Chapter 821

Nanluoguxiang

After sleeping in comfortably and having breakfast, Cao Cao Weiguo played with a spinning top with his eldest son in the courtyard. Song Song Yulan and Song Cousin Yujuan were feeding the clucking chickens by the wall. In Song Song Yulan's eyes, these two chickens were treasures, commonly known as the "chicken-butt bank."

"Playing, Cao Weiguo?"

Cao Cao Weiguo was just snapping the spinning top when Liu Haizhong led Liu Liu Guangfu in, carrying big and small bags in his hands.

"Second Uncle is here. Please come in. What is this?"

Cao Cao Weiguo looked at the things in Liu Haizhong and Liu Liu Guangfu's hands in surprise, guessing that there must be something he needed help with.

You know, ever since he went to work at the Municipal Bureau of Industry, Liu Haizhong had lost his former flattery when meeting him and had once again put on the airs of the Second Uncle. Coming to the door with gifts today, how could one not think more?

Liu Haizhong smiled while carrying the things: "Cao Weiguo, Uncle is here today because I have something to ask of you. Liu Guangfu has also reached the age, and the neighborhood office notified him to go to the countryside to join the team. But I plan to let him stay in the city to work, so I want to ask you to help Liu Guangfu get a job quota."

He was now considered a figure in the rolling mill, but in reality, he was just a small team leader. He had run to the personnel department several times, but no one took him seriously. Only after being shut out several times did he recognize reality and had to lower his head to ask Cao Cao Weiguo for help.

Cao Cao Weiguo invited Liu Haizhong and his son into the house and frowned, saying in a difficult tone: "Second Uncle, Liu Guangfu, given the friendship between our two families, I am willing to help. But you should also know the current situation. A large number of middle school students are stranded in schools, and the old three classes of students are graduating together. The tension in employment positions is imaginable."

Liu Haizhong took an envelope from his bosom: "Cao Weiguo, I know this matter is not easy to handle, but I believe that with your ability, this matter won't stump you. Uncle understands the rules, and I won't make it difficult for you. This is a little bit of Uncle's heart; you must not refuse."

Cao Cao Weiguo hurriedly dodged, firmly refusing to accept the envelope: "Second Uncle, I accept your heart, but I really can't accept this. The organization has discipline. If I accept it, that would be committing an error."

Liu Haizhong kept stuffing it into Cao Cao Weiguo's hand: "Cao Weiguo, this is Uncle's heart. It's just some industrial coupons inside, nothing much. If you don't accept it, that's not giving Uncle face."

Cao Cao Weiguo stood up to avoid it: "Second Uncle, I can't accept even a needle or a thread. If you continue like this, I'll have to see you out."

Song Song Yulan, holding her big belly, stood by and advised: "Second Uncle, Cao Weiguo accepts your heart. Take the things back."

Cao Cao Weiguo pushed the envelope back and said with a serious face: "Second Uncle, you are an activist in the factory. You should know what going up to the mountains and down to the countryside means. The countryside is a vast world, and one can achieve great things there. The whole country is advocating for knowledgeable youth to go to the countryside to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants. You care about national affairs every day; with your awareness, it shouldn't be like this."

Seeing that Cao Cao Weiguo insisted on not accepting it and even brought up this rhetoric, Liu Haizhong was very unhappy, thinking that Cao Cao Weiguo was not giving him face and looked down on him, the Second Uncle.

Liu Liu Guangfu said with a crying face: "Brother Cao Weiguo, I don't want to join the team. I want to stay in the city. Help me, and I will definitely repay you in the future. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

Cao Cao Weiguo patted Liu Liu Guangfu's shoulder and sighed: "Liu Guangfu, I understand your feelings, but the actual situation is just like this. The general trend is irreversible by human power."

Liu Haizhong's face looked ugly: "Cao Weiguo, can you really not help Liu Guangfu introduce a job?"

Cao Cao Weiguo shook his head: "Second Uncle, take the things back. I am really willing but unable."

