Chapter 59: Busy Farming in April
That night, he failed to make money and steal the chicken, but ended up losing the rice. He failed to let Fubao discover the affair between Li Jinlai and Widow Wang, but ended up discovering the affair himself. He was very angry at the moment.
If something happened to Widow Wang in the future, and Li Jinlai suspected Fubao of leaking the information, he would definitely rush to find Fubao first, and the Gu family would definitely be in trouble. But now, he had discovered this affair and was threatened by Li Jinlai and Widow Wang again.
If their affair really gets out, and things develop like they did in their previous life, with Widow Wang committing suicide and Li Jinlai taking a knife in anger, the first person he would kill would be himself.
Thinking of this, Shengyin shrank his neck.
She was reborn and knew the development trajectory of many things in the future. She would definitely use these foresights to gain more benefits and advantages for herself and make herself the best.
But don't say that she is still young, even if she grows up, she will not be able to deal with Li Jinlai, who is crazy and willing to kill people.
What can she do?
She has so many ideas and ambitions, how can she put herself in danger because of something that has nothing to do with her? She can only keep the secret for Li Jinlai and Widow Wang, the adulterous couple, and hope that they can keep it secret forever, or just get married. In any case, don't let it be like in the previous life, where one of them commits suicide and the other goes crazy.
But her mother had no idea of her inner pain and helplessness. That day, she tiptoed over the wall and peeked over, muttering, "What's wrong with Widow Wang? She's been acting sneaky all day long, as if she's done something shameful. Could she be having an affair with someone else?"
Shengyin, who was listening from the side, was horrified and said quickly, "Mom, Aunt Wang is a good person. She wouldn't have an affair with another man, would she?"
When Nie Laosan's wife heard her daughter's words, she became furious: "You are my flesh and blood, you eat my food and wear my clothes, and I said something to that little bitch Wang, and you actually defended her? Whose family are you?"
After saying this, I thought about it and got even more angry: "How old are you? Do you know that you are cheating on her and you are still speaking for her?"
Shengyin didn't dare to offend her mother, so she had to endure it, lowered her head, and dared not say anything.
Nie Laosan's wife was not happy to begin with. She had been trying her best to raise the pig, but it just didn't gain weight. She was unhappy and couldn't help but find someone to scold. It was pointless to scold a man, but she couldn't bear to let her son go. She used to have Fubao to beat and scold, but now that Fubao was gone, of course she could only scold her daughter Shengyin, and she scolded Shengyin harshly.
After scolding her, she still didn't stop: "You should also be alert and see who that little bitch Wang is associating with. Tell me everything you have to say!"
Shengyin had no choice but to agree.
But how could she really tell her mother about Widow Wang? If her mother knew about it, she would definitely spread it widely. Then Widow Wang would be ridiculed and mocked, and forced into a desperate situation. Wouldn't she be the one who would be in trouble?
Shengyin had no choice but to help Widow Wang keep it a secret. Occasionally, when he saw something was wrong with Widow Wang, he would try to explain to her mother, "She wasn't associating with anyone. She just went over to check on the watering."
After telling so many lies, she finally managed to fool her mother.
After being fooled, Shengyin almost wanted to cry.
I never thought that a healthy child like me would hide the affair between Bitch Wang and Li Jinlai!
Of course she was unwilling to accept this.
Shengyin thought hard and decided that she must change her fate.
She lowered her head and looked at the white stone in her arms.
She believed that this white stone was unusual. Xiao Dingkun wanted to kill her at that time, but he let her go when he saw this white stone.
Close your eyes, hold the white stone in your lapel, calm down and think carefully.
It is not time to start the cotton business yet, but she can talk to her parents about it and ask them to start paying attention to this business. She must make some money and get rich.
As for what else she could do before she got rich, she pondered for a long time before finally coming up with an idea.
She should find a way to get to the educated youth center, make Huo Jinyun like her, and follow the path that Fubao had taken in his previous life.
If Huo Jinyun liked me, maybe she would help me like she helped Fubao in my previous life.
However, he had to find a way to avoid Xiao Dingkun.
That person is not a human being, he is a madman.
She wanted to get close to Huo Jinyun and leave Fubao, who had no idea about his past life, to that madman.
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April is already May, and as soon as May comes, the children of the Gu family are looking forward to the Dragon Boat Festival.
