Chapter 98 Inquire
"Why not? Teacher Yan, what does Li Zhiguo in your hospital do for a living?"

Several teachers asked about it and decided that it might be him.

"He, he didn't do anything."

Yan Bugui is a Chinese teacher, but now he is at a loss for words. How can he explain Li Zhiguo's complicated and extremely immoral resume?

In the future at school, will his colleagues mistakenly think that Yan Bugui is also a bad person?

After a while, Yan Bugui found an excuse to slip away. When he returns to the courtyard today, he will find Li Zhiguo to ask him about it clearly.

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When Li Zhiguo arrived at the workshop, he handed the drawings of the multifunctional peeler he had designed to Yi Zhonghai, and also called on several workers for help.

Compared with the previous pencil sharpener and razor, this peeler feels more useless. It depends on whether you want it or not. Anyway, it is given to the group.

As for the designed thresher, there is no need to make it, it is troublesome.

Besides, the factory was also short of materials, so I decided to hand them over to Director Yang in the afternoon and report them together to see how the higher-ups would arrange it.

"Brother, what did the master and the others talk to you about?"

Qin Huairu then had time to inquire about the situation.

"Nothing, just a small matter!"

Li Zhiguo changed the subject and asked about his daughter-in-law's work.

"Brother Li!"

Chen Bihua came over to say hello.

"Uh, Bihua, what do you do in the workshop?"

He had never understood this before. Jia Dongxu had been drilling screw holes before, and pregnant women couldn't do this.

"I didn't do anything. An old man took care of me and asked me to count the parts."

Chen Bihua starts counting as soon as she gets to work, and her mind is a little confused at the end of the day.

"That's great. Work hard. Labor is glorious."

As the two were chatting, the workers in the workshop couldn't help pointing and talking.

"Jia Dongxu is right. It's still not safe to leave your wife in the workshop. Look how happy he is chatting with Li Zhiguo."

"Jia Dongxu is a bad person. How could he let his pregnant wife work in the factory? In comparison, Li Zhiguo can be considered a human being."

"I think they're all about the same. Hey, stop talking, Li Zhiguo is looking over here."

The workers quickly shut up, as they couldn't afford to offend him. Besides, Li Zhiguo was now a popular figure in the factory. He was good at making small inventions and had brought honor to the Second Workshop. No one dared to offend him.

In this way, Li Zhiguo sat and chatted with his wife, occasionally saying a few words to Dongxu's wife, and they happily arrived at noon.

If he could have wasted time like this in the beginning, why would he have let his wife take over the job?

The radio sounded, indicating that it was time for dinner. Li Zhiguo instinctively wanted to grab his lunch box and run to the cafeteria, but suddenly he realized that he had retired due to illness.

Besides, the clock was shut today, and many people went to get food early, so there was no need to rush.

"Huai Ru, let's go and have dinner. Bi Hua, you can come with us today."

Qin Huairu nodded and went to get the lunch box.

"Okay, Brother Li."

Chen Bihua was happy. She had never been very sociable in the workshop. Today, everyone saw that she had a good relationship with Li Ge'er, so her life might be better in the future.

Before she entered the factory, she really didn't know that Dongxu was so unpopular in the workshop. There was a huge difference between him and Brother Li.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, there was already a long line at the food window. Li Zhiguo was with two pregnant women, so they couldn't queue up, but it wouldn't be a good idea to cut in line either.

He was just about to call Sha Zhu to bring out the food, but when the workers saw him, they gave up their seats on their own.

"Li Zhiguo, go to the front, you can't stand there for long!"

"Yes, you go to the front, we don't need this little time."

Good deeds will be rewarded! Seeing the workers' enthusiasm strengthened his belief in helping others.

"Thanks!"

He thanked them and took the two pregnant women to the window.

"Virtue!"

Xu Damao was sandwiched in the team and just showed his head. He had just deliberately hidden himself so as not to be seen by Li Zhiguo, but who knew that he had already run ahead of others.

"Give me five servings of white noodles and four vegetables, divided into two boxes."

Li Zhiguo asked his wife to hand over the lunch box. He called out the names of the dishes and then handed over the money. He was getting his salary, so he couldn't treat his wife badly with this meal.

After the food was ready, Chen Bihua also handed over the lunch box and said, "Two servings of white flour and one serving of potatoes."

