Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Checking Files

Wang Cuilan pointed to the second office and said, "This is the Personnel Department."

As she said this she walked over. The door was open and she knocked twice symbolically.

There were four tables in the room, two in the front row, two in the back row, and an aisle in the middle.

There were two young women sitting at the first row of tables, one was wiping the tables and the other was sweeping the floor. At the back table sat a woman in her forties, watering the flowers on the windowsill. At another table sat a man in his early thirties, holding a cup of tea and reading a newspaper.

Hearing the knock on the door, everyone in the room stopped what they were doing and looked towards the door.

"Hey, Director Wang, why are you here?" The one who spoke was the one watering the flowers in the back. When she saw the person coming, she immediately stopped what she was doing and walked towards the door with a smile.

Wang Cuilan said, "Chief Chen, I'll bring someone over to help you."

Section Chief Chen laughed and said, "What are you talking about? Just tell me what you need. I will never refuse to help you if I can."

Wang Cuilan pointed at Meng Yufei behind her and said, "This is Captain Xia's family member, Meng Yufei. She just came to the island yesterday. I'd like you to help me make some connections."

Meng Yufei smiled and nodded, saying hello: "Hello, Chief Chen, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Section Chief Chen waved her hands and said, "No trouble, no trouble, this is our job." She turned to the young female comrade who was wiping the table and said, "Xiao Zhang, come over and help review the information of Captain Xia's wife. If there is no problem, transfer the relationship to her."

Then he turned to Meng Yufei and said, "Did you bring your food allowance and ID?"

Meng Yufei took out the food from her bag and said, "I brought it here."

When Xiao Zhang heard the section chief's instructions, he immediately put down what he was doing, took Meng Yufei's ration book, flipped through it, and said in surprise: "You are from Hai City?"

Meng Yufei smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Xiao Zhang's attitude suddenly became more enthusiastic. She closed the notebook and said, "Just come with me to the filing room, check your file, and fill out a form."

Meng Yufei's file had been sent over long before she arrived. The army reviewed her file before approving her to come with the troops.

Xiao Zhang said to Section Chief Chen again: "Section Chief, I will take her to the file room first."

Section Chief Chen nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead. The key is on my desk, take it yourself."

Xiao Zhang took Meng Yufei out of the door, turned left and walked towards the archive room, while Section Chief Li took Wang Cuilan and continued talking.

The archives room is at the end of the corridor, passing by the General Affairs Department, Material Support Department, and Finance Department.

"You actually came all the way from Hai City to join the army here. It seems that you and Captain Xia have a really good relationship." Xiao Zhang said with emotion.

Meng Yufei said: "I think this place is pretty good."

Xiao Zhang sighed and said, "That's because you just arrived and you'll find out after living here for a while. It's inconvenient everywhere. If you want to buy a skirt, you have to take a boat to the city."

Walking to the door of the filing room, Xiao Zhang picked up the key and opened the door. He pushed the heavy iron door open and saw rows of shelves in the room, with neatly stacked file bags on them.

She said to Meng Yufei, "Wait for me here. I'll go check your file. According to the rules, you can't check your own file."

Meng Yufei nodded to show that she understood. Xia Qinqin went over to take a look at the archive room and asked curiously, "Is this a library?"

This place looked like the library her grandfather had taken her to, with tall shelves filled with rows of "books".

Xiao Zhang laughed and said, "This is not a library, it's an archive room. There is no such thing as a library on our small island."

She casually took out a few dried squids from her pocket and handed them to Xia Qinqin, "These are dried squids dried by the island residents themselves. They taste pretty good."

Xia Qinqin looked at the dried squid in her hand, which looked a bit strange. She looked up at her mother and saw her smiling and nodding. She held the dried squid in her hand and said to Xiao Zhang, "Thank you, Auntie."

Xiao Zhang couldn't help but gently pinch her rosy little face. "You're welcome. You and your mother wait for me here for a while. I'll go to the office and get you some candy later."

The files were arranged in numerical order. Xiao Zhang quickly found Meng Yufei's file, took it out and opened it to look at it.

Staring at the word "University" in the academic column, she opened her mouth in surprise. This Sister Meng was actually a college student at Tongji University!

In this era when high school students are considered intellectuals, one can imagine how rare college students are.

Not to mention this small island, even in the entire Qiongzhou City, there are only a few college students, and they are students from famous universities in Hai City.

After she finished reading the file and came out, she looked at Meng Yufei with a hint of respect and admiration.

"Sister Meng, you are a college student! So amazing!"

Meng Yufei said: "When I was a child, my parents were very strict about my studies."

Xiao Zhang said, "You are smart. Unlike me, my father urged me to study every day when I was a child, but it was useless. I finally graduated from junior high school, and this is the highest level of education in my family."

She turned around and locked the door. "Okay, I've checked your file and it's fine. I've put your credentials in there. Now let's go back to the office and fill out the forms."

She bent down and pulled Xia Qinqin, who was chewing dried squid, and said, "Come on, Auntie will take you to eat candy."

