Chapter 1317 - 583: Getting Skilled at Hanging Makes It Much More Comfortable (2)

Chapter 1317: Chapter 583: Getting Skilled at Hanging Makes It Much More Comfortable (2)

Liu Men came out from the parts warehouse at that moment, and after seeing Lin Li and the others, he called out to Wei Shuyun.

"Got it, brother!" Wei Shuyun hurriedly responded and ran towards the car wash area.

"Brother Liu, what about me, anything I can help with?" When actually working, the task progresses faster than slacking off, so Lin Li’s enthusiasm for work is genuine.

"Why don’t you come and help me organize the goods? Sister Li just brought in a batch yesterday, all piled up in the warehouse and the boxes haven’t been opened yet."

"Sure." Lin Li naturally replied, quickly stepping up.

"Brother," while walking side by side with Liu Men, Lin Li noticed that Liu Men seemed a bit listless, so he asked with concern, "Didn’t you rest well last night? Why do you seem so out of energy?"

"Ah," Liu Men sighed and waved his hand, "Don’t mention it, someone was hanging in front of me for several times last night, and it wore me out."

"Huh?" Lin Li was stunned by this, as the topic suddenly made the atmosphere slightly heavy.

"Brother Liu... so, someone in your family has suicidal thoughts?" Lin Li cautiously inquired.

"It’s not someone from my family," Liu Men shook his head with a strange expression, "Their views are just too twisted, it’s absolutely not okay to mess around..."

Lin Li: "?"

Hold on a second.

Lin Li, who wasn’t exactly sure, looked at Liu Men’s seemingly amused yet suffering expression and the cryptic "messing around," pondered for a moment, and numbly spoke:

"Brother Liu, weren’t you lying down when she was hanging?"

"Hahaha—" Hearing this, Liu Men immediately understood that Lin Li had guessed right, truly surprised by Lin Li over the past three days.

Lin Li: "..."

Damn, as expected.

Folks, remember, there’s a fruit called navel orange, its taste can be called navel orange flavor, and this is also a kind of hanging.

Liu Men pounded his waist with some emotion: "Yes, she’s really something, I haven’t encountered such a thing for a long time. Although last night wore me out, it was quite satisfying."

Then, as if reminiscing, he sighed again, patting Lin Li’s shoulder:

"Lin Li, you probably don’t know, ever since Xiling went through a dark upheaval last year, just a few months ago, I haven’t felt this relieved for a long time, it’s not easy, really not easy."

"Wild chickens never die, the winter wind blows again!"

"What doesn’t kill them only makes them stronger!!"

"Hahaha, I don’t know who reported that time, but now I just want to tell them it’s useless! It’s all useless!"

Lin Li: "?"

Watching Liu Men boast and pat his waist, Lin Li’s mouth twitched slightly.

Why.

Why is the dark upheaval such an unavoidable major event for Xiling, why have every "brother" I’ve met not only known about it, but are all "victims"?

Why are there so many Xiling beetles O.o?

No, how sinful am I?

...

"Brother Liu, there’s a customer outside, here to fix their car, Brother Wang is not around." After half an hour, Wei Shuyun appeared at the door, addressing Liu Men and Lin Li who were organizing goods.

Liu Men put down the filter he had just counted and used the hem of his work uniform to wipe the grime off his hands: "Alright, I’m coming, Lin Li, you can leave this here for now, we can sort it out later when we have time."

"Okay." Lin Li replied, casually stacking the opened boxes at the corner and followed Liu Men quickly out of the warehouse.

Outside, a somewhat aged Santana was parked, its hood slightly emitting steam.

A middle-aged driver was leaning against the car door smoking, and when he saw people coming out, he extinguished his cigarette in his portable ashtray.

"Master, there’s a problem with the car, suddenly lost power while driving, even with the gas pedal fully pressed it remained sluggish and stuttered, almost left me stranded in the middle of the road."

