Chapter 294 Envy, Jealousy and Hatred
Chapter 294 Envy, Jealousy and Hatred
After leaving night school, Li Kailang walked back to the courtyard.
At this time, it was already late at night and there was no one on the street except the patrolling police.
Seeing Li Kailang walking alone, he asked him a few questions. After knowing that Li Kailang had just come out of night school and was looking at books, he let him go.
After a while, Li Kailang walked back to the outside of the courtyard, looked at the wall, and thought about something.
"It's so late, let's not disturb anyone, or should we just climb over the wall and go in?"
Thinking of this, Li Kailang was about to climb in, but suddenly stopped.
"Forget it. I'll be back at this time every Tuesday and Friday. If I keep climbing over the wall, people will be suspicious. I'd better go find Yan Bugui."
After all, if Li Kailang successfully enrolled in night school, he would have to study for at least three years. Every time he climbed over the wall to come in, people would think he was a thief.
Even if he is not, the fact that he climbs over the wall again and again will make the surrounding residents suspicious of Li Kailang.
"Dong dong!"
"Uncle, are you asleep? Open the door."
"Dong dong!"
"Hey, who is it?"
Yan Bugui, who was in a coma, slowly woke up, complained, put on his clothes and went to open the door.
The gate of the yard is opened and closed by Yan Bugui every day. Of course, this is not for nothing. Whoever comes home late has to pay a fee.
"Excuse me, uncle. It's so late and I asked you to get up and open the door."
Li Kailang said this embarrassedly and took out 5 cents as a reward for his hard work.
After receiving the money, Yan Bugui's face became better, and he asked, "Why did you come back so late?"
Li Kailang raised the book in his hand and said, "Aren't you going to night school? It's already this late after I got back from get out of class."
"Night school? Classes?" Yan Bugui looked carefully at the textbook in Li Kailang's hand and said in disbelief.
"Xiao Li, are you really going to night school?"
Li Kailang smiled slightly: "How could it be fake? Am I stealing something?"
"From now on, I will go to night school every Tuesday and Friday. Please leave the door open for me, so that I won't wake you up after I fall asleep."
Yan Bugui touched the book carefully, his expression stunned, with a hint of envy and expectation in his eyes.
As a teacher, he had heard of the reputation of night school, where one could not only improve academic qualifications but also improve social status.
If he could successfully enroll and graduate, not only could he become a primary school principal, he could even work as a cadre in the Ministry of Education.
Unfortunately, he wanted to get in but couldn't. He was old and had no energy, which blocked his way.
Of course, the most important thing is that he did not have a place to study further studies, as there was no such place in primary school.
Yan Bugui congratulated him, "Great, great, Xiao Li, congratulations! If you can graduate successfully, you can become a cadre."
Li Kailang waved his hand and said, "Uncle San, it's too early to congratulate you. I've just enrolled and I still have a long way to go. Whether I can graduate or not is another matter."
"You are so modest. If we talk about who is the most powerful in our yard, it's none other than you." Yan Bugui complimented.
Li Kailang said, "I'm not that great, Third Uncle, please don't flatter me."
"It's getting late, Third Uncle, I won't chat with you anymore. I'm going back first."
Yan Bugui pretended to slap his head and said, "Hey, look at me, I almost forgot. Go back first, I'll lock the door."
Before leaving, Li Kailang suddenly said, "By the way, Third Uncle, don't tell anyone else about this."
"Oh, don't worry, I promise not to tell anyone." Yan Bugui replied.
Seeing Yan Bugui's uncontrollable emotions, Li Kailang could guess that Yan Bugui, a big mouth, would definitely tell someone.
Li Kailang did not deliberately conceal the fact that he was going to night school, and he did not intend to delay it for ten days or half a month.
Studying takes a long time. It takes three to five years to achieve success. Sooner or later, you will know the answer.
No matter what emotion it is, it is better to express it earlier, so as to avoid it exploding in the middle and causing unnecessary trouble.
After Yan Bugui locked the door, he hurried home and told the third aunt about Li Kai's attendance at night school.
The three aunts were dumbfounded: "Xiao Li is attending night school, is this true? Doesn't Xiao Li have a junior high school education? How can he attend night school?"
