Qin Huairu looked around and pushed the door open with determination.

Shazhu was sleeping soundly in the room, snoring loudly. He didn't hear the knock on the door at all, and didn't even notice Qin Huairu entering the room.

Qin Huairu hesitated for a moment, then remembered what Jia Zhang said last night. She gritted her teeth and walked over to sit beside the bed.

Sha Zhu was still playing chess with Zhou Gong, completely unaware that his goddess had quietly arrived and sat next to him.

Qin Huairu's face was burning, and shame was asking her to leave the room to avoid being embarrassed.

But at the same time, Jia Zhang's words kept echoing in my ears.

Qin Huairu is fighting a fierce struggle between saving face and keeping her belly.

Finally, he reached out and pushed Shazhu on the bed.

Shazhu didn't move and was still snoring.

Qin Huairu gritted her teeth and pushed hard again.

Still no response.

She simply twisted Shazhu's hand hard as it stretched out from under the quilt.

Sha Zhu cried out, and sat up from the bed: "What bit me?"

When I opened my eyes, I found the person I had been thinking about day and night sitting beside my bed.

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, and rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but the goddess was still right in front of him.

"Sister Qin?" Sha Zhu asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Qin Huairu's eyes turned red before she could say anything.

Sha Zhu's heart was broken immediately: "Sister Qin, who bullied..." He stretched out his hand and quickly retracted it: "Sister Qin, don't cry, if someone hears me, I won't be able to explain myself."

Qin Huairu thought to herself, I just want to make you unable to explain yourself today.

With red eyes and a wronged look on her face, she looked at Sha Zhu: "Zhu Zi, I really can't live like this anymore!"

As she spoke, two tears came out of her eyes.

This cry broke Sha Zhu's heart: "Sister Qin, please don't cry. Your crying makes me feel uncomfortable. Tell me, who bullied you? Was it Aunt Jia?"

Qin Huairu nodded and shook her head: "Zhu Zi, no one is bullying me, I just can't make ends meet. Dongxu is gone, and the whole family has to rely on me for food, drink, and defecation, but I'm pregnant with a baby, how can I make ends meet with the little living allowance given by the factory?"

Seeing his beloved goddess looking so pitiful in front of him, Sha Zhu had already thrown out all his promises to Yang Chong and Yu Shui, and said quickly: "Sister Qin, I have seen your suffering. Don't worry, I will find a way to bring you lunch boxes from the factory in the future. You can go outside to get them and don't let Yu Shui see it. By the way, after the new year, when school starts, the girl will go to school."

Qin Huairu said, "We can talk about the lunch box later, but how are we going to spend the New Year? People have chickens and fish at home, but my children can't even have steamed buns. If they want to set off firecrackers, they have to pick up the leftovers from other people's fireworks. It's New Year's Day... Tell me, how can I, as a mother, feel good?"

Sha Zhu was so anxious that he touched his body: "Sister Qin, don't be anxious, don't you just want to set off firecrackers? I still have money on me, buy some firecrackers for Bang Geng."

But when I touched it, I found that I was still shirtless.

Qin Huairu also quickly lowered her head, thinking to herself, what's wrong with me? I'm talking to a man in the quilt so early in the morning. If someone saw this, they would definitely scold me.

Sha Zhu quickly grabbed his clothes and put them on. After he put on his shirt, he took out two yuan from his pocket and said, "Sister Qin, use this money to buy firecrackers for Bang Geng. Don't let him pick up other people's firecrackers again."

Qin Huairu didn't answer, but said, "Zhu Zi, don't set off firecrackers. Today is the first day of the new year. You see, other people's children are wearing new clothes and eating delicious food, but I, as a mother, let my children wear patched clothes and eat pickled vegetables. How can I face people?"

As he spoke, he squeezed out two more tears.

Sha Zhu slapped his head and said, "Look at my brain, Sister Qin, go to the dough bowl in the kitchen. Chongzi gave me a big bowl of meat last night. There were several kinds of meat, including rabbit meat, fish, and chicken. He originally planned to heat it up for me to eat at noon today. You can give it all to the children. And in the cabinet, there are some of my clothes. You can take them and alter them for Banggeng to wear."

Qin Huairu then wiped her tears and said, "Zhu Zi, you are so nice. You are the only one in this courtyard who is nice to me."

As he said this, he reached out and took the two dollars that Sha Zhu was still holding in his hand, then got up and went to the kitchen to bring out the big bowl of meat.

Before leaving, he asked, "Zhu Zi, I've taken all the meat away, what are you going to eat for lunch?"

Sha Zhu was still staring at Qin Huairu's back. He was stunned for a moment when he heard the question and said quickly, "Sister Qin, take them all and leave me alone. I can eat anything at noon. Yu Shui is eating at Chongzi's place."

Qin Huairu smiled and said, "Zhu Zi, you are so nice." Then she hurried out with the bowl of meat.

