Two days later, although Silin hadn't fully recovered, he was able to move around quite freely.
Old Man Chang had been in a good mood for the past two days. Although Huimao didn't look reliable, he proved to be very useful during Old Man Chang's repairs. He worked extremely fast with the three little beans in tow. Old Man Chang usually earned a hundred MB a day at most, and that was when he had work to do. If he didn't, he wouldn't earn anything.
That being said, Cillin heard that things had been going well for the past two days. He received one or two orders every day, and Old Man Chang's average income was over one hundred and twenty MB. Old Man Chang was so happy that he went out of his way to buy a box of compressed fish capsules and cooked for Wheeze every day.
After Silin regained his freedom, he helped Old Man Chang with his work.
Old Man Chang was a repair shop, and he wasn't the only one. The entire street was filled with repair shops. Repair shops were quite famous among the lower class. One reason for this was that the repair fees here weren't expensive, and the other reason was that many people knew each other. They were all on the same level, so they took care of each other.
Old Man Chang's shop was not considered big in the repair shop street. There were many shops that were bigger than Old Man Chang's, but Old Man Chang was quite content. After all, there was a limit to his manpower. Old Man Chang knew how many orders he could take, and if he couldn't handle more, the customers would get impatient.
Most of the people who visited Old Man Chang's shop were acquaintances, and one of them was one of them. The owner of the car had gotten into some friction with another flying car while making a delivery. He didn't think much of it at the time, but when he came back, he discovered that the car consumed a lot of energy, and it wasn't fast at all. He made a strange noise every two steps, so he decided to take advantage of the fact that he didn't need to make a delivery today to get his car repaired.
After complaining for a while, the owner looked at Old Man Chang. "Old Man Chang, can you fix this car today? I still have to make a delivery tomorrow. "
Old Man Chang thought for a moment before saying, "I'll put this order on hold for now. Since you need it urgently, I'll fix your car today. It should be ready by tomorrow. "
"Heh, Old Man Chang, I knew your shop was the best. I still have to go back to work, so contact me when you're done."
Usually, there would be a queue in the repair shop, and regular customers would be taken care of. For this car owner, Old Chang's shop was a regular customer with a good price. Hearing Old Chang's words, the owner of the car was quite satisfied and left after saying a few words.
When Silin came down, he happened to hear the man saying goodbye. Looking at the flying car parked at the maintenance station, Silin had rarely seen this kind of flying car when he was in the League of Stars.
The flying car looked rather old, probably more than ten years old. It wasn't big, but it had a lot of space inside. There was even a small compartment at the back that was specially used to transport small amounts of goods. You can often see this kind of car on the maintenance street.
Old Man Chang put down the machine he was repairing and took a sip of water from his grandson. When he saw Silin coming down, he smiled. "Silin, how do you feel?"
"Pretty good." In order to show that he could move freely, Silin stretched his arms and did some simple exercises. This series of movements proved that he had indeed recovered quite well.
Looking at Huimao, who was sorting out the recycled second-hand parts, Silin walked over to the newly delivered flying car and looked at it. "Is there a problem with the energy system?"
Old Man Chang nodded. He adjusted the joystick at the side and moved the maintenance station a little further in, raising a partition in the middle.
Seeing Silin look over in confusion, Old Man Chang explained, "You can't let children come into contact with this."
Silin nodded in understanding.
When it came to important metals or energy systems, Old Man Chang definitely wouldn't let his grandchildren come into contact with them. It didn't matter to adults, but it had a huge impact on children's growth. Radiation sickness and heavy metal poisoning were common occurrences. People in this area didn't have that much time to get their bodies checked out. They would only notice when the symptoms were fully manifested, but by the time they noticed, the illness was already quite serious. Eighty percent of the children who died early on this street died because of this. Treatment was expensive, and not every family was as attentive to their children as Old Man Chang.
