Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

After Aunt Wang finished writing the letter of introduction and stamped it, she handed it to Chen Changan and said earnestly, "Changan, I won't go with you to report. You have to concentrate on your work in the future. You are the eldest brother, and the younger sisters at home will rely on you in the future."

"Auntie Wang, don't worry. I am the eldest brother in the family. It is my responsibility to support the family." Chen Changan said.

"Hey, you've really grown up. You look more and more like your dad. If I hadn't..."

"Okay, Aunt Wang, let's stop talking about this. I'll report to the steel rolling mill then?" Chen Changan quickly interrupted Aunt Wang. Chen Changan didn't want to know about Aunt Wang's earlier dispute with his father. Let it be over.

"Go, go." Aunt Wang seemed to have thought of something and let Chen Changan go.

After arriving at the steel rolling mill and showing the letter of introduction to the security department, I went to the office of Deputy Director Li Huaide.

Knock on the door

Please come in

Seeing the deputy director writing something on the table, Chen Changan said, "Director Li, hello, my name is Chen Changan, and Director Wang of Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office recommended me here." Seeing Li Huaide looking up at him, he continued, "This is the letter of introduction from Director Wang, please take a look."

Li Huaide looked at Chen Changan, then picked up the letter of introduction on the table and began to read it.

After reading the letter of introduction, Li Huaide laughed and said to Chen Changan, "So you are Old Chen's son. I know your father. We were comrades in arms before. We are all family. There will be no problem with your job. As for the content of the job, what do you think?"

Chen Changan smiled and said quickly, "You and my dad are comrades-in-arms, and you don't treat me as an outsider, so I am also your soldier. I will go wherever you say, and I will fight wherever you point." He fell asleep and took out the special cigarette from his back. He thought to himself that although Li Huaide was greedy for money and lustful, there was one thing he would do for you if you accepted his gifts. Although he had shortcomings of one kind or another, he was indeed a leader who would not let his subordinates take the blame when something went wrong. As long as you were useful to him, he would still use you even if he beat him.

There are people who have very obvious shortcomings and advantages, and who have a good background, and who served as factory leaders during those ten years and remained safe and sound. It is important to get close to such people, who can protect themselves during those ten years. After the reform and opening up, they can fly freely.

When Li Huaide saw this special supply cigarette, his eyes lit up and he asked, "What does this mean?"

"Hey, this is a fishing buddy I met while fishing. I taught him how to fish, and this was given to me as a token of gratitude. I am not a person of such status, so how can I smoke this? Among the leaders I know, Director Li is the most senior, and this cigarette is suitable for you."

Li Huaide smiled and pointed at Chen Changan, then put the cigarette in the desk drawer. After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this, you go to the purchasing department to train first, and I will give you a better position if there is a chance in the future."

"Okay, Uncle Li, I'll listen to you."

"Then first appoint him as an eighth-level clerk, with a salary of 33 yuan. Complete the purchasing tasks, and become a regular employee after three months. Then, you can be promoted to the next level, which is equivalent to the regularization of a technical secondary school student. Take the note and go to the personnel department."

He took the note and said to Li Huaide, "Okay, Li Shu, thank you for your help. Please go to the Personnel Department first."

"Okay, I still have some work to do, you go first."

When he arrived at the Personnel Department, a deputy section chief received Chen Chang'an. Seeing his enthusiastic look, he guessed that he was from Li Huaide's department. He took Chen Chang'an to go through the entry procedures, collected two sets of work clothes, and took Chen Chang'an to the Purchasing Department 3. Then he said goodbye to Chen Chang'an politely and entered the Purchasing Department 3.

After meeting the section chief, introducing myself, and passing out cigarettes, I heard the section chief introduce himself: "My last name is Yang, so you can just call me Section Chief Yang, but everyone in the section calls me Yangtou. In our section, we are brothers, so you can call me whatever you want."

Chen Changan quickly shouted, "Then I will also call you Yangtou, and I will work under you from now on."

"It's easy to talk about."

He took two more puffs of his cigarette and continued, "In our factory, we have canteen procurement, which is mainly responsible for the daily procurement of meals for the canteen. Sections 1 and 2 of the Procurement Department are mainly responsible for planned procurement, including the procurement of production raw materials, production tools, logistics chairs and benches, workers' labor protection supplies, and so on. Our Section 3 is responsible for some unplanned procurement. Currently, all production-related procurement is planned, so we don't need to worry about it. The unplanned procurement content is currently mainly concentrated on food."

Seeing Chen Changan listening attentively, thinking that the purchasing department was full of people with connections, no matter what your connection was, at least this attitude made the section chief feel comfortable, and then he continued, "The main shortage at the moment is still meat, or relatively rare things." He took out a form, handed it to Chen Changan, and then said, "You purchase the things, and buy the things on the form. If the money is not much, I will give it to you directly. If it is more, I will write a note and the canteen director will sign it, and you can go to the finance department to settle the bill, or you can pay first and then go to purchase. It's all fine."

Chen Changan took the form and looked at it, then said, "Chief, what are the rare things? And what are the things that are not on the form?"

"It's simple. For example, Director Li likes to eat turtles. You get some and put them in the kitchen. Director Li needs them for his own kitchen. Director Li will pay for them separately. Or you can get some fresh seafood if you have connections. The leaders will pay for these separately."

"Okay, Yangtou, I understand."

"Regarding the workload, there are four other people in our department, including you and me. How about the monthly purchase quantity of thirty yuan for the five of you? Can you complete it?"

Looking at the fish prices on the table, small fish cost 20 cents per pound, carp and grass carp (over 2 pounds) cost 30 cents per pound. After thinking about it, 30 cents per pound, 10 pounds cost 3 yuan, 100 pounds cost 30 yuan, this task doesn't seem too much.

"No problem, I promise to complete the task."

"Well, go to the logistics department and get a bicycle. It will be provided to you by our purchasing department to facilitate your purchase of supplies in the countryside. In addition, you must come to the department for a meeting every Monday morning to report on the purchasing tasks for the week. If you complete the tasks for three consecutive months, you will be promoted to a regular employee."