Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Outside the two adjacent small rooms in the east and west, the conversation of Ye Chuan and others continued unabated, and their words floated clearly into the ears of Liu Yue and Ye Yongshun.

The two wondered, is this really the young man they knew? Now it seemed that he looked more like a senior leader.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Ji and Luo Aimin left together, and the fat man Han followed them.

When Ye Yongshun and Liu Yue came to the table and prepared to talk to Ye Chuan, the door was opened again. "Hey, Consultant Ye, Happy New Year! Senior Ye and Mrs. Ye, happy new year!" Shen Zeren saw Ye Chuan sitting beside him and immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

But then he saw Ye Chuan's parents and was a little confused about how to address them politely.

Judging from his position, he is the office director of the second factory, under Ye Chuan's technical consultant, so it is not appropriate to address him as an equal. However, Shen Zeren is over 40 years old, so it is not appropriate for him to call Ye Chuan's parents uncle and aunt.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and decided to address the other party as Senior Ye.

Ye Chuan did not put on airs. He stood up and shook hands with Shen Zeren warmly, then asked him to sit down. "Mom and Dad, this is Director Shen Zeren, the office director of the Second Factory in Beijing." Then, he introduced his family, "This is my parents and my wife."

Liu Yue and Ye Yongshun were both shocked. It would have been fine if their son's friends in society were that group of people, but the director of the second factory office was no ordinary person and he also held a certain status in society.

As for the position of factory director, they were very clear that there was nothing wrong with calling him a leader, but Director Shen actually came to their home to wish their family a happy new year.

They couldn't believe that their son, who was still in bed a few months ago and complained a lot about the company, had changed so much in just a few months. "Director Shen, how were the sales of watches before the New Year? When I met Brother Sun this morning, the crowd was too crowded and I didn't have a chance to ask." Ye Chuan was busy and had never asked about the sales situation.

Shen Zeren stood up and said as if he was reporting on his duties, "Advisor Ye, we have already increased production. Starting in mid-December, the number of department stores and cooperative outlets supplied has doubled.

However, even so, it is still selling well, especially the independent research and development of all-metal alarm clocks and watches is underway and will be completed around the 15th day of the first lunar month. "

He was being modest not out of work considerations, because he knew that Ye Chuan had met with Director Sun in the morning, and that Consultant Ye was actually able to visit Mr. Xu's home, which meant he had no choice but to put in some effort.

Ye Chuan nodded gently: "After the New Year, I will make a suggestion to Brother Sun that the Second Electronics Factory may need to expand the scale of recruitment. After all, the electric fan production line will be opened in April, and we can't relax on both ends!"

"Consultant Ye is right. If electric fans are included, the factory's production capacity is indeed a bit stretched."

Although Ye Yongshun, Liu Yue and Tong Yao didn't quite understand what was being discussed, they felt joy from Ye Chuan's determined eyes.

This is especially obvious in Tong Yao; at this time Ye Chuan shows more charm of a mature man.

Shen Zeren glanced at his watch, stood up and said, "Director Ye, it's a little late. I'm sorry to bother you for so long." Then he greeted the others.

Ye Chuan stood up to see him off and was about to go back when he suddenly saw a familiar figure in the yard.

This was not an outsider, but Du Xiaotao, the office director of the steel rolling mill.

Ye Chuan was not sure about the purpose of Du Xiaotao's visit. As a level 8 fitter, Yi Zhonghai was considered a popular New Year's greetings giver in the factory.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai at the door saw Du Xiaotao walking into the inner courtyard, and immediately smiled and prepared to receive him.

Not only Ye Chuan and Yi Zhonghai noticed Du Xiaotao, even Jia Dongxu was surprised when he caught a glimpse of this scene through the window.

He believed that unless there was a special reason, it was unlikely that Du Xiaotao would come to the steel rolling mill specifically to pay New Year's greetings to the Yi family.

However, Du Xiaotao did not go to Yi's house, but went straight to Ye's house, and smiled when he was only a few steps away from the door. "Director Ye, haha, I came here specially to wish you and Old Ye a happy new year!" he said.

Hearing this, Ye Chuan was delighted, realizing that Du Xiaotao had come to visit his family specifically. "Director Du, this is really embarrassing for me.

I was just thinking of going to visit you and dad to wish you a happy new year, but I don’t know your address.” He said with a smile.

As he was talking, Du Xiaotao had already walked up to Ye Chuan and the two shook hands. "We are working together in the factory, so there is no need to be bound by these formalities," he said.

After welcoming Du Xiaotao into the house, Ye Yongshun showed a look of surprise. He knew that Director Du's visit was not aimed at him, but out of some other affection.

Outside the house, Yi Zhonghai's smiling expression suddenly turned serious, and he looked at the Ye family with an incredulous look.

He was thinking: I am one of the few senior technicians in the factory, and Ye Yongshun is just a loading and unloading team leader. Our status is not at the same level at all. Yet Du Xiaotao personally went to the Ye family to wish him a happy new year... This is really unexpected.

Jia Dongxu, who was peeking out of the window, found it even more unbelievable: How could Du Xiaotao, a senior executive with a high position in the factory, congratulate the loader who only did physical labor?

But the fact is unquestionable, Ye Chuan has already brought Du Xiaotao into his home.

And he also called him Director Du? What kind of role was this Ye Chuan?

