Chapter 408: The miserable apprentice's bleak future

Chapter 408: The miserable apprentice's bleak future

Chapter 408: The miserable apprentice's bleak future

the next day.

Steel rolling mill.

After many days of delay, Director Yang's secretary Wan Shen finally came to the transport team with a group of construction workers.

Everyone in the transport team was nervous but also somewhat expectant about his arrival.

Because the news of the suspension of the assessment spread from their transport team and affected the entire factory, they thought the factory did not intend to build houses for them.

"Secretary Wan, you're finally here." Zhang Jinwu hurried to meet Wan Shen.

Wan Shen glanced at Zhang Jinwu and the transport team with an unfriendly look.

"Yes, I'm finally here, Captain Zhang. You don't know how busy I have been these days. Until now, I'm afraid to answer the phone, for fear that someone will scold me as soon as I answer the phone."

Wan Shen looked at Zhang Jinwu with resentment. His life was not easy these days. He had to endure the scolding from the cadres from various factories on the other end of the phone.

I also had to listen to Director Yang cursing and swearing, and was stuck in the middle and couldn't vent my anger, which was extremely uncomfortable.

"I'm really sorry." Zhang Jinwu smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.

"Okay, it's all over." Wan Shen waved his hands. There were some benefits to being scolded.

It was a blessing in disguise. His status in Director Yang's heart rose a lot, and Director Yang would tell him some of the secrets.

In the past, Director Yang would have never said anything about this. It seems that this is Director Yang's compensation for the grievances he suffered during this period.

After all, Director Yang didn't have a secretary before he became the factory director. He only got one after he became the factory director. Naturally, he was somewhat wary of Wan Shen.

"I have brought the construction workers here. Just tell them how you want to build the house." Wan Shen took out a document.

"This is the construction certificate specially approved by Director Yang. If you need any materials to build the house, just take this to the logistics department to get the materials."

Zhang Jinwu quickly took the document, opened it and saw that it was indeed the certificate approved by Director Yang.

Zhang Jinwu thanked him: "Secretary Wan, thank you very much. Thank you also to the factory director for your consideration for the workers in our transport team."

"No need to thank me, this is what Master Li fought for, I'm just running errands." Wan Shen waved his hand, "Okay, I've brought the person to you, you can handle it yourself."

"Just one thing, you have to follow the rules."

"Don't worry, I promise to abide by the rules. This house is for apprentices and we will never overstep the line." Zhang Jinwu nodded and assured.

The message had been delivered, and Wan Shen said a few words to the construction workers' leader Zhang San, then left the transport team.

"Captain Zhang, do you have any plans for the house?" Zhang San asked.

"Yes, wait a moment and I'll get it for you." Zhang Jinwu went to the office and took out the sketch, which was drawn by Li Kailang.

Originally, Li Kailang thought there was no need to draw. He just needed to build a bigger house outside the original house and connect them together.

To put it simply, it is just about building an outer wall and covering the roof. These things can be explained in a few words, and there is no need to draw pictures.

However, Zhang Jinwu was afraid that he had misunderstood Li Kailang's ideas, so he forced him to draw a sketch to make it easier to understand.

Zhang San looked at the sketch and found it not difficult. It was just a super large bungalow with different spaces separated and with functions such as heating.

"Okay, I understand. Where should the house be built?"

"Follow me." Zhang Jinwu led the construction workers to the location that had been planned by Li Kailang.

Li Kailang has already planned the area and location for building the wall on the ground, so there is no need to look at the map, just lay the bricks according to the ground.

"Your transport team is very secretive. You have planned a place so quickly."

"Hahaha~" Zhang Jinwu laughed so hard that his mouth couldn't close. "No, no, they are just trivial matters."

"This is not a small thing. With these landmarks, we save a lot of trouble. Now we can start work directly." Zhang San said with a smile.

The preliminary drawing and communication will take at least one or two days. Once this is completed, we can start construction directly.

"That's right. Don't you see who did it? He's a college student in our transportation team, the only college student in the factory. How could there be any difference?"

"Yeah, I helped a lot when these landmarks were drawn."

"And I, I answered many questions for Master Li, and I gave a lot of suggestions for how to draw the house like this."

When these last words were spoken, they attracted responses from many masters and apprentices.

Li Kailang listened to almost everyone's opinions before drawing the picture.

The apprentice wants rest and recreation.

The masters are only thinking about studying, studying, and studying, and they don't give their apprentices any time to rest and relax.

Li Kailang also started out as an apprentice, so it’s impossible for him to listen to all the advice from his masters, but he still follows the masters’ instructions for the most part.

