At this moment, Chen Jianye, whom Sha Zhu had been eagerly awaiting, had already steamed the rice, heated the pot, and was ready to cook.
The meat dishes were still pork belly and eggs.
However, the Cooking method was different.
It was chili-fried pork belly, egg meatball soup, and a stir-fried green vegetable.
Stir-frying produced a lot of smoke.
Chen Jianye specifically opened the window to ventilate.
The smoke blew out through the window, covering Jia Zhangshi's face.
Jia Zhangshi twitched her nose, stood up, and slowly moved to the Chen Family's window.
Seeing the pork belly occasionally visible as it was stir-fried in the Chen Family's pot, Jia Zhangshi couldn't stop the drool from her mouth.
"Mom."
Qin Huairu couldn't bear to watch and called out.
"This damn guy, always eating big fish and meat, it's making me crave it to death."
"You tell Dongxu tonight to get some money, and tomorrow you go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy some meat."
Jia Zhangshi wiped a mouthful of drool, cursing angrily.
"Mom, I wouldn't dare ask Dongxu for money."
"And I certainly can't go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative; I'm heavily pregnant, what if something happens?"
Qin Huairu said, feeling wronged.
If she asked Jia Dongxu for money, she would be scolded, and Jia Zhangshi would be the one eating the meat.
She wouldn't do that.
Going to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to queue for meat, she was worried the child in her belly would be squashed.
"So delicate. When I was pregnant with Dongxu, I worked in the fields and was fine."
"Young wives nowadays are all so delicate and spoiled beyond recognition."
Jia Zhangshi said with a look of disdain, then went to the front yard to chat with other old sisters-in-law.
She had to tell others about this.
Mothers-in-law complaining about their daughters-in-law was a characteristic of the era and of all humanity.
Qin Huairu sniffed a few times at the doorway, her heart also itching.
When she and Jia Dongxu were on their blind date, Jia Zhangshi had prepared a table full of meat and good dishes to entertain them.
That was the only time the Jia allowed her to eat as much as she wanted.
At that time, Qin Huairu was still an unmarried girl, mindful of her image, and didn't dare to eat much. Now, thinking back, she was truly foolish then.
"I'm so foolish, really."
Qin Huairu mumbled a few words, then carried the bucket home.
Chen Jianye ate a good meal at home and then went to the front yard to wash the dishes.
"Oh, Jianye, washing dishes again?"
"You've already started working at the Rolling Mill, you could just make do with a meal at the cafeteria."
"Cooking and washing dishes at home, it's so much trouble."
Third Aunt was originally chatting with other aunts, but seeing Chen Jianye washing dishes, she proactively started a conversation.
"I didn't bring a lunchbox to work."
Chen Jianye used that as an excuse.
"It's normal not to know on your first day of work; just remember to bring it from now on."
Third Aunt chuckled, "Why don't you find a wife? With a wife at home to cook and wash dishes for you, you can eat at home before going to work, and nothing will be delayed."
"Given my situation, who would be willing to marry me?"
Chen Jianye smiled, pointing to his head.
"Heh, not necessarily. There are plenty of good girls in the countryside."
"If you're interested, I can help you look around."
Third Aunt smiled awkwardly.
After chatting for a few more sentences, she returned to the auntie group to continue gossiping.
The topics discussed by the auntie group were much more interesting.
Things like whose child was looking for a partner, whose child was not good to their parents, or whose husband beat his wife.
These things emerged endlessly every day.
After washing the dishes, Chen Jianye walked to the Rolling Mill for work.
'Why is there no skill for walking...'
Chen Jianye couldn't help but complain.
If walking had a skill that could be leveled up, he could gain a lot of experience points just by commuting twice a day.
After leveling up, he would walk faster and faster, even outrunning bicycles, wouldn't that be wonderful?
'Washing dishes also doesn't give experience points...'
Chen Jianye sighed.
He truly disliked spending time and energy on things like walking and washing dishes, which felt like a waste.
