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"Qin Huairu, after your mother-in-law's leg heals, gradually reduce the amount of painkillers you give her to allow her time to adjust. After a month, she won't be able to take any more! If you can't manage it, you can take her to the neighborhood office, and we'll help you take care of her!"

Qin Huairu quickly said that she could manage Jia Zhangshi and that there was no need to trouble everyone by sending her to the neighborhood office.

The three elderly men saw Director Wang off out of the compound before returning to their own courtyard.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai entered the Intermediate People's Court, he was stopped by Jia Zhangshi: "Uncle, I gave Xiaoshan five pairs of shoes, can you give me the money?"

Yi Zhonghai was completely dumbfounded!

After a long pause, he looked at Jia Zhangshi speechlessly and said, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Shan took your shoes, why should I pay for them? That's not reasonable!"

“Uncle, if it weren’t for Director Wang being there just now, and out of consideration for you three gentlemen, how could I have given the shoe to Xiaoshan?” Jia Zhangshi had her own set of excuses. “Especially out of consideration for your face, since you’re Banggeng’s godfather!”

Hearing Jia Zhangshi's absurd reasoning, Yi Zhonghai didn't know what to say.

Although he was disgusted, Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and said to Jia Zhangshi, "Alright, sister-in-law, how much are five pairs of cloth shoes?"

"You're the great-grandfather of the 'sticky rice cake,' so I'll just charge you for the materials, two yuan and fifty cents!"

Yi Zhonghai nodded, but Jia Zhangshi didn't say much about her money.

He pulled out two yuan and fifty cents from his pocket and handed it to Jia Zhangshi. Feeling frustrated, Yi Zhonghai returned home.

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Xiao Shan returned home, took a pair of cloth shoes, and tried them on.

Hmm, not bad!

Jia Zhangshi's shoe-making skills are quite good!

Free stuff is so great!

After placing the other pairs of shoes in the bedroom, Xiao Shan sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and browsed through the chat history of the people he was chatting with.

Xiaoshan doesn't have time to check chat groups during the day while he's at work.

So usually, I only look at what everyone is talking about after I get home from get off work.

Then Xiao Shan saw Zhou Bingkun tell everyone in the chat group that his second child had been born.

Group owner Xiao Shan: "@Zhou Bingkun, congratulations, Bingkun, you're a dad again!"

Zhou Bingkun: "Hehe, thanks, group admin!"

Group admin Xiao Shan: "Bingkun, what name are you planning to give this child?"

Zhou Bingkun: "When my dad sent the telegram before, he said that if it was a boy, he would name him Zhou Xiangdong, and if it was a girl, he would name her Zhou Xianghong!"

Zhou Bingkun: "I don't want my dad to argue with me about the child's name when he comes back next time, so I named the child Xiangdong according to his arrangement!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "This name is not bad either, it has a lot of characteristics of the times!"

Zhang Chulan: "Group owner, look, Bingkun already has two kids. When are you planning to get married and have children?"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Speechless gif! Chu Lan, is this your way of pressuring me to get married?"

Zhang Chulan: "Hehe, I was just worried about you!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Well, thank you so much! You should think about your marriage with Liu Yanyan first!"

Zhang Chulan: "Uh..."

Group admin Xiao Shan: "Bingkun, you have three children now, right? Plus your wife's younger brother Zheng Guangming, can your wife manage to take care of them all?"

Zhou Bingkun: "With my mother and me helping out, we were barely able to manage to make ends meet!"

Huang Rong: "If you're talking about me, your niece should be sent back to your sister to raise!"

Zhou Bingkun: "Sigh, she's still my own niece, and I can't bear to see her suffer with her unreliable mother!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "By the way, has your brother-in-law been released yet?"

Zhou Bingkun: Not yet! Judging from the current situation, it seems unlikely that he will be released anytime soon! But there's no danger to his life!

After chatting with his friends in the chat group for a while, Xiao Shan concentrated and sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) to begin his cultivation.

The next morning, Xiao Shan rode his bicycle to work feeling refreshed.

