"You guys don’t even know who I am, with me in charge, how could there not be a refund?" Jiang Changhai said with a smug face.
"That’s great, Brother Hai, I knew you were the most capable." Su Wanyu finally let out a sigh of relief.
He handed the money and tickets from the returned radio to Yu Cheng: "Here you go, Buddy Yu."
"Thank you, Uncle Jiang," Yu Cheng said, expressing his gratitude.
"No need for thanks. Now, look what we’ve got here?" Jiang Changhai took out another radio from behind him.
"Hmm? Why is there another radio?" Su Wanyu asked in surprise.
"Our factory’s truck driver, Master Yang, just bought a second-hand radio from Haicheng a few days ago. Although it’s second-hand, it barely has any scratches. Clean it up, and it looks as good as new, only fifty or sixty yuan each, and no ticket needed. I just asked him to keep one for me."
After showing off, Jiang Changhai stuffed the radio into Yu Cheng’s hands: "Buddy Yu, if you’re thinking about giving a radio as a gift, let’s give this one."
He truly believed that a radio was fine as long as it worked – there was no need to waste extra money.
"Alright, I think it’s pretty good. Yu Cheng, just give this one, it’s perfect," Su Wanyu said in agreement.
Yu Cheng looked at the radio in his hands, hesitating.
When he gave gifts, he only ever considered whether the other person would like it or not, without ever thinking about the cost.
Moreover, Yu Cheng had never imagined that one day he would consider giving a second-hand item as a gift.
But seeing Su Wanyu and Jiang Changhai both nodding in approval, he compromised: "Okay, Uncle Jiang, Aunt Wan, I’ll listen to you."
"That’s more like it. Wait until I’ve cleaned it; I guarantee it’ll look brand new, and nobody will be able to tell it’s second-hand."
Having said that, Jiang Changhai immediately ran to the washroom, grabbed a towel, and wiped every corner and edge of the radio meticulously clean, making it hard to tell it was second-hand.
"Done, look how nice it is, and it’s economical too," Jiang Changhai said proudly as he handed the radio back to Yu Cheng.
Yu Cheng took the radio and saw that it really had no issues. Although he still felt slightly uneasy about it, he accepted the suggestion.
"Uncle Jiang, how much for this radio? I’ll give you the money," Yu Cheng asked.
"Just give me fifty yuan," Jiang Changhai said without any courtesy. After all, it was a gift that Yu Cheng wanted to give. He didn’t want to overstep by not accepting the money – if he didn’t take it, Yu Cheng would probably be even less willing to give the gift.
"Alright." Yu Cheng took out fifty yuan and handed it to Jiang Changhai.
Jiang Changhai didn’t refuse but just accepted it directly.
Seeing that Yu Cheng’s gift was decided and the time wasn’t early, they still had to prepare for tomorrow’s birthday banquet. Su Wanyu clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Alright, since the birthday gift is settled, let’s pack up and get ready to go back."
In the morning, Brother Zhang from the pig farm had already delivered a hundred jin of pork trimmings, and Su Wanyu had settled the final payment.
"Alright, Buddy Yu, come give Uncle Jiang a hand."
Jiang Changhai and Yu Cheng tied the meat and flour to the sides of the bicycles and put small items like sugar in the basket at the front. Each holding a bicycle, they waited for the mother and daughter to come out so they could set off.
Jiang Changhai took Su Wanyu, and Yu Cheng took Jiang Mianmian, and the four of them rode their bicycles toward Stone Bridge Village.
The weather had been good these past few days, with no rain, so the road back to Stone Bridge Village was easy to travel. They didn’t take much time to reach Stone Bridge Village.