Chapter 108 The Dean personally sent him to take office
July 26, 1959
Organization and Personnel Department of Kuanjie Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
Li Xiaoping, the head of the Organization and Personnel Section, stamped his seal and handed a certificate to Jin Caifeng:
"Sister Jin, on behalf of the organization, I would like to express my gratitude to you for your contributions to our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital over the years. I hope you will continue to support our work after you retire."
Jin Caifeng didn't feel any emotion when she received the retirement certificate. She thought that if everyone didn't have to support themselves in the new society, she would actually prefer to be a rich wife at home, commanding the servants to take care of the family.
But she still looked grateful on the surface:
"Dean Shen, Section Chief Li, thank you for taking care of our family over the years. From now on, I'll be in your care."
Dean Shen next to him had a smile on his face, but he was thinking in his heart: Who will take care of whom? If I want my family to not go hungry, I have to ask your youngest son for help.
At this time, Section Chief Li tapped the official seal and handed a work ID to Lin Sanqi:
"Comrade Lin Sanqi, congratulations on officially becoming a member of our Kuanjie Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. I hope you will work diligently in your position, make your own contributions to our socialist cause, and live up to the trust the organization has placed in you."
Lin Sanqi nodded and bowed quickly:
"Yes, yes, Chief Li, rest assured. I will follow the example of my father and two brothers and serve the people wholeheartedly, satisfying the leaders, reassuring the patients, and reassuring my colleagues."
After all, he was a student union cadre before, so he was always able to talk big. You know, the student union in a university is a standard shadow bureaucracy.
After saying that, Lin Sanqi opened the red work ID card, which had a black and white one-inch photo on it, and his name and work unit written below, which gave it a very retro feel.
At this time, Section Chief Li glanced at Dean Shen and said with a smile:
"Another thing is the salary grading. Originally, according to your situation, you could only receive an apprentice's salary when you first entered the hospital. However, due to your family's special circumstances, your father was recruited as a special talent, so extra care is required for his family.
So after discussion at the hospital, we decided to let you skip the apprenticeship period and set your salary according to the second-level worker standard."
When Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng heard this, they were delighted. The monthly salary of an apprentice was 20 yuan, while the monthly salary of a second-level worker was 39.5 yuan, which was twice the difference.
In an era where everything depends on wages and every penny has to be counted, an extra 19.5 yuan is a huge amount.
Lin Sanqi didn't care. He didn't rely on wages to make a living anyway. Having a legitimate job was also a way to give himself a legal cover for survival in this era.
At this time, Section Chief Li said:
"However, Comrade Lin Sanqi's arrival was unfortunate. The state has just issued a document stating that due to national difficulties, every employee's salary will be reduced by one-third. Therefore, the actual monthly salary is 27 yuan, and the monthly food quota is 23 kilograms..."
Jin Caifeng's face fell when she heard this:
"Oh, they've cut their wages again! This is the second time! And the ration is only 23 kilograms. How can this young man eat enough?"
Dean Shen chuckled beside him and almost laughed out loud, thinking, "What are you guys pretending to be? This kid is the only one who can starve? Even if the whole city starves to death, this little bastard won't die of starvation."
Lin Sanqi didn't care: "It's okay, it's okay, Mom. The country's difficulties are temporary. Everything will be fine."
Dean Shen nodded, obviously very satisfied with Lin Sanqi's answer:
"Good boy, you're very aware. Our Chinese Medicine Hospital needs people like you. Oh, and you're not a D member yet, right? Hurry up and write an application. I'll personally introduce you."
Lin Kucan, Jin Caifeng and Section Chief Li in the room all looked at the dean in surprise.
Section Chief Li wondered: Could this Lin Sanqi's real name be Shen Sanqi? Otherwise, why would the dean, contrary to his usual practice, recommend him for admission and show him such care? Wasn't he quite principled in the past?
Dean Shen felt embarrassed by everyone's stares and coughed lightly a few times:
"Why are you looking at me? Once the formalities are completed, hurry up and report to the purchasing department. Xiao Qi, let's go. Uncle Shen will take you there personally."
Dean Shen's mind was as clear as a mirror. This kind of care within the scope of work could be exchanged for white rice and five-finger-thick pork. Why not do it?
To put it bluntly, people are all selfish.
Everyone came out of the Organization Department at once. Lin Sanqi was the last one to leave. When most of them had left, he quietly took out a paper bag from his backpack.
"Chief Li, these are some local specialties from my hometown. Please try them, hehe."
