Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 840 Unplanned supplies!

When the kitchen helpers and apprentices in the cafeteria learned that they could buy a bicycle without a ticket, they all showed excitement on their faces.

Zheng Daya asked Wu Aiguo with a look of disbelief: "Director! Is what you said true? Can we really buy a bicycle without a bicycle ticket?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Zheng Daya's question and saw her ecstatic expression, he nodded affirmatively and replied, "Regarding the purchase of bicycles, I will discuss with the director of Fei Ge Bicycle Factory tonight. Those of you who want to buy bicycles should prepare the money in advance and wait for the notice from the company."

After Wu Aiguo finished explaining the reception arrangements for the evening, he returned to his office, reached out to press the phone on his desk, shook the handle vigorously a few times, then picked up the receiver and said politely, "Hello! Could you please transfer me to the surgical office of the People's Hospital?"

"Hello! This is the surgery office. Who are you looking for?" Wu Aiguo didn't have to wait long before he heard a middle-aged woman's polite voice on the phone.

Wu Aiguo heard the inquiry coming from the phone and said politely, "Hello, comrade! Is Dr. Liang here? Could you please ask her to answer the phone for me?"

When the middle-aged woman heard Wu Aiguo's words, she immediately guessed Wu Aiguo's identity and asked him with a smile, "It's Director Wu! Doctor Liang just went to the ward. Please wait a moment. I will go and call Doctor Liang to answer the phone for you."

When Wu Aiguo heard what the middle-aged woman said, he thanked her politely: "Comrade! Thank you very much!"

"Aiguo! What do you want to talk to me about at this time?" Wu Aiguo held the microphone and waited for more than a minute. Then he heard hurried footsteps on the phone, followed by Liang Jing's inquiring voice.

When Wu Aiguo heard Liang Jing's question, he thought of the reception he had to attend to Director Zhou of Fei Ge Bicycle Factory that evening, and said to Liang Jing with a smile, "Xiao Jing! I have an emergency reception tonight, so I'm afraid I can't go to the hospital to pick you up. You can take the bus home after get off work."

Liang Jing, who was on the other end of the phone, frowned when she learned that Wu Aiguo had a reception. She complained to Wu Aiguo in dissatisfaction: "Aiguo! It's almost the New Year, why is your company still having a reception?"

Wu Aiguo heard Liang Jing's complaint and sensed her dissatisfaction. He quickly introduced Liang Jing, "Xiao Jing! Here's the situation. Director Zhou of the Jingu Fei Ge Bicycle Factory plans to use unplanned bicycles to exchange equipment with us. I want to give each of the comrades in the company a quota to buy bicycles, so I decided to invite Director Zhou and his team to dinner."

Liang Jing was very surprised by what Wu Aiguo said, but she was more concerned about whether this matter would involve speculation. She immediately asked Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! You are exchanging equipment for unplanned bicycles. Does this involve speculation? Will it have a negative impact on you?"

Liang Jing's concern made Wu Aiguo feel warm in his heart, and he smiled and introduced Liang Jing: "Xiao Jing! If we sell the bicycles we exchanged to others at a high price, and then put the money we earned into our own pockets, this is considered speculation."

"Each unit has the right to purchase independently and can purchase some unplanned materials. We exchanged equipment for unplanned bicycles from Fei Ge Bicycle Factory, which is completely legal and compliant. There is no problem at all."

Liang Jing finally let go of her worries after hearing what Wu Aiguo had said. She replied, "Aiguo! If that's the case, then I'm relieved. I'll take the bus home after get off work. Remember to drink less when you're hosting us, and come back early in the evening."

Wu Aiguo heard Liang Jing's instructions and replied with a smile: "Xiao Jing! Don't worry, I will try to come back as soon as possible after the matter is settled."

"Doctor Liang! Is it true that Director Wu was able to get the extra bicycles?" Liang Jing had just put the phone on the landline when a female doctor next to her immediately asked Liang Jing impatiently.

Liang Jing smiled and nodded when she heard her female colleague's question. She replied, "Zhang Hui! Fei Ge Bicycle Factory wants to buy a batch of equipment, so they want to use the unplanned bicycle quota to exchange equipment with the Trade Department. My husband considers that there are still many employees in the Trade Department who don't have bicycles, so he wants to use the equipment to exchange a batch of unplanned bicycles with Fei Ge Bicycle Factory."

Zhang Hui's younger brother is getting married next year, and the girl's parents asked their family to buy a bicycle because bicycle tickets are hard to come by. Because of this matter, Zhang Hui's parents have been going to Pigeon City quite often recently.

Now that she knew that the Trade Department could get an unexpected bicycle, Zhang Hui immediately had an idea in her mind, and she pleaded with Liang Jing eagerly, "Sister Liang Jing! My brother has a girlfriend, and they were originally planning to get married after the Chinese New Year. But when my parents and the matchmaker went to the girl's house to discuss the marriage, the girl's parents made a request, which was to ask our family to buy a bicycle."

