New Year's Eve.

Jiang Ping'an slept in He Yuyu's room for half the night.

It was not until dawn that he returned to his home.

I fell asleep for a while, and when I woke up again, it was already bright.

I looked at the time, it was already past eight o'clock.

Jiang Ping'an became lazy, and after getting dressed, he went to the toilet first.

When he came back, he saw Yan Jiedi wandering in front of his door.

Hearing the footsteps, Yan Jiedi looked back, smiled and said:

"Brother Ping'an, Happy New Year! Do you need to clean the room these days?"

"No! You just have to play during the New Year." Jiang Ping'an said with a smile.

Yan Jiedi said oh, looked around, took out the brown paper bag from her pocket, and handed it over.

"Brother Ping'an, help me hide these candies. I haven't found a hiding place at home."

Jiang Pingan nodded, took it, put it in his pocket, and asked with a smile:

"How many more are there?"

"Last night, I gave one to everyone in the family, I ate one myself, and I still have one in my pocket."

Yan Jiedi folded her hands and counted, then raised her face and said:

"Leave twelve of them here for you. I'll come back to get them when I want to eat."

"Okay, but I'm going to the countryside these days, why don't you take a few more to prepare?" Jiang Ping'an said with a smile.

Yan Jiedi shook her head and said, "No, I want to keep it."

"After school starts, I will use it to exchange money with my classmates."

"Hey, Jie Di, your idea is very good!" Jiang Ping'an said unexpectedly.

Such a young girl actually knows how to plan for the future and save money.

"Then let me ask you, after you save the money, how do you plan to spend it?"

Yan Jiedi was stunned for a moment and said weakly: "Can I not spend it? It's good to save it!"

Jiang Pingan almost laughed out loud, he nodded and said:

"It doesn't matter if you don't spend it. Can you change the money and put it here with me in the future?"

"Well, just leave it here with Brother Ping'an. I feel at ease." Yan Jiedi nodded.

After everything was agreed upon, Yan Jiedi went home easily.

This girl probably didn't sleep well last night to hide the candy, and her face looked a little tired.

Jiang Pingan returned to the room, washed his face and brushed his teeth, then took out his Chinese tunic suit, coat, and leather shoes and put them on.

It’s the first day of the Lunar New Year, so I definitely need to dress decently.

After packing up, I was about to go out when I heard footsteps.

Jiang Ping'an came to the living room, looked outside, and his eyes lit up.

"Hey, Lao Cui, you came too late!"

When he saw the person coming, he walked a few steps and went up to shake hands to greet him.

Director Cui held a cloth bag in one hand, shook hands with him, and laughed loudly:

"Haha... Brother Jiang, please forgive me!"

“I haven’t been able to spare time for years, so I just took the time to visit!”

With that said, he handed the bag over again and whispered:

"Be careful, don't dislike it."

Jiang Ping'an took it and looked inside. He suddenly smiled and said:

"It turns out it's a double share. I don't mind this, haha..."

Originally there were two bottles of Maotai and two bottles of Huazi, but now there are four bottles of Maotai and four bottles of Huazi.

With that said, the two came to the living room and sat down.

Jiang Pingan poured a glass of water for Director Cui and said with a smile:

"What were you busy with last year? You couldn't even spare the time to come here!"

"Fortunately, you asked Uncle Zhao to take the message, otherwise I would have gone directly to you."

Director Cui chuckled, looked outside the door, turned back and whispered:

"For the upgrade!"

"Oh? Looking at the happy look on your face, it should be fine!" Jiang Ping'an said with a smile.

"Congratulations, you are now a senior cadre. When will you be promoted?"

Director Cui shook his head and said: "The level has gone up, but the position will not change for now."

"The past two years have been difficult, and the factory must focus on stability."

"So I will stay in the machine repair shop for a while and stand on the last shift."

"The superiors should consider when to transfer."

Jiang Ping'an nodded and said: "As long as you go up in level, you will be promoted to a new position sooner or later."

"In order to upgrade, Lao Zhao almost lost his hair, and there is still no sign of him!"

At this level, each level up is extremely difficult.

Especially stepping from level 14 to level 13 is a big hurdle.

Many people never get promoted in their lifetime.

Director Cui said solemnly:

"Brother, speaking of which, I can upgrade, and I have to thank you very much!"

"If it weren't for your support in the past two years, our factory would have been even more miserable."

"Your supplies have made a great contribution to the stability of the machine repair shop."

"So, I specially come to thank you on the first day of the new year!"

"I have nothing else to say. If I can be of use to you in the future, please feel free to speak!"

Jiang Ping'an waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, if I really need your help, I won't be polite."

"I just hope that I will come to you more often and you won't find it troublesome!"

"Haha, how dare you dislike it, absolutely not, haha..." Director Cui shook his head and laughed.

The two chatted and laughed for more than an hour.

Jiang Ping'an stayed with Factory Manager Cui for dinner.

Factory Director Cui said that he would visit several leaders' homes and that he would invite Jiang Ping'an to dinner next time.

Jiang Ping'an was anxious to go to the countryside and didn't try to persuade him to stay.

After sending Director Cui off, he turned around and saw Yi Zhonghai coming out of the central courtyard.

"Ping'an, is this Director Cui of the machine repair shop?"

Jiang Ping'an nodded and said, "Yes, but it won't be long."

"I'm afraid he will become our deputy factory director."

"Huh? Has his level gone up?" Yi Zhonghai said in surprise.

Jiang Ping'an nodded and said: "I'm here, my duties won't be moved for the time being, but it's only a matter of time."

"Haha, you really have a wide range of connections. These leaders can even visit you." Yi Zhonghai said with envy.

Although he is not addicted to officialdom, he also has vanity.

Not to mention the director of a subordinate unit, he will be the deputy director of the future steel rolling mill.

He would be happy even if a section chief came to his home.

After all, this is a very honorable thing.

Of course, if he can get advanced.

During the Chinese New Year, the factory manager will definitely come to your home with gifts to express condolences.

The problem is that he hasn't been able to advance for a long time now.
To be continued...