Chapter 60: The steel mill is completed, about to go into production

Sha Zhu pushes a small cart and sees Jia Jia Zhangshi also working at the construction site, but he just glares coldly and ignores her.

Having brought lunchboxes for the Jia family for several years, only to be met with the vicious words of two white-eyed wolves, Sha Zhu is completely chilled to the core.

Seeing Jia Jia Zhangshi suffering, Sha Zhu feels very happy, not noticing that behind him, Jia Jia Zhangshi is charging at him.

"Sha Zhu, you bastard!"

"I'll beat you to death!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi screams strangely and throws a stone from her hand, aiming at Sha Zhu's head.

Hearing the cursing, Sha Zhu instinctively dodges, avoiding the flying stone.

His foot slips, and he falls to the ground; a sharp stone immediately cuts his lower leg.

"Jia Jia Zhangshi, you old immortal, you're looking for death!"

Sha Zhu roars, ignoring the injury on his leg, climbs up, and throws a punch, hitting Jia Jia Zhangshi square in the nose as she charges at him.

Jia Jia Zhangshi is already in jail, coming to the construction site for labor reform, yet she still dares to hit him—Sha Zhu is enraged.

In the past, when he was close to Qin Qin Huairu, this old thing often mocked him with yin and yang, calling him a fool who was useless for anything except cooking.

For Qin Qin Huairu's sake, Sha Zhu chose to endure.

Now, Sha Zhu has completely torn off the mask with Jia Jia Zhangshi.

Seeing Jia Jia Zhangshi's ugly face, Sha Zhu feels nauseous.

"Ouch, you stupid fool, you dare to hit me!"

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi rolls on the ground, scratching Sha Zhu's face with a slap, immediately leaving several bloody marks.

Sha Zhu kicks Jia Jia Zhangshi over, gets on top of her, and gives her a round of old-fashioned punches.

"I'll finish you off, you dog thing!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi vents all her anger on Sha Zhu.

Jia Jia Zhangshi is fat, yet she manages to throw Sha Zhu off, pinning him down, her hands waving wildly at his face, trying to dig his face out.

Sha Zhu and Jia Jia Zhangshi are tangled together; it only takes a moment.

The prison guard who reacts rushes over instantly, shouting loudly at Jia Jia Zhangshi.

He has never seen a prisoner in labor reform so rampant, daring to hit someone.

"Stop!"

The prison guard shouts angrily.

All around, workers watching the fun form a circle.

Chen Tian is not far away, standing on the side, watching coldly.

"Isn't that Qin Qin Huairu's mother-in-law? Even after being sent to labor reform, she still dares to hit people; that's really going too far."

Yu Yu Haitang has been to the courtyard and recognizes Jia Jia Zhangshi.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a B-level treasure chest from idling!]

At the very front of the crowd, Chen Tian, waiting for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, has a smile on his lips.

The familiar mechanical sound rings in his mind once again; today's reward has arrived.

[Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a Bad Luck Talisman, a Love Talisman, and a Diarrhea Talisman!]

"Bad Luck Talisman, Love Talisman?"

Chen Tian is somewhat surprised; the things opened this time are quite interesting.

Immersing his mind in the system, Chen Tian understands the functions of the several talismans.

As long as you select a person in your heart, you can use it on them.

"Bad Luck Talisman, let's test the waters with the beasts first."

Chen Tian's thought moves, and a black light, visible only to him, flashes by and enters the bodies of the people in the Sihe Academy.

"I wonder how effective this Bad Luck Talisman is."

Chen Tian smiles; when bored, disciplining the beasts is also quite nice.

"And love..."

A strange smile appears on the corner of Chen Tian's mouth, thinking of some fun things.

"The Red Star Steel Mill ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially begins!"

The big leader, wearing a straight Zhongshan suit, shouts excitedly.

For this ribbon-cutting, even the big leader of the district attended in person, and Chen Tian, as the chief engineer, cut the ribbon together with the big leader.

The newspaper office even sent people to take photos of the steel mill's ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate it, and they will publish it in the newspaper when they go back.

Chen Tian stands in the very middle with the big leader, while Factory Director Yang, Li Changhai, and other leaders of the rolling mill can only stand on the side.

Off the stage, there is the deafening cheering of the workers.

The people of the Sihe Academy stand in the crowd, with different expressions.

Xu Xu Damao shamelessly crowds next to Yu Yu Haitang, his thieving heart not dead.

He is a dead end (no heirs), and Xu Xu Damao has accepted his fate.

But that doesn't stop him from hooking up with other women.

