Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Yan Bugui saw Yan Jiefang coming back from outside in high spirits and asked, "Jiefang, what are you so happy about?!"

Yan Jiefang replied, "Dad! I found a job. I'm a gatekeeper at a hospital."

Yan Bugui asked in disbelief: "What?! What?! You found a job?! And as a gatekeeper?!"

Yan Jiefang nodded and said, "Yes!" Then he asked, "What's the matter?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "Nothing."

Yan Jiefang asked, "Dad, have you found out about the house?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "There are some signs of progress. I think the house will be ready in a few days."

"Uncle, what kind of house are you building?!" Just then Xu Damao came in from outside.

Yan Bugui said, "Now Jiefang has found a job. He is getting old and has reached the age to get married. My house only has these two rooms. It's fine for living now, but it will be too big in a few years. So I want to move to a bigger house."

Xu Damao said: "Uncle, it's not easy to buy a house now!"

Yan Bugui said: "Aren't you asking around?!"

Xu Damao said, "Uncle San, while you're asking around, please ask for another house. I want to move to another house, too."

Yan Bugui said: "Da Mao, isn't your house spacious enough? Why do you want to move?!"

Xu Damao said, "Isn't my daughter growing up day by day?! Can't she share another room with my husband and me?!"

"That's true!" Yan Bugui echoed, and then looked at Xu Damao with a smile. Xu Damao understood instantly and said, "Uncle, don't worry! As long as you find a suitable house, you will get all the benefits!"

Yan Bugui agreed with a smile: "Okay! I will definitely keep an eye on it for you."

The next morning, Yan Jiefang went to the street office to get a letter of introduction, and then went to the Sixth Hospital. When he arrived at the hospital gate, Yan Jiefang knocked on the window of the room. The old man at the door opened the window and asked, "Young man, what's the matter?!"

Yan Jiefang handed a cigarette to the old man and asked, "Uncle, where can I go to apply for employment?!"

The old man took the cigarette, looked at Yan Jiefang, and asked, "Young man, are you coming to our hospital to be a doctor or something else?!"

Yan Jiefang replied: "I am in the same line of work as you."

The old man immediately realized that it turned out that Mr. Xie, who worked in the morgue at the hospital, had died of a cerebral hemorrhage last month. Since he was the concierge, this was the only position available. Yan Jiefang put the remaining cigarettes on the table with a smile and said, "Uncle, who can I find if I want to change jobs?!"

The old man took a look at the cigarettes on the table and thought to himself, "This kid knows how to deal with things!" The old man put the cigarettes into the drawer quickly and said, "Turn right after entering the door, turn right on the second floor of the office building, and go to the first office. Find Deputy Director Fang. He is in charge of logistics. But..." As he spoke, the old man rubbed his fingers and said, "He wants more."

Yan Jiefang smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice. I'll treat you to a drink later."

"Then I'll wait to drink your wine!" After saying that, the old man watched Yan Jiefang leave, with a strange smile on his face, thinking to himself: "I didn't expect such an interesting person to come."

Yan Jiefang entered the hospital gate and followed the instructions of the old man at the gate to the second floor of the office building. Yan Jiefang came to the door of the first office on the right and knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

After getting permission, Yan Jiefang pushed the door open and walked into the office, smiling and asking, "Are you Director Fang?!"

Deputy Director Fang was delighted and thought to himself, "This guy has good taste." Then he asked seriously, "I don't know you. What do you want from me?!"

Yan Jiefang said, "Director Fang, you didn't know me before. But now you know me, don't you?! My name is Yan Jiefang, and I'm here to start work. But I don't think the job I'm about to take is suitable for me. So I want to ask Director Fang for help."

Deputy Director Fang asked: "What kind of job do you do?!"

Yan Jiefang said, "Look at the door of the morgue."

"Watching the morgue door?!" Deputy Director Fang was slightly stunned. Because he was the one who gave out this job. He didn't expect it to fall on this young man. Deputy Director Fang pretended to be embarrassed and said, "It's not easy to change jobs!"

Yan Jiefang took out a pack of Mudan cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette and handed it to Deputy Director Fang, saying, "Director Fang, isn't this just a matter of yours? Don't worry! I, Yan Jiefang, am not an ungrateful person."

Deputy Director Fang took the cigarette, looked at Yan Jiefang, and asked, "What job do you want to change? I am only responsible for logistics, and I can't arrange anything else."

Yan Jiefang said: "As long as you don't look at the door of the morgue, any job is fine."

Deputy Director Fang said, "We are still short of an unplanned material purchaser. Are you willing to do it?!"

Yan Jiefang said without thinking, "Of course I do. Director, how much do you think is a suitable amount of compensation?!"

Deputy Director Fang looked at Yan Jiefang and said, "Three hundred and eighty."

Yan Jiefang was well prepared. He quickly took out four hundred yuan from his pocket, slapped it on the table, and then pushed it in front of Deputy Director Fang, saying, "The extra twenty yuan is for me to treat the director to a drink."

Deputy Director Fang collected the money, took out the employment form, and said as he wrote, "You have a good eye for price. I won't play those tricks with you. Just pay me as a regular employee. Thirty-six yuan per month. But I'll be frank with you. You have a purchasing target every month. If you fail to meet the target for three consecutive months, then you are unlucky. Don't blame me if you get fired."

Yan Jiefang took the job application and said, "Director Fang, you have helped me so much. If I fail to complete the task, it will be my incompetence. If I am fired, I cannot blame anyone else."

Deputy Director Fang said, "Go to the Labor and Personnel Department on the first floor to complete the employment procedures!"

"Thank you, Director Fang!" Yan Jiefang happily left Deputy Director Fang's office with the employment form.

A quarter of an hour later, Yan Jiefang completed the entry procedures and was taken to the purchasing department.

"Chief Zhang, haven't you always been saying that there are not enough people?! Today I brought some people to you." Xiao Liu from the Labor and Personnel Department entered the Purchasing Department and greeted the Chief Zhang Lijun with a smile.

Zhang Lijun said, "Xiao Liu, you can just give me a call. Why do you have to come here in person?!"

Xiao Liu glanced at Yan Jiefang and reminded him in a low voice: "He is following the path of Deputy Director Fang."

Zhang Lijun's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Xiao Liu, I'll take care of the people. You can go back and get busy!"

"Okay!" Xiao Liu responded, and said, "Chief Zhang, I'll hand him over to you!"

After Xiao Liu left, Yan Jiefang handed him a cigarette and introduced himself: "Section Chief, my name is Yan Jiefang. Please take care of me in the future."

Zhang Lijun took the cigarette and said, "Xiao Yan, our purchasing department has a lot of freedom in work. But we have a lot of quotas every month. You are new here. I won't make it difficult for you. This month will end in a few days, and the things you purchase will be counted towards the quota for next month. You are a regular employee, and you must purchase at least 200 yuan worth of things every month." After that, Zhang Lijun took out two pieces of paper from the drawer and handed them to Yan Jiefang, saying, "One is the internal price of the materials we purchase. Take the other sheet to the warehouse to pick up a bicycle. We don't have any requirements when we go to work, but the purchased items must be cleared and put into storage before 4 pm."