Chapter 54
Being able to work in the capital and having the support of Mr. Yue is a great opportunity for Lu Che.
Jiang Yao and her great-grandmother of course agreed. Seeing their mother and great-grandmother so happy, the brother and sister also started dancing with joy.
Everyone is already happy today because of the holiday, and now with this good news, they are even happier.
Although he was happy, Lu Che did not get carried away. When he went to bed at night, he hugged Jiang Yao and said, "Mr. Yue said that he has officially resumed work. As a representative of their university, he will cooperate with the Capital Mechanical and Electrical Factory in research and development. I can participate in this project."
"That's great." Jiang Yao was so happy that she forgot to ask him what he was going to do. Now that she heard him, she was more certain of her decision to go north. "I believe that if you are with great people, you will become even more powerful. Of course, if you are behind others at the beginning, don't panic or worry. After all, they have been to college. You only studied for a few years, and your current level is already great."
"You can rest assured about this. I am in a learning state right now. To be honest, I feel like my development is becoming increasingly limited in the electromechanical factory now."
It's not that Lu Che didn't work hard, but when a person develops to a certain level, without the influx of new knowledge, it's easy to hit the ceiling. It was okay before when Yue Lao was around, and he could go and ask for advice every now and then, but now he is so far away, it's hard to explain clearly in the letter.
"This is normal. There is an old saying that makes sense: you never stop learning. It is time for you to go for further studies," said Jiang Yao.
Lu Che nodded and said, "I'm just a little worried about you. You've run the kindergarten and nursery very well. If you follow me to the capital, it would mean giving up all your efforts and achievements over the past few years."
"It doesn't matter to me. I follow you wherever you are. I'll also have development opportunities if I go to the capital in the future." Jiang Yao thought to herself, the college entrance examination will be resumed next year. She is only 24 years old and her child is about to enter the middle class. Of course she has to go to college.
"As long as there is a chance, you will definitely be able to do it." Lu Che said, "I can only let you do it temporarily."
"What nonsense are you talking about? We are a couple, we should help each other achieve success and make progress together."
Old Yue knew that it was not realistic to let Lu Che leave immediately, so he told him in the letter that if he agreed to come, he could be given time to settle the affairs and work here and report to the capital before the Spring Festival.
The next day, Lu Che and Jiang Yao went to the post office to send a telegram to Yue Lao, expressing their willingness to go to the capital and asking him to help find a house in advance.
After the telegram was sent, the matter was finalized, and the next thing to do was to resign from the mechanical and electrical factory.
It would be better to do it today than to wait for a better day. So they returned to the electromechanical factory and each went to their respective leaders to resign.
Director Hu and Director Li were stunned when they received their resignation letters. When they reacted, the first sentence was that they disagreed. After trying their best to persuade them without success, they reported it to Director Wu.
So, in the end, the couple were brought together again to do ideological work.
Director Wu knew that Lu Che was the R&D leader of the electromechanical factory, and Jiang Yao was the core force of the factory's logistics support. If these two people left together, wouldn't it be tantamount to cutting off the arms of the electromechanical factory?
"Lu Che, Jiang Yao, are you dissatisfied with some of our factory's arrangements? If so, just tell us and we will do our best to resolve it." Director Wu said earnestly, "The capital sounds great, but it's thousands of miles away and you're unfamiliar with the place. You're taking a big risk by going there."
"Director Wu, this is not true." Jiang Yao knew that Lu Che was grateful to Director Wu and his leaders, and he probably couldn't say anything cruel, so she would do the ugly job. She said, "To be honest, the professor who invited us this time is Lu Che's master."
I have always known that Lu Che is someone else's master, but this is the first time I heard that Lu Che has a master.
"When did Lu Che become a disciple of such a powerful master?" Director Wu asked immediately. For them, becoming a university professor was still very far away.
Now that history has taken a turn, Jiang Yao is not afraid to put Yue Lao on the table, saying: "Yue Lao is a professor at Capital University. He was implicated before and was assigned to the Qingyuan Production Team, living in our cowshed. Because Lu Che has a high level of comprehension, he was accepted as his apprentice."
"We know that it would be unfair for us to leave the electromechanical factory today. After all, without you guys leading us, my husband and I would still be farming in Qingyuan. However, we have really devoted ourselves to the electromechanical factory in the past few years. It is not an exaggeration to say that we have done our best for the development of our factory. This is also a way of repaying your support for us."
"As for Old Yue, he really treated Lu Che as half a son. Otherwise, with Lu Che's education level of a few years, could he lead our factory to break through technical difficulties one after another? In the final analysis, all this depends on Old Yue."
"Old Yue was rehabilitated and returned to the capital two years ago. Although he returned to his own home, he no longer had a home because his wife and children were persecuted back then and are no longer with us. He is old and alone. In addition to working, Lu Che actually wanted to take care of him because he is old after all."
