Siheyuan: Master of the Fire, Eating Watermelons Online

Chapter 142 Jia Dongxu gets beaten again, and brings trouble upon himself
Even though Yi Zhonghai explained it, his explanation sounded more like quibbling than admitting his mistake or apology to others, so he was inevitably ridiculed by the crowd.

Strictly speaking, Yi Zhonghai’s actual popularity in the workshop is not good.

Everyone got along well with him before, in fact it was more because of his own skills, especially the old eighth-level workers in the workshop once asserted that Yi Zhonghai would have the hope of becoming an eighth-level worker like them in the future.

Who dares not to take seriously the future eighth-level workers?

Even if no one tries to curry favor, no one wants to offend.

One of the important reasons why Yi Zhonghai is not popular is that he likes to keep things to himself.

Not only in teaching apprentices, but also when co-workers asked him for advice on technical issues, Yi Zhonghai would generally push them if he could, and when it was difficult to push, he would just say a few words, for fear that others would surpass him.

Compared with other masters in the workshop, the difference is obvious.

You know, when Yi Zhonghai asked for advice from a master craftsman who had better skills than him, others did not hide anything.

However, Yi Zhonghai also had an excuse. After all, he was not the most skilled or highest-level worker in the workshop. So no matter whether he really didn't know how to do it or just pretended to, he asked others to ask the old masters for advice. On the surface, it made sense.

But everyone is not stupid. Even if we can't tell whether Yi Zhonghai is sincere or not at the moment, we will know after a while.

But this person is the most talented among them.

Now Yi Zhonghai has ruined his own future. Others may not be accused of taking advantage of his misfortune, but at least they don't have to save his face anymore. What's more, Yi Zhonghai had violated a taboo in this matter itself.

"Okay, let's get back to work. Master Yi was wrong about this. I will criticize him."

Seeing that everyone was about to make a fuss, Zhou Aimin quickly calmed them down and made a decision.

He didn't want any problems to arise in the workshop he managed. If the news got to the factory leaders, it would not only affect Yi Zhonghai's life, but he would be in trouble.

Besides, it's working hours now. If everyone stops working, what if production is delayed?
After persuading everyone to leave, Zhou Aimin did not really criticize Yi Zhonghai, but he said: "Master Yi, you should just focus on your work during this period! As for taking on an apprentice, there is no chance this time. I will help you later."

"Thank you, Director Zhou."

Yi Zhonghai felt depressed, but he could only express his gratitude.

In fact, Yi Zhonghai was not stupid enough to steal someone else's apprentice.

It was just a subconscious reaction just now, and he spoke out what was in his mind, but if he were really asked to do that, he would definitely not do it.

In fact, if Zhou Aimin hadn't given him face just now and insisted on saying it here, and even said it out loud, even if the matter of taking in an apprentice failed, it wouldn't have come to this point.

But in my current situation, I can no longer offend anyone.

After Zhou Aimin left, he did not really take Yi Zhonghai's intention to take a disciple to heart.

Not to mention that he had approached Yi Zhonghai several times, wanting him to take an apprentice, but was rejected every time. As the workshop director, he felt a little embarrassed. Even with what the co-worker said just now, he couldn't help but take it seriously.

If Yi Zhonghai were asked to take on an apprentice, he wouldn’t be sure if he could do a good job.

Anyway, his disciple Jia Dongxu is useless now.

Even if Jia Dongxu completes his transformation and returns to the workshop, his future achievements will not be very high given that he has only been a first-level fitter for so many years.

Zhou Aimin even suspected that Yi Zhonghai had some grudge against his disciple Jia Dongxu. Otherwise, with Yi Zhonghai's level, Jia Dongxu would not have become what he is now with just a few pointers from him.

Or is it that he simply doesn't know how to teach his disciples?
If this is true, then he would be even more afraid to let Yi Zhonghai take a disciple.

……

For the entire morning, Yi Zhonghai was in a low-pressure state because of the incident that happened in the morning.

