Year 1979: Eating meat with my wife and children

"Da Ni, are you thirsty?"

"Da Ni, have you finished your water?"

"Da Ni, I'm here again."

“Da Ni…”

"roll!"

"Hey~"

Li Xiangdong looked at Hou San in front of him speechlessly. Hou San was like a busy little bee, carrying a tin water bottle. Every time he passed the broadcasting room near the sleeper berth, he would push open the door and go in to greet Kong Dani.

Li Xiangdong recalled that some people in later generations said love was poison, while others said love was strong liquor.

But he felt that Hou San's love was like a Snickers bar!

Damn, he doesn't complain of being hungry anymore. His short legs move incredibly fast, like a powerful little engine!

He grabbed the excited Hou San and said, "Aren't you tired? I'm a man and I can't stand it, let alone a young girl like you."

"Ah~"

Hou San's smile gradually faded. "Brother Dong, what do you think I should do?"

"This question is too profound; even my brother hasn't studied it."

Li Xiangdong shook his head. He had no idea how to pursue young girls; he and his wife were introduced by a matchmaker.

"Brother Dong, when you and your wife went on a blind date, how did you talk? Can you teach me?"

In Hou San's triangular eyes, the fire of gossip burned fiercely.

Li Xiangdong laughed and said, "You wouldn't need to tell me. Your sister-in-law and I are going in the same direction. Do you understand? We have one finish line and we start at the same time."

"The most important thing is that I, your brother Dong, was jogging, while your sister-in-law was sprinting, understand?"

"Going both ways?"

Hou San scratched his head. "Where were you two going? Why did you run there? Dong-ge, don't you have a bicycle at home?"

Li Xiangdong didn't know what to say for a moment. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "You know, my family can't afford a bicycle."

He felt that the longer he spent with Hou San, the more his brain seemed to grow!

"It's alright, Dong-ge, we'll be making money soon, don't worry, we'll get the bicycle eventually..."

Hou San kept rambling on and on, and just as Li Xiangdong was about to tell him to shut up, the train conductor suddenly appeared from the other end of the carriage.

The train conductor saw Li Xiangdong and Hou San huddled together in the carriage, chatting and laughing.

He shouted, "What are you two chatting about? Have you finished your work?! Why are you running around? Stop right there! I'll break you both if you dare to run errands!"

Li Xiangdong and Hou San, who originally wanted to make a quick getaway, could only stand obediently in place and wait for the train conductor to stride towards them.

The train conductor, with his upright posture and resolute face, also walked with extremely vigorous and powerful strides.

He walked up to the two of them, his tiger-like eyes fixed on them. "Not running away anymore? What are you two talking about that makes you so happy? How about I join you, and the three of us chat for a while?"

"Uncle Gao, if you're not busy, let's chat for a bit. We're just killing time anyway. Do you want to have a smoke to perk yourself up?"

Hou San took the opposite seriously and casually took out a cigarette.

When Li Xiangdong heard Hou San's words, he felt that Hou San was going crazy!

He quietly reached out and tugged at Hou San's clothes, signaling him to shut up. Unexpectedly, Hou San turned his head and said, "Brother Dong, don't be in such a hurry. This is Gao Xinmin, the train conductor of this train. Uncle Gao is an elder, so we should definitely give him the cigarette first."

You're quite sensible and polite!

Li Xiangdong tried his best to control his facial expressions. It was only because the train conductor was there that he was able to do so; otherwise, he would have kicked Hou San a few times!

"Uncle Gao, you're smoking? This is a Panda cigarette I secretly took from my uncle's drawer when I went to my second grandfather's house a few days ago. It's a special edition!"

Hou San's tone was full of smugness, and he even drew out the last three words.

When Li Xiangdong saw Gao Xinmin take the cigarette and look at him, he quickly greeted, "Good morning, train conductor."

"Yes, you're working with Hou San, so you must be Comrade Li Xiangdong, right? I've heard of you before. In front of outsiders, just call me whatever you would normally call me. In private, you can just call me Uncle Gao, just like Hou San does."

Gao Xinmin had actually seen Li Xiangdong's little actions, but he didn't say anything.

Li Xiangdong greeted Gao Shu as he climbed the pole.

"Yes, young man, work hard. Don't be like some people who don't take their proper work seriously and only know how to scheme and sabotage the state's unified purchase and distribution system. Sooner or later, they'll all be arrested and executed!"

Gao Xinmin suddenly became serious, his righteous aura so strong that Li Xiangdong could hardly open his eyes.

He quickly nodded and said, "Uncle Gao, I understand."

Gao Xinmin snorted, his tone filled with dissatisfaction, "You're a slippery one too. You only said you knew, but you didn't say that you wouldn't do it."

He had barely finished speaking when he slapped Hou San on the back.

'Snapped! '

The crisp sound of a slap echoed in the carriage, startling Li Xiangdong, who was standing to the side.

"You're not standing properly! What kind of posture is that, with your shoulders crooked and hips swaying? Show me the spirit of a railway worker who's three feet off the ground and number one!"

"Sigh~"

Hou San shrank his neck when he was slapped, jumped up and down twice, and only when he saw Gao Xinmin staring at him did he straighten up and stand properly.

Seeing this, Li Xiangdong straightened his back; he didn't want to get slapped for no reason.

"I really don't know how your father raised you."

Gao Xinmin grabbed Hou San's hand that was holding the cigarette pack, snatched the whole pack of Panda cigarettes, and put it in his own pocket. "Consider this pack of cigarettes as tuition for what happened earlier."

After he finished speaking, he turned to leave, and Hou San said anxiously, "Uncle Gao, I only have this one pack of cigarettes on me. What am I going to smoke if you take it away?"

"then."

Gao Xinmin walked a few meters away, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and tossed it into Hou San's arms.

"Get to work. If I see you two chatting idly again, I'll kick you both without saying a word."

Hou San watched Gao Xinmin's figure disappear, then sniffed and looked down. "In production! Still half a box!"

His voice cracked as he shouted.

Specially supplied pandas are priceless and unavailable. With a production score of 8, the tuition fee is comparable to one-on-one tutoring by a top-tier teacher in later generations!

Li Xiangdong laughed and said, "Serves you right! Serves you right for being so cocky."

Hou San frowned, pulled out a cigarette, and asked, "Brother Dong, do you want one?"

"I don't smoke, it hurts my throat."

Li Xiangdong shook his head, picked up the water bottle, and continued working.

"Cough cough~cough cough~"

Hou San took a puff and then started coughing incessantly, almost choking on his own tears. Enraged, he threw the cigarette he was smoking onto the floor of the carriage and stomped on it twice.

"Brother Dong, wait for me."

Hou San quickly caught up with Li Xiangdong, and the two began to do the same work.

"Hou San, the train conductor's income isn't low, so how does he manage to cut back on production?"