My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 560: Hold on to the thigh to share talent

Chapter 560: Hold on to the thigh to share talent

Chen Wanwan finished reading and said with sparkling eyes, "Comrade Lin Tang and his team’s independently developed fully automatic warping machine was sent abroad for an exhibition, and foreigners couldn’t stop praising that machine!"

She not only read the original manuscript but also provided explanations.

"Comrade Lin Tang is truly amazing, a role model for our generation."

Chen Wanwan’s face was full of admiration.

Meng Mingyuan took the newspaper from her hands, read it through carefully, and his eyes flashed slightly.

Should he say it’s no wonder that he is highly esteemed by all the brigade members? Indeed, impressive.

Yu Feiyang didn’t understand these technical things, but he knew that if the machine could be sent abroad and featured in the news, it was quite an achievement.

He said cheerfully, "I don’t fully understand, but it seems very impressive to me."

Dong Xinyi, an educated youth with a family member working in a textile factory, had a bit more understanding on the subject.

He gazed at the newspaper, his eyes complex as if trying to see through the paper, leap over a thousand waves, and return to the familiar streets and alleys.

"I get it, this machine is a real breakthrough, the kind that pioneers a new path. I bet it could increase production efficiency several times over," Dong Xinyi said.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he bowed his head, suppressing the homesickness tugging at his heart.

Dong Xinyi had volunteered to go to countryside in place of his frail sister and had only just come of age this year, having never left home before, he naturally felt homesick.

When the people of the Shuangshan Brigade heard the educated youths praising Lin Tang, they squared their shoulders, standing all the more upright.

Ah, Tangtang is really making us proud!!

Lin Fu glanced at the educated youths, his gaze lingering a little longer on Wu Yingqiu.

Noticing that Wu Yingqiu’s usual scorn for the brigade seemed to have dissipated, he felt delighted.

No matter how great city folks are, they still pale in comparison to our Tangtang.

After sharing the news, Lin Fu raised the megaphone.

"That’s all for the announcements, off to work now," he said.

The crowds that had gathered in the fields gradually dispersed.

Lin Lu loitered behind, calling out to Lin Fu who was about to return to the Brigade Department.

"Big brother, save a copy of the newspaper for me."

His eyes fixed on the newspaper in the Captain’s hand, his mouth spread into a wide grin.

Lin Fu turned around and found himself met with the eager eyes of Lin Lu, Li Xiuli, and others. He said helplessly, "I’ve saved them, you didn’t even have to ask."

Saying that, he walked away with his hands behind his back.

This second brother loves to show off.

But he has the right to.

This life is truly fulfilling!

Lin Lu simply assumed his big brother was filled with jealousy and envy, and didn’t mind Lin Fu’s perfunctory attitude.

As he sloshed through the water towards the fields, he hummed a tune, in high spirits.

Others nearby overheard his humming, the melody echoing in their minds all day long.

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In the afternoon, Lin Tang and Ning Xinrou returned to the village together.

The brigade members had been waiting at the entrance of the village for a while.

"Xiaohua, hurry, go get some of Tangtang’s talent!" urged a woman from the village.

"That’s right, go cling to her coattails."

The eyes of the village children lit up, and they surged forward, trying to embrace Lin Tang.

Lin Tang: "?!"

She sidestepped and stretched out both hands, lifting the two children at the front off the ground.

The kids were startled, "...Tangtang sister?!"

Within just two seconds, Lin Tang quickly put them down.

Cough, she hadn’t controlled her strength.

She coughed awkwardly to mask her embarrassment and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

The kids, taken aback by being lifted into the air, stepped back half a step when their feet hit the ground.

They looked up at Lin Tang, their eyes filled with yellow and scrawny faces full of admiration.

"Tangtang sister, my mom told me to rub against you for some of your brilliance!"

"My mom said the same."

Lin Tang: "!!!"

...She never saw it coming.

Talent and such, it was just too embarrassing.

A group of adults also crowded around.

They surrounded Lin Tang completely.

Ning Xinrou, who wasn’t paying attention and got squeezed out, was caught between laughter and tears, "..."

The women crowding around didn’t notice her.

Their eyes gleamed as they said to Lin Tang, "Tangtang, we heard you were mentioned in the newspaper again, can you tell us about it?"

Lin Tang paused for a moment.

Facing the pair of curious eyes from the villagers, she couldn’t bear to refuse.

Giving her sister-in-law a look that said ’go ahead,’ she simply sat down on the bright, large rock at the entrance of the village.

"This story is a long one, it starts with our trip to Sea City..."

She had always promised to tell everyone about the new things outside. The brigade was busy with the harvest, and she was busy with factory work, never finding the opportunity.

Now that she had some free time, it was the perfect moment to share her stories.

The villagers, undemanding as they were, men and women, old and young, found spots to sit down wherever they could.

Most of the people were sitting on the ground.

They sat with their knees hugged, eagerly looking at the storyteller.

"If the story is long, then it’s long, we don’t mind. Even if it means no eating, no sleeping, no using the toilet, we’re willing to listen."

Someone said something along those lines.

Lin Tang waved her hand dismissively, "That really won’t be necessary."

As she spoke, she noticed her second sister-in-law squeezing to her side and whispered something in her ear.

Zhou Mei nodded and quickly walked towards her home.

After Lin Tang finished speaking, she picked out some things about Sea City to talk about.

"... We went there by train, which took several days to reach Sea City..."

She had barely started when the dark-skinned boy sitting in front of her suddenly interrupted with curiosity, "Sister Tangtang, what does a train look like, is it very fast?"

The others didn’t mind him interrupting Lin Tang; they also wanted to ask this question.

Lin Tang knew the village people hadn’t been abroad, so she explained, "Trains, well, they’re long and can carry lots of people. As for speed, compared to today’s means of transport, of course, they’re considered fast. But we’ll have even faster ones in the future."

Zhou Mei, worried about her sister-in-law’s story, ran back and forth. Not long after, she returned.

When she came back, she was holding an album in her hand.

She struggled to squeeze back in.

"Tangtang, I’ve brought the photo album."

Lin Tang smiled as she took it, "Thanks for the trouble, second sister-in-law."

Zhou Mei sat down next to her with ease and waved her hands, "Trouble? Not at all."

It was just going home to fetch something; her little sister-in-law was simply too polite.

The crowd, seeing Zhou Mei nestled among a bunch of kids and looking quite comfortable, couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.

When it came to thick-skinned, all of their skins put together were nothing compared to hers.

Zhou Mei was extremely laid-back, ignoring the gazes of others as if she hadn’t noticed.

Lin Tang glanced at her second sister-in-law, who was strutting around like a cocky rooster, then averted her gaze back to the photo album.

She pulled out the photo with the train on it and handed it to a child beside her.

"There’s a train in this picture, pass it around for everyone to see."

The child was startled at first, wiping his hands several times on his pants before carefully taking it.

Upon seeing the train in the picture, his eyes suddenly widened.

His gaze was filled with curiosity about the world.

"Is this a train?"

Before Lin Tang could answer, the other children grew impatient.

"Hurry up, let us have a look too."

Being careful not to tear it, they each handled the photo with great care.

After the children had passed it along, it quickly reached the adults.

"So this is a train. We’ve learned something new, really impressive."

"Hey, Da Niu, hurry up. We’re all waiting here."

"What’s the rush, I haven’t finished looking at it yet..."

While everyone was engrossed with the photo, Lin Tang continued to talk about Sea City, interspersing her narrative with what she saw and heard at the exhibition and the matter of the fully automatic looms.

Her speech was unhurried as she told her story, flowing naturally.