Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 748 Director Xu!
Upon learning of Jia Zhangshi's concerns, Jia Dongming smiled and said to her, "Mom! I understand that it's not scarcity that's worrisome, but inequality, which is why I'm arranging work for Banggeng right now."

After saying this, Jia Dongming turned to Banggeng, who was deep in thought, and asked, "Banggeng! Take these next two days to think it over carefully and see what kind of work you really want to do. Your uncle will try to arrange something for you."

Just now, when Jia Dongming suddenly mentioned that he wanted to arrange a job for him, Banggeng remembered a profession he had always admired. Faced with Jia Dongming's instructions, Banggeng replied without thinking, "Uncle! One of my classmates' fathers is a driver. My classmate used to say to me that he wouldn't trade a county magistrate's job for a turn of the steering wheel, so I also want to be a driver."

In the story, after Bang Geng returned from the countryside, Sha Zhu used his connections to arrange for Bang Geng to learn to drive. Later, he introduced Bang Geng to a high-ranking leader, making Bang Geng the leader's driver.

After hearing Banggeng's answer, Jia Dongming pondered for a moment, then smiled and said to Banggeng, "Banggeng! That's no problem. It just so happens that your uncle drives in the steel mill's fleet. After I go to the factory today, I'll go to the fleet to find your uncle, and you can learn to drive by following him around."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's arrangement, Banggeng's face immediately lit up with ecstatic joy, and he quickly thanked Jia Dongming, saying, "Uncle! Thank you!"

Around nine o'clock in the morning, Jia Dongming finished his work, stood up from his desk, and walked towards the steel rolling mill's vehicle fleet.

"Hello, Director Jia!"

Good morning, Director Jia!

As Jia Dongming walked, he looked at the various slogans on the wall. Whenever he encountered a steel mill worker who greeted him, he would politely greet them in return. It took Jia Dongming about ten minutes to reach the steel mill's vehicle fleet.

"Director Jia! What brings you here to inspect our fleet today?" As soon as Jia Dongming entered the fleet office, the fleet captain, Yao Rundong, looked surprised upon seeing him and quickly greeted him warmly.

When Jia Dongming saw Yao Rundong standing outside the motorcade office, and heard his question, and considering the purpose of his visit, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Yao Rundong, "Captain Yao! I didn't come here today without a reason. I have something to ask of you."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Yao Rundong's face showed surprise again. He asked Jia Dongming curiously, "Director Jia! If you have anything you need me to do, you can just give me a call. There's no need for you to come all this way in person."

Hearing Yao Rundong's polite words, Jia Dongming didn't beat around the bush and said with a smile, "Captain Yao! Here's the situation: my nephew is about to turn sixteen, but because schools are closed, he's been staying at home."

“I was thinking that it wasn’t good to leave a child at home all day, so I thought I’d find something for him to do. So I asked him for his opinion, and he said he wanted to learn to drive from his uncle. That’s why I came here to ask you how to do it.”

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's explanation and considering the current rural service policy, Yao Rundong immediately understood Jia Dongming's purpose in making this arrangement. He then feigned ignorance and said, "Director Jia! I'd be more than happy to have your nephew learn to drive in our fleet. However, you should know that things are different now than before. If you want to arrange for your nephew to learn to drive in our fleet, you'll need Director Li's approval first." Hearing Yao Rundong's reply, Jia Dongming smiled and said, "Captain Yao! You're the captain of the fleet. If I want to arrange for my nephew to learn to drive in the fleet, I first need to speak with you, the person in charge. Only after you've given me all the approval can I go to Director Li to discuss this matter."

Yao Rundong was well aware of the relationship between Jia Dongming and Li Huaide. Now, Jia Dongming hadn't gone directly to Li Huaide, but instead came to him first. This made Yao Rundong feel respected. Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reply, Yao Rundong quickly said to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! As long as Factory Director Li agrees, I have absolutely no problem with it."

Upon hearing Yao Rundong's promise, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Yao Rundong, "Captain Yao! Since you have no problem, I'll go find Director Li now."

After saying goodbye to Yao Rundong, Jia Dongming turned and walked towards the steel rolling mill's office building.

"Brother Dongming! What brings you here today? Why are you here at our office building?" Just as Jia Dongming reached the front of the office building, Xu Damao came out of it. Upon seeing Jia Dongming, Xu Damao immediately rushed forward and greeted him politely.

After divorcing Lou Xiao'e, Xu Damao, through Jia Dongming and Li Huaide, successfully became a staff member of the propaganda department of the steel rolling mill in 1964, and then became the deputy head of the department.

Later, through an acquaintance's introduction, Xu Damao married a clerk from the steel rolling mill's union. However, what puzzled Jia Dongming was that after marrying Xu Damao, the woman actually had a daughter.

Since Xu Damao had a daughter, his career path immediately became smooth sailing. He quickly became the head of the propaganda department of the steel rolling mill, and after taking off, he was promoted by Li Huaide to become the deputy director of the steel rolling mill.

After Xu Damao became deputy director, Liu Haizhong immediately climbed up to him. Later, through Xu Damao's connections, Li Huaide appointed him as the captain of the steel rolling mill's inspection team. It can be said that Xu Damao is now a knife in Li Huaide's hand, while Liu Haizhong has become Xu Damao's tool.

When Jia Dongming saw Xu Damao, who was all smiles, he greeted him with a smile and said, "Director Xu! I've come to talk to Factory Director Li about something. Where are you headed?"

When Xu Damao heard Jia Dongming address him, he didn't realize that Jia Dongming was distancing himself from him by addressing him like that. On the contrary, he felt particularly honored and quickly said to Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! Director Li is looking at documents in his office right now. I just came out of his office and am about to go out to help Director Li with some business."

Upon hearing Xu Damao's reply and seeing the smug look on his face, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Xu Damao, "Director Xu! You can go ahead and do what you need to do. I'll go sit in Director Li's office for a while."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Xu Damao immediately replied with a smile, "Brother Dongming! I've been so busy lately. Let's have a drink together sometime when we have some free time."

(End of this chapter)