The winner of life in the courtyard

Chapter 209 Don’t let the family scandal be publicized
Some people always like to make excuses for themselves when they fail.

At the same time, they prefer to put the blame for failure on others.

In short, I am not wrong, it is others who are wrong.

Yan Jiecheng is undoubtedly such a person!
Since he entered the steel mill as a fitter, he had plenty of time to improve himself, but how did he do it?

Tomorrow after tomorrow, so many tomorrows!
He has average talent, but he still feels good about himself.

If Yan Jiecheng is willing to work hard, then even if he is considered unfilial, his master may give him some extra guidance because of his hard work.

However, why does a person who has no talent, is unwilling to work hard, and has a bad reputation for his character receive so much special attention from people around him?
Yan Jiecheng blamed Yan Bugui and left the courtyard angrily.

He died in style, but his old father Yan Bugui was very angry.

Yang Ruihua naturally also heard what Yan Jiecheng said. Seeing that Yan Bugui was shaking with anger, he hurried forward to help Yan Bugui calm down.

"Boss, don't be angry!"

"Don't be angry!"

"Even if you get sick from being angry, that little bastard won't feel bad!"

“Not worth it!”

Yang Ruihua heard Yan Jiecheng's words of shirking responsibility, and she felt sorry for Yan Bugui. At the same time, Yang Ruihua also regretted that when Yan Jiecheng came to borrow money, why did she soften her heart?
This little beast, it’s really a waste of time to raise him!
Yang Ruihua felt regretful.

But she couldn't figure it out. How could this child become like this now when he seemed so obedient and sensible before? Why?
Yang Ruihua couldn't figure it out!
Yan Bugui couldn't figure it out either.

The couple believes that they are as good as most families in the community in educating their children.

He, Yan Bugui, is an elementary school teacher!
But why did this child become a different person when he grew up?
Yan Bugui and Yang Ruihua were extremely angry, while the three siblings Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi saw everything, but they all lowered their heads and said nothing, for fear of being noticed by Yan Bugui or Yang Ruihua.

Although Yan Bugui would not beat or scold his children at home, Yan Jiecheng had created such a situation. The two siblings of Yan Jiefang were really afraid of being taken out on and becoming Yan Jiecheng's scapegoats.

However, the three of them also felt a little more resentment towards their eldest brother.

Yan Jiecheng moved out, got a job, married, and started his own family. No matter what he said or did in this family, he had nothing to fear.

But they three can't do it!

They cannot support themselves and can only keep a low profile.

……

Only a few families in the front yard of the courtyard vaguely heard the farce of the Yan family, but they only heard a few words, and they were all said by Yan Jiecheng.

Therefore, no one knew that a huge rift had arisen between Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng, father and son.

Shen Zhiping did have some guesses in his mind, but this was someone else's family affair after all and had little to do with him.

Furthermore, Yan Jiecheng himself is not ambitious, and Shen Zhiping does not want to have too much contact with him.

This is because Shen Zhiping didn't know what Yan Jiecheng said to Yan Bugui. If he knew, Shen Zhiping would definitely stay as far away from Yan Jiecheng as possible.

He doesn't strive for progress, but instead blames his father for not providing him with better conditions!

What is the logic?

If you have too much contact with such people, you never know when they will turn the tables on you.

The next morning, Shen Zhiping sent Liu Wanqing out to work. When he arrived at the Intermediate Courtyard, he saw several female comrades surrounding Yang Ruihua, asking her about what happened to Yan Jiecheng yesterday.

Although Yang Ruihua was very dissatisfied with Yan Jiecheng in his heart, he was of the opinion that family disgrace should not be made public, so he did not tell others about Yan Jiecheng's faults.

"This child has grown up and has his own ideas!"

"What can we old people do?"

Yang Ruihua avoided the main point and addressed the problem in just two sentences!

There are many young people like Yan Jiecheng in this area. Who among them hasn’t done something against the adults at home?
After listening to Yang Ruihua's words, the group of people were diverted and started talking about what they knew happened in the surrounding areas.

Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing simply greeted everyone and quickly left the courtyard.

"Is Yan Jiecheng up to something weird again?"

After leaving the courtyard, Liu Wanqing asked Shen Zhiping about it.

Shen Zhiping smiled and said, "Wife, do you have to be so smart?"

"Talk about it!"

Liu Wanqing was also very curious about these family matters.

Although she wouldn't gossip, she was very curious.