Upon entering the steel rolling mill, one could see Yang Weimin diligently sweeping the area with a broom.

It seems that Director Yang is a man of his word; he told Yang Weimin to clean, and he made him clean!

As Xiao Shan rode his bicycle past him, Yang Weimin's eyes were filled with hatred.

Watching Xiao Shan's retreating figure, Yang Weimin secretly vowed that he would make Xiao Shan taste what it's like to sweep the streets!

Xiao Shan entered the welding workshop and had only been working for about an hour when Luo Zhengqiu came to tell him that Li Huaide wanted to see him!

Xiao Shan put down his tools and went to Li Huaide's office with practiced ease.

After entering the office, Xiao Shan looked at Li Huaide and said, "Factory Director, is there something you need from me?"

"Xiao Shan, sit down!" Li Huaide said to Xiao Shan with a smile.

After Xiao Shan sat down, Li Huaide said smugly, "Xiao Shan, didn't you say you wanted me to find you some parts for an eighth-level welder to practice on? That's done!"

Xiao Shan hadn't expected Li Huaide to be so quick, and quickly smiled and flattered him, saying, "No wonder you're the factory director, your connections are truly extensive!"

Li Huaide smiled and waved his hand, then looked at Xiao Shan seriously and asked, "But Xiao Shan, tell me the truth, how confident are you in welding level eight parts?"

"Factory Manager, I feel that my theoretical knowledge is completely solid!" Xiao Shan said without hesitation. "If I were to put it into practice, I would have at least a 70% success rate!"

Hearing Xiao Shan's words, Li Huaide nodded: "Xiao Shan, I'll write you a note right now, you can go directly to the warehouse and get it yourself! Although these are two level-eight parts that I finally managed to get, don't be nervous, just go ahead and do it! It doesn't matter if you scrap them, as long as you can accumulate experience!"

"Factory manager, don't worry!"

After saying that, Xiao Shan took the note and left the office.

Upon arriving at the warehouse, Xiao Shan directly transported an eighth-grade part to the workshop.

The reason for not transporting both level 8 parts is that level 8 parts are not single parts, but complex parts that are assembled.

This involves many processes, each with different welding methods.

Therefore, Xiao Shan plans to thoroughly understand one before attempting a second one.

When Xiaoshan delivered the Grade 8 parts to the workshop, many experienced workers gathered around.

"Wow, this part is amazing!"

"Is Xiaoshan preparing to become an eighth-level welder?"

"It's obvious that Xiaoshan is confident; otherwise, why would he apply for welding level eight workpieces?"

……

Xiao Shan wasn't in a hurry. He let the workshop workers take a good look first, as he still needed to figure out how to work on this piece.

Looking at the level-eight parts in front of him, Mao Dexing asked with concern, "Xiaoshan, are you confident?"

Xiao Shan smiled and said, "We can give it a try, no problem! This level eight part is one of the simpler level eight parts!"

After saying that, Xiao Shan walked around the workpiece and took out the blueprints for comparison.

Many experienced craftsmen gathered around to look at the blueprints in Xiao Shan's hands.

"These level eight parts are indeed incredibly complex; I can't even understand the blueprints!"

"What are you doing, a level 5 welder, causing trouble? If you could understand it, you would have been a level 6 welder long ago."

"We still have to rely on Xiaoshan; no one else can do it! I don't know if Master Mao can understand it."

……

At this moment, an experienced craftsman spoke up: "Understanding the blueprints isn't difficult, but knowing how to weld them is! If you're even slightly off, this part will be ruined!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The title of Level 8 craftsman is considered the pinnacle of skill, and that's no exaggeration.

Xiao Shan took out each individual part for careful examination.

At this moment, Luo Zhengqiu walked over and said to the onlookers, "Alright, alright, everyone disperse, don't crowd around here and put pressure on Xiaoshan!"

Seeing Luo Zhengqiu step in, everyone had no choice but to obediently return to their workstations and continue working.

