Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

Li Fei is a good girl. She doesn't want her family to break up, and she doesn't want to see her father helpless and in pain after losing his job.

"Feifei." "What's wrong?" Li Fei looked up at the man in front of her.

The man's name is Chen Zhibin. He is 25 years old, a college graduate, and an international student who came to the county from a small town.

"We've been together for quite a while now, and I've always liked you a lot."

"What do you want to say?"

“Look, I have a car and a house now, and I have a stable job. Why don’t we get married? I believe we will be happy together,” Chen Zhibin said sincerely.

"Heh..." Li Fei chuckled coldly and said, "Zhibin, it's true that we're a good match, but you also know that our circumstances are too different. We're not suitable."

Chapter 323 Accident in the Workshop

When Wan Ping'an arrived at the steel rolling mill, he saw He Yuzhu standing in the factory yard and asked him why he was standing there.

"Uncle, it seems there's been an accident at the factory, but no one knows what happened yet."

"Master, something bad has happened! Someone in the workshop has been injured by falling steel!" Ma Hua ran over to He Yuzhu and said. Ma Hua was He Yuzhu's apprentice in the canteen.

Upon hearing Ma Hua's words, He Yuzhu's expression immediately turned serious. He then said to Zhou Tao and Sun Hao, "You two don't rush to the construction site yet. I'll go to the workshop first to see what's going on."

Zhou Tao and Sun Hao agreed, finding it reasonable. They nodded and told He Yuzhu to go ahead first.

Wan Ping'an was also preparing to go to the workshop.

But someone stopped him, saying, "Hey, what are you doing? Don't you know you can't just wander around here?"

"Are you blind? Didn't you see what I was wearing?"

Wan Ping'an glared at the guard and said, "Do I need to tell you why I'm here?"

"Who are you……"

The guard was about to explode in anger when he suddenly froze and said, "You...you are Wan Ping'an?"

Wan Ping'an glanced at the guard, snorted coldly, and said, "Nonsense, who else would dare to call me that name besides me? Get out of my way right now."

"Yes...yes..." After hearing Wan Ping'an's words, the guard dared not stop him anymore and simply dodged away.

Wan Ping'an walked around to the workshop entrance.

At this moment, a large number of people gathered at the entrance of the workshop. Some were directing the work, while others were splashing water at the entrance.

In the center of the crowd, a figure was kneeling on the ground, burying his head in his hands and weeping bitterly.

This person was none other than Fatty Liu.

"Ping An, quickly save Fatty Liu, he seems to have suffered internal injuries."

Upon seeing Wan Ping'an, He Yuzhu immediately called out anxiously.

"Fatty Liu, how are you? Don't scare me!" Zhou Tao asked anxiously.

Wan Ping'an frowned slightly, then stepped into the workshop.

At this moment, Fatty Liu was overjoyed when he saw Wan Ping'an and cried out, "Brother Ping'an, please save me! I'm being crushed to death! Waaaaah..."

Then he knelt down to check his injuries.

“Brother Ping An, he’s trapped under the machine. We’ve tried pulling him out, but we can’t. We’re afraid he won’t make it…” He Yuzhu choked out.

Wan Ping'an reached out and helped him up, then said, "Don't worry, I'm here!"

Wan Ping'an looked around and then noticed a large hole in the workshop wall, seemingly indicating that someone was inside. However, due to the cold weather and the darkness inside the hole, even Wan Ping'an couldn't see clearly what was happening inside.

Wan Ping'an took a deep breath, then jumped into the hole and climbed up the ladder.

The hole wasn't deep, only about two meters, and the temperature inside was even lower. At this moment, Wan Ping'an finally saw the situation below clearly.

There was a huge steel plate underneath, more than ten centimeters thick, covered with 1.7 meters of sheet metal, like a wall, firmly sealing the steel plate inside.

"Damn it! Are you trying to trap me here to die?!" Wan Ping'an roared through gritted teeth.

Wan Ping'an looked at the steel plate and realized that it would be difficult to move; it would require at least three or four people working together. However, there were not three or four people available at the moment.

"Brother Ping An, what should we do now?" Ma Hua shouted from outside.

Chapter 324 Wan Ping'an Resolved

"Don't panic, I have a solution."

Wan Ping'an looked at the structure of the steel plate, then narrowed his eyes into slits.

Wan Ping'an took out his knife and slowly approached the giant steel plate, waiting for the best opportunity to strike.

This steel plate is extremely sturdy; Wan Ping'an must find its weakest point. Otherwise, he will have no chance of breaking it.

After carefully examining the steel plate, Wan Ping'an suddenly noticed that the bottom of the steel plate seemed to be hollow.

Wan Ping'an immediately tapped the steel plate lightly with his dagger #27 for a while. Just as he had expected, the bottom of the steel plate was hollow. As long as the bottom part was pried open, the entire steel plate would collapse.

Of course, the only pressing issue now is how to pry open the steel plate underneath. After all, the current situation doesn't allow Wan Ping'an to pry the plate for too long. Otherwise, if the delay is too long, it could cause even bigger problems.

