All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

"Secretary Lei, what do you think?"

Lei Dongbao didn't make a sound. He took the iron blade, examined it carefully, touched the burrs around it, and shook his head helplessly.

"To be honest, the quality is just average!"

Cao Chengwang could clearly see that Lei Dongbao was not satisfied with the quality of the leaves, and he immediately looked a little embarrassed. "It's too noisy here," Cao Chengwang whispered in Lei Dongbao's ear.

"Secretary Lei, to be honest, I'm not entirely satisfied with the quality either, but we're a small factory, and the fact that we can produce these blades at all is already a huge improvement!"

Lei Dongbao nodded, then looked up at the entire hardware factory environment and gestured for the two to go outside to talk.

Cao Chengwang nodded, then took Lei Dongbao to the brigade headquarters. He didn't care about the oil stains on his body and quickly poured Lei Dongbao a cup of tea!

Lei Dongbao took the tea, took a sip, and Cao Chengwang across from him didn't sit down either, speaking somewhat anxiously.

"Secretary Lei, to be honest, our hardware factory has already received an order for two thousand sets of those blades you just saw!"

Upon hearing Cao Chengwang's words, Lei Dongbao immediately looked up and asked in surprise.

"Are they all from those newly established electric fan factories in Jinzhou?"

Cao Chengwang nodded, feeling a little embarrassed, and said awkwardly.

“Secretary Lei, this machine tool is actually second-hand. It was discarded by Jinzhou Machinery Factory. It's an old product from the Liberation era. I begged and pleaded with everyone to let the brigade take out a loan to buy it. This year, your Thunder brand electric fans are all the rage in Jinzhou. I don't know how many people envy you. So, in May, I found out that Jinzhou Machinery Factory had a few discarded small machine tools, and I decided to buy them without hesitation!”

Lei Dongbao nodded, took another sip of tea, and thought that with a visionary like Cao Chengwang, Caojiagou might indeed lead the village to great success in the future.

Since Lei Dongbao looked down on the old machines from Caojiagou, there was nothing he could do. After finishing his tea, Lei Dongbao prepared to leave. He stood up and said goodbye to Cao Chengwang. The two of them left the brigade headquarters one after the other.

Upon reaching the village entrance, Lei Dongbao waved for Cao Chengwang to return. Lei Dongbao started his motorcycle and was about to leave when he suddenly looked into Cao Chengwang's sincere eyes again. He couldn't help but sigh once more at the talent of this man, lamenting how a pity it was in this era. After a moment's thought, Lei Dongbao looked up at Cao Chengwang and said...

"Old Cao, if you can't keep this factory going in the future, you can come to Xiao Lei's house in Jinling County to find me. I'm willing to give you a stage to showcase yourself!"

Cao Chengwang thought Lei Dongbao was joking with him, and his face turned a little embarrassed.

Lei Dongbao smiled, started the engine, and then said very seriously.

"Old Cao, I'm telling you everything from the heart. If you really want to achieve something great, come and work with me from now on. That's all, I'm leaving!"

After saying that, Lei Dongbao accelerated, and the motorcycle sped away into the distance, leaving Cao Chengwang staring blankly at Lei Dongbao's back!

Chapter 33: Honey, let's have a child!

The year 1980 passed in a flurry of activity. On the eve of the Spring Festival, on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, Lei Dongbao finally finished his work outside and prepared to go back to Xiaolei Village to rest for a few days.

That year, Lei Dongbao spent no more than three months in Xiaolei Village, but spent more than half a year in Jinzhou. However, Lei Dongbao was fully aware of everything that happened in Xiaolei Village, and now no one in Xiaolei Village opposed Lei Dongbao's authority.

That's just how the world is; successful people are always right!

Every time I return to Xiaolei Village, there are new changes around me. The new appliance factory built in Xiaolei Village this year is almost completed and will be put into use after the New Year.

This Spring Festival, Xiaolei Village was bustling with activity, with firecrackers going off one after another. There were more than a dozen matchmaking and wedding events every day, and most of the old bachelors in the village were finally married off.

Even Lei Shigen, an old man, has found happiness again, marrying an 18-year-old girl from the next village. This old fellow is 37 this year.

Now, the men of Xiaolei Village have become highly sought-after commodities. Thanks to the praise from the Jinzhou Daily, the entire Jinling County knows that Xiaolei Village has an average annual income of over 1,000 yuan per person, and almost every family is a household with an income of over 10,000 yuan.

The effect of this praise was surprisingly good. With money, many young people dressed up in fancy clothes, and many shops inexplicably appeared in the village.

Lei Dongbao was naturally pleased with this situation, and a unique sense of accomplishment arose within him.

Upon returning to the village, Lei Dongbao immediately prepared to visit Gao Shengnan. The reason for his urgency was naturally because Gao Shengnan was now an indispensable pillar of the Xiao Lei family!

After all, Lei Dongbao didn't want such a talented person to run away. This year, dozens of electric fan factories have sprung up in Jinzhou, and countless people are eyeing Gao Shengnan.

