Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 740

Yang Xiaole looked at the eight people in the office.

Zheng Yongsheng has been here for nearly five years. He arrived here before the storm arose and was a high school student before.

Three of them came in in the past few years.

Zhang Lin is one of them. This guy has a good relationship with Zheng Yongsheng now.

The remaining two came in with Zhang Lin, but for some reason, they felt a sense of unfamiliarity with Zhang Lin.

The remaining four people are the elderly here.

One of them has even worked in this department for nearly 8 years.

According to regulations, this year is the eighth year, and if he still cannot be promoted to a higher position, he will be forced to transfer to another job this year.

Of course, this is not absolute. There are cases of people serving beyond their term in the army.

For the Army, the term seems to be 2 years.

I briefly understood the situation here and then started looking at the information.

When it was time for lunch, the group took their lunch boxes and went to the cafeteria.

The living expenses of ordinary soldiers are contracted by the military and do not require personal expenses. The living expenses of officers are not contracted by the military, so they need to pay when eating in the military canteen.

Apart from the people who serve them, most of the staff are cadres, and the rest are logistics personnel.

The stove standard here belongs to the logistics stove, that is, the cadre stove.

The food standard is 0.6 yuan, and the food in the cafeteria is relatively cheap.

A spoonful of braised pork costs 1 cents.

A fist-sized portion of braised lion's head costs 1 cents.

There are 8 dishes every day, but the portions are not very large. If you come late, you can only eat other dishes.

Anyway, there are meat dishes every day.

Here, if you want to eat more, you have to buy it yourself.

In the afternoon, things returned to their familiar state as usual.

"Liu Peng!"

While thinking, he shouted to the crowd.

Liu Peng was busy. When he heard this, he looked up and after a moment of hesitation, he quickly agreed.

"To!"

"Come here!"

Hearing this, Liu Peng threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground, stood up, stomped it out, and then walked over.

"Team Leader, you're looking for me?"

Coming to the table, Liu Peng asked.

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Well, sit down!"

Liu Peng was confused for a moment, not knowing what they wanted him to do, but he sat down anyway.

"Nothing, I just learned some things from my seniors. Have a cigarette."

As he spoke, he handed him a cigarette.

Seeing this, Liu Peng hesitated for a moment.

The work done in their department is all mental work, and they are no longer ordinary soldiers, so smoking is allowed in the department.

On the contrary, smoking is not allowed in public places in military areas.

But he didn’t know why Yang Xiaole wanted to see him.

But he still took the cigarette.

"Boom!"

Yang Xiaole took out a kerosene lighter, lit it for himself, and then handed the burning lighter to him.

Liu Peng didn't hesitate to take the cigarette, lit it and gave it back to him.

Yang Xiaole took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, "Comrade Liu Peng, I heard that your hometown is Huizhou?"

He could sense that this guy seemed to be somewhat disdainful of him.

Not that he had heard any gossip.

On the contrary, this guy is very careful with his words, and even when chatting with others, he will not easily say bad things about others behind their backs.

He just trusted his instincts.

It can't be wrong.

Liu Peng didn't know what he was going to do, but when his leader asked him questions, he answered honestly.

"Yes, my hometown is Huizhou."

Yang Xiaole was pulling at the words and said with a smile: "By the way, our hometowns are still the same place. You are from Fuyang and I am from Anshi, which is not far away."

These words made Liu Peng stunned for a moment.

"Isn't Team Leader Yang from Sijiu City?"

"Hi, my hometown is Huizhou. In 42, there was a big drought there, and there was a war, so I fled here and lived in the countryside. It was not until 58 when the city was in a big rush that my family was recruited from the countryside to work in the city."

Yang Xiaole talked about his own situation.

Liu Peng was puzzled for a moment, then laughed and said, "That's really a coincidence!"

There wasn't much small talk, but the tone of their conversation was much more relaxed.

Yang Xiaole smiled when he saw this.

He had roughly guessed why Liu Peng felt resistant to him.

age.

Yes, it's age.

He has read Liu Peng's information. He is a rural soldier, 33 years old this year. He started working 8 years ago when he was 25 years old.

Not that young.

But he had seen that Liu Peng had the longest seniority in the department and had the best performance.

But he was not promoted.

There is only one possibility. The reason why he was not promoted is that he has no connections.

