Chapter 23 Meeting

"Old Li, this way."

As soon as Li Jiandong walked out the door, he heard Yan Bugui waving and calling him.

Li Jiandong walked over and sat down.

Yan Bugui immediately leaned over to his ear and said, "Old Li, do you know why we are holding a meeting today? I heard from Chunmei that when Old Yi's wife was washing clothes today, she said that your family has money to buy bicycles, but you don't know how to help the needy. At that time, you were scolded by Jia Zhangshi and you were embarrassed to face people. I guess the reason for holding a meeting today is because of this matter."

Yan Bugui is a mathematics teacher with average language expression ability, but Li Jiandong still understood the key points of his words.

It seems that the theme of tonight's meeting is that the rich people in the courtyard should help other poor households.

Of course, there is a more direct way, which is to let rich people, that is, yourself, donate money to the needy.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai saw that most people had arrived, so he said, "Dear neighbors, today we have called everyone to this meeting for only one topic."

"That's the family of Sister Ma in our backyard. Life there is so difficult."

"Sister Ma's husband passed away several years ago, and she has been struggling to make ends meet with her three children under the age of ten."

"Although she has a job, she has to take care of the children, so she has no time to upgrade her job level and can only get a salary of 20 yuan a month."

"Based on the minimum living cost of 20 yuan per person per month, Sister Ma's family of four only spends yuan, which is not enough."

"So, I gathered everyone together today to discuss how we can help Sister Ma together."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he asked Sister Ma to stand up. She looked really pitiful with patches all over her body and a pale and thin face.

When Liu Haizhong saw that the person Yi Zhonghai wanted to help was Sister Ma, his face turned black on the spot: "Old Yi, aren't you stretching your hands too far? You are a member of the middle courtyard, and you don't manage the affairs of your middle courtyard properly. What do you mean by managing the people in our backyard?"

Liu Haizhong is also a person with a strong desire to be an official. Even though he has not been elected as the boss yet, he has already dealt with several disputes in the backyard.

This time, seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't say hello to him, he solved the problem for the people in the backyard.

Liu Haizhong felt threatened instantly.

Yi Zhonghai did not take this somewhat stupid sixth-level blacksmith seriously.

Hearing this, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Old Liu, you are being too polite. I am the temporary boss of our hospital. I have the right and obligation to manage all the affairs of our hospital.

You said that Sister Ma is from your backyard, but have you solved her family difficulties? You didn't solve it, and you don't allow me to solve it. I really don't understand your mentality. "

"I……"

Liu Haizhong was indeed a bit stupid. He was speechless after being retorted by Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was very proud of this. Except for Li Jiandong, no one else in the hospital was his match.

Seeing that Liu Haizhong stopped talking, he turned his attention to Li Jiandong and said, "Li Jiandong, you are a level 8 fitter, and your monthly salary is more than 90 yuan. With various subsidies, your monthly income is more than 100 yuan.

You are the richest person in our hospital.

How about this, from now on you can take out ten dollars every month to help Sister Ma.

You even bought the three-turn and one-ring ticket. You can't be so selfish as to not even pay this little bit, right?"

As soon as Yi Zhonghai said this, someone immediately agreed.

"Old Yi is right. Li Jiandong's family is so rich. It's reasonable for him to give out ten yuan every month to help Sister Ma."

"I can afford three turns and one ring. If you ask me, helping others is much more noble than buying these things."

There aren't many people who have this kind of opinion, but there are more than one or two.

When Yi Zhonghai heard these like-minded voices, a smile of success appeared on his face.

Today, he used the excuse of helping others to stand on the moral high ground. Even his two disciples, Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng, didn't know how to speak for their master.

Although Li Jiandong was asked to donate ten yuan, as long as Li Jiandong donated this time.

So, next time he collects donations for other poor households in the yard, will Li Jiandong donate? There are several poor households in the yard, and ten yuan from each household is fifty or sixty yuan, which is half a month's salary for Li Jiandong.

