Chapter 21 – Troublesome Speech? (1/2)

One day……

5 days……

10 days……

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.