Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

"Yang Jianguo?" The guard looked at him with some surprise, as if he knew the name.

However, as required by his duties, he still had to call his supervisor to confirm and approve the application.

"Comrade Yang Jianguo, please take this call." After exchanging a few words in the pavilion, the security guard handed him the phone.

"Hello, I am Yang Jianguo."

A resolute voice came from the other end, "Comrade Jianguo, hello, I am..."

"I've already sent someone to pick you up. We have a lot of rules, please understand!"

The person on the other end was polite and courteous, and Yang Jianguo was the same: "You're too kind. I'll wait here. Okay, okay, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, the security guard put down the receiver and said, "Comrade Jianguo, please forgive me, it's my duty."

Yang Jianguo laughed heartily, "With you all so dedicated and responsible, I feel at ease working here!"

"By the way, I haven't asked your name yet?"

When the person who was supposed to pick him up arrived, Yang Jianguo had already chatted with the security guard and even said to him as he left, "Okay, let's have a drink sometime later."

“If Master Yang calls, I’ll definitely be there,” the security guard said seriously. “But it has to be during shift change.”

"Haha~" Yang Jianguo laughed as he entered the gate and looked at the people around him.

The curiosity in his eyes clearly said, 'This is Yang Jianguo?'

"Comrade, are we going to see the director now?"

"Yes, go see the director first to complete the formalities. After that, your file will be transferred to the Ministry of Industry. Specific work arrangements will have to wait for the higher-ups to arrive."

"Where did the big boss go?" Yang Jianguo asked casually, and seeing the awkward expression on the man's face, he quickly replied, "I forgot, just pretend I didn't ask."

Considering his status, and the fact that he was a talent personally requested by a high-ranking leader.

His position was also unusual, so after thinking for a moment, he said, "I'm in a meeting up there, I should be back before noon."

People were right; the big boss really didn't arrive until almost noon.

Yang Jianguo spent the whole morning handling paperwork and chatting idly with people.

However, I did gain some understanding of the department.

When you finally meet the top leader, go straight up and ask, "Sir, can you tell me what my specific responsibilities are now?"

"Haha, I knew you'd been holding it in for so long." The big boss pointed at him and asked him to sit down first.

The leader instructed his secretary to leave and close the door, saying, "Postpone anything that isn't important, so as not to disturb my conversation with Jianguo."

The conversation lasted for several hours, and they even missed lunch.

But when the two of them go out together, they are full of energy and high spirits.

"Come on, let's go to the cafeteria for lunch first." The big boss led him to the cafeteria, teasing him as they walked, "Every time I see you, my stomach suffers."

Hearing him say that, Yang Jianguo felt wronged.

Rubbing his stomach, he said, "Boss, I'm starving too!"

"Then I'm sorry to have troubled you, huh?" The big boss patted his shoulder and laughed heartily, leaving everyone stunned.

Although the big boss is kind and approachable, when have you ever seen him putting his arm around someone's shoulder, chatting and laughing like a buddy?

These two don't look like a boss and subordinate at all; they're more like best buddies who go out for a couple of drinks after work!

No, no.

How could you possibly make up stories about a high-ranking leader in your mind? Forget about it immediately.

He shook his head violently, but the imagery grew stronger and stronger, lasting for a long time afterward.

They probably won't forget this scene.

Before noon was over, news that the top leader was seen arm in arm with someone going to the canteen for lunch spread like wildfire throughout the department.

The rumors were widespread and detailed.

Every action, every expression, even the number of laughs was described clearly.

The only difference between this place and the outside world is that the rumors circulating here are more reliable than those outside.

As the protagonist of the incident, Yang Jianguo became a rising star in the department.

Sitting in his office, Yang Jianguo thought about how he should present a friendly and approachable image since he had just arrived.

He deliberately left the door open while he worked.

Two people would pass by, and then two more would pass by.

Back and forth, endlessly, and you could even hear whispers saying, "This is the person the big boss personally came down to ask for."

"He's a national model worker representative, don't you think?"

"No wonder he's someone the big boss has his eye on. Look at his demeanor; he's just different from ordinary people."

After listening to it several times, Yang Jianguo couldn't take it anymore and went up to gently close the door.

"Phew~" The world is finally quiet.

Only a few birds, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, were chirping and singing in the poplar trees outside the office window.

Sitting in an office was a completely new experience for Yang Jianguo.

With the door closed, he also had time to look around his office.

The table was ordinary, and it was an old one.

However, the owner took good care of it; apart from a few scratches, everything else was fine.

To the left of the entrance, against the wall, are two single sofas, with a small table in the middle, on which are two white printed teacups with lids.

There was even a cloth mat underneath; the conditions were anything but ordinary.

Looking further to the right, there's a set of metal cabinets.

