Chapter 2 Calculation
"That's a good idea." Li Huilan's eyes lit up, but she was worried again, "But, what if Jia Zhang is still sick and doesn't die? Even though a teacher is a father for life, he is still not a biological son."

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "I have figured it out. Jia Zhang's headache is not a simple one. He has to spend more than ten yuan a month on imported painkillers. Before, with Old Jia here, these ten yuan were nothing. But if Dongxu takes over, the salary during the internship period will be low, and he won't be able to afford the medicine alone."

"Jia Zhang hasn't died in three to five years. I'll ask the higher-ups to hold back Dong Xu's work rank. He won't be promoted to the first-class worker for two to three years. By then, he won't even have money to buy medicine."

"If I give him a little favor, won't he be so grateful that he will actively ask to be my godson and take care of us in our old age?"

"Maybe by then, Jia Zhang will force her son to change his name to Yi in order to get the medicine."

The couple's abacus beads were clattering so loudly that they were about to bounce off people's faces.

Li Huilan couldn't help but laugh, "Given Jia Zhang's character, she would definitely do this."

"Okay, prepare breakfast first. I'll go to the Jia family."

Yi Zhonghai stood up, humming a little tune, pushed open the door and walked towards the Jia family.

When he arrived, he walked in without even knocking on the door.

"Hey, Dongxu, I'm cooking. Where's your mom?"

"My mother is in the room. Mom, Uncle Yi is here."

Jia Dongxu shouted.

Jia Zhang, who was sitting on the kang, had already seen Yi Zhonghai. Her eyes fell on his empty hands and her face immediately fell.

"Mrs. Zhang, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Please accept my condolences."

Yi Zhonghai thought that Jia Zhang's face looked unhappy because her husband had just died, so he offered some words of comfort.

"What do you mean by condolences? It's easy to say. The person who died was not your family member."

"Are you okay? If you are, tell me what's going on. If you're not, go back."

Jia Zhang had a cold face and her words were unpleasant to the ear.

Yi Zhonghai was a little embarrassed by her retort, and said patiently: "Sister Zhang, although Lao Jia is gone, we all live in the same courtyard, and we will never ignore you and Dongxu. Lao Jia and I are co-workers in the same workshop. If you have any difficulties, just tell me, and I will definitely try my best to help you if I can."

He talked so much nonsense, but he didn't mention taking in a disciple.

Yi Zhonghai is a typical person who is both a man and a womanizer. He wants Jia Zhang to take the initiative to propose it, so that the other party will owe him a favor.

"You're right, our family is really in trouble now. Old Yi, please be kind and lend us some money. Ten yuan is not too little, and thirty or fifty yuan is not too much. My family hasn't eaten meat for several days." Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and spoke bluntly.

Yi Zhonghai didn't know how to respond, and said with a red face:

"No, Sister Zhang, it's not impossible to lend you and Dongxu some money, but this is not a long-term plan. As the saying goes, it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. How about this and see if it works?"

"I am at least a level 6 fitter. When Dongxu has completed the succession procedures, I will let him become my disciple and I will teach him some skills."

Yi Zhonghai is full of superiority.

"These days, nothing is better than having a skill. If you have a good skill and get promoted to a higher level, you can earn more than ten yuan a month."

When Jia Dongxu heard about this, he said outside:

"Uncle Yi, thank you, but I just became a disciple of Uncle Li from our academy."

"Uncle Li? Are you talking about Li Jiandong?"

Yi Zhonghai was stunned and wondered in his heart that Li Jiandong was a rather dull person. Unless his leader arranged an apprentice for him, he would never take the initiative to accept one.

Could it be that Jia Zhang took the initiative to find Li Jiandong and asked him to help take care of Jia Dongxu?
"I say Dongxu, Sister Zhang, Li Jiandong's work level is indeed one level higher than mine, but he is definitely not as good as me as a master."

"What is the most important thing in teaching an apprentice? It's not about having good skills yourself, but having a set of methods to teach skills. To put it simply, it means having strong language skills." "Li Jiandong is a taciturn person who can't say a word. Dongxu became his apprentice, so he had to learn everything by himself."

"If you don't believe me, go ask around in the factory. All of Li Jiandong's apprentices took more than half a year to become apprentices. My apprentice Yi Zhonghai was promoted to a full-time employee in as little as three months."

Yi Zhonghai patted his chest. He was still somewhat confident in teaching his apprentices.

Who knew that Jia Zhang still had a mocking look on her face: "Yi Zhonghai, don't bully me because I've never worked in a factory. No matter how taciturn Li Jiandong is, his level 7 fitter is real, and he is just one level higher than you."

"If you really want to help us, just give us some money. Otherwise, stop talking nonsense here. It makes me upset."

Jia Zhang didn't give Yi Zhonghai any face at all.

"Master Yi, don't blame my mother for her bad attitude. She has been in a bad mood these past two days because of my father's matter. Why don't you go back first? I will apologize to you on behalf of my mother."

Jia Dongxu apologized to Yi Zhonghai on behalf of Jia Zhang.

Yi Zhonghai really likes this sensible and polite child.

He said without giving up: "Sister Zhang, I hope you can reconsider Dongxu's matter. It would be too much of a blow for a worker to become his disciple. Don't delay Dongxu's future."

Jia Zhang said unhappily:
"Are you done yet? If you have the time to care about my Dongxu's apprenticeship, why not take your wife to check her belly? There has been no reaction in so many years, and you still have the mood to meddle in other people's business."

Yi Zhonghai's sore spot was touched and his face turned red on the spot.

I'm too embarrassed to stay here any longer.

Jia Dongxu sent the man out, then came back and said to his mother, "Mom, you were so rude just now. Uncle Yi meant well anyway. How could you say that to him?"

"Pah, he still has good intentions?"

Jia Zhang sneered, "Do you think he really wants to take you in as his apprentice? Tsk tsk, I think he wants to take you in as his godson so that he can take care of you in his old age."

“……” Jia Dongxu suddenly realized.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai had already returned home.

"Old Yi, how's it going? Did it work?"

"It's nothing. It was snatched away by that old bachelor Li Jiandong."

Li Jiandong is thirty years old this year. If he is not married at the age of thirty, he is indeed considered an old bachelor.

"Ah? What should we do?"

Li Huilan became nervous.

Yi Zhonghai suddenly smiled strangely and asked, "Have you heard of the honey trap?"

Li Huilan shook her head.

Yi Zhonghai gave a brief explanation. After listening to Yi Zhonghai's explanation, Li Huilan's eyes suddenly lit up and she looked at Yi Zhonghai with admiration.

"Old Yi, you are really amazing. If this honey trap works, Dongxu will definitely hate Li Jiandong to death. At that time, he will definitely leave Li Jiandong and become your disciple."

Yi Zhonghai nodded.

He thought that by doing this, not only would he be able to snatch Jia Dongxu away, but he would also be able to severely damage Li Jiandong's reputation in the compound.

When the time comes to run for leader, you will be more stable.

(End of this chapter)