In the reborn era, the lucky bag is enjoying the show in the factory area.

Aunt Liu cracked two melon seeds and continued, "Ding Mei and her sister don't get along. Not just her sister, she doesn't get along with anyone in their family. She's always stirring up trouble, always looking down on this or that. It's only because her brother hasn't gotten married yet; if he did, he'd beat her eight times a day!"

Luo Yu wholeheartedly agreed, "If blood relatives are always arguing, the newlywed sister-in-law is bound to be unhappy too."

Hearing this, Director Xu pushed open the door and walked in. "Everyone's here?"

Several middle-aged women and Luo Yu turned around, but none of them stood up to greet the leader. "The director is back?"

What was discussed in the meeting?

"Any new instructions from above?"

"Could it be something to do with the Ding family?"

Luo Yu spotted Xi Beizhan following behind Director Xu at a glance. Taking advantage of the fact that the older women's attention was on Director Xu, she winked at him mischievously.

Xi Beizhan's eyes had been fixed on Luo Yu ever since he entered the room. When he saw Luo Yu wink at him, he immediately became excited, strode into the room, stood next to Luo Yu, and quietly reached out to take Luo Yu's hand.

My wife's hands aren't soft enough, and they have calluses; I wasn't mistaken last time I touched them.

He only touched it briefly before quickly letting go, as there were so many people in the room and he was afraid someone would see.

Luo Yu was feeling the warmth of her hand when suddenly her hand was released.

Luo Yu turned her head to look at Xi Beizhan, her eyes asking him what he meant? Did he think her hands were uncomfortable to touch?

Cough cough, is it because you think her hands aren't soft enough?

Xi Beizhan understood, quickly shook his head, reached out and squeezed Luo Yu's hand, then let go again.

Feeling reassured by Xi Beizhan's words, Luo Yu stopped arguing.

"Comrade Xi, what brings you here?"

Aunt Zhang didn't pour water for Director Xu, but instead picked up Luo Yu's water jug ​​and poured a whole jug of water for Xi Beizhan.

Taking the teacup, Xi Beizhan grinned at Aunt Zhang before quickly putting it away.

"Thank you, ma'am. I came to see Comrade Luo Yu."

Aunt Hu laughed, "Oh my, you came here this morning, didn't you? You've missed me already after only a short time?"

Aunt Hu's teasing successfully made Xi Beizhan blush, but Luo Yu, thick-skinned as ever, didn't take it seriously. Instead, he waved at Aunt Hu and said, "Auntie, the way you're saying that makes it sound like you don't miss my husbands. Don't you rush out every day when the bell rings to leave work?"

Aunt Hu glared at Luo Yu. "You brat, all you do is tease your old lady. Fine, I admit it, I just can't bear to see my old man go hungry, okay?"

Luo Yu smiled and nodded, "I'll talk to Grandpa about it tomorrow."

Aunt Hu glared at Luo Yu again, "Speak up, speak up, you have a mouth, do you think you can stop me from speaking?"

At this moment, Director Xu also understood what the group had been talking about, and after listening, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Old Ding's family has had a tough time, but as you all say, it's all Old Ding's own fault."

He doesn't care about his own children but cares about outsiders. What a fool.

After Director Xu returned to his desk and got busy, Luo Yu quietly glanced at Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu chuckled, "Alright, alright, I know what you mean, I'll continue."

When Ding Qin returned, she was heavily pregnant. The Ding family had no choice but to accept it and hastily completed the formalities for the couple. However, the wedding banquet was canceled; neither family was wealthy enough to afford it.

Luo Yu looked puzzled. "How did they get away? Without a letter of introduction, they wouldn't even be able to buy tickets, right? Where are they staying?"

Aunt Liu laughed heartily and pointed at Luo Yu with her finger, "You know what, she's still young. She didn't go very far at all. The two of them made their home under a bridge on the outskirts of the city and slept there for almost half a year until she got pregnant before coming back."

Luo Yu stared at Aunt Liu in shock and disbelief.

"Was it winter when they ran? Weren't they afraid of freezing to death under the bridge?"

Are these two crazy or stupid? Don't they know how cold the winters are in Northeast China? Without a house or a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed), a person could freeze to death in one night.

Just thinking about the howling northeast wind and the sub-zero temperatures of minus twenty or thirty degrees Celsius made her shiver.

Aunt Zhao looked up from the pile of yarn and gave the answer.

"One side of the bridge arch is against the wall, so we just need to enclose the other three sides."

Winters here are cold, but much better than in Heilongjiang Province. In Heilongjiang Province, the temperature can drop to minus forty degrees Celsius at night, and even the most passionate passion can't withstand the cold wind.

As for the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove), well, Ding Qin had good taste; that young man knew how to build one, and he was diligent. He made several trips to the abandoned old houses at night and gathered enough bricks to build the kang, with some even left over to build a stove.

Aunt Liu took a sip of water and continued, "The house they lived in was surrounded by straw mats and covered with mud. We even went to see it when they came back."

The house was about to collapse; they probably figured it was no longer habitable, and since Ding Qin was pregnant, that's why they came back.

"acid."

Luo Yu's sudden remark startled everyone, who couldn't help but look over.

Good heavens, when did this brat start eating?

When they saw Xi Beizhan sitting next to her, intently peeling an orange, everyone couldn't help but twitch their lips.

Didn't you see how many people are in this room? So many elders are here, how could you only peel one orange for your partner?

Director Xu, who was sitting at his desk, also looked up at Xi Beizhan. He was stunned for a moment when he saw the oranges in Xi Beizhan's hand, and then he remembered that the mine had brought back a batch of supplies to be distributed during the Spring Festival that morning.

"You, these oranges aren't from the supplies you brought back today, are they?"

Xi Beizhan didn't even look up. "Ah, yes, I saw them moving goods when I went to work this morning, so I went up to help. Before I left, the logistics director gave me an orange as a thank you."

Logistics Director: ...

I'm not taking the blame for this. You clearly took them yourself when you left, and you took more than one.

The peeled orange segments were then stuffed into Luo Yu's mouth.

Luo Yu frowned. "I already said it's sour. Why are you giving it back to me? I don't like it."

Xi Beizhan acted as if he hadn't heard her, and while Luo Yu was speaking, he stuffed another segment of orange into her mouth.

"You have to eat sour food too, you're so thin, you need to get more nutrition."

Luo Yu wanted to vomit, but considering that fruit was a rare treat these days, and that there were more than just the two of them in the room, she knew what the older women would think of her if she vomited. So she forced herself to swallow it.

"It's too sour, you should eat it yourself. Buy some meat when you get home today and cook it for dinner."

Xi Beizhan paused, "Alright, how about we get a chicken? Chicken soup is good for your health."

Luo Yu's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but swallow hard. "This is good."

As soon as the last word was uttered, another segment of orange was stuffed into Luo Yu's mouth, making her roll her eyes at Xi Beizhan in anger.

Luo Yu understood; Xi Beizhan probably wouldn't give up until they finished eating all the oranges today.

She glanced down at Xi Beizhan's hand, wanting to see how many orange segments were left, but instead her attention was drawn to his slender, fair hand with a faint scar.

What the hell!

She hadn't noticed before when Xi Beizhan secretly touched her hand, but now she realized how beautiful his hands were.

With those hands, she could play for half a year.