Chapter 50
In the afternoon, Section Chief Zhao met Comrade Lu. Unexpectedly, he found this man very familiar. He had seen him before yesterday and today.
The young man tiptoed into the office with an apologetic look on his face that said "I'm sorry to bother them." He walked up to Xu Youzhi without stopping to greet people.
In the tone of a normal friend talking, "You haven't finished your work yet. I just waited at the door for a while, but you didn't come. It's getting late, so I'll go back first. See you tomorrow."
He lowered his voice intentionally. The problem was that the Propaganda Department's office was only so big.
His voice reached everyone's ears clearly.
His attitude of being on vacation and leaving get off work was in stark contrast to the Propaganda Department who were busy as dogs.
Xu Youzhi was so busy that his head was spinning. He glanced down at his watch and pounded his neck. "Okay, ride slower on the way back."
Since they joined the factory, they always walked out of the factory gate together after work. Comrade Lu came over to say hello, which only showed that he was polite and graceful.
Lu Qin's eyes swept across his wrist. Wow, Comrade Xu didn't know when he put on this new watch.
He turned his eyes away, his voice still low, "Alright then, I'll go back first. Comrade Xu, you should work hard."
"Yeah." After hearing his advice, Xu Youzhi, who was originally not in a good mood, suddenly felt a little upset. It was only the first day since he started working that he felt relaxed for a while.
The thing is, his voice is so beautiful it's impossible to ignore. He's not the only one feeling tired, especially since someone outside is riding their bicycle home, jingling their bell.
If Lu Qin knew what he was thinking, he would definitely say that this kind of thinking was normal, just like there were two classes, one class was dismissed on time, and the other class was still staying after class.
Lu Qin smiled and said see you tomorrow and prepared to go out, but when he saw the thermos at the door, he stopped.
Section Chief Zhao saw the boy come back again and quietly poured them tea.
Voices of thanks echoed throughout the office. If it weren't for him, they would have forgotten to drink their water. Especially Secretary Liu, whose last sip of water was poured by Comrade Lu.
"Sister, you don't have to be so polite. I just happened to be free so I could serve you more. Look, your lips are dry. Drink more."
Not long after, Lu Qin walked up to Section Chief Zhao, his eyes still showing enthusiasm. Beneath his curled eyelashes were a pair of beautiful eyes. "Boss, you should drink some water too."
The order in which he poured tea was starting from the door, and he did not pour it for the leaders right away. He was very organized, which made everyone feel comfortable. But when he poured tea for Section Chief Zhao, he changed the small detail to a full kettle of water, and did not tell people to drink the water at the bottom of the kettle.
Section Chief Zhao paused, then slowly moved the cup over. "Excuse me."
"It's not a problem. You should drink more water."
Section Chief Zhao just smiled and nodded without saying anything.
After pouring the water, Lu Qin quietly put down the thermos and left without stopping to disturb them.
Everyone finally stopped to drink some hot water and take a breath.
Someone was turning his neck, and there were bursts of crackling sounds.
Section Chief Zhao took a sip from his enamel cup and stood up. "Just hold on a little longer. We'll be fine once we get through this."
The biscuits produced by their factory are mainly for supply and marketing cooperatives. Being able to make a factory bigger and stronger proves that their food factory has strength. However, there are more than one food factories producing biscuits. The production factories only need to be responsible for controlling the production. The remaining competitive pressure will all be transferred to their publicity department, and there will be a great demand for them.
"Yes, Chief!"
Secretary Liu and Secretary Niu looked at each other and exchanged tired glances. Tuntun drank half a cup of tea. Fortunately, Comrade Lu helped pour water, otherwise they would have to endure it.
There was a figure swaying outside the window. The person was wearing a gray coat and holding a notebook in his hand. He looked neat and serious. Section Chief Zhao wanted to say something, but he had to put down the cup and leave.
Liang Meixiang took two steps forward, extended her hand, and said with a smile, "Chief Zhao, you haven't finished get off work yet. Will my coming here disturb you?"
She knew very well that the Propaganda Department was very busy recently.
Section Chief Zhao smiled and his eyes fell on the notebook in her hand. "It doesn't matter. There's still time to catch your breath. You know the factory has a lot of work to do. It can't be helped. But Director Liang, what are you doing..."