After everyone had left, Luo Zhengqiu asked curiously, "Xiaoshan, are you confident?"

"We can't be 100% sure, we can only try first!" Xiao Shan said to Luo Zhengqiu while examining the parts.

Luo Zhengqiu nodded: "Okay, then take your time. I won't bother you anymore!"

After saying that, Luo Zhengqiu also left, leaving Xiao Shan alone to stand in place and observe the parts.

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After studying these parts for nearly an hour, Xiao Shan finally began to practice.

After working on it until lunchtime, the level 8 component was finally completed in Xiao Shan's hands.

After giving the part a quick polish, Xiao Shan took out calipers and measured it according to the dimensions.

When the measured data matched the drawings exactly, Xiao Shan finally smiled.

Seeing that the level 8 parts were finished, the experienced workers in the workshop all gathered around.

Someone couldn't wait to ask, "Xiaoshan, how is it?"

"Good luck, it's a success! The dimensions are correct, this is already a standard grade eight workpiece." Xiao Shan happily told the people around him.

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, a round of applause immediately erupted from the audience.

Luo Zhengqiu, the workshop director, said excitedly, "Our workshop's first level eight welder finally has a chance! Xiaoshan, keep up the good work, and after the assessment, I'll report it to the factory for an award!"

"Director, you flatter me! This is what I should do!" Xiao Shan said humbly.

After having lunch in the canteen, Xiao Shan returned to the workshop to rest for a while.

When it was time to start work in the afternoon, Xiao Shan went to Li Huaide's office.

Xiao Shan said to Li Huaide, "Factory Director, I have finished an eighth-grade part, measured its dimensions, and it is a qualified product. All that's left is to take it for inspection."

"Great, Xiaoshan, it was worth it to get these level eight parts!" Li Huaide said happily. "It seems that after next year's assessment, our welding workshop will have one more level eight welder, and the level of the welding workshop can be raised by one level."

Without a Level 8 worker in the workshop, you'll never get to handle the most advanced workpieces; it's just an ordinary processing workshop.

With an eighth-grade worker, one can process advanced parts, which is the advanced machining workshop.

Li Huaide opened the drawer, took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, and handed it to Xiao Shan: "Xiao Shan, consider this my personal reward for you!"

Xiao Shan didn't stand on ceremony, and after accepting the cigarette, he said to Li Huaide, "Thank you, Factory Director!"

"Don't be shy with me, just come to me if you need anything," Li Huaide said kindly to Xiao Shan.

After leaving Li Huaide's office, Xiao Shan found a secluded spot and put the pack of cigarettes into his chat group inventory.

Then I went to the warehouse and dragged another level 8 workpiece to the workshop.

With the experience gained from the first level 8 workpiece, the second level 8 workpiece was made much faster.

After measuring the dimensions and confirming that there were no problems, Xiaoshan dragged the two workpieces together into the warehouse.

Once these two Grade 8 workpieces pass inspection, Xiaoshan will have more opportunities to practice with Grade 8 workpieces.

The next month will be busy for Xiaoshan.

Every now and then, the factory needs to process workpieces requiring level eight welders.

The wages in Xiaoshan haven't increased; they're still at level seven. But the steel rolling mill receives a subsidy for each level eight workpiece it processes.

That day, Xiao Shan returned home after get off work.

Just as he was about to make dinner, Liu Guangtian came to find him.

This time, Liu Guangtian was also holding braised meat in his hand.

After letting Liu Guangtian into the house, Xiao Shan said with a smile, "Guangtian, it's not easy to see you buying meat! Is there any good news today?"

Liu Guangtian felt a little embarrassed by what was said, as he had indeed eaten and drunk quite a bit in Xiaoshan over the years.

Scratching his hair, Liu Guangtian said to Xiao Shan, "It's nothing, I just saved up some money and was thinking of treating you! I can't afford anything too expensive, so I'll just buy some braised meat to make do."

"What's the big deal? The braised meat is pretty good!" Xiao Shan said with a smile. "I happen to have some good wine that Director Li gave me, let's have some together!"