Ke's whereabouts. Someone suggested that they go to the Internet cafe at the entrance of the school to look for it. Fu Ping'an immediately understood and took Lao Li to the Internet cafe and asked the Internet administrator if there was a long bag named Li Ke. The Internet administrator said "Oh" long and said, "That immortal, I haven't seen the sun in it for more than two months."

They found Li Ke in a single private room deep in the Internet cafe. It was November now, and the temperature was falling, and people were wearing coats. Li Ke still had a T-shirt and beach pants and slippers, with a unkempt and dirt on her body. She had a mountain of ashtrays and empty coke cans next to the computer, and a instant bowl with a large number of cigarette butts still soaked in the bowl.

Seeing his father suddenly appear, Li Ke was stunned. The father and son stared at each other. Fu Ping'an glanced at the screen. He was playing wow and his rank was not low. He asked Li Ke: "Do you know what month to today?"
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