Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 389: He is indeed quite capable
"Okay, okay, I'll go cook, you two can chat first!"

When Yu Jiaxue saw that Li Guoqiang agreed so readily, her mood suddenly became much better, and then she greeted him enthusiastically.

After saying that, she stood up, picked up the big castrated chicken and went out, preparing to cook a good meal for Li Guoqiang, so as to bring them closer together.

After she went out, Li Guoqiang didn't say anything, but just sat there quietly.

If you don’t know him, you would think he is a shy and honest young man!
When Chen Wen'an saw Li Guoqiang like this, he couldn't help but take Li Guoqiang seriously.

Originally, he just thought that no matter how outstanding Li Guoqiang was, he was still a young man and should be easy to fool. However, after this contact, he gradually realized that this cheap nephew was not that simple.

Not to mention anything else, just the ability to calm down and keep calm is already better than most of his peers.

In this way, it is unlikely for him to take the initiative.

Thinking of this, he hesitated for a moment, then spoke softly, "Qiangzi! This time I asked you to come to my house, in addition to letting you get familiar with the place so that it will be convenient for you to move around in the future, I also want to know from you what is going on with this Xiangmi Zhai store?

You know, in recent months, Xiangmi Zhai has caused quite a stir, and many leaders have been asking me about Xiangmi Zhai.

Originally, I didn’t know that this shop was run by you. Then after some investigation, I found out that the owner of Xiangmizhai was actually my nephew.

This makes me feel both a little proud and a little ashamed.

After all, how could a nephew in this world not ask his own uncle for help when he has problems, but instead asks outsiders for help?
But now, we have recognized each other, and this kind of thing will never happen again."

Hearing these words, Li Guoqiang couldn't help but feel a little funny.

If you want help with something, just say you want to help with it!
Why do you have to talk about so much nonsense?

Do you really think of him as a child?
In that case, he would be happy to accompany Chen Wen'an in a good performance to see who would be the anxious one in the end?

Soon, he nodded, smiled softly and said, "Yes, uncle, you are right, since you are my cousin, I must ask you for help if I have something.

And, as it happens, I actually have something I need your help with right now!

As you know, my dad retired early because of the work in the countryside, and gave his job to my brother. Can you help him find a new job? It doesn't matter if the salary is not high, the most important thing is to be relaxed."

After saying this, he looked at Chen Wen'an expectantly, as if a child was asking an elder for candy.

When Chen Wen'an saw this, several black lines instantly appeared on his forehead.

You know, he asked Li Guoqiang to come over because he wanted Li Guoqiang to help him get some good things, but now, before anything else happens, he has to help get a job for his cheap cousin-in-law?
This is not a joke!

But, he had just spoken so nicely before, if he refused now, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face?
Thinking of this, the look he gave Li Guoqiang suddenly became somewhat deep, and his evaluation of this adopted nephew also instantly improved a lot.

No wonder Li Guoqiang was able to achieve such outstanding results in just half a year after going to the countryside!

Putting aside other things, just the ability to strike while the enemy is at it's head is something that his peers cannot compare to.

However, compared to him, Li Guoqiang is still a little immature.

Soon, he frowned slightly, and then said with an embarrassed look: "This matter is a little difficult to handle! As you know, there are very few job vacancies in this city now, and even if there are, they will be snatched up in the first place.

However, I do know Director Li from the steel mill. If I can prepare some good things for him, such as good tea, good wine, and game, I should be able to get a job quota from him."

After saying this, he looked at Li Guoqiang steadily, with a meaningful look on his face.

What this means is that if Li Guoqiang wants him to help get a job for Li Dawei, he must first get him some good tea, good wine, game and other good things.

Otherwise, we can't blame him if this thing fails, right?

Li Guoqiang could naturally understand this, and he didn't feel surprised at all.

After all, no matter what, Chen Wen'an is also a department-level cadre. If he can be controlled so easily, then the title of department-level cadre would be too fake!
Therefore, he had already thought of his excuse.

"Is that so? Forget it then. I'll wait until next year to see if I can apply for a few more job openings at Xiangmi Zhai."

Hearing this, Chen Wen'an's face froze instantly.

Originally he thought that in order to get a job for Li Dawei, Li Guoqiang would take the initiative to agree to get him good tea, good wine and other good things. Unexpectedly, Li Guoqiang directly gave him a tactic of retreating to advance.

This is really embarrassing.

What?

In a flash, his brain turned rapidly, and then he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly advised: "No, you must not do this. As far as I know, your Xiangmi Zhai is the property of the production team. If you casually give the job quota to your father, people will definitely accuse you of abusing your power for personal gain.

Besides, didn’t you get some good tea and wine for Deputy District Chief Song before? It shouldn’t be a problem for you to get some back now. Why wait until next year? "

"Whoa!"

When Li Guoqiang heard this, he immediately sighed and said, "You don't know, I met a friend by chance before, so I had the opportunity to get those things, and I also paid a lot of money.

Now it’s not so easy to get some back.”

"Forehead"

When Chen Wen'an heard what Li Guoqiang said, he was slightly stunned, then he grasped the meaning of Li Guoqiang's words very keenly, and then hurriedly said: "Look at what you said, it's just not that easy to get, it's not impossible to get it.

Well, you can first check how much money you need, and I will give it to you first, and you can pay me back when you have money later."

After hearing this, Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows, and then almost couldn't help laughing out of anger.

It turns out that Chen Wen'an was thinking of using his money to buy Chen Wen'an good tea, wine and game!

This easily reminded him of what the famous corrupt official Heshen said: Is this to take your money? This is to use your money to do your business! That's right!

