1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

Chen Xiao said in a sarcastic tone.

"I heard this knife is a foreign product, and it's the only one in the entire factory. If the boss finds out, I wonder..."

The other masters all sighed and kept silent.

There was only one result, that is, Jia Dongxu was severely criticized and even fired by the steel mill.

At this time, someone said something.

"The leader is coming, the leader is coming."

Everyone turned around and looked, and saw the leader walking towards them quickly.

"Master Yi, what happened? Did the knife break?"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and pointed at Jia Dongxu.

"It's broken... It was accidentally broken by my unworthy disciple."

Instantly, the leader frowned.

That tool was the only one in the entire factory, and if I wanted to apply for it again, I would have to wait for several days.

This has greatly delayed the development of internal threaded pipes.

The leader looked at Jia Dongxu with a gloomy face. He was already furious at this time, but he still tried to speak in a calm tone as much as possible.

"You broke it?"

Jia Dongxu's body was trembling, and his mouth was trembling as he spoke.

"It was me...I broke it accidentally."

"Leader, I will definitely pay attention next time and will never make such a mistake again."

"Next time? Do you want a next time?" The leader yelled angrily.

Jia Dongxu trembled and lowered his head, not daring to speak.

"You go home first..." The leader waved at Jia Dongxu.

Then he turned and left the workshop.

"Master." Jia Dongxu looked at Yi Zhonghai.

"Don't call me master. I don't have a disciple like you. Didn't you hear the leader asking you to go home? Why are you still staying here?" After the leader left, Yi Zhonghai pointed at Jia Dongxu and yelled.

Originally, he wanted to perform well in front of his superiors and strive for promotion to level 8 fitter.

Now that this has happened, I'm afraid there's no hope for me to become a level 8 fitter.

Unless he can pull out an internal threaded pipe before other level 7 fitters in the factory, he probably still has some hope of promotion.

After all, the only tool in the entire steel rolling mill was handed over to him, which was enough to show how much the leader valued him.

But all of this was ruined by Jia Dongxu.

"Master, I was really careless this time. I really didn't mean it." Jia Dongxu continued to beg.

"Get out! I told you to get out! Did you hear me?" Yi Zhonghai continued pointing at him and roared.

The other masters couldn't stand it anymore and came forward to persuade Yi Zhonghai.

"Master Yi, don't be angry. There's no point in being angry. The knife is already broken."

"Just be careful next time you deliver the knives. Besides, who among us hasn't broken a few knives as an apprentice?"

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One of the masters walked up to Jia Dongxu and patted him on the shoulders twice.

"Jia Dongxu, you should go home first."

Jia Dongxu looked at the old master who patted his shoulder and asked in a low voice.

"Master Zhou, I won't be fired from the factory this time, right?"

Master Zhou didn't say anything, but sighed and patted him twice more.

Afterwards, Jia Dongxu walked out of the workshop step by step in a lost manner. At this time, his body seemed to be hollowed out.

If he was fired from the steel mill, how would Jia Dongxu survive? It was hard to find a job these days. Basically, there was only one vacancy for each workstation, and as soon as one worker left, another would take his place.

When he returned home, Jia Zhang asked him what had happened.

Jia Dongxu couldn't bear it anymore and collapsed on the table and burst into tears.

"Mom, I'm done. I'm done. I've been fired from the steel mill."

Upon hearing the news, Jia Zhang felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

It's hard to find a wife even if you have a job. If you lose your job, your son will be single.

Jia Zhang looked up to the sky and sighed in her heart.

Could it be that God wants our Jia family to be extinct? ! ! !

"Dongxu, tell Mom what happened to you at the steel mill."

Jia Zhang shook Jia Dongxu's body desperately to see if there was any chance to make amends.

Then Jia Dongxu lay on the table and told Jia Zhang everything about how he broke the knife.

"Chen Xiao, it's Chen Xiao again!"

"Come on, why did you provoke Chen Xiao for no reason?"

Jia Zhang kept pacing back and forth in the room.

Just then, Matchmaker Sun brought Sun Tingting to the house again.

"Sister-in-law, are you home? It's me, Matchmaker Sun."

Jia Zhang looked outside the door and found that it was Sun the matchmaker coming over.

"Dongxu, hurry up and go back to your room. Don't let Matchmaker Sun see you. If she finds out you were fired from the steel mill, you'll never find a wife again in your life."

Jia Dongxu suddenly looked up.

"Yes, I must not let anyone know that I was fired from the steel mill, otherwise it would be the end of me."

Immediately, Jia Dongxu got up in a panic, ran to the bedroom, and locked the door.

Jia Zhang sighed, stood up and opened the door for Sun the matchmaker.

She knew that the news of Jia Dongxu being fired from the steel mill could not be concealed for long, and she was afraid that the whole compound would know about it soon.

"Sister-in-law, I brought Tingting here again."

As soon as Jia Zhang opened the door, matchmaker Sun greeted her politely.

Jia Zhang glanced at Tingting and frowned.

Why did you bring her here again...

Just as she was about to close the door and send the guests away, Jia Zhang remembered that her son had been fired from his job at the steel mill.

Maybe this is fate...

After welcoming Matchmaker Sun and Tingting into the house, Jia Zhang asked directly.

"Matchmaker Sun, did you leave something at my house yesterday, so you came all the way here today?"

Matchmaker Sun replied with a smile.

"Yes, it is indeed your things that have been left behind, including your son-in-law!"

"Sister-in-law, I took Tingting back yesterday, and she regretted it. She thinks your Dongxu is better. He's from the city and has a stable job at a steel mill."

"Look, before daybreak, you're already urging me to come over and propose marriage."

Jia Zhang sat down on the chair, picked up the teacup beside her and started drinking.

"That's right. My Dongxu is very outstanding. There are endless girls who come to him for blind dates every day."

"Matchmaker Sun, didn't my Dongxu say yesterday that he didn't like Tingting? Why did you bring her here again today?"

Matchmaker Sun pulled a chair over and sat down. Then she saw that Jia Zhang's teacup was empty, and she winked at Tingting.

Tingting understood immediately, picked up the kettle on the table and refilled Jia Zhang's cup, then took an empty teacup and poured a cup for Sun the matchmaker.

After doing all this, she quietly came and stood behind Matchmaker Sun.

Jia Zhang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and glanced at Tingting.

I thought to myself: This little girl is quite smart, she is a good wife who knows how to serve others.

Matchmaker Sun saw Jia Zhang steal a glance at Tingting.

I suddenly felt that what Chen Xiao said was absolutely right. The Jia family was too embarrassed to admit defeat, so they behaved like that yesterday.

In fact, it is their inner city identity that is at work, and they are unwilling to lose face.

"Sister-in-law, my Tingting's only flaw is that she's a little fat, but the rest of her body is full of advantages."

"Not only is she able to run the household, but she's also very considerate and caring towards others."

After hearing Matchmaker Sun praising herself, Tingting saw some garbage on the ground, and then silently picked up the broom and started cleaning.

"Look, my dear sister-in-law, my Tingting can't sit still for a moment." Matchmaker Sun pointed at Tingting and said with a hint of meaning.

Jia Zhang didn't say anything, but continued to drink tea.

Judging from her actions today, Tingting is a pretty good girl. Apart from being a little fat, she has no other shortcomings.