Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 886: Dragon Crossing the River!
According to Zhao Yongjun's expectation before he came, when Wu Aiguo learned that he was coming to report, he would definitely ask the chef in the cafeteria to prepare a table of food and wine to welcome him, the director of the G Committee. That's why Zhao Yongjun chose to bring the correspondent to the Trade Bureau to report at this meal time.

What Zhao Yongjun didn't expect was that Wu Aiguo simply ignored his existence when he arrived. Now even the employees in the Trade Department looked at him with hostility.

Zhao Yongjun saw the unfriendly looks from everyone, but pretended not to notice them. He asked the people in the cafeteria, "Who among you is Director Lin from the office?"

Lin Xuemei, who was preparing to eat, saw Zhao Yongjun looking for her and replied reluctantly, "Director Zhao! I'm Lin Xuemei. What do you want to talk to me about?"

After hearing Lin Xuemei's answer, Zhao Yongjun instructed her in an official tone, "Director Lin, right? From today on, I will officially start working in the Trade Department. You should immediately arrange for someone to help me clean up an office. Also, this is Zhong Gaoming, my liaison. Please also help him arrange an office."

As the director of the Trade Department, Wu Aiguo did not have a fixed liaison officer. However, Zhao Yongjun, who had not yet officially taken office, came directly with his liaison officer to report for duty and even requested a separate office for his liaison officer. Zhao Yongjun's request made Lin Xuemei and everyone in the cafeteria feel very incredible.

Facing Zhao Yongjun's request, Lin Xuemei politely replied: "Director Zhao! According to the normal organizational process, I need to verify your letter of introduction and file, and then use your file to file it in the personnel department. Only then can I arrange an office for you according to your level."

"As for your correspondent Comrade Xiao Zhong, since we don't have a correspondent position here, we can only arrange Comrade Xiao Zhong to work in the office!"

When Lin Xuemei said this, she seemed to suddenly remember something and said to Zhong Gaoming, "Comrade Xiao Zhong! Please give me your letter of introduction and file. After I finish lunch, I will take you to the Personnel Department to handle the relevant entry procedures."

The reason why Zhao Yongjun chose to report to the Trade Department alone was to give Wu Aiguo a warning. However, the scene before him made him suddenly realize that his warning not only failed to suppress Wu Aiguo's prestige in the Trade Department, but instead pushed himself to the opposite side of the Trade Department employees.

Seeing Lin Xuemei directly bring up the organizational process, Zhao Yongjun immediately asked Lin Xuemei, "Director Lin! The head of the personnel department is over there now. Can you help me call him over and help Xiao Zhong and I complete the employment procedures first?"

When Lin Xuemei heard Zhao Yongjun's request, she looked around the crowd in the cafeteria and saw that the head of the personnel department, who had just been eating in the cafeteria, was not in the crowd. She immediately asked, "Has anyone seen Lao Zheng?"

"Director Lin! Our section chief did not eat in the cafeteria at noon because of family matters." An officer from the personnel department, upon hearing Lin Xuemei's question, remembered what their section chief had told him before he left, and quickly answered.

When Lin Xuemei heard the answer from the personnel department clerk, she knew the truth about Section Chief Zheng's return home. She said to Zhao Yongjun respectfully but seriously, "Director Zhao! I'm really sorry. Section Chief Zheng of the Personnel Department is not in the unit at noon. Why don't you wait until the afternoon when he goes to work, and I will take Xiao Zhong to go through the entry procedures." If the section chief of the Personnel Department is really not in the Trade Bureau as Lin Xuemei said, out of respect for the superiors, Lin Xuemei should arrange someone to go to Section Chief Zheng's home, call Section Chief Zheng back to the unit, and help Zhao Yongjun go through the entry procedures.

However, Lin Xuemei not only did not do so, but instead asked Zhao Yongjun to wait until the afternoon when he started working before coming to the Trade Department to go through the entry procedures. This was not only a disguised warning to Zhao Yongjun, but also a severe blow to his reputation in front of most of the employees of the Trade Department.

Faced with Lin Xuemei's suggestion, Zhao Yongjun's face turned pale and blue, but Lin Xuemei's suggestion was well-founded. Even if Zhao Yongjun knew that Lin Xuemei was trying to intimidate him, he couldn't find fault with what Lin Xuemei had just said. He stared at Lin Xuemei coldly and replied in a gloomy tone, "Okay! Then I'll come to the company to handle the entry procedures at noon when I go to work."

Just like that, Zhao Yongjun left the Trade Bureau compound in disgrace under the gaze of everyone.

The Trade Department employees saw Zhao Yongjun disappear at the gate. One of them couldn't help but sneer, "What kind of person is this? Our director doesn't even have a correspondent, but he, the director of the G Committee, has already been assigned a correspondent before he officially takes office. He even asked for a separate office for his correspondent."

Another employee, after hearing what his colleague said, glanced at the lunch box in his hand and said with dissatisfaction, "Yesterday when I heard that our canteen was going to lower its supply standards, I was still wondering why the canteen suddenly lowered its standards. After hearing what Zhao Yongjun said just now, I finally understood the reason."

When Lin Xuemei heard what the two young staff members said, she thought of the way Zhao Yongjun looked at her when he just left, and reminded the two colleagues: "The G Committee is not an ordinary department after all, so both of you should say less."

Wang Jianhua heard Lin Xuemei's instructions to the two colleagues, and showed a nonchalant expression on his face. He said to Lin Xuemei: "Director Lin! Even if the G Committee is not an ordinary department, this department has only Zhao Yongjun and the correspondents he brought with him. As long as everyone in our department unites together, even if Zhao Yongjun is a dragon crossing the river, he will have to coil up obediently."

When Lin Xuemei saw Zhao Yongjun complaining about the food in the cafeteria before, she admired Wu Aiguo's foresight from the bottom of her heart. Now, seeing the attitude of her colleagues in the company towards Zhao Yongjun, Lin Xuemei was full of admiration for Wu Aiguo's overt tactics.

After hearing what Wang Jianhua said, Lin Xuemei immediately reminded him, "Jianhua! Say less of this kind of thing in the future, to prevent someone from using your words to cause unnecessary trouble for our director."

After hearing what Lin Xuemei said, Wang Jianhua realized that he had just said something he shouldn't have said, and quickly said to Lin Xuemei: "Sister Xuemei! I only dared to say such things because I saw that everyone present was my own people. But please rest assured that I will never say such things again in the future."

(End of this chapter)