Dong Xuebing had started working at the General Affairs department for some days . He became more familiar with the work there, but he felt the chances of being promoted was slim . There were too many unspoken rules at his workplace . He was new and still does not know many of these rules at work . Almost every day, he got to use his power “Back” to rectify his mistakes . Furthermore, Guo Shunjie was purposely making things difficult for him, and Guo Panwei had asked Dong Xuebing to do his task for him . The past few days, Dong Xuebing was suffering at work .
Today .
Dark clouds covered the sky, and it was drizzling .
Dong Xuebing reached the office and kept his umbrella . He opened the office door: “Good morning, Sis Chang, Tan Zhi, Zhuang Zhi . ”
Tan Limei scolded: “Bing Zhi, you are late today . Did you go out on a date last night?”
Changjuan was putting on her makeup, as usual . She turned to Dong Xuebing: “Xiao Dong, you have a girlfriend? Who is your girlfriend?”
“Dong Xuebing laughed: “Stop poking fun at me . Which girl will like me?”
Guo Shunjie knocked his desk a few times with his pen . “Xiao Dong, you are just in time . Here, do this . ” Dong Xuebing had lost count of the number of tasks given to him by Guo Shunjie in the past two weeks .
Guo Panwei also waved to him: “Xiao Dong, after you are done with your task, come and help me . ”
Dong Xuebing gritted his teeth . These two bastards……
In the morning, Dong Xuebing delivered a few documents and returned to his desk . He was thinking about his prospects in this office .
Suddenly he thought of an idea . He decided to apply to be a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) . Since Dong Xuebing’s goal was to enter Central Bureau, then becoming a member of the CPC is essential . Once he was a member of the CPC, he would be able to build up his portfolio and increase his chances of promotion .
Click, click, click……
Dong Xuebing went online to search for information and fill in his application form .
Dong Xuebing was able to complete his application form before the end of the say . Looking at the almost 10,000 words application letter, he felt proud of himself . He was amazed at what he could do when he focuses all his energy into it . When he was writing his thesis at University, he could only write about 5,000 words over 10 days . But now, it was for his promotion, and he was motivated .
“Bing Xhi, what are you writing the whole afternoon?” Zhuang Zhi, who was seated opposite Dong Xuebing asked .
Dong Xuebing waved his application form: “Application to the CPC . ”
Zhuang Zhi scratched his head: “You are joining the CPC?”
“Oh, you also want to join the CPC?” Tan Limei overheard their conversation . She smiled: “I have submitted my application one year ago and had just become a Party Activist . I am still learning to about the Party’s programmes and submitting periodical reports . I think I should be able to become a Probationary party member the year after next . ”
“I think I got to wait for 4 years . ” Dong Xuebing laughed . He knew the application process to be a CPC member would be very long . Even 3 years was considered short . “Oh, I should pass my application form to the Party Branch . Who is the secretary?”
Tan Limei replied: “You can submit to Li Qing, Director Li . He oversees all the applications . ”
Li Qing, General Affairs Department’s Deputy Director, and General Affairs Office’s Chief . He had a close relationship with Deputy Chief Zhou, and he let Deputy Chief Zhou take charge of the office . He only visits the office once in a while and let Deputy Chief Zhou handles all the work . Dong Xuebing had only met him 3 to 4 times from afar .
Actually, Li Qing should be addressed as Chief Li as he was the head of this General Affairs Office . But ‘Chief’ does not sound better than the Director . His rank was Deputy Director . So, everyone addressed him as Director Li . This was one of the unspoken rules in the government sector . The lower levels must address the higher-ups with the best sounding titles .
Suddenly, the office became quiet .
Dong Xuebing looked up from his desk . Speaking of the devil, Deputy Director Li had entered the office .
“Director Li . ”
“Good afternoon, Director Li . ”
Everyone stood up and greeted Director Li .
“Hi, carry on with your work . ” Li Qing waved his hand, gesturing them to return to their work .
Li Qing was very skinny . Like bamboo . The feeling he gave others was cheerful and friendly, unlike Zhou Changchun . Zhou Changchun had a pretentious smile, whereas Li Qing seems more sincere . Li Qing’s family was poor . His daughter had Leukaemia or some other illness . He was in financial difficulties . There were rumors that Tan Limei had wanted to help him raise funds for his daughter’s medical treatment, but Li Qing stopped it for some unknown reasons .
The other end of the main office, Zhou Changchun walked out of his room . “Chief . ”
Li Qing, in his 40s, walked over and patted Zhou Changchun’s arm: “Old Zhou, you must take care of your health . :
Zhou Changchun straightened his back and replied: “Thank you Chief for your concerns . I am fine . ”
Zhou Changchun was the one person who addressed Li Qing as Chief .
Dong Xuebing had asked his senior Tan Limei about this . There was a lot more to the way Zhou Changchun address Li Qing as ‘Chief” . This was not a mistake . It was to show that he was grateful to Li Qing for letting him oversee the office . If he addressed Li Qing as ‘Director’ like the rest of the people, it would show that he was arrogant and had taken over Li Qing’s role as Chief . This was to imply to Li Qing that he was still the person in charge of General Affairs Office and Zhou Changchun had not forgotten that .
There were too many of such complicated rules there .
Dong Xuebing was still learning about these unspoken rules .
After a while, Li Qing walked past Dong Xuebing, and Dong Xuebing immediately passed his application form to him . Dong Xuebing said some “fake, exaggerated claims” about how much he wanted to enter the CPC, while Li Qing flipped through the pages of the application form . He gave Dong Xuebing some encouraging words and suddenly remembered something . He turned around and pass a document to Zhou Changchun .
“What’s this?” Zhou Changchun took the document from him .
Li Qing rubbed his temple: “Bureau Chief Yang is going to the City’s Bureau office for a meeting . This is the contents of what he is going to say . Put in some effort and write a good speech for Bureau Chief Yang . Don’t mess it up like the previous time . Old Zhou, I will leave this task to you . Don’t let Bureau Chief Yang thinks that our General Affairs Office are all useless . ”
“This…… Yes… . . We… . . We will do this well . ” Zhou Changchun reluctantly replied .
Dong Xuebing looked around . When everyone heard that they have to write a speech for Bureau Chief Yang, everyone’s face changed .
Huh?
What’s happening?
Only Dong Xuebing and Zhuang Zhi who did not know what was going on were confused .
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