The words "Zhuzi, you are so nice" made Shazhu's bones soften. He leaned against the head of the bed with an intoxicated look on his face, and that sweet voice was still echoing in his ears for a long time.

As Qin Huairu was walking out of the door with the bowl in her hand, she was bumped into by Yang Chong who had just finished his meal and was walking out of the house.

Yang Chong immediately set his eyes on the bowl in Qin Huairu's hand.

Qin Huairu felt her face getting hot, but she tried her best to stay calm and walked over as if nothing had happened.

When he was close to Yang Chong, he even took the initiative to ask, "Good morning, Chongzi."

Yang Chong did not respond, but sighed in his heart: "Silly Zhu is finished, this Qin Huairu has finally become a white lotus in the TV series."

Chapter 121 Picked up a TV

After breakfast, Yang Chong went to the factory, while Yu Xiu stayed at home to rest today. The non-production department had three days off.

Originally, the people in the purchasing department didn't have to go to work, but before the New Year, Hou Liqiu specifically told him to be at the factory during the Spring Festival.

Only when I arrived at the factory did I know that he had been officially appointed today. Director Yang read out the document from his superiors in front of several factory leaders and approved his appointment as the head of the purchasing department.

"Xiao Yang, congratulations. I hope you can make greater contributions to the steel mill in a more important job." After reading the document, Director Yang came over, shook his hand and said affectionately.

Yang Chong nodded: "Thank you, leader. I will definitely live up to your trust and confidence!"

Chief Engineer Zhong also came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Young man, you are the first person I know who has been promoted through exception because of his great contribution in a non-production department. Work hard, and you will have a bright future!"

Before Yang Chong could say anything, Deputy Director Li came over.

"Yang Chong, I will remember you. You are so capable at such a young age. The steel rolling mill will depend on you in the future." To Yang Chong's surprise, Deputy Director Li did not seem to have any grudge against him. Instead, he shook hands with him with a smile and said some encouraging words.

Shouldn't this guy hate him? He repeatedly ruined his good deeds, not only preventing his brother-in-law from becoming the head of the purchasing department as he wished, but also making him look foolish in public. As his brother-in-law, did he really not mind at all?

Yang Chong was a little skeptical, but he didn't take it seriously.

He moved from the large office of the purchasing department to the section chief's office and had his own private space, but he was too lazy to stay in the office for long.

After all, there were no computers, no female secretaries, and no entertainment facilities in offices in those days, so it was boring to stay here.

But just as he was about to go out, the phone on the table suddenly rang.

Yang Chong picked up the phone, and Liu Feng's voice came from the other end: "Brother Yang, I heard that you became the section chief, congratulations!"

Wow, I just found out, how come he knew it so quickly?

Yang Chong said quickly, "Congratulations, Director Liu is so well-informed. I just moved to the new office, how did you know?"

Liu Feng laughed: "You don't know yet, do you? Your appointment has now been used as publicity material and read out in public at the department meeting. I attended the meeting, so of course I know about it."

I see. It seems that the department leaders also attach great importance to my performance and are promoting it throughout the industry, hoping to attract more of me to come forward.

Then, Liu Feng changed the subject: "Brother, I called you today not only to congratulate you, but also to ask you for help!"

Emergency?

"It's like this, brother. The two big fat pigs you sent us yesterday made our factory workers very excited. You know, we haven't eaten pork for a long time. As soon as they heard that there would be a dinner party today, all the workers came to work. Even the auxiliary departments that had been on holiday came. The number of people eating increased by more than twice than usual."

"This means I won't be able to meet my original budget, but the words have been spoken and the workers are here. I can't just send them home, can I? Besides, they can't go back even if I try."

"So I have no choice but to ask you for help, brother. What do you think? Can you help me get two more pigs? Just two will do."

"This..." Yang Chong hesitated for a moment: "Brother Liu, since you have said it, I can't refuse to give you this face. But you suddenly want two pigs, I..."

Liu Feng said quickly: "Brother, I know it's a bit difficult for you to deliver pigs during the New Year, but I have no choice. If I didn't have these two big fat pigs today, I think the workers would have eaten me."

Yang Chong scratched his head and finally nodded: "Okay, Brother Liu, I'll take a risk today and give you the two pigs reserved for the steel mill. But you can't tell anyone about this, otherwise I won't give you any more pigs in the future."

Liu Feng was overjoyed and said quickly: "Brother, you have helped me a lot. How could I set a trap for you again? Don't worry, there will definitely not be a next time."

"Okay, I'll send it to you now."

After Yang Chong hung up the phone, he drove to Steel Plant No. 1. There were wild boars in the space, but there were not many. After all, too many were caught in the past few days, and the supply could not keep up.

It seems that we have to find a way to import goods from abroad.