She planned to have four dollars for food per month, no more than 15 cents per meal, but she dared not spend it all. She also wanted to save some money so that she could go back to her parents' home during the Chinese New Year and give some money to her parents.

"Got it!"

The three of them prepared their meal, and as luck would have it, as soon as he looked over, a few workers no longer wanted their seats.

"Huai Ru, Bi Hua, let's go, let's eat here, it will be convenient to wash the lunch boxes."

After the three of them sat down, Li Zhiguo took out another package of cooked beef, which had already been cut, from his bag.

It’s not much, just three or two ounces, but it can help to keep you from getting hungry because the beef shrinks a lot after being cooked.

"Bihua, you eat too. After all, Dongxu and I are brothers."

Li Zhiguo had no opinion about Dongxu's wife, but he couldn't say he took care of her either. They just happened to have dinner together today.

In addition, Chen Bihua is the key to regulating the quality of life of the Jia family.

"Thank you, Brother Li! You like eating Codonopsis pilosula. I'll bring you some next time I go back to my parents' home."

Chen Bihua didn't dare take the treat for granted. This was Brother Li in the courtyard and no one could take advantage of him.

"That's a good feeling!"

Li Zhiguo smiled and picked up two slices of beef for the person, and he did not forget his wife.

The three of them were chatting and laughing while eating, and it became a good story for a while, and they were often seen in the factory again.

"Hey, you said that the baby in Jia Dongxu's wife's belly is okay, right?"

"Do you suspect that it has something to do with Li Zhiguo? No, that's too immoral."

"Why not? If they didn't have a connection, how could Li Zhiguo be so nice to Dongxu's wife?"

"You should observe carefully. Chen Bihua looks at people differently. I've been through this before. When the young wife next door to me didn't move out, she looked at me the same way. What a pity..."

After dinner, Li Zhiguo took the two pregnant women back to the workshop. Not long after, Director Yang came to find them.

"Li Zhiguo, you have a new invention."

Director Yang had previously informed the workshop director to notify him immediately whenever Li Zhiguo had an invention, but he didn't expect that the news would come so soon.

"They are just a few small gadgets, just a few multifunctional paring knives, for kitchen use. They have nothing to do with earning foreign exchange, but who knows, they can be sold to other agricultural countries."

Exports have never only made profits for rich countries, but also for poor countries. As long as a trade surplus is formed, it is a profit.

"It doesn't matter if it's just a small gadget, as long as it's something you invented it's going to be very useful.

Our country is in a state of disrepair right now, and we can’t make big things yet, so small gadgets are just right.”

Director Yang did not underestimate it. A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree, and Comrade Li Zhiguo has already proved himself.

He heard the rumor that Li Zhiguo would be rewarded by the end of the year because that razor was so popular among the cadres.

Some leaders carry it with them every day and shave when they have nothing to do. They can’t live without it.

"Of great use? Not really!"

Li Zhiguo was modest for a while, and then said: "Master Yi is almost done. Director Yang, I am short of ingredients for experiments. Please ask the kitchen to send some potatoes or other vegetables with skins.

If you want another piece of pork with hair, I have a little pig hair clip here."

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it."

Director Yang quickly asked his secretary to go to the kitchen. Suddenly he thought of something and gave a few more instructions.

The secretary was obviously stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and walked out of the workshop quickly.

At this time, some workers gathered around. It was closed today and there was not much work to do. Besides, they all wanted to see what Li Zhiguo's invention was.

"I'm coming."

Well, it was Shazhu who arrived with a winnowing basket filled with potatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, a pumpkin, and a large piece of pork with skin weighing at least five pounds.

"Sister Qin, I brought this thing."

Sha Zhu had no one else in his eyes and volunteered to take the job. Although he and Sister Qin were in the same courtyard, it was nice to be able to see someone more.

"Silly Zhu, give it to your brother. He needs it."

Qin Huairu looked very happy. Her man showed up in the workshop again, and the factory director was waiting there in person. What an honor it was.

Director Yang suddenly asked, "Li Zhiguo, this was also the idea you and Comrade Qin Huairu came up with together, right?"

"Yes, we thought of it together. A while ago, she was peeling potatoes and I was watching her. We came up with it together."

Li Zhiguo thought to himself, I never expected Old Yang to be so honest. He even knew to lie in advance.

"That's great!"

Director Yang was also prepared. For example, as for general rewards, not only him as the director, but also several deputy directors could make the decision.

