Siheyuan, my new life

According to Zhao Xiangdong's seemingly casual remark, Han Guangcheng was transferred from the Third Section to the Second Procurement Section a week ago. If Guo Yongping were merely a country bumpkin who had just arrived in Beijing from his rural hometown in Henan Province, he might not have been able to grasp the intricacies of the situation. However, after reading numerous workplace novels in his later years, he was well aware that Zhao Xiangdong's implication was that Han Guangcheng's sudden transfer from the Third Section, responsible for the steel rolling mill's unplanned procurement, to the Second Procurement Section was most likely to replace Guo Yongping. It was probably the factory leadership's original intention to have him work in the Second Procurement Section, since it was responsible for liaising with various supply units in the city, which was much easier than the Third Section, which spent all day going to the countryside to purchase materials. In particular, it would be difficult for a young man who had just arrived in Beijing from his rural hometown in Henan Province to directly engage in unplanned procurement work, as he was unfamiliar with the area and the people.

However, a local official has more power than a distant one. After all, Yu Changgui was the head of the procurement department, and it was within his authority to make certain adjustments to the personnel within the department. Therefore, no one could openly criticize him for transferring Han Guangcheng from the third section to the second procurement section, especially now that Dou Dagang had passed away. As the saying goes, once someone leaves, the tea cools. If Dou Dagang were still alive, Yu Changgui certainly wouldn't have made such an arrangement.

Guo Yongping could only sigh inwardly. Neither the "enthusiastic" Section Chief Yu Changgui nor the seemingly "heart-to-heart" Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong were easy to deal with. It seemed he would have to be more careful in the future, lest he be sold out and then help the other party count the money.

For Guo Yongping, working in the procurement department is far more comfortable and free than working in the second department. At least he is quite satisfied that he no longer has to go to work on time every day.

As for his future procurement tasks, Guo Yongping already had a preliminary plan: to purchase goods at high prices in the area designated for him. He didn't care about the small price difference, since he had already received 10000 yuan in cash just from signing in on the first day. In today's society, the purchasing power of 10,000 yuan is not to be underestimated. You should know that the basic monthly salary of an eighth-level technician in a steel rolling mill is only 99 yuan, and it would take nine years to earn 10,000 yuan.

Therefore, Guo Yongping had no interest in such petty profits. He was even willing to pay extra to buy the agricultural products he needed. Of course, he wouldn't be foolish enough to hand over all the high-priced goods he had acquired to the steel mill. After all, he had a huge storage space where he could store the good items he had acquired. He had already conducted an experiment: a cup of hot water stored in his space was still hot when taken out the next day. This proved that there was no flow of time in his storage space, so the items stored there would not spoil.

From now on, he only needs to maintain a below-average performance and absolutely cannot stand out. Anyway, he has no intention of going to great lengths to climb the ladder. One must know one's own limitations. He is definitely not cut out for officialdom. Based on what he has learned today, with his own brain, he is no match for these old hands if he does not resort to underhanded tactics.

As for whether his high-priced purchase of agricultural products would cause dissatisfaction and targeting among other buyers, Guo Yongping did not take it to heart. After all, his physique, modified by gene-enhancing drugs, already surpassed that of most ordinary people. Moreover, he could clearly feel that as his body continued to absorb the gene-enhancing drugs, his physique was constantly improving. In addition, with the Bajiquan he had now mastered, he was confident that he could easily deal with three or five strong men even with his bare hands.

Although there's an old saying, "It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark," Guo Yongping wasn't too worried about it. The Qy3001 nano armor he was wearing had formed an invisible protective layer from head to toe, except for his eyes, enough to withstand a sneak attack from an ordinary gun. However, if anyone dared to attack him in the dark, they shouldn't blame him for being ruthless. Whether it was his own laser pistol or the Browning 1910 pistol and Mosin-Nagant rifle left to him by his uncle Dou Dagang, which had already been formalized, Dou Dagang had completed all the necessary paperwork, including the gun license with Guo Yongping's photo on it.

This afternoon, Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong mentioned that due to the recent spate of cases of factory purchasing agents being robbed on the road in rural areas, in order to ensure the personal safety of purchasing agents, purchasing agents from the Third Purchasing Division can take their purchasing permits to the Security Department's Security Section to obtain a self-defense weapon before going to the countryside. They must return the weapon promptly upon returning to the factory, and if they fire a gun outside, they must report it to the Security Department's Security Section and file a record immediately.

Guo Yongping did not hide the fact that he already had a gun. He had seen his gun license and gun registration, which were both processed at the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. After hearing this, Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong only told him that he must not fire the gun casually, but if he encountered danger in the countryside, he should not have any worries and that ensuring his own safety was the most important thing.

Today, Guo Yongping spent his time in the purchasing department, checking the purchase invoices in his hand while listening to Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong's rambling. At noon, led by Zhao, he went to the third canteen, which was closest to the steel rolling mill office building, for lunch. Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong treated everyone to a meal of stewed cabbage and tofu, two pieces of steamed ribbonfish, and two steamed buns made from mixed flour. Guo Yongping didn't want to take advantage of Zhao, but he hadn't gone to the finance department to exchange his meal tickets and food tickets. No one had reminded him beforehand, and he only found out when he entered the third canteen and was about to pay. So, Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong had to pay for him first.

To be honest, the food served in the steel mill canteen was really hard to describe. The cabbage stew with tofu had almost no oil, and the steamed ribbonfish had a strong fishy smell. In his later years, Guo Yongping had only eaten braised ribbonfish and fried ribbonfish. This was the first time he had tasted steamed ribbonfish. Obviously, there was a lack of various cooking oils at this time, even in heavy industrial units like steel mills.

Seeing Section Chief Zhao Xiangdong wolfing down his food, he could only try to imitate him. After all, on the surface, the original owner was an ordinary farmer from rural Henan Province. Everyone knew what kind of life he was living in the countryside. He absolutely could not reveal any flaws in his daily life.