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Liu Haizhong's home.

With a shout from Liu Haizhong, Liu Guangfu, who was only a few years old, ran out from the inner room, but there was no trace of Liu Guangtian.

For Liu Haizhong, he couldn't hit his eldest son, and his youngest son was too young to be hit either, so that left only his unfortunate second son, Liu Guangtian.

Not seeing any sign of Liu Guangtian, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but ask his second aunt, "Where's the second son?"

"He's out doing odd jobs and hasn't come back yet!" Auntie Er sighed, trying to stop Liu Haizhong. "It's not easy for him to work odd jobs every day, so please don't hit him!"

Liu Haizhong naturally wouldn't listen: "Don't get involved in this!"

Seeing Liu Haizhong's state, the second aunt could only hope that his anger would subside when Liu Guangtian returned.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll get a beating and won't be able to escape!

Unfortunately, Liu Haizhong was still fuming even after Liu Guangtian returned from outside.

Seeing his father's state, Liu Guangtian had a bad feeling.

He tried to turn and run away, but it was too late!

Liu Haizhong has already blocked the door!

So Liu Guangtian could only look at Liu Zhonghai with a fawning expression and ask, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

"What's wrong, you brat? I'm working myself to the bone at the steel mill to earn my wages, and all you do is wander around all day. You don't even come back when it's time to eat, leaving us all waiting for you!" Liu Haizhong said as he reached out to unbuckle his belt.

Upon hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Liu Guangtian looked at Liu Guangqi, who was watching the show from the side, and felt that he had been wronged!

I clearly went out to do odd jobs, not just wander around.

My older brother is the one who really doesn't do anything at home!

Feeling wronged, Liu Guangtian immediately protested, "Dad, I went out to do odd jobs, not to wander around! Did your workshop foreman upset you again? You're taking it out on me because you're upset!"

"You brat, all you do is spout nonsense all day long. I'll beat you to death!" Liu Haizhong was even more furious when someone touched a nerve.

While dodging, Liu Guangtian said, "Dad, don't hit me, don't hit me! I have a way to get you an official position! Even if you don't get promoted, becoming a squad leader or group leader won't be a problem!"

Liu Haizhong became even angrier upon hearing this.

This kid is really hitting him where it hurts!

He then swung the belt in his hand even more forcefully: "You little brat, I'll teach you to talk nonsense, I'll beat you to death today."

Seeing the belt coming straight at him, Liu Guangtian immediately ran around the house.

While running and falling, he said, "Dad, I'm telling the truth! I overheard a manager from another factory mentioning it when I was doing odd jobs, and I think it would suit you perfectly."

Liu Guangtian also had his own little tricks up his sleeve.

He didn't dare tell Liu Haizhong that Xiao Shan had casually mentioned this to him when he was complaining to Xiao Shan.

Otherwise, his father would have killed him.

You little brat, how dare you go to others to complain after being beaten and badmouth your dad behind his back?

You're ruining your father's reputation! You don't want your father to become a leader!

Liu Guangtian could imagine the consequences of telling his father the truth.

Upon hearing Liu Guangtian's words, Liu Haizhong immediately slowed down his movements.

His son now does odd jobs whenever he has free time, and he might actually run into some bosses he can chat with.

Unlike him, who spends all his time in the workshop and whose highest-ranking leader is the workshop director!

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Liu Haizhong fastened his belt again and grabbed a stool to sit down.

Staring intently at Liu Guangtian, he said, "Tell me, what method? If you can't come up with a reliable one today, I'll beat you up!"

Seeing the belt back on Liu Haizhong's waist, Liu Guangtian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Liu Guangtian picked up a glass of water from the table, gulped it down, and let out a long sigh of relief.

After organizing his thoughts, Liu Guangtian looked at Liu Haizhong and said, "Dad, the steel rolling mill is facing a severe shortage of skilled workers, whether they are fitters, welders, or forgers!"

"You're a senior blacksmith in the factory, and you'll be promoted to level seven soon. Why don't you take on more apprentices and train a few more excellent blacksmiths for the factory? You'll surely catch the attention of the leadership soon!"

"At the same time, please take better care of families in the hospital who are experiencing financial difficulties. When I encounter leaders while I am working, please speak well of them."

"By the way, you can't hit me for no reason in the future! If the higher-ups are really planning to promote you, they'll definitely have to investigate. Yi Zhonghai is the oldest man in our institute now, and the leaders will definitely ask him about you. The old man is always at odds with you, so he'll definitely say that you always beat the child for no reason."