"Lu Che has been without a father since he was a child, and he was bullied a lot while growing up. Old Yue was good to him, and he also regarded Old Yue as half a father. It's okay that we didn't have the opportunity before, but now that we have the opportunity, of course we hope to go and let him enjoy his old age."
At this point, Director Wu was speechless. However, he also had his own difficulties, "What should our factory do after you leave?"
"Director, don't worry. Zhang Dong and the others have been with me for so long, and their skills are very good. There is absolutely no problem for them to take over my position." After Lu Che finished speaking, Jiang Yao immediately added: "I brought up Zhu Xia. If I'm not here, there will be absolutely no problem with her."
Everyone couldn't help laughing as they listened to the couple's words. "Why do I feel like you guys are planning to develop Zhang Dong and his wife into your 'heirs'?"
The resignation was finally finalized thanks to Lawyer Jiang's eloquent speech, and their next task was to hand over their work.
The mobility of factory workers is very low these days, let alone an electromechanical factory with high profitability. Over the years, Lu Che and Jiang Yao have worked with their co-workers for several years, and they have developed feelings for each other after working together day and night. They are reluctant to let them go when they hear that they are leaving.
Especially Zhu Xia and Zhang Dong. In recent years, not only have they been close to Lu Che and Jiang Yao at work, they are even more like brothers and sisters-in-law in life.
Even though they know they will have the opportunity to be promoted after they leave, they are still reluctant to part with them.
But seeing that Lu Che had such a good opportunity for development, they did not dare to be a "stumbling block" and could only silently wish him the best.
The Spring Festival of 1977 came relatively late, in mid-to-late February, which gave Jiang Yao and Lu Che ample time to prepare to leave the mechanical and electrical factory.
The handover work was basically completed in early February. As the Spring Festival was approaching, Director Wu, Director Wu, and Director Li all agreed that Jiang Yao and Lu Che had made great contributions to the electromechanical factory. They planned to hold a farewell party for them during the year-end summary and organize a dinner for all employees.
But Jiang Yao rejected this suggestion. The more critical the moment, the more she should not let down her guard. She was unwilling to touch such a thing. Even though the historical turning point has occurred, the negative factors left over from the past so many years are still there, so it is better to be careful.
There will be no farewell party at the factory, but we can have a farewell dinner with Zhu Xia and others at home.
"Yaoyao, when you get to the capital, remember to write to us and keep in touch." Zhu Xia's eyes turned red as she spoke, and she choked up as she said, "In the future, if there's a chance, Zhang Dong and I will definitely bring Tongtong to the capital to visit you. We've never been to the capital before, so we can go there to see the sights and get together with you. If you become successful by then, don't forget us."
"Look at you, you're not drunk but you're talking nonsense." Jiang Yao said, "Don't say you're here to see us, even if you want to come to the capital to develop, we welcome you. Don't worry, giving birth to the baby safely is your most important thing now." As she said that, she raised her hand and touched Zhu Xia's belly, which was already more than five months pregnant, "Be good, baby, come and visit your godmother when you grow up."
The two women here are inseparable, and the two men over there are actually reluctant to part with each other, but they are just restrained in their emotions.
As for Changchang, Xiaolu and Tongtong, although they were small, they knew they were about to part with their good friends and were very reluctant. Xiaolu and Tongtong even hugged each other and cried, while Changchang, the little adult, tried to comfort them.
To get from the provincial capital to the capital, one has to take a train for several days and nights, and after arriving, one has to find a place to stay, so they set out on the journey north ten days before the Spring Festival.
All the things that could be taken away from the house were taken away, and things that could not be taken away, such as furniture, which Zhu Xia needed and could fit in were given to her. The rest were all transported back to the old house in Qingyuan.
On the day of departure, the weather was very sunny. Although the temperature was not high, the sun was shining, as if heralding a beautiful new beginning.
The old lady was also happy. Even though it was not easy for her to take a train for several days, she still endured it thinking of the bright future waiting for her grandson.
When the train stopped at the Capital Railway Station, everyone was tired but still excited.
The temperature in the capital is much lower than in the south, but fortunately it did not snow that day, so everyone could just put on the big cotton-padded jackets prepared in advance and get off the bus.
Lu Che sent a telegram to Yue Lao the day before departure, so when they got off the train, Yue Lao was already standing on the platform.
After two years of absence, everyone was excited. After a brief greeting, Mr. Yue said, "I have cleaned the house. Let's go back first and then talk slowly."
Jiang Yao originally thought that they would have to take at least one bus to get home, but unexpectedly, Mr. Yue arranged for a car to come and take them home with their luggage.
In addition to arranging the car, Mr. Yue also made thoughtful arrangements for the house. Not only did he help them rent a house, he also cleaned up the house so they could move in right away.
