Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 368 Driver Xiao Lu

Uncle Wang also stood up and said, "My daughter is in Fengtian. My family has come over this time. I just need to go back and get things settled. There's no rush to move the house now. Give me two days. I'll come over to officially report for duty the day after tomorrow."

Director Gao thought for a moment and said, "The day after tomorrow is Saturday, so why don't you come over next Monday and take a couple more days off? We have a company meeting on Monday, so you can come over, introduce yourself to the staff, and we can also go over the division of labor."

Uncle Wang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. You go ahead and get busy. My son and I will head back now."

Director Gao shook hands with Uncle Wang, then with Xiao Wei, before turning and heading back to his office. Uncle Wang saw him to the door, then turned around to look at the office, walked behind his desk, and sat down, saying, "Wow, it feels like a dream."

Xiao Wei said, "It's quite unexpected. So this is the deputy director level?"

Uncle Wang thought for a moment and said, "He'll definitely be a section chief once he gets in, but normally he should be a department head. We owe him a really big debt." He looked up at Xiao Wei, then suddenly smiled and said, "Anyway, I can't repay it. You figure it out, haha."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Shall we stay here a little longer?"

Uncle Wang leaned back and asked, "Should we go up and say goodbye to Director Wang before we leave?"

Xiao Wei scratched his head and said, "How would I know? I don't understand these things either. Never mind, I'll just call and ask." He picked up the phone on the table and called Lao Chen, who answered the phone.

Xiao Wei asked, "Uncle?"

Old Chen hummed in agreement and asked, "Where is this? Have the specific work arrangements been made? Where have you been assigned?"

Xiao Wei said, "Uncle Wang and I are in the Construction Department. We weren't assigned to any other departments, so we stayed here."

Old Chen was a little surprised and raised his voice to ask, "You stayed in the hall? Which department? Does she have a specific position?"

Xiao Wei glanced at Uncle Wang and said, "Yes, he's the deputy director of the General Affairs Department. His office is right next to the director's. We're in my uncle's office right now. I called to let you know and ask if my uncle and I need to go up and greet Director Wang."

Old Chen was silent for a minute, then said, "No need, I'll arrange to meet him at the restaurant tonight. You guys can come back now."

Xiao Wei agreed and hung up the phone, saying to Uncle Wang, "Uncle Chen said it's not necessary, he said he'd like to invite Director Wang over tonight."

Uncle Wang nodded and said, "Alright then, let's go back. Do you have anything to do tomorrow? Never mind, Xiao Mou is still here. You go back to Longcheng, I'll go back and get my things myself."

There was a gentle knock on the office door three times. Uncle Wang glanced at Xiao Wei and said, "Come in."

As soon as the door opened, a woman carrying a cardboard box pushed it open and walked in. She glanced at Xiao Wei and smiled at Uncle Wang, saying, "Director Wang, hello. I'm Xiao Liu from the office. This is our office's data, this is the department's contact list, this is the office key, and this is our department's data and contact list. The department's documents are in this filing cabinet. Please take a look first, and if you're missing anything, just ask me for it."

She placed the cardboard box on the desk and took out the items one by one: pens, official letterhead, notebooks, teacups, documents, and a contact list. After introducing the items, she picked up the box and said, "Director Wang, the work permit and the house might take a few days to arrive. We have a Jetta and a Nissan. Which one would you like to use?"

Uncle Wang asked, "Which car does Director Gao use? How many cars does our department have in total?"

Xiao Liu raised his hand to smooth his hair and said, "Director Gao also drives a Jetta. Our department has a total of six vehicles: three sedans, two vans, and one Jiefang mini-truck."

Uncle Wang said, "Then let's go with the Jetta. There's no rush for the house; you can arrange it at your own pace, but don't let it affect the other comrades."

Xiao Liu smiled and said, "Alright, Director Wang, will you arrange the driver yourself, or should I arrange it for you?"

Uncle Wang said, "You arrange it. I'm new here and not very familiar with the area. Just arrange something reliable." Xiao Liu agreed, picked up the cardboard box, and went out. Uncle Wang looked at the things on the table and said, "This is the provincial capital, after all. This deputy director is acting more like a big shot than our county magistrate."

Xiao Wei said, "You can't compare them like that. This is a provincial department. Although its rank is not as high as that of a county magistrate, it definitely has more responsibilities and greater actual power. It manages the entire province, so it's different."

Uncle Wang nodded, picked up the keys from the table, stood up, and said, "Alright, whatever, let's go."

Xiao Wei said, "Why don't you check the driver and the car? You're going back anyway, why don't you just use your own car?"

Uncle Wang thought for a moment and said, "That's right. Well then, shall we wait here for a while? Can she make arrangements now?"

Xiao Wei said, "Why don't you go ask? It'll be good to have the driver take you to the restaurant so he'll know where you are, familiarize himself with the place, and then discuss your return. You need to explain things to them beforehand, right?"

Uncle Wang nodded, put away the keys, thought for a moment, then put the two address books, notebooks, and office and department documents into his bag, stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go to the office and ask."

The two men got up, went out, and closed the door. The General Affairs Department's office was located opposite the offices of several department heads; there were three rooms, one for the director and two for the staff members. Uncle Wang went over, pushed open the office door, glanced inside, and asked, "Where's Xiao Liu?"

Someone inside said, "Director Liu is in the room over there." They looked at Uncle Wang with suspicion.

Uncle Wang nodded and turned to walk towards the director's office. Before he even reached the door, he heard someone call out from behind, "Director Wang, you were looking for me?"

Turning his head, he saw Xiao Liu leading a young man in his twenties from the stairwell at the other end of the corridor. Uncle Wang turned around and said, "Well, I wanted to ask you about your driver arrangements. I was thinking of having him go to my place to familiarize himself with the area, since he needs to take me to Beixi tomorrow or the day after."

Xiao Liu turned around to let the young man behind him pass, saying, "Perfect timing. Director Wang, this is Xiao Lu, a veteran. Let him drive for you first and see if it's alright. If you don't like it, we can change it. Xiao Lu, this is Director Wang." The young man bowed slightly to Uncle Wang and greeted him, "Hello, Director Wang."

Uncle Wang glanced at Xiao Lu, nodded, and said, "Alright, young man, you look quite energetic. How long have you been out of the army?"

Xiao Lu was a little shy and said, "I've been back for almost a year, and I've been working at the company for more than half a year."

Uncle Wang said, "Alright, come downstairs with me then. Xiao Liu, thank you for your help. I'll treat everyone to dinner when I get back on Monday." Xiao Liu smiled and expressed his gratitude, though it was unclear whether he meant it or not. Uncle Wang and Xiao Wei led Xiao Lu downstairs to the courtyard.

Aunt Wang and Xiao Hong were probably getting impatient waiting. When the three of them got out of the car, Xiao Hong was standing by the car door, which was open. Aunt Wang was sitting inside the car, and the two of them were talking. When Xiao Hong saw the three of them, she pouted and said, "Why are you taking so long?"

Uncle Wang smiled and patted Xiao Hong's head, saying, "I had something to do, but I've finished arranging the work and had a few words with the director. This is Xiao Lu, Xiao Lu, this is my daughter Xiao Hong, this is my son-in-law Xiao Wei, and this is my wife. You can call her Auntie." Xiao Lu greeted them one by one.

Aunt Wang got out of the car, looked at Xiao Lu, and asked, "Who is this young man?"

(End of this chapter)