Chapter 237: Asking for Advice
After seeing Director Lu off, I felt a little tired.
I wanted to go back to the hotel and take a nap, but this is not a place to sleep at all. Bai Yun doesn't care whether you rest or not.
If I'm struggling with my creative process, I'll ring your doorbell and want to chat with you. If I suddenly have a good idea and get excited, I'll come over to chat with you.
I picked up the things Captain Gu gave me, went downstairs, and drove home.
When I got home, my mother said, "You can't even see my shadow, why are you so busy?"
I handed her the cigarettes and alcohol and said, "I want to take a nap. Wake me up for lunch."
After saying that, he went into the bedroom, turned off his cell phone, rubbed his sleep acupoints, and immediately felt sleepy and fell asleep in a short while.
I didn't wake up until there was a knock on the door.
After washing up, I lazily walked to the living room and found that the food was already on the table, with only two pairs of bowls and chopsticks. I asked my mother, "Where's my father?"
She brought out a bowl of eggs and placed it on the table. After sitting down, she said to me, "Eat these fried eggs later."
"Where's my dad?"
"He said he had some show to rehearse or some competition to participate in, and he hasn't been home for lunch for several days in a row. Every time he comes back, he's so cheerful. I wonder what makes him so happy. Oh, and it's almost the end of June, and you don't seem to care at all about getting married."
"Don't worry, old man. Getting married in the countryside involves picking a date, notifying relatives, preparing the banquet... it's incredibly busy.
Cities value social services. A single electronic invitation notifies everyone. A single wedding planning company takes care of everything.
If you think it's not lively enough with too few people, just call the Bang Bang company and ask them to bring as many people as you want to act as your relatives, and they'll all be handsome men and beautiful women."
“Ah, there is such a service?”
"There are all kinds of things. The city is a place where you pay for services."
"No wonder the old lady next door said that city people only care about money."
"Yeah, that's about right. So, you don't have to worry about my dad getting into trouble. The old ladies in the city who are engaged in art wouldn't look down on his little money."
My mother tapped the back of my hand with the tip of her chopsticks and glared at me, "I'm talking to you about something serious, and you're talking nonsense. Eat quickly."
After dinner, I picked up my phone to call Shiyu, but it was turned off. No wonder it had been so quiet. I turned it on and saw three or four missed calls, all from someone I knew.
I called back, and the call was answered immediately. "Oh my god, why is your phone turned off?"
"It needs to rest too. Besides, it's electrical work, a high-risk occupation."
Mingbai laughed for a long time and said, "I originally said I would come to see you in the evening, but I have to go on a business trip at 5 pm. Can I come to see you now?"
"Come home."
"Okay, I'll be there in half an hour."
My mother asked, “Who’s coming?”
"clear."
"Oh, he comes less often now."
"The city is big." After saying that, I called Shiyu and told him that I would go there in the afternoon and attend classes in the evening.
Shiyu said, "It's best to talk about children's illnesses. Lately, locals have been bringing their children to ask for prescriptions."
After hanging up the phone, I began to organize my evening lecture. My mother came in with a cup of tea and started chatting with me about all sorts of family matters.
She mainly talked about things in her hometown, such as the woman who called me useless got pneumonia, the village chief was replaced, and Aunt Liu San gave birth to a baby at the age of 46.
Whenever she chatted with me about family matters, I didn't need to participate at all. She didn't like me to participate. She just wanted me to listen. I just said "hmm, hmm, hmm" from time to time.
She talked about her things and I copied mine. She didn't get up to open the door until the doorbell rang.
I guess he knew what gift he was going to bring. I only heard my mother say, "Just come, why are you being so polite? He's writing in the study."
Mingbai came in and exchanged a few pleasantries with me, and then my mother brought hot tea and fruit. She pressed an apple into Mingbai's hand and said, "Eat, eat."
I understood and took a bite. After my mother left, I said, "The department is going to appoint a deputy director. Director Shen has a chance. Can I help him with a fortune telling?"
I shook my head.
He said, "Does he really have to come for the test?"
"right."
Oh—he was a little disappointed. Then he said, "If he gets in, I'll have a chance of getting promoted to a deputy director or something. So, you can understand my feelings."
"What's the specific situation? I can help you analyze it."
He chuckled: "You are not in the system."
"First, tell me, regardless of the system, any unit is made up of people. Let me help you analyze the situation between Director Shen and the opponent."
"This time there's more than one opponent, it's a competition for the position."
“Are positions in other units based on competition?”
"No. It's just our department. They say it's a pilot program."
I thought about it and then said, "As for you, stay put and do your job well every day. This so-called competitive job is actually the result of poor personnel arrangements. There are several department-level cadres who want to take this position.
They all have strong backgrounds, making it difficult for decision-makers to deal with them. It would be troublesome to offend either side. So let's have a competitive recruitment process."
He understood, his eyes widened, and he stared at me: "You're not in the system, so how do you know the twists and turns involved? That's what some people say privately."
"Comrade Understand, I have to tell you that I'm certainly not in the system, but I've read at least 20 or 30 novels about officialdom. Things with more twists and turns than these have already been thoroughly written about."
Clearly said: "Then learn from you."
I said, "The reason I told you to stay put is to avoid any discussions or dinners with competitors. Besides work-related matters, if someone asks you something, answer it irrelevantly."
"Why don't you answer the question?"
“For example, if someone asks you, “Do you know what’s going on recently?”
"Just answer: 'Motor vehicle?'"
"The trend. The trend of competing for the position of deputy director."
"I rarely take the high-speed train. I usually drive home."
Mingbai laughed.
"If you answer people jokingly, they'll understand and won't talk to you about this topic again. Then, you go to work and go home."
"If there is hope for Shen Chu, what should I do privately?"
"Of course, I also hope that Director Shen can get in. When that time comes, you remind Director Shen to come to my place. Whether it's fortune telling or giving him some advice, that's what you should do."
Ming Bai said: "I feel relieved now that you have given me the idea. Otherwise, I am afraid of making mistakes. Everyone knows that I have a good relationship with Director Shen."
Realizing he wanted to leave, I stopped him and said, "Slow down. I have to explain this to you clearly. You can't go out to sing, wash your feet, dance, or anything like that tonight. You can just call a few people to play some cards."
"Why?"
"Because your entry into the provincial department is related to Director Shen's help, you think only you and I know it, but in fact, everyone else knows it.
If you have any problems, people will exploit them, make a big deal out of it, and slowly lead it to Shen Chu. This will also lead to bad things. "
He was surprised and said, "The mechanism above looks calm, but it's actually much more complicated than below. I'll pay attention to what you said."
Seeing that he was indeed a little nervous, I wanted to lighten the atmosphere and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother, just make sure you have nothing to do during the day and nothing to do at night."
He laughed heartily and said, "Then I'll be leaving. I'll bother you again later."
"Let's go down together."
After going downstairs, I waved goodbye to Mingbai and drove to Taiyi Temple.
It's time to go. I haven't been there in a few days. After all, that's my home base.
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