Siheyuan Fortune Telling: Starting from a Buyer to Become an All-rounder

"Dongxu, you must pay attention to the assessment on the 14th of next month. You are only a first-level worker now, and your monthly salary plus subsidies is only 35.5 yuan. When Banggeng and Xiaodang grow up, they will eat me to death. By then, your salary will be far from enough. If you pass the exam, we can have two delicious dishes to celebrate on Mid-Autumn Festival."

While Xu Dongsheng was waiting for Old Xu to come back, Yi Zhonghai came to Jia Dongxu's house after dinner. After the family sat together, Jia Zhang brought Banggeng, Qin Huairu held Xiaodang, and Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu sat opposite each other.

After taking a sip of water, Yi Zhonghai seriously told Jia Dongxu about the assessment before the Mid-Autumn Festival next month. If Jia Dongxu passed the second level, his salary would be increased by 15%, plus the subsidy, it would be 41.5 yuan, a significant increase.

"But Master, I haven't even handled many Level 2 components yet. I'm worried that I won't be able to pass the test. It's fine for me, but I'm worried about embarrassing you, Master."

Jia Dongxu's face became serious after hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he said that he was not very sure at the moment. The main reason was that he had not practiced enough.

"You'd be embarrassing me if you didn't take the exam. You've passed the first level exam after the internship. How could an apprentice like me, a seventh-level worker, fail to pass the second-level exam?

But you are right. You have made too few secondary components so far. However, there is only more than half a month between now and the assessment. Time waits for no one.

So, starting tomorrow, I will give you 20 additional second-level components every day. I will take time to supervise you in making them. When your success rate goes up, I will increase the number appropriately. Besides, the second-level worker assessment is not that difficult, so there should be no problem."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai immediately felt that this disciple was really too good. Even with such a simple assessment, he could think of bringing shame to him. Even if he was raising a son, it would probably be no more than this, right?

He is now 49 years old and his son has no hope. He has always told others that it is his wife's problem, but in fact he had already guessed it. His wife, Auntie, had gone to the hospital for several checkups and was told that she was just suffering from malnutrition, which would not affect her ability to have children.

So this is most likely because before getting married, they were young and hot-tempered, and then they got syphilis, which was not completely cured or was a sequelae of the cure.

Otherwise, he had been trying secretly outside for these years, how could it be that there were no results? If there were results, he would have dumped the aunt long ago.

But now he is already in his 40s or 50s, and his aunt is already dead. Even if he wants to, he can only think of his own way. But his aunt is old, so he is not old?

Although being a fitter is not as hard as being a blacksmith, it is still high-intensity work every day. I had already reached the end of my career in the past two years, so I can only start selecting elderly people to take care of.

He had many apprentices, but he always believed that teaching apprentices would starve the master, so he did not teach his apprentices seriously. Many of those who became regular students learned the skills by stealing. Only Jia Dongxu was taught by him.

The reason why he taught Jia Dongxu was that, firstly, Jia Dongxu was his apprentice, secondly, Jia Dongxu was also from Siheyuan, and finally and most importantly, Jia Dongxu was filial and took Jia Zhang's words as his guiding principle. Even his wife was chosen for him by Jia Zhang, and Jia Dongxu had no complaints.

After Jia Dongxu married Qin Huairu, he treated her very well. The couple respected each other and now have a son and a daughter. Qin Huairu was also diligent and filial, and listened to Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang's words. Such a good daughter-in-law and such a good son could not help but make Yi Zhonghai envious and jealous.

But how to legally make someone else's son your own is to proceed step by step, step by step, link by link, and finally make him surrender. So Yi Zhonghai used both kindness and force on Jia Dongxu. First, as Jia Dongxu's master, he used technology to hang him, then used human feelings and morality to suppress him, and then used promotion and status to seduce and attract him, and then gave him a thug to protect him. In this way, after a long time, how can he not surrender?

"Master, thank you. You are so kind to me. I don't know how to repay you. If you and Master's wife are together in the future."

Jia Dongxu was so moved by Yi Zhonghai's arrangement that he was moved to tears. Others had their own special care, but he was being fed by Yi Zhonghai. If this was not good, who else could be better? His father passed away early, and now he felt the father's love from Yi Zhonghai. Thinking that Yi Zhonghai and his wife had no offspring, Jia Dongxu immediately wanted to promise Yi Zhonghai that he would take care of him in his old age.

"Ahem, yes, Lao Yi, your kindness to our Dongxu is really too great, Dongxu will definitely repay you."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu's moved expression, and considering what Jia Dongxu was about to say, as long as Jia Dongxu said it all, he would definitely dare to hold a meeting of the whole institute to announce this matter immediately, and then tell everyone that his property and everything would belong to Jia Dongxu after he passed away.

Unfortunately, in the end, the old woman Jia Zhang blocked all the emotions that Jia Dongxu had brewing. Although she said on Jia Dongxu's behalf that he would repay Yi Zhonghai well in the future, the weight of these words was completely different.

"Hey, sister-in-law Jia, you are being too polite. Dongxu is my apprentice. Once a teacher, always a father. As a master, I teach and help my apprentice. How can I expect any reward? Okay, you should pay attention to the matter and don't let down the team. Otherwise, I will not forgive you."

Since Jia Zhang has already intervened and nothing has been done about it, Yi Zhonghai can only use the pole to change the subject. After playing the emotional card, he is ready to go back.

"Don't worry, Master. I promise I won't embarrass you. Just watch me."

Although his words were interrupted, Jia Dongxu did not feel dissatisfied at all. Instead, he continued speaking along with Yi Zhonghai's words, saying that he would definitely perform well.

Yi Zhonghai stood up and patted Jia Dongxu on the shoulder, then walked out of the Jia family’s gate and headed towards his own home.

"cut."

Watching Yi Zhonghai leave, Jia Zhang secretly curled her lips, but didn't say much. Now their family still depends on Yi Zhonghai for food. If they have a falling out with Yi Zhonghai, her family's life will not be so good.

But even if it was for the sake of a better life for the family, Jia Zhang was not a fool. They were all people who had survived the war, so who could not see the trick? She knew what Yi Zhonghai was up to, and she knew it clearly.

"mom."

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had returned home completely, Jia Dongxu turned around and called out to Jia Zhangshi.

"Okay, with your limited skills, if Yi Zhonghai hadn't come to my house and said that I was here, if you were to go privately, would you have told Yi Zhonghai that you wanted to take care of them in their old age? Dongxu, as long as I'm still alive, the son of our Jia family can't possibly go to the old man of the Yi family to help him with the coffin and break the basin.

Even if our family depends on him for food, don't easily agree to anything he says. If you agree, then many things will be beyond your control. So even if you want to say this, don't say it now. It's not the right time. Go to sleep."

Jia Zhang knew that Jia Dongxu had seen through her deliberate obstruction, but she did not hide it and told Jia Dongxu directly that it was not possible.

"Oh."

Jia Dongxu was a little embarrassed when his thoughts were seen through. He touched the back of his head like a child, and then took Qin Huairu to the other side of the kang. Jia Zhangshi slept on one side with Banggeng, and there was only a rag between them.