Everyone is numb.

For some reason, Yi Zhonghai always felt like he had run into some bad luck recently. Whether it was the courtyard house or the steel mill, he felt like everything was going wrong.

After finally making it to lunchtime, Yi Zhonghai had just finished getting his meal when Jia Dongxu appeared from nowhere, coming over with a lunch box, which immediately made him lose his appetite.

He didn't know if it was a psychological factor, but he always felt that there was a faint strange smell on Jia Dongxu.

Logically speaking, that shouldn't be the case. After all, Jia Dongxu had only been cleaning the toilet for a few days, and he was resting yesterday. It's not possible that he would be "into the taste" in just one morning.

But thinking about Jia Dongxu sweeping the toilet now, I felt a little uncomfortable sitting opposite him to eat.

for these.

Jia Dongxu didn't feel anything, but he didn't have much appetite either.

It’s not that he wasn’t hungry, nor that he didn’t want to eat, but the taste of the dish was a little unpalatable to him.

Yesterday's promotion banquet for Liu Haizhong not only allowed him to taste Wang Weiguo's cooking, making up for what he missed out on in the cafeteria last time, but he also ate a delicious meal.

All he could think about now were the dishes made by Wang Weiguo. Looking at the food in the cafeteria at noon today, it would be a wonder if he could eat it.

It wasn't just Jia Dongxu. Many of the workers who had tasted the dishes Wang Weiguo had made in the steel mill canteen had similar feelings.

In just a few days, the canteen kitchen received a lot of negative reviews from co-workers. Some even complained directly to the factory manager, saying that the canteen chefs' level was not as good as before and that they were fed pig food.

This made Luo Dachuan, the eighth-level cook who had quit his job earlier, very angry.

When he returned to work that morning, he was not only targeted by the canteen director, but Li Huaide, who came to inspect, also found reasons to criticize him.

Before he could catch his breath, the workers started rebelling again when the cafeteria opened for lunch.

The ups and downs these past few days have been really tiring for him.

At first, he had a very high opinion of himself and gave up the job in order to give Wang Weiguo, the foreign chef, a warning and embarrass him. But now the situation has turned around and he is making himself miserable.

If he had been honest at that time, he would not have caused himself so much trouble, resulting in the dishes he cooks now becoming so-called "pig food".

The workers cursed but at the same time forced themselves to accept and adapt themselves again. The cafeteria was almost blown up by the overwhelming resentment during these days.

Jia Dongxu stirred the food in his lunch box and took a bite of his steamed bun. He looked at Yi Zhonghai in front of him and couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Master, I heard that you are going to accept another apprentice?"

Before the morning was over, the news that Yi Zhonghai wanted to recruit apprentices and poach apprentices from his co-workers had already reached the toilet.

In fact, Jia Dongxu knew that someone deliberately wanted him to know about this matter.

Because the few people who came over at that time were the workers who had previously had conflicts with him in the workshop, and they came together to laugh at his misfortune.

But it was hard for Jia Dongxu not to take such a big thing seriously. He even thought that Yi Zhonghai was accepting new disciples and was ready to give up on him as his "last disciple".

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai glanced at Jia Dongxu. It was not difficult to guess his thoughts and worries, so he sighed and said earnestly: "Dongxu, I do this not only for myself, but also for you. You know the current situation between our master and apprentice. If I don't seize the opportunity to perform well, how can the factory leaders change their views of me?

How can I speak for you and plead for you then?
How can you get them to transfer you back to the workshop as soon as possible?"

Jia Dongxu was skeptical about Yi Zhonghai's words.

However, Jia Dongxu also knew that Yi Zhonghai had devoted almost all his efforts to him over the years, so it was not likely that he would want to replace the candidate at this time.

But Yi Zhonghai did not deny his idea of ​​accepting a new disciple, and Jia Dongxu couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.

