Siheyuan: Starting from the driver

Chapter 724 has too many elements, so it only touches on them briefly.
"what is the problem?"

Taking advantage of this achievement, Li Kailang directly pointed out the management loopholes.

"First, such an important position as quality inspector, why was there no emergency plan or backup personnel when the person was absent? This caused the entire process to be paralyzed!"

"Secondly, the documents are delayed or even signed later. Today it was inspector Sun who got into trouble, but what about in normal times? Non-compliance in basic management will eventually lead to big trouble."

Although there are still some loopholes, mentioning two points should suffice. Li Kailang finally looked at Section Chief Qian:

"These problems urgently need to be solved, so please have Section Chief Qian take charge."

Section Chief Qian's smile froze for a moment. Bringing up these two points right off the bat made him seem rather incompetent, didn't it? But every single one of his points was absolutely right.

However, Li Kailang asked him to host the event in the end, which made him feel much better.

If we let him take charge and he does a good job, then it will be his credit.

Section Chief Qian cleared his throat: "Ahem, Deputy Section Chief Li is right, there is a problem. In the past, the quality inspector was always the same person."

In the steel rolling mill, every position is basically a vacancy where no one will bother with other people's business unless someone asks them to.

"It's just that so many things happened at the factory this week that caused the problem, but it's good that problems are resolved in time."

"As expected of a college graduate, Deputy Section Chief Li is quick-witted and immediately identified the problem."

"I'm old and useless, so I didn't even notice these problems."

Zhao Xiaohai, standing to the side, nodded in deep agreement and muttered under his breath, "I'm definitely getting old."

His faint voice sounded quite noisy in the warehouse where you could hear a pin drop.

Section Chief Qian rolled his eyes at him: "Deputy Section Chief Li is right, but right now there's just been a mess, and the most urgent thing is to ensure that the workshop has no shortage of materials."

"Let's write a detailed report, including an analysis of today's situation, and then we'll report it to the factory leaders together later."

"Those who should be held accountable will be held accountable, and those who should be rectified will be rectified! As for document management, you've just arrived, so take advantage of these two months to help the department organize it properly!"

This seemingly effortless Tai Chi push-hands maneuver shifted some of the blame for the rectification back onto Li Kailang.

But what Li Kailang wanted was this initial statement and a pretext for intervention.

“Okay,” Li Kailang readily agreed.

Just then, a gruff voice came from afar: "Old Qian! Where's the material? Has it been delivered? The steam in the workshop has all come down!"

It was Director Wang from the smelting workshop who personally came over.

"Director Wang, it's resolved. The medicine is on its way. Thanks to our Deputy Section Chief Li." Section Chief Qian greeted him confidently.

The text embellishes the story, highlighting Li Kailang's composure under pressure, his accurate judgment, and his on-site clearance of the suspect, emphasizing his decisiveness and professional competence.

Director Wang looked at Li Kailang and said, "Deputy Section Chief Li, you are truly young and promising! You are a real lifesaver! You have been a great help!"

"Director Wang, you flatter me. It was just my duty to handle an emergency," Li Kailang said modestly.

"Although the material has been released, I just found one piece with abnormal hardness during random inspection. It has been sealed. When you are cutting and shaping the material, please ask the experienced craftsman to pay close attention to the processing status of the other materials."

These words made Director Wang nod emphatically, as they not only solved the problem but also helped him anticipate potential risks.

"Great! Great! Deputy Section Chief Li is very thoughtful! I will definitely remind him! Thank you!"

Director Wang thanked him repeatedly and left in a hurry, clearly needing to rush back to arrange production.

After watching Director Wang leave, Section Chief Qian's gaze towards Li Kailang completely changed.

It seems I need to readjust my attitude towards Li Kailang.

"Deputy Section Chief Li, you've worked hard!" The section chief patted Li Kailang on the shoulder warmly. "Go back to your office, have a drink of water, and catch your breath."

"There's nothing urgent this afternoon. You can take this opportunity to get a feel for the basic situation in the department. We'll meet in the department tomorrow morning so you can get to know who's in charge."

His tone was much warmer than when he arrived.

"I'll follow the section chief's instructions." Li Kailang nodded.

The atmosphere was subtle on the way back to the office. Section Chief Qian was clearly in a good mood, his steps were even lighter.

As soon as Section Chief Qian entered, he announced in a booming voice, "The crisis is averted! The materials for the smelting workshop have been successfully shipped out! All thanks to Deputy Section Chief Li's decisive action!"

"Everyone should learn from Deputy Section Chief Li's professionalism and sense of responsibility!"

These words essentially defined Li Kailang in front of the entire department—capable, responsible, and highly professional.

