Soon, the security office called and said that the leaders and reporters had already entered the factory. Director Wang hung up the phone and led them downstairs.
Two cars drove to the front of the office building, and Deputy Mayor Xu in charge of education, Secretary Yu, Director Ma of the Municipal Education Bureau, District Chief Chen, Aunt Zheng from the Street Office, and two reporters got out of the cars.
After everyone exchanged greetings, Director Wang and the former deputy director took everyone to the conference room, first for interviews and then for awards.
Reporters were very interested in the learning experiences of Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu, the top-scoring couple, and asked them if they had any good learning skills and methods to share with everyone.
Xiao Qinyun believes that learning requires self-discipline and persistence. Qiao Qinglu shared the story-telling and mnemonics methods to help with memory.
After the interview, Deputy Mayor Xu, District Chief Chen, Aunt Zheng and Factory Director Wang, representing the city, district, street and factory respectively, awarded them scholarships, took photos together, and finally everyone took a group photo.
After taking the photos, Deputy Mayor Xu shook hands with them and encouraged them, hoping that they would study hard, make further progress, and contribute to Guo Jia's four modernizations. He then hurriedly left with everyone.
Director Wang patted Xiao Qinyun on the shoulder and said, "Engineer Xiao, we are sixty years old and can still take a photo with such a senior leader. We are really indebted to you."
Xiao Qinyun said politely: "No, no, if there's nothing else, I'll go to work first."
Deputy Director Yuan also patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard. The future depends on you."
Xiao Qinyun waved his hands repeatedly, "Director, you are the backbone of the factory. I will stand guard for the last time."
After leaving the meeting room, Xiao Qinyun gave all the scholarships to Qiao Qinglu. Then he went to work and Qiao Qinglu went home.
When they counted the bonuses at home, they found that it was quite a lot. The city gave them 400 yuan, the district gave them 200 yuan, the factory gave them 200 yuan, and the street office gave them 100 yuan. Together they got 1,800 yuan, which was really a huge sum of money.
When Xiao Qinyun got off work, he was also surprised when he learned the amount, but after thinking about it, he understood. After all, they were the first in the college entrance examination since its resumption, and they were a couple who were the top scorers, so it was normal for them to get a little more.
Qiao Qinglu: "Qin Yun, do you want to sell your job at the machinery factory?"
Xiao Qinyun nodded. "The factory leaders treat me very well, but competition in the R&D workshop is fierce. If I continue to study while earning a factory salary, I'm afraid I'll be reported by someone with ulterior motives. Although we're not fighting now, I don't want to cause any more trouble. Besides, I think university research is more suitable for me. I may continue my studies after graduation, so I'm not suitable for being too closely involved with the machinery factory. I might as well take advantage of this opportunity to repay the favor and sell this job. I'll see how the rest of the situation develops after I graduate."
Qiao Qinglu thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the case.
"What about my brother? Does he have to sell his job too? If he sells his job, will he lose his house?"
Xiao Qinyun thought for a moment and said, "Probably."
Qiao Qinglu was filled with emotion. Oh, this matter caused so much trouble. Fortunately, Brother Qiao and his family had already bought a yard, otherwise they would have no place to stay.
The next morning after the interview, Qiao Qinglu went to the post office and bought twenty newspapers. The front page was a photo of them and their leaders, and below the photo was an introduction to the learning experience and experience of this couple, the top scorers in the imperial examinations.
Qiao Qinglu thought to herself, I have to keep these newspapers safe so I can show them to my children and grandchildren when I'm old. If I want to be a genius, your grandparents were the top scorers in the first round of the college entrance examination after its resumption. They were influential figures...
Children, don’t be greedy, after Laba Festival, it’s Laba Festival. Drink Laba porridge for a few days, then it’s the 23rd. On the 23rd, have sticky sugar-coated melons. On the 24th, sweep the house. On the 25th, have frozen tofu. On the 26th, go buy meat. On the 27th, kill the rooster. On the 28th, let the dough rise. On the 29th, steam buns. Stay up all night on the 30th. The streets will be full of people on the 1st and 2nd day of the New Year.
On New Year's Eve of 1977, Xiao Qinyun gave Shen Hua and Aunt Qiu a holiday on the 26th, so that they could reunite with their family and come back on the 16th of the first lunar month. Yu Qingyuan had nowhere to go, so he spent the holiday with the Xiao family.
There is no Spring Festival Gala to watch on New Year’s Eve nowadays. After eating New Year’s Eve meals such as four-happiness meatballs, braised carp, casserole chicken, gold and silver rice, and dumplings, everyone prepares to go out and set off firecrackers.
Today, Xiao Qinyun bought a lot of firecrackers, smashing firecrackers, and flaming fireworks. Qiao Qinglu was a little surprised, "Why did you buy so many firecrackers today? You never did this before."
Xiao Qinyun replied somewhat embarrassedly, "Today has been full of bad things. Since it's New Year's Eve, I wanted to set off more firecrackers to ward off bad luck and celebrate the new year with prosperity. Besides, the kids are old enough to play with firecrackers and poppers, which are still very safe. I accidentally bought too many."
What else could Qiao Qinglu say? Let’s play together. Isn’t this the feeling of playing together?
During the first month of the year, the five members of the Xiao family and Yu Qingyuan went to the Changdian Temple Fair. Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu bought a lot of calligraphy and paintings, and cultural relics. The children got a lot of comic books, and of course, they also got their favorite food and toys.
Steamed buns, bean buns and glutinous rice balls, a rustling windmill in the left hand, and a string of large candied haws with small colorful flags on the right hand, he ate while walking and stopped in front of a small stall making dough figurines.
The considerate father Xiao bought two majestic Monkey Kings for Mantou and Doubao, and a heroic Mu Guiying for Tangyuan. They watched a shadow play and then went home satisfied.
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