Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed and it was the end of the month.

After a period of disassembling and reassembling the broken fan he bought and the two broken fans that Director Ma got from the institute, and with some spare parts contributed by Cai Quanwu himself, he not only pieced together a complete fan, but also made a simple desktop fan.

Cai Quanwu had already sent the complete fan to Director Ma for him to try out.

The remaining simple fan still needs to be debugged slowly.

That day, Cai Quanwu was debugging in his own little room when Director Ma walked in from outside.

"Nothing. Not bad. This one is out again."

Director Ma walked in and saw the simple fan turning, and happily praised Cai Quanwu.

After Cai Quanwu gave it to him for trial use, Director Ma no longer had to use the palm-leaf fan.

"The director is here."

Cai Quanwu was squatting there. When he saw Director Ma coming in, he immediately stood up and greeted him, then said modestly:

"Luckily, I managed to get another set."

Hearing Cai Quanwu say that he was lucky, Director Ma said meaningfully:

“Sometimes good luck is also a kind of strength.”

When Cai Quanwu heard this, his heart was moved.

He could tell that Director Ma had something else in his words.

I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

But judging from Director Ma’s expression, it’s probably a good thing.

Restraining his curiosity, Cai Quanwu asked softly, "Director, what do you want to see me about today?"

Director Ma nodded without hiding anything: "Yes, there is something. Close the door and let's sit down and talk."

Seeing that Director Ma was being so mysterious, Cai Quanwu closed the door while secretly wondering what Director Ma wanted to talk to him about today.

Seeing how cautious Director Ma is, it must be a big deal.

After Cai Quanwu closed the door, the two sat in front of a simple fan.

"Quite nothing. I think you are a smart guy and I like you, so I came to talk to you about this matter in advance." After sitting down, Director Ma was very confident, as if he was speaking from the heart.

Director Ma did not lie.

In his eyes, Cai Quanwu is indeed a good person.

A gift is always necessary during every festival. Regardless of the value of the gift, the thought behind it is precious.

And whenever I come across something good, I would think of saving a portion for him.

Which leader doesn’t like such subordinates?

There is a famous saying circulating on the Internet in later generations: The leader may not remember who gave a gift, but he can definitely remember who did not.

Cai Quanwu deeply felt the philosophy contained in this sentence, and he would visit Director Ma's home during every holiday.

It seems that hard work pays off.

"Director, look at what you said. I know in my heart that this is because you think highly of me and take care of me."

After Director Ma finished speaking, Cai Quanwu did not get cocky, but instead expressed his feelings to Director Ma, saying that he would always remember all the kindness Director Ma had shown him.

"Haha, Quanwu, you are really good at talking. It makes people feel comfortable to listen to you." Director Ma patted Cai Quanwu gently and said with a smile.

"No, no, you're too kind, Director." Cai Quanwu waved his hands quickly.

"Okay, let's stop with those imaginary things."

"I'm looking for you this time because the higher-ups are planning to take advantage of the wage reform to increase the variety of grain stores. If we increase the variety of grain stores, then we'll naturally have to expand the size of each grain store."

"Of course, according to the above statement, it is to better serve the people."

At this point, Director Ma paused and looked at Cai Quanwu:

"Didn't you say you wanted to transfer your wife to the city? Now is the chance."

"Director, is this true?"

After listening to Director Ma's words, Cai Quanwu was very excited and stood up excitedly.

As for the other words about serving the people, Tsai didn't hear a word of them.

Those are issues for the big guys to consider, not something he should worry about.

And these words are just for listening. To put it bluntly, they are all for the purpose of expanding the right to speak and improving one's own status.

The only thing he cares about now is whether he can transfer his wife to the city.

"Quanwu, you don't think I'm kidding you, do you?" Looking at the excited Cai Quanwu, Director Ma joked with a smile.

After hearing Director Ma's joke, Cai Quanwu thought for a moment and realized that the question he had just asked was a bit inappropriate, so he quickly shook his head:

"No, no, Director, I was too excited and spoke without thinking."

"Director, you are a great man and don't bear grudges. Come, have a cigarette."

Feeling that he had said something out of turn, Cai Quanwu immediately apologized and took out a cigarette from his pocket and gave one to Director Ma and one to himself.

He lit a cigarette for Director Ma first, then Cai Quanwu sat down and lit one for himself.

"Okay, let's not be so awkward."

Hearing Cai Quanwu's constant apology, Director Ma smiled and waved his hands to indicate that he didn't mind.

After taking a puff of cigarette, Director Ma continued:

"It's just that, Quan Wu, you have to understand that although this grain store needs manpower to expand its scale, the decision-making power lies with us, and our grain store has no say."

Hearing what Director Ma said, Cai Quanwu nodded.

He certainly understands what it means to scale up.

To put it bluntly, taking the opportunity to expand the scale of the grain store this time is probably not much different from the future where people are set up first and then jobs are set up.

Firstly, it can increase influence, and secondly, someone needs to be arranged.

Seeing Cai Quanwu nod, Director Ma had a teachable expression:

"You just understand."

After Director Ma finished speaking, Cai Quanwu humbly asked:

"Director, what do you think we need to do to get a quota?"

When Director Ma heard Cai Quanwu's question, he did not answer directly, but asked in return:

"Quan Wu, let's not talk about this for now. Let me ask you, you work in our grain store, do you think it's appropriate to bring your wife into our grain store?"

After hearing Director Ma's question, Cai Quanwu was stunned for a moment, then he reacted.

There is nothing wrong with a couple working in the same factory, because there are many people in the factory, and couples generally do not work in the same position, so they are not conspicuous.

There were only a few people in the grain store, and a couple working in the same store was too conspicuous.

Just like Xiao Wu’s father also works in the grain system, he will not arrange Xiao Wu into his unit.

It's no big deal for Cai Quanwu to get Guan Jiaqi into the city, but it would be very troublesome to get her into the grain store where she works now.

Cai Quanwu was still worried about getting Guan Jiaqi into another grain store.

Maybe the grain store has other arrangements, and you replace someone else and go to work there, but you will definitely not be welcomed.

It's like Director Ma was planning to arrange someone to work in the grain store, but someone used his connections to take the place of the person Director Ma wanted to arrange. Even if that person came to work, Director Ma would definitely not be in a good mood.

If they don't make things difficult for you, then they are generous.

If you meet someone with a narrow mind, who makes you do hard and dirty work every day, you can only endure it because you are the newcomer.

It is normal for newcomers to be excluded in a unit.

You want to reason, but there is no place to go.

I can get rid of you with just one sentence: "The division of labor in the revolution is different."

After figuring it out, Cai Quanwu asked Director Ma for advice:

"Director, I still want to get my wife into our grain store so that I can have someone to take care of her."

"I'm not too sure if we can get it into another grain store, Director. You should understand what I mean."

Director Ma certainly understood what Cai Quanwu was talking about. After listening to Cai Quanwu's words, he smiled and nodded:

"I understand your concerns. It's easy to offend people if you're not careful. But if you want your wife to work in our grain store, you have to make sacrifices."

Cai Quanwu was confused when he heard what Director Ma said.

What does it mean for him to make a sacrifice?

Is it to let myself resign?

It shouldn’t be!

Cai Quanwu didn't understand what Director Ma meant for a moment, so he asked tentatively: "Director, do you want me to resign?"