Chapter 122: Su Liyan test-drives at the Bing Jia Chang; the female workers in the factory are jealous

This is what being a person is about.

What is the most important thing?

That is, not forgetting one's original intention!!

Having found a good daughter-in-law from the Gao family, for the New Year they surely need to prepare something!

This is called not forgetting one's original intention!

After a while, Lu Yuan took two salted fish and three stalks of codonopsis.

While pushing the door open to leave, he grinned and looked back at Chen Taohua, saying:

Taohua sis, I'm heading out.

Although I'll be busy later, I'll definitely be at home in the evenings; if you have any questions, just come ask me directly.

By then, Su Sister will also be at home; her sewing machine skills are even better than mine, and she can teach you too.

Don't be polite; we're not from the same courtyard~

Chen Taohua then stood up, looked at Lu Yuan, and smiled, saying:

Okay, Elder Brother Lu.

After Lu Yuan left, Gao Tingyu, while sipping his porridge, lightly hummed:

I guess he's almost finished making money, the old man's family has been cleaned out by him, there's nothing left to eat, so he came to our place to scrounge for stuff.

Gao Xushi also nodded while picking up a white face mask from the table, stuffing it into her mouth, muttering:

This really isn't a good thing; later, when Su Liyan has to endure hardship!

Chen Taohua remained seated at the sewing machine, not joining the conversation between her husband and mother-in-law.

Chen Taohua felt that Elder Brother Lu was a pretty good person.

Every morning when I go to Elder Brother Lu's house to wake him up, they always give me something to eat and drink, being generous.

Besides, it's just my mother-in-law.

Look, who in this courtyard is a good person?

Even if it's the eldest elder in the courtyard, my mother-in-law often nags.

In any case, Chen Taohua thinks Elder Brother Lu is not bad.

Giving some salted fish is definitely not a loss.

As for the codonopsis, since Elder Brother Lu's stomach isn't good, codonopsis can treat spleen and stomach weakness, it's just right for him~

Upon returning home, Lu Yuan saw his wife busy.

I don't know why, but his wife, with her slender arms and legs, is actually quite strong.

He carried all the things on horseback back home himself.

After Lu Yuan returned home, he handed over the things in his hands, saying:

Wife, prepare some cabbage and then steam the salted fish for me; soak this codonopsis in wine for me.

The codonopsis is a good thing; first, soak it.

When we later have a child and drink it, won't that be wonderful?

While Su Liyan was tidying the house, she turned around and saw this thing in her husband's hand, looking surprised:

Brother, did you take this from the Gao family?

Lu Yuan nodded while taking off his leather jacket, saying:

Yes, it was given by Elder Sister Chen Taohua.

After Su Liyan nodded, she hurriedly went to cook according to her husband's instructions.

While Su Liyan was cooking, Lu Yuan also sat in the main hall, reading the Shennong text, and watching her busy in the kitchen, he said:

Wife, later put that potato on the windowsill of the main hall here; don't wash it, don't move it.

Su Liyan blinked curiously at Lu Yuan's words, 'Isn't that just sprouting?'

However, Su Liyan didn't say much else; her husband is clever, after all~

Would her husband not know that it could sprout like that?

And still need to be meddlesome?

Immediately, Su Liyan sweetly replied:

I know~

Hearing his wife's sweet, alluring little movements, Lu Yuan felt a bit troubled.

Mother, there are still more than ten days; how will we get through this period~

……

The next morning, Lu Yuan rose early as usual; after breakfast with his wife, the two prepared to run all the way to the Bing Jia Chang.

Pang Kaige and Wang Yulan didn't come back yesterday.

They are probably still staying at Wang Nianjun's house.

After all, Wang Nianjun's family lives in the city, so this morning they could go straight from his house to the Bing Jia Chang for work; there's no need to rush back.

After the two ran all the way to the East City Gate, they started to feel hot.

Lu Yuan bought two bottles of old soda, planning to drink a bit, walk a while, then keep running.

The idea that carbonated drinks kill sperm is obviously false; as a young person of the new era, one shouldn't be as pretentious as those with floral WeChat avatars.

When passing the East City Gate, it was obvious that many fewer people were around.

There were only about seven or eight people.

When these people saw Lu Yuan, they enthusiastically looked at him and greeted:

Young master, young madam, happy New Year~

Su Liyan ran, her little face red and flushed, holding a soda bottle, somewhat dazed as she looked at those people in the distance.

Being called 'young madam', Su Liyan really heard it for the first time.

Lu Yuan looked at them, blinked, felt his pocket—good, last time he returned to Qiu Qiu Village, there were still a few packs of cigarettes left in his pocket that hadn't been scattered.

Immediately, Lu Yuan opened a pack and handed out cigarettes to this group while curiously asking:

"You guys came today, right? Liu Shoucai should have greeted you to start work, right?"