After they were settled, Yue Lao said, "This place is very close to Capital University. I live in the university's teacher dormitory. If you have any questions, you can come to me directly."
"Mr. Yue, thank you for your help this time." The old lady said gratefully, "Otherwise, we just arrived and we don't know what to do."
"Lu Che's grandma, look at what you're saying." Old Yue smiled and said, "When I lived in your cowshed, I received a lot of favors from you. This arrangement is nothing. Well, you've been traveling for a few days and you're tired. Take a rest first. We'll have a good reunion in a couple of days."
Mr. Yue gave a few more instructions and then left.
It is now a little after four in the afternoon. We have not showered for a few days on the train, so we take turns showering. By the time we have washed off the dust, it is already time for dinner.
The kitchen at home is fully equipped with kitchen utensils, but unfortunately there are no vegetables. However, even if there are vegetables, Jiang Yao is too lazy to cook because it is too tiring.
"Let's go to the state-owned restaurant to eat and get familiar with the surrounding situation." Lu Che said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Chang and Xiao Lu started dancing with joy, "Okay, okay, let's go to the state-owned restaurant to eat delicious food."
"Okay, let's go." Jiang Yao decided with a smile.
The small courtyard where they lived was in an alley. Not far out of the alley, one could see the big sign of the state-owned restaurant from afar.
The capital is indeed the capital. It cannot be compared with small places like the county towns of the past. Even the state-owned restaurants in provincial capitals are not as luxurious as those in the capital.
Not only were the two little ones excited, even the old lady who was already very tired was cheered up.
Although the food in the state-owned restaurant was not cheap, Lu Che was still very generous and ordered a table of dishes so that everyone could eat to their heart's content.
When they got home and were about to go to bed, Changchang and Xiaolu were still thinking about the delicious food in the restaurant and were clamoring to go there again tomorrow.
"It's OK to go to the restaurant once in a while. We can't afford to go there every day." Jiang Yao taught him earnestly, "We are now in the capital, and the consumption level is much higher than before. Food, clothing, housing and transportation all cost money. It's not easy for Dad to earn money to support our whole family. You have to learn to save money, understand?"
The two little guys nodded, not quite understanding. Jiang Yao was worried that they would think their family was poor and develop an inferiority complex, so she added, "Of course, when Dad makes a lot of money in the future, we can eat out more often, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay." Changchang and Xiaolu jumped and danced excitedly. Jiang Yao quickly pulled them back and said, "Okay, you've been tired for a few days, go to bed quickly."
"Okay." Xiaolu and Changchang climbed onto their own beds, said "Good night, Mom" to Jiang Yao, and closed their eyes.
The brother and sister had already moved into separate rooms from their parents half a year ago. Jiang Yao didn't agree at first because she thought it was too early, but Big Brother Lu insisted on it so that he could exercise at night.
Perhaps because they still had someone to keep them company after moving into separate rooms, they quickly adapted.
Since today was the first day of living in the new house, Jiang Yao was worried and waited for them to fall asleep. Although they were very energetic just now, they were really tired after running around for so many days and fell asleep soon.
Jiang Yao turned off the lights and tiptoed back to her room.
When she returned to the room, Lu Che was already sitting on the head of the bed, holding a few books that Yue Lao had just given him.
"Is grandma asleep?" Jiang Yao asked.
Lu Che: "She fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed. She must have been exhausted after such a busy few days."
"Yes, grandma is also amazing." Jiang Yao said, "But the weather here in the capital is very different from that in the south. I still have to pay more attention to her these days. In addition to dressing warmly, I also have to let her go outside more often for exercise."
"Wife, I feel really relieved that you are taking care of the house." Lu Che said with a smile.
"There's nothing I can do. Since I'm an unemployed vagrant now, I have to keep a close eye on things at home so that I can feel at ease while you work hard outside." Jiang Yao said self-deprecatingly.
"You're right. You can't always say that you're unemployed. Taking care of the family is no easier for you than working outside," Lu Che corrected.
"It's good that you know." Jiang Yao looked at the book in his hand and said, "If you are not in a hurry, you can get up tomorrow and read it. Aren't you tired?"
Lu Che put away the book in his hand, looked at her solemnly and said, "Whether you are tired or not depends on the situation. If you want to exercise now, I am definitely not tired."
"You are not tired, but I am. Very tired." Jiang Yao lay down hurriedly, pulled the cup to cover herself and closed her eyes.
Lu Che watched her smooth movements and smiled. He turned off the light and lay down as well.
He reached out and pulled her into his arms, holding her as they fell asleep.
The next day, when Jiang Yao got up, Lu Che had already gone out to buy a batch of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, and also cooked lean meat porridge and eggs for breakfast.
The brother and sister were enjoying their meal with the old lady, but Lu Che had already finished. When he saw her get up, he said, "It's cold, come and eat quickly, otherwise the porridge and eggs will get cold. You stay at home in the morning, I'll go to Capital University to see Old Yue."
