Chapter 36 A Small Goal
Shen Lin put down the ribs and rushed to the refrigerator. He quickly opened the bottom door of the refrigerator and took out an ice cube with a popsicle stuck in it.
Looking at Shen Lin who was eating a big piece of popsicle, Lu Xiaorong couldn't help but ask, "Did you fix this refrigerator yesterday?"
"It's fixed. Not only is there something wrong with the circuit of this refrigerator, but the pipes inside are also broken. If Freon is added in, it will leak out in a few months." Shen Lin said casually while feeling the heat from the ice.
Lu Xiaorong didn't understand what Shen Lin said. She came to the refrigerator, opened it, and saw that there was nothing on the top, but under the light, she could clearly see the frost .
"So how long can it be used now?"
Shen Lin said nonchalantly: "Basically, it will be fine to use it for four or five years. If you take good care of it, ten years is also fine."
Ten years later, Lu Xiaorong's heart moved. In such a hot summer, who wouldn't want to have a refrigerator? But when she thought of Shen Lin's maintenance situation, she swallowed back what she wanted to say.
"By the way, how much does it cost for you to repair this refrigerator?" Lu Xiaorong changed the subject.
"Wife, the materials used to repair the refrigerator are not much, only one or two yuan, the key is the labor cost!" Shen Lin said with a distressed look: "This time I spent a full four hundred yuan on labor."
Lu Xiaorong was surprised at first that the labor cost was four hundred yuan, but then he realized that Shen Lin repaired the refrigerator himself, and he was bragging to himself that he was worth four hundred yuan.
Although she was somewhat annoyed at Shen Lin's smooth talk, a trace of pride rose in her heart.
Apart from anything else, the labor cost of Shen Lin repairing the refrigerator was really worth four hundred yuan.
If my mother says Shen Lin is not good enough again, should I tell her these words?
Just as Lu Xiaorong was thinking about this, Shen Lin had already finished most of the ice cube. Unlike Lu Xiaorong, he did not eat slowly, but swallowed it in big mouthfuls.
The ice cubes enter the stomach, cooling it from the inside out. This refreshing feeling is really great.
In no time, Shen Lin finished eating the ice cubes. Then he strode into the kitchen and prepared to stew the ribs.
"Let me do it." Lu Xiaorong put down the ice in his hand and said proactively.
Shen Lin didn't say anything. He picked up the kitchen knife and chopped the ribs with a few strokes. He then added water to the ribs and put them on the fire and said, "The ribs need to be boiled first."
"Help me watch it. When the water starts to foam, call me." Shen Lin said to Lu Xiaorong, "Do you want some frozen orange soda?"
Lu Xiaorong was immediately tempted by the frozen orange soda, but she still stopped him and said, "The ice cubes are all good now. I can't drink orange soda."
Shen Lin smiled at Lu Xiaorong, then strode downstairs. Lu Xiaorong looked at Shen Lin leaving, feeling helpless.
This guy, why doesn't he listen to my advice?
Just two minutes later, the sound of someone coming upstairs was heard, and along with the sound, Lu Xiaorong saw Shen Lin coming up carrying two cardboard boxes.
Walking behind Shen Lin was a young man whom Lu Xiaorong did not know. In his hand, he held a black cardboard box and a long tape recorder.
After moving so many things to the third floor, Shen Lin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief the moment he put down the things. The young man also breathed quickly the moment he put the things down.
"Brother Shen, why did you buy so much orange soda?" The young man said to Shen Lin while panting.
Shen Lin did not answer, but quickly stuffed the bottles and bags of orange soda into the refrigerator.
The young man saw that there was an ice bowl in the refrigerator and immediately swallowed his saliva. He looked at Shen Lin expectantly and said, "Brother Shen, are the ice cubes in this bowl edible?"
"It's not for eating, but for you to see." As Shen Lin spoke, he took out the ice bowl and said, "Eat it."
"Okay." As the young man spoke, he grabbed the ice cubes in the bowl and started eating quickly. The crunching sounds showed that the young man was eating very comfortably.
"Brother Shen, you bought a refrigerator?" The young man said this, and then glanced at the refrigerator's appearance full of traces of time and said: "Brother, this can't be..."
"It was Qiangzi who brought it." Shen Lin put away a box of orange soda, and then said, "I have fixed the problem with my refrigerator. Basically, there won't be any major problems within the next five years."
At this point, Shen Lin took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to the young man, saying, "This is the money for the tape recorder. You'd better ask your mother to save it for you to marry a wife. Don't spend all your money like you did before."
Shen Lin's words made Lu Xiaorong, who was standing aside, unable to believe his ears.
Is this what Shen Lin said? Shen Lin used to spend two dollars for one dollar.
"Thank you, Brother Shen!" After exchanging a few polite words with Shen Lin, the young man put the big unity note in his pocket.
For him, this great unity means a lot. With it, when he drinks and eats meat with his friends on the street, he no longer has to hide behind because of lack of money.
Shen Lin wanted to invite the young man to dinner, but the young man, who had money in his pocket, left after declining a few words from Shen Lin.
But before leaving, he said to Shen Lin with envy: "Brother Shen, when will my home be like yours and have a refrigerator at all times?"
Shen Lin looked at the young man who was full of longing, smiled and said: "This goal is small, you can achieve it soon."
Lu Xiaorong looked at the extremely calm Shen Lin and couldn't help rolling his eyes. This guy was really bold.
"Shen Lin, don't fool me. This is not a small goal. This is a big goal. It's worth spending ten years to strive for." Lu Xiaorong said righteously.
Looking at Lu Xiaorong who looked angry, Shen Lin slapped his head and said, "What kind of small goal is mine? Old Wang's small goal is a small goal."
Lu Xiaorong instinctively thought of Wang Tiezhu from his unit, because most of the time, this was the man.
"What is Uncle Tiezhu's goal?"
Listening to Lu Xiaorong's question, Shen Lin knew that whatever he said was nonsense, so he could only say: "The Lao Wang I'm talking about is not Wang Tiezhu, his little goal, hehe..."
Shen Lin didn't say anything, just stretched out a finger.
"Save a thousand dollars first?" Lu Xiaorong said unhappily, "This is still a small goal. I think this is more like a big goal."
Shen Lin knew that he really couldn't say anything at this time, so he could only nod and say: "Wife, I think we should also set this small goal of one thousand yuan."
