Living in a Siheyuan

At the steel rolling mill, Li Ping'an took a few people for a spin on a motorcycle and then left.

He has been promoted and rewarded. He has wanted to buy a watch for Yu Li for a long time. Today, Li Huaide rewarded him with a watch ticket, which is just right for him.

He took Yu Li to a department store and bought her a ladies' watch. They then went to a restaurant to eat mutton hotpot to celebrate before going home.

On the other side, Yi Zhonghai was being scolded by the workshop director. This was not the first or second time.

Yi Zhonghai's hand pain has become worse and worse. Many workpieces that were easy for him to complete before can no longer be processed properly.

He is even worse than a first-class worker now.

The workshop director had no choice but to go directly to see Factory Director Yang Weimin.

Director Yang is in charge of production, and a level 7 worker like Yi Zhonghai is considered a senior worker. Director Yang has the final say on these matters.

After listening to the workshop director's report, Director Yang was also troubled. If it was true as he said, Yi Zhonghai was no longer qualified to be a fitter. The factory would lose a senior fitter. It was difficult to find a senior fitter nowadays, and losing one would be a loss for the factory.

Then, Director Yang also came to the workshop with the technical department staff and found Yi Zhonghai to conduct an on-site assessment of Yi Zhonghai.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai could only process the simplest first-level workpieces and could not process the slightly complex ones to standard, Director Yang was very disappointed.

In the afternoon, the workshop director informed Yi Zhonghai that the factory had decided to keep his first-class worker status, considering that he had been a skilled worker for many years, and let him do some simple work.

Yi Zhonghai could only accept his fate, knowing that if the injury to his hands got worse, he would probably be transferred from his post.

The news spread quickly. By the time get off work was over, many people knew that Yi Zhonghai had been promoted from a seventh-level worker to a first-level worker, including Liu Haizhong.

He was still a little bit unconvinced after hearing this. Yi Zhonghai had always been superior to him. In the factory, he was a sixth-level forger, and Yi Zhonghai was a seventh-level fitter. In the courtyard, he was the second uncle, and Yi Zhonghai was the first uncle. This made him feel very unbalanced.

But now that Yi Zhonghai has become a first-class worker, he can turn things around. At that time, he can push Yi Zhonghai down to the position of the next uncle, and then he will become the first uncle.

Thinking about these good things, he waited for a while at the gate when he got off work. Only when Yi Zhonghai came out dejectedly did he step forward and comfort him: "Old Yi, don't be discouraged, maybe you will recover someday. In fact, being a first-class worker is not bad, and the work is simple."

After hearing what Liu Haizhong said, Yi Zhonghai really wanted to punch him in the face with a smile on his face. But there were so many people here, so Yi Zhonghai just snorted coldly, ignored him, and walked home quickly.

Liu Haizhong looked at Yi Zhonghai happily from behind, still thinking about how to get rid of his position as the uncle.

Arriving at the courtyard, Yan Bugui saw Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Old Yi, have you really been demoted to a first-class worker?"

These words made Yi Zhonghai even angrier. He turned pale and ignored Yan Bugui.

After Yi Zhonghai left, Yan Bugui shook his head and thought, it seems to be true. Now the Central Courtyard is bustling.

At this time, Liu Haizhong also came back. When he saw Yan Bugui, he went up to him and said, "Old Yan, did you know? Old Yi was demoted to a first-class worker today. Do you think he can still be the boss of our compound? If others knew that the boss of our compound was only a first-class worker, we would be embarrassed, wouldn't we?"

Yan Bugui looked at Liu Haizhong's cheerful expression and said directly: "It's not up to us two to decide on this matter. It's up to everyone to vote. Besides, I don't care who is the first uncle. I'm fine with being the third uncle."

Yan Bugui is a smart man, but he can't be the first uncle anyway. There is not much difference between the second uncle and the third uncle, so it's better to get some practical benefits.

Liu Haizhong hadn't figured out what Yan Bugui meant by that yet, so he said, "Old Yan, how could you think that? Isn't it a good thing to choose a capable leader for our compound?"

Yan Bugui saw that there was no benefit, so he just responded: "Okay, let's talk about this later. Now that Old Yi has just returned, this is not the time to bring up this matter."

After saying this, Yan Bugui went home.

Liu Haizhong looked at Yan Bugui and angrily cursed him, "Old Yan, you stingy guy." He could only go home and figure out a solution.

Not to mention that the second uncle Liu Haizhong went home and had another scrambled egg and drank alone to celebrate.

When Yi Zhonghai returned home, the aunt kept comforting him, "Just lower it, more than 30 yuan a month is enough for the two of us to spend. Don't be angry anymore. The doctor said last time that you can't get angry with this disease."

