The most gentle of bows, like a white lotus blushing in the cool breeze.
I have to say, Xu Zhimo's poetry is truly fitting for the occasion.
Li Wuwei, whenever he reads it, always finds himself lost in thought.
Time flew by, and by the next afternoon, Li Wuwei, watching Jia Dongxu with a face full of smiles, brought Chen Bi Hua back to the courtyard.
They had brought all their belongings, and with their marriage certificate, they could stay in the Jia family's home. As for the wedding banquet, it was merely to add a sense of ceremony.
"Li Wuwei, I have a wife now."
Jia Dongxu was brimming with pride, "Now good people won't have to cry anymore."
"Good, good! But now you have to feed three people."
Li Wuwei, standing and talking without any burden, knew the Jia family only had 7.5 mao to spend each day. If they were to eat white flour, it would cost 5 mao just for the main meal, making life difficult.
"You..."
Jia Dongxu's face turned dark. Thinking about how his salary wasn't even as high as Qin Huai Ru's, his whole being felt gloomy.
Chen Bi Hua looked at the young man in front of her. She recognized him – the shameless villain Li Wuwei who Jia Dongxu had mentioned so many times. But he seemed quite nice in person.
"Don't waste your breath on me, at least I'm not living off my wife while I stay home all day."
Jia Dongxu quickly pulled Chen Bi Hua back home and warned her, "Bi Hua, be careful of that man. He's truly shameless, you mustn't talk to him."
"Okay!"
Chen Bi Hua had her marriage certificate, and she would move her hukou to the city. She was no longer worried.
...
On Thursday, Li Wuwei rode his bicycle to Qianmen Street. Walking would take a long time, but cycling only took twenty minutes.
For him, it was faster, his physical fitness was top-notch.
Yesterday, he went to the Xinhua Bookstore on Wangfujing Street, looking for martial arts manuals. He found one, a Tai Chi manual. But because the illustrations were too blurry, he only learned the opening move. He couldn't fight with it.
There was also a book on the 72 Shaolin Arts. After reading it, even someone with his extreme physical fitness felt like crying.
Ordinary people would be crippled if they could even manage to learn one of these techniques.
For example, the Iron Arm Technique. First, you hit bamboo, then a wooden post, and then an iron pillar. You keep practicing until you no longer feel pain, and then you can master it. Would you dare try that?
Forget it, he'd rather rely on his instinctual boxing skills to travel the world, brute force over technique.
"Oh, you came today?"
Chen Xue Ru was at the store all day. If you came during the day, she was basically always there.
"I don't have a job, I have all the time in the world."
When Li Wuwei said this, everyone realized.
"You mean, you're unemployed?"
Chen Xue Ru was stunned, "Then how is your wife, my sister, working at the factory?"
"Oh, she's taking my place."
Li Wuwei said it matter-of-factly, "This is a new society now, men and women are equal. Between husband and wife, it doesn't matter who supports the family."
"Ah!"
Chen Xue Ru felt like her understanding of Li Wuwei was being constantly refreshed. To call him a "remarkable man" was only because he was handsome. Otherwise, she'd have to curse.
"So, you really want to go to the backyard? Let's go!"
He had come to do some real work. Once he caught the enemy agent, he would be a person of status in the local street committee here.
Compared to the street committee in Dongzhimen, which dealt with petty matters, the street committee in Zhengyangmen was in a commercially developed area. Even the positions at the department store were arranged by the street committee.
"You're really going?"
Chen Xue Ru felt that Li Wuwei wasn't very reliable.
"Didn't we agree on this? You don't want to expand your business?"
Li Wuwei's words hit the strong woman's weakness.
"Alright, let's go."
Chen Xue Ru told the employees in the shop and took Li Wuwei to the alley next door. The backyard was behind the silk shop, but not connected. You had to go around.
Li Wuwei observed the area, it was quite secluded. Someone who didn't know the place would mistake the backyard for part of the silk shop.
"This is it. I've come here a few times before, but never seen anyone open the door. I don't even know what the resident of the backyard looks like."
Chen Xue Ru, dressed in silk, stood like a model, stylish.
"No problem, I'll definitely find the person for you."
Li Wuwei went to knock on the door. When no one answered, he knocked harder.
Suddenly, he understood Yan Bu Gui and Liu Hai Zhong's desperation to catch He Da Qing that day.
No matter what era, catching an enemy agent was a great feat, a great thing for the country and the people.
"I told you no one was home!"
Chen Xue Ru was a little scared now, "What if the resident is really doing something illegal?"
Li Wuwei frowned, "Should I put on a cape and become a man of the country again?"
"Chen Xue Ru, you go knock and see. If it doesn't work, then forget it."
"Alright!"
Chen Xue Ru still wanted to get in touch with the resident in the backyard. She stepped forward and called out, "Is anyone home? I'm the owner of the silk shop next door. Is anyone home?"
Li Wuwei thought for a moment and said, "Say that the street committee sent someone to register."
"Is anyone home? The street committee sent me to register..."
Chen Xue Ru did as she was told, thinking Li Wuwei had some brains.
"Coming, what's with all the knocking!"
Suddenly, a man's voice came from the courtyard. After a while, the door opened slightly from the inside, revealing the face of a middle-aged man.
Li Wuwei memorized the man's appearance. As for whether the enemy agent was this person, it needed further confirmation.
"Who are you two? The street committee already registered before."
The middle-aged man looked at the two of them. He recognized the woman, but the man was a stranger.
Chen Xue Ru was about to explain, but she saw Li Wuwei push the door open with a slight force.
The middle-aged man couldn't withstand the force. He was pushed back by the force of the door and staggered a few steps before regaining his balance.
"Boss, let's go inside and talk to him."
Li Wuwei stepped into the courtyard, they'd already startled the snake. He was going to barge in.