Chapter 40 Trouble
"That's it. Two cans of malted milk, two packages of snacks, two pounds of fruit candies, a net bag of fruit, and boil ten eggs when you come back tomorrow at noon. Put the remaining money in your pocket. After you finish buying it at noon, give it to Auntie Yi. It's better to tell Auntie San and let Banggeng's grandmother see it." Zhiqiang nodded after listening.

"It's better to be careful when you meet these old guys."

After Yu Zhiyuan finished explaining things to Zhiqiang, he returned to the bedroom.

"Xuemei, why don't you send some eggs and brown sugar to Qin Huairu tomorrow? Go quickly and come back soon. I'm a grown man, so forget it."

"I'll go tomorrow afternoon. Eight eggs are not enough."

"That's enough. No one is a landlord or rich man."

After a day of rain, I finally had a good night's sleep.

The next day, it was a cloudy day and it was really comfortable in the workshop.

When Yu Zhiyuan came home in the afternoon and saw Zhiqiang feeding the chickens, he asked, "Is everything done?"

"Yes. I did as you said."

Yu Zhiyuan hurriedly asked Xuemei to go into the house and rest for a while, and prepared things for her to take to Qin Huairu's house.

After dinner, Yu Zhiyuan and Qiaoqiao were chatting with Zhiqiang in the yard when Shazhu came over.

"Uncle, you are really capable. Guess what I'm going to do?"

Yu Zhiyuan gave Sha Zhu a cigarette and told him to fart quickly.

"I went to see Jia Dongxu after work. It just so happened that the director of the factory's labor union was also in the hospital negotiating compensation. The factory ruled it an accident. The combined compensation for nutrition and lost work time was more than 150 yuan."

"I just happened to be there. An old man asked for the details. He then made a request to the union and asked for no compensation."

"When Qin Huairu returns to work after her confinement, she will be given a permanent job at the factory. Isn't that amazing?"

Yu Zhiyuan nodded: "The eldest master's reaction is really quick. He is really old and cunning. This time the Jia family has made a big comeback."

"Who said it wasn't? This isn't the end yet. Otherwise, I'd say that I've figured out all the tricks!"

"Jia Dongxu can't go back to the workshop, but his years of service are retained. He is assigned to deliver letters to various departments at the gate. He will go back after he is discharged from the hospital and recovers. The monthly salary plus disability allowance is nearly 30 yuan. He has caught up with all the good things."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhiyuan smiled in his heart: "You have caught the best good thing, right? The old man has arranged his apprentice and has also decided on someone to take care of him in his old age. He will not keep an eye on you anymore."

The biggest bargain here should be Shazhu.

After the chat, Shazhu went home to rest.

Yu Zhiyuan sat in the yard and stared at Liu Haizhong's house in a daze.

Yi Zhonghai is now a level 7 fitter and Liu Haizhong is a level 6 blacksmith.

If there is a way to prevent Yi Zhonghai from reaching level eight, then tinker with Liu Haizhong and raise him to level seven or eight.

With Liu Haizhong's bureaucratic personality, he couldn't stand Yi Zhonghai. He had to find a way to let the two of them quarrel.

Only when they are not at peace can we live at peace.

"Qiaoqiao, go to your Uncle Xu's house and ask him to come over to our house for a drink. Just tell him that your dad is greedy."

After watching his daughter leave, Yu Zhiyuan went to his kitchen and prepared tomatoes mixed with sugar, smashed cucumbers, fried peanuts, and cut two salted duck eggs.

Take a small table and place it on the floor of the west room bedroom.

"Zhiyuan, what are you drinking at this late hour?"

Yu Zhiyuan brought two dishes and signaled Xu Damao to bring the other two.

He put it on the small table in the west room, picked up the chopsticks and wine cup, and then sat down.

Yu Zhiyuan opened the wine that Xu Damao brought and poured it out, and the two of them drank it.

"Brother Damao, it's almost August. Once the weather gets cold, we have to get busy."

"Didn't I talk about this yesterday?"

