Starting from 1950

Chapter 86 Opportunity to Get Closer

3:50 p.m.

The workers have extinguished all the fires in the furnace and drying room.

Due to the war, factories in Shenzhou have voluntarily canceled their rest days.

The last time we had a holiday was when we completed the task of making 100,000 jin of fried noodles.

The factory's production schedule isn't as tight these days, and today is payday. For the first time ever, Zhou Zheng allowed the day shift workers to leave at 4 PM to collect their wages, and the night shift workers didn't have to work in the evening.

While the other workers were still eagerly waiting to kill the last ten minutes, Su Yang caught a glimpse of Natalia leaving the workshop and quickly said to Wang Cui and Zhang Zhenguo, "Aunt Wang, Uncle Zhang, I'm leaving now!"

Having said that, he didn't wait for their response and quickly chased after them.

Wang Cui asked in confusion, "This kid, doesn't he usually disappear after lunch? Why has he been staying at the factory until now?"

"You can't guess what's on a kid's mind," Zhang Zhenguo chuckled, then magically produced two movie tickets. "I bought two tickets for the Liberation Cinema, for 'Liu Hulan.' Let's go see it together after get off work!"

Wang Cui glanced around quickly, and seeing that no one was paying attention, whispered, "Don't talk about this in the workshop."

Zhang Zhenguo chuckled; he knew that Wang Cui had agreed.

He thought to himself, "Do you think other people can't tell about what's going on between us?"

However, he really didn't expect that Wang Cui, who was decisive and efficient at work, would be so shy when it came to personal feelings.

"Okay, okay! I'll go borrow a bicycle first."

When Su Yang followed Natalia to the bike shed, Natalia was staring blankly at the flat tire.

"Ahem!" Su Yang thought to himself, "This is my chance to strike up a conversation."

He leaned closer, pretended to look at it for a few moments, and then asked with concern, "Comrade Natalia, is your tire flat? There's an air pump in the security office, would you like me to get it for you?"

Natalia glanced at her with some surprise, and after a moment, nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Comrade Xiao Su."

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Su Yang was overjoyed. He stood still and shouted to the sky, "Xiao Yu! Go and bring the air pump!"

Natalia looked up at the empty sky. She knew that "Little Jade" was the gyrfalcon that kept throwing dead rats at her.

"Can it hear you when you shout like that?" she asked curiously.

Su Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiaoyu has already heard it."

He thought to himself that it definitely wouldn't hear him if he called out to it, so he communicated with it in his mind.

The two did not continue their conversation.

A moment later, Su Yang smiled and said, "They're here!"

Natalia turned to look in the direction of the office building, and sure enough, Little Jade was flapping its claws, holding the air pump, and flying this way.

She looked at Xiaoyu with shining eyes.

The Russians actually really like the gyrfalcon. The gyrfalcon has a very high status in their history and is an important part of aristocratic and royal culture.

"oro!"

Since the Golden Horde period, the Rus' principalities had to pay tribute to the Mongols with falcons; after the establishment of Tsarist Russia, the royal family set up a special falconry department and sent teams to search for them in Siberia and along the Pacific coast, regarding them as a symbol of power and wealth.

After the establishment of the Red regime, the falcon was often presented as a diplomatic gift to the Queen of Britain, monarchs of Central Asia, and others.

In Russian, the gyrfalcon is called "KpeyeT," which represents many meanings, including nobility, prestige, bravery, strength, fearlessness, speed, precision, lethality, the power of the north, and the king of the snow.

This is also the main reason why Natalia tolerates Xiaoyu's repeated provocations.

"Goo!" Xiaoyu tossed the air pump to Su Yang, and gave Natalia a haughty look.

"Let's inflate it up and see."

Su Yang, unaware of Natalia's thoughts, took the air pump and knelt down to inflate Natasha's bicycle front wheel.

"Huffing and puffing!"

"puff....."

He pumped the air pump vigorously for more than a dozen times before stopping, but a clear sound of air leaking could be heard.

"Oops! Your tire has a puncture!"

Su Yang ran his hand along the wheel and found a small, obvious hole that looked like it had been made by a nail. He pointed it out to Natalia.

Natalia then turned her gaze away from Xiaoyu, glanced at the car wheels, and smiled nonchalantly, "It's okay, we can just find someone to fix it another day."

Su Yang was taken aback, not expecting that the icy-faced man could actually smile.

He thought to himself that he was complaining, but quickly seized the opportunity and said, "Coincidentally, I know a bicycle repair shop that's not far from the Friendship Guesthouse where you're staying."

These days there are fewer bicycles, and even fewer places to repair them.

Su Yang often lent his bicycle to people at the factory. Occasionally, when it broke, they would repair it and return it to him, but they would always explain the situation to him. That's how he learned where to get his bicycle repaired nearby.

"Wouldn't that be too much trouble for you?"

Natalia hesitated, unable to understand why Su Yang was suddenly trying to get close to her.

However, she had spent quite a few days at the Limin Flour Factory and had heard a lot about Su Yang's character. Coupled with Su Yang's handsome face, she wouldn't think the worst of him.

"No trouble at all! I was just about to go over there to buy some things!"

Su Yang was overjoyed, thinking to himself that the first step in getting closer to him had been achieved!

He offered to push Natalia's bicycle, saying, "You ride my bike, I'll push yours for you!"

"No, no!" Natalia waved her hands repeatedly. "I'm an adult, how can I let a child like you walk?"

After a brief struggle, Su Yang didn't press the issue and laughed, "Then I won't ride it either, let's push the bikes together!"

Once outside the factory gate, Xiaoyu fluttered into the sky.

Unlike the employees of Limin Flour Factory, who were already used to its presence, the locals of Shenzhou would still gather around and talk about Xiaoyu in unfamiliar places.

The Friendship Guesthouse is located near Tiexi Square, not far from the Limin Flour Factory.

Su Yang and Natalia walked side by side, pushing their bicycles.

He would occasionally bring up a topic, and Natalia would respond half-heartedly.

Su Yang realized that this woman was just a typical STEM woman from later generations, only she wasn't good at expressing herself and wasn't deliberately trying to act aloof.

"Is Xiao Su off work?"

"Where is Teacher Su going for fun?"

"Comrade Xiao Su, is this comrade next to you from the elder brother's side?"

Along the way, familiar people greeted Su Yang from time to time, which made Natalia realize Su Yang's popularity.

As for Natalia, while everyone was curious, they weren't particularly surprised.

During this period, many organizations have had senior experts stationed there.

At the northwest corner of Tiexi Square, Su Yang led Natalia to a shoe repair and tire patching stall.

The mechanic patched the tire, inflated it, soaked it in a basin of water for a while, and after confirming it was okay, he deflated the inner tube, installed it, and said with a smile, "All done! 1200 yuan!"

Just as Natalia was about to take out her money, Su Yang handed it over first.

She was about to return the money to him when she suddenly saw Su Yang's expression change.

"not good!"

Su Yang grabbed Natalia's arm and left, not even bothering with the bicycle.

"Hey! You're not going to take your two rickshaws anymore?"