"Oh, no, Comrade Xiaolin, you..."
Lin Sanqi had already run away, and Li Xiaoping couldn't stop him no matter how hard he called.
"Hey, this kid, send tea."
Li Xiaoping quickly closed the office door to make sure no one saw him. He hurriedly opened the paper package and smelled it:
"Mm, it smells so good! Longjing tea! This is a treasure. Hey, wait, aren't the Lin family from Dongguang? Isn't this Longjing tea from Zhejiang Province?"
No matter how stupid Li Xiaoping was, he knew that Lin Sanqi had given him a gift intentionally, and it was definitely a great gift of this era.
But Li Xiaoping wasn't going to quit. After all, no one saw him, and he hadn't made any mistakes. He just took it. He just had to take care of this new employee in the future...
The purchasing department is located in the farthest corner of the hospital. The office is separated from a large warehouse and the office conditions are not very good.
When Lin Sanqi and his companions arrived at the door of the purchasing department, a large truck was unloading goods and workers were moving bags of medicinal materials into the warehouse.
In the hot summer, every worker was tanned and sweating profusely.
Seeing Lin Sanqi's expression change, Dean Shen said with a smile:
"Don't worry, even though the bag-carrying masters are also from the purchasing department, they are temporary workers doing manual labor. Regular employees of the purchasing department generally don't have to carry bags, but when there's a shortage of staff or in an emergency, they will still rush up to carry bags."
Lin Kucan was unconcerned: "It's work-related, even if it means plugging a bullet hole, I have to go. Carrying a backpack won't kill me. If you don't want to carry a backpack, you have to study medicine!"
Lin Sanqi scratched his head, thinking that the old man never forgot that he was studying medicine.
Dean Shen also nodded in agreement:
"Yes, Xiaoqi, you have the conditions to study medicine, so you can't give up on this. The purchasing department is just a transition for you. When you are ready to graduate, Uncle Shen will give you a new position."
Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng looked at the dean in surprise again, wondering what kind of magic their youngest son had to take down the dean?
"Why don't you thank Dean Shen?"
"Oh, thank you, Uncle Shen,"
At this time, Kong Shuihu, the head of the purchasing department, had come out of the room and greeted him:
"Director Shen, you are here to inspect our work, haha, oh, Doctor Lin, Sister Jin is here too, this young comrade is..."
Dean Shen is amiable in front of Lin Sanqi, but he still has the authority of a dean in front of other employees.
"Old Kong, come here. I've brought you a new recruit today, Comrade Lin Sanqi. Comrade Lin is Doctor Lin's youngest son and an outstanding soldier at our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. Xiaoqi, this is Comrade Kong Shuihu, the head of the procurement department, your immediate superior."
Lin Sanqi stepped forward and greeted politely, "Hello, Chief Kong. Please take good care of me in the future."
Kong Shuihu's mind was as clear as a mirror.
Employees who are personally sent by the head of the unit, and who come to work at a time when all units across the country are laying off employees, are typical people with connections.
Moreover, this new employee's father is a famous doctor in our hospital. The most terrifying thing is that his whole family works in the hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, which is equivalent to a "family-style" relationship. If you offend one of them, you will offend a group of people.
Such a "relative" person cannot be easily offended even by him as a section chief.
So Kong Shuihu was very friendly and patted Lin Sanqi's shoulder with a smile:
"Okay, okay, Comrade Xiaolin is obviously a talented person. As the saying goes, a tiger father will have a dog son. It's just that it's a bit of a waste of his talent to work in our purchasing department."
As a parent, Lin Kucan must also say a few words to express his stance at this time:
"Chief Kong, my youngest son is a special case. He was lost for 10 years and has just been found. I hope you will bear with him if there are any shortcomings in the future. If he doesn't behave, you can criticize him harshly. I have absolutely no objection."
Kong Shuihu knew that this was just for listening, and he would be a fool if he took it seriously.
Don’t people always say that the youngest son and the eldest grandson are the lifeblood of the elderly? Whose youngest son is not spoiled by his family?
"Okay, Dean Shen and Doctor Lin have handed Comrade Xiao Lin over to me. I will definitely make the best use of him and his talents."
Dean Shen looked at his watch and continued majestically:
"Well, I have a meeting to attend, so I'll be leaving now. Xiaoqi, work hard and make progress every day. If you have any questions, just ask Chief Kong or me."
"Okay, Dean."
Lin Kucan also patted his son's shoulder. He was not worried at all that his son would be bullied. After all, the dean and the section chief had taken care of it.
