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After helping Xiao Shan tie the television to Xiao Shan's bicycle, He Yuzhu checked the rope's sturdiness several times.

At this moment, everyone in Compound No. 95 was preparing to welcome Xiao Shan's family's television set.

Everyone has now completely surrounded the front yard!

Ding Qiunan, holding Xiao Jingyan, and Feng Chunlian were sitting in Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's house, waiting for Xiao Shan and He Yuzhu to return with the television.

Looking at Ding Qiunan's fair skin and delicate features, Yu Li felt a pang of sadness. Even though she was a mother now, she still looked like an unmarried young girl, wearing the most fashionable wool coat.

Although she no longer has to pay for her in-laws' meals, her daily cooking expenses are still considerable.

So far, the couple has not saved any money at all.

Ding Qiunan is so lucky to have married into such a good family. Not only does she not have to worry about household expenses, but now they even have a television!

Thinking of this, Yu Li sighed deeply.

Before she married into the family, the matchmaker praised the Yan family to the skies.

What about being from a scholarly family, what about being a people's teacher?

Now, in her eyes, it's all bullshit!

Money is the most important thing!

At the same time, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong were holding long strips of red cloth, while Xu Damao was holding a large pair of black scissors.

It seems that Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong really intend to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the television set.

Even Yi Zhonghai mingled in the crowd, his face filled with anticipation.

It seems he's also curious about what a television set actually looks like!

No one showed any surprise when they saw what Yan Bugui and his group were holding.

In their eyes, such a rare thing as a television set should be treated with such a grand ceremony.

Everyone is as happy as if it were Chinese New Year!

After all, if Xiao Shan's family gets a television in the future, they will have the advantage of being close to the source.

Just as everyone was eagerly anticipating what was to come, two figures on bicycles appeared at the entrance of the alley.

Then someone with sharp eyes shouted, "They're here! They're here!"

Upon hearing the shouts, the others immediately erupted in cheers.

Xiao Shan and He Yuzhu, who had arrived on bicycles, were startled to see so many people gathered at the gate.

Yan Bugui, Liu Haizhong, and Xu Damao immediately squeezed to the front, carrying their tools, and urged Xiao Shan to quickly move the television into the front yard.

"Quick, quick, Xiaoshan, get your phone out so we can take a picture together!" Liu Haizhong said excitedly to Xiaoshan.

Xiao Shan looked helpless: "Second Uncle, it's a camera."

As he spoke, Xiao Shan removed the television from the back seat of the car and asked He Yuzhu to watch it for him.

He then went home to get his camera.

“Okay, don’t worry, I’ll take care of things here!” He Yuzhu liked such lively occasions, so he said to Xiao Shan without hesitation.

As Xiao Shan went to get the camera, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong began to circle around the packaged television set in front of He Yuzhu.

"The legendary television set must be inside this cardboard box right now!" Yan Bugui was as happy as if he had a television set at home.

"Hurry, hurry, let's get the ceremony done quickly, then go to Xiaoshan's house to watch TV!" Liu Haizhong was also quite excited at this moment.

A television, something that only exists in casual conversations, has actually appeared in their yard.

They'll have plenty to brag about when they go out now!

Xiao Shan returned to his room, took out his camera from the chat group's inventory, and then went outside again.

After taking photos of Yan Bugui and the other two as souvenirs, everyone then led them to the backyard.

He Yuzhu carried the television set to Xiao Shan's living room, unpacked it, and finally let everyone see the television set in person.

"Can you really watch movies from such a small metal box?"

"So this is a television set? It looks pretty much like a radio!"

"I wonder what kind of programs the TV stations in Beijing will broadcast!"

……

At this moment, Xu Damao and He Yuzhu were both looking at the television in front of them, feeling troubled.

I finally managed to plug it in, but the TV wouldn't show any picture; the screen was just filled with static.

Finally, Xiao Shan came over, fiddled with the knobs on the front of the TV, and quickly found the one for changing channels.

Xiao Shan adjusted the channel-changing knob and raised the TV antenna. Soon, the TV received a signal from the TV station.

At that moment, the TV station was showing Liuyang Flower Drum Opera, which was about mending pots.

The television suddenly displayed an image, shocking everyone who was watching the spectacle.

"This tiny box can actually play movies?"

"Wouldn't that mean the Xiaoshan family could watch movies whenever they wanted from now on?"

"What's playing in here now? I've never seen it before."

……

Seeing the chattering crowd, Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Everyone, please be quiet, or you won't be able to hear what they're singing inside!"

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After hearing what Xiao Shan said, everyone quieted down.

Led by Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong, everyone went home, brought out stools, and sat in Xiao Shan's living room watching television.

Because everyone from the hospital came, there wasn't enough room in the living room.

So the remaining people stood at the door and peered through the windows at the television.

Ding Qiunan, holding Xiao Jingyan, watched with great interest, while Feng Chunlian almost started singing along.

Seeing his wife and mother-in-law's happy expressions, Xiao Shan thought to himself that buying this TV was definitely worthwhile.

After everyone watched with rapt attention for half an hour, Liu Haizhong stood up and said to everyone, "Alright, it's lunchtime. Don't let the children go hungry. Hurry up and go home to cook!"

