"Oh, that was the secretary of our Qianchuan Forest Farm. He was transferred to Tanghe Forestry Bureau last summer."
Secretary Wang and our family have a decent relationship, but I wonder if he can get in touch with the coal mine in Songshu Town?
Sheng Liancheng wasn't very confident about this either.
"Uncle, how about having Xiping accompany me?"
"Look, I've come all this way, I can't let it go to waste. If I get this done, I can explain it to my workplace later."
Sheng Xiyun looked at Sheng Xiping, and then spoke to Sheng Liancheng.
"Brother, you've already said it, so what's there to say if it's okay or not?"
Here's what we'll do: you can stay home for now. Tomorrow, I'll call the Tanghe Forestry Bureau and ask Uncle Wang what he thinks.
If Uncle Wang has connections, we'll go there; if not, we shouldn't recklessly venture there. We'll think of another way.
After thinking it over, Sheng Xiping gave Sheng Xiyun this reply.
"Yes, yes, Xiping is so thoughtful. Then I'll entrust this matter to my little brother. Come on, let me toast you."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiyun was overjoyed and insisted on toasting Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xiping quickly picked up his wine glass, clinked it with his distant cousin's, and drank half a glass of wine.
Most men, after a few drinks, will start talking and chat about everything under the sun.
Everyone chatted and got closer, and the closer they got, the more they drank, until they were all drunk.
The meal went on quite late, and by the end, everyone was a little unsteady on their feet. The three members of the Sheng family drank quite a bit, and they slept on the south-facing kang (heated brick bed) that night.
The next morning around 8:30, Sheng Xiping went to his workplace and borrowed a phone to call the Tanghe Forestry Bureau.
Just then, Wang Jiachuan had just started work and was quite surprised to receive Sheng Xiping's call.
After chatting for a while, Sheng Xiping inquired about the Songshu Coal Mine.
"Oh, you mean Songshu Coal Mine? I thought it was something serious."
I'll ask around the office later to see who's in contact with them. Don't worry, I'll call you back in a bit.
After Wang Jiachuan finished speaking, he hung up the phone, but called back shortly after.
"Xiping, bring your brother over here. There are people here. He's the brother-in-law of our bureau's logistics director. He works at Songshu Coal Mine and is in charge of sales."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping was overjoyed. "Oh, thank you, Uncle Wang. I'll go with my brother to your place right now."
"What are you thanking me for? It's nothing. Come over and stay for a couple of days. Your aunt keeps talking to me about the people at Qianchuan Forest Farm and about your mother."
"Please give my regards to your parents." Wang Jiachuan chuckled on the other end of the phone and then hung up.
Sheng Xiyun was very pleased to learn that Wang Jiachuan had acquaintances at the Songshu Coal Mine.
Just then, someone from the forest farm went down to do some business, so Sheng Xiping and his brother took a ride together to Songjianghe.
Then I took a train from Songjianghe to Songshu Town, found a place to stay for the night, and the next day I bought some things and went to Tanghe Forestry Bureau to visit Wang Jiachuan.
"Uncle Wang, it's been a long time! You look even more energetic than when you were in Qianchuan. You seem younger."
When Sheng Xiping saw Wang Jiachuan, he didn't act serious and said with a grin.
This wasn't just flattery. When Wang Jiachuan became the head of the Tanghe Forestry Bureau, he spent his days sitting in his office, no longer needing to work on the front lines in the wind and sun, covered in dust and dirt. Naturally, he looked younger and more energetic than before.
"You little rascal, all you do is tease your uncle." Wang Jiachuan burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"Oh, it's been a long time! Are your parents doing well?"
"They're doing great. They have two naughty kids at home, and they're always causing a ruckus. My parents are constantly cleaning up after them, but they're still very energetic."
Sheng Xiping and Wang Jiachuan were not at all strangers, and they laughed and joked.
"Oh my, I really envy your dad. He's already got a grandson so early. Your Xinhua is five years old already, right? As for my two, I don't even know when they'll get married."
Wang Jiachuan sighed with a smile. He had two sons, one was in the army and the other was in college. By the time they got married and had children, Sheng Xiping's son would probably be in school too.
"Uncle, why are you in such a hurry?"
Tianqing and Tiancheng are both promising, ambitious, and have a bright future. They'll definitely marry good wives in the future, and then you can just wait to hold your grandchildren.
As Sheng Xiping spoke, he turned to look at Sheng Xiyun.
"Uncle, this is the older brother from my hometown I was talking about. He also served in the army, but was later wounded and discharged."
I currently work for a company in Yantai, in charge of procurement. "A few casual words are fine, but I need to get down to business."
Wang Jiachuan, who was also a soldier, felt a sense of kinship upon hearing that Sheng Xiyun had served in the military before.
"Comrade Sheng, it's a pleasure to meet you. As Xiping told me before, you don't need to worry about the Songshu Coal Mine."
Our bureau gets its heating coal from there in winter; we have the connections, so this is easy to handle.
Upon hearing Wang Jiachuan's words, Sheng Xiyun felt relieved. "Thank you so much, Secretary Wang."
“Why call me Secretary Wang? It sounds awkward. We were both soldiers, we were comrades-in-arms.”
Don't follow Xiping and the others' arguments; just call me Jia Chuan.
Wang Jiachuan was a former soldier, with a forthright and unpretentious personality. He didn't have the airs of a bureau chief and insisted on calling Sheng Xiyun "brother."
"No, no, the generational order can't be messed up. I'll just call him Xiping." Sheng Xiyun immediately thought, "How can that be? Wouldn't that create chaos?"
The three sat down to talk, and someone brought them tea. Wang Jiachuan then sent someone to fetch the director of their bureau's logistics department to find out exactly how much coal Sheng Xiyun and his group planned to need.
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