Chapter 15 Furious

"Thank you, Mr. Chu, thank you to all the leaders and seniors, I will work hard."

Li Jiandong smiled and said that from now on he was also an eighth-level worker and his status had been raised to a higher level.

Director Yang next to him was also very happy.

He invited the engineers and technicians who were supervising the exam: "Engineer Chu, Engineer Liu, it's time for lunch. I have asked someone to prepare a reception meal. Let's eat and take a rest before leaving."

The leading engineer nodded and said, "Thank you very much for your hospitality, Director Yang."

Director Yang laughed and said to Li Jiandong, "Jiandong, come along too. Engineer Chu and the others are here for you today. You have to toast them a glass of wine later."

"It should."

Li Jiandong also smiled. Today was destined to be a happy day.

The workshop door opened and a group of people stood outside.

They are all waiting here, ready to see the results of the grade-level worker assessment.

Li Jiandong saw Jia Dongxu standing in front of the crowd and whispered to Deputy Director Yang next to him, "Director Yang, I'll go tell my apprentices to go first and don't wait for me."

Director Yang also nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Li Jiandong walked straight towards Jia Dongxu. When Yi Zhonghai saw that he was walking differently from the others, a smile immediately broke out on his face.

"Look, I said that Li Jiandong would never pass the level 1 fitter assessment. If he really passed, the leaders would definitely invite him to lunch together."

Yi Zhonghai was right. An eighth-level fitter was already a very prestigious position in a steel rolling mill.

At most, there are only two of us who are qualified to have dinner with the leaders.

"Master, what are you doing?"

Jia Dongxu also began to worry.

If Li Jiandong really failed the grade-level worker exam, did he really have to become Yi Zhonghai's apprentice?
As he was talking, Li Jiandong came up to him and said, "Dongxu, go back with everyone. I won't be back at noon."

Jia Dongxu's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yi Zhonghai laughed out loud: "Li Jiandong, what are you pretending to be? Why don't you go back for lunch? Are you pretending that your boss is inviting you to dinner?"

Li Jiandong knew what Yi Zhonghai was expecting, and poured cold water on him: "Yi Zhonghai, please be more polite. What do you mean by pretending to be a leader and inviting me to dinner? I passed the exam, so I celebrated with the leaders and toasted to the engineers and technicians to thank them for taking the time out of their busy schedule to do something for me. Is this also called pretending?"

Once these words came out of Li Jiandong's mouth, it was confirmed that he had passed the exam.

Yi Zhonghai was like a clown and everyone was staring at him.

"Impossible! You just passed the level 2 exam last fall. How could you pass it again in such a short time? Did you cheat?"

Yi Zhonghai seemed to have been hit hard, with an expression of firm disbelief.

Even Jia Dongxu who was standing next to him couldn't stand what he said.

"Master Yi, what you said is too much. My master's locksmith skills are well-known, so how come he can't pass the level assessment? You are not willing to gamble and refuse to admit defeat, and you want to go back on your word and make a profit, right?"

Li Jiandong asked Jia Dongxu: "What do you mean by accepting defeat? Who made the bet with whom?"

Jia Dongxu chuckled and told Yi Zhonghai about the bet he had made with him.

Who knew that Li Jiandong scolded him severely?

"How can you bet on something like this? You are my disciple, and you will be my disciple for life. Don't bet on something like this again."

Although he was scolded by Li Jiandong, Jia Dongxu was deeply touched.

This shows that Li Jiandong really cares about his apprentice, and he is worried that he will lose to Yi Zhonghai.

"Master, I know I was wrong, but I know your strength, so it's not a gamble. What's more, the bet between Yi Zhonghai and I is that once you pass the eighth-level assessment, he will publicly worship you as his disciple." Jia Dongxu directly changed his address and stopped calling him Master Yi.

Just call Yi Zhonghai's name.

But it’s actually not wrong to call him that. After all, Yi Zhonghai is about to become Li Jiandong’s second apprentice, and the junior brother of Jia Dongxu.

It is only natural for a senior brother to call a junior brother by his name.

Of course, Yi Zhonghai couldn't really take Li Jiandong as his master, otherwise he would never be able to raise his head in front of Li Jiandong in his life. So he laughed and said, "Dongxu, you are too serious. How can I, a grown-up, make such a bet with a junior like you? It's just a joke. It doesn't count."

"Tsk!" Contemptuous voices came from all around.

However, Yi Zhonghai pretended not to hear. It was impossible for him to become Li Jiandong's disciple anyway.

And Li Jiandong had no intention of accepting Yi Zhonghai as his apprentice.

First of all, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu are both fitters. Even if Yi Zhonghai gains experience faster, the grading exam has already ended and the next one will be half a year later.

With such a long period of time and the experience provided by Jia Dongxu, Li Jiandong is enough to be promoted to a senior technician.

There is absolutely no need for another Yi Zhonghai, who would take up his quota of disciples.

So, even if Yi Zhonghai wanted to be his apprentice, he was unwilling to do so.

"I, Li Jiandong, value character the most when I recruit apprentices. Even if someone's benchwork skills are decent, I won't accept him if he doesn't have good character."

"The leaders are still waiting for me to eat, so I won't say much. Let's celebrate together another day."

After mocking Yi Zhonghai, Li Jiandong walked towards the guesthouse.

The other workers went back to their homes.

The factory had one more level three fitter, which was a big deal worthy of gossip. In addition, Yi Zhonghai, a level seven fitter, lost a bet and refused to pay, which also became a topic of conversation among the workers after dinner.

Return to the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai lost face today and all the joy he had felt for passing the seventh-level fitter exam was gone. He pushed open the door of his home with a gloomy face.

Seeing his expression, Li Huilan walked up to him with some concern: "Lao Yi, what's wrong with you? Did you fail the exam? Failure is the mother of success. If you didn't pass this time, we will try harder next time. Don't let yourself get depressed."

"Go, go, what do you know?"

Yi Zhonghai said angrily: "Who told you that I didn't pass the exam? I have found so many people. If I fail, won't all my money be wasted?"

"Then why are you still unhappy?"

Li Huilan looked puzzled.

After passing the exam to become a level 7 fitter, not only will your monthly salary increase significantly, but your status among the workers will also improve.

The most important thing is that she is on the same level as Li Jiandong, so her man will be able to speak more confidently in front of him in the future.

What's there to be unhappy about?

"Oh, forget it."

Yi Zhonghai said not to mention it, but he felt uncomfortable holding it in.

So without waiting for Li Huilan to ask, he continued, "That old guy Li Jiandong also took the exam today. He applied for the eighth-level fitter exam. I don't know what tricks he used, but he actually passed the exam."

Li Huilan's eyes widened.

"What? That's impossible, isn't it? Didn't he pass the exam last fall? There are only two-level workers among the more than 10,000 people in your factory. How could Li Jiandong pass the exam to become an eighth-level worker?"

(End of this chapter)