But every time Li Zhiguo came up with something, he needed to be arranged by his superiors, so how to reward him had to wait for the upper level to decide. "Director Yang, Li Zhiguo, I have made one here."

Yi Zhonghai wiped the sweat off his forehead. He had not even had lunch as he was concentrating on dealing with the peeler, which would be very helpful for his future exams.

"Hurry up and give it to Li Zhiguo to try."

Director Yang quickly asked Yi Zhonghai to come over and clear the area as it was too crowded.

What Li Zhiguo got was a multifunctional belt sharpening knife, which was the cheapest one, the kind you could pick up at a two-yuan store in later generations.

"Everyone knows that I don't cook, my wife usually cooks for me at home.

But with this, peeling is easy, and it’s not likely to cause waste.”

As he said this, he picked up a large potato, trying to be careful not to cut your hand, as that would be tragic.

I saw him just pick up the knife and peel off the potato skin in a flash.

Everyone was stunned, not knowing how to describe their feelings at the moment. Is this thing really that useful? Wouldn't it be easier to just use a kitchen knife to peel it?

Yi Zhonghai picked up a few potato peels and said, "Look, everyone, each potato peel is the same thickness, not a bit is wasted, and Li Zhiguo can't cook.

With this peeler, I can save so many potatoes."

Director Yang then said, "Let me try. I can't cook either."

Immediately, the factory manager also took a large potato, held a peeler in one hand, and after a few demonstrations, he got the hang of it.

"This paring knife is very useful. I think it is very useful. Master Xiao He, you can try it too."

"Okay, Director!"

Sha Zhu was the kitchen foreman holding the rack at the moment, so he quickly picked up a big potato. A small one would not be good, and if he missed it, he would lose face.

After Sha Zhu peeled a few potatoes, he was delighted. "This thing works great. It can save a lot of time in the kitchen."

Li Zhiguo also smiled and said, "We also have eggplants and cucumbers. Try them all. Also, this knife can be used to slice them."

He immediately instructed Sha Zhu to peel the potatoes into slices. There were some other designs on it, which were not so useful, but were very ingenious.

When the other one is ready, you can directly shave it into strips, which caused everyone to exclaim, because peeling is simple and you only need hands.

But it takes good cooking skills to cut it into strips, not to mention making sure they are all uniform in size.

The workers all tried it in their hands. Only after using it did they realize how smooth it was and how much better it was than peeling with a kitchen knife.

Director Yang shifted his gaze and whispered, "Master Xiao He, this is the pig hair clip invented by Li Zhiguo. You clip the hair off this piece of pork, and let Li Zhiguo take the meat away. He is in poor health and needs nutrition."

"Director, this is such a big piece of meat! Well, let him take it away. I'll put it in a bag and hang it on his bicycle."

Just when Sha Zhu was about to retort, he saw Sister Qin. She was pregnant and couldn't lack nutrition.

It’s impossible that five or six kilograms of pork all went into Li Zhiguo’s stomach alone!
After explaining the function of the peeler, Li Zhiguo took out a few drawings from his bag.

"Director Yang, this is the thresher that Qin Huairu and I designed together. Please hand it in and see if they want it!"

"Thresher?"

Director Yang was stunned for a moment. This is a bit of a leap. We are a steel mill, and you suddenly switched to agriculture and threshing.

It was just a joke. A thresher is also a machine. He took it and took a quick look at it, but couldn't tell whether it was good or bad.

"Okay, I'll take him to Director Bi now, and notify Comrade Qin Huairu when there's news."

Director Yang then left with the paring knife and the blueprint.

Li Zhiguo also had to leave as he had to go to Qianmen Street to collect rent. Life was so simple and unpretentious, with the third of every month being the busiest day.

"Wife, go home by yourself after get off work. I have something else to do so I will leave now."

"Okay, drive slowly on the road!"

Qin Huairu sent the person to the workshop door.

"Hey, why are there so many bags?"

Li Zhiguo walked forward and took a look, and was shocked. Oh my god, isn’t this the same piece of meat as before?

"what!"

Qin Huairu also walked forward and saw the large piece of pork.

"Brother, what should I do?"

"Take it back! I guess Director Yang asked you to give it to him. Sha Zhu doesn't have the guts to do that. He can only steal half a chicken at most. I'm leaving now!"

As soon as Li Zhiguo left the workshop, he put the meat in the bag into the space to prevent anyone from setting a trap and deliberately harming him.

