i was my mistake

"Punish you to rub my feet tonight."

"Eh--"

"Hurry up and clean it, remember to boil the water, watch it from the side so that it doesn't burn dry, and you have to work later."

"Are you still alive?"

"Repair the tape drive, pull it down if you're not interested."

"I'm interested, I'm interested!" Ye Chen nodded quickly, "Wait a minute, I'll be right there!"

"After you finish the job, I have to sort out the parts again."

As Wan Qing said, she put the glass on the chopping board and walked back to the living room enduring the constant pain in her lower abdomen.

The dining table has been wiped clean, and the parts of the tape machine bought some time ago are placed in the wine cabinet beside it.

——There is not even a bottle of wine in it, only some odds and ends.

The parts that were dismantled last time were divided into two bags, one bag is usable, and the other bag is not.

But even if it can't be used, it's not necessarily garbage. When it really doesn't work, it can be barely used after a little repair.

Wan Qing fiddled with these parts, and couldn't help showing a smile on her face as if seeing an old friend.

These things will be eliminated in a few years, just like she used to be.

"Old guys who are destined to be abandoned..." she murmured softly, wiping them off with a soft cloth - dust will also affect the operation of the machine.

Repairing these old machines was the first craft she learned. I remember that the happiest thing during that time was to find some discarded gadgets and then repair them. Seeing how they work again, I will immediately feel All exhaustion melted away.

"Boom." The glass filled with boiling water was placed on the table, and Ye Chen squeaked a chair and sat down beside her, "How is it? Is there anything I can do?"

"You take out the tape you bought last time."

"Tapes? Oh... just those messy tapes?"

"Correct."

Ye Chen stood up again and rummaged through the wine cabinet: "I remember it was here, ah, there it is!"

These were sold by the pound, and most of the black plastic tape had been ripped out, making a mess, and some were not ripped out, but crumpled inside.

Even if you get rid of those that are almost useless, there are still many that can be repaired.

If you are going to buy it, you can only buy one tape at this price, but now, as long as you can repair one tape, you will not lose money, and the rest will be profitable.

"Let me see..." Wan Qing rummaged through a large pile of tapes, found five or six tapes that were not that bad, and threw the tape of Anita Mui to Ye Chen, "You first take this tape. Get your tapes sorted."

"The best selection of Diamond Journey series... By the way, what should I do?" Ye Chen held the tape and read it over and over several times.

Holding her cheeks, Wan Qing pointed at the tape with her finger: "Did you see the screws on it? Unscrew the screws first, and take the panel apart, and you will find a piece of black oily paper inside. Where is the alcohol you bought last time? One point, wipe it carefully, I don’t think it’s moldy, so it shouldn’t need to be soaked, you can just wipe it clean, then tidy it up, roll it back up again, and finally install it again.”

"Okay!" Ye Chen looked eager to try, and as soon as Wan Qing finished speaking, he couldn't wait to pick up the screwdriver to disassemble it.

"Oh yes, the surface of the oiled paper should also be wiped, the springs and other parts should be wiped again, and the knotted places must be smoothed."

"no problem!"

In the small living room, fell into a pleasant silence.

There is no sound of anyone talking, only the sound of the TV playing and the sound of disassembling and sorting parts.

"Once you have it, you don't want anything else - Fiyta watch."

"Chocolate drink food Colago gives you a lot of energy..."

"Master Kong's instant noodles are delicious."

"Excellent talent, the choice of the elite, Motorola's elite Chinese character pager."

The commercials are always a little louder than the TV show, and when you go back to the show, the sound goes back to normal.

Holding a pair of tweezers, Wan Qing carefully installed a part, slightly relieved, then quickly screwed on all the screws, opened and closed the cover of the tape drive a few times, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Huh, it's finally done."

It was an unnamed tape machine, but it was in the best condition, so Wan Qing removed other parts of the machine and installed it on it, especially the belt, which was taken from a Sony tape machine—almost brand new.

The Sony tape drive itself was completely damaged in the Iraq war. The belt was probably replaced later, and other parts broke out after not being used for long.

It had a retractable antenna, which meant it could pick up radio as well as tapes.

After Wan Qing put in two AA batteries, she stretched out the antenna and tested its radio function.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh..."

"Tomorrow...the weather..."

"Traffic Radio..."

The voice of the radio station gradually became clearer, although there was still a slight '呲啦' sound, but it was enough.

"Is the tape fixed?"

"Immediately!" Ye Chen focused on twisting the screw, "It will be ready soon, do you want to try the effect?"

"Well, it's not badly repaired."

"of course!"

"It's the style I used to be."

"Aren't we the same person..." Ye Chen was speechless, then raised his head suddenly, "It's done!"

Wan Qing picked up the reorganized tape, put it into the tape drive, and then gently closed the cover with a soft 'click' sound.

"Da." The mechanical play button was pressed, and amidst a "hissing" sound, Ye Chen's heart gradually became suspended.

Wan Qing squinted her eyes, and when the first note flowed out from the low-quality external sound outlet, her frowning brows suddenly relaxed.

"Life is like wind blowing, who knows whether to stop..."

……

11. Eat wedding eggs

Thick smoke was billowing from the chimneys of the factory, obscuring the golden-red sun overhead.

On the white cement road, even the anti-skid lines have been smoothed.

A large truck swayed from side to side, shaking the bushes on the side of the road and dropping a lot of dust.

