Chapter 16: What Do You Know? You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover!
Feng Yang continued.
"However, it's not easy to get into the Municipal Bureau for now. I remember the Nanluoguxiang Police Station is short of a purchasing agent."
"You can transition there for a while, and when there's an opportunity, I'll transfer you over!"
Huang Weiguo hurriedly thanked him.
"Thank you, Uncle Feng!"
Nanluoguxiang Police Station was close to home, so he could still take care of Hua Hua and Qing Qing, making him naturally very willing.
Feng Yang spoke again.
"Alright, I'll have someone handle the paperwork for you later. Once it's done, I'll have your Aunt Wang notify you!"
"But let's make one thing clear: even if you're at this Police Station, if the Municipal Bureau needs meat, you'll still have to help prepare it!"
Huang Weiguo promised.
"Don't worry, Uncle Feng!"
"As long as I can catch any game, I'll definitely ask Aunt Wang first!"
"Good lad!" Feng Yang praised him.
Before long, Director Wang finished weighing the game, and Feng Yang had the Public Security Bureau's Procurement Section settle the payment.
Three wild boars, plus over a dozen pheasants and hares, came to a total of 980 yuan.
Adding the 1,300 yuan Huang Weiguo got from selling things in the outskirts of Beijing, he had 2,290 yuan in hand by the end of the day.
This amount of money was equivalent to two years of Yi Zhonghai's salary.
Jia Dongxu had just become a regular worker from an apprentice, and his monthly salary seemed to be 23 yuan. Based on that, this money was almost equal to over eight years of Jia Dongxu's wages.
Huang Weiguo had originally planned to buy the "Four Big Items" one by one, but now with over 2,000 yuan, why would he hesitate?
He would buy all the "Four Big Items" at once later and get a bicycle each for Huang Liying and his future wife—even though he didn't know where his future wife was yet.
Holding the money, Huang Weiguo greeted Director Wang and left the Subdistrict Office.
Meanwhile, Yan Bugui, who was still at the Subdistrict Office, stood there as his mental defenses completely collapsed.
First, he saw Huang Weiguo compete with a group from the Public Security Bureau and win in just a few moves;
Then he learned that Huang Weiguo had actually hunted three wild boars and so many pheasants and hares, selling them to the Public Security Bureau on the spot for nearly 1,000 yuan!
Yan Bugui stood there, beating his chest in frustration and feeling deep regret: How could he have been so foolish back then? Why hadn't he lent a helping hand when the Huang Family was in trouble?
And as for the marriage between Huang Weiguo and Qin Huairu, if only he had said something fair back then, he could at least have some connection with the Huang Family now.
He was so filled with regret right now that his intestines nearly turned green.
Of course, he didn't know that Huang Weiguo had earned over 2,000 yuan in total from selling game today, nor did he know that the Public Security Bureau had already invited Huang Weiguo to become the Police Station's purchasing agent.
Although it was just a logistics position, it was still considered a police officer.
Such a job was something he wouldn't even dare to dream of; it was more enviable than Sha Zhu's job as a cook or Xu Damao's as a projectionist.
Having earned the money, Huang Weiguo rode his bicycle back to the Siheyuan.
"Mom, I'm back!"
"Brother, you're back!"
Today, Hua Hua and Qing Qing were wearing brand-new small leather shoes and woolen Bragi dresses, and when they walked out of the Siheyuan, their little playmates were incredibly envious.
They just stood there as their playmates lined up to touch their clothes and leather shoes; no one called them "wild children without a father" anymore.
Huang Weiguo pulled Hua Hua and Qing Qing into his arms, and the two little ones each hugged his cheeks and gave him a kiss.
Huang Liying said.
"Hua Hua, Qing Qing, come down quickly. Your brother is tired from hunting!"
Huang Weiguo said.
"Mom, I'm not tired."
"Hurry up and change your clothes; we're going to the Department Store today!"
Huang Liying asked in confusion.
"Didn't we just go?"
"Why are we going again?"
Huang Weiguo pulled out over 2,000 yuan and said.
"This is what I earned from hunting today!"
"Mom, let's go buy a Sewing Machine so you won't have to do needlework under the lamp anymore!"
Huang Liying looked at the stack of money on the table in shock; in all her years, she had never seen so much money.
"This... Weiguo, how much game did you hunt today?"
Huang Weiguo recounted the process of selling the game today.
"It was also a bit of good luck."
"Director Wang said that from now on, no matter how much game I hunt, the Subdistrict Office and the Municipal Bureau can help take it."
"And Uncle Feng even asked me to be a purchasing agent for the Police Station!"
Huang Liying was incredibly excited.
"That's wonderful!"
"My Weiguo finally has a formal job!"
Hua Hua and Qing Qing asked with sparkling eyes.
"Is brother going to be a police officer uncle?"
"Does that mean no one will bully us anymore?"
Huang Weiguo said with a smile.
"Yes, once brother becomes a police officer, he can protect Hua Hua and Qing Qing."
Huang Liying wiped away tears of excitement; the Huang Family had suffered for so long, and they were finally going to have a good life.
"Weiguo, you can't spend this money recklessly; you still need to marry a wife."
Huang Weiguo said.
"Mom, once I start at the Police Station, I'll have a salary. I'll arrange how to use this money."
"Keep this 100 yuan for household expenses, and these 10 yuan are for Hua Hua and Qing Qing—five yuan each as pocket money!"
Huang Liying hurriedly waved her hands.
"No!"
She only took 50 yuan and stuffed the rest back to Huang Weiguo. "I'll just take 50. Hua Hua and Qing Qing are still young; they shouldn't have such large amounts of money!"
Huang Weiguo thought about it; anyway, Chinese New Year was coming soon, and he could just give Hua Hua and Qing Qing New Year's money then.
Afterward, Huang Weiguo took Huang Liying, Hua Hua, and Qing Qing to the Department Store again.
This time, he bought a phoenix brand women's bicycle for Huang Liying, along with a semi-steel watch, a Sewing Machine, and a Radio. He also bought plenty of New Year's goods, including pork, vegetables, and snacks, before heading back to the Siheyuan carrying large bags and small parcels.
At this time, Qin Huairu, First Aunt, Second Aunt, and Jia Zhangshi were by the sink in the Siheyuan.
Second Aunt said.
"I just went out and heard people in the Alleyway saying that Huang Weiguo got into some kind of trouble. He was surrounded by police and people from the Subdistrict Office!"
Jia Zhangshi, who was stitching shoe soles, had her eyes light up as she said.
"Really?"
"I knew that little brat was no good. Now he's getting what's coming to him, right?"
"Serves him right!"
Hearing this, Qin Huairu was secretly pleased.
If Huang Weiguo lived well, she felt uncomfortable. Only if Huang Weiguo was riddled with illness and destitute like before could it prove that her choice of Jia Dongxu was correct.
First Aunt didn't quite believe it.
"No way, I think Weiguo is a very well-behaved child!"
Second Aunt retorted.
"What do you know?"
"You can know a person's face but not their heart!"
"The other day, my Guang Fu and Guang Tian were just passing by his door when they were beaten by Huang Weiguo!"
"I was so angry I couldn't sleep well all day."
"I think Huang Weiguo is definitely finished this time!"
As soon as Third Aunt stepped into the Middle Courtyard, she heard this shocking news and immediately returned inside, just as she happened to run into Yan Bugui coming back.
"Old Brother Yan, Second Aunt just told me that Huang Weiguo got into trouble and was taken away by the police. Has this news already spread through the Alleyway?"
Yan Bugui responded, "Stop babbling nonsense. Old Liu's wife probably only heard a fraction of the story."