"Team Leader Song, I'm Xiao Liu from the Second Factory Area. I'll be in charge of all your living arrangements this month. If you need anything, just come to me. I also live in the dormitory in the Second Factory Area."
Their textile factory was established before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Later, it was donated to the country by patriotic businessmen. After the public-private partnership, it grew larger and larger, and became the model textile factory in the entire D province.
In recent years, in particular, in order to help other provinces establish textile factories, they have sent a large number of people, and tens of thousands of technicians from all over the country have come to train.
Xiao Liu and her colleagues had seen many female technicians who were hardworking and resilient, but this was the first time they had seen a team composed entirely of female technicians who were all so young.
Although they were travel-worn when they got off the train, their eyes were particularly firm and bright.
"Because more people will be coming from the Northwest in a while, accommodation will be tight, so we can only arrange two dorm rooms for you. But don't worry, there are enough beds and plenty of space."
The textile factory has several factory areas, and the dormitory area is also connected. It's like a small society with everything.
From the moment Xiao Liu introduced them to the factory area, the truck drove for several tens of minutes, but they still hadn't reached their dormitory.
It's time to leave work, and the workers on bicycles meet on the road, chatting as they ride, while the children on the back seats stare curiously at the trucks that drive by.
"My goodness, this factory is huge, much bigger than our residential compound."
“If it weren’t for the different scenery we were passing, I would have suspected that the driver was going around in circles.”
"Hey, did you guys see that department store just now? It's so tall, almost as tall as the one we saw when we went to the city."
The people in the back seats leaned back in the car, excitedly watching the scene outside: department stores, restaurants, schools—this factory area encompassed almost everything.
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"Yu Shu, are you coming to see a movie with us tonight?"
Everyone knows that Chen Yushu will be leaving in a few days, and some of her close friends are thinking of taking her to the movies tonight.
"Okay, let's go to the movie theater in the Red Factory District. The soda there is delicious. I'll go home on the way and tell my brother."
Chen Yushu was also very reluctant to part with these friends. This separation might mean never seeing them again in their lifetime.
"I'll treat you to a meal at a state-run restaurant. My brother is paying, so you can't refuse."
Everyone tacitly avoided mentioning parting and continued to joke and tease each other as usual.
Seeing several female classmates chatting and laughing, a male classmate suddenly reached out and patted Zhou Kai on the arm.
Zhou Kai turned around and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Want to see a movie tonight?"
They were all children of factory workers who grew up together, and some of them noticed Zhou Kai's little scheme. Although Chen Yushu was about to leave, he still wanted to create opportunities for his brother.
"It's my treat."
"I knew it, besides movie tickets, I also wanted soda."
The social atmosphere these days isn't much better than before; men and women can't get too close, and naturally, they can't go to the movies together.
But it's normal to bump into someone at the movie theater.
Therefore, a large portion of the movie tickets sold in their factory area are sold to these young men and women.
After school, the two groups left separately. After obtaining her brother's permission, Chen Yushu first invited a few female classmates to eat at a nearby restaurant.
"Hurry up, hurry up, the movie starts at around 6 o'clock."
With only a few minutes left before the movie started, people quickly took a shortcut. Suddenly, Chen Yushu stopped and stared straight ahead.
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