Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 986 Delicious Buns!
After leaving Director Wang's office, Tang Yanling did not immediately return to the mall counter. Instead, she quickly went to the finance office. When she sat down at Wen Xiaorong's desk, she happily called out to Wen Xiaorong, "Mom! Director Wang has finished talking to me about the job transfer and wants me to go back to the mall now to hand over my work to our team leader."

"What? Lingling! What did you just say? What job transfer? Are you going to be transferred away from our department store?" One of Wen Xiaorong's colleagues, upon hearing what Tang Yanling said to Wen Xiaorong, had an incredulous expression on her face. Before Wen Xiaorong could answer, she immediately asked Tang Yanling.

The female colleague's question immediately attracted the attention of the other staff in the finance office. At this moment, another female colleague immediately asked Wen Xiaorong, "Sister Xiaorong! Where is Lingling being transferred to?"

When Wen Xiaorong heard her colleagues' questions and thought of the news that her daughter was about to work in the municipal bureau's office, she proudly introduced, "Meifang! Li Ying! Colleagues! The Commerce Bureau's office was short of a clerk, so the leaders of the Commerce Bureau transferred my daughter Lingling to work there."

Upon hearing Wen Xiaorong's announcement, everyone's faces showed shock, and they asked her in astonishment, "Xiaorong! Is it true? Is your Lingling really going to be transferred to the Commerce Bureau office?"

"Sister Xiaorong! Although a sales clerk is one of the eight key positions, there is a huge difference between them and the clerks in the Municipal Bureau of Commerce office. Who did your Lingling use to get transferred to work at the Municipal Bureau of Commerce?" Li Ying, after hearing Mei Fang's words, finally snapped out of her shock and asked Wen Xiaorong with envy.

When Wen Xiaorong heard her colleague's question and saw the surprised and envious expressions on everyone's faces, her vanity was greatly satisfied. She smiled and introduced to everyone, "My son-in-law's uncle is a friend of Director Jiang, the new director of the Commerce Bureau. When Director Jiang invited my son-in-law's uncle to dinner, he inadvertently learned that our Lingling was working at a department store, so he suggested that our Lingling be transferred to the Commerce Bureau."

"I originally thought that Lingling's transfer to the Commerce Bureau would probably take some time to be finalized, but I didn't expect that just yesterday Director Jiang proposed to transfer our Lingling there, and today Director Jiang has already finalized it."

Upon hearing Wen Xiaorong's description, Li Ying's face showed envy, and she murmured to herself, "I used to hear the aunties in the neighborhood say that a woman's second chance at life is to marry into a good family. I didn't believe it before, but now I truly believe it."

“Since Lingling got married, she not only has no worries about making a living, but she also often has a car to pick her up and drop her off at get off work. Now her in-laws are using their connections to get Lingling transferred to the Commerce Bureau to work in an office. I estimate that it won’t be long before Lingling has the opportunity to work as a substitute for a cadre and become a real cadre in the future.”

Since Tang Yanling got married, Mei Fang had heard Wen Xiaorong mention her son-in-law more than once. At the time, Mei Fang thought Wen Xiaorong was just bragging, but now she realized that everything Wen Xiaorong said in the past was true.

Thinking of her youngest daughter who was still unmarried, an idea suddenly popped into Mei Fang's mind, making her eyes light up. She quickly asked Tang Yanling, "Lingling! Does your boyfriend have any unmarried brothers or sisters? Our Aiping is also at the age to find a partner. If you know anyone suitable, don't forget to help us set her up."

Upon hearing Mei Fang's question, Tang Yanling thought of Bang Geng's younger siblings and replied apologetically, "Aunt Mei! None of Bang Geng's younger brothers are adults yet. Even if I wanted to help Ai Ping find a match, I'm powerless to do so!"

"Lingling! Does your boyfriend have any unmarried sisters? My younger brother is of marriageable age this year. If so, could you help him find a match? If it works out, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life." Upon learning of Mei Fang's idea, Li Ying immediately thought of her own brother and hurriedly asked Tang Yanling.

Upon hearing Li Ying's question, Tang Yanling immediately thought of Xiao Dang, who was approaching marriageable age. A troubled expression crossed her face as she said to Li Ying, "Sister Li Ying! My husband's older sister is indeed not married yet, but I'm not entirely sure if she's dating anyone." "Besides, all matters, big and small, in my husband's family are decided by his uncle. According to him, he will personally arrange my sister-in-law's marriage. If you want me to help set her up, I can ask around when I get home, but I can't guarantee anything about whether it will work out."

At this moment, Li Ying was focused on finding a good wife for her younger brother so that he could have a bright future through the wife's family connections. She was completely unaware that Tang Yanling's answer was actually a subtle rejection of her.

Upon hearing Tang Yanling's reply, Li Ying happily said to Tang Yanling, "Lingling! My younger brother is twenty-one years old this year. He works at a coal company and earns forty yuan and fifty cents a month. If your husband's uncle agrees to this marriage, please remember to let me know in advance."

Tang Yanling had just politely declined Li Ying's request, so she didn't ask about Li Ying's brother's situation. When Li Ying gave her the information, Tang Yanling gave a vague reply: "Sister Li Ying! I've remembered it all."

It is said that no one knows a daughter better than her mother. When Wen Xiaorong heard Tang Yanling's answer, she could tell that Tang Yanling was politely refusing. However, what Wen Xiaorong did not expect was that Li Ying did not understand the meaning behind Tang Yanling's words and thought that Tang Yanling really intended to introduce her brother to someone.

Seeing her colleagues' eager expressions, Wen Xiaorong immediately changed the subject and reminded Tang Yanling, "Lingling! Didn't you just say that Director Wang asked you to hand over your work? Why don't you hurry up and go to your team leader Chen to hand over your work, and then go to the personnel department to complete the transfer procedures?"

Upon hearing Wen Xiaorong's reminder, Tang Yanling belatedly realized that she hadn't handed over her work yet. She quickly nodded and replied, "Mom! I almost forgot. I'll go find Director Chen now, take inventory of the goods at the counter, and then hand them over."

After saying this, Tang Yanling immediately turned and walked towards the outside of the finance office. Just as she stepped out of the office, she suddenly remembered that Director Wang was going to give her a farewell dinner that evening. She stopped and said to Wen Xiaorong, "Mom! Director Wang said that he's going to give me a farewell dinner at the cafeteria tonight, and he wants you and Banggeng to join us. I'm going back to the mall to take inventory of the goods in the counter, and then hand over the work to our team leader Chen. After the handover is complete, I'll call Banggeng to ask if he's free tonight."

When Wen Xiaorong heard Tang Yanling's words and learned that Director Wang was going to give Tang Yanling a farewell party, a look of shock immediately appeared on her face. In her subconscious, although several people had been transferred from the department store over the years, she had never seen Director Wang give a farewell party to anyone. The fact that Director Wang would give Tang Yanling a farewell party and even ask Tang Yanling to invite Bang Geng was obviously aimed at Bang Geng's uncle.

With this thought in mind, Wen Xiaorong felt it necessary to remind Tang Yanling and explain the pros and cons. So she said to Tang Yanling, "Lingling! I happen to be free, so I'll go to the mall with you and help you take inventory of the merchandise in the store."

The department store counters need to be inventoried every month, a process that is extremely tedious and one of the tasks Tang Yanling least wants to do. Now that Wen Xiaoyu is going to help her with the inventory, Tang Yanling is very happy and quickly says to Wen Xiaorong, "Mom! Let's hurry to the mall and try to finish inventorying all the goods in the counters before we leave work this morning."

(End of this chapter)