After seeing Sha Zhu off, Lin Wenjun asked curiously.
"Dajiang, what's going on with that young man? How did you manage to make him cry with just a few words?"
"Oh! His father lied about his family background and was arrested and imprisoned. Later, his family background was reclassified as landlords, and even the children were implicated. The people in the compound don't like these two siblings."
After hearing Sun Dajiang's words, Lin Wenjun fell silent. There was nothing he could do; this was simply a characteristic of this era.
“How can these neighbors be like this? Isn’t Li Xiuxiu from our village a good person? Nobody looks down on her.”
My aunt stood by and spoke up in defense of me.
"You're kidding me. She has to thank her father. He didn't do anything bad when he was young. You think no one ever mentioned wanting to mess with their family? My father suppressed it."
Lin Wenjun said dismissively.
Sun Dajiang and his wife knew about Li Xiuxiu. Her father, Li Fugui, was a landlord in the village. He was a decent person and had never done anything bad, otherwise he would have been dealt with long ago.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. What are we having for dinner tonight? How about I make noodles for everyone?"
Sun Dajiang didn't want to talk about these things anymore, so he changed the subject and asked everyone what they wanted to eat for dinner.
"Pulled noodles are great! It's been a long time since I've had noodles made by Dajiang. Thank you for your hard work, Dajiang."
Lin Wenjun said with a smile.
"He'll have a hard time? Dude, you're kidding. He wouldn't even pick up a fallen oil bottle normally. Are you sure he's having a hard time?"
"Hahaha……."
Lin Wencui's joke caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Sun Dajiang wasn't angry at Lin Wencui's teasing; instead, he chuckled and said...
"We're not fighting with words, we're fighting with strength. You'll all be watching today, I guarantee you'll be stuffed."
After finishing his explanation, Sun Dajiang got right to work, went to the kitchen, found some flour, and started kneading the dough.
Seeing that Sun Dajiang used pure white flour without any additives, Lin Wenjun and his wife were secretly amazed.
At dinner time, the whole house was filled with slurping sounds as everyone was busy eating their noodles.
In addition to making noodles, Lin Wencui also cooked a few side dishes for dinner tonight.
Although it wasn't as good as at noon, it was still quite good. If everyone built it like that at noon, probably not many families could afford it, since even the richest families don't have surplus grain!
After lunch, everyone was tired from the afternoon. They chatted for a while, and then, as arranged by Lin Wencui, went to rest.
Lying in bed at night, Sun Zhengguo couldn't fall asleep, listening to the snores in the room. It wasn't that Sun Zhengguo was being dramatic, but rather that he was too excited to sleep because he was thinking about what happened that afternoon.
Immediately, Sun Zhengguo's mind entered the space and was captivated by the various cultural relics scattered around.
These cultural relics were collected by Sun Zhengguo during his afternoon visit to the Forbidden City from underground, rooftops, crevices, wells, and the bottom of the moat. Except for those with owners, all the unclaimed ones were collected by Sun Zhengguo.
The artifacts on display were diverse, including various gold and silver jewelry, jade, porcelain, bronzes, miscellaneous items, and some calligraphy and painting albums.
All the cultural relics combined probably number in the tens of thousands.
You know, they only briefly browsed around in the afternoon, and didn't even see a third of it. If they had seen it all, there would have been so many treasures!
One can imagine how magnificent the Forbidden City must have been at its most glorious moment, after hundreds of years of history and several calamities.
But when he thought of the calamities it had suffered, Sun Zhengguo felt indignant.
He secretly vowed that after the reform and opening up, he would definitely visit countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand to learn from the predecessors who transmigrated into books and do some free shopping.
Next, Sun Zhengguo transformed into a diligent little bee, starting to sort and categorize the cultural relics.
Because there were so many kinds, I worked until midnight before I could finally sort and arrange them completely. Only then could I stop thinking about it and go to sleep peacefully.
The next morning, Sun Zhengguo got up early to practice his kung fu with dark circles under his eyes. It wasn't until breakfast that everyone noticed and burst into laughter, leaving Sun Zhengguo completely bewildered.
Under Sun Zhengguo's threats and inducements, his sister finally told him the truth. She even gave Sun Zhengguo the nickname "Kung Fu Panda," which made him so angry that he chased her all over the yard.
After a period of playful banter, Sun Zhengguo took his younger siblings to school, while Sun Dajiang and his wife saw off their elder brother and sister-in-law and went to the steel rolling mill.
After arriving at the steel rolling mill, Sun Dajiang first assigned work tasks. After everyone left, he returned to his office and was just about to make a cup of tea when there was a knock on the door.
Who is it?
"Is Section Chief Sun here?"
The person knocking on the door used a high-pitched, womanly voice to speak in a coquettish tone.
"Pfft... Hahaha..."
The voice of the newcomer made Sun Dajiang burst into laughter.
"Old Nie, what are you doing here so early in the morning? Hurry up, I'm making tea."
Upon hearing Sun Dajiang's words, the person outside opened the door and came in. After a closer look, it was none other than our Director Nie.
Director Nie didn't stand on ceremony when he arrived. He sat down directly, picked up the tea that Sun Dajiang had just brewed, and started drinking it.
"Not bad, not bad, Brother Dajiang, it's been a few days since I've had tea, and your tea skills have improved! Our office is missing a high-end talent like you. Why don't you condescend to come and work as an assistant in our office?"
As Director Nie sipped his tea, he couldn't resist teasing Sun Dajiang.
"Go away, Director Nie, you've come so early in the morning just for this? Hurry up, what kind of gossip is this now?"
Sun Dajiang knew Director Nie well enough to know that his early morning tea visit was just a pretense; he definitely had some news to share.
"You're the best, Dajiang. You guessed it right away. I'll let you in on a secret."
Yesterday, I was drinking at my father-in-law's house. As you know, my father-in-law has a lot of influence in the Ministry of Metallurgy.
He told me that an eight-level worker system would be implemented nationwide after the New Year. "How about that, brother? It's worth a cup of tea, isn't it?"
Director Nie said smugly.
"It's worth it, so worth it! Knowing in advance and being prepared is much better than being caught off guard! Brother, on behalf of all the employees of the electrical engineering department, I want to thank you."
Sun Dajiang said sincerely.
"Brother, thank you too much. What kind of relationship do we have? But don't tell anyone outside, so as not to cause any unnecessary trouble."
"Alright, brother, I understand. I'm not one to meddle. Come on, have some tea."
The two then chatted about everything under the sun, inside and outside the factory, until the tea had lost its color, at which point Director Nie finally left.
After Director Nie left, Sun Dajiang sat alone in his office, thinking for a long time.
Finally, a decision was made!
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