As a young man like me, I am now treated as a company commander.

Any normal person would think that he is also a relative of his and was transferred here after being gilded. There would be no other possibility.

I was promoted to this level three years after joining the army.

It's impossible to have no one behind you.

This is in the normal person's mindset.

Liu Peng looked at the smiling young man in front of him.

Yes, young man.

The other person was several years younger than him, and more importantly, he had only been in the army for a few years.

I didn’t expect that he would achieve this so quickly, and what I didn’t expect was that he didn’t have a prominent background?

How could this not make him feel strange!
But he is very strange. How did he achieve this without any background?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "Team Leader Yang, have you... done a lot of meritorious service?"

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Yes, he has made several contributions. Hey, the confrontation on the small island in the Great Northern Wilderness..."

He briefly explained it, then smiled nonchalantly, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. I am lucky that the Russian bear was frightened by us. Otherwise, he might have lost his life."

After hearing his words, Liu Peng was surprised.

I didn’t expect that so many things had happened to Yang Xiaole on the riverside in the Great Northern Wilderness.

It's no surprise that it can rise so quickly.

At this moment, he already had admiration in his heart, as if he was not the kind of young master who came here to gild himself.

Yang Xiaole pointed at the table and asked, "Liu Peng, I remember that your transfer deadline should have come this year, right?"

The transfer result will be announced at the end of March, and I will leave the army on April 4st. Now it is mid-February, and the transfer process has almost begun.

Hearing this, Liu Peng's expression darkened, but he quickly regained his composure: "Yes! The organization has already talked to me. I have already written the application, and I will leave here when I get the notice."

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly upon hearing this, and nodded on the table with one hand.

Of course he knew it, because the transfer application was in his hands and had not been submitted yet.

Then he said, "What do you think? Do you have any relatives at home? Are there any difficulties?" Liu Peng was stunned when he heard this.

He is not stupid and probably understands what it means.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I am the eldest in the family. My parents are still alive and I have three younger brothers. All three are married. I send some money back home every month. Although it is not much, the expenses in the countryside are relatively low, so it is enough for them to live on."

He didn't say what he thought.

Yang Xiaole nodded lightly when he heard this.

I understand what he means. His family is able to get married thanks to him. As for himself, he definitely wants to make progress.

Okay.

No matter what the reason, men who take care of the family are generally not that bad.

Of course, it is not absolute.

At least for now, Liu Peng seems to be doing pretty well.

This guy is quite capable. He may have to go out more often in the future, so it is necessary to have a steady person to help him look after the rear.

After all, he has been here for too short a time.

Yang Xiaole took out a form for applying for transfer from the drawer and handed it to him.

"Take this back first and apply for another one."

He was also given an application to be promoted to the administrative level of deputy company commander.

Liu Peng looked at the things and his expression changed.

After hesitating for a while, he said, "But... the higher-ups won't approve it! This time the quota... is for Zhang Lin."

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "I know! How can I have the right to do so? But how can I know if I don't try? Take it back and give it to me tomorrow morning. I will also write a report."

He certainly has no rights.

But he definitely wouldn't want to let someone like Zhang Lin advance.

As for whether there was someone behind Zhang Lin, he didn't care at all.

As long as he doesn't make any major mistakes in principle, no one can cause trouble for him. The worst that can happen is that they will hold him back in the process of promotion in the future.

Liu Peng hesitated for a moment, but soon made up his mind.

"it is good!"

But he still said: "Team Leader Yang, our department has two deputy section chiefs, you may not have met them yet. One is Wei Hong and the other is Shen Liang.

Deputy Section Chief Wei has been transferred to other places for a mission, and Deputy Section Chief Shen, like you, is on vacation and will be back in the next two days.

Zhang Lin and his men came in at that time because they followed Shen Liang and won the prize. This time, Zhang Lin was chosen. If you insist on doing this, you might offend people. "

Yang Xiaole smiled when he saw this: "I know, that's enough, go and do your thing."

He will definitely get rid of these people; sooner or later he will offend people.

I don't care about that anymore.

Seeing this, Liu Peng didn't say anything else. He said hello, stood up and left.

Yang Xiaole was holding a pen and writing there.

After a long while, he stood up with a piece of paper and said, "Everyone, put down your things first."

Hearing this, everyone stopped.

Yang Xiaole walked straight over.