Yan Bugui: "How would I know how he read it? But I have read the books in his hands, so I can't be wrong."
"I can recognize each word individually, but I don't understand any of them when they are put together. It can't be fake."
Auntie: "Then how did he get his junior high school education?"
Yan Bugui: "How would I know? But Xiao Li must have some great talent for going to school, which we don't know yet."
"If Xiao Li graduates, he will be the most educated person in the courtyard. He will definitely be an official. We must hurry up."
The three aunts nodded solemnly. After graduation, Li Kailang might become very successful, and it would not be easy for him to help their family.
Thinking of this, the third aunt turned her head and looked in the direction of Yan Jiecheng, "It's a pity for Jiecheng. He can't be compared."
Yan Bugui shook his head helplessly: "Yes, if only I had listened to Xiao Li earlier."
But now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying anything.
Li Kailang didn’t know that Yan Bugui was thinking so deeply. He just thought that being able to attend night school was good enough.
After all, the study process takes a long time, and you never know when you might stop studying for some reason.
Li Kailang fell asleep as soon as he got home.
I haven't attended such a long class since I graduated from junior high school. Now when I suddenly listen to it, my scalp tingles.
Even Li Kailang found it a little difficult to handle this amount of knowledge output.
It’s like all the knowledge points that were originally learned in two or three days are output into the brain in one night.
The next day, early in the morning, Li Kailang went to work as usual.
The books are all in the ring and can be taken out whenever needed.
"Fortunately, the transport team is not as busy as last year, so I can still find time to read books."
After completing two tasks, Li Kailang had some free time. He sat in the car and took out a book on chemical machinery.
"Hey, Xiao Li is reading a book? What book is he reading? Let me take a look."
Zhang Fen saw Li Kailang sitting alone in the car reading a book, so he took the book curiously and flipped through it twice.
Just like Yan Bugui, it was like looking at a book written in heaven and he couldn't understand it.
"Xiao Li, what kind of book are you reading? How come I know every word in it, but when they are put together, I don't recognize any of them."
Li Kailang took the book back and said, "This is chemical machinery, it's university knowledge, it's normal for you to understand it or not."
Li Kailang also only had a partial understanding of what he read, and there were many things he did not understand. He planned to go to the bookstore at noon and buy a few simple mechanics books to understand them first.
Zhang Fen: "When did you start studying? Where did you get this book? I don't usually see it. Don't you want to be a driver anymore?"
"If you don't want to take such a good job, why are you reading this book? Do you want to work in a workshop?"
Li Kailang rolled his eyes at him and said, "Who said I don't want to be a driver anymore? There's nothing wrong with reading more books. I don't know anything and I don't even know when I'm cheated."
"I am quite satisfied with my job as a driver. Why not do it? As for going to the workshop, that is something for the future. It is still uncertain."
"Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you. What do you want from me?"
Zhang Fen said, "My dad is looking for you in the office."
Li Kailang closed the book and went to the office to find Zhang Jinwu.
"Master, what do you want from me?"
Zhang Jinwu got straight to the point: "Director Yang just came to me and said that you went to night school? Is this true or not?"
"Really?" Li Kailang nodded and told Zhang Jinwu the whole story.
Zhang Jinwu: "Well, it's a good thing that you can go to night university. It's good for you to learn knowledge and improve your academic qualifications. You can do it without any worries."
Li Kailang said: "Master, don't you blame me for not telling you this?"
Zhang Jinwu waved his hand nonchalantly, "Why blame you? This is a good thing. You have become a master now and have your own understanding. You don't need to tell me everything."
"Besides, if you had told me yesterday what would happen if you didn't get into night school, it would have been in vain. It would have been better if you didn't let me know so that I wouldn't be so happy for nothing."
"Even if you tell me, I can't help you, so as not to cause you trouble."
Seeing Zhang Jinwu's calm expression, Li Kailang breathed a sigh of relief. He thought so too.
Things are accomplished through secrecy and fail through disclosure. So before you succeed, it is better not to talk nonsense.
Zhang Jinwu added: "Okay, since you are already studying, I will assign some of your tasks to others so that you can have more time to read."
"Thank you, Master." Li Kailang said.
After all, he had fallen behind in knowledge by half a semester, and it would be impossible for him to catch up in a short period of time by self-study.
