Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 520 Xiang Guowu hasn't been home for several days
Dong Mangui feigned ignorance: "Oh dear, I'm just not sure... Besides, Deputy Factory Director Yu is such a capable person, you can't go wrong by asking him."

After saying that, he quickly leaned forward and changed the subject:

"Director, when did you get back?"

"I just got back yesterday afternoon," Chen Luyang said with a smile.

"Oh dear!" Dong Mangui slapped his thigh, his face full of regret.

"Director, you said you were back, but you didn't even let our workshop know! I could have brought everyone to pick you up!"

Dong Mangui looked regretful, as if he had missed a tremendous opportunity.

What a mess!
The director finally returned, but instead of visiting him immediately, I ended up having him come to my door.

Isn't this ridiculous?!

Chen Luyang laughed and said, "No need to pick me up. I came back by car with the factory manager. My mom didn't even go to the station to pick me up."

Upon hearing this, Dong Mangui was filled with even greater regret.

Feng Jiuxiang didn't go to the station!

If I went, Chen Luyang would remember me for the rest of his life!

I hate it…!
A hint of pain flashed in Dong Mangui's eyes.

It seems I can't always focus on Yu Anshan anymore; I need to get closer to the people in the office whenever I have the chance.

"Director, let's not talk outside, let's come inside and talk!"

"No need, no need, I didn't come here for anything. It's almost Chinese New Year, so I bought some stationery and candy for Xiao Dong."

"You should come in and sit down! You're already here."

Dong Mangui grabbed Chen Luyang and insisted on inviting him into the courtyard. Along the way, he waved the newspaper covered in horizontal lines in front of Chen Luyang's eyes.

"Old Dong, are you reading the newspaper at home?" Chen Luyang asked with a smile.

"Yes, Director," Dong Mangui said earnestly.
“Right now, the workshop lacks a leader, so we have to be aware of everything ourselves. I’m taking advantage of my break to review the documents and guidelines for this week so I don’t fall behind.”

Chen Luyang glanced down at it.

Sure enough, the newspaper was covered with dense horizontal and vertical annotations, all drawn after careful reading.

"That's great, Lao Dong, your enthusiasm for learning is really impressive."

"Hehe, I learned all of this from the director~"

The two people walked into the room, and Xiao Dong, who was doing his homework on the kang (a heated brick bed), suddenly felt a jolt.

After Chen Luyang greeted Dong Mangui's wife, before he could even sit down properly, Dong Mangui waved his hand towards the kang (a heated brick bed):

"Son, come here, your Uncle Chen has come to see you."

Very reluctantly, Xiao Dong shuffled off the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), forcing a smile as he called out:

"Hello, Uncle Chen..."

"Hey, doing your homework? Let me see."

It was time for Chen Luyang to check the homework again, which she always looked forward to.

Chen Luyang casually picked up the homework book on the table, held it up and took a look!
"Hey, why is there an extra horizontal stroke in this character?"

Before he finished speaking, Dong Mangui's eyes widened, and he took the workbook to take a look.

Sure enough, in the sentence "lively Spring Festival" in the composition, the character "闹" (nao, meaning lively/bustling) was missing a stroke, making it a complete mess.

Instantly, Dong Mangui's face darkened, turning as black as if it could drip water:
"Hey kid! Can't you put some effort into your handwriting?! All you do all day is play!"

Startled, Xiao Dong lowered his head and mumbled softly, "I...I just wasn't paying attention..."

"That's not OK!"

Dong Mangui slammed his hand on the table, his tone stern, "Your handwriting reflects your character. If you're this careless, you'll make mistakes in everything you do! You have to write each stroke carefully, no slacking off, understand?!"

Xiao Dong was so frightened that tears almost fell from his eyes, and he nodded miserably.

Seeing that Dong Mangui had finished scolding the child, Chen Luyang slowly and cheerfully advised:
"Alright, Lao Dong, he's just a kid, it's normal for him to be a little careless sometimes. Don't scare him like this right off the bat."

As he spoke, he reached into his cloth pocket and pulled out a brand-new pencil case, placing it in Xiao Dong's hand.

The pencil case was made of tin, with a small blue car printed on the front, its shiny paint gleaming under the light.

Opening the lid, you'll find a neat set of pencils, erasers, rulers, pencil sharpeners, and even colored crayons.

Wow!
Xiao Dong's eyes lit up instantly!
If he brought this to school, all the other kids would be so envious of him!
"Aren't you going to thank Uncle Chen?" Dong Mangui patted the back of his son's head, urging him to speak up.

"Thank you, Uncle Chen!" Little Dong said sweetly to Chen Luyang.

Chen Luyang looked at him with a smile and took out a handful of candy from her pocket.

"These are fruit hard candies I bought in Piancheng. They come in apple and orange flavors. They're crunchy in your mouth and you can taste the fruit flavor. They're really delicious."

Wow!

Xiao Dong's eyes widened instantly, and his little hands trembled with excitement.

He carefully took the candy, his eyes filled with joy:
"Thank you, Uncle Chen!"

