Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 164 Job Transfer
After Yan Jiekuang made up his mind, he went straight back to Yuer Hutong. This matter was a big deal and he didn't want to hide it from Ji Lian.

Ji Lian had just fed the children. The two little babies were lying on the small beds with their eyes wide open. The two beds were made by Yan Jiekuang himself. He carefully smoothed out all the edges and corners. The two little babies each had their own bed when they slept. The two beds could also be put together to form one bed by removing the grille at the connection.

Yan Jiekuang came back, and Ji Lian asked, "Why did you come back so late?"

Yan Jiekuang didn't answer, but walked over, gave Ji Lian a big hug, and said, "I made a decision about work. I don't know if it's right or wrong, but I hope you can support me."

Ji Lian said: "I support your decision. I will stay by your side for the rest of my life. If you are not comfortable with the unit, even if you quit, I will still support you."

Yan Jiekuang hugged Ji Lian and said, "A blessing in disguise. I have been in that unit for too long. The punishment I received this time is very severe. If I don't leave, I will have to leave home often. I can't bear to leave you and the child. I want to be with you and accompany the child to grow up."

Ji Lian looked at Yan Jiekuang distressedly and said, "Well, our family doesn't lack anything. Even if we have to eat coarse food, I will accompany you. Do whatever you want. I fully support you."

Yan Jiekuang nodded heavily, let go of Ji Lian, and looked at the child shaking his hands on the bed with a smile on his face. Da Pang was still looking at Ji Lian. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Have you eaten?"

Ji Lian said, "I have been waiting for you since you came back. I haven't eaten yet."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I'll go make it. Let's have noodles tonight. I haven't eaten either."

After saying that, Yan Jiekuang walked out of the room. Ji Lian was still looking at her husband's back with great concern. Ji Lian felt that she was useless and could not help her husband in any way. She sat there and cried.

Life is like this. It may be a calm surface, but someone may steal a stone from you, causing ripples. Yan Jiekuang has made up his mind and made this choice.

It was another working day, and Yan Jiekuang went to work, but he did not go to his own office. Instead, he walked to the director's office alone. The director had not come yet, so Yan Jiekuang stood in front of the door, waiting quietly.

Time passed by minute by minute. It was already past working hours, but the director had not shown up yet. Yan Jiekuang was not impatient. He looked at the office door and lit a cigarette for himself. He had started smoking again yesterday after not having smoked for a long time since he had a child.

Before he finished smoking a cigarette, Director Wang appeared. He was surprised to see Yan Jiekuang standing in front of his office door. He looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "What's the matter? I'm going to the department to see the leader. If you have anything to say, come into the office and talk."

Yan Jiekuang smiled jokingly and followed Director Wang into the office.

Director Wang put his bag aside, sat down and said, "Sit down. If you want to talk about your decision, you don't have to speak. This is a decision made after the meeting and cannot be changed."

Yan Jiekuang looked at Director Wang, who looked a little evasive. Yan Jiekuang said, "Director Wang, this is the first time I have dealt with you. I am a native of Sijiu City. Since the institute has dealt with it, I will not say anything. I will not take some things too seriously, but let's part ways in peace. I want to be transferred. Is that okay?"

Director Wang looked at Yan Jiekuang in surprise. He didn't expect Yan Jiekuang to give up the job directly. He said, "Not really. If you perform well, this punishment can be revoked. Comrade, you have to focus on your work and work hard."

Yan Jiekuang waved his hands and said, "I am not a 17 or 18-year-old student who just graduated. Don't be so unreasonable. I want to be transferred. If you agree, we can part ways amicably. If you don't agree, that's another matter. I also have the ability to make trouble."

Director Wang was stunned for a moment and said, "What? Are you threatening me?"

Yan Jiekuang said disdainfully: "Threat? Not really. You are also from Sijiu City. Have you heard of Laogui? He is my master."

Director Wang leaned back in his chair and asked with a trembling voice, "Do you really want to be transferred?"

Yan Jiekuang looked directly at Director Wang and said, "Yes, I have already contacted the receiving unit. Just let it go. I won't cause any trouble." Director Wang was silent for a while and said, "I didn't expect that. Okay, I agree in principle. You can go to Director Shao to handle the formalities and tell him that I said so."

Yan Jiekuang stood up, walked out of the office and smiled. He didn't expect that the nickname Laogui was so useful.

In the days that followed, Yan Jiekuang stopped going to work and kept running between the two units. Finally, he transferred his file and connections to the street office. Director Wang was very happy because he was the first college student in the street office.

Yan Jiekuang was also very low-key. He did not advertise himself everywhere. He quietly went to work at the street office, responsible for the management of all public business premises within the jurisdiction.

Ji Lian felt relieved and focused on taking care of the children at home. After Yan Jiekuang started working, Ji Lian stopped letting him focus on the children and asked him to concentrate on work.

Yan Jiekuang knew that Ji Lian was afraid that she would become a street vagrant or an unemployed vagrant.

From beginning to end, Yan Jiekuang never told his family about this matter, so the people in the Siheyuan courtyard knew nothing about it. Until one day, when his superiors gave a notice, Yan Jiekuang went to the cinema in Jiaodaokou where Xu Damao was. Xu Damao looked at Yan Jiekuang in surprise.

"Third brother, when did you start working at the street office?" Xu Damao asked.

Yan Jiekuang said perfunctorily: "Not long after, due to work needs, I was transferred to the street."

Yan Jiekuang gave the document to Xu Damao, explained its meaning, and left. The next day, Yan Jiekuang's father and mother came to Yuer Hutong.

When Yan Jiekuang got off work, he saw his mother holding Dapang and his father holding Erpang, walking around the front yard.

Yan Jiekuang knew that this was Xu Damao, the big mouth, and probably everyone in the courtyard knew about it. When Yang Ruiping saw Yan Jiekuang coming back from get off work, he handed Dapang to Ji Lian. Ji Lian kept looking at Yan Jiekuang, meaning that she didn't say anything.

Yang Ruiping pulled Yan Jiekuang to sit on the stone bench in the front yard and asked anxiously, "Why did you change your job? Wasn't everything fine before?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at his worried mother and said with a smile, "I still feel that place is not suitable for me. I happened to meet Director Wang, who suggested that I work at the grassroots level for a few years. I agreed."

At this time, Yan Bugui put Erpang down, walked over and said, "You are kidding me, where is your place, and where is the street office, they are not in the same system, how can you transfer it just like that?"

Yan Jiekuang knew that he could not hide this matter from his father who had become a spirit, so he sighed and told the whole story. In the end, he said that there was nothing he could do except go to the street office.

Yan Bugui fell silent after hearing this, while Yang Ruiping comforted Yan Jiekuang and said, "Okay, let's take another road, maybe it will be wider."

Yan Bugui said, "Then just work honestly in the street office. Fortunately, there are familiar people here, and there aren't as many messes as in your office."

The old couple also knew that if Yan Jiekuang didn't leave, he would have to leave home to work, and they didn't want their son to be away from them.

The turmoil at work passed quietly, and Yan Jiekuang started a new job. He still liked his job very much. He visited various units every day, learning how each merchant did business, how to receive customers, and how to purchase and ship goods. He studied very hard.

Whether in catering or business, the managers of each company also warmly welcomed this college student. They gradually became friends and taught Yan Jiekuang the things he needed to pay attention to when doing business. Yan Jiekuang benefited a lot, but now it is a rationing system, so each company is similar. Yan Jiekuang began to borrow books on business management from the library and started to study.

(End of this chapter)