Home Delivery

Early the next morning, Xu Rui rode his bicycle to Li Yang's doorstep. "Hurry up, it's time to go!" Xu Rui shouted.

"Coming!" Li Yang walked out of the kitchen, wiping crumbs from his mouth.

"Dad, I'm off. Take care at home." Li Yang called out to Old Dad in the courtyard before leaving.

Xu Rui took him toward the 50th Road Bus Station. "You should buy one yourself someday. You can't keep making me carry you," Xu Rui said as he pedaled with difficulty.

"Let's see whether I can handle this job first. Look how fat you've gotten. Think of it as helping you lose weight. Ride faster," Li Yang urged with a grin.

In less than ten minutes, they reached the bus stop outside the hospital. Xu Rui locked up his bike and ran over to Li Yang.

Once they got on, the bus was mostly filled with young women. This route went to Luoyang Station and passed Shanghai Market along the way, so most office workers took this bus.

Jiamei Appliances was a famous nationwide chain, and its founder was a well-known figure with a legendary story.

Luoyang alone had dozens of branches, spread across all nine counties and six districts.

Li Yang and the others started work at nine in the morning and had to clock in upon arrival. Everyone had a paper attendance sheet, and the clock-in point was in Fan Xiaoyan's HR office to prevent people from clocking in for one another.

The bus swayed along from Dragon Scale Road to West Garden Road, passing the entrance to Shanghai Market Pedestrian Street. As soon as the driver stopped, more than half the passengers got off. Li Yang and Xu Rui followed the massive crowd into the pedestrian street.

Both sides of the North-South Road pedestrian street were lined with shops offering food, drinks, entertainment, and everything else. The place usually saw heavy foot traffic.

Li Yang looked around as the pretty women headed into shops on both sides, including clothing stores, shoe stores, arcades, and more.

"Stop looking. Hurry up," Xu Rui urged, turning back.

The two entered the second floor of the store and clocked in at the office. Li Yang said goodbye to Xu Rui and went straight up to the third floor. From then on, they each went about their own work.

And so, a new workday began. The head of the Refrigerator and Washing Machine Department was a thirty-year-old woman. In Li Yang's words, she could be summed up simply as round and full-figured. She was not particularly pretty, but she had the air of a leader and looked exactly like a female manager should.

As soon as work began, Zhao Tiantian organized a small meeting. She stressed the day's basic tasks and precautions, then assigned experienced employees to guide the three newcomers, including Li Yang.

After the meeting, Li Yang began familiarizing himself with everything. Midea was a famous home appliance brand, and its factory sales representative was a bespectacled young woman around Li Yang's age, though she was very experienced.

She handled customers as smoothly as if it were second nature, relaxed and effortless.

Li Yang also began slowly trying to communicate with customers every day. Li Pin enthusiastically trained him as well. Since they shared the same surname, they gradually became familiar with each other.

The other two newcomers were both women. Zhang Nini and Liu Yueyue were assigned to Haier and Xinfei Refrigerators.

On his first day at work, Li Yang was extremely curious, looking around at the customers coming and going. This job isn't boring. I'll work hard here from now on.

Zhang Nini was from Luoning, while Liu Yueyue was from Yichuan. Liu Yueyue rented a place nearby and lived with her boyfriend, who worked in small appliances downstairs. Both women had boyfriends. Whenever Li Yang had nothing to do, he often chatted with them, and the three gradually became acquainted over time.

Time flew by. Before he knew it, Li Yang had been working for a month and was no longer the rookie he had been before.

That morning, the weather outside was poor, and hardly anyone came shopping. Li Yang was standing in a corner chatting with Zhang Nini.

"Nini, don't you live with your boyfriend?" Li Yang asked with a smile.

"Of course not. We only get to see each other when we have time," Nini answered frankly.

Li Yang looked around, then leaned closer and asked quietly, "Have you two slept together?"

Nini's face reddened slightly. She rolled her eyes at Li Yang. "What? Are you jealous?" she countered.

"Yeah. Hurry up and tell me. Have you or not?" Li Yang asked with a deliberately serious expression.

"Fine, fine. We have, okay?" Nini finally admitted.

Li Yang chuckled after hearing that and stopped pressing the matter. He did not find it all that interesting anyway.

After enduring the morning and eating lunch, Director Zhao Tiantian asked Li Yang to take a new induction cooker to a residential complex in Shuangxi Bulo. He was to find a customer and exchange the one she had bought before, which was apparently malfunctioning.

After explaining the necessary precautions, Li Yang changed out of his uniform and set off. He took a bus from Shanghai Market toward the New District.

He soon arrived near the South End of West Garden Bridge. After getting off, he walked to the entrance of the complex and called the customer.

