Comfortable life in Siheyuan

At the gate of the steel mill, workers who were leaving get off work were walking out in groups of three or five.

Banggeng also squeezed into the crowd and walked out with them.

Not far from him, Yi Xiaojun was riding a bicycle and talking to someone with a smile.

"Congratulations, Master Yi. You have to treat me later!"

"Congratulations, Master Yi."

"See you!"

Yi Xiaojun has now passed the assessment and is now a third-level fitter. The apprentices in the same workshop are very polite when they see him.

Perhaps influenced by Yi Zhonghai, Yi Xiaojun is very easy-going in dealing with people.

Banggeng felt more and more uncomfortable as he looked at the glorious Yi Xiaojun.

Bang Geng failed to pass the skill assessment and became a first-level worker. On the contrary, Yi Xiaojun has been improving steadily over the past few years and is now a third-level worker.

After leaving the factory gate, Bang Geng looked at Yi Xiaojun's back as he walked away, and felt even more upset. He looked at his shiny bicycle, and then looked at the dust on his feet. Sigh~

Yi Xiaojun was riding his bike very fast and was stopped by Yi Zhonghai just as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard.

"Xiaojun, Xiaojun! How was the assessment today?" Yi Zhonghai asked nervously.

"Dad, I passed the exam and I'm now a level three fitter." Yi Xiaojun's face was full of joy.

"Really? Xiaojun is so awesome!" The third uncle stood at the door and congratulated with a smile.

"There are quite a few young people in the hospital taking the test today, right? Xiaojun, do you know who else has passed the test?" Yi Zhonghai asked, thinking that there was a group of young people in the hospital, all of whom were workers in the factory.

"I only know that Li Wei and Wang Zelin both passed! I don't know about the others." Yi Xiaojun didn't finish his words. In fact, he still knew that there were a few people who failed the exam, but he didn't say it directly at this time.

"Has the Jia family's joke in the Central Courtyard come to an end?" the second uncle suddenly asked.

Yi Xiaojun was just about to speak when he caught a glimpse of Qin Huairu walking out of the central courtyard out of the corner of his eye.

The words came to his lips, but he swallowed them back with difficulty.

"I don't know. He and I were not in the same group for the exam!"

Yi Zhonghai saw what Yi Xiaojun was thinking, so he pulled Liu Haizhong and told him not to ask any more questions.

Qin Huairu arrived at the gate and saw several people surrounding Yi Xiaojun. She smiled and said, "How did you do in the exam, Xiaojun? I heard that you passed the third-level worker exam?"

"He passed. Xiaojun is now a third-level worker. Did your son Banggeng take the exam today?" The third uncle spoke before Yi Xiaojun could speak.

"Banggeng has been in the factory for a short time and he's not good at speaking. Not many masters are willing to teach him well. I guess he won't have a chance of passing the exam!" Qin Huairu knows her own business. Banggeng has a bad temper and not many masters are willing to teach him any more. It would be a miracle if he could pass the first-level worker exam.

"Yeah, Banggeng really should change his temper. It's rare for him to work in a factory without offending people with his temper." The second uncle nodded, agreeing with Qin Huairu's statement.

"Are you going to work?" asked the second uncle with a smile.

"Yes, I'm going to work. It's getting late. I won't say any more to you. I'm leaving first." After Qin Huairu said this, she hurriedly prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, just as he reached the door, Liu Qingshan and Bang Geng walked in one after another.

Qin Huairu glanced at Bang Geng's face and saw that he had no expression, so she stopped asking questions. She said hello to Liu Qingshan and left.

"Hey! Qingshan is back!" said the third uncle with a smile.

"What day is it today? Why are you guys laughing so happily here?" Liu Qingshan asked when he saw that everyone had a happy look on their faces.

"Xiaojun passed the steel mill skills assessment today. We are talking about this right now!"

Bang Geng, who was standing by, seemed not to have heard what they were saying and just walked past.

"That's a happy event! Uncle No. 1, you have to treat us!" Uncle No. 3 still had the same temper, but he was not as fussy as before.

Liu Qingshan watched Banggeng walk by without paying much attention. He had seen him with a sullen face before entering the door, and considering the exam, the result was self-evident!

"Yes, Lao Yi. It's such a happy occasion, shouldn't we brothers have a drink together?" Liu Haizhong also agreed with the third uncle's opinion.

The second uncle was not trying to take advantage, he just liked to join in the fun, he would go wherever there was fun. If there was a quarrel in the alley, he would stand there and watch for a long time with his bowl in hand.

"Okay, you two come to my house in the evening. We haven't had a drink in a long time. Let's get together in the evening." Yi Zhonghai did not refuse, thinking that today was indeed a festive day, so let's drink some wine.

Liu Qingshan didn't stay with this group of elderly people for long and pushed the cart home directly.

Banggeng returned to the middle courtyard, feeling a little uncomfortable. Thinking about the way the others looked at him in the front yard, they all seemed to feel that something was wrong.

In fact, the uncles and Liu Qingshan didn’t think so much at all. He just made it up in his own imagination.

The three uncles all arrived at the central courtyard in the evening and started drinking at the eldest uncle's house.

After a few drinks, the conversation obviously went off topic.

"Old Yi! How come you are so lucky? You have a child like Xiaojun, who is well-behaved, filial and sensible. He also works hard and has become a third-level fitter!" The third uncle sighed.

Yi Zhonghai smiled and didn't respond. But he had already started to complain in his heart. "What's so good about my luck? I'm a family without any descendants, how can I still have a good luck? Don't think I don't know that you said behind my back that I was a family without any descendants!"

"Old Yan, we both have three sons. Old Yi has only one, and he is adopted. How lucky is he?" Liu Haizhong didn't know whether he drank too much or talked too much, but he just said this without thinking.

Yi Zhonghai's face changed, and he finally said with a wry smile: "You two are so ungrateful for what you have. When I didn't have any children, I envied you two so much! But you two are so different. You have a son but you don't teach him well. You have to drive him out!

Old Yan, I'm not saying anything bad about you. You have three sons and one daughter, how could you raise four ungrateful people? You are at a level that ordinary people can't learn!

And you, Old Liu, your three sons only talk to you in broad daylight, while the other two are just missing your passbook. What kind of people are you!"

Yi Zhonghai said it out loud, and he felt relieved. Come on, hurt each other. I have someone to take care of me, but you two don't know if you can't take care of yourselves in the future, and no one will care about you.

The third uncle and the second uncle were directly stimulated by this wave of group damage and chose to remain silent.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. Let's drink!"

Looking at the two old friends who were said to be depressed, Yi Zhonghai felt that the wine tasted sweet.

In the Central Courtyard, Qin Huairu came back from get off work and wanted to talk to Banggeng. But when she pushed the door, she found that Banggeng had locked it, so she went back to her room.