Siheyuan: Cutting off at the beginning

Chapter 144

"Zhiguo, you really have to bring little Guan Xiang over tomorrow. The more you say it, the more I want him."

Chen Xueru gave some specific instructions.

Then they went over together and asked the employees to leave. In addition to the Qin family's fellow villagers, the employees of the first store, and Aunt Fang's team of tailors came today. They received compensation from Chen Xueru, so it was not a loss.

That's why there are dozens of people, it's really lively.

After leaving the store, Li Zhiguo asked, "Aunt San, Guangjun, do you know the way back?"

Qin Guangjun hurriedly said: "Brother-in-law, I recognize him."

"Okay then. You are responsible for bringing the person back. Go directly to the second store tomorrow morning. I will take you to see the ones we have seen this afternoon..."

After a pause, he continued, "Let's get together alone on Sunday. I'll bring Jingru along."

After giving all the instructions, he said goodbye to Chen Xueru and rode away on his bike. He had to bring the child over tomorrow, so he had to rest early.

In a blink of an eye, we arrived at the courtyard. Like an old horse who knows the way, I came back with ease.

"Hey, Li Zhiguo, where did you go to drink?"

Yan Bugui is taking care of potted plants.

"My father-in-law has some relatives coming to the city today."

He casually explained and asked, "Uncle San, I noticed that you are quite busy recently!"

"It's not that I'm busy, it's that you're out all day and we haven't seen each other for several days.

Li Zhiguo, you got paid today. The factory gave you 500 yuan as a reward. "

Yan Bugui was full of envy, wondering when he would become so outstanding. Suddenly he discovered that there was something on the bicycle.

"Li Zhiguo, your relative came to the city and brought chickens and ducks, and a basket of eggs this big?"

"Yes, my family has a large population and high consumption, so we have to rely on the help of the villagers. Third uncle, we will talk later!"

He had to leave early and rest. It was already quite late when he pushed his bicycle all the way back home.

"Son-in-law, you're back."

Mother Qin hadn't rested yet and was still chatting with her daughter, but Xiao Jingru and her grandson had already fallen asleep.

"Governing the country..."

Qin Huairu hurried out of the house and saw the chickens and ducks in the car, and said, "These are sent by Third Aunt and the others!"

"Well, two chickens, a duck, and a basket of eggs. There were some left, but I didn't take them, so I'll leave some for them."

Soon, my mother-in-law came over and untied the chickens and ducks and put them in cages while they were still alive. The eggs were also put away as they were needed in large quantities at home.

"Zhiguo, I've prepared the bath water for you."

"Okay, go to bed early, I have to go over there tomorrow to arrange work for my relatives.

By the way, let’s go there on Sunday and have a meal together.”

He didn't say much, took a shower first, and then went into the room to talk in private. It was not beautiful.

Later, he leaned against the pillow and relaxed a little. Quotations from sages flashed through his mind, "Worry about the world before you worry about yourself, and be happy about the world after you are happy about yourself." Then he got it!
"Huai Ru, tomorrow I will take Xiao Guan Xiang to Qianmen Street and pick out some educational toys for him. I will train him in advance so that he can win at the starting line. When he goes to school, he will definitely get first place in every exam."

He made up an excuse, otherwise why would he carry his son all the way there, isn't that nonsense.

"Yeah! It's all up to you."

Qin Huairu was leaning beside him, looking very happy, she was satisfied with everything!

"Okay, take a rest. Wake me up when you get up tomorrow."

He also went to bed quickly, otherwise he would be tired all day tomorrow. Taking care of a child is a physically demanding job.

Wait, Xiao Guan Xiang can call daddy, won’t this give the secret away?

But it was a minor problem. He could just send his son to his concubine and go back to work at the street office. It wouldn't affect anything.

"Brother-in-law, wake up!"

"Uh, Jingru, your mother and your brother went into town yesterday."

Li Zhiguo opened his eyes. It felt like the day had already dawned before he fell asleep. He didn’t get enough sleep!

"Okay." Xiao Jingru still missed her mother, but she had to go to school today.

"I'll take you there on Sunday." As he was speaking, he saw his wife come into the room.

"Jingru, stop clinging to your brother-in-law and go outside to watch over your nephew."

Qin Huairu came over and helped the man put on his clothes. She felt sorry for him for getting up so early, perhaps because of her relatives' affairs.

"Okay!" Xiao Jingru hurried outside to look after Xiao Guanxiang. Her aunt was busy in the kitchen at the moment.

