60s: I have a store

Chapter 547 Division of Labor and Cooperation
After Zhou Yimin's mediation, no one had any objections.

Zhou Yimin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. If this couldn't solve the problem, he had no other choice.

Soon, after discussion, the work of building the pavilion began to be divided.

Everyone wants to complete the construction as soon as possible so that they can start enjoying it earlier, and the current weather is still quite hot during the day, so it would be nice to have a pavilion for everyone to chat.

Everyone in the Siheyuan has his or her own tasks. In any case, everyone not only has to contribute money, but also labor.

A small number of people do not agree with building a pavilion. Not only does it require money but also labor. For some families in need, it will undoubtedly increase the burden on everyone.

However, if most people in the courtyard agree, they have no choice but to agree as well. If they don’t fit in, they are afraid that no one will help them if they encounter difficulties in the future.

In this period, it is indeed possible to say that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor.

Since Zhou Yimin was the only one in the courtyard who was familiar with the people in the street office, the task of communicating with the street office was given to Zhou Yimin.

Zhou Yimin originally didn't want to take on this task, mainly because it was troublesome. However, in order to have a more stable life in Siheyuan in the future, he had no choice but to take it on.

It's already dark, so even if we want to find the street office, we have to wait until tomorrow.

After discussing the details, everyone went back to rest. They still had to go to work tomorrow. If they didn’t rest early, they would lack energy for the whole day tomorrow.

The next morning, Zhou Yimin got up at daybreak.

Then buy today's store's flash sale products, including one hundred braised pig's trotters, one hundred kilograms of strawberries, one hundred barrels of gasoline, and one hundred kilograms of beef!

When Zhou Yimin saw these four products, he thought to himself that today’s flash sale products seemed pretty good.

It is summer now. I can hear the cicadas chirping outside the window and the hot summer air is beginning to permeate the air.

After a quick wash, Zhou Yimin prepared to go to the street office to handle the approval procedures for the pavilion before going to work at the steel plant.

Zhou Yimin knew clearly that this matter could not be taken lightly. If he started the work without the permission of the subdistrict office, he would be in big trouble.

Walking out of the courtyard, there were already some pedestrians on the street. Most of them were going to work in the factory, and a small number of people were just thinking about going to the market early to see if they could buy some fresh vegetables.

Zhou Yimin came to where the motorcycles were parked, stepped onto the motorcycle in one step, started the engine, and drove towards the street office.

People living nearby are no longer as excited about Zhou Yimin's motorcycle as they were at the beginning. After getting used to it, they no longer have the initial enthusiasm.

The security guard was sitting on a small bench at the door, smoking a pipe. When he saw Zhou Yimin coming, he immediately smiled and said, "Yimin, are you here to see Director Li again?"

Zhou Yimin responded with a smile: "Uncle, that's right!"

As he spoke, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and handed it to the security guard, "How are you feeling lately?"

It's never a bad idea to have a good relationship with the security guard. Nowadays, security guards have quite a lot of power. And if you have a good relationship with them, you can get a lot of useful information from them.

For example, whether the leader has gone out or not, and how the leader is feeling.
The security guard took the cigarette cheerfully, lit it with his wrinkled hands, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled the smoke: "My old bones are still strong, but I feel uncomfortable all over when the weather gets hot."

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Zhou Yimin walked into the courtyard of the street office.

Zhou Yimin walked through the dim corridor and came straight to the door of Director Li's office.

He knocked lightly on the door.

A crisp "Come in!" voice came from behind the door.

Zhou Yimin pushed open the door, and a faint scent of tea wafted in his face.

Director Li was sitting at his desk, looking through documents. When he saw Zhou Yimin, a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Yimin, you are such a busy man, how come you have time to come to the street office?"

Zhou Yimin responded with a smile: "Aunt Li, no matter how busy I am, I can never be busier than you! You are the one who handles so many things every day. It's really hard work for you."

As he spoke, he walked to the desk, pulled up a chair and sat down.

Director Li put down the documents in his hand and looked at Zhou Yimin with interest: "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about? No one comes to visit you for no reason. As soon as you came, I knew it was no good."

Director Li and Zhou Yimin had a good relationship on weekdays, and Zhou Yimin helped her a lot, whether it was helping to purchase meat or getting milk powder. In an era of material scarcity, these were huge favors.

