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If it weren't for his own retirement, Yi Zhonghai truly wouldn't want to get involved in the Jia family's mess!

Even Yi Zhonghai now regrets that if he had treated He Yuzhu with the same sincerity, he wouldn't be so heartbroken now.

After composing himself, Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhangshi and asked, "Sister-in-law, you just got back today, and it's even the Little New Year. What are you doing here?"

"Uncle, I can't go on like this! Qin Huairu doesn't even want the child anymore and wants to remarry. I can't live like this!" Jia Zhangshi said, beating her chest and stamping her feet.

Yi Zhonghai didn't quite believe what Jia Zhangshi said.

So he looked at Qin Huairu with some confusion: "Huairu, your mother-in-law said you want to remarry, what's going on?"

With tears streaming down her face, Qin Huairu said to Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle, it was my mother-in-law who asked me to find a man. I fulfilled her wish, but then she refused!"

At this moment, Xiao Shan, who was standing outside the door watching the show with Ding Qiunan, said with a smile, "Aunt Jia has been living in the neighborhood office for more than two months, and her ideological awareness has risen sharply!"

"Anyway, Banggeng is not young anymore, so it would be fair for the Jia family if my sister-in-law remarried!"

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, the onlookers present all agreed.

Now Madam Jia was truly panicked.

If Qin Huairu were to remarry under the influence of these onlookers, she would have no way to regret it.

So she angrily said to Xiao Shan, "Xiao Shan, this is a family matter, why are you getting involved and causing trouble?"

"Sister-in-law, don't be angry! What exactly happened?" Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhangshi and said, "Why did you say that Huairu should find a man to marry?"

Madam Jia felt embarrassed; she couldn't very well admit that she was being unreasonable!

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Uncle, I was just saying that in anger! It's just that when I went to the neighborhood office, Qin Huairu promised to visit me often! She did come to visit a few days ago, but I haven't seen her for the past two months!"

Yi Zhonghai turned to Qin Huairu and said, "Huairu, this is where you're wrong! Your mother-in-law is undergoing drug rehabilitation at the neighborhood committee office, how can you not go see her?"

Qin Huairu burst into tears: "Uncle, my mom told me that every time I visit her, I have to buy her meat. My family only has two ounces of meat coupons a month. Where am I supposed to buy her so much meat?"

"Besides, I have three children to take care of at home! I can't just ignore my children and go to the neighborhood office to see my mother every day, can I?"

Yi Zhonghai was immediately stumped by the question.

He knew very well what kind of person Jia Zhangshi was. According to Jia Zhangshi's requirements, not to mention Qin Huairu, even his family might not be able to meet Jia Zhangshi's demands.

At this moment, Xiao Shan said with a smile, "Uncle, you're still in your period of reflection, so don't meddle in the Jia family's affairs! Besides, it's obvious that Aunt Jia is using her position as a mother-in-law to bully her sister-in-law. Such behavior should be criticized and denounced by the whole courtyard!"

At this moment, Liu Haizhong walked over with his hands behind his back: "Xiaoshan's words are a bit radical, but they make some sense! Lao Yi, you're not an old man in the courtyard anymore, don't cause trouble!"

When has Yi Zhonghai ever been treated like this?

He immediately retorted, "Old Liu, Director Wang said that although I'm not an old man, I can't just ignore everything. I still have to play an exemplary role as an older comrade!"

"Besides, Bang Geng is still my grandson, so this is my family matter!"

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Liu Haizhong was momentarily speechless.

Finally, he could only say in a huff, "Since this is your family matter, then handle it properly and don't let it affect the mood of the other people in the courtyard celebrating the Lunar New Year!"

After saying that, Liu Haizhong turned and left.

After Liu Haizhong left, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu temporarily reconciled under Yi Zhonghai's persuasion.

Seeing that there was no excitement to be had, everyone dispersed.

Xiao Shan and Ding Qiunan returned home and began preparing for dinner.

After all, it's the Little New Year, so we need to eat a more substantial meal.

Xiaoshan not only stewed a chicken, but also chopped minced meat to make dumplings.

In the evening, after dinner, Xiao Shan took out a string of firecrackers and lit them at the door.

The crackling noises drew many residents out of the backyard.

"Xiaoshan, have you eaten?" Liu Guangtian came over and asked Xiaoshan.

Xiao Shan nodded and asked with a smile, "Finished eating? What's wrong? Didn't you eat well at your house?"

"Well, it's alright!" Liu Guangtian said with a smile. "After all, my older brother isn't here now, so I can at least get a taste of the meat!"

