Chapter 106

"Well, Director Zheng, I'll just be frank with you."

Li Jiandong took a deep breath and continued, "As far as I know, after the cooperation, each store will be assigned a public representative. I would like to make two requests.

The first is that after the cooperation, the workers will continue to use our people, and the second is that they hope to help us arrange a few more public representatives. "

"Director Zheng, you also know that our hospital has some difficult conditions. The reason why we set up this tavern was to care for these families in need. For example, Sister Ma's family has three children and no formal jobs. They rely on doing odd jobs in the tavern to earn a living. Li Huilan has to spend 20 yuan every month just on medicine."

"If they lose their jobs, how will they survive?"

Li Jiandong used to hate leaders who did not do their job.

As the saying goes, do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. As the boss of the yard, he will never sit idly by and watch the residents have difficulties in life.

He has no control over what happens to other residents, but he will definitely try his best to fight for the interests of the people in his own yard.

Director Zheng thought he was going to make some excessive demands, but he heaved a sigh of relief and laughed,
"Jiandong, I know you understand me. We are both cadres, and you understand how difficult our work is."

After an exclamation.

Director Zheng added:

"I can agree to your two requests. Once the tavern cooperates, all the workers and positions inside will continue to be held by people from your hospital. In addition, the public representative will also be decided by your hospital."

"As for the second condition, there are too few merchants participating in the cooperation in our street right now, so we can't provide too many for your hospital for the time being. We can first provide one for the outgoing, and then for the next three months, we can provide your hospital with one public representative quota every month. What do you think?"

There are a total of 4 seats for public representatives, which means 4 jobs.

Although being a public representative is not a stable job, as long as I can make money, it's enough.

In addition, the jobs in the tavern will continue to be retained, so at least 10 households in the yard can be provided with jobs.

Excluding the remaining 10 households, there are only a few households like Li Jiandong, Liu Haizhong and He Daqing who are not short of money.

"Then I would like to thank Director Zheng. I will hold a meeting in the hospital this weekend to explain this matter clearly. Don't worry, I am 90% sure I can convince them."

Li Jiandong was actually 100% sure, but he never spoke too confidently.

For Director Zheng, a 90% chance of success is already very good; the most important thing is Li Jiandong's attitude.

Li Jiandong is the first person who has supported their work so much in these days, which has also given Director Zheng more confidence.

"Jiandong, if your tavern agrees to join the cooperation, I will let the street set you up as an example. Then no one will say anything about the two conditions you proposed. In the future, if there are any good policies, the street will try its best to give your hospital some support."

Director Zheng is returning a favor. In addition to the original two conditions, he is also paying an extra favor.

Li Jiandong knew what Director Zheng meant. If it were him, he would also be grateful if others supported his work in this way.

"Then I would like to thank Director Zheng first. It's getting late and you should go to bed early. You still have work to do tomorrow."

Li Jiandong stood up and said goodbye.

Director Zheng sighed deeply: "Ah, yes, I have a terrible headache when I think about tomorrow's work. I am waiting for good news from you."

No. 40 Courtyard is very famous on Nanluoguxiang Street. If their tavern agrees to cooperate, then many other small businesses may follow their example and join the cooperation.

In other words, after other merchants know about the cooperation with No. 95 Courtyard, they will at least not be as resistant to the cooperation as before, and the street officials will have examples to use when they go down to promote it.

After leaving Director Zheng's house, Li Jiandong went straight back to the courtyard.

At this moment, everyone in the courtyard was talking about it.

Liu Haizhongjia.

"Lao Liu, our family has invested a lot of money in the pub, and our monthly dividends are relatively high. If we join the cooperation, we can get at least ten yuan less a month."

The second aunt carefully calculated the bill for Liu Haizhong.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Haizhong scolded him:

"What do you, a woman, know? Cooperation is a requirement issued by the state. Even if the ten dollars is placed in front of you, do you think it is so easy to take it?