So as long as it does not violate the rules and regulations, she is still happy to help Zhou Yimin. After all, only when they both trouble and help each other can the relationship be maintained for a long time.

Otherwise, if Zhou Yimin was the only one making unilateral efforts, this relationship would be doomed to not last long.

Zhou Yimin didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Aunt Li, I have something I want to trouble you with! We are planning to build a pavilion in our courtyard, and I wanted to come over to report it and ask what procedures are required?"

Upon hearing this, Director Li raised his eyebrows slightly, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said, "I thought it was a big deal, but it turns out to be building a pavilion. This is a simple matter, I'll write you a note later, and you can start the work with the note."

Zhou Yimin didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He showed a look of surprise on his face and quickly thanked her: "Thank you, Aunt Li! You really helped a lot!"

Director Li put down his teacup, picked up a pen, and said, "Yimin, can you still get some milk powder?"

She suddenly became a little nervous, staring at Zhou Yimin closely, as if Zhou Yimin's answer was her last hope.

There was very little milk powder left at home, so the child had to be fed sparingly. This caused the child to cry from hunger every day, and as a grandmother, she felt pain in her heart seeing it.

I have asked people for help throughout this period, but to no avail. There is no other way now and I can only place my hopes on Zhou Yimin.

Zhou Yimin's heart tightened. He knew how difficult it was to get milk powder now. But looking at Director Li's anxious eyes and remembering how she took care of him on weekdays, he said without hesitation: "If it were someone else, they would definitely not have it, but Aunt Li, you asked me, so I have to get you a few packs even if there is none!"

After hearing this, Director Li smiled with relief, and her tense shoulders relaxed: "Yimin, you are really a savior! You don't know, the child has been crying because of hunger these days, and I, as a grandmother, am almost dying of anxiety."

Zhou Yimin patted his chest and said, "Aunt Li, don't worry, I will get you the milk powder as soon as possible."

At this time, Director Li had already written the note. She handed it to Zhou Yimin and took out a piece of paper from the drawer and wrote down some precautions: "Yimin, although this is a simple matter, there are some rules. You cannot build a pavilion that exceeds the prescribed area, nor can it affect the traffic on the street. Also, you must pay attention to the construction time and do not disturb the people. I have written it clearly here, you can take it back and show it to everyone."

Zhou Yimin took the note and the precautions, read them carefully, and said seriously: "Aunt Li, don't worry, we will definitely follow the rules."

He folded the note and paper carefully and put them in his pocket. He chatted with Director Li for a while about family matters before getting up to say goodbye.

After leaving the subdistrict office, Zhou Yimin felt relieved. The sun was stronger than before, making his skin hot, but he felt particularly relaxed.

He rode his motorcycle and rushed to the steel plant at lightning speed. Anyway, most of the people in the courtyard had gone to work. Even if he rushed back now, it would not be of much use to notify them. It would be better to wait until everyone got off work and went home before notifying everyone.

After arriving at the steel plant, Zhou Yimin went straight to the office, sat down and read a book. If someone asked him why he knew so much, he could say that he learned it from the book.

Nothing special happened today, and Zhou Yimin thought that today would just pass like this.

At this time, there was a knock on the office door.

Zhou Yimin said directly: "Come in!"

The office door was pushed open and someone walked in. Zhou Yimin then realized it was Xiao Zhao.

"sit!"

Xiao Zhao quickly sat down opposite Zhou Yimin.

Zhou Yimin smiled and said, "Xiao Zhao, don't be so nervous!"

Xiao Zhao quickly adjusted his mentality: "Chief Zhou, I came here today to thank you! If it weren't for you, I would probably have been demoted to the workshop!"

Zhou Yimin waved his hand and said, "Xiao Zhao, you don't have to come over to thank me. Just do your best and I will see your efforts."

Xiao Zhao said at this time: "Chief Zhou, can I invite you to my house for a meal?"

After saying this, he looked at Zhou Yimin anxiously, fearing that Zhou Yimin would not agree.

Originally, Xiao Zhao didn't want to say anything, but after his parents found out about it, they insisted that he invite Zhou Yimin home for dinner!

