Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

Chapter 328 Lou Xiao'e's Little Woman's Acting

Lou Xiao'e lay in Wang Hongtao's arms, looking up at him from time to time.

"Why are you always looking at me?" Wang Hongtao pinched Lou Xiaoe's nose and asked with a smile.

"I just like watching it..." Lou Xiao'e twisted her body unwillingly and smiled sweetly.

Wang Hongtao looked at the dazed Lou Xiaoe and couldn't help shaking his head.

To be honest, he didn't understand what Lou Xiao'e saw in him that made her so obsessed with him.

He pretended to be a good guy in front of the people in the hospital.

I have no knowledge of matters between men and women, and my daily routine is all about work.

But how could Lou Xiaoe not know if others didn’t know?

On one side, he was hooking up with me, and on the other side, there was Qin Jingru, Qin Huairu, and even Yu Li, who were totally devoted to him, and he had an unclear relationship with her.

Can such a person be a good person?

It's really rubbish, isn't it?!

The whole hospital...

No, among all the people Lou Xiao'e has ever met, she has never seen anyone worse than him!

As the old saying goes, women don’t love bad men!

Seeing Wang Hongtao looking at her, Lou Xiao'e pulled Wang Hongtao's hand and placed it on her belly.

"It's been three months..." Lou Xiao'e murmured.

Wang Hongtao gently placed his hand on Lou Xiaoe's belly. She was already showing signs of pregnancy at three months old and could feel a slight bulge, but that was all. The baby was even just beginning to take shape.

Wang Hongtao was not particularly fond of children. After knowing that Lou Xiao'e was pregnant, he focused more on Lou Xiao'e, worrying that she would feel uncomfortable or have morning sickness.

However, as time went by, he gradually developed a special feeling for this little life that was still in the making.

"Hongtao, do you think the baby in my belly is a boy or a girl?" Lou Xiao'e touched her belly, a look of happiness on her face.

"I don't know, but I hope it's a girl." Wang Hongtao answered without hesitation.

"Why?" Lou Xiao'e was very surprised, because people nowadays like boys, so she thought Wang Hongtao also wanted a boy.

"You don't like boys?"

"It's not that I don't like it, but relatively speaking, I still like girls more."

"Girls are generally more well-behaved and obedient, not as naughty as boys."

"And if the baby is a girl, she will definitely be as beautiful as you." Wang Hongtao's tone was very gentle.

Lou Xiao'e smiled. She reached out and touched her belly, her eyes full of anticipation. She just thought that Wang Hongtao said this to comfort herself and not to put pressure on herself.

After all, who doesn't like boys in this era? But I didn't expect that this was Wang Hongtao's true thought.

The two of them hugged each other for more than an hour. Seeing that it was getting late, Wang Hongtao let go of her hand and started to prepare:

"Xiao'e, you should go to bed early."

After saying that, he was about to get up.

"Wait a moment…"

Lou Xiao'e held Wang Hongtao's hand with a blushing face.

"You haven't been with me for a long time, I miss you so much..."

"It's been three months..."

Wang Hongtao was struggling. He was very tempted, but was afraid that something might go wrong, so he said hesitantly:

"or……."

"Or maybe we should wait a little longer..."

"Hmm...?!" Lou Xiao'e pouted and shook her head: "It's okay, at worst I'll be more careful and I'll be on top."

"Don't you want to???"

After saying that, Lou Xiao'e came up to him and pulled Wang Hongtao's hand to press it against herself.

"All right…"

It's been three months, so it should be okay, right?

Wang Hongtao comforted himself.

……

Ten minutes later, Wang Hongtao helped Lou Xiaoe down and said in a deep voice:

"Let's leave it at that for today. For the sake of the future, we can't wait any longer."

Lou Xiao'e let out a long sigh and nodded, then got down and lay back down next to Wang Hongtao.

Although she only had a brief taste today, it still had a unique flavor and was enough to satisfy her craving.

"You're not leaving tonight, are you?" After she recovered, Lou Xiao'e blinked her big eyes and looked at Wang Hongtao expectantly, as if saying, "If you dare to leave, I'll cry for you."

