Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

Zhou Jin and Zhou Xin rode for about twenty minutes before they finally arrived at Grandpa Jin's house. Zhou Jin pushed his bike in without knocking on the door, and Zhou Xin followed obediently behind.

Grandpa Jin knew that Zhou Jin would come over today, so he got up early in the morning and opened the bolt.

However, when the two old people saw Zhou Jin coming in with a little girl, they were very curious, especially Grandma Yang. She put down the insole in her hand and came to Zhou Xin.

Zhou Xin was a little nervous. She didn't know what to do at the moment. She could only hold Zhou Jin's sleeve and shake it continuously.

Zhou Xin's little action not only attracted Zhou Jin's attention, but also made Grandma Yang realize that her behavior was a bit abrupt.

So he quickly turned around and looked at Zhou Jin, asking what was going on.

Zhou Jin was still pushing his bicycle at the moment. Facing his grandmother's question, he could only park the bicycle first, and then began to explain, telling the old couple in detail what he had encountered in Zhaojiagou.

It would have been better if she didn't say anything. As soon as she finished speaking, Grandma Yang squatted down and reached out to hug Zhou Xin. Zhou Xin didn't know what to do and could only look at Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin then introduced the two elderly people to Zhou Xin, stating that they were his relatives. Zhou Xin did not sense any malice towards them, so she took the initiative to walk into Grandma Yang's arms.

Grandma Yang felt very distressed when she looked at this poor child. Their own child was missing, and she liked this poor little girl very much.

So Grandma Yang hurriedly carried Zhou Xin to the main room, let her warm herself by the stove, and then took out a candy from the cupboard, peeled it and fed it to Zhou Xin.

Grandpa Jin watched Grandma Yang carrying Zhou Xin back to the main house, and then he helped Zhou Jin pack up. Fortunately, there were not many things, and the two of them finished packing in a short while.

Zhou Jin knew that the old couple didn't have much coal at home, so he thought of going to stock up on coal today, as the weather would probably get colder in the future.

So Zhou Jin came to the main house and told Zhou Xin that he was going out to help grandpa and grandma bring back the coal briquettes, and asked Zhou Xin to wait for him at home.

The reason why Zhou Jin specifically told Zhou Xin this was because he was worried that the child would think that he had abandoned her. After all, the child had experienced so much at such a young age and must be very sensitive.

Fortunately, Grandma Yang also brought warmth to Zhou Xin, so that she no longer worried about being abandoned.

Zhou Jin hurriedly pulled the cart to fetch coal. It took almost half an hour, but he finally brought back all the coal that the old couple would need for the winter.

Then Grandpa Jin and Zhou Jin unloaded the coal from the cart and arranged it piece by piece.

After dealing with these things, Zhou Jin went to the next yard to return the cart.

The next step was cooking. After Zhou Jin came back, he rested for a while and then went to the kitchen with the ingredients he bought today.

Zhou Jin still prepared all the ingredients and then put them on plates. In the next few days, the old couple only needed to heat them up.

After the four of them finished lunch, Grandma Yang took Zhou Xin out to play, leaving Zhou Jin and Grandpa Jin playing chess while talking about recent events.

Grandma Yang played with Zhou Xin the whole day, and the two of them, old and young, had a great time. After a day of interaction, Grandma Yang liked this cute little girl even more.

Now Grandma Yang no longer feels pity for Zhou Xin as she did when they first met, but likes her from the bottom of her heart, just like her own granddaughter.

Zhou Xin also fell in love with this amiable grandma, who treated her better than her mother, which slowly warmed Zhou Xin's heart.

Zhou Jin had indeed never seen Grandma Yang so happy before. After dinner, she didn't want to let Zhou Xin go home. It was only after Zhou Jin promised to bring Zhou Xin with him every time he came that Grandma Yang let them go home.

Zhou Jin was very satisfied with today's result. Although he knew that the old couple were good people and would definitely like Xinxin, no one was sure what would happen next before they actually met.

Fortunately, the old couple liked Xinxin very much, which made Zhou Jin feel relieved. From now on, Xinxin would have a place to go and two more relatives.

In the following days, Zhou Jin took Zhou Xin around whenever he had time, took her to eat delicious food all over the city, and introduced her to various famous places in the city.

Gradually, everyone in the courtyard saw Zhou Jin's sister, but no one paid much attention to her. After all, she was just a little girl, and everyone just greeted her at most.

Today is Friday, the last day of He Yushui's final exams. After the exams today, he will have winter vacation.

So after having lunch at home, Zhou Jin took Zhou Xin to the gate of He Yushui's school.

After waiting for about half an hour, He Yushui came out of the school carrying his schoolbag.

As soon as He Yushui walked out of the school gate, she saw Zhou Jin waiting for her with a little girl in her arms.

He Yushui was very curious and quickly quickened his pace and walked over.

"Brother Zhou Jin, you must have been waiting for a long time. Who is this little sister?"

"We just arrived not long ago. This is my uncle's daughter, Zhou Xin. The whole family fled to Beijing and only the little girl was left. I learned about her from Director Wang by chance. Now she lives with me.

Come, Xinxin, this is Sister Yushui, call her Sister Yushui."

Zhou Xin looked at the beautiful sister in front of her and called out softly, "Hello, Sister Yushui."

He Yushui looked at this poor and cute child, reached out and hugged the child from Zhou Jin's hands, then took out some fruit candy from his pocket and fed it to Zhou Xin.

For some unknown reason, Zhou Xin liked He Yushui very much as soon as they met, and the two little girls quickly became friends.

