Chapter 201 A good match
"Forehead."

It was not until this time that Xu Qiang reacted. After putting away the drawings, he quickly stood up and left the reading room with Liu Siying.

"Don't the people in the Information Department remind us when they get off work?" Xu Qiang said with some confusion.

"There are a lot of people working overtime in our department recently. Chief Engineer Li has already said hello to them." Liu Siying locked the door of the reading room and turned to Xu Qiang and said, "Why are you still here so late? I thought I was the last one."

"It's the same as you. The time is tight and the task is heavy. I have to work overtime." Xu Qiang said, spreading his hands.

"Your dormitory is quite far from here, right? If we go back now, there won't be any food in the cafeteria, right?"

"I live in a new house now, so I'm not hungry anyway." Xu Qiang said indifferently.

"Um, I forgot about your separate rooms." Liu Siying smiled and said, "Why don't you just come to my house for a meal? I'm sure we have some food warming up right now."

"No thanks. I ate too much at noon and didn't do any work. I'm not hungry." Xu Qiang replied with a smile.

Then, the two walked out of the office building together.

"See you tomorrow." Liu Siying said to Xu Qiang while riding on the bicycle.

"It's so late, let's go together. We're going the same way anyway." Xu Qiang got on his bicycle and said to Liu Siying.

Ever since he was criticized by Liu Biao last time, Xu Qiang no longer rode his sidecar motorcycle when he came to the office building, but instead rode the bicycle left by his father.

"Okay." Liu Siying nodded, and the two of them wanted to ride towards the living area together.

The cool breeze in the evening is particularly refreshing on my face. The street lights in front of the factory gate illuminate the ground like snow-white. Occasionally, you can see a group of people playing chess and poker under the street lights.

The nightlife in factories in the 1980s was actually quite rich. Even without the Internet and televisions being unpopular, not many people felt that life was boring. Everyone could find their own hobbies and ways of entertainment, and they lived a more fulfilling and healthier life than later generations.

Along the way, Xu Qiang and Liu Siying talked about each other's recent work situation and some things that happened in the factory.

"By the way, our college entrance examination results should be out soon, right?" Xu Qiang suddenly asked.

"Logically, it should have arrived the day before yesterday. Maybe our factory is relatively remote and the postman hasn't delivered the notice yet?" Liu Siying said.

"Well, our place is indeed a bit far away." Xu Qiang nodded.

"Your grades are so good, you should be admitted this time." Liu Siying said with a smile.

"Haha, you are the only one in our factory who thinks highly of me. In fact, you should be the one who will be admitted. You are a top student, and it must be much easier for you to upgrade from a junior college to a university than for us." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"Actually, I'm not sure either..." Liu Siying pondered for a moment and said, "I don't think I performed well in this exam. Many of the questions seemed too simple. Maybe I wrote them wrong."

"Sometimes people's feelings are inaccurate, just like me. Every time I finish a test, I always feel that I should get full marks. But when the results are announced, I am dumbfounded..."

"Haha, you are really confident." Liu Siying chuckled twice, and then said in an encouraging tone: "I really think you are amazing. You haven't even been to high school before, but you got first place in the class in the first test. This is amazing."

"I've said it before, I cheated in that test. Not only me, but everyone sitting behind us also cheated. It's just that I got the highest score." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"No matter what, you are pretty good. You are so smart. As long as you work harder in the future, you will definitely be admitted to university." Liu Siying said with a somewhat sincere tone: "Even if you fail this time, don't be discouraged. After all, the college entrance examination is really difficult. In the past few years, few people in our factory have been able to pass..."

"You don't have to comfort me like that. I'm very calm. Anyway, I'm a model worker and I've got a house. It's not that important whether I go to college or not."

"Haha, yes, you are right to think so." Liu Siying laughed.

In fact, although Xu Qiang has now become a celebrity in the factory, no one in the factory thinks that Xu Qiang can go to college.

After all, the matter is obvious. Xu Qiang only has a junior high school education and has not even attended high school. If he can really be admitted to university, it will be beyond description of genius!
Before he knew it, Xu Qiang had followed Liu Siying to the neighborhood where she lived.

At the same time, Liu Siying's mother Zhao Xiufang was standing in front of the window of the balcony, quietly waiting for her children to come home.

Since following her husband from Shanghai to Shengli Machinery Factory, Zhao Xiufang's family has not lived a normal life. Her husband is busy until very late almost every day and comes home late. They have to reheat the prepared meals and worry about his health.

