Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 370 Before leaving

The next day, He Lai came to the steel rolling mill and immediately told Li Huaide that Wu Juan agreed to let him go to Guangcheng.

"Haha, actually I already knew your mother would agree. I know your mother a little bit. She won't stand in your way of progress. She's just a little worried about you, her precious son. So I already reported your name."

Li Huaide smiled slightly and said calmly.

"Uncle Li, you are awesome!" He Lai could only give him a thumbs up.

"That's all right. We'll set off at five o'clock the day after tomorrow. Prepare everything you need.

It is estimated that it will take about fifty-nine hours to get from Sijiucheng to Guangzhou by train. It is a bit long, so be mentally prepared.

There is no way, time is a bit tight. Our grinders and lighters are both industrial products and are scheduled in the first phase.

So we only have one day on the 19th to set up the showroom. We will start sales on the 20th. Time is a bit tight. I have arranged for the 20 grinding machines and 2,000 lighters to be shipped to Guangzhou tomorrow."

Li Huaide explained.

He Lai was also surprised. He thought that it would take a long time to take a train in this era, but he didn't expect it to be 59 hours, almost two and a half days! If it were a modern high-speed train, it would only take more than seven hours! This difference is really quite big!

"Okay, there's still another day to clean up, Uncle Li. I believe you can handle it."

"Okay, Uncle Li, I'll leave first." Seeing Li Huaide like this, He Lai could only smile, said something and left.

He Lai returned to the office and thought about it again. He felt that a kerosene lighter was not enough. He thought that a plastic lighter would also be good! After all, Xiaozi would be able to make it in a few years, so he had to seize the opportunity.

The things needed for this plastic lighter are similar. The most important thing is the injection molding machine. With it, it is equivalent to having an appearance, and then making a plastic lighter is not a problem!

He Lai should first come up with the design of this plastic lighter.

During the meal, He Lai told Sha Zhu that he was going to the Canton Fair, and Sha Zhu immediately became anxious.

"Xiao Laizi, why is Aunt He like this now? She changes every day. No, I have to talk to Director Li. I still have to go with her."

Sha Zhu didn't even bother to eat, and after saying that, he ran to Li Huaide's place.

He Lai smiled and said nothing. It’s better not to eat. All the dishes are mine!

……

After finishing the design drawings of the plastic lighter, He Lai rode his bike away from the steel mill. The people in the security department didn't dare to stop him because they all knew He Lai's identity and it was almost time to get off work anyway.

He Lai first came to Mr. Feng.

"Hey, why are you here today? What's the matter?"

Old Master Feng smiled and said that he was living a very comfortable life now!

"Master, do you know how to disguise yourself? Please teach me."

He Lai took out two more deer antlers and whispered.

"Master does know how to do it, but why do you want to learn this?" Old Master Feng picked up the deer antler and looked at it, while asking about He Lai.

"Well, I'm going on a business trip the day after tomorrow to Guangcheng, and I need to do some private things, but I don't want to do it under my own identity, so I need to change my appearance."

He Lai explained.

"I see. If it's the day after tomorrow, it might be too late to teach you the art of disguise. So I have two human skin masks here. I'll help you modify them. You can come pick them up tomorrow."

Old Master Feng didn't ask what He Lai was going to do, but agreed directly. After all, he had a certain understanding of He Lai and was sure that he would not do anything bad.

"Thank you, Master. Do you want me to put it on first?" When He Lai heard about the human skin mask, he thought it was a good thing.

"No need. I can still grasp your facial contours. Come early tomorrow and I will teach you how to wear it then."

"I see."

"Got it, if you don't leave yet, this old man won't have any dinner for you!"

He Lai was stunned for a moment and had to say goodbye. Then he thought about it and decided to go to Mr. Zhou's place. Maybe the old man has old comrades in Guangcheng. It would be nice if they could take care of him then!

At Mr. Zhou's house in the military compound

"I knew you were going to come look for me. Take it and say hello to them for me!"

Mr. Zhou handed over a list and said.

"The one who knows me best is none other than Grandpa Zhou, otherwise why would I like coming here! Hehe."

He Lai quickly took it and started to look at it. There were two people's names, phone numbers, addresses, and positions on it.

Wei Youwei, deputy mayor of Guangcheng, lives in Courtyard No. 4, **** Military Region Compound, Guangcheng City, telephone number: ****1234.

Jiang Ling, deputy director of the Guangzhou Foreign Trade Bureau, lives in Courtyard 8, **** Military Region Compound, Guangzhou City, telephone number: ****4321.

"They are both soldiers I trained back then. I've already told them that they will take care of you if you need them. Just go ahead and don't worry."

Mr. Zhou said with a smile.

"Thank you, Grandpa Zhou. Now I feel relieved." He Lai said with a smile.

"You kid, why don't you bring a few lighters for the old man?"

"What's so good about that thing? You can't eat it! Grandpa Zhou, you can't smoke either. I made this thing just to cheat the money out of those foreign businessmen's pockets."

He Lai said without hesitation.

"Haha, all right, old man, let's see how much money you can swindle back!"

Mr. Zhou said with a smile.

"I heard that foreigners are rich. They sell lighters like this for fifty dollars each! I should sell them for at least thirty or forty dollars, Grandpa Zhou, don't you think so?"

He Lai took out a lighter from his pocket and started playing with it. The ding-ding sound was very pleasant.

He Lai had inquired about it. This kind of lighter is very popular in foreign countries. For example, in Big Brother, the better ones cost more than 400 rubles, and the worst ones cost hundreds of rubles. And He Lai's products are definitely better than theirs! They can definitely be sold at a good price.

The cost on my side is not much, it just requires a bit of labor.

In 59, Big Brother was still using the old ruble, and the exchange rate with the US dollar was 4:1, which means that a lighter could be sold for at least thirty or forty US dollars.

"You have something good, but you dare to hide it? Bring it to me."

As Mr. Zhou spoke, he snatched the lighter and started playing with it.

"Good stuff, this is really good stuff. An old comrade who went to fight in CX a few years ago had one, but it was far inferior to this!"

"Really? I think it will definitely sell well! Then we can collect all the money from these foreigners!"

"I think it works!"

The two of them became more and more excited as they talked, and almost became close friends. Old Mrs. Zhou watched with a smile on her face.

"Old woman, what are you doing? Go and cook. Xiao Laizi must stay and have a few drinks with me today!"

Mr. Zhou ordered.

"Okay, I'll go now." Old Mrs. Zhou said with a smile, then stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

"Grandma Zhou, let me light the fire!" He Lai also followed.

Mr. Zhou thought that he should show off to some old guys, so he went out.

When the meal was ready, Grandpa Zhou hadn't come back yet. He Lai and his companions had no choice but to sit and wait. Finally, Grandpa Zhou came back triumphantly.

"Okay, if you have something to eat, go outside and show off. Look at what you can do. Come over and eat."

Old Mrs. Zhou cursed with a smile.

Mr. Zhou did not refute, put away his lighter and started eating.

"Grandpa Zhou, you smoke a lot, don't you? The smell of smoke is so strong. I think I can't give you this lighter, otherwise you will become addicted again."

He Lai smelled the scent on Mr. Zhou and said.

"No, I finally got a good thing, I can't live without it, I will smoke less in the future!"

Mr. Zhou will not return the lighter to He Lai, it is a good thing!

"Grandpa Zhou, if you show off like this, others are not fools and will definitely go looking for it. You can get it from the steel mill in no time."

"It doesn't matter to them. I have to be the first one anyway."

"Uh…"

He Lai was speechless.

...Soon dinner was over and He Lai said goodbye and went back.