Fang Dongping reached out and patted Niu Xiaoqiang's head when he said this: "You kid can always catch Master's itch and let Master willingly give you his life, but Master doesn't care, at my age, except for eating and drinking, there is nothing else to think about, if you can realize your lifelong wish before you die, Master will be blind when he dies." ”

Now Fang Dongping is indeed only interested in eating and drinking, he is no longer extravagant in family affection or anything, he originally thought that it was already very good to have an apprentice to help him support his old age, but he didn't expect this apprentice to be willing to help him realize his ideals, no wonder he would be so happy.

Niu Xiaoqiang grinned: "Master, the apprentice can't guarantee anything else, there are two things that I will do my best to do, the first is to help you retire and send you to the end, and then the diesel engine you designed is put into production within your ability, the first one is not difficult to achieve, the second one needs to work hard, of course, with your help, no matter how big the difficulty I am confident to overcome." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, both full of anticipation for the future.

Niu Xiaoqiang chatted with Fang Dongping for a while, and then got up and went home.

Today is the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, and the second sister Niu Xiaxiang has been on vacation. When Niu Xiaoqiang got home, he saw that the second sister who had just rushed back was taking something out of her bag: "Mom, this is the fabric issued by the factory, and after the New Year, you can take it to the tailor's shop to sew a few new clothes; this is the candied fruit sent by the affiliated enterprises of our factory, all of which are first-class products, I brought them all back, and you keep them to entertain the guests; this is the cigarette I bought for my father, smoking dry tobacco is not good for the body, or the filter cigarette is better; this is the hairpin I bought for the eldest sister and the third child, and this is the artillery ...... I bought for the younger brother."

Niu Xiaxiang took out the things one by one like offering treasures, and Sun Mei was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, and she could only say yes one by one.

"Second sister, you're back. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang said hello to the second sister with a smile, and came to look at the gift that the second sister brought home. Since the last time they met in the city, Niu Xiaxiang has become much more affectionate to Niu Xiaoqiang, and is no longer as casual as before.

She touched Niu Xiaoqiang's head very affectionately, and said with a smile: "Little brother, I haven't seen you for a few days, I didn't expect you to run so much, and you have grown a lot taller than before." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang used to be very short, but this semester's height finally began to rise, and he grew several centimeters taller in a few months. He scratched his head innocently: "I'm still very short compared to my father, no matter what, I have to be as tall as my father." ”

Niu Xiaxiang handed a box of two-kicks to Niu Xiaoqiang: "This is specially bought for you by my sister, you can take it and play with it." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang said thank you sweetly, put the second kick in his pocket, and did not rush out to play.

The eldest sister Niu Chunxiang was cooking New Year's dinner in the kitchen, and from time to time she would stick out her head and look into the hall, her face full of joy.

When it was almost noon, the third sister Niu Qiuxiang also went home with her baggage. Her salary is much lower than that of Niu Xiaxiang, so she didn't buy too many things, just some gadgets.

Even so, Sun Mei was so happy. The mothers sat together and chatted, and by noon, Niu Dazhuang finally returned home.

He went to invite Fang Dongping, and the two walked into the house with a smile, Niu Dazhuang saw that his eldest son was not there, the smile on his face narrowed a little, and asked, "Hasn't Xiaogang come back yet?"

Niu Qiuxiang patted her head as if she remembered something: "I almost forgot, my eldest brother went to the canteen to find me before, and he told me that he was going to go out with Director Chen to pay New Year's greetings this year, and he wouldn't go home for the New Year." ”

Niu Dazhuang values Niu Xiaogang's eldest son the most, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but show a disappointed look, looking very sorry.

Sun Mei hurriedly handed over the cigarettes that her daughter bought: "This is the cigarette that Erya bought for you, you can take it and smoke it." ”

Niu Dazhuang turned cloudy and sunny at this time, and laughed: "I'm not blind, I'm pulling you up." ”

After Fang Dongping entered the house, he stood next to him with a smile all the time and did not speak. While the others were not paying attention, he exchanged glances with Niu Xiaoqiang.

"Second and third, hurry up and serve the food. ”

Niu Chunxiang's shouting sounded in the kitchen, Niu Xiaxiang and Niu Qiuxiang happily agreed, and went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.

Niu Xiaoqiang took the initiative to organize the tables, chairs and benches very sensibly, and without much effort, a table of sumptuous dishes was placed neatly. The six people of Lao Niu's family, plus Fang Dongping, a total of seven people were all seated.

Fang Dongping naturally wouldn't come to eat the New Year's dinner empty-handed, he dismantled the Yanghe Daqu he brought, and wanted to pour wine for Niu Dazhuang with his own hands.

Niu Dazhuang hurriedly stretched out his hand and grabbed the wine bottle: "Old man, what are you doing here? As an elder, how can you let you pour me wine? ”

Fang Dongping didn't shirk either, and said with a smile: "You can pour it, let's drink him well today." ”

Niu Dazhuang knew that Fang Dongping was good at this, and laughed: "Okay, let's drink him a good time today!"

Sun Mei rarely drinks alcohol, but today for the New Year, Niu Dazhuang took this opportunity to pour her more than half a cup, and said in his mouth: "Meizi, you can drink some for the New Year today." ”

Sun Mei looked at a few sensible children, her face was full of relief, and she nodded with a smile.

After pouring the wine, Fang Dongping raised his glass: "Let's still be the same, let's greet each other for the New Year first." ”

The people at the table all raised their glasses, Niu Xiaoqiang and others replaced the wine with tea, and after finishing the New Year's message, everyone raised their necks and took a big sip.

Next, everyone chatted while eating, at the beginning, everyone talked about the new things they had seen, and after chatting, Fang Dongping deliberately mentioned the situation of the arsenal, and he asked in a slightly worried tone: "Da Zhuang, you should have heard about the situation of the arsenal, right?"

Niujia Village is so close to the arsenal, how could Niu Dazhuang not know about the situation of the arsenal? He snorted: "I heard that the efficiency of the factory is getting worse and worse." ”

Fang Dongping nodded: "I heard that Chen Tianhou is planning to convert the factory, anyway, I am not very optimistic, and I am ready to quit after the New Year." ”

Except for Niu Xiaoqiang, all the people present showed a look of surprise, and after being stunned for a while, Niu Dazhuang spoke first: "Old man, how could you think of quitting your job? No matter how difficult the factory is, you can't take the initiative to throw away the iron rice bowl, even if the factory collapses, the country will definitely resettle it, or do you think about it again?"

Fang Dongping stuffed a piece of roasted fish into his mouth, shook his head and said: "I have never dealt with Chen Tianhou, you know this, he has taken special care of me in the past six months, I don't want to suffer from his whims anymore." ”