Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 642: Workshop

Wu Juan sat on the bed, staring at the folded money in the box, in a daze. She thought about all the things He Lai had done over the years, and how could there be so much money.

From selling fish to make money when he was young, to going to school, to working in a factory later, it seemed that he knew very little about his son. He only knew that his son was great and he didn't have to worry about anything. If he needed anything, he would ask his son He Lai for it, and He Lai would give it to him.

Wu Juan touched He Lai's mature face and smiled with satisfaction: "My little Lai, how come he is so promising!"

"Mom, don't you blame me for leading Wu'er astray?" He Lai said with a smile.

"Well, let her be. Mom has come to terms with it. If I don't control her in everything, she can be as successful as you. From now on, as long as she is happy, that's all that matters."

Wu Juan sighed. She knew that she was just an uneducated rural woman with little knowledge, so she should not ask for too much. Wu'er should know what is good and what is bad when she grows up.

"Mom, please don't ignore it. If you don't, Wu'er will be gone." He Lai said speechlessly.

"No matter how mother tries to control her, she has beaten and scolded her, but it's all useless. Now as long as she doesn't run away, mother will let her be.

You grew up without your mother taking care of you, and you were fine, right? In fact, you are better than any other child!"

Wu Juan smiled.

"Cough... cough... cough." He Lai coughed a few times and couldn't refute, but he was a time traveler, so how could it be the same?

At this time, the rain had finished feeding its children and came over.

"Mom, Brother Lai, what should we do with this money?" Yu Shui asked excitedly while sitting next to Wu Juan.

"Mom, it's up to you. You're the head of Xiao Laizi's family now, so of course you're in charge of the money."

Wu Juan patted Yu Shui's hands and said.

Yu Shui thought about it while feeding. She knew He Lai didn't need this little money at all. He probably took out the money to tease her and Wu Juan. So she said, "Mom, why don't I leave the money with you? I'm not at home every day, and I don't feel at ease leaving it at home."

Wu Juan glanced at Yu Shui and found that she didn't seem to be joking, so she continued, "Okay, I'll hide it for you. I'm sure it's well hidden and no one can find it. I'll keep the money from now on and return it to you when I'm old."

"Mom, you're not old at all. You're still young." Yu Shui snuggled in Wu Juan's arms and said coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, kid, by the way, when are you going to have a second child? I tell you, you'd better have a child as early as possible, otherwise the children will be too different and won't be able to play together."

Wu Juan reminded.

"Uh...Rainwater and I will try our best."

He Lai was stunned. He Tong was only one year old, why were they urging her to have a baby again?

Yu Shui just hugged Wu Juan without saying anything. Whether to have a child or not is up to He. If he doesn't sow the seeds, how can she sprout!

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Finally, 1966 came, and the gears of fate began to move.

He Lai was extremely careful during this period and did not even attend the Canton Fair. Instead, he loved going to the workshop and checked almost all the machines in the workshop.

During this period, he had to make his presence felt among the workers. After all, the workers would soon be the masters of their own affairs, and he had to integrate himself into the ranks of the workers. He could not rely solely on Li Huaide, the director of the Revolutionary Committee.

Otherwise, he would be sold out without knowing it. He couldn't make such a mistake.

"Chief He, oh, you're here again. Didn't I tell you that there are no problems with the machines, so you can rest assured?" The workshop director of the eighth workshop greeted with a smile.

"That won't work either. I just don't have anything important to do right now, so it's better for me to help check it out. If there are any potential safety hazards, they can be discovered in time."

He Lai waved his hand and walked into the workshop.

When the workers in the workshop saw He Lai coming, they were all very enthusiastic. After all, He Lai was not only a good hand at repairing machines, but also had very comprehensive skills and knew a little bit about all kinds of work. He was also willing to teach them without reservation, which enabled them to improve their skills rapidly.

After several months of teaching by He Lai, many workers successfully advanced in the technical assessment at the beginning of the year.

After a tour, the machines were not repaired much, but a lot of techniques were talked about and a lot of workpieces were made. Every time He Lai appeared, there would be a group of workers surrounding him to watch.

In this way, He Lai finished visiting three workshops in the whole morning. The work was not tiring, but he never stopped talking. He kept communicating with the workers and drank cup after cup of water from the enamel cup.

While eating, Liu Mu and the others looked at He Lai speechlessly, not knowing what to say to him.

What to do? As a section chief, he went to the workshop to teach the workers. How could the people in the technical department feel comfortable sitting in the office? They had to go to the workshop one after another.

"I say, my dear section chief, what's wrong with you recently? What has driven you crazy in the past six months? Tell me about it. You work in the workshop every day. What do you want us to do?"

Yanagi sighed.

"Hey, Brother Liu, you should move around more often. If you stay in the office every day, you will get rusty." He Lai said with a smile.

"Bah, others may not know you, but I do. How many times have you been to the workshop since you became the section chief? And you put all the blame on us. Now you're trying to trick us again!"

Liu Mu was speechless.

"That's right, He Lai, just tell me if you have anything to say. You've been causing a lot of trouble for our entire Technical Department 3 in the past six months. We're as tired as a workaholic every day!" Shen Dandan also spoke up.

"Well, don't complain. I've given you subsidies. Didn't you take the two kilograms of meat every month? If you don't want it, just tell me. I won't force you!"

He Lai smiled.

During this period, every weekend, He Lai would take the technical department people to hunt in the mountains, and they would harvest some meat every time.

"Of course not. I just want to know if you can get me another one of that sable. My cousin also wants one when she sees it." Shen Dandan said.

"Me too, me too!" another female technician also raised her hand.

Soon several female technicians nearby started speaking.

"Okay, okay, I can give you this sable, but can you afford to keep it? It eats meat!"

He Lai was speechless.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll eat less and give it to it, it's okay."

"Me too!"

"And me."...

He Lai still underestimated the attraction of sable to girls. If he had known earlier, he would not have removed the sable's scent glands. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for so many people to like it.

During this period, under He Lai's persuasion, Sha Zhu began to cook for the workers himself, so more and more workers come to Sha Zhu's canteen to eat, and it is almost full every day.

There was no change on He Daqing's side. After He Lai finished talking to him, He Daqing just nodded and asked his apprentices to be more careful when cooking. He did not cook himself. Firstly, he was old and it was too difficult for him to cook from a big pot; secondly, he was the director of the canteen now, and he did not have a virtuous wife like Qin Huairu to help him with some trivial matters in the canteen.

As for Gu Dongmei, she could only help him meet his physical needs at most. As for the pretty widow Liu Lan, she was dragged into the water by Li Huaide and became his lover. After all, it was not easy to eat well in this era, and it was almost impossible to get something for nothing.

He Lai didn't care much about it. After all, it was her own choice. Following Li Huaide, she would be comfortable for at least the next ten years. So there was no question of who owed whom. It was a consensual thing. He Lai just hoped that she would not complain too much when she was abandoned.