In the third workshop, Er Mazi walked in behind Xu Qing, trembling, holding a cigarette from the corner of his mouth, standing at the door of the workshop, leaning crookedly on an iron shelf, grumbling:

"It's such a crazy weather, it's so cold it's going to kill people, and it's still snowing non-stop. Those four big leaders just came to inspect today. Why are they making a fuss? They really know how to pick the day!"

While Xu Qing handed the tools to his master, Lao Zhang, he glanced sideways at Er Mazi.

To be honest, given the weather conditions today, Xu Qing also felt that the big leaders came at the wrong time.

Wouldn't it be better to come here when the weather was fine two days ago?

However, Xu Qing didn’t know what the party leaders were thinking and thinking, and he couldn’t guess, let alone guess.

Xu Qing’s first priority is not to be in his position, not to seek political advice, but to work hard to do his own things well and improve his family’s life.

For the rest, Xu Qing has no plans at the moment.

As for going to see those big leaders, Xu Ying is not interested, even though these days, most people will be in awe when they hear the word "leader".

But Xu Qing felt nothing. He lowered his head and did his own thing, and did not participate in the low-pitched discussions of the workers around him.

Just before getting off work at noon, four big leaders came to the workshop. In addition to the factory director and deputy factory director, there were also two newspaper staff carrying cameras. Were they reporters or editors? Xu

Qing unknown.

But looking at those two people, they looked very gentle. They must have been educated, and they had a heavy aura of books, which was completely different from the workers in the workshop.

Most of the workers have relatively little education, and even if they have some education, it has long been lost after years of hard work in the factory.

Xu Qingdao is a little better. After all, it has only been half a year since he dropped out of school, and the bookishness in his body has not completely dissipated.

The four leaders stood in front of Xu Qing, watching Xu Qing and his master, Lao Zhang, working on the benches and lathe parts. They all said nothing and watched quietly, seemingly curious, but as if they were afraid of disturbing them.
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The factory director opened his mouth and wanted Lao Zhang and Xu Qing to stop what they were doing.

But Lao Zhang turned a blind eye, still arching his body slightly, staring at the vise table intently and seriously, and operating his hands methodically.

Xu Qing was at the side handing various tools to assist Lao Zhang.

The two masters and apprentices have been working together for less than half a year, and they already have a tacit understanding. Xu Qing knows what the master wants by raising his hand without opening his mouth.

On the one hand, there is a tacit understanding of cooperation, and on the other hand, Xu Qing knows every step of the parts and every step of the car that the master is working on.

If the opportunity to become a full-time employee had not been eliminated in a few years, Xu Qing would have hoped to become a full-time employee before the end of the year.

When the four big leaders saw Xu Qing and Lao Zhang's meticulous work on car parts, they immediately raised their hands to stop the factory director's actions and signaled not to speak.

After the master and apprentice finished making the parts, the four leaders unanimously applauded Lao Zhang and Xu Qing.

The two newspaper people, holding cameras, took the opportunity to take photos.

What happened next was exactly as Xu Qing had expected.

After a brief chat, the oldest leader with gray hair reached out and patted Xu Qing on the shoulder and said: "Young man, do a good job!"

Xu Qing smiled, his heart calm and there was no excitement on his face.

If it were anyone else, he might be flattered, but it is a great honor for a senior leader to encourage him face to face.

Er Mazi on the side was full of jealousy and envy towards Xu Qing, but Xu Qing didn't feel much at all.

After the big boss, factory director and others leave.

Er Mazi hurriedly ran to Xu Qing, put his arms around Xu Qing, and said with excitement and a hint of jealousy:

"Xu Qing, you are going to be rich!"

The rest of the workshop workers also flocked to Xu Qing, winking and saying various things.

It’s nothing more than saying that Xu Qing was appreciated and praised by the big leaders.

But in Xu Qing's heart, there are only two words for "tasteless" - tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.

How about being appreciated? How about being praised?

You still have to find a way to live your own life and work hard to make it better.

The big leaders came to inspect today, but turned around and left tomorrow. The status of the apprentices has not changed substantially, which may have some impact in the future.

But now, Xu Qing knows that this is meaningless.

During lunch in the cafeteria, Shazhu finished his work early today because he was cooking for the big leaders who came to inspect the factory.

Holding a large white porcelain cup, he sat in front of Xu Qing and secretly stuffed two large pieces of fat meat into Xu Qing's rice bowl.

"Eat quickly, don't let anyone see you."

Xu Qing looked at Silly Zhu, grinned, leaned close to the rice bowl, and quickly pulled the meat slices into his mouth with chopsticks.

Silly Zhu took the cold medicine that Xu Qing went to the hospital to buy for him last night. Today he was busy around the stove all morning and sweated all over his forehead. The cold seemed to be getting better and he no longer coughed.

, the blue nose does not run either.

After sitting next to Xu Qing and chatting for a while, he got up and went back to the kitchen.

When he got off work in the afternoon, Xu Qing walked out of the workshop and saw that the snow that had been falling all day had finally stopped. The factory director, deputy director and others were at the factory gate, waving to see off the inspecting leaders.

Xu Qing saw Xu Damao standing in the crowd, raising his right hand high and waving it vigorously, looking more enthusiastic than anyone else.

Logically speaking, Xu Damao, a projectionist, was not qualified to be present on this occasion, but he couldn't resist Xu Damao's quick thinking. He showed the movie to the big leaders who came for inspection in the small auditorium at noon today. Now it is so good for the big leaders to remember him.

How could I let it go?

Xu Qing tightened his cotton-padded jacket, looked away, and looked up. The sky was still gloomy, and he secretly felt that it might snow again tonight.

It didn’t rain much during the three-year famine, but this year it rained endlessly. The snow was too heavy and too much, and I don’t know whether it was a good thing or a disaster.

Xu Qing walked slowly towards the factory gate. At this time, Silly Zhu was holding a net bag with two lunch boxes in his hand, and shouted to Xu Qing from all the way.

Xu Qing turned around and stopped for a moment.

Silly Zhu ran up to him panting, shook his net bag, and said:

"That guy Xu Damao's intelligence work is so unreliable. Look, someone from the newspaper didn't come, so there's a lot of good stuff left today."

Xu Qing shrank down, rubbed his frozen hands, exhaled, and said, "Maybe the one who didn't come is fine."

"Hey, it doesn't matter what he has to do, he didn't come anyway, these things are just..." Silly Zhu lowered his voice mid-sentence, winked at Xu Qing and said: "When you leave the factory later, you can take a lunch box back.

, my sister is not here this week, so it will be an advantage for your three little guys."

At this time, after Xu Damao sent away the four inspection leaders, as well as the factory director and deputy factory director, he turned back to the factory and was about to ride his bicycle to get off work. When he saw Xu Qing and Shazhu standing in the factory yard, he took a step

Come here.
Chapter completed!