A woman answered. After Li Yang explained why he was calling, she warmly told him the building and apartment number.

Li Yang hung up and went inside. The elevator required a keycard, so after he notified her, the woman came downstairs to let him in.

Before long, a woman in a Woolen Coat came downstairs. She looked like she still retained considerable charm.

Li Yang entered the elevator with her. The woman was very friendly and began asking after his well-being.

When they reached the eighteenth floor, the woman opened the door and went inside. The heating indoors was blasting.

It made Li Yang feel a little uncomfortable. The woman changed into slippers first, then took off her coat and hung it on the rack by the door. Underneath, she was dressed as lightly as if it were summer.

"You should take off your coat too," the woman reminded him warmly, seeing how heavily he was dressed.

"All right." Li Yang casually took off his thick padded jacket and hung it on an empty spot on the rack.

"Are you from Tian Tian's department?" the woman asked curiously.

"Yes. Sister Tian asked me to come," Li Yang replied politely.

"You have no idea. A few days ago, I bought an induction cooker on your second floor. When I tried it at home, it kept shutting off by itself, so I called Tian Tian. We're close friends."

"Oh, right. My name is Yu Hong. What's your name?" the woman asked Li Yang.

"My name is Li Yang. Nice to meet you."

"Hehe, you're quite polite. Come with me and help me replace it."

With that, she led Li Yang into the kitchen. The apartment had three bedrooms and one living room. The entrance opened into a large living room, and there was also a balcony with excellent lighting.

"Pack this one up." As she spoke, the woman bent down to look for the box.

Li Yang secretly glanced at her perky backside without saying anything. She really did have a good figure, with the mature charm of a married woman.

"Found it!" the woman cried happily.

She handed it to Li Yang. "Pack it up, then open the new one and test it. I'll go prepare something for you to eat."

With that, the woman left the kitchen, ignoring Li Yang's repeated refusals.

Li Yang shook his head helplessly and got to work. He soon finished everything the woman had asked him to do.

After setting up the new one, Li Yang filled an iron pot with water and placed it on the induction cooker. Then he plugged it in and turned it on.

He stood there and waited. After a while, Yu Hong came into the kitchen.

"How is it? No problem, right?" Yu Hong asked as she tidied her freshly washed hair.

"It's fine. Look, the water's almost boiling, and nothing went wrong in the meantime." Li Yang pointed at the water in the pot.

"That's wonderful. I can finally relax. Thank you so much. When you go back, say hello to your supervisor for me." Yu Hong smiled, revealing two cute little canine teeth.

"Don't worry, I'll pass it along." Li Yang turned off the power, picked up the faulty induction cooker, and walked out of the kitchen.

"Come have some fruit." Yu Hong took Li Yang by the arm and led him to the sofa in the living room. The fruit plate on the coffee table held apples, bananas, and many other fruits.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Li Yang did not act coy and picked up a banana to eat.

"Exactly. I like your personality. A real man shouldn't act all timid and awkward like a little girl. That has no masculine spirit at all."

"Eat slowly. I'll dry my hair first." Yu Hong smiled and walked over to the TV cabinet, plugged in a hair dryer, and began blow-drying her hair.

"Hey, handsome, come help me dry the back," Yu Hong said, turning her head toward Li Yang on the sofa.

"Okay." Li Yang stood up, threw away the banana peel in his hand, and walked over to Yu Hong. He took the black hair dryer from her.

Li Yang took a look and casually said, "Your hair is in great condition. Let me style it for you."

"Really? Did you learn this trade?" Yu Hong's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Try it and you'll know. I guarantee you'll be satisfied." Li Yang gave a mysterious smile.

"All right, I'll leave it to you." Yu Hong sat up straight against the chair, folded her arms over her chest, and prepared herself.

"Do you want it straight or in big curls?" Li Yang asked, looking down at her.

"Curls. Let me see whether they look good. My hair is straight all the time anyway." Yu Hong answered expectantly.

"Sure. It'll be done soon." Li Yang picked up a round brush and carefully began giving Yu Hong large, wavy curls.

The previous year in Zhengzhou, Li Yang had spent three months learning hairstyling at a newly opened salon. In the end, he learned everything except cutting hair. It was a famous high-end salon, and they would not allow trainees to practice on customers' hair. Ruining their reputation would have been a huge loss.

Li Yang had learned most of the other techniques fairly well. In the end, the salon manager suggested that he first learn haircutting at a smaller shop, then return after mastering it.

But after leaving that job, Li Yang never continued. It was a pity, though his skills were still quite practiced.

About twenty minutes later, Li Yang stopped and admired his work with an artist's eye.