Clerk Liu put down his teacup and, for the first time, gave Li Kailang a smile that wasn't just perfunctory:
"Deputy Section Chief Li is young and promising. He solved the immediate problem as soon as he arrived. He is truly remarkable."

Accountant Wang, unusually, didn't fiddle with the abacus, and gave a dry laugh: "Deputy Section Chief Li is an expert."

Li Kailang keenly noticed the change in the office atmosphere.

He was not smug, nor did he intend to suppress anyone.

"You flatter me, everyone. It was just a coincidence that my studies happened to be related to this area. I will need your guidance in the future."

It's always good to build good relationships first.

Sure enough, these words made the smiles on the faces of Clerk Liu and the others more genuine.

"Not at all, we still have a lot to learn from Deputy Section Chief Li."

"Yes, we can't learn your skills. Please don't hesitate to teach us."

They gave each other plenty of face.

Section Chief Qian observed this and nodded inwardly: "This kid is not only skilled in combat, but also incredibly adept at interpersonal relationships."

He waved his hand: "Alright, everyone go about your business. Deputy Section Chief Li, take a break. You just arrived today, so take a look at the basic documents first. There's no need to rush."

He then recalled what Director Yang had said about graduating from night school being a "red line," and added, "By the way, Deputy Section Chief Li, studying is a big deal."

“I will arrange a good balance for Corey’s work so that it won’t interfere with your studies. If there’s anything that needs to be coordinated, just let me know.”

These words carry significant weight, essentially setting the tone for Li Kailang's primary role in the department:

I need to balance departmental affairs and graduation, but graduation takes priority!

"Thank you for your support, Section Chief!" Li Kailang nodded gratefully.

The office returned to a semblance of calm.

Li Kailang returned to his office, opened the pile of documents on his desk, and sorted them by importance.

His gaze swept over the marks he had made while looking at the ledger, especially the receipt with the signature added later.

We hastily dealt with the urgent shortage in the workshop, but these basic management issues are where the real problems lie.

He picked up a pen and wrote down a few keywords in his notebook:
Report completed. (To be done)
Loopholes in the quality control process; contingency plan? (To be done)
Warehouse document processing flow, document delays. (To be done)
Looking at these entries, Li Kailang felt overwhelmed.

"It's difficult!"

"It's more comfortable staying in the transport team; there aren't so many things to worry about there," Li Kailang sighed with melancholy as he leaned back in his chair.

The thrilling scenes from just now flashed through my mind again.

On the surface, he turned the tide, not only solving the immediate crisis but also leaving a professional impression on Section Chief Qian and Director Wang of the smelting workshop.

It seems like a good start.

However, Li Kailang felt no relief whatsoever.

He frowned as he looked at the documents spread out on the table, especially the photocopy of the document marked "signed later".

I'm reminded of Section Chief Qian's brilliant "Tai Chi Push Hands" move—

"Those who should be held accountable will be held accountable, and those who should be rectified will be rectified! As for document management, you've just arrived, so take advantage of these two months to help the department organize it properly!"

With a single, casual remark, he resolved the most tedious and easily offending mess of basic management practices.

It was "natural" to hand it over to the newly appointed deputy section chief, whose "profession was a perfect match".

in the afternoon.

As promised, Section Chief Qian did not assign Li Kailang any particularly urgent tasks, but instead asked him to "look at the basic documents." Li Kailang spent the entire afternoon immersing himself in the mountain of departmental documents and regulations.

He found that the regulations regarding quality inspector preparation and process standardization were written very clearly and explicitly.

But why is this the reality? The system has become a dead letter.

The management process is one set of rules on paper, but the actual operation is completely different.

Later, it was discovered that there were problems with the quality inspection records. For some key batches of materials, especially those that were sampled rather than fully inspected, the records were very vague.

The pass rate appears to have met the standard, but the descriptions of the specific non-compliant items and the results of the re-inspection are either vague or ambiguous.

"This is really tough! I should have known better than to take on this job. Why make trouble for myself? Wouldn't it have been better to just live a peaceful life?"

After making a couple of complaints, Li Kailang began drafting the report, carefully considering every word.

First, describe the cause of the incident, the workshop's reaction, and the on-site handling.
The key issue is the lack of contingency plans in the quality inspection process.

Incidentally, the non-compliant practice of adding signatures to documents after they have been submitted was also mentioned.

He discovered that the phenomenon of delayed documents was not an isolated case.

Several seemingly neat warehouse receipts and material requisition forms, upon careful comparison of the timestamps and signatures, reveal obvious signs of "centralized processing".

These were all hastily signed by a specific person at a certain point in time.

What is the reason behind this?
Li Kailang did not elaborate further.

