Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"I won't care about it then. You know your sister-in-law is pregnant. It will be in these few days. I don't have time."

"Congratulations, Shanhe, you're going to be a father again."

"How is it? Have you had enough of sitting in the car?" Zhao Shanhe asked Qin Jingru, who was pregnant in the car.

"Brother, when do you think our family will have a car? You are already the chief engineer, but the factory has not even said it will give you one."

"Who said the factory didn't give me one? It's just that I didn't want it."

"Brother, why?"

"Why? It's only two steps from our house to the factory. We might as well ride a bicycle if we have that much time. Besides, if we have a car, what will people say if we don't take you and the second and third children with us? It's more convenient to ride a bicycle than a car."

"Okay, brother." Qin Jingru pouted her lips like a bun.

Three days later, "Congratulations, Mr. Zhao, it's a son, both mother and child are safe."

From the surprise of having his first child to now having his fourth, Zhao Shanhe has become accustomed to it and has become skilled at holding children.

Qin Jingru didn't have to worry. Giving birth was like playing every time and she could get through it on her own every time. Sure enough, Qin Jingru got through it in just a few minutes.

Zhao Shanhe’s fourth child, the third son, and the seventh child of the Zhao family was officially named Anzi, Zhao Anzi.

Ziziphus represents vigorous and tenacious vitality, combining the tree's inclusiveness and generous giving, conveying the boy's temperament and cultivation, and has beautiful meaning.

The third son's wife, Huang Duoduo, had just finished her confinement, and Qin Jingru was about to start her confinement again. Zhao Shanhe felt a little sorry for Aunt Chen.

Sleeping at night became a problem, and in the end the children slept with Zhao Shanhe, while Qin Jingru slept with Aunt Chen.

The training class has also kicked off here. All the young and outstanding participants of the last skill competition have entered the training class. The masters are all old masters who are about to retire. They leave a spark for the factory, which can be regarded as their last bit of energy.

Intermediate workers teach the junior class, and senior workers teach the intermediate class. Two hours are set aside every afternoon for teaching, and they are all practical classes. It is better to practice something once with your hands than to see it a thousand times with your eyes. With experienced masters teaching in person, it is hard not to make progress.

The happiest people are the low-level workers. At that time, masters were used to keeping some skills when teaching apprentices. Now, there are famous teachers teaching, and such opportunities are hard to come by.

The most popular one is Liu Haizhong. Almost all blacksmiths want to go to Liu Haizhong's class and listen to Liu Haizhong's lectures, because Liu Haizhong really teaches his apprentices.

Yi Zhonghai cannot compare with Liu Haizhong in this respect. Qin Huairu is still a first-level worker, and so is Yan Jiefang. They haven't even trained a few intermediate workers. Although Yi Zhonghai has retired, he can't avoid being dragged out and whipped.

Many of Yi Zhonghai's former apprentices are scolding Yi Zhonghai, an old man with no son to inherit his craft. They really don't know why he is hiding his skills as an eighth-level worker. Now many younger people have better skills than them.

Liu Haizhong has been very excited since he heard that a training class was going to be held and that a master teacher was invited to give lectures. He thought that he would become a leader in the near future. However, he was worried that Zhao Shanhe would make things difficult for him, so he felt uneasy. Zhao Shanhe did not make things difficult for Liu Haizhong, and Liu Haizhong successfully became the class monitor.

Liu Haizhong didn't become the team leader that he had dreamed of all his life, but he became a squad leader. That meant he was in charge of a lot of people. A team leader only managed a dozen people, but he, as a squad leader, had to manage dozens of people.

"Master, I don't know how to do this, can you explain it to me?"

"That's right, Master, I don't know this either." When the first class started, a group of people surrounded Liu Haizhong.

"I will tell you about the technique, but there is one thing I want to emphasize first. From now on, don't call me master. Call me squad leader Liu."

No one was sure what Liu Haizhong was thinking. A master is no closer than a squad leader. Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, Parents and Teachers are all important. Since ancient times, masters have always been close to parents and are like half fathers. Since Liu Haizhong asked for it, everyone just followed him and called him that.

"Okay, squad leader Liu."

Liu Haizhong did some operations, "Did everyone see it clearly? Let me explain the operation method to you. First do this, then this, and finally do this."

"I met a soulmate when I was in high spirits..." Liu Haizhong hummed a song and the bicycle felt much lighter under his feet. The only pity was that the class time was a bit short, only two hours. He could only fulfill his urge to be squad leader Liu for two hours every day. It would have been great if the class lasted all day.

"Hello, Old Yan," Liu Haizhong was the first to greet the third uncle at the door.

The third uncle felt that Lao Liu had changed. He usually kept his head down, and wouldn't say anything unless others greeted him. He would then turn around and go back into the house and never come out. Today, he held his head up and took the initiative to greet people.

"Lao Liu, you picked up money, you look so happy."

"Old Yan, I have to criticize you for this. You only care about money. How vulgar! You have to pick up money just to be happy. I'm telling you, Old Yan, I'm a leader."

"Congratulations, Lao Liu. What position do you hold?"

"Squad leader, you are in charge of dozens of people."

"Okay, Lao Yan, I won't talk to you anymore. I have something else to do so I'll go back first. I'll treat you to a drink with Lao Yi and Lao He tonight."

"Team Leader, is there such an official in the steel mill?"

When they arrived at the middle courtyard, they asked, "Sister-in-law Jia, are you sewing shoe soles?"

Jia Zhang felt that Liu Haizhong was confused, as if he had taken the wrong medicine, so he replied with a "hmm".

"Sister-in-law Jia, how did you know that I'm the monitor?"

"Well, what squad leader? Are you possessed by a demon in your bangs?"

"Sister-in-law Jia, I am now the leader of the factory. I am the team leader."

Jia Zhang still didn't react, and just said casually, "Congratulations."

After Liu Haizhong left, Jia Zhang spat and said, "Pooh, bad luck!"

"Old woman, hurry up and take out the pair of leather shoes that my son bought, and find me a new piece of clothing. I need it."

"Why are you looking for clothes and shoes? The meal is almost ready and you don't want to eat. Where are you going?"

"Just go find me if I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense? I'm telling you that I'm a leader now. I'm already the squad leader."

"Really, Lao Liu?"

"That's fake"

The second aunt asked while looking for clothes, "Old man, are you the head of the class, or the chief engineer of Zhao Shanhe?"

Liu Haizhong blushed a little. How could he, the squad leader, compare with Zhao Shanhe's chief engineer? Even Xu Damao's deputy section chief couldn't compare with him. But he said stubbornly, "The division of labor in the revolution is different. He, the chief engineer, is in charge of dozens of people in the technical department, and I, the squad leader, am also in charge of dozens of people. It's about the same."

"Really? Then I'm the squad leader's wife. Let's see how they can still show off to me in the future."

Liu Haizhong put on new clothes, new leather shoes, held a teacup in his hand, and prepared to go out. Then he remembered that he had promised Old Yan to treat them to a meal, and turned to the second aunt and said, "Oh, cook a few more dishes. I'm happy today and I want to treat Old Yan and the others to a drink."