The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 244 Progress (Additional Update 2)

summer evening.

The hot sun is setting in the west and is about to set.

A gust of breeze blew, and the leaves of the big tree next to the pavilion shook, shaking down spots of light on the ground.

Chen Xueru stared at the light spots and hesitated for a moment when faced with Li Aiguo's question.

The two elder brothers have a bad relationship with their family, which involves some privacy of the Chen family.

Logically speaking, you shouldn't tell outsiders, but now that you're the one you're talking to, you should be honest and can't hide anything.

Rubbing the corners of her clothes nervously with her little hands, Chen Xueru thought for a moment and said softly: "Recently, the streets have begun to implement public-private partnerships for small shops like ours, adopting a voluntary policy.

But none of the tailor shops on the street were willing to hand over their property.

I also want to answer the call from the streets and do a public-private partnership.

My father and two brothers feel that our family’s tailor shop has been passed down for generations.

If it is closed now, they will not have the face to meet their ancestors when they get down there, so they have a dispute. "

"Why did you think of a public-private partnership?" Li Aiguo asked.

Chen Xueru hesitated and said: "The streets are also beginning to advocate public-private partnership. I want to persuade my father to turn the tailor shop into a public-private partnership, so that he can concentrate on being a tailor."

It seems that Chen Xueru is a progressive girl.

But now Chen Fangxuan is still there.

The tailor shop was not handed over to Chen Xueru, so Chen Xueru could not take charge of the business.

In the original work, the reason why Chen Xueru encountered so many ups and downs was related to the fact that Chen Ji Tailor Shop has not been able to carry out a public-private partnership.

In this era, not being active means being backward in thinking.

Seeing that Li Aiguo remained silent, Chen Xueru boldly touched him lightly with her arm: "Comrade Patriot, don't you think my family should be a public-private partnership?"

"It's not that we shouldn't, but we should actively respond and strive to become the first public-private partnership tailor shop in Beijing." Li Aiguo sat up slightly.

"the first."

Chen Xueru was a little moved.

As a young person, she feels the roar of the times more keenly than the older generation.

Once it becomes the first public-private partnership tailor shop, Chen Kee Tailor Shop will have another golden brand.

"But my father and my brother were a little reluctant." Chen Xueru sighed.

Li Aiguo stared into hers: "As long as people are still alive, the ancestors' foundation can be rebuilt at any time."

After a short period of getting along, Li Aiguo became acutely aware that Chen Xueru was still an innocent little girl.

He was willing to give Chen Xueru some advice whether his marriage to her would succeed or not.

Chen Xueru was stunned for a moment and nodded hesitantly: "Well, then I'll go back and persuade my father."

It was almost evening.

The young men and women in the park left one after another.

Chen Xueru thought about going back to make dinner with Chen Fangxuan, and also asked to say goodbye.

Before leaving, Li Aiguo ran to the small store in the park and bought two bottles of Arctic Ocean.

He opened a bottle, handed it to Chen Xueru, and asked: "How about it, Comrade Chen Xueru, can we meet again next week?"

"Um...I don't know. I want to go home and think about it." Chen Xueru took the Arctic Ocean and said a little embarrassedly.

She drank the drink and learned about her family background. Logically speaking, she should make a decision now, but her thoughts are a bit confused now.

"It's okay. Marriage is a major event in life and should be considered carefully. If you have figured it out, you can tell the matchmaker."

Li Aiguo pushed his bicycle and was about to leave. After thinking for a moment, he stopped.

"Do you want me to take you back?"

Chen Xueru comes from a good family and rides a [-]-inch Flying Pigeon bicycle.

She pursed her lips and nodded slowly.

After getting on the bicycles and riding side by side, strange looks came from both sides of the road.

Chen Xueru always felt that she seemed to be controlled by the train driver.

A big bicycle and a small bicycle ran along the historic street in the direction of Chen's house.

It was getting dark.

Everything seems to be covered with a layer of gray cotton yarn.

When I arrived at the street corner, I saw a few old ladies sitting under the big tree at the street corner chatting.

Chen Xueru stopped and said that she would be home soon and there was no need to send her off again.

Li Aiguo knew that this girl was shy.

Without saying anything more, he said goodbye and prepared to leave.

"Goodbye. By the way, are you free tomorrow?" Chen Xueru suddenly stopped while pushing her bicycle, turned around and called to Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo nodded: "Yes, but not many. Let's meet at People's Park at five o'clock tomorrow."

Then he got on his bike and sped away.

On the second floor of the shop next to him, a pair of cold eyes stared closely at his back.

Shang Chonghou slowly closed the window.

"The people from the maintenance section are getting involved with the Chen family's daughter. They must have discovered our whereabouts. We can't wait any longer!"

Lying in bed, Liu Chunhua shuddered.

Back to the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the door, he was stopped by Yan Bugui who had been waiting for a long time.

"How about you, patriotic? How about that girl?"

Aunt Liu and He Yuyu also came over, with expressions of disdain on their faces.

Li Aiguo told them the results of the blind date.

Yan Bugui patted his thigh and said, "I, Lao Yan, have been a matchmaker for so many years. If the woman invites the man first when she opens her mouth, the marriage will be successful!"