After all, he's only been in the materials science department for two months, so it's best not to get too involved.

The core demand of the report is to establish emergency plans and standby mechanisms for quality inspection positions.

That completes the task.

"Phew~ Done and done!" Li Kailang clapped his hands and got up to stretch his muscles.

After sitting for an afternoon, my body started making creaking noises as soon as I got up.

"There shouldn't be anything else to do."

Li Kailang glanced at the sky outside; it was almost time to leave work. He tidied up and prepared to go home.

The most important reports and some documents, Li Kailang chose to keep in the ring, as it was unsafe to leave them in the office when he first arrived.

"Go check on the transport team."

As Li Kailang stepped out of his office, Liu, the clerk, Wang, Zhao Xiaohai, and others immediately stared at him.

Zhao Xiaohai asked, "Deputy Section Chief Li, do you have any instructions?"

Li Kailang waved his hand: "No, you guys go ahead with your work, I'm going to the public restroom."

Upon hearing this, the group lowered their heads to attend to their official duties, though it was unclear what they were dealing with.

Li Kailang turned to leave, but suddenly remembered, "By the way, is Section Chief Qian here?"

Zhao Xiaohai shook his head: "No, he's been gone for a long time. He's been very busy today and hasn't come back since he left."

"Okay, then. You guys get back to work." Li Kailang then left the Materials Department and went straight to the Transportation Team.

Transport team.

As the workday was drawing to a close, the workers had nothing much to do, so they gathered in small groups to smoke and chat, just waiting for the bell to ring.

"Little Li! Little Li is back!"

"Master Li, where have you been? You haven't been here all day."

"Yes, did the security guard arrest you?"

The masters chattered excitedly, asking questions as if they truly knew nothing about it.

Seeing everyone's concern, Li Kailang felt a warmth in his heart: "Everyone! Don't worry, I'm fine."

"It's alright, it's alright. Where have you been?"

"I didn't go anywhere. Didn't my master tell everyone?"

"What did they say? Did the captain say anything?" Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Since no one else knew about it, there was no need to hide it anymore.

Li Kailang said directly, "I've been transferred to the materials department today, so I probably won't be working in the transportation team anymore."

"Huh? Why?"

"Yeah, he was doing so well in the team, why was he transferred to the materials science department?"

"Everyone is overthinking it. I went to the Materials Science Department to learn about the department and prepare for my future move to the Technical Department."

Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately delighted for Li Kailang.

"Great! Congratulations! Our transport team has produced a brilliant talent!"

"Yeah, once we get into the technical department, we can brag about it and say that we worked with college students. It'll make us look really good."

Everyone felt honored.

Lu Wenjiang said, "Xiao Li, have those people from the Materials Science Department given you any trouble? If they dare to bully you, tell us, and we'll stand up for you!"

Zhang Fen: "Yes, we can't let outsiders bully the people from our transport team who go out to work."

"Don't worry, everyone, with my physique, who would dare to bully me?" Li Kailang flexed his arms and patted his biceps.

With those muscular physiques, who would dare to bully him for no reason?

Seeing Li Kailang's smug and triumphant look, Zhou Xiaobing in the corner gritted his teeth.

He thought Li Kailang was absent in the morning because he had been sent to the security department, and he was quite pleased with himself for a while. He never expected that he would be transferred to the materials department.

"Damn it! I don't believe it, I'll report it again!"

Li Kailang, unaware of Zhou Xiaobing's thoughts, was chatting with everyone about interesting things in the materials science department.

"Xiao Li!" Zhang Jinwu suddenly called out.

"Master."

"Come to my office."

"We'll talk about this later, everyone," Li Kailang said before leaving.

Upon entering the office, Zhang Jinwu smiled and said, "Xiao Li, congratulations on becoming the deputy head of the Materials Department. From now on, you'll be on equal footing with me."

"Master, what are you saying? No matter what, I'm still your disciple. How can I possibly be on equal footing with you? Aren't you making me feel terrible?" Li Kailang rolled his eyes resentfully.

"Hahaha~" Zhang Jinwu laughed heartily, it was just a joke.

"How are things in the materials department? Is anyone bullying you? You came from the transportation team, so the transportation team is like your home. If anyone bullies you, just come to the transportation team, and we'll stand up for you."

"Thank you, Master, but I don't think anyone can bully me." Li Kailang patted his arm.

"that's true."

"Okay, I'm relieved that you're doing well in the materials department. Just do your job well, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I'll do my best to help."

"Thank you, Master."

Jingle Bell--

The workday bell finally rang.

"Alright, you can go home now and get some rest. You'll be very busy next week."

“That’s right.” Li Kailang nodded.

(End of this chapter)