"It's so beautiful!" Yu Hong exclaimed in delight as she picked up a mirror. To better confirm the effect, she ran straight to the full-length mirror, repeatedly twisting her curvy body as she gazed with satisfaction at her beautiful reflection.

"I really can't understand it. With such good skills, why did you go into sales?" Yu Hong looked at Li Yang in confusion.

"There's no special reason. I just didn't want to keep doing it. It was tiring," Li Yang answered simply.

"Ah, that's such a shame." Yu Hong sighed. "Leave me your phone number. I still want you to style my hair in the future." She smiled playfully.

"Hehe, what if Big Brother gets unhappy if I come around too often?" Li Yang teased.

"With me here, what are you afraid of? Or do you have designs on me?" Yu Hong asked, her face full of surprise.

"Of course not. You may be beautiful, but I have principles. I will never get involved with a married woman," Li Yang replied with a solemn expression.

"Oh, you smooth talker. Stop fooling around and give me your number." Yu Hong was impatient by nature. Whenever she wanted something done, she had to act immediately.

She had discovered that the induction cooker she bought was faulty, then called Zhao Tiantian nonstop for an entire day to urge her. In the end, Zhao Tiantian had no choice but to send Li Yang over personally with a replacement.

Yu Hong called Li Yang's number on her phone before hanging up. "Save my number. Don't ask who I am later, got it?" she asked uneasily.

"Okay, don't worry. I'll never forget it for the rest of my life."

"Smooth talker." Yu Hong pretended to be angry as she spoke coquettishly.

The two chatted for a while longer before Li Yang got up to say goodbye. As he was leaving, Yu Hong insisted on stuffing fifty yuan into his hand.

"If you keep doing this, I won't come here anymore," Li Yang said, pretending to be angry.

"Fine, fine, I'll listen to you. Then I'll come visit you another day. What day do you have off?" Yu Hong asked, following behind Li Yang.

"Ah!" Yu Hong was walking absentmindedly and failed to notice Li Yang had stopped. She crashed straight into his arms.

Feeling the soft warmth in his arms, Li Yang could not help looking at Yu Hong's charming face and praising, "You're really beautiful."

"You've got quite a sweet mouth." Yu Hong was not angry as she looked at Li Yang. Then the two quickly separated as if they had been shocked.

Feeling rather awkward, Li Yang scratched his head and smiled at Yu Hong.

"We usually take one day off between Monday and Friday on a rotating schedule," Li Yang answered Yu Hong after regaining his composure.

"Okay, I understand. We'll talk by phone then."

Yu Hong saw Li Yang downstairs before returning to her apartment. After taking off her coat, she could not help walking to the mirror again to admire herself.

Suddenly thinking of something, she immediately took out her phone and began narcissistically taking selfies in all kinds of carefully posed sexy positions...

After Li Yang returned, he handed the induction cooker he had brought back to Zhao Tiantian, then returned to his post.

At last, it was seven o'clock and time to get off work. After changing clothes, Li Yang went downstairs to find Xu Rui.

At the Gree air conditioner showroom on the second floor, Zhang Xiaoli saw Li Yang approaching and hurried over to tease and roughhouse with him.

After interacting several times, the two often went out to eat together. Zhang Xiaoli had a lively, cheerful personality and could take a joke. Li Yang quickly became close with her.

"Why haven't you gotten off work yet?" Li Yang asked Zhang Xiaoli.

"Because of that perverted supervisor. Sales were terrible today, and he insists on making us stay ten more minutes. It's infuriating," Zhang Xiaoli replied through gritted teeth.

"Come on, why are you in such a rush to leave? Going on a date again? You're glued to your boyfriend every day. Don't you get tired of it?" Li Yang teased Xiaoli.

The moment he finished speaking, before he could dodge, pain shot through his waist. Zhang Xiaoli had pinched him hard.

"Are you going to let go or not?" Li Yang issued his final warning.

"What if I don't? What are you going to do?" Zhang Xiaoli shook her head smugly.

"Ah! You bastard!" Zhang Xiaoli shrieked and quickly ran away, her face flushed red.

Li Yang had grabbed one of Zhang Xiaoli's soft spots, embarrassing her so badly that she immediately let go.

"You little brat, I knew I could handle you." Li Yang wore a smug, villainous expression that made Xiaoli want to kill him on the spot. I'm so pissed off!

"Hahaha!" Li Yang could not help bursting into laughter at Xiaoli's adorable appearance.

At that moment, Xu Rui came over from the AUX air conditioner section. Like Zhang Xiaoli, he was a Jiamei Appliances direct employee, and their wages consisted of a base salary plus commission.

Factory sales representatives had their wages calculated entirely from their monthly sales performance, so they were more attentive than direct employees when serving customers.

Li Yang and the others could slack off at work from time to time every day, living quite leisurely.