Chapter 96

At that time, there was no patent law in the country, so things like traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions could be used by anyone who saw them.

However, once a drug like the one that can treat choriocarcinoma is confirmed, it is likely to be remembered forever.

"Wait, Director Lu, are you saying that Xiao Ning's condition has really improved, and that the medicine is really effective?"

Li Huaide was a little shocked. He didn't want to believe it was true.

Director Lu smiled and said, "Whether it is the problem with the Chinese medicine or not, we still need to continue clinical verification, but your wife's condition has indeed improved, there is no doubt about that."

"Impossible, I don't believe it. Could it be that you made a mistake last time? Didn't you say Xiao Ning's disease was terminal? How can a terminal disease be cured?"

Li Huaide was furious.

He didn't want Ye Xiaoning to die. Of course, it wouldn't matter even if she died. Anyway, he and Ye's father were as close as father and son.

Even if Ye Xiaoning died, it would not affect his continued promotion by Ye's father.

But if Ye Xiaoning had not died and was close to Li Jiandong, Li Jiandong would have taken away many of the benefits that belonged to him.

So he was angry at Li Jiandong, but to others it sounded as if he didn't want Ye Xiaoning to be cured.

"Li Huaide, what do you mean, you don't want me to be well, right?"

Ye Xiaoning finally got angry. Just now in Yard 40, it was okay that Li Huaide didn't listen to her explanation.

Now she is in the hospital, and even Director Lu said that her condition may be cured. If Li Huaide still doesn't believe it, then it's his problem.

"No, Xiao Ning, that's not what I meant. It's just that this is too unbelievable."

When Li Huaide saw Ye Xiaoning getting angry, he immediately became timid.

He really couldn't understand how Li Jiandong could know everything?
He is an eighth-level fitter, invented solar charging, built a hydroelectric power station, and independently developed steel mill equipment. If those previous achievements are all related to each other and belong to the industry, then now he is treating Ye Xiaoning, which already belongs to the medical industry.

A worker treats someone with a terminal illness, and there is a chance of cure.

Who would believe this?
"I don't care whether you believe it or not. Anyway, I have explained it to you clearly. I will continue to seek treatment from Li Jiandong in the future. If you continue to care about me, it means you don't want me to get better."

After Ye Xiaoning finished speaking, he turned around and ran out.

Director Lu called from behind: "Xiao Ning, that prescription..."

Before he could finish his words, Ye Xiaoning had already disappeared.

Director Lu said to Li Huaide somewhat helplessly,
"You see, she can run away now, what do you have to worry about?"

Li Huaide also realized that Li Jiandong might actually have some skills.

But the more this happened, the less good it would do him, as Ye Xiaoning had already walked away.

Li Huaide suddenly came to his senses and quickly ran after him.

At the hospital entrance, Li Huaide caught up with Ye Xiaoning.

At this time, Ye Xiaoning was about to return to the courtyard to continue to let Li Jiandong treat her. Seeing Li Huaide constantly apologizing and admitting his mistakes, she gave him two choices.

One option is to let him go home by himself, do what he should do, and never care about her going to Li Jiandong's place again.

Another option was to ask him to go to the courtyard with her and apologize to Li Jiandong.

Li Huaide thought about it and still felt uneasy about Ye Xiaoning. Besides, he was a man who could let go easily. He just suspected that Li Jiandong and Ye Xiaoning were knitting another hat for him.

He was able to hold back and not get angry over such a big thing, so what's the point of apologizing to Li Jiandong?
So he hesitated for a moment and chose to go to Yard 40 with Ye Xiaoning.

Li Jiandong was also a little surprised when he saw Li Huaide.

He thought that after Ye Xiaoning finished the check-up at the hospital, she would let Li Huaide leave, but who knew that she would bring him here. If he had to watch him give her acupuncture, he wondered if Li Huaide would be jealous.

"Jiandong, I brought Huaide here to apologize to you."

Ye Xiaoning glanced at Li Huaide.

Li Huaide walked forward reluctantly and said to Li Jiandong, "I'm sorry, Director Li, I didn't expect you to know medical skills. Anyway, I'm sorry."

Li Huaide's apology was perfunctory, but at least it showed that he had admitted his mistake.

