Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 992 I'd be laughing in my sleep!

Wen Xiaorong pushed her bicycle into her courtyard house. A resident in the front yard saw Wen Xiaorong returning and looked surprised. He asked her curiously, "Old Tang's wife! Why are you so late today?"

When Wen Xiaorong heard her neighbor's question, she remembered that her daughter was going to be transferred to the Commerce Bureau. She happily told her neighbor, "Aunt Dong! My daughter Lingling is going to be transferred to the Commerce Bureau. Her boss invited her to dinner, which is why I came back so late."

When Aunt Dong heard Wen Xiaorong's explanation that Tang Yanling was being transferred from the department store to the Commerce Bureau, she looked puzzled and asked Wen Xiaorong curiously, "Old Tang's family! Your Lingling is a saleswoman, one of the eight key positions. Why would you agree to let her do another job? Did your Lingling offend someone?"

"You old hag, what do you know? Lingling is being transferred to the Commerce Bureau, which means she's going to be promoted to a cadre position. No matter how popular a sales clerk is, can she compare to a cadre?" When Aunt Dong's husband, Uncle Xue, heard what Aunt Dong asked Wen Xiaorong, he immediately came out of the house and scolded Aunt Dong in dissatisfaction.

After scolding Aunt Dong, Grandpa Xue explained to Wen Xiaorong with a embarrassed look, "Old Tang's wife! This woman in my family is ignorant, so don't take her words to heart."

Upon hearing Grandpa Xue's explanation, Wen Xiaorong showed a nonchalant expression and replied with a smile, "Grandpa Xue! It's nothing! Aunt Dong was just concerned about our Lingling, that's why she asked."

Upon hearing Wen Xiaorong's answer, Grandpa Xue smiled and congratulated her, saying, "Old Tang's family! Congratulations to your Lingling, she's about to become a cadre."

Hearing Grandpa Xue's congratulations, Wen Xiaorong was overjoyed and replied with a smile, "Grandpa Xue! Thank you for your congratulations. My Lingling has been transferred to the Commerce Bureau, but she's only going to be an ordinary clerk. It will probably be a long time before she becomes a cadre."

When Grandpa Xue heard Wen Xiaorong's answer, he thought of Tang Yanling's in-laws' situation and said with a smile, "Old Tang's family! Lingling was just transferred there. Although she is just an ordinary clerk, I believe that with Lingling's work ability, it's only a matter of time before she becomes a cadre."

After hearing what Grandpa Xue said, Wen Xiaorong exchanged a few pleasantries with him and then pushed her bicycle toward the central courtyard.

Aunt Dong, watching Wen Xiaorong's disappearing figure, asked Uncle Xue with a face full of curiosity, "Honey! Can the Tang family's daughter really become a cadre?"

When Grandpa Xue heard Grandma Dong's question and saw the puzzled look on her face, he scolded her with exasperation, "You old hag! Don't you think about what kind of background Tang Jiansheng's in-laws have? If it weren't for Tang Yanling's future, would they have given up their sales job to transfer to the Commerce Bureau?"

Wen Xiaorong pushed her bicycle to her front door. Just as she was about to park it, Tang Jiansheng, who was inside the house, heard the noise outside and immediately came out. He asked Wen Xiaorong curiously, "Wife! You're back. You called me this morning and said that Lingling was going to be transferred to the Commerce Bureau. What's going on?" "Mom! I heard from Dad that Lingling is going to be transferred from your department store to the Commerce Bureau. What's going on?" Tang Guoqing, who had also heard the noise, came out of the house right after her and asked Wen Xiaorong with a curious look.

Hearing the father and son's questions, Wen Xiaorong recalled what Banggeng had said in the car on the way back, and happily introduced to Tang Jiansheng and his son, "Isn't Lingling pregnant? Grandma was worried that Lingling's work was too hard, so she asked Uncle Jiang to help Lingling change to an easier job. When Director Jiang of the Commerce Bureau learned about this, he transferred Lingling from the department store to work in the Commerce Bureau office. She will officially report for duty tomorrow morning."

After hearing Wen Xiaorong's explanation, Tang Jiansheng finally understood the whole story. He then asked Wen Xiaorong curiously, "Honey! Director Wang of your department store is such a stingy miser. Why would he suddenly think of giving our Lingling a farewell party?"

Hearing Tang Jiansheng's description of Director Wang, Wen Xiaorong thought that she might also become a junior leader, and said to Tang Jiansheng with a happy face, "Old Tang! Being a tightwad, it depends on who you're dealing with?"

"Director Jiang of the Commerce Bureau has only been here for a few months. Director Wang is thinking about how to get on Director Jiang's good side. And Director Jiang personally arranged our Lingling's job transfer. Director Wang's farewell party for our Lingling is just an excuse. His real purpose is to get to know our good son-in-law."

After hearing Wen Xiaorong's explanation, Tang Guoqing finally understood the truth behind Tang Yanling's transfer. Thinking of the "banggeng" that Wen Xiaorong had just mentioned, Tang Guoqing asked Wen Xiaorong with curiosity, "Mom! Lingling's job was arranged by Jia Geng's uncle. What does this have to do with Jia Geng? Why would Director Wang from your unit want to get to know Jia Geng?"

When Wen Xiaorong heard Tang Guoqing's question, she thought of Bang Geng's behavior at the dinner table that night and scolded Tang Guoqing with a look of disappointment: "Tang Guoqing! You are such a blockhead. Compared to your brother-in-law Jia Geng, you are worlds apart. Otherwise, you would not have asked such a stupid question."

Hearing Wen Xiaorong scolding Tang Guoqing, Tang Jiansheng nodded in agreement and said, "Guoqing! Your mother is right. Director Wang does want to get to know his in-laws, but he can't just go through our Lingling to find them, can he? So he has to settle for second best and start with your brother-in-law."

Upon hearing Tang Jiansheng's explanation, Tang Guoqing finally understood Director Wang's purpose and replied with a frustrated expression, "Dad! Mom! I'm just an ordinary worker, how would I know about all the intricacies of officialdom?"

"Guoqing! Your brother-in-law is just an ordinary driver, so why does he know all this, while you know nothing? Do you know how your brother-in-law behaved at the dinner table last night? If you had half the ability of your brother-in-law, I bet you'd be laughing in your sleep." Wen Xiaorong scolded Tang Guoqing with exasperation upon hearing his answer.

Upon hearing his wife's evaluation of their son-in-law, Tang Jiansheng's curiosity was immediately piqued. He smiled and asked Wen Xiaorong, "Wife! What exactly did our son-in-law do to make you so happy?"

(End of this chapter)