I heard that the animal husbandry in America and the United States is very developed. Oh, and there is also the Wool Country. This country almost occupies an entire continent. It is the world's largest wool exporter and is called the country on sheep's back.

The car drove to the steel mill. Liu Feng was waiting at the factory gate just like he was yesterday. When he saw the car coming, he quickly asked the security department to let him pass. He didn't even bother to get in the car, and ran in front of the car.

The people in the cafeteria had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the fat pigs being pulled over, they hurriedly weighed and slaughtered the pigs. They were going to have a lunch at noon, and they had issued more than 10,000 lunch tickets, just waiting for these two pigs as an emergency measure.

"Brother, you have helped me a lot." Liu Feng was so grateful that he didn't know what to say. Finally, he thought about it, pulled him aside, took out a ticket from his pocket, and said mysteriously: "Brother has nothing to repay you, so this ticket is for you."

"What ticket is so mysterious? No need, I have everything." Yang Chong said modestly.

Liu Feng quickly said, "You definitely don't have this ticket. It's a ticket for a TV." Then he lowered his voice and said, "Let me tell you, there are only a few tickets for the TV. I snatched this one from a big boss. Several factory directors tried to snatch it from me but none of them succeeded. Today, I'm giving it to you."

Wow, there are televisions now? Yang Chong was a little surprised. He originally thought that this would only be available in the 1970s.

Liu Feng said as he stuffed the TV ticket into his pocket: "You have to go to Wangfujing to pick up this TV. It seems to cost more than a thousand yuan. I can't bear to spend so much money, but you should be able to afford it."

More than a thousand yuan is a sky-high price for others, but it is not a big deal for Yang Chong. He nodded and accepted it with a smile: "Okay, thank you very much, Brother Liu."

Liu Feng said, "Why thank you? You helped me so much, I'm just doing you a favor. If you need me for anything in the future, just let me know. It's only a matter of a word."

Yang Chong nodded: "Okay, thank you Brother Liu."

Today's trip to the pig was not in vain, I picked up a TV.

After leaving Steel Plant No. 1, Yang Chong drove directly to Wangfujing.

Chapter 122 I have a very good relationship with Chongzi

Wangfujing Department Store, which later became the department store, was where many of the rare and precious commodities needed by the general public in that era were purchased.

Compared with the crowded other counters, the home appliance counter was obviously much quieter. After all, home appliances were not affordable for ordinary people these days.

Even if you can afford it, you may not be able to get the indicators.

When Yang Chong showed the TV ticket and then slapped a thick stack of black tickets on the counter, the eyes of the female sales clerks at the counter all lit up and they all gathered around him to ask questions.

Some even asked him directly if he had a partner, and when they found out that he was already married, they seemed a little annoyed.

Yang Chong didn't bother to pay attention to the little thoughts of these female sales clerks. He picked up the TV, put it in the car and returned to the courtyard.

Returning to the courtyard, it naturally caused a sensation.

Television stations had just appeared in those days, and not everyone could own a television.

There might not be one in every alley.

Everyone in the yard rushed to the door of Yang Chong's house, wanting to see with their own eyes what was so special about this big black lump.

Yu Xiu, Yang Xiaojuan and Yu Xiu were all curious and gathered around the TV, asking all kinds of questions.

After Yang Chong briefly answered a few of their questions, he plugged in the TV.

But when I turned on the TV, I could only see a cloud of snow and nothing else.

Everyone looked at Yang Chong with questioning expressions. Yang Chong slapped his head and remembered that he had to connect the antenna.

But there were no outdoor antennas for sale in those days, so Yang Chong simply found some wire and made a simple antenna, and asked Xu Damao to tie it up with a long bamboo pole and climb onto the roof.

Then he directed Xu Damao from below: "Turn, turn east, turn again, wait! Go back a little, go back a little more... OK, don't move!"

Under Yang Chong's command, Xu Damao finally succeeded in turning the antenna to the best position.

A figure also appeared on the TV screen.

It’s Guo Lanying.

"A big river with wide waves, the wind blowing the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides, my home is on the bank, I am used to hearing the boatman's call..."

Guo Lanying's sweet voice came from the TV, and everyone in the hospital became excited all of a sudden.

Everyone gathered at the door of Yang Chong's house, craning their necks to see with their own eyes what Guo Lanying looked like.

"Brother Chongzi, let everyone come in and see?" Yu Xiu said in a low voice.

Yang Chong shook his head: "No, if so many people come in, won't our house collapse?"

Yes, there are about a hundred people in the yard, and now sixty or seventy of them have gathered at the door of my house. If they come in, the house will not be able to accommodate them.

"What should we do? We can't let them block our door and prevent us from leaving."

Yang Chong thought for a moment and said, "Why not just put it in the yard and let everyone see it for a while."

This is a good idea. The yard is large and everyone can see it, and your home will be quieter.

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