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Chapter 152, He Yuzhu, a Man with Both a Son and a Daughter! (Please Subscribe!)

Seeing the praise from the chat group for the deliciousness of the dishes he sent, Liu Maoxing felt a little embarrassed and said in the chat group that his mother had helped him make them.

Liu Maoxing: "Actually, my mother helped me make this. My cooking skills aren't good enough for this yet!"

Zhang Chulan: "Little Master, with your talent, it won't be long before you have such culinary skills!"

Xiao Shan: "That's right! But now that you've joined the chat group, I think you should practice some martial arts for self-defense. After all, nobody knows what the people in the Dark Cooking World will do after the timeline changes!"

Ying Zheng: "That's right! Only by possessing extraordinary strength can one be free to do what one wants!"

Huang Rong: "@Ying Zheng, what you said is similar to what my father often says! By the way, are you really the First Emperor who unified China, as depicted in history books?"

Ying Zheng: "I am indeed the First Emperor! But I may not be the First Emperor of your world!"

Huang Rong: Oh, is that so!

Zhang Chulan: "@Zhang Sanfeng, Master Zhang, how do you feel when you see the mother of the girl you like in the group chat?"

Zhang Sanfeng: "We're not from the same world, so what feelings could we possibly have?"

Huang Rong: "@Zhang Chulan, Brother Chulan, what are you saying?"

Zhang Chulan: "Go watch the video of your future with Zhang Zhenren, and you'll know what's going on!"

The Legend of the Condor Heroes world, Peach Blossom Island.

Huang Rong had already watched her future video.

After seeing Zhang Chulan's words, I watched some videos about Zhang Sanfeng's future.

After reading it, Huang Rong was also speechless.

I never imagined that I would have such a relationship with Zhang Sanfeng.

However, considering that she and Zhang Sanfeng were from different worlds, Huang Rong didn't take the matter to heart.

For Huang Rong now, being alone on Peach Blossom Island is incredibly boring!

Having such a magical chat group makes life less boring.

The addition of Liu Maoxing and Huang Rong also made the chat group a little different.

Liu Maoxing can provide everyone with delicious food, while the quirky and clever Huang Rong makes the daily chat in the chat group even more fun.

The world of courtyard houses, the city of Beijing.

It was already 1965, three years after Jia Dongxu's death and Huaihua's birth.

Today is the day for Xiaoshan to assess Level 7 welders.

Xiaoshan had been regularly supplying wild game to the steel rolling mill for the past three years, and had become somewhat familiar to Li Huaide.

He didn't rush to curry favor with Li Huaide, but he also didn't refuse the benefits Li Huaide offered him in an attempt to win him over.

Since their marriage a year ago, Lou Xiao'e has not conceived, and Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e have started arguing frequently, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot.

He Yuzhu had both a son and a daughter, and Li Caijuan gave birth to another daughter for him in 1963, so his life was complete.

Xiao Shan came out of his home and had just arrived at the Intermediate People's Court when he heard He Yuzhu's smug voice.

He Yuzhu held his son's hand in one hand and his daughter in the other, saying, "Xu Damao, these are my son and daughter! Now I have both a son and a daughter, unlike you, who is just a big rooster that can't lay eggs."

He Yuzhu's words infuriated Xu Damao, who gritted his teeth in anger, but there was nothing he could do: "He Yuzhu, you just wait, I'll never let you get away with this!"

Xu Damao turned around and went home.

Soon, a heated argument between Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e could be heard coming from inside.

Seeing Xiao Shan arrive at the Intermediate People's Court, He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Xiao Shan, off to work! I heard you took the Level 7 welder exam today. You're still the best in our court, quietly earning more than most people!"

"Right now, only your first and second uncles are ahead of you. But once you pass the seventh-level welder exam, you'll be on par with your second uncle."

"Haha, Brother Zhu, I heard you're preparing for the Level 6 chef exam. How's it going? Are you confident?" Xiao Shan whispered to He Yuzhu, "Do you need me to put in a good word for you and give Director Li some things?"

Perhaps due to Li Caijuan's guidance after marriage, He Yuzhu's temper has mellowed considerably, and he passed the Level 7 chef exam a couple of years ago.

He Yuzhu scoffed, "Damn it! I rely on my own skills. Does that guy who leeches off the workers deserve to be bribed by me?"

