chsdbacks Chapter 274 The movie begins, everyone is busy
Chapter 274 The movie begins, everyone is busy
The unhappiest person in the entire compound at this moment should be Yi Zhonghai.
He didn't leave the house the whole morning, and it was his wife who went out to help him fry some peanuts and sunflower seeds.
Even though Yi Zhonghai is unpopular, no one pushes against his wife when she appears in the crowd. No one knows what's going on, but everyone treats the two separately in their hearts.
And I feel at ease and think that this is how things should be.
Even though Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui and Xu Damao criticized Yi Zhonghai very much, they all had smiles on their faces when talking to the former middle-aged woman.
The most important thing is that others won’t find it strange when they see it.
For the entire morning, Yi Zhonghai just peeped out through the gap in the curtains, walked around the room no less than a hundred times, and drank several large jars of tea.
Even so, I held it in and didn't go to the toilet.
If other people knew about this, they would definitely admire how strong this old guy's prostate is. It's a pity that he just couldn't have a child!
It was not until near noon that Liu Guangtian, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang came with sandpaper and paint. Yi Zhonghai was able to go out of the house to get some fresh air and go to the toilet.
After returning, Liu Guangtian and others explained the situation, took a few cents from Yi Zhonghai for the paint, and left.
When leaving, Liu Guangtian also said that if there was any revenue from selling peanuts and sunflower seeds in the evening, he would reimburse everyone for the money they spent on paint later.
These words confused Yi Zhonghai. No wonder Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu hurriedly painted their windows after setting up the stall. It turned out that paint was free.
However, there is no way Yi Zhonghai would care about a few cents. The money that has passed through his hands during this period is hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Of course, what he didn't know was that all the money went into Wang Dabao's pocket.
He didn't want to paint it at first, but he couldn't stand his wife's nagging. After all, he was no longer a big boss, and he still had to maintain good relations with the neighbors in the courtyard. The Central Courtyard was the main battlefield for this film screening event. If his windows were not painted, it would damage the image of the entire Red Star Courtyard.
As a former big shot, he always said that he was doing it for the sake of the compound, but now he is doing such a thing. I guess he will be criticized to death by everyone.
He had just finished brushing halfway when the managers of the three courtyards who had drawn spots by lottery came with their people and brought benches to reserve seats.
These managers must have known Yi Zhonghai, but they had also heard that Liu Haizhong was not on good terms with him, so they just waved their hands and nodded as a greeting.
This really made Yi Zhonghai feel very frustrated. He quickly cleaned the windows, wiped the door a few times, and then hid in the house to organize the content of the lecture.
In his opinion, this lecture was too important, as it was related to his status in the hospital and whether he could regain his position as the manager.
The compound was even busier in the afternoon.
Liu Haizhong found an electrician from another courtyard and had him connect two lights in the courtyard. Although they were not used when showing movies, it couldn't be completely dark, in case someone wanted to go to the toilet and got tripped.
Yan Bugui kept careful accounts, and had promised everyone that every purchase of raw materials and each consumption of paint would be reimbursed if the stall generated revenue in the future.
Xu Damao brought the equipment, and Liu Guangtian, Yan Jiefang and others followed him to the yard to set up the equipment.
Auntie and auntie were busy putting peanuts, melon seeds and some snacks on the stall.
As the sun gradually set, Wang Dabao and Wang Tiangao entered the yard.
On the way back, Wang Dabao had already explained the situation of the compound to Wang Tiangao in detail.
Wang Tiangao asked countless questions along the way, and was curious about everything, which annoyed Wang Dabao very much, but he had no other choice facing this uncle.
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Yan Jiekuang, and quickly called him over, asking Wang Tiangao to talk to Yan Jiekuang if he had any questions.
When Wang Dabao walked into the middle courtyard, he was shocked. It was so lively. Everyone, whether acquaintance or stranger, had excited smiles on their faces.
"Dabao, you're finally back. I heard from your sister-in-law that you went to work. You can't keep me quiet on this weekend."
Seeing Wang Dabao appear in the middle courtyard, Yan Bugui immediately ran over with a small notebook, "I'm telling you, after hearing your idea of selling snacks, I've already opened several tickets."
After mumbling for a while, Yan Bugui finally noticed the young man following Wang Dabao.
There was no choice but for Wang Dabao to repeat what he had just said to the residents of the compound.
"Tian Gao, right? This name is good, and it has a good meaning!" Yan Bugui looked at Wang Tiangao and kept praising him. "He is about the same age as Jiefang and Guangtian, so you can definitely play together. I'll call them over later so you guys can get to know each other."
Upon hearing this, Wang Dabao's face immediately turned dark.
What do you mean brothers, let’s get to know each other, this guy is my uncle!!!
Xu Damao was debugging the machine and waved to Wang Dabao.
Liu Haizhong came over to greet Wang Dabao, "Look, Dabao, I've discussed with Lao Yan and Damao that it's safer to have men and women sit separately. After all, this is in our courtyard, and we can't afford to make any mistakes."
"I've asked your sister-in-law to prepare some food tonight, so don't get angry. When you're done, take Tiangao to my place for a bite."
When Liu Haizhong saw people coming from the other side of the street, he said something and hurried over to greet them.
Seeing this, Wang Dabao quickly took Wang Tiangao and ran away. It would be bad if they knew each other. His identity as Section Chief Wang must not be exposed, otherwise the fact that he had cheated everyone out of money a few days ago would be exposed.
I took Wang Tiangao back home, lit the stove, and the temperature in the cabin immediately rose.
Wang Tiangao had not yet started working and had not been allocated a house, so Wang Dabao decided to squeeze in with him at night. After all, he had often shared a kang with this kid at Third Uncle's house when they were young.
Finally, evening came and the lights came on.
The movie was about to start, and many neighbors from nearby courtyards came into the central courtyard one after another, holding small stools.
Seeing the snack stalls set up on the side, the children cheered with joy, and many women and children soon gathered in front of the simple stalls.
The young men kept glancing at the older girls and wives, and took the opportunity to buy some peanuts and melon seeds to show their courtesy.
Liu Guangtian, Yan Jiefang, Sha Zhu and others were tired after a day's work, but they smiled when they saw the lively scene in the compound.
As the movie images were projected, the courtyard fell silent, with only the sound of cracking sunflower seeds and occasional laughter, as if all the fatigue and unhappiness of the day had dissipated in the night.
After the movie started, the audience, eating melon seeds and peanuts, watched the movie with great interest.
While selling snacks, Liu Guangtian secretly glanced at a few good-looking girls not far away, and his heart was filled with joy.
Yan Jiefang was also full of energy and was busy greeting customers in front of the stall. However, there was no way, if he was not motivated enough, his father would definitely kill him at night.
Yan Bugui sat aside, carefully keeping accounts and collecting money, muttering to himself that he would definitely make some money today, with a look of satisfaction on his face.