Chapter 62 Proposal
As soon as Li Jiandong made his proposal, many leaders frowned slightly.

Everyone knows that Jia Dongxu is Li Jiandong's apprentice.

Although relatives are not to be avoided in the promotion of talented people, it is difficult for Jia Dongxu to win the support of the public as he has only been in the position for such a short time.

Li Jiandong's selection of him as deputy workshop director did raise suspicion of abusing his power for personal gain.

Director Yang was relatively steady and said calmly:

"Li Jiandong, why do you think Jia Dongxu is more suitable? Tell me what you think."

"Yes, Director Yang."

Li Jiandong continued: "Jia Dongxu is my apprentice, and his speed of progress can be described as gifted.

It took me half a year to go from apprentice to level 6, and with the spring exam coming up, I should be able to be promoted to level 7.

First of all, in terms of strength, Jia Dongxu is already one of the top fitters in our factory."

"Secondly, Jia Dongxu is young and energetic, and he is down-to-earth. He is not as smooth as the old workers. Since this is a tough workshop, we must have someone like him to take the lead."

"Otherwise, it will be gloomy and stale. It may be stable, but the upper limit will be fixed by the manager's thinking."

After hearing Li Jiandong's two explanations, Deputy Director Zhou and others relaxed their brows.

What Li Jiandong said does make sense.

Director Wang was the first to raise his hand and said, "I agree with Li Jiandong's point of view. If Jia Dongxu really has the ability, it is not impossible to let him try to be the workshop director."

Director Dai also said: "We can give him a probation period. If he passes the probation, we can promote him. If he doesn't, we can replace him at any time."

Several other directors also said that Jia Dongxu could give it a try.

Director Yang didn't have any better candidate in mind, and this was the first time that Li Jiandong made a suggestion as a middle-level cadre.

Director Yang attached great importance to Li Jiandong, so he did not want to easily reject him. After thinking about it, he decided:
"Since everyone thinks so, let Jia Dongxu try first. However, he is only a level 6 fitter now, which is not enough to convince everyone. Let's wait for the spring exam next month. If he can pass the level 7, we can talk about it. Now let Ma Xiangguo become a regular employee. Li Jiandong, as the deputy director of production, you can also spend more time in Workshop 7."

"No problem." Li Jiandong nodded.

That evening, Li Jiandong paid for a promotion banquet at the steel mill's guesthouse and specially invited some old colleagues from Workshop 7.

One reason is that I got promoted, and these old friends also want to celebrate with me.

Second, as a master, Li Jiandong was also paving the way for Jia Dongxu in advance.

Workshop 7 is full of veteran workers, and it can be said that no one is better than Li Jiandong.

Although Jia Dongxu is Li Jiandong's apprentice, if he wants to lead them, he probably won't be able to do it without some skills.

Everyone who came to the banquet had received instruction from Li Jiandong. Among them, several level 7 workers had been stagnant for many years. It was only after Li Jiandong's instruction that they broke through to level 7 in one fell swoop. Therefore, there was absolutely no problem with their loyalty to Li Jiandong.

When Jia Dongxu is promoted to deputy workshop director, these people will be his right-hand men.

As for Jia Dongxu, what if he fails the Level 7 exam?
Li Jiandong had a prompt from the apprenticeship system, which showed that Jia Dongxu had already reached level seven, so Li Jiandong was not worried at all.

And when Li Jiandong was treating everyone to a dinner, everyone in the courtyard knew that Li Jiandong had been promoted to deputy director of the production department.

This is a deputy section-level cadre. Although he and the previous workshop director are both directors, there is a huge gap between them.

"Old Li is really amazing. From now on, he is a section-level cadre. The principal of our Red Star Primary School is only a deputy section-level cadre. Li Jiandong is so young but he is at the same level as our principal."

Yan Bugui was also very happy when he heard that Li Jiandong was promoted.

Li Jiandong is capable and generous. People who follow Li Jiandong eat well and live well. A calculating person like Yan Bugui certainly hopes that Li Jiandong will get better and better, so that he can keep taking advantage of him.

He Daqing also said excitedly: "I said that Lao Li is not an ordinary person. I, He Daqing, will be proud to have such a brother."

Yi Zhonghai was the most depressed person among those who knew that Li Jiandong was an official.

Ever since he heard the broadcast about Li Jiandong's promotion at the steel mill, Yi Zhonghai has been in a bad mood and his work state has been very distracted. He messed up several parts in the morning.