Everyone agreed verbally, but they just couldn't move their feet.

Seeing everyone's state, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were the first to come out of Xiaoshan's house, and then led the reluctant group away.

After dinner, everyone eagerly went to the backyard.

After Xiaoshan's family finished dinner, everyone felt a little embarrassed and said they wanted to watch TV some more.

Xiaoshan, naturally, didn't hesitate to turn on the TV to meet everyone's request.

Just like before, those neighbors who were less connected to Xiaoshan could only stand at the door or peer out the window to watch.

No one objected to this.

In this day and age, being able to see images on television is already a great joy.

It wasn't until 9 p.m., when none of the three TV stations had any programs running, that everyone reluctantly went home.

The news that Xiaoshan's family had bought a television set quickly spread to the people in the surrounding courtyards.

Upon hearing this news, the people in the surrounding compound were extremely envious.

They all tried to get close to the people in Compound No. 95, hoping to find out when they could go in and see Xiao Shan's television.

However, the residents of Compound No. 95 all said that Xiaoshan would only consider letting people from other compounds come and watch TV after they had enjoyed watching their own compound to the fullest.

After all, such good things should be given to our own family first!

But seeing the enthusiasm of the residents in compound 95, the other residents probably figured that the novelty of the television wouldn't wear off for at least a few months!

The thought of not being able to see Xiao Shan's TV for several months made the other people in the compound scratch their heads in frustration!

What's most infuriating is that the gate to No. 95 compound is now locked on time every night.

Even if people from other compounds wanted to go over and watch TV, they couldn't get a turn!

These past few days, Xiaoshan has finally witnessed everyone's enthusiasm and obsession with television sets.

Although televisions at that time only broadcast programs for a few hours each day, and many programs were repetitive, people never got tired of watching them.

Feng Chunlian, in particular, now turns on the TV as soon as it's time for a broadcast.

Even when I'm doing something, I want to hear the sounds from the TV.

There are no movies playing on TV yet; Xiaoshan estimates it will be available this weekend.

After all, there are relatively few movies to watch these days.

The third day after purchasing the television was the day I went to the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry to attend the monthly summary meeting for August.

So Xiao Shan made a point of arriving at the steel rolling mill early and found Li Huaide already in his office.

Seeing Xiao Shan enter, Li Huaide stood up from his seat, walked to Xiao Shan's side, patted Xiao Shan on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Shan, come on, let's go to the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. Today we must shock those brother factories!"

After saying that, Li Huaide picked up his coat from the sofa and left the office with Xiao Shan.

The transport department's vehicle was already waiting for them downstairs.

Upon arriving at the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, Xiao Shan followed behind Li Huaide, discreetly observing the surrounding scene and people.

Zhao, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, is someone I know from Xiaoshan.

Because he had a very good relationship with Li Huaide.

Xiao Shan, along with Li Huaide, hosted Vice Minister Zhao several times.

The fact that Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill can obtain so many resources from the metallurgical industry sector every month is somewhat related to Vice Minister Zhao.

Li Huaide led Xiao Shan to the conference room.

There was a large rectangular table in the conference room, and more than a dozen people were already seated there.

These people were all leaders of various metallurgical plants in Beijing.

Xiao Shan followed Li Huaide to a seat behind the sign that read "Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill".

After Li Huaide sat down, he smiled and introduced Xiao Shan to the people around him.

Xiao Shan also greeted the person introduced by Li Huaide with humility.

A middle-aged man behind the "Yanshan Iron and Steel Plant" sign across the street seemed to have a bad relationship with Li Huaide.

Ever since Li Huaide and Xiao Shan sat down, the middle-aged man had been glancing at them sideways.

Xiao Shan naturally noticed this as well, and silently lit a candle for his brother from Yanshan Steel Plant in his heart.

The more handsome Li Huaide looks at him now, the more embarrassed he'll be when he tries to order machine tools from Li Huaide later!

Soon, the meeting room was full.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Vice Minister Zhao, who was sitting at the head of the conference room, tidied up the documents in his hand and then slowly said, "The August monthly summary meeting shall now begin!"

"First of all, I want to give special praise to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. This is the production record of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill in August. I suggest that everyone take a look and learn more from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill."

"If every factory could reach the output level of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, then the metallurgical standards of our city will be raised to a new level next year!"

After saying this, Vice Minister Zhao instructed his secretary to place the printed document on the table in front of the leaders of the metallurgical plant.

At first, everyone didn't take what Vice Minister Zhao said seriously, but after they saw the production records of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, they were shocked!

"I don't believe this output!" Director Sun of Yanshan Steel Plant, the middle-aged man, looked at Li Huaide seriously and said, "Director Li, do you really need to create a fake document to fool us all for the sake of the Ministry of Industry's resources?"

"Your output in one month is more than our factory's output in two months. Is that even possible?" Factory Director Sun looked at Li Huaide with a mocking expression. "Does that mean your factory's workers don't rest and work 24 hours a day without stopping? If so, you really are a real skinflint!"

The leaders of the other metallurgical plants nodded in agreement after hearing what Director Sun said.

For no other reason than that the production record of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill is indeed too exaggerated!

Furthermore, only four workshops had abnormally high output; isn't that blatant fraud?

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