Li Zhiguo dressed himself up sleepily, and when he went to wash up in the yard, he was completely awakened by the cool breeze.

"Hey, Li Zhiguo, you got up early today."

The second aunt came over cheerfully, holding a basin, "Thanks to you, your second uncle is now the team leader."

"It's a small matter. You are my second aunt, so I have to help your family.

Let my second uncle keep up the good work. If he has the opportunity to work as a replacement for work, he will be transferred to a formal cadre in the future. He will be the first in our hospital to do so."

Li Zhiguo chatted for a while and then went back to his room to have breakfast.

"Mom, I'll take Guan Xiang out later and come back for dinner."

"Son-in-law, I'll prepare a bag with Xiang's clothes in it."

Mother Qin put down her bowl and chopsticks and wanted to get busy.

"Mom, don't worry about it. I'm not in a hurry."

After breakfast, Xiao Jingru went to school by herself, and Qin Huairu also went to work.

After he got his son's things, he carried his son to the Central Courtyard and asked Lao Cai to take him over. Fortunately, the son was still there, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome.

"Brother Li, are you going to take Guan Xiang to Qianmen Street?"

Cai Quan has no one to blame, aren't you afraid of being exposed?
"Well, go to the silk shop, the back door." Li Zhiguo carried his son into the car and wrapped him in a blanket. It was windy.

"Dad!" Xiao Guanxiang was so happy, and he knew that it was his dad who took him out to play.

"Hey, be obedient today."

Li Zhiguo kissed his son's face, just like the baby in the New Year picture.

Wait, he is also a cultured person, he can contact the printing factory tomorrow to print a batch of next year's New Year pictures, using the image of Xiao Guan Xiang.

"Be obedient!"

Xiao Guanxiang only knows some very simple words and his pronunciation is not standard.

In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the back door of the silk shop. He held his son and knocked on the door, and soon someone came to open it.

"Manager Li, why did you bring Xue Yi here?"

A tailor in the backyard was confused. It was so early in the morning. Could it be that the boss's wife left the child at Manager Li's house? He couldn't even think about it!
"By chance, send it to Xueru."

Li Zhiguo did not explain so as not to make things worse.

He carried his son from the backyard to the inner hall and saw Chuntao sitting on the sofa resting with a feather duster.

"Ah! Manager Li, why did you bring Xue Yi here?"

"Chun Tao, go and call your sister Xue Ru."

Li Zhiguo carried his son to the sofa, put him down, and let him play by himself.

"Oh, okay!" Chuntao hurried to the front hall to find Sister Xueru.

"Chun Tao, are you saying that the person Manager Li brought back was Xue Yi? Are you sure?"

Chen Xueru was numb. She knew very well that her son was at home today and he had not woken up yet when she left in the morning.

Although Zhiguo said yesterday that Guan Xiang looked very much like his son, she still didn't quite believe it. After all, although they had the same father, they were not born from the same mother.

"It's just Xue Yi, sister. I often teach Xue Yi, how can I admit my mistake?"

Chuntao felt that Sister Xueru was a little strange today.

"Okay, I'll go in right away."

Chen Xueru hurried to the inner hall, but was dumbfounded before she got close.

"Learn chess!"

This is clearly her son learning chess, how could it be Xiao Guan Xiang.

When Xiao Guan Xiang heard the shouting, he was startled and quickly hid in his father's arms, looking at him timidly, feeling a little shy.

"No, Xueru, how can you admit your mistake?"

Li Zhiguo was annoyed. They had agreed on it yesterday. He couldn't just go to Chen's house and bring his youngest son to make up the number.

"How can you not admit your mistake? Xueyi, be good and let mommy hug you."

Chen Xueru still wanted to try, but she had already believed it in her heart. If he really wanted to learn chess, she would have reached out for a hug long ago.

"Son, this is your mother too."

Li Zhiguo picked up his son and placed him on his lap, and asked his concubine to come closer.

"They look alike. They really look alike. Even I, as a mother, made a mistake. You have to look very carefully to find the subtle differences."

Chen Xueru reached out and touched Xiao Guanxiang's face. If the wrong child was taken away, it would be impossible to find out. Li Zhiguo thought that if the two children were put together, he might get confused. However, Xiao Guanxiang had a birthmark on his back, which was a mark.

"Dad!" Xiao Guanxiang hid in his father's arms.

“Well, this is your mother too.

I said, Xueru, do you have anything to comfort the child? I have to go to the street, otherwise I will be exposed if I stay here."