Rural children have no snacks to eat all year round, and can only look forward to the New Year and other festivals so that they can eat something delicious according to custom. Several children have already counted on their fingers and realized that the New Year is still a long way off and they cannot count on it at all. The last festival before the New Year that they can take seriously and look forward to is the Dragon Boat Festival.
The Dragon Boat Festival is the day to eat rice dumplings. Rice dumplings are delicious, sweet and sticky, everyone wants to eat them, they are much more delicious than cornmeal steamed buns, and they also contain sweet and sticky red dates.
Fubao and Gu Shengtian followed their brothers and sisters to the river early in the morning to pick reed leaves, trying to pick wide ones. They put them in a basin and soaked them in clean water, preparing to make rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival.
Miao Xiujiu had already prepared glutinous rice. Glutinous rice is delicious, even better than white flour. People only eat it once a year, during the Dragon Boat Festival. At that time, there are 21 people in the family, and each person can have a delicious rice dumpling.
When Fubao was little, she lived in a nunnery and the nuns didn't let her eat rice dumplings. Later, she went to the Nie family. When she grew up enough to eat rice dumplings, Nie Laosan's wife didn't like her anymore and didn't let her eat them.
So until now, she has never eaten zongzi. One time, when she went out to collect firewood, she happened to see a child eating zongzi on the well platform. After eating the zongzi, the child licked the glutinous rice stuck on the reed leaves and threw the reed leaves aside.
She saw a grain of glutinous rice stuck on the edge of the reed leaf and felt sorry for the rice dumpling, wondering why it wasn't licked clean.
For a moment, she even wanted to pick it up and lick it.
But it was just a thought. She knew she couldn't do that. It would be embarrassing and others would laugh at her.
Now, looking at the plump and crystal clear glutinous rice grains soaked in the water, and then looking at the green reed leaves emitting fragrance, my heart feels happy.
She could also taste the flavor of rice dumplings. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on her lips unconsciously.
Her life in the Gu family is getting better and better.
On this day, Miao Xiuju had finished wrapping the rice dumplings. There were twenty-one fat rice dumplings, each tightly wrapped in lush green reed leaves. The children couldn't help drooling at the thought of opening the lush green reed leaves to reveal the fragrant glutinous rice and sweet red dates inside.
Miao Xiuju looked at the people at home: "Is everything ready?"
Gu Shengtian raised his hand: "My father is at the educated youth camp!"
Miao Xiuju: "Go call your father back!"
As she spoke, she began to grumble, "You're so grown up, and you don't even know that today is Dragon Boat Festival? How dare you linger at someone else's educated youth camp? Don't let people laugh at you for trying to take advantage of them during a holiday!"
If he's still at someone's place after mealtime, should he eat or not?
These days everyone is short of food, so we have to pay special attention to food and not let anyone misunderstand us.
Although Miao Xiujiu has been poor in recent years, she has a strong character. She has never asked for charity or taken advantage of others. She likes to save face.
The most face-saving thing for her back then was that when someone from her parents' home came to visit, she would serve them porridge. She was afraid that they would know that the pot at home was empty, so she didn't dare to scrape it with a spoon, but could only scoop it slowly with the spoon tilted.
When the children nearby heard that they were going to call Gu Weidong, they were reluctant to leave. They stared at the hot rice dumplings that were about to come out of the pot. The rich and sweet aroma penetrated their noses. They wanted to take as many bites as possible. Who would be willing to leave?
Finally, Fubao volunteered: "I'll go get my dad back!"
Miao Xiuju murmured, "Fubao is still sensible. Go quickly. I won't be cooking the rice dumplings until you and your father come back."
After hearing this, Fubao hurried over to the educated youth point.
Xiao Dingkun was at the educated youth center. She was very familiar with Xiao Dingkun, but this was her first time at the educated youth center.
The educated youth site is located at the southernmost end of the village. It was originally the office of the production team. Later, the house collapsed and it was abandoned. After the educated youth went to the countryside, Chen Youfu led everyone to tidy up the house and repair the courtyard wall, which was just right for the educated youth to live in.
The row of houses were all made of adobe, with roofs made of thatched masts mixed with mud. Because they were just built, they were still relatively new and there was no grass growing on the roofs.
When Fubao walked over, he came to the row of poplar trees behind the house and saw a female educated youth sitting on a rock reading a book under the poplar trees.
Now it is May and the weather is warm. She is wearing a blue cloth skirt and has two big braids, which makes her look clean and beautiful.