"It's no big deal!"

Shen Zhiping chuckled, "Didn't the autumn worker assessment at the steel mill be cancelled? The preliminary date is the beginning of the new year, but the exact date has not yet been decided!"

"But, those who are going to take the worker-level assessment are all very concerned!"

"Isn't Yan Jiecheng an apprentice now?"

"You can only become a regular employee if you pass the work-level assessment, but he has been slacking off for so long. I really don't want to talk about his skills!"

"What this means is that Yan Jiecheng is likely to fail the exam again this time?"

"It depends on his luck!"

The corners of Shen Zhiping's mouth twitched slightly.

Judging from the quality of the workpieces that Yan Jiecheng showed him, Yan Jiecheng's chance of passing the assessment was at most 30%.

If he performs well in the exam, then he may still be able to pass the test.

If your performance is even slightly worse, you will definitely fail.

Another thing is that if the difficulty of the test is too high, with Yan Jiecheng's level, he will have no chance of passing the test.

Shen Zhiping had taught at least eighty fitter apprentices at the steel rolling mill. Yan Jiecheng was the one who received the most instruction from him, but he made the least progress.

"Then won't his wife and him have trouble again?"

Liu Wanqing suddenly wanted to laugh.

After getting married, Yan Jiecheng was determined to move out and live on his own, but he didn't expect that hard times were ahead.

"Who can you blame?"

Shen Zhiping chuckled, "He himself is unwilling to work hard, and he fishes for three days and rests for two days. A fitter's job is a technical job, and it's all about learning more and practicing more, and practice makes perfect!"

"But Yan Jiecheng is here and doesn't know how to work hard at all!"

"I have taught him no less than ten times. If he had paid attention even once, he wouldn't be at this level now."

"Why did you instruct him so many times?"

Liu Wanqing glanced at Shen Zhiping and asked, "Is this time for you to be free?"

"I just wanted to give Teacher Yan some face because she sees us every day!"

The two of them walked past Yan's house every day, so they had many opportunities to meet Yan Bugui. Even if their relationship was not close, it could not be too stiff.

Otherwise, it would be awkward to meet each other every day!
"You think too much!"

Liu Wanqing rolled her eyes at Shen Zhiping and said, "If you ask me, based on his attitude towards Teacher Yan, you shouldn't care about him!"

"Yes, yes, yes, from now on, I won't pay any attention to him!"

Shen Zhiping gave Yan Jiecheng a chance, but the other party couldn't grasp it, so Shen Zhiping couldn't be blamed. Even if Yan Jiecheng reconciled with Yan Bugui later, Shen Zhiping was justified in facing Yan Bugui.

After sending Liu Wanqing and his daughter to work, Shen Zhiping rode his bicycle straight to the market.

He has a day off today, so he takes the opportunity to prepare some New Year's goods.

In addition to the New Year's gifts for my father-in-law's family, I also have to prepare one for my senior brother, and I also have to prepare a suitable New Year's gift to send to my teacher who is still fighting on the front line.

After Shen Zhiping arrived at the market, he just walked around for a while and met several colleagues from the technical department.

Then, Shen Zhiping discovered that buying New Year’s goods was quite easy.

And all this is because of the phrase "It's easier to get things done if you have someone in the court"!
It was also at this time that Shen Zhiping discovered that the technical department of the steel rolling mill was full of hidden talents and that the various relationships were extremely complex and prosperous.

Thanks to these relationships, Shen Zhiping completed the New Year's goods purchasing work quickly, in more than half the time he expected.

Of course, Shen Zhiping also owed a few colleagues in the technical department a small favor because of this.

But that’s not a big deal!
This is how people interact with each other.

Owe a favor to someone, then pay it back, and then there will be give and take, and a relationship will be established, and slowly it will become a network of contacts.

Although Shen Zhiping did not intend to go far within the system, as the predecessor said, having no sword in hand and having a sword in hand but not using it are two completely different situations.

You may not need to use connections, but you cannot do without them.

……

When Shen Zhiping returned to the courtyard with a pile of New Year's goods, the women from several families in the front yard saw him and were very envious.

The Chinese New Year is coming, and every household has to prepare New Year's goods, but the family's financial situation is different, so the preparations are also different.

In some families, tofu and vermicelli can also be eaten during the Chinese New Year.

For some families, even the most delicious food is still not enough.

Shen Zhiping didn't bring much New Year's goods back to the courtyard. He prepared some for his teacher and mailed them out from the post office first.