Recently, her husband Liu Biao finally started to get off work at a normal time, but she never expected that her daughter Liu Siying would start working overtime for a long time. Especially since Liu Siying is a girl, although the factory security is good, it is not 100% safe. This old and young also made Zhao Xiufang worry. The next moment, when Zhao Xiufang saw her daughter and Xu Qiang riding bicycles into the downstairs of the community, her eyebrows slightly frowned.

"Xiaoying hasn't come back yet?" Liu Biao walked to the drying platform with a cigarette in his hand and asked his wife.

"I saw that she had already parked her car in the carport downstairs..." Zhao Xiufang turned her head to look at her husband and said, "Why did he come back with Xu Qiang? Isn't this guy from the chemical workshop? Is he off work so late too?"

"Huh?" Liu Biao was stunned for a moment, then looked out the window, but quickly said disapprovingly: "Xu Qiang is also working on a new product development project. The two of them may be looking up information in the Information Department. Besides, the boy has already been assigned a room next to our community, so it's normal for them to go home together."

"That's not right. You don't know our daughter. We introduced several people to her before, but she ignored them. How come she is leaving get off work with Xu Qiang now? I saw them talking and laughing..." Zhao Xiufang frowned and said with a worried tone, "Don't you think Xiaoying is dating him?"

"Xu Qiang, how dare he!" Liu Biao widened his eyes and said, "If this guy dares to do this without my consent, I will break his legs!"

"What are you yelling about? You sound like you can really control our daughter? You don't know her temper. She has her own ideas since she was little, and she is as stubborn as you. If she really likes this guy, ten cows can't pull her back..." Zhao Xiufang sighed softly, and then said, "In fact, I think Xu Qiang is an okay kid. At least he is a model worker in the factory and has been allocated a house. It's a pity that his education level is too low. He only graduated from junior high school and his family background is average..."

Zhao Xiufang is an honest person, so in her outlook on life, she attaches more importance to academic qualifications than most people.

"Mom, I'm back."

With the sound of a key turning in the lock, Liu Siying pushed the door and entered the room.

"Why are you so late again today?" Zhao Xiufang asked.

"We still have to catch up with the project progress. If I haven't completed the task assigned to me by Chief Engineer Li, I will have to work overtime." Liu Siying said with a smile.

"That old Li is the same. He is the project leader, so why does he let Xiaoying do everything alone?" Zhao Xiufang muttered, and then asked, "You came back alone so late?"

"Ah."

"You're really not with anyone else?"

"Xu Qiang just got off work, so we're on our way." Seeing that her mother was obviously testing her, Liu Siying said lightly.

"Xu Qiang has a lot of work to do now. Like Lao Li, he has to complete our factory's foreign trade military product research and development project before March next year. It's normal for him to work overtime." At this time, Liu Biao interrupted, and he continued, "And this time the two of them made a bet in front of the provincial leaders during the National Day. If he fails to complete the task, he will be sent back to work as a porter!"

"I said Xu Qiang is a very smart kid, isn't he? Why did he do such a stupid thing?" Zhao Xiufang was stunned for a moment, then said, "Old Li is the head of the technical department of our factory. He graduated from college and has worked for so many years, and has developed many products. How can Xu Qiang compare with him? If he really goes back to be a porter, he will never be able to make a comeback in his life!"

"Xu Qiang should succeed. He is very smart and will not do anything without confidence. What's more, he has developed two new products for our factory before, and the provincial leaders praised him..." Liu Siying hung her coat on the hanger and said while changing into slippers.

"Xiaoying, do you...have a crush on Xu Qiang?"

Hearing her daughter's evaluation of Xu Qiang, Zhao Xiufang frowned and said.

"We are just ordinary friends, nothing special." Hearing the hidden meaning in her mother's words, Liu Siying replied.

"Mom is doing this for your own good..." Zhao Xiufang's face darkened, and she said, "Xu Qiang is a good kid, but you two are not the same kind of people. Let me tell you, people with different educational backgrounds have very different perspectives. Our family doesn't seek to marry someone high up, but at least we need to marry someone of equal status..."

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Liu Si frowned slightly when she heard that, and then changed the subject: "I'm hungry, what are we having for dinner tonight?"

"Hurry up and serve the food to the children." At this time, Liu Biao, who was standing on the balcony smoking, also interjected.

"You two, one old and one young, both of you are worrying..."

Zhao Xiufang shook her head and walked into the kitchen...

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The next morning, as the factory broadcast sounded, workers began to go to work one after another on their bicycles. From a distance, they formed a long stream of people.

At the same time, a postman riding a military green Xingfu 250 appeared in the communication room at the factory gate.

Generally speaking, postmen ride bicycles, newspaper deliverymen ride bicycles, and only when delivering telegrams do they ride Xingfu brand motorcycles.

(End of this chapter)