Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 159
Fang Dongping reached out and patted Niu Xiaoqiang's head when he said this: "You boy can always catch Master's itching and make Master willingly work for you, but Master doesn't care. At my age, apart from eating and drinking, other things I have nothing to think about, if I can realize my lifelong wish before I die, I will rest in peace when my master dies."

Now Fang Dongping is indeed only interested in eating and drinking, he no longer expects family affection or anything else, he thought it would be good to have an apprentice to help him provide for the elderly, but he never thought that this apprentice would be willing to help him realize his ideals, no wonder he is so happy .

Niu Xiaoqiang grinned foolishly: "Master, I can't guarantee anything else. There are two things that I will do my best to do. The first is to help you retire, and the second is to put into production the diesel engine you designed under the condition of your ability. , the first one is not difficult to achieve, but the second one requires hard work, of course, with your help, I have the confidence to overcome even the greatest difficulty."

The two looked at each other and smiled, both full of expectations for the future.

Niu Xiaoqiang chatted with Fang Dongping for a while, then got up and went home.

Today is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and the second sister, Niu Xiaxiang, is already on vacation.When Niu Xiaoqiang came home, he saw the second sister who had just rushed back was taking things out of the bag: "Mom, this is the fabric issued by the factory. After the new year, you can take it to the tailor shop to sew some new pieces." Clothes; these are candied fruit from the affiliated company of our factory, they are all first-class products, I brought them all back, you can keep them for entertaining guests; these are the cigarettes I bought specially for Dad, smoking cigarettes all the time is not good for your health , cigarettes with filter tips are better; this is the hairpin I bought for the eldest sister and the third child, and this is the firecracker I bought for the younger brother..."

Niu Xiaxiang took out the things one by one as if offering treasures, and Sun Mei was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, she just kept saying yes.

"Second sister, you are back."

Niu Xiaoqiang greeted the second sister with a smile, and leaned over to look at the presents that the second sister brought home.Since the last time they met in the city, Niu Xiaxiang has become more affectionate with Niu Xiaoqiang, and she is no longer as casual as before.

She touched Niu Xiaoqiang's head affectionately, and said with a smile: "Little brother, I haven't seen you for a few days. I didn't expect you to jump up so much, and you have grown a lot taller than before."

Niu Xiaoqiang used to be very short, but this semester he finally started to grow taller, and he has grown several centimeters in just a few months.He scratched his head naively: "Compared to my father, I'm still very short, no matter how I say it, I have to be as tall as my father."

Niu Xiaxiang handed a box of two kicks to Niu Xiaoqiang: "My sister bought this specially for you, you can play with it."

Niu Xiaoqiang said thank you sweetly, put his kicks in his pocket, and was not in a hurry to go out to play.

The eldest sister, Niu Chunxiang, is preparing the New Year's dinner in the kitchen. From time to time, she will stick her head out and look into the main room, her face full of joy.

When it was almost noon, the third sister Niu Qiuxiang also came home with her pack.Her salary is much lower than Niu Xiaxiang's, so she didn't buy too many things, but just bought some gadgets.

Even so, Sun Mei couldn't be happier.The mothers sat and chatted together, and at noon, Niu Dazhuang finally returned home.

He was going to invite Fang Dongping, and the two walked into the room with a smile. Niu Dazhuang saw that the eldest son was not there, and the smile on his face softened a bit, and asked, "Has Xiao Gang not come back yet?"

Niu Qiuxiang slapped his forehead as if remembering something: "I almost forgot, my brother went to the cafeteria to find me before, and he told me that this year he will go out with Director Chen to celebrate the New Year, and he will not go home for the New Year."

What Niu Dazhuang valued most was Niu Xiaogang, the eldest son. He couldn't help showing disappointment when he heard this, and he seemed very sorry.

Sun Mei hurriedly handed over the cigarettes bought by her daughter: "These are the cigarettes Erya bought for you, you can smoke them."

Niu Dazhuang just turned the cloudy sky, he laughed: "It's not in vain that I dragged you up."

After Fang Dongping entered the room, he stood beside him with a smile all the time, without speaking.While others were not paying attention, he exchanged glances with Niu Xiaoqiang.

"Second and third, hurry up and serve the food."

Niu Chunxiang's yelling sounded in the kitchen, Niu Xiaxiang and Niu Qiuxiang happily agreed, and went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.

Niu Xiaoqiang took the initiative to organize the tables, chairs and benches in a very sensible way. Without much effort, a table of rich dishes was neatly arranged.The six members of Lao Niu's family plus Fang Dongping, a total of seven people were all seated.

Naturally, Fang Dongping would not come to the reunion dinner empty-handed, he took apart the Yanghe Daqu he had brought, and wanted to pour Niu Dazhuang wine with his own hands.

Niu Dazhuang hurriedly reached out and snatched the wine bottle: "Old man, what are you doing? As an elder, how can I ask you to pour me wine? Let me do it."

Fang Dongping didn't refuse, and said with a smile: "You can do it yourself, we two should drink him to our heart's content today."

Niu Dazhuang knew that Fang Dongping liked this, so he laughed and said, "Okay, let's have a good drink of him today!"

Sun Mei seldom drinks alcohol, but Niu Dazhuang took this opportunity to pour half a glass for her during the Chinese New Year, and said repeatedly: "Meizi, you should drink some too for the Chinese New Year today."

Sun Mei looked at the sensible children and nodded with a smile on her face.

After pouring the wine, Fang Dongping raised his glass: "Let's stay the same, let's wish each other a New Year first."

Everyone at the table raised their glasses. Niu Xiaoqiang and the others substituted tea for wine. After saying their New Year greetings, everyone raised their necks and took a long gulp.

After that, everyone ate and chatted. At the beginning, everyone talked about new things they had seen. Later, Fang Dongping deliberately mentioned the situation of the arsenal, and he asked in a slightly worried tone: "Da Zhuang, You should have heard about the arsenal, right?"

Niujia Village is so close to the arsenal, how could Niu Dazhuang not know about the arsenal?He hummed: "I heard that the efficiency of the factory is getting worse and worse."

Fang Dongping nodded: "I heard that Chen Tianhou is planning to switch the factory to production. Anyway, I'm not very optimistic. I'm going to quit my job after the Chinese New Year."

Except for Niu Xiaoqiang, all the people present showed surprise. After a moment of stunned, Niu Dazhuang first said: "Master, why would you think of resigning? No matter how difficult the factory is, you can't afford to throw away your job. If the factory collapses, the country will definitely resettle it, why don't you think about it?"

Fang Dongping stuffed a piece of roasted fish into his mouth, shook his head and said: "I have never dealt with Chen Tianhou, you know that, he has taken extra care of me in the past six months, I don't want to be bullied by him anymore. "

(End of this chapter)