"Shut up for me!"
Yan Bugui glared fiercely at Yan Jiefang, retorting, "What is dignity, what is a lapdog? I don't understand any of it!"
"Liu Haizhong's understanding of the times makes him a wise man, do you understand?"
"Don't you see how glorious Old Liu is now that he's become the workshop director?"
"How many people want to curry favor with him, and they can't even get the chance!"
Yan Jiecheng replied with a bitter face, "The key is, the apprentice's salary is really too low!"
"Only 18 yuan, it's not enough to support our families!"
"If Liu Kai Xuan could arrange a technician position for me, that would be more like it!"
"That's right!" Yan Jiefang chimed in, "My brother and I both went for the technician's benefits!"
"It's clearly over-qualification for us to work as apprentices!"
Yan Bugui was thoroughly enraged by these two sons at this moment.
With the material they had, they dared to boast about themselves being "great talents." They were more like dross.
But Yan Bugui also knew very well that to get these two "lords" of the Yan family to do anything, they had to be encouraged.
If he only attacked them, it would only crush their self-esteem and make them completely lose all self-control.
Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang were already adults, yet they were still unable to support themselves.
The two brothers worked odd jobs in the canteen, working when there was work and slacking off when there wasn't, doing things intermittently.
It was better when they earned money, but when they didn't, they had to rely on their parents.
Yan Bugui was truly fed up with being dragged down by these two ancestors and was eager to arrange jobs for them.
"Jiefang, you brothers, think about it carefully!"
"When you both become skilled apprentices and pass the technician exam, what will our family's life be like?"
"Calculated at the ordinary technician's salary of 45 yuan, you two technicians will have a salary of 90 yuan!"
"90 yuan divided by days means three yuan a day!"
"Then, our whole family can eat meat for all three meals a day, and it won't be a problem!"
"Moreover, in this courtyard, besides Liu Kai Xuan, our Yan family will be the most glorious!"
Yan Jiecheng pouted and replied, "That's what you say, but the key issue is..."
"It takes three years for an apprentice to become skilled!"
"During these three years as an apprentice, the monthly salary is only 18 yuan, which is really hard to bear!"
"Heh heh..."
Yan Bugui was known for being a shrewd calculator, and today he was going to use his abilities to teach Yan Jiecheng and the others a lesson!
"Jiecheng, Jiefang, you two need to calculate it this way!"
"Think about it, when you pass the qualification exam, your salary will increase to 45 yuan!"
"Your salary for the year will be 660 yuan!"
"The money you earn in just one year is enough to make up for the deficit of your three years as apprentices!"
"Moreover, you are currently working odd jobs in the canteen, although you earn eighty cents a day!"
"But you can't work 30 days a month, and most of the time you can only work about 20 days at most!"
"Theoretically speaking, if you work 30 days of odd jobs, you would earn 24 yuan!"
"But in reality, your monthly income is only a little over ten yuan!"
"Going to Hongxing Factory as an apprentice, the monthly salary is a stable 18 yuan, and you also have a formal employee status, isn't that great?"
Under Yan Bugui's earnest persuasion, the Yan brothers finally reluctantly agreed to go to the factory as apprentices.
...
Time flew by, and a year passed.
During this period, Zhao Feiyan became pregnant, and Jiang Aiying also took a long-term leave of absence, specializing in taking care of Zhao Feiyan's diet and daily life.
One afternoon after work, Liu Kai Xuan, carrying a bag of eggs, happily returned home.
Tonight, Liu Kai Xuan planned to cook himself and make a nutritious egg soup for Zhao Feiyan to nourish her pregnancy.
But unexpectedly, an unwelcome guest arrived at home!
The Deaf Old Lady!
The Deaf Old Lady directly moved a long stool and sat in front of Liu Kai Xuan's door, completely blocking the entrance.
Speaking of which, the Deaf Old Lady had caused trouble at Liu Kai Xuan's house a year ago.
Later, the old woman broke her leg and lay in bed for more than a year, unable to get up. Naturally, she was unable to cause trouble again.
Now that the Deaf Old Lady had recovered her mobility after a long period of recuperation.
Throughout the years, the Deaf Old Lady had been a notorious figure in the courtyard, feared by everyone.
Having suffered such a great loss at Liu Kai Xuan's hands, given her nature, she would naturally seek revenge.
She hadn't caused trouble before because she had lost her mobility and couldn't walk.
Now that her mobility had been restored, the old woman's first priority was to "extort money."
"Liu Kai Xuan, listen to me!"
Upon seeing Liu Kai Xuan, the Deaf Old Lady stated directly, "I'm here to reason with you today!"
"A year ago, you broke my leg and made me lie in bed for a year, costing me hundreds in medical expenses!"
"Now it's time to give me justice. My medical expenses, property loss fees, and emotional distress fees add up to 200 yuan!"
"If you give me the money today, our grievances will be settled!"
"Otherwise, I'm not done with you!"
With that, the Deaf Old Lady's words made Liu Kai Xuan realize that this old woman must have had someone guiding her from behind.
Otherwise, how could an illiterate old lady understand terms like emotional distress fees and property loss fees.
Most likely, it was that old donkey Yi Zhonghai manipulating things behind the scenes.
However, Liu Kai Xuan also knew very well that just reprimanding Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, and the others would not be enough to subdue this old shrew.
To make this old shrew behave, he would have to use some thunderous means to make her suffer a great loss.
Of course, the thunderous means here certainly didn't involve violence!
The deaf old woman was desperately hoping that Liu Kai Xuan would slap her.
Then she could achieve her goal of "the elderly being provided for and cared for."
Liu Kai Xuan's monthly salary was 180, and if the Deaf Old Lady extorted him for her old age, she would have delicacies every day.
Otherwise, this old woman wouldn't have come to make trouble so shamelessly.
"You old dog, get lost!"
Liu Kai Xuan tried to drive the Deaf Old Lady away with words.
As a result, the Deaf Old Lady's attitude was extremely arrogant, and she directly swung her cane towards Liu Kai Xuan's forehead.
"Bang..."
In a moment of urgency, Liu Kai Xuan directly raised the bag in his hand to block.
As a result, the Deaf Old Lady's strike shattered the bag of eggs Liu Kai Xuan was holding.
At this point, Liu Kai Xuan actually calmed down!
"Had enough, you old dog? You smashed my bag of eggs, pay me!"
"This bag of eggs had 45 eggs, and I bought them for 1.5 mao!"
The Deaf Old Lady was furious, "You little brat, are you trying to extort money from me too?"