Fubao recognized that this female educated youth was the one who was with Xiao Dingkun and had helped Xiao Dingkun testify.
Fubao couldn't help but stop and take a few more glances.
The female educated youth were quite pretty, prettier than the girls and wives in the Pingxi Production Brigade.
Fubao wondered in his heart, why is she so beautiful?
Just as he was thinking about it, the female educated youth Sun Lina also saw Fubao.
As soon as she saw Fubao, Sun Lina also remembered.
At that time, Xiao Dingkun took a special look at Fubao, maybe because Fubao was good-looking?
Although she is pretty, she is still young, just a child.
Sun Lina looked over and saw Fubao looking at her with longing and envy, as if she was a fairy that fell from the sky.
She liked the way the villagers in the production brigade looked at her, and she smiled immediately: "Little girl, what's your name? How old are you? What are you doing here?"
When Fubao saw Sun Lina smiling at him, he immediately liked this sister more.
For a country boy like Fubao who has never seen the world, Sun Lina means the distant and mysterious world outside, and also the glamorous and beautiful people in that world.
She is still young and doesn't know what her future will be like or what kind of person she will become, but looking at Sun Lina, she feels that the difference between her and her is as great as heaven and earth.
She had a vague, unexpressible hope that she would become someone as decent and pretty as Sun Lina, who could sit quietly under a poplar tree and read a book.
This is completely different from the rural women carrying hoes and working in the fields with their big, dark, thick arms exposed.
When she heard Sun Lina ask her, she quickly replied, "My name is Fubao, I'm six and a half years old now, and I came here to look for my dad."
Sun Lina: "Your father?"
Fubao quickly replied, "My father's name is Gu Weidong."
Sun Lina immediately understood that it was the dark and strong man. Because Chen Youfu had said some time ago that the members of the production team should learn from the educated youth, he organized several small classes. This man came to the classes actively and always liked to pester people with questions.
Sun Lina thought of Gu Weidong and looked down on him somewhat. She thought that he should just be a farmer and make a living from the crops, but this man was very cunning and seemed to always be thinking of some evil ways.
Besides, he seemed to be getting along well with Xiao Dingkun recently, and Xiao Dingkun was actually very friendly to him.
This made Sun Lina even more unhappy. Whenever she talked to Xiao Dingkun, he would ignore her.
But she didn't show it on her face, she still smiled gently and looked at Xiao Fubao: "Come on, I'll take you to find your father."
Gu Weidong was in Xiao Dingkun's room, and she just happened to go over to Xiao Dingkun to take a look.
So she put away the book and took Fubao to the educated youth site.
Fubao thought of the book she had just read and felt a little curious: "Sister, what book were you reading just now?"
Sun Lina: "How the Steel Was Tempered."
How was steel made?
Is this about steelmaking?
Fubao suddenly admired Sun Lina very much. She originally thought that Xiao Dingkun was very capable because he knew how to use and repair diesel engines. But now she found that her sister from the city was even more capable because she even knew how to make steel.
With admiration and respect for Sun Lina, Fubao walked into the yard of the educated youth.
As soon as I entered the yard, I heard a song floating in the courtyard. It was coming from the music box. The lyrics seemed to be "Thousands of miles of frost and ice are under my feet, I am not afraid of the severe cold of the 39th day of winter, my heart is full of loyalty and faces the sun."
Looking closely, the courtyards of the educated youths were no different from those of ordinary farmers, except that the clothes on the clotheslines were more fashionable than those in the countryside, the courtyard walls were neater, and there were no chickens, so there were no traces of chicken manure or remaining chicken feathers in the corners.
At this time, the educated youth had not started eating yet. Some of them were reading and chatting in the yard, while Huo Jinyun and a few others were squinting their eyes and listening to music.
At this time, the young people including Huo Jinyun and Su Wanru were all delighted when they saw Xiao Fubao.
Fubao is really pretty, with clear and bright almond-shaped eyes, slender and lively eyelashes, and slightly pouty pink lips, like a small cherry hanging on a branch. Her face is fair and lovely, still with the soft and sticky feeling of a baby, just like the milk she drinks in the city. Her clothes are not particularly rustic, and it can be seen that her family has put a lot of thought into her clothes.
It was probably her first time to come to the educated youth's courtyard. She looked at everything here with curiosity, including the music box playing songs under the tree.