If pregnant women often came into contact with such things, it was likely that they would give birth to children with severe deformities or congenital diseases. Such children wouldn't live long. But in order to survive, all of the family members had to work together. Walking on this street, you would find that even pregnant women with protruding bellies would tie themselves up to do things. Otherwise, they would be despised. They weren't like those rich ladies in the upscale districts.
On this maintenance street, families who raised their children like triplets were definitely rare. It was also a blessing for the three little fellows.
The three little fellows were obviously very familiar with such things. After seeing the raised partition, they consciously stayed away from it. There were specialized tools and parts racks there, so they didn't need to hand over spare parts frequently.
"Let me help you. I've come into contact with this before."
"Don't. You're in the recovery period. It's not good for you to come into contact with these things." Old Man Chang waved his hand.
"It's fine. I've been lying in bed for so many days. I need to work on my muscles and bones."
Seeing Silin's insistence, Old Man Chang pointed to a cabinet. "There are gloves and protective tools over there. You can take them with you."
Silin walked over and opened the cabinet. There was a full set of protective gear inside, including gloves, outerwear, and shoes. Old Man Chang was already wearing a pair of protective gloves. In other words, other than the two pairs of gloves, the rest were all single pieces. This wasn't surprising. Protective gear for maintenance purposes wasn't cheap.
Silin only wore a pair of gloves. He didn't wear outerwear or shoes, but he gave them to Old Man Chang.
"You kid …"
"It's fine. I'm used to it. I'm immune to it." Silin expressed that it didn't matter if he didn't wear it. He walked to the maintenance platform and began to examine the flying car.
Old Man Chang quickly discovered the problem with the flying car. There was indeed a malfunction in the power system.
"Old parts consume energy, but this is too much. I've taken a look. There's indeed a problem with the power system, but it's not a permanent solution. A few key parts also need to be replaced, but it looks like they won't be willing to do so. Let's not worry about those parts for now."
Old Man Chang explained the situation to Silin as he examined the flying car's problem. Repairs were one thing, but in this area, if they wanted to attract repeat customers, the repairs had to be done according to the customer's needs.
After living in this area for so many years, Old Man Chang had more or less figured out the thoughts of the people here. He didn't need others to specifically mention it to maximize the satisfaction of the customer's needs. This also protected the customer's face.
Silin was good at maintenance, but he was far inferior to Old Man Chang when it came to maintenance. When he was with Mo Heng, he had a different style. Mo Heng was the type who pursued perfection and had high requirements for every part. Therefore, in comparison, Mo Heng's style was completely unsuitable here.
As he listened to Old Man Chang impart his experience, Silin listened attentively. From time to time, he would ask a few questions and help Old Man Chang.
The repair of the flying car's power system wasn't difficult. It could be completely fixed before dinner. However, with Silin's help, the repair was completed more than two hours earlier. The repair process was also a lot easier. Old Man Chang was very happy that someone was helping to share the burden. Having a helper really made a difference.
However, after repairing the power system, Silin took a look at the flying car's main operating system and this operating system. No wonder it could be used for as long as ten years. It seemed that the owner had really invested a lot when he bought this flying car. It should be known that most low-end flying cars only had one operating system. Flying cars with this operating system were more intelligent.
However, according to the information Silin gathered while he was recuperating in bed, the flying car's main operating system and this operating system were very outdated. This operating system was even from 20 years ago. It was no wonder that this flying car wasn't very agile. It would be strange for a car that was already close to Alzheimer's to be agile. Perhaps this was one of the reasons why the owner had friction with other cars. The car's operation wasn't very agile, so friction of various sizes was inevitable.
Silin took a look at the car's main and secondary operating systems. It was impossible to upgrade them completely. That would be more expensive, and the owner definitely wouldn't be willing to spend that money. Besides, compatibility wasn't good, so it wasn't worth it.
Old Man Chang was more familiar with the maintenance of spare parts, but he wasn't so good at improving the system's procedures and internal operations. Besides, the people in this area didn't have that kind of awareness. They weren't very educated, so who would be familiar with those dizzying procedures and instructions?