"Remember last year when your ticket was exposed?" "Damn it, of course I remember!"

Yu Zhiyuan smiled in his heart: "Brother Damao, I am afraid that the three uncles will target me again. Yi Zhonghai is quite partial to you."

"You can see that, I never said anything when Sha Zhu beat me up before, and he would just apologize to me after that. Although things are better between me and Sha Zhu now, I'm still angry."

As Xu Damao spoke, he picked up the wine cup and clinked it with Yu Zhiyuan's, then drank it in one gulp.

"Brother, from what you said, do you have a plan?"

"A little bit, it's still immature."

"Tell me, let's discuss this."

"Liu Haizhong, are you familiar with him?"

"How can we not be familiar with each other? My neighbor beats his two sons every day. He puts on airs every day after three years of primary school."

"That's the official airs I want. Go have a drink with him more often, teach him some culture, and let him read the newspaper. Teach him how to be a small leader."

"It's fine to let him read newspapers and learn culture. But I don't know how to teach him to be a leader."

"You! Are you really going to teach him? Liu Haizhong thinks highly of himself. You should arouse his desire to be an official. At least he should be on par with the great master. How should he be on par with him? First, he should be promoted to a higher level."

After saying this, Yu Zhiyuan poured wine for Xu Damao.

"He has made up his mind, you are encouraging and supporting him. Let's do the math. Liu Haizhong's two sons are in the courtyard, Guangtian is still in the factory, and you are supporting him from behind. Yi Zhonghai only has the Jia couple, I will pull Sha Zhu aside. The two of them will soon be even, it depends on whether Liu Haizhong dares to do it. You have provoked him, and it will not be easy to stop. Let him quarrel with Yi Zhonghai, and I will get others to fan the flames. While they make trouble, we will be at peace."

Xu Damao looked at Yu Zhiyuan and said, "You are a bad boy. Okay, let's do it. Just treat him to a few more drinks."

Yu Zhiyuan nodded: "I'm studying the matter of the fitter's promotion to level eight. It would be best to put pressure on Yi Zhonghai."

After eating a bite of food, Yu Zhiyuan said to Xu Damao, "Then let Yan Bugui get busy and don't delay the fight between Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai."

"Yan Bugui is simple, just give him some benefits."

"Don't do that, Brother Damao. This is not a good idea. Let Yan Bugui figure out Jie Cheng's house this year. It would be best if Jie Cheng paid less money to his family. If Yan Bugui wants to deduct Jie Cheng's salary, he will have to figure out and inquire about the house every day. This will involve him."

"After the assessment is completed after the New Year, Liu Haizhong will be promoted to the seventh-level blacksmith. Then Yan Bugui will consider the matter of his grandson. The three of them will have to make some efforts."

After hearing this, Xu Damao chuckled and said, "Okay, let's give these old guys a try."

The weather gets hotter as August approaches, and the workers are working hard in the high temperature.

When they returned to the courtyard every morning and afternoon, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong no longer went together.

Each person brings a few, one after the other.

After Qin Huairu finished her confinement, she continued to work in the kitchen, and Jia Dongxu also went to work in the message room at the gate.

Entering September, a few rainy days began and the weather gradually became cooler.

Yu Zhiyuan still couldn't resist his daughter's pleading and asked her to follow Zicheng to the elementary school with her schoolbag on her back.

The workers also began to contribute their greatest enthusiasm and strive to complete the factory's big goals faster.

With the bumper harvest across the country this year, the country has escaped the famine of previous years.

Due to the mid-year adjustments in the factory, Yu Zhiyuan had to devote himself fully to the locksmith work.

Every day Yang Zhiqiang picks up Xuemei and drops her off at get off work.

In order to pay tribute to the National Day, the steel mill did not rest throughout September.

Everyone has an overtime slip.

I know that Xuemei’s due date is at the end of September.

Yu Zhiyuan was really worried, so he specially invited his mother-in-law to take care of Xuemei.

(End of this chapter)