Siheyuan, my new life

Guo Yongping quickly adopted a humble and respectful demeanor, repeatedly expressing his gratitude, though he still addressed him as Section Chief Yu. He had carefully read the letters left by his original uncle, Dou Dagang, and found that the names of the former leaders, comrades-in-arms, and steel mill leaders who had a good relationship with Dou Dagang were not among them. The union had also given Guo Yongping a list of those who attended Dou Dagang's funeral, including leaders from several units in Beijing, as well as key leaders and department heads from Hongxing Steel Mill. However, Yu Changgui's name was not among them. Therefore, Guo Yongping knew very well that even if Section Chief Yu was familiar with his original uncle, their relationship was probably not very close. Otherwise, why would Yu Changgui not attend his old friend's funeral? So, despite his pleasant words, Guo Yongping couldn't take it seriously. As the saying goes, "Unsolicited kindness is often a treacherous act," so he decided to proceed cautiously.

Clearly, Section Chief Yu Changgui was quite satisfied with the young man's performance. He stood up with a smile and said, "Xiao Guo, let's go. I'll take you to purchase three items and let you meet your colleagues."

To be honest, if Yu Changgui hadn't received a call yesterday from Wang Shengli, the deputy director of the security department, asking him to take good care of Dou Dagang's nephew in the future, he wouldn't have paid any attention to Guo Yongping, a newly hired junior staff member. You see, even when Dou Dagang was alive, due to his health, he spent more than half of the year in the hospital treating old injuries, and he handed over almost all the work of the factory's archives department to his subordinates. Even when he was at work, he rarely had contact with other leaders in the factory. Yu Changgui and Guo Yongping only greeted each other when they met, and they never had any dealings in private.

However, now that Deputy Director Wang Shengli had made the call, Yu Changgui had to take this young man seriously. Although theoretically the procurement department and security department of the logistics department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill belonged to different systems, even if Wang Shengli's administrative rank was higher than his own, he couldn't supervise a procurement department head like Yu Changgui who held real power. However, the situation at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was special. In other factories, the security department and security section were jointly managed by the factory's party secretary and the public security bureau. But in Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, the security department had a deputy ministerial-level leader who also served as the party secretary. The party secretary and factory director of the steel rolling mill were only at the deputy bureau level, enjoying the treatment of a full bureau level official. How could a deputy bureau level party secretary lead a deputy ministerial-level official? Therefore, since Lin Yu took office, the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill had effectively broken away from the supervision of the steel rolling mill's party secretary.

What Yu Changgui was particularly wary of was that his superior's supervisor, the deputy factory director Li Huaide, had a good private relationship with Lin Yu. This alone made him have to pay extra attention to the young man Guo Yongping.

Guo Yongping followed Yu Changgui out of the section chief's office. Yu Changgui pointed to the office next door with a sign that read "Purchasing Section One," and said with a smile, "This is our Purchasing Section One, responsible for purchasing all kinds of raw materials for the steel rolling mill." He then pointed to the office opposite with a sign that read "Purchasing Section Two," and continued, "Section Two is responsible for purchasing the steel rolling mill's daily necessities, including grain, meat, vegetables, and various labor protection supplies needed by the factory's cadres and employees."

The two had reached the door of the last office in the corridor. A sign that read "Purchasing Section 3" was hanging on the wall to the upper left of the door. Yu Changgui pushed open the office door and said to Guo Yongping behind him, "Section 3 is responsible for the unplanned procurement work of the steel rolling mill. Your Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong will explain the specifics to you later."

The sound of Yu Changgui pushing open the door had already startled everyone in the office, and everyone involuntarily looked over. However, when they saw that it was Yu Changgui, the head of the purchasing department, who had entered, everyone quickly stood up.

A tall, burly man in his thirties with a full beard, sitting behind the desk at the far end by the window, stepped forward to greet him, saying with a smile, "Section Chief Yu, what are your instructions?"

Yu Changgui glanced at the five other people in the office, each with a different expression, and said with a smile, "I've come to bring a capable and skilled person to your third section. This is Comrade Guo Yongping, a clerk who has just joined our purchasing department. He will be assigned to your third section starting today." Turning to Guo Yongping, he said, "Little Guo, this is Zhao Xiangdong, the section chief of the third purchasing section. From now on, you will be working under Section Chief Zhao's leadership."

Guo Yongping quickly greeted him, "Hello, Section Chief Zhao, my name is Guo Yongping."

Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong laughed and said, "Welcome Comrade Guo Yongping to our Procurement Section 3, and thank you Section Chief Yu for sending us another capable and skilled person."

Section Chief Yu Changgui waved his hand dismissively: "Alright, now that you've met, Section Chief Zhao, I'm leaving Xiao Guo in your care. Xiao Guo, come visit me when you have time." With that, he turned and walked out of the office.

Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong saw Yu Changgui off with a big smile, then turned around and closed the office door. He pointed to the five subordinates still standing behind their desks and said with a smile, "Xiao Guo, let me introduce you first. The first one on the left is Chen Dashan, our third section's top performer. The one behind him is Zhang Feihu. The first one on the left is Qian Yong. The two behind him are Liu Chunfeng and Yao Wanli. This is Guo Yongping."

As Zhao Xiangdong introduced them, Guo Yongping greeted each of his future colleagues.

After the introduction, Zhao Xiangdong pointed to the last desk on the left: "Xiao Guo, you will use that desk from now on. From today onwards, our Purchasing Section 3 is finally fully staffed. Now that the New Year is just around the corner, Xiao Guo, your task during this period is to familiarize yourself with the business processes of our Purchasing Section 3 as soon as possible. I will explain the specifics to you in detail later."

At this point, Zhao Xiangdong looked at his five subordinates and his tone became serious: "This year, due to the impact of the drought, the factory leaders also know that the procurement work is more difficult, so they have reduced their respective procurement quotas. However, apart from Lao Chen, who has completed his task, the others are still a bit short. I hope that everyone can work harder in the last few days before the New Year to try to complete your tasks. Alright, don't stay in the office, go out and take a walk."