A simple reorganization of the main and secondary operating systems didn't take much time for Silin. Ten minutes later, the messy procedures and the system's inability to keep up with the times had been cleaned up. No matter what, when the car flew again, it would definitely be more agile than it was yesterday.
Old Man Chang didn't stop Silin from fiddling with the internal operating systems. He could tell that Silin was quite confident. This was the confidence of a maintenance engineer. Old Man Chang just watched quietly from the side. After Silin was done, he started the flying car to test the results of the repair. Needless to say, it was indeed a lot better.
"Good job, kid. You're quite capable!"
"I don't know much about this. I just know a little about it."
"No need to be humble. Come on, follow this old man to another order. Let's try to fix this machine before dinner!"
Seeing that Old Man Chang was done with the repairs and the partition on the other side was lowered, the triplets and Huimao happily came over and helped hand over the tools and parts.
Many hands made light work, and this order was completed before dinner. Old Man Chang contacted a customer to come over and pick up the items. Silin, the three little kids, and Huimao went to make dinner. The three little kids worked hand in hand while Silin watched from the side. It was a very simple compressed capsule dinner.
Old Man Chang made quite a lot of money that day. Two hundred MB. When the owner got into the car and took off, he could clearly feel that the car looked a lot younger today.
"Old Man Chang, your kung fu has improved! I'll come again next time! "
Old Man Chang only chuckled happily.
This time, when the owner of the car went back, he recommended Old Man Chang's shop to many of his acquaintances. He said that his old car had become much younger after being repaired. Many people did not believe him. Soliciting customers for acquaintances was a common thing in this cobweb-like area, so everyone was used to such words and only gave perfunctory replies.
Old Man Chang gave fifty of the two hundred MB he earned today to Silin. Silin didn't refuse. This was what Old Man Chang had agreed to, so he couldn't refuse.
Little Seven was very excited during dinner. "Grandpa, Grandpa, Fifth Brother should be back tomorrow, right?"
"Yeah. Let's go tomorrow and bring Little Five back." Old Man Chang couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he talked about this unfortunate grandson of his. His smile faded a lot.
Little Five Chang was affected by a large-scale electromagnetic radiation when he was in his mother's womb and almost died at birth. He barely survived, but his body was weak, and he was a frequent visitor to the hospital.
Silin had seen the image Little Seven took out. Little Five Chang was very thin and listless, and his eyes didn't have the innocence of a child. There was only silence and gloominess in them. He was the complete opposite of the triplets.
Any other child would've given up a long time ago, but Old Man Chang persisted all this time. However, some people in the neighboring streets didn't think much of him. After all, a child like him wouldn't live past the age of ten if he didn't receive proper treatment. Little Five Chang was now seven, and the chances of him falling sick were getting higher and higher. He had to go to the hospital for treatment every once in a while, and he had to eat more pills than compressed capsules.
Most of what Silin knew about Little Five Chang was from the triplets. They were very sensible and often took care of this quiet fifth brother. Compared to Old Man Chang, Little Five Chang had talked to them a lot.
Now, Old Man Chang was basically saving money for Little Five Chang's treatment while ensuring his livelihood. No matter what, there was hope as long as he was alive.
At night, after the triplets went to sleep, Old Man Chang was still in a daze in the maintenance room. He could basically take on one job a day, and it would be good if he could take on two jobs today. Therefore, even if Old Man Chang wanted to stay up late to work, he couldn't.
In Silin's room, Huimao wagged its tail. After yawning, it said to Silin, "That old man seems to be crying."
There were surveillance cameras in the maintenance room, but they weren't necessarily for customers. They were a basic installation in a repair shop, and they had many uses. Huimao saw Old Man Chang's expression through these surveillance cameras.