There is an attitude, and there are many grievances to complain about.
But I have something to do with the Publicity Department after get off work.
Liang Meixiang closed the notebook and tucked it under her arm before casually mentioning something. "It's nothing important. Just a few days ago, the material handling department told me they were short-staffed, the finance department said they were overstaffed, and someone in the transportation department was injured and needed a temporary worker. I wanted to ask if you have any problems with the staffing and whether you can make up for it. If not, please let me know."
Her words were completely flawless. Liang Meixiang had the power to transfer personnel. But no matter what, mutual respect between departments was a must.
Section Chief Zhao felt for a cigarette in his pocket, pulled out a cigarette but didn't light it. He didn't say whether he wanted help or not. "It's always busy at this time of year. Besides, there are new comrades in the section, and we're in the new adjustment period. We just need to adapt well from now on."
Liang Meixiang was speechless for a moment. She put the notebook under her arm back in her hand and thought for a while before saying, "It's like this. To be honest, I have someone I want to recommend to your publicity department."
After she returned, she thought about it again and again, and felt more and more that she was being wasted. She felt really bad that a young comrade had remembered a small favor. Excellent comrades should be assigned to positions that suit them.
Section Chief Zhao put his hands behind his back and said, "Director Liang, you mean to give us someone?"
Inside the room, Secretary Liu was leaning against the window. He saw Section Chief Zhao talking to Director Liang about something and seemed to be in a low mood.
The two were still talking.
"It's not what you understand. My idea is that you should evaluate it yourself to see if it works for you. I'm just making a recommendation and won't interrupt." Liang Meixiang made her position clear.
But he added, "But I'm not exaggerating. Comrade Lu was even praised by the director of the county revolutionary committee."
When Section Chief Zhao heard this, he put away his cigarette and said, "There's this matter too..."
When the factory was organizing a performance, he happened to be on a business trip.
He still hadn't realized that this Comrade Lu was the Comrade Lu who came to their Propaganda Department office.
"That's right. To be honest, I only found out about it later. And look at me, in all the years I've been working, when have I ever done anything like this?"
Seeing his relaxed expression, Liang Meixiang felt much more relaxed.
Seeing that Section Chief Zhao seemed to be thinking about something, Secretary Liu replied to Director Liang and turned to go into the house. She quickly lowered her head and continued to work.
Five minutes later, as expected, footsteps were heard at the door. Section Chief Zhao said, "Alright, go back and do it."
There is still work to be done later, and we cannot let our enthusiasm fade away in just one day.
Before the night falls, the Dongyang Brigade is nestled between the mountains and the water. The late-returning birds are chirping in bursts, and the rhythm of natural creatures makes people feel happy just by listening.
Kong Yue was chopping wood, Lu Qin was carrying a bucket to fetch water, with a tail named Kong Dongdong following behind him.
"Uncle, you, you wait for me."
Ever since he was allowed to play with his friends, his ability to express himself has improved rapidly.
There is a characteristic of children running, that is, their legs move very quickly, and they want to take the next step before their legs touch the ground, appearing very anxious.
Lu Qin squinted his eyes and looked back. The little kid was wearing carrot-shaped pants, which made his legs look particularly short.
He was so happy in his heart, then he stopped and stretched out his legs, "Kong Dongdong, stand here."
Kong Dongdong stopped moving his legs and opened his little arms to hug.
Lu Qin put one hand on his head and said, "Don't move."
Kong Dongdong stopped there in a daze, tilted his head and struggled a few times before stopping.
His uncle just laughed and said, "Your legs are a little short, Kong Dongdong."
Although Kong Dongdong was small, he could sense that his uncle's tone of voice was different from usual, "Uncle, uncle!"
"I heard it, I heard it!" He rubbed his ears. "Uncle was just teasing you."
He held out his hand, "Let's go."
Children’s young hearts cannot be hurt.
However, the next second, Kong Dongdong hugged his thighs. Lu Qin subconsciously shook his legs to let him go. A smile climbed onto his face. He opened his mouth to tease him, "What are you doing? You are so small, but you still want to play tricks, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he lowered his head and saw Kong Dongdong's round little eyes looking in one direction.
