Su Changshun pedaled his new bicycle as if his feet were on fire. He had already boasted to the entire residential courtyard—claiming the credit of "thanks to my brother Zhuzi's four hundred yuan"—that he was going to marry Li Xiaomei. He had pitched this tune of "a new life with a revolutionary partner" higher than the heavens; if he tripped up now, it would be an enormous loss of face. No, he had to step on the gas!
Urged on by this sense of absolute determination, Su Changshun barely finished his lunch before heading straight to the factory's temporarily converted rehearsal room.
Before he even reached the door, he could hear the bustling noise from within. Pushing the door open, he found the small warehouse packed with people. Deputy Director Li of the factory's Labor Union was sitting on a bench overseeing the session, surrounded by several officers gesturing and giving directions.
Chapter 33