Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

Li Jianjun had something to do, so he went directly to the furnace room.

The workers are gathered in front of the boiler, preparing to add carbon into it.

"Director Li, it's just in time for you."

"There are some technical issues, and we'd like to ask you for your help."

Li Jianjun went over and explained each of the problems they raised.

He would sometimes furrow his brow, and sometimes relax his brow, and the workers' problems were quickly resolved.

"Masters, is everything alright now?"

Those people were very grateful to Li Jianjun.

"Director Li, I didn't expect that you, the head of the security department, would also be knowledgeable in technology."

"This level is almost on par with college graduates."

This kind of blatant flattery was rather awkward, but Li Jianjun found it somewhat pleasing. He pursed his lips and prepared to leave.

"Alright, you guys do a good job."

……

Inside the second canteen, Sha Zhu looked somewhat lost. During this period, he had suffered considerable financial losses due to fines and having to pay for his own food.

Things are different now. He's just an ordinary cook now, earning only twenty-four yuan a month. The thirty-seven-and-a-half yuan he used to earn is gone forever.

Don't underestimate the difference of thirteen yuan and fifty cents; for an average family, it's almost equivalent to the basic living expenses of three people.

Converted to RMB, it would be worth about eight or nine thousand.

This is no small amount.

He had hoped to get a promotion, but after this incident, the old man lost his title as workshop director and became an ordinary worker.

As a chef, he shouldn't even think about anything else; he feels listless at work.

Sha Zhu was in a real bind. It wasn't time to cook yet, so he went to the toilet.

As he walked into the corridor, passersby all turned to look at him, making Sha Zhu, a rather sensitive person, become more aware of his surroundings.

He couldn't help but wonder to himself if these people were deliberately trying to make a fool of him.

Getting Sha Zhu to admit defeat won't be that easy.

He realized that Li Jianjun was a formidable opponent and should not be underestimated.

He walked into the corridor and heard a commotion outside. He stuck his head out to look downstairs and saw workers transporting strange tools.

"What are you going to do with such a big rock?"

There were also those devices he had never seen before. Sha Zhu was the most diligent and eager to learn, always asking questions when he didn't understand.

The two men carrying the equipment looked up and saw Sha Zhu, and said to him as if mocking him.

"Why? It must be useful. But you're a washed-up chef, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

Just then, another person passed by in the corridor and explained to Sha Zhu.

"You didn't know that? Li Jianjun's rational suggestions to Director Zhang have been adopted, and it is currently in the trial application stage."

Sha Zhu suddenly realized that Director Zhang was really giving Li Jianjun face by choosing to unconditionally trust him.

How could someone as an outsider in the security department possibly understand the inner workings of steelmaking?

Trying to appear knowledgeable when you're not is simply pretending to know what you don't.

After just a moment's thought, Sha Zhu decided that he still had to trip up Li Jianjun.

Chapter 215 Li Ying's Aunt You Fengxia

If Li Jianjun's suggestions had a significant effect, he would become an even more popular figure in Director Zhang's eyes.

It will definitely be more difficult to touch him in the future.

Without further ado, Sha Zhu found an old man and shared his views with him.

An old man, who had just been removed from his position as workshop director, was furious. After hearing the story, he immediately agreed.

“Okay. Let’s do it this way. If we continue to let Li Jianjun run rampant in the factory, I, an eighth-grade fitter, will have nowhere to go.”

……

Li Ying waited and waited for Li Jianjun, but he didn't return, so she left directly from Li Jianjun's office.

Back in the office, I heard from Director Zhang that he and Ran Qiurui had gone to the furnace room.

But not long after, she was sitting by the window when she saw Li Jianjun and Ran Qiurui come out and go to Li Jianjun's office.

Later, when Ran Qiurui came out of Li Jianjun's office with her face as red as an apple, Li Ying seemed to have guessed something.

Her little feet stomped on the ground, and it hurt.

"So, Li Jianjun and Ran Qiurui might have already gotten together."

"Hmph, just wait and see. Any man I, Li Ying, set my sights on will definitely not escape."

"Ran Qiurui is just a college student, how can she compare to me who studied abroad?"

With this comparison, Li Ying gained confidence, and she felt that she had been trained by Li Jianjun to be very feminine.

Just now in Li Jianjun's office, Li Ying could clearly sense that Li Jianjun was about to lose control and burst into tears.

Li Ying's charm was irresistible to any man, including Li Jianjun.

That evening, Li Ying returned home and told her mother, Lin Xiuying, about it.

"Mom, tell me, can I outshine that Ran Qiurui?"

Lin Xiuying, of course, would defend her daughter.

"Of course, my daughter is definitely the best. Ran Qiurui and Ran Qiuye are no match for my daughter."

Lin Xiuying showered Li Ying with compliments, making Li Ying so proud she was practically strutting around.

"Haha, Mom, you're the best to me. Now I'm really confident."

"Is the food ready? I want to eat a big bowl today."

These past few days, Li Ying has been on a diet and has been eating very little staple food.

"It's done, it's done, you little glutton. By the way, your aunt is coming over in a couple of days."

Li Ying found it strange.

"Mom, my grandma only has you as her daughter, right? Where did I get an aunt?"

Lin Xiuying explained.

"Have you forgotten? It's that You Fengxia, not my aunt, just one of Mom's cousins."

Li Ying remembered.

"Yes, yes, I remember now, you mentioned her not long ago. I think she came to our house before, but I think she was about my age."

"She's about your age. But given the generational difference, you still have to call her 'Auntie'."

Li Ying snorted.

"Of course. But, is my aunt married yet?"

Lin Xiuying thought for a moment.

"Not long ago, her family arranged a marriage for her, but I heard it's not finalized yet. But it should be soon."

Li Ying nodded.

……

Meanwhile, Li Jianjun also prepared to go home after finishing his day's work.

When I was halfway there, I suddenly remembered that we didn't have much food left at home.

It's almost six o'clock, and the department store will probably be closed by then.

Li Jianjun decided to go to the pigeon market to see if he could buy some vegetables there.

The key point is that you don't need tickets to buy groceries there, which is very convenient.

The pigeon market is like a flea market; it's chaotic in management, but it's economical, convenient, and doesn't require tickets.

Although the government wants to crack down on it, it is repeatedly prohibited but not stopped, and people's lives are inseparable from it.

As Li Jianjun walked into the market, he turned his head and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.

He was familiar with the person because he often saw him in TV dramas.

It felt unfamiliar because he had never seen it in reality.

This person was You Fengxia.

Li Jianjun recalls that in the TV series "Full House of Love," You Fengxia appeared in the 1970s, when she was in her thirties and a mature young woman.

You Fengxia now has a youthful face, still carrying the innocence of a young girl, which is clearly about the same age as Li Ying.

Li Jianjun saw a vegetable stall in front of her, with cabbage, tomatoes, eggplants, and scallions.

"It doesn't matter whose I buy," Li Jianjun said, walking over.

How much are your tomatoes?

You Fengxia didn't recognize the man, but he was incredibly handsome. Just being near him made her heart race.

My God, he had never seen such a handsome man before.

"If you want it, it'll be one cent per pound."

Looking at the bewildered You Fengxia, Li Jianjun seriously suspected that she was after his looks and asking for money.

In those days, tomatoes cost at least five cents a pound.

In You Fengxia's mouth, it turned into a penny.

"Okay, then I'll buy some."