The sun was setting, and gusts of cold air hit his skin. As a time traveler, Lu Qin almost broke out in goose bumps. He put one hand behind his head in a protective gesture, clasping it over his legs, and looked over there.
I saw a young female comrade in a floral shirt walking towards me.
Tan Zhiqing hadn't expected that the brat Kong Dongdong would see her, leading to Comrade Lu also noticing her. She had no choice but to walk out. After taking two steps, she subconsciously smoothed her braids that had been knocked down by the beating. As she walked towards them, she wore a perfectly placed smile, "Comrade Lu! What a coincidence!"
Lu Qin squinted his eyes to see who was coming, loosened his hand, and stroked Kong Dongdong's hair from time to time, his movements very gently.
It turns out to be a human. If it’s a human, then there’s nothing wrong.
There was a puzzlement in his beautiful eyes. "Excuse me, who are you?"
Tan Zhiqing: “…”
I had a lot of things to say, but I didn't expect him to answer like this.
Tan Zhiqing took a breath and lowered his voice, "Hello, Comrade Lu. I'm from the Zhiqing side. We met a few days ago, but you forgot and you said you were busy. I was embarrassed to bother you."
Lu Qin only heard the first half of the sentence. His eyelids twitched, and he made a reminiscent expression. The next second, he suddenly realized, "Oh! So it's you."
Tan Zhiqing's lips curled up subconsciously, and he immediately praised, "I didn't expect that Comrade Lu, you are so busy and still remember me. You have a really good memory."
Lu Qin waved his hand and said, "Thank you Tan Zhiqing for the compliment, but why are you wearing so little today, just like that day?"
He looked up at the sky and said, "You are still young, Tan Zhiqing, you must take good care of your body, otherwise you will suffer when you get old."
Tan Zhiqing's expression was almost unbearable. She paused in smoothing her braids, only to hear him continue chattering, "Oh, by the way, when I got home, my aunt told me that Tan Zhiqing is very enthusiastic."
Tan Zhiqing didn't expect that the aunt, who was so rude in front of her, would praise her when she got home. She pulled the corners of her lips to the sides and said, "No need to thank me, it's all my due."
Lu Qin had arrived beside her without her knowing when.
Tan Zhiqing still had a smile on his face and looked at him in confusion, "Ah"
"Tan Zhiqing, please help me fetch water. Don't worry, it doesn't take much. After all, my tank at home isn't very big. You can fill it up a little at once, and then make five or six trips. Then make three more trips tomorrow morning. Of course, if you're willing, you can do it later. Our whole family is very grateful to you."
The long string of words almost stunned me.
Tan Zhiqing wondered if she was deaf. She looked up quickly, as if to ask if he was kidding her. She even suspected that he knew something. However, she found that he was not serious, and there was a smile on his handsome face.
Lu Qin didn't stop talking, "Tan Zhiqing, you are so enthusiastic, aren't you embarrassed?"
Tan Zhiqing was silent for a long time and cursed inwardly that the person was shameless.
She recalled her sister's temperament. Although she was quiet, she was always polite and gentle. How could they be so different?
"No," Tan Zhiqing tried to struggle, "I'm a woman, isn't your water too heavy for me?"
Lu Qin looked at her with a disapproving expression. "The leaders have said that men and women are equal. Tan Zhiqing, there's something wrong with your thinking."
A minute later, Tan Zhiqing left without looking back.
Lu Qin sighed as he stared at the empty barrel. It was all because he looked so good. It wasn't that he wanted to treat this educated youth any differently. The problem was that ambition was practically overflowing in Tan Zhiqing's eyes. And unlike Zhu Hong and the other women who were purely pursuing something, she was more interested in him as a person, even taking shortcuts to achieve a certain goal.
There's a saying that goes, "If you don't share the same ideals, you can't work together." Even our temperaments don't match.
Besides, within the brigade, if he killed a chicken, half the team would know about it. If he got even slightly closer, or did something, everyone might know about it, and he would easily be implicated. Judging from his original memory, there had been quite a bit of trouble in the past few years at the Youth Educated Center.
More importantly, making friends also requires a good magnetic field.
