Liu Kai Xuan, at a young age, had already garnered much attention and envy for his promotion to senior engineer.
His intuition told him that he couldn't continue to be so high-profile.
In this era, hard work behind the scenes was the way to go.
Being too high-profile was definitely not a good thing.
Even if he had to be high-profile, he would have to wait a few more years until the market environment was more relaxed.
"Alright, Director Liu!"
Li Ya suggested, "Then I'll help you write the letters to refuse them, and you can just sign them!"
"Forget it!" Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and refused, "I'll write the letters to refuse them myself!"
"I didn't expect... your grandfather to have this plan!"
"It seems I really misunderstood him back then!"
The invitation for Liu Kai Xuan to become a professor at the Industrial University was all due to Li Guo Wei's efforts behind the scenes.
Although Liu Kai Xuan himself had no intention of accepting the invitation, he was quite touched by Li Guo Wei's efforts.
This old man had already retired but was still diligently contributing his remaining energy, which was quite rare.
Li Ya said solemnly, "My grandfather's plan is his plan!"
"But no matter who it is, they can't force Director Liu to do something he doesn't want to do!"
"Since you don't want to do this job, others should respect your wishes!"
"Hahaha..."
Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and laughed, "That's right, I should be the one to decide my own work!"
...
That afternoon, after Li Ya got off work and returned home, she informed Li Guo Wei of Liu Kai Xuan's thoughts.
"What?"
Li Guo Wei was stunned speechless by Li Ya's words, "What is this Liu Kai Xuan guy up to?"
"Becoming a professor at the Industrial University, the benefits and treatment are much better than at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill!"
"He's actually giving up such a rare opportunity to continue working on the front lines!"
"Yes!"
Li Ya nodded and affirmed, "Director Liu said that working anywhere is contributing to the country's development!"
"The work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill also really needs him!"
"Sigh!"
Li Guo Wei shook his head and chuckled, "Actually, the position of director of the engineering department at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill doesn't even require an engineer to be in charge!"
"A senior technician is enough to manage it!"
"In my opinion, Liu Kai Xuan staying in this position is a pure waste of talent!"
Just as Li Ya was about to refute Li Guo Wei, he changed the subject.
"But then again, Liu Kai Xuan's work experience is still a bit shallow!"
"Staying in a front-line position to continue accumulating work experience is also very necessary!"
"Young people, if they develop too smoothly, they can easily become impetuous!"
Li Ya said with a wry smile, "Grandpa, you've really put a lot of thought into our Director Liu!"
Li Guo Wei said solemnly, "We have to admit that Liu Kai Xuan is indeed a rare talent!"
"At his age, to become a senior engineer, the effort and hardship he has put in are unimaginable to ordinary people!"
"Yes!"
Li Ya chimed in, "I admire him greatly for this!"
"With my abilities, I probably won't have the chance to become a senior engineer in this lifetime!"
"At his age, he has already reached a level I can't reach in my lifetime, sigh..."
Li Guo Wei quickly walked over and patted Li Ya's shoulder to comfort her.
"Alright, Xiao Ya, don't be so pessimistic!"
"At your age, to become an intermediate technician is already very rare!"
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself; maintaining a good attitude towards learning will yield twice the results with half the effort!"
"Okay, I understand!" Li Ya nodded repeatedly, indicating she understood.
...
Time flew by, and another month passed.
One afternoon, Liu Kai Xuan happily rode his bicycle home after work.
Unexpectedly, the first thing he saw upon arriving home was Zhao Fei Yan standing at the door, wiping her tears and sobbing.
"What's going on?"
Seeing this, Liu Kai Xuan immediately asked, "Which inconsiderate scoundrel came to our house to cause trouble?"
Liu Xiao Yue's voice came from beside the chicken coop, "Brother, it's bad! Our two hens were stolen by Bang Geng!"
"Sister-in-law is crying from anger!"
Liu Kai Xuan looked back towards the chicken coop. It was indeed empty.
"What? That Bang Geng kid really doesn't want to live! I'll go and kill him!"
Liu Kai Xuan's temper flared, and he was about to go settle accounts with Bang Geng.
At this moment, Zhao Fei Yan suddenly spoke, "Kai Xuan, don't get worked up yet!"
"We can't be sure it was Bang Geng who stole the chickens!"
"I just suspect he did it, but we have no evidence!"
"If we go to them now, not only will the Jia family not admit it, but they will also counter-accuse us of slandering Bang Geng!"
"That's true!"
Liu Kai Xuan nodded and agreed, "Then you two wait here for a moment, I'll go to the police station to report it right now!"
When something was stolen from their home, everyone's first instinct was to think of Bang Geng.
After all, Bang Geng had a criminal record.
But as the saying goes, to catch a thief, you need proof!
Zhao Fei Yan hadn't caught Bang Geng in the act, nor could she find any witnesses to prove that Bang Geng was responsible.
Last time, Liu Kai Xuan's dried fish and eggs were stolen, and even with irrefutable evidence, Bang Geng tried to quibble.
Jia Zhang Shi and Qin Huai Ru, and others, did their utmost to cover for Bang Geng.
Therefore, in such a situation, the simplest and most effective way was to report it to the police station.
After receiving Liu Kai Xuan's report, two police officers arrived to investigate the case.
One of them was an acquaintance from last time, Wu Xue, and the other police officer was named Zhang Da Jun.
This time, Wu Xue was the investigator responsible for solving the case.
Wu Xue communicated the details of the incident with Zhao Fei Yan, while Zhang Da Jun carefully investigated the crime scene.
The police entering the courtyard to handle the case attracted a large crowd of neighbors to watch.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the courtyard immediately became heated.
"Well, I don't even need to think about it, this must have been done by Bang Geng again!"
"Yes, besides Bang Geng, who else in this courtyard would do such a wicked thing?"
"Alas, this Bang Geng kid is truly lawless!"
"He's only been out of prison for a few days, and he's started causing trouble again?"
"If you ask me, this incorrigible little thief should be shot!"