After all, when this house was first built, it was essentially for the apprentices to learn better, with learning as the main purpose.

Rest and entertainment are allowed, but only in moderation.

In addition, Li Kailang had some small thoughts when he started drawing. In order to prevent his works from being taken away by the masters, there was no private space in the house except for the lounge.

Zhang San said, "Okay, Captain Zhang, please send some people to go with us to get the materials. With such detailed landmarks, we can start construction now."

Zhang Jinwu nodded and said, "Send a few idle apprentices to get on the truck to collect the materials, and then send a few masters to drive the truck."

A group of people got in the car and went to the logistics department to collect materials. The journey was not far, but there were many materials to be transported, and it would be difficult to move them back without driving.

The apprentice who had not left was still thinking as he looked at the planned landmark.

"When the house is built, I want this workstation. This workstation is good and far enough away from the podium."

"Tsk, your workstation is shit. Mine is better. It's hidden enough so I can be lazy."

"Bullshit, mine is better. I'm behind the load-bearing column, so the teacher can't see me unless he comes over."

All the apprentices are in a good position, they are lazy and don’t study.

In the distance, the masters who were watching the apprentices' lively discussion smiled slightly and said, "These brats are so nice. We didn't have such conditions in the beginning!"

"Yeah, they have to study hard, right? This is all thanks to Master Li. If it weren't for him, these brats wouldn't have such a good place to study. They would have to study under the scorching sun."

These masters are still kept in the dark and have no idea that the apprentices are discussing laziness.
If I knew, I would be so mad at them.

But there are only so many "good" seats, and if one is taken, there will be one less, so others will naturally be unhappy.

"Why should this position belong to you? What have you done to deserve this position? And I still say it's mine."

"Do you understand what first come first served means? I have always valued this position. Why should I give it to you? Who do you think you are?"

"Hey, grandson, I want it, how can you find me?"

"Fuck you, I gave you the face, but you call yourself "I" in front of me. I think you deserve a beating!"

"Who the hell is afraid of who?"

Suddenly, the two started fighting.

"Pa!" With a crisp sound, Li Si actually slapped Wang Wu.

In an instant, Wang Wu became furious and lost his mind, and slapped back in the face.

"Snapped!"

The two men slapped each other in the face, leaving bright red marks that were clearly visible.

The pushing and shoving between the two affected others, and immediately ignited this powder keg that was about to explode.

In an instant, most of the apprentices got into a fight, and through fighting, they decided who would get the best position.

"grandson!"

"You bastard, you dare to do this? I'll beat you to death!"

In the blink of an eye, a small-scale fight broke out.

This sudden fight made the masters who were watching them unable to react. They were talking so "intensely" just now, how could they start fighting the next moment?

Fortunately, they quickly came to their senses.

A master shouted loudly: "What are you doing! Stop it!"

Obviously, his yelling had no effect at all.

"Quick!" A group of masters rushed over to stop them.

But the apprentices, who were so furious that they couldn't stop it so easily, ended up causing harm to the masters who were innocent.

"Pa!" Someone slapped a master in the face, and he was stunned on the spot.

Before he could come to his senses, he was kicked again.

"Ah!" He was hit in the butt, like a dog eating shit.

"Stop! Stop!" the master shouted in the crowd, but it was still useless.

"Damn it, you don't even listen to what I say, stop it!"

A master roared like a lion: "Stop!!!"

The sound was so loud and deafening that some apprentices couldn't help but cover their ears and stop what they were doing.

But there are still some apprentices who are not affected at all, and they continue to fight even when they are stopped by their masters.

Li Si and Wang Wu were the worst of the bunch. They were so blood-thirsty that they were not affected by their masters or the Lion Roar Technique at all.

"Damn it, he deserves a beating!"

A burly master rolled up his sleeves and slapped the two people who were fighting twice.

"Pa pa!!!" The sound was crisp and loud. The two men fell to the ground, spinning around, with stars in their eyes and clear slap marks on their other faces.

Seeing all the apprentices being knocked to the ground, the burly master shouted, "Beat them! Keep beating them!"

The apprentices were silent and did not dare to speak.

"Why don't you fight anymore? Weren't you very brave just now? You even dared to fight your master. You are so bold and powerful that you even dared to disobey your masters."

The burly master glared at all the apprentices with angry eyes. The master who was kicked to the ground touched his waist and slowly got up. He was so embarrassed to be kicked down by his apprentices.

"Don't think we don't know what you're thinking? You two have such good conditions, but you don't cherish them and still want to be lazy? You're spoiled!"