Wang Hongtao looked at Lou Xiaoe holding his arm tightly and said helplessly: "How about this, I will stay here with you, and I will leave after you fall asleep."

"Yeah!" Lou Xiao'e nodded heavily; then she buried her head in Wang Hongtao's arms and nuzzled.

"Go to sleep." Wang Hongtao patted Lou Xiao'e's back gently.

After a long while, he still didn't hear Lou Xiao'e's even breathing, so he lowered his head to look at her. Seeing that she was staring at him with her big eyes, Wang Hongtao couldn't help but laughed and said, "When will you fall asleep with your eyes open?"

"Hey, I want you to stay with me for a while!"

"I don't have anything to do during the day anyway, so I can sleep anytime." Lou Xiao'e responded with a sweet smile.

"It's been a long time since you've been so happy to accompany me..."

It’s true that Lou Xiao’e’s trick was really effective. Even an old scumbag like Wang Hongtao was moved by it.

"Go to sleep. Xu Damao has to go to the countryside for several days. I will come to accompany you tomorrow!"

"Yeah!" Lou Xiao'e pursed her lips and nodded, closed her eyes, but soon opened them again.

"Go to sleep!" Wang Hongtao smiled and helped her close her eyes again.

Lou Xiao'e looked at him with a smile, leaned into his arms, closed her eyes, and didn't open them again this time.

After a while, the sound of even breathing was finally heard.

Wang Hongtao stood up gently, then carefully tucked in the quilt for Lou Xiaoe and left quietly.

Lou Xiao'e seemed to sense the movement. She frowned, then smacked her lips a few times, and then slowly relaxed.

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The afternoon of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The steel mill has officially stopped operations. The workers shut down the machines early, began cleaning, sealing up supplies, and then collecting New Year's goods in batches.

The factory leaders were busy with matters related to the year-end meeting.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the year-end meeting of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill officially began.

Secretary Nie of the factory committee was the first to speak. He first wished all the workers a happy new year and announced a four-day holiday for the New Year, from the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month to the second day of the New Year, and that work would resume as normal on the third day. He also emphasized the issue of safety during the New Year period.

Next, he summarized and affirmed the work of the steel mill in the past year, and then announced the production plan and goals for next year, encouraging everyone to continue working hard in the new year. Finally, he expressed his gratitude to all the workers present for their contributions to the steel mill over the past year.

After Secretary Nie finished speaking, it was Director Yang's turn. Director Yang didn't have anything new to say and just talked about the same few points.

Indeed, these steps are basically the same every year, but at this time the workers below have become impatient and begin to whisper to each other, discussing when the conference will end so that they can receive their benefits and go home early to celebrate the New Year.

After Director Yang finished speaking, it was Deputy Director Li's turn.

Li Huaide seemed to know that the workers were eager to go home, so he made a long story short and spoke only a few simple words, mainly telling the workers about this year's year-end benefits, which included flour, eggs, candy, peanuts and other supplies, and he even got a small amount of inferior cloth.

Defective cloth refers to cloth with various problems, such as printing errors, unclear bleaching, etc. However, in that era, what mattered was strength and durability, and not many people cared about patterns and colors.

Sometimes inferior cloth is sold on the market, and because it does not require cloth coupons, it is even more popular than the genuine cloth.

Li Huaide had just announced this year's year-end benefits when thunderous applause broke out from the audience.

Wang Hongtao couldn't help but admire Li Huaide as he was speaking with great power on the stage. As Xu Damao said, in terms of public opinion, Li Huaide is much better than Yang Weimin.

He not only knows what the workers think and what they want, but he can also put his ideas into action and benefit the workers.

After all, for ordinary workers in a steel mill, does the struggle among the upper echelons have anything to do with them?

It doesn't matter, they only care about who can bring them reality and benefits.

The economic situation has been difficult in recent years. Whether compared horizontally with other sister factories or with the steel rolling mill in previous years, Li Huaide's performance can be described as impeccable.

Li Huaide is a good factory director in the eyes of the workers because he allows them to have good work meals and distributes generous New Year's goods at the end of the year.

Now Wang Hongtao has begun to believe Xu Damao's words. It won't be long before Li Huaide replaces Yang Weimin as the real factory director!

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