Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 528 Xiaowei Goes to Work

"Hello, Director Lu, this is Zhang Wei."

Director Lu looked up at Xiao Wei, waiting for him to continue. Xiao Wei said, "We've never met. When I first came from Beixi last year, Director Lu, you helped deliver things to my home. Li Zhongguo from the Beixi County Bureau is my uncle."

Director Lu suddenly realized, and stood up with a smile, saying, "Oh, I remember now. Hello, hello, did you need something?"

Xiao Wei said, "I just got contacted by the district people's congress. They want me to be some kind of citizen representative. I don't know anywhere here, so I applied to come here. I'll be staying with you for a year." Xiao Wei took out the official letter and handed it to Director Lu.

Director Lu paused for a moment, took the official letter, looked at it, and said, "I know this representative, but this is the first time I've heard of a representative being stationed at a police station. Usually, people who come to the public security system go to the bureau. Why don't you go to the procuratorate or the court? The working environment there is much more comfortable than here, and the people you come into contact with are different too."

Xiao Wei said, "I don't know either. After thinking about it, I realized that your place is the only one I'm familiar with, so I came here to bother you."

Director Lu laughed and gestured for Xiao Wei to sit down, saying, "This is the first time I've heard of a representative coming to the police station. You've made up your mind? You've made quite a few connections in the procuratorate and court this past year."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "No, let's just stay here. Anyway, it's only for this year, so it's good to have an explanation."

Lu said, "Okay, I'll stamp it for you. It's nothing much, it's just that when there's a case, the representative is required to be present during the investigation, like arrests and interrogations. It's much more comfortable in the procuratorate and courts, their working conditions are better. But it's nothing, if you're busy, just sign the case file, no one will check."

Xiao Wei said, "You don't require me to go to work every day, do you?"

Lu said, "Theoretically, that's the requirement. People who go to the procuratorate or our bureau usually go to get off work and leave on time unless there's something important. But here at the institute, have we ever done that? We don't need to. You can just come and hang around when you have nothing to do, and if you have something to do, just take care of your own business."

Xiao Wei said, "Then I'll come. I'll talk to you when I have something to say. Since I'm already here to report, it wouldn't be good if someone found out."

Lu handed the stamped official letter to Xiaowei and said, "Okay, you can handle it yourself. We can talk about everything. You need to submit this letter, and then you need to submit a report every quarter. I've already told you, right? Well then, we welcome Representative Zhang Wei to come to our institute to supervise our work. We hope that he will offer his opinions and criticisms on our work in the future."

Xiao Wei looked at Lu Suo, and the two of them laughed.

Lu said, "Old Li hasn't been here lately? How are you guys doing here?"

Xiao Wei took out a cigarette and handed it to Director Lu, saying, "My Uncle Li might be transferred to Fengtian soon."

Lu said, "Really? Where will I be transferred?"

Xiao Wei said, "I guess it's the criminal investigation team, but I don't know the specifics."

Lu looked at Xiaowei with suspicion. Xiaowei said, "Oh, a friend of mine from Andong has been transferred to the provincial criminal investigation team as a deputy captain. I asked him to help Uncle Li with the transfer, so I guessed it should be the criminal investigation team."

Lu thought for a moment and said, "Which one? What's their surname? There are three deputy captains."

Xiao Wei said, "His surname is Qin. If you need anything, just contact him directly. I'll let him know. He's a true friend."

Director Lu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll remember that. I don't consider you an outsider; I'll definitely need your help in the future. By the way, do you need an office prepared for you?"

Xiao Wei said, "I don't know anything about this place, so you can arrange things as you see fit. I'll listen to you."

Lu said, "Okay, I'll make the arrangements for you. When are you coming over?"

Xiao Wei said, "I still have to go to Longcheng, probably for three or four days. After settling things there, I'll stay in Fengtian for a while. There's nothing major going on until the end of October. Oh, I might have to go on a long trip in July or August, for about a month."

Lu said, "Can I ask? What are you doing now? If I remember correctly, you came to Fengtian last September to go to school with your boyfriend, right? It seems you've been doing quite well this year."

Xiao Wei smiled and said, "We haven't done much. We've partnered with some people to do some small business, like opening two restaurants and a food factory. It's just the beginning."

Lu said, "Come on, you're being a bit too modest. Do you think you're qualified to represent a small business? Do you think we're in some backwater town? Which restaurant? I'd like to see if I've ever been there."

Xiao Wei said, "In Fengtian, there's Anji Old Restaurant at the intersection of Sanhao Street, and another one, He Food Factory, is in Longcheng."

Director Lu slapped his thigh and said, "Damn, you own Anji? You've really struck it rich, the money must be flowing into your house like crazy. It's so shady, so incredibly shady. The four of us went there once and it cost 1,300 yuan. We didn't even dare to drink any alcohol, and we haven't dared to go since."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "The cost of the ingredients is indeed too high. This restaurant mainly relies on the family's secret recipe. If we follow the recipe, we can't lower the cost. If we lower the cost, the taste will change. Don't you think it tastes good?"

Lu recalled for a moment, then subconsciously licked his lips and said, "That's true, it really is delicious. Can you give me a discount next time I go? Wait a minute, I heard it's owned by the child of some bigwig in the province."

Xiao Wei said, "He's a partner, the son of Director Chen from the power company. We get along quite well. He's usually at the shop, while I'm mainly in Longcheng. I'll introduce you two sometime; we're really close."

Lu nodded and said, "Sure, with his company involved, your business will be secure. Nobody in the area will dare to mess with you. Your connections are practically top-notch. But, I don't think the cost of living in Longcheng is that high, right? I feel like things there haven't really been very competitive."

Xiao Wei said, "Yeah, the economic situation there is a bit worse. I just run a regular restaurant there, mainly catering to government agencies and such, I don't usually manage it. I also set up a food factory there, and I've been handling that business."

Lu said, "Why isn't the food factory located in Fengtian?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's done. It'll be up in October. They're building the factory now."

Director Lu shook his head and said, "Compared to you guys, I'm getting old. I can't even manage to cover the annual budget of tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan. As the director, I spend half the year praying to Buddha for money, and we're constantly running out of food."

Xiao Wei said, "Can't the police station find a way to acquire some property on its own?"

Lu said, "I'm thinking, what should I buy? Buying anything requires capital, right? Where am I going to buy anything with such a small budget?"

Xiao Wei asked, "Is this house owned by the police station?"

Lu said, "Yes, they're all under the jurisdiction of the police station now. Before, it was the bureau's responsibility. What happened?"

(End of this chapter)