Passing by the door of the Finance Department, Meng Yufei found that it was still locked. She looked down at her watch. It was almost half past eight. No one had come to work yet?

Nowadays, the working hours of government agencies are generally from 7:30 to 8:00. People from other departments on this floor are all here, except for the Finance Department.

In the Personnel Department's office, Sister Wang was sitting in Section Chief Chen's seat drinking tea, while Section Chief Chen pulled up a bench and sat beside her to chat with her.

As soon as Xiao Zhang came in, he said, "Chief Chen, I've looked at Sister Meng's file, and it's fine. By the way, Sister Meng was originally a college student at Tongji University."

"Oh, Xiao Meng, you are still a college student." Wang Cuilan said in surprise.

Section Chief Chen said, "I was also surprised when I looked at the files two days ago. I didn't expect that there would be a college student on our small island. Director Wang, I was worried about this matter. How should I arrange for such a talented person?"

The Personnel Department is not only responsible for the file management and transfer of family members, but also for the placement of family members.

Normally, we place family members in jobs on a first-come, first-served basis, but this time the person who came is a college student, so we have to arrange a job for him as soon as possible, otherwise it would be a waste of talent.

The only suitable job she has now is a primary school teacher on the island, but many people have already been eyeing this position.

Before, she was too lazy to deal with the several family members who came to ask for work, so she went to Teacher Li to tell him about her difficulties. She finally pushed the decision of the job to the teacher and let him decide.

Now there is another college student. Section Chief Chen is shaking his head in his heart. This is really difficult to deal with.

When Wang Cuilan heard this, her heart was slightly moved, but she didn't show it on her face.

She stood up and said, "Chief Chen, I'm leaving first. Since the people from the Finance Department haven't arrived yet, I'm going to block her at her house. I have to talk to her today and make things clear!"

Section Chief Chen hurriedly stood up to see her off, but Wang Cuilan said, "Just keep busy here. You don't have to see me off."

I walked to the door and greeted Meng Yufei, "Xiao Meng, I'm leaving first."

Meng Yufei said, "Sister Wang, take care. Come to my house when you have time."

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Wang Cuilan left the Logistics Department and walked quickly towards Accountant Zhou from the Finance Department.

Accountant Zhou was a relative of Battalion Commander Fang of the Third Regiment and lived in the townhouse. When Wang Cuilan came, she was washing dishes at home.

"Xiao Zhou, why didn't you go to work in the logistics department today?" Wang Cuilan asked as she entered the door.

Xiao Zhou looked up and saw the person coming, but she didn't think it was strange. She knew that Director Wang was here to see her, so she continued to wash the dishes with her head down. "Director Wang, I resigned yesterday."

Wang Cuilan was surprised and asked, "Resign?! ​​What does that mean!"

Xiao Zhou said expressionlessly: "I will not do accounting anymore. Whoever wants to do it can do it."

Wang Cuilan hurriedly took two steps forward and walked in front of her and asked, "Who did you resign from?"

The Finance Department currently has no section chief. The previous section chief was the wife of the previous teacher, who was transferred along with the teacher a few years ago.

The Finance Department originally had a deputy section chief, but he was transferred along with her husband a month ago.

The Finance Department was suddenly short of two people, with only a pregnant young clerk left, so there was no way to temporarily transfer Xiao Zhou, the math teacher from the primary school.

It's hard to find anyone who can settle the accounts at the moment. After all, the family compound is under the jurisdiction of the army, so it's not easy to use people from outside.

Accountant Zhou wiped out the water in his bowl and said, "I went directly to Teacher Li's house and told him this. If you don't believe me, go ask the teacher."

Director Wang was a little stunned by her retort. He didn't expect that Accountant Zhou, who was usually very gentle, would speak in such a harsh tone today.

Director Wang thought about it and saw that she really didn't want to go back, so he advised: "Xiao Zhou, you can't just abandon this stall. So many families in our family compound haven't received their monthly tickets yet. Everyone has left their hometowns and traveled thousands of miles to follow the army. It's not easy for everyone."

Accountant Zhou put the bowl on the stove and said unhappily, "Director Wang, you also know this is a lousy stall, right? I was just brought here temporarily, who knew that everything would be blamed on me now."

The more he spoke, the more excited he became. "Anyway, I won't be involved in this matter anymore. You can let whoever wants to take care of it. I won't go no matter who asks me to go. At worst, just let me go back to my hometown."

Wang Cuilan saw that she was determined and spoke bluntly, and she was a little angry. "Well, if you don't do it, someone else will. You are not the only one in our family compound who can settle accounts. But you can't deny the debt for what happened to you."

Accountant Zhou said, "Okay, I'll hand over the account books as soon as you find the person. I've only been in the finance department for two months. Don't even think about dumping such a big mess on me."

Wang Cuilan came out of Accountant Zhou's house with a stern face. She originally wanted to go to the logistics department to ask if anything happened yesterday and why Accountant Zhou suddenly resigned.

Halfway through her walk, she stopped, thought for a moment, then turned around and walked home.