Chapter 29: Win people’s hearts!

After Zhang Guoping returned to the office, he immediately instructed a middle-aged man in the office: "Old Liu! Call the fleet and ask them to dispatch a car for us tomorrow morning so that we can go to Changping Commune."

When Old Liu heard Zhang Guoping's instructions and saw Zhang Guoping's happy expression, he asked him curiously, "Section Chief! What does the Section Chief want us to do at Changping Company?"

When Zhang Guoping heard Lao Liu asking about the reason for going to the Changping company, he said to Lao Liu happily, "The section chief has got a big fat pig. Let's go to Changping to bring the pig back tomorrow. The canteen will serve meat and vegetables at noon the day after tomorrow. Everyone can take an extra portion back to satisfy their family's cravings."

When Old Liu heard the news Zhang Guoping told him, he immediately showed an ecstatic expression on his face, and hurriedly asked Zhang Guoping: "Section Chief! Is what you said true? Did the section chief really bring back a big fat pig?"

Zhang Guoping saw Lao Liu's ecstatic expression and said to him with a smile, "Lao Liu! Today is our section chief's first day in office. Do you think he will make fun of us?"

When Old Liu heard what Zhang Guoping said, he immediately replied happily: "Section Chief! I will go to the fleet now and ask Captain Jiang for a car."

The news that Jia Dongming had gotten a pig quickly spread within the security department of the steel rolling mill. When his teammates in the security department heard the news, they were all very happy and hoped that the pig could be brought back as soon as possible.

"What! The Security Department has got a pig and plans to bring it back tomorrow. Is this true?" In Li Huaide's office in the steel mill office building, Li Huaide heard the news reported by his subordinates. A look of surprise appeared on his face, and he immediately confirmed the news with his subordinates.

When the young man heard Li Huaide's question, he nodded very affirmatively and replied, "Director Li! I heard this news from Captain Jiang of the fleet. Officer Liu from the Security Department just went to the fleet and asked Captain Jiang to send a car. He said that the new Chief Jia of the Security Department had asked for a fat pig from Changping Commune through his connections, and he would go to Changping Commune to transport a fat pig back tomorrow."

Because Jia Dongming is the head of the security department of the steel rolling mill, Li Huaide specially invited Jia Dongming to have a special meal in the small canteen of the steel rolling mill yesterday at noon. The purpose was to get closer to Jia Dongming. However, what Li Huaide did not expect was that Jia Dongming had just taken office and he actually got a pig for the security department.

Upon hearing the news, Li Huaide murmured to himself: "It seems that our Section Chief Jia still has some skills. I know about this matter. You go and do your work first!"

"Hello, Section Chief!" When Security Guard A saw Jia Dongming, he immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

"Chief, you are here for dinner!" When Security Guard B saw Jia Dongming holding a lunch box, he immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

"Chief Jia! I heard that you got a pig from Changping Commune. Is this true?" When Security Guard C saw Jia Dongming, he remembered what Logistics Officer Liu said, and immediately asked Jia Dongming enthusiastically.

At around eleven o'clock in the morning, Jia Dongming came to the small canteen of the Security Department with his lunch box. The team members who were eating in the canteen saw Jia Dongming coming and greeted him warmly and politely.

When Jia Dongming saw his team members, they greeted him enthusiastically. He immediately realized that his plan had worked. He smiled and said to everyone eating in the cafeteria, "Tomorrow, Section Chief Zhang will go to Changping Commune to transport the fat pigs back. The day after tomorrow, everyone should remember to bring an extra lunch box to work, and take an extra portion of meat and vegetables back home to satisfy the cravings of the elderly and children at home." When everyone in the cafeteria heard the news announced by Jia Dongming, they all showed excitement on their faces. Only Chen Jianfei, who was standing outside the cafeteria, saw this scene and his face became very ugly. He cursed in his heart, "Damn it! I didn't expect that Jia Dongming would use pork to win people's hearts on his first day at work."

At 5:30 in the evening, Jia Dongming, who had been looking at materials in the office all day, saw that it was time to get off work, so he picked up his cloth bag and walked out of the office.

After Jia Dongming left the steel rolling mill on his bicycle, he rode along the main road towards the market.

Jia Dongming walked around the market, and when he left, there was a cloth bag on the handlebars of his bicycle.

"Chief Jia! You're back from get off work!" Jia Dongming pushed the cart into the courtyard. When the door god Yan Bugui saw Jia Dongming coming back from get off work, he immediately greeted him warmly.

Seeing the door god Yan Bugui staring at the cloth bag hanging in front of the bicycle, Jia Dongming remembered Yan Bugui's character of taking advantage of others. He smiled and introduced Yan Bugui, "Uncle! Tonight, our family will return all the donations from the courtyard to the neighbors in the courtyard. In order to thank everyone for their care, I asked someone to buy some eggs. When the whole courtyard meeting is held tonight, three eggs will be distributed to each household."

Yan Bugui heard what Jia Dongming said and learned that not only would the money donated by the Yan family be fully refunded, but they would also get three eggs. This made Yan Bugui, who loved to take advantage of small opportunities, feel extremely happy. He smiled and replied, "Chief Jia! Our courtyard is an advanced courtyard of the street office. Neighbors in the courtyard should help each other."

The main reason why Yi Zhonghai was able to cover up everything in the courtyard, besides having the support of the deaf old lady behind him, was that the three uncles in the courtyard, using the title of "Advanced Siheyuan", kidnapped all the residents in the courtyard, and asked the courtyard to solve the problems, and did not allow the residents to report the problems to the street office.

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, Jia Dongming pushed his bicycle towards the middle courtyard and said to Yan Bugui, "Uncle San! You are busy now. I will go back first."

"Dongming! You're back! What's in your cloth bag?" Jia Dongming had just walked to the central courtyard. Jia Zhang, who was sitting at the door of the Jia family sewing shoe soles, saw Jia Dongming coming back. She quickly put down the insoles in her hand and came forward to greet him enthusiastically.

When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question, he smiled and introduced to her, "Mom! These are the eggs I bought specially to thank the neighbors. When we have a general meeting in the courtyard tonight, I will give three eggs to each household to thank everyone for helping our family over the years."

After hearing Jia Dongming's introduction, Jia Zhang learned that the eggs in the cloth bag were specially given by Jia Dongming to thank the neighbors in the courtyard. She felt very distressed, but thinking of what Jia Dongming said last night, she could only accept this fact helplessly and said to Jia Dongming, "Dongming! Give me the bag, and I will help you carry it into the house."

When Jia Dongming heard what Jia Zhang said, he smiled and refused: "Mom! There are a lot of things in this cloth bag, I can carry it myself! You don't need to help me."

(End of this chapter)

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