"By the way, from now on you can read openly, don't read secretly. It's rare for someone in our transport team to go to night school, this is a good thing." "If there is a college student in the transport team in the future, our transport team will be famous."
Zhang Jinwu could imagine that one day after Li Kailang successfully graduated, their transport team would be away from home.
No matter how great other factories’ transport teams say they are, he always says, “Our transport team has produced college students.”
Just this one sentence can defeat all transport teams.
After all, those who can come to the transport team are either filling in the position or coming in as apprentices, but they all have one thing in common: they do not have high academic qualifications.
Even Zhang Jinwu only has a high school education. Those who graduated from technical secondary schools all became cadres, not to mention college and undergraduate students.
"By the way, here are some books. Wan Shen sent them here. He said Director Yang arranged for them to be sent to you and that you needed these books."
Zhang Jinwu pointed at a pile of books on the table, and Li Kailang hurriedly checked them one by one.
These were the books he planned to buy at noon, which would help him better understand the knowledge in the books.
Zhang Jinwu asked: "How are these books? Are they helpful to you?"
Li Kailang said happily: "Yes, it is very helpful. With these books, I can understand better."
Li Kailang is now in pain and happiness. Although he can understand mechanical knowledge better, it is also a headache to read so many books one by one.
Zhang Jinwu: "Okay, since it's useful, you can take it all. I won't say anything about you going to night school. You can explain it to everyone later."
Li Kailang nodded, picked up a bag and took the book away.
The people in the transport team didn't know yet that Li Kai was attending night school, but Li Huaide knew it first.
"Li Kailang actually went to night school, and it was Director Yang who recommended him. Could it be that this kid is really that amazing?"
Li Huaide couldn't believe the news and looked at Wen Peixin beside him.
Wen Peixin also found it hard to believe, "Li Kailang entered the classroom yesterday and studied with his classmates. It shouldn't be fake."
Li Huaide paused for a moment and waved his hand: "Okay, I understand, you can go on with your work."
Wen Peixin left the office.
"I didn't expect Director Yang to be so sure that this kid can get in. Could it be that there is something I don't know about Li Kailang?"
Soon, Li Huaide put the matter behind him. "Forget it, it's just a driver. The transport team can still function without him."
"It's not that easy to finish studying in five years. You might drop out halfway through."
For Li Huaide, with so many people in the transport team, one less driver would not be a big deal, and Li Kailang would not be a hindrance to his work in the short term.
What surprised Li Huaide was that Director Yang actually gave Li Kailang a place in night college. He also had a place in night college, but it had never been given out.
After all, he is in charge of logistics, and he knows the education and background of the logistics personnel very well.
None of them was so good that he felt confident that he could recommend them to night school.
After all, recommending him to go to night school represents his vision. If the person is not good enough, it would be a slap in the face of him, Li Huaide, and he, Li Huaide, cannot afford to lose face.
Working hours passed quickly and there was no task assigned, so Li Kailang read books with peace of mind.
When Li Kailang returned to the courtyard, he had just stepped into the hanging flower gate when he saw that all the neighbors in the courtyard were in the front yard.
"Hey, Xiao Li is back, Xiao Li is back."
"Hey, the college students in our courtyard are back."
Everyone came to Li Kailang.
"Xiao Li, are you tired after a day's work?"
"Xiao Li, I heard that you are a night college student now. My son is in junior high school, so you can help tutor him when you are free."
"You are so shameless to say that. Xiao Li is a college student. Isn't it a waste to ask him to tutor middle school students?"
"So what do you want? Your son is only in elementary school."
"Even if it's tutoring my son, raising him to be a college student from a young age, he's no better than your son."
A crowd of people were chattering, and Li Kailang turned to look at Yan Bugui.
The only person in the courtyard who knew that he went to night school was Yan Bugui.
Yan Bugui shook his head frantically, his eyes looked innocent, yet somewhat guilty.
Li Kailang looked at the third aunt, only to see that she did not dare to look at him, feeling very guilty.
Seeing this, Li Kailang knew everything. Yan Bugui told the third aunt, and the third aunt, who was a big mouth, couldn't hold back her words and spread them everywhere.