"Okay." Jiang Yao knew that he was impatient and didn't like to wait. Besides, the family was spending money on food and drink every day. They had some savings, but they couldn't just sit there and do nothing. Of course, Lu Che wanted to start work as soon as possible. She didn't stop him, but just said, "When you have a chance, ask Old Yue if you can arrange for Changchang and Xiaolu to go to kindergarten."
Although she is now free at home and can take care of the children, kindergarten provides group life. Since they have adapted to kindergarten, it would be best if they can continue to go.
"Okay." Lu Che agreed, put on his cotton jacket and went out.
Jiang Yao, the old lady and the two children packed their luggage at home for half a day, and they finished packing at lunch time. She left the children to the old lady and went to cook.
Lu Che came back halfway through the meal.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, he told her, "Mr. Yue said that Changchang and Xiaolu can be arranged to attend the Capital University Staff Kindergarten. The kindergarten is on holiday now, so we can go and complete the admission procedures after the Spring Festival."
"That's great. How do you arrange your work?" Jiang Yao asked.
Lu Che: "Mr. Yue originally wanted me to adjust for a few days and go back to work after the Spring Festival, but I couldn't sit still, so I told him I would go to the project office in the afternoon to get familiar with it. The holiday will start in a few days, so I'll take advantage of it now to get a basic foundation so that I won't be in a rush when I go back to work after the New Year."
"I'm sure you'll be fine." Jiang Yao patted his shoulder to encourage him. She knew he would definitely feel pressured facing a group of college students.
"Well, I'll try my best." Lu Che said, "When I settle down, I'll see if there's a chance to arrange a job for you."
"Okay, don't worry about me for now, take care of your own things first." Jiang Yao thought, the college entrance examination would be resumed in about nine months, so it didn't matter whether she went to work or not.
In the next few days, Lu Che went out early and came back late. He usually had lunch in the school cafeteria, and it was almost eight o'clock when he came back to eat in the evening.
Jiang Yao was very dissatisfied with this and criticized him harshly before going to bed at night, "No matter how hard you work, you can't ignore your health. The body is the capital of the revolution. If you ruin your body, what will happen to me, the child and grandma? Who can we rely on?"
"It's okay." Lu Che said nonchalantly, "I'm still young, not seventy or eighty years old."
Seeing that he still didn't repent, Jiang Yao used her trump card directly, "Okay, you just keep doing this. If you exhaust yourself one day, I will be married, but my beauty will always be there. Then I will take Changchang and Xiaolu to remarry and let them call someone else dad."
"Jiang Yao." Lu Che's face suddenly darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I have really spoiled you, woman. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't learn your lesson."
"You...what do you want to do?" Jiang Yao's heart couldn't help but tremble.
"Don't you know what I want to do?" As soon as he finished speaking, he had already overwhelmed the man.
Jiang Yao was tortured badly that night. She regretted it very much and told herself silently that she would never dare to challenge someone's bottom line again.
Although the bones were almost broken, at least it had a deterrent effect on someone. Lu Che went home for lunch the next day and went home obediently at dinner time in the evening.
However, this was the last day of work before the New Year, and she was not sure whether he really regretted it.
This Spring Festival is very short, and it is also the first season in a foreign land. It is inevitable that everyone misses their hometown, but the family is together and there is not too much sadness.
Lu Che started working on the third day of junior high school and was busy from morning to night. Jiang Yao didn't trust him, so she delivered lunch and dinner to him on time every day. Now he had to eat even if he didn't want to.
When co-workers and students on the same project saw Jiang Yao bringing the twins to deliver meals every day, they were so envious that their mouths were watering.
Lu Che looked calm and composed, and even said in a very Versailles way that Jiang Yao was too nervous, but he was actually very happy in his heart, and facing the envious eyes of his co-workers, his tail was almost up in the air.
On the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, Jiang Yao took the two little ones to the Capital University Staff Kindergarten to register. When the director saw the cute and beautiful twin boy and girl, he loved them very much and praised them again and again.
After completing the registration procedures and paying the tuition, Jiang Yao took them home.
"Mom, when my brother and I go to kindergarten, will you also go to work there?" The little deer looked up and asked expectantly with his big eyes.
"No." Jiang Yao touched her head and comforted her, "This is not the Mechanical and Electrical Factory Kindergarten. Mom is not an employee of this new kindergarten, so I can't go to work with you."
"Why can't you go to work in the new kindergarten?" the deer asked again.
"Because the new kindergarten didn't hire mom to work there." Chang Chang continued, "Xiao Lu, don't ask me. It's miserable for mom to be unemployed now."
Jiang Yao: “…”
"Is that so?" The little deer tilted his head and suddenly smiled, "Mom, since you are free now, please give us a brother or sister."
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