That night, Xu Qiang brought his mother Zhang Fenglan to visit Xu Qiang's home.

As soon as I entered the door, Xu Qiang brought large and small bags of gifts to the door. In addition to various New Year goods, there were also a lot of cigarettes, alcohol and other things.

In fact, Liu Biao has never accepted any gifts over the years.

As the saying goes, don't hit the person who gives you a gift, but this doesn't work for Liu Biao.

If you dare to bring gifts to his house during the holidays, Liu Biao will definitely scold you, no matter who you are, there has never been an exception.

But this time, faced with the gift brought by Xu Qiang, Liu Biao not only accepted it with a smile, but also acted as if it was a matter of course, and even asked his wife to cook two more dishes.

The matter is obvious. Xu Qiang is still nominally a member of the factory, but in fact, his file has been transferred. The next step will definitely be to arrange for him to work in Shanghai for a long time. Liu Biao is no longer his superior.

What's more, Xu Qiang's current status is completely different from the past. He is the person in charge of a national key project and the temporary director of the Shanghai Research Institute of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building. His status and position is even higher than Liu Biao, so he doesn't need to rely on Liu Biao at all. It is impossible for the two of them to have a relationship of interest.

At present, the only relationship between the two is the former master-disciple relationship. In addition, Xu Qiang and Liu Siying are classmates and in a romantic relationship. In the future, they are likely to become a family, so Liu Biao will not have any scruples about Xu Qiang giving him gifts.

"This... is the little Miss Liu you told me about?" After seeing Liu Siying for the first time, Xu Qiang's mother Zhang Fenglan's eyes widened.

In fact, ever since Xu Qiang took over working in the factory, Zhang Fenglan has already started to make arrangements for her son's lifelong event.

After Xu Qiang became a model worker in the factory, more and more people came to his house to act as matchmakers, and almost broke down the threshold of his house.

Among them, there are many girls that Zhang Fenglan likes very much, including capable girls with big butts from neighboring villages, good-looking children of village cadres with very good family conditions, and even the only daughter of a well-known millionaire in the county. Zhang Fenglan is dazzled by the choices, and this has become her main focus in the past two years.

But even so, Xu Qiang always made up various excuses to shirk his responsibilities. Sometimes they just met briefly and nothing happened. Sometimes he even refused without even meeting the girl. Even when the girl came to his door, Xu Qiang would not even look at her and would stay away from her. This made Zhang Fenglan angry and helpless.

Later, Xu Qiang told him that he already had a girlfriend, but he never brought her home, nor did he tell her about her family conditions. This made Zhang Fenglan both surprised and worried. She also hoped that her son could find a good girl, at least one who was healthy and looked similar to her.

But what Zhang Fenglan didn't expect was that her son's girlfriend was actually the factory director's daughter, and like Xu Qiang, she was a college student studying in Shanghai. Zhang Fenglan only found out about this when her son came home for the New Year.

In fact, this cannot be blamed on Xu Qiang, because Xu Qiang and Liu Siying only confirmed their relationship after they went to Shanghai to study together. Before that, although they had a good impression of each other, they were only ordinary colleagues.

"Hello, Auntie!" After seeing Zhang Fenglan, Liu Siying immediately greeted her with a smile on her face.

"Ah... okay, you too!" Zhang Fenglan's eyes never left Liu Siying while speaking.

Zhang Fenglan had indeed never seen such a beautiful and elegant girl. She was a head taller than her, comparable to a movie star. Moreover, she was the daughter of the factory director and a real college student. This shocked Zhang Fenglan deeply.

In fact, Zhang Fenglan never dreamed that her son could find a girl with such good conditions in all aspects. This was something she had never dared to think about in the past.

"My Xiaoying and Xu Qiang are classmates. Over the past year, she has grown up thanks to Xu Qiang's care. The New Year is coming soon, so let's have a meal together." Zhao Xiufang said with a smile at this time.

"Okay, okay!" Zhang Fenglan nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Although Xu Qiang and Liu Siying have confirmed their relationship, they are not yet at the stage of discussing marriage, so Zhang Fenglan can only say this, but in fact, the parents of both parties know the truth.

What surprised Zhang Fenglan when she came to Liu Biao's home this time was that as the director of a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, his home was so simple. The house was not even as big as Xu Qiang's home in the village. There were very few furniture and electrical appliances in the house. There was only an old standing radio in the living room, and nothing else of value.

"Auntie, have some apples. I just peeled them." At this time, Liu Siying also came over with a plate of apples.

"Um, thank you." Zhang Fenglan still seemed a little embarrassed facing Liu Siying. After all, she was the factory director's daughter. Even though her son had become very successful now, she still felt a little embarrassed.

"You're welcome to come to my house. I'm going to go cook for my mom and we'll talk later." "I'll help you." Seeing this, Zhang Fenglan also stood up quickly.

