Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 884: Mr. Kou goes south!
"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

At around nine o'clock in the morning, the phone in Wu Aiguo's office suddenly rang.

Wu Aiguo, who was concentrating on reading the report, heard the phone ring, reached out to pick up the phone, and asked politely: "Hello! I am Wu Aiguo, who is this?"

"Aiguo! I'm Kou Zhongguo! Are you busy now? Can you come to my office?" As soon as Wu Aiguo finished asking, the voice of Mr. Kou came over the phone.

When Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Kou's question, he immediately realized that Mr. Kou's tone of voice gave him a feeling that he was worried. He did not ask what Mr. Kou wanted to talk to him about, but immediately replied, "Mr. Kou! I will finish the work on hand and will be in your office within half an hour at the latest."

After hearing Wu Aiguo's answer, Mr. Kou said, "Okay! I'll wait for you in the office."

After reading the report, Wu Aiguo picked up a pen and signed his name on it. Then he put the report on the desk, picked up his briefcase, and walked out of the office door.

Twenty minutes later, Wu Aiguo's car drove into the compound of the Ministry of Industry. When he saw various slogans everywhere in the compound, he vaguely guessed the purpose of President Kou's visit to him.

Wu Aiguo parked the car and quickly came to the door of Mr. Kou's office. Seeing Mr. Kou packing up his things in the office, he reached out and knocked on the door. He politely greeted Mr. Kou, "Mr. Kou! I'm here. What do you want to talk to me about?"

Mr. Kou, who was packing his personal belongings, heard a knock on the door and saw Wu Aiguo walking into the office from outside. He immediately put down what he was doing and said to Wu Aiguo with a serious face, "Aiguo! I plan to take my wife to the south for research in two days. It will probably take a long time before I can return to Kyoto."

When Wu Aiguo heard what Mr. Kou had told him and thought about the current situation, he couldn't help but sigh and said to Mr. Kou, "Mr. Kou! As the old saying goes, if you are patient, you will have peace in the sea. If you take a step back, you will have a broader horizon. It may not be a bad thing for you to leave Kyoto City now."

The main reason why Mr. Kou called Wu Aiguo over was that he was worried that Wu Aiguo could not see the current situation clearly and might get into trouble. Now, after hearing what Wu Aiguo said, Mr. Kou felt relieved. He smiled and said to Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! I was worried that you did not see the current situation clearly and offended some people you should not offend. Now after hearing what you just said, I am relieved."

When Wu Aiguo heard what Mr. Kou said, he thought of the inscriptions hanging in the main hall of his house and said to Mr. Kou with a smile, "Mr. Kou! The work of our Trade Department is closely related to the development of various places. No matter how much trouble those people make, they will not come to our Trade Department to cause trouble."

"Besides, there are several inscriptions hanging in the main hall of my house. As long as I am careful in what I say and do, no one should dare to cause trouble to me."

When Mr. Kou heard Wu Aiguo's answer, he thought about the nature of the work of the Trade Department and the inscription in Wu Aiguo's home, and recalled the scene when Wu Aiguo asked the bigwigs for inscriptions. He couldn't help but admire Wu Aiguo's foresight.

Thinking of this, Mr. Kou said to Wu Aiguo in a friendly manner: "Aiguo! You are right. With those inscriptions and your careful words and actions, trouble will not come to you. However, your Trade Department may not be able to stay out of it, so you still have to be more careful."

Wu Aiguo nodded subconsciously when he heard Mr. Kou's reminder. He smiled and asked Mr. Kou, "Mr. Kou! When do you plan to go south? I'll go to the train station to see you off."

When Mr. Kou heard Wu Aiguo's question, he smiled and shook his head, politely rejecting him: "Aiguo! We must say goodbye after sending you thousands of miles away! Besides, during this period, let's keep everything simple!"

When Wu Aiguo heard Mr. Kou say to keep everything simple, he immediately understood what Mr. Kou meant, and nodded. He smiled and said to Mr. Kou: "Mr. Kou! Since you said so, I won't go to the train station to see you off. I wish you a safe journey in advance!" When Mr. Kou heard what Wu Aiguo said, he nodded subconsciously and reminded Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! The standard of food in your Trade Department cafeteria has always been very high, which will inevitably arouse the envy of some people. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I suggest you make some appropriate adjustments."

Wu Aiguo had never thought about the food standards of the Trade Bureau. Now, after hearing the reminder from Mr. Kou, Wu Aiguo remembered that in the plot of "Man is Iron and Rice is Steel", when Cui Dake was in power, he required the workers of the machine repair factory to eat "Recalling the Bitterness and Thinking of the Sweetness" rice, and he even deliberately mixed stones into the vegetable dumplings, causing the workers of the machine repair factory to complain.

Thinking of this plot, Wu Aiguo immediately realized that from today on, the food of the Trade Department could no longer be provided at the usual standard. He quickly thanked Mr. Kou, "Mr. Kou! Fortunately, you reminded me, otherwise I would have really overlooked this matter."

After seeing that Wu Aiguo had taken his advice to heart, Mr. Kou nodded with satisfaction and said to Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! I'm going to the south this time, and I don't know if I can come back. I won't say anything more. Take care of yourself in the future!"

When Wu Aiguo heard what Mr. Kou said, he thought of the little things he had experienced with Mr. Kou and began to comfort him: "Mr. Kou! The difficulties are only temporary. I believe that one day in the future, everything will be back on track."

After hearing Wu Aiguo's answer, Mr. Kou smiled and nodded, and replied: "Okay! You can go back too. I will pack my personal belongings and leave here. See you later!"

After saying goodbye to Mr. Kou, Wu Aiguo drove back to the Trade Department with a heavy heart.

Thinking of Mr. Kou's reminder, Wu Aiguo quickly came to the canteen of the Trade Department. Seeing Sha Zhu preparing lunch, he said to him, "Director He! Come out for a moment. I have something to tell you."

When Sha Zhu heard Wu Aiguo's shout, he immediately put down what he was doing, walked out of the kitchen quickly, and asked Wu Aiguo with a curious look on his face: "Aiguo! What do you want to talk to me about?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Sha Zhu's question, he said to him, "Brother Zhu! From today on, our canteen will no longer provide meat. In addition, we will mix corn flour with white flour when we cook it. Remember to tell the comrades when they come to the canteen to eat in the afternoon."

When Sha Zhu heard the decision made by Wu Aiguo, he was surprised and asked Wu Aiguo curiously, "Aiguo! Why do you want to stop supplying meat and vegetables in the canteen and mix corn flour with white flour? Isn't this a waste of food?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Sha Zhu's question, he answered, "Just follow my instructions. As for why, the comrades in the department should know."

When Sha Zhu heard Wu Aiguo's answer and thought about the atmosphere during this period, he vaguely understood why Wu Aiguo made such an arrangement. He immediately nodded and asked Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! We still have more than 200 kilograms of pork left in our warehouse. What should we do with this pork?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Sha Zhu asking about the pork, he thought for a while and then told Sha Zhu, "Brother Zhu! Sell the remaining pork in the warehouse to the comrades in the department at the market price. All of it must be disposed of before leaving get off work this afternoon."

"I'm going to the office now to say hello to Director Lin and have her notify the comrades in the department to go to the cafeteria to buy pork after get off work. Also, remember to ask Uncle Qin to see if there are any wild vegetables to buy when he goes out to purchase. If there are, ask him to buy some back. I will be very useful when the time comes."

When Sha Zhu heard Wu Aiguo's arrangement, he nodded subconsciously and replied, "Aiguo! Don't worry, I will tell Uncle Qin when I see him later."

(End of this chapter)