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Qinghe Brigade.

This morning, Li Wei held a morning meeting as usual before going to work. At the meeting, he announced a good news, that is, Qinghe Brigade is going to install a telephone. In the future, people will not have to go to the county town to make phone calls, they can make calls at the brigade or the oil press.

At the oil press factory, He Cheng naturally told the news during a meeting. The oil press factory seldom held meetings, usually once a month. This meeting was a spur of the moment idea of ​​He Cheng. Firstly, he wanted to talk about installing a telephone, and secondly, it was the New Year, and there were too many orders and everyone was too busy. Being busy made it easy to make mistakes, so he had to warn everyone, and of course he didn't forget to give them some sweet treats at the same time.

The people who were most happy about the installation of telephones were the educated youth, as they were the ones who needed to make phone calls the most. However, making phone calls in the county was too expensive, at 1 cent per minute, and a pound of meat would be gone in ten minutes. Now, the factory has a telephone, and it will be much easier in the future. As for whether it saves money or not, that needs to be carefully considered. Some educated youth have already started thinking about it and will ask Director He about it after the meeting.

However, some people are good-tempered and can wait, while others are impatient and cannot wait. As soon as He Cheng finished speaking, before he could say the rest, Wei Qi asked.

His face was full of joy, and he asked loudly: "Director He, if our factory installs a telephone, will it cost money to make a phone call?"

"No, just consider it as a welfare of our factory. But there are two requirements. One is the time. Don't make phone calls during working hours unless there are special circumstances. The second is the number of times. Everyone has two free chances a month, and the rest have to pay for the phone bill." He Cheng explained.

The crowd below was talking about it, and from their expressions, it could be seen that they were very satisfied with what He Cheng had just said. Although it was not always free, two chances a month was definitely enough!

Fifteen minutes later, He Cheng finally finished what he had to say. He smiled and said, "Okay, let's stop here for today. If you have any questions about what I said at the meeting just now, you can come to me. If you don't have any questions, go back to your respective posts and start working."

As soon as he finished speaking, the workers below returned to their seats and began to work. With the bonus incentive from He Cheng just now, everyone was full of energy.

In the experimental field, Li Yun was also talking enthusiastically with Zhang Xue about installing the telephone.

"Sister Zhang Xue, our brigade needs to install telephones. Both the brigade and the oil mill need to install them."

Zhang Xue's eyes widened in surprise, "When?"

Li Yun: "Come over today. My dad and Director He have been busy with this matter these days. The commune finally agreed yesterday and said they would come over today to make the connection.

"Hahaha, that's great. With a phone installed, I won't have to go to the county town to make calls in the future." Zhang Xue said excitedly.

Her voice was a little loud, and Su Ran, who had just come in, heard it immediately.

Su Ran asked in confusion: "What phone?"

Li Yun explained it again.

"No wonder you are so happy, Sister Zhang Xue. It is indeed a great event. It will be convenient for our family to come to us when they have problems in the future." Su Ran said with a smile.

Zhang Xue nodded with a smile, "Yes, although I can't stay here for long, but I can be convenient for a while."

As soon as the topic of leaving came up, the atmosphere in the yard suddenly became heavy.

Li Yun felt a little sad. She had known for a long time that Su Ran and Zhang Xue would not stay here for long, but she still felt reluctant to see them leave soon.

Alas, after they go back, they probably won’t have the chance to meet again. Thinking of this, Li Yun’s eyes turned red.

Su Ran saw Li Yun, who was always lively and cheerful, lowering her head and not saying anything. She and Zhang Xue looked at each other, and both guessed why Li Yun was unhappy.

"Xiao Yun, after we leave, you can call us often. There are phones in the brigade anyway. Just call us if you miss us."

Li Yun's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Is it okay?"

Su Ran smiled and said, "Of course. I'll give you the phone number of the machinery factory later. I'll go back to work in the factory when I get back. Just call me if you have anything."

Zhang Xue: "Yeah, I'll go back to work as usual. Just call my office when the time comes."

Li Yun was comforted and nodded happily, "Okay!"

......

After get off work time.

Su Ran walked over to He Cheng, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and patted his shoulder gently.

He Cheng, who was thinking about something, suddenly came to his senses. He looked helplessly at the smiling girl in front of him.

Su Ran smiled and said, "Let's go. What are you thinking about? You are so serious."

He Cheng followed her and said as he walked, "Thinking about the factory. The New Year is coming soon. I'm thinking about what benefits to give to the employees. Do you have any suggestions?"

"No, I've been worried about this for several days. I wanted to ask you for some advice, but I didn't expect you to ask me first. As a qualified boyfriend, you should learn to help your girlfriend solve problems instead of letting your girlfriend solve problems for you." Su Ran said proudly.

He Cheng chuckled, "Okay, then I'll think about it carefully, help my girlfriend solve this problem, and try my best to be a qualified boyfriend."

"Yeah, that's right." Su Ran continued to be arrogant.

She looked at the children jumping in front of her and curled her lips. It’s better to be a child, without any worries.

As she read, Su Ran suddenly remembered that there was a very important question she had not asked yet.

"Your factory is going to install a telephone?"

He Cheng nodded, "Yes, one in the factory and one in the brigade."

The workers who came to install the telephone came in the morning. Installing a telephone was not an easy task in those days. It required wiring, which was very complicated. If the county had not attached great importance to the Qinghe Oil Press, the commune might not have been willing to install it for the Qinghe Brigade.

The workers stayed in Qinghe Brigade for a day and only finished pulling the wires. They haven't done anything else and will continue tomorrow.

Su Ran looked at him in surprise, "Why do you suddenly want to install a phone?"

"It's very inconvenient to not have a telephone. Every time the factories in the county want to order oil, they have to send someone to make a personal visit. The leaders of those factories have talked to me about installing telephones many times, but because the factories didn't have enough money before, it never happened. Just before the New Year, we received a lot more orders, and the factory suddenly became wealthy and had spare money to install telephones." He Cheng explained.

In fact, there is another very important reason, which he didn't say, because it is related to Su Ran.

Su Ran can't stay in Qinghe Brigade for long. She may go back to Hai City after the New Year. After Su Ran goes back, he won't be able to see her often. It's inconvenient to write letters. He received his uncle's letter only after Su Jianguo's affairs were over. He was not there when Su Ran needed him the most. He Cheng felt very uncomfortable because of this. So, before Su Ran went back to the city, he installed a telephone in the factory. In this way, even if Su Ran went back and they were far away from each other, he could receive any news from Su Ran as soon as possible. He couldn't rush to Su Ran's side as soon as possible, but at least he could show concern for her verbally and give her some advice. If that didn't work, he could ask his uncle for help.

Su Ran nodded in agreement. Indeed, it was very inconvenient without a phone.

"Indeed, your oil mill will receive more and more orders in the future, and it will be much more convenient with a phone. By the way, I called my mother before, and she said that the canteen of their food factory now uses the oil from your factory, and the workers like it very much. They also said they wanted to buy some for their own family, but there was no place to buy it in Hai City. They heard from somewhere that the Anbei County Supply and Marketing Cooperative had this oil, and then they all pestered my mother, wanting her to bring some back for them."

He Cheng curled his lips. He didn't expect that the oil from the oil press factory would be so popular.

"Next time when my aunt comes, I will give her some more oil so she can take it back." The people in the factory like his future mother-in-law, so he must satisfy her. After sending this batch of oil away, there will be nothing to do in the factory for the time being. Then he will process it and add some more oil to make it, and then send it to the Hai City Food Factory separately after the New Year!

It doesn't matter if I work overtime, the most important thing is that my future mother-in-law is happy~