Chapter 5 Filial Piety
"When the time comes, I will ask him to become your disciple, and he will serve you wholeheartedly."

Li Jiandong still has some intention of accepting disciples.

But there's no rush.

First of all, his system of accepting disciples does not allow him to accept unlimited disciples. Instead, he can only accept the next disciple after the previous one has reached the first stage of the apprenticeship standards.

Of course, even after becoming a master, this apprentice will still bring experience and wealth rewards to Li Jiandong.

If Jia Dongxu wants to reach the first stage of graduation, he needs to pass the first-level fitter exam first.

Based on Li Jiandong's experience, this will take at least three months.

Moreover, even if Jia Dongxu became a master, Li Jiandong would not want to hire workers as his next apprentice.

He plans to change his major.

For example: doctor, driver, or chef.

Even if he cannot give others much guidance at the beginning, he can gain a hundred times more experience than his apprentice, and it won’t take long for him to surpass his apprentice.

Li Jiandong still hopes that he can be more versatile.

"Old Yan, it's not that I won't help you. I'm not good at speaking. It's already difficult for me to talk to the leaders. I dare not even think about using the back door."

"If you can arrange for Jie Cheng to work in the steel mill and let him provide technical guidance, there will be no problem. But I am really not good at this kind of interpersonal relationship."

Li Jiandong politely declined.

Yan Bugui wanted to continue to argue, but suddenly He Daqing came out from the central courtyard.

"Old Yan, what's wrong with you? You have the nerve to say that you are looking for someone to help you through the back door, or you want me, Brother Li, to do it for you. How can you be so shameless?"

As soon as Yan Bugui saw the burly He Daqing, he immediately lowered his voice.

He quickly explained, "No, Daqing, you misunderstood me. I heard that Lao Li has power in the steel mill, so I wanted to discuss it with him. Since Lao Li is in trouble, let's forget about it."

He Daqing snorted coldly.

"You'd better forget it. If you think my brother Lao Li is honest and deliberately pester him to make things difficult for him, I will punish you."

Yan Bugui smiled and said he dared not, but he was already dissatisfied with Li Jiandong in his heart. They were living in the same yard, so why couldn't Li Jiandong help?

at night,

The old couple Yi Zhonghai and Li Huilan were chatting.

"Old Yi, what happened to that matter?"

Although Li Huilan is just a housewife, she cares a lot about Yi Zhonghai's affairs.

Yi Zhonghai closed his eyes and lay on the kang, his voice jumped out of his throat: "It's settled, the girl will come to our courtyard this weekend. In the next two days, you can get in touch with Jia Zhang and mention the blind date to her intentionally or unintentionally."

"Okay, I'm good at this."

Li Huilan agreed immediately.

the next day.

The men in the yard left one after another to go to work.

After cleaning, the women took large basins and gathered at the faucet in the middle courtyard to wash clothes together.

"Mrs. Zhang, congratulations. I heard from Lao Yi that your Dongxu will be promoted to the first level soon."

Li Huilan deliberately found a seat close to Jia Zhang and congratulated her with a smile on her face.

Naturally, Jia Zhang also liked to hear it.

Li Huilan smiled and suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Sister-in-law, I remember that you are not in good health. If there is too much housework, will it affect your rest?"

Jia Zhang was originally quite happy.

When Li Huilan reminded her of this, she immediately became unhappy.

In the past, it was Lao Jia who worked to earn money, and Jia Dongxu did the housework.

Now all the housework has become hers.

"I'm sorry, Sister Zhang, I said the wrong thing."

Li Huilan rolled her eyes a few times, smiled and walked forward and said, "But Sister Zhang, as a neighbor, I really care about you." "I see that our Dongxu is already quite old now, why don't you find him a marriage? When he has a wife, can't he share the housework with you?"

As soon as Li Huilan said this, Jia Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Yes, it's time for my Dongxu to find a wife."

"But my husband Jia just passed away. Isn't it a bad idea to look for a partner now?"

"Sister-in-law, people don't care about things anymore. We still have to celebrate seven sevens, the anniversary, and three years. How long will you be so cautious?"

"Your Dongxu is young, so it's okay for him to wait another ten years to get married, but can your body endure it, Sister Zhang?"

Li Huilan was very considerate and selfless in her guidance.

After Jia Zhang's calculations, she didn't want to wait even for one day, let alone a year.

Li Huilan saw that Jia Zhang was moved, and then said, "Sister Zhang, I have a ready-made candidate here. Not only is she beautiful, but her personality is also first-rate."

"As long as she marries me, all the work in your house will be left to her, and you can just wait and enjoy the good life."

Jia Zhang suddenly became interested.

Li Huilan leaned over and whispered in her ear for a while.

After hearing this, Jia Zhang's face lengthened.

"From the countryside? That won't work. My Dongxu is a serious steel mill worker. How can he marry a country girl? Wouldn't that make people laugh?"

"Hey, Sister Zhang, listen to me..."

Li Huilan talked a lot to Jia Zhang.

Country women are hardworking, work hard, eat little, and basically don’t need to spend money, not even a bride price, and even pay a dowry...

After being fooled by Li Huilan, Jia Zhang quickly agreed with a smile on her face.

…………

On the other side, Li Jiandong had dinner at He Daqing's house again.

With the hundredfold return from the apprenticeship system, Li Jiandong has more money and tickets than he can use up, plus He Daqing's craftsmanship.

Both families were happy.

He Daqing is a very honest person. As long as he regards you as a brother, he will stand up for you even if it means going through fire and water.

After eating and drinking, Li Jiandong went home to sleep.

The next few days were uneventful.

On the weekend, Li Jiandong had just gotten up when he heard joyful voices coming from outside.

"Mrs. Zhang, I've brought the person to you. Why don't you ask your Dongxu to come out and pick him up?"

"Oh, this girl is pretty. What's her name?"

"Aunt, my name is Qin Huairu."

"Mrs. Zhang, look at this big butt, you can tell at a glance that she is good at giving birth. And these hands, they are hands for working."

"Tsk tsk... the girl is a good girl, but it's a pity that she is a country girl."

When Li Jiandong heard the name Qin Huairu, he suddenly became more sober.

He rubbed his eyes, leaned on the windowsill and looked out.

A slim woman was standing with her back to him. Although her face could not be seen, her figure alone was enough to arouse people's imagination.

"Eighteen-year-old Qin Huairu? I wonder what she looks like."

Li Jiandong smacked his lips, looking quite curious.

In the TV series, Qin Huairu is already a middle-aged woman, but she can still arouse men's fantasies and is truly plump and charming.

Unfortunately, the other party kept his back to him, and Li Jiandong was a little disappointed.

(End of this chapter)