Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

"Thank you to all the leaders for your respect and love, and thank you to all my colleagues for their trust and support..."

“Today is a brand new starting point. I will enter the new role as soon as possible with a new attitude and a new realm, and repay the trust of the leaders in me with good results…”

After Liu Haizhong expressed his gratitude for his promotion, thunderous applause broke out again.

Afterwards, Liu Haizhong called a meeting of the second group of the third shift.

The second group of the third class, including Liu Haizhong, has a total of twelve people, three of whom are his apprentices.

Liu Haizhong said solemnly, "Everyone knows the situation of our second group. Chang Yue is at the bottom. Everyone knows the reason even if I don't need to tell you. In order to change this situation, I decided to make some adjustments."

Liu Haizhong suddenly raised his voice, "Xie Changshan, from today on, you are responsible for taking care of Qin Huairu..."

Liu Haizhong's voice was like a loud bell, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the workshop.

Yi Zhonghai was furious. "Liu Haizhong, what do you mean? Qin Huairu is my apprentice. Why do you let your apprentice lead my apprentice?"

Liu Haizhong said with a straight face: "Master Yi, please address me by my title during work. This is a factory, not a compound. It's not a place for you to act wildly."

Yi Zhonghai's face was as dark as ink. "Don't say those useless things. I just want to know why you do that?"

Liu Haizhong sneered, "Just because I am the leader of the second team, and because you, Yi Zhonghai, don't know how to train apprentices, you have dragged down our second team, and even the third shift, the third workshop, and even the entire steel mill."

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he lost his mind. "I am Yi Zhonghai, an eighth-level fitter. What right do you have to say that I can't train apprentices?"

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he was met with a burst of laughter.

"Old Yi, I admit that you have good skills and I admire you, but if you say you can train apprentices, I'm afraid no one in the entire workshop will believe you."

"Your last apprentice, Jia Dongxu, followed you for five or six years, but he was only a second-level fitter before his death..."

"Your second apprentice, Qin Huairu, has been with you for almost three years, and she is still a first-level fitter. Not only is her work efficiency low, but her pass rate is also horribly low. She drags the team down every month!"

"You have only had two apprentices in your life, and both of them have become such bad people. How dare you say you can teach apprentices?"

"If you don't know how to teach a disciple, don't force yourself to do it. This will not only delay yourself, but also hurt others!"

"Who said it wasn't? If Qin Huairu's master wasn't Yi Zhonghai, she would have been promoted to a third-level fitter long ago."

"Yes, I remember that Xie Changshan was the second apprentice of Team Leader Liu. He came three months later than Qin Huairu. He is now a level 4 fitter, so it is perfect for him to teach Qin Huairu!"

"Team Leader Liu did this purely for work, why did Yi Zhonghai have such a big reaction?"

"Why else? For the sake of face. Think about it, his apprentice, who Yi Zhonghai couldn't bring up, has made great progress under the apprentice of Team Leader Liu. Where can he put his old face?"

"But we can't hinder collective production just for his face, right?"

"Maybe in his heart, the collective is not as important as his personal reputation?"

Qin Huairu listened to the discussion of the crowd, her face full of regret, "If I had known earlier, I should not have accepted Yi Zhonghai as my master. If I had followed Liu Haizhong, maybe I would have been a fourth-level fitter now, with a monthly salary of more than 40 yuan, which is more than enough to support my family!"

"Why do you have to be looked down upon by others like you are now, letting a stinky man touch you just for a bun?"

"It's time to change schools. Although it's a little late, it's better than following Yi Zhonghai, an old hand, and learning nothing from him!"

Yi Zhonghai listened to the discussions of the crowd, his face turned pale, blue, purple, and when he saw Qin Huairu's happy face, his back teeth crunched loudly.

While Yi Zhonghai was angry, he also felt a surge of panic in his heart.

Of the three people he selected for retirement, Jia Dongxu died early, and Sha Zhu was drifting away from him, and it was still unknown whether he could bring them back together. If Qin Huairu really escaped from his control, he wouldn't be able to eat even two dishes, let alone four.

Liu Haizhong smiled and said, "Facts speak louder than words. The eyes of the masses are sharp. Master Yi, you should just focus on your work. I, your second disciple Xie Changshan, will take care of teaching the apprentices!"

Yi Zhonghai said firmly: "I will lead my own apprentice, so Team Leader Liu's apprentice won't have to worry about it!"

Liu Haizhong said disdainfully: "With your level of training, a genius can be turned into an idiot by you. You are so persistent in wanting to keep Qin Huairu by your side. Do you want to help her or destroy her?"

As soon as Liu Haizhong finished speaking, Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai with suspicion.

Yi Zhonghai's pupils shrank and his fists clenched. He finally realized that Liu Haizhong was trying to sow discord between him and Qin Huairu again!

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's face becoming increasingly uglier, Liu Haizhong felt happier in his heart. He told you to target me everywhere before, and now you're getting your retribution, right?

"Don't worry, this is just an appetizer. There are more delicious dishes waiting for you, hypocrite!"

Liu Haizhong tilted his head to Qin Huairu and said, "Comrade Qin Huairu, are you willing to change your sect and become my second disciple Xie Changshan's disciple?"

"Although Xie Changshan is only a fourth-level fitter, he has solid basic skills. As long as you accept him as your master, he will teach you wholeheartedly. Your skills will definitely improve rapidly, and you will no longer be looked down upon by others for holding the group back!"

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up, and when she was about to agree, Yi Zhonghai spoke first:

"Huai Ru, Master wants to apologize to you. I was too focused on improving my own skills before and neglected your training. From now on, I will train you wholeheartedly. Please give me another chance!"

Seeing Qin Huairu's hesitation, Yi Zhonghai said in a deep voice: "Huairu, you know better than anyone how I have treated you and your Jia family over the years. I hope you will not be provoked by some people and make the wrong choice!"

Yi Zhonghai's voice became lower and lower, and the threat in his words was self-evident.

Qin Huairu shuddered when she heard this. Thinking of Yi Zhonghai no longer helping him but targeting him everywhere, she couldn't help but shuddered. She made a choice in an instant and said to Liu Haizhong with a forced smile:

"Second Master, thank you for your kindness. I'd still like to follow First Master."

Liu Haizhong's face darkened in an instant. "Qin Huairu, you have to think clearly. If your product qualification rate does not reach the average level in three days, you will be sent to clean toilets."

Hearing this, Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai with a worried look on her face.

Yi Zhonghai gave her a reassuring smile and said confidently, "Please rest assured, Team Leader Liu, I will make sure that Qin Huairu's product qualification rate reaches the average level within three days!"

Liu Haizhong said coldly: "You are not the one being punished, so of course you can talk nonsense. If Qin Huairu fails to meet the requirements, she will be punished, but our entire third workshop will be implicated, while Yi Zhonghai will not be in any trouble."