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Chapter 604: Director Xing Visits
On Friday, early in the morning, just after daybreak, Wang Wenyuan and his sister were awakened by the sound of firecrackers. The little girl was scared and started crying. Wang Wenyuan was a little angry, but after thinking about it carefully, he remembered that today was the day of the Qi family's funeral. Forget it, he was no longer angry and quickly coaxed the little girl.

The little girl didn't need her brother to coax her. The sounds of gongs and drums outside attracted her. The little girl jumped out of the bed and asked Wang Wenyuan to dress her quickly because she wanted to go out and take a look.

Wang Wenyuan looked at the fickle little girl helplessly, then he put on her clothes and shoes, and then put them on himself. The little girl kept urging her because she knew she couldn't open the door.

When Wang Wenyuan and the little girl walked out of the door, the funeral procession next door had started to carry the coffin and set off. Several people were scattering paper money, and a band was playing music behind them.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were directing the team from the side, very seriously. Wang Wenyuan was curious, and after observing carefully for a while, he found that there were people from the steel rolling mill standing nearby. They were probably there to see Mr. Qi off for the last time. Among them was Director Xing. No wonder these two were so active.

Director Xing seemed to feel someone looking at him, so he turned his head. He was stunned at first, then saw Wang Wenyuan standing at the door. Then they nodded to each other and turned back.

Wang Wenyuan took his sister back to the yard, closed the gate, and then took the little girl to wash up. After breakfast, Mother Hua left in a hurry, and Mother Feng waited on the old lady back to the house. The rest of the work was left to the brother and sister.

In the afternoon, Wang Wenyuan took the little girl to buy noodles with soybean paste. When Old Li heard that it was Grandma Jinhua who wanted to eat noodles with soybean paste, he got a food box and put a lot of side dishes in it, as well as a bag of noodles, which he had just rolled out. However, he said he would not accept any money, saying it was a filial piety to the old lady. Wang Wenyuan had no choice but to go home and tell her the story. Unexpectedly, Grandma Jinhua just smiled and said nothing.

After dinner in the evening, Wang Wenyuan practiced sword in the yard. The little girl had already run to Mother Feng's room with He Yushui.

It was almost seven o'clock when there was a knock on the gate of his house. Wang Wenyuan was very puzzled. This was the first time someone came to his house at night after he moved here for several years.

Wang Wenyuan opened the door and was stunned. He saw Director Xing standing at the door with two people, a few lunch boxes and bottles of wine. Director Xing smiled and said, "You came uninvited. Are you welcome?"

Wang Wenyuan smiled and said, "You are my leader, there is no reason for me not to welcome you, please come in."

The three people were very surprised when they entered the yard. They were all arranged to work in Sijiucheng after liberation. Among them, only Director Xing could enjoy the treatment of having an independent yard. Unfortunately, Director Xing lived in the military compound.

Wang Wenyuan led the three people to the main hall. Director Xing sat down and said, "Your yard is nice. How come it's your house? Or the branch office?"

Wang Wenyuan made tea for the three people and said, "This is my own house. The original yard was over at the artillery bureau. Now, in order to take care of the elderly, we moved them together."

Director Xing frowned. He had read Wang Wenyuan's file, but the item about family members was blank. How could there be elderly people at home? Wang Wenyuan saw his confusion and said, "It's a grandmother and two mothers that I recognized. They saved my life."

Director Xing finally understood and gave him a thumbs up, asking, "Is the old man here? Can I visit him? Oh, by the way, let me introduce these two to you. This is Director Wang from the Ministry of Industry. He is in charge of resource integration. This is from one of our working groups. You can call him Section Chief Xu. He is in charge of the technical department."

Wang Wenyuan greeted the two of them. Wang Wenyuan knew at a glance that these three were all experienced men who had all come from the battlefield, and he felt a little familiar with them.

After pouring the tea, Wang Wenyuan said, "I'll go to the yard next door to see if the old lady is asleep. She is old and goes to bed early. You three should sit here first. I'll ask Mother Feng to cook two more dishes." After that, he walked out without waiting for the three to reply. At this time, the three people discovered that there was a little black dog following Wang Wenyuan. The three of them were very vigilant people, and they were all startled because they had only discovered a dog under Wang Wenyuan's feet since they entered the yard. This meant that the dog had been by Wang Wenyuan's side without making any sound. The three people looked at each other and felt that this dog was not simple.

After listening to Wang Wenyuan's story, Granny Jinhua knew that this was a leader visiting her, so she couldn't just put on airs and say, "Okay, let's meet them. Please invite them over."

Wang Wenyuan then smiled and told Hua's mother to prepare two side dishes for later use. Feng's mother stood up and walked out.

Wang Wenyuan then returned to his main room and asked the three leaders to move to the next yard. The three leaders were also curious. When Director Xing entered the room and saw the person on the recliner, they asked in surprise, "Granny Jinhua, why are you here?"

Granny Jinhua had already changed her seat and sat on the official hat chair. She looked at the person who came and felt familiar, but she just couldn't remember who he was. Director Xing went up to him, bowed, and said, "You forgot, Xingtai, when you delivered military supplies to Captain Shi, there was a guard next to Captain Shi. That was me."

Granny Jinhua recalled, smiled, and said, "Comrade Xiao Xing, haha, Sister Hua, come and see this young man who blushed when he saw you."

Director Xing felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. Mother Hua came out from the east room, took a closer look, and said, "Comrade Xiao Xing, is the sesame cake delicious?"

When Director Xing heard this, he was delighted and said, "Sister Hua, that was the most delicious sesame seed cake I have ever eaten. I will remember it for the rest of my life."

The other two people were in the same team as Director Xing. They suddenly remembered the old lady who delivered supplies to their troops. They didn't expect to meet her in Sijiu City, so they quickly came up to salute her.

Granny Jinhua was delighted to see an old friend, and quickly served tea. She pulled Director Xing and the others aside to ask about the situation in the army. All of a sudden, Wang Wenyuan was left out. He was quite surprised, as he didn't expect that his grandmother had such a story. He just sat nearby and listened quietly.

They chatted for more than an hour. When Mother Feng came in and asked if the vegetables should be brought here or to the same yard, Grandma Jinhua remembered that these three people were looking for her grandson.

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Granny Jinhua quickly changed the subject and said, "Xiao Xing, you are looking for my grandson today, there must be something going on. If there is something going on, just tell him. If he doesn't listen, tell me and I'll beat him up. You guys go have a drink, come over another day and we'll have a good chat. It would be best if you can get Lao Shi to come as well."

Director Xing said, "Okay, I'll call you grandma too. I'll definitely bring the head of the group over some other day so we can have a good chat. To be honest, I really have something to talk to Wenyuan about today."

Granny Jinhua waved her hand and said, "Go quickly, or the food will get cold."

The four people then came out from Grandma Jinhua's place and turned back to Wang Wenyuan's yard. They entered the main room. There were already four dishes on the table. Director Wang also opened the lunch boxes he had brought. There were four lunch boxes in total, all of which contained the meat and vegetables they brought.

Director Xing opened the wine, poured it for several people, picked up the wine glass, and looked at Wang Wenyuan for a long time without saying a word. Wang Wenyuan was stunned and looked at him. The room became quiet for a while.

(End of this chapter)