coobybook Chapter 148: The Off-Track Plot.
Chapter 148: The Off-Track Plot.
News of Xu Damao's promotion and the birth of his child naturally spread throughout the courtyard, directly impacting the Jia family.
"Dongxu, you should hurry up and ask Yang Ke too."
"Look at Xu Damao, he's got two happy events in one go. We should do the same as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, if too many people ask, Yang Ke won't be able to get it done even if he wants to, or it will become extremely expensive."
When Jia Zhangshi saw that Xu Damao had really succeeded, she hurriedly urged Jia Dongxu to hurry up.
"Mom, I'm going right away."
Jia Dongxu didn't care about saving face anymore.
Yang Ke was not surprised by Jia Dongxu's arrival.
But is the Jia family willing to spend that much money?
"What?! It costs a whopping 300 yuan to become a Level 2 fitter!"
Jia Dongxu was stunned when he heard the price.
"If you keep yelling, even if you're willing to spend the money, it won't work."
Yang Ke glanced at Jia Dongxu, giving him a rather unfriendly look.
Is 300 a lot? Upgrading for a month will increase your salary by a few dollars, and you'll break even in a little over a year.
However, the skill level usually won't drop, so wouldn't it be better to find a way to upgrade later?
"I... I'll go back and think about it."
Jia Dongxu was also tempted after hearing Yang Ke's words.
Ultimately, it was Jia Zhangshi who paid for it. You see, Jia Dongxu usually handed over his salary to Jia Zhangshi. Now he just wanted a higher rank so he could have more face when he went out.
Since it wasn't his own money, Jia Dongxu didn't feel any remorse.
"Dongxu, that's a full 300! After you level up, you need to work hard to earn money and try to pass the Level 3 worker exam."
After hearing what Jia Dongxu said about Yang Ke, Jia Zhangshi naturally didn't think 300 was expensive, but the thought of taking out her own money made her heart ache.
"Don't worry, Mom. Give me the money quickly so I can get Yang Ke to take care of this as soon as possible."
Jia Dongxu waved his hand, not wanting to say anything, just wanting to give the money to Yang Ke as soon as possible so that he could get things done quickly.
In this way, Jia Dongxu successfully gave Yang Ke 300 yuan. As for why Yang Ke helped him...
To put it bluntly, the money is only real once it's in your hand. Jia Dongxu seems to have passed away in 62.
Now, Jia Dongxu has given the money to Yang Ke, and he only started to recoup his investment in 62, after which he lost everything. In essence, he helped Yang Ke make money.
And so, Jia Dongxu was successfully promoted to Level 2 fitter in the assessment a month later, and some clever people in the courtyard immediately thought of Yang Ke.
Unfortunately, Yang Ke only helped Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao, and Jia Dongxu for other reasons; he wouldn't even acknowledge others offering him money.
After learning that Yang Ke had no choice, everyone slapped their thighs and exclaimed that they regretted it.
"Hmph, we're smarter; we acted early."
Jia Zhangshi had been talking about the 300 yuan for a month, but after hearing that Yang Ke had no other choice this week, she suddenly felt that her 300 yuan was well worth it.
After all, even if you have money, you might not be able to get it done, but I managed to do it while you couldn't, so I've made a profit.
Yang Ke didn't pay much attention to these things and lived his life comfortably.
Lately, many people have been introducing him to potential partners, including Ran Qiuye, which Yang Ke finds quite coincidental.
Yes, it was introduced by Uncle Yan Bugui.
Actually, the third uncle also wanted to ask Yang Ke to help him find a job, but he was too late and he was reluctant to spend money. In the end, he thought of finding Yang Ke a blind date.
Unfortunately, although Ran Qiuye was quite good, Yang Ke wasn't interested.
Ran Qiuye's tragedy lies in the fact that her blind date was manipulated by the Third Uncle from the very beginning, and she became a tool for him to seek personal gain.
On the surface, the third uncle was helping to introduce blind dates, but in reality, he was using this opportunity to make money and deceive Ran Qiuye by taking advantage of her trust.