"After this year, we're probably going to need a lot of people."

"Especially those Kang heating ducts."

Lu Yuan felt that when he later sees Director Xu, the things Director Xu will say to him will definitely include the Kang heating ducts.

"As soon as the leaders of Bing Jia Chang see Director Xu's Kang heating ducts at home, they'll definitely all want them."

"Since they all want them, they'll have to come find Lu Yuan."

"I estimate that by then even the migrant workers won't be enough."

"Even the renovation of my big house will have to be postponed."

"When those migrant workers saw Lu Yuan was handing out cigarettes, they hurried over, and in response to his words, they all quickly gave a flattering smile and said:"

"Uncle Liu has arranged work for us, but we have to wait until tomorrow; we're idle at home, it's close by, so we came early on the third day of the new year."

"Let's see if we can find some work today and just do something casually."

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows—'Good fellow, Liu Shoucai has become "Uncle Liu"?'

"After chatting a while longer, they finished the old soda, then he brought his wife and continued running."

"At this moment, Su Liyan, while jogging alongside her man, had her eyes sparkling as she said:"

"Brother~ how come you're so popular wherever you go~"

"Hearing his wife's praise, Lu Yuan smugly curled the corner of his mouth and said:"

"That's~ you don't even look at what kind of person your brother is~"

"Su Liyan, her face full of affection, immediately cooed:"

"Brother is the most capable person~"

"Soon, the two of them ran to Bing Jia Chang."

"Su Liyan thought her man was about to turn back; just as she was about to say goodbye to him, a group of people came out in the distance and called out:"

"Yuan'er!! Come quick!!"

"Director Xu, along with a crowd of Bing Jia Chang leaders, was waiting at the gate of Bing Jia Chang."

"This caused the craftsmen entering the factory in single file to frequently glance sideways."

"But upon seeing Lu Yuan, they felt relieved."

"More accurately, it was seeing Su Liyan."

"After all, even the people of Bing Jia Chang haven't seen Lu Yuan many times, but everyone naturally knows Su Liyan."

"Not to mention Su Liyan had been honored twice at award ceremonies; just saying she's so beautiful, who doesn't know?"

"Seeing Su Liyan, they naturally knew that the person next to her was Bing Jia Chang's talented person, Lu Yuan."

"But what everyone is curious about is, what is that thing next to the factory leaders?"

"And Lu Yuan, upon seeing Director Xu and many factory leaders, slightly raised his eyebrows."

"Yo~"

"Pretty fast, the bicycle is already made."

"Exactly the same as Lu Yuan's design drawing, just not painted yet."

"Lu Yuan led Su Liyan up to those leaders, and they all exchanged New Year greetings."

"After they finished asking, Director Xu excitedly looked at Lu Yuan and said:"

"Yuan'er, this thing is really great; this thing was made working overtime, yesterday afternoon."

"I really rode it for an afternoon plus a night; now I don't even need the training wheels; this thing is really awesome, even better than a horse!!"

"Lu Yuan just smiled and didn't say anything."

"Riding a bicycle in the city is definitely better than a horse; first, it doesn't jolt; second, mainly because in the Great Zhou Dynasty, horseback riding lacks stirrups."

"You rely entirely on gripping the horse's belly with your legs."

"If your physique isn't good, it's tiring; after a while, your calves go soft."

"Moreover, in the city, a horse is absolutely not as fast as a bicycle."

"Most importantly, the bicycle is so compact; in some alleys and such, you can ride the bicycle in, but a horse can't."

"Of course, if you're in the countryside, you still need a horse."

"After all, you can't ride this in the fields; if it rains, it's also hard to ride in the countryside."

"But the problem is, this thing is generally only bought by city people; how could countryside folks afford it?"

"Director Xu continued to excitedly call out to Lu Yuan:"

"Yuan'er, hurry and look, this thing was made completely according to your ideas, right? No mistakes?"

"Director Xu came today to find Lu Yuan for nothing else but to have him check whether the bicycle has any flaws after being made."

"If there are flaws, fix them quickly."

"If there are no flaws…"

"If there are no flaws, Director Xu could just ride straight to the Ministry of Works!!"

"Good fellow, it's just the third day of the new year and work has resumed, and I've brought out this thing."

"The Huangcheng Forging Bureau can be said to have fired the first shot of the year directly!!"

"Lu Yuan then examined it carefully; hmm, no mistake."

The bicycle's parts aren't particularly many.

Besides, my drawing is so detailed, it won't be wrong.

Immediately, Lu Yuan smiled and looked at Director Xu, saying:

"That's right, when the time comes just paint it, protect it, put a little oil on the chain, maintain it properly, and it'll be fine for fifty or sixty years."