Zhou Jin looked at the two people who were amusing each other and spoke.

"Okay, stop making trouble, get in the car and let's go home. You are on vacation now, and you will have plenty of time to play together in the future."

"Yes, Brother Zhou Jin, when you go to work, Xinxin will help you take care of it."

Zhou Jin nodded in agreement and took the two women back to the courtyard.

To celebrate He Yushui's winter vacation, Zhou Jin made a sumptuous dinner after returning home.

The three of them had a sumptuous dinner together, and He Yushui took Zhou Xin back to the room to play, leaving Zhou Jin alone to quietly clean up the dishes, wash the dishes, and clean the room.

In the following days, the three of them were like real siblings. When Zhou Jin went to work, He Yushui took Zhou Xin out to play, bought her food, and made toys together.

Because the Chinese New Year was approaching, everyone was storing up supplies for the New Year, and there definitely wouldn't be much to sell, so Zhou Jin simply decided not to go to the countryside.

Whenever he was not at the factory, Zhou Jin would take the two girls around the city, ice skating and fishing, and their days were quite fulfilling.

Gradually, Zhou Xin's personality became more cheerful, her little face began to gain some flesh, and she became even more adorable.

During this period, Sha Zhu saw that his own sister was getting closer and closer to his enemy. Although he didn't care much about his sister, this was also a slap in his face, so he wanted to make trouble for Zhou Jin.

As a result, the one who was confronted by Zhou Jin clenched his fists and veins bulged on his forehead, but he could not refute and did not dare to resist with his fists. In the end, with the help of Yi Zhonghai, he went home in shame.

Happy days always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was time for the steel rolling mill to pay its wages, which meant that the Chinese New Year was only two days away. The Chinese New Year celebration at the steel rolling mill lasted from the 29th day of the lunar year to the 5th day of the first lunar month.

This year, with the joint efforts of all employees of the steel rolling mill, the mill exceeded the production task assigned by the Ministry of Industry and received high praise from the leaders of the Ministry of Industry. The entire steel rolling mill was immersed in an excited atmosphere.

Of course, it’s not just the factory leaders who are happy today. All the workers have been waiting for this day, because a few days ago the factory broadcast an announcement that today everyone can not only receive the last month’s salary before the New Year.

The factory also prepared a pound of pork and five pounds of noodles for each person, which was enough for everyone to have a meal of meat, egg dumplings on New Year's Eve.

So basically everyone doesn't need to work in the morning. After each workshop is cleaned, you can line up outside the warehouse to receive New Year's goods.

This is the long-standing rule in the steel rolling mill. No work is allowed on the day of payroll. Everyone comes to clean the workshop, put everything in order, and then collect their wages and new year's goods.

The reason why this year's New Year's goods are so rich is entirely because the purchasing department is more capable this year. If it were before, the New Year's goods would only be half a catty of meat and one or two catties of noodles.

But Yi Zhonghai was not so happy today. He used to be the advanced producer of the steel rolling mill every year. This was not only an honor, the most important thing was that the advanced producers also had special rewards, which in previous years were fifty yuan and five kilograms of pork.

But this year he was punished by the steel mill and demoted. Not only did he not get the reward, he also had to watch his arch-enemy receive the reward.

For Yi Zhonghai, who always cared about his reputation, this was like a needle stabbing in the heart. The key point was that his mortal enemy deliberately dangled the reward in front of him.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he threw his sleeves and left the workshop.

However, Zhou Jin didn't know all this. At this time, Zhou Jin was waiting in the office for everyone to arrive.

He had already purchased three groups of New Year's goods and placed them in the office to save everyone from having to queue up at the warehouse. It was winter and it was still very cold even if you were fully armed.

After all twenty people in the group arrived, Zhou Jin looked outside the office, closed the door after confirming that there was no one there, and then spoke to Zhang Li and the others.

“Everyone, this year, with everyone’s joint efforts, we have successfully completed the procurement tasks assigned by the factory. I know that everyone has worked hard during this period.

This pile is New Year's goods prepared by the factory for everyone. I left them for you in advance. You can come and pick them up later, one for each person.

This is the reward I prepared for you. It is also a thank you for your support of my work and a reward for your hard work during this period of time. "

After Zhou Jin finished speaking, he tore off the cloth covering the New Year goods and continued.

"These are the New Year's goods I prepared for you personally. Everyone gets a share, and it's more than what the factory gives out. However, the amount given to each person is definitely not the same. Just like I said when I first came here, the more you work, the more you get.

So these New Year goods are also distributed according to everyone's purchase volume in the past four months. The minimum is three catties of pork and five catties of white flour, and the maximum is ten catties of pork and ten catties of white flour. The specific list is with Zhang Li, and you can start to come and get the New Year goods now."

When everyone heard that they could get at least three more pounds of pork and five more pounds of flour, they were surprised at first. Then, when they saw the flour and pork piled up in the office, they began to express their gratitude to Zhou Jin.

After everyone had received their gifts, Zhou Jin continued speaking to everyone.

“Does everyone have any opinions about the amount of their leadership?”

"No." Everyone answered in unison.

"Since there is none, I will tell you one last thing, and then you can take the things home for the New Year. I got these things privately, so you must keep it a secret. If I learn about this from others, you will not get these benefits in the future."

"Okay, we understand."

"Chief, don't worry."

Afterwards everyone greeted each other in advance, lined up to receive their gifts and went home.

Twenty minutes later, when Zhou Jin saw that everyone had left, he stood up, locked the office, and left the steel mill.