Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 429 Pipeline Repair
Gu Weijun heard the meaning and immediately replied firmly: "Yes, Mom."

"Mom, you also know that I came back this time because I have an escort mission. The time I can come back every day is uncertain."

"If I go to my parents' place in Nanluogu Lane, it will easily disturb their rest."

"Mom, please sit down and rest for a while. You can't lie down for massage just after eating. It will be half an hour later."

The mother-in-law is now particularly satisfied with the attitude of her son-in-law, who knows both coldness and hotness better than her daughter. "Well, fortunately, you brought back only a few bites. If there were too much, I would be really afraid of overeating."

"As expected, it was made by the chef of Diaoyutai. This snack is really delicious."

Gu Weijun immediately climbed up the pole and told his excuse directly, "Mom, you don't know how wasteful this foreigner is, and he has never eaten so many delicious foods in our country."

"Good guys, there are just two of us. We order more than a dozen dishes every time we eat. We just scoop a small spoonful of each dish into the bowl and try it."

"What's left is shared among us service staff."

"We can't waste it, right? And they use public tableware, which is better. We don't have to eat their saliva."

"Haha," the mother-in-law laughed happily, "Really? That can't be wasted."

Is it true that the father-in-law and Zhu Jue looked at each other?
Once again, he massaged his mother-in-law with all his heart, and regardless of his father-in-law's resentful gaze, Gu Weijun looked at the time and left.

In the next few days, Gu Weijun accompanied David and his wife around the capital during the day. In the evening, he took the food from their respective Diaoyutais to Beichizi Street on time to flatter his mother-in-law.

On June 6, Mr. and Mrs. David finally waited for an interview with the leader. Facing the gentle and elegant leader, they asked, "You were planning to visit in April and attend the Canton Fair. Why was it postponed?"

David still explained that he had to deal with unexpected events, and promised to bring at least 9-20 entrepreneurs to the Canton Fair in September.

The leader nodded with satisfaction, happy that David was so committed, and fully communicated on the loan issues required for technology introduction.

After being received by the leaders, David's purpose of coming to China was achieved. He stayed in Beijing for another day, visited Ambassador Bush again and then flew to Shanghai.

After visiting Shanghai and Hangzhou, the Davids took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and returned to the United States.

As the plane gradually took off, the city outside the window was getting smaller and smaller. Although Gu Weijun still felt a little regretful, he had made a breakthrough this time.

In short, both parties have opened their hearts, confirmed their affection for each other, and removed the final obstacle.

It was only because of Zhu Jue's health that Gu Weijun felt sorry for her, so he didn't take the last step. But as the saying goes, it's never too late to eat well.
New York, USA, at JFK Airport, Gu Weijun shook hands with David and his wife and said goodbye, "Mr. David, Madam, I would like to thank you both for supporting my work on this trip to China."

"I hope that I have left you with good memories during this short trip to China."

"Of course!" Mr. David got the result he wanted and has been in a very good mood recently. "My friend, this is a perfect journey."

"My wife and I are also looking forward to visiting China again in the autumn."

"Canton Fair is in the south of China, right? I hope we can continue this wonderful journey."

Gu Weijun smiled politely and said, "I will definitely do it. We in China are hospitable!"

After bidding farewell to Mr. David, Gu Weijun transferred directly to Washington.

During this time, Ambassador Huang has found the latest location of the Liaison Office in the United States and purchased it.

The new location is not far from the Mayflower Hotel, the Windsor Hotel at 2300 Connecticut Avenue, in the middle of Corn Street. This 8-story hotel built on high ground also has more than 400 rooms. There is a street garden outside the gate. Looking north from the building, you can see the Washington National Cathedral in the distance.

The building faces the street, and across a dry bridge from Cam Street leads to the northwest suburbs of Washington.

When Gu Weijun came here with Comrade Wang for the first time, he was shocked. Come on, such a shabby place was still a hotel before?

Not to mention the outer wall, it must be old and shabby, the wall is mottled, and the inside is even worse than the outside!

Peeling walls, graffiti that can be seen from time to time, smelly and pungent toilets, and blocked sewers.
In comparison, the shabby old furniture, the mattress with no elasticity, and the faded curtains are already considered good.
What can be done? Get to work!
Why did this job fall on Gu Weijun again? Because his mission during this period was to accompany David back to China, and the mission was completed when he returned.

While other colleagues all have related jobs, only Comrade Wang has been responsible for finding the office address of the Liaison Office in the United States.

Therefore, the important task of transforming the Windsor Hotel into a habitable one now falls on the shoulders of Gu Weijun and Comrade Wang.
After Gu Weijun came out, holding his nose and turning around in a rough circle, he said directly to Comrade Wang: "I said, when will the two of us finish?"

Gu Weijun pointed at the dilapidated building angrily and complained, "We've spent a lot of money, so what's left of the money to hire someone to clean and decorate it?"

Comrade Wang replied to Gu Weijun in surprise, "It must be bad!"

"We don't have to spend money to do this. Can't the foreign exchange saved be used in more valuable places?"

"Besides, our place will be the liaison office in the United States from now on. How dare we let Americans come in and decorate it so easily?"

"What if they secretly install some eavesdropping device on us and we fail to detect it, wouldn't our information be leaked?"

"And it's not just the two of us, Ambassador Huang and the others also come over to work whenever they have free time!"

"I~~~" Comrade Wang's well-founded words left Gu Weijun speechless.

Gu Weijun was crying in his heart. It has been 10 years since he traveled back in time. I have never done such a dirty and tiring job!

I didn’t expect that I would end up working as a hard laborer after coming to the United States. Who would believe it?
A dignified diplomat - Gu Weijun thinks he can call himself this at his level. Instead of going for diplomacy, he first has to dig out shit. Isn't the rotten sewer pipe in the United States the same as digging out shit at home?
Alas, there is no other way. Gu Weijun even wants to pay for it and find someone to do it. It involves safety issues, so roll up your sleeves and get started!

The sewer must be repaired and unclogged first, otherwise you won’t even dare to use the toilet.

Gu Weijun and Comrade Wang each found their oldest clothes, double-layered masks, sleeves, and gloves. After being fully armed, they dragged the various tools they bought and tragically dug out the sewer behind the hotel.

They need to dig all the sewer pipes from the hotel to the main sewer in Washington from the soil until they are exposed, so that they can all be unclogged.

After digging a hole, we found that the sewer pipes were all made of iron and were not narrow in diameter, about 1 meter in diameter. However, the connections between the sewer pipes were so rusty that they could not be removed with a wrench.

This hotel is so old that stainless steel was probably not available when it was built.

There is no other way but for Gu Weijun to violently break through, oh my god
Even two layers of masks cannot resist the stench of sewers!

Gu Weijun was almost suffocated to death. He endured the huge stench and a group of little tough guys crawling around at his feet before he finally removed a section of the sewer pipe.

Moreover, the excavated garbage cannot be piled up casually in the open space of the hotel. You can only drive a rented garbage truck to clean one truck, transport one truck, and transport it to a special landfill outside the city.
After cleaning the removed section of sewer pipe, we found that the pipe wall was rusted into a thin layer in some places, and it is estimated that it will be damaged if it is exposed to a little external force.

Okay, let’s report it, we have to buy a new one.
After receiving the report, Ambassador Huang was still reluctant to spend money. He came over to look at it in person, holding his nose, and finally came to the conclusion that money must be spent to buy new ones.

Let's buy it and see if there are any ceramic ones? Ceramic ones won't rust.

(End of this chapter)