Lu Ruoling and Jiang Yueyue stayed in the hospital for more than half an hour and showed no intention of leaving. The two of them chattered non-stop.

Lu Shishen glanced at the sky outside the window and said in a deep voice.

"It's getting dark."

It gets dark early in winter, it’s dark at just after five o’clock.

Yang Niannian could only ask them to go back first, "You should go back early! Come back to play during the day tomorrow. It will be unsafe to go back after dark."

Lu Ruoling picked up the rice bucket, "Second sister-in-law and second brother, let's go back!"

Jiang Yueyue raised her little face and stared at Yang Niannian expectantly, wanting to discuss something.

"Sister, when Brother Lu is discharged from the hospital, can you take me to the military compound to play with Brother An An? I haven't seen Brother An An for a long time."

Yang Niannian had no resistance to Jiang Yueyue's chubby face. She reached out and pinched it twice, then agreed with a smile.

"I'll take you and Ruoling to the military dependents' quarters tomorrow."

"Great!" Jiang Yueyue exclaimed.

Lu Ruoling's eyes lit up, "Second sister-in-law, am I going too? What about the scrap yard?"

Yang Niannian, "The New Year is coming soon, and the scrap yard is not busy. When I go back and clean the house, I will take you and Yueyue to buy New Year's goods and two new sets of clothes."

Now that I have made money, of course I want to have a good New Year!

Lu Ruoling was puzzled, "Aren't you going back to your hometown for the New Year?"

Yang Niannian, "You can go back to your hometown or spend the New Year here. Consider where you want to spend the New Year." It's normal for my sister-in-law to miss home as it's her first year out.

Jiang Yueyue pulled Lu Ruoling's fingers and pleaded with her eyes.

"Sister Ruoling, why don't you stay in Haicheng for the New Year? I want to celebrate the New Year with you."

Lu Ruoling didn't really want to go back. Everything here was better than in her hometown, and her brother and sister-in-law were also here. But she didn't know whether her second brother would agree with her staying for the New Year, so she looked at Lu Shishen cautiously.

Noticing her gaze, Lu Shishen said in a calm voice.

"You can stay if you want."

Lu Ruoling laughed innocently, "Second sister-in-law, I will spend the New Year here."

Jiang Yueyue jumped happily, "Great, this way we can celebrate the New Year together."

Yang Niannian rubbed her little head, "Okay! You guys go back quickly!"

Lu Ruoling and Jiang Yueyue left the ward happily.

…

No quarrel tonight, no reason to sleep in separate beds.

Yang Niannian took off her coat, smelled her clothes, then smelled her armpits, and muttered to herself.

"I took a crowded train and haven't showered in the past two days. My body is itchy."

Lu Shishen knew that she loved cleanliness and felt uncomfortable after not taking a shower for a few days, so he lifted the quilt and said, "Go to bed first, don't catch a cold."

Yang Niannian crawled into the bed and said something ugly first, "You made me sleep here. If I accidentally touch your wound, please don't push me to the ground in the middle of the night."

Lu Shishen looked at her childish appearance and had no idea what to do with her. "No, just sleep peacefully!"

It is indeed very warm to sleep with a stove in front of me. I slept well all night without even having a single dream.

The next morning, just as Yang Niannian and Lu Shishen finished their breakfast, Du Weili and Qu Xiangyou arrived.

Du Weili was simply a living navigator. He was very familiar with the environment around Haicheng and drove the two of them directly to the machinery equipment factory.

Zhou Daquan, the person in charge of the factory, was answering the phone the whole time and had no intention of paying any attention to the three people, which made Du Weili a little angry. If he had not come to accompany the guests, he would have left long ago.

About ten minutes later, Zhou Daquan slowly hung up the phone. He didn't stand up, but leaned back in his chair and lit a cigarette leisurely. He stared at Du Weili for a while and said.

"Why do you look familiar to me?"

Du Weili thought he had been recognized, so he raised his chin and was about to introduce himself when he heard Zhou Daquan say "Oh" in a long voice and pointed at Du Weili.

"I remember now, you are the rag collector Xiao Du, right?"

Xiao Du?

Yang Niannian laughed out of anger. This Zhou Daquan was too good at putting on airs.

Du Weili was also very angry. It was true that he was a rag collector, but there was no such thing as a jack of all trades. He was the rag king of Haicheng, but he didn't expect that he would be looked down upon by a lackey from a factory.

Du Weili's temper, which had just been suppressed, flared up again and he said sarcastically.

"Director Zhou has a good memory and can recognize me, but how come he is still the same as before when he talks like this?"

Zhou Daquan's expression changed, and he asked with contempt, "What equipment do you want to buy?"

Without waiting for their answer, he said in a condescending tone, "No matter what equipment you buy, the order will be placed until June. Now the factory is full of orders, and the workers can't ship the goods even if they work overtime day and night."

"In that case, then forget it." Yang Niannian's patience had run out, so she turned around and left.

Zhou Daquan was still waiting for them to approach him in a nice way, but Yang Niannian left so decisively that he was stunned. After he came to his senses, he said with a gloomy face.

"I see you're not really here to buy the machine, are you?"

There is only one machinery equipment factory in Haicheng. If you really want to buy equipment, how can you just leave?

Yang Niannian ignored him and walked out of the office, followed by Qu Xiangyou and Du Weili.

As soon as he walked out of the factory, Du Weili gave Yang Niannian a thumbs up.

"Your temper is just what I like. What kind of bastard is Zhou Daquan? He even dared to mock me and piss me off. I won't clean up the waste here. Let them deliver it to my door themselves."

Yang Niannian didn't care. "There's no need to get angry with Qian. You don't usually run into him, so there's no need to get angry with him. People like him just sit in this position, get used to being praised, and forget who they are."

Qu Xiangyou frowned and asked worriedly, "What should we do about buying equipment now? There is only one factory in Haicheng."

Yang Niannian shook her head. "Don't worry. It's true that there is only one factory in Haicheng, but that doesn't mean there aren't any in other places. Jingshi is so big, there's no way they don't sell it, right? We can just buy some from Jingshi and bring them back."

She had thought of this just now, so she left so decisively. Even if Zhou Daquan took the order, it would be too time-consuming to wait in line for half a year.

Du Weili agreed with Yang Niannian's words, "Beijing has advanced machinery and equipment, and some are imported from abroad. It's definitely worth buying there. Let's get in the car first!"

It’s not that we worship foreign things, but that domestic heavy industry has just emerged and the technology is not mature enough. Many equipment cannot be produced domestically and can only be introduced from abroad.

Yang Niannian got in the car and said, "Master Qu, after the new year and school starts, will you come with me to Beijing?"

"good."

Qu Xiangyou admired Yang Niannian's intelligence and courage. It was rare to find a girl as smart and courageous as her.

Du Weili sent Yang Niannian to the hospital downstairs and drove away.

Li Fengyi was sorting things with his head down. When he saw Yang Niannian coming back, he said happily.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here to take you back. The team leader said the stitches can be removed this afternoon. I'll pack my things and move down first."

"Okay, thank you for your help!" Yang Niannian said with a smile.

"No trouble."

Li Fengyi moved a bunch of things downstairs very skillfully.