This question lingers in the hearts of this group of people.

The second day of the Chinese New Year is the day when Ye Chuan and Tong Yao return to Yue's house, and it is also the day when Tong Yousheng and Wang Yuxiu return to their mother's house.

They first visited the Tong family, and then the four of them went to Uncle Wang and Aunt Yu's place. "Xiaochuan and Xiaoyao, I hope you can have a bunch of little fat kids this year, and next year you can bring five of us to your grandparents' house." Wang Yuxiu said happily, obviously hoping that the family would expand.

Hearing this, Tong Yao was a little embarrassed: "Mom..."

Holding hands and looking at each other, Ye Chuan and Tong Yao smiled and replied, "Mom, we will definitely try our best to do it."

Yaoyao's cheeks flushed slightly. She gently pinched Ye Chuan's arm and said coquettishly, "Why don't you tell the truth?" Tong You followed them with a smile full of vitality, fantasizing about the warm scene of holding his grandson in his arms.

The four of them arrived at Wang's house with laughter and joy all the way. They saw that the house was already filled with a strong New Year atmosphere. On both sides of the door were posted couplets and the word "Fu" written by Grandpa Wang himself, and the downstairs was covered with debris left over from the fireworks from the previous two days.

Because Wang Zhiqiang's mother-in-law and father-in-law went out of town to celebrate the Spring Festival, they didn't need to go back to the woman's family. The family of three stayed at home since New Year's Eve.

After entering the house, Tong Yao was immediately pulled aside by her cousin Wang Yanli and talked in a low voice.

Although Wang Zhiqiang was a little reserved towards Ye Chuan, he still had a friendly smile on his face when he entered the room and greeted Tong Yousheng enthusiastically.

Witnessing this scene, Wang Yuxiu felt a warm surge of gratitude in her heart. She had never thought that after more than 20 years of hard work, she had finally reached this day. It was the help of her son-in-law that changed their lives.

Seeing this scene, Grandpa Wang and Aunt Wang were filled with joy, and kept asking about Ye Chuan's recent situation, their eyes full of love. "Grandson, what good things did you bring for grandpa and grandma?" Ye Chuan took out five old vinyl records from his backpack, which he had accidentally obtained at the beginning of the year.

These records show almost no signs of use and include "Stars" from 1958 and "Outing Feast" from 1956.

Although the oldest one had been issued five or six years ago and had never been imported into the country, Ye Chuan could only hope to find it by chance overseas.

When she saw the record, the old lady's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but look at it carefully. If it wasn't the Spring Festival, she really wanted to play the music on the record player immediately to feel the mellow charm.

Wang Yuxiu put down the chores in her hands and went to the kitchen to work side by side with Lin Hua. The two of them chatted while waiting for the aunt to cook. "Uncle, do you want to have two more rounds?" Wang Yuxiu left the kitchen while speaking, leaving Ye Chuan to accompany the bored Wang Zhiqiang to relieve his boredom.

Wang Zhiqiang thought for a moment and shook his head to decline: "Dinner will be served soon, and I'm afraid I won't have enough time." In fact, he knew that there was still enough time for a few chess games before dinner, but he chose not to say it out loud and just nodded silently to show his agreement.

Wang Zhiqiang felt a little embarrassed by his uncle's cold reception. He took out a bag of tea from the cupboard and said, "A colleague gave me a box of tea a few years ago. Let's try it." Hearing this, Tong You, who had not felt the warmth of family affection for a long time, became full of vitality and hurriedly got up to help make tea.

Taking the teapot from Tong Yousheng, Wang Zhiqiang said with a smile: "Yousheng, you should sit down and have a rest. This tea requires particular attention to the water temperature and the choice of cup. I can't remember clearly, so brew it slowly." He poured out the boiling water skillfully, picked up four glasses, and carefully selected a few pinches of tea leaves.

The aroma of tea immediately filled the room. "Is this Mingqian Longjing?" Ye Chuan blurted out after taking a sniff. He was obviously able to identify different types of tea.

Wang Zhiqiang looked at Ye Chuan with some surprise. He only knew the differences between Longjing tea from a few scholars in their seventies.

This bag of Mingqian Longjing was a gift given to him by the principal before the New Year. It is said to taste much better than the one before the rain, but keeping it for too long may affect the flavor.

He tasted it confidently and found that no matter whether it was brewed in the office or at home, it always had a special fragrance.

But I didn’t expect that Ye Chuan, who is so young, could actually recognize Mingqian Longjing.

Doesn’t this guy work for a material recycling company? Now even people who collect old stuff know how to appreciate fine tea?

Wang Zhiqiang carefully brewed the tea and poured a cup for everyone.

Ye Chuan took a sip, and a rich bean aroma filled his mouth.

Having lived his life twice, he did not have an in-depth study on tea, but Longjing tea was his favorite and unrivaled to him.

When he was visiting West Lake with a tour group, he was led by the locals to a little-known village.

During that April visit, every household in the village participated in tea making, and he stayed in the village for a day, gaining a deep knowledge of Longjing.

The villagers were very friendly and treated him to lunch in the afternoon, which made him particularly fond of the local handicraft - bamboo shoots.

When he said goodbye, out of regret, he bought nearly 5,000 yuan worth of Mingqian Longjing tea to give back to others. Even his father-in-law, who was used to tasting high-quality tea, praised it repeatedly.