A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Liu Haizhong and his family left with large and small bags, which once again attracted the attention of everyone in the courtyard.

"Hey, he's a master chef now, does Second Uncle still have to go around giving gifts to people?"

"What master chef! There's only one master chef in the courtyard, and that's Grandpa!"

"Second Uncle is nothing! He's just a level 7 worker!"

Liu Haizhong's third son turned his head, glanced at the shoehorn-faced man who was spouting nonsense, and wanted to go up and argue with him.

As a result, his older brother grabbed him by the neck and dragged him away.

"Brother! That lousy cook is cursing Dad. If we don't get revenge, our family will lose all face..."

"If you go and argue with him, we'll really lose face."

"what?"

Seeing his younger brother's bewildered expression, the eldest son in the bangs sighed: "What they said isn't wrong. Our dad was indeed a level seven worker, but look at any other level seven worker, he's as well-regarded as our dad."

"That Yi Zhonghai is indeed a Level 8, but did anyone actually pay him a New Year's visit? Not to mention, he almost got implicated and went to jail because of his apprentice's matter..."

"Third brother, broaden your horizons. Don't just wander around in the courtyard house all the time. If you stay there too long, you'll become a toad, only able to see that small patch of sky!"

The second brother in the bangs chimed in, making a circle with his hand as he spoke.

“Look, our dad has become a student at the Open University, but has he ever shown off in the courtyard? Our eldest brother also passed the exam and entered the pressure cooker production workshop, but has our family ever shown off?”

"Let them talk; it won't stop us from having meat!"

The third son of the Liu family seemed to understand but not quite, but looking at his eldest brother's newly issued work uniform from the comprehensive machinery factory, he still touched it with envy.

So thick!

As they walked along, the neighbors chatting at the courtyard gate all looked at the Liu family with envy.

"Hey! Master Liu! Going out to wish everyone a Happy New Year?"

"Hey, Mr. Liu... why are you carrying so much stuff! Do you need my help?"

"Hey! Isn't this Master Liu? Goodness, two members of the same family work at the Comprehensive Machinery Factory, that's impressive!"

"Yes, it's really hard to get into a comprehensive machinery factory these days. Liu Haizhong's family has two employees, so they get double the supplies!"

"Double? Who would take that! Liu Haizhong is the 'master mentor' of the machine factory! He gets three perks! Not to mention the other rewards! See that little red box on his waist? Do you know what it is?"

"Uh, I can't tell, it's a flashlight?"

"Pah! A radio! It's brand new from before the New Year. A department store would charge this much for one!" An old man watching from the side held out his palm and flipped it over.

"My goodness! Add the radio ticket, and that's enough for almost half a year's salary!"

"Hey, that stuff was given out by the factory! It was free!"

"hiss……"

……

Along the way, there have been those who envied, those who flattered, and those who were jealous.

Although Liu Haizhong appeared calm, his inner elation still made him smile. Those who didn't know his fiery temper might mistake him for Maitreya Buddha at first glance.

His youngest son, however, straightened his back more and more as he walked.

My dad seems different; he hasn't hit me for three days.

Also, these people speak so nicely, they're definitely different from the people living in that courtyard house!

Walking and walking, we soon arrived at the alley entrance in front of the department store warehouse.

"Hey! Comrade Liu Haizhong, uh, no, Uncle Liu, where are you going with all those big bags and packages?"

A young man with a buzz cut stuffed the food he was munching on into his pocket and greeted us with a smile.

"Hey, Li the mechanic? Why are you still at your stall? Aren't you going home for dinner?"

Liu Haizhong's third son, being quick-witted and outspoken, immediately retorted with a question.

"Hey! There are so many bicycles now, and so many of them are broken. I'll stick to my post a little longer so I can serve the people!"

"Oh!" The third son nodded blankly. "Why isn't the barber going home? It's so dark outside, don't let him give you a bad haircut!"

"Damn it, why does this kid talk so much nonsense!" The short-haired barber frowned.

Fortunately, the large light bulb at the warehouse entrance turned on at that moment, driving the darkness out of the area.

"I'm just doing this for everyone, new year, new look!" The short-haired barber tapped his razor and grinned at his third son: "Want to patronize my business? I've already registered with the neighborhood committee, I can definitely shave your head bald!"

Liu Haizhong cursed his son as an idiot under his breath, then kicked him, ending his best-ever record of not hitting his son for three days.

"Comrade, I heard that Xiao Jiang is back, so I came up to wish him a Happy New Year..."

As he spoke, he pulled out a pack of "Chunghwa" cigarettes and was about to hand it over.

"Oh dear, we can't afford that. But I saw a lot of people at Xiao Jiang's house up ahead, the yard is completely full..."

"We'll just drop off our things and leave! Just showing our faces!"

Liu Haizhong smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.

"Okay, then go ahead. Don't blame us if you can't get in!"

"Okay! Thanks for the advice, see you later..."

Liu Haizhong cupped his hands in greeting and led his three sons forward quickly.

Watching the Liu father and son walk away, the short-haired barber turned to look at the mechanic Li and asked, "Captain, should we just let them go?"

Li, the mechanic, reached into his pocket, took out the food he had been gnawing on earlier, and continued eating!

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a long piece of fried ribbonfish. As he ate the fish, he said, "What are you afraid of? You know what kind of situation Xiao Jiang is in at home right now."

"To put it bluntly, even the little devils who come to collect souls have to march in formation. If they're not satisfied and bring out the King of Hell, they'll probably get a couple of big slaps on the nose before they can get away..."

The short-haired barber chuckled upon hearing this: "Hey, that's true. Hey, that Master Liu seems to have figured out who we are. Should we report it?"

"So what if I figured it out? I'm just a sentry, I'm the first one to take the shot. What, are you scared?"

"Scared? I'm actually hoping for a shot. It'll be a good opportunity to test if the bulletproof vest Xiao Jiang gave me is as awesome as the comrades on the border say..."

"You don't need to worry about that. Hey, when that day really comes, shall we play dead first? Then we can go around to the back and fire a burst of bullets?"

"Captain, you're so cunning!"

The man with the buzz cut pulled out half a pig's trotter while getting a haircut and gnawed on it with great relish.

He nibbled on it, muttering, "Little Jiang is great in every way, except his cooking is terrible, it's so salty! But, the taste is pretty good..."

Well, it was Jiang Xia's fault. He tried to save time by throwing the seasoning packet from the initial self-heating food into the pot to cook. It was a bit salty, but the spices, crafted by Master Chef Nan Yi, still made the whole pot smell incredibly fragrant…

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"Hey, why is Dad so polite to those people! He even took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes!"

The third son followed in silence for a while, then asked again.

Unfortunately, the older brothers walking in front didn't bother to answer him, because they were surprised themselves.

"Wow...so many tricycles..."

"Wow...so many little jeeps!"

"Wow, so many people..."

"Wow, lots of people wearing four pockets!"

"Still wearing the medals..."

Looking at the bustling crowd in the Jiang family's courtyard, Liu Haizhong and his son felt a sense of trepidation.

"Hey? Where did you come from? What's up?"

The Liu family father and son lingering at the gate attracted the attention of the veterans. Apart from the one who had spoken, the other soldiers who were still smoking at the gate immediately took the four of them into three groups.

Wow, that's too extravagant...

"We...we've come to pay our respects to Engineer Jiang..."

The third son of the Liu family had long been frightened by the intense killing intent, and upon hearing the question, he immediately spoke recklessly.

"Father...save me!"