"I've arranged a position for you, but if you can't handle the job, it will be detrimental to both of us if things blow up!"
Zhao Dajun retorted, "Isn't work allocation all your doing?"
"Just give me some special consideration and let me do simpler tasks!"
"Even if it requires a little effort, it's fine. The point is I'm not someone who just sits around idle, isn't that enough?"
Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and firmly refused Zhao Dajun's request.
Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was a state-owned enterprise, not Liu Kai Xuan's private property.
Liu Kai Xuan held a significant position at such a young age, attracting the attention of too many people, and there were swarms of individuals eager to bring him down.
Those people were waiting for Liu Kai Xuan to make a mistake, to give them leverage.
In this era, if violations of regulations were confirmed, it wasn't simply a matter of losing one's job.
Committing a legal offense could lead to imprisonment.
If Liu Kai Xuan were to end up in prison over such a trivial matter, what would happen to his wife and children outside?
Zhao Dajun's unreasonable demands made Liu Kai Xuan too weary to even engage with him.
After being ignored by Liu Kai Xuan, Zhao Dajun's mood grew anxious once more.
"Liu Kai Xuan, what exactly do you mean!"
"You won't even help with such a small favor, are you even serious about being with my sister?"
"Heh heh heh..."
Liu Kai Xuan chuckled, "How my wife and I live our lives is not for you to interfere with, is it?"
"That's right!"
Zhao Feiyan immediately chimed in, "Brother, then let's not make a scene here!"
"Kai Xuan has always been helping you!"
"If you truly want to be a technician, then use your spare time to diligently self-study some skills!"
"As long as you master the skills and obtain the qualification certificate, Kai Xuan will definitely give you strong support in the future!"
"A qualification certificate is the entry ticket to the technician threshold!"
"With this certificate, you can cross the threshold!"
"Without the certificate in your hand, even if Kai Xuan forcefully brings you in, your status will still be that of an outsider!"
"But I'm already this age, how can you expect me to learn?"
Liu Kai Xuan said in a serious tone, "As long as you're willing to learn, it's not too late to start at your age!"
"My master, Liu Dakui, also started at your age, and now he's a senior technician!"
"I..."
Zhao Dajun stomped his feet anxiously, "Kai Xuan, we are the closest of relatives!"
"Helping me is like helping yourself, you can rest assured!"
"In the future, if anything happens in the engineering department, I will stand by your side without hesitation!"
"Heh heh..." Liu Kai Xuan just smiled and said nothing.
Zhao Feiyan continued, "Alright brother, if your family really has difficulties, Dad and Mom will help you!"
"Or if they can't help you, we'll find a way to help you too!"
Zhao Dajun said with a heavy tone, "Haven't I come to you now?"
"Arranging a job for me is just a matter of a word for Liu Kai Xuan!"
"You can't say that!"
Zhao Feiyan said sternly, "The help I'm talking about is help that doesn't violate regulations!"
"If you're asking Kai Xuan to help you in violation of regulations, even if Kai Xuan agrees, I won't!"
"Zhao Feiyan, are you deliberately making things difficult for me?"
Zhao Feiyan retorted sharply, "It's you who are deliberately making things difficult for us!"
"Right now, our family of five relies entirely on Kai Xuan's salary!"
"If Kai Xuan were to be fired from his job due to violations of regulations, how would our family survive?"
Zhao Dajun said loudly, "Liu Kai Xuan is a senior engineer now, who would dare fire him?"
"The leaders at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill are too busy trying to curry favor with him, anyone with any foresight wouldn't pick on him, right?"
Zhao Feiyan said seriously, "You're right!"
"The truly far-sighted big shots at the factory, for the sake of the factory's overall situation, will definitely not touch my man!"
"But can you guarantee that everyone in the factory is a far-sighted big shot, and there aren't a few short-sighted individuals?"
"These people won't consider the bigger picture. As soon as they find out Kai Xuan has violated regulations, they'll report him immediately!"
"So, if you came here with this purpose, I think there's nothing more to say, you can go back now!"
Zhao Dajun finally realized that this conversation had led them into a dead end.
With no other option, Zhao Dajun turned to Jiang Ai Ying for help.
"Mom, please say something for me, I'm your son!"
"Alright, alright, hurry up and go!"
Jiang Ai Ying grabbed Zhao Dajun's arm and replied, "Stop embarrassing yourself here!"
"If arranging a job were as simple as you think, your father would have arranged a cushy one for you before he retired years ago!"
"Your father couldn't handle it, so how can Kai Xuan arrange it for you?"
...
Zhao Dajun wanted to say more, but Jiang Ai Ying directly pulled him away.
Jiang Ai Ying was a very clear-headed person.
Although she was retired, it was important to remember that Jiang Ai Ying had worked at the factory for decades.
She was well aware of the situation at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.
If something truly went wrong and someone caught them, it wouldn't just be Liu Kai Xuan, a director, who would be in trouble, but even the factory manager wouldn't be able to escape.
Even figures at Li Deya's level ended up being executed.
The cost of violating regulations was simply too high.
Liu Kai Xuan's willingness to help was a favor; his unwillingness was his right.
Moreover, Liu Kai Xuan wasn't as heartless as Zhao Dajun portrayed him; he was quite reasonable in this matter.
Liu Kai Xuan suggested that Zhao Dajun start by learning the theoretical knowledge.
At Zhao Dajun's age, he could completely use his spare time to study diligently.
Once he obtained the qualification certificate, Liu Kai Xuan could definitely offer him some consideration within the bounds of the regulations.
But Zhao Dajun, that fellow, stubbornly refused to cooperate.
He was like mud that couldn't be plastered onto a wall, and he always blamed others for not helping him. Such people were truly detestable.
After Jiang Ai Ying pulled Zhao Dajun away, Liu Kai Xuan looked back at Zhao Feiyan.
Zhao Feiyan smiled and replied, "Kai Xuan, why are you looking at me like that? I don't blame you!"
"We are a family now, and my brother's request is unreasonable. You are right not to help him, I won't blame you!"
"En!"
Liu Kai Xuan nodded in response, "Feiyan, you truly are an understanding and wonderful woman!"