Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 117: Union (Happy New Year's Eve, please vote)
“Third brother, didn’t you say that you are in charge of three people? Apart from this Xiao Yun, do the other two treat you like this? Hahahaha.”

Kang Qirui saw Xiao Yun pull the angry saliva, and asked with a gossipy look. It was really that this story was so exciting that it caused a lot of commotion just to divert the flow.

"That Xiao Liu from our department invited me to a sauna today. What a psycho! How could I possibly go to a place like that?" A Yao looked helpless when he talked about this. "And Miss Zhou, I don't know what she'll do tomorrow."

Kang Qirui's soul of gossip was burning, and he wished he could go to work with A Yao tomorrow, but he still had two classes tomorrow morning, what a pity. "Come back tomorrow night and share it with everyone." He could only tell A Yao.

At dinner time the next day, A Yao returned to the Kang family on time with a new rice cooker in his hand. "Third brother, why did you buy a rice cooker? The one at home can still be used." Kang Qirui asked puzzledly. He was still cooking tonight and the rice cooker was not broken.

"This is an imported one, but I didn't buy it." A Yao said with a smile, "It was given to me by someone else." Kang Qirui immediately became interested and guessed, "Is it the third person, Miss Zhou?"

When my father heard that it was someone else who gave it to me, he advised me, "Ayao, don't learn from others and engage in corruption."

"Dad, how can I be corrupt?" A Yao smiled. He was a law-abiding person. "I think this thing must be worthless, so he gave it to you. If it were me, I wouldn't want it." As A Zu said this, he stood up, took the rice cooker and started to unpack the box.

When they opened it, the packaging was well packed, but it was obvious that it was old. "Rusty? Is it popular to give away second-hand rice cookers now, Ah San?" Ah Zu laughed secretly, and the others also laughed.

"This bastard is even more corrupt than others. I will definitely give him a good lesson tomorrow." A Yao was very angry when he saw the second-hand rice cooker on the table. Although he was not corrupt, which cadre could not withstand such a test?

"Forget it, Third Brother. How will people look at you if you report this kind of thing? Will they think you don't buy it because you think it's cheap or second-hand? By then, even if you really aren't corrupt, it will be like mud falling out of your pants, or shit if not. " Kang Qirui saw that A Yao seemed really angry and hurried to persuade him. He knew that what A Yao meant by dealing with Xiao Liu was to report Xiao Liu to his superiors.

"Then what do you think we should do?" A Yao asked.

Kang Qirui thought about it and recalled it. Suddenly, an idea came to him. He said, "Third brother, do you know the main goal of your streamlining committee? Let me be direct. Do you know what your director is thinking?"

"Um...he didn't tell me that. He just asked me to give him a diversion plan. So I'll just do it based on my own ideas first." A Yao answered frankly.

As expected, Kang Qirui just thought of his third brother who looked like a section chief, but was actually a rookie in the workplace. There was no need to make a plan for things like organizational streamlining, diversion and layoffs. Who would stay and who would leave? Isn't it the same as the above sentence? If you don't know who the director wants to stay and who will leave, how can you make a good plan? If you don't know who will stay and who will leave, how can you deal with those people?
"Tomorrow is the weekend, so why don't you visit your director at his home and find out what he thinks. Isn't it better to write down the answer based on the process than to guess blindly? Once you know the answer, you will know how to respond to anyone who comes to you for help." Kang Qirui was teaching A Yao how to manage upwards step by step.

"Oh, that's right. Why didn't I think of that?" A Yao suddenly felt relaxed and felt that it was indeed a good idea.

On Saturday, A Yao went out early and went to the director's house with a fruit basket. He didn't come back until the evening, but he came back with a sad face. Sachiko came back from a business trip this afternoon, and she felt distressed when she saw A Yao's appearance: "What's wrong? What happened?" "It turns out that separation and streamlining of the organization is to divert me. I have been thinking about diverting others, but it turned out to be diverting myself." After A Yao accompanied the director to drink a few glasses at the director's house today, the director, half drunk and half awake, said the real purpose of this institutional reform, which is to divert A Yao, saying that he was just taking a few days off and there would be other important tasks later.

But how can there be so many important tasks? A Yao himself knows it best. The organization is now very bloated. It is no longer a matter of one person per job. Now there are two or three people occupying one job. Where can I find important tasks for myself?

"If you lose a small official position, then it's gone. Why do you have to be like this? The whole family supports you, so what are you afraid of?" The old man hated to see his son with a sad face. If there were difficulties, he would find ways to solve them. He was most annoyed by seeing his son with a sad face.

Er Lao came over and straightened up A Yao who was slumped on the sofa, and said, "Man, sit up straight. Didn't you say that your director said you have another important task, and it doesn't necessarily mean you will be laid off? Why are you doubting yourself first? Can't he really want to use you?"

"That's right, A Yao, maybe when you return to the office on Monday, everyone will call you Director Kang when they see you!" Big Brother Guang also comforted A Yao.

The second sister-in-law seemed to take it seriously. She said excitedly, "Uncle, don't say I am talking after the fact. I think you have a good appearance. Your forehead is full, your face is round, your ears hang down to your shoulders, and your hands are below your knees. You have the appearance of an emperor. Don't be discouraged, uncle. You will definitely be promoted."

The second sister-in-law's flattery really worked. A Yao seemed to be resurrected all of a sudden. "Second sister-in-law is right. I can do it." Seeing that A Yao has regained some energy, Sachiko quickly said, "That's right, husband. Your director has always taken good care of you. This time he must be serious about giving you another important task. He speaks the truth after drinking. Don't worry about it."

"To be honest, your position is really nothing. Even if you are laid off, there are so many things to do at home, can't you find someone else to do it? Just take a shower and go to bed, don't worry." Kang Qirui comforted A Yao based on the actual situation. With so many businesses at home, he could definitely help.

Young cadres like A Yao would not be eliminated easily. At this time, his college degree did not lose much points. Moreover, A Yao followed Kang Qirui's advice and studied for a bachelor's degree while working, which also left a good impression on his superiors. Sure enough, when A Yao returned to work on Monday, their director told him that this time he was asked to serve in the trade union, and his main task was to investigate the internal corruption of the trade union.

"The union store's revenue has dropped significantly in recent months, but the phone bills have doubled. The leaders found this unusual and thought there might be corrupt elements among them, so they arranged for me to investigate." A Yao came back and shared his latest work arrangements with everyone.

"This should be a test from the leader to see how capable you are in handling affairs, so as to arrange your future development direction." Kang Qirui said his own opinion. A Yao and Xingzi looked at him, and the others also didn't understand why.

Kang Qirui analyzed with everyone: "The union must be very clear about the situation. If someone is suddenly sent down from above, everyone knows what's going on. Then they will definitely exclude the third brother. So how will the third brother handle it? This is the superior's assessment of you, your ability to handle relationships with colleagues, your ability to integrate into the new team, and most importantly, your ability to do things. If this matter is handled well, there will be a bright future. If it is not handled well, it may be difficult to make progress."

In the original story, Ah Yao did not handle the matter well. He had a bad relationship with the union members. He mobilized his whole family to help, but he could not find any real evidence. At most, he could say that the food sold in the canteen was more expensive than outside. But is it a big problem to sell it at a higher price? He could argue that it was a business strategy issue.

In the end, A Yao went to the trade union to be a leader, and then he failed to make any progress for most of his life. Kang Qirui certainly didn't want this to happen again, so he was also thinking about how to break the situation.

(End of this chapter)