He now regards Li Jiandong as his personal enemy and won't tolerate any good words from him.

"Dongxu, I heard that your master got promoted again, but he didn't say he would promote you, right?"

At the Jia family, Jia Zhang was sewing insoles and suddenly said to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu was cooking with Liang Ladi. Hearing this, he casually replied, "What do you mean by promoting me? I have only been employed for a short time. Even if my master is willing to promote me, the leader cannot let me go."

"That's not necessarily true. Although you have only been working for a short time, you have improved your locksmith skills quickly. Besides, your master is now the deputy director of production. Aren't all your workshops under his management? I think it's okay to let you be the workshop director."

Jia Zhang is very confident in her son. In her eyes, Jia Dongxu is the best.

Liang Ladi also said: "Dongxu, I think what our mother said makes sense. Your master is different from other people's masters. He is really kind to you and may really be able to help you make further progress."

Liang Ladi has been pregnant since last autumn, and her belly is getting bigger and bigger.

Jia Dongxu was crawling on her belly listening to his son's movements. Hearing this, he stood up and said:

"Lady, why are you the same as my mother?"

"What's wrong with me? I'm doing this for your own good," Jia Zhang snorted.

Jia Dongxu was speechless and said, "Mom, I know you are doing this for my own good, but you also have to think about my master. He has just been promoted, and you want him to promote me. If this gets out, people will think he is abusing his power for personal gain, which will have a very bad impact on my master."

Jia Dongxu's personality is really different from Jia Zhang's.

He knows how to repay kindness and is more considerate of others than Jia Zhang.

"Okay, okay, okay. Your master is afraid of the bad influence, so I won't mention it. You can go back after dinner. Let Ladi stay here with me. I have a migraine again these two days. Let her help me massage it."

Jia Dongxu thought that Jia Zhang had really given up and didn't take it to heart.

It was not until he finished his meal and left that Jia Zhang took Liang Ladi aside and discussed going to Li Jiandong together to ask for an official position.

It was already 7: when Li Jiandong came back from the steel rolling mill after dinner.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw the door of the Jia family open and Liang Ladi standing at the door.

"Uncle, my mother-in-law wants to see you about something. Do you have time to come in and talk?"

"My sister-in-law wants to talk to me about something? Fine, let's go in and talk."

Li Jiandong didn't take it seriously and followed Liang Ladi into the Jia family.

As soon as she entered the room, Liang Ladi closed the door.

Jia Zhang also got down from the kang and said to Liang Ladi, "Ladi, quickly move a stool for Li Jiandong."

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, please don't be polite. I drank a little too much today. If you have something to say, just tell me directly."

"Old Li, given the relationship between our two families, I won't be polite to you."

"You are now the deputy director of production. Can you help my Dongxu get promoted? He is your apprentice, and you know how good Dongxu is. It shouldn't be difficult for him to be promoted to deputy director of a workshop, right?"

Li Jiandong laughed when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, just today when I proposed to Director Yang and others to let Jia Dongxu serve as the deputy director of Workshop 7, Jia Zhang came to me.

He glanced at Liang Ladi, who was pregnant, and said, "Sister-in-law, Ladi, Dongxu is my apprentice. You all know me well. I always give benefits to those around me.

However, the steel mill is not mine after all, so I will definitely try my best to help Dongxu. However, whether it can be successful depends on the opinions of the factory leaders, do you understand?"

Jia Zhang quickly said, "We understand. We understand very well."

Liang Ladi was also a little embarrassed and said, "Uncle, we all know what kind of person you are. If it works, we are very grateful. If it doesn't, it's because Dongxu is not strong enough. We will definitely not blame you."

Li Jiandong nodded. In fact, the matter was almost a done deal. One should not be too sure, as it would easily lead to failure.

He only spoke half of his words. If it worked out, the Jia family would thank him, but if it didn't, there wouldn't be any grudge between them.

I saw that Jia Zhang and Liang Ladi were very satisfied with my answer.

Li Jiandong stood up and prepared to leave: "Sister-in-law, Ladi, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."

"Okay, Lao Li, please walk slower. Ladi, go and see the old man off."

Liang Ladi also consciously opened the door for Li Jiandong and then walked him out the door.

It was not until Li Jiandong said, "Go back," that she watched him walk away. At night, when she returned to the tavern dormitory building, Liang Ladi told Jia Dongxu what Li Jiandong had said. After Jia Dongxu knew about it, he got angry with Liang Ladi, which was rare.

