Factory Director Zang originally said this. He felt that Yue Ting would not want this set of sofas because it was so expensive.
Who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, Yue Ting nodded and said: "Thank you, Director Zang. I will find someone to move the sofa soon."
"Uh~~" Factory Director Zang was stunned for a moment, then laughed awkwardly.
Although this set of sofas is quite expensive, it is much cheaper than the batch of tools that Yue Ting donated to the factory. From the factory's perspective, it is still a profit.
"Director Zang, I'm not taking your sofa for nothing. I happen to have a few bottles of good wine here. I heard that your father-in-law likes to drink. I'll get it for you when my people come to move the sofa later."
When Factory Director Zang heard this, he nodded happily. He knew that anything given by Ms. Yue Ting would definitely not be cheap.
"Ms. Yue, please rest assured, I will definitely suppress this evil trend in the factory." Factory Director Zang promised, patting his chest.
"Actually, it's nothing..." Yue Ting smiled slightly, "There's nothing wrong with me being his girlfriend. Besides, that's what I am."
Factory Director Zang thought that Yue Ting was speaking angrily, so he quickly assured her: "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter."
...
It was not easy to go to the capital in the 1980s. Let’s not talk about the length of the journey. Just riding in the green tank truck was enough for Ma Xiaoquan to drink a bottle.
There are many people in the car. The right-angle bench is designed according to the standard of three people, but now there are five people sitting there.
Under the chairs and in the aisles, many people who had no seats simply spread a piece of newspaper on the ground and lay down in a mess.
The toilet was obviously less than 6 meters away from Ma Xiaoquan, but it took almost half an hour from getting up to the toilet.
There is no way, there is no place to stand at all. Every time you move, you have to carefully wake up the people lying on the ground, sleeping or chatting. If the other party is not happy at all, they will block you and prevent you from passing.
Furthermore, the seats were already tight. As soon as Ma Xiaoquan stood up, two or three people came over to "fill the seat."
When Ma Xiaoquan came back, he had to bargain with those "filling seats" before he could sit back. Sometimes the other party's attitude was very tough, and Ma Xiaoquan had to get a little angry and intimidate before the other party would give up his seat.
It’s very stuffy on the train. Although there are windows, there is a rule that they can only be opened after the train has driven ten kilometers. This is to prevent someone from picking up or jumping off the train. The design of the train windows are all "small and half-open". Ma Xiaoquan roughly gestured
For a moment, only a baby can be pushed in through the window. Of course, if it is really a baby, it will be free of charge.
"Young man, have you ever taken a train?" A middle-aged aunt asked Ma Xiaoquan with a smile.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
In fact, when I was serving in the national special forces, I often rode in this kind of car. I also rode in this kind of car when I was in college. Although the country has progressed later and there are fewer green-skinned tank trucks, it is not that there are no such cars.
It is also possible to convert the tank into a freight wagon.
"Are you from a riveting factory?" the aunt asked again.
"Well, I took a leave to go to the capital to visit my relatives and give them some souvenirs." Ma Xiaoquan lied.
Ma Xiaoquan's coldness did not make the aunt feel bored. On the contrary, she kept chatting awkwardly with Ma Xiaoquan, which made Ma Xiaoquan very upset.
In this way, Ma Xiaoquan was constantly being talked to by his aunt along the way. He sometimes didn't even say a few words in reply. He persisted like this for three days and finally arrived in the capital.
The moment he got out of the car, Ma Xiaoquan almost rushed out, fearing that the aunt would grab him and continue the awkward conversation.
The Capital Station is very large, and the infrastructure is much better than that of Phoenix City. People from all over the country gather here, and the sounds of dialects are heard one after another. Ma Xiaoquan actually feels very friendly.
In the early 1980s, there were no navigation systems, electronic maps, or even printed maps for takeout. If you wanted to ask for directions, you had to rely on your mouth.
The address of Zhuoyi Laboratory is not disclosed to the public. Ma Xiaoquan took the address given by Zhao Jianshe and asked all the way, but he couldn't get it very clear.
Just when he was at a loss what to do, a girl with two big braids came over and gently patted Ma Xiaoquan on the shoulder.
Ma Xiaoquan looked up, was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously shouted two words: "Second uncle."
"Second aunt?" The girl was also stunned, "What did you call me?"
"Oh no no..." Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and waved his hands quickly, "I mean you are very similar to my second uncle."
The girl chuckled: "You're really interesting. Well, I've been observing you for a long time and haven't you asked me the way yet?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly.
"Bring it to me and see." The girl extended her hand politely.
Ma Xiaoquan did not hesitate and handed the address slip to the girl.
The girl opened the note and read it again, her big eyes instantly narrowed into slits.
"What are you doing here?"
Of course Ma Xiaoquan couldn't say that he was looking for someone named Yang Lei, at least not to this girl.
"Find someone to do something."
"Who are you looking for and what business are you looking for?" the girl asked again.