Xiao Shan smiled and didn't intend to refute.

He Yuzhu may seem foolish, but he is actually quite shrewd.

In the TV series, when He Yuzhu realized that Director Li was powerful, he didn't try to fight back.

Not only did he openly pledge allegiance to Director Li, but he also secretly helped Factory Director Yang.

Otherwise, He Yuzhu wouldn't have become the canteen director later on.

Unfortunately, a few years later, the era of everyone going into business arrived, and workers were no longer in demand.

He Yuzhu's salary was not low, but it was gradually becoming insufficient to feed his family.

Li Caijuan, standing to the side, smiled and said to Xiao Shan, "Xiao Shan, don't listen to your brother Zhu's nonsense. He's just stubborn. Wait for me a moment!"

After saying that, Li Caijuan returned home.

A short while later, Li Caijuan came out of her house, holding an envelope in her hand.

Li Caijuan handed the envelope to Xiao Shan and said with a smile, "Xiao Shan, please take this envelope and give it to Director Li when you have time."

"Director Li is in charge of logistics, and your brother Zhu is highly capable. We don't ask for favors, we just hope no one will trip us up from behind."

Xiao Shan smiled and took the envelope: "Okay, sister-in-law, I'll definitely take care of this for you."

He Yuzhu stood aside, coaxing his daughter He Le, and did not participate in Xiao Shan and Li Caijuan's conversation.

Stepping out of the courtyard, Xiao Shan took out an envelope and glanced at it; inside was fifty yuan.

The money wasn't much, but it wasn't a small amount either.

Li Huaide valued He Yuzhu's culinary skills; he didn't need much money, just a good attitude.

When we arrived at the assessment workshop of the steel rolling mill, quite a few people had already arrived.

Xiaoshan first welded two workpieces to check the status.

Mao Dexing and Luo Zhengqiu both came over.

Looking at Xiao Shan, Mao Dexing's eyes revealed undisguised pride: "Xiao Shan, in the blink of an eye you'll be my equal! Your master won't be able to teach you anymore, you'll have to walk your own path from now on!"

Mao Dexing passed the Level 7 exam last year, which was his limit.

"Master, it's all thanks to your excellent teaching!" Xiao Shan put down the workpiece in his hand and said to Mao Dexing with a smile.

After a while, Director Yang walked in with several factory leaders and assessors.

The assessment officially begins.

Xiaoshan first looked at the exam questions and then used different welding techniques to weld different parts.

The sturdiness and the aesthetics of the welds are both taken into account in the scoring.

Xiao Shan first carefully examined the blueprints, then conceived the welding steps in his mind, and then began to work.

The welding in Xiaoshan was very steady, methodical, and unhurried.

Chapter 153, All I Need Is an Attitude! (Please Subscribe!)

Watching Xiao Shan's movements, Luo Zhengqiu whispered to Mao Dexing beside him, "Xiao Shan's hands are too steady! This kid is born to be a welder."

“Yes, we estimate that our welding workshop will be able to produce an eighth-level welder in a few years. At that time, the level of the welding workshop will need to be raised!” Mao Dexing nodded in deep agreement. “Without an eighth-level welder, many precision parts simply won’t be delivered; with an eighth-level welder, the level of the welding workshop will also be raised.”

As expected, Xiao Shan passed the assessment smoothly and became a level 7 welder.

Seeing Xiao Shan walk down from the testing position, Factory Director Yang immediately went up to shake Xiao Shan's hand and said, "Xiao Shan is indeed young and promising. Our steel rolling mill needs young talents like you!"

"Thanks to the care and guidance I received from my master and Director Luo, my success is inseparable from the help of all the masters in the welding workshop," Xiao Shan said modestly.

Factory Director Yang nodded in satisfaction: "Haha, Xiaoshan is right. We workers should unite and make progress together."

A round of applause erupted from the audience.

Just before lunchtime, a broadcast rang throughout the entire steel rolling mill.

"Xiao Shan from the welding workshop has been successfully promoted to a Level 7 welder, becoming a senior welder at our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill! Let us learn from Comrade Xiao Shan, strive for progress, unite with our colleagues, and contribute to our motherland!"

Upon hearing this broadcast, the entire steel rolling mill was in an uproar.

Many people know Xiaoshan.

Back then, when I was seconded to the External Relations Department, I even received the quarterly advanced award in the welding workshop.