"It's not wrong for a father to beat his son, but you definitely can't say that to your boss! If someone tries to sabotage you by saying you have violent tendencies, even if your boss originally wanted to promote you, he probably won't!"

Liu Guangqi, who was standing next to him, was dumbfounded. He never expected that his usually dim-witted brother would say such a thing.

Liu Guangfu felt it was a pity that he didn't get to see his second brother get beaten.

Seeing Liu Haizhong stunned by his words, Liu Guangtian quickly pressed his advantage: "Dad, think about it. Once you've trained ten or eight excellent forging workers, and the workshop is full of your apprentices, then even if the leaders don't want to promote you, they won't be able to. Because the workshop is full of your people, the leaders' words won't carry as much weight as yours. Rather than the leaders losing face themselves, it's better to promote you to manage the apprentices. Don't you think that makes sense?"

Liu Haizhong couldn't help but nod, agreeing with Liu Guangtian's point.

Liu Guangqi couldn't stand it anymore; this was threatening his position! "Dad, it will take two or three years for the apprentices to become excellent blacksmiths. We don't even know if they'll be successful by then!"

“Brother, if you do something, you have a chance to become a leader; if you do nothing, you have no chance at all!” Liu Guangtian glanced at his elder brother and said with a smile.

Liu Haizhong also felt that Liu Guangtian's words made sense, but since his eldest son had spoken, he couldn't refuse his eldest son's request.

In Liu Haizhong's view, his eldest son is still more important.

As for his youngest son's performance today, Liu Haizhong believes it was just a lucky coincidence that he overheard the leader speaking.

So Liu Haizhong waved his hand at Liu Guangtian and said, "What you said today makes some sense, so I'll skip the beating! I'll think about it."

That night, Liu Haizhong thought it over and over again, and still felt that Liu Guangtian's words made sense.

Whether it works or not, you should always give it a try. You might just become a leader!

Even if he doesn't get the job, having a few more apprentices in the workshop will make the workshop director think twice about the impact if he wants to criticize him again.

With this in mind, Liu Haizhong finally felt at ease enough to go to sleep.

In the morning, Xiaoshan finished breakfast and went to work.

Just then, I saw Liu Haizhong heading out to work, looking very excited.

So Xiao Shan asked with some curiosity, "Second Uncle, you look so radiant today, is there some good news? Could it be that you're about to be promoted?"

"It's Xiaoshan, don't talk nonsense, it's all baseless." Liu Haizhong said modestly, but his belly was sticking out quite high.

If you didn't look at his face, you'd think Liu Haizhong was pregnant with that belly!

During work hours, Xiao Shan mentioned to his mentor, Mao Dexing, that he wanted to be promoted to a fourth-level welder.

"Xiaoshan, you've only been a level three welder for a short time, and you're already thinking about becoming a level four welder. You must never be too ambitious!" Mao Dexing was worried that Xiaoshan was getting carried away, so he quickly reminded him.

Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Master, do I look like the kind of person who has unrealistic ambitions?"

"So you mean your skill level has really reached the standard of a level four welder?" Mao Dexing looked at Xiao Shan with some hesitation.

According to Mao Dexing, although the welding skills in Xiaoshan have been steadily improving, they are still a bit short of the fourth-level welder standard.

After all, this thing requires a lot of practice.

"Even if it doesn't reach that level, it won't be too far off!" Xiao Shan said after considering it in his mind.

Mao Dexing nodded and said to Xiao Shan, "Xiao Shan, come and try out the work I have these next couple of days. Let me see just how good you really are!"

“No problem, Master!” Xiao Shan said with a smile.

After getting off work in the evening, Liu Haizhong was in a pretty good mood and even bought two bowls of braised pork offal on his way home, which was quite unusual for him.

Back home, I asked my second aunt to fry some eggs for dinner.

Then he said to Liu Guangqi, who was inside the house, "Guangqi, bring me the wine. I'm in a good mood today, have a drink with me!"

He then looked into the inner room and said, "Guangtian, Guangfu, you two rascals, come out here right now."

Aunt Erda looked at the braised pork offal that Liu Haizhong was carrying and asked curiously, "Old man, is there some happy occasion today? Why are you eating braised pork offal?"

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu also came out of the house. Judging from their father's appearance, they knew they wouldn't be beaten today.

Liu Haizhong said proudly, "Today I took on a few apprentices, including two first-level forging workers! The workshop director praised me a lot and even plans to report my case to the factory leaders. I guess my days as a leader are not far off."

Upon hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Liu Guangqi felt disgusted and lost his appetite for the braised pork.

It looks like this second son is going to threaten my position!