Li Jiandong smiled slightly. He knew that the old man Yi Zhonghai had no good intentions.

Not to mention donating ten yuan a month, he could afford even one hundred or one thousand yuan. Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng could bring him at least six thousand yuan in income every month. This amount of donation was nothing to him.

But this time it’s not about donations at all, but Yi Zhonghai’s moral blackmail.

Li Jiandong sat on the stool and said calmly:
"Yi Zhonghai, you like to help others so much, why don't you donate money yourself?"

"You make 80 yuan a month, which should be more than enough to help Sister Ma's family. It's just a small matter, but you even convened a meeting to let people who don't know you see it. They think you are just good at talking and not willing to spend money."

Yi Zhonghai laughed: "Old Li, it's not that I don't want to spend money, but my wife's illness costs a lot of money every month, and I have to take extra care of the old lady."

"Of course, if you insist that I pay, that's fine. How about we each give five dollars to help Sister Ma?"

"I don't think so."

Li Jiandong sneered and said, "If Sister Ma comes to me for help, she will remember my favor regardless of whether I pay or not. Now you are holding a meeting to force me to donate money. Even if I donate money, she will still remember your kindness. You are using my money to earn favors. It's a nice thought."

Yi Zhonghai was stunned. He indeed thought so.

I didn't expect that such a complicated truth could be easily seen through by Li Jiandong.

He could only bite the bullet and say, "Li Jiandong, now is not the time to think about these things. We are all here to help our neighbors. As for who she is doing a favor for, is it that important?"

Li Jiandong stood up and said, "Yi Zhonghai, I think you are the one who cares the most about this. You want to be a good person but don't want to pay. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

Li Jiandong turned to look at Sister Ma and said, "Sister Ma, if you have any difficulties, you can come to me directly. If you want Yi Zhonghai to help you, then I can only say two words to you: no deal."

After saying this, Li Jiandong picked up the stool and turned away.

Yi Zhonghai shouted, "Li Jiandong, what do you want to do? The meeting is not over yet. Do you still have me as your uncle and our entire hospital as a group in your eyes?"

Li Jiandong ignored him and closed the door after entering the room.

Other residents also felt that Yi Zhonghai was taking advantage of the situation and had to hold a meeting just when everyone was tired and had finished their meals. It was still such a meaningless donation meeting. Seeing Li Jiandong take the lead and leave, the others also dispersed and went home.

Yi Zhonghai was almost furious. He felt no respect from the residents at all.

Only Yi Zhonghai and Sister Ma were left at the scene.

The skinny and pale sister Ma asked cautiously, "Master Yi, look at this..."

Before he could finish his words, Yi Zhonghai yelled at him, "What am I looking at? Look at how popular you are in the hospital. No one will donate to you when you ask them to. In the future, unite around me and try to get someone willing to donate to you next time."

"No, Master Yi, I want to say that even if I don't donate..."

Sister Ma wanted to explain, but Yi Zhonghai had already turned around and went home.

Just when Sister Ma felt helpless and was about to go home to make some porridge for the children for dinner tonight, the door of Li Jiandong's house next door suddenly opened again. Qin Huairu stood in the door and waved to Sister Ma: "Sister Ma, come here."

Sister Ma quietly wiped away her tears and walked towards Qin Huairu.

When she entered the house, she found Li Jiandong sitting inside waiting for him.

"Master Li, I'm sorry, I didn't know that this would happen today."

"Yi Zhonghai came to me today and said he would help me solve the problem of feeding my children. I thought he just wanted everyone to donate some cornmeal, but I didn't expect him to ask you to donate money."

"I, Ma Cuihua, am a widow, but I know that I have to rely on myself. If you want to pity me and give me money, forget it. My children and I can still handle it."

Sister Ma’s eyes were red.

Although she is poor, she is ambitious.

If I accepted Li Jiandong's money, what's the difference between me and a beggar?
At the meeting just now, she didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to ask Li Jiandong for money. She didn't react for a moment, and she was also afraid that refusing on the spot would discourage Yi Zhonghai from helping her.