It wasn't that Cao Cao Weiguo couldn't get a job quota; with his current network of relationships, let alone getting one job quota, even getting ten wouldn't be a problem.

But he didn't want to do that, especially he didn't want to help Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong was too ruthless and greedy. Kindness is like a handful of rice; a bucket of rice can turn into hatred. If he helped him today, he might betray him the next day.

Liu Haizhong carried the things and left the Cao house with a gloomy face. After returning home, he was furious and started cursing: "That brat Cao Cao Weiguo, his wings have hardened, and he doesn't even give me face anymore. What are you? A beast with eyes that look down on people. If you don't help me today, don't think about me helping you in the future. The feng shui turns, let's wait and see."

Liu Liu Guangfu stood at the door, dejected. Thinking that he was about to go to the countryside to join the team, he felt indescribably uncomfortable: "Dad, besides Cao Cao Weiguo, can't we find someone else? I really don't want to go to the countryside to farm."

"Useless thing! Other people's children can go, why can't you? How did I, Liu Haizhong, raise such a piece of trash? You have no political awareness at all. I even suspect if you are the seed of that neighbor Wang. Get out, get out, get out! Don't cry in front of me. Your father is not dead yet!"

Liu Haizhong was furious, and his hand moved to his waist, scaring Liu Liu Guangfu into running away. Going to the countryside is going to the countryside; it's better than being beaten by Liu Haizhong every three days at home.

"Liu Guangfu, why are you running? There's no dog chasing you."

Liu Liu Guangfu had just run out of the house when he ran into Xu Xu Damao, who was returning from buying vegetables.

"No dog, it's my dad. He hit a wall at Cao Cao Weiguo's place, and he wanted to take his anger out on me because he was unhappy."

Liu Liu Guangfu said dejectedly, which made Xu Xu Damao laugh: "Liu Guangfu, it seems your matter of staying in the city to work is yellowed. I told you, your dad is not authentic in his conduct. He uses people when facing forward and doesn't use them when facing backward. He thought Cao Cao Weiguo was useless because he didn't work at the rolling mill anymore. He was indifferent to Cao Cao Weiguo and even put on the airs of an uncle to Cao Cao Weiguo when there was nothing to do. How about it? You played yourself this time. If you want to ask people to do things again, will they still be willing?"

Regarding Liu Haizhong's actions, Liu Liu Guangfu, as his own son, knew it best. Xu Xu Damao was right. Liu Haizhong thought that Cao Cao Weiguo didn't work at the Red Star Rolling Mill anymore, so people would leave and tea would cool, and he couldn't control him, the small team leader. He lost his former respect for Cao Cao Weiguo, and his speech and actions took a nosedive. He wished he could point his nostrils to the sky and didn't put Cao Cao Weiguo in his eyes at all. When they met in the alley, he would still put on airs and show off his seniority, wanting to borrow the opportunity to lecture Cao Cao Weiguo to shake his prestige and increase his own weight.

Cao Cao Weiguo didn't say anything, but for someone who could reach this level, his heart must be as clear as a mirror. Could he not see Liu Haizhong's little thoughts?

Using people when facing forward and not when facing backward—this made even Liu Liu Guangfu feel disdain, blaming Liu Haizhong for not being authentic in his actions. Don't blame Cao Cao Weiguo for not being willing to help. After all, Cao Cao Weiguo has no relatives or friends with you and doesn't owe you anything.

Xu Xu Damao hugged Liu Liu Guangfu's shoulder and smiled: "Don't be listless. Isn't it just going to the countryside to join the team? The countryside is a vast world. As long as you have ability, you will also achieve great things in the countryside. Gold will always shine. Let's go, Brother Xu Damao will treat you to two drinks. In the future, when you are developed in the countryside, don't forget to pull your Brother Xu Damao."

Liu Liu Guangfu said listlessly: "What can I achieve by farming and weeding? If there is a chance, I still want to stay in the city."