In the original drama, Yu Yu Haitang was an unsettled person; not long after breaking up with her boyfriend, she went on blind dates with Xu Xu Damao and Sha Zhu in succession.

With Chen Tian here, Yu Yu Haitang's life trajectory has also changed.

"Engineer Chen is really impressive, being able to stand and take a photo with the big leader of the district; how much face must that be?"

Xu Xu Damao says with a face full of envy.

Although he knows many people, he doesn't know many big leaders.

"That's right, Engineer Chen is so amazing, ordinary people can't compare at all."

"Didn't you see that Factory Director Yang is lined up behind Engineer Chen?"

Yu Yu Haitang is extremely proud, with only Chen Tian in her eyes.

After more than a month, Sha Zhu, Yi Yi Zhonghai, and the others look exhausted, tired to the point of collapse.

Working in the factory before, it was all eating from the big pot, and they could slack off from time to time.

At the construction site, Li Changhai specifically had people watch Sha Zhu, Yi Yi Zhonghai, and the others; if they wanted to slack off, they would get a beating.

Looking at Chen Tian, who is infinitely glorious on the podium, Sha Zhu's mouth is twisted in anger.

"I spit, a bunch of dog things."

Including all the leaders, Sha Zhu cursed them all.

In Sha Zhu's eyes, these people are all in the same boat as Chen Tian.

This month, working early and returning late every day, the wind at the construction site is big and urgent, and the weather is cold as hell; Sha Zhu's feet have even developed chilblains.

Returning to the courtyard, there are no more lunchboxes, Qin Qin Huairu doesn't get close to him, and Bang Geng spits at him when he sees him, like an enemy.

Sha Zhu has wanted to grab Bang Geng and beat him up several times.

He Yushui also finds him embarrassing, doesn't eat at home every day, and doesn't talk to him.

Sha Zhu only goes to talk to the Deaf Old Lady every day to relieve his boredom.

By the way, he checks if there is any oil and water at the Deaf Old Lady's place, borrowing money to buy some meat, eggs, and the like.

Yi Yi Zhonghai is about the same as Sha Zhu; in just one month, he has become weathered.

Chen Tian has become a great hero in building the steel mill, received praise from the big leader, and will even be publicized in the newspaper.

He went from being a Level 8 worker in the factory to a brick-moving laborer; the huge gap makes Yi Yi Zhonghai incredibly depressed.

Looking at the beaming Chen Tian, Yi Yi Zhonghai feels some regret in his heart.

They are all children who grew up in the courtyard; Chen Tian just followed his parents to the Great Northern Wilderness for a few years.

If he could have gotten closer to him the day Chen Tian came back, he definitely wouldn't be moving stones now.

At the very least, he could have mixed into being a construction team leader.

With Chen Tian's status and ability, if he could provide for his old age, wouldn't that be ten thousand times better than Sha Zhu?

"Sigh."

Yi Yi Zhonghai lets out a heavy sigh.

For the sake of Sha Zhu and Qin Qin Huairu, Yi Yi Zhonghai has completely offended Chen Tian.

As a result, he ended up with nothing.

He wanted to set up Sha Zhu and Qin Qin Huairu, but he didn't expect Qin Qin Huairu to not look down on Sha Zhu at all.

His relationship with Sha Zhu has also plummeted, becoming enemies.

Thinking that no one will provide for his old age, Yi Yi Zhonghai wants to cry.

Calculating for over a decade, only to end up with nothing.

In his heart, the hatred for Chen Tian is even stronger.

"It's really grand; I've thought about this day for how many years."

Liu Liu Haizhong stares at the podium, his eyes burning.

Life is thinner than paper, heart is higher than the sky.

That is exactly Liu Liu Haizhong.

Being an official is Liu Liu Haizhong's lifelong dream.

Even in the Sihe Academy, Liu Liu Haizhong wanted to be the managing First Uncle.

He thought about it for over a decade, only to be crushed to death by Yi Yi Zhonghai.

Not to mention being a leader in the factory.

Liu Liu Haizhong only has a primary school education; wanting to be an official is basically impossible.

In the original drama, after the wind started, Liu Liu Haizhong relied on flattery, raided Lou Xiao'e's house, and mixed into being a special case group leader.

Yi Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu, and Xu Xu Damao were not spared from his discipline.

Later, he was brought down by Xu Xu Damao, offended the workshop director, and was directly sent to sweep the streets.

Chen Tian is infinitely glorious; this is what Liu Liu Haizhong has pursued his whole life.

He has already started to fantasize about himself standing on the podium, receiving the reception of leaders and interviews from reporters.

If his photo were in the newspaper, he would definitely find someone to frame it well and hang it at home.