When he lowered his head, he saw Kong Dongdong's wrinkled face, and he had no idea what was going on in his little head.
Thinking of the bad things this little brat had done before, Lu Qin started to mess up his hair again. He almost forgot that Kong Dongdong was just a cunning imitator. "Kong Dongdong!"
Trying to drive the thoughts out of his little head by speaking loudly.
"Uncle." He looked at him blankly with his small eyes.
"Come on, I'll take you to fetch some water."
Really, Kong Dongdong is enough for him to worry about, why does he have to think so much? He suddenly pulled himself out of his emotions. It was almost dark and he hadn't fetched any water yet.
There weren't many people at the Shahu Lake by the river at this time, most of them had gone home to cook. He met one or two familiar people and greeted them.
Lu Qin hasn't given up the idea of going down to the river to look for fish, but now that Kong Dongdong is here, he's afraid that he might learn bad habits and start playing in the water with him.
"Kong Dongdong, come here!"
Kong Dongdong was standing at the edge of the river. He knew well enough not to get close to the water. When he heard his uncle calling him, he ran over.
"You must be filial to your uncle from now on, okay?"
"Yeah!" he nodded.
After the trip, Lu Qin only brought back a bucket of water, and Kong Dongdong was sitting in the other bucket.
Nowadays, the water buckets in every household are made of templates, and the bottom board is stuffed very high, which means that the area of the bottom board is large enough to put a child in.
At one end of the shoulder pole, water was shaking, and at the other end, Kong Dongdong had almost his entire lower body stuffed into the wooden barrel. He was squatting, with his two little hands clinging to the edge of the barrel. He listened to his uncle's words and didn't move at all, with the joy in his eyes almost overflowing.
When we got home, we saw that he had been carrying a bucket of water for a long time, and on the other side was Kong Dongdong, whose face was rosy.
It looks like going out for a walk or playing.
Lu Chunnong hadn't even uttered the words "I'll choose".
Lu Qin had already said, "Sister, I'm going to fetch some water."
But I didn't dare let Kong Dongdong follow me anymore. In case we met some educated youth again, I would have to think carefully before speaking.
Sun Laimei came out and asked the children to go in. Kong Dongdong was still a little reluctant, but he obeyed.
Fortunately, from the time he observed Kong Dongdong during dinner to before bed, Lu Qin did not find anything wrong with Kong Dongdong, except that he insisted on sleeping with him at night, and he agreed. So he lay on the bed and fell asleep peacefully.
Kong Dongdong crawled into his uncle's bed, held one of his hands, made sure his uncle was lying next to him, and then closed his eyes. His curled eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes.
Lu Qin unconsciously reached out and patted him on the back.
The uncle and nephew fell asleep facing each other.
The next day, Lu Qin was greeted with a big surprise.
While riding his bicycle, he saw Liang Meixiang from afar, looking down at her watch, walking around the door, and occasionally a young comrade would stop to talk to her.
Lu Qin first greeted Uncle Huang, and just as he was about to leave, several yellow plums were stuffed into his hands.
Mr. Huang put his hands behind his back and explained to him, "We grow this at home. It will whet your appetite."
Lu Qin accepted it, looking surprised. "Sir, how did you know I like this? Thank you very much."
I don't know how he managed to grow plums so early. As he boasted before, the wisdom of the working people is limitless.
"What are you thanking me for?" Uncle Huang waved his hand. Seeing that he liked it, he felt even happier.
As soon as Lu Qin left, a few more people came over to ask Mr. Huang questions. His expression changed quickly, and he instantly lost the amiable look he had in front of Comrade Lu.
Lu Qin had already walked up to Liang Meixiang and greeted her with a smile, just like an ordinary passerby, "Good morning, Director!"
Early in the morning, his face was full of energy.
Just as the person who greeted her was leaving, Liang Meixiang turned around and said, "Good morning!"
To be honest, Lu Qin couldn't figure out why she stopped here.
Looking back, I saw her bicycle neatly placed there.
Liang Meixiang suddenly realized that Comrade Xiao Lu had a very practical characteristic. Her first reaction was to observe her bicycle. It was truly rare. She said, "This bicycle is very good."
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