thefictionvixens Chapter 65 Creating Friends Out of Thin Air
Chapter 65 Creating Friends Out of Thin Air
Li Huaide is the kind of person who won't act until he sees a clear benefit, so naturally he wouldn't give Li Qin a valuable steel rolling mill job just because of a few words.
Even if Li Huaide had a good first impression of Li Qin, he would not allow it to harm his own interests.
Li Qin was naturally aware of this as well.
Therefore, he did not expect to get a job just by saying a few words.
Knowing Li Huaide's personality, Li Qin naturally made preparations;
"I understand the rules of the steel rolling mill and the rules of the leaders. I will not make things difficult for Director Li."
After speaking, Li Qin slowly took out a small envelope, placed it on the desk in front of him, and then slowly pushed it in front of Li Huaide.
Looking at the envelope in front of him, Li Huaide immediately smiled.
He didn't stand on ceremony and simply picked up the envelope.
However, it was not opened.
However, judging from the thickness of the envelope, Li Huaide already had a pretty good idea of how much money was inside.
Li Huaide did not accept the envelope directly, but placed it back on the desk.
He looked deeply at Li Qin, a strange glint flashing in his eyes;
"Since you're a well-behaved young man, I won't waste any more words. The money here can not only secure a job at a steel rolling mill, but there will also be some left over."
"But you have other requests."
A regular workstation in a steel rolling mill now costs about 500 yuan, but Li Qin put 600 yuan in the envelope.
This is a hundred more than the market price.
Although Li Huaide was greedy for money, lust, and power.
But they follow the rules.
So he didn't accept the money directly, but chose to ask questions first.
If Li Qin makes any inappropriate requests, Li Huaide will return the money to him in full.
Li Qin understood Li Huaide's concerns.
He didn't reply immediately, but smiled and then picked up a bag that was at his feet and put it on the desk;
"Director Li, some of my friends recently returned from the south and brought me some fruit. I couldn't finish it all, so I brought it for you to try."
As Li Qin spoke, he reached out and opened the bag.
Suddenly, several large, red apples and a few bright orange pears were revealed.
Li Huaide originally thought that the bag Li Qin brought contained some dried goods such as wood ear fungus and mushrooms.
But to my surprise, it turned out to be fruit, and very fresh fruit at that.
Most importantly, it is in extremely good condition.
Upon seeing the contents of the bag, Li Huaide's face immediately showed a look of surprise.
Then he looked the young man in front of him up and down again.
This time, there was a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
It's late April now, not the time when these fruits are on the market, so it's surprising that they can offer such high-quality fruit.
This shows that Li Qin has considerable influence.
Seeing the change in Li Huaide's expression, Li Qin still wore a faint smile, but he was very satisfied in his heart.
However, these fruits were only part of the bag; he then took out something else from the bottom of the bag.
"When my friends came to visit me, they brought me a packet of tea from home, but I didn't know much about it."
It would be a waste to leave it in my hands. I heard that Director Li knows a bit about tea, so I brought it along for him to try.
Upon hearing that it was tea leaves, Li Huaide's face immediately broke into a tense expression.
He looked shocked.
His father-in-law was also a high-ranking official, so he was certainly familiar with tea.
However, the tea that Li Qin took out was extraordinary. Both the packaging and the aroma emanating from it were exceptional.
Just as Li Qin said, Li Huaide has studied tea.
Judging from the packaging and the aroma, you can tell that the tea in front of you is not something that ordinary people can access.
This made Li Huaide pay even more attention to the power behind Li Qin.
Li Huaide gave Li Qin a deep look, and then said with a sigh;
"Young comrade, you really are a hidden talent."
Li Qin knew that this was a test, so he began to perform according to the scenario he had envisioned.
"What makes me think I'm some kind of hidden master?"
A self-deprecating look flashed across his face;
"If it weren't for a chance encounter where I helped my friend a little, I would still be doing odd jobs to make ends meet every day."
It was because my friend saw how difficult things were for me that he wanted me to find a stable job.
Li Qin knew that his identity could be easily discovered, so he never thought of hiding it.
Instead, they spoke about it openly and frankly.
Then he found a suitable excuse for being able to produce these things.
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, a glint of light flashed in Li Huaide's eyes.
He didn't have much doubt about what Li Qin said.
If we're talking about what's most abundant in Beijing, it's undoubtedly people of all sorts of unusual backgrounds.
It's not surprising that Li Qin was able to encounter this.
However, he had some reservations about Li Qin's claim that he had only helped a friend with a small favor.
If it's really just a small favor, would the other party be willing to bring out rare fruits and tea?
Even the money used to buy the job might have come from Li Qin's friend.
This shows that Li Qin's relationship with the person behind him was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
As for why Li Qin's friends didn't directly arrange a job for him, that's not hard to understand.
They definitely didn't want to involve Li Qin in any of these matters.
These thoughts of Li Huaide were, of course, the result of Li Qin's deliberate guidance.
He wanted Li Huaide to know that he had some connections, so that he wouldn't be looked down upon.
At the same time, it is necessary to make it clear that the relationship cannot be used casually, so as not to arouse Li Huaide's suspicion.
Li Huaide, who thought he had figured things out, now looked at Li Qin with affection.
Although it seems unlikely that Li Qin's friends would easily help him, the relationship is real.
This makes it necessary to establish friendly relations.
Li Huaide did not press Li Qin about his friend's affairs, but instead steered the conversation back to their workstations.
"Let's talk about the workstation now. Are you asking for an extra hundred yuan because you have certain requirements for the job?"
After all that buildup, Li Huaide was finally fooled, and Li Qin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He never thought he was smarter than others, nor did he think that someone like Li Huaide was a fool.
Actually, there were many flaws in what he just said.
If he hadn't secretly used a confusion spell when he spoke, slightly confusing Li Huaide's consciousness and perception, the other party would have noticed something was wrong long ago.
Fortunately, Li Huaide now believes his fabricated friend.
Next comes the time to make demands;
"Director Li, I'm not very old, and I've always been in poor health, so I definitely can't do the work in the workshop. That's why I hope to find a job in the logistics department."
Li Huaide was initially a little worried, but when he heard that Li Qin wanted to join the logistics department, he immediately felt relieved.
Although he is only the deputy director of the logistics department now, he has his father-in-law backing him up, so even if the director has something to do, he will discuss it with him.
Arranging a job for Li Qin in logistics was naturally not a difficult task.
Li Huaide first looked at the frail Li Qin, then nodded and said;
"Your physique is indeed not suitable for working in the factory."