Chapter 14

Yi Zhonghai was stunned.

Is this fool talking nonsense?

A Level One worker just got lucky; he still wants to break through to Level Three? Dream on!

However, Yi Zhonghai did not discourage him.

"Dongxu, having ambition is a good thing."

"But everything must be done slowly; haste makes waste."

Yi Zhonghai went on and on with a long lecture.

He had never really taught Jia Dongxu any skills, so the boy had no chance of breaking through.

Yet the more Yi Zhonghai said, the more determined Jia Dongxu became to achieve great things!

Shocking everyone!

Causing a sensation at the Rolling Mill!

Great Ones, please give flowers, please give tickets, please give everything~.

010. Jia Dongxu Caused Trouble! (First Update)

Sihe Academy.

Lu Jianye's door was wide open.

He was having something light tonight: braised pork ribs and Bai Mifan.

In this era, pork ribs were not expensive.

Because supplies were scarce, everyone had little fat in their bellies.

So everyone preferred to buy pork belly and fatty meat.

That way, the fat could be rendered into lard, and the leftover cracklings could serve as a treat.

Stir-frying with lard was truly fragrant.

But even that lard was something only wealthy households could afford.

Lu Jianye spent two yuan to buy six jin of ribs; in others' eyes, that was living recklessly.

Lu Jianye did not care.

The original owner's body needed better nutrition.

He had bought these ribs at the Pigeon Market.

His mall had them too.

But he wanted to taste the pork ribs of this era.

The scent of the rice quickly spread throughout the courtyard.

Lu Jianye chewed slowly and couldn't help but exclaim, "So fragrant!"

The grain and pig fodder these pigs ate were all natural, with no pesticides, let alone chemical fertilizers.

So the pigs raised this way tasted wonderful.

Unlike the feed-fed pigs and alcohol-fed pigs of later generations, whose meat was sometimes as hard as plastic!

"The beasts must be drooling with envy, right?"

"You caused my divorce and now you want me to support you in old age?"

"Not one of you will escape; all of you can go dream!"

Lu Jianye had already made up his mind.

Jia Dongxu would get the first box lunch, setting an example for these beasts!

At this moment.

Several neighbors in the back courtyard, smelling the aroma, were all swallowing their saliva.

The Deaf Old Lady angrily slammed the table.

Because her entire family had been loyal and heroic, every household in the courtyard respected her.

Whenever any family had a good meal, they would always send her some.

Only Lu Jianye, that scoundrel!

He had ignored her before, and now he even wanted to stage a fake accident!

The Deaf Old Lady thought of Sha Zhuzi's lunchbox again, and she was even more furious.

"That fool Sha Zhuzi!"

The old lady treated him like her own grandson, so she could not bear to scold Sha Zhuzi.

Liu Hai Zhong was also drooling with desire, making the stir-fried eggs on the table look unappetizing.

"Lu Jianye, that stinking brat, he is too much."

"What kind of family lives like this, eating meat at every meal!"

Liu Hai Zhong was so angry he did not want to eat.

Second Aunt sighed: "Both are cooks, yet the gap is so huge?"

"Before, when Sha Zhuzi made two dishes for the New Year, they still tasted good."

"Now, compared with Lu Jianye, Sha Zhuzi is nothing."

Middle Courtyard.

Sha Zhuzi did not bring back a lunchbox; Qin Huairu gave him no good face, so he drank alone at home in gloom.

Jia Zhang Shi and Bang Geng also smelled the pork rib scent from Lu Jianye's house, and the grandfather and grandson were both displeased.

Especially Jia Zhang Shi, who cursed and grumbled for a long time: "Lu Jianye, that heirless wretch!"

"He's eating alone again!"

"I have so many children, and he doesn't even bring a little something!"

Qin Huairu said nothing, just cooking.

She felt utterly speechless inside.

Most of the good food sent by people in the courtyard ended up in Jia Zhang Shi's stomach.

Yet every time she used the children as an excuse; truly shameless.

But she dared not speak up; in this house, she had no say.

After Jia Zhang Shi finished scolding, she asked, "Why hasn't Jia Dongxu returned yet?"

"Even Old Man Yan is back."

Qin Huairu then said, "Zhang Laosan just came by and said Jia Dongxu is working overtime tonight."

"He wants to pass next month's skill-level assessment."

If he passes, Jia Dongxu's wages will rise by another ten yuan.

Hearing this, Jia Zhang Shi was quite pleased; her son making something of himself brought her face honor.

Just then, Zhang Laosan suddenly rushed over in a hurry: "Qin Huairu!"

"Jia Dongxu has caused trouble!"

What?

Both Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang Shi looked over.

Both were stunned.

How could this be?

Their Jia Dongxu is not that kind of person.

In her panic, Jia Zhang Shi fell straight from the kang bed to the floor, spraining her foot.

Qin Huairu quickly asked what had happened.

Zhang Laosan said, "Jia Dongxu violated workshop regulations, privately altered the production process, and broke operational procedures."

"Not only did he break the machine, but he also caused injuries to himself and two fellow workers; they are still in the hospital."

"Hurry and prepare money; go see them."

Having spoken, Zhang Laosan ran off.

This news was like a thunderbolt to the Jia family!

Just moments ago they were hoping Jia Dongxu would rise to prominence; now they are told he is in the hospital!