Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Niu Dazhuang thought about it and agreed, but he still felt uneasy. It was one thing for Bai Hongyan's child to take her surname, but why was Su Wan doing this too?

It seems like all that work was for nothing.

Niu Dazhuang would also comfort himself, at least he enjoyed the process, so let him take his mother's surname, since they are all his children anyway.

Su Wan is so composed in her work. She doesn't speak up herself, but lays the facts in front of Niu Dazhuang, letting him bring it up on his own.

Niu Dazhuang looked at Su Wan with his big, ox-like eyes and said, "Oh well! Don't think about it anymore. Do whatever you want. Just hurry up and finish the baby. Let's make it clear, this is the only one. Pregnancy is too much of a hassle."

Su Wan smiled gently: "The child will take my surname, and the given name is up to you."

"Even if his surname is 'Tian' (meaning 'Heavenly God'), he's still my son, hmph!"

"Alright! This is for everyone's good! Hurry up and go, it should be your turn soon!"

Before leaving, Niu Dazhuang stretched out a salted pig's paw, which earned him a big eye roll from Su Wan.

A beautiful woman looks good even when she rolls her eyes.

Niu Dazhuang waited outside for another twenty minutes before knocking on the door and entering Chen Jingshan's office.

"Little calf, sit down!"

Niu Dazhuang dared not sit as casually as he did in Su Wan's office, with half his buttocks on the chair and his back ramrod straight.

"Take it easy, don't be so nervous. You should know a little about the situation in our unit's security department. Right now, we're short-staffed, lacking both manpower and equipment. Familiarize yourself with the work processes first, and I'll fill the gaps for you next spring. Is that alright?"

"no problem!"

"You need to unite with your colleagues and avoid forming cliques. You've only been with the company for less than two years!"

"Yes, it will be exactly two years next March."

"As for the security department, you're new here. Don't pick up their bad habits. I want to see a fresh and positive attitude from the team you lead!"

I'll try my best!

"How can a young person succeed without ambition? Go for it boldly, I'll back you up, what are you afraid of?"

Niu Dazhuang immediately stood up and shouted, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

"That's more like it. That's all I'll say. I don't need to send someone to take you there, do I?"

"Hehe, we're all from the same company, no need."

"Okay, that's all I wanted to say."

Damn it, they claim to be from the security department, but they're dressed like ordinary workers in dark blue overalls, and they just gave them a red armband and that was it.

There were no batons or stun guns like those from later generations, but there were quite a few carpenters who could patrol with guns at night.

The guns were a mixed bag, with the most numerous being Mauser C96 pistols, numbering over ten, along with a considerable amount of ammunition. There were also five Type 56 semi-automatic rifles.

There were also 11 Type 53 rifles that Niu Dazhuang was most familiar with.

After reporting to the security department, the department head, Liu Dagen, first took Niu Dazhuang to the duty room and introduced him to the department's resources.

"Dazhuang, we finally have someone literate in our security department! The system you set up in the Third Team was pretty good! Help us youngsters learn some basic literacy too."

"Section Chief, that shouldn't be the case. Aren't you literate too?"

"The number of characters I recognize is not even enough to fill a basket, and I learned them after attending a literacy class, let alone writing them."

That tiny pencil felt heavier than a Mauser pistol in my hand, and it was so unruly. I wanted to draw a straight line, but it always came out as a winding, wavy line.

Hey! You think our security department is just supposed to protect the company's property?

President Lu and Vice President Su, you're forcing us to learn culture. I'm practically half-buried in the ground, what am I supposed to learn about culture?

Especially that little vixen, Vice President Su. Don't let her innocent appearance fool you; she's quite pleasing to the eye, but when she gets going, she'll target you right in the back. I wasn't even as scared of her as I was of President Lu!

Section Chief Liu was full of complaints. Today, a wise person had finally come to the section, so he should vent his grievances properly.

Niu Dazhuang chimed in, "That's right, I was also disciplined by that young woman. First, I was forced to help out in the kitchen, and that wasn't all; she made me copy the company rules and regulations more than ten times!"

Finally, I've found someone who shares my pain.

"Haha... I knew it! Damn it, the hands that wield guns are made to do embroidery when they're being punished. They really know how to mess with people."

"So, you were also punished by having to copy the rules and regulations?"

"Punished? That's a bad question. Ask anyone in our security department, who hasn't been punished!"

Our security department is full of illiterate, rough-around-the-edges guys, isn't this making things difficult for us? Now I know all the rules and regulations of our unit by heart, even better than the old three articles! From now on, you can handle all the work reports and summaries.

I get punished every time I write one, and it's given me a real phobia of it now. The mere thought of writing a work report makes my heart tremble!

"I can write it for you, but I can't exactly mention you in my work reports!"

"That's easy. The boss knows what kind of person I am. When it's time to report on work, you can just come with me."

"This isn't appropriate!"

Liu Dagen put his arm around Niu Dazhuang's shoulder: "There's nothing inappropriate about it. It's settled then. From now on, you'll be the second-in-command of our security department. Old Ma, you don't have any objections, do you?"

Ma Yongli was the squad leader of the first squad. Before Niu Dazhuang arrived, he was the de facto second-in-command of the security department.

"Section Chief, not only do I have no objection, but the brothers certainly have no objection either."

"No, no, let's follow the company's rules and regulations. The way you're doing this, it's like we're a den of bandits."

"What the hell is this bandit den? If you were all literate, would those brothers listen to you? If the brothers don't listen to you, how are we supposed to fight those road bandits and robbers?"

"Section Chief, it can't be as weird as you say, can it? I've been driving long-distance routes for over half a year, and I've never encountered anything like this!"

"What kind of job are you doing? And what are you carrying on your truck? Try switching to a different route, load up with some in-demand work, and see if anyone tries to intercept you!"

Liu Dagen patted Niu Dazhuang on the shoulder again and said, "When we have lunch, I'll call everyone together so you can all get to know each other. When we change shifts in the evening, I'll introduce you to the other shift members."

Even though we're from the same unit, you might not recognize everyone in our security department.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you, Section Chief."

Then Niu Dagen gave an awkward laugh: "Dazhuang, it's almost the end of the year, you know without asking, we'll definitely have to write this year's summary report, you see..."

"I just arrived today and I don't know exactly what our security department has done this year, so I can't write a summary report!"

"You don't know, but I do. Let me tell you all about it. Old Ma, you listen too. After I'm done, if there's anything I missed, you can add it."