Chapter 83
At that time, Lu Qin stood there and watched Kong Dongdong clumsily pack the candies separately, to train his hands-on ability and prevent him from dropping them halfway. A familiar voice came from behind him, "Comrade Lu"
Lu Qin put one hand on his nephew's soft hair and turned around, "Comrade Qin is off work."
Qin Shi was holding a cloth bag in her left hand, with a few green onion leaves sticking out of the bag, and a basket of eggs in her right hand. She walked over and asked softly, "When did you come back?"
Kong Dongdong put his hands in his pockets, unable to move his head, and rolled his eyes around.
"We just got back yesterday. The factory manager gave us two days off."
Adding Sunday, it’s equivalent to three days of vacation.
He picked up the luggage and said, "Comrade Qin, I'll help you carry the things you asked me to carry."
What he was holding in his hands were the malted milk, peach cakes and cloth that Qin Shi had entrusted him to bring that day.
Qin Shi's gaze fell on Kong Dongdong, and seeing him being pinned down by the Five Finger Mountain, she said, "Come up with me first."
"Okay." Lu Qin saw that she couldn't free her hands either.
Lu Qin picked up his nephew and held him in his arms. He weighed him and found that Kong Dongdong was lying sideways with his buttocks sitting on his uncle's arm. His right hand was around his neck obediently, and his small eyes were looking at Qin Shi who was standing beside him.
Qin Shi smiled at him. She didn't have any food in her pocket today, so she could only get it from home.
At this time, every household goes home to cook.
Lu Qin was worried about the awkwardness on the way, so he took the initiative to bring up the topic, "Have uncle and aunt come back yet?"
Qin Shi stepped onto the stairs and turned back to remind him to be careful, "They will be home about five minutes later than me."
"Oh, then I don't know where you work, Comrade Qin." Lu Qin suddenly remembered this and asked.
They quickly climbed to the third floor. Qin Shi put down her things, took out the key from her pocket and opened the door. "I used to work at the Women's Federation, and later transferred to the county library."
The county library had been under construction for three or four years. When the library was recruiting workers, Qin Shi signed up without hesitation because she felt she was more suitable for the job and could read books while working on weekdays.
At first, her parents did not agree because she could find a better job after graduating from high school. They were also very worried about the current situation and were afraid that one day they would be accused of something nonsensical. Now, she has settled down.
Lu Qin didn't realize at first when their county had a library, so he asked the same question.
The door was already open, but Qin Shi didn't close it to avoid suspicion.
"The library is quite far from here. There used to be one in the county town, near the supply and marketing cooperative, but it later closed down. A few years ago, a new one was built in the north of Laiyang County. I work there now, but there are not many people coming to read on weekdays."
Most of them are cultural workers who need to consult information and make a living by writing. It is easier for them to grasp the general policies by writing articles.
Lu Qin thought he could go and have a look when he had time.
He looked around. His Aunt Sun was very clean and had swept and mopped everything. He put Kong Dongdong down and took out his things and put them on the table. "Comrade Qin, I'll leave the things I brought back from the provincial capital and the extra tickets here for you. It's getting late, so I'll leave first."
Qin Shi came out of the kitchen carrying two bowls and called him, "Wait a moment."
Her eyes fell on the child, "Sit down and try the homemade glutinous rice cake."
Her mother at home had been nagging about inviting Lu Qin to come over for dinner, and now it was a coincidence.
It’s no wonder that Lu Qin had sharp eyes. His Aunt Sun didn’t know how she made it, but the glutinous rice cake in the bowl was a white and round ball, wrapped with sesame seeds and crushed peanuts, and sprinkled with a layer of dried osmanthus flowers.
Look, it's delicious.
Kong Dongdong was too short to see the bowl, so he stood on tiptoe and looked at his uncle's expression.
A small hand gently pulled at the trouser leg.
Finally, the uncle and nephew sat down to eat glutinous rice cakes.
Sun Juan met her man Qin Minghai downstairs, and the two of them simply went upstairs together, one after the other.
“Why is the door of your house not closed?”
"My daughter is back."
