The radio station was still the same radio station, and the two beautiful women inside were still Wang Minzhi and Li Tong. However, the once shy and timid Wang Minzhi was now a married woman. After receiving constant guidance from Xu Damao, she had become much bolder and often liked to talk to Li Tong about matters between men and women.
Li Tong, a tomboy, was always carefree and particularly curious about this matter, often asking Wang Minzhi questions. Eventually, somehow, the broadcasting station became a gathering place for married and unmarried women in the propaganda department to discuss that kind of thing.
"Wife, I'm home." Xu Damao entered the radio station and saw Wang Minzhi preparing her script. Wang Minzhi was now more voluptuous than before they got married, and her skin was fairer and more rosy. Every time Xu Damao came home, he and she would chat until late at night.
"Da Mao, you're back so early today!" Wang Minzhi was overjoyed to see her husband. As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and since she and Xu Da Mao got married, they had only seen each other every few days, making each meeting feel fresh and exciting.
Moreover, ever since Xu Damao rose to prominence at the First Factory, she received preferential treatment in the publicity department. Occasionally, a few colleagues would ask her to use her connections to get Xu Damao to do small favors at the First Factory.
Now, there are even rumors circulating that Xu Damao will become the deputy director of the branch factory in a few years. Of course, some people also say that Xu Damao may be transferred back to the main factory as a department head. Wang Minzhi knows that these rumors are not true, but she is always happy to hear others praise her husband and is willing to listen.
Xu Damao then told him about how he and Li Xuewu had returned together.
“You’re going to expand your enrollment? Damao, how about I transfer there too? I want to stay with you forever,” Wang Minzhi said.
After getting married, Wang Minzhi became even more dependent on Xu Damao and repeatedly expressed her desire to work at the No. 1 factory. For Xu Damao, transferring Wang Minzhi to the No. 1 factory was simply a matter of him writing a transfer request; Li Xuewu didn't even need to get involved.
But he always refused. The branch factory was just a temporary job for him, lasting three to five years at most, and frankly, it wasn't a suitable place for a girl to work hard.
“Didn’t we agree that you would stay and work at the main factory and I would come back often? Besides, I won’t be staying there for long. It will be at least 1-2 years, and at most 3-5 years, before I return to the main factory,” Xu Damao said, trying to persuade his wife.
He knew that Wang Minzhi didn't necessarily want to go to the branch factory; she just wanted to express her dependence on Xu Damao. Indeed, Xu Damao planned to find a way to return to the main factory within the next year or two.
Soon after Gao Juanjuan retires, he will undoubtedly become the section chief. With this position as a stepping stone, he plans to try and return to the head office if a suitable position becomes available. After all, the head office has a higher level and greater opportunities for advancement. At the branch factory, he wasn't trained in technology, and reaching the section chief level was basically his limit; becoming deputy factory director would be extremely difficult.
"Xu Damao, did you bring any good food back this time?" Li Tong came in from outside while Xu Damao and Wang Minzhi were chatting.
Previously, Xu Damao often prepared snacks such as melon seeds and peanuts for Wang Minzhi, and Li Tong could often get some too, so she would ask this question every time she saw Xu Damao.
“Your uncle and I just came from the branch factory. He came here for a meeting and didn’t have time to go to the countryside to look for it.” Xu Damao always told others that the food was brought back from the countryside.
Over there, far from the emperor's reach, nobody bothered him. Of course, perhaps it was the enjoyment he had from showing movies in the countryside before, Xu Damao sometimes really liked to go down to the countryside, partly to get some food, and partly to see if there was anything good. His only flaw, besides doing this, didn't seem to have any other use.
After chatting for a while, Li Xuewu arrived.
"Da Mao, the meeting has officially approved our expansion plan. You can go back and make arrangements, and then coordinate with the personnel department at the head office to see how to proceed."
We're still a bit pressed for time, so we need to act quickly in all aspects.
Li Xuewu excitedly assigned tasks to Xu Damao.
Li Xuewu had been the deputy director of the No. 1 factory for two years, and his seniority was almost up to par; it was time for a change. Now, he desperately needed an opportunity to prove himself, and this expansion plan was an opportunity he had devised himself.
Once the production capacity of the branch factory expands again, it will undoubtedly make the higher-ups pay more attention to Li Xuewu. At that time, with connections and achievements, it will only be a matter of time before he is promoted to a high-ranking position in the main factory.
After dropping Li Xuewu off, Xu Damao returned to the factory area and parked his car. Previously, Xu Damao had often parked his car near the courtyard, but too many curious onlookers would insist on sitting on it, and when the man wasn't around, some mischievous children would climb all over it. Later, Xu Damao mostly parked his car inside the steel rolling mill and rode his bike back.
After Wang Minzhi got off work, the two went to her parents' house for dinner. In those days, even though the Wang family consisted of several working-class families, food was not plentiful. Therefore, Xu Damao had long ago given Wang Minzhi her food ration book so that she could buy some food for her parents' family from time to time. This way, it would be more appropriate for the two of them to have dinner together.
Xu Damao entered the courtyard where the Wang family lived with ease and greeted the neighbors familiarly.
"Uncle Wang is playing chess. I haven't seen you for the past few days, and your chess skills have improved quite a bit. I'll come and ask you for some pointers when I have time." "Brother Wu, your child is probably off to Inner Mongolia right now. I've heard there are a lot of good things there."
The people here are mostly railway station workers. Compared to the steel rolling mill, they come from all over the country and are still traveling around, so they have a wider range of experiences. Sometimes, Xu Damao really enjoys chatting with them about his observations of this era.
"I heard this kid is doing quite well in Tongzhou now. Old Wang's family has found the right son-in-law." Aunt Wu said softly as Xu Damao entered the Wang family's house.
"That's right. Not only is his job good, but he's also incredibly good to the Wang family girl. Look, he comes here every week; he's practically half a son to the Wang family," said Sister-in-law Xu.
Xu Damao and Wang Minzhi entered the Wang family home together, only to find that the atmosphere there was a bit off.
"Da Mao, this is Minzhi's third uncle, and this is Minzhi's little cousin Hu Zi. They came to your wedding before, do you remember them?"
When Mr. Wang saw his daughter and son-in-law return, he worried that Xu Damao might not remember the relatives here, so he introduced them.
"Third Uncle, Tiger, hello. How could I not remember you? I remember you had a great capacity for alcohol. Let's have a good drink later today," Xu Damao said with a smile.
He doesn't have many relatives on his own side, so he treats Wang Minzhi's relatives as his own, visiting them during holidays. However, this third uncle had settled in Hebei for some other reasons, so they've only met him once.
Wang Minzhi was overjoyed to see her third uncle and kept talking about her childhood memories. When Wang Minzhi was a child, she often went to her maternal grandmother's house. At that time, all her uncles lived in their hometown, and her third uncle was not yet married, so he spent more time with Wang Minzhi.
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