Yi Zhonghai quickly thought of the steel rolling mill. If he could make a great contribution there, his punishment would definitely be revoked.
But achieving a great feat without harming himself wasn't easy. Yi Zhonghai thought about this all night. Even with Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai only gave her a perfunctory response.
Jia Zhangshi had guessed Yi Zhonghai's little scheme. Even if she guessed, she pretended not to know; it would be best if Yi Zhonghai could recover. It didn't matter if he remained only a Level 1 fitter.
To allow Yi Zhonghai to come up with a solution more quickly, Jia Zhangshi rolled to the side and began to rest. She didn't bother with Yi Zhonghai the next day, since he was unable to work anyway. It was better to give him more time to think things through.
News of Jia Dongxu's rescue yesterday has reached the steel mill. The deceased old man was no ordinary person either; it's said he participated in the Long March, but had to retire due to his advanced age. Although not a great figure, he was certainly not an ordinary person either.
Although the old man was dead, his status and background remained. Jia Dongxu's heroic act of saving lives was even widely publicized by the steel rolling mill. Because of his meritorious service, Jia Dongxu's disciplinary action was revoked. Even his rank was upgraded from Level 1 fitter to Level 2 fitter. The reason it was suppressed last time was simply because Jia Dongxu was involved in Wei Hua's affair.
Now, Jia Dongxu is in high spirits, riding high on good fortune. Since learning he'd become a Level 2 fitter, he's been acting all high and mighty.
Even the entire Jia family became quite smug. Although Yi Zhonghai couldn't work yet, he could still teach Jia Dongxu with his words.
Jia Dongxu's foundation is more solid than anyone else's. Now that Yi Zhonghai is tied to the Jia family, he can no longer keep secrets from them. With Yi Zhonghai's guidance, Jia Dongxu's skills are improving at a visible rate.
Jia Dongxu, who originally thought it would take three or four months to get promoted, now feels he can succeed within one or two months. Maybe he can even become a level 3 fitter in the next assessment.
Yi Zhonghai could tell Jia Dongxu's condition from his expression. The thought that even Jia Dongxu was about to become a level 3 fitter, while his own injury hadn't healed, made Yi Zhonghai feel bad.
In order to heal his injuries faster and to be able to go out and earn money as soon as possible, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to ask Jia Zhangshi for money.
"Could you give me some money to see a doctor? My injury should heal in about a month or two. If I apply some medicine, I might be able to go back to work in half a month."
"Old Yi, there's no need for us to be so formal. I'll go get you 20 yuan right now. You should go to the hospital to get checked out. Although Dongxu's salary has increased quite a bit, our family's financial situation is still not very good. We're all counting on you to start working soon."
“This way you'll not only have an income, but you can also teach Dongxu the skills better. You can't keep things to yourself like before. If you continue like this, Dongxu might develop resentment.”
Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Yi Zhonghai took the money and left the courtyard immediately. Yi Zhonghai now had only one thought: to get to work at the steel mill as soon as possible and repair his relationship with Jia Dongxu.
After Yi Zhonghai left, Jia Zhangshi also left the courtyard house. Jia Zhangshi had always been dissatisfied with the Jia family's current living conditions. Now that they had such good conditions, she naturally wasn't willing to let them go.
If we don't take advantage of this rescue to gain some benefits for our family, we'll be letting our son down for risking his life to save people.
The Huang family from the Intermediate People's Court has already moved out. If they don't act quickly, the house will be allocated to someone else. As soon as Jia Zhangshi arrived at the subdistrict office, she went straight to Director Liu.
In the courtyard house, Jia Zhangshi was always unreasonable and disruptive, but when she came to the neighborhood office, she was like a completely different person.
"Director Liu, please have pity on my family! You know our Jia family's situation. Six of us are crammed into a house of less than 20 square meters. We really can't fit any more room."
"Please, for the sake of my son who risked his life to save others, help our Jia family. Someone in our courtyard just moved out; please, please allocate the house to our family!"
