Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 97 Reinstatement
After this meeting, Yan Jiecheng's father-in-law and mother-in-law had a direct understanding of Yan's parents and had no further intention of contacting them.

Days passed by, and soon it was the end of the month.

That day, after having breakfast, Yan Jiecheng planned to take his fishing gear to Shichahai to go fishing.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

"Jie Cheng, it's me, Xiang Jun."

Upon hearing Xiang Jun's voice, Yan Jiecheng immediately had a guess in his mind.

They immediately put down their fishing gear and quickly opened the courtyard gate.

"Director, what brings you here?"

After Xiang Jun entered the courtyard, he saw the fishing rod placed to the side, turned his head to look at Yan Jiecheng, and said with a smile.

"Jiecheng, looks like you're living the good life. Are you even a little reluctant to go to work now?"

Yan Jiecheng smiled wryly upon hearing this.

"Director, please stop teasing me. I'm just bored at home and looking for something to do to pass the time."

After Yan Jiecheng sat down in the living room to greet Xiang Jun, his mother-in-law very tactfully made Xiang Jun a cup of tea, and then left the living room with Xixi in her arms.

After exchanging pleasantries with Yan Jiecheng for a while, Xiang Jun got down to business.

"Jiecheng, you've probably guessed why I'm here today. The factory has lifted your suspension order, and you can go back to work tomorrow."

Although Yan Jiecheng had anticipated this, he couldn't help but show a joyful expression when the news of his reinstatement came from Xiang Jun's mouth.

Xiang Jun paused for a moment before continuing.

"Jiecheng, I hope that you will be more tactful in your future work after this lesson."

After hearing Xiang Jun's instructions, Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

"Director, am I not tactful enough? I'm practically a grandson to them, but they think that's not enough; I have to be their slave."

In Xiang Jun's view, Yang Dechang's previous behavior was indeed a bit excessive, so he couldn't refute Yan Jiecheng's words and could only change the subject.

"Jiecheng, you are now in charge of the public security and fire protection departments. I'm not worried about the fire protection department, but the public security department is full of troublemakers. You'll have to put in a lot of effort to deal with them."

Even though he knew Xiang Jun was trying to change the subject, Yan Jiecheng still assured him.

"Don't worry, Director. I will focus my work on the Security Section from now on and I will definitely not let the Security Department down or bring shame to you."

After chatting for a while, Yan Jiecheng politely saw Xiang Jun out.

After Xiang Jun left, his mother-in-law came to Yan Jiecheng's side with a concerned look and asked.

"Jie Cheng, was that your boss who just came in? Was it about your reinstatement?"

Yan Jiecheng had nothing to hide from his mother-in-law, so he immediately nodded and said...

"Yes, Mom, I'm going back to work at the steel rolling mill tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law said with a happy expression.

"That's good. It's good that I can go back to work. I'll go to the market to buy some groceries and we'll have a good celebration tonight."

My father-in-law can't stay at home; he's been wandering around the alleys these past few days.

Yan Jiecheng originally planned to leave his mother-in-law at home while he went to buy wine and food.

But the mother-in-law acted too quickly. Before Yan Jiecheng could even speak, she picked up Xixi and hurriedly left the courtyard.

In the evening, while waiting for her father-in-law, Fu Linlin had just arrived home when her mother-in-law told her about Yan Jiecheng's reinstatement, and both of them were very happy.

The next morning, Yan Jiecheng and Fu Linlin went to work together after breakfast.

Along the way, he inevitably encountered neighbors who were all very curious when they saw Yan Jiecheng and asked him questions.

"Jiecheng, why are you up so early today?"

"Jiecheng, why are you dressed so formally? Are you worried about your wife?"

...Faced with these "warm greetings" from his neighbors, Yan Jiecheng was too lazy to explain and just nodded perfunctorily.

Upon arriving at the steel rolling mill, Yan Jiecheng first went to see Li Huaide.

After chatting with Li Huaide for a while, Yan Jiecheng went to Xiang Jun's office.

That wasn't the end of it. After returning from Xiang Jun's office, Yan Jiecheng went to Zhou Yiping's office for a stroll.

Yan Jiecheng didn't get anything done all morning; he was either visiting people or on his way to visit them.

After Yan Jiecheng had visited all the leaders he was familiar with, he went to the Public Security Section in the afternoon.

The Public Security Section is the department with the most staff and is also the most crucial department within the Security Division.

The Public Security Section has two security teams and a factory protection team.

Each security team consists of about ten people, who are mainly responsible for handling disputes and cases within the factory.

Sometimes they also assist local officials in maintaining public order and so on.

These people are well-paid, on par with clerks.

As for the size of the factory protection team, it's much larger than a security squad.

The factory protection team consists of two squads, each with more than forty members.

Aside from training and patrolling the factory, they have no other work.

Of course, the factory security team's salary and benefits are incomparable to those of the security squad.

Their wages are the same as those of temporary workers, and they don't get to enjoy many of the factory's benefits.

Yan Jiecheng did not stay long after arriving at the Public Security Section.

After informing the head of the Public Security Section, An Jiecheng arrived at the training ground.

On the training field, the members of the factory protection team were training hard.

Yan Jiecheng gritted his teeth and joined their training.

Yan Jiecheng wasn't just putting on an act, nor was it a spur-of-the-moment decision.

His decision to join the factory security team's training was made after careful consideration.

He wanted to establish his authority within the factory protection team and the security department by training with his teammates.

At the beginning, Yan Jiecheng was indeed lagging behind in events such as obstacle course, 5-kilometer run, and shooting.

To say that he was lagging behind was to be kind to Yan Jiecheng; in some subjects, Yan Jiecheng was at the very bottom.

However, after a week of persistent and hard-working training, Yan Jiecheng's progress is evident to all.

Yan Jiecheng not only ranks among the top in events such as the 5km weightlifting race, obstacle course, and combat, but also excels in other events.

Even his terrible shooting skills have improved significantly.

That day, while Yan Jiecheng was training with his teammates, Wang Daniu, the captain of a small team, jogged up to Yan Jiecheng.

Wang Daniu first saluted Yan Jiecheng before speaking.

"Director Yan, Director Xiang called and wants you to come to his office."

Seeing Wang Daniu's respectful demeanor, Yan Jiecheng was very satisfied.

I thought to myself that all the training I had done during this period had finally paid off.

At least the members of the factory protection team, including the two squad leaders, no longer looked down on themselves as much as before.

Yan Jiecheng returned Wang Daniu's greeting and said.

"Okay, you've worked hard. You continue training with the group."

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, he turned and left the training ground.

(End of this chapter)