Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

After Cai Quanwu and his family came out of He Yuzhu's house, Cai Quanwu waited for the tricycle in front. Su Xiulian held the child and said to Su Shaoan next to her, "Shaoan, the money for you to buy a workstation at the steel mill is a loan from your brother-in-law. When you get paid, you have to pay it back to your brother-in-law. Remember?"

"Okay, I'll remember it, sister." Su Shaoan said seriously.

"We are all family, Xiulian, why are you being so distant?" Cai Quanwu, who was riding a bicycle in front, said with some dissatisfaction after hearing this.

"Quanwu, I know you are a good person. If it weren't for you, we would have died long ago. Shaoan has lived in our house for so many years, and you never said anything. Now Shaoan has grown up, so he will have to support himself in the future. You are just Shaoan's brother-in-law. You let me raise Shaoan, which is very fair to Shaoan. I will never let you pay for this money again. People should not only know how to be grateful, but also have a conscience. If you can't do that, you are an ungrateful person."

Cai Quanwu, who was riding a bicycle in front, didn't know what to say after hearing what Su Xiulian said, and could only shake his head helplessly. Although he and Su Xiulian had been married for several years and he had watched Su Shaoan grow up, there were some things that Su Xiulian could say, but he, as a brother-in-law, couldn't say. After all, no matter how close the relationship was, the brother-in-law was still an outsider, and he couldn't outweigh the blood relationship between the two siblings. So when he heard his wife Su Xiulian say this, Cai Quanwu could only shake his head helplessly.

"Shaoan, wait for Zhuzi to help you find a job, then you must work hard when you enter the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. By the way, don't tell anyone about your relationship with Zhuzi. Be careful that others may get close to you after knowing your relationship with Zhuzi, and then use you to ask Zhuzi for help." Su Xiulian warned.

"Xiu Lian, Shaoan hasn't started working at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill yet. It's a bit early for you to say these things. It won't be too late to say them after Shaoan goes in." Cai Quanwu said with a smile.

"Shaoan, don't listen to your brother-in-law's nonsense. Since Zhuzi has spoken, it's basically a done deal for you to join the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. If you can't even handle this, then Zhuzi has served as a cadre in vain." Su Xiulian comforted Su Shaoan.

"Sister, since Zhuzi's words are so effective, why didn't he directly agree to my job offer at that time? Instead, he said that he would let my brother-in-law go find that man named Qian?" Su Shaoan asked curiously.

"That's right, Shaoan, now that you said that, I just realized it. Why didn't Zhuzi directly arrange for Shaoan to work at the Red Star Steel Mill?" Su Xiulian asked curiously.

When Su Xiulian asked about this, Cai Quanwu smiled and explained, "In fact, the reason is not complicated. Although Zhuzi has the ability to arrange for Shaoan to enter the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, he is only responsible for logistics after all. If Shaoan is just asked to do some temporary work, it will be a piece of cake for Zhuzi. But if you want Shaoan to become a formal technical worker, you need a higher power and status to operate this matter. At least you have to reach the level of deputy factory director to do it. And this means that Zhuzi must ask others for help and owe favors."

"Xiu Lian, you should have heard that favors are the hardest to repay. Zhuzi once said that as long as money can solve the problem, precious favors will never be used. Now, by spending a certain amount of money, we have been able to successfully send Shaoan to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Why should Zhuzi beg others humbly? Moreover, Zhuzi is young and is in the rising stage of his career. He still has a long way to go in the future. If he asks others for help because of this matter now, then in the future when he climbs to a higher position, others may turn to him for help. In this way, it will be difficult for him to refuse other people's requests. Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, it is better not to owe favors easily."

After listening to Cai Quanwu's analysis, the brother and sister nodded in understanding. Su Xiulian smiled and said, "Quanwu, how do you know so much? I remember you didn't even finish junior high school?"

"Although I didn't finish junior high school, I have been working in society for so many years and have seen a lot of human relationships and the ups and downs of life. Especially since I opened the pub, all kinds of people come to the pub to drink every day. If you listen to what they talk after drinking and savor it carefully, you will understand a lot of truths." Cai Quanwu said with emotion.

"I didn't expect that the tavern could be so beneficial for training. Let Shaoan come to the tavern to help with training." Su Xiulian said immediately when she heard it.

"What are you training for? How to serve others? Shaoan is so young, there is no need for him to understand these things. He will understand them naturally when he grows up." Cai Quanwu quickly refused. "The tavern is full of social etiquette. If Shaoan is exposed to it too early, he might see through the world and feel that life is meaningless."

"It's so serious, Shaoan, you'd better stay at home and I'll teach you how to make tofu later." Su Xiulian was frightened when she heard Cai Quanwu's words and said hurriedly.