However, now that Li Jiandong and his wife are alone, she has to tell the truth.

Li Jiandong glanced at Sister Ma, then at Qin Huairu.

How similar is the Sister Ma in front of me to Qin Huairu in the TV series?

Both were widows with three children, the only difference was that Qin Huairu was also with a vicious and headache-inducing Jia Zhangshi. However, the two had completely different attitudes towards outsiders' financial support.

Li Jiandong didn't want to associate the current Qin Huairu with the Qin Huairu in the TV series.

Moreover, the biggest cancer of the Jia family is Jia Zhang. It seems that Qin Huairu just has an evil mother-in-law more than Sister Ma. If it weren't for Jia Zhang's endless demands and threats and scolding all day long, she would not have been unable to withstand the pressure and compromise with life.

Of course, this is all for later.

At this moment, Li Jiandong looked at the skinny Sister Ma and was still willing to help her.

"Sister Ma, although we live in the same courtyard, we haven't had much contact before. I only learned about your family situation today. Since you don't want to take my financial support for nothing, I respect your opinion."

Li Jiandong said as he pulled Qin Huairu to his side:

"It just so happens that my wife Qin Huairu's hand is injured and she can't touch water recently. How about you come to my house after get off work every day to do some odd jobs, and I will hire you to cook and wash clothes for 30 cents a day? What do you think?"

Sister Ma had noticed that Qin Huairu had mercurochrome on her hands.

After hearing what Li Jiandong said, she suddenly became excited.

"Master Li, thank you so much. I will definitely cherish this job."

Her monthly salary was only 9 yuan, but by coming to Li Jiandong's house to cook and wash clothes, she could earn an extra yuan, which was equivalent to half a month's salary for her.

Li Jiandong waved his hand and said, "Sister Ma, you are too polite. We all get what we need. So let's do this. From today on, you will come to my house to wash dishes. I will pay you a day's wages."

"Thank you, thank you, Master Li."

Sister Ma was moved to tears.

By doing this, Li Jiandong not only helped her solve the problem of her children's food, but also left her with enough dignity.

That night, Sister Ma came to Li Jiandong's house to clean up the dishes and took away the dirty clothes that Li Jiandong brought back that day.

Other residents soon got the news and thought that Li Jiandong's way of helping neighbors was much more reasonable than Yi Zhonghai's way of directly forcing people to donate.

Some people even said that Li Jiandong was more suitable to be the boss than Yi Zhonghai, which made Yi Zhonghai so angry that he couldn't sleep well all night.

the next day.

Li Jiandong clocked in at a workshop in the morning and then came to the fleet office.

Captain Ma personally took him to the fleet maintenance team, where the workers were busy with their work.

Captain Ma shouted as soon as he entered: "Everyone stop and come over for a meeting."

All the workers put down their tools and walked over here.

When everyone lined up, Captain Ma said, "This is Master Li from the first workshop of our factory. I'm sure you've all heard of him. Master Li is one of the only three technicians in our factory, and he's an eighth-level fitter."

After Captain Ma finished his introduction, the workers applauded sincerely to express their admiration for the senior workers.

Li Jiandong also smiled and nodded to them.

After the applause ended, Captain Ma continued, "Everyone knows what a fitter does. Many precision parts and molds are made by fitters.

The cars in our workshop that are about to be scrapped are all due to the lack of key parts, so Master Li came here today to study the key parts that we cannot produce ourselves. "

"From today on, as long as Master Li needs anything, everyone must do their best to cooperate and try to get these three scrapped cars in our warehouse running again. Did you hear me?"

The workers all responded in unison: “We heard it.”

However, although they said they heard it, they actually did not agree with it in their hearts.

It is said that every industry has its own unique challenges. Automobile maintenance is not as simple as simply replacing parts. Those key parts are extremely complicated and troublesome, otherwise we would not be strangled by foreign car manufacturers.

Only Yan Jiecheng has full confidence in Li Jiandong.

