Chapter 562: The Performers Set Up the Stage

Chapter 562: The Performers Set Up the Stage

Chapter 562: The Performers Set Up the Stage
"Dongxu, the meal is ready."

Early in the morning, Jia Zhang prepared breakfast for Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu sat down to eat breakfast with a dark and cold face.

Jia Zhang didn't dare to sit with Jia Dongxu, so she picked up the dirty clothes to wash.

"It hurts~"

While washing, I touched my sore and painful body.

All I saw were light red marks on Jia Zhang's body.

This was all given by Jia Dongxu yesterday. The pain has subsided a lot after one night. This is still considered mild.

If she hadn't let go of the stick earlier, the injury wouldn't have been so minor.

Not long after, Jia Dongxu finished his meal and went to work. Only then did Jia Zhang dare to sit at the table to eat, and she quickly ate a steamed bun.

"Banggeng, get up and have dinner." Jia Zhang gently woke up Banggeng, not daring to touch him.

After being scolded by Jia Zhang, Bang Geng felt a burning pain all over his body when he woke up, especially his buttocks, which felt like they were on fire.

Tears welled up in his eyes as he thought of what Jia Dongxu had done yesterday. His eyes were filled with resentment. He didn't dare to hate Jia Dongxu, nor did he dare to hate Qin Huairu who had informed on him.

I can only vent all my anger on Jia Zhang, because it was because she didn't protect me yesterday.

"I don't want to eat it!" Bang Geng shouted, turning over and not wanting to see Jia Zhang.

When he turned around, he felt so painful that he wanted to cry, but Bang Geng gritted his teeth and refused to cry.

"Bang Geng, come and have a meal. You'll feel better soon after eating." Jia Zhang didn't know how annoying she was and actually stretched out her hand and shook it.

This shaking affected the whole body, and the pain spread all over the body.

"Get out of here!" The stick slapped Jia Zhang's hand away.

"Bang Geng, come and have some."

"I don't want to eat! Get out of here, I hate you!" Banggeng shouted, burying his entire body in the sheets, wrapping himself tightly.

Hiding inside, Banggeng finally couldn't bear the pain anymore and cried secretly.

pain! It hurts so much!

Jia Dongxu was really ruthless yesterday, he almost beat Bang Geng to death, and directly made up for all the things that were difficult to teach before.

He tried in vain to use the stick to correct the bad habits of the stick.

On the other hand, Jia Zhang was so disgusted by Bang Geng that she was stunned and her eyes were dim.

Not only has he offended Jia Dongxu, but now he is also hated by Banggeng.

Yesterday, Jia Dongxu also warned Jia Zhang: "Don't continue to teach in primary school, and don't teach randomly in the future, otherwise don't blame me."

Jia Dongxu didn't finish his words, but Jia Zhangshi understood it very well.

Steel rolling mill.

"Is everyone here?" Guo Dapiezi came out to call the roll as usual.

"Director Guo, Wang Wu and Li Qi haven't arrived yet."

"As for those two, they won't come anymore. Don't worry about them." Guo Dapiezi waved his hand and said, "We found out yesterday that they stole scrap steel and are now in the police station."

"Don't learn from them. They stole things at such a young age. Now you know what happened."

The search for thieves is still ongoing, and several thieves have been found in the workshop over the past two days.

"I didn't expect that the two apprentices who looked honest would actually steal things. I didn't realize that they were such people."

"Yeah, they hid it very well."

Seeing everyone discussing in whispers, Guo Dapiezi shouted, "Alright, we're at work now. You can talk about their matter after get off work. Let's get to work first."

"Now that the thief has been caught, the matter has been settled and our workshop can resume normal production."

After saying that, Guo Dapiezi went back to his office to rest, but he didn't expect that there was a thief in the workshop.

Jia Dongxu felt relieved when he heard this. He finally calmed down and no longer had to worry about being discovered.

"Huh, it's finally quiet. I didn't expect those two apprentices to steal things. I didn't find them before. They hid it really well."

"I think I should stop doing it these days, so as to avoid being waited for by the security guards. I'll just take some time off, since I'm not short of money anyway."

After making up his mind, Jia Dongxu started working as normal.

He didn't notice Yi Zhonghai's thoughtful look in front of him.

