Inside the house.
Qin Huairu began to unwrap the radio in high spirits.
Lou Xiao'e was also helping.
After removing the radio, Qin Huiru muttered,""I never thought that I would be able to listen to the radio so soon.”
"Chen Ping is really capable."
Lou Xiao'e nodded." It's really rare for him to be able to afford a radio at such a young age." The key was that radio tickets were very rare.”
"Sigh!"
Qin Huairu sighed.
"What's wrong?"
"Actually, I'm happy and worried at the same time."
"Why?"
Qin Huairu turned to glance at Lou Xiao'e and said with a red face,""I always feel that Ah Ping bought the radio for me.”
"Of course I bought it for you.”
"Isn't this the betrothal gift prepared for you?" Lou Xiao'e smiled. Didn't he say that he had to prepare for three turns and one ring?”
"But, I don't really care about these things.”
"I only care about being able to spend a little longer with him," Qin Huairu muttered. I don't want him to spend money extravagantly for me.”
"Sister Qin, you're actually worrying too much.”
Lou Xiao'e smiled gently." According to my observation, Chen Ping is a man who knows what he's doing. Since he bought it, it meant that he must have a reason to buy it.”
"Is that so?"
"That must be the case, believe me.”
Qin Huairu looked at Lou Xiao'e strangely.""How many partners have you dated?"
"Just one, Xu Damao. No, strictly speaking, we're not considered a couple because we've only met once.”
"Then why do you know Chen Ping so well?”
"I…I just have a feeling. Don't think too much. It's purely my first instinct.”
Lou Xiao'e instantly blushed.
"Is your intuition…accurate?"
Qin Huairu asked again.
"It should be…accurate."
"Alright, I also believe that Ah Ping knows what he's doing. He was not the kind of man who would spend all his money just to get a girlfriend. Forget it, he didn't care. Try the radio first."
With that, Qin Huairu picked up the radio and entered the house with Lou Xiao'e.
"Xiao'e, you know how to do it, right?"
"Yes, I will. I have one at home. It just so happens to be the Yellow River brand.”
"See, I told you that you're the daughter of a rich family.”
"No way. Our family isn't rich. We can only afford a radio. If this is considered a rich person, then isn't your family also rich?”
"Aiyo, Xiao'e, you're getting more and more sharp-tongued. You're not as nervous as when you first arrived, right?”
"Sister Qin, you're laughing at me."
Lou Xiao'e took the radio with a red face and began to fiddle with it.
The two of them had a great disparity in status, but they were unexpectedly on the same page and seemed to treat each other as friends.
A few minutes later.
A particularly festive music came from Chen Ping's house.
It was the sound of the New Year.
His voice traveled out of the courtyard, and the surrounding neighbors were jealous again.
All of them sneaked up to Chen Ping's window and eavesdropped on the sounds inside.
Radio?
This was the first one in the courtyard.
How refreshing.
……
……
At the steel mill.
The renovation project of the power distribution room began.
All the power gates in the factory were cut off.
The construction team smashed the power distribution room and removed all the original configuration. Then, according to Chen Ping's design, they re-laid the power distribution lines.
This was a huge project.
At the very least, he might be able to finish it during the seven-day holiday.
The steel mill had a very heavy task.
The factory didn't want the production tasks to be delayed after the new year, so they chose these few days.
This was a test for Chen Ping.
Not only could he not rest for the New Year, but he also had to keep an eye on the project.
Because he was the supervisor.
Once there was an accident in the power distribution room that affected the future production tasks, Chen Ping would be fully responsible.
It was precisely because of the heavy responsibility that the factory compensated him with so many New Year goods.
It could be considered a form of insurance.
Fortunately!
Ma Dong stayed behind as well.
Under Chen Ping's suggestion, the factory compensated Ma Dong with a certain amount of living supplies, allowing him to stay behind and be Chen Ping's assistant.
Therefore, Chen Ping was not considered lonely.
In the morning.
The job in the power distribution room was to smash it.
The original building structure was also demolished.
At noon.
Chen Ping had a simple meal with the workers.
They were all bought from outside.
He continued working in the afternoon.
When it was almost evening, the construction team leader said that he would not be able to complete the task today, so he suggested that he should work harder at night.
Chen Ping agreed.
It was already like this, so he didn't care if it was delayed a little longer on New Year's Eve.
At most, he wouldn't go back for New Year's Eve dinner.
It was past six in the evening.
Chen Ping asked Ma Dong to rush to his house and apologize to Qin Huairu. He told her that she might not be able to have New Year's Eve dinner at home and that she should settle it herself.
If he wasted too much time at night, he might have to spend the night in the factory's staff dormitory.
They would continue working tomorrow morning.
Just like that, the construction team worked overtime until almost 10:30 p. m. before they completed today's mission.
There was a daily mission target for the electrical room renovation project.
Only by completing the daily mission target could the renovation project be completed within the seven days of the New Year holiday.
Otherwise, it would definitely be delayed.
10:40.
The construction team retreated wearily.
Chen Ping was also exhausted. He followed Ma Dong into the factory's canteen and went to the kitchen to start cooking. He then cooked two simple dishes.
The pig trotters were all freshly stewed.
The two of them were rough old men, so they didn't care about the color or smell. In any case, it was fine as long as they were cooked.
The only regret was that there were no dumplings today.
Ma Dong had brought a large bottle of loose white wine.
60 cents per catty.
He beat five pounds.
He had also spent a lot of money.
The other dishes were all prepared by Chen Ping.
The two brothers worked until 11:30 pm before they found a place to set up the dishes and pour the white wine.
Ma Dong raised his wine cup and looked at Chen Ping with a bitter smile.""Brother, this is the freest New Year I've ever had in my life. Come, cheers. In the Red Star Rolling Mill, you are my only brother.”
"Alright, it's all in the wine. Cheers."
The two of them clinked their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
Then, they started eating.
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