When they reached a suitable position, he said, "Our working hours are 8:30 in the morning, but our wake-up call is 6:30. There are two hours in between, which will be used for physical training in the future."

Looking at these people who were hesitant to speak, he said, "When I came here today, I saw other groups had training in the morning, but our group didn't seem to have any. I don't care what happens to other groups in the future, but our group must keep up with the military subjects."

Everyone looked at each other when they heard this.

No one objected.

After all, this is a military unit, not an ordinary place.

Seeing that no one objected, Yang Xiaole said, "Zheng Yongsheng, this is the training content, which may be changed later. I don't require you to improve much, but in the monthly assessment in half a month, your scores will all improve."

After saying that, he handed the thing to Zheng Yongsheng.

Zheng Yongsheng took it, looked at it, frowned, and wondered if this task was a bit too heavy.

But he didn't say anything, so Yang Xiaole said, "I will train with you all starting tomorrow. Of course, I won't train with you all the time. When your results can all reach excellent, these training sessions will be reduced. As long as you can maintain them in the future, that's fine."

After these words were spoken, Zheng Yongsheng had nothing to say.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said, "Okay, that's all for now."

Then he turned around and left and returned to his seat.

Zhang Lin looked at the training schedule in Zheng Yongsheng's hand with a frown. They probably couldn't handle this kind of training intensity!
After all, after coming here, training has almost been abandoned.

But he doesn't care about that now.

What he cares about is Liu Peng.

Liu Peng actually took back his application for transfer and replaced it with an application for promotion.

This is his spot!

Thinking of this, he stood up and walked towards Yang Xiaole.

"Team Leader Yang!"

Yang Xiaole was looking at the information in his hand. Hearing this, he looked up and said, "Oh, Comrade Zhang Lin, what's wrong?"

Zhang Lin said directly: "Team Leader Yang, I should be the one to be promoted this year. Isn't Liu Peng going to be transferred to another job? How can he still be promoted?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole said calmly:
"Liu Peng is planning to change his career, but I've seen that his performance in the department has always been among the best, his military quality is also not bad, and he is an old comrade, and his ideological awareness is not a problem. If there is an opportunity for such a person, we should still strive for it."

After saying that, he looked at him with a puzzled look: "The promotion time is in June. Logically, the interview should be held two months in advance. How come Comrade Zhang Lin received the interview so soon?"

Promotions usually follow a certain monthly pattern.

The situation of each unit is different.

In December, there will be more smooth transfers within the army, and this time has already passed, which means Zhang Lin was not selected last time.

There was also one in February because many people changed jobs and needed to be replaced. This kind of thing usually happens in advance.

Their promotions were in June, and it is only February now, so they have basically not been interviewed.

However, he was not sure whether he had been summoned for questioning.

So I was just asking.

As for why Liu Peng filled out the form, it was because his situation was special and he was about to face career change.

But Zhang Lin's performance was revealed.

At this moment, Zhang Lin was speechless. He couldn't say that Shen Liang had already agreed to him!

He couldn't say this.

I could only honestly say, "Not yet, but Deputy Section Chief Shen asked about this before."

What this means is that the leader is very optimistic about him.

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly after hearing this: "Well, that's how it is! Since Comrade Zhang Lin has been interviewed, it means he is still very good. Comrade Liu Peng is not bad either, so we must be prepared.

No matter which of you gets promoted, it will be a good thing for our department.

This is the organization's recognition of you.

Regardless of whether you succeed or not, this is the organization's training for you. No matter what position you are in, it is all for the sake of the cause."

After hearing what he said, Zhang Lin wanted to refute.

But there was nothing wrong with what Yang Xiaole said, and he didn't scold him, leaving him unable to refute.

Moreover, Yang Xiaole is only a team leader and has no decision-making power, but he has the right to make suggestions. As long as the people above do not object, Liu Peng will have great hope.

How could this not make him anxious.

After thinking about it, he didn't say anything. This is the army and has its own rules.

"I'm fine. I'll get back to work then."

Yang Xiaole looked at the other party and nodded with a smile: "Okay!"

Watching Zhang Lin leave here angrily.

He knew that what he said might work for Zhang Lin, but it would hardly have any effect if he said it to anyone higher up.

They are all "battle-hardened" people, and they can only speak better than him.

(End of this chapter)