Transport team.

"Come on, apprentices. Work hard to count all the usable parts in the warehouse, check the broken ones, and repair and build them quickly."

Early in the morning, while the masters were busy, Zhang Jinwu called a few apprentices to go to the warehouse to take inventory.

The autumn harvest is in the second half of the month, so the transportation team needs to prepare spare parts in advance.

The autumn harvest season is when car accidents are most frequent, with cars passing through the countryside one after another.

There are countless potholes on rural dirt roads, and there are even some hidden small potholes. If you fall into them accidentally, it is difficult to get out.

Normally, few cars would meet and everyone would live in peace, but once the autumn harvest arrives, the chances of dents and collisions inevitably increase.

Any accidents might happen, and all factories will be prepared in advance and stock up on relevant spare parts for timely replacement.

"Come on, follow me." Master Wang led several apprentices to count the parts.

As a large manufacturer, the transport team has abundant reserves, usually three to five for the same component.

After all, we have a workshop behind us, so if one can’t be repaired, we can just make one.

After a thorough count, it was found that there were only four or five parts missing.

Master Wang looked at the apprentices following behind him and felt like testing them. He had not had many opportunities to test them in the past, but now was the right time.

"It just so happens that these parts are not difficult. You apprentices should try to make them. This will be a test for you to see how well you have learned during this period of time."

"Ah~" a group of apprentices wailed: "Another exam, Mr. Wang, how about we just forget it?"

"Yeah, these parts aren't that hard to make, just treat it as a practice, forget it."

Several apprentices pleaded, saying that they should just treat it as practice so they could feel more relaxed. If they made a mistake, they could just do another one. It wouldn't be a big deal anyway.

But if they treat it as an exam, it’s different. Their master wants to know the result.

If you don't do well in the exam, being scolded or punished are the easy ones, but if you meet someone with a bad temper, you may have to use violence.

Master Wang saw that they didn't want to take the exam, and he became more certain that they had to take the exam: "No, it's decided. You guys hurry up and prepare. It will start in a while."

"You are not active normally, and you become listless when it comes to exams. Do you regret it? It's too late. It's a good opportunity to see how you are doing in your studies."

"Don't even think about not coming. All apprentices must come."

After saying this, Master Wang left on his own without listening to his apprentices' pleas and wails.

Back to the lounge, I saw that there were only a few masters here.

Fortunately, it is the beginning of the month, which is the busiest time for the transportation team. Otherwise, as soon as Master Wang mentions the exam, all of them as masters will have to go and supervise to see how the students are doing.
Those who study well will be rewarded, while those who study poorly will be beaten and scolded.

"Old Zhao, the apprentice exam will start soon. Tell everyone so that they can come and see if they have time."

"Exam? Why do we have to take an exam suddenly?" Master Zhao asked puzzled.

"These little brats are so arrogant that they even dare to talk back to me. They are not active in their studies and get scared when it comes to exams. How can they be maintenance workers in the future?"

Master Wang was very disappointed and explained the reason to Master Zhao.

After hearing this, Master Zhao was also very angry: "Humph, these little bastards are not serious about learning. This is the only way for them to go, and they dare not learn!"

"I want to see which of my disciples fails, and then I'll teach him a lesson! This is really outrageous."

Master Zhao was very angry. It was very difficult for these apprentices to become driver masters, and now the only path left was maintenance workers, yet they dared not be serious about it.

"Master Wang, I will notify the other masters now."

After saying that, Master Zhao left to inform other masters.

There were not many masters in the transport team. Some of them said on the spot that they would go and check it out immediately, while some masters were busy and could not leave, so they asked Master Zhao to help keep an eye on it and tell him the results when they came back.

Some masters had just returned and when they heard about this, they stopped doing their tasks and went to watch over it for a while.

Master Wang looked around and didn't see a certain person: "By the way, where's Xiao Li? Did you see him?"

"Mr. Wang, what do you want to talk to me about?" Li Kailang appeared behind Master Wang at the right time.

"Xiao Li, when did you come back?"

"I just came back a while ago. By the way, what's wrong with the apprentices? They all look so sad."

