Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 3 Can you still understand the words on the radio?

Chapter 3 Can you still understand the words on the radio?

After dinner, Chen Luyang took on the daily household chores of washing dishes, cleaning, sweeping the floor and dusting with a very good attitude.

"Luyang, stop working and come eat some watermelon."

My brother-in-law Sun Zhigang brought back a 20-jin watermelon in the evening and kept it in the vegetable cellar.

After dinner, Sun Zhigang brought out a watermelon, cut it into small pieces, and placed it in a large enamel basin with peony flowers, then called everyone to come to the courtyard to eat.

Chen Luyang had already set his eyes on the watermelon. When he heard his brother-in-law calling him, he immediately ran out of the house, picked up a piece of watermelon and took a big bite.

sweet!
Sandy, sweet and cool!
Under the streetlight outside the courtyard, countless insects were flying around the light bulb.

The radio on the stone table was playing the storytelling "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" with a crackling sound. When it talked about the war, the chirping of crickets would always be heard at the right time, setting off the atmosphere of fighting among thousands of troops.

Father Chen sat next to him, looking at the palm-leaf fan in his hand with heartache.

The palm-leaf fan was already in a bad state, and after beating Chen Luyang at night, several blades flew off again.

Father Chen picked up a fan and fanned himself, but it didn't even lift the collar of his clothes up a bit.

Mother Chen rolled her eyes and said, "Alright, alright, it's just a broken fan. You think it's a good thing? If it's broken like this, go buy a new one."

Father Chen was anxious: "How can it be broken? It can still be used."

Chen Luyang took a bite of the third piece of watermelon and said as he ate, "My mom is right. Dad, your palm-leaf fan only has a few leaves left. I'll buy you an electric fan later."

Father Chen rolled his eyes at him and said, "You want to buy an electric fan? You don't have a job, you don't have a school, and you can't even afford a watermelon. Why would you buy an electric fan?"

Chen Luyang: “…”

Got it!
Which pot is not opened and lifted?
Anyway, no matter what he said tonight, he would be wrong. Chen Luyang simply didn't dare to say a word and just ate watermelon.

"Luyang, what are you going to do next?" Brother-in-law Sun Zhigang spoke.

"Study hard and take the exam next year." Chen Luyang answered without hesitation.

Although Bai Xiaofan is not a good person, she said one thing that is right.

In this era, the college entrance examination can really be something that can change your destiny.

With his ability, it is entirely possible for him to study hard and get into a good university.
After saying this, Chen Luyang was rarely criticized.

No matter what, the Chen family still hopes that he can get into college and have a good future.

"Then you can't stay at home all year. You have to have something to do. If you stay at home for too long, you'll become bored."

Sun Zhigang thought for a moment and said:

"I heard after get off work tonight that the factory might be hiring in a few days. I'll go ask around tomorrow at work. If that's really the case, I'll see if I can find a way to get you into the security department."

Before Chen Luyang agreed, Junjun was puzzled: "Why don't you let my uncle go to the cafeteria?"

In his heart, the canteen of the machinery factory is the best place besides the canteen, where all kinds of delicious food are available.

Mother Chen said helplessly, "It's okay for your uncle to just eat. Let him go to the cafeteria. It's good enough if he doesn't burn it down."

Junjun wondered again: "Wouldn't it be nice to go to Grandpa's workshop?"

Grandpa can tinker and fix anything, and sometimes he can even make a toy for him with small scrap parts. He is so cool!
Father Chen snorted coldly: "Do you think anyone can enter the workshop?"

Putting down the fan, Father Chen fiddled with the radio antenna and said unhappily:
"If your uncle could follow your father to the security department, with your father watching over him, I'd feel relieved. He could even catch some rats for the factory and make a contribution... Hey, what about this radio? The noise is all Japanese stuff. Can we still listen to storytelling?"

It was good that Chen's father didn't fiddle with it.
With this adjustment, the "Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" on the radio was completely replaced by a Japanese radio lecture.

"I'm so angry! I won't listen anymore!"

Father Chen fiddled with the radio until he was sweating all over. Finally, he threw the radio onto the table in anger and went into the house to sleep.

The next day.

The noise of the chickens in the yard disturbed Chen Luyang's sweet dream.

Although I don’t have to go to school or work, it is impossible to sleep in at Chen’s house.

Early in the morning, Chen's mother would get up to prepare meals for the whole family, with the clanging of pots and pans.

Chen's father was cleaning the yard with a broom, a leaky radio was playing the news, Junjun was squatting in front of the washbasin washing his face, and Chen Lingling was standing in front of the mirror, braiding her pigtails.

From time to time, the sound of chickens clucking could be heard from the chicken coop.

Chen Luyang walked out of the house with sleepy eyes and a vest on. Just as he opened his arms and was about to stretch, he heard his father Chen say in a bad mood:
"You're really lucky! I can't get into university, I can't find a job, and yet I can wake up early in the morning and eat directly. Why don't I have such good luck?"

Chen Luyang's lazy waist, which had just blossomed, wilted in an instant.

Father Chen opened the gate and dumped the dust and garbage outside.

The ruthlessness of action,
It feels like Chen Luyang should be kicked out as well.

Chen Luyang shyly hid aside, quietly washing his face and brushing his teeth, trying to minimize his presence.

"If you ask me, the happiest one is our Lingling."

Mother Chen brought the porridge to the dining table.

"Look at Song Nata from the old Song family. She's the same age as our Lingling. Not only does she have to go to school, but she also has to cook for the whole family. How can she have the time to braid her hair in front of the mirror?"

Chen Lingling was unhappy and said with a pout:

"Nata isn't the only one who cooks at home; her brother helps her."

"Help her. She has to do it herself, unlike you who just eat everything ready-made."

Mother Chen glared at her and then sighed:

"You kids are just spoiled! Just leave them alone without a father or a mother."

Just as Chen's mother finished complaining, Chen's father's scolding was heard from the yard.

"This lousy radio keeps switching channels, babbling in Japanese, and I have no idea what it's talking about."

Chen Luyang pricked up his ears and listened carefully, then casually said, "It's about Japan's car production surpassing that of the United States for the first time, and they're celebrating."

Before traveling through time, Chen Luyang worked as a compiler, and his language skills were outstanding.

Not to mention listening to the radio, even people with accents can understand most of what is being said.

Father Chen gave it a suspicious look and handed it over.

"Do you understand this stuff?"

Chen Luyang pretended to be relaxed: "I can understand it. There are Japanese lectures on the radio all day long. You can understand it by listening along."

Father Chen saw that he spoke easily and naturally, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

But then he cursed out loud: "You little bastard, you are so useless all the time. You are learning these useless things."

At this point, Chen's father remembered Chen Luyang's change of choice, and his face fell again.

In fact, Chen Luyang’s work was the most important thing he told the factory.

However, Chen's father worked diligently for the factory all his life.

Asked to abandon his family and career to dedicate himself to the factory, he would do it unconditionally.

But when it came to asking him to make requests to the factory and to seek favors, he just couldn't open his mouth.

Brother-in-law Sun Zhigang understood Chen's father's helplessness and took the initiative to say:

"Dad, I'm going to ask the personnel department at work today. The factory has a lot of recruitment quotas every year. How can they give Luyang a spot?"

Father Chen looked at Sun Zhigang with gratitude and satisfaction: "Thank you for your hard work, little Sun."

Sun Zhigang smiled and said, "Dad, what you said is true. We are all family. What's the hardship?"

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