Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

On the second day, just after Yi Zhonghai arrived at the steel mill and started working, a voice rang out over the mill's radio:

"Hello, hello, the factory broadcast is now congratulating Workshop 50. Deputy Director Yi Zhonghai has won the ninth-level engineer award in the engineer assessment! With the approval of the leadership department, Yi Zhonghai has been transferred to the Engineering Department and will serve as the team leader of the factory's Engineering Department! In addition, he will be awarded a watch ticket and yuan in cash as an encouragement."

As the broadcast ended, the workers in a workshop put down their work and cheered for Yi Zhonghai. Guo Dapiezi walked over and said, "Old Yi, I call you Worker Yi this time. You are the pride of our workshop! Don't you agree?"

The workers below all spoke up and said that it was true. Sun Wei, a level 7 worker next to him, saw that Yi Zhonghai had no capital to compete with him, so he walked up and said, "Worker Yi, I really admire you. I always thought that we were about the same, but I didn't expect that your technology is so much ahead."

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "If you work hard and become a level 8 fitter, I may be responsible for engineering matters in the future! The workshop still depends on you."

Sun Wei smiled and nodded heavily, then shook hands with Yi Zhonghai.

At the same time, Liu Haizhong in the forging workshop felt a sense of imbalance, "Damn it! How come I am the only one who didn't become a leader among the three outstanding uncles in our institute? Yan Bugui is fine, but the factory leaders really have no vision." Liu Haizhong thought about it and said pooh.

Liu Hai was thinking that when he went back in the evening he would tell the deaf old lady to help him become a small official, since he had served that old lady for so long.

After receiving the news, Xu Damao started to brag in the Propaganda Department, "I'm telling you, this Uncle Yi watched me grow up, and our two families have a good relationship."

Xu Damao thought of what his father had told him, that he should have a good relationship with Yi Zhonghai, and even if he couldn't have a good relationship with him, he should not offend him.

While sweeping the toilet, Jia Dongxu heard on the radio that Yi Zhonghai had passed the engineer exam and was appointed as the team leader of the engineering department in the factory. He felt hatred surge in his heart and threw the broom in anger.

This scene happened to be seen by the cleaning team leader who was going to the toilet. The leader said, "Jia Dongxu! Do you want to do this? If not, get out of here as soon as possible. Why are you so sullen?"

Jia Dongxu quickly picked up the broom and thought to himself, "Hmph! Yi Zhonghai! When my mother comes back, I will ask her to go to your house to make a scene. Then I will propose to be your apprentice again and see what you will do."

Sha Zhu, who was in the kitchen, was surrounded by a group of old ladies. One of them asked, "Is Yi Zhonghai from the same courtyard as you?"

Another fat lady said, "I heard that Yi Zhonghai got divorced not long ago. I wonder who can marry him and enjoy the good life with him."

The thin lady said, "With your condition, just give up on this idea. You'll be as fat as a sow."

Sha Zhu was overwhelmed by being surrounded by so many people. The only time he was so popular since he was punished was because he inquired about Yi Zhonghai's situation. So Sha Zhu said, "Everyone, I know this Uncle Yi is from the same courtyard as me! He has treated me like his own son since he was a child."

The fat lady said, "Tsk, you idiot! Didn't Master Yi always treat Jia Dongxu as his own son? When did you become his own son too?"

The thin lady said, "Yes, Yi Zhonghai in our cafeteria used to buy a lot of food for Jia Dongxu, but when did he ever buy anything for you, Shazhu."

So, Sha Zhu told the story of how Yi Zhonghai helped him after his father passed away, and the aunties around him praised Yi Zhonghai as a moral role model.

Sha Zhu naturally would not tell anyone that Yi Zhonghai had withheld his money, because even if the money was given to him, it might have been used to support the Jia family long ago. After Xu Damao's incident, he might have really gone to jail, and it was still Uncle Yi who helped him deal with it.

The matter of the deaf old lady was Sha Zhu's only prejudice against Yi Zhonghai. It just proved the saying that when you succeed, you will be surrounded by good people.

Amidst everyone's praises, Yi Zhonghai went to the Engineering Department to report for duty. The head of the Engineering Department was named Li Qiu.

When Li Qiu saw Yi Zhonghai coming, he clapped his hands and signaled his men to put down their work. He then said to Yi Zhonghai, "Team Leader Yi, welcome to join our engineering department. You have been promoted from a worker to an engineer, so you can better understand the difficulties that workers encounter when operating machinery. You must talk to these people in the future."

Yi Zhonghai: "Chief Li, you're welcome. I was able to pass the exam by studying after get off work."

Then Yi Zhonghai introduced himself to everyone and came to his desk and looked at the two team members next to him, one named Zhao Jianguo and the other named Yang Lixuan. Yi Zhonghai stretched out his hand and shook hands with them respectively, and the two also responded.

After a while, Yi Zhonghai sent the previously drawn drawings and lathe detail drawings to Director Yang's office. After receiving the drawings, Director Yang hurried to the big leader's house.

Soon, the bell for the end of the get off work day rang and everyone headed for the factory gate. When the people around saw Yi Zhonghai, they all talked about it, "Did you see it? That's Yi Zhonghai. Did any of your relatives introduce him to him? He just got divorced and has an adopted child. You won't have to worry if you marry him."

One of them said, "Who said Yi Zhonghai is old? He looks younger than me. I have to go back and ask my wife if there are any unmarried relatives who can act as a matchmaker for me."

Yi Zhonghai ignored the discussions around him and rode his bike towards the courtyard.

When they arrived at the gate of the yard, Yan Bugui said, "Lao Yi, you passed the engineering exam. We should set up a few tables to celebrate."

Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yan, you know what the situation is now. It is easy to make mistakes if we hold a grand event."

Yan Bugui said unwillingly, "Lao Yi, then see if my son Jie Cheng can learn technology from you."

Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yan, I am a senior worker. Jie Cheng is a warehouse manager, so we have nothing to do with each other. Besides, I am not in the workshop now, I am in the engineering department."

Yan Bugui could only watch Yi Zhonghai go back reluctantly. He turned around and met Liu Haizhong again. Yan Bugui said, "Old Liu, you come back so early today."

Liu Haizhong ignored Yan Bugui. He was just listening to what Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai were talking about.

Yan Bugui looked at Liu Haizhong's back and said with a pah, "What kind of person is he? No wonder he can't become a leader."

When Liu Haizhong returned home, Liu Guixiang saw that Liu Haizhong looked unhappy and asked, "Lao Liu, what's the matter? Why are you in a bad mood?"

Liu Haizhong said, "I don't know what kind of luck Old Yi has. He always does things that are not in line with the unity of the compound."

After a pause, Liu Haizhong said, "Old lady, how is the old lady's service?"

Liu Guixiang: "Old Liu, don't worry. I serve this old lady better than my own mother."

Liu Haizhong nodded and walked out of the inner room with a bag of biscuits.

Liu Guixiang: "Lao Liu, what are you going to do?"

Liu Haizhong said, "I'm going to go to the old lady's place." After that, Liu Haizhong went to the deaf old lady's house.

Arriving at the door of the deaf old lady, Liu Haizhong first knocked on the door.

After hearing the deaf old lady say "Come in", Liu Haizhong opened the door and went in...