Chapter 214: Quickly Contact and Reply

After Ning Weidong left, Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu exchanged a look, both seeing the joy in each other's eyes.

At the same time, it made Qin Huairu even more determined that she must let Huaihua firmly capture Ning Wei's heart.

Both times, Ning Weidong had let Ning Wei handle the specific execution, which showed he trusted Ning Wei very much.

This kind of trust even exceeded their previous expectations.

Qin Huairu turned around and said, "Foolish Column, let me tell you, once you're here, you'd better curb those bad habits of yours. This is different from the Manager; at the Manager, your canteen is far from the emperor's reach, but here, you can see the kitchen as soon as you step out the door. Let's not bring any bad luck upon ourselves."

He Yuzhu gave a hehe laugh: "No need for you to tell me."

……

Ning Weidong returned to the Office, his mind still silently calculating the company's situation.

The current Dongyi Company couldn't even be considered a prototype; the necessary departments were incomplete, with personnel, finance, logistics... all mixed together.

Ning Weidong calculated in his mind that for the finance side, the Ministry should send someone over, but Ning Weidong also needed some people of his own.

He prepared to go find Ning Weiguo and Wang Yuzhen later to see if there were any suitable candidates.

As for the rest, for the time being, he would have to let Ning Wei hold the fort while he slowly scouted for suitable people.

Just at this moment, the telephone on Ning Weidong's desk suddenly rang.

"Hello~" Ning Weidong picked it up.

The call was from the gatehouse: "Manager Ning, there is a telegram."

Ning Weidong's heart stirred, and he immediately opened the drawer to take out his name seal.

Arriving at the company entrance, he saw a post office motorcycle parked below the steps outside.

Seeing Ning Weidong come out, the courier on the motorcycle shouted: "Comrade, a telegram~"

Ning Weidong smiled and nodded, taking out his name seal.

The courier took a telegram out of the large canvas bag hanging on the back, looked Ning Weidong over, and asked: "Are you Natasha?"

Ning Weidong smiled and said: "I'll receive it on her behalf~" As he spoke, he handed over Natasha's name seal to be pressed onto the registration book.

The courier didn't ask any more questions; he just verified there were no errors and left.

Ning Weidong was quite eager, knowing it must be a reply from the Soviet Union.

He took the telegram back to the Office and opened it to look.

Sure enough, as expected, it was indeed a reply from the Soviet Union.

However, it didn't come directly, but had been forwarded through Tan Limin.

This was not surprising; after all, the original letter had also been forwarded by Tan Limin, and there was another benefit: Tan Limin had translated the content, so besides the original Russian version, there was also a Chinese translation.

As for the cost of the telegram, there was of course no need to consider it.

After reading the content of the telegram, Ning Weidong was slightly surprised.

The telegram didn't contain much content; the most important part was that Natasha's older brother, Seryozha, would personally come to China to visit his sister afterward.

This was very intriguing.

One must know that Natasha was an illegitimate daughter and did not share the same father and mother as this Xieliaosha.

Ning Weidong didn't believe there was such deep brother-sister affection between them that it was worth this person traveling thousands of miles, overcoming all difficulties, to see his sister.

So what was Xieliaosha coming for?

Ning Weidong couldn't quite figure it out.

Although he had previously thought about what reaction Jiluoliaofu might have after receiving that letter.

This included the possibility of him sending someone.

But in Ning Weidong's estimation, the probability of someone coming was actually very low, because this required bearing a certain political risk.

Jiluoliaofu was able to become the factory director of the Boli Tractor Factory; his status and strength were not a whit inferior to Li Weibing or Wang Guoqiang, and were perhaps even higher.

The scale and rank of the Boli Tractor Factory were even larger than the Red Star Factory.

It was precisely because of this that Ning Weidong judged that the other party would most likely reply.

Now that Natasha's older brother was coming, this matter was very intriguing.

What did the other side mean? With no news for over a dozen years, Ning Weidong certainly didn't believe that Comrade Jiluoliaofu would disregard everything just because he got news of his daughter.

Unless there was another possibility.

That was that Jiluoliaofu had obtained approval from someone higher up, making the political risk he bore become negligible, which was why he was willing to send his son over.

Thinking of this, Ning Weidong couldn't help but frown and ponder.

How high was the chance of this possibility existing?

If this were truly the case, Jiluoliaofu must possess a channel directly to some big figure in Moscow……

Ning Weidong pondered a great deal but couldn't be sure of the current situation, so he could only wait for Xieliaosha to arrive in a few days.

According to the telegram, by the time Ning Weidong received it, Xieliaosha had already set off, though it would take a few days to cross the border and arrive in Beijing.

Ning Weidong suppressed his emotions and first picked up the phone to call Zhao Ruyi to tell her the situation and, incidentally, pass the word to Father Zhao.

……

The next day, Ning Weidong arrived at the unit early in the morning.

As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Duan Ming, Zheng Tong, and a beautiful young woman standing in the courtyard.

