Zhang Xuebao and the middle-aged man invited Xing Baohua to the machinery factory's guesthouse.
After checking in, the two went to their room together. Zhang Xuebao acted as a waiter, fetching water and making tea.
"Comrade Xing Baohua, I am Wang Binhua, deputy director of the General Office of the Provincial Computer Company. I am here on behalf of the company leaders to discuss matters related to my transfer to the Computer Company." The middle-aged man introduced himself as soon as he sat down with Xing Baohua.
"I never intended to go to the provincial computer company!" Xing Baohua was slightly taken aback by what he had just heard, and immediately refused.
Besides, they immediately said they'd transfer you somewhere, as if they really thought your workplace was a gold mine that everyone wanted to go to.
"You may not know much about the company. The company..." Director Wang began to introduce the company's development history and the close attention it has received from leaders of ministries and other departments, and went on and on.
"The company's top leaders recognize your talent and have held a meeting to discuss it. If you come to the provincial computer company, we'll raise your administrative rank by half a level and give you the benefits of a full-level promotion. We'll also temporarily help you with your housing situation by providing you with a single room."
Director Wang gave a passionate explanation. Seeing Xing Baohua's seemingly indifferent expression, he frowned slightly, thinking, "What's wrong with this comrade? Shouldn't he be thanking the leader for this special treatment?"
Even if the requirements were raised tenfold, Xing Baohua wouldn't go. He's inept at navigating the system; would he just go and become cannon fodder?
Besides, you guys came right after I came back from there. It's obvious you're not here for the person, but for the product! You disgusted him with a thousand dollars, and then you started tempting him with benefits and perks.
What is Sima Zhao's true intention? Xing Baohua thought to himself: Your leaders are too ruthless.
Luckily, I got the drawings from you guys, otherwise you would have figured them out and started competing with me in the market. Who would I be able to complain to?
“I’m sorry, Director Wang, I’m not interested in your company. I have my own career and ideals,” Xing Baohua said.
“Comrade, how can you say that? This is the provincial company! It’s much better than being a cadre in the municipal machinery factory! Besides, you’re young, and you have a lot of room for advancement. You must seize this opportunity!” Director Wang said, sounding as if he was disappointed in you.
"Director Wang, let me put it this way. I think I wouldn't be happy living at your place. Here, I'm free and happy. I appreciate your kind offer, but if there's nothing else, I'll head back now," Xing Baohua said, getting up as he spoke.
"Wait a moment before you leave. Tell me if you have any other requests. If so, you can tell me." Director Wang waved to Xing Baohua, who was about to get up, urging him to sit down and talk, and not to leave in a hurry. At the same time, he thought to himself: Young people are so impetuous. They want to leave before the discussion is even over. Even if they are not satisfied with the conditions they just mentioned, they can still tell me their conditions! What if I meet them for them?
"Director, there's really nothing more to say. You want me to go there simply because you're interested in what I have. If I didn't develop this, would you want me? So what? I'll just produce it myself. I won't trouble you any further." Xing Baohua finished speaking and stood up.
Zhang Xuebao, who had just brought back hot water, saw Xing Baohua about to leave and hurriedly said, "Don't go yet! Let's talk some more!"
"There's nothing more to talk about. Engineer Zhang, I won't invite you this time. We can get together again when you come alone later," Xing Baohua said, patting Zhang Xuebao on the shoulder as he left.
After Xing Baohua left, Director Wang said, "This is outrageous! He has absolutely no organizational discipline. When the organization needed him, he backed down. If it were a few years earlier, he would have been locked up in a cowshed first. With such low awareness, how did he become a workshop director?"
“He’s still young, after all. He needs to go through some hardships to mature,” Zhang Xuebao said, putting down the thermos. He then picked up a teacup, rinsed it, and prepared to pour tea.
“Something’s not right! Engineer Zhang, he’s the director of the machinery factory and also the manager of a village-run enterprise. What’s going on? Is there any violation of discipline involved?” Director Wang said, as if recalling Xing Baohua using the guise of a village-run enterprise to seek cooperation with the provincial computer company.
Zhang Xuebao only knew that Xing Baohua was an employee of the municipal machinery factory, but he never expected that after not seeing him for a few months, he had become the workshop director, and also had another identity. Now, when Director Wang asked him, he didn't know the specifics either.
Director Wang's judgment is spot-on! He immediately saw through Xing Baohua's true nature. Can someone outside the system compete with someone inside? They're seasoned veterans; how can you possibly compete? They'll find your flaws instantly, and once they start cracking down, you'll be badly injured, if not killed.
Seeing the sinister look in Director Wang's eyes, Zhang Xuebao felt worried for Xing Baohua.
Xing Baohua came out of the guesthouse, intending to visit the two old men, but then thought that he had a lot to do today, so he decided to put it off for now, and besides, the equipment hadn't arrived yet.
I rode my little tuk-tuk straight to Liu Haibo's little house.
After his sister-in-law opened the door, Xing Baohua went inside.
"Brother Bo, do you have any good wine or cigarettes here?" Liu Haibo asked as soon as he saw him.
"This isn't a supply and marketing cooperative, how would I have that stuff? It's just some cigarettes and drinks, what do you need them for?"
"Please give me a gift!" Xing Baohua said, then recounted his experience in the provincial capital, omitting the fact that the person had followed him here again.
Yes, that means tailing, following behind. If he wasn't lusting after Xing Baohua's body, how could he offer such good terms?
We need not only people, but also goods.
"That's easy. Just go to the Materials Bureau, find Liu Ming, and tell him I sent you. Just give him the money; no receipt is needed." Liu Haibo pointed out to Xing Baohua where to find the goods.
The Materials Bureau is a good unit! All the goods in short supply on the market are allocated from here. But does it also manage tobacco and alcohol? Although I had my doubts, I still trusted Liu Haibo's connections.
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