Li Jiandong nodded: "It doesn't matter, as long as the misunderstanding is resolved."

"So sister-in-law, shall we continue now, or should we try to find another time?"

Li Jiandong wanted Ye Xiaoning to make the decision. If she was not afraid of Li Huaide watching him giving her acupuncture, then Li Jiandong had nothing to worry about.

"Now that we're here, let's continue. Huaide, don't go in. Jiandong can't be disturbed when he's giving me acupuncture."

Ye Xiaoning said to Li Huaide with a calm expression that she was embarrassed to be watched by others while doing acupuncture. Even if it was her husband, it would be very awkward and it could easily hurt the relationship between the couple.

Li Huaide felt uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart, but since it had been proven that Li Jiandong could treat Ye Xiaoning, it would be unreasonable for him to refuse again.

So I could only nod and respond, then wait in the yard.

Li Jiandong and Ye Xiaoning entered the house, closed the door and bolted it. When the door bolt slid, Li Huaide suddenly felt as if grass seeds were sprinkled on his head, and a green grassland was growing rapidly.

An acupuncture session takes about 20 to 30 minutes. For Li Huaide, this is an extremely painful half hour.

Your own daughter-in-law is being pricked with an injection in the house, but you can only wait outside the window. You can't say anything, and you even have to thank the person. Who understands this feeling?

What was most difficult for Li Huaide to accept was that the residents of the courtyard were also laughing at him, especially the women, who were hiding in their houses, looking out of the windows, pointing and talking, and no one knew what they were saying.

Li Huaide felt very uncomfortable. He hated himself for following him at that time.

Is there anything that can be changed? It is better to out of sight and out of mind.

So Li Huaide simply walked out of the compound and prepared to get some fresh air outside, but he saw the deaf old lady as soon as he walked out of the door.

In order to frame Li Jiandong, Li Huaide met with the deaf old lady once before.

When he saw the deaf old lady, he immediately asked angrily: "Old lady, do you still remember me?"

"What did you say? I can't hear you."

The deaf old lady just pretended to be deaf.

This made Li Huaide very angry, and he raised his voice and said, "Old lady, since you knew that my wife came to see Li Jiandong for treatment, why didn't you tell me?"

The deaf old lady rolled her eyes and said again: "Don't talk to me, I can't hear anything."

“Fuck you, you old bastard, I saw you couldn’t hear me last time when I took my money.

You lost my gold pocket watch, and I haven't come to you to settle the score yet. If you do this again, do you believe I will ask the security department to arrest you?"

Li Huaide was so angry that he pointed at the deaf old lady's nose and cursed her.

I thought the old lady would continue to be deaf here, but who knew she had a temper and suddenly started cursing loudly.

"What gold pocket watch? I don't even know you. When did I take your watch? You little bastard, you deserve your wife to have an affair with someone else."

Li Huaide covered his chest, he felt like his heart was not feeling well.

He didn't dare to talk to the old lady anymore, otherwise he would be angry to death. Li Huaide ran out of the alley with his tail between his legs.

When the deaf old lady saw him running away, a smug sneer appeared on her lips: "With your level, you dare to yell at me? I'll scold you to death."

"Jiandong, thank you for your hard work."

Ye Xiaoning said as she was getting dressed that her body felt particularly relaxed after each acupuncture treatment, which was an obvious sign of improvement.

Li Jiandong wiped the sweat off his face with a towel and said, "You're welcome. You've recovered very well now. If you insist on coming once a month, you probably won't need to come again after three or four times. If you insist on taking the medicine for a few months, you'll be completely cured."

Watching Ye Xiaoning's transformation, Li Jiandong also felt a sense of accomplishment.

Looking back a few months ago, Ye Xiaoning was shaky and had difficulty even standing. His mood was extremely bad, and he looked like a half-dead person who was about to die.

However, only over a month has passed, and Ye Xiaoning has now regained the vitality she should have at her age, and her appearance has become youthful and beautiful.

Although she is definitely not comparable to Qin Huairu, for a woman in her thirties, she is considered to be above average.

"Well, thank you. I'll be leaving now."

Ye Xiaoning had already put on her clothes. She waved to Li Jiandong and left the room.

