During the afternoon work hours, Sun Zhengguo was sitting in his office revising blueprints.
"Knock knock knock!"
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Without thinking, Sun Zhengguo called out, "Come in."
The office door was pushed open with a sound, and Sun Zhengguo looked up.
A simply dressed, handsome young man entered the office somewhat shyly.
"Hello Section Chief Sun, my name is Zhou Weimin. I am a college graduate who has just been assigned here. I am here to report to you and hope that you will take good care of me in the future."
"Please sit down."
Sun Zhengguo had a good first impression of Zhou Weimin, and after looking at his attire, he figured he probably wasn't someone with connections.
Come to think of it, there are four students assigned to the office, three of whom are through connections. You have to leave a way out for the others.
"Zhou Weimin, could you please introduce your basic information?"
"Yes, Section Chief Sun."
Next, Zhou Weimin gave a brief introduction of himself, through which Sun Zhengguo gained some understanding of him.
Zhou Weimin graduated from a university of science and technology. He is 21 years old this year, the same age as Sun Zhengguo. If we judge him by his academic performance, he is definitely a top student.
His home is in the suburbs of Beijing, which is commonly known as the countryside. That's why he came to report for duty in the afternoon.
Zhou Weimin was able to be assigned to the Ministry of Machinery entirely because of his own abilities.
“Zhou Weimin, I understand your situation. You don’t have a place to live yet, right? If you want to be allocated housing, you need to submit a report first and then wait for the organization to allocate housing.”
"Ah~!"
Seeing Zhou Weimin's embarrassed expression, Sun Zhengguo asked in confusion.
"What? Is there a problem? You can rent a place to stay first! There is a process for organizing housing allocation, and with a lot of people being assigned here this year, it will definitely take some time to wait."
"But I...?"
"Look at you, so spineless! What difficulties do you have? Tell me!"
Seeing his section chief get angry, Zhou Weimin had no choice but to tell the truth.
It turned out that Zhou Weimin only had enough money to eat for a while, and since he was unfamiliar with the area, he didn't know where to rent a place.
"Why!"
After hearing Zhou Weimin's explanation, Sun Zhengguo sighed helplessly.
"Here's what we'll do! I'll lend you 30 yuan first, and you can pay me back when you get your salary. Go to Ju'er Hutong later and find someone named Wang Aifang. Just mention my name. There are quite a few houses around there, so ask her to help you ask around."
Sun Zhengguo did not let him stay at his home, because he was an outsider after all, but instead let him choose to rent a house nearby.
"Thank you, Section Chief Sun. Thank you, Section Chief Sun."
After resolving Zhou Weimin's housing issue, Sun Zhengguo introduced him to some colleagues and assigned him a desk as well.
"Alright, take this money first. Go back and settle your housing situation, then come back to work tomorrow."
"Thank you, section chief. I'll pay you back as soon as I get my salary."
After thanking him again, Zhou Weimin accepted the 30 yuan and left the machinery department.
After finishing this matter, Sun Zhengguo returned to his office and had just sat down when another visitor arrived. It turned out to be Vice Minister Li's secretary, Secretary Zhang.
"Oh! Secretary Zhang, is Vice Minister Li looking for me? I'm coming right now."
After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he got up and prepared to leave.
"No, no, Brother Sun, I had something to ask you myself. I didn't interrupt your work, did I?"
Hearing the way Secretary Zhang was addressed, Sun Zhengguo was taken aback for a moment before he realized what she meant.
"No, no, please have a seat, I'll make some tea."
After brewing the tea, the two sat down. Secretary Zhang, always straightforward, handed the file folder in her hand to Sun Zhengguo.
Just as Sun Zhengguo was still wondering, Secretary Zhang spoke up.
"Brother Sun, I need your help today. It's just a small, worthless trinket, but please accept it."
"Well... Secretary Zhang, with our relationship, there's no need for all this formalities. Just tell me what you need, and I'll definitely help if I can."
"Then thank you in advance, Brother Sun. I'll get straight to the point."
“Zhang Yucheng is my nephew. I am his youngest uncle. I hope you can help me out and mentor him. Don’t worry, he’s not here to gain experience; he genuinely wants to learn your skills.”
Well! So Zhang Yucheng's connection is Secretary Zhang. No wonder that kid doesn't want to be assigned a room yet; he's got a plan.
"Secretary Zhang, don't worry. As long as he's willing to learn, I will definitely not hold anything back. That should be fine now!"
“Brother Sun, you’re so kind. On behalf of my nephew, I thank you in advance. If he dares to disobey me in the future, you don’t need to tell me, just give him a good beating.”
Look at this level of speaking. Sun Zhengguo understood that this should be interpreted in reverse, and not taken seriously. If you do, you'll lose.
After finishing their business, the two began chatting casually, and soon started addressing each other as brothers.
If Zhang Yucheng were here right now, he would probably feel very awkward, having suddenly gained an uncle who is younger than him. I wonder what he would think.
Before leaving, Sun Zhengguo pushed and shoved for a long time, but Secretary Zhang still left some things behind.
In order to build a good relationship with Secretary Zhang in the future, Sun Zhengguo also gave two packets of tea as a return gift, and both parties were happy.
Actually, Secretary Zhang didn't need to come to see Sun Zhengguo at all, but his nephew didn't want to just coast along and wanted to learn the skills properly, so he was assigned to the same department.
After seeing Secretary Zhang off, Sun Zhengguo opened the file folder. Inside were two cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes. Without giving it much thought, he casually put them into his spatial storage.
On his way home from get off work that evening, Sun Zhengguo had a new companion by his side. The two brothers chatted all the way back to their courtyard house.
The two brothers returned home, and the family began to eat. Lin Wencui watched Sun Zheng'an's first day at work and asked him how things went. When she learned that it was going well, she was completely relieved.
Sun Zhenghong, who was eating next to her mother, suddenly said proudly when she heard her mother talking about work.
"Brother, did a college student named Zhou Weimin come to your workplace today?"
"Hey! This person just reported for duty this afternoon, how did you know?"
Sun Zhengguo asked in confusion.
"Brother, you forgot? Didn't you tell him to rent a place in Ju'er Hutong? I happened to be there with Sister-in-law Aifang this afternoon, and we ran into each other. Guess what?"
"How would I know?" Sun Zhengguo replied without hesitation.
"Brother, you're so silly. Sister-in-law Aifang is pregnant, so of course I helped her find a place. She only paid 3 yuan a month for the rent because of me. Don't you think she should thank me?"
"Thank you."
Sun Zhengguo didn't take it seriously and just gave a perfunctory reply.
The rent is 3 yuan a month, which is neither high nor low. Only when Zhou Weimin is settled can he focus on his work.
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