Liu Guangtian, unlike his older brother, was not as cunning. He shamelessly said to Liu Haizhong, "Dad, since you're in such a good mood today, let me have a bite of this braised pork offal!"

Liu Haizhong was about to get angry, but then he remembered that his second son did indeed play a part in this matter.

So he nodded and said, "Well, you really did do something this time, so let you have a taste!"

"But the main reason is that your father has the ability and skills. If I didn't have the skills, would I be able to take on so many apprentices?"

Seeing Liu Haizhong praising himself, Liu Guangtian quickly nodded: "That's right, Dad, your skills are definitely among the best in the forging workshop! Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill doesn't have any level eight forging workers yet, Dad, at this rate, it's only a matter of time before you become the first level eight forging worker in Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill."

Liu Haizhong, feeling flattered by Liu Guangtian's praise, waved his hand and said, "Well, everyone, try this braised pork offal and see how it tastes!"

Liu Guangfu was overjoyed, never expecting that he would get a share of the braised pork today.

“Dad, food is becoming increasingly scarce. Our family should prepare as soon as possible. Harvests are not good in many places.” Liu Guangtian suddenly remembered some things Xiao Shan had said to him when the three of them left the city.

At the time, he was only thinking about eating rabbit meat and didn't take it seriously. Now he realized, "Dad, I think it's best for our family to stock up on some grain. In case the ration is really reduced, we'll have a way to cope. Even if the ration isn't reduced, we can keep the grain at home and eat it slowly."

Liu Guangqi immediately became anxious. You want to usurp the throne, to oust your elder brother so you can take his place!

Before Liu Guangqi could speak, Liu Haizhong nodded and said, "I had the same idea. Let's buy some grain and store it. Even if we can't eat it all, we can sell it."

After dinner, Liu Guangtian couldn't wait to go find Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan, who was eating, looked at Liu Guangtian, who ran in excitedly, and asked curiously, "Guangtian, what's wrong with you? Did you strike it rich today?"

"I just do odd jobs, how can I get rich?" Liu Guangtian closed the door casually, found a stool to sit down, and then excitedly said to Xiao Shan, "Xiao Shan, I feel that the time has come for me to replace my older brother in my dad's eyes! My dad has already adopted two of my suggestions, and my older brother's face is almost black."

Hearing Liu Guangtian's words, Xiao Shan was also curious: "Oh? What happened? Tell me in detail!"

So Liu Guangtian excitedly told Xiao Shan about what had happened in the past two days.

After listening to Liu Guangtian's words, Xiao Shan nodded in sudden understanding: "So that's why Uncle Er looked so radiant this morning!"

"Hehe, once I replace my older brother in my dad's heart, I'll watch him get beaten up every day!" Liu Guangtian chuckled, his eyes full of anticipation.

Seeing Liu Guangtian's excited expression, Xiao Shan decided to pour cold water on him.

Otherwise, if his father treats him the same way again in a few days, he might not be able to accept it all at once.

So Xiao Shan laughed and said, "Guangtian, don't be too happy yet! Unless you can keep coming up with ideas, you have no chance of replacing your older brother in your father's heart!"

"Your older brother is the eldest son. Unless you can make your father realize that you are far more capable than your brother, he will never change his decades-old mindset!"

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, Liu Guangtian instantly calmed down.

Xiao Shan continued, "How many more good ideas do you have that can impress your dad? Your dad has adopted your idea now, but he's just not hitting you for the time being! So I advise you to set your sights on not getting beaten up first, and talk about the rest later."

After thinking about it, Liu Guangtian realized that what Xiao Shan said made sense.

So he nodded, sighed, and said, "Xiaoshan, what you said makes sense. I was too happy too soon!"

"I'm going back now to think about how to avoid getting beaten up!"

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Watching Liu Guangtian leave with a dejected look on his face, Xiao Shan continued eating his dinner.

But a short while later, Xu Damao came again!

Xiao Shan couldn't help but think to himself, somewhat speechless, "What? Are you trying to ruin my meal today?"

"Xiao Shan, are you still eating?" Xu Damao said with a smile as he came in.

Although Xiao Shan was inwardly complaining, he still smiled and said, "Brother Mao, have you had dinner yet? Want to grab something to eat together?"

"I've already eaten!"

Xiao Shan nodded and looked at Xu Damao, saying, "Brother Mao, what brings you here at this hour?"

"Hey, I was wondering if you could get me a few wild ducks this weekend?" Xu Damao said to Xiao Shan. "I want to give them to my father-in-law!"

Last winter, Xiao Shan would bring back several wild ducks every weekend, which is why Xu Damao wanted Xiao Shan to help him with this.