In order to keep Gao Shengnan, Lei Dongbao also had the village build a three-story dormitory building next to the newly built electrical appliance factory. Before long, Gao Shengnan will be able to move into her new home.

Lei Dongbao has heard more than once this year that other companies have offered high salaries to poach Gao Shengnan. Although he has spoken with Gao Shengnan many times on the phone and occasionally mentioned this matter, Gao Shengnan never wants to talk about it.

This situation made Lei Dongbao somewhat uneasy. Although he had money, Xiao Lei Jia could still hire other technical talents, but Gao Shengnan was currently the most suitable high-tech talent for Xiao Lei Jia. Moreover, the two had worked together very well over the past year, and Lei Dongbao had a strong urge to keep Gao Shengnan.

He wanted to hear Gao Shengnan say that he would stay in order to feel at ease; perhaps this was also a man's pride at play.

Lei Dongbao knocked on Gao Shengnan's dormitory door. After a while, the door opened, and Gao Shengnan appeared at the door, tied to the fence. When she saw that it was Lei Dongbao, she smiled and invited him in.

Lei Dongbao entered the house and placed the gifts and New Year's goods he had brought on the table.

Xiao Yuan was sitting on the sofa, engrossed in watching TV. Lei Dongbao smiled and went over to pat Xiao Yuan's head. This 22-inch black and white TV was brought back by Lei Dongbao during his inspection trip to Guangdong Province in August as a reward for Gao Shengnan.

Today is the 24th of the lunar calendar. Gao Shengnan is home alone with her daughter, Xiaoyuan. It's late at night. There's a stir-fried potato on the table and what looks like a fried fish in the pan. Lei Dongbao frowned, walked into the kitchen, looked at the cured meat hanging on the cupboard, and said.

"Let me cook a few dishes. I brought you some New Year's goods, go and get ready!"

Gao Shengnan replied casually.

"Yes, thank you. Actually, my daughter and I can't eat that much. The factory also gave us a lot of New Year's goods!"

Lei Dongbao stepped forward and naturally took the apron from Gao Shengnan's waist. Gao Shengnan was startled but did not resist. She just asked in a low voice.

"It's the Little New Year today, aren't you going home for dinner?"

Lei Dongbao took off his apron and tied it on as he spoke.

"My wife went to her parents' house and won't be back until tomorrow. My mother is home alone. There are still a few dishes left over from lunch, which can be heated up. I've already told her I won't be going home for dinner tonight!"

Gao Shengnan didn't say anything more, and took the initiative to bend down and start picking vegetables. Neither of them spoke in the small kitchen, occasionally squeezing close together, and an ambiguous atmosphere was slowly rising.

Inside the room, Xiaoyuan was engrossed in watching cartoons, showing no intention of disturbing the two.

Lei Dongbao simply stir-fried two meat dishes and served them on the table. Gao Shengnan casually took out a bottle of baijiu from somewhere, and the two of them poured it and clinked glasses naturally, everything understood without saying a word.

As expected, Xiao Yuan is a sweet and caring daughter. After finishing her meal, she naturally asked Lei Dongbao for two yuan of pocket money and ran off in a flash, making sure to close the door behind her before leaving.

Watching the news broadcast on TV, Lei Dongbao finally understood why the little girl had run away.

The bottle of wine was quickly finished. For some reason, Gao Shengnan had a particularly low alcohol tolerance today. After drinking a bottle of baijiu, her face was flushed, and she kept glancing at Lei Dongbao with a flirtatious look on her face.

Lei Dongbao sighed inwardly. He wasn't stupid. The way Gao Shengnan looked at him was no longer the way a normal woman would look at someone. Did he have feelings for Gao Shengnan?

Lei Dongbao asked himself honestly, and he was right!

With her exotic charm and mature allure, no man could resist her. Over the past year, Lei Dongbao had a meal with Gao Shengnan almost every time he returned to Xiaolei Village. This ambiguous atmosphere had arisen more than once or twice, but when it came to the crucial moment, Lei Dongbao backed down.

As for the reason, it's probably just a man's sense of family responsibility.

But today, Lei Dongbao had a premonition that something would happen between him and Gao Shengnan tonight. Besides the usual things between men and women, there was also the fact that Lei Dongbao had been thinking about how to keep Gao Shengnan with him for the rest of his days.

Perhaps the idea of ​​keeping a woman by sleeping with her isn't so bad.

In Lei Dongbao's opinion, there was really nothing in Xiaolei Village that could attract Gao Shengnan to stay. Last month, Lei Shigen reported to him that someone was offering 3,000 yuan a month to invite Gao Shengnan to come over, and that they were also willing to provide a three-bedroom apartment, etc.

These small Lei families can't give her anything for now; the only thing they can give her is themselves.

This was actually just an excuse Lei Dongbao made for his own indulgence, but Lei Dongbao really wanted to let loose once. The pressure of the past year had kept him on edge, and he needed to completely let loose once!