However, to their surprise, just a few years later, this guy was promoted to a level seven welder.

In the fitter's workshop, Qin Huairu was dawdling at the machine.

Since taking over Jia Dongxu's position, she has been receiving an apprentice's salary.

Even after three years of apprenticeship and years of service, the salary was still only 27.5 yuan.

Anyone who can pass the Level 1 worker exam will immediately see their salary rise to 33 yuan.

The workshop director was also extremely worried about Qin Huairu's lack of ambition.

However, out of respect for Yi Zhonghai, no one did anything to her.

"Qin Huairu, Xiao Shan is from your department! He's so young and already a level seven worker, and you're still an apprentice! Can't you do something to make me proud? Even just getting promoted to level one would be good enough, it would make me proud." The workshop director looked at Qin Huairu with exasperation.

"Director, I will definitely try my best," Qin Huairu replied perfunctorily.

In his mind, however, he was calculating how much Xiao Shan would earn a month after being promoted to the seventh level of welder, and how he could establish a relationship with Xiao Shan.

A level 7 worker can earn more than 80 yuan a month!

A single young man can never spend all his money.

Although their family doesn't get along very well with Xiaoshan, the problems aren't serious.

Everyone has their share of conflicts with their neighbors.

Xiao Shan is currently single, so we could try to find a solution here.

The workshop director felt helpless when he saw that Qin Huairu was lost in thought again.

Anyway, he's just an apprentice, he can't make any important parts, so let him do whatever he wants!

Before starting work in the afternoon, Xiao Shan entered the administration building.

Xiao Shan went straight to Li Huaide's office and knocked on the door.

Soon, Li Huaide's voice came from inside: "Please come in!"

"Director." Xiao Shan pushed open the door and smiled at Li Huaide as he entered.

Upon seeing Xiao Shan, Li Huaide smiled and said, "Xiao Shan, not bad. You've passed the Level 7 welder exam at such a young age. You have a bright future!"

Xiao Shan looked at Li Huaide and said, "Without the director's logistics department maintaining the normal operation of the steel rolling mill, we wouldn't be able to focus on our technical research! I was able to pass the Level 7 welder exam, and the director deserves at least half the credit. I should thank the director!"

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, Li Huaide smiled and nodded.

This is a smart child; he can talk.

If it weren't for the fact that there were too few level 7 welders in the factory, and Xiao Shan might become the only level 8 welder in the factory in the future, Li Huaide would definitely transfer Xiao Shan to the logistics department.

"Xiaoshan, is there something you need today?"

Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Director, this isn't my job. I'm just running an errand for someone."

At this point, Xiao Shan took out the envelope and quietly placed it on Li Huaide's desk: "Isn't this because He Yuzhu is going to take the Level 6 chef exam? He Yuzhu said his skills are no problem, and our steel rolling mill's assessment will definitely be fair and just. He's just afraid that some of the canteen chefs will be jealous and try to sabotage him! It's not much money, just enough to buy the director a pack of cigarettes."

Director Li glanced at the envelope but didn't touch it: "So that's what it was about. Why didn't Sha Zhu come by himself?"

"As you probably know, Director, craftsmen are always a bit fussy, always thinking they're so skilled that they don't care about anything else!" Xiao Shan explained with a smile. "But He Yuzhu has a wife and children now, so he'll definitely have to consider things more carefully. Everyone in the steel mill knows that the Director has never been one to be bound by convention when it comes to talent!"

"With He Yuzhu's skills, he could easily be a level four chef in a big restaurant! Chef He Yuzhu is the head chef of Liuquanju. If the director wants to eat Liuquanju's dishes but doesn't have time, he can have the purchasing department prepare some ingredients so that he can eat in our canteen. This is much more convenient than going to a restaurant, and it's also more discreet."

Hearing Xiao Shan's words, Li Huaide's eyes lit up: "Sha Zhu has this ability?"

"Director, He Yuzhu's family has a tradition of Tan family cuisine, and he later apprenticed at Liuquanju. I wouldn't dare say he's comparable to the master chef at Liuquanju, but he's at the level of the second master chef."

Li Huaide nodded: "It seems that Sha Zhu is indeed a talent! Take this money back and give it to Sha Zhu, let him perform as he sees fit, don't worry about anyone tripping him up!"

"But once he finishes his assessment, I'll have to try his cooking."