"Thank God, next time I dream about Brother Li and the others, I will be able to explain to them." Aunt Liu was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear.

He Yuyu is a little bit tasteless.

"Brother Patriot, if you marry a beautiful sister-in-law, will you stop caring about me?"

"You girl, what are you thinking!"

Li Aiguo laughed twice.Remembering to track down the old businessman, I rode my bicycle back to the Armed Forces Department of the Locomotive Depot.

Minister Niu and the comrades of the task force did not gain much after an afternoon of investigation.

Li Aiguo also knew that the enemy was cunning and he had to be patient if he wanted to win.

the next day.

Zhou Ke received the approval of Minister Niu and Huang Shuya and officially joined the task force, led by Li Aiguo.

With Zhou Ke's help, Li Aiguo finally felt a little more relaxed.

It took almost a day to visit more than half of the tailor shops in the capital.

It's approaching five o'clock.

After collecting the team, Li Aiguo rode his bicycle to People's Park again.

Like yesterday, Chen Xueru was still sitting under the pavilion waiting for him.

It's hot today and there's not a breath of wind.

Chen Xueru's forehead was soaked with sweat, her face was flushed, and her hair was sticky to her scalp.

Li Aiguo originally wanted to buy two Arctic sodas from a small store.

"Wait, I brought water." Chen Xueru stood up quickly and took out a can bottle from the canvas bag.

"Comrade Li Aiguo, you are wasting your time drinking."

Li Aiguo took it, unscrewed the mouth of the bottle, and poured it into his stomach.

Hiss. It's sweet and has a bit of chrysanthemum flavor.

"Put in sugar and chrysanthemums?"

"Hmm~ The weather is hot. You train drivers are sitting in the driver's cabin. It's so smoky. You must be very angry." Chen Xueru said with a hearty smile.

Li Aiguo was concerned about confidentiality.

He did not tell Chen Xueru that he had not driven for several days and had been tracking down the old businessman.

Chen Xueru didn't tell Li Aiguo either.

That little bit of sugar was earned from her food stamps throughout the year.

Wild chrysanthemums are bought from Chinese medicine shops at high prices.

"Comrade Chen Xueru, thank you." Li Aiguo was a man of two generations, so how could he not feel the girl's feelings.

When handing the can and bottle to Chen Xueru, her fingers touched together inadvertently.

Chen Xueru's little face was flushed, and a trembling sound escaped from her throat.

In the warm breeze.

The distance between a pair of young men and women is getting closer and closer.

The little flowers on the roadside also blushed.

Men chase women's interlayer mountain, women chase men's interlayer gauze.

As long as the gauze is punctured, things will be easier to handle.

Li Aiguo told some stories about what happened while driving, which made Chen Xueru giggle.

Chen Xueru also talked about her troubles.

Like all progressive young women, Chen Xueru had long wanted Chen Fangxuan to turn the tailor shop into a public-private partnership.

But Chen Fangxuan wanted to carry forward his ancestral business.

"Comrade Patriot, I have decided to talk to my father when I go back today."

"It's just a pity that our family has been making cheongsam for decades."

cheongsam
Li Aiguo originally only knew that the Chen family owned a tailor shop and knew that her family's main business was making cheongsam.

"Your family makes cheongsam?"

"Yes, my grandfather learned craftsmanship from foreign masters at Shili Foreign Market, and the cheongsam he made was very famous in Sijiu City."

"Making cheongsam is different from making other clothes. What matters is style and panache."

"Different tailors often sew cheongsams in different styles."

“The style of my home is Su-style elegance.”

Chen Xueru became interested when she mentioned her own work, and asked Li Aiguo to talk about the process of making cheongsam.

Li Aiguo waved his hand and took out a photo from his pocket: "Comrade Xueru, look at which tailor's style this cheongsam is from."

Since the photo is in black and white, the color of the cheongsam cannot be seen.

Li Aiguo specially added, "This is a lavender cheongsam."

After Chen Xueru got the photo, she just glanced at it twice.

His eyes widened: "Brother Patriot, the cheongsam in the photo was made by my father last month. Why do you have it?"

Hearing this, Li Aiguo's expression changed and he reached out to hold Chen Xueru's wrist.

"Are you sure you read it right?"

"Yes, there is absolutely no mistake!"

Seeing that Li Aiguo was so nervous about this cheongsam, Chen Xueru specifically added: "This cheongsam is made of Su Kesi, which is the best fabric among satins. Because it is expensive, few people use it."

“At that time, I also paid special attention to the customers who came to make cheongsam.

They are two people, a man and a woman. The man is in his 40s and the woman is in her 20s.

But looking at them, they don't look like father and daughter.

It's really curious. "

"After the two left, I was afraid there would be any problems, so I asked my dad out of curiosity. My dad told me to stay out of trouble. The man was an old friend of his."

Li Aiguo's eyes widened: "So, your father knows that man?"

"yes."

"Let's go back immediately to your house."

"why."

Seeing Li Aiguo's serious face, Chen Xueru realized that something might have happened.

Without asking any more questions, the two of them rode towards Chen Ji Tailor Shop.

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