The room was empty right now, with nothing in it, so Yang Jianguo couldn't even look at some documents to pass the time.

The senior leader told him to wait in the office first.

Someone will come to deliver some materials to him later, so he can familiarize himself with the environment for a couple of days.

After I finished reading all the materials and became familiar with the environment,

There will be many more times in the future when we need his help!

Feeling bored, I opened the window to look out, and then I heard a dull knocking sound behind me: knock, knock, knock.

The three calls, delivered in a rhythmic and even tone, were: "Engineer Yang, are you there?"

Chapter 273 The New Official Takes Office and Comes to the Door

"Yes, please come in."

Yang Jianguo turned around to respond, and the door was pushed open as well.

Wearing glasses, Xiang Shaodong walked in carrying a stack of documents.

"Is it you?"

Upon seeing who it was, Yang Jianguo was surprised but also delighted.

It's always great to see someone you know in an unfamiliar place.

"Didn't expect to see you again so soon, did you?" Xiang Shaodong pushed up his glasses and said, "From now on, I'm your soldier, Engineer Yang."

Xiang Shaodong didn't expect that the two of them would meet again so soon.

After the exam, while waiting for his results, he received a notification from the location where his personnel file was located.

He said he was transferred to Beijing and went directly to the Ministry of Works.

Xiang Shaodong believed he was no worse than anyone else, but he never imagined that one day a windfall would fall into his lap.

This feels like a dream; I'll be reporting to the ministry soon.

Knowing that he would be working under Yang Jianguo from now on, Xiang Shaodong was even more amazed by the wonder of fate.

Before the exam, the only person I struck up a conversation with was him.

After the exam, the two of them had a drink together and chatted happily, finding they were kindred spirits.

I was just thinking that I didn't know when we would meet again, but the news that I was staying in Beijing would definitely surprise him when we met.

He turned around and became one of his soldiers.

It's so magical.

"That's great news!" Yang Jianguo was delighted, knowing that Xiang Shaodong was truly capable.

Especially in terms of theoretical knowledge, they are more accomplished than him.

With his assistance, we won't have to worry about the theoretical verification in the future.

Isn't this a ready-made stand-in for Li Yaoguo, the 'second-in-command'?

Are you on temporary assignment or have you started working permanently?

Hearing his question, Xiang Shaodong replied decisively, "I've officially started working here, and my personnel file has already been transferred."

"Don't you miss home?" Yang Jianguo pressed.

Xiang Shaodong frankly said, "I lost my home a long time ago. I went to Yunnan and Guizhou because I was defeated."

I understand. That old intellectual was accused of capitalist roaders and was previously denounced and exiled.

"Okay, you'll work for me from now on. Have you arranged your accommodation?" Yang Jianguo adopted the attitude of a boss and elder brother.

This made Xiang Shaodong feel very close to him. He was all alone in an era where there was no connection between people, and it was very difficult for him.

The life of a large communal community is ingrained in their very being.

If Xiang Shaodong had an older brother like Yang Jianguo, he would be laughing in his sleep: "It's all arranged, it's not far from here."

"That's good. I'll buy a bicycle later. Do you have a ticket?" Before Xiang Shaodong could answer, one could tell from his expression.

"Apply to me, and I'll give it to you." For different types of bills, there are standard share proportions depending on the level.

Although Yang Jianguo had not yet been to the logistics department, he did not know in detail the number of quotas allocated to his office.

But I suppose you can still get a bicycle ticket.

If you really can't get one, just get one for him yourself.

Over the years, the family has accumulated a huge number of receipts and vouchers.

There are more than twenty of those just for the "three turns and one sound" (a type of cigarette).

There were awards for technical commendations, quotas issued by the factory, and extras that Lao Yang had left over and didn't need, which he gave to him.

"Thank you, Engineer Yang." Xiang Shaodong smiled gratefully.

Yang Jianguo waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me for such a small thing. I'm new here and need someone to look after me. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."

After finishing his explanation, Yang Jianguo looked at the documents on the table.

There were also two boxes that the two men who had followed him earlier had brought in and placed on the ground: "Are all of these for us to see?"

When the topic of work came up, Xiang Shaodong immediately became serious: "Yes, that's not all, there's more to come."

Not long after they finished speaking, the two people who had left earlier returned with two more boxes.

Then two more boxes...

There were seven boxes in total, plus a stack of other items; that was all Yang Jianguo needed to know.

To be precise, it's something his project department needs to know.

How should their work proceed in the future? What have they done before? What were the results? What were the factors that led to their failure?

There are also some personal records, departmental rules and operating procedures.

You don't have to know them all by heart, but at least you should be able to recall them, have some impression of them, and be able to summarize them yourself.

If you can remember the whole text, you should have some insights of your own after reading it.

You can't read a whole book only to end up with a sentence saying it was all for nothing and you didn't remember anything.