“Our family of six is living in a room of less than 20 square meters, which is really not enough. If I turn over, my son and daughter-in-law will know. How are we supposed to live? My son is so young, but he doesn’t even dare to have children now. He’s afraid that if he makes a noise at night, we’ll find out.”
After hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Director Liu discussed it with several leaders from the subdistrict office. In the end, they agreed to Jia Zhangshi's request.
For no other reason than to make an example. It's been a long time since South Causeway Bay Lane has seen such a selfless act of saving someone's life. Even though the Jia family has had a tarnished reputation recently, it doesn't hinder the publicity of this incident.
In short, it's just renting the house to the Jia family, not dividing the house among them. Director Liu simply wrote down the temporary allocation of the house to the Jia family.
After receiving Director Liu's approval, Jia Zhangshi renewed the lease agreement and returned to the courtyard house with it. Upon returning, she began moving with Qin Huairu.
Although it was said that Qin Huairu was involved in the move, Qin Huairu did almost all the work. Jia Zhangshi did virtually nothing except carry a few things as a token gesture.
Even if it was Yi Zhonghai who did it, he did far more than Jia Zhangshi. Although Yi Zhonghai's injuries hadn't fully healed, he could still move small things without much problem. As long as Yi Zhonghai wasn't asked to move things like cabinets, he could handle everything else.
After Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu moved all the smaller items to the central courtyard, they waited there for Jia Dongxu to return. For the larger items, Jia Dongxu would need to find someone to help carry them.
To share the good news with her husband, Qin Huairu arrived at the courtyard gate early in the morning. As soon as she saw Jia Dongxu return from work, she rushed over.
"Dongxu, Mom has finally settled the house issue. Dad and I started moving this afternoon, but there are some big cabinets and things like that. We can't move them by ourselves, so you'll have to find someone to carry them to the central courtyard."
"real?"
"Of course it's true, how could I joke about something like that?"
Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Dongxu quickly ran to the central courtyard. Only after seeing the things in the middle of the courtyard did Jia Dongxu fully believe it. The thought of him and Qin Huairu soon having their own room filled Jia Dongxu with immense excitement.
Looking at the two large and one small cabinets, Jia Dongxu was also a bit of a headache. As for Sha Zhu and Xu Damao, forget about them. They both had a grudge against him. Getting their help was practically impossible.
The Liu brothers were too young to move anything. The only suitable people left in the courtyard were Yan Jiecheng and Wei Hua. Yan Jiecheng was easy to find, but Wei Hua was a bit more difficult.
Jia Dongxu could only let Wei Hua go for the time being. He then turned his attention to Yan Jiecheng and his son. Having lived in the courtyard house for so long, Jia Dongxu naturally knew the nature of the people there.
Even though the conflict between the Jia family and the Yan family has only recently begun, as long as I offer them more benefits, the Yan family certainly won't mind.
If the Yan family made exorbitant demands, he would then ask Wei Hua for help. So Jia Dongxu went directly to the front yard and found Yan Bugui watering the flowers.
"Uncle Yan, could you and Jie Cheng help me move some things? I'll give you 50 cents after we're done."
“Jia Dongxu, do you really think our family is begging? Get the hell out of here! Your family always treats people like servants when they need them and discards them when they don’t. Don’t even mention 50 cents, your family can’t even spare five cents.”
Upon hearing Yan Bugui's words, Jia Dongxu could only turn to look at Wei Hua, who was busy in the kitchen.
“Weihua, it was all my fault last time. Your brother Dongxu apologizes to you here. Could you help your brother Dongxu move some things? There are only two big cabinets and one small cabinet. After you're done, your brother Dongxu will treat you to a nice meal. I'll ask your sister-in-law Huairu to go out and buy a chicken right now.”
Wei Hua didn't believe a word Jia Dongxu said. The Jia family had always been one of those who only took in money and never gave it back, even the slightly better-off Jia Dongxu was no exception.
If Jia Dongxu were true to his word, Wei Hua would absolutely not help. What Wei Hua wanted was for Jia Dongxu to break his promise, so that the system could punish him. Therefore, Wei Hua stood there for a few seconds, hesitated slightly, and then nodded gently.
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