"I believe you have heard about how difficult it is to get bicycle tickets nowadays. Can you help me ask my brother-in-law to see if I can buy an unscheduled bicycle from the Trade Department?" Liang Jing heard Zhang Hui's plea and immediately showed an embarrassment on her face. She said to Zhang Hui, "Zhang Hui! It's not that I don't want to help you, but the Trade Department hasn't negotiated with Fei Ge Bicycle Factory on this matter. I'm not very clear about the specific situation!"

"Sister Liang Jing! I know this request is a little difficult, but my brother's girlfriend's parents have already said that when our family buys a bicycle, they will agree to their marriage. Can you help me ask my brother-in-law?" Zhang Hui heard Liang Jing's answer and saw Liang Jing's embarrassed expression. She also knew that her request was a little excessive. For her brother's lifelong happiness, Zhang Hui could only shamelessly ask Liang Jing for help.

Liang Jing heard Zhang Hui's plea, and considering their relationship as colleagues, she could only nod reluctantly and replied, "Zhang Hui! I can ask for you about this matter, but I can't give you any guarantee whether it will succeed or not."

When Zhang Hui heard Liang Jing's answer, she immediately showed an ecstatic expression on her face, and happily thanked Liang Jing: "Sister Liang Jing! On behalf of my brother, thank you!"

When Liang Jing heard Zhang Hui's thanks, she quickly replied, "Zhang Hui! Don't be so anxious to thank me. After all, this matter hasn't even started yet. I won't know the exact situation until Aiguo comes back tonight and I ask him."

After hearing what Liang Jing said, Zhang Hui thanked Liang Jing again: "Sister Liang Jing! Regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, I want to thank you very much."

"What are you thanking me for?" Zhang Hui had just finished speaking when Liang Dehua happened to walk into the office from outside and asked curiously.

When Liang Jing saw Liang Dehua walking into the office from outside, she asked curiously, "Dad! How come you have time to come to my place?"

When Zhang Hui saw Liang Dehua walking into the office from outside, she immediately greeted him politely, "Hello, Dean Liang!"

"Xiao Zhang! Hello too!" Liang Dehua heard the two people's questions and greeted Zhang Hui first, then said to Liang Jing: "Xiao Jing! Your mother bought a set of clothes for the children for the New Year. She asked you to go home and get the clothes after get off work."

Liang Jing learned of Liang Dehua's purpose and quickly replied, "Dad! Aiguo has a reception tonight. You can bring the clothes directly to the hospital tomorrow. I will pick them up from your office then."

When Liang Dehua learned that Wu Aiguo was hosting a reception, he showed a surprised expression on his face and asked Liang Jing curiously, "Xiao Jing! It's almost the end of the year, why is Aiguo hosting a reception?"

When Liang Jing heard Liang Dehua asking about Wu Aiguo, she did not hide it and started to introduce: "Dad! The situation is like this. The director of the Fei Ge Bicycle Factory in Jingu City wants to purchase a batch of equipment from the Trade Department. At the same time, he also proposed to use unplanned bicycles to exchange equipment with the Trade Department."

"Guo Ai took into consideration that many employees of the Trade Department still did not have bicycles, so he wanted to take this opportunity to purchase a batch of bicycles for the employees of the Trade Department, so he planned to treat the people of Fei Ge Bicycle Factory to a meal."

When Liang Dehua heard Liang Jing's introduction, he immediately felt his eyes light up, and quickly asked Liang Jing: "Xiao Jing! Did Aiguo tell us how many bicycles there are in this batch of unplanned bicycles?"

When Liang Jing heard Liang Dehua's question and saw Liang Dehua's excited expression, she immediately guessed what Liang Dehua was thinking and answered, "Dad! Aiguo hasn't talked to the people at the bicycle factory yet, so how do I know how many bicycles there are in total?"

Liang Jing introduced this and thought of her inner worries. She then asked Liang Dehua, "Dad! Although exchanging equipment for bicycles is a business-to-business transaction, the people who actually bought the bicycles are the employees of the Trade Department. I am worried that someone will take advantage of this and report Aiguo for speculation?"

When Liang Dehua heard Liang Jing's words, how could he not understand what Liang Jing was worried about? He replied nonchalantly: "Xiao Jing! Our hospital's logistics procurement of food and meat outside the plan is also public to public. In the end, it is the hospital's staff who eat these food and meat."

"It's the same principle for patriots to exchange equipment for bicycles. As long as the employees of the Trade Department don't sell the bicycles they bought to other people at a high price, it can be regarded as employee benefits of the Trade Department, and it doesn't belong to speculation at all."

Liang Dehua's introduction to this point, thinking of the Trade Department's exchange of equipment for bicycles, quickly walked to the desk where the phone was placed, reached out to press the phone, and shook the phone handle while saying, "No! I have to call Aiguo and ask him what's going on."

(End of this chapter)