"My master is a sentimental person. If he can help me, why would you and my mother need to tell him? If he really can't help, aren't you forcing him to make a mistake?"

As Jia Dongxu said this, he wanted to get up from the bed and apologize to Li Jiandong.

Liang Ladi stopped him and said, "Dongxu, it's too late tonight. Your master drank and may have fallen asleep now. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will go with you to apologize, okay?"

Jia Dongxu shook her hand off fiercely, but did not continue to go to the courtyard. After a long time, he lay down on the bed again, but he didn't want to sleep with Liang Ladi in his arms.

The next morning, the two arrived at Li Jiandong's door.

It was Qin Huairu who opened the door.

Jia Dongxu and Liang Ladi looked as if they had made a mistake.

Qin Huairu asked worriedly: "Dongxu, Ladi, what happened to you two? What happened?"

Jia Dongxu had nothing to hide from Qin Huairu, so he just told her what happened last night.

"Master's wife, my mother didn't think this through. Ladi was foolish enough to follow her. My master has just been promoted. If people gossip about him behind my back because of me, I might as well kill myself."

Qin Huairu thought it was a big deal, so she pretended to be angry and said, "Nonsense, what are you talking about, life or death? Don't say such things."

At this time, Li Jiandong also walked out of the house. He was brushing his teeth just now, but he heard all the conversation outside.

At this moment, he walked out and said, "Dongxu, don't let your imagination run wild. I have my own principles. Your mother and Ladi can't influence my thinking."

Jia Dongxu said: "Master, I don't want to be a workshop director. As a worker, I just need to do my job well. Being a workshop director means I have to worry about so many things."

Li Jiandong laughed: "You are still being stubborn with me, okay, go back and get ready for work, I will make arrangements for this matter."

After seeing Jia Dongxu off, Li Jiandong went back into the house to have breakfast.

His son left late, and other workers had already started to leave home and go to the company.

Liu Haizhong from the backyard walked through the middle yard carrying a backpack.

Yi Zhonghai saw him passing by from the window, and immediately took his things and followed him.
When they got outside the alley, Yi Zhonghai suddenly called out, "Old Liu, why are you walking so fast?"

Liu Haizhong looked back at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Am I walking fast? I usually walk at this speed."

Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, but took a few quick steps to stand side by side with Liu Haizhong.

Seeing that there were not many people around, he whispered, "Lao Liu, I heard that your Guangqi is going back to school today. Why didn't you ask for leave to see him off?"

In the past few days, Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi have reconciled.

Although they are not as close as before, they still respect each other and have fewer conflicts.

Hearing this, Liu Haizhong casually replied: "He is already so old, and I have to send him to school, so it's better not to go."

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he knew that this wouldn’t work.

If Liu Haizhong no longer wants to control Liu Guangqi, what can he use to instigate the relationship between Liu Haizhong and Li Jiandong?

Then, with a roll of his eyes, Yi Zhonghai said, "Old Liu, how can you think like that? Today your child doesn't need you to send him to school, tomorrow he may not need you to take care of him at work, and in the future he may get married and have children and separate from you. By then, they will slowly become strangers. Wouldn't it be a waste of your raising this son?"

Liu Haizhong got angry when he heard this and yelled at Yi Zhonghai,
"You are the one who raised me in vain. My own child, I will discipline him myself. If you, Yi Zhonghai, like to educate children so much, just have one of your own and stop bossing me around."

After saying this, Liu Haizhong quickened his pace and walked forward.

Yi Zhonghai was left with a red face. He wanted to have a child of his own, but his wife was useless.

Of course, this is what he thinks. Nowadays, if a woman cannot have a child, it is assumed to be the woman’s problem.

Therefore, Yi Zhonghai himself has never been to the hospital for a check-up.

Why did Liu Haizhong suddenly get angry at Yi Zhonghai?

Is it because he has become smarter and has seen through the other party's scheme to sow discord between him and Li Jiandong?

No.

In fact, his real change began when the hydropower station was completed a few years ago.

At that time, there were rumors that Li Jiandong was going to be promoted, and what Liu Haizhong cared about more than his children was undoubtedly becoming an official.

Even though Li Jiandong told him so much, it is difficult to change one's nature.

Even if he heard it, it went in one ear and out the other. It was impossible for him to change his mind about becoming an official.

Although Liu Haizhong is a big fool, he has one biggest advantage, which is that he regards the leader's words as an imperial decree.