Silin scratched Huimao's chin. "Since they've helped us, let's help them if we can. Life will get better and better. "
"Yeah, make more money. I miss my dried fish biscuits. I wonder if Xueqiu and the others have eaten my stash." Actually, it was paying attention to the latter part of Silin's words.
The next day, Old Man Chang went to the hospital to pick up Little Five Chang. Silin and the three little kids stood guard in the maintenance room. In the past, whenever Old Man Chang went out, he would lock the door tightly and remind the triplets to be careful. The security in this area was not very good. Although his family did not have much money, no one could say for sure what would happen.
This was the first time the triplets could openly wait for Old Man Chang and Little Five Chang in front of the shop.
"Eh? Where's Old Man Chang? " A flying car stopped in front of the shop. The owner was obviously someone they knew. After looking around the shop, he asked.
"My grandpa went out," Little Six said.
"He went to pick up Little Five, right?" The person was very familiar with the family's business. He got off the flying car and walked into the shop, pinching the triplets' chubby cheeks.
"Uncle Haas, you're bullying us again!" The triplets pointed at the person at the same time and complained. However, their faces were full of smiles. Clearly, they were very familiar with each other.
Haas chuckled. He picked up the youngest, Little Eight Chang, and tossed him up and caught him. Little Eight Chang was so happy that he waved his little arms and shouted.
Little Six and Little Seven quickly took a few steps back.
Silin was puzzled. Logically speaking, these three little guys should be very happy with this kind of tossing. Why did they seem to be repulsed?
Haas tossed Little Eight Chang a few times before putting him down. Little Eight Chang ran behind Silin and made a face at Haas.
"Yo, you're so cocky now that you have a backer!" Haas didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
As he spoke, Haas walked in front of Silin. "Are you the new assistant?"
"No, no, Big Brother Silin is the child of Daddy's friend!" The three little guys rushed to answer.
This was Old Man Chang's idea. To the public, Silin's identity was said to be the child of his son's friend. Something had happened to the family, and he had temporarily stayed here to help out.
"Hello, do you need to repair the flying car?" There was no need to open the hood to check. As soon as Silin heard the sound of the flying car, he knew what was wrong.
"There is a bit of a problem."
After getting Haas's confirmation, Silin helped Haas push the car in. Haas took out a box of spare parts from the trunk. This was a replacement for the broken parts.
Haas was a buyer of spare parts. If there was a problem with his car, he would always replace the spare parts directly. He had always believed that only by replacing the spare parts could the problem be completely solved.
After talking for a while, Silin knew very well that Haas didn't trust his repair skills. He asked Old Man Chang to contact him when he came back. At that time, he would explain in detail to Old Man Chang.
Regarding this, Silin wasn't unhappy. After all, he was a stranger, and a young stranger at that. No one would directly ask him to repair their beloved car. They had come here for Old Man Chang, and no one would feel at ease if someone else were to do the repair.
After Silin gave Haas a list, Haas chatted and laughed with the triplets for a while before leaving.
After Haas left, the three little guys told him why they were afraid. "Big Brother Silin, let me tell you, Uncle Haas once threw a child when he was drunk and didn't catch him. The child fell and broke his leg! We saw it with our own eyes. "
Looking at the serious faces of the three little guys, Silin was surprised. He guessed that Haas had also made a rare mistake. He had drunk too much and didn't catch him. The three little guys happened to see it, and it left a deep impression in their young hearts.
Huimao was lying next to the spare parts rack, taking a nap. After looking at the flying car, he yawned disdainfully. What's the point of treasuring that broken thing? He curled his body into a ball and continued to sleep.
When Old Man Chang came back with Chang Xiaowu on his back, Silin finally saw the weak and sickly child with his own eyes. He looked pitifully thin and pale. In terms of weight, he was far less than the triplets who were two years younger. His eyes were still so gloomy, but when he looked at the triplets, his eyes brightened a little. However, when he saw the stranger, Silin, he returned to that gloominess.
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