When he walked into the yard, Ye Xiaoning didn't see Li Huaide, so he walked out by himself. It was not until he reached the entrance of the alley that he saw Li Huaide squatting there smoking.

Because of Ye Xiaoning's condition, Li Huaide had quit smoking a long time ago, but he suddenly started smoking again today, which shows that he is very depressed. Ye Xiaoning didn't know that it was because he and Li Jiandong were alone in the room that Li Huaide thought they were in that kind of relationship.

That's why she was so depressed. She just thought that Li Huaide was unwilling to accept his loss to Li Jiandong.

He couldn't help but sigh and said, "Huaide, don't be unconvinced. Li Jiandong is just better than you."

Li Huaide was struck by lightning.

Well, now you don’t even want to hide it?
Can you tell me clearly how he is better than me?

Li Huaide yelled in his heart, but said with a smile: "Yes, I was wrong, Xiao Ning, let's go home."

…………

The next few days were peaceful and tranquil.

The residents in the courtyard have begun to prepare for the spring exams. The exams held twice a year are the only way for them to improve their living standards.

But this method is fair, at least it lets the workers know in which direction to work towards.

Liu Haizhong found Li Jiandong a few days before the assessment.

Ever since he gave Li Jiandong a gift last time, he had been holding back on going to see Li Jiandong. He wanted to wait until Li Jiandong asked him about it before he talked to him about the matter of being the workshop director. However, Li Jiandong seemed to have forgotten about it.

So Liu Haizhong had no choice but to take the initiative to ask:

"Director Li, as a level 6 fitter, I have excellent work ability and would like to make progress towards becoming a workshop director. Do you think it is possible?"

Because they were in the factory, Liu Haizhong didn't call Li Jiandong "Uncle" this time, but called him Director Li.

Li Jiandong already knew what Liu Haizhong was up to and had already figured out how to respond to him.

But Liu Haizhong never came to find him, so Li Jiandong had no choice but to just stay like that.

Today he finally couldn't help it and came over.

Li Jiandong told him the truth: "Old Li, I think you are indeed capable, but there are several level 6 and level 7 workers in your fitter workshop, and your ability is not that outstanding."

"Yes, yes, Director Li is right, but I also have my strengths, and that is my loyalty to you."

In order to become an official, Liu Haizhong didn't care about his face at all.

His expression is fawning, like a pug.

Li Jiandong didn't treat Liu Haizhong as a dog. He just made the best use of his talents and helped the people in the hospital.

So he said, "How about this, Lao Liu, the spring exam is coming soon. As long as you can pass the Level 7 exam, I will help you become the workshop director. If you can't pass, you can wait a little longer. Otherwise, it will be hard to convince everyone, right?"

There are usually two workshop directors: one is the chief and the other is the deputy. The chief is responsible for overall planning, while the deputy is responsible for leading people to tackle tough problems. Therefore, deputy workshop directors are often promoted from relatively high-level workers.

Li Jiandong had previously moved up from this step, and Jia Dongxu is now also the deputy director of the workshop, responsible for leading the fitter workshop 7 to complete the tough tasks.

Now Liu Haizhong wants to be the workshop director, and he has to take this path to be promoted.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to convince others due to his lack of strength, which would easily lead to a lot of gossip about Li Jiandong.

Liu Haizhong did not get a positive answer from Li Jiandong, but he was already satisfied with the promise of promotion.

After all, he has been a level 6 fitter for more than two years and now has the ability to reach level 7.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say, Director Li. I won't disturb you from working. Director Li, I'm leaving first."

Liu Haizhong nodded and bowed, then left with satisfaction.

Another half month passed in the blink of an eye.

This weekend is the day for the spring exam. The steel mill was full of people early in the morning, and the workers came earlier than usual for work.

"Old Li, you are here too."

He Daqing saw Li Jiandong and walked over with a smile.

In theory, the director of the Political and Administrative Office does not need to be present on the day when workers take exams, as the Political and Administrative Office is responsible for promoting and managing cadres.
The production department is responsible for the workers' grading.

But Li Jiandong still came because he had a disciple.

"Yeah, I just came to take a look. Anyway, there's nothing to do in the yard."

Li Jiandong said something casually, and then asked, "Why are you here too? Is there a reception dinner today?"