Originally, he was still hesitating whether he should find Yi Zhonghai to confess his mistake, seek his forgiveness and help, and let him help him fill the hole of 300 yuan, but now it seems that there is no way to say it.

Jia Dongxu did not feel any regret at all about the fact that his master's plan to take in a new apprentice this morning failed. He even felt a little fortunate.

At least his position was temporarily saved.

After finishing the tasteless lunch and barely filling their stomachs, the master and disciple parted ways again and went to their respective places of torture to continue their afternoon torture.

After get off work.

After spending almost another afternoon in the bathroom, Jia Dongxu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This stinking day finally passed.

After meeting up with Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu saw a few people wandering outside the steel mill as soon as he walked out. His face suddenly changed, and he pretended to hold his stomach in panic, and said to Yi Zhonghai beside him: "Master, I can't take it anymore! I may have a stomachache from lunch, and I have to go to the toilet. You go back first, and don't wait for me."

"Hey?"

Yi Zhonghai was about to say something, but Jia Dongxu seemed very anxious. Before he could say anything, he turned around and ran back to the factory.

Yi Zhonghai was a little helpless about this.

But I didn’t think much about it. After all, Jia Dongxu was going back to the factory, not anywhere else.

But Yi Zhonghai was a little puzzled. Although the food in the cafeteria tasted a little bad at noon, no one got sick from it.

Since Jia Dongxu had already said that, Yi Zhonghai didn't wait for him.

The "robbery gang" that Jia Dongxu encountered before had already been defeated by the police station. It's impossible for a new wave to emerge so soon, right?

I don't know.

The people Jia Dongxu mentioned and the ones the police station cracked down on were not the same group of people at all.

The people who were hanging around outside just now were the ones Jia Dongxu actually met.

He was originally waiting outside, specifically for Jia Dongxu, but he didn't expect Jia Dongxu to have such sharp eyes that he could immediately spot the problem.

Seeing Jia Dongxu running back to the factory, they had no choice. After all, the steel rolling mill was guarded by security personnel, and they had weapons in their hands. They didn't dare to rush in and arrest him.

Fortunately, after this mistake, they learned their lesson and directly changed their plan to intercept Jia Dongxu on his way back to the courtyard. After waiting for half an hour, Jia Dongxu, who they thought was safe, finally fell into their hands.

"You kid, you finally came out."

"run!"

"I told you to run!"

"You thought you were safe hiding in a steel mill? If you have the guts, don't go home for the rest of your life!"

"You owe me money and you still want to default on it. Are you tired of living?"

"You think you can get away?"

"I told you not to be honest, fuck!"

"..."

Jia Dongxu was taken to a remote alley nearby and was directly scolded by several angry people.

"Don't! Don't hit me!"

"Don't hit me in the face..."

"I'll return it! I didn't say I wouldn't!"

"Please, give me more time. I really have no money on hand now."

“I have money…I have money!”

"My master is rich, my mother is rich too, my mother has some private money, please give me some time..."

"..."

After being beaten, Jia Dongxu immediately became obedient and confessed everything.

There’s no way, I can’t bear it!

Fortunately, this time, they really didn't embarrass him, otherwise Jia Dongxu wouldn't know how to explain it when he returned later.

"Mr. Jia, did you report to the police station last time you went back?"

"No, no, how dare I!"

"Brother, believe me, if I call the police, I won't be able to escape. Am I that stupid?"

"Then there's been a lot of tension on the road lately. A group of unlucky robbers got arrested. Do you know what happened?"

"How could I... No, brother, I really know about this!"

"Oh? You knew? Even I didn't know about this, how did you know?"

"Actually, this matter... actually has something to do with me. It's a guy in our hospital called Wang Weiguo... But don't worry, big brother. I definitely didn't expose you. I don't even dare to say a word! It's all Wang Weiguo's fault!"

"Really? So it really has something to do with you! Does Wang Weiguo have a grudge against you? You kid, you think I can't see that you have bad intentions!"

"Want to use us? Do you think we are fools? Brothers, beat him up!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)