This is a long road after leaving the factory. There are not many houses to be seen along the way. The two sides are either wilderness or farmland, or a small river full of various plastic waste.

Wan Qing clenched her fists and walked with her head down.

Ye Chen slowly pushed the car aside, the deflated rear tire was making a slight 'click' sound.

He looked at her cautiously.

She clenched her silver teeth, with a somewhat ferocious expression on her face.

There seemed to be a bit of self-blame and grievance in those red eyes.

"...Are you okay? Even, even if you didn't get the house, it's not your fault, you've tried your best..."

"Why the hell did I think him so simple!" Wan Qing waved her fist fiercely at the air, and then lowered her arms as if exhausted, "Oh..."

"It's okay, it's okay, after all, he is the director of the factory."

"But I'm from the future!" Wan Qing suddenly raised her head, pointing hard at her cheek.

"It's normal, even if you come from the future, you're not omnipotent, right?" Ye Chen smiled a little embarrassedly, and softly comforted him, "There are always things we can't do, as long as it is Just do your best, right?"

"Oh, annoying." She waved her hand as if to repel flies.

"At least I took twice the buyout money, so it's not a waste of money." Ye Chen patted the schoolbag behind him, "Look, the money is all in there!"

"You are easy to be satisfied." Wan Qing rolled her eyes, "It's just tens of thousands of dollars."

"Tens of thousands of dollars can buy a lot of things."

"...Well." Wan Qing's eyes suddenly lit up, "That's right, in a few years, commercial housing should be completely open for sale. Then we can buy a house first, or go to the nearby countryside to buy a piece of land?"

"Is everything all right?"

"In short, save it first. Recently, we still have to spend as little money as possible, and we must increase revenue and reduce expenditure in case of emergencies."

"No problem." Ye Chen smiled while leaning on the handlebars, "Is he in a better mood now? Everything will turn around, right?"

Wan Qing looked at Ye Chen with a very strange look, and slightly raised the corner of her mouth: "Well, I didn't expect that at this time, I would already use self-comforting methods to keep myself alive."

"what?"

"Before... no, it should be when I was in my 30s." Wan Qing folded her hands on her chest, letting the wind be called a short skirt in this era, but in the future it will be called a knee-length skirt. The skirt of the skirt lifted up slightly, "At that time, I was telling myself almost every day that if I persisted, good things would happen, and if I continued, there would be a turning point—even if it was so bad right now."

"so……?"

"Although some good things will indeed happen, they are insignificant compared to the difficulties of life." She pursed her lips and smiled freely, "The longer you live, the more bad things will happen. As for the turning point, I'm afraid there will be none at all. The so-called hope is just me deceiving myself."

"But it's different now. When the two of us are together, we can always come up with many solutions, right?"

"You are really naive." Wan Qing smiled lightly.

"Ah, Wanqing, are you hungry? There seems to be a tricycle stall in front!"

Wan Qing followed his gaze and looked into the distance. It was a relatively large corner, and there were several self-built rural houses on both sides. Because it was relatively spacious, it became a temporary parking place. Pickup trucks are parked on the side of the road, and the drivers are sitting in the back of the car playing poker.

"The nearest car repair shop is still far away. Buy some food and eat while walking, and you will feel better?" Ye Chen excitedly quickened his pace, "Anyway, I just took so much money!"

"What did I just say? Don't use it indiscriminately!"

"Ahem!" He coughed dryly twice, "Just spend a little more time..."

"Let's see what we sell first." Wan Qing rubbed her aching stomach. She didn't even eat breakfast when she came out today. Her stomach was not hungry until now. The pain will really make people lose their appetite. Woolen cloth.

"Let's go!"

"Slow down, kid!"

"I'll wait for you at the front!"

Ye Chen's footsteps are brisk, even if he is running with a bicycle, he seems to be light and effortless.

The few men gathered around the car playing cards were shirtless, and the sun was still a bit fierce at noon in late summer and early autumn.

"Three belts and a pair!" A man with a beer belly grabbed the playing cards and threw them against the newspaper, making a 'snap' sound.

"Exploded!"

"Are you still frying?"

"How about it, do you want it?"

"Wang Bang!"

"Okay you!"

The other three shook their heads helplessly and laughed. They took out one-yuan steel coins from the coins in front of them and threw them in front of the winner.

It looks like it should be fighting the landlord.

In this era of little entertainment, gathering together to play poker is one of the few leisure and relaxation for many people in their spare time.

Ye Chen had already run to the small tricycle, and the stall was set up by an old lady wrapped in a headscarf, her face was full of wrinkles and weather, but it didn't take away the gentle smile on her face all the time: "Young man, do you want to buy something to eat?"

"This is……?"

"Happy eggs are all boiled, and you can also wrap them in flour and fry them for no extra money."

As the aunt said, she opened the lids on both sides of the pot. On one side was the hairy egg that could already be seen to look like a chicken, and on the other side was the happy egg that was no different from ordinary and simple at first glance.

"Which one do you want?"

"Uh... this is also a happy egg?" Ye Chen pointed to the relatively white and smooth eggs on the left.

"Yes, these have a shorter incubation time and haven't formed yet, but they taste like meat, delicious!"

"Then..." Ye Chen looked back at Wan Qing who had just stepped forward, "Wan Qing, which one do you want?"

"I can't eat hairy ones."

"Me too."