Right after graduating, Ji Xiaosong applied to return to Red Star Steel Factory.
Ji Xiaosong stood at the entrance of the experimental workshop, gazing at the familiar yet strange sight before her.
When she had left several years ago, there were only a few old rolling mills. Now, there were several brand-new blast furnaces, their chimneys spewing thick white smoke.
"Mom! Dad's over there!"
Zhigang tugged at the hem of her clothes, pointing to a tall figure in the distance surrounded by workers.
Xu Weidong was crouching on the ground, using the temperature probe he had brought back from Country D to check the temperature of a steel billet.
He was thinner than the last time she saw him, but his back was ramrod straight, and a sweat stain had bled through his work uniform.
"Weidong," Ji Xiaosong called softly.
The man whipped his head around. His coal-dusted face was first etched with shock, then bloomed into a brilliant smile.