Li Zhiguo wanted to withdraw. If nothing else, if someone heard him call out "Dad", he would be in trouble.

Well, it's not that serious, but it's a bit tricky to explain.

"Yes, there are lots of toys."

Chen Xueru quickly took out delicious and fun things, including the complementary foods and snacks that her son usually ate.

After a while, she was able to hold Xiao Guan Xiang and play with him. She kissed him for a while and couldn't kiss him enough.

"Then I'll leave. You ask Chuntao to help take care of the child. I'll come over for lunch at noon."

He looked at his watch, then went over to find out what was happening on that side of the street and swiped his facial recognition card.

"You go ahead. Chuntao is very good at taking care of children."

Chen Xueru has nothing to worry about because she is also a mother.

"Okay, if you need anything, have someone come to the neighborhood office to find me. It's not far away."

Li Zhiguo asked his son to turn around, and he took a look and slipped away.

Chen Xueru played with Xiao Guanxiang for a long time before calling Chuntao to take care of the child.

"Sister Xueru, don't worry, I'll take care of Xueyi today."

Although Chuntao knew it was a tough job, she still had to do it well.

"Chun Tao, Xue Yi has been a little moody these past two days, please comfort him more."

Chen Xueru had some other things to do and couldn't always look after the child, but she could always see him in the store.

Chuntao took Xueyi to play. Everything was fine at first, but who knew that Xueyi would drop his toy and start crying after a while.

"Daddy, I want daddy, woo woo..."

"Sister Xueru, something bad has happened. Xueyi wants to look for his father."

Chuntao was stunned after she finished speaking. That’s not right. Where did Xueyi’s father come from?

"Chun Tao, you heard it wrong. Learning chess requires pooping."

Chen Xueru hurried over to coax the child, but she couldn't do it either. This was a problem. Just when she wanted to ask someone to go to the street office, He Yumei took a toy and started playing with the child.

"Giggle..." The child suddenly stopped crying and went to grab the toy with a giggle.

He Yumei took the opportunity to pick up the child and coaxed him into submission.

"Yumei, you are so good at coaxing children!"

Chen Xueru was stunned. She didn't realize that there was such a talented person in the store.

Chuntao was also confused and had a strong sense of crisis. This was Sister Xueru's young master, and he was being flattered by the newcomer He Yumei?
"Manager Chen, I have many sisters in my family, and I usually take care of my younger brothers and sisters at home."

He Yumei didn't think it was a big deal. Everyone knows how to take care of a child.

"That's good. Yumei, you should just take care of my son today."

Chen Xueru breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time she thought that there was someone in the store who could take care of children, so she could bring Xueyi to play often in the future.

"okay!"

He Yumei did not refuse. There were many staff in the silk shop and the work was not tiring. She helped to greet customers when there were customers, and just spent her time on her own when there were no customers.

What's more, the silk shop also provides lunch, and you only need to pay for your own food coupons. This is simply incredible. Not to mention the grain station in the past, even in the tavern, you had to pay for your meals yourself.

Just for this one item, you can save several dollars every month. The treatment is too good.

Suddenly, a word came out of Xueyi's mouth, "Turn off the sound, mom, turn off the sound..."

"Oh my, Xueyi is so smart, yet he knows how to ask his mother for salary at such a young age."

Chen Xueru held her son in her arms, kissed him tenderly, and after a long while passed him to He Yumei.

Originally, she had some resistance to Qin Huairu's birth of Dabao, but now she can't resist it anymore!

Little Guan Xiang looks exactly like her son Xue Yi. It feels like she gave birth to twins, Guan Xiang is the older one and Xue Yi is the younger one.

After Li Zhiguo arrived at the street, he chatted with the director for nearly an hour and carefully learned the spirit of dividing the spoils among four horses.

The so-called "four-horse sharing" is a profit distribution plan for public-private partnerships, which is divided into four parts.

First, for the original merchants, the current shareholders’ dividends account for no more than 25%.

The second is the taxes paid, which accounts for 30%.

The third is the provident fund, which is a reserve fund used to expand production and operation, accounting for 10% to 30%.

Fourth, employee welfare bonuses, the poorer the better, the more they will receive, ranging from 50% to 15%.

Although it is a pitfall, there is still a lot of room for operation.

For example, reduce welfare bonuses to half, increase provident fund to the maximum of 30%, continue to expand, and increase fixed assets.

