Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

A sudden voice sounded beside the two of them.

Zhou Tian came to his senses and turned around, only to see a middle-aged man in his forties looking at him with sharp eyes. He was wearing a gray Zhongshan suit and had a sign on his chest with the word "Teacher" written on it. He looked like a scholar.

"Director Yun!"

The young man in military uniform saluted the middle-aged man and said, "This comrade is asking about the registration process for night school."

The young man in military uniform said truthfully.

"Director Yun?"

Zhou Tian's heart moved, he looked at the middle-aged man and quickly replied respectfully: "Hello, Director, I'm here to ask if this night school is recruiting workers."

Director Yun nodded when he heard this, looked at Zhou Tian, ​​and then asked, "Are you a worker?"

Zhou Tian nodded and said, "Yes, I am a worker at Lou's Steel Rolling Mill. I heard from my master that they can recruit working workers to study here, so I came here."

Upon hearing this, Director Yun smiled and said, "Very good. The working class is the backbone of the country. You are here to study and you are responsible for yourself and the country. However, the night school courses may be a bit difficult for you, so you must be mentally prepared."

"By the way, what's your diploma?"

Then, Director Yun suddenly asked.

"I haven't been to school, but I have learned a lot from my master!"

Zhou Tian said somewhat embarrassedly. Under normal circumstances, he would not think there was anything wrong with not having been to school. But for some reason, in front of Director Yun, he felt as if he could not raise his head.

"If you haven't been to school, that's a bit difficult. What's your current position in the steel mill? An apprentice or a junior worker?"

Looking at Zhou Tian’s age, Director Yun’s mouth twitched.

"I am now a senior worker in the factory, a master chef!"

Zhou Tian thought about it and said without hiding anything.

"Master chef? Good fellow, I have seen many master chefs, but I have never seen a master chef as young as you!"

Director Yun was startled and suddenly became interested in the boy in front of him. It turned out that this young man who had never been to school was a master chef in the factory.

Either he was gifted or he was just bragging, but Director Yun was more inclined to the latter. However, he still had a good impression of Zhou Tian because he was still studying at such a young age.

As for the boy's cultural level, he didn't take it to heart. After all, isn't that what they do when they run night school?

"Then follow me in first!"

After taking a look at Zhou Tian, ​​he turned to the young man and said, "Okay, I'll take this kid in first, you go ahead and do your work!"

"Yes! Director!"

The young man in military uniform saluted Director Yun, turned around and returned to his post and stood guard again.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that the young man had left, Director Yun greeted Zhou Tian and walked towards the school. Zhou Tian followed closely behind him, and the two of them walked into the night school one after the other.

"If you had come a few days earlier, we might not have been open to the public. But now, I have to say that you are lucky. Three days ago, the higher-ups issued an order to allow employees to attend night school. After completing the course, as long as you pass the exam, you can get the corresponding diploma!"

Perhaps moved by Zhou Tian’s spirit of learning, Director Yun introduced him along the way.

"It's just that it hasn't been announced yet! I don't know where you got the news from?"

"hey-hey!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tian laughed a few times to hide his embarrassment. He didn't expect that his master was so well-informed. The night school had just received the order and hadn't even announced it yet, but he went straight to the door.

"You look dishonest!"

Director Yun listened to Zhou Tian's laughter and couldn't help but scold him. He stopped asking questions and went into the night school. After walking for a while, he came to an office and pushed the door open and said, "Lao Zhang, I brought you a student! Come and see!"

In the office, a middle-aged man who was also wearing a Zhongshan suit and had a serious face was writing something with his head down. When he heard the voice, he looked up at Director Yun who came in and Zhou Tian who was following behind Director Yun, and scolded with a smile.

"I say, Lao Yun, our night school hasn't officially enrolled students yet, and you're bringing students here? Are you in such a hurry?"

"Why not? Look at this guy. Guess first. This guy is a worker in the steel mill. What level of master do you think he is?"