Ning Weidong smiled, greeted Duan Ming and Zheng Tong, and turned to look at the young woman: "This must be Comrade Jiang Biyun~"

Jiang Biyun reached out generously to shake hands with Ning Weidong: "Hello, Manager Ning. I am Jiang Biyun, Zheng Tong's wife."

Ning Weidong praised: "Good, truly a talented man and a beautiful woman. Let's go inside to talk."

The group went to the reception room in the Upper Room, exchanged some polite words first, and then called Ning Wei over to have him arrange things for Jiang Biyun.

Although it was called Deputy Workshop Director, the Dongyi Company didn't have many people yet, so Jiang Biyun was just holding a nominal position and drawing a salary.

However, it wasn't that there was no specific work; last time Ning Weidong said he wanted to hire two receptionists, so he could just let Ning Wei hand that over to Jiang Biyun, and while she was at it, have her hire the people and manage them.

Afterward, Zheng Tong left, and Jiang Biyun tidied up a desk in the Office on Ning Wei's side.

After making the arrangements, Ning Wei returned to report.

Ning Weidong was hunched over the desk writing and drawing, and he looked up upon hearing footsteps.

Seeing Ning Wei, he asked, "Is everything arranged?"

Ning Wei responded with a sound and briefly explained Jiang Biyun's situation.

Ning Weidong did not pay much mind; the main purpose of bringing Jiang Biyun here was to establish a connection with Zheng Tong. It would be best if she could handle some work, but if she couldn't, he would just support her.

Ning Weidong said, "Right, Xiao Wei, put some heart into one thing: see if you can buy the nearby courtyards as well. Our company might expand soon, and this courtyard is definitely not enough."

Ning Wei nodded immediately. He had been dealing with houses quite a bit lately, and with Yang Zhengdong at the Housing Management Office, he was quite familiar with the ropes.

Aside from the courtyard for Shi Xiaonan, the one Natasha was currently living in, and Wang Kaixuan's, were all things he had helped secure.

It was just that this time the difficulty was not small; Ning Weidong had circled the area, and it had to be in this vicinity.

The situation in the surroundings was very complex; the courtyards on both the left and right were Dazayuan, with over a dozen households living in each. It was not easy to clear everyone out.

But no matter how difficult, since Ning Weidong had given the order, Ning Wei had to get it done.

After Ning Wei went out, Ning Weidong did not continue writing, but instead pondered the matter of the office location.

Although he had let Ning Wei handle it, Ning Weidong also knew the matter was not that easy to resolve.

Moreover, using a Siheyuan as an office was actually not that convenient; it was far inferior to an office building.

This was still summer; if it really reached winter, burning coal and lighting stoves would all be chores. Ning Weidong couldn't help but ponder whether to find another place and move the company there.

It was just that at this time, unless he built a building himself, he feared there were no suitable places.

Ning Weidong thought back and forth without a clue, then a bright idea struck him.

He thought to himself, why be so stubborn? Let Zhao Ruyi handle this matter.

For one, Zhao Ruyi herself had many connections that Ning Weidong could not reach, and for another, working at the bank, she also had corresponding channels.

Thinking of this, Ning Weidong was not in a rush to call Zhao Ruyi.

Anyway, there was no rush; he would talk about it when they met in the evening.

At the same time, in the office in the side wing, Jiang Biyun sat behind a desk.

Being a newcomer made her feel somewhat curious about this fledgling unit.

She knew from Zheng Tong that Ning Weidong's background was not ordinary, and seeing him today, she was secretly startled; he was indeed a magnificent man rarely seen in the world.

Jiang Biyun had not been without a heartbeat when she first met Zhong Yuemin, but she was more calm and self-possessed, knowing that such a man was not one she could control.

Likewise, a man like Ning Weidong was not someone she could covet, not to mention she had already become engaged to Zheng Tong.

It was just that she was a bit curious in her heart about what kind of woman Ning Weidong's beloved would be.

In the office, Ning Wei and the others were all young men, and the sudden arrival of a good-looking young woman made them a bit more reserved than usual.

Yet this lone flower among the crowd was already taken.

Only Duan Ming, who was from the same Youth Point as Jiang Biyun, had long been familiar with her.

At this time, Ning Wei returned and called for Liu Dong, Wang Xuewen, and Zhao Chunming, preparing to go look at the surrounding houses together.

Duan Ming and Jiang Biyun were left behind.

Duan Ming leaned back against the desk, holding a tea mug and taking a sip of the freshly brewed low-grade tea: "Jiang Biyun, you were just told to find two receptionists, do you have any candidates?"

Jiang Biyun immediately caught the subtext of Duan Ming's words and raised her eyebrows: "You have an idea?"

Duan Ming didn't beat around the bush and chuckled: "My second aunt has a cousin who came back from the countryside and hasn't had a job..."

Jiang Biyun said: "How does she look?"

Receptionists were the face of the unit, and that was the same everywhere.

Jiang Biyun had just arrived and was taking on a task for the first time, so of course, she didn't dare to be negligent.

If she really brought in two ugly ones, it wouldn't just be her own reputation lost; even Zheng Tong would lose face along with her.

