Chapter 293 Selling a House to Go to Night School
Chapter 293 Selling a House to Go to Night School
After leaving Director Yang's office, Li Kailang did not plan to return to the transport team, but went to find Li Huaide.
Let’s discuss the matter of the cadre building.
"咚咚-"
"Please come in!"
Li Huaide's secretary Wen Peixin looked up and saw Li Kailang.
"Master Li, what's the matter?"
"Secretary Wen, is Deputy Director Li in there? I'm here to ask Deputy Director Li about the cadre building."
Wen Peixin was obviously prepared for Li Kailang's intention. He nodded and said, "The factory director is inside. Come with me."
Wen Peixin knocked on Li Huaide's door, then took Li Kailang in and closed the door.
Li Huaide smiled and asked, "Master Li, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Li Kailang got straight to the point: "Director Li, I heard from Director Yang that I have two rooms in the cadre building?"
Li Huaide: "That's right, what? You don't believe it? Although there are some conflicts between you and me, I will still abide by what we agreed upon in the beginning."
"Although you didn't complete the task later, the result was achieved as required. I will naturally give you a room in the cadre building according to the agreement."
Looking at Li Huaide's calm and composed attitude, it's no wonder that so many people in the factory follow him. With this demeanor, Li Kailang feels inferior to him.
Since he got a room for free, Li Kailang naturally would not give it up, so he said.
"Then I have to thank Director Li. I wonder if you are interested in the extra room I gave you?"
Now it was Li Huaide's turn to be surprised. He didn't expect that there would be people who didn't want to live in the cadres' building.
You know, the cadre building provides excellent accommodation conditions, which is what many people dream of.
"From what you said, you don't plan to take this room? Have you thought about it?" Li Huaide asked.
Li Kailang nodded affirmatively and said, "I've thought about it."
"Okay, how much do you want?"
Li Kailang stretched out a finger and said, "1."
"Okay, I'll give you the money now."
Li Huaide pulled out an envelope from the drawer, which contained a stack of big black tens.
The transaction between the two was simple and quick, and Li Kailang left the office happily after getting the money.
Since Li Kailang doesn't want it, why shouldn't he want it? It's a free one anyway.
Li Huaide had already arranged his subordinates, and with this extra cadre building, he could also win over one more person.
He got the house amount, transferred it from one hand to the other, and sold it to someone else, making a small profit. Why should he be so stingy with money?
Such a transaction is undoubtedly a win-win situation for both parties.
"It's exactly 1, Director Li. I'll be leaving first."
After Li Kailang received the money, he turned around and left the office.
Li Huaide looked at Li Kailang's back and did not try to keep him. After all, they had broken up and he only gave him the room rate out of credit.
As a leader, he still has the necessary tolerance. After the falling out, he did not deliberately target Li Kailang.
In addition to his generosity, there are also patents contributed by Li Kailang. The two patents began to earn foreign exchange. Although it is not much, at least there is a way to earn foreign exchange.
His father-in-law told him clearly that he must keep Li Kailang in the steel mill.
If Li Kailang left the steel mill, the foreign exchange would naturally be transferred to other departments, which the higher-ups could not agree to.
"I got 1 yuan for free, and also got a letter of recommendation. These two housing quotas were not wasted."
Li Kailang happily returned to the transport team to work and was full of confidence all day long.
The next day, Tuesday.
"Master Li, Director Yang told you to wait for him at the entrance of the steel mill at 6 pm."
"6 o'clock. OK, I got it. I will definitely wait for Director Yang at the door on time." Li Kailang assured his secretary Wan Shen.
"Now that Master Li has understood, I have something else to do, so I'll go back to work first. Don't forget the time."
"Don't worry, I won't forget it."
It's 6 o'clock in the evening, and the steel rolling mill gets off work at 5 o'clock. You have an hour to rest, eat, and take a shower, and then go to the night school in a beautiful way.
The day flies by.
At 6 o'clock in the evening, Li Kailang appeared at the door early waiting for Director Yang.
"Beep--"
A jeep appeared in front of Li Kailang, and sitting in the car was Director Yang.
"Master Li, get in the car," said Director Yang.
Li Kailang got into the car without hesitation, "Director Yang, are you not off work yet?"
"No, there are so many troubles in the factory right now. How can I get off work on time?" Director Yang couldn't help but frowned and stroked his eyebrows with his fingers. He felt a headache.