Director Yun sat down without any hesitation, took out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket, pulled out a cigarette and threw it to Lao Zhang and asked.

"What level? This kid looks very young, only sixteen or seventeen years old, what level can he be at? I guess he is a junior worker at most!"

Old Zhang took the cigarette that Director Yun threw to him, sniffed it, and said with a smile.

"You are wrong! This guy told me that he is already a master chef in the factory!"

Director Yun smiled. Obviously, neither Director Yun nor Teacher Zhang would believe this. As night school teachers, they naturally knew something about the domestic industrial situation.

No matter which factory it is, there are only a handful of master chefs. Anyone who can be promoted to a master chef is a treasure in the factory. A master chef who is only sixteen or seventeen years old is something they have never seen or even heard of.

"Okay, you're not a good guy either, stop saying these useless things!"

Teacher Zhang naturally knew that Director Yun had a bad taste, so he took out a match and lit the cigarette, then threw the match to Director Yun, blew out a smoke ring, looked at Zhou Tian and asked, "Boy, have you really decided to sign up for night school?"

Zhou Tian first glanced at Director Yun, then looked at Teacher Zhang and nodded.

For some reason, he suddenly felt that this night school was not very serious, especially after listening to the conversation between the two, he felt this way even more strongly.

But in response to Teacher Zhang's question, he nodded.

"Yes, teacher!"

Teacher Zhang nodded, and then said: "Our night school is mainly aimed at working people like you. There is no limit on the study time, but there will be an exam every year. As long as you can pass it, we will issue you the corresponding diploma. But if you fail, then you will not be issued a diploma. You must understand this!"

Zhou Tian nodded to show that he understood.

After flicking the ash off his cigarette, he continued, "Well, now that you understand, I'll talk about your tuition. Since our night school has just been established, there is no set amount for tuition yet, so let's talk about you!"

"If you graduate from elementary school, then it will cost 500,000 yuan to study in junior high school, and 700,000 yuan for high school. To be honest, this tuition is a lot of money for ordinary people. Do you think you can afford it?"

"so much?"

When Zhou Tian heard what Teacher Zhang said, his heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but think to himself, this adds up to 1.2 million. Although it is a lot, it is still affordable for Zhou Tian.

He thought for a moment and said, "Teacher, I can still afford the tuition, but I don't know what my knowledge level is now."

Originally, he went to night school just to get a diploma, but now that the teacher said so, he also wanted to try to see if he could shorten his study time.

It is basically impossible to succeed in the school system, as there is an exam once a year. However, if he can be better than others at the beginning, he can also shorten the time spent in night school invisibly.

"Oh? It seems that you are quite confident. So, what stage do you think your knowledge is at now?"

When Teacher Zhang heard Zhou Tian's words, he knew that the boy's family should not be short of money, otherwise he would not have no worries about such tuition fees.

Now he was curious about what level of knowledge this kid had to dare to say such things.

"Hey kid, you haven't been to school, aren't you just bragging?"

At this time, Director Yun couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Although our night school doesn't require workers to have any knowledge, are you still addicted to bragging?"

After hearing what Director Yun said, Zhou Tian suddenly became anxious.

"I'm not bragging. I am indeed a master chef in the factory now. I have also learned a lot from my master. If you don't believe me, why don't you test me?"

Although he was willing to go to night school, it did not mean that he was willing to stay there for several years. This was inconsistent with his idea. If he did not take advantage of now to demonstrate some of his level, he would probably need at least two more years to get a diploma.

"Hey, I didn't expect you to get anxious before we do. Since you are so confident in yourself, let's test it on the spot. We'll know whether it's a mule or a horse after we take it out for a walk!"

Seeing Zhou Tian's expression, Director Yun was displeased and said directly, then looked at Teacher Zhang and said, "Old Zhang, do you have any elementary school test papers? Let the boy do the elementary school test papers first! Let's test this boy's background first!"