But Dr. Lin was still too naive. Bullying in the workplace happens all the time. Sometimes, the more people support you, the more people will be dissatisfied.
In the purchasing department's office, a man in his thirties was leaning against the window, looking out through the glass.
"Li Zexu, Zhu Xingchen, holy shit, come here quickly, it looks like someone from our purchasing department is here again."
The person who spoke was an old hand in the purchasing department, named Yang Xiaoqing. The name sounded elegant, but in fact he had a reckless temper.
However, the purchasing department has to travel long distances for a long time, and personal accidents often happen. The really weak people are not able to adapt to it, but the unruly and trouble-making people can thrive in it.
This further encouraged Yang Xiaoqing's arrogance, and he almost regarded himself as a small boss in the purchasing department.
Li Zexu, who was also in his thirties, stood up quickly after hearing Yang Xiaoqing's words:
"Wow, this guy is pretty awesome. He was able to get into our Chinese Medicine Hospital during the nationwide layoffs. Isn't that Dean Shen?"
Zhu Xingchen is younger, at 29 years old. In an era where people start working in their teens, he is considered an old employee. He looked out the window with a nonchalant expression:
"It's not easy for new employees to come. We have to travel all over the country. It's exhausting."
Yang Xiaoqing's eyes turned and he had a plan in mind:
"Old Zhu is right. It seems that we should let this kid run the Northwest District from now on. We can have some free time, haha."
As he was speaking, Section Chief Kong had already brought Lin Sanqi into the office and clapped his hands twice:
"Come on, everyone, stop what you're doing. Let me introduce you to our new colleague from the purchasing department, Lin Sanqi. Welcome!"
The applause was sparse, and everyone looked at the young, fair-skinned boy with curiosity.
Why is whiteness and tenderness emphasized? Because during this natural disaster period, every household was hungry and cold, one person's income was spent by the whole family, and the food rations were not enough to eat.
Due to long-term hunger and malnutrition, there are few fat people in the country. Almost everyone has a pale face and is yellow and thin due to hunger.
In addition, the purchasing department also has business trips, so looking around the entire office, the women all have sallow complexions and the men are all dark-skinned, and there is not a single fair and tender-looking man.
Lin Sanqi was the only fair and tender person at the scene, it would be strange if she didn't attract attention.
In this age where being rich is a sin, being fair and tender with a petty bourgeois look is also a sin. It makes people feel uncomfortable at first sight, and everyone knows that a young master has arrived.
Lin Sanqi didn't know what everyone thought, but he was actually very open-minded.
After all, he thought that he came to the purchasing department to make money secretly. He would not compete with his colleagues for salary, nor would he compete with his colleagues for advanced positions. There was no conflict of interest among everyone, and he should be the kind of person that everyone likes.
"Hello everyone, my name is Lin Sanqi, and I'll be a soldier under Chief Kong from now on. Let me be clear, I'll work wholeheartedly and won't be slacking off. But since I'm new here, I hope you all will take good care of me, hehe..."
Zhao Dongying, a 30-year-old young woman, curled her lips after hearing this and whispered to Yang Qiuhong beside her:
"He speaks better than he sings, but his hands are more delicate than ours, and you still expect him to work?"
Yang Qiuhong is in her 40s, but she shook her head when she heard Zhao Dongying's complaint:
"I heard he's Doctor Lin Kushen's youngest son. He's been wandering around for 10 years and must have suffered a lot. I just need to take care of him at work in the future."
"Tsk, I'm only in charge of office work anyway, don't ask me for business trips."
Section Chief Kong was quite responsible. After the introduction, he began to assign a job to Lin Sanqi.
The purchasing department’s office was a converted large warehouse. Everyone worked in the same big house, and everyone pricked up their ears.
"Comrade Xiaolin, let me introduce you to our department. We currently have 20 full-time employees, which is considered a large department in our hospital. However, don't underestimate the number of people. Everyone has a lot of work to do, because we have to bear the cost of the entire hospital's medicinal materials.
Our hospital mainly purchases some common medicines from supply and marketing cooperatives. This is mainly the responsibility of the female comrades in the department, such as Comrade Yang Qiuhong, Comrade Zhao Dongying, Comrade Liang Shuyan, etc. We have to take some care of the female comrades.
However, some rare drugs or medicinal materials with low usage may not be available in the supply and marketing cooperatives, so our hospital needs to purchase them from other places. This is the work that the male comrades in our procurement department are mainly responsible for..."
(End of this chapter)
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