Siheyuan starts to activate the task system

Yan Bugui stared at the wine glasses in Zhang Yuan and Liu Haizhong's hands, muttering to himself: "The wine these two people drink is much better than mine which was diluted with water!" He twitched his nose hard, greedily sniffing the rich aroma of wine wafting through the room, then looked down at the glass of tasteless wine in front of him. A crazy idea suddenly came to his mind - pour out the water in the glass, grab the bottle of precious Fenjiu, and fill himself a full glass!

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Yan Bugui's eyes flashed with determination. He clenched his teeth tightly and poured the water in the cup back into the wine bottle he brought with him without hesitation. Then, with a flattering smile on his face, he handed the empty cup to Liu Haizhong and asked him to pour some Fenjiu for him to taste.

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Old Yan, didn't we agree before that we would each drink the wine we brought? Why are you starting to dislike your own wine now? Didn't you just keep bragging that your wine was a fine aged wine? Why are you contradicting yourself now?"

Yan Bugui is a well-known shameless person in the Siheyuan. Relying on this face, he has been the gatekeeper for many years and has made a lot of benefits from the residents who moved into the courtyard. How could he be easily defeated by a few words from Liu Haizhong?

"It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. You two are both drinking Fenjiu, how dare I betray the group and drink other wine alone." Yan Bugui was indeed a shameless person. He reversed the situation with just a few words.

"Forget it, I can't argue with you." Liu Hai knew in his heart that he didn't really want to argue with Yan Bugui. After all, the two of them had lived next to each other for many years, and they were both the masters of the courtyard. They knew each other well, and neither of them was much more noble than the other. In addition, the relationship between the two was usually quite good.

After several rounds of drinking, Liu Haizhong ignored Yan Bugui who was eating greedily beside him, and took advantage of his drunkenness to tell Zhang Yuan the real purpose of his visit today.

He sighed and said, "Director Zhang, with my seniority and skills, I am not inferior to anyone else! All the apprentices I taught are outstanding, almost all of them are level 4 or 5 workers, and they are the best in the factory. But tell me, why can't a talent like me be promoted to the head of a group? Today, I would like to take advantage of this banquet to ask you for a small favor. Can you say a few good words for me in front of the leaders and help me get a promotion opportunity?"

After listening to Liu Haizhong's words, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but ponder in his heart. If Liu Haizhong is really like what he said, Liu Haizhong is not only a senior employee of the steel rolling mill, but also a senior master of the seventh-level forging, and he treats his disciples with great dedication and without reservation, then it is really rare! After all, in that era, many masters would be reserved and unwilling to pass on all their true teachings to their apprentices.

At this time, Yan Bugui suddenly interrupted and said, "Hey, Zhang Yuan, since Liu Haizhong has asked you for help, can you do me a favor as well? My eldest son Yan Jiecheng still doesn't have a proper job, and it's not a good thing for him to hang around like this! Recently, he has fallen in love with a girl, but her parents said that they will not continue the relationship unless Jiecheng has a stable formal job. So, can you please find a way for him to find a job? Now he can't find a job, and his marriage has been delayed. I'm really worried."

Zhang Yuan felt a little embarrassed when he saw Yan Bugui joining in the fun. He thought that Yan Bugui always liked to take advantage of others, and now he asked him to find a job for his son, so he would not give up so easily. Moreover, Yan Bugui only complained and requested, and did not mention the reward at all. He was really a stingy man. But after a moment's thought, if he refused directly, Zhang Yuan was afraid of hurting the harmony between neighbors, so he decided to perfunctorily deal with Yan Bugui and see how things went, but someone spoke first.

"Old Yan! Can you please calm down for a while? Your kid Jiecheng still doesn't have a proper job. Don't you know the reason? This is all because of you and your family's tradition! If Yan Jiecheng had known to give some gifts to his teachers when he graduated, how could he have ended up like this today? Later, we finally arranged a job for him, but he complained about this and that and couldn't bear any hardship, so he simply didn't go. I really admire your family. You want all the benefits but are unwilling to make any sacrifices. Where in the world can there be such a beautiful thing?" Liu Haizhong was so angry that he looked at Yan Bugui meddling in other people's affairs and couldn't help but reveal all his family's secrets.

Liu Haizhong's words were like a sharp sword, piercing Yan Bugui, making him feel ashamed and embarrassed. It was indeed as Liu Haizhong said, if the father and son had not been so stingy with money and were willing to give a generous gift, how could things have developed to such a bad situation? Now, he had to put aside the dignity of his age and beg a young man who was younger than his eldest son to help him find a job.

However, from another perspective, Zhang Yuan is indeed extraordinary. At the age of 19, he has already served as the deputy director of the steel mill canteen. Not only is his cooking skill amazing, but he also earns a lot of money. More importantly, he has a wide network of interpersonal relationships, which can be said to be popular with everyone. In comparison, his useless eldest son is simply a world of difference. Yan Bugui couldn't help but feel a sense of sullenness in his heart: they are both sons, why is the gap so big!

Yan Bugui trembled and muttered timidly: "Oh, I was really bewildered at that time. I don't know what I was thinking, but I could do such a stupid thing! Now I regret it so much! But, watching the children grow up day by day, as a father, I can't just watch them not find a job, not be able to start a family, right? I have to help them no matter what!"

Yan Bugui kept talking about the difficulties and hardships of being a parent, but Zhang Yuan knew this old fox very well. Although Yan Bugui pretended to be pitiful and loved his son, he could plot against his child in a blink of an eye and slowly wear out this precious family relationship.

Suddenly, Zhang Yuan received a system task reminder.