Of course, I thought too much. The security guard didn't even look at anything. He just said hello and left.

But he still didn't bring the meat back to the compound because it was risky and could easily give him away.

I simply sent him to the third courtyard of Dongliulichang. I had to take my uncle to work today, and I was so busy that I almost forgot about it.

"Uncle Three!"

"Uncle, here you come!"

Qin Changqing followed his eldest brother in calling him son-in-law, as he felt that this way they had a closer relationship.

"I just came from the steel mill. The factory gave me a piece of pork as a reward. It's not convenient for me to take it back, so I'll leave it here. You, my dad, and Guangming can eat it."

Li Zhiguo handed over the bag and said, "It's not a big deal. Well, the main thing is that this piece of meat is too fatty."

"Oh, this is such a big piece of meat, how can I finish it?"

Qin Changqing looked at it with envy, but felt that he could not take advantage of it.

"If you can't finish it, eat it slowly. Just leave it here. Come on, Uncle San, I'll take you to the street office to register. From now on, you will be a temporary worker in the Qianmen Residential Committee, responsible for repairing tables and chairs.

Just do it first, and I'll arrange for you to become a regular employee later!"

Li Zhiguo originally wanted to arrange his third uncle to work in a silk shop, but his wife was thinking of joining a franchise and it also needed renovation.

But this can easily cause trouble, so it is safer to leave it to the neighborhood committee, which will ensure a stable harvest regardless of drought or flood.

"I will follow my uncle's arrangements."

What could Qin Changqing have any objection to? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to stay in the city and live in such a nice house?

He chose a room next to the front gate so that he could watch the door. Otherwise, if he was in the backyard, no one would answer the door when he knocked.

"Okay, then go ahead."

Li Zhiguo took the man directly to the neighborhood committee, explained the situation for a while, and then asked an old lady to arrange for his uncle to start work.

"Secretary Li, don't worry, Lao Qin will arrange a good position for you if you stay here."

The aunt sent the person out, knowing that this was the director's favorite.

"Okay, I'll go to the street then."

Li Zhiguo then left, wanting to finish his work as soon as possible and go back home. Xiao Jingru was still staying at home, and he was worried if she stayed for too long.

Not long after, Li Zhiguo went to the street to collect rent, received his salary and ran away to avoid being drafted again.

The bicycle tires spun very fast, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the back door of the silk shop.

"Xue Ru, it feels like a long time since we last met. Do you miss me?"

Li Zhiguo was holding a coffee cup and said, "I came here today and got another shirt."

"I thought, can't you come to my side more often?"

After Chen Xueru tried on a shirt for someone, she would hang it on a hanger to avoid creases.

"There's been a lot going on these days, so I'll have to work harder later."

Li Zhiguo touched his concubine's belly and said that she would have to wear loose clothes after a while.

"You said it! Here, here are five hundred dollars. Spend it first. If it's not enough, I'll ask Lao Zhang for more."

The accountant in Chen Xueru's store is an old man and he is trustworthy.

"Five hundred is enough. Actually, you don't need to take the money. I have some money here, so I won't go broke for a while."

Li Zhiguo took a sip of coffee. He felt as if he was getting paid for something.

"If you can't spend it all, just save it. My sister's salary is not enough to support you.

You still have some rent to pay, but it's only a little over a hundred yuan. We have such a big store, and you are a shareholder, so we can't treat you unfairly."

As Chen Xueru spoke, she brought over her old clothes. She had to put them back on, so she put the white shirt over here.

"Don't worry! Xueru, can you think of me for six autumns?"

Li Zhiguo put down his coffee cup, and two days later, seeing that it was getting late, he slipped out the back door.

Inside the room, Chen Xueru finally realized what was happening. "Six autumns? Is this how you settle accounts?"

"Hey, what is this?"

Suddenly, she found an envelope on the sofa. It must have been left by her lover. She held it in her hand and instinctively knew it contained money.

When I opened it, I saw that it was indeed a stack of money. After hesitating for a while, I took out the things inside. I was really curious.

Besides, she has given birth to a child, so checking the envelope is nothing.

"what!"

After a while, Chen Xueru covered her mouth with one hand, unable to believe it.

Because in addition to the money, there was also an authorization agreement in the envelope, which stated that the songwriter Li Zhiguo authorized "Let's Row the Oars" to Beihai Park...

(End of this chapter)