Chen Luyang smiled as he listened to Xiao Dong change his address from "Uncle Chen" to "Little Uncle Chen".
Then, a kind smile appeared on his lips, and he pulled out a deadly weapon from his bag:
A feather duster!

Xiao Dong's smile froze instantly, and he almost dropped the few fruit candies in his hand.

Chen Luyang turned and handed the feather duster to Dong Mangui's wife, saying:

"Sister-in-law, this feather duster was sold by Su Xiaoying, a customer of our factory. She made it herself, and the quality is exceptionally good!"

"The feathers are light and tightly bound. I brought them back for you on a special occasion, thinking they might come in handy for work."

Dong Mangui's wife's eyes lit up!
"This feather duster is great! The stick is also handy."

As she spoke, Dong Mangui's wife waved the feather duster around a few times.

A chicken feather drifted down from the stick, only to be blown several centimeters further away by Xiao Dong's sigh.

It's hard to be a person...

Being a lowly employee in a machine factory is even harder!

Chen Luyang watched Xiao Dong's expression with a smug look on her face.

Does it hurt?

Are you happy?
Its main selling point is to make you experience both pain and pleasure!

After a brief chat, I said goodbye to the Dong family and headed to the next place.

This whole circle...

After wandering around for most of the day, Chen Luyang finally managed to give away the pencil case, feather duster, and candy.

By the time it was finally finished, it was almost dark.

Chen Luyang turned a corner and headed towards Xiang Guowu's house.

Xiang Guowu's current status is...very awkward.

He was clearly the most qualified candidate to compete for the position of director of the rubber workshop, but he chose to exile himself to the frontier and go to the rubber factory to study rubber.

To put it nicely, it's for researching rubber technology and creating better shock-absorbing rubber.

But to put it bluntly,
There were already rumors circulating in the factory that Xiang Guowu had already made a deal with the rubber factory and might be transferred there in the future.

But no matter what...

As long as Xiang Guowu's official employment status remains in the rubber workshop, he will be a worker in the workshop.

As the director, he has to find out what's going on.

When Chen Luyang arrived at Xiang Guowu's house, Aunt Xiang was working inside.

Upon seeing Chen Luyang, Aunt Xiang immediately came to greet her warmly.

"Director Chen, when did you get back?"

"I got back yesterday. Isn't Brother Xiang home?"

"He's not here. He hasn't been home for almost half a month," Aunt Xiang sighed.

"It seems they've made a breakthrough in their rubber research recently. At first, they could go home every two or three days, but now they're just living at the rubber factory. We haven't seen them at home for almost half a month."

Chen Luyang was taken aback: "Brother Xiang, are you that busy?"

Aunt Xiang sighed, "He's a stubborn man, once he decides to do something, he has to get to the bottom of it. No one can persuade him otherwise. All he thinks about all day long is that rubber business."

Chen Luyang continued, "Yes, I heard from Xiao Du and the others that Brother Xiang hurt his hands so badly while testing the new adhesive that he didn't rest."

Aunt Xiang sighed, "That's just how Old Xiang is. He doesn't talk much, but he cares about the factory and the workshop more than anyone else." "I don't care about any rumors going around. He'd rather suffer a loss than not get an explanation for the rubber materials."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated,

However, he explained the news that Xiang Guowu was going to the rubber factory.

Chen Luyang felt a little relieved and said:

"Brother Xiang did it all for the factory. For more than a year, he's been working alone on the rubber truck. He's really suffered."

Aunt Xiang laughed and said, "What's so tiring about this? He's happy to be able to work in the workshop!"

"If he knew you came here specifically to see him today, he would be overjoyed."

After understanding the situation, Chen Luyang stood up and said, "Aunt Xiang, I didn't come here today. I just wanted to see Brother Xiang. Since he's not home, I'll come back in a few days."

After saying that, he casually lifted the bundle in his hand, but didn't mention anything about what was inside.

The things he brought back were originally meant for Aunt Xiang.

However, the delivery can only be made when Xiang Guowu is at home.

If the men aren't home, and he comes to deliver things to his wife, what kind of situation is that!

Aunt Xiang glanced at the bundle in Chen Luyang's hand and said with a smile:

"What bad timing! When Lao Xiang gets back, I'll have him report to your house!"

Chen Luyang said politely, "Then thank you, Aunt Xiang."

After leaving Xiang Guowu's house, Chen Luyang also visited the homes of the group leaders Huang Pingtao, Zhao Yuejin, and Sun Jianbo.

Although I am the director, I am still young and inexperienced.

When he's not home, he relies on these older brothers to help him maintain peace and stability, so it's essential to keep those relationships good.

After that, we had pretty much finished exploring the machinery factory.

The only remaining group is a few teachers from the provincial university who haven't left yet.

He will visit the teachers at the provincial university and Vice President Huang tomorrow, and then he will have accomplished his mission.

It's just...

I looked at the sky; it was slightly dimming, gradually turning black.

This is the perfect time to do something romantic!