You can tell at first glance that he is an innocent child, as innocent as a deer standing by a mountain stream, with eyes that reflect all the colors of the world.
Now the little girl looked at them with curiosity, her milky white cheeks showing a hint of shy blush, like a delicate little flower blooming in winter.
Pretty children are always lovable. Huo Jinyun greeted Fubao: "How old are you? What's your name? Do you want to hear this?"
As he spoke, Huo Jinyun pointed at the music box that Fubao had been looking at.
Fubao's eyes lit up, she really liked this music box.
I've heard Grandma Hu mention the opera box in the city before, but she has never seen one.
Seeing her surprised look, Huo Jinyun smiled and began to explain to her what the music box was. Just at this time, Su Wanru came over. Su Wanru had a thick braid, wore a shirt with small floral patterns, and had a pair of single eyelids that always looked like they were smiling. She looked at Fubao with a smile and thought that Fubao was a really funny child.
She couldn't help asking, "Little girl, can you read? If you can, I can give you a book to read."
Fubao thought for a moment and said, "I haven't started school yet. I will go to school after the autumn harvest this year."
She spoke in a very obedient and serious manner, making everyone laugh.
Huo Jinyun smiled and said, "I'll learn to read. When you can read, I can show you the books here."
Fubao listened with natural anticipation. Suddenly, he remembered Sun Lina's visit to the steelmaking factory and wanted to ask about it. But at that moment, a door opened and Xiao Dingkun stood there. "Fubao? Why are you here?"
When Fubao saw Xiao Dingkun, he immediately smiled: "I came to find my father. It's time to eat. I came to call him."
She didn't directly say they wanted to eat zongzi, for fear that the educated youth might not have any zongzi to eat and would be greedy when they heard about it. She used to be like that.
The little girl's voice was sweet, soft and clear, like a moisture-laden wind blowing from Big Roller Mountain, blowing away the original indifference in Xiao Dingkun's eyes.
He nodded: "Your father just went to the captain to get something, he will be back soon, please wait for a while."
Fubao nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Huo Jinyun and others couldn't help but feel a little pity for the little girl when they saw her well-behaved appearance. They thought that the little girl was pretty and well-behaved, and was really a good child. Xiao Dingkun was so cold to her, so he shouldn't scare her.
Su Wanru greeted Fubao with a smile: "Fubao, do you want to come to my room and play?"
Fubao and Su Wanru were not familiar with each other. She felt that she should not bother her like this, so she quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, I'll just wait for my dad here."
Huo Jinyun couldn't help but laugh at her reserved look. "Your father will be here soon. Come inside and have a seat. Don't be so reserved."
Fubao and Huo Jinyun became even less familiar with each other, and she looked at Xiao Dingkun for help.
There were more than a dozen educated youth coming this time. Two of them lived in one room, and Xiao Dingkun and Huo Jinyun lived in another room.
Xiao Dingkun nodded: "Come in and sit down first."
Seeing this, Sun Lina smiled and said, "Fubao, wait a minute, these two big brothers have something delicious for you."
As she spoke, she was about to go into Xiao Dingkun and Huo Jinyun's room with Fubao.
Who knew that when they arrived at the door, Xiao Dingkun glanced at Sun Lina indifferently, looking not welcoming at all.
It's full of exclusion and unwelcome from beginning to end.
Sun Lina blushed. Even though Xiao Dingkun has always been like this, Sun Lina still felt uncomfortable.
She was an educated youth sent to the countryside from the city, and should have been admired and looked up to by these country kids. She felt that Xiao Dingkun had given her no face in front of Fubao, a country kid.
Fubao also noticed something was wrong. She thought Sun Lina was such a beautiful sister. She had once testified for Xiao Dingkun. She was capable and loved reading books about steelmaking. Why did Brother Dingkun treat her like this?
Just as she was wondering, she heard Xiao Dingkun say coldly, "If you want to wait, go inside and wait. If you don't want to wait, go out."
Fubao was stunned. Obviously, these words were directed at her?
She no longer cared about the pretty and capable city sister and quickly walked in.
Because of my short legs and feeling uncomfortable, I almost fell when I stepped over the threshold.
Xiao Dingkun raised his hand, and his strong big hand firmly supported her small shoulders.
Although he still had a sullen face, Sun Lina beside him was still sensitive enough to catch a flash of tenderness in his expression.