"Little Poem"
Sun Juan shouted as she entered the room and saw two people, one big and one small, sitting at the table.
Lu Qin quickly stood up and greeted, "Uncle and aunt."
He didn't feel embarrassed at all.
Qin Minghai smiled and nodded in reply.
Sun Juan was surprised and smiled. She put the bag on the table and said, "You're back from the provincial capital."
The young man had just finished a glutinous rice cake, his lips still stained with sugary liquid, his teeth white and his lips rosy. Across from him, the younger one held a bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other, scooping up small bites. To prevent him from getting an upset stomach, the older one had only left him two, splitting one into two pieces, no more, no less.
Lu Qin repeated his original words and explained, "I came here today to deliver something to Comrade Qin. Comrade Qin was so kind that he even asked me to stay for some glutinous rice cakes."
Sun Juan also knew that the extra things on the table, such as malted milk, were things they had saved to give away.
Seeing that he stopped eating halfway, Sun Juan was afraid that he was not full, so she rolled up her sleeves and fried a plate of food, which was crispy and fragrant.
Sometimes, it’s just little homemade gadgets that satisfy my cravings.
After Lu Qin had eaten and drunk his fill, he cleared the dishes and sat on the sofa to talk with his uncle about things in the provincial capital. When he saw that it was getting dark, he prepared to say goodbye to them.
Seeing that he was leaving, Sun Juan filled an enamel jar with the extra glutinous rice cakes she had made at home for him to take with him. "The glutinous rice my relatives in the countryside gave me last year, if you don't finish it, there will be new glutinous rice harvested this summer. I used more than two kilograms of glutinous rice, so it's a bit much. You can take it back and let your family try it. If it's not sweet enough, put some sugar in it."
Relationships should be reciprocated.
What else could Lu Qin do? "Thank you, Auntie."
"Thank you for what? You're welcome."
Sun Juan reached out and touched the child's head as if she didn't need to be polite.
"Grandma Sun." Kong Dongdong stood there obediently letting her touch him and even called her.
"Hey!" Sun Juan let go of her hand. "Next time you come over, bring your nephew with you. Don't be like your brother-in-law, who only comes twice even though you call him ten times."
Lu Qin's signature big white teeth showed, "Okay, uncle and aunt, you don't have to see me off."
After the door closed, Qin Shi still had two bags of dried fruit in her hands because Kong Dongdong couldn't carry them all. Seeing that it was getting late, she went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Sun Juan saw her man sitting down with several newspapers in his hands and walked over to him, "What are you looking at?"
Qin Minghai pointed at the photo in the newspaper and said, "Look, isn't this Lu Qin? This kid is quite good."
Sun Juan leaned forward to take a look, "Oh, it really is him, he has made it big, what does it say?"
"Let me take a closer look."
Qin Shi came out of the room and wanted to ask her mother if she wanted to make a new dish, but when she saw them whispering to each other, she went back.
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After returning to the Propaganda Department after his vacation and distributing gifts to them, Section Chief Zhao informed him to go to the factory to handle the matter.
Lu Qin was not afraid of Section Chief Zhao at all. He went up to him to add tea and asked with a shameless face, "Section Chief, do you know what's going on?"
Section Chief Zhao pointed at the newspapers on the table that hadn't been distributed yet. "You kid made such a big scene, you didn't think the factory would show some appreciation, did you?"
Lu Qin himself had just learned about the incident in the newspaper. When he heard his words, there was surprise in his eyes, because he really didn't take it to heart at first.
Seeing his expression, Section Chief Zhao glanced at the time and waved his hand, "Hurry up and go, nothing bad will happen."
The factory office had twice as many staff as the propaganda department. When Lu Qin knocked on the door, everyone was busy with their own work.
Against the light, everyone could only see a tall young man standing at the door with glowing white skin.
"Who are you looking for?" asked the middle-aged woman at the door.
"Hello, I'm looking for Director Ren."
Lu Qin casually looked around the inner room. Near the door was a large printer. The comrades were working face to face, and everything was neatly arranged.
"Oh, wait a minute. Director Ren's position is over there. Go sit down and wait."
