Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 1013 Hot Commodities!
Upon hearing Wei Jiansheng's suggestion, Xiao Zhijun recalled the scene he had just witnessed in the compound. He then smiled and introduced Wei Jiansheng, "Old Wei! Jia Dongming was recently officially transferred to our municipal bureau. He is now the deputy chief of the Criminal Investigation Corps, in charge of all aspects of the work of the Criminal Investigation Corps."

Upon hearing Xiao Zhijun's explanation, Wei Jiansheng showed a surprised expression and asked Xiao Zhijun curiously, "Old Xiao! If I remember correctly, when your family's Changsheng got married, I heard you mention this Jia Dongming in front of several of our old comrades."

“Back then, you told us that although Jia Dongming was only the head of the security department at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, he was very capable in handling cases. Director Wu of your municipal bureau had repeatedly suggested that Jia Dongming be transferred to your municipal bureau because of his abilities. But for some reason, Jia Dongming preferred not to be promoted and stayed in the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. It's only been a few years. Why would Jia Dongming agree to be transferred to your municipal bureau now?”

When Xiao Zhijun heard Wei Jiansheng ask about the reason for Jia Dongming's transfer, he smiled and explained to Wei Jiansheng: "Old Wei! The head of the Criminal Investigation Corps is unable to continue his high-intensity work on the front line due to illness. And in the entire Criminal Investigation Corps, the only person who can command respect is Jia Dongming. After careful consideration, the Party Committee of the Bureau decided to transfer Jia Dongming from the steel rolling mill to the Municipal Bureau."

"As for why Jia Dongming agreed to the Municipal Bureau's decision to transfer from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to work at the Municipal Bureau, besides the fact that Director Wu personally talked to him, the main reason was the change in the overall environment."

Upon hearing Xiao Zhijun's explanation, Wei Jiansheng felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Recalling the political climate of the past few years, Wei Jiansheng said with admiration, "Old Xiao! If Jia Dongming really chose to stay at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill because of the political climate, then this young man's shrewdness is truly beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Upon hearing Wei Jiansheng's words, Xiao Zhijun remembered that Xiao Zhimin was still waiting for his call at work, and immediately smiled and said to Wei Jiansheng, "Old Wei! This weekend, I'll have my wife buy some fancy dishes. You can come to my house then, and we brothers can have a good drink together."

Upon hearing Xiao Zhijun's words, Wei Jiansheng replied with a smile, "Okay! Then let's meet this weekend. My son-in-law just recently sent me two bottles of good wine. I'll bring them to your house, and we'll finish them together."

After saying goodbye to Wei Jiansheng, Xiao Zhijun put the microphone on the landline, stood up from his desk, and walked towards the office door.

Soon, Xiao Zhijun arrived at the door of Deputy Director Liu's office. He saw Deputy Director Liu sitting at his desk reading a newspaper, knocked on the door, and asked with a smile, "Old Liu! What are you busy with?"

Upon hearing the knock, Deputy Director Liu instinctively put down his newspaper and looked up at the office door. When he saw Xiao Zhijun walking in, he quickly stood up from his desk and greeted him warmly, "Director Xiao! Didn't you go to a meeting in the city this morning? When did you get back? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Upon hearing Deputy Director Liu's question, Xiao Zhijun smiled and said to Deputy Director Liu, "Old Liu! I just got back from the city not long ago, but when I returned to our unit, I happened to see you and your son in the courtyard, taking a cardboard box with a television printed on it out of Xiao Jia's car. So I wanted to ask you if the television in that box was an imported color television purchased by the Commerce Bureau?"

When Deputy Director Liu first saw Xiao Zhijun, he was wondering why Xiao Zhijun had suddenly come to his office. However, after learning Xiao Zhijun's purpose, he immediately realized that Xiao Zhijun was also there for the color television. Considering that Jia Dongming dared to hand over the color television to him in the company compound, clearly not afraid of others finding out, Deputy Director Liu naturally saw no need to deliberately conceal the matter. He smiled and replied, "Director Xiao! You guessed right, the television in that box is the color television I asked Xiao Jia to help me buy."

Upon hearing Deputy Director Liu's answer and confirming that Jia Dongming could indeed help purchase a color television, Xiao Zhijun immediately asked Deputy Director Liu curiously, "Old Liu! I heard that the color televisions purchased by the Commerce Bureau were just delivered to Beijing yesterday and were immediately snapped up. Through whose connections did Xiao Jia help you buy a color television?"

Upon hearing Xiao Zhijun's question and seeing the curious expression on his face, Deputy Director Liu smiled and explained, "Director Xiao! You may not know this, but my third son is getting married soon, and my in-laws somehow found out that the Commerce Bureau imported a batch of color televisions, so they asked our family to buy one."

"Considering that the wedding of my two children was approaching, I contacted an acquaintance in the Commerce Bureau to inquire about color televisions. I unexpectedly learned that Director Li of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was the brother-in-law of Director Jiang of the Commerce Bureau. Xiao Jia had worked in the security department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill before, so I went to Xiao Jia, hoping to use his relationship with Li Huaide to get a quota from Director Jiang."

"As a result, I unexpectedly learned from Xiao Jia that the batch of televisions purchased by the Commerce Bureau was facilitated by Xiao Jia, who helped the Commerce Bureau complete the procurement task. While helping the Commerce Bureau purchase color televisions, Xiao Jia also bought a few himself privately. The one I got was transferred from Xiao Jia."

Xiao Zhijun breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming that Jia Dongming possessed a color television. He smiled and said to Deputy Director Liu, "Old Liu! To tell you the truth, my niece is also getting married soon. My sister and brother-in-law wanted to buy her a color television as part of her dowry. They tried many connections, but they couldn't get a quota for a color television. So they called me for help."

"I made a lot of calls to help my sister get a quota, but the answer I got was almost always that I was too late and all the quotas they had were already taken. I was thinking about how to give my sister an answer when I saw you and your son carrying a color TV, so I came to ask you about the situation."

Upon hearing Xiao Zhijun's explanation, Deputy Director Liu immediately smiled and said to Xiao Zhijun, "Director Xiao! When I asked Xiao Jia for help, he mentioned that he helped the Commerce Bureau purchase color televisions. This couldn't be kept secret for long. Once the news spread, someone would definitely ask him for quotas. So when he helped the Commerce Bureau purchase color televisions, he also paid for a few out of his own pocket. Now, besides the one assigned to me, he should still have some color televisions on hand."

Upon hearing Deputy Director Liu's very affirmative answer, Xiao Zhijun immediately smiled and said to Deputy Director Liu, "Old Liu! This color TV is in high demand right now. I have to go find Xiao Jia right away, so I can't chat with you any longer."

(End of this chapter)