Director Yang didn't talk much with Li Kailang, and Li Kailang was too lazy to ask more questions.
Director Yang talked about the night school.
"Let me confirm with you again. The recommendation letter only recommends you to go. It does not guarantee that you can enter the night school. If you regret it now, yesterday's agreement can be invalidated."
Before Director Yang finished speaking, Li Kailang interrupted and said, "I won't go back on my word. I'll do as I said yesterday."
How could I give up such a good opportunity to improve my academic qualifications?
Director Yang looked at Li Kailang's determined expression and said, "Okay, since you have made up your mind, I won't persuade you anymore."
"I'll take you there this time, and you can go by yourself next time. Of course, the premise is that you can pass. If you don't pass, you don't have to go in the future."
"Don't think about taking the class just because you haven't passed."
"Of course, it's still difficult to sneak into the class. There are security guards on duty outside, and if the students inside don't know you, you can't listen."
In the car, Director Yang warned Li Kailang of some precautions.
He didn't have any hope that Li Kailang could go to night school. After all, Li Kailang only had a junior high school education and couldn't get in through normal channels.
After a while, we arrived at the location of Hongqi Night School.
After one year, Hongqi Night School also had its own teaching location.
"We're here, let's go in."
Director Yang took Li Kailang into the office, where they saw a middle-aged man sorting out teaching materials with his head down, looking very focused.
Director Yang walked forward and called out softly, "Old Yan."
Yan Wanbin raised his head and replied calmly: "Old Yang, here I come."
His eyes then fell on Li Kailang and he asked curiously, "Who is this?"
"This is Li Kailang, a worker at my steel mill."
"Master Li, this is Yan Wanbin from the Second Machine Tool Factory. He is the director of the Mechanical Manufacturing Department and also one of the teachers."
Director Yang gave Li Kailang a brief introduction and then explained the whole story to Yan Wanbin.
Director Yang got straight to the point: "It's like this. Don't I have a letter of recommendation from the night school? I recommended him to come here for further study."
"You graduated from junior high school, are a driver, and you've also learned a little bit about maintenance, right?" Yan Wanbin looked at Li Kailang carefully.
"Yes." Li Kailang replied. He really couldn't show off his resume.
Yan Wanbin was not opposed to having people come in for further studies, but Li Kailang had a low level of education, and he was afraid that Li Kailang would not understand the knowledge and waste his time, so he showed his intention to refuse.
Director Yang saw this and thought that Li Kailang was from the steel rolling mill after all, so he couldn't just refuse like that.
"Old Yan, don't underestimate Master Li because he is young and has a low level of education. He has done great things."
"Oh? What do you say?"
"Master Li invented the seat belt and brake water tank. These two patents are helping the country earn foreign exchange."
"Earn foreign exchange?" A hint of surprise flashed in Yan Wanbin's eyes.
Nowadays, earning foreign exchange is not an easy thing.
There was a hint of admiration and expectation in his eyes when he looked at Li Kailang.
Yan Wanbin asked: "What are these two inventions and how do they earn foreign exchange? Please tell me in detail."
With the assistance of Director Yang, Li Kailang explained in detail the origins and principles of the two patents.
Yan Wanbin listened with great interest and nodded in agreement from time to time.
Finally, he commented: "Although the technical difficulty of these two inventions is not great, it is not easy for you to think of and make them."
"Especially since you can help the country earn foreign exchange, it shows that you do have ideas and abilities."
He paused and continued, "It's unwise to limit you based solely on your academic qualifications. How about this? You can audit the course for a while and see if you can understand it."
"If you can pass my assessment at the end of the semester, you can officially enroll next semester. I wonder if Master Li is willing to accept this?"
Director Yang said, "So, Old Yan, you agree that Master Li can attend the night school?"
Li Kailang was a little disappointed when he heard the result, but it was not bad at all, as it was considered as a step half way into night school.
Li Kailang nodded: "Okay."
Yan Wanbin said, "It's fine as long as Master Li can accept it. Considering that you are joining in the middle of the course, I will design the test questions based on the time you have now for auditing."
Now it's past the middle of the semester and it's the end of the term, which is only about two months away.
If Li Kailang passes, he can continue his studies in the next semester. If he fails, it won't delay him for long. "Old Yan, thank you for your help," said Director Yang.
