“I’ve signed you up for the transfer exam. I’ve seen your performance during this period.”
“Old Hu also said you did a good job, so of course, I have to give you a chance.”
Wang Lif said openly.
“Squad Leader, if I successfully transfer, I’ll treat you to a drink.”
Chen Jianye said with a smile.
“Haha, that’s a must.”
“You work hard, come to me if you need anything.”
Wang Lif laughed and left.
Chen Jianye prepared his tools and officially started working.
At this moment, in a corner of the Pliers worker team.
“Master, what’s up with Chen Jianye? His progress is too fast.”
“I’m only a First-Level Fitter right now; he’s about to catch up to me.”
Jia Dongxu looked anxious.
He was a full ten years older than Chen Jianye.
If Chen Jianye’s Carpentry level caught up to him, he wouldn’t be able to hold his head up in the Siheyuan (Courtyard), and the old sisters-in-law would all laugh at him.
In the future, when giving examples of whose child was good-for-nothing, Jia Dongxu would definitely be on the list.
But this list was a black list.
“Now you know to be anxious. Usually, I tell you to study hard and work more, but you just think of ways to be lazy.”
Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly.
“Master, can you help me find out the content of this year’s Second-Level Fitter transfer exam?”
Jia Dongxu pleaded.
“The transfer exam questions are arranged by the Workshop Leader; how would I know?”
“If you want to pull strings, find someone else, don’t come to me.”
“With this effort, learn from Chen Jianye: work diligently during the day and study at night. Can a Second-Level Fitter still stop you?”
Yi Zhonghai was angry at his lack of ambition.
He didn’t think about working hard; he just wanted to pull strings and use backdoors.
Using backdoors, besides selling favors, also costs money.
Jia Dongxu, with just his mouth, wanted Yi Zhonghai to get the Second-Level Fitter transfer questions.
If he were Yi Zhonghai’s biological son, Yi Zhonghai might grit his teeth and do it.
The problem was that Jia Dongxu’s surname was Jia, and Yi Zhonghai wouldn’t be determined to help him.
“Master, I will definitely pass the Second-Level Fitter this year.”
Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth, shot a resentful glance at Yi Zhonghai, and turned to leave.
He knew Yi Zhonghai could use backdoors, but if Yi Zhonghai didn’t help, he had no choice.
However, he remembered this grudge.
Before starting work, Jia Dongxu deliberately passed by Chen Jianye’s workstation and watched for a while.
He felt even more uneasy.
With Chen Jianye’s momentum, after passing the transfer exam, he would definitely aim for a Second-Level Worker in the second half of the year, followed by Third-Level and Fourth-Level Workers.
Two levels in one year.
He couldn’t catch up even if he tried his best.
Thinking of being suppressed by Chen Jianye, Jia Dongxu felt a burst of discomfort.
‘If Chen Jianye successfully transfers, then I can only… sigh.’
Jia Dongxu sighed.
He had no choice but to let Qin Huairu cry to Sha Zhu, stirring up Sha Zhu’s sympathy and protectiveness, to make him fight Chen Jianye.
This way, both Sha Zhu and Chen Jianye would be taken care of.
Yi Zhonghai would lose a candidate for his retirement, and could only place his hopes on him alone.
Despite such a perfect plan, Jia Dongxu could never cross his psychological barrier.
Unless he was forced to, he didn’t want to use this method.
Two days later.
Name: Chen Jianye
Skills: Yang Style Tai Chi (Perfected)
Cooking LV2 Experience 7/500
Carpentry LV2 Experience 182/1000
‘Both Cooking and Carpentry have broken through to LV2, it’s truly great.’
Chen Jianye closed the panel and enjoyed the breakfast, which was perfect in color, aroma, and taste.
This breakfast was his first time Cooking after his Cooking broke through to LV2.
When his Cooking broke through to LV2 last night, many Cooking methods for dishes appeared in Chen Jianye’s mind.
It was the same as frying an egg.
Chen Jianye’s Cooking at LV2 was more skilled, with a stronger grasp of heat and control over ingredients.
The fried eggs naturally smelled better and also had good color, aroma, and taste.
It was a significant improvement over the previous food made just to fill his stomach.
The residents of the Siheyuan (Courtyard) suffered.
The aroma of food emanating from the Chen Family became even more fragrant.
Who could stand this?
