ryethenovel Chapter 69 Looking for a better opportunity while still employed
Chapter 69 Looking for a better opportunity while still employed
What Chen Tuo said was correct, but it did not meet Xiao Kai's expectations.
His idea was to keep his current salary and benefits while also being able to access the bustling city outside the mountains.
"Chen Zhiqing, this isn't quite what I expected..."
"Section Chief Xiao, let me repeat myself: even if you get out, you shouldn't come looking for me. If you do, it means your expectations haven't been met yet!"
Pointing out Xiao Kai's psychological letdown, Chen Tuo pointed to Hong Ye in the gatehouse, who was pretending to tidy up the room.
"Section Chief Xiao, Hong Ye told me before that she wanted to resign and go south. My advice to her was to transfer to the south within the system after she became famous."
Chen Tuo's arrangement for Hong Ye was exactly the shortcut Xiao Kai had hoped for—a way to escape the siege in the mountains.
Like Hong Ye, Xiao Kai's true intention was to gain fame through newspapers and magazines and take the opportunity to be transferred out of Songling.
However, it's not appropriate to say this idea to Hong Ye's face.
"Chen, could you write me a few poems too?"
When Xiao Kai stated his request, Chen Tuo didn't refuse outright. Instead, he stared at him and asked:
"Is Section Chief Xiao planning to go into propaganda after he leaves?"
"Where would I get that talent? Besides, although we all graduated from high school, we didn't really study our junior high school textbooks properly."
The problem of insufficient stamina is not unique to Xiao Kai and Hong Ye; Chen Tuo suffers from the same issue.
Subsequently, only a handful of works were able to shake the literary world, and even those received mixed reviews.
Although Chen Tuo was very familiar with these works, if someone else wrote them, and had his current experience, the mixed reviews would likely be beyond his expectations.
"That settles it! I bet Section Chief Xiao wants both the position and the money, but there's no such thing as a free lunch."
Xiao Kai was filled with disappointment after Chen Tuo exposed his thoughts.
This Chen, a former educated youth, was too worldly-wise and, compared to the previous educated youth, too dishonest.
But how could Chen Tuo let him come in high spirits only to leave disappointed?
"If Section Chief Xiao doesn't want too much money, I can give you some ideas."
Hong Ye, who was pretending to tidy up in the gatehouse, was very familiar with Chen Tuo's words.
Chen Tuo had given her some ideas, but she was still confused about how to implement them!
"How can I help?"
Unlike Hong Ye's scheming sincerity, Xiao Kai was much more direct.
He came here to get an answer; if there's no answer, then he's come for nothing.
Seeing Xiao Kai leaning in so close, almost face to face with him, Chen Tuo leaned back slightly before replying with a self-deprecating laugh:
"How can I help someone who's not registered in the country? I can only offer suggestions."
When Chen Tuo mentioned the unregistered status of the residents, Xiao Kai immediately backtracked.
His identity is not something that cannot be resolved, but rather something that is difficult to resolve.
The vast Songling Forest Area has a population of just over 20,000 but less than 30,000, but the number of officially employed staff is even smaller, only a few hundred.
This was the official staffing for forestry specialists deployed to the Xingan Mountains, and as personnel progressed through various levels, the number of official staff decreased.
The distinction here is between forestry bureau employees and forestry workers.
Although both are formal jobs, the Forestry Bureau's staff can directly enter government agencies in Heilongjiang Province.
Sending Chen Tuo, an educated youth, to the mountains to cut timber and sell timber was not a big deal before.
But now, this guy is about to make a name for himself in the literary and artistic circles of Longjiang, so it's not really appropriate to give him the identity of a forestry worker.
Give it a position in the Forestry Bureau; thousands of people are eyeing it!
Without a solid reason, who would dare to give it to him?
"Even suggestions are welcome..."
After giving a vague reply, Xiao Kai decided to take another look.
It just so happens that Chen Tuo failed to do it in time, and if he were to use his pen to nitpick again, it would be a case of more harm than good...
"Section Chief Xiao, do you need any help unloading the truck?"
Xiao Kai gave a vague answer, so Chen Tuo changed the subject to the tractor that had just driven into the educated youth settlement.
"No need! Old Zhang knows how to load the truck. The bulk of it is at the back, and he can lift the truck bed himself."
