In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Wang Xingning pouted. She studied very hard, but she just couldn't learn it. What could she do?

Wang Xingmin said cheerfully, "Don't worry, Second Brother. The teacher said that as long as I study hard, I'll be one of the most promising students in our class to get into a vocational school. I definitely won't let you down."

Wang Xingguo patted Wang Xingmin on the shoulder happily and rewarded him with five yuan of pocket money.

Time passed day by day, and before we knew it, it was New Year's Eve in 1965.

This year, Grandpa Lin joined us for the Lunar New Year. Although he didn't stay overnight, he ate the New Year's Eve dinner here and gave the children lucky money after midnight.

A month ago, he resumed his routine of visiting the children once a week. He had lost a lot of weight, but he was full of energy.

Moreover, judging from the way he held Wang Niannian, he must have fully recovered. Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy for him to hold a child with surgery wounds.

Recently, Wang Xingguo has been doing his work in a very organized and efficient manner, and it's becoming increasingly easier for him.

Based on his performance, the old leader was quite satisfied, so he treated him much better.

Because he was spending the Lunar New Year here, his driver and bodyguards also ate the New Year's Eve dinner together, unlike in previous years when he ate the New Year's Eve dinner with everyone.

Actually, they were a little afraid of their old leader, since he was accompanied by bodyguards. They wouldn't feel comfortable having New Year's Eve dinner with him, so it was better not to join in the fun this year.

We made dumplings together, had a reunion dinner, finished eating the dumplings at midnight, gave everyone red envelopes, and then the old leader took a car back home.

Wang Xingguo and Wang Xingbang stayed up to celebrate the New Year, while the others rested. They would take the children to pay New Year's visits to the clansmen in the compound the next morning, so the others would catch up on sleep and not go. It was like splitting up into two groups.

The two brothers slowly drank their wine. Wang Xingbang asked, "Second brother, do you think the third brother is dating someone? Your sister-in-law said she's been getting off work more than ten minutes lately."

Wang Xingguo was a little surprised, but he quickly understood. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Could it be that classmate who was bothering her last time? Didn't Brother Chang'an already warn him about what happened?"

Wang Xingbang shook his head and said, "I trust Chang'an to handle things. It shouldn't be that guy, but I don't know who it is."

Actually, this was bound to happen sooner or later. Wang Xingning is good-looking and tall, and a girl like that will inevitably attract attention sooner or later.

All the brothers could do was try their best to help her choose someone reliable, with good character and a clean family background.

A woman will eventually get married when she grows up; there's nothing that can be done about it.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Xingguo said to his elder brother, "Why don't we just ask her tomorrow? She's not a child anymore, and we should respect her wishes. We can't be the older brothers who arrange marriages for her."

Wang Xingbang nodded in agreement, saying, "That works too. Third Sister usually doesn't lie to us. We'll see what she says then. If she has a guy in mind, we'll investigate his background. As long as he's a decent person and reliable, that's fine."

After the two brothers reached an agreement, they stopped discussing the matter to avoid waking the sleeping children.

The next morning, they cooked dumplings, heated up the leftovers, ate breakfast, and then went back to their respective rooms to rest.

Meanwhile, Li Xiuping and her family, along with their four children, went door-to-door to offer New Year's greetings.

It won't add any burden to anyone, because the New Year's money in red envelopes is just a token gesture, one or two cents is enough, and if you're close to someone, you can give one or two dollars. For example, Uncle Yongchang would definitely give two dollars in red envelopes to the four children who call him Grandpa Yongchang.

Moreover, he was very happy to give out the red envelope. Their branch of the family was small, but now Wang Xingguo and his family would definitely have more children, and then their population would flourish.

The older generation values ​​this highly, and given their close relationship, he naturally cherishes these children even more.

Wang Xingguo only needs to take one day off on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and he goes back to work on the second day. Everyone takes turns taking leave. Li Dapeng takes Lunar New Year's Eve, Wang Xingguo takes the first day of the Lunar New Year, Kong Xiang takes the second day of the Lunar New Year, and Liu Xiwen takes the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Moreover, of the eight section chiefs in their four departments, four were out on assignments, while the remaining four also took turns on leave.

After arriving at the office, Wang Xingguo looked at the work schedule. Actually, it was quite busy before the New Year, as a lot of New Year's supplies needed to be delivered to Daheyan, so everyone was busy for two whole months.

At the busiest time, even two deputy directors had to be dispatched to ensure enough manpower to escort the supplies to Daheyan.

Deputy Section Chief Liu from Section One knocked on the door and came in. Wang Xingguo asked with a smile, "Old Liu, what's up?"

Deputy Section Chief Liu nodded and said, "Director Wang, I'm here to report on the work progress."

Wang Xingguo asked, "Is there any special circumstance?"

"It's not exactly a special case, but it's a bit tricky. I can't make up my mind, so I've come to ask for your advice."

Wang Xingguo nodded and gestured for Deputy Section Chief Liu to sit down and continue.

After Deputy Section Chief Liu sat down, he recounted what had happened.

It turns out that a batch of supplies was delayed, causing them to be unable to be delivered on time and affecting the transportation plan here.

Wang Xingguo frowned, and after figuring out the specifics, he also felt a bit of a headache.

It turns out that a train malfunction has paralyzed the railway. Because the location of the malfunction is quite unusual, it can't be repaired quickly and will take two days to restore service. However, the plan is to send supplies tomorrow morning, and there won't be enough time.

Wang Xingguo sighed helplessly, then said to Deputy Section Chief Liu, "I understand. I'll go and run to the ministry to apply for the requisition of supplies first, and then return them once they arrive."

Deputy Section Chief Liu breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't solve this problem himself, so he could only ask Wang Xingguo for help.

Wang Xingguo also hurriedly rode his bike to the logistics department. Li Zhong was a little annoyed when he saw Wang Xingguo; this guy had been coming to his place too often lately.

However, after hearing Wang Xingguo explain his purpose, Li Zhong immediately made a phone call to contact him.

The supplies over there can't be delayed; after all, so many people need food and water.

After quickly coordinating with the various units here, Wang Xingguo took the note and rushed back to the materials transportation department to arrange for personnel to pick up the materials.

Everyone worked overtime, loading and hauling the goods overnight. After a full night of hard work, they finally replenished the supplies, loaded them onto the train, and set off.

Wang Xingguo fell asleep on the table. He was too tired. He had been on duty yesterday and had to step up whenever something happened.

After Kong Xiangqing arrived, he learned about what had happened the day before and began contacting the railway department to find out more about the situation.

Then they went to Wang Xingguo's office and woke him up.

Wang Xingguo woke up groggily, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Kong Xiangqing, asking, "Director Kong, what's the matter?"

Kong Xiangqing laughed and said, "Director Wang, you should go home and rest. I can keep an eye on things here. You've been working all night, we can't let you work yourself to the bone."

Wang Xingguo rubbed his face, forcing himself to stay awake. He shook his head and said, "Director Kong, you're representing our Transportation Department at the Logistics Department meeting today. It won't work without someone keeping an eye on things here. I'll hold on for now and go home to catch up on my sleep this afternoon."