Chen Jianye didn’t care what others thought.
With resources already scarce, if he couldn’t even eat well, how stifling would life be?
He was still a patient, so what was wrong with eating something good?
After finishing breakfast, Chen Jianye went to the front Courtyard to wash dishes.
He chatted with Yu Li for a few more sentences.
Yu Li didn’t have a job and did housework at home.
So Chen Jianye often encountered Yu Li when washing dishes.
Over time, they became familiar.
Of course, this was limited to them both washing dishes and chatting by the well in the front Courtyard.
If they chatted alone, in a situation with an unmarried man and woman, it would easily lead to gossip.
After washing the dishes.
Chen Jianye walked out of the Chen Family with renewed vigor.
Today was the day he would participate in the Carpentry transfer exam.
For this, Chen Jianye had prepared for a long time.
And not just for himself.
He also prepared many things for Jia Dongxu.
For example, engine oil, and a wooden stick that had been soaked in engine oil for some time.
And some gravel.
These materials were collected by Chen Jianye over time and stored in the Lingquan Space.
For example, that small bottle of engine oil.
One day, Chen Jianye encountered a broken-down transport vehicle and lent a hand; as a Carpentry, he had a lot of mechanical knowledge and helped out.
He collected the engine oil using an empty glass bottle from a drink he had finished.
After repairing the transport vehicle, the truck driver also gave Chen Jianye a pack of cigarettes as a thank you.
Chen Jianye naturally did not refuse.
In those days, truck drivers were very popular, considered a good job, but the downside was often not being home, and they had to take good care of their precious cars.
Getting back to the main topic.
Chen Jianye wanted Jia Dongxu to die in the Workshop.
He had to create a situation where Jia Dongxu died in an accident.
It was common for someone to die at the Rolling Mill.
Generally, accidental deaths would not involve the Public Security; the factory’s Security Section could handle the entire process.
The deceased’s emotions were stable; the key was to do a good job with the deceased’s family.
No matter how sad or grief-stricken the deceased’s family was, crying to the heavens.
In the end, it was nothing more than compensation.
The Security Section was very familiar with this.
“Jianye, good luck!”
Wang Lif cheered Chen Jianye on.
“Squad Leader, get ready for a drink.”
Chen Jianye smiled.
“Good, you have confidence, there’s definitely no problem.”
Wang Lif’s smile became even brighter.
On the other side.
“Prepare well for the exam, don’t give up again.”
“Chen Jianye is chasing right behind you.”
Yi Zhonghai admonished Jia Dongxu in front of him.
“Master, don’t worry, Chen Jianye will never catch up to me in this lifetime.”
Jia Dongxu looked confident.
“Good, that’s ambitious. I’m waiting to see your performance.”
Yi Zhonghai was very pleased.
Before, Jia Dongxu was not ambitious, just drifting along, so Yi Zhonghai never felt at ease letting Jia Dongxu take care of him in his old age.
Unexpectedly, after Chen Jianye came to the Pliers worker team, his outstanding performance instead stirred up Jia Dongxu’s sense of crisis.
With his own assistance, Yi Zhonghai never thought his apprentice would lose to Chen Jianye.
Those participating in the Carpentry assessment left the Pliers worker team.
Chen Jianye was taking the First-Level Fitter assessment, which the factory generally called the Carpentry regularization exam.
It was divided into two major parts: written test and practical operation.
Chen Jianye, who had learned a lot of basic Carpentry knowledge, found the written test questions easy.
He finished the questions in less than half an hour, then stood up to hand in his paper.
When it came to the practical operation exam, Chen Jianye was a bit more serious.
After reading the standard part drawing, Chen Jianye worked slowly and meticulously.
It took him twenty minutes to finish processing the part.
He controlled the part dimensions within his current maximum capability.
After the assessment, Chen Jianye arrived early and wandered around Jia Dongxu’s examination room.
At the same time, his gaze constantly searched for a way to subtly kill Jia Dongxu.
After waiting for more than an hour, Chen Jianye finally saw Jia Dongxu come out looking dejected.
“This year’s questions are too difficult.”
“Who isn’t saying that?”
“I think it’s deliberately making things difficult for me.”
Jia Dongxu and a few friends discussed, consistently feeling that this year’s Second-Level Worker assessment was different from previous years.
It was too difficult.
It wasn’t their fault for not studying hard usually.