When Chen Luyang got home, he told his family that he was meeting his girlfriend that evening and wouldn't be eating at home. He then grabbed his things and headed straight to Chen Jinyue's house.

By the time he got off the bus, it was completely dark.

Chen Luyang bought three candied hawthorns on the way and happily climbed the stairs to stand lightly at Chen Jinyue's door.

He stopped, brushed his clothes off, and then deliberately took out a handkerchief to wipe his snotty nose.

After everything was cleaned up!

Chen Luyang smiled, raised her hand, and knocked on the door with a mixture of enthusiasm, gentleness, eagerness, and shyness.

dong dong dong.

"Coming, coming, who is it!" A familiar voice rang out from behind the door.

"Sister Yue, it's me! Chen Luyang." Chen Luyang's voice was tinged with excitement.

In an instant, the door was flung open.

In the warm light, Chen Jinyue, wearing a white sweater, looked at him with surprise.

"Xiao Chen?! When did you get back?!"

"I arrived home yesterday afternoon, sis. This is the candied hawthorn I bought for you."

Chen Luyang looked at her partner with a silly grin and handed over the three candied hawthorns she had bought.

Chen Jinyue glanced at the bright red candied hawthorns, a hint of shyness flashing across her face. She reached out to take one, whispering as she did so:

"You bought so much, I can't possibly eat it all."

Chen Luyang lowered her voice and whispered, "Then let's eat the sugar coating, and keep the gourd; I'll eat it."

Chen Jinyue glared at him slightly, mouthing, "You pervert!"
Chen Luyang chuckled, finding his partner increasingly attractive the more he looked at her.

"Yueyue, who's here?" Chen's mother's voice came from inside the house.

Before Chen Jinyue could speak, Chen Luyang shouted out:

"Auntie, it's me! I'm back from Pian'ercheng."

Just after shouting,
Chen Luyang saw her mother running out of the kitchen wearing an apron and holding a spatula.

Not only him, but even Chen Tuo was wearing glasses, holding a book, and curiously peeking out of the study.

"Oh, Xiao Chen is back?"

When Chen's mother saw Chen Luyang, her face immediately lit up with joy.

"Come in quickly, come in quickly, come in quickly!"

"When did you come back? Why didn't you say anything?"

Chen Luyang entered the house with a smile: "Auntie, I arrived yesterday afternoon. I came back temporarily with our factory manager. I left so suddenly that I didn't have time to report to you."

finished,

Chen Luyang didn't forget to turn around and greet Chen Tuo warmly, "Hello, Uncle!"

"Okay. Come in and sit down." Chen Tuo nodded to Chen Luyang, gesturing with the book in his hand to the sofa.

"Alright!" Chen Luyang bent down to change her shoes and walked in with her bundle, seemingly familiar with the place.

As soon as he entered the room, Chen Luyang's murderous gaze shot towards the washing machine.

Wow! ...

If it weren't for this washing machine, wouldn't I have had a better chance to shine?

But this thing is really good.

Just think of how my sister and brother-in-law boiled kettles of water this morning, sitting on small stools, bending over and washing clothes...
Chen Luyang frowned slightly.

When I have money in the future, I'll buy a washing machine for my family.

"Xiao Chen, have you had dinner yet?" Chen's mother asked warmly.

"I haven't eaten yet~" Chen Luyang said shyly.

"That's perfect! I'm cooking now, you can eat at home tonight!" Mrs. Chen said happily.

"Then I'll thank you, Auntie," Chen Luyang said sweetly.

Not only was her voice sweet, but Chen Luyang also sweetly handed over the cloth bag.

"Auntie, I brought you some things from Pian'er City. I don't know if you'll like them."

Aunt Chen chuckled, "You silly child, you came all this way, but why did you buy anything! Isn't that just a waste of money?"

Chen Luyang laughed and said, "Auntie, how can you call it a waste!"

"I found some suitable items in the city and bought them on the spot. It's not easy to buy things here, so I wouldn't feel at ease if I didn't bring some back with me."

Aunt Chen smiled and said, "Okay, okay, please sit down first, and stay for dinner later."

Chen Jinyue then said, "Mom, I'll go help you."

Without saying a word, Chen's mother pressed her down, saying, "I don't need your help! You stay and spend more time with Xiao Chen."

Chen Jinyue blushed and nodded, then turned around and sat down on the sofa with Chen Tuo, staying by her father's side.

Chen Luyang sat on the sofa next to Chen Jinyue with a silly grin, her eyebrows practically radiating happiness.

I really want to...

Although I've been working like a madman in Pian'er City for the past six months, I haven't had enough sleep, let alone worldly desires.

But when I have free time, I really miss my parents, my sisters Junjun, and my boyfriend.

Now that I've finally met him, I'm so happy, I can't stop laughing.

Chen Jinyue didn't know what to say either, he just stared at Chen Luyang and grinned foolishly.

They were all having a good time, completely ignoring Chen Tuo in the middle.

Chen Tuo: ...

(End of this chapter)