Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 858 Dinner Party!

At exactly 11 o'clock in the morning, Wu Aiguo finished the work at hand, packed up his belongings, picked up his bag, and walked out of the office.

Wu Aiguo had just walked out of the office when he saw Lin Xuemei holding a lunch box in the corridor. He immediately remembered that Lin Xuemei's husband was the deputy director of the Kyoto City Industrial Bureau, so he asked Lin Xuemei, "Sister Lin! Are you going to the cafeteria to eat?"

Lin Xuemei was about to walk into the stairwell when she heard Wu Aiguo's call from behind. She subconsciously stopped and asked Wu Aiguo with a curious look on her face, "Director! Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Lin Xuemei's question, he smiled and introduced her to her: "Sister Lin! The Kyoto City Industrial Bureau invited me to dinner. I remember my brother-in-law is in the Industrial Bureau. Do you want to go to dinner with me?"

Lin Xuemei learned the reason why Wu Aiguo called her, and smiled and introduced him to Wu Aiguo: "Director! My husband, Guo, was transferred from the Municipal Bureau to the Ministry last year. Now that I am no longer a family member of the Kyoto Municipal Industrial Bureau, I will not go with you."

Wu Aiguo was surprised when he heard Lin Xuemei's introduction and learned that Deputy Director Guo had been transferred to the department. He smiled and asked Lin Xuemei, "Sister Lin! When did this happen? It seems my brother-in-law has been promoted."

When Lin Xuemei heard Wu Aiguo's words and thought about the nature of her husband's current job in the ministry, she complained to Wu Aiguo helplessly, "Director! After our Lao Guo was transferred to the ministry, although his rank was raised by one level, the pressure of work is much greater than that in the Municipal Bureau. Half of the time in a month, he is on business trips. If I had known it would be like this, I should not have supported his transfer to the ministry."

Wu Aiguo heard Lin Xuemei's complaints and naturally understood what she meant. He smiled and said to her, "Sister Lin! Your brother-in-law is so busy at work, which means that his boss values ​​his abilities very much. As a family member, you must support your brother-in-law's work."

When Lin Xuemei heard what Wu Aiguo said, she rolled her eyes at him and complained, "Director! Ever since my husband was transferred to the ministry, our home has become a hostel for him. I'm so lucky if he can stay at home for five days a month."

While chatting, Wu Aiguo and Lin Xuemei had already walked into the compound. Wu Aiguo saw his subordinates holding lunch boxes and greeting him enthusiastically. He responded politely and drove away from the unit compound.

Twenty minutes later, Wu Aiguo's car finally arrived at the Kyoto City Industrial Bureau.

Han Xiaoxue, who was standing at the entrance of the Industrial Bureau with a big belly, saw Wu Aiguo's jeep and immediately reminded her father Han who was standing next to her: "Dad! Brother Aiguo is here!"

When Han Xiaoxue and Xu Damao got married, Han Xiaoxue's parents came to the courtyard for dinner, so Wu Aiguo and Han Xiaoxue's father had met once.

When Wu Aiguo saw Han Xiaoxue and Han's father standing at the gate of the Industrial Bureau, he immediately stepped on the brakes, stopped the jeep in front of them, got out of the car and greeted Han Guobin, "Chief Han! We meet again!"

When Han Guobin saw Wu Aiguo getting out of the car, he immediately stepped forward, shook hands with Wu Aiguo warmly, and greeted him politely: "Director Wu! Welcome to our Industrial Bureau."

After Han Guobin greeted Wu Aiguo, he quickly introduced them to Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! Let me introduce you. This is Director Zhou from our bureau! This is Deputy Director Zhang from our bureau, this is Director Zhong from the office, and this is Director Wang from the logistics department!"

When Director Zhou heard Han Guobin's introduction, he immediately stretched out his hands, tightly grasped Wu Aiguo's hands, shook them vigorously, and said with a smile: "Director Wu! On behalf of our Kyoto City Industrial Bureau, I welcome you to our bureau to guide our work!"

Wu Aiguo heard what Director Zhou said, shook hands with Director Zhou, and greeted him cordially, "Hello, Director Zhou! Nice to meet you. To be honest, Deputy Director Guo, who was transferred from your Municipal Bureau to the Ministry, is the husband of Director Lin of our Office. I came to your Municipal Bureau two years ago."

Director Zhou actually knew all about what Wu Aiguo had introduced, but he still pretended to be surprised and said, "Director Wu! I never thought that our Municipal Bureau would have such a good relationship with your Trade Bureau."

"Director Wu! Hello! Welcome to our bureau." After seeing Wu Aiguo greet Director Zhou, Deputy Director Zhang immediately stepped forward, shook Wu Aiguo's hand, and greeted Wu Aiguo warmly.