Before, Li Jiandong was just the director of the fitter workshop, and he, a level 6 blacksmith, could ignore him.

But now Li Jiandong is already the deputy director of production, and he is in charge of everything, even the workshop director.

Liu Haizhong immediately adjusted his attitude and was willing to follow Li Jiandong's lead both in the compound and at the steel mill, only hoping that Li Jiandong would like him and give him some support.

This included allowing Liu Guangqi and Zhou Rong to be together, and letting him go to school on his own and no longer interfering with him. These were all Liu Haizhong's way of expressing his stance to Li Jiandong and letting Li Jiandong see how much he listened to him.

This kind of dog-licking attitude is the fundamental reason why he scolded Yi Zhonghai today.

Because if he did as Yi Zhonghai said, it would be equivalent to going against the method Li Jiandong taught him.

When he arrived at the steel rolling mill, Liu Haizhong did not go to the forging workshop, but ran to the office building and came to the office of the production department.

After knocking on the door, Liu Haizhong stood at the door and said to Li Jiandong: "Director Li, I have an important situation to report to you. Do you have time to come out?"

Li Jiandong had just sat down and made some tea when he heard this. He stood up and walked out. Standing in the corridor, he asked Liu Haizhong, "Old Liu, what do you want to talk about?"

Liu Haizhong smiled flatteringly and said in a flattering manner:
"Director Li, just now on the way to work, Yi Zhonghai found me and said bad things about you, and wanted me to continue to manage Guangqi as before.

His behavior of stirring up trouble in our compound is extremely bad, so I came here immediately to tell you about this and ask you to make your decision. "
Li Jiandong didn't expect that Liu Haizhong was looking for him for this matter.

He looked Liu Haizhong up and down and found that this big straw bag was a little different from before.

Although Liu Haizhong used to respect him, that was only because of the practical things he did in the compound that made him admire him.

In fact, he has always wanted to be a boss in his heart.

But now Liu Haizhong's face was full of fawning smiles. He now completely regarded himself as inferior to others. Not to mention competing with Li Jiandong for the position of uncle, he would even let him bark like a dog as long as Li Jiandong was willing to praise him a few words.

Li Jiandong understood that Liu Haizhong's change of mentality was probably related to his promotion, so he nodded and said,
"Lao Liu, you did a great job. I have a clear idea about this matter. You can go back to work first."

"Okay, I'll go back to work now. Director Li, no matter how you deal with Yi Zhonghai, I will always support you. I'm going back now. Goodbye."

Liu Haizhong walked away, looking back every few steps.

Li Jiandong smiled and shook his head. He didn't expect that his promotion would have such a chain reaction, which directly tamed Liu Haizhong.

It's not entirely correct to say that he was tamed, because taming requires action, and Li Jiandong was just promoted without any action at all, yet Liu Haizhong came over and knelt down to lick his ass.

Liu Haizhong really deserves to be called a man with a strong desire for power.

Back in the office, Li Jiandong said to a young clerk in the production department, "Xiao Sun, has the registration for this year's worker level assessment started? Can you check what level Yi Zhonghai got?"

Last year, because of the construction of a hydroelectric power station, Li Jiandong had no chance to pay attention to Yi Zhonghai, and he didn't know whether he had passed the Level 7 exam.

Soon Xiao Sun took out a notebook and said, "Director Li, Yi Zhonghai has signed up. He is currently a level 3 fitter and this time he is applying for a level 6 fitter."

Li Jiandong laughed. This Yi Zhonghai was indeed a greedy person who wanted to swallow an elephant.

He probably thought that since Li Jiandong was repairing the hydroelectric power station, he could take the opportunity to do some operation, so he chose the level 7 fitter for the assessment last fall. However, he failed the test again because his ability was really not good enough.

I came back this year and was promoted and given a raise to become deputy director of production.

Now Yi Zhonghai felt that he had no hope at all, so he gave up on the 7th level fitter and decided to settle for the 6th level instead.

However, the opportunity has been missed, and Li Jiandong will not let him return to the salary of a level 6 fitter.

"Xiao Sun, I remember that at the end of last year, an accident occurred in the slag washing workshop, and two workers were seriously injured and hospitalized. Now the slag washing workshop should still be short of people. Please go to the first workshop later. I will write a transfer order for you to bring to Yi Zhonghai and ask him to report to the slag washing workshop."

(End of this chapter)