Chapter Eighty-Eight: Meet Lao Wei Again
Bill walked out of the auto show venue, the host was still warmly entertaining the guests, and the four big-shouldered security guards kept an eye on the surroundings to prevent any more fare evaders from entering.
The familiar figure suddenly shook past the door, and the middle-aged man with goggles around his neck felt in his pocket, looking at the expensive tickets for him, he could only shake his head and sigh, and was about to leave.
Bill was impressed by the mechanic from the North End, and the twelve geared robots were still in his study, accompanying him day and night while he read the newspaper.
Of course, he was accompanied by the screams of guests from the top of the mountain.
"What a coincidence, Mr. Wicks Sendrud, I met you here. ”
"Are you...... Mr. Williams Cliff?"
Lao Wei was stunned for a moment, still wearing the patent leather half-length overalls that Bill had worn when he saw him last time, and he was surprised to remember who the young man in front of him was.
"Just call me Bill. ”
"Nice to see you again, Bill. ”
Scratching the back of his head, Lao Wei had a smile on his face that was common to researchers.
"Lao Wei, are you also coming to visit this boring steam car show?"
"I happened to pass by here, and I saw a steam car show here......"
"That Bill, you've come out of it after you've finished reading, can you tell me what the steam cars look like inside?"
Lao Wei was a little embarrassed, although he didn't directly say that he couldn't afford to buy tickets because he was shy in his pocket, he could easily be seen what he was thinking.
"Old Wei is also interested in steam cars, could he also build steam cars?"
"If it were him, maybe I could have designed a better steam car shell, after all, I'm more comfortable with his aesthetics and skills. 」
"I can't tell, I'm not a person who likes to talk, so let's go in and have a look together, it just so happens that I haven't finished reading it just now. ”
"Oh? no, no, no, Bill, I didn't want to go in, what a waste......"
Bill ignored his refusal completely, turned around and bought an admission ticket at the ticket office, and handed the admission ticket to Lao Wei, without any expression on his face, without speaking, just looking directly at Lao Wei without any flinching.
Seeing the admission ticket in Bill's hand, Lao Wei's face showed a slight embarrassment, and he was even more embarrassed.
"Bill, I, how can I be embarrassed to let you break the bank, I actually have money, it's ......"
"Well, I know, this ticket isn't worth the money, but I just need a mechanically savvy friend to introduce me to those big pieces of iron, and you're the perfect person, Willy. ”
"This ......"
Seeing Bill's tough attitude, Lao Wei was a little shaken.
The noisy Wilson Street was crowded with people, and it was almost noon, when Bill shook his ticket again and motioned for him to take it quickly.
"Hurry up, they're going to have a lunch break in a moment. ”
“...... All right. ”
Willy no longer insisted, in fact he really wanted to come in and see the designs from other engineers with his own eyes, not just from a few flyer pictures.
It's always easier to get inspiration if the real thing is more detailed than the photo.
Feeling a little embarrassment and a little joy in his heart at the same time, old William also rose a trace of gratitude to Bill, eighty pence was not a small amount of money, enough for him to pick up a lot of discarded parts from Flea Street.
Bill re-entered the show, and William walked side by side with him, but the smell of his clothes and lube made him out of place with the crowd around him.
The gentlemen in suits and leather shoes held walking sticks, mostly combed their backs, fixed each strand of hair with hair wax, and looked sideways at Lao Wei, with obvious disgust in their eyes.
The ladies were even more undisguised, covering their mouths and noses with small fans, and hiding far away, for fear that the man who crawled out of the sewer would infect himself with some germs.
They are more afraid that poverty will also be contagious.
Even the women who were in charge of leading the team to explain to the guests were very uncomfortable, and wanted to ask the security guards to throw the dirty man out, but Biermin was holding two admission tickets in his hand, so she couldn't speak, so she could only try to keep the team away from the two men.
Lao Wei was even more embarrassed, he saw that his clothes were indeed not suitable for appearing here, and began to retreat.
"Well, Bill, why don't I go out first, they all seem to be ......"
"Lao Wei, the tickets have already been bought, do you want to waste these eighty pence, you haven't told me about the advantages and disadvantages of these steam models. ”
Bill was still very young, and he should have revealed his youthful age, but at the moment, his voice was cold and hard, and a trace of gloom swept across his face.
With his hands in his coat pockets and his unkind eyes sweeping over the humans who were looking sideways, these people's hearts trembled, and they instantly felt a huge chill, and they did not dare to look at them again.
"Don't care about other people's eyes, aren't you a mechanic, you deserve to be in this kind of place. ”
Hearing this, Lao Wei's body trembled slightly, and he was moved to wipe the corners of his eyes, it's not that he hasn't been praised for his skills, and he hasn't ever been able to speak for the stupidest person like him, but he can feel the unprecedented emotion from Bill!
"I see, thank you, Bill!"
"Let me give you a good introduction to the common sense of steam cars, although I usually repair clocks and watches more, but the mechanics are all the same, and discarded steam car parts can also be found in the garbage dump in the North District. ”
"Although the shape of this steam car is unique, there are two drawbacks to this shape of the car, the first is ......"
Lao Wei also became firm, no longer paying attention to the contempt of others, and began to introduce these steam cars to Bill in earnest, expressing his most sincere feelings for Bill with practical actions.
Instead of following behind the beautiful leader, they went through each steam car in order by themselves.
William's understanding of the steam car was exactly what Bill thought, he was not only proficient in repairing small mechanical objects, but also had a very unique experience with large machinery, and even before they walked up to the wheelchair-shaped steam car, Old Wei said almost exactly the same comment as the chestnut-haired young man.
"Bill, if you want to buy a car here, I definitely don't recommend you to buy this impractical model, not only the safety factor is very low, but even the later maintenance is very troublesome. ”
"I speculate that such a steam car will last no more than three years, and that it could last up to five years if properly maintained. ”
Lao Wei talked about what he was good at, and he talked endlessly, and he seemed very professional.
Even the guests around him were attracted by his comments on the steam cars, and his face was so confident that those who were gorgeously dressed would ignore that he was wearing dirty overalls and not even a pair of leather shoes.
Some of the guests who had originally planned to buy a steam car also put down their money bags because of his words, and resisted the urge to pay a deposit.
"Then which one do you think is worth buying for the steam car here?"
"That's right, you've been talking for a long time, just tell us that the car is reliable!"
Suddenly there was a voice of inquiry from the surrounding crowd, and then several gentlemen in top hats stepped forward to ask.
"I just took a look around, and there are only three cars on display of the steam that have purchase value, but they are not the most perfect models, and there are many things that can be improved, such as rationally adjusting the interior, increasing the volume of the tank to increase the propulsion......
Lao Wei did not deliberately raise his profile, but still analyzed from the most professional perspective, told everything he knew, and gave the best advice.
The people around suddenly realized, and took off their hats to express their gratitude to Lao Wei, only the host of the auto show who came in a hurry after getting the news saw this scene behind the scenes, secretly clenched his fists, and silently recorded Lao Wei's face.