Wu Aiguo felt the enthusiasm of Deputy Director Zhang after hearing his words, and shook hands with him, smiling and saying, "Deputy Director Zhang! Hello! Nice to meet you!" After Wu Aiguo had greeted everyone else, Han Guobin said to Wu Aiguo, "Director Wu! The chef of our cafeteria is the former chef of Qingyunlou, the apprentice of Master Zhu of Shandong cuisine. He is an expert at making the three-no-stick dishes, fish slices in fermented wine, and roasted chicken feet with mushrooms. Today, we invite you to come and help give us some comments."

After Wu Aiguo heard Han Guobin's introduction, he smiled and said to Han Guobin, "Chief Han! I'm not a gourmet master, so I'm afraid I can't do this job."

Not long after everyone entered the private room, the kitchen helper brought the dishes into the small canteen. After Director Zhou saw the secretary pouring wine for everyone, he spoke first: "Everyone! This first glass of wine, let's all toast to Director Wu! Thank you Director Wu for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to our Kyoto City Industrial Bureau to guide our work."

When Han Guobin heard what Director Zhou said, he immediately raised the wine in front of him and said to Wu Aiguo who was sitting opposite him: "Director Wu! Let's toast to you with this first glass of wine. I'll drink it. You can drink as you like."

After hearing what Director Zhou and Han Guobin said, Wu Aiguo reached out and picked up the wine glass in front of him, and said to everyone with a smile: "Director Zhou! Comrades, let's make it clear first. We still have to work in the afternoon, so let's stop at noon."

When Director Zhou heard Wu Aiguo's request, he immediately nodded and agreed, "Director Wu! You are right. We all have work to do at noon, so we really shouldn't drink too much. Let's just stop today and have a few more drinks when we are free another day."

After a few drinks, Director Zhou finally spoke: "Director Wu! To be honest, because Director Guo's wife was the office director of your Trade Department, our Municipal Bureau was able to obtain some extra purchase quotas from your Trade Department every year."

"Since Director Wang and Director Guo were transferred, we have lost those unplanned purchasing targets. Although many of our enterprises in Jingdong City are directly managed by the ministry, our municipal bureau also has many factories under its jurisdiction. In order to complete production tasks, these factories need to upgrade their equipment."

"So we asked Xiao Han to invite you here this time, just to ask for your help and see if you can give us some unplanned purchasing targets?"

"Director Wu! What our director said is right. Now our bureau's equipment department receives purchase applications submitted by subordinate factories every day, but the department is simply not going to give us so many indicators. Please help us!" Han Guobin saw Director Zhou turned his gaze to Ting and immediately understood what Director Zhou meant. He quickly opened his mouth and pleaded with Wu Aiguo.

Han Xiaoxue, who was sitting next to Han Guobin, saw her father asking Wu Aiguo for help, and she remembered what her father had told her before, and hurriedly persuaded Wu Aiguo: "Brother Aiguo! Can you help me approve some unplanned purchasing targets for my father's unit?"

When Wu Aiguo received a call from Han Xiaoxue and learned that Han Guobin wanted to treat him to a meal, he had already guessed the reason why Han Guobin wanted to treat him to a meal. Facing the pleas of Director Zhou and others, Wu Aiguo pondered for a while before speaking: "Director Zhou! Last year, the Ministry of Industry handed over the purchasing power to the industrial bureaus of each province. Our two offices in the Trade Department receive purchasing applications from various provinces every day."

"Last year, due to some special reasons, the amount of equipment we were able to purchase was 20% less than in previous years. In addition, all provinces wanted equipment, so the equipment we purchased could not meet the needs of national industrial construction at all."

"But Xiaoxue and I are neighbors living in the same compound, and Xiaoxue's husband, Xu Damao, and I grew up together. Since Xiaoxue has brought this up, I have to give Xiaoxue some face no matter what I say!"

Wu Aiguo paused for a moment and then continued, "Director Zhou! Section Chief Han! Do you think this is okay? I will give you an additional purchase quota of six devices this year?"

Han Xiaoxue, who was sitting next to Han Guobin, was so happy when she heard what Wu Aiguo said. She looked at Wu Aiguo with admiration. Thinking of the relationship between her and Wu Aiguo and the baby in her belly, Han Xiaoxue reached out and touched her belly. She said secretly in her heart: "Baby! Do you see it? This is your father. Mom hopes that when you grow up, you can become a man like your father."

Han Guobin felt particularly honored when he saw that Wu Aiguo agreed to give him the purchase target of six pieces of equipment. The reason why Wu Aiguo could sit here and have dinner today was entirely because of his daughter. He was thinking in his heart that after Wu Aiguo left, he must tell his daughter and son-in-law to have a good relationship with Wu Aiguo.

When Director Zhou saw that Wu Aiguo agreed to give them a purchase quota of six devices, he was so happy that he quickly picked up the wine glass in front of him and happily thanked Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! This glass of wine is for you. Thank you for your support for our Kyoto City Bureau in our work! I'll drink it, you can do whatever you want."

When Wu Aiguo heard what Director Zhou said, he picked up his glass, clinked it with Director Zhou's, and said with a smile: "Director Zhou! We are all here for work, so don't be polite to me!"

(End of this chapter)