Looking at Gao Shengnan's flushed face, Lei Dongbao felt a sudden bloating in his abdomen. He stood up, patted his head, and asked...

Where is the toilet?

Gao Shengnan raised her head and glanced at Lei Dongbao in a certain direction. A moment of panic flashed across her face, and she quickly stood up and said something as well.

"There's a bottle of wine in the cabinet behind the kitchen. I'll go get it!"

As she spoke, Gao Shengnan walked slowly toward the kitchen. Lei Dongbao shook his head, looked at Gao Shengnan's back, a sly smile on his lips, and followed her into the kitchen.

Everything is understood without words!

An hour later, Gao Shengnan's face was still flushed. She slowly walked out of the kitchen, wiped her mouth, fastened her buttons, glanced back at Lei Dongbao who was fastening his belt, and couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.

Lei Dongbao felt completely empty inside. When he got home, he felt utterly drained. He took off his coat, collapsed onto the bed, and fell fast asleep.

The next morning, Lei Dongbao got up and lay in bed for several minutes before suddenly waking up and taking a shower, as if he were washing away his sins.

When Song Yunping returned at noon, she seemed not to have noticed anything. Her smile remained the same as before. She did laundry, cooked, and everything was as usual. Lei Dongbao spent the day in a trembling state, thinking that the matter had been resolved.

That night, the two lay in bed, and Lei Dongbao naturally pulled Song Yunping into his arms, preparing to launch his attack from top to bottom.

At the most crucial moment, Song Yunping suddenly raised her head, looked intently into Lei Dongbao's eyes, and said...

"Honey, let's have a baby!"

When Lei Dongbao saw Song Yunping's calm and still eyes, devoid of any lust, he felt a sudden jolt in his heart!

Chapter 34: A Woman's Intuition

Seeing Song Yunping's eyes, Lei Dongbao had only one thought in his mind: she already knew!

A woman's intuition is truly terrifying.

Yes, that's terrifying.

What else could Lei Dongbao do?

He could only pretend to be stupid and act as if nothing had happened, hugging Song Yunping tightly, gently rubbing his chin against her face and chest, and finally answering Song Yunping's question with his actions.

After a night of turmoil, Lei Dongbao didn't wake up until noon the next day. When he saw that Song Yunping had prepared a table full of dishes, Lei Dongbao's sense of guilt grew even stronger.

But some things have already happened, and you can only pretend you don't know anything and nothing has happened.

In the afternoon, Song Yunhui rode his bicycle to visit his relatives. As soon as he entered the village, he was amazed by the changes in Xiao Lei's family over the past year. Seeing the changes inside and outside Xiao Lei's family sparked Song Yunhui's interest in township enterprises for the first time.

Once he got interested, Song Yunhui stayed at Xiao Lei's house for four days, eating and sleeping there. His sister, Song Yunping, was happy, but Lei Dongbao was dejected and didn't dare to make too much noise at night!

Song Yunhui truly lived up to his reputation as a technical genius. In the past few days, he thoroughly investigated the electrical appliance factory in Xiaolei Village, carefully analyzed the development history of Xiaolei Village, and even wrote a research report of more than ten pages.

This report was very detailed and professional. It was the first time that the importance of advertising was mentioned in the report, and it almost covered the entire history of Xiaoleijia's development. However, after carefully examining the Xiaoleijia Electric Appliance Factory, he was not optimistic about Xiaoleijia's future.

Because Xiao Lei Jia is practically just an assembly plant. Although Gao Shengnan has given Xiao Lei Jia some technical strength, its shortcomings are too obvious.

Upon learning that Xiao Lei's family had taken out another loan of one million yuan, Song Yunhui became even more worried about Xiao Lei's family's future.

He also had a special talk with Lei Dongbao, offering his opinions and subtly advising Lei Dongbao not to gamble with the future of Xiaolei Village any longer.

Song Yunhui also said that Xiao Leijia now has a sum of money, which can be used to reduce the scale of the electrical appliance factory and develop new types of breeding, etc., so that the future can proceed in an orderly manner!

Lei Dongbao just laughed heartily, put his arm around his brother-in-law's shoulder, and whispered something in his ear.

"In the next three years, I will continue to increase investment in the electrical appliance factory. Within three years, I will turn Xiaoleijia into an enterprise with an annual output value of over 100 million yuan. In the future, I will build Xiaoleijia into a village and town enterprise with an output value of hundreds of millions or even billions of yuan. Then you will witness the miracle!"

After listening to Lei Dongbao's words, Song Yunhui stared blankly at Lei Dongbao without saying a word, and went home that night.

In Song Yunhui's view, his brother-in-law had become obsessed, and at this point, his own persuasion was useless. He could only try to get his sister to persuade him!

Sure enough, on the eve of the Lunar New Year, after their passionate encounter, Song Yunping nestled against his chest and said tactfully that Xiao Lei's family was already doing quite well, so why not stop expanding the scale of the electrical appliance factory?