Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 358 Help

Back then, there was no such thing as family relocation for job transfers. If you were transferred, you had to go. The employer didn't care about your family's arrangements. If your family came with you, the employer could only offer some housing assistance. They couldn't solve other issues like household registration or employment. There were no policies in place.

Relatively speaking, cadres within the public security system are a little better off, since they are in charge of this, but at most they can only transfer household registrations, and that's it for their work.

Back then, only officials at the department level or above could enjoy the benefits of their families relocating with them. There were policies regarding work and household registration. Now, even officials at the division level can enjoy the same benefits.

The so-called housing assistance only means being allocated a separate unit. Whether your family members can fit in the unit is not considered; you're lucky if you get one. For someone like Director Qin, who is transferred, it's impossible to get housing immediately upon arrival; you have to wait, mainly because of his low rank. Section-level cadres are not considered cadres.

Xiao Wei said, "Then hurry up and go! What are you still thinking about? The criminal investigation team has just been established. It means Director Liu values ​​you if he lets you go. Why think about so many other things? Well then, I'll go back and talk to Uncle Chen about your job, sister-in-law, and see if you can get into the power industry. You can handle the household registration and your child's schooling yourself. After that, it's just a house. Just buy one. Find one near your workplace and buy it. We'll talk about it when the company allocates one."

Director Qin picked up the pistol and fiddled with it, then shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I asked around, and in Fengtian, a two-bedroom apartment would cost seventy or eighty thousand yuan, and in a slightly better location it would cost over one hundred thousand. I have elderly parents and young children to support, so a small apartment wouldn't be enough for me."

In the early 90s, criminal police were not yet independent, and the powers of the police were ambiguous. Criminal police teams and traffic police teams in various places were just working groups of local public security organs, directly led and managed by local public security organs. It was not until 97 that the State Criminal Investigation Bureau was established and criminal police corps were set up in each province. Only then did criminal police become independent from the local public security system and be managed vertically. Since then, the local public security system has only been responsible for public security management, household registration and civil coordination.

Unlike later when criminal police became independent and held a high position within the public security system, at this time all police officers were treated the same. In Director Qin's mind, being the head of the branch bureau in Andong might be more practical than being a criminal police officer in Fengtian. In later times, how could he have such a hesitation?

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Since Director Liu is asking you to go, he must have a plan. We have to consider the future, right? I think working there for a few more years would be better than being the bureau chief you are now. Besides, didn't you say you'd get a promotion if you transferred there? Think about how long it would take you to get promoted here. And besides, you've been a bureau chief for so many years, what's a few hundred thousand more?"

Director Qin glanced at the door and lowered his voice, saying, "I have some money, and it's fine for everyday food, drink, and clothes. But is it really feasible to buy a house in Fengtian? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble? Besides, there are some things I'm just not cut out for. And I don't have much money anyway. Do you even consider 100,000 or 200,000 yuan a lot?"

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Of course it's about money. I earned my money in the tens or hundreds of dollars I had. So, you go find a house, and I'll buy it, okay? Then I'll rent it to you, alright?"

Director Qin was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Xiao Wei and said, "Really? Can you drive it yourself? Don't let this interfere with your business."

Xiao Wei shook his head and said, "The cost of a house isn't a big deal. I have plenty of cash on hand, so there's no problem with working capital."

Director Qin thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's do it this way. We'll talk about it after my house is allocated. I won't stand on ceremony with you. You know what I'm doing."

Xiao Wei put the stack of ten-yuan notes and grain coupons on the coffee table, stood up and said, "Then I'll go back. I'm going back to Fengtian tomorrow. I can stay in Fengtian for two or three days, and then I'll go back to Longcheng. If you need anything, just page me."

Director Qin also stood up, picked up the money and food coupons on the coffee table, and handed them to Xiao Wei, saying, "You should take these. I don't know what to do with them. I have nowhere to hand them over, and I don't dare to distribute them further. Can I just keep them for myself? Take them."

Xiao Wei took it and put it in his bag, saying, "Okay, I'll take it then. I gave Xie Zhiqiang 10,000 yuan, and I'll have him bring the key to you after he's done. I didn't know you were leaving, so you can keep it for me or leave it with Brother Liu. I'll settle his wages with him when I get back. If 10,000 isn't enough, I'll make up the difference."

Director Qin said, "Okay, I'll leave it with Lao Liu. I won't see you off, take your time." Xiao Wei waved his hand, opened the door, and went downstairs.

After getting into the car in the yard, Xiaowei felt a little regretful; he really liked that gun.

He shook his head, started the car, turned it around, drove out of the branch office compound, checked the fuel gauge, and headed straight for the power bureau; he needed to refuel.

After filling up the gas tank with the gas coupon, Xiao Wei drove back to the hotel and went upstairs. He took out the sixteen gold bars and laid them on the bed to admire them. Looking at the gold bars, his frustration with the pistol faded; these things were much better. Hahaha!

After packing my things, I took a bath in the hotel's public bathhouse. These days, bathhouses in Northeast China are all large halls with a big cement pool and showers around the walls. There's no one to scrub you down or anything. It costs 50 cents to bathe.

After taking a shower, I went to the restaurant and ordered a tomato and egg stir-fry and a stir-fried clam dish. I ate two bowls of rice and went upstairs to my room to sleep.

The next morning, Xiaowei got up at seven o'clock, ate breakfast at the restaurant, and drove to Xie Xiaolong's house. It was an old row of bungalows, and the alley was inaccessible by car. Xiaowei went inside and helped carry out the things he needed to bring and put them in the trunk. They were just some changes of clothes and such. The luggage was all there.

Xie Xiaolong's parents saw him off to the roadside, their reluctance evident, but there was nothing they could do; one can only succumb to reality.

Even after the car drove away, you could still see the elderly couple standing by the roadside, gazing at each other; the old lady was already wiping away tears.

Xiao Wei said, "Sister-in-law, we need to go around Beixi for a while. I have to go pick up my father-in-law and take him to Fengtian. Don't worry."

Mu Lijuan sat in the back holding her child, smiling and saying, "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry. We've gotten through so many days already, it's good that we don't have to squeeze onto the train."

Xiao Wei smiled but didn't say anything, and the car sped away from Andong.

They set off at 8:30 a.m. and arrived in Beixi City at 1 p.m. Xiaowei treated Mu Lijuan and her daughter to lunch in the city. After resting for a while, they continued on their way to the county town.

At 2:30, the Omega stopped downstairs at Xiao Hong's house.

Looking out the window, Mu Lijuan asked, "Is this your home?"

Xiao Wei said, "No, it's my father-in-law's family. My home is further ahead, in the mountains. My whole family went to Longcheng. This house is for relatives to stay in, so we don't need to go back." The two got out of the car.

As the weather warms up, many people downstairs are sunbathing, playing chess, cards, or chatting idly, all watching Xiaowei get off the bus.

(End of this chapter)