"Mom, just sit down and don't cause trouble for others." Xu Qiang said quickly.

"Why are you so ignorant, kid?" Zhang Fenglan rolled her eyes at her son and followed Liu Siying to the kitchen.

"mom……"

"Don't worry about their women's affairs, that's their pleasure." Liu Biao interrupted at this time and said, "Just sit here and wait for dinner."

"Director Liu, this is causing you trouble again." Xu Qiang turned around when he saw his mother chatting with Liu Siying and her daughter in the kitchen.

"What's the trouble? It's just a meal..." Liu Biao took a sip of the teacup and said, "How have you been doing in Shanghai over the past year? Do you think we are a small place anymore?"

"Shanghai is quite prosperous, but not everything is good. The place to live is too small, and there are always crowds of people everywhere during holidays. It's too noisy." Xu Qiang paused and said, "I still prefer the environment here in our factory. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the days are quiet..."

"Haha, then if I ask you to come back from Shanghai to work, would you be willing?"

"This one……"

"You can't fool me with your thoughts. There is no young person who doesn't like living in a big city. I liked the city of Shanghai when I was young. Even after I was transferred here, I still have deep feelings for Shanghai." When Liu Biao said this, there was some emotion in his tone.

"Then you can also take the initiative to transfer back to Shanghai to work. With your connections, this shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"That's impossible!" Liu Biao replied very straightforwardly, and then said: "This factory has entrusted too much of my efforts and ideals to me. I don't feel safe handing it over to others. I can't let the organization down. This is my home, and I have to protect it. Unless I lose my ability to work, otherwise, even if I retire, I will stay in this factory and do what I can..."

"Uh." Xu Qiang nodded slightly after hearing that.

If anyone else said this, Xu Qiang would probably sneer at it, but when Liu Biao said this, Xu Qiang did not doubt it at all.

Treat the factory as your home and work hard all your life. This slogan has been shouted in state-owned enterprises for decades, but there are only a few who can really do it, and Liu Biao is naturally one of them.

"I am strict with myself, other leaders in the factory, and my family, including Xiaoying..." Liu Biao paused, and then said, "I feel a little guilty towards Xiaoying over the years. When she just started elementary school, I received a transfer order to Jiangxi. Sometimes I couldn't go home for a whole year. I gave them too little care and attention..."

"It's not your fault. It's all for work." Xu Qiang hurriedly said when he saw Liu Biao say this.

"Work is just an excuse. To put it bluntly, I am just too ambitious. People of my generation have strong beliefs, but young people of this era should live better than us. Otherwise, our struggle is meaningless..." Liu Biao pondered for a moment, then continued, "I feel a little guilty about Xiaoying. I owe them too much, and my contribution to this family is very limited..."

"It's impossible for a person to do everything perfectly, so you don't have to blame yourself for this, Master."

"Before, I always wanted to keep Xiaoying by my side. I thought it would be convenient to take care of her. Although Xiaoying is very smart, she is sometimes too kind. I am afraid that she will be cheated or suffer losses, so I don't want her to live in another place in the future." Liu Biao paused and said, "But until last night, I seemed to have figured out one thing. In fact, I was quite selfish to do this. There is no bird that never leaves the nest. Besides, you have all lived well in Shanghai over the past year. I may have been worrying too much about some things..."

"So what do you mean?" Hearing this, Xu Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up.

"If you can really settle down in Shanghai in the future and have good living conditions, I think it would be a good thing for Xiaoying to stay in Shanghai to work for a long time. After all, she grew up there, and the conditions in Shanghai are much better than here. I can't let her lose something important because of my selfishness..."

"That's right! Master, you are right!" Xu Qiang immediately apologized with a smile on his face, and then said: "The leader has actually officially appointed me as the director of the Shanghai Chemical Research Institute, but the relevant documents have not yet come down. Once the appointment is officially made, the first thing I will do is to apply for housing, even if it is renting. It doesn't matter. My income can fully afford it all..."

It was obvious that Liu Biao seemed to have finally given in on the matter between Xu Qiang and Liu Siying. Xu Qiang naturally would not miss this opportunity and made a promise at the first opportunity.

"Don't take it so easily. I have very high expectations of you." Liu Biao glanced at Xu Qiang and said, "I would not agree to your relationship with Xiaoying before you graduate from university. That is to say, you must at least ensure that you can stay as the director for three years. Only then can you truly gain a foothold. Don't think that you can sit back and relax in the future just because you have done so many projects and won national awards. You are too young and lack a deep foundation. When I was in the factory before, I felt that you were too high-profile and sometimes even a little radical. This did allow you to stand out in a short period of time and gain a lot of things that others have worked hard for many years to get, but there is no general who always wins in this world. Sooner or later, you will pay the price for your character..." (End of this chapter)