Chapter 126 Excellent Employees
Autumn passed and winter came, and in the blink of an eye it was already 1964, and it was time for the New Year again.

The Chinese New Year was just a few days away. After Li Shengli finished his early shift and rested for a while, he rode his bicycle to the woolen mill to pick up Han Qiuyun after get off work.

"Ding-ling-ling." As the bell for the end of get off work rang at the woolen mill, people who lived outside the factory also walked out in groups of three or four.

Han Qiuyun also came out with a few familiar female workers, and as soon as they came out, they looked around for something.

"Qiuyun, there, over there." The person next to Han Qiuyun was the first to see Li Shengli gently nudged Han Qiuyun with his elbow and teased, "Your guy is here to pick you up again."

Almost every week, there are always a few days when Li Shengli can be seen waiting at the gate of the woolen mill to pick up Han Qiuyun. Now Li Shengli has become familiar with the guards of the woolen mill. Sometimes when it is cold or the weather is bad, people will ask Li Shengli to go into the guard room to rest.

Han Qiuyun was also used to the teasing of her coworkers. She said goodbye to a few of them with a smile and walked towards Li Shengli.

"Look at them, they come to pick up their partners and take them home whenever they are free." Looking at Han Qiuyun walking towards Li Shengli, one of Han Qiuyun's co-workers said enviously.

"I'm so envious, but it's a pity that you're already married and it's hard for you to find someone as good as you." Another person said sarcastically.

"It's the same for you." The first person who spoke rolled his eyes at the one behind him.

"Yeah, that's why I'm envious." The person who spoke later said enviously.

"Are you cold?" When Han Qiuyun came closer, Li Shengli looked at her red face and asked.

"It's not cold. You must be cold after waiting outside for so long." Han Qiuyun said.

"Yeah, the gloves are not warm enough. It would be nice if someone could warm them for me with their hands." Lee Seung-ri said pretentiously.

Han Qiuyun gave Li Shengli a coquettish look, but still took her hand out of the glove and put it into Li Shengli's big hand.

"Let's go quickly." Li Shengli rubbed Han Qiuyun's little hand for a while. Han Qiuyun was really a little shy.

"Okay." Li Shengli smiled, reached out to tighten Han Qiuyun's scarf, and hung the ear warmer around his neck on Han Qiuyun's ears. After Han Qiuyun got on the bus, he kicked his feet and rode the bicycle to Huishuijing Hutong. When the bus started moving, Han Qiuyun gently covered Li Shengli's ears with both hands, and the two of them walked slowly towards home.

When they arrived at Shuijing Hutong, Han Qiuyun put down her hands that were covering her ears and hung the ear warmer around Li Shengli's neck.

"Okay, let's go back." Li Shengli touched Han Qiuyun's little face, "Look, your face is red from the cold."

"Shengli, why don't you come here to celebrate the New Year." Han Qiuyun said. Her grandmother said a few days ago that the two of them were dating and were going to get married soon. There were not many people at Li Shengli's family, so it was just right for them to get together to celebrate the New Year.

"Okay." Li Shengli nodded and agreed. There was nothing to be embarrassed about. He could go back after having the New Year's Eve dinner.

On the last Sunday before the New Year, Li Shengli brought Han Qiuyun to the Xidan Market and asked Han Qiuyun to wait behind while Li Shengli squeezed into the crowd to buy New Year's goods.

The weather was still very cold. Li Shengli put the meat he bought at Han's house and went home with some peanuts and melon seeds.

The next day, Monday, Li Shengli went to work in the factory as usual. He was about to have a holiday, and it was time to select this year's outstanding employees. There were not many rewards, the main thing was an honor, and there were only a few such people among the thousands of people in the factory.

"Shengli, you have been rated as an outstanding employee." Li Shengli was busy in the kitchen, and Wang Tiezhu rushed into the kitchen with a happy look on his face.

"Ah?" Li Shengli was still a little confused. Although he completed his work well and received high evaluations from employees, he did not expect to be an outstanding employee.

"Oh, what? The notices are out." Wang Tiezhu laughed.

"Notice, notice. Our factory employees Lin Zhiqing, Deng Xiyuan, Li Shengli, etc., have been named as outstanding employees of 1963 for their outstanding work, good conduct, positive work attitude, and active participation in activities organized by the factory leaders. We hereby commend them." "Notice, notice..." The broadcast was played three times in a row, and at the end, a sentence was added, "Please ask the comrades whose names are read above to go to the small auditorium to participate in the commendation."

"Congratulations, Master Li." The other chefs in the cafeteria congratulated him enviously.

"Congratulations, Master." Liu Xikui and Tian Shulin also came forward to congratulate.

Li Shengli also smiled and thanked everyone.

"Shengli, hurry to the meeting room. Leave the rest of the work to me." Wang Tiezhu patted Li Shengli on the shoulder and said.

"Thank you for your help, squad leader." Li Shengli smiled and did not refuse.

Li Shengli took off his apron, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the small auditorium. Every year, the factory would take photos of outstanding employees and post them on the bulletin board outside, which would also record each person's deeds.

When we arrived at the small auditorium, other people who were rated as outstanding employees had also arrived, and everyone had a happy look on their face.

In the small auditorium, Director Yang presented certificates and awards to each outstanding employee, and each announcement would explain why the person received the title of outstanding employee.

A canteen.

"Sha Zhu, that Master Li is from your hospital, right?" Liu Lan heard what was broadcast on the radio and remembered that Li Shengli was from the same hospital as Sha Zhu.

"Yeah." Sha Zhu said somewhat unhappily. He was most afraid of being compared with others. Since they were both cooks in the same compound, it was inevitable that people would compare the two.

"Shazhu, when will you bring back an outstanding employee title?" someone nearby teased.

"What does this have to do with you? You didn't get it either." Sha Zhu said unhappily, while everyone else in the kitchen was watching the fun with a smile.

In the workshop, Qin Huairu heard that Li Shengli won the award for outstanding employee. What she saw was not an honor, but a bonus given by the factory. If her mother-in-law did not have conflicts with others, she, Qin Huairu, might be able to borrow the money with her means.

"This Li Shengli is really amazing. I heard that he is only 23 years old." Several female workers gathered together and whispered.

"So young, that's about my age."

"Come on, Li Yan, you are already 27 years old, not young anymore." Someone who knew the age of the person who spoke couldn't help but complain.

"Hahaha." Everyone around laughed happily.

"I wonder if this Lee Seung-ri has a partner."

"Why, you like her?"

"What? What if I like her? I'm married. My third aunt has a girl of similar age. I was thinking if Li Shengli doesn't have a girlfriend, I could introduce her to him."

"Come on, does he need you to introduce him? In less than two days, the matchmaker will be knocking on his door." Someone who had experienced this said with a sigh.

"Yeah, this guy is so popular."

(End of this chapter)