If it weren't for Jia Zhangshi currently lying on her sickbed with serious injuries, Zhang Lei would have put handcuffs on him and taken him to the detention center.
If Liu Xiaoyue had provoked her, Zhang Cuihua, and gotten beaten, it would have been understandable.
The key was that Liu Xiaoyue hadn't done anything wrong. Zhang Cuihua, purely to retaliate against Liu Kai Xuan, had beaten the little girl to this state.
It was simply insane, worse than an animal.
Qin Huairu wanted to say more, but Zhang Lei had already left the scene with Wu Xue.
"Just you wait, the feud between our two families isn't over!"
Liu Kai Xuan glared fiercely at Qin Huairu and returned to the ward to look after Liu Xiaoyue.
That glare from Liu Kai Xuan made Qin Huairu feel as if her limbs were ice-cold, plunging into an ice cave!
Most of Liu Xiaoyue's injuries were superficial.
After the wounds were treated, Liu Kai Xuan took her home that same day.
As for Zhang Cuihua's injuries, they were clearly much more severe.
According to the doctor's advice, Zhang Cuihua would need to stay in the hospital for at least three months to recover.
…
The next morning, Liu Kai Xuan personally took Liu Xiaoyue to school.
He handed Little Yue over to her homeroom teacher, Wang Na.
Wang Na was a middle-aged woman in her thirties. Because her home was far from school, she lived in the school dormitory year-round.
Only on weekends would she reunite with her family.
Liu Kai Xuan hoped that Wang Na could help look after Little Yue for a while after school, and he would pick her up directly from school after he finished work.
As compensation, Liu Kai Xuan was willing to pay Teacher Wang Na three cents per day for tutoring fees.
"Why do you need money!"
After understanding the situation, Wang Na shook her head like a rattle drum, refusing Liu Kai Xuan's offer.
"Kai Xuan, if you have difficulties at home, tell me early!"
"Although Little Yue is young, she is a diligent student and very well-behaved and sensible!"
"Don't worry, she can stay in my dorm temporarily after school this afternoon!"
"Keep this money for yourself. It must be difficult for you, a young man, to take care of a little girl!"
Teacher Wang Na insisted on not accepting money, and Liu Kai Xuan didn't press further.
Great kindness needs no thanks; he would find an opportunity to repay her in the future.
After arranging for Little Yue, Liu Kai Xuan went to the steel rolling mill to work.
"Sigh... these bad people, they are truly becoming more and more shameless!"
Looking down at Liu Xiaoyue's bruised body, Wang Na couldn't help but shed tears.
…
Around ten o'clock in the morning, the loudspeaker at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill suddenly blared.
"The following is an important announcement!"
"Apprentice Liu Kai Xuan from the machine repair workshop, after persistent study, has successfully passed the examination for the junior technician qualification certificate!"
"Congratulations to Comrade Liu Kai Xuan for successfully being promoted to a formal technician!"
"We also ask Comrade Liu Kai Xuan to go to the technical department as soon as possible to complete the relevant procedures and get a salary increase!"
"Huh?"
In the workshop, Liu Kai Xuan was busy repairing a machine tool. Liu Yuqian was taking notes beside him, and Liu Dakui was also guiding the work nearby.
The sudden news caused all three people present to freeze slightly.
"No way, he actually passed?" Liu Yuqian looked down at Liu Kai Xuan, who was squatting on the ground working, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.
Liu Dakui smiled heartily: "Hahaha!"
"Kai Xuan, you're a good lad, to get your qualification certificate so quickly!"
Liu Kai Xuan also smiled and nodded: "That's also thanks to my master's good teaching!"
Liu Dakui just shook his head: "As the saying goes, the master leads the way, but the practice is up to the individual!"
"Alright Kai Xuan, after you finish maintaining this machine tool, you'll come to my office immediately to complete the procedures!"
"Getting a salary increase will fundamentally resolve your family's difficulties!"
An apprentice only earned fifteen yuan a month. It was manageable for Liu Kai Xuan alone, but with Liu Xiaoyue, it was not very comfortable.
Moreover, Liu Xiaoyue was still attending school, and the expenses were definitely not small.
Now, with the promotion to technician, his salary would double.
Even a junior technician would have a basic monthly salary of forty-five yuan.
With this money, the difficult life of Liu Kai Xuan and Liu Xiaoyue would finally become a thing of the past.
That day, Liu Dakui completed the procedures for Liu Kai Xuan.
Liu Kai Xuan's salary standard would be implemented as a technician from this day forward.
Production workshop.
When Yi Zhonghai received this news, his old face was indeed extremely grim.
"I really didn't expect this brat Liu Kai Xuan to shed his apprentice hat so quickly!"
"This kid really stepped in dog shit luck, hmph..."
Qin Huairu was also in the same workshop, so she asked: "First Elder, do you think Liu Kai Xuan cheated?"
"I heard that the head of the technical department, Liu Dakui, was an apprentice for three years before he shed his apprentice hat back then!"
"Is he, Liu Kai Xuan, really that capable?"
Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and replied: "Cheating is unlikely. Perhaps the exam questions this time were relatively easy, and he happened to guess correctly!"
"Alas, why is my luck so bad..."
As soon as the word "luck" was mentioned, Qin Huairu's face immediately turned into a big bitter melon.
Promotion for technicians required an exam, and similarly, promotion for workshop workers like Qin Huairu also required an exam.
Qin Huairu had followed Yi Zhonghai, this "Eight-Grade Master Craftsman," for many years, yet she was still an ordinary worker.
She hadn't even managed to pass the exam for a second-grade fitter. In Qin Huairu's opinion, this was all due to her terrible luck.
"No, I must go find Liu Kai Xuan after work tonight to get the medical expenses back!"
"He's a technician now, so this little bit of money is pocket change for him!"
Thinking of this, Qin Huairu turned her gaze back to Yi Zhonghai: "First Elder, you must help us uphold justice!"
"Grandma Bang Geng is still lying in the hospital!"
Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement: "This matter indeed needs to be resolved!"
"Tonight, we will hold a full courtyard meeting in the courtyard, focusing on rectifying the lawless madman Liu Kai Xuan!"
"I don't believe that he, Liu Kai Xuan, can turn the heavens upside down!"
Saying this, Yi Zhonghai emphasized: "The Siheyuan belongs to everyone, it is not Liu Kai Xuan's private territory!"