The next day at work, Xing Baohua overheard people talking about how Wang Qiang, who worked in the material requisition room, had been transferred. Everyone knew about what happened yesterday. Good and bad materials had been mixed up, almost causing a production accident. This had terrified the quality control foreman, who was leading everyone in carefully selecting products.
Moreover, Xing Baohua, the young director, directly ordered Deputy Director Hong Mingliang to take Wang Qiang away.
What's even more ruthless is that Hong Mingliang threw Wang Qiang into the coal transport team at the boiler room to push a cart. Whether Wang Qiang was willing to do this hard work is another matter.
Xing Baohua was quite satisfied with Hong Mingliang's decision; he was a pragmatic person. This move served as a warning to others, at least making the workers in the workshop behave themselves.
This also sends a subtle signal to the various factions that have thrown in from all sides: Hong Mingliang supports Xing Baohua's work. The idea of a three-way power struggle or a united front against him is no longer possible. He simply wants to get through the year peacefully.
Xing Baohua would inspect each position and process whenever he had free time. Sometimes, when he noticed that the workers were not skilled at welding, he would personally teach them some techniques.
At this moment, Xu Shuai ran over and said to Xing Baohua, "Hua Zi, the security guard called and said your friend is looking for you and wants you to come over."
"Okay, I understand." He nodded in agreement, then found Liu Quan to arrange some things before heading to the factory gate.
Upon seeing Liu Haibo and the other two, he walked over and said, "I'll come find you tonight; I can't leave right now."
Liu Haibo said with a smile, "The newspaper published an article about the product you developed today. I know you've been busy lately. I'll pick you up after get off work."
"No need, I'll ride my bicycle there." After saying this, Xing Baohua waved his hand and turned to leave.
On his way back to the workshop, Xing Baohua thought about buying a bicycle; he couldn't just keep borrowing Liu Quan's.
As I was thinking about it, I walked over to the office building and went directly to find Shen Jie, the head of the procurement department.
"Why are you here instead of keeping an eye on production in the workshop? I've stocked up on enough materials for a month, what are you short of?" Shen Jie knew that Xing Baohua's visit was never good news. This kid used to come here all the time. He got annoyed after a while, and all he did was rummage through Xing Baohua's belongings for odd and unusual parts.
"We don't lack anything, except a bicycle."
"Get lost! This is a machine factory, not a bicycle factory. Where am I supposed to get you a bicycle? You're just here to make fun of me, aren't you?" Shen Jie said irritably.
"How could I dare! I don't have any tickets. You have many connections, could you help me find some? I'll pay for them myself," Xing Baohua said with a slight smile.
"You rascal! I really don't know what to say to you. The factory does provide benefits for its employees, like industrial coupons! You'll get all sorts of coupons. Just save them up slowly," Shen Jie said.
"I just can't save up enough, can I? Sometimes I'm busy, and it's inconvenient without a car. If you have a good relationship with Qingqi, you can get me a motorcycle. We're not short of money," Xing Baohua said, patting his chest at the end.
"Come on, even if you have money, you can't spend it like this. But speaking of light cavalry, I can help you find one. No tickets are needed, you just need to find a place to register it. And it's cheap." Shen Jie said to Xing Baohua after thinking for a moment.
"Really?" Xing Baohua was delighted to hear this. Getting residency was too easy; his own factory could do it.
“Why would I lie to you? I wouldn’t get anything out of it. It’s just that the car isn’t in very good condition; it’s quite old. It’s stored at the Municipal Bureau. If you want me to give you a letter of introduction, you can go and ask around,” Shen Jie said.
"Second-hand?"
"I suppose so. The former factory director brought in ten motorcycles from Qingqi to commend the factory's model employees. Well, the winds have changed, and the former director took responsibility and stepped down. Two more are stored at the Municipal Bureau. If you have a place to register them, it's easy to arrange." Xing Baohua became interested as soon as Shen Jie mentioned it. If there were easy-to-use vehicles, who would want bicycles!
He quickly asked Shen Jie to help him get a letter of introduction, and then rode Liu Quan's bicycle to the Municipal Bureau with the letter of introduction.
I found the logistics department of the municipal bureau and inquired about the section chief in charge. I brought two packs of good cigarettes with me before I came, and sure enough, the cigarettes worked.
They also warmly told Xing Baohua what procedures were needed, what documents to prepare, what stamps to affix, etc., and that he could just come over to pay and pick up the car after completing these procedures.
As Xing Baohua was about to leave, he asked, "How much was the car?"
"Let's make it 50. I wouldn't be able to explain it if it were any less."
"Um, you're not disposing of it as scrap, are you?!" I initially thought I'd gotten a bargain because the price was so low, but then I realized something was off! So I just asked casually.
"Good to know, but don't talk nonsense! This is a government-to-government transaction. You absolutely cannot buy a government vehicle for personal use. You couldn't buy a piece of sheet metal from it. Do you know how much this car sells for on the market? Over a thousand yuan. And that car can still be driven after a little repair." The clerk said.
"Can I take a look at the car?"
"Once you've completed the formalities and paid the fees, you can go see it." It's likely that the section chief only said so much to Xing Baohua because of the cigarettes.
Xing Baohua immediately felt a bit cheated, and his heart sank somewhat.
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