This touch of tenderness seemed even more incredible when it appeared in the eyes of Xiao Dingkun, a cold and unruly man.
Anyone can have sympathy, anyone can love such a beautiful rural girl, but Xiao Dingkun is an exception.
Sun Lina and Xiao Dingkun are neighbors. She has known Xiao Dingkun for many years and knows what kind of person he is.
He didn't even have much patience with his own sister, father, and mother, let alone a rural girl with whom he had no blood relationship.
Sun Lina was completely stunned at this moment. She couldn't believe it. She stared at Xiao Dingkun, looking at him inquiringly, trying desperately to get confirmation from his eyes.
Just now, just now, the hint of tenderness that flashed across those eyes that usually showed no emotion was her illusion?
But she couldn't see it, and she couldn't see through it.
Sun Lina felt lost and devastated.
Of course Huo Jinyun saw Sun Lina's embarrassment, but he knew Xiao Dingkun's character very well. He was not the kind of person who would stand out. Life had taught him to pretend not to see anything, so he walked into the house as if nothing had happened.
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Fubao looked around the room curiously.
The room was very simple, with a brick bed against the wall and a box in the corner. Next to the box was a small table made of wooden boards and bricks. That was all the furnishings in the room.
Fubao saw a picture on the small table with many densely packed lines on it.
She was puzzled and whispered, "Brother Dingkun, what is that?"
Xiao Dingkun didn't say anything. He was taking out a jar from the box next to the wooden table, opening it, then taking out a porcelain bowl and pouring some water from the thermos.
Huo Jinyun smiled and said, "This is a diagram of the internal structure of a diesel engine water pump."
Internal diagram? What's that?
Fubao was confused, but Brother Dingkun ignored her. She was not familiar with Brother Jinyun and was too embarrassed to ask any more questions. She just said "Oh" softly and pretended that she understood.
Xiao Dingkun turned around and knew what was going on when he saw her confused look: "Do you know what an internal structure diagram is?"
Fu Bao was exposed and said ashamedly: "I don't know."
Xiao Dingkun: "I just drew what the diesel engine water pump looks like inside, so that it can be seen clearly at a glance."
Fubao thought about it and understood: "No wonder Brother Jinyun can tinker with diesel engine water pumps. It turns out that he knows what the inside of a diesel engine water pump looks like!"
Seeing her sudden realization, Xiao Dingkun smiled slightly, but he didn't say anything. He stood up and gave Fubao the malted milk to drink.
Fubao took it, tasted it carefully, and couldn't help smacking his lips in pleasure: "Wow, it tastes really good. This is malted milk, right? I used to drink it at my grandma's house!"
Brother Dingkun is so nice and always gives her delicious food.
Xiao Dingkun looked at her obedient and soft appearance, and the coldness on his face had dissipated. "Maltese is a nutritional supplement. You are still young, so you need to nourish your body so that you can grow taller."
Fu Bao naturally liked it after hearing it. He couldn't help but take another sip. It was so sweet on the tip of his tongue: "It tastes good."
As she was drinking, Su Wanru ran over and said, "Little girl, look what I brought you. This is something good. Have you seen it before?"
Seeing her showing off, Huo Jinyun smiled gently, "If someone didn't know, they'd think you were showing off some treasure."
Su Wanru looked very proud: "This is a treasure!"
As she spoke, she shook the box in her hand towards Fubao.
Fubao looked over and saw a square iron box with a picture of a pair of little sisters with red cheeks on it. They were wearing red hats with white fur, cotton robes and red scarves around their necks.
Su Wanru opened the iron box, took out a few biscuits and handed them to Fubao, and then distributed them to Xiao Dingkun and Huo Jinyun.
Fubao looked at the biscuit curiously. This biscuit was different from all the biscuits he had eaten before. The biscuit was inlaid with green things that looked like vegetable leaves, and there seemed to be red ones as well?
Xiao Dingkun looked down at her and said, "This is indeed a good thing. Try it."
Fubao took a piece, put it in his mouth, and as soon as he ate it, surprise suddenly bloomed in his clear eyes.
This biscuit was naturally delicious, fragrant and crispy, something the children of the Pingxi Production Brigade would never dream of eating. However, this biscuit was different from the other biscuits Xiao Dingkun had given her before. This biscuit had the flavor of crispy roasted vegetables and some other fruits.
Fubao greedily ate one piece, licked his lips, looked at the box curiously and asked, "What kind of biscuits are these?"