Currently, he didn't have many resources, so he could only prioritize filling his stomach.
He made up his mind that once he had more resources, he would definitely solve daily chores like walking, washing dishes, and cleaning the house.
Returning to the Pliers worker team, Chen Jianye went to his workbench.
Wang Lif hadn't arrived yet, so he familiarized himself with the workbench.
A tall building starts from the ground; the first step in Carpentry is to understand the tools.
Chen Jianye glanced at his Carpentry experience points:
Name: Chen Jianye
Skills: Yang Style Tai Chi (Perfected)
Cooking LV1 Experience 82/200
Carpentry LV1 Experience 12/500
Although he hadn't done any work that morning, he had been listening to Wang Lif introduce basic Carpentry knowledge and tools, and his Carpentry experience points had been steadily increasing, reaching 12 points.
To better record the basic Carpentry knowledge, Chen Jianye specifically brought a notebook and pen from home.
This made it convenient to record important knowledge for future reference.
"Where did you run off to?"
Suddenly, an impolite voice sounded in Chen Jianye's ear.
"Where I ran off to is none of your business."
"Jia Dongxu, I think you're itching for a beating, trying to manage me now."
Chen Jianye didn't even look behind him.
"You! Chen Jianye, you ran off to wander around, not working properly, this is not allowed, it's considered slacking off!"
"Let me tell you, don't think that just because you're taking over your dad's post, everything will be fine. If you dare to slack off, the factory can still fire you!"
Jia Dongxu roared sternly.
"Alright, don't make a big deal out of nothing. The Squad Leader already told me that noon is break time."
"If you keep babbling, I'll put a handprint on your face too."
Chen Jianye remained facing the workbench, too lazy to turn around.
Jia Dongxu quickly retreated a few steps, still looking displeased, and said, "Alright, alright, you just wait."
With that, Jia Dongxu took off running.
It would be too embarrassing if Chen Jianye slapped him hard in front of the team.
Chen Jianye didn't take Jia Dongxu's little threat to heart at all.
After Wang Lif arrived, he continued to teach Chen Jianye Carpentry knowledge.
Seeing Chen Jianye holding a notebook and pen, a smile appeared on his face: "Did you go home to get paper and a pen?"
"Yes, some knowledge points are hard for me to understand just by hearing them once. I'll write them down first and then verify them when I'm working later."
"If I still don't understand, I'll ask you, Squad Leader, again."
Chen Jianye replied.
"Good, you kid will definitely be more promising than your dad in the future."
Wang Lif was very happy.
No matter who is the teacher, they hope their students respect the knowledge they impart.
If students don't take it seriously, the teacher will naturally just go through the motions.
If students are diligent and willing to work hard, the teacher is also willing to teach more.
It's a mutual relationship.
Throughout the entire afternoon, Chen Jianye followed Wang Lif to learn.
Occasionally, when Wang Lif had work and was busy elsewhere for a while, Chen Jianye would study on his own.
When Wang Lif returned and saw Chen Jianye's learning attitude, he was even happier.
This was truly a teachable child.
Just before it was time to get off work, Wang Lif told Chen Jianye to rest for a while and wait for dismissal.
He himself checked the work of others, then went to the team's area to write the work log.
Chen Jianye glanced at his Carpentry experience points: 25/500.
A whole day's gain.
If he could gain 25 experience points every day, the Carpentry skill would take 20 days to level up.
Chen Jianye was quite satisfied with this result.
After all, Carpentry was relatively complex.
If it could level up in twenty days, what more was there to say?
However, Chen Jianye also knew that Wang Lif couldn't teach him every day, and even if Wang Lif could, the experience conveyed through words would definitely hit a bottleneck.
He still had to get hands-on with the work.
No sooner said than done, Chen Jianye picked up a file and tried to process a part.
When the dismissal bell rang, Chen Jianye put down the file and packed up his tools.
Then he glanced at his experience points.
28/500.
In less than half an hour, he had gained three experience points.
Hey, that's not bad at all.