"Director, I think the policy of four-way sharing of profits is totally fine and very friendly to individual merchants.

Just think about it, how much do I earn in a month? The income of those merchants in one day is more than what I earn in a year.

If this continues, the gap between the rich and the poor will only get wider and wider. How can this reflect the superiority of our society?

Now we must not allow capitalism to exploit the working people, and all individual businesses must be reformed. "

As the son-in-law of a poor peasant family, a child of the working class, and a street cadre, Li Zhiguo severely criticized capitalist behavior.

The director's mouth twitched. You have a deposit of 100,000 in the bank, so of course you can speak without any hesitation.

"Governing the country! I know your ideological awareness.

But before the end of January next year, all businesses in Qianmen Street must complete the public-private partnership transformation.

Therefore, the silk shop and the tavern are the top priorities. Please tell me for sure, there will be no problem with the operation of the silk shop. Many merchants are waiting and watching. "

“Director, don’t worry. There is not enough time this month, so the financial statements may not be good, but starting from next month, the profits will far exceed those before the public-private partnership.

By the way, the silk shop now has more employees, including store one, store two, and a team of tailors in the backyard, totaling dozens of people.

Chen Xueru wants to apply for a large store and open a staff canteen to provide employees with meals while also opening up to the outside world to increase profits.

Chen Xueru is a conscientious merchant and has always provided free lunch to her employees.

It is the same now, only food stamps are collected. This part of the expenditure will be counted into the welfare bonus, which will not affect the tax paid by the silk shop, and can also create more profits. "

Li Zhiguo simply applied to set up a canteen, and then summoned He Daqing to cook, making the best use of his talents.

Only He Daqing, who has an identity, can hook up with, uh, pursue the tigress from Li Xinmin's family!
At the same time, don't let He Daqing help the young widow every day, otherwise he would be aiding the enemy.

"Opening a cafeteria? That's something we can study."

The director thinks this is a good thing and can fully demonstrate the superiority of socialism.

"Director, I think that after the canteen is established, it can also serve as the designated canteen for our street office or even the neighborhood committee.

I will discuss with Chen Xueru to lower the price of meals for our own family, without the purpose of making a profit.

It is completely possible to continue operating this business just by earning profits from individual customers.”

Li Zhiguo used the second trick, using public housing as his family's canteen. This would make things easier for people to do things in the future.

"Zhiguo, what you said is possible. Have you chosen a chef? Although the cost can be reduced, the taste cannot be bad."

The director rubbed his hands. The establishment of this canteen would increase the team's combat effectiveness and he, as the director, would also be supported.

"The chef has been found. He is the former head chef of the Red Star Steel Mill. His name is He Daqing. He is in his forties. When he was young, he learned cooking at Fengze Garden and once learned cooking from the famous chef Luan Xuetang.

His cooking skills are no worse than those of the chefs in big restaurants, and he can cook big pot dishes well too."

Li Zhiguo was talking nonsense. Although Luan Xuetang was still there when He Daqing was in Fengze Garden, it was totally irrelevant.

"Oh, you can find a chef like this to cook for the canteen?"

The director was a little confused, wondering if he was just fooling around.

"He and I are from the same courtyard. He is my uncle and we have a very good relationship."

Li Zhiguo still has confidence in Lao He's cooking skills. Even Sha Zhu at his peak could not compare to Lao He's.

The director asked again: "What is he doing now?"

"Hey, he's riding a tricycle!"

Li Zhiguo was numb. Seeing the director's face twitching, he quickly explained, "He Daqing was hurt in love before. His wife passed away early, and he always wanted to remarry, but he looked for three widows and failed.

In a fit of anger, he quit his job as a chef at the steel rolling mill, and usually rode a tricycle and hosted banquets for people.

He's active in our Qianmen Street area. A while ago, when Mr. Yang from the Dazhalan grocery store got married, he hosted more than a dozen tables of food. His cooking skills are impeccable."

"So that's how it is! Let me think about it. There is a big store less than a hundred meters away from the silk store. It is very large, much larger than the silk store, and even has a second floor.

It was a restaurant run by a capitalist in the past. The decoration was OK and the kitchen was usable.

Let's merge this shop into the public-private partnership of the Silk Shop. I'll give you the key on this street first. I'll hold a meeting this afternoon and go through the procedures."

After some thought, the director decided to spend a fortune to buy horse bones so that other merchants who were waiting and watching could have a good look at how the street helped the silk shops expand their business after joining the public-private partnership, and to lure other merchants in as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)