At this time, Xiao Dingkun and Huo Jinyun had also eaten. Xiao Dingkun was as indifferent as if he hadn't eaten anything at all, while Huo Jinyun nodded and praised: "I didn't think these cookies were that delicious before, but now I think they are really delicious."
The sense of happiness comes from comparison. Now eating steamed corn bread and then eating these biscuits is the most delicious food in the world.
Seeing that everyone liked it and Fubao was very curious, Su Wanru brought the box to her and pointed it out to her: "These words are, Little Sisters of the Prairie."
Fubao looked at the two rosy-cheeked girls and became curious: "Little Sisters of the Grassland? What are these?"
Su Wanru began to explain with a smile, "It's a long story. They were two Mongolian sisters named Longmei and Yurong. They were using their vacation to herd sheep for the production team, but they ran into a storm. To protect the frightened sheep, the two sisters braved the biting wind and snow and fought bravely. Longmei got separated from the flock while trying to save a sheep buried in the snow. Their feet froze into lumps of ice, but they still stubbornly protected the flock."
Fubao opened his eyes wide in surprise.
She lived in a nunnery until she was one year old, and later came to Pingxi Production Brigade. The only people she came into contact with were those in the mountains and the Pingxi Production Brigade. She never imagined that there was such a place in the outside world, and such a pair of little sisters.
She asked worriedly, "What happened next? How did they become?"
Su Wanru looked at her worried expression and couldn't help but laugh. "Longmei found her sister Yurong and discovered that Yurong's feet were frozen solid. She tore off her clothes and wrapped them around her feet. Then she carried her on her back through the snow and wind. Later, railway workers and the commune secretary who were looking for them found them. They successfully escaped danger and became heroic sisters on the grassland."
As she spoke, she picked up another biscuit and handed it to Fubao: "The brand of this biscuit is called Prairie Sisters, in memory of this pair of sisters."
Of course, what she didn't say was that this Prairie Sisters assorted biscuits are very expensive even in big cities. Most people can't afford them at all. They are not comparable to ordinary biscuits.
When Fubao heard that the two little sisters had escaped danger, she immediately felt relieved. Although this incident happened far away, she still felt worried for the two little sisters when she heard it.
Suddenly, he recalled what Su Wanru had said just now: "Sister just said they are Mongolian. What is Mongolian?"
Fubao hasn’t started school yet, and she doesn’t even know there are 56 ethnic groups in the country.
Su Wanru was eating biscuits there. When Huo Jinyun saw her, she told her about the 56 ethnic groups in China, and introduced the Mongolian people to her in detail and explained to her what the grassland was.
Fubao's eyes widened when she heard this. She only knew the mountains, the rivers, the nunnery and the Pingxi Production Brigade. Finally, the commune where Secretary Li was located was distant and mysterious to her, as if the mountains in the morning were shrouded in a layer of mysterious white gauze.
She had never imagined that in this remote part of the world, there was a grassland stretching as far as the eye could see, and such a lovely pair of little sisters.
Her little heart was refreshed like never before. She couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't know the world was so big, with so many ethnic groups. The educated youth brothers and sisters knew so much and were so amazing!"
She used the word "good" several times in a row, which made the educated youth present laugh.
Fubao blinked her bright eyes. She didn't know what her brothers and sisters were laughing at, so she couldn't help saying, "And that sister Lina, she's amazing too. She can even make steel."
"Steelmaking?"
When she said this, several men and women looked at each other in confusion. Steelmaking?
Fu Bao looked at her with admiration: "Yes, steelmaking, just like sister, can you make steel?"
Su Wanru was dumbfounded and shook her head. What kind of steel could she make?
Xiao Dingkun frowned: "Sun Lina said she can make steel?"
She wasn't from the steel industry, so how could she know about steelmaking? Steelmaking was a national priority these days, and steel mills were kept secret, with no one allowed in casually.
Fubao said seriously, "Yes, Sister Sun is reading a book about steelmaking."
"A book on steelmaking?" Xiao Dingkun was completely suspicious. Sun Lina? Reading a book on steelmaking?
Huo Jinyun and Su Wanru were also confused.
"Yes, it's a book called 'How the Steel Was Tempered'!" Fubao said loudly in her baby voice, with a glimmer of longing in her eyes.
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The men and women were stunned for a while, and finally couldn't help laughing.
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