AWB Chapter 134: Everyone is very nice.
Chapter 134: Everyone is very nice.
"Hey, our new neighbor's here!"
Yan Bugui had already heard from the third aunt about the new neighbors moving in across the street.
Especially after hearing Yi Zhonghai say that Yang Ke had priority access to all three rooms, he immediately realized that Yang Ke was someone of considerable importance.
Now there's someone helping with the luggage, and they're moving so efficiently.
Under these circumstances, how could Yan Bugui possibly suffer a loss?
Don't get me wrong, he wasn't trying to take advantage of us by going over there on purpose; he was there to help!
Well, it's also about taking advantage of others, but it's about doing them a favor.
After all, his neighbors across the hall moved in, so if he lends a hand, no one will say anything to him, right?
"You must be the third uncle, I can do it myself, how could I trouble you?"
Yang Ke said this, and then handed the heaviest bag to Yan Bugui.
His physique is beyond human capabilities, so it doesn't matter, but Yan Bugui is just a teacher.
As soon as Yan Bugui picked up the sack, he immediately put on a mask of pain.
Fortunately, the distance wasn't far, so he gritted his teeth, picked up the sack, and followed Yang Ke to his door.
"Thank you so much, Uncle. These are all tableware and such. They look small, but there are quite a lot of them. I had trouble carrying them just now. Luckily, Uncle is here."
Yang Ke talks about cheap things as if they're free; you'd think he was really grateful to Yan Bugui.
"Haha, you're welcome."
"We're all neighbors, so helping each other is only right."
Yan Bugui shook his hands behind his back, but his eyes were fixed on the sack.
It contains not only several kinds of seasonings in a large jar, but also a lot of meat and refined white flour.
Because it was inconvenient for others to see, it was put back in a large burlap sack and placed in the kitchen, which Yan Bugui naturally saw.
If it were just a small bargain, Yan Bugui would dare to take it, but looking at all these things, and the help from Xiao Li, it was clear that he wasn't just an ordinary friend; he was very respectful to Yang Ke.
It's lunchtime now, and Yan Bugui is the only one who's been squatting here to take advantage of the situation, so only three people are moving things.
Things were fine at first, but as Yan Bugui carried the load, he was suddenly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of stuff.
Wow, you really "moved"!
When other people come to stay here, they usually only bring a few bags of clothes and some food; they don't bring so many bags and packages.
10 minute later.
"Phew, without Uncle San, you've had a hard time."
"Well, I still have something to talk to Brother Li about. You go ahead and do your work, Uncle. I'll come and thank you later."
Yang Ke saw that Yan Bugui had finished his hard labor and immediately sent him away.
Yan Bugui didn't think much of it, assuming that the other person had something to say. Since he didn't know Yang Ke's specific situation, he naturally wouldn't shamelessly stay to listen.
Of course, even though he was at the door, he already knew that Xiao Li was a driver.
Don't let his lack of ambition for officialdom fool you; he's not completely ignorant either. Of course, he knows the value of owning a car these days.
On Yang Ke's side, Xiao Li arranged and organized everything, and only left after making sure everything was in order.
"Yang Ke, you've moved in! I heard you hadn't moved in yet after get off work. I thought you were coming tomorrow."
Yi Zhonghai, unable to wait for Yang Ke, went back to eat first. After finishing his meal, he came to the front yard and saw that Yang Ke had already moved in and was packing his things.
"Yes, Uncle, the people in our courtyard are all very kind. Uncle San helped me carry it just now."
Yang Ke found what he said quite interesting, mainly because Yi Zhonghai's expression was a bit stunned.
"Oh, what about Old Yan?"
Yi Zhonghai certainly knew who Yan Bugui was.
If he takes advantage of Yang Ke, then I will have to use my authority as an elder to make him give back what he has gained.
"Third Uncle went back for dinner."
Yang Ke then said something.
"Oh, I see. Since you can cook, why don't you eat first? I'll hold a college-wide meeting at 8 p.m. to let everyone get to know you."
Yi Zhonghai glanced at the time and made no move to take Yang Ke to visit other people's homes.
It's not really appropriate for us to go since everyone's eating here. Let's just hold a general meeting for the whole college instead.
"Okay, sir."
Yang Ke nodded and quickly took out a rather large piece of meat and started cutting it.
Yi Zhonghai was speechless after seeing this.
Don't be fooled by his status as a level 8 worker; he can afford things like wheat flour, but meat is something you really can't buy these days.
But since I had just said I was full, I couldn't say anything more when I saw the meat, so I took back what I said and turned to go back first.
Yang Ke happily made a stew of cabbage and pork. He had brought some steamed buns with him before coming over in the evening, so they were ready to eat after steaming.
"Who's cooking meat these days? There's still any meat flavor left..."
Madam Jia had a very keen sense of smell; even in the middle courtyard, she could smell the meat and immediately asked about it.
"Mom, you've asked the wrong question. Who can afford meat these days?"
Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu immediately felt it was impossible.
These days, even pork isn't sold; where are we supposed to get meat?
"Dongxu, it seems to really be true."
"I heard that someone moved into the front yard. The third auntie was telling us about it this afternoon. It might be him who brought him."
Qin Huairu also smelled it and, recalling what the third aunt had said that afternoon, figured it must be a new resident.
"Hmph, what kind of neighbors are they? They moved in and didn't even bring us any meat."
After hearing this, Jia Zhangshi also complained, but she didn't actually shamelessly come to the door.
Actually, Jia Zhangshi in the play may seem a bit dim-witted, but she takes advantage of things blindly.
But in reality, it was all just cooperating with Qin Huairu. Anyway, they got all the benefits, so what did it matter if they were disliked?
Not only the Jia family, but also the Third Uncle's family and Yi Zhonghai's family smelled the meat. However, both of them were very shrewd and were not surprised at all that Yang Ke could afford meat.
At 8 p.m., Yang Ke was sitting in a chair thinking when there was a knock on the door.
"Is this Yang Ke? This is He Yuzhu. An old man asked me to call you to the Intermediate People's Court for a general meeting."
Sha Zhu was instructed by Yi Zhonghai to call Yang Ke, but he didn't take it seriously and just called out normally.
"Okay, I'll be right away."
Yang Ke nodded and agreed to the task.
He was figuring out how to start and "build rapport" with everyone.
Being a villain doesn't necessarily mean being overtly villainous. Take Yi Zhonghai, for example. Many people sensed that he wasn't a good person, but who could really say anything about him?
If he were to be harsh and unfriendly to the people in the courtyard, it would actually be detrimental to Yang Ke's ability to deal with them behind the scenes.
Thinking of this, Yang Ke took out a packet of sunflower seeds wrapped in newspaper, intending to distribute them to everyone later.
These days, sunflower seeds are quite valuable, mainly because they can be pressed for oil, and not everyone can afford them.
Everyone was attending a plenary meeting at the Intermediate People's Court, and Yang Ke arrived relatively late.
"Yang Ke, come here, let me introduce you to everyone."
Upon seeing Yang Ke, Yi Zhonghai immediately waved to him, gesturing for him to come to the octagonal table.
"As you all know, a new resident named Yang Ke has moved to our front yard. He lives across from Uncle San. Let's all give him a warm welcome."
Yi Zhonghai didn't give Liu Haizhong a chance to cause trouble and directly signaled everyone to applaud and welcome the arrival of the new resident Yang Ke.
Otherwise, given Liu Haizhong's brains, he might try to put on airs and upset Yang Ke, and then this old man would also end up getting the blame.