Xiao Shan looked at Liu Guangtian and asked, "Is your eldest brother coming back this year? It's been so many years, he should have children by now! We should at least let your second uncle meet him!"

“My older brother wrote to my dad and is coming back this year with his wife and kids,” Liu Guangtian said slowly. “But they won’t stay long. He has a job and a house in Shicheng. Besides, with his whole family coming back, there won’t be enough room at home!”

After chatting with Liu Guangtian for a few more minutes, Xiao Shan went inside.

Seeing Ding Qiunan reading in the bedroom, Xiao Shan also took out a welding skills book and started reading.

Xiao Shan had only flipped through a few pages when a notification popped up in the chat group: "Ren Weiyong has started a live stream."

When Xiao Shan entered the live broadcast room, he found that Ren Weiyong and his master and apprentice had arrived at the mansion of Commander Long.

Then, the classic scene of Uncle Nine and his disciples eating sashimi appeared in the live stream.

Ren Weiyong didn't remind Uncle Jiu and the others; he just watched quietly from the side.

So, unsurprisingly, during the subsequent zombie-fighting incident at the ancestral hall, Uncle Nine and his disciples both suffered from diarrhea.

Fortunately, Ren Weiyong managed to control Long Dashuai's father in time, and made Long Dashuai take the zombie tooth powder to cure his corpse poison.

Then Uncle Nine discovered the demonic infant in Michelle's belly and asked Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai to invite Aunt Zhe to come and help. He and Ren Weiyong found an excuse to stay at Marshal Long's mansion to prevent Michelle from being harmed.

In fact, Ren Weiyong could have easily removed the demonic infant, but he didn't.

He was waiting for Aunt Zhe to come so that he could help Aunt Zhe and Uncle Jiu get together!

Because it would take Qiu Sheng and his group two or three days to travel back and forth, Ren Weiyong closed the live stream first.

After watching Ren Weiyong close the live stream, Xiao Shan chatted with the others in the chat group for a while before continuing to read.

The next day, after having breakfast, Xiao Shan rode his bicycle straight to the library.

After arriving at the library, Xiao Shan bought two books of quotations and two sets of selected works.

Chapter 260, Uncle Nine's Wedding, Countdown to the Level 8 Craftsman Assessment! (Please Subscribe!)

Xiao Shan bought these books in preparation for the days to come.

Although he was a working-class man and quite familiar with Li Huaide, it was always good to make some preparations in advance.

Once everyone knows that Xiao Shan started studying these books a long time ago, even if someone wants to mess with him, it won't be so easy.

Back home, Xiao Shan encouraged Ding Qiunan to read these books whenever she had free time, just like he did.

Although Ding Qiunan didn't know why Xiao Shan said that, she still nodded obediently.

That evening, Ren Weiyong started his live stream again.

Aunt Zhe was invited to Marshal Long's mansion by Wencai and Qiusheng.

In order to get Auntie Zhe to save Michelle, Uncle Nine had no choice but to agree to Auntie Zhe's unreasonable demands and go out with her to take care of important business.

When Uncle Nine and Aunt Sugarcane reappeared in Ren Weiyong's live stream, the chatter couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang Chulan: "Look at Uncle Jiu's lifeless appearance, he's really pitiful!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "Uncle Jiu has truly been deeply devoted to his old lover!"

Huang Rong: "Don't you all think that Uncle Jiu actually has feelings for Aunt Zhe? Otherwise, given Uncle Jiu's character, he would never go out with Aunt Zhe to do serious business!"

Group leader Xiao Shan: "Rong'er's words make sense! Uncle Jiu may still have feelings for Aunt Zhe, but he just can't let go of Michelle! Now, he's just using the matter of saving Michelle to resolve his inner conflict!"

……

Then, Aunt Zhe used a lion dance to lure the demon baby out of Mickey Lian's belly, and then, together with Uncle Jiu, they captured the demon baby.

The female puppet controlled by the demonic infant was dealt with by Ren Weiyong.

Then Mickey gave birth to a child, and Commander Long and Uncle Nine embraced and wept.

Seeing that the demon baby incident had been resolved perfectly, Ren Weiyong turned off the live stream.

After spending another night at Marshal Long's mansion, Uncle Jiu and his party bid farewell to Marshal Long and his family the following morning.

As they parted, Uncle Nine looked at his Lianmei with deep affection and said, "Lianmei, farewell!"

He knew that this parting might be forever!

Back in Renjia Town, Aunt Zhe and Uncle Jiu held a grand wedding.

It was clearly Aunt Sugarcane who got married, and Uncle Nine who took a wife.

But Uncle Nine's forced smile made it seem like he was marrying into the family.