Duan Ming understood in his heart and immediately said: "You can rest assured about that; she is definitely presentable, 1.65 meters tall..."

In this era, 1.65 meters for a woman was considered quite tall.

Duan Ming described it for a long time and simply said: "You wait, I'll make a call and have her come over for you."

Seeing this, Jiang Biyun knew that Duan Ming probably wasn't bragging, and that cousin's appearance definitely wouldn't be bad.

"Hello, Aunt Zhang, it's me, Duan Ming~ Please, do me a favor, go to my second aunt's place and tell Wang Xia to come to my workplace right now... Yes, immediately!" Duan Ming hung up the phone, glanced out the window, lowered his voice slightly, and said to Jiang Biyun: "How do you plan to handle the remaining one?"

Duan Ming had contributed to Jiang Biyun being able to come here and get a high salary of 75 yuan a month.

Using this as a pretext, as long as his cousin was decent, Jiang Biyun wouldn't reject his request.

Jiang Biyun heard that there was more to his words, so she simply stood up, walked over to the chair next to Duan Ming's desk, and asked: "What other news do you have? Hurry up and tell me."

Duan Ming leaned forward and said: "Let me whisper to you about the relationships here; Ning Wei is the younger brother of Manager Ning's own family..."

Jiang Biyun nodded; there was no need to say more about this, she had seen it as soon as she arrived.

Duan Ming continued: "Ning Wei's partner is the daughter of Aunt Qin from our canteen..."

Jiang Biyun was slightly surprised, but remembering that when she walked in just now, she happened to see Qin Huairu preparing to go out to buy groceries, even if she was older, it wasn't hard to see that she was a beauty when she was young; her daughter likely wouldn't be ugly.

Jiang Biyun said: "You mean, give the remaining position to her?"

Duan Ming waved his hand: "If it were really like that, would it be our turn to sell this favor?"

Jiang Biyun said: "Then what do you mean?"

Duan Ming licked his lips and said: "I mean, Aunt Qin from the canteen also has a second daughter; I saw her a few days ago, and she looks quite good too..."

Jiang Biyun suddenly understood and thanked Duan Ming.

Although it was just a matter of a few words, the value of these few words from Duan Ming was not small; it could help Jiang Biyun avoid quite a few pitfalls.

It also gave her an opportunity to sell a favor to Ning Wei.

However, Jiang Biyun did not take it for granted.

She believed Duan Ming had no reason to lie to her, but she still had to see what Ning Wei's attitude was.

Before long, the telephone in the room rang.

Duan Ming picked it up, and knowing it was his cousin Wang Xia, he hurried to the doorway to bring her in.

Seeing her, Jiang Biyun nodded inwardly; she was indeed dignified and slender, with delicate features.

After asking a few more questions, her speech and manners were also considered generous and appropriate.

She filled out a form right then and there and was accepted.

By noon, Ning Wei brought a few people back.

As expected, the situation in the nearby Dazayuan was very complex, and the difficulty of relocation was immense.

"Director Ning~" Jiang Biyun called out to stop Ning Wei.

Ning Wei was busy and covered in sweat; he had just wiped his face with a towel when he looked up and said, "Sister Jiang, what is it?"

Jiang Biyun did not avoid the others either.

She had heard from Duan Ming that Liu Dong, Wang Xuewen, and the others were all considered Ning Wei's trusted aides.

"The manager gave instructions to hire two receptionists," Jiang Biyun said. "I've been through a rigorous selection process, but I'm still one short. Do you have anyone suitable?"

Ning Wei was stunned for a moment.

Although he was not very old, in the past half year following Ning Weidong, from the Red Star Factory until now, he had certainly grown.

He understood what Jiang Biyun meant; she wanted to do him a favor.

But outsiders did not understand his relationship with Ning Weidong; if he really wanted to squeeze someone in, why would he need someone else to grant a favor? He could just tell Ning Weidong directly.

Ning Wei waved his hand and said, "Sister Jiang, I don't have anyone suitable for the moment. Please take your time to consider it; there's no rush for this."

Jiang Biyun was taken aback and couldn't help but glance at Duan Ming.

Duan Ming was slightly surprised and simply interjected, "Director, I saw a girl helping out in our front kitchen a couple of days ago..."

Ning Wei immediately understood that the other party was referring to Xiao Dang.

It was no secret that Duan Ming and Jiang Biyun were from the same Youth Point; it was obvious the two had discussed this matter just now.

Ning Wei waved his hand and said, "She is not suitable~" He looked at Jiang Biyun: "Sister Jiang, you should keep looking~"

Not letting Xiao Dang come in the first place was something Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyi had agreed upon.

Ning Wei was not stupid; what would it look like if he brought Xiao Dang over now?

Never mind that Huaihua hadn't even mentioned it; even if Huaihua had, he would still have to block it.

Ning Wei's mind was very clear; he knew that everything he had today was tied to Ning Weidong, and to him, Ning Weidong was always the big picture, while everything else was secondary.

(End of this chapter)