"Master, have you finally applied to your boss?"

Li Jiandong nodded: "I applied for it yesterday, but something happened in the workshop, so it took a day. The maintenance workers all have their own work to do. It's a good opportunity for you to come with me to check the car."

After getting the keys of three scrapped cars from the team leader, Li Jiandong and Yan Jiecheng entered the cab of the truck together.

Because the car had been parked for a long time, it was covered with a layer of dust. Li Jiandong was not so pretentious. He padded the car seat with newspaper, wiped the steering wheel and center console with a rag, and then inserted the car key.

start up!

The truck started up quickly with a puffing sound.

Li Jiandong followed the driving instructions, but found that he could not shift into gear.

"Master, can you drive?"

Yan Jiecheng watched Li Jiandong's operation. The action of starting the vehicle was more skillful than himself, a future driver. His every move made people feel that he was an experienced driver.

Captain Ma and the maintenance team leader had been waiting beside the car and saw that Li Jiandong could operate the car skillfully.

Captain Ma was also surprised: "Master Li, your driving skills are quite good. Although you haven't started the car, your movements are quite standard."

Experts will know if there is one as soon as they take action.

Captain Ma has been a driver for more than ten years and had driven for soldiers during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. As soon as Li Jiandong made his move just now, he knew that this person definitely had driving experience.

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "I've only touched it a few times before."

Captain Ma had no doubt about this. After all, cars were rare and ordinary people didn't have the chance to come into contact with them.

But as an eighth-level worker, it is not difficult for Li Jiandong to operate a car.

"Master Li, have you found any problem with this car?"

This time it was the maintenance team leader who spoke. He was just asking casually and didn't think Li Jiandong could really find any problems, but Li Jiandong's next words shocked him.

"There are too many problems with this car. First, the engine makes unusual noises. Second, the gears in the gearbox are probably badly worn out, and several gears cannot be engaged. Third, the steering device also has large deviations. As for other transmission and braking problems, we need to start the car or directly check the corresponding parts."

Captain Ma and the maintenance team leader were stunned after hearing Li Jiandong's professional explanation.

For a non-team member, knowing the engine is nothing, but knowing the gearbox is something.

Li Jiandong not only knows these two major parts, but also knows professional terms such as steering, transmission, and braking system.

Is this really a top-level fitter, not a maintenance worker?

"Master Li, I didn't expect you to know so much about trucks. I used to doubt that you were so knowledgeable about trucks. Now I have more confidence in driving these scrapped trucks."

The maintenance team leader expressed his sincere admiration.

Judging from what Li Jiandong did just now, even if he got in the car himself, he might not be able to check it more clearly than the other party.

As the maintenance team leader, he knew every part of this scrapped car very well. The problems Li Jiandong mentioned just now were all correct, just like he had taken the car apart and seen it.

Li Jiandong smiled politely and accepted the other party's compliment frankly.

Now that we know where the problem lies, the next step is to disassemble the parts for inspection and replacement.

Li Jiandong, Yan Jiecheng, and team leader Wu from the maintenance team dismantled the car into pieces.

As expected, many of the parts inside were severely worn and some had even collapsed.

These scrapped parts are picked out and placed together.

Then, Li Jiandong drew the blueprints based on these parts, imagining what they looked like before they were worn and damaged. After finishing all this, the day was over and he could only wait until tomorrow to go to the fitter workshop to make the accessories.

It was a bit tiring that day, but Li Jiandong felt very fulfilled. On the way back, he was still explaining the three major components of a car to Yan Jiecheng.

Of course, while Yan Jiecheng's maintenance experience was improving, Li Jiandong was also gaining a hundred times more experience.

When we returned to the courtyard and just entered the gate, Yan Bugui ran over and whispered, "Old Li, it's bad. Yi Zhonghai has invited Deputy Director Dai from the street to come to our courtyard.

I guess they are criticizing you because of what happened yesterday. You better be prepared. I will go with you to the Intermediate Court to speak for you later."

(End of this chapter)