Liu Men nodded, stepped forward, indicating the driver to open the hood.

He then skillfully leaned in, his eyes scanning over the lines, belts, and sensor connectors, and finally landing on a specific area on the side of the engine compartment.

"It’s probably the cylinder line, look how worn out it is." Lin Li spoke up.

"Most likely," Liu Men nodded, then glanced at the man, pointing to a connector near the ignition coil connected to several cylindrical devices:

"Your cylinder line is worn out, look, the insulation is cracked, most likely causing an electrical leak, and the spark plugs are probably about done too, might as well replace them together, there’s no major issue now, but if you don’t replace them, someday it’ll leave you stranded and it’ll be more than just this."

"I see... How much will it cost? How long will it take?"

"A set of cylinder lines, four spark plugs, including labor and materials, how about three hundred, about half an hour, you can wait here, or leave a phone number, I’ll call you when it’s done."

"If it’s only half an hour, then I’ll just wait here, I’m not in a hurry." Upon hearing this, the man immediately agreed.

But he then started haggling, ultimately settling at 285 yuan.

Lin Li, now an industry insider himself, could judge that the base price for this would be around 140 yuan.

It can only be said this uncle still wasn’t great at bargaining.

Lin Li would never forget the shock from when he followed Wu Min to a market as a child; the vendor quoted 200 yuan, and Wu Min countered with 10 yuan, finally closing the deal at 25 yuan.

Once the price was agreed upon, Liu Men then called Wei Shuyun: "Wei, come over and watch closely, learn how to change cylinder lines and spark plugs, Lin Li, take care of him, hand over tools and keep an eye."

While speaking, Liu Men deftly put on gloves and began dismantling the worn-out and cracked cylinder lines.

Wei Shuyun and Lin Li stood by, watching like students.

The driver also stood by smoking, watching Liu Men’s skilled motions and the two young men’s observing demeanor, quite interested, he suddenly seemed to think of something and curiously asked:

"Master, your trade seems pretty in demand, huh? Is this business... profitable? Over the years, I’ve spent quite a bit on car maintenance and repairs," the man paused, explaining:

"Mainly because my son is about to graduate, and I’m struggling to find something for him to learn, I see cars everywhere now, learning car repair seems pretty steady? At least it’s a technical skill, shouldn’t go hungry?"

"I remember seeing a hiring sign at your place a few days ago, are you still hiring?"

Liu Men was using a socket wrench to remove a spark plug, his action didn’t stop, maintaining a casual smile: "This... can’t be said definitively, depends on your child’s specific situation, only then can we make a judgment, old brother."

The man immediately complemented with slight pride: "Makes sense, makes sense, but my child’s pretty good, decent hands-on capability, not dumb, with cars, can’t say he loves them but doesn’t dislike them, boys anyway, fiddling with machines should get the hang of it..."

"Uh." Liu Men paused his words, then abruptly interrupted the man’s elaboration: "Old brother, the specific situation I’m talking about isn’t those particulars, they’re not particularly important."

"Huh?" The driver was puzzled, "What specific situation then?"

"Hmm..." Liu Men pondered, placing the removed old spark plug aside and picking up a new one, without directly answering the question, he turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the equally curious Wei Shuyun, finally locking onto Lin Li’s face:

"Lin Li, help me cover Wei’s ears."

Wei Shuyun: "(゜▽゜)?"

Not a child, what does it have to do with me?

"Alright."

Lin Li nodded, promptly raised his hand to cover Wei Shuyun’s ears beside him.

The driver master was also surprised by this sudden instruction, curiously looked at Liu Men, waiting for his next words.

Only then did Liu Men look towards the man, smiling:

"The specific situation I’m referring to is mainly about blood relation."

"Brother, if your child is biological, then it’s not recommended."

"However, if it’s not biological, then the automotive repair industry is truly a fantastic and promising job very suitable for him."

Lin Li: "(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧~"

Man, Wei Shuyun: "?"