Li Kailang was mentally prepared for this. Looking at the people arguing in front of him, he knew what their purpose was.
"What do you want from me, guys?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I just came to see you."
"Yes, Xiao Li, you are the first college student in our surrounding courtyard, you are amazing."
"Xiao Li, this is the pickled radish I made. How do you like it? Auntie still has a lot. If you like it, Auntie will give it to you."
"Hey, Xiao Li, there's also mine. My pickled cucumber is not bad either. You can try it too."
Everyone was holding something in their hands and scrambling to put it in front of Li Kailang.
Li Kailang said calmly: "I appreciate your kindness, but forget about the things and take them back."
"Also, I hope everyone will still call me Master Li. Not everyone can call me Xiao Li."
After saying that, Li Kailang ignored their angry faces, opened the door and went home, blocking them outside.
"Ah, this kid is so stubborn. He really thinks that studying at night school is great. Isn't he just a college student? He really thinks my son can't pass the exam!"
"Bah, why are you pretending? You really think you are a college student. This is an opportunity for you, Li Kailang, to get close to me, but you don't appreciate it. Bah!"
In an instant, everyone's opinion of Li Kailang changed and they couldn't help but curse him.
When Li Kailang saw the greed in their eyes, he knew that their coming was not a good thing.
They all came to him to try to establish connections, do favors, and even regarded themselves as superiors, and asked him to teach their children.
People who don't usually interact with each other are trying to show their courtesy at this time. They just want Li Kailang to become a college student, and help them after graduation and let him become a small official.
"Hey, this kid deserved it because he was scolded. He really thought he could be a college student just because he had read some books." Jia Zhang scolded loudly.
Jia Dongxu on the side echoed: "I don't think Li Kailang will be able to study for long. He only graduated from junior high school. What can he study?"
"These people are also fools. Li Kailang and Yan Bugui are going to drop out if they can't pass the exam, but now they are actually thinking about using connections. They are crazy."
As Li Kailang's enemies, Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu are the ones who can't stand seeing Li Kailang doing well, so they took this opportunity to curse Li Kailang more.
"Damn it, why can this kid go to night school but I can't? Why?" Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth in hatred and looked at Li Kailang jealously.
It was because of his primary school education that he had not been promoted yet.
Liu Haizhong cursed: "If I could go to night school, I would definitely be no worse than Li Kailang. What's so great about this kid?"
"Who is this blind bastard? If I don't give it to him, I curse him to give birth to a son without an asshole."
Liu Guangqi looked at the self-righteous Liu Haizhong and said nothing. Does he really think it is easy to go to night school?
He spent half his life trying to get into technical secondary school. He got up before dawn every day to study and continued studying after dark. Finally he was admitted.
"It's true. The more ignorant a person is, the more self-righteous he is and the more he thinks everything is simple." Liu Guangqi evaluated Liu Haizhong in his heart.
Liu Guangqi was very indifferent about Li Kailang going to night school, and he did not feel envious or jealous.
He had attended a technical secondary school and deeply felt the difficulty of attending that school, not to mention being a college student, especially a night school, which was even more difficult.
Seeing that Liu Haizhong was still cursing, Liu Guangqi turned around and went home, seeming to be thinking about something in his mind.
After Yi Zhonghai learned the news, he was as calm as Liu Guangqi.
"Even if I studied at night university and became a college student, what good would that do? I am an eighth-level worker and a big boss, and no one can control me."
With this thought in mind, Yi Zhonghai ignored the noisy crowd and went home.
When Cui Yuan heard that Li Kailang was going to night university, he was very happy for him.
People had mixed opinions about Li Kai attending night school.
But Li Kailang ignored it. When he got home, he started a new round of reading.
"I don't know if it's the system or the spiritual spring water, but it has improved my memory a lot, and it makes studying easier."
Li Kailang flipped through the book and muttered to himself.
Li Kailang's body has undergone repeated transformations and baptisms, especially the improvement of his brain.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he can read the book by heart, but reading the book several times can help him remember the knowledge in the book, which is of great help to him.
However, this is just memorizing textbook knowledge, without integrating it or having one's own understanding.
"From today on, you have to study hard and catch up with their teaching progress first. We can worry about the rest later."
(End of this chapter)