Shen Yanming's eyes flickered, and an idea came to mind.
Seeing the expression on Shen Yanming's face, Zhu Shiliang smiled and nodded, "That's exactly what you think! Our unit hasn't recruited anyone for two or three years. With such a high unemployment rate outside, so many people are envious of our place."
The fact that the children of leaders are cultured, well-mannered, and enthusiastic, yet lack opportunities, has long been a source of discontent.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Qinghe Alliance can purge a group of corrupt elements, introduce some new talent, and incidentally appease the people.
"So, all the new colleagues are people with connections or backgrounds? Didn't they ever consider joining the guard team directly?"
"Of course I thought of that, but is it so easy to join the guard team?"
Previously, there might have been room for maneuver, but now, to join the guard team, one needs to go through layers of assessments and obtain the approval of more than a dozen leaders.
Take you guys for example. Even if you get an excellent grade in this assessment, no one can say for sure what might happen before the transfer order comes through. You know, they select the best of the best over there!
Alright, I'm not saying all this to put pressure on you. I'm just reminding you that this is a rare opportunity, so you should do your best!
Shen Yanming nodded gratefully, "Thank you for your guidance, leader!"
Zhu Shiliang waved his hand, and Shen Yanming left.
Watching his retreating figure, Zhu Shiliang smiled and thought to himself, "Even if I don't say anything, you shrewd person won't make a mistake."
I'm saying all this simply to curry favor with you. In case something happens in the future, out of consideration for our friendship, could you look after my family for me?
After returning to his office, Shen Yanming took out a ten-pound bag of dried fruit from a black plastic bag and handed it to Michelle, saying, "This is my wedding gift for you. I won't be attending your wedding. My wife is pregnant, and it's not convenient for her to go to crowded places."
Although she knew it was just an excuse, Michelle could only nod helplessly, "I understand, thank you!"
Then, Shen Yanming took the contents out of the plastic bag; they were all various grains, packaged in one or two-pound bags.
"The grain I promised to exchange for you a while ago, whoever wants it, come and collect it."
Shen Yanming did not look for the previously recorded list because he had brought a lot of food with him today, and it was not prepared according to the list.
Everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
They thought Comrade Shen had long forgotten about it, but unexpectedly, things took a dramatic turn!
Yu Shui raised his hand, "I'm Huang Dou, how many pounds did you get for me?"
Shen Yanming glanced at them and said, "There are two bags of soybeans, each weighing one jin. If no one else wants them, both bags are yours!"
"I want it! I want it!" Chen Qing also raised his hand.
"Damn, you're so shameless! You actually tried to steal it from me! I seem to remember you didn't sign up back then," Yu Shui asked, rolling her eyes.
"That's because we thought these things were hard to handle and didn't want to add to Shen Yanming's burden, hehe!" Chen Qing said, rubbing his nose.
Actually, he didn't have any idea at the time, but recently his wife has been mentioning wanting to drink soy milk several times, so he had no choice but to come out and look for it.
He had searched many places but couldn't find it. He was about to give up when Shen Yanming unexpectedly had two jin (1 kg) of it.
"Please share some with me, otherwise my wife will torture me again!" Chen Qing said pitifully.
Yu Shui was aware of Chen Qing's recent troubles. After all, that mission had forged a deep friendship between the two of them, and they often chatted about everyday matters.
Yu Shui grabbed two bags of soybeans from the table, kept one for himself, and handed the other to Chen Qing, saying, "I'll share half with you, buddy, isn't that a good deal!"
"That's enough!" Chen Qing gave Yu Shui a thumbs up. Yu Shui nodded and then grabbed a bag of red dates, saying, "I want these too! We don't have any at home, so I'll take them back for my mom to eat! Oh, and brown sugar too!"
"Hey, Yu Shui, you shameless bastard!"
They were all pretending to be reserved, waiting for Shen Yanming to distribute the food to them.
Yu Shui moved so quickly that everyone couldn't sit still. They ran up to Shen Yanming, grabbed the bag, and ran away.
Yes, first come, first served.
However, they were all people who cared about their reputation, so each of them only took one bag.
Qin Yiren watched for a while, then pouted and said, "Where are the black sesame seeds? Where are the black sesame seeds I ordered?"
"No, that thing is too precious, we can't get it!" Shen Yanming said.
"Oh no!" Qin Yiren pouted, looking aggrieved. "Everyone else has it but I don't. I want to eat sesame paste, I really, really want it! I haven't had it for years!"
"Sigh, be content. These days, as long as you can eat your fill, that's enough. Don't be so picky about your food!" Yu Shui sighed and said, "I want to eat roast duck, egg yolk pastry, and tiramisu, but I can only dream about it."
Qin Yiren slumped onto the table, looking utterly dejected. Seeing her pitiful state, Bi Qiaoan couldn't bear it and said, "I have some sesame seeds at home, do you want some?"
Qin Yiren's eyes lit up, and she nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, yes!"
“I’ll give it to you tomorrow. But to be honest, I think that stuff is too cheap and not filling at all, except for the taste. It’s really not worth wasting land, time and effort on it,” Bi Qiaoan reminded her.
"It's alright, my house has many rooms and front and back gardens!" Qin Yiren said confidently.
"Alright then, whatever makes you happy!" Bi Qiaoan said with a shrug.
Seeing that the two had reached an agreement, Yu Shui asked Shen Yanming, "How will we exchange this grain?"
Shen Yanming rubbed his forehead in exasperation. "You guys figure it out. There's too much to remember, it's too messy."
Yu Shui was stunned. "Then, I'll exchange it for dried fruit?"
"Half price, it's not that expensive," Shen Yanming said after thinking for a moment.
His original intention was to subsidize everyone, but it would seem abnormal if he asked for nothing or asked for too low a price.
He didn't know if the price was high or low, but seeing everyone nodding in agreement, Shen Yanming didn't think about it any further.
That evening, Shen Yanming told Bi Qiaoan about what Zhu Shiliang had told him about the possible transfer to the guard team.
Bi Qiaoan was very excited after hearing this, and also decided to work harder in the future, and make sure that no one could find any fault with her.
Friday arrived quickly. Before leaving get off work, Shen Yanming used WeChat to invite Yu Shui and the others to come to his house for dinner over the weekend.
This was something that had been agreed upon beforehand, but it was delayed due to snow after the reception was completed.
After eating pig's trotters, pig's liver, and pig's intestines for several days in a row, Yu Shui and the others were too embarrassed to suggest having a get-together again.
However, they were quite happy when they received the notification.
It wasn't necessarily about eating something fancy, but rather about feeling that the other party valued their promise and respected them, which made everyone feel very comfortable.
So they all readily accepted the invitation and started thinking about what gifts to bring.
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