Time is like flowing clouds and water, passing silently. In a blink of an eye, I have been in the factory for almost two years.

Time has wiped away my youth in the wind and rain, turning me from a primary school apprentice who knows nothing to a skilled second-level worker. On the way to and from get off work, I will casually hold a cigarette, and when working in the workshop, I will play and make fun of the car blockers who pass by. Since I participated in professional skills training, after I got off the teacher, my level was one level higher than the workers who entered the factory together, that is, I returned to the preservation class, and my level still remained unchanged. This is the final benefit of the planned economy.

This time when I returned to the security class, my colleagues not only did not laugh at me, but were also very polite. Xiao Li always approached me. Even Fatty Zhang, who had a holiday with me, kept smiling, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

Once when I was chatting, I asked Master Huang in confusion, "I'm back, are you a little disliked? Why are you so polite?"

"You are a lean camel bigger than a horse." Master Huang said with a wry smile.

"What does it mean? I should be a phoenix that is not as good as a chicken when I land, so how can I still become a camel?" I didn't understand what Master Huang meant.

"You can't see it yourself? Although you've been sucked up for a while, you have Lu Yu's support behind it. His future is bigger than that of our factory. Besides, don't you have a third grandfather in the provincial capital? That's a big backer." Old Master Huang replied a little enviously.

"You can really guess." After hearing what Old Master Huang said, I felt helpless and funny.

That afternoon, when I was about to get off work, I went to the warehouse to collect materials because I had something to do. On the road outside the workshop, I met Li Qin, who had not seen her for many days. She had gained a lot of weight, her originally thin body became round, her fair skin was as smooth as jade, her faint eyebrows were carefully modified, and her clear eyes contained an uncontrollable pleasure.

"Li Qin, you are getting more and more beautiful." The second young master Wang gave her to me, but I deliberately joked. "Senior Brother Xiao Cai is really making a fortune."

"What nonsense? I'm not a little girl anymore. Can I look better and better?" Li Qin's face turned red, and a hint of pride flashed between her eyebrows. As long as she heard others praise her beauty, women would feel happy and happy, no matter whether it is true or false.

"Have you done your job as a family member? When will you get married to Senior Brother Xiao Cai? We can prepare some money for wedding banquets early." I asked seriously as I looked at Li Qin's beautiful eyes.

"What wedding wine should I drink..." Li Qin's face dimmed, "Wait and talk about it, I'm leaving our yarn mill, and I'm here to go through the procedures today."

"You want to transfer? Where to go?" Li Qin's answer surprised me.

"The county has just established an office for combating speculation and retaliation. I want to transfer it there. The Labor Bureau has completed the transfer order." Li Qin smiled brightly, saw me with a confused look on her face, and then continued, "Let's talk again if you have time. I have made an appointment with the factory personnel department, so don't bother them."

I watched Li Qin take to the Metasequoia Road in the factory, and my heart was churning. This is really an era of change at any time. Everyone's fate is changing rapidly. I remembered what I said at my master, who can guarantee that I will stay in the cotton mill for the rest of my life? Li Qin is gone in my vision. Will she still marry Senior Brother Xiao Cai? I thought about this problem that has nothing to do with me and seems to be unable to let go, and slowly walked forward.

"Oh, Xiao Wu, why don't you read books after not seeing each other for so many days?" I was thinking about my thoughts, and a coquettish female voice sounded behind me. I turned around in confusion and saw that it was not necessarily numb for many days.

"You... are you here to work?" Since I have been terrified by Senior Brother Xiao Cai and Li Qin last time, I have never been to the reading room in the factory again.

"Today, several new magazines have come. I'll keep them for you now. You can come and take them back to read them after get off work." Mamabing changed her usual resentment of her husband, which made me feel a little uncomfortable for a while.

"You...you'd better lend it to Dr. Yang first, oh...Dr. Yang from the hospital." I said in confusion as I looked at the sneered face of Mama's face.

"Don't mention that veterinarian, it's really not a thing. I introduced him to a divorced cousin. He tricked him into bed and slept a few times and then refused him. He was such a shameless hooligan, bah--" The numb face suddenly became excited, and the concave spots on his face turned blue and purple again.

I remembered the last time I watched a movie, and I saw the veterinarian and the woman with the hot-headed hair. It was a bit funny.

"Xiao Wu, I recently built a new house at home, right behind the county hospital in the north. Please help me get some switch, socket and wires, and then two sets of fluorescent lights." I understood why Mabang ignored the past and took the initiative to repair it with me.

"Don't you know what happened recently in the factory?" I looked down at the sausage's eyes.

"What's the matter?" Mamabiao was confused.

"I'm back in the security class and I'm no longer an electrician." I said this with a smile, watching the expression of the numb face frozen on my face, and slowly regained my unrestrained face.

When I returned to the class, I saw that Brother Xiao Cai was about to get off work. I walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Tonight, I will treat you to dinner."

Senior Brother Xiao Cai was a little confused by me. He looked at me with little eyes in disbelief, and the two head-up patterns on his forehead came out: "Wu Ping, what's wrong with you today?"

"It's nothing. I used to be free meals at your house, but this time I just wanted to have some wine with you. Since I was beaten to return to the security class, we haven't had a good chat yet." I said lightly.

"Okay, your salary is one level higher than mine now, so it's time to get some blood." A happy smile appeared on Senior Brother Xiao Cai's face.

We went to the bathroom to take a shower and rode out of the factory on the big "permanent". Senior Brother Xiao Cai turned around and asked me who was sitting in the back seat, "Are we going to the Red Guard Hotel?"

"Do you really want to kill me?" I stabbed him and said angrily, "Can I afford the Red Guard Hotel with such conditions? Go to the bus station."

"Okay, listen to you, go to the bus station." Senior Brother Xiao Cai was trembling when I was poked, and complained dissatisfied while begging for mercy, "Wu Ping, you are such a rooster. You can't pay the guest to the hotel. I'm convinced you."

The sky gradually darkened, and the bright moonlight shone on the streets and alleys. Senior Brother Xiao Cai and I came to the bus station and saw that a string of bright incandescent lamps had been hung at the entrance of the small restaurant. Diners in the small town occupied the tables of each house, and some of them had already picked up their wine glasses. In the bustling crowd, Senior Brother Xiao Cai and I looked around and sat down in a corner. The enthusiastic owner immediately brought a handwritten menu.

We ordered two cold dishes, arranged four hot stir-fry, took a bottle of Canal Daqu, and started drinking. I remembered what happened when I saw Li Qin in the afternoon, so I asked carefully: "I met Li Qin this afternoon, and she said she came to the factory to handle the transfer."

"She has been uneasy in the factory, thinking about going to a relaxing unit. This time, a relative in her family helped her, saying that she had gone to the newly established market management unit." Senior Brother Xiao Cai said while lowering his head and eating.

"Where... how are you doing now? When will you plan to get married?" I wanted to say what happened to Mr. Wang, but I swallowed it back when I said that.

"My family is anxious about this, but her family still disagrees. My parents are looking for someone to do work and are going to talk to each other." Senior Brother Xiao Cai said with his head down.

"No... then just hold on." I couldn't bear to ask any more, so I found a reason to stand up, "I'll go and urge you, why can't the cooking be served?"

I walked into the shop and saw the owner urging the chef who was sweating and shirtless cooking. On the chopping board in front of them, there were a row of dishes prepared, waiting to be put into the pot. Maybe because the business is good today, the shop owner and the chef are very happy. The flames in the stove are rushing upwards, and the flames reflect their uncontrollable smiles.
Chapter completed!