Besides, even Li Jiandong supports this, how can I not support it? If the tavern is closed, his loss will be much greater than our family’s.”

Second Aunt thought about it and it made sense. Li Jiandong’s investment in the tavern was more than anyone else’s.

Their family only lost a dozen yuan a month, but Li Jiandong's loss was at least around eighty yuan.

Second Aunt didn’t think that Li Jiandong didn’t care about the eighty yuan because he had too much money to spend. She thought that Li Jiandong must have come up with some good idea, so he agreed to cooperate.

After all, Li Jiandong is the most capable person in the entire yard. No one who works with him fails to make money. Even her husband became the workshop director because of Li Jiandong, didn’t he?

Middle Court.

Li Huilan and Zhao Quezi were also discussing this matter at home.

Zhao Quezi only earns 20 yuan a month, and Li Huilan's medicine alone costs more than 20 yuan a month. The reason why the two of them were able to survive and live better and better was entirely because of the existence of the tavern.

Li Huilan works in a pub and earns only a dozen yuan a month.

But because of the tavern, the compound has public funding.

With public funds, she no longer has to pay for her medicine herself, but instead uses the money of everyone in the hospital.

If the tavern is gone, then of course public funding cannot exist.

How will she get the money for her medicine then?

"Huilan, why don't we go ask the old man? The old man is very kind to us, he should consider us."

Zhao Guizi hesitated for a long time before he said this.

However, Li Huilan shook her head.

"Lao Zhao, just because the First Master is good to us, we must not go to him. Didn't you hear what Da Qing said? This is the correct policy issued by the leaders above. The First Master must be in a difficult situation now. We can't just think about ourselves and cause trouble for him."

"But your illness"

Zhao Quezi didn't want to trouble Li Jiandong either. Like Li Huilan, he was very grateful to Li Jiandong and didn't want to cause trouble for him.

But he is a cripple, and it is not easy for him to earn 20 yuan a month.

Without help from outsiders, how would he support Li Huilan and the two children?

He couldn't even afford the medicine that Li Huilan took.

"If I don't have money, I won't treat him. I feel bad for spending so much money on medicine every month. The only thing I'm worried about now is that Tiedan hasn't grown up yet."

"However, with an old man here, they will definitely take good care of him and make him grow up well."

Li Huilan was very calm when she said these words.

When she lived with Yi Zhonghai before, Yi Zhonghai always scolded her for being a burden, and she had thought about ending it all several times.

Later, she divorced Yi Zhonghai and married Zhao Quezi. With the public funds from the hospital, she bought medicine. Li Huilan thought her life was getting better.

But this time, the sudden cooperation made her very desperate.

If she didn't have the money from the tavern, wouldn't she become a burden to others again?
Li Huilan didn't want that. She would rather die than drag others down.

"Hui Lan."

Zhao Quezi hugged Li Huilan, and the couple cried silently.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, and then Li Jiandong's voice rang out from outside: "Brother Zhao, open the door, I'm Li Jiandong."

The two people in the room quickly separated and wiped away their tears.

"Why is the uncle here?"

"I don't know. Go open the door."

Li Huilan walked over and opened the door, then stepped back and invited, "Uncle, why are you here? Come in and sit for a while."

Li Jiandong walked in with a smile: "Sister Huilan, you should just call me Lao Li. Calling me uncle all the time is too formal. Besides, I am not even as old as you guys, so it sounds weird."

Li Huilan is several years older than Li Jiandong, and Zhao Quezi is seven or eight years older than Li Jiandong.

Uncle is a job title, but it still feels a bit awkward to be called uncle by someone older than you.

Of course, except for the bangs.

"Well, okay, Lao Li, you take a seat first."

Li Huilan took a bench and wiped it quickly with her sleeves before putting it next to Li Jiandong. Li Jiandong sat down and said, "Brother Zhao, Sister Huilan, I came here today to talk to you about the tavern."

When Li Jiandong mentioned the tavern, Li Huilan and Zhao Quezi became nervous.

