Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 940 Sincere Cooperation!

"Director! Good morning!" Around eight o'clock in the morning, Jia Dongming was sitting at his desk, holding a case file and looking at it seriously, when there was a knock on the office door, followed by Li Aijun's polite greeting.

Hearing Li Aijun's familiar greeting, Jia Dongming subconsciously looked up towards the office door. When he saw Li Aijun standing there, he smiled and asked, "Aijun! You've come to see me so early in the morning, is there something you need?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question and considering his purpose, Li Aijun asked Jia Dongming somewhat awkwardly, "Director! Are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you to dinner?"

Upon hearing Li Aijun's invitation and seeing the other party's hesitant expression, Jia Dongming vaguely guessed the purpose of Li Aijun's invitation to dinner. He then smiled and said to Li Aijun, "Aijun! We've been colleagues for over ten years. If you need my help, just ask. There's absolutely no need to waste money by taking me out to eat."

Li Aijun had followed Jia Dongming for over ten years, so he understood Jia Dongming's personality very well. It was precisely for this reason that he had always hesitated about inviting Jia Dongming to dinner in order to promote him.

Considering his future, and persuaded by his wife, Li Aijun finally made up his mind to invite Jia Dongming out for dinner, which led to the scene where Li Aijun came to invite Jia Dongming.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reply, Li Aijun, remembering his wife's instructions, quickly explained, "Director! I heard you're about to be transferred, so I thought I'd treat you to a meal as a farewell gift!"

Upon hearing Li Aijun's explanation and seeing his awkward expression, Jia Dongming jokingly asked, "Comrade Aijun! My transfer order hasn't even come through yet, and you're already in such a hurry to see me off. Why are you so eager for me to be transferred from our security department right away?"

Jia Dongming's teasing made Li Aijun, who was running for a promotion for the first time, feel extremely embarrassed. He quickly explained, "Director! With you in charge of our security department, we live a carefree life. How could I be looking forward to your departure? I just heard that you are about to be transferred, but after the news spreads, people will keep coming to invite you to dinner, so I thought I would invite you to a meal in advance."

Upon hearing Li Aijun's explanation and seeing his embarrassed expression, Jia Dongming decided to tease him further. He smiled and said to Li Aijun, "Comrade Aijun! I've never seen you act so hesitant when you invited me to dinner before. If I'm not mistaken, you must have heard that the Municipal Bureau promoted two deputy directors within our department, which is why you invited me to dinner, right?"

It's said that one should see through things but not say them out loud. Jia Dongming's words made Li Aijun, who was already feeling a little guilty, feel his cheeks burning. He wished he could confess and disappear into the ground. He explained with a face full of embarrassment, "Director! I just wanted to invite you to dinner. I absolutely didn't mean anything else."

Seeing Li Aijun's embarrassed expression, Jia Dongming finally decided to stop teasing him. He then smiled and said to Li Aijun, "Comrade Aijun! As the old saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. It's only natural for you to want to advance. There's absolutely no need to hide it like this."

"Regarding the Municipal Bureau's decision to promote two deputy directors from within our Security Department, after careful consideration, I have finally determined the candidates and submitted the list to the Municipal Bureau. Once the Municipal Bureau leaders have reviewed and approved it, it will be sent to our Security Department along with my transfer order. As for which of you section chiefs will be the final winner, we will only know after the document is delivered."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's explanation and learning that Jia Dongming had already submitted the list to the Municipal Bureau, Li Aijun immediately became nervous. He really wanted to ask Jia Dongming if his name was on the list, but considering Jia Dongming's personality, he swallowed the words that were about to come out. Instead, he said to Jia Dongming, "Director! Regardless of whether my name is on that list or not, I still want to invite you to dinner as a way of saying goodbye in advance."

Seeing that Li Aijun was still insisting on treating him to dinner despite his own words, Jia Dongming didn't refuse anymore. He smiled and said to Li Aijun, "Aijun! Since you've gone this far, I'll accept your invitation."

When Li Aijun saw that Jia Dongming had finally accepted his invitation, his face lit up with ecstatic joy. Knowing Jia Dongming's principles well, he knew perfectly well that Jia Dongming would never have accepted the invitation if his name wasn't on that list. With this thought in mind, Li Aijun became incredibly excited and quickly said to Jia Dongming, "Director! I'll go and book a place first, and then I'll come back to see you!"

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

"Aijun! You're busy now!"

Just as Li Aijun finished speaking, the telephone on his desk rang suddenly. Upon hearing the ringing, Jia Dongming smiled and instructed Li Aijun, "Aijun! You go ahead and do your work! I'll take this call."

As Jia Dongming finished speaking, he reached for the phone on his desk and politely greeted the caller, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

"Director Jia! Good morning! This is Li Huaide. I've taken care of the matter of Shazhu's wife being transferred to the logistics warehouse. The logistics department should be notifying your wife to complete the transfer procedures by now." Li Huaide's cheerful reply came through the phone as soon as Jia Dongming finished asking the question.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's explanation and learning that Li Huaide had already taken care of the matter that Sha Zhu had entrusted to him, Jia Dongming showed a grateful expression and said to Li Huaide with a smile, "Director Li! I didn't expect you to be so efficient. On behalf of Sha Zhu, I thank you."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's gratitude, Li Huaide smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! Although Sha Zhu's mouth is a bit foul, his cooking skills are undeniable. Over the years, I have truly solved a lot of troubles thanks to his cooking. As leaders, if we want the horse to run, we must first feed it!"

When Jia Dongming heard Li Huaide's answer, he wholeheartedly agreed with Li Huaide's words. In the story of the courtyard house, Li Huaide would do things for you as long as he was paid, unlike Director Yang, who used Sha Zhu's cooking skills to curry favor with the leaders while making empty promises to Sha Zhu and feeding him leftovers.

Thinking of the courtyard house plot, Jia Dongming smiled and praised Li Huaide, "Director Li! When it comes to managing subordinates, if you say you are second, no one would dare to say they are first. Otherwise, our steel rolling mill would not have been able to complete its production tasks so smoothly over the years."

Hearing Jia Dongming's praise, Li Huaide felt very pleased and said with a smile, "Director Jia! When it comes to managing subordinates, we are evenly matched. If it weren't for your management of the Security Department, which is completely an ironclad unit, Chen Weizhong would probably have already extended his reach into your Security Department. It's a pity that you are about to be transferred, otherwise the two of us brothers could have cooperated sincerely as before and managed our little corner of the world well."

Hearing Li Huaide's regret, Jia Dongming smiled and said to him, "Director Li! All good things must come to an end! And I believe that with your abilities, it would be a piece of cake for you to be transferred from the steel rolling mill to a more important position. In the future, even if we are in other positions, we can still cooperate sincerely and work together as before!"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Li Huaide smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! Then I'll be waiting for that day!"

(End of this chapter)