To make her wedding a grand affair, Aunt Zhe invited not only her fellow disciples from the Maoshan Sect, but also friends from other sects with whom she had good relationships.

Nearly a hundred Taoist practitioners gathered at the wedding ceremony.

Seeing so many cultivators, Ren Weiyong even recorded a video and uploaded it to the chat group.

Zhang Chulan: "Wow, so many cultivators? The last time I saw so many cultivators was during the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Uncle Jiu has a wide network of connections! He was able to invite so many cultivators from different sects to his wedding!"

Ren Weiyong: "Actually, this is also related to the Dharma-ending Age! Now spiritual energy is becoming increasingly scarce, and cultivators can only band together to survive! After all, not everyone is as lucky as me to be able to join a chat group!"

In the world of Siheyuan, seeing Ren Weiyong say that joining the chat group was his good fortune, Xiao Shan wholeheartedly agreed.

After all, if he hadn't joined the chat group, Ren Weiyong might have been eliminated by Uncle Jiu long ago!

It was already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in 1966, and the steel rolling mill had resumed operations.

During the Spring Festival, Xiao Shan only visited Ding Qiunan's maternal home and his master Mao Dexing's home to offer New Year's greetings; the rest of the time he stayed at home.

Now everyone in the courtyard knows that Mr. and Mrs. Xiao Shan like to read quotations and anthologies.

After breakfast, Xiao Shan and Ding Qiunan went to work at the steel rolling mill together.

Upon arriving at the welding workshop, Xiao Shan discovered that his mentor, Mao Dexing, had already led the early-arriving workers to begin cleaning.

"Master, you're busy!" Xiao Shan said to Mao Dexing with a smile. "I didn't see you this fat when I visited your home for the New Year. It seems you had a comfortable holiday!"

Mao Dexing laughed and said, "Xiaoshan, stop joking around and come help clean up!"

"Coming, coming!" Xiao Shan put down his things and joined the cleaning team.

After cleaning up, Mao Dexing said to Xiao Shan, "Xiao Shan, this year's assessment is scheduled for March, which is just over a month away. You can't afford to slack off at this crucial moment."

Now many people in the factory are watching Xiaoshan, and Mao Dexing naturally doesn't want his apprentice to falter at a crucial moment.

Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Master, don't worry, I think there won't be any problems!"

Since the level 8 workpiece had not yet been delivered, Xiao Shan sat down in his seat, took out the quotations from his backpack, and began to read them.

Master Zhou, who was sitting next to Xiao Shan, glanced at the book in Xiao Shan's hand and said with some surprise, "Xiao Shan, you're quite enlightened! You've started reading quotations!"

“I gain new insights every time I read it, Master Zhou. I recommend you read it more.” Xiao Shan said without looking up.

Master Zhou nodded: "Yes, I'll go back and review it again! Learning the spirit of the quotations can help me make fewer mistakes or avoid making mistakes altogether, which is never a bad thing."

Xiao Shan glanced at Master Zhou with some surprise. He hadn't expected that Master Zhou, who looked so big and burly, would have such high awareness!

After a while, Luo Zhengqiu walked up to Xiao Shan.

Looking at the book in Xiao Shan's hand, he paused for a moment, then said to Xiao Shan, "Xiao Shan, Director Li wants you to go over there."

"Okay, Uncle Luo!" Xiao Shan nodded, put the quote away, and got up to leave the welding workshop.

Arriving at the door of Li Huaide's office, Xiao Shan gently knocked on the door, which was not closed.

Li Huaide, who was writing with his head down, heard a knock on the door and looked up at the doorway: "Xiaoshan is here, come in, make yourself at home!"

Xiao Shan walked into the office and sat down opposite Li Huaide: "Factory Director, you wanted to see me?"

"Hmm!" Li Huaide nodded. "The Level 8 worker exam is still over a month away. How are you feeling? Are you confident?"

Li Huaide looked at Xiao Shan with a smile on his face, displaying a very respectful and courteous demeanor.

Xiao Shan patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, Factory Director! I've been working with Grade 8 workpieces for a while now. As long as the examiners don't deliberately make things difficult for me, I'll definitely pass this assessment!"

"I'm relieved to hear that!" Li Huaide nodded in satisfaction. "Just take a month to recover and perform normally during the assessment. As for the examiners you mentioned, I can guarantee fairness and impartiality!"

Li Huaide was also very confident that Xiaoshan would pass the assessment.

For the past few months, Xiaoshan has been producing level 8 workpieces, and in terms of both quality and efficiency, they are no worse than those experienced level 8 craftsmen.

For Xiaoshan, the assessment was just a formality.