Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 1002 If I can't afford to offend them, I can always avoid them!

Director Guo, who was standing nearby, overheard Jiang Kun's conversation with Vice President Chen and saw Jiang Kun's dejected expression. He tentatively asked Jiang Kun, "Director Jiang! Didn't the leaders of the General Administration say that they only needed ten quotas? Why did they suddenly change their minds?"

Upon hearing Director Guo's question, Jiang Kun, recalling the mandatory order just issued by Deputy General Manager Chen, replied with a frustrated expression, "Director Guo! Rank matters. Since the General Administration leadership has issued this order, we have no choice but to comply. Tomorrow morning, once you arrive at the office, immediately notify everyone that the previously allocated quotas need to be redistributed."

Upon hearing Jiang Kun's instructions and sensing the helplessness in his words, Director Guo immediately nodded and replied respectfully, "Director Jiang! I understand. Tomorrow morning, when I arrive at the office, I will immediately inform the leaders of the bureau of your decision."

After get off work, Jiang Kun, feeling depressed, drove home. As he entered his courtyard carrying his briefcase, his wife immediately rushed forward to greet him warmly, asking, "Old Jiang! I heard that your Commerce Bureau purchased a batch of color televisions from Hong Kong. Is that true?"

When Jiang Kun heard his wife suddenly ask about the color television, and saw her unusual enthusiasm, alarm bells immediately went off in his head. Knowing his wife's personality, Jiang Kun asked her warily, "Lin Feng! Who told you this? Why are you suddenly so concerned about my work? Could it be that someone is trying to get you to help them get television quotas from me?"

Upon hearing Jiang Kun's question and seeing his reaction, Lin Feng complained to him in an annoyed tone, "Old Jiang! This news has already spread to other units. Our leader's child is getting married at the end of the year, and he wanted to buy a color TV to make a good impression on his child, so he came to me. I've already promised our leader to help with this, so you can't let me down."

When Jiang Kun saw his wife, who hadn't even greeted him before readily agreeing to help her boss obtain quotas, he was immediately furious. He complained to his wife, "Lin Feng! How could you agree to your boss's request without even asking? Do you know that I almost have no quotas left for color televisions?"

"What! Didn't you purchase fifty color television sets? How come the quota for television sets has already been exhausted before they've even been delivered back to Beijing?" Upon hearing Jiang Kun's answer, Lin Feng's face immediately showed an incredulous expression, and she quickly asked Jiang Kun.

Upon hearing Lin Feng's question, Jiang Kun, recalling the phone calls he had received that afternoon, angrily cursed, "I don't know which bastard leaked the news that the TVs had arrived. As a result, I've been getting one call after another this afternoon asking for quotas. What's worse, the State Administration initially said they only needed ten quotas, but then they went back on their word and said they needed twenty. Because of what the leaders at the State Administration did, I don't have any quotas left."

"What? Lao Jiang, what did you say? You don't have any quotas left? I promised our leader, how am I supposed to tell him if you don't have any quotas left?" Lin Feng's face immediately showed disbelief when she heard Jiang Kun's answer and learned that he didn't have any quotas left. She questioned Jiang Kun with dissatisfaction.

Hearing Lin Feng's question and seeing her exasperated expression, Jiang Kun replied in a flustered manner, "How you talk to your leader is your business. Who told you to make such a big promise to your leader without consulting me beforehand?"

Upon hearing Jiang Kun's reply, Lin Feng, remembering the promise she had made to her superiors, arrogantly threatened Jiang Kun, "Jiang Kun! I've already promised our leader. I don't care who you promised to, no matter what method you use, you must squeeze out one quota for me."

"Dad! I heard you used your connections to buy a batch of color televisions from Hong Kong. Is that true?" Lin Feng's threatening voice had barely faded when a young man's excited voice rushed into the house. Jiang Kun frowned upon hearing his eldest son's overjoyed question and asked the young man who had run in, his face expressionless, "Jiang Haoyu! You're not going to tell me you also agreed to help someone get a quota for color televisions, are you?"

Upon hearing Jiang Kun's question and seeing his tense face, Jiang Haoyu, recalling his leader's hint, excitedly told Jiang Kun, "Dad! You guessed right. The person who asked me to help get the quota is Director Zhong from our unit. Director Zhong even hinted that if I can get the quota, the title of outstanding individual in our unit at the end of the year will belong to me."

Hearing Jiang Haoyu's answer and looking at the unreasonable Lin Feng beside him, Jiang Kun felt extremely irritated. He picked up the briefcase placed by the door, turned around and walked outside.

Seeing that Jiang Kun didn't even give a promise and turned to walk out of the house, Lin Feng immediately became anxious and called out to Jiang Kun, "Old Jiang! Where are you going?"

"I can't afford to offend you two, but I can at least avoid you, right?" Jiang Kun said, leaving behind only these words after hearing Lin Feng's shout, before turning and walking out of the courtyard without looking back.

"Mom! What's wrong with Dad?" Jiang Haoyu asked Lin Feng with a puzzled look after Jiang Kun's figure disappeared at the gate of the courtyard.

Upon hearing Jiang Haoyu's question, and recalling Jiang Kun's exasperated expression, Lin Feng replied with dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with your dad? It's all because of the TV's specifications."

Upon hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Jiang Haoyu, remembering the promise he had made to his superior, anxiously asked Lin Feng, "Mom! I swore to my superior that I would help him get a quota. If Dad doesn't have any quotas left, how am I supposed to explain this to him?"

When Lin Feng heard her son's question, and thinking about the promise she had made to their leader, she replied in a flustered manner, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

Jiang Kun's reason for launching the pilot program and purchasing imported electrical appliances and goods was not only to make some achievements during his term of office, but also to use imported goods to expand his network and pave the way for his future career. However, to Jiang Kun's surprise, before the first batch of imported goods even arrived in Beijing, the quota for a single color television set caused him a lot of trouble.

Jiang Kun walked out of his courtyard, looked up at the colorful clouds on the horizon, and thought about the phone calls he had received that day, which made him feel extremely annoyed. He thought he should find someone to confide in immediately, so he headed towards the direction where Li Huaide lived.

(End of this chapter)