Zhou Yimin thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then Xiao Zhao, you set a time! But not tonight!"

After all, he still had to tell everyone in the courtyard the good news that the trial in the pavilion had passed!
When Xiao Zhao heard that Zhou Yimin agreed, he felt relieved. It seemed that he could complete what his parents asked him to do.

"Chief Zhou, is tomorrow night okay?"

After saying this, he looked at Zhou Yimin cautiously, fearing that Zhou Yimin would not be free tomorrow.

Zhou Yimin thought about it and decided that he would have nothing else to do tomorrow night: "Okay, let's do it tomorrow night!"

After listening to this, Xiao Zhao got the answer he wanted and then left the office.

When everyone in the purchasing department saw Xiao Zhao enter Zhou Yimin's office again, they were basically certain that Xiao Zhao could purchase so many chickens at one time, and that he must have had Zhou Yimin's help.

However, they did not dare to go up and ask Zhou Yimin, so they could only ask Xiao Zhao indirectly to see if they could find out what Zhou Yimin liked and whether they could get closer to him.

The difficulty of purchasing materials nowadays is quite high, so the purchasing department, especially the people in the fourth purchasing department, are responsible for purchasing materials outside the purchase plan, which makes it even more difficult. Many people are facing the risk of being demoted to the workshop.

That's why they attach so much importance to it and wonder if they can solve the problem of the mission from Zhou Yimin.

Just when everyone was still thinking about how to break through Xiao Zhao, the bell for the end of get off work rang.

Everyone was packing up, and Zhou Yimin was no exception.

When Zhou Yimin returned to the courtyard, it was already bustling with activity.

First of all, Dapeng, Li Youde and others were discussing the construction matters. When they saw Zhou Yimin coming back, they all surrounded him.

"Yimin, what's going on? Has the street office agreed?" Dapeng asked anxiously.

Zhou Yimin smiled and took out the note from his pocket and waved it: "Not only has he agreed, Director Li also written down some precautions for us. As long as we follow the rules, we can start construction at any time!"

After hearing this, everyone showed excited smiles on their faces.

Li Youde took the note and read it carefully, nodding as he read: "That's good, that's good. Now we can work with peace of mind."

Li Youde patted Zhou Yimin on the shoulder and said, "Yimin, you are really capable! If it were us, we would have to run so many times!"

Zhou Yimin waved his hand and said, "These are all trivial matters. Now that the procedures are complete, let's quickly discuss how to do it."

Then he added: "Uncle, you are experienced, you can arrange the construction."

The old man did not refuse, cleared his throat and said, "Okay! I think we should prepare the materials first. Cement, sand, wood, we need to buy all these, leave this to me!"

Fortunately, I have accumulated quite a few connections from my experience as a doctor, which came in handy this time.

When the people around heard that the old man had taken charge of this matter, they were immediately happier. If someone did more, everyone else would have to do less.

At this time, the old man looked at the others and said, "Don't be idle, some of you can help clean up the debris in the yard, and some can be responsible for recording the expenses. Everyone should do their part and try to build the pavilion as soon as possible!"

Since no one has any other opinions, we can't just sit there and do nothing!

Soon everyone selected someone to be responsible for recording all the expenses of building the pavilion, and originally everyone wanted Zhou Yimin to take on this important task.

Everyone knew that Zhou Yimin would definitely look down on this little money. They knew that Zhou Yimin had been promoted to the position of deputy section chief, and his monthly salary was so high that he could not spend it all.

In addition, Zhou Yimin usually gives the impression of being generous to everyone in the courtyard, so there is no need to worry about false accounts.

However, Zhou Yimin refused it outright. He had things to deal with during work, and after get off work, he still had to deal with these trivial matters. If he was not careful, he might even have to pay money out of his pocket.

After all, there are many people in the courtyard, and Zhou Yimin has to go to work, so there is no way to track every account to see if they are correct. In the end, if the accounts don't match, the person who keeps the accounts will have to pay the bill.

Seeing that Zhou Yimin was unwilling, the old man did not force him and directly chose another person, Wen Aiguo from the front yard. He now worked as an accountant in a restaurant and was very skilled in small matters such as bookkeeping.

When Wen Aiguo heard the uncle’s personal instructions, he had no choice but to agree.

(End of this chapter)