"I'm telling you this. The apprentices are going to take an exam soon. I can't keep an eye on so many people by myself. Can you come and give me a hand? You won't be busy for a while, right?"

"Okay, I happen to be free." Li Kailang nodded in agreement. He only had a few tasks on hand anyway, so it didn't matter if he delayed a little.

"Okay, let's go without delay, so as not to delay your mission later."

A group of masters came to the apprentice room one after another. "If any of you fail this exam, I will punish you! Do you hear me?"

"If anyone fails and embarrasses me, don't blame me for being rude!"

"You don't work hard normally, but you try to cram at the last minute. Now, what are you going to do?"

"Come on, you guys, you can definitely get through this with a normal attitude."

The masters gave different responses, some scolded, some gloated over, some encouraged, and so on.

Master Wang saw that the time was almost up: "Okay, it's almost time, all the masters can go out."

A group of masters came out one after another and stood behind the window watching them.

The apprentices looked bitter when they saw Li Kailang coming in. If it was Master Wang, it would be easy to fool him, after all, he was old and couldn't see the small problems clearly.

But now that Li Kailang is here, things will be troublesome and we have to be serious.

Those who are unsure are even less sure, and those who are sure cannot be sure that they will pass.

Master Wang continued, "Now that everyone is here, let's get started. Just choose from these parts. They are all about the same difficulty. One part can only make five people."

Master Wang immediately listed out several parts and asked the apprentices to choose. The difficulty of each part was about the same, which eliminated any chance of cheating.

Seeing this, the apprentices chose the parts they wanted to make, then picked up the steel and started making them.

Master Wang and Li Kailang patrolled the area one by one, watching how the apprentices were doing.

Among the group of apprentices, only a few of them can satisfy Master Wang's eyes, and these people are obviously doing a good job.

More than half of them were just following the routine. Master Wang was not interested in them and would just look at the results after a while.

As for the small portion left, Master Wang shook his head. Both the steps and the precision were very poor, and as expected, the finished products were very poor.

"You little bastard!" When his master saw Master Wang shaking his head, he looked at his apprentice with gritted teeth in hatred.

"Xiao Li, what do you think?" Master Wang took the opportunity to ask.

Li Kailang didn't know whether they could do it or not. He relied on the system to improve himself behind closed doors.

According to his standard of a level 6 fitter, none of these apprentices are qualified, but whether they are good or not still depends on the experienced Master Wang to judge.

Li Kailang was vague: "It's OK, I think it's pretty good."

The apprentices standing by felt relieved upon hearing this.

"Humph!" Master Wang looked at their expressions and snorted coldly: "Xiao Li, you are a good person. Give them face and say what you need to say. Don't be polite."

Master Wang intends to use this exam to suppress them.

This made Li Kailang really at a loss for words. If he looked at it from the perspective of an apprentice, there really wasn't much difference.

Li Kailang spoke truthfully: "I won't say much else. The steps of the workmanship are very precise. Even if it is not good, it is not too bad."

"You!" Master Wang knew that Li Kailang was giving them face: "It's useless to follow the steps one by one. Look at what they did."

"It lacks precision and workmanship. It takes two or three more steps to complete something that could have been done in one step."

Li Kailang retorted: "I don't think so. As long as we can get it right in the end, it doesn't matter if there are more steps in the beginning. Practice makes perfect, and there will be fewer steps in the end. It doesn't matter if there are more troubles in the early stages."

Master Wang nodded: "If it were a novice, I would agree, but how long have they been doing this? More than a year, right? Why are they still following the steps like a novice?"

“When I first started, I spent half a year skipping all these unnecessary steps.”

Master Wang looked at his apprentices with disappointment.

From this point we can see that many apprentices are not serious about maintenance, or even about being maintenance workers, and still want to be drivers.

The more he watched, the more disappointed he became. Master Wang shouted, "Alright, stop doing it. Look at how Master Li did it, and then look at what you did. See how big the difference is!"

"Xiao Li, make one for everyone to see."

Li Kailang nodded, picked up a workpiece and started working on it. They were all about the same difficulty, so he just made one.

In order to let the apprentices see the difference intuitively, Li Kailang also followed the steps.

Master Wang explained: "Look! Look carefully, let Master Li do it right in one step, and look at you, you are doing something unnecessary."

