Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Ma Xingwen, squad leader of the second squad of the third company of the steel rolling mill security department, was a platoon leader before retiring. He was also a soldier under his father-in-law Chen Dehui. Ten years ago, he was assigned to the steel rolling mill security department because of an injury.

He comes home almost every year, so Wang Dong is quite familiar with him.

Because he was not good at scheming and was an honest person, it took him decades to gain experience and be promoted from a security officer to a team leader.

Despite this, this team leader is not yet a real cadre.

The total monthly salary and subsidies are less than fifty yuan.

For most people, an income of fifty dollars is considered high.

But for Ma Xingwen, this little income is obviously not enough to cover the family expenses.

One very important reason is that an elderly person in the family suffers from a chronic disease and spends more than ten yuan every month on medicine.

In addition, the two children have reached the age of spending money, and he is the only one earning money in the family, so the income of 50 yuan seems a little insufficient.

When Wang Dong mentioned to his father-in-law Chen Dehui that he wanted to find a security captain, the first person Chen Dehui thought of was Ma Xingwen.

In Wang Dong's opinion, the most important quality a security team should have is to be loyal to him.

Being too good at scheming and clinging to the kitchen and the front hall will be detrimental to one's management of meals.

Wang Dong had met Ma Xingwen and knew that he was an upright person who was not good at scheming. In addition, he was a former soldier of his father-in-law, so he agreed at that time.

But this is not something Wang Dong can do just by wishing for it.

He is now the team leader of the security department of the steel rolling mill. Although he is not a cadre, he is also a formal staff member.

If you ask someone to give up his job as a team leader of the security department and come to your own hotel to be the captain of a non-staff security team, most people will definitely not agree unless there is a sufficient reason.

Just as Wang Dong was sitting in a chair thinking about how to get Ma Xingwen to his restaurant, the voice of his father-in-law Chen Dehui suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Dongzi..."

"Although Ma Xingwen is the team leader of the steel mill's security department, his monthly salary and subsidies combined are less than 50 yuan."

"The six members of my family all rely on this little salary to make a living. Our life is quite hard. Even now, the whole family is still squeezed into a room of less than 40 square meters."

"As long as you offer a high enough salary, I believe this kid will definitely quit his job at the steel mill and follow you to become the captain of the security team."

As soon as his father-in-law Chen Dehui finished speaking, Ma Xingwen's voice rang out in the yard: "Old platoon leader... I'm here. If you have anything to say, just let me know. Why did you ask me to come to your house..."

"Xingwen, come in and sit down..." Father-in-law Chen Dehui immediately called to Ma Xingwen who walked to the door.

Seeing that he was still holding something in his hand, he immediately showed a dissatisfied expression and said, "How many times have I told you..."

"Don't bring anything to my house, you just won't listen..."

"Dongzi, when Xingwen returns home, bring him a cured chicken so that his two sons can have a snack..."

Ma Xingwen was indeed a down-to-earth person, and he quickly refused: "Platoon leader..."

"I can't take any more."

"Every time I come to your house, I buy less than two dollars, but you give me more than two dollars... I feel embarrassed to come here when you do this."

The father-in-law, Chen Dehui, replied directly with a decisive expression: "If I tell you to take it, then take it..."

"Unless you don't recognize me as your platoon leader." "It's not me who's looking for you today. It's my son-in-law who wants to talk to you about something. Let him talk to you..."

"As for the final choice, that's up to you. Don't worry about me, the platoon leader..."

Wang Dong followed his father-in-law's words and said, "Uncle Ma..."

"You are the captain of the security department of the steel mill. You should have heard about the news that a big restaurant is going to open not far from the steel mill, right?"

Ma Xingwen immediately replied: "I heard about it..."

"He opened a restaurant in a five-story building, which is several times larger than the state-owned restaurants on our street... We are all wondering if the boss is from Hong Kong, otherwise how could he be so rich."

"He also said that when the restaurant opens, we should all go out for a meal together to see if the restaurant opened by Hong Kong people is better than the state-owned restaurants."

Hearing this, Wang Dong immediately showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and then replied: "Uncle Ma..."

"To tell you the truth..."

"I am the owner of the restaurant, and the two five-story buildings are also mine."

"The hotel's waiters, kitchen staff, buyers, and other miscellaneous staff have all been recruited and are currently undergoing training inside the hotel. The only thing missing now is security personnel."

"The restaurant is so big, if there is no security to maintain order and prevent people from causing trouble, there will definitely be trouble after it opens."

"I heard from my father-in-law that you used to be a platoon leader in the army, so I wanted to ask you first if you are willing to leave the steel mill and come to my restaurant to be the security captain..."

Ma Xingwen's first subconscious reaction was to refuse.

Although he was only a small team leader, he was also a formal employee, in charge of at least ten people, and had a salary of nearly fifty yuan a month. How could he give up such good treatment to work as a security team leader in a hotel?

If Wang Dong was not the son-in-law of his old platoon leader, Ma Xingwen would definitely show a mocking expression at the first moment.

But he still refused in a roundabout way: "Wang Dong..."

"I am currently the team leader of the security department of the steel mill... I haven't thought about it yet..."

Before Ma Xingwen could finish his words, Wang Dong interrupted him and said, "Uncle Ma... don't refuse yet. Just listen to what I have to say."

"The hotel's security team consists of 40 people in total, divided into four teams, each with 10 people and a team leader."

"If you are willing to work with me, you will be the captain of the security team, and all 40 people in the security team will be under your management."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the security team members I want to recruit should all be veterans, and the squad leader should at least be a veteran who has served as a squad leader in the army."

"Their salary level is slightly higher than that of front desk attendants."

"Ordinary security guards make 40 yuan a month, and they also get some bonuses and commissions every month."

"The team leader gets 60 yuan a month, and there are also bonuses and dividends at the end of the month."

"As for you, the squadron leader, your monthly salary is 80 yuan. With the month-end bonus and dividends, it should be more than 130 yuan, or even 150 yuan."

"in addition……"

"Join my hotel... You have the final say over the entire security team. There won't be as much intrigue as in the security department."

"But the security team's training must keep up. Although I can't provide you with weapons and you can only work with bare hands, you must be able to deter those hooligans on the street and make them dare not come to our hotel to cause trouble." (End of this chapter)