Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 184 The Last Pride

Niu Xiaoqiang didn't move, and after standing quietly for a few seconds, he heard a "chi" sound, and a match was struck by Wang Xiaoshuang.After the light came on, Niu Xiaoqiang stepped forward and bent down to pick up the kerosene lamps that fell on the ground.

The kerosene lamp has an aluminum casing, otherwise it might have been smashed just now.Although the lampshade was not broken, some of the kerosene stored inside was spilled on the ground, giving off a strong smell of kerosene, which made Niu Xiaoqiang's nose itchy.

Niu Xiaoqiang handed the kerosene lamp to Wang Xiaoshuang, and Wang Xiaoshuang immediately lit the wick with a match.Then Niu Xiaoqiang bent down and wiped the spilled oil stains on the ground with the waste newspaper on the table.

After wiping off the oil stains, Niu Xiaoqiang shook his head: "No way, the smell is still too strong. I'll go to the classroom and get the bucket and wash the floor with water, otherwise it will be easy for people to find the clues."

Wang Xiaoshuang nodded: "I'll go with you."

Niu Xiaoqiang did not refuse, and the two of them fetched water in the dark and cleaned the oil stains on the ground before they started communicating.

Niu Xiaoqiang sat on Teacher Li's office chair and looked up at Wang Xiaoshuang who was sitting opposite him: "Student Xiaoshuang, why did you come here at night?"

Wang Xiaoshuang sighed, and took out a tattered backpack from behind: "I'm here to study."

"Study?" Niu Xiaoqiang said in surprise: "I remember that I have asked Niu Huahua to give you all the textbooks for the third grade of junior high school. Why don't you study at home and go to school to study by yourself?"

When facing Niu Xiaoqiang, Wang Xiaoshuang didn't hide anything, and said truthfully: "I don't understand some things, so I can only go to school to read the teacher's textbook."

Niu Xiaoqiang was even more puzzled: "Those textbooks have my sister's notes in class, how can you not understand it?"

Wang Xiaoshuang smiled self-deprecatingly: "Your sister has been admitted to Tsinghua University, she is the real proud daughter of heaven, unlike me, my level is limited, I can only understand part of the notes she took, and some parts Not so clear."

The textbooks that Niu Xiaoqiang gave to Wang Xiaoshuang were all used by Niu Dongxiang. Compared with Niu Dongxiang, Wang Xiaoshuang is indeed far behind. It is not surprising that she can't understand Niu Dongxiang's notes.

"I see. When you entered the door just now, I thought I encountered a thief. Fortunately, you brought a kerosene lamp, otherwise there might be a misunderstanding."

When Niu Xiaoqiang said this, he changed the subject: "Looking at your outfit, you should still be working on the construction site, right?"

There is a lot of plaster on Wang Xiaoshuang's body, very similar to the construction workers working on the construction site.

She nodded: "Well, I help people carry ash buckets on the construction site, and my sister is also working there."

Niu Xiaoqiang once heard Niu Huahua talk about Wang Xiaoshuang's family situation.Wang Xiaoshuang has three siblings, she is the eldest, the younger sister is the second, and the youngest is the younger brother.After her parents separated, her younger brother was taken away by her mother, and she and her younger sister lived with their father.

Niu Xiaoqiang looked at Wang Xiaoshuang's calm face, and felt that this former tablemate was much older than the last time we met, her cheeks became thinner, and she seemed very calm when she spoke, and there was no trace of a woman her age. Children should be youthful and lively.

"It seems that the dormitory building is about to be built. Where are you going to work next?"

"My dad knows the contractor very well, and the contractor promised to take us to the city."

Niu Xiaoqiang snorted, and then he didn't know how to start a conversation, and the scene fell into silence.

After a while, Wang Xiaoshuang took the initiative to speak: "Xiaoqiang, you just said that you came to avoid the limelight. I don't know what's going on?"

Niu Xiaoqiang shook his head with a wry smile, and told what happened.

After Wang Xiaoshuang heard this, she couldn't help laughing: "You are so brave, you dare to hit your brother. If I had your courage, my family would not be reduced to what it is now."

Niu Xiaoqiang asked curiously, "What? Did something happen in your family?"

Wang Xiaoshuang sighed faintly: "My mother occupied our house and refused to let us go home. Now I am homeless."

Niu Xiaoqiang frowned and said: "Your mother is too outrageous, and your father, why is he so cowardly?"

"My dad is a door-to-door son-in-law, how can he be hard-nosed?"

When Wang Xiaoshuang said these words, her tone was very light, as if she had seen through everything.

Niu Xiaoqiang didn't know what to say, and the scene fell into silence again.

"Xiaoqiang, I heard that you and your master opened a cave factory. You are doing really well now."

"It's okay, I won't die of hunger anyway."

Wang Xiaoshuang hesitated for a while before she plucked up her courage and said, "You... well, if you think I can help, can you find me a job in the factory? It's very difficult for me to work on a construction site as a girl. It's convenient, after all, there are men there."

Wang Xiaoshuang's eyes were erratic when she spoke, and asking for help seemed to be a very difficult thing for her.While waiting for Niu Xiaoqiang to answer the question, Wang Xiaoshuang tugged at the corner of her clothes tightly, as if she was waiting for the verdict.

Niu Xiaoqiang knew at a glance that Wang Xiaoshuang had abandoned the last dignity in his heart. If he didn't agree, it would be equivalent to trampling on the other party's dignity.

For Wang Xiaoshuang now, dignity may be the last thing she insists on.Niu Xiaoqiang suddenly laughed: "I will help you even if you don't tell me, we are old classmates after all."

Wang Xiaoshuang's originally anxious expression instantly blossomed, giving people a feeling of surprise: "Thank you for helping me regardless of previous suspicions! I wonder when I can go to the factory to report?"

It may be that Wang Xiaoshuang's tone of voice is a bit out of shape when she has encountered too many people.

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and said: "Tomorrow, I will go to the city with my master to do business. The day after tomorrow, you can go directly to the air-raid shelter to find me in the morning of the day after tomorrow, and you should be able to settle things by then."

Wang Xiaoshuang nodded vigorously: "Okay, I will definitely go to find you the morning after tomorrow."

Seeing her ragged clothes, Niu Xiaoqiang was worried that it would affect Fang Dongping's perception of her, so he reached out his hand and took out a card from his pocket: "This ten yuan is my salary advance to you, and you can use it to buy two new ones." Put on your clothes, although the factory where I work is small, it’s not a problem if you dress poorly.”

Wang Xiaoshuang didn't go to pick it up, and waved her hands again and again: "No need, Teacher Li visited me on the construction site before leaving, and she gave me a lot of her own clothes, enough for me to wear for several years."

Niu Xiaoqiang asked curiously, "Can you wear her clothes?"

Wang Xiaoshuang immediately stood up and showed off her figure: "I'm about the same height as Mr. Li, and I'm about the same size. If you don't believe me, take a look."

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