It was also sent to my father-in-law.

What Shen Zhiping brought back to the courtyard were food for his family and food for his senior brother.

As for the others, their relationship with Shen Zhiping was not so close that they needed to send him New Year gifts, so they just went to pay New Year's greetings after the New Year.

Of course, if Shen Zhiping wants to make progress, he should spend more time with some leaders.

However, Shen Zhiping didn't want to make progress!
The storm is about to start, and we need to keep a low profile for a long time.

Shen Zhiping's cheats can help him rise to the top, but if he is not careful, he may attract jealousy. If others find fault with him, Shen Zhiping may not be able to bear it.

After all, it's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime.
So, for some relationships, it’s better to just maintain the face.

But even so, the New Year's goods that Shen Zhiping brought back still made many people envious.

After all, Shen Zhiping’s New Year goods are not just what he bought.

The factory will also distribute New Year’s goods before the New Year.

The factories that Shen Zhiping helped with his technology would also send New Year goods before the New Year. Because they would contact Shen Zhiping whenever they encountered any problems, Shen Zhiping would help them wherever he could.

Even though we are far away and cannot meet each other, our friendship is still there!

A little bit of local specialties were sent over before the New Year. This is normal human interaction and no one can find fault with it.

After returning to the East Cross Courtyard, Shen Zhiping threw some New Year's goods that needed to be frozen directly into the snow pile at the foot of the wall. When it was evening, he poured two buckets of water on them. After one night, they were frozen hard.

This is the good thing about winter in the north.

No refrigerator storage required.

At noon, Shen Zhiping simply made some noodles and was about to eat when he heard a dog barking.

I listened carefully and heard someone knocking on the gate of the east courtyard.

Shen Zhiping put down his bowl and chopsticks and went to open the gate.

Yan Bugui was standing outside the door. When he saw Shen Zhiping, an awkward smile appeared on his face.

"Teacher Yan, please sit inside!"

Shen Zhiping didn't ask Yan Bugui what he wanted to see him about, and directly invited him into the house.

It's the coldest time of the year now, and normal people wouldn't go out and chat.

After entering the house, Shen Zhiping made tea for Yan Bugui, and then said, "Teacher Yan, please drink some tea first. I haven't eaten yet. If you have anything to say, wait until I'm full before talking, okay?"

"Okay, okay!"

Yan Bugui agreed without hesitation.

Shen Zhiping didn't bother to be polite with Yan Bugui. He just picked up the big bowl and ate it all up. He finished the whole bowl of noodles.

"Teacher Yan, please speak!"

Shen Zhiping put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Yan Bugui who was sitting on the sofa.

Yan Bugui let out a long breath and slowly said, "Engineer Shen, I came here just to ask if my boss can pass the fitter test this time?"

"Teacher Yan, I can't answer your question!"

Even though Shen Zhiping explained Yan Jiecheng's situation clearly in front of Liu Wanqing, it was impossible for him to say too much to Yan Bugui.

This is just like when a couple is arguing and someone else tries to mediate, no matter which side they are speaking for, by the time the couple reconciles, the third party who tried to mediate will be in a bad position.

"The work-level assessment depends on both skills and luck!"

"No one can predict the answer before the worker-level assessment is over!"

Shen Zhiping's answer was very formulaic.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with this answer.

However, this kind of routine answer also indirectly illustrates a situation, that is, there is no absolute possibility that Yan Jiecheng will pass the assessment.

Otherwise, Shen Zhiping would not have answered like this.

The smile on Yan Bugui's face completely disappeared.

He didn't want to come at first, but he would not feel happy if he didn't make this trip.

Finally, Yan Bugui decided to ask.

However, the answer did not make him feel relieved, but made him feel even more upset.

Even though Yan Jiecheng always makes him angry, Yan Bugui still hopes that his son will be fine.

After all, Yan Jiecheng's life is better now, so it's not necessary for his father to worry about him.

But the facts gave Yan Bugui a hard slap in the face.

This little bastard is so disappointing!
"Teacher Yan, there is still some time before the assessment. Brother Jie Cheng still has a lot of room for improvement!"

Shen Zhiping saw that Yan Bugui was in a bad mood, so he comforted him appropriately.

However, this large room for improvement means that Yan Jiecheng's level is too poor, and to achieve great progress, Yan Jiecheng has to work harder.

But the question is, will Yan Jiecheng work hard?

(End of this chapter)