New Year's Eve was spent at Old Hou's house.
Zhao Ping'an and his sister, Zhao Jing, had been invited over. They were staying at the village committee’s guesthouse and had been helping out around the Hou household since yesterday. While there were intermarriages between Xinghua Village and Bafang Village, it was not customary for people to visit each other on New Year’s Eve. The only ones who had come over were Shen Sisi and her younger brother, Shen Xiao.
Since the downfall of Deputy Factory Director Hou, the factory had conducted an investigation into the workers who had been persecuted, including Shen Sisi. Their positions had been reinstated, and Shen Sisi had returned to work. Shen Xiao had once wanted his sister to come and help at the Recycling Station—not only did the station earn more than her factory job, but he also didn't want her to continue toiling away in the factory.
Chapter 154