The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

Chapter 24 Xu Fugui's Initiative to Show Goodwill

Speaking of Xu Fugui, we must mention the famous Lou Qingyun.

The Lou family used to be a major capitalist family with extremely large assets.

Therefore, Lou Bancheng (meaning "half-city") was a nickname in Beijing.

Even the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill where Yi Zhonghai and others now work was originally Lou Bancheng's property.

However, at that time it was called Lou's Steel Rolling Mill.

However, with the start of the public-private partnership, units like steel rolling mills began to be taken over by the state for management, and the steel rolling mill was renamed as it is now: Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Although Lou Bancheng still holds a portion of the shares in Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill;

However, they only receive dividends, but not the right to operate or manage the business.

Xu Fugui was originally just a movie projectionist for the Lou family, but he married the Lou family's nanny and thus became a close member of the Lou family.

After the steel rolling mill completed its joint venture, with the help of the Lou family, he naturally became the projectionist at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Lou Qingyun currently only receives dividends and does not participate in the management or operation of the steel rolling mill.

However, it still possesses considerable power and influence.

It was precisely because of this that Xu Fugui's situation at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was relatively good, in addition to the fact that Xu Fugui himself was quite good at getting along with people.

Over time, he actually thrived in the community.

From the factory manager and leaders to ordinary workers, everyone could have a few words with them.

Although the salary wasn't very high after becoming a projectionist at the steel rolling mill, there was a considerable amount of hidden income.

Every time I go to the countryside to show movies to the villagers, I get a lot in return.

Or some dried goods, or some wild game...

Every time he returned from the countryside, Yan Bugui would strike up a conversation whenever he passed by the front yard, and Xu Fugui was also a generous person.

They would give Yan Bugui something, more or less.

In Xu Fugui's eyes, the items were not worth much money, but in Yan Bugui's eyes, they were very good, even excellent.

Over time, Yan Bugui and Xu Fugui actually became quite close.

Just as Li Qin was secretly observing Xu Fugui and Xu Damao, the two also noticed Li Qin.

Although the original owner had kept a low profile in the courtyard, because he lived in the front yard, people coming and going in the yard would pass by.

As a result, he became acquainted with the people in the courtyard.

Although Li Qin used magic to make his clothes dirty and old, after fusing with the divine essence and inheriting the power of the wizard, Li Qin's spirit and energy underwent a great change.

Xu Fugui had seen a lot of people, so he could naturally sense Li Qin's extraordinary qualities.

He then took out a string of dried mushrooms from the bag on his bicycle and walked up to Li Qin.

"Xiao Li, here's a skewer of dried mushrooms for you to try. It's nothing special, don't be disgusted by it."

Li Qin was quite surprised when he saw the dried mushrooms handed to him.

Because from the original owner's memories, she knew that this was not the first time she had encountered Xu Fugui and his son, but in the past, she had at most nodded and greeted them.

But it has never given anything to the original owner on its own initiative.

Although Li Qin did not know what Xu Fugui was thinking, he did not sense any malice from the other party, and thus made a decision.

He smiled and accepted the dried mushrooms that Xu Fugui handed him.

"Thank you, Uncle Xu!"

Now that he had decided to live in this courtyard and acquire emotional power, Li Qin naturally couldn't continue to be a nobody.

Therefore, it is also necessary to establish connections with these people.

Seeing Li Qin accept the gift, a hint of joy appeared in Xu Fugui's eyes.

Often, relationships are built up little by little.

If Li Qin is willing to accept something, it means that the other party is willing to do business with him.

This is a good start.

Of course, Xu Fugui did this not because he wanted to get anything from Li Qin immediately; at most, it was just a side move.

Even if Li Qin doesn't achieve anything in the future, Xu Fugui won't suffer any loss.

"Old Yan, Little Li, we're going home for dinner now, so we won't chat with you anymore."

After Xu Fugui nodded to Li Qin and Yan Bugui, he and Xu Damao pushed their bicycles to the backyard.

At this moment, Yan Bugui was carrying dried black fungus in his hand, but his eyes were fixed on the departing figures of the Xu father and son.

More accurately, it was the bicycle the two of them were pushing.

A look of envy flashed in his eyes.

Although it wasn't new, only about 70-80% new, bicycles weren't a common item at that time.

Only after the figures of the Xu father and son had completely disappeared behind the passageway did Yan Bugui withdraw his gaze.

Immediately, they saw Li Qin carrying a box in one hand and dried mushrooms in the other.

A glint of light flashed in Yan Bugui's eyes, and then he said to Li Qin with a smile.

"Xiao Li, I see you usually come home quite late from work and don't have much time to cook. Why don't you leave these mushrooms at Uncle San's house?"

"I'll have your auntie help you make it tomorrow, so you can come back and have something ready to eat, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qin gave Yan Bugui a strange look.

At this moment, Yan Bugui's gaze was entirely focused on the mushrooms, so he naturally did not notice Li Qin's strange look.

At this moment, Li Qin said with a smile on his face;

"Thank you for your kindness, Uncle, but these mushrooms are a good thing. I can't bear to eat them all the time. I'll keep them."

We'll take it out and eat it when it's important.

As he spoke, Li Qin picked up the bunch of mushrooms in his hand and waved them in front of Yan Bugui.

He then spoke again;

"I've worked all day and I'm exhausted, so I'm going back to rest now. See you later, Uncle San."

Without waiting for Yan Bugui's reaction, he immediately walked towards his own front door;

Push open the door, enter the room, and close the door;

The entire action was performed in one smooth motion, giving Yan Bugui no chance to speak.

Watching Li Qin's departing figure, Yan Bugui's mouth moved slightly.

Finally, with a look of disappointment on his face, he slowly walked back home.

However, he was still muttering to himself:

"Those mushrooms look like really good stuff, what a pity..."

Although Li Qin had left, he could still imagine Yan Bugui's expression at that moment.

Just thinking about the other person's amusing reaction made Li Qin's lips curl up involuntarily.

When he recalled the system notification sound, the corners of his mouth turned up even wider;

[Emotional Power +200]

[Emotional Power +100]

[Emotional Power +100]

......

Even now, the system is still notifying me that emotional power has been credited to my account.

Originally, Li Qin had no intention of using Yan Bugui to gain emotional power.

Unexpectedly, he didn't need to do anything special; the other party just unleashed their emotional power on their own.

Upon returning home, Li Qin first lit the kerosene lamp in the room.

The room, which had been dark, suddenly became bright.

In the early days of the People's Republic of China, many infrastructure facilities were still inadequate, such as the power supply.

If you want electricity, you need to apply to the power company, and then someone will come to connect the electricity to your home from the nearest power line.

However, this means that electricity bills need to be paid every month.

However, the bill is not based on actual electricity consumption, but on the number of light bulbs in the house.

The original owner spent most of the day working outside to earn money and would only come back at night.

Since the house was only rented and was a reverse-style house, no application was made.

Therefore, Li Qin can only use kerosene lamps for lighting now.

Li Qin casually placed the box he was carrying, along with the string of mushrooms Xu Fugui had just given him, on the table.

Then Li Qin waved at the box.

The box opened automatically, and the pots, pans, and other utensils inside flew out one by one and were neatly arranged in the cabinet in the room.