Yan Wanbin waved his hand and said, "It's not a big deal. It's just a matter of having one more student. The main thing is that I don't want to give up this child."
Li Kailang can earn foreign exchange with these two small inventions, and he wants to try whether Li Kailang can create foreign exchange again.
In addition, the night school has a relatively large faculty, with many teachers but few students, which is a waste of faculty resources. The more students there are, the better.
"By the way, here is the textbook. Take it and read it more when you have time. If you don't understand something, come and ask me every Tuesday and Friday."
Yan Wanbin handed several books and teaching materials to Li Kailang, and also explained the class time, precautions, etc.
"From now on, you are a student of the Night University. You will be addressed as a student in the school, not Master Li."
Yan Wanbin said seriously, "Although you are an auditor, you must abide by the school's rules and regulations and respect your teachers and classmates.
"Yes, teacher." Li Kailang replied.
Yan Wanbin nodded, and Li Kailang got on with it quickly.
"It's getting late. I'll take you to the classroom. I happen to teach first graders. Old Yang, I won't entertain you."
Director Yang said, "Just do your thing. I have to go back soon."
Seeing this, Yan Wanbin took Li Kailang to the classroom. Director Yang looked at Li Kailang's back and was very happy.
No matter what the result is, he has sent Li Kailang to night school. Whatever achievements Li Kailang makes in the future depends entirely on Li Kailang himself.
"It takes three to five years to become a talent, but Li Kailang is still young, less than 3 years old, so he will be able to be of great use when he turns 5."
Thinking of this, Director Yang couldn't help but hold a glimmer of hope for Li Kailang.
Since the engineers in the factory left, Director Yang has often applied to the department for college students, but there are only so many college students every year.
Everywhere needs college students and everyone is scrambling to get them, but when it comes to the steel rolling mill’s turn, no one knows when it will be, so it is better to train one ourselves.
Yan Wanbin brought Li Kailang into the classroom. Many students were already sitting in the classroom, and their eyes all fell on the two of them.
Looking around, although there were not many people, only about twenty or thirty, curiosity was written on everyone's face.
"Clap--"
Yan Wanbin stood in front of the podium and clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.
"Classmates, I have an announcement to make."
"This is our new student, Li Kailang. During this period, he will study with everyone."
After saying that, Yan Wanbin looked at Li Kailang.
"Hello everyone, I'm Li Kailang, and I'm very happy to be a member of this class. Please take care of me in the future."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of warm applause in the classroom.
Yan Wanbin gestured, "Li Kailang, just find a seat where no one is."
Li Kailang found a random seat to sit down, and Yan Wanbin's expression immediately became serious and the class began.
"Everyone, turn to page 130. Today we are going to talk about mechanical structures."
The class started so suddenly that Li Kailang didn't have any time to react. He immediately turned to his book and started listening to the class.
Li Kailang understood Yan Wanbin's lectures quite well, except for some technical terms.
After all, before he traveled through time, he was still a college student.
Yan Wanbin's explanation was easy to understand and included both theory and examples, which made Li Kailang listen with great interest.
Li Kailang is not unfamiliar with mechanical knowledge, but he still benefited a lot from Yan Wanbin's explanation.
Especially when it comes to maintenance, Li Kailang becomes even more excited.
After all, with the help of the [Maintenance Expert], Li Kailang did not feel sleepy at all while listening to the knowledge points about maintenance, and even had time to think about how to apply the methods in practice.
Yan Wanbin also noticed Li Kailang's abnormality, so he talked more about maintenance knowledge.
"Could it be that the person Lao Yang introduced has a talent for repairs?"
Yan Wanbin compared Li Kailang with other students. Only Li Kailang was energetic in maintenance, while the others were concentrating on taking notes.
When it comes to mechanical structure, Li Kailang's eyes suddenly become dull and he buries his head in reading.
A 40-minute class goes by in a flash during the explanation. There is a 10-minute break in each class to allow teachers and students to relieve their tension.
Hongqi Night University is, after all, an amateur university. Classes are held every Tuesday and Friday from 6:9 to :. The schedule is tight and the workload is heavy.
It takes the average person four or five years to graduate, except for a small number of talented and hardworking students who can graduate in three years.