Ma Xiaoquan exclaimed, pulled the note back, and asked the girl: "You said you have been observing me for a long time, and you are asking me this and that, what do you do?"
The girl stared at Ma Xiaoquan for a while and said, "The note you wrote on this note is my home."
"You, your family?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned.
"Yes, my home!"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "I don't understand. Could it be that you have been observing me for a long time and someone told you that I would come?"
The girl was honest and said, "Yes, otherwise I wouldn't come to the station."
"Oh, okay, lead the way." Ma Xiaoquan spread his hands and said.
"Why, what are you going to do and who are you looking for?" The girl still insisted on asking clearly.
Ma Xiaoquan had no choice but to say the purpose of coming: "I'm looking for a man named Yang Lei. I'm from the Phoenix Rivet Factory. My name is Ma Xiaohu."
When the girl heard this, she gave a satisfied sigh, but she still looked at Ma Xiaoquan carefully and made sure that there was no problem, then waved: "Follow me."
...
Following the girl, Ma Xiaoquan's mind was filled with questions, why did this girl come? Why was the address on the note this girl's home? Why did this girl look so much like the second uncle, well, the younger version of the second uncle.
After leaving the station, the girl led Ma Xiaoquan to the roadside and refused to leave.
"What's wrong? Is there a car to pick me up?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
"No, but I asked a friend of mine to come over."
"Friend? Boyfriend?" Ma Xiaoquan joked.
"You are such a bad person!" The girl blushed slightly and rolled her eyes at Ma Xiaoquan.
After holding it in for a while, Ma Xiaoquan could only smile awkwardly.
At this moment, a young man in his twenties was riding a 28-year-old car in front of him. When he was about ten meters away from Ma Xiaoquan, he jumped out of the car and stopped the car without even having time to lower the stirrup.
He just put it sideways and ran towards the girl.
"Yue'e, here I come." The young man happily ran to the girl.
"Well, Ma Shulin, please take this person to my house."
Hearing the girl's name "Ma Shulin", Ma Xiaoquan was startled. He looked up and almost laughed out loud.
Hehe, isn't this the second uncle? Oh no, the younger version of the second uncle.
In my father's generation, my grandfather and grandmother gave birth to four sons, the eldest Ma Yifeng, the second Ma Shulin, the third Ma Liehuo, and the fourth Ma Lianshan. The four sons "Feng Linhuo" represent the Ma family's style of doing things.
The uncle thought that the name given by his grandfather was too rustic, so he changed Yifeng to Liefeng. As for the second uncle, Ma Shulin, he originally wanted to change the name, but because of his grandfather's strong objection, he did not change it.
Later, at a family gathering, the second uncle said that the reason why he didn't change his name was because his mother-in-law liked his name very much at the time...it sounded easy to him.
Compared with his eldest uncle Ma Liefeng, his second uncle Ma Shulin is much kinder. When Ma Xiaoquan was still serving in the national special forces, whenever he had a day off and whenever he was in the capital, he would always go to his second uncle's house for a meal.
I made some ridiculous jokes, and secondly, it was because Ernie’s cooking was particularly delicious, especially fried noodles with soybean paste. According to Ernie’s words, it was “one of the best in the capital”.
Ma Shulin didn't hesitate and nodded simply: "Okay~" Then he glanced at Ma Xiaoquan and exclaimed, "Why do I think you are familiar to me? I always feel like I know you."
The girl stepped forward and slapped Ma Shulin on the back of the head, and said, "I asked you to come here to pick someone up, not to recognize your relatives."
Ma Shulin chuckled, snatched Ma Xiaoquan's baggage away, then ran to the bicycle, lifted the handle, and shouted to Ma Xiaoquan: "Can you jump off the bicycle? I'll ride on it, you jump right away.
The back seat."
Ma Xiaoquan snorted and asked, "What should she do?"
Ma Shulin was stunned for a moment, then he yelled, holding on to the handlebar with one hand, and patted his forehead with the other hand: "That's right, Yue'e, how are you going back?"
The girl snorted coldly and said, "I'll walk back, it's not far."
"How about that?" Ma Shulin was unwilling when he heard that. He kicked off the stirrup of the carriage, stopped, and threw the baggage in his hand back to Ma Xiaoquan, "You get on the carriage, and I'll walk with Yue'e."
"Ah?" Ma Xiaoquan's eyes widened and he thought, "Second Uncle, what are you doing? You said you should take her back with you. What kind of trouble are you going with her?"
The speed of riding a bicycle is definitely faster than walking, but the key problem is that without the girl to lead the way, Ma Xiaoquan doesn't know how to walk at all. It's just that this old 28 is made of pig iron, which is called a heavy one. If you ride fast
Of course it's good, but if you ride slowly and deliberately control the speed, it will be a bit of a test of your riding skills.
In this way, in order to maintain the same speed as Ma Shulin and the girl, Ma Xiaoquan finally chose to push the cart with them after holding on for half an hour.
When they arrived at their destination, Ma Shulin felt refreshed and Ma Xiaoquan pointed at him with a huff and almost flew over.