"For all those who are fighting, I will arrange your positions. Put them all in the front, especially you two who are causing trouble."

Then he looked at Li Si and Wang Wu and said, "You two will stand under the teacher's nose. You can't change positions before you become a disciple."

"If I find out anyone dares to switch places with them, don't blame me for being rude!"

Hearing this, Li Si and Wang Wu's faces turned pale. Now that they couldn't take the exam, didn't they have to stay under the teacher's supervision for several more years?

There is no way to live like this. This is not what they imagined.

"Others, don't be too happy and think that you can sit in the back and be alright. I will talk to Master Li and ask him to set up a workbench in the back so that we can teach both sides!"

When the apprentices heard this, they felt instantly disappointed. Wouldn't that mean there were two podiums, one in front and one in the back? No one could sit in the back, and no one could be lazy.

"Hmph!" Looking at the apprentices' gloomy faces, the masters became even angrier. They thought the apprentices could study hard.

A master said with a sad face: "Look at you guys, you have a comfortable house to study but you don't want to learn. Do you want to study under the scorching sun like us?"

"Look at you. Master Li is about the same age as you. He is now a college student at night school, while you are still apprentices. You both have one brain and two hands. How can you not be better than him?"

"You don't learn good things, but choose to learn bad things. One or two of you are still thinking about being lazy. You still want to become the second college student. Bah! You can't even catch up with a hot shit."

After hearing what the master said, the apprentices lowered their heads in shame, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

They are about the same age as Li Kailang. Not only did he become a driver, he also went to night school and became a college student.

We are all human beings, but there is such a big difference between us.

When the master said this, the other masters' eyes suddenly fixed and they were full of thoughts.

Even the burly master couldn't help but think. He originally regarded it as just an ordinary fight, but when Li Kailang was brought into the picture, the meaning became different.

Zhang Jinwu is now very famous in Beijing. He has an apprentice who is a night college student. It is a great honor for him to tell others about it. Which driver would not be envious?

He often compared his apprentice with Li Kailang, but he could never compare with him.

But even if they can't win, they still have to compete, because they also want to have a college student apprentice. Although they don't say it normally, they are envious in their hearts.

"You're right. If Master Li can do it, why can't you? I think you have nothing to do. If you use your fighting skills to study, you can accomplish anything!"

"That's right! I usually don't supervise you too much, so you have nothing to do. I'll find something for you to do. You won't be idle at all."

"It just so happens that the house needs to be built. When you are free, come and help build it. The sooner it is built, the sooner you can start learning!"

"It's not enough to just do it with your hands, you also have to talk. You all have to memorize the maintenance regulations. If you can't, get out of the transport team!"

"besides."

The masters gave advice and constantly put pressure on the apprentices, not giving them any chance to rest.

The house was originally expected to be completed by the end of January, but now it only takes a month, or even less.

As the apprentices listened, their faces turned paler and paler, and by the end, they couldn't help but cry.

"Why are you crying? You are a man, if you can't stand such a small thing, how can you be a college student? Throw them all back to me!"

The masters paid no attention to the cries of their apprentices, "I think this is the arrangement, start executing from now on!"

"Hmph!" The masters snorted coldly.

At this time, Li Kailang came back from delivering the mission and saw a group of masters and apprentices gathered together. He was a little curious: "What is going on?"

I got out of the car and hurried over, asking, "Master Wang, what happened?"

"Master Li, you came just in time. I think this house needs some modifications. We need to put workbenches on both sides and open four or five more windows. We must not let them have the chance to slack off."

"Yes! You have to stand outside and be able to see all the apprentices inside. You can't miss any of them. You have to see them studying seriously. There can't be any of them slacking off."

Li Kailang listened to the masters' harsh suggestions for improvement and guessed that the apprentices must have done something wrong, otherwise the masters would not be so angry.

Looking at their dejected faces, Li Kailang couldn't help but feel sympathy for them.

"Fortunately, I became a driver early on, otherwise I would be in trouble." Li Kailang said to himself.

Li Kailang agreed to the masters' suggestions: "Okay, okay, I'll remember the masters' suggestions, and I'll make some changes when I get back."

"Thank you for your help, Master Li. We must make changes." The masters nodded and looked at the apprentices with expressions of disappointment.

"Look! Look!"

"Master Li has broken his heart for you, but you don't cherish it and are still thinking about being lazy. I think you are just idle! You deserve to be punished!"

Li Kailang stood aside, not knowing what to say. He was afraid that his words would arouse the outrage of the apprentices, so he decided not to say anything.

(End of this chapter)