"The enlightened monk has seen too much suffering in the world and has become disillusioned with the world. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. By the way, Shaoan, do you have any job you want to do?"

"Brother-in-law, I don't know what I want to do. I don't know anything about what kind of jobs there are in the factory." Su Shaoan said a little confused.

"Quanwu, you are the same. Shaoan has never even been to a factory, how can he know what he wants to do?" Su Xiulian said unhappily, "Quanwu, do you know what kind of jobs are there at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill where Zhuzi works? If you know, tell Shaoan about it."

"I know a little, but it can't be explained in just a few words. Let's talk about it when we get home. We'll be home soon." Cai Quanwu said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, let's talk about it when we get home."

After returning to his home in Daqianmen, Cai Quanwu first poured himself a glass of water, then drank it all in one gulp. After drinking it, Cai Quanwu still felt a little thirsty, so he poured himself another glass and drank it all in one breath. After drinking two glasses of water, Cai Quanwu no longer felt thirsty. He put down the teacup, sat on the chair and said, "Shaoan, although my brother-in-law knows something, he doesn't know everything. Just listen first and get an understanding. We can talk about the details after my brother-in-law finds the Qian guy."

"Okay, brother-in-law."

"Okay, just tell us now and don't keep us in suspense." Su Xiu Lian on the side rolled her eyes at Cai Quanwu and said.

Cai Quanwu smiled awkwardly, and then said, "Zhu Zi works at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Just by listening to the name, you can tell that this mill deals with steel. I don't know what steel rolling is like, but I know that in addition to steel rolling, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill also has several workshops that process parts. In the yard where Zhu Zi lives, there is a fitter and a forger."

"Fixer is a job that relies entirely on manual labor. It is to use various tools to clamp the workpiece in a vise on the bench to process it; forger is to process steel to a certain temperature and then forge it, which is a bit like the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop in the past."

"Which of these two jobs is better?" Su Xiulian asked after listening.

"It's hard to say which one is better. Locksmithing is a delicate job that requires dexterity. Forging is physically demanding. The steel you touch is usually at a high temperature. It's okay in winter, but it's a bit painful in summer." Cai Quanwu answered truthfully, "Zhu Zi, the second eldest in his yard, Liu Hai Zhongye, is a forger. He's the fat one. Yi Zhonghai, the eldest who lives in the middle yard with Zhu Zi, is a locksmith."

After listening to Cai Quanwu's introduction, Su Xiulian began to think of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, and she carefully recalled their characteristics and abilities. After a while, she finally asked, "Apart from these two jobs, are there any other options?"

"There are also welders, riveters, lathe operators, and electricians." Cai Quanwu quickly finished what he knew. "Welders weld steel together, riveters assemble parts together according to the drawings, and then hand them over to welders; lathe operators process parts on lathes; electricians inspect and repair circuits, but I don't recommend doing this. If you are not careful when doing electrician work, it may cause accidents."

"Then don't be an electrician," Su Xiulian said when she heard that being an electrician was dangerous. "But there are so many, which one is better to choose? Shaoan, what do you think after listening to this?"

When Su Shaoan heard Su Xiulian asking him, he had no idea what to choose after listening to what Cai Quanwu said. He could only shake his head at Su Xiulian with a confused look on his face.

"Oh, if I had known I wouldn't come back so early, I should have just asked Zhuzi directly." Su Xiulian said with some regret.

"Then after Zhuzi has found the man surnamed Qian, I will go talk to him. I heard from Zhuzi that the man is from the personnel department, so he must know more about the matter. For Zhuzi's sake, I will ask him for advice, and he will definitely tell me." Cai Quanwu comforted the siblings.

"Well, for now, this is the only way. I just hope that Zhuzi can help Shaoan find a good master. However, there is no use thinking so much now. Let's just live in the present. Okay, let's not talk about this. It's almost noon, and I should go to cook lunch. Shaoan, do you want to cook with me? Although I'm not a great chef, I can still teach you some simple cooking techniques. By the way, these techniques were taught to me by Zhuzi!" Su Xiulian said to Su Shaoan with a smile.

Su Shaoan was immediately interested when he heard this. He said excitedly, "Okay, sister, I'll go to the kitchen with you to cook, and you teach me everything you know!"

"Let's go." After saying that, Su Xiulian turned and walked towards the kitchen.

"Brother-in-law, my sister and I will go to the kitchen." After greeting Cai Quanwu, Su Shaoan happily followed Su Xiulian to the kitchen.

The two children who were playing around thought their mother was going to teach their uncle something fun, so they quickly followed Su Shaoan to the kitchen, shouting, "Mom, wait for us, we want to play too!"