The masters outside the door watched and nodded, whispering to each other.

"Xiao Li's skills have improved again. I can't compare with him."

"Don't even mention you. None of our drivers can compare to him. Maybe even Mr. Wang can't compare to him."

Master Wang watched Li Kailang doing it and nodded, "I'm old, I have to admit it."

"Look at what Master Li did, and then look at what you did. This is the model. From now on, you should follow Master Li's standard."

Soon, a workpiece was made.

The masters took this opportunity to tell their apprentices, "Look at Master Li, he is about the same age as you, but much more capable than you. Master Li is still learning, and you dare not learn. Where do you get the courage?"

"Did you hear what Master Zhao said? We are all about the same age. Let Master Li do the tasks and still find time to improve our skills. We are all human beings, so why can't you do the same?"

After being taught by their masters, most of the apprentices accepted the teachings, but there were still a few who refused to accept.

They are always compared with Li Kailang. They are destined to be drivers, so why would they bother about the work of maintenance men?

A bright future is gone. Maintenance work is meant to be a muddle-headed job, so that's enough.

"Humph, Master Li is nothing. He can only show off his abilities in our transport team. Does he have the ability to compete with the ones in the workshop?"

"My cousin is a third-level fitter. Master Li, do you dare to compete with my cousin?"

After saying that, he looked at Li Kailang with a defiant look, to see if Li Kailang dared to agree.

Everyone looked at Li Kailang, waiting for him to give an explanation.

Li Kailang remained silent.

Master Wang stepped forward to help, "Okay, stop embarrassing yourself here."

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

To these apprentices, Li Kailang is at best a level one or two worker, but Master Wang is a level five worker in some aspects and has a clear understanding of Li Kailang's skills.

Even he feels inferior to him. Isn't it a humiliation for a third-level worker?

"Haha~"

Finally, Li Kailang sneered. He relied on the system to become a sixth-level fitter. Now he was asked to compete with third-level workers. Isn't that lowering his own value?

Winning is natural, but losing will ruin his reputation and will not benefit him at all.

He even provoked him, "What? Master Li, you don't dare? It seems that you are not good enough. You can only compete with us apprentices."

Li Kailang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard to improve your skills. Don't be too ambitious. After all, other people's skills belong to them, not to you."

"Don't assume that no one knows what you're thinking."

After a few words of persuasion, Li Kailang stopped talking: "Mr. Wang, I have another task, so I will go and do it first."

After saying that, he left without waiting for Master Wang to nod.

"Li Kailang, I think you just don't dare!"

"Shut up!" Master Wang shouted, "Who do you think you are? You dare to let Master Li compete with you? Not to mention that your cousin is a third-level worker, even a fourth-level worker can't do it!"

"You are asking for trouble by humiliating yourself. Take this workpiece back to show your cousin. If your cousin doesn't understand, ask your cousin's master to look at it!"

Master Wang stuffed the workpiece Li Kailang had made into his hands, and then pushed him away: "Hurry and take it over!"

If his cousin had seen clearly, he would not have come to humiliate himself.

"Lao Ma, you should teach your apprentice well." Master Wang said meaningfully.

"Yes, it's my fault for not teaching him well. I will teach him a lesson later." Master Ma replied with his head down. Looking at his apprentice, he felt that he had lost all his face.

"Go and show your cousin! What the hell is this!"

"What are you looking at? Keep working. If you don't make qualified parts today, don't even think about leaving get off work. I'm watching you!"

"Do your job well, or you'll be in trouble!" the master threatened, and everyone went to work.

The apprentice took the workpiece to his cousin.

The result is predictable. His cousin also knew a thing or two. He just looked at the details and wondered if he could match them.

If you think about it, you will know that you cannot compare with others, so you will naturally not humiliate yourself.

"Where did you get such a fine workpiece? The details are almost the same as those made by my teacher. I can't compare."

Hearing this, the young man was struck by lightning.

It turns out that I am just an actor. In the eyes of Li Kailang, I am just a barking puppy.

"What should I do? What can I do?"

The young man's legs went limp and he sat on the ground, having offended three parties at once.

Li Kailang, Master Wang, and his own master, can he still go back?
(End of this chapter)