The needle does not poke!
From this perspective, Chen Wen'an was able to climb to the department-level cadre at the age of less than 40, which shows that he is indeed quite capable.

As for this ability to make money, it is absolutely the true teaching of Heshen!
It’s a pity that he was not a slave of the Qing court, nor did he want to curry favor with Chen Wen'an.

Soon, he waved his hands and refused, "No, how can I use your money for this! Besides, this is not something that can be obtained with just a few dozen dollars. It takes hundreds or even thousands of dollars to get such a small thing. It's not worth it at all."

"This"

When Chen Wen'an heard this, he was instantly shocked by the amount Li Guoqiang said.

You know, his current monthly salary is only about 100 yuan. If he wants to get some good tea, good wine and game, it will cost thousands of yuan. What's the point?

Soon, he realized that Li Guoqiang must have said this deliberately in order to scare him and make him afraid to ask for things a second time.

But if he can only get it once, it will not be of much use to him, and may even put him in a passive situation.

For example, if he takes something to deliver to his superior, and the superior is happy with it, what should he do if he is asked to deliver more?
For example, if he had to let Li Guoqiang spend so much money to exchange things for a job with Li Huaide, then he would have to arrange a lucrative job for Li Dawei!
Otherwise, you don’t know how many years it will take to work to earn back the money you spent on making something.

This time, he was held down and couldn't decide whether to nod or shake his head.

Just as he was thinking of a way to make Li Guoqiang obey, Yu Jiaxue suddenly came in from outside with a plate of fried peanuts and a plate of cold cucumber, and then said with a faint smile:
"Qiangzi, the food will be ready in a while, eat your peanuts first and have a couple of drinks with your uncle."

After saying that, she put the plate on the table, then went to the cupboard to get two wine glasses and a wine jug, and then turned her attention to the small jar of wine that Li Guoqiang brought.

At first, she didn't care much about it. She just thought that this jar of wine must be loose wine brought from some countryside.

In order to prevent Li Guoqiang from feeling that she disliked him, she decided to open the jar of wine in front of Li Guoqiang, and then let Chen Wen'an accompany Li Guoqiang to have a few drinks.

However, when she opened the mud seal, a mellow and tempting aroma of wine immediately wafted out of the jar, making her twitch her nose involuntarily and her eyes suddenly lit up.

this.
This wine is so fragrant!
Soon, she couldn't wait to pick up the wine jar and pour the wine into the wine pot. Then she hurriedly picked up the wine pot and poured out a glass of wine. Then she put the glass to her nose, smelled it carefully, and an intoxicated look instantly appeared on her face.

At the same time, Chen Wen'an also smelled the mellow and tempting aroma of the wine, and then he hurriedly stood up and walked over, looking carefully inside and out the jar of wine.

After a short while, he realized that this jar of wine must have been brewed with very superb skills and aged for several years.

At the same time, he suddenly understood that this was the kind of wine that Li Guoqiang helped Song Guochang get.

Then, without saying a word, he picked up the jug, poured himself a glass of wine, and then held up the glass to taste it carefully.

As the wine entered his mouth and then slowly flowed into his esophagus, his eyes narrowed suddenly and a look of great enjoyment appeared on his face.

No wonder Song Guochang was able to gain the favor of so many important leaders with these good wines. It turns out that this wine tastes really special and comfortable!
No!

Such good wine must be brought back by Li Guoqiang.

Moreover, if the wine is so good, the tea and game must not be too bad.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of heat in his heart, and then he quickly put down his wine glass, turned around to look at Li Guoqiang, and greeted him enthusiastically: "Come on, Qiangzi, let's have a few drinks first."

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang had no intention of refusing. He simply nodded in agreement, then stood up and walked over.

"Come on, Qiangzi, sit here!"

At this time, Yu Jiaxue also came back to her senses from the influence of alcohol, and hurriedly pulled out the chair next to her, and greeted her with a smile.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang smiled slightly, then sat down without any hesitation.

Looking at his tall figure and extremely handsome profile, Yu Jiaxue's eyes almost popped out.

Fortunately, she still remembered that this was her cousin, so she didn't continue watching. After pouring a glass of wine for Li Guoqiang and Chen Wen'an, she hurried out to continue cooking.

After she left, Chen Wen'an first took a sip from the wine glass, then laughed and said, "Qiangzi, if I'm guessing correctly, this jar of aged wine should be what you got for Deputy District Chief Song before!"

"That's right!"

Li Guoqiang nodded, then answered softly: "I got seven or eight jars at that time, and kept one for myself. This time I came here, I brought it here specially to honor you."

"I'm determined!"

When Chen Wen'an heard Li Guoqiang say this, he couldn't help but feel a little warm in his heart, and his eyes looking at Li Guoqiang also became a little softer.

No matter what, Li Guoqiang has the same blood as him.

As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water. Besides, Li Guoqiang was a real man. He brought him a jar of good wine and a big castrated chicken. As his uncle, he couldn't be so heartless, right?

Thinking of this, he hesitated for a moment, then said: "Qiangzi, how about this! I'll give you 1000 yuan first, and you go get some good wine and tea from your friends, and then I'll help you talk to Director Li of the steel mill to see if I can get a job for your dad.

Besides, you don’t have to return the money to me. Just consider it as a token of my gratitude as your uncle!”

"This"

When Li Guoqiang heard this, he was instantly surprised, then he waved his hands and said, "How can I be so embarrassed? I appreciate your kindness, but I think I should wait until next year to apply for a job at Xiangmi Zhai!

Although my father is not a member of the production team, if I can discuss it with the team, I believe the team should agree to provide a job for my father.

Besides, it’s not worth spending so much money just to get a job.”

(End of this chapter)