Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 68 - 065 Job Transfer (Part 1)

Chapter 68 -065 Job Transfer (Part 1)

Chapter 68 -065 Job Transfer (Part 1)

Shi Peirong’s two younger brothers in Yunzhou might not hold high positions of power, but they each wielded some authority; at the very least, getting Song Xiwen a job transfer should be no issue.

But Xie Jingying was well aware that her relationship with her uncles wasn’t as good as her brother’s. She could ask, but she wasn’t sure of the outcome.

However, if it were Xie Yanhai making the call, not to say it would be 100% successful, but there was a 99% chance it would be. Both uncles regarded Xie Yanhai very highly.

If it were Shi Peirong… impossible. Even if knives were raining from the sky, Shi Peirong would never call her two brothers. Xie Jingying didn’t understand the intricacies of their relationship, and at her age, she no longer wished to.

That’s why she chose to ask Xie Yanhai to make the call.

But Xie Yanhai refused!

Xie Jingying was furious. Why was it possible to ask for a school transfer for that damn girl but not okay to arrange a proper job transfer for Xiaoxi?

Talking as if she could do it on her own, who was she fooling?

At this point, Shi Peirong also understood the cause and effect of the situation and was utterly speechless about Xie Jingying’s statement and thoughts.

Despite being the daughter she had raised herself, she found herself increasingly looking down on her. She was already past fifty; how could she seem to be reverting as she got older?

But thinking of her granddaughter Song Xiwen, she still calmly asked, “Isn’t her job going well? Why does she need a transfer?”

“How’s it going well? Her workplace is so far from her home it’s almost half of Yunzhou away. She has to pick up her child before four in the afternoon, running back and forth every day. She can’t handle driving, and riding an electric scooter has left her face windburnt. I was thinking, since the main office is close to her home, could eldest uncle help transfer her from the sub-office?”

As she spoke, Xie Jingying looked at Shi Peirong with hopeful eyes. Now that her mother had inquired, could there be hope?

Xie Yanhai looked at his elderly mother somewhat worriedly. Although he was as ignorant of the grudge between his mother and her brothers as Xie Jingying, he was aware of the loathing in his mother’s eyes whenever she mentioned her brothers.

That’s why, despite numerous calls from his uncles over the years, persuading him to move to Yunzhou and promising job position changes, he never felt tempted, nor did he ever ask them for any favors or even contact them privately.

Now, to seek their help for a job transfer was something Xie Yanhai deeply resisted not because of Song Xiwen’s standing in his heart lower, for even if it were Xie Lin, he would never do such a thing.

“Alright, I’ve got it. You can go back now.”

Xie Jingying, unable to fathom her mother’s calm expression, wondered if her words meant she would take care of it or not.

She hesitated, wanting to ask more but not daring to.

Shi Peirong glanced at her sideways and said indifferently, “Asking your uncles is something I will never do in my lifetime. I’ll mention Xiaoxi’s matter to your aunt’s husband, and if you have time tomorrow, have Xiaoxi visit your aunt’s house. But let me be clear upfront—whether it can be done will depend on what your aunt’s husband says.”

Xie Jingying was overjoyed, her aunt’s husband was even more influential than the two uncles, but he was also famously impartial. She initially considered asking her aunt, but thinking of her uncle’s temperament, she quickly abandoned the thought.

Now that her mother had spoken, the matter was sure to be settled.

Her aunt’s husband might have a difficult temperament, but he held great respect for her mother. Back when her father was alive, he also had a very good relationship with him.

Xie Jingying, flushed with excitement, went back and didn’t take her mother’s last words seriously.

Xie Yanhai looked at Shi Peirong with a frown, “Mom, are you really going to ask my aunt’s husband?”

“It’s nothing. A lateral transfer should not be difficult for your aunt’s husband. Apart from that, Xiaoxi is diligent in her work. But I will make it clear to him beforehand: if it’s easy, do it; if not, let it go. You know your aunt’s husband’s temperament. If there’s even a slight violation of principles, he won’t agree to it.”

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Xiaoxi is also sensible. I reckon she could have been transferred, but someone likely pressured against it.”

Shi Peirong had a keen eye for these things, and her guess was spot on. Based on her abilities, Song Xiwen should have been able to transfer to the head office, but her leader wanted his niece, who had graduated just two years ago, to take the position, so he suppressed Song Xiwen instead.

It was right when Xie Jingying, bothered by this issue, happened to call her mother, and casually mentioned it. However, she didn’t ask for help from her maternal grandfather or maternal grandma’s husband. It was Xie Jingying who couldn’t stand seeing her eldest daughter mistreated and took it upon herself to seek Xie Yanhai’s help.

That afternoon, Shi Peirong called her sister Shi Peixia’s home, and it was Elder Yang who answered the call.

Once Shi Peirong explained the situation, Elder Yang roughly understood what was going on. It was not at all difficult for his son to handle. Mainly because it was a lateral transfer within the policy, not a promotion.

Also, it was rare for the eldest sister to ask for a favor, and even if it had been difficult, he would have tried to find a solution.

Of course, such situations seldom occurred with the eldest sister, as she never troubled others.

The matter settled, the next day Song Xiwen and Zhou Youming arrived with gifts in hand.

The night before, Song Xiwen was taken aback when she received Xie Jingying’s call. She had never expected her grandmother to call her maternal grandpa about her issue. She had never seen her grandmother visit Yunzhou as she grew up.

Not only did she never come to Yunzhou, but she also never dealt with her maternal grandpas. They could be sent packing with a load of gifts, not saving any face for them.

Though she was curious, how could she possibly know something not even her mother was aware of?

She did have a relatively good relationship with her maternal grandma, but her grandmother had never troubled them for anything.

For the first time in her life, Song Xiwen felt exceptionally favored by her grandmother.

As soon as Zhou Youming heard about it, he took leave immediately to accompany her. His family wasn’t local to Yunzhou and couldn’t help Song Xiwen with this situation. Since a relative was assisting, it certainly demanded attention.

Two days later, Song Xiwen’s supervisors received a call and a transfer order from the head office, and they were completely dumbfounded. Officially, transfer orders needed to be applied for by the branch office, and indeed their unit had a slot this year for a transfer to the head office; Song Xiwen had submitted an application, but he had rejected it.

So why had it been directly issued by the head office?

Looking at the meticulous stamps and name on the transfer order, he hurriedly called someone with good connections at the head office. The response was that it had been issued from above, and the specifics weren’t clear to them.

Issued from above?

The leader, sweating profusely, realized Song Xiwen must have had some connection. Why on earth didn’t she speak up sooner? Why act so diligently and cautiously?

He also wondered if the upper levels knew about him rejecting Song Xiwen’s application.

The leader sent Song Xiwen on her way as eagerly as a grandchild.

….

How Xie Jingying and Song Xiwen fared was none of Song Jiawen’s concern. She spent a very peaceful day and a half at her uncle’s place. Before leaving, she neatly stacked a bunch of study materials on Xie Lin’s bookshelf.

Among them were photocopies of Zhu Jin’s English notes, photocopies of notes and test papers from Beijing and North City gotten from Yang Yi, and logical mind maps for mathematics and physics she had put together for him throughout high school.

Even Jiang Yan didn’t have this material. She had taken the time to make a set just for Xie Lin, treating her cousin with special consideration.