Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 946 Farewell Banquet!
After seeing off Deputy Director Xue and his entourage, Jia Dongming and the middle-level cadres of the Security Department held a short meeting to finalize the adjustment plan for each position in the Security Department. Only then did they arrange for someone to send the latest personnel list to the Personnel Department of the Municipal Bureau for approval.

When the meeting ended, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon. Considering that he would be reporting to the Municipal Bureau next week, Jia Dongming simply packed up all his remaining personal belongings, planning to move them directly home after get off work.

"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Just as Jia Dongming was tidying up his personal belongings in his office, the internal telephone on his desk suddenly rang.

Upon hearing the phone ring, Jia Dongming put down what he was doing, picked up the phone from his desk, and politely greeted, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. Who is this?"

"Director Jia! This is Li Huaide. Congratulations on finally overcoming the hurdle of being a division-level cadre and officially becoming a department-level cadre!" As soon as Jia Dongming finished asking the question, Li Huaide's cheerful congratulatory voice came from the phone.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's congratulations, Jia Dongming smiled and thanked Li Huaide, saying, "Director Li! Thank you for your congratulations. You can come to the Municipal Criminal Investigation Department to have tea with me sometime in the future."

After Banggeng got married, Li Huaide became fascinated with brewing Gongfu tea after seeing it at Jia Dongming's place. Although he couldn't get a tea table like the one carved from tree roots that Jia Dongming had, he still managed to get two sets of tea trays and tea utensils from Wu Tianlin.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's invitation, Li Huaide jokingly replied, "Director Jia! Even if you hadn't said anything, I would have done it anyway. After all, I don't have as much good tea as you do. Once I've finished my tea, I'll definitely go to your office and 'plunder' your tea!"

Jia Dongming, hearing Li Huaide's joke, naturally didn't take it seriously. After all, for someone in Li Huaide's position, getting good tea was a piece of cake. He then smiled and said to Li Huaide, "Director Li! That's no problem at all. As long as you're willing to come, I'll provide plenty of tea!"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reply, Li Huaide smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! I heard that you're going to report to the Municipal Bureau next Monday, so I had Sha Zhu arrange a table for you in the small canteen as a formal farewell dinner!"

Upon hearing Li Huaide's invitation, and considering that he was about to leave the steel rolling mill, Jia Dongming smiled and thanked Li Huaide, saying, "Director Li! Thank you so much! I'll take my personal belongings home from the office first, and then meet you at the canteen."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reply, Li Huaide immediately smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! Then let's meet at the canteen!"

Jia Dongming packed his things, then loaded them into the jeep before driving it towards the courtyard house.

A dozen minutes later, the jeep stopped in front of the courtyard gate. Jia Dongming walked to the back seat, picked up the two bags that were on the back seat, and then turned around and walked into the courtyard.

"Dongming! What are those two bags you're carrying? Do you want me to help you carry one?" Jia Dongming walked into the courtyard. Yang Ruihua, who was sewing shoe soles under the eaves, saw Jia Dongming carrying two bags and walked into the front yard from outside. She immediately asked Jia Dongming curiously.

Upon hearing Yang Ruihua's question and seeing her staring intently at the bag in his hand, Jia Dongming naturally understood what she was up to. However, not wanting to refuse someone who was being so friendly, Jia Dongming politely declined, saying, "Aunt Yang! This bag contains some personal belongings I keep at work. Although it looks like a lot of things, it's not heavy at all, so I don't need your help." If it were anyone else, Yang Ruihua would have shamelessly tried to take advantage, but Jia Dongming wasn't an ordinary person. Faced with Jia Dongming's refusal, Yang Ruihua smiled awkwardly and then stepped aside to make way for him.

Seeing that Yang Ruihua had made way for him, Jia Dongming didn't argue with her any further. He picked up the two bags and headed towards the Intermediate People's Court.

"Uncle! Why are you off work so early?" Jia Dongming walked into the courtyard carrying his things. Xiao Dang, who was sitting under the eaves picking vegetables, immediately put down the vegetables she was carrying when she saw Jia Dongming carrying two bags and asked him with a curious look.

When Jia Dongming heard Xiao Dang's question, he smiled and said to Xiao Dang, "Xiao Dang! Your uncle is also being transferred to the Municipal Bureau next Monday, so I'm taking back my things from the office first."

When Xiao Dang heard Jia Dongming's explanation and learned that Jia Dongming would be transferred to the Municipal Bureau next week, she happily said to Jia Dongming, "Uncle! This way, you can go to and from get off work with my brother from now on?"

Upon hearing Xiao Dang's words, Jia Dongming smiled and introduced Xiao Dang, "Xiao Dang! Your brother and I have different positions, so our working hours are probably a bit different. We can work together without any problem, but we probably won't have many opportunities to leave work together."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's answer, Xiao Dang's face lit up with a look of sudden realization. She smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Uncle! Then you go back inside and rest for a while. I'll go cook now, and we can eat when Aunt and my mom come back."

Upon hearing Xiao Dang's words, Jia Dongming remembered that Li Huaide was going to give him a farewell dinner that evening, and smiled as he instructed Xiao Dang, "Xiao Dang! I won't be eating at home tonight, so you don't need to cook for me."

When Xiao Dang learned that Jia Dongming wouldn't be having dinner at home that evening, she immediately nodded obediently and reminded Jia Dongming, "Uncle! Then drink less alcohol tonight!"

After carrying the two bags back into the house, Jia Dongming greeted Xiao Dang and then walked out of the courtyard.

"Dongming! Are you planning to go out?" Jia Dongming had just reached the gate of the courtyard house when he ran into Yan Bugui, who had just returned from get off work. When Yan Bugui saw Jia Dongming preparing to go out, he blocked Jia Dongming's way with his bicycle and asked him with a half-smile.

When Jia Dongming saw Yan Bugui blocking his way and noticed the man's ambiguous smile, he frowned and asked, "Teacher Yan! Where I go is not your concern, is it?"

When Yan Bugui heard Jia Dongming's question, he thought of what he had been pondering for the past few days and asked Jia Dongming with a half-smile, "I heard that you helped transfer Sha Zhu's wife to the office where Huai Ru should be working. Is that true?"

(End of this chapter)