But Ran Qiuye herself also has a problem, which is that she is too honest.
They believe everything people say without any discernment.
If I marry her, we'll run out of money and food within days of moving into the courtyard house.
Seeing that all his best methods had failed, Yan Bugui had no choice but to retreat.
And just like that, it was the second half of 1960.
Lou Xiao'e gave birth to twins smoothly. Xu Damao was so excited that he set up several tables in the courtyard and treated everyone in the courtyard to a good meal.
This meal also made Sha Zhu think about going on a blind date, mainly because he didn't want to lose to Xu Damao.
Lou Xiao'e was no pushover after giving birth; she had given up on Xu Damao ever since she received the medical report.
Immediately after the child was born, Xu Damao became a beast of burden every day, taking care of the child and so on. Not only was he exhausted every day, but he also had to obediently go to the countryside the next day to earn money for baby formula.
Meanwhile, in Li Huaide's office.
"Xiao Ke, you've quietly arranged for Yu Li's sister to join us."
Li Huaide was incredibly envious. Others might not know, but he knew that Yu Li had long been Yang Ke's woman, and now there was also Yu Haitang...
He doesn't know how he's gotten through the last two years.
With his own brother-in-law right under his nose, would he dare to do anything reckless?
He's only met two people who needed help; he really wouldn't dare to do more than that.
That's not all; he also frequently had to arrange people for Yang Ke.
For example, Yu Li before, and Yu Haitang now.
Fortunately, these were all ordinary positions. As the deputy factory director, he had a few openings a year. The rumors and gossip could be misled, preventing Yang Ke from actually finding one and complaining to his family.
"No, I remember my brother-in-law helped me a lot."
Yang Ke naturally started making empty promises, since he could only ask Li Huaide to arrange for someone to do it.
It's not that he can't find someone else, but it's too much trouble.
"There's really nothing I can do about you."
Li Huaide said this only to deepen their relationship, since his father-in-law was about to be promoted again, which was much better than his own.
You should naturally stick close to such a powerful figure, but talking about feelings with your own father-in-law is nowhere near as easy as talking to your brother-in-law.
Just as the two were chatting, Li Huaide's secretary, Wu Jun, came in and said something that surprised Yang Ke.
"What? Jia Dongxu is dying?"
Yang Ke was surprised to hear this.
"Yes, it was caused by a mistake in operation; the person was directly..."
Wu Jun didn't know the relationship between Yang Ke and Jia Dongxu, so he could only come in to report and explain the situation.
"That doesn't matter. I was just helping out. I wouldn't care if something happened to him."
Yang Ke waved his hand, not paying attention to Jia Dongxu's matter.
Yang Ke also found it interesting; although the plot had deviated from the expected path, it hadn't completely strayed.
Because Qin Huairu became pregnant again in the second half of this year, two years earlier than in the plot, but Jia Dongxu had his accident two years earlier.
This matter was not Yang Ke's responsibility to handle, so Yi Zhonghai, along with Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu, resolved Jia Dongxu's issue.
The factory can only express deep regret over Jia Dongxu's situation, mainly due to his own operational error.
However, considering the Jia family's situation, the factory ultimately compensated them with 400 yuan, which was almost a year's salary for Jia Dongxu.
“Now, Jia Zhangshi is crying her heart out every day. Old Yi will probably ask us for help again.”
This happened as soon as Yang Ke returned to the courtyard house, Yan Bugui pulled him aside to talk about it.
He returned early and had seen the factory's compensation and everyone's attitude. He then pulled Yang Ke aside to discuss it.
They were all shrewd people; that very night, Yi Zhonghai actually convened a hospital-wide meeting.
In his view, although it was a bit sad that Jia Dongxu, the person he had been supporting in his old age, had died, he quickly came up with new ideas.
He was well aware of Sha Zhu's secret crush on Qin Huairu. Before, Jia Dongxu was still around and couldn't make arrangements, but now things were different.