Lu Qin looked over and saw Comrade Zhou Junzhou answering the phone at his position as factory director, so he walked over.
"Okay, I'll notify the factory manager. Okay, thank you."
Zhou Jun hung up the phone and turned around to see him standing there, his attitude still maintaining his usual humble attitude. "Here you are, sit down and wait."
Although he didn't know what happened exactly at the meeting, he had seen the newspaper that had just been delivered to Director Ren that morning.
Lu Qin glanced at his face and smiled, "Thank you for troubling me, Comrade Zhou."
Zhou Jun smiled and nodded, poured him another cup of tea, and tidied up Director Ren's desk.
From the series of actions and attitudes he showed when he entered the room, Lu Qin raised his eyebrows. No wonder Comrade Zhou could get the position of secretary.
Director Ren came back soon, followed by several people. When he saw the person standing next to the seat, he instructed the people following him to walk towards the seat.
"Factory Director."
"Please sit down."
Director Ren put his things down, sat down, opened the drawer on his right, and took out an envelope. He said quickly and directly, "This is a reward from the factory. Take it."
Lu Qin's eyes moved, "Factory Director"
"Hahaha," Director Ren was in a very good mood today. "Take it. You deserve it. Our factory has become quite famous recently."
Because of Lu Qin's photo, the following text inevitably mentioned his workplace, the Lai Fu Food Factory. Now everyone who could read knew about it. They'd been fielding quite a few calls lately. They'd been given an extra 0.7% of their production quota. Don't underestimate that small percentage; it could at least allow four or five new supply and marketing cooperatives to stock their products. They'd also been requesting skilled workers recently, and with several other factories competing, they'd been sent to them first without hesitation.
Lu Qin's eyes shifted to the thick sheet of letter paper. He took it, his face showing joy. "Thank you, Director and the organization. I will definitely keep working hard."
Because the money in the envelope seemed to be quite a lot.
Of course, only the finance department and Director Ren know the exact amount of money in the envelope.
Everyone heard the noise and looked over, only to see smiles on the faces of those sitting and standing.
Director Ren said a few words to him and then let him go.
Zhou Jun came over with the forms to be checked. He was relieved to see that Director Ren hadn't asked Lu Qin to transfer to the factory office, but had instead given him his salary. The abilities of people of the same sex were more easily discerned at a glance.
Lu Qin went out and turned into a deserted corner. He opened the envelope and looked inside. Afraid that he couldn't see clearly, he turned the envelope over again. Wow.
The reward given by Director Ren was quite a lot, including money and tickets, estimated to be about three hundred yuan.
I have to say that Lu Qin felt that this business trip was worth it.
Knowing that only Director Ren knew about the reward, Lu Qin returned to the Propaganda Department. They all knew about the newspaper incident. He only said that Director Ren had rewarded him, without mentioning the specific amount.
Taking advantage of his free time, he borrowed two sheets of manuscript paper from Xu Youzhi and slacked off to draw clothing designs for Kong Dongdong.
With the help of his aunt and sister's craftsmanship, Kong Dongdong's new clothes were ready in just two days.
He made three sets in total. One was a small white shirt with black overalls. The overalls had a large pocket in the front for candy. The other two sets were simple, but embroidered with animal designs. For example, one had a large pocket shaped like a dog.
Kong Dongdong came out first, changing into overalls. Lu Qin put them on him himself, touched his protruding belly, and then stood up to look at him.
Kong Dongdong was still feeling embarrassed, with a smile on his lips. The child had fair skin, a rosy face, and his eyes narrowed into crescents. A few strands of his soft black hair were sticking up in the air, making him look naturally well-behaved and sweet.
He thinks his nephew is handsome no matter how he looks at him.
"Dongdong, come here and let me hug you." You can tell just by looking at Sun Laimei's expression.
Lu Chunnong looked at his son with a gentle smile in his eyes.
Lu Qin walked to his brother-in-law and asked, "How about Dongdong? He looks good, right?"
Kong Yue's gaze fell on his son's face. He looked like a miniature version of Lu Qin, and he couldn't say he wasn't good-looking. He didn't know when his son would grow up and look more like him.
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