The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

After parking the car, Liu Minghui went upstairs and returned to the purchasing department. After entering, he didn't see anyone. They must have gone to the countryside.

Tong Xiao probably went to the next door to chat about gossip again.

After Liu Minghui returned to his office and sat down, he found that he seemed to have nothing to do. No wonder everyone wanted to be a leader.

Liu Minghui picked up the thermos, made a cup of tea, and then took out a newspaper and started reading.

I plan to wait until I have lunch before going out.

Liu Minghui lay leisurely in the office until almost noon and fell asleep unknowingly.

"Chief, let's go eat."

Tong Xiao looked at Liu Minghui at the door and said.

She saw Liu Minghui leaning against a bed and seemed to have fallen asleep, so she came in and called him.

Liu Minghui got up in a daze and checked the time. It was indeed almost noon.

"Ah, take it."

After finding his lunch box, he walked towards the cafeteria with Tong Xiao.

On the way, Tong Xiao teased Liu Minghui a few times.

It is said that Liu Minghui used to sleep in the department when he had nothing to do, but now that he is a leader, he hides in the office to sleep.

Liu Minghui didn't answer either. Tong Xiaoke was not afraid of him at all. They usually got along well with each other, and now he still said whatever he wanted to say.

The two came to the cafeteria, and there were already quite a few people queuing up.

Many people who knew Liu Minghui on the road would say hello to him. Today, Liu Minghui has become famous in the steel rolling mill. Everyone knows that the new deputy chief of the purchasing department is only 20 years old.

Liu Minghui's face was almost frozen from smiling along the way. He couldn't just have a gloomy face when others greeted him.

"Minghui, this is really unkind of you."

Xu Damao said when he saw Liu Minghui coming over.

Liu Minghui stood behind Xu Damao.

"What's so unkind about me, Damao?"

"You didn't even tell me in advance that you had good news. At first I thought I heard it wrongly."

Xu Damao said this with envy. If Liu Minghui didn't have a good relationship with him, he would have been jealous.

Liu Minghui smiled faintly.

"Would you tell others about this kind of thing if it's not confirmed yet?"

Xu Damao was stunned. This was true. As long as things like this were not confirmed, there would be variables and they definitely could not be discussed on the spot.

"Okay then, come to my place tonight and we'll have a couple of drinks to celebrate for you."

Xu Damao wanted to maintain a good relationship with Liu Minghui, as he might need Liu Minghui's help in the future.

There is no doubt that Liu Minghui has someone helping him behind the scenes, otherwise he would not have become a deputy section chief at such a young age.

"It depends on the situation. I'll go over when I have time."

Liu Minghui knew what Xu Damao wanted to do. He and Liu Haizhong were of the same type and also wanted to be an official.

In the original novel, if it weren't for Xu Damao's relationship with the Lou family, he might have been the most promising person in the Siheyuan.

The two walked forward while chatting, and when they arrived at the food window, they didn't see Sha Zhu.

It turned out that Sha Zhu was in a bad mood today because of Liu Minghui's matter and didn't come to serve food.

They each ordered a dish and found a place to sit down.

After lunch, Liu Minghui did not return to the purchasing department, but rode his bicycle out of the steel rolling mill.

Liu Minghui plans to go to the street office and rent a yard to store supplies.

Arriving at the street office, Liu Minghui parked his car under the watchful eyes of the gatekeeper and walked over.

"Uncle, I'm here to see Director Wang."

The old man looked at Liu Minghui for a while before saying, "Go inside. Director Wang is inside."

"Thank you, sir."

After thanking the old man, Liu Minghui entered the street office. The street office didn't look big and was probably converted from a courtyard house with one entrance.

After entering the door, I saw a lot of middle-aged women inside. Since the street office mainly deals with various trivial matters within its jurisdiction, sometimes it is necessary to mediate the relationship between couples.

So there are usually some middle-aged ladies here, and most of them are temporary workers, with only a few being formal clerks.

"Who are you looking for, comrade?"

An old lady asked when she saw Liu Minghui come in.

"I'm the deputy chief of the purchasing department of the steel mill. I'm looking for Director Wang."

Liu Minghui introduced himself, which surprised many people.

The main reason is that Liu Minghui looks too young.

"Then come with me."

The aunt did not doubt it and took Liu Minghui directly to Director Wang's office.

"Director, another deputy section chief from the steel mill wants to see you."

Liu Minghui and the middle-aged woman entered Director Wang's office.

Director Wang was looking at documents at the time. When he heard this, he looked up and saw Liu Minghui standing in front of him.

Of course she knew Liu Minghui, although she was not very familiar with him.

"Xiao Liu, what are you doing?"

"Hello, Director Wang. I just took up the position of deputy section chief of the purchasing department of the steel rolling mill today."

Director Wang didn't expect that Liu Minghui was serious about it. She knew that Liu Minghui was from the countryside, but she didn't expect that he would become a deputy section chief in less than a year.

He immediately stood up and said, "Chief Liu, let's sit over here."

Liu Minghui followed Director Wang to the sofa and sat down.

"Director Wang, you are too polite. Just call me Xiao Liu."

The aunt who led the way left when she saw Director Wang knew Liu Minghui.

"How can that be possible? What are you doing here today?"

Director Wang asked after pouring Liu Minghui a glass of water.

Liu Minghui hurriedly took it.

"The main purpose of coming here today is to see if there are any vacant yards on this side of the street."

"The steel rolling mill is ready to be rented out to store supplies."

Liu Minghui stated the purpose of his visit.

Liu Minghui planned to put all the things in the yard he rented in the future, otherwise it would be troublesome to drive a large truck out every time.

Director Wang was a little confused. The steel mill warehouse couldn't even hold so many things.

But she didn't pursue these issues any further.

He stood up and took out a notebook. After searching for a while, he said, "The yards closest to your steel mill are mainly these, but they are relatively small."

Liu Minghui took it and looked at it. They were all courtyard houses with only one entrance. Moreover, the houses had been in disrepair for a long time and were no longer suitable for living. However, they could be used to store things.

Liu Minghui picked a room that was about the same distance from the steel mill and the courtyard and said, "This is the one I'll take. It's not too far away."

Director Wang looked at the yard Liu Minghui had chosen and said, "No problem. Let's rent it for five dollars a month. After all, this house cannot be lived in. It would cost too much to renovate it."

"It would be better to just rent the steel mill to you."

Afterwards, Liu Minghui signed an agreement on behalf of the steel rolling mill and the street office, and paid this year's rent at the same time.

From now on, Liu Minghui can just send the supplies here directly.

To the outside world, it can be said that Liu Minghui had the goods delivered to their door.

Then the two chatted for a few more words before Liu Minghui said goodbye and left.

After leaving the office, Liu Minghui saw many middle-aged women looking at him. Someone had recognized Liu Minghui and knew where he lived.

Many middle-aged women want to help their daughters get married because of family background or something like that.