I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

Liu Haizhong was in a pretty good mood after becoming the team leader. The only thing that gave him a headache was that, as such a big team leader, he didn't have a single obedient or capable subordinate.

This makes it seem very undignified.

He thought of his three sons.

The eldest brother, Liu Guangqi, lives in Tianjin, which is too far away to mention.

The second son, Liu Guangtian, had already fallen out with him long ago, and now works at the East Suburb Crematorium!

He looked down on people who dealt with corpses every day.

I heard that the third brother, Liu Guangfu, also went to that unlucky place!

A family with three sons, two of whom are in the crematorium, is utterly shameful!

This is simply lowering his status and image.

It makes me so angry just thinking about it!

Besides, there are quite a few young people in the courtyard, but they all have their own jobs. How could they possibly come here specifically to work for free?

Unless you're an idiot!

Liu Haizhong took a sip of baijiu, unable to think of any way to change the situation.

Meanwhile, in the front yard, under the guidance of his wife Liu Yuyan, Sha Zhu would occasionally show his face to Deputy Factory Director Liu Huaide, and he also made the banquet he hosted look very impressive.

Over the years, Li Huaide has become very satisfied with Sha Zhu, feeling that Sha Zhu is perceptive and capable.

Just then, a deputy director of the canteen retired, so he directly promoted He Yuzhu from the position of team leader to that position.

Now, Sha Zhu is not only a level 6 cook, but also has the title of deputy director.

His salary has increased to 51.5 yuan! (48.5 + 3)

Life is getting better and better.

...

In 1967, Factory 774 was primarily sending its personnel out to other areas.

To support the 873 Factory in Kaili, Guizhou, a total of 180 cadres and technicians were transferred.

At the same time, preparations are underway to train new employees for the 878 Factory, which will be established later.

Due to special circumstances, there are very few job openings this year.

The situation was similar in other factories and units.

This was something Yan Jiefang hadn't anticipated.

Things that were relatively easy last year have suddenly become much more difficult this year.

However, arranging a job for Yan Jiekuang was a promise he had made long ago.

Having made a promise, he will not break it.

This is difficult, but it's not impossible.

With the help of scarce resources and a stroke, the newly appointed personnel director resolved the matter for him.

The process was a bit... I won't go into details.

Anyway, Liu Guangtian added a few more jobs where he took money but didn't do anything.

In June, Yan Jiekuang, who had just turned 16, became an apprentice in the tungsten wire drawing workshop of Factory 774. (The image is in Chapter 150, author's note)

After this was completed, Yan Jiefang had fulfilled a wish.

After August, Liu Ruyan will turn twenty.

By the end of the month, she was pregnant, but there were no symptoms yet. Only Yan Jiefang, with his unparalleled expertise in traditional Chinese medicine, could tell.

To ensure that both mother and child receive better nutrition, he plans to use his advanced traditional Chinese medicine techniques to concoct some pregnancy-preserving pills.

Liu Ruyan was extremely surprised that Yan Jiefang knew how to make medicine using traditional Chinese medicine.

I thought he was just messing around.

As a result, Yan Jiefang did a pretty good job, as if he really had some skills.

Moreover, the aroma of this decoction of Chinese medicine was not bitter at all, but rather had a refreshing fragrance.

It was so amazing that she wanted to smell it again and again, so she couldn't help but ask:

"Jiefang, what kind of medicine are you brewing?"

Yan Jiefang didn't even look up, and casually said:

"These are pregnancy-preserving pills I specially prepared for you."

"Pregnancy-preserving pills? To protect the fetus?"

"You're half right. This medicine can protect pregnant women and their babies."

Liu Ruyan was still very curious and asked:

"How come you know how to make medicine? I've never seen you read medical books before, nor have I seen you buy any medicinal herbs!"

"There are plenty of things you don't know, so what's so surprising about this?"

Yan Jiefang kept stirring the medicine pot to ensure the herbs inside were heated evenly.

"I started learning traditional Chinese medicine on my own in my first and second years of vocational school, and I have long since become an unparalleled doctor, but I have just been too lazy to show it off."

Liu Ruyan shook her head, not quite believing it:

"First or second year of vocational school? You had so much schoolwork back then, how would you have time to learn traditional Chinese medicine? A peerless divine doctor, indeed! Hehe~"

"People are different. I'm sure you've seen it yourself; some people are geniuses, while others are just born dumb."

Although Yan Jiefang's tone was very calm, Liu Ruyan felt that the genius he was talking about was himself, and the fool was probably her, Liu Ruyan.

She immediately stopped giggling. She reached out and patted Yan Jiefang on the shoulder:

"screw you!"

Then, she swayed her hips and went to the opposite side of the house to complain to her mother.

But her complaint was completely useless.

Because the mother-in-law had long favored the son-in-law.

It took Yan Jiefang three hours to refine the medicine.

Fortunately, the result was good; a total of 10 near-perfect pregnancy-preserving pills were obtained.

Collect all these pale yellow pills and put them in a pre-prepared porcelain bottle.

Yan Jiefang chose to unleash a super critical hit on the bottle of pills, hoping to exploit a bug.

But in reality, this critical hit only randomly selected one of the stones.

[Your super-critical pregnancy-preserving pill has worked! Please choose one of the following options.]

[1. 10000 pregnancy-preserving pills.]

2. One thousand premium pregnancy-preserving pills.

3. One hundred top-quality pregnancy-preserving pills.

4. Ten premium pregnancy-preserving pills. (Click here for details)

5. Congenital Pregnancy-Preserving Pills (Regular).

Innate Pregnancy Preservation Pill: An ordinary spiritual medicine from a certain early-stage cultivation world. Most Golden Core families have certain conditions to buy or refine this pill.

Note: After a pregnant woman takes this pill, her own constitution will be nourished, which can greatly increase the probability of the fetus developing spiritual roots. Even if no spiritual roots are born, the fetus's comprehension and constitution will be greatly improved!

Because it uses the Heavenly Fortune Grass in its ingredients, this elixir is said to enhance the fortune of the fetus.

There's not much to say, Yan Jiefang directly chose option five.

After dinner that evening, Yan Jiefang took out the innate pill that looked similar to an ordinary pregnancy-preserving pill and said to his wife:

"Ruyan, take this pill; it will be good for you."

Liu Ruyan took it without hesitation and swallowed it directly, immediately feeling a warm and comfortable sensation all over her body.

But she still asked with some curiosity:

"Jiefang, isn't this a pregnancy-preserving pill? I'm not pregnant, what's the point of giving me this?"

Yan Jiefang shook his head.

"Who said you're not pregnant? You've been pregnant for almost a week, you just haven't had any symptoms yet."

"Huh? How did you know I was pregnant?"

"Didn't I say this morning that I'm an unparalleled divine doctor!"

"I just found out you're a braggart!"

"Whether you're bragging or not, you'll know next month when you don't get your period!"

Seeing Yan Jiefang's confident demeanor, Liu Ruyan began to doubt whether she was really pregnant.