"What do I want?" Liu Kai Xuan replied with a chuckle, "Of course I want to have a heart-to-heart with you!"
"Liu Kai Xuan, I warn you, don't do anything rash. This is a public place..."
"Ouch!" Before Xu Da Mao could finish his sentence, Liu Kai Xuan grabbed his ear.
"Speak, do you know you were wrong?" Liu Kai Xuan asked coldly, twisting Xu Da Mao's ear.
Xu Da Mao winced in pain, but could only brace himself and reply, "Big brother, please let go! I know I was wrong!"
"Yesterday's incident was indeed my fault. I shouldn't have spoken nonsense in front of sister-in-law!"
"Don't worry, I promise I'll never speak nonsense again!"
"Is that so?" Liu Kai Xuan replied indifferently. "I just don't trust that foul mouth of yours!"
"I..."
To escape Liu Kai Xuan's grip, Xu Da Mao had to exclaim loudly, "If I, Xu Da Mao, dare to speak nonsense again, then may I never find a wife in this lifetime!"
"Alright, I'll trust you one more time!"
Liu Kai Xuan replied with a cold laugh, "If there's a next time, I'll directly castrate you physically!"
"That way, your dream of being single for a lifetime can become a reality!"
"Scram!"
As he spoke, Liu Kai Xuan kicked Xu Da Mao in the back.
Xu Da Mao, along with his bicycle, fell to the ground.
...
At nine in the morning, Li Ya proactively came to the office to find Liu Kai Xuan.
"Comrade Li Ya, you're here. Please have a seat!"
Liu Kai Xuan gestured for Li Ya to sit down. Li Ya said, "Liu Kai Xuan, I'm here today to talk to you about my thoughts on my work!"
"Okay, then tell me!" Liu Kai Xuan nodded, signaling Li Ya to continue.
Li Ya went on to say, "Deputy Section Chief Liu wants me to be a record keeper in the workshop!"
"I know this is his way of looking out for female comrades, but I still want to engage in frontline machinery repair work for a period of time!"
Liu Kai Xuan asked, "Are you sure you can handle frontline machinery repair work? That's all heavy manual labor!"
Li Ya said seriously, "If it involves replacing core components, even male comrades cannot complete it alone!"
"But if it's just maintenance, I think I can handle it!"
"In the future, if work requires it, I might have to stay by your side and do clerical work!"
"Therefore, this frontline internship is a very valuable opportunity for me!"
"I still want to get in touch with mechanical maintenance work in the frontline workshop!"
"Good!"
Liu Kai Xuan nodded and agreed, "Since Comrade Li Ya is so confident, I respect your choice!"
"Starting today, you will be assigned to machine maintenance work in the workshop, just like the other male comrades!"
"Liu Dakui will provide you with some technical guidance on the specific work procedures!"
"Okay!" Li Ya replied happily and returned to the workshop to work.
After Li Ya left, about half an hour passed before Wang Lecheng also arrived at the office.
Wang Lecheng's intention was that since Li Ya had chosen frontline machinery repair work, he would temporarily take on the role of record keeper!
Liu Kai Xuan also agreed to Wang Lecheng's request.
In fact, Liu Kai Xuan could clearly see that.
Wang Lecheng was currently a bit too proud to take on such a role.
He still felt that as a highly educated university student, doing machinery repair work on the frontline was a waste of his talent.
Reality was different from his ideal situation.
In fact, most students who studied mechanical engineering during this era had a great ambition in their hearts.
They wanted to revitalize the backward national industry through their own efforts!
The idea was good, but when ideals collide with reality, some things are bound to be unsatisfactory.
A student who had just graduated from university had not even truly come into contact with precision machinery.
No matter how high their diploma, they had to take solid steps, one at a time.
Only through the accumulation of rich experience could they become true pillars of society!
However, for Wang Lecheng, an adaptation period was still needed.
...
Both Li Ya and Wang Lecheng's proposals were approved by Liu Kai Xuan. At this time, Liu Dakui could no longer remain calm.
Shortly after Wang Lecheng returned to the workshop, Liu Dakui found his way to Liu Kai Xuan's office.
"Kai Xuan... Is it a bit inappropriate to have male comrades do clerical work and female comrades go to the frontline?"
"Moreover, Comrade Li Ya's background is quite formidable!"
"If Professor Li Guowei finds out that you've assigned Li Ya to dirty and tiring work, I'm worried..."
"It's fine!"
Liu Kai Xuan replied calmly, "Master, please rest assured!"
"This is a decision I made after careful consideration!"
"Li Ya and Wang Lecheng's work assignments are all based on their own wishes!"
"Alright..." Liu Dakui wanted to say more, but ultimately did not.
Firstly, Liu Dakui himself had been the head of the technical section for several years with unsatisfactory results.
Liu Dakui believed he was sincere with everyone, yet the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill's technical section remained devoid of talent!
This indirectly proved that his personnel selection methods were not entirely correct.
Since Liu Kai Xuan had developed a new plan, he, as an elder, should respect the newcomer's new ideas.
What Liu Dakui did not know was that Liu Kai Xuan was also quite troubled by the mess in the technical section.
Looking at the technical section, what kind of talent did they have now?
Liu Yuqian was just a pretty face, lazy at work, and lacked dedication.
Chen An was also half-hearted, not putting his mind to his work at all.
Chen An came to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill for an internship solely because of Liu Yuqian.
Initially, Chen An and Liu Yuqian got along well, and Chen An's work attitude was quite positive.
Later, Liu Yuqian changed her affections and dumped Chen An.
Chen An now came to work every day with a grim expression. According to Liu Kai Xuan's speculation, Chen An would likely jump ship after his internship ended.
Liu Kai Xuan couldn't stop him if he wanted to leave, but Liu Kai Xuan still had to continue as section chief, and the technical section couldn't be without people.
Thinking of this, Liu Kai Xuan specifically went to find Yang Zheng.
Yang Zheng listened to Liu Kai Xuan's intentions and frowned deeply, "You want to vigorously recruit a batch of apprentices to strengthen the technical section's talent pool?"
"Yes!"
Liu Kai Xuan nodded in agreement, "Only by doing so can we quickly solve the problem of talent shortage in the short term!"
Yang Zheng said gravely, "But as far as I know, the technical section is not truly lacking in grassroots workers!"