Yi Zhonghai was also shocked when he heard this and forgot about the last time he fainted and was hospitalized.

At this time, Jia Dongxu was seen walking in step by step with a cane. The auntie quickly helped Jia Dongxu sit down.

Jia Dongxu looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Master, have you really been demoted to a first-class worker?"

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's face darkened and he nodded to Jia Dongxu.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai admit it, Jia Dongxu was at a loss. He was a second-class worker, but his master was a first-class worker. How would others see him when he went out?

So he said angrily: "How could this factory do this? Master, you have worked hard for the factory all your life, and in the end they treated you like this. It's so unfair."

Yi Zhonghai was also upset. He said to Jia Dongxu, "Dongxu, you should take good care of your injuries now. Although the master cannot process the workpiece due to the problem of his hand, the experience is still there. I will teach you well when the time comes, and you should quickly improve your work level. The master will not be able to help you too much in the future."

Jia Dongxu also knew that now that Yi Zhonghai had become a first-class worker, he no longer had much face in the factory. He would no longer have anyone to rely on.

So he promised: "Don't worry, Master. Now that I'm healed from my injury, I will study hard and strive to pass the third-level worker examination by the end of the year."

After chatting for a while, Jia Dongxu went home. He came here mainly to see Yi Zhonghai's attitude. Now his family depends entirely on Yi Zhonghai's support. If Yi Zhonghai stops supporting them because of this incident, then his family will really have trouble making ends meet.

As soon as Jia Dongxu returned home, Jia Zhang hurriedly asked, "How is it, Dongxu? Did your master really become a first-class worker?"

Jia Dongxu moved his body and sat on the chair, nodded and said, "It's true. I just went to my master's house to ask. Alas! Without my master's support, it will be difficult for me to work in the factory in the future."

Qin Huairu was in the kitchen, cooking and listening at the same time. Because she had given birth to a daughter, she hadn't even had a few days of confinement when Jia Zhang forced her to do laundry and cook.

She even named her daughter herself, Xiaodang. Neither Jia Dongxu nor Jia Zhang took it seriously.

In the past, Jia Dongxu might have said something good for her. But now Jia Dongxu was very upset staying at home all day, and thinking about how she was carried to the hospital by Shazhu, Jia Dongxu did not refute his mother's words this time. So Qin Huairu started working early.

When she heard that Yi Zhonghai had become a first-class worker, she knew that his family would be even more sad if his family's support was gone. She only hoped that Jia Dongxu would work harder and be promoted to a higher level.

Jia Zhang also asked anxiously: "Didn't your master say whether he would still take care of our family in the future? If he doesn't, we really won't be able to survive."

"Don't worry, Mom. My master will still rely on me to take care of him in his old age, and he will not ignore our family. Besides, he is still the boss in the courtyard, and our family will be fine." Jia Dongxu replied.

After hearing this, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu both breathed a sigh of relief.

Jia Zhang also agreed, "Yes, he doesn't help our family now. Don't count on us in the future."

The Jia family was relieved, but Yi Zhonghai was a little worried. He was afraid that Jia Dongxu would not listen to him and ignore him in the future. What should he do?

So just in case, he planned to save more money in the future. When the time comes, Jia Dongxu will not ignore him for the sake of money.

Besides, his current salary is not as high as Jia Dongxu's, and he can't lend money to Jia Dongxu anymore. He has to find another way to deal with the Jia family.

In the following days, Yi Zhonghai kept a low profile. Whether in the factory or in the courtyard, he tried to reduce his presence.

Because no one supported Liu Haizhong, he never found an opportunity to overthrow Yi Zhonghai.

Everything went peacefully until early September.

After work that day, Jia Dongxu went to Yi Zhonghai's house again. He wanted to ask Yi Zhonghai to borrow money. His family was running out of money again.

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai did not lend money to Jia Dongxu as usual. Instead, he said, "Dongxu, you see, Master's current salary is not as high as yours, and your Master's wife is in poor health and needs medicine every month. Master's family doesn't have much money. How about I call the second and third uncles to hold a meeting tonight and find a way to get everyone to help your family."

Jia Dongxu saw that Yi Zhonghai was not going to lend him money. He thought it would be good if he could really donate money. So he said, "Is this possible, Master? We failed to donate last time. We were criticized. What if everyone is unwilling to donate this time?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "It was Director Wang who disturbed us last time. Besides, it's been more than half a year, and everyone has probably forgotten about it. There shouldn't be any problem this time."

The two discussed the specific details in the room, and Yi Zhonghai planned to go to Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui to discuss the matter.