Making a living in Dongguan, her fiery red lips offer me tenderness.

After hanging up the phone, Ding Yang was sweating profusely from his busy work, but perhaps because of the experience of carrying cement and sand, he didn't feel very tired.

After working for more than an hour, I cleaned up all the pig manure in the pigsties and rinsed them with water.

I went back to my room, took off my clothes and took a shower, and just changed my clothes.

Just then, Zhang Feng arrived.

"sister in law!"

"Xiaoyang, is that really you? You're back?"

"Yeah, I just got back at noon."

"I saw a car parked in front of your house. I thought it might be you coming back, so I came to check. I didn't expect it to be you."

"Sister-in-law, how have you been these past few months?"

"Same as always, but you've gotten stronger and darker."

"Sit down, sit down!"

Grandma came over.

Zhang Feng said, "Auntie!"

"Xiao Feng, you're here."

"Auntie, I saw a car parked in front of your door. I guessed it was Xiaoyang who came back, so I came to check on him."

"sit!"

"Xiao Yang, you've struck it rich in Dongguan, driving such a nice car?"

"What kind of fortune are you talking about? This car isn't even mine; I'm just an employee."

What do you do in Dongguan?

"At first, I was screwing screws in the factory. Later, I became a driver for my boss. This car belongs to my boss. He happened to be in Hunan on a business trip, so I drove it home to visit my grandparents."

"oh!"

"It's not bad. Being someone's driver is definitely better than working in a factory."

"Hmm, more or less."

Grandma walked away.

Suddenly, Zhang Feng grabbed Ding Yang's hand.

He said softly:

"You came back but didn't come to see me. Have you forgotten about me?"

"I just got back."

"Xiaoyang, come see me tonight. I have to go now. Your grandparents are home, and I'm afraid they'll notice something's up."

"What would I do if the kids were home at night?"

"My child is now living at school and only comes home on Fridays, so I'm home alone."

"Alright, you can go now. I'll come over when I have time."

"Um!"

"Pop..."

The woman kissed Ding Yang on the cheek, then wiggled her hips and walked away.

Zhang Feng had just left when, unexpectedly, Second Master came again.

"Second Master!"

"Xiaoyang, it really is you back! I saw a car parked in front of your door from afar, I wondered who it was."

Ding Yang quickly took out "Harmony Under Heaven".

"Wow, you've struck it rich! Smoking such nice cigarettes?"

"No, the boss gave it to me. I drive for the boss at the factory."

"Xiaoyang, you've gotten darker and look more energetic after not seeing you for months."

"The sun is strong in Guangdong, so it's from being exposed to the sun."

"Is the pay high for driving for the boss?"

"It's about three thousand yuan a month, not high, but better than working in a factory."

"That's pretty good. Looks like you've made something of yourself."

"No, I'm just an employee."

"Xiaoyang, now that you're back, come to my place for dinner tonight. I'll have your second grandma cook you some dishes, and we'll have a couple of drinks together."

"Okay, I'll go see Second Grandma later."

"Okay, I'll wait for you. I'll be going now."

"good!"

After Second Master left

Grandma said, "Xiaoyang, why are you going to Second Uncle's place for dinner at home tonight?"

"Grandma, now that you're back, you should at least visit Second Grandma and the others. It would be good to have a drink with Second Master tonight."

"You silly child."

"Grandma, I need to go out for a bit. I'm going to Ding Changfa's house. I heard they're building a house there. Is that true?"

"You mean the house of the long-haired man at the end of the village?"

"Yes."

"They were building houses, but they've all been demolished and they're just putting up makeshift shacks there. It's not finished yet."

"Grandma, please tell Grandpa I'm going out now."

"Then come back for dinner tonight."

"Grandma, I'll have a couple of drinks with Second Uncle. I'll be back later. You go ahead and eat."

"You silly child, you come back and don't you spend any time with your grandma?"

"I'll stay by your bedside tonight and chat with you all night."

"What happened to that woman surnamed Tan? Do you have a photo?"

"Grandma, I forgot to take a picture, but don't worry, she's quite pretty. It won't be long before it's your 70th birthday, and I'll bring her back to see you and celebrate your birthday."

"real?"

"Of course it's true! Would I dare lie to you?"

"That's more like it."

"Xiaoyang, we have some paper money at home. Take some and go to the back mountain to pay respects to your father. Burn some paper money for him. Grandma dreamed about him last night. He said he was short of money."

"Grandma, it's getting late, so I won't go today. I'll go to the back mountain to pay my respects tomorrow morning."

"Um!"

Ding Yang rode his grandfather's old motorcycle to Dawei's house at the end of the village.

Dawei's father is named Ding Changfa. He is in his fifties, of medium height, and tanned like a dark-skinned thunder god. His old house was demolished, and a makeshift shack was built next to it.

"Long-haired Uncle!"

"Ding Yang, you're back?"

"Uncle, I just got back at noon."

Ding Yang took out a Furongwang cigarette and handed it to him.

"Uncle, the house was demolished, why hasn't it been rebuilt?"

"The foot has already been cut. The bricklayers are unavailable these days, but construction will begin the day after tomorrow."

"Xiao Yang, sit down, Uncle has something to ask you."

Ding Changfa pulled over two chairs.

"Xiaoyang, Dawei said he left the factory and went to work for you. What happened?"

"Uncle, congratulations! You're going to be a grandfather soon."

"Dawei has a girlfriend from Shaoyang, Hunan. She's in her early twenties and quite pretty. They work in the same factory in Dongguan."

"Now that the girl is pregnant, they left the factory. I opened a small shop in Chang'an, Dongguan, and he came to my shop."

"I'm planning to hand over this shop to David and go do something else."

What do you sell in your shop?

"I've been selling cement, sand, and bricks for a while now, and business is pretty good."

"If you forward it to Dawei, what are you going to do with it yourself?"

"I met a friend who introduced me to some business opportunities. I'll go to Shenzhen to work there, and I'll leave Chang'an to Dawei."

"Uncle, doing this is much better than working in a factory. You can still make ten thousand yuan a month."

"Selling cement and sand, do we have to carry it upstairs? Isn't that just manual labor?"

"Uncle, what job isn't hard work? As long as you can make money, that's fine."

"Xiaoyang, I called Dawei and asked him to bring his girlfriend back, but he refused and insisted on staying in Dongguan. She's already pregnant, and her parents don't know yet. How can this work?"

"Uncle, don't worry, they've decided to have the baby, so you don't need to worry anymore. Your house has been demolished, where will they live when they come back? They can't possibly live in a shack with you, can they?"

"Dawei has work to do now, so you don't need to worry. My shop is quite big and has air conditioning. Dawei is learning to drive, so he won't have anything to do when he comes back."

"Uncle, that girl's name is Wang Chang. She's quite pretty and treats Dawei very well. He's so lucky. You don't need to worry about her parents either; Dawei will go see them in person."

"She's already pregnant, what can her parents do? You should finish building the house. Maybe her parents will come over in a while. You can't just leave them with a shack."

Ding Changfa nodded.