Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

As the eldest uncle in the courtyard, Chen Dehui has often heard about the emergence of small vendors on the streets.

People who previously only dared to hide in the pigeon market and buy things secretly have gradually become open as policies have been gradually relaxed.

There are even many people who opened shops on both sides of the street and obtained licenses issued by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

Even the street office had twice publicized the policy that educated youth returning to the city could start small businesses on the streets, in order to reduce the employment pressure in the old city.

If his son-in-law Wang Dong really wanted to leave Beijing and open a restaurant, Chen Dehui would still support him. After all, Wang Dong's cooking skills were there, and he would not lose money.

But he was frightened by the big words Wang Dong had just said.

You can earn six or seven hundred yuan a day running a restaurant. Many level five fitters in a steel rolling mill only earn this much in a year. How is it possible that you can earn that much in just one day in a restaurant?

Subconsciously retorted: "Dongzi..."

"You only make 600-700 yuan a day. What kind of restaurant makes so much money?"

Wang Dong answered confidently: "Dad..."

"I'm not exaggerating at all..."

"When I go to a restaurant, I usually treat people to a meal, and they want to eat good and expensive food."

"Normally, a table of dishes with meat, chicken and fish would cost at least ten yuan, so we'll calculate it based on ten yuan."

"Since I'm going to open a restaurant, I'm going to make it big. I'm going to open it all at once, so I'm going to have to prepare at least 30 tables."

"There are two meals a day, lunch and dinner, and we serve two tables of guests each. That means we have to serve 120 tables of guests a day."

"The turnover is 1,200 yuan. After deducting the cost of food and staff salaries, we can easily make 600 to 700 yuan."

"But these are all initial profits."

"When there are more and more restaurants in the city, prices will gradually stabilize, leading to an increase in food costs. It will be no problem to earn 500 yuan a day."

Chen Dehui was also a man who had seen the world, and he immediately discovered another question from his son-in-law's answer: "Dongzi?"

"To open such a big restaurant, you will need a lot of space and a lot of investment. Do you have that much money?"

The fact that father-in-law Chen Dehui asked this question showed that he had already agreed with Wang Dong's idea of ​​quitting his job at the steel mill and opening a restaurant. Facing the worried gazes of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he answered confidently.

"Mom and Dad..."

"We actually have this money... and more."

"For more than ten years, Sister Jun and I have been able to save 1,500 yuan in salary every year..."

"Over the past ten years, I have saved nearly 20,000 yuan from my salary alone."

"Do you still remember the three years when supplies were scarce in the city?"

"I sold all the stock and bacon in my house to the old folks in the old city."

"They don't have anything else but lots of gold bars."

"I remember that the gold bars I exchanged for were worth about 100,000 yuan, and they were all buried in the cellar."

"If it were put into today's money, it would be worth at least 120,000 yuan."

"Let alone opening a large restaurant, even two can be opened."

"I plan to go to Sijiu City when I have time these few days to see if there are any courtyard houses for sale in the city. It would be best if they are close to the main street. I can directly buy a large courtyard with three entrances and use it as a restaurant."

"Let alone thirty tables, even fifty tables would be no problem."

At this point, Wang Dong had something else in his heart that he hadn't said out loud. If he could find a few courtyard houses that he liked in the old city and the other party was willing to sell them, Wang Dong planned to buy them all.

You have to know that any courtyard house in the old city would be worth hundreds of millions in a few decades. A courtyard house with a larger area and a better location could even be worth several hundred million.

While the price of a Siheyuan is low now and someone is willing to take action, purchasing a Siheyuan is definitely a good deal with no loss.

Moreover, if you don’t buy it now, in a dozen years or so, everyone will discover the value of the courtyard house, and it will be too late to buy it.

Chen Dehui was shocked by his son-in-law's answer. He didn't expect that his son-in-law had saved so much wealth without anyone noticing.

Since the other party was not short of money, had skills, and it was not violating any policy, Chen Dehui had to nod in support even though he was reluctant to give up his position as deputy director of logistics at the steel rolling mill.

I immediately replied: "Since Dongzi has made up your mind, then go for it boldly."

"If you have anything to discuss, just go and discuss it with your two young friends. There's no need to ask us about our work."

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Wang Dong was very efficient and he went to Director Yang the next day to handle the procedures for unpaid leave.

Director Yang's first reaction was that Wang Dong was joking with him.

Although with Wang Dong's ability and educational level, the position of logistics director may be his limit in the steel mill.

But despite this, this position is a height that 99% of the employees in the steel rolling mill will never reach in their lifetime. As a result, Wang Dong just said he didn't want it. This is too ridiculous.

But Director Yang was very excited.

Although Wang Dong had saved his life ten years ago, he had also taken special care of him in the past ten years, preventing him from suffering during his labor reform. Director Yang was grateful to him from the bottom of his heart.

Otherwise, he would not have promoted Wang Dong to deputy director of logistics and acting director of logistics as soon as he took office.

But Wang Dong is not his after all.

The Logistics Department is a particularly important department of the steel rolling mill, and Director Yang really wants to keep it in his own hands.

But it is not easy to ask Wang Dong to give up the position of Director of Logistics.

If word gets out, people will say he is ungrateful, which will affect Director Yang's prestige in the steel mill.

As a result, Wang Dong actually came to him on his own initiative, asked for unpaid leave, left the steel mill to develop outside, and voluntarily gave up the position of director of logistics.

For Director Yang, it was like returning a favor.

After trying to persuade Wang Dong to stay several times and confirming that Wang Dong really intended to leave the steel mill, Director Yang did not waste any words and answered straightforwardly: "Comrade Wang Dong."

"Since you have made up your mind, it is difficult for me as the factory director to stop you."

"Considering your contribution to the steel mill, although we cannot reward you directly, we can give these rewards to your wife."

"If I remember correctly, your wife has only been the head of the technical department for less than a year, but she was a section-level cadre a few years ago. It is reasonable that she should be promoted to deputy director."

"I will propose at the next factory leadership meeting that she be promoted to deputy director of the Production Department, and continue to serve as the head of the Technical Department as deputy director."

Wang Dong didn't expect Director Yang to be so sensible, and immediately replied: "Thank you Director Yang..."

"I will leave the steel mill in a month at the latest..."

"In order to ensure the stability of the Logistics Department, you'd better decide on the director and deputy director as soon as possible. I will first help them get familiar with the work of the Logistics Department so that they can take over."

"What do you think?"

Director Yang was also very satisfied with the result and immediately said, "I will arrange for your wife to go there when she is promoted to deputy director." (End of this chapter)