"Shall we talk about the forest rangers in Songling?"
From Hong Ye, Blood Wolfhound learned a glimpse into life in the forest area, and even gained experience in patrolling and protecting the forest.
Xiao Kai was given the idea of "riding a donkey while looking for a horse," and Chen Tuo was also "riding a donkey while looking for a horse."
I'll first write something vague about life and work in the forest area, and then see how it gets published.
If anyone is serious, then let's continue to delve deeper into the forest area to experience life there.
If no one takes it seriously and the response is good, then you can start making things up for a while.
Once I've become more familiar with life and work in the forest area, I'll start writing more sophisticated articles.
In the writing process, this is called growth!
"Then you've come to the right person. Before going to logistics, I worked as a forest ranger for four or five years!"
Starting from the bottom and climbing up step by step was also the main reason why Xiao Kai wanted to escape Songling.
The original military structure had very high requirements for seniority.
Now, which of the forestry managers and secretaries in Songling Forestry Area didn't start from the bottom and which of them didn't have the experience of fighting against nature in the mountains?
To put it bluntly, in Songlin, without frontline logging experience, you're not even qualified to be a section chief or secretary, let alone a non-cadre.
There were gilded goods that came down before, but none of them could stand firm in the frigid Xingan Mountains.
Those who lack experience and give orders haphazardly will not be polite to anyone, especially those who fight against nature in the mountains.
In mountainous areas where temperatures often drop to minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius, not being this lenient could be fatal...
But this kind of experience was far too long and arduous for Xiao Kai.
After the flood subsided, in addition to the educated youth who returned to the city, another group of educated youth left Songling through the Forestry Bureau's promotion channels.
There is no harm without comparison.
Those educated youth with diplomas and work experience could easily be promoted, which led to Xiao Kai's ten years of hard work.
Because of his unbalanced mindset, talking about the work and life of a forest ranger became Xiao Kai's way of complaining.
Xiao Kai recounted the hardships and tediousness of the forest ranger's work, while Chen Tuo fished out bear offal from the cooking pot.
"Hmm? Chen Zhiqing, where did you get this beef offal? It's fragrant, spicy, and flavorful. Old Zhang, bring down the loose liquor from your truck, let's have a drink together."
Although he was complaining, Xiao Kai was also observing Chen Tuo.
The cooking pot was full of beef offal, which meant that his livelihood was not in trouble recently.
So after tractor driver Lao Zhang finished unloading the coal, Xiao Kai didn't stand on ceremony and directly asked Lao Zhang to bring some wine to the table.
Old Zhang, who brought a five-pound plastic bucket to the table, was equally unceremonious. He grabbed a piece of bear offal with his hand, but after just one bite, he realized the taste was off.
"Xiao Xiao, this is bear offal!"
Upon hearing that the mess hall contained bear offal, Xiao Kai disregarded whether it was edible or not, and instead instructed the tractor driver, Lao Zhang:
"Second Brother, there are other people around! Call me Section Chief Xiao..."
Upon hearing this, Old Zhang simply pursed his lips and ignored him, taking the bowl that Hong Ye handed him and starting to pour wine for everyone.
Xiao Kai also took the opportunity to introduce his relationship with Lao Zhang.
"This is my maternal uncle's second brother. He's a skilled tractor driver and a good person, though he's a bit dirty."
Old Zhang, covered in greasy dough twists, wasn't too keen on listening to Xiao Kai's introduction and slammed his wine bowl down in front of him.
"Chen Zhiqing, the puppy that Chu Maolin gave you was taken from me by force..."
When Old Zhang started talking about the puppy with red hair, Xiao Kai abruptly interrupted him.
"Second brother, didn't we agree? It's on me, so don't try to settle scores later..."
Xiao Kai told him not to say anything, but Lao Zhang insisted on saying it. Fearing that the two of them would argue and disturb his research, Chen Tuo came out to cause trouble.
"Section Chief Xiao, please continue with the forest ranger matter. After you finish, let Brother Zhang speak."
Chen Tuo changed the subject, and Xiao Kai was about to continue talking about his experience as a forest ranger when Old Zhang gave a cold laugh, ruining his chances.
"Him? A forest ranger? Ask him if he knows what a forest ranger does or what he's capable of doing?"