Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 19 First day at work!
At around seven o'clock the next morning, Wu Aiguo arrived at Chaoyang Supply and Marketing Cooperative by bus.

When Wu Aiguo saw the concierge sweeping the floor, he quickly took out the cigarettes he had prepared in advance and greeted the concierge with a smile: "Uncle Zhou! Good morning!"

Uncle Zhou, who was sweeping the floor, heard Wu Aiguo's greeting and turned around subconsciously. He saw Wu Aiguo passing a cigarette to him, and asked Wu Aiguo with a smile: "If I remember correctly, you should have been there the day before yesterday." Comrade Xiao Wu who reports to our unit, right?"

Wu Aiguo handed the cigarette in his hand to Uncle Zhou and politely replied: "Uncle Zhou! You remember correctly, I am Wu Aiguo! I officially come to work today."

Uncle Zhou took the cigarette Wu Aiguo handed him, brought it to his nose and sniffed it, and said with a smile: "Comrade Xiao Wu! Xiao Jiang will not arrive at the unit until eight o'clock sharp. You can wait for a while at the concierge. , or go to the office building and wait."

When Wu Aiguo heard Uncle Zhou address Director Jiang directly as Xiao Jiang, he couldn't help but think of what he said before the soul passed through.

If you don’t go to Beijing, you don’t know your official status; if you don’t go to Yangcheng, you don’t know your car is bad; if you don’t go to Pengcheng, you don’t know you have little money; if you don’t go to Northeast, you don’t know you’re timid; Hai doesn't know himself redneck!
Just based on Uncle Zhou's address to Director Jiang, it is enough to show that Uncle Zhou's qualifications or rank are much higher than Director Jiang.

When Wu Aiguo heard Uncle Zhou's suggestion, he smiled and thanked him: "Uncle Zhou! Thank you! When I reported the day before yesterday, my desk had been arranged in the office. I went directly to the office to wait for Director Jiang."

After Wu Aiguo said goodbye to Uncle Zhou, he walked towards the yard.

"Section Chief Wu! Good morning! I am Xiao Zhang from the Purchasing Department! Welcome to join our big family of Purchasing Department." Wu Aiguo came to the office of the Purchasing Department. When a young man saw Wu Aiguo, he quickly followed him enthusiastically Wu Aiguo said hello.

When Wu Aiguo heard the young man's greeting, he shook hands with the young man and corrected him with a smile: "Hello! Comrade Xiao Zhang! I am the deputy section chief, not the section chief. If Section Chief Li hears it, I'm afraid, Will be unhappy."

When Xiao Zhang heard Wu Aiguo's reminder, an embarrassing smile immediately appeared on his face, and he replied with a smile: "Section Chief Wu! Section Chief Li will retire in October this year, and it will be a matter of time before you become a full-time employee."

Wu Aiguo had already heard about Section Chief Li's retirement from the old chief before he returned to the capital.

Moreover, the old chief also clearly told Wu Aiguo that after Section Chief Li retires, he will take over the work of the Procurement Department.

Wu Aiguo knew clearly that if he wanted to go further in his official career, he must first learn to be cautious in his words and deeds, and secondly, be modest and prudent.

When Wu Aiguo heard what Xiao Zhang said, he did not forget to tell Xiao Zhang: "Xiao Zhang! Just talk about this kind of thing in front of me, but you must not say this in front of other people."

"Section Chief Li! Good morning!" Just as Wu Aiguo walked to his desk with a military green cloth bag, Xiao Zhang, who had just walked out of the office, suddenly shouted.

Wu Aiguo heard Xiao Zhang's shout and subconsciously looked towards the office door.

"Chief Li! Good morning!"

Section Chief Li saw Wu Aiguo standing in the office and greeted Wu Aiguo enthusiastically: "Comrade Patriot! Good morning! Welcome to join the big family of our Procurement Department."

When Wu Aiguo heard the same welcome lines from Section Chief Li and Xiao Zhang, he politely said to Section Chief Li: "Chief Li! From now on, we will be comrades who eat from the same pot. You should give more advice at work. I’m the newcomer.”

Section Chief Li had already reached the age of retirement. Because of Wu Aiguo's arrival, his superiors asked him to extend his retirement for half a year and let him take care of Wu Aiguo more. He could not retire until Wu Aiguo was thoroughly familiar with the work of the Procurement Department.

Hearing Wu Aiguo's polite words, Section Chief Li thought of the task that Director Jiang had assigned to the procurement department not long ago, and said to Wu Aiguo, "Patriotic! Let's go! Come to my office and sit down. I happen to have some work matters. I want to talk to you!"

The two walked into Section Chief Li's office one after another. Section Chief Li said to Wu Aiguo with a serious look on his face: "Aiguo! Originally, I was going to retire in March this year, but considering that you have just returned from another job, The superiors asked me to continue working until November, until you are familiar with all the business of the Procurement Department, and then I will officially retire."

"For this reason, from now on, our purchasing department will be led by you and I will be the assistant. If you have any questions about your work, you can come to me at any time."

Today was Wu Aiguo's second meeting with Section Chief Li. He didn't understand Section Chief Li's character at all, and he didn't know whether what Section Chief Li said was true or not.

Faced with Section Chief Li's arrangement, Wu Aiguo pretended to be flattered and replied: "Chief Li! You are the head of our purchasing department. Whatever tasks the department has in the future, just give them your orders!"

Wu Aiguo's answer was exactly as expected by Section Chief Li. Thinking of the work assigned by Director Jiang to the Procurement Section last week, Section Chief Li no longer dwelled on this issue and said to Wu Aiguo: "Comrade Patriot! Because of the drought. , resulting in a reduction in food production and ultimately a shortage of materials."

"Since last month, the goods allocated to our agency from above have been directly reduced by two layers, resulting in an obvious shortage of supply in our agency, which has led to complaints from the people around us."

"Last week! When you came to the unit to report, Director Jiang specially called me to the office and asked our Procurement Department to increase procurement efforts and strive to make up for the insufficient part of the allocated materials to ensure the supply of materials for the people."

When Wu Aiguo heard the situation introduced by Section Chief Li, he immediately remembered that this year was the first year of the Great Famine. In the next three years, there will be a large-scale drought throughout China, which will seriously affect the sowing and growth of crops, resulting in a reduction in food production.

Wu Aiguo thought that his soul had traveled to this era, but he had forgotten the great famine in the next three years. Thinking of the number he heard in his previous life, Wu Aiguo asked Chief Li with a solemn face: "Chief Li! What if we It’s the purchasing department of the factory, and it wants to purchase some unplanned supplies, just some food.”

"But we are different. We are the Chaoyang Supply and Marketing Cooperative, responsible for the supply of people in Chaoyang District. In addition to food and meat, we also purchase other daily necessities. Although the quantity on the two floors does not sound like a lot, the quantity is very large."

Section Chief Li also thought of the question Wu Aiguo mentioned.

Section Chief Li thought of the gap in allocating supplies, and said to Wu Aiguo solemnly: "Aiguo! I have actually thought of the problem you mentioned, so I sent all the purchasers in Corey before the weekend holiday. .”

"In addition, during the weekend, I personally visited several factories to negotiate with them for a batch of unplanned supplies and try to solve part of the gap. You can also think of ways and connections to see if you can solve part of the gap."

(End of this chapter)