"Brother Ping An, how's it going? What's the situation?" He Yuzhu asked Wan Ping An.

“I’ve confirmed that it’s hollow underneath, but I can’t dig it open right now because I don’t have a crowbar.”

Wan Ping'an looked at He Yuzhu.

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately understood Wan Ping'an's meaning. He quickly took out a piece of wire from his pocket and handed it to Wan Ping'an. "Brother Ping'an, this is a family heirloom wire that has been used for generations. It should be enough, right?"

Wan Ping'an looked at the wire. Although he didn't understand these things, he felt that the wire seemed quite sturdy.

"Hmm, that should be enough."

After taking the wire, Wan Ping'an immediately took the dagger and slashed at the steel plate. The steel plate was quite hard; Wan Ping'an made several cuts but couldn't break it.

Moreover, Wan Ping'an felt the weight on the steel plate getting heavier and heavier. Wan Ping'an guessed that the weight added to the steel plate was definitely more than five tons, possibly even seven or eight tons, because the steel plate had already sunk half a foot into the soil.

Wan Ping'an looked at the steel plate, then continued to cut it with his dagger.

Wan Ping'an used a very sharp dagger; with one slash, he cut the steel plate in two.

Then, Wan Ping'an quickly threw the other end to the ground.

Then, Wan Ping'an picked up a shovel and dug into the gap in the steel plate.

Wan Pingan spent about ten minutes shoveling before finally managing to completely pry open the steel plate.

Wan Ping'an frowned slightly as he looked at the person under the steel plate, then shouted to He Yuzhu, "Uncle Yuzhu, hold down Fatty Liu for me, don't let go!"

"Okay," He Yuzhu replied quickly.

Then, Wan Ping'an jumped down and pulled the people below out.

Wan Ping'an pulled out two people and put them on the ground, then pulled out Fatty Liu as well.

Wan Ping'an looked at Fatty Liu and saw that his lips had turned purple, indicating that he had obviously fainted.

Wan Ping'an checked him over and found a bruise on Fatty Liu's neck, which was obviously from being beaten. However, the bruise was not life-threatening; at most, it was a mild concussion.

Wan Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he arrived in time; otherwise, Fatty Liu might have been buried alive. Wan Ping'an patted Fatty Liu's chest and, finding that Fatty Liu was still unconscious, carried him on his back and said, "Yuzhu, help me take these two to the hospital."

"Okay, sure."

Chapter 325 Cutting Corners

He Yuzhu nodded, and then he and Wan Ping'an helped Fatty Liu and Old Man Zhang into the car, and then quickly drove towards the hospital.

When Fatty Liu opened his eyes again, he found that it was already daylight, and he was lying in a hospital bed.

Fatty Liu touched his forehead and felt a slight stinging pain.

Fatty Liu tried hard to recall what happened yesterday. He was working in the workshop when he suddenly found that a steel plate could not support him and pressed down on him, making him unable to move.

Fatty Liu exclaimed in surprise, "My God, I wasn't dreaming?"

"What are you yelling for? This is a hospital." The nurse came over immediately after hearing Fatty Liu's scream.

The nurse is quite young, probably only around twenty years old.

When Fatty Liu saw that it was a pretty young girl, he was delighted. He immediately asked, "Excuse me, nurse, who brought me here?"

"You mean the young man who saved you just now? He just left."

"Wow, you're so pretty, miss! Can I know your name? Let's be friends!" Fatty Liu asked excitedly.

"Don't talk nonsense. The person who saved you should be called Wan Ping'an. You should know him. He said you were an employee of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill."

After Wan Ping'an and He Yuzhu took Fatty Liu and Old Man Zhang to the hospital, they returned to the steel rolling mill. At that time, the people in the steel rolling mill were still in the workshop surrounding the steel plate.

Deputy Factory Director Wang, who also works at the steel rolling mill, looked at the steel plate and questioned who did this, saying that the steel plate had been deformed.

"I did it, so what? If I hadn't done it, someone would have died. Deputy Factory Director Wang, tell me, is the steel plate more important or a human life?"

Wan Ping'an looked at Deputy Factory Director Wang without fear and refuted his questions.

Wan Ping'an's attitude surprised everyone around him. Wan Ping'an was too bold to talk to them like that.

Moreover, where did Wan Ping'an come from? How could he know about the steel rolling mill?

Deputy Factory Director Wang looked at Wan Ping'an, surprised that Wan Ping'an was on the right track. He was speechless. He knew Wan Ping'an had a point, but he still felt a sense of frustration.

"Wan Ping'an, you explain to me clearly today how this steel plate cracked. Don't think you can be so arrogant just because you're a big shot in the courtyard." Deputy Factory Director Wang roared, pointing his finger at Wan Ping'an's nose.

"That's simple, your steel mill workers cut corners. Ask your fellow workers around you, and see if it's true that your steel mill is cutting corners," Wan Ping'an said with a sneer.