Director Xu excitedly looked at Lu Yuan and nodded repeatedly, saying:

"Okay, Yuan'er, the old man won't say more now; tonight you must come to the old man's house for a drink."

"Liyan will come too, everyone come, it's just right that the old man needs to tell you about the Kang heating ducts."

"Some of the old man's colleagues regarding the Kang heating ducts really want it as soon as they see it; the old man has organized a gathering tonight, Yuan'er you must come."

"The old man is now going to the Ministry of Works first."

Lu Yuan was startled, then quickly said:

"Hey, wait, old man, the remaining spokes from before making the bicycle, and those parts still have some left, right?"

"Can you give me some? I want to first make a bicycle for my wife to ride."

Director Xu was startled, then repeatedly nodded, saying:

"Yes yes, I specially had people at Bing Jia Chang make a bicycle, all materials are there, that… that… who…"

"Who is that?"

The factory director of Bing Jia Chang was startled, then realized that 'that who' referred to himself, and quickly said:

"Hey, Director Xu."

Director Xu then pointed at the Bing Jia Chang factory director, saying:

"Hurry, take Yuan'er to our workshop, give him whatever he needs."

The Bing Jia Chang leadership then repeatedly nodded.

After saying that, Director Xu then held the handlebars with both hands, one foot on the pedal.

Then the other foot pushed twice below, a little run-up, then he swung his leg and sat on it.

While riding, he also pressed the bell.

Ding-ling ding-ling, very impressive.

Lu Yuan glanced at Director Xu's mounting posture, blinked.

Hiss~~

I probably didn't teach these people how to mount, right?

Why does this mounting scene look so familiar?

After coming to his senses, Lu Yuan looked at the Bing Jia Chang factory director and smiled, saying:

"Factory director, may I borrow the workshop?"

The Bing Jia Chang factory director, looking at that bicycle, really coveted it; after coming to his senses, he looked at Lu Yuan and repeatedly nodded, smiling, saying:

"Come on, let's go."

Su Liyan originally was going to Elder Sister Liu's office.

However, Lu Yuan grabbed his wife's hand, looked at the Bing Jia Chang factory director and continued smiling, saying:

"Factory director, actually I'm not just making a bicycle for my wife."

"Mainly, I want to study women's bicycles further, so I need to have my wife help test the height and such."

Although my wife says she's tall and long-legged, riding that 28-inch bar really looks a bit mismatched.

Lu Yuan definitely cannot let his wife ride that 28-inch bar.

And the Bing Jia Chang factory director repeatedly nodded, saying:

"Of course, of course."

Lu Yuan then hehe laughed, saying:

"Then my wife's effort can also count as contributing to the factory, we should record her work points."

The Bing Jia Chang leadership were instantly speechless.

This kid.

When Director Xu shows this bicycle to the higher-ups, won't it again cost three hundred?

Why keep nitpicking over this small account every day?

Lu Yuan doesn't know what these people are thinking; even if he knew, he'd still be right!

Not lacking food or clothing, only when you miscalculate do you become poor~

My wife is now a grade-three worker, earning over a dollar a day!

Why not take something given for free?

How, who would think a dollar is too little to bother with? Let the rich guy V50 show his strength?

Afterwards, everyone came to the workshop.

Upon reaching the workshop, Lu Yuan directly had someone reforge the bike's main frame.

Lu Yuan intends to make for his wife a modern urban ladies' shopping bicycle.

This bike's seat is a bit lower than the 28-inch bar's.

The handlebars should be a bit higher, so that when his wife rides, she sits upright, just sit and ride, no need to lean forward like on the 28-inch bar.

Anyway, his wife riding this bicycle is just from home to the Bing Jia Chang factory.

Later, going to the Threshing Machine Factory will be even closer.

No need to worry about saving effort; just be graceful and ladylike.

After roughly finishing the bike, Lu Yuan also added a small frame at the front.

Finally, the painting is done.

The vehicle's main beam is pink paint, while the mudguard is white.

The small frame at the front is brown.

The handlebar's grip is fitted with two pieces of dark brown leather.

The seat is also large leather.

Anyway, it's government property, use it as you like.

After this bout of work.

That's noon; Lu Yuan and Su Liyan go eat first, and after they return the paint is about done.

During the noon break when everyone rests.

Lu Yuan took Su Liyan out to test-ride the vehicle.

Right on the main road in front of each workshop of the Bing Jia Chang.

The bicycle has training wheels at the back anyway, so Lu Yuan doesn't need to hold it from behind.

Lu Yuan just stood at the workshop doorway, watching his wife go test-ride.

Meanwhile, those inside the various workshops who didn't nap also came out, watching Su Liyan test-ride.

Soon, those who were asleep were also woken up, and everyone came out to watch.

Looking at Su Liyan with a face full of happy smile, first not saying what these male workers think.

In a moment, the female workers in the factory all became envious.

(End of chapter)