Although they didn't want to trouble others, they couldn't help feeling sad when they thought that Li Jiandong was about to announce that the tavern would join the cooperation.

However, their tension did not last long, as Li Jiandong continued:
"You should have heard some rumors about the tavern. I have discussed it with several major shareholders in the hospital, and everyone agrees to join the cooperation. I think this will have the greatest impact on your family, so I came here to inform you first. Don't worry about the problem of taking medicine after the cooperation."

Li Huilan's eyes suddenly lit up.

He asked nervously:

"Uncle, I don't understand what you said."

"What I mean is that although the tavern is participating in the cooperation, you will not lose your job in the tavern. Moreover, I plan to let you take on the role that Xu Huizhen played before, that is, the second shopkeeper of the tavern. Because as the shopkeeper, you can get extra dividends from the profits, and you should be able to earn an extra dozen yuan a month."

"Although it may not be enough to cover the cost of your medicine, it should not be much different. If you add it to your salary, there will still be ten or eight dollars left."

Li Jiandong wanted Qin Huairu to leave the tavern and concentrate on having children.

As one of the few people in the courtyard who understands business and is good at accounting, Xu Huizhen is of course to be the public representative of the tavern.

This way the position of shopkeeper would be vacant. After considering for a long time, Li Jiandong still felt that Li Huilan would be the most suitable person to take the position.

Although Li Huilan didn't know much about business, once the cooperation started, the head of the tavern became the public representative, and Xu Huizhen was in charge of the management.

Secondly, after this period of study and literacy, Li Huilan now has basic accounting skills. Compared with several middle-aged women such as Sister Ma, her academic performance is also the best.

After listening to what Li Jiandong said, Li Huilan and Zhao Quezi couldn't stop crying.

I thought I would commit suicide because I had lost public funds, but unexpectedly, there was a silver lining.

Li Jiandong even thought about the problem of medication after they lost public funds.

They were crying with joy because they were glad to have such an old man who cared and loved them.

"Thank you, uncle. I, Li Huilan, have no way of repaying you. I kneel down and kowtow to you."

"Thank you, uncle. I, Li Huilan, have no way of repaying you. I kneel down and kowtow to you."

While Li Huilan was speaking, she suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times before Li Jiandong could react.

"No, Sister Huilan, what are you doing? Get up quickly."

Li Jiandong just walked over to pull Li Huilan, when Zhao Quezi also fell to the ground and knocked his head three times with bangs.

"Uncle, I thank you too. It is a blessing for us to have a good uncle like you in our hospital."

Zhao Quezi knelt on one leg on the ground and said that although he was disabled, he had great ambition. There were not many people who could make him kneel down and kowtow willingly, but Li Jiandong was one of them.

Seeing Zhao Quezi and Li Huilan kneeling on the ground, Li Jiandong felt sad and relieved.

After leaving Li Huilan and Zhao Quezi, Li Jiandong returned to his home.

Just as I was about to close the door, I saw Yan Bugui following me from the front yard.

"Old Li, wait."

Yan Bugui was jogging and waving. Li Jiandong waited for him to come over and put him into the house before asking, "Old Yan, you are here for the tavern as well, right?"

Yan Bugui grinned.

"Old Li, I really can't hide anything from you."

Li Jiandong rolled his eyes and thought, is there any need to guess for such a small matter?

Besides being enthusiastic about money, what else are you, Yan Bugui, so enthusiastic about?

"Sit down first and then talk."

Li Jiandong asked Yan Bugui to sit down, and he poured two glasses of water and gave one to Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui put the water cup on the table. He was full of things on his mind and was in no mood to drink water.

I couldn't help but ask, "Old Li, I heard from Jie Cheng that you plan to let the tavern participate in the cooperation, and then ask the street for a few public representatives, is that right?"

Li Jiandong nodded: "That's right."