He Daqing laughed: "I'm just like you, we're here to watch the fun."

He Daqing is now the canteen director and is also a cadre. What he needs to do now is to be promoted to a cadre level, not a chef level.

However, there are still many things in their cafeteria that need to be tested. Don't look at He Daqing who usually shouts and scolds people in the kitchen.

But his concern for the cooks in the kitchen is also genuine, and the cook apprentices are the fastest to graduate among the several canteens.

"Let me take you to our cafeteria. You can also try the dishes prepared for the exam. I'm telling you, I was shocked the last time I was an invigilator for them. The taste was really good. You'll know when you try it."

He Daqing chuckled and wanted to take Li Jiandong to watch the cook grading examination.

Some of these cooks took the exam from level 8 and above, which is considered relatively good and they have already acquired the ability to become formal cooks.

But there are also some who are taking the exam from apprentice to level 8, which is a mixed bag.
The last time He Daqing was an invigilator, he had a task which was to taste the dishes cooked by the examinees.

The dish had all five flavors: extremely spicy, extremely salty, and some even mixed up sugar and salt. The dish was simply inedible.

Not to mention some that are burnt or not cooked.

After He Daqing served as an invigilator last time, he went home and had diarrhea for the whole day, so he would definitely not go if he was asked to invigilate again this time.

As soon as Li Jiandong saw his expression, he knew that he wanted to harm him, so of course he refused directly.

After a morning of assessment, the spring exam came to a successful conclusion.

Yan Jiecheng successfully reached the level of a Level 5 driver. For the steel rolling mill team, this level is already outstanding, and he is only 20 years old this year, so his future is limitless.

As for Liu Haizhong, after using various connections, he finally passed the Level 7 assessment just barely.

This result made Liu Haizhong very excited, because Li Jiandong had promised him that as long as he passed Level 7, he would help him get the position of workshop director.

The leadership position he had dreamed of for so many years was finally going to come true. Liu Haizhong screamed with excitement as soon as he came out of the examination room.

the next day.

After Li Jiandong got to work, he found Deputy Director Dai.

"Jiandong, what do you want from me?"

After Deputy Director Dai was promoted, he was no longer responsible for the work of the Political Department. In fact, the Political Department had always been solely responsible to the Ministry of Industry. In the entire steel rolling mill, only Director Yang could slightly interfere with their work.

But Deputy Director Dai was promoted from the political department after all, so it would be most convenient for Li Jiandong to find him if he had any problems.

"Director Dai, many outstanding talents have emerged after the examination this year. It just so happens that all departments are applying to increase the number of clerks and grassroots management positions. I would like to ask, if you want to promote a worker, what procedures should be followed?"

After all, it was the first time for Li Jiandong to preside over a promotion, and he had only heard of this right before.

Deputy Director Dai smiled and said, "So that's what it is. It's very simple. You ask the departments in need to apply and ask them to submit nominations for suitable clerks. Then the Political and Legal Affairs Office will review it and sign it, and then give it to Director Yang to sign it. That's it."

"Among them, our Political Affairs Department plays a gatekeeping role and must complete multiple reviews of the political appearance, family background, and personal abilities of the nominated cadres.

If you fail in any aspect, you will not pass. Otherwise, you will be held jointly responsible if something goes wrong in the future.”

Deputy Director Dai explained to Li Jiandong with a serious expression that this was also to prevent him from making mistakes in the future.

Li Jiandong nodded: "Thank you, Director Dai, I understand."

After leaving Deputy Director Dai’s office, Li Jiandong contacted various departments and asked them to write applications directly if they had any needs.

Of course, he also said hello to Yan Jiecheng and Liu Haizhong.

In fact, even if the workshop does not apply, the Political and Legal Affairs Office can also promote cadres independently, but generally everyone will give face, and there is no need to waste power if the normal procedures can be followed.

The promotion process went smoothly. After Director Yang received the cadre application submitted by Li Jiandong, he just glanced at the names on it and approved them all.

After all, Li Jiandong is his man, and he has sufficient ability and emotional intelligence. Director Yang is relatively confident in what he does, and it doesn't matter even if there is a little selfish motive.

(End of this chapter)