As soon as the break came, the other students immediately came to Li Kailang.
"Hey, Mr. Li, what do you do? Which factory do you work in?"
"Yeah, it's almost the end of the semester, how did you get in here?"
Everyone couldn't help but be curious about Li Kailang's background and asked about it.
"I work in a steel mill as a driver."
"Driver, Master."
"Hello, driver, we can get out of the city."
Hearing this answer, several students looked at each other, seeming a little disappointed.
After all, they originally thought that Li Kailang would be a person with a glamorous professional background, but they didn't expect that he was just an ordinary driver.
Those who can come here to study, if they have a bad background or work, will be busy as Li Kailang’s current job cannot handle it.
In response, Li Kailang smiled slightly and didn't care.
Most of the people who came to ask were young, and the clothes they wore were also very new, and it was obvious that their families were well off.
The purpose of coming to night university is, on the one hand, to learn knowledge, and on the other hand, it is also an opportunity to make connections.
Naturally, I didn't care that much about the driver Li Kailang.
Seeing this, Yan Wanbin didn't say anything. Whether he could make connections depended entirely on Li Kailang.
"It's almost time to rest, it's time for class."
After hearing Yan Wanbin's words, everyone immediately sat back in their seats and resumed the class.
The knowledge points Yan Wanbin talked about were very dense, and everyone had no time to be distracted by other things. They all listened carefully and took notes.
Time passed slowly, and finally it was 9:, time for get out of class to end.
Before the get out of class ended, Yan Wanbin said, "Student Li Kailang just came to our class today. I hope everyone can help student Li more."
Everyone responded indifferently, and someone turned around and looked at Li Kailang with contempt.
On the first day we met, Li Kailang's job was not very good and no one knew him, so we didn't have much contact.
"Now let's assign homework. Everyone, please."
Li Kailang was also overwhelmed when looking at the assigned homework. He could understand the meaning of the words alone, but he couldn't understand them when they were put together.
Fortunately, Yan Wanbin said at this time: "Comrade Li, you don't have to do this homework. Your top priority now is to read the textbook."
"I will check your homework during the next class."
"Okay, teacher." Li Kailang responded quickly, breathing a sigh of relief.
After all, he is different from others. They have been studying for almost a year, but he has just started.
Li Kailang couldn't help but complain in his heart: "If I had known it would be so tiring, I wouldn't have come. I'm asking for trouble."
That’s what I said, but if we really want him not to come, that won’t work.
After complaining, Li Kailang calmed down.
"get out of class is over!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone packed up their books and walked out of the classroom.
"Li Kailang, come here." Yan Wanbin called Li Kailang who was about to leave.
"Teacher Yan, what's the matter?"
Teacher Yan looked at him and said seriously: "I noticed that you seem to be very interested in maintenance knowledge."
"Every time I talk about something related, you listen very attentively. Are you interested in this aspect of maintenance?"
Li Kailang: "Is that so? But I am indeed interested in maintenance. Compared with other students, this may be the only thing I can show off now."
"Perhaps maintenance is the only thing I can understand in class. Before I became a driver, I was actually a maintenance apprentice."
Yan Wanbin: "You don't have to belittle yourself. What you lack from other students now is theoretical knowledge. There's nothing I can do about it. I can only read more."
"However, if you are really interested in maintenance, the final examination can be replaced by a practical operation."
"Really? That's great." Li Kailang's eyes lit up and he said happily.
If it is really a practical assessment of maintenance, with the [Maintenance Expert] and the maintenance panel, Li Kailang does not believe that he cannot pass the assessment.
Yan Wanbin: "Of course, but you have to pass the theoretical examination as well. Otherwise, if you only have practical skills but no theoretical knowledge, you can only be a maintenance worker, not a technician or engineer."
"If you have any questions, ask your classmates. They have a study discussion group. Find an opportunity to join in. It will be of great help to your studies."
"The students in the class are all good. Some of them are graduates from technical secondary schools, and some are technicians. If possible, you should make some friends with them. It will be good for you."
"Yes, I understand." Li Kailang nodded in response.
Yan Wanbin patted Li Kailang on the shoulder and said, "Okay, it's getting late, you should go home as well."
Li Kailang took his textbook and went home.
"In the future I will be like Cui Yuan, reading a textbook every day." Li Kailang muttered to himself.
(End of this chapter)