Then, before Yan Bugui could ask him, he said, "However, regarding the public representative, we can only arrange one for the time being. And it must be arranged for our tavern. No one else can be this person except Xu Huizhen. After all, although our dividends have been reduced, they have not been completely cancelled. If we arrange someone who doesn't understand business operations, we will all suffer losses when the time comes."

Yan Bugui smiled apologetically and said:

"Can we still pay the money with you, Lao Li, here?"

"Well, that's not the way to say it. I don't have time to run a tavern."

Li Jiandong directly blocked Yan Bugui's words. The first time he saw Yan Bugui, he knew that this old man must want the position of public representative.

But not everyone can be a public representative. At least one must have some management skills, or at the very least, be able to do math.

Otherwise, it is possible that the shopkeeper and his allies would cheat you out of your money without you even knowing it.

"Then, Lao Li, can I ask how the income of the public representative is calculated? How much can he make in a month?"

Yan Bugui still didn't give up.

Since the public representative is gone this time, can’t we wait until next time?
If he was offered more money, maybe he could have fought for it. After all, his monthly salary was less than 30 yuan.

"It's hard to say. The salary of the public representative is calculated based on the store's revenue. You've heard of the four-horse split, right? The salary of the public representative and the workers accounts for 15% of the profit, our dividend accounts for a quarter, 30% is used to pay taxes, and the rest is used as an enterprise provident fund, which can be used to expand and develop the enterprise."

"Take our tavern for example, 30% of the profit is only a little over yuan. If it is distributed according to work, the public representative can earn less than yuan."

Li Jiandong made a simple calculation and found that this amount was about the same as Yan Bugui's current salary.

If various bonuses and subsidies are included, Yan Bugui's salary will be even higher. The most important thing is that Yan Bugui's job is a formal position, which is a stable job.

Unless his brain is stuck in the door, he will not serve as the public representative.

"I see. That doesn't seem to be a good deal."

Yan Bugui frowned and calculated.

Li Jiandong said unhappily, "I know it's not cost-effective, but what can you do? If we don't actively respond to the work of the street now, we won't even get this little benefit when we fully cooperate."

"If we calculate based on two years, how much money can you get in two years? Compared with these jobs, isn't it still far behind? You are the third uncle in our hospital. Everyone respects you. Now is the time for you to set an example. Don't back down, Old Yan."

Yan Bugui sighed.

This cooperation was different for everyone. Some people benefited from it, while others, like Yan Bugui, suffered losses.

But in the final analysis, the one who suffered the most was Li Jiandong.

Not only did Li Jiandong suffer losses in this cooperation, but when he opened the pub before, Li Jiandong had already taken the initiative to share the profits with the people in the hospital.

Therefore, even if he took the lead now and included the tavern in the cooperation, people like Yan Bugui would have no reason to say anything to him.

After all, all the money they earned during this period was brought to them by Li Jiandong.

Without Li Jiandong, they wouldn’t even be able to make the money they had before.

"Okay, I'll show my style this time, but if Lao Li has anything good in the future, you have to remember me."

Although Yan Bugui is good at calculating, he is relatively restrained in front of Li Jiandong.

After all, he knew Li Jiandong's character. Anyone who plotted against him would end up badly. On the contrary, people like He Daqing, who didn't plot against him, would benefit the most by following Li Jiandong.

After Yan Bugui left, several other companies came to him.

After hearing the news from Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhang wanted Li Jiandong to arrange a public representative for her as well.

How could Li Jiandong agree to her request? She couldn't even read or do arithmetic.

Isn't it sabotage to let her serve as a public representative?
After all, his popularity is too bad.

Li Jiandong made different arrangements based on their different family situations, trying his best to make life a little easier for those families who were really in difficulty.

As for Liu Haizhong, Xu Fugui, Ye Xiaoning, He Daqing and others, they never came to see Li Jiandong.

They all have this awareness. After all, they are a group of people who live relatively well in the compound, and they are all either rich or noble. How can they have the nerve to compete with poor households for jobs?

Most importantly, there aren’t that many jobs with low barriers to entry, and not everyone can be a public representative.

(End of this chapter)