Chapter 12 Negotiation
"So, Mr. Manager, can we make an internal decision?"

Yi Zhonghai held the wine glass and said with an apologetic smile.

Director Dai is a fat man wearing glasses.

Hearing this, he nodded: "Old Yi, you understand it very well, but the tone of this campaign is set by the higher-ups. How can I, a deputy director, change it casually?"

"but……"

Director Dai changed the subject and continued, "Our street office has recently encountered a big problem. An unreasonable old lady has been making trouble in our street office all day long, which has made Director Zheng very anxious."

"If you can solve this old lady's problem and prove your ability to work, you will be recognized by Director Zheng."

"Then I'll make a small exception for you privately. It's not impossible for you to be admitted as an exception."

When Yi Zhonghai heard that there was an opportunity, he immediately straightened his back.

"Director Dai, what's going on with this old lady you're talking about?"

Director Dai sighed.

Then he said, "I have never seen such a difficult old lady in my life. I don't know where she came from. She doesn't even have any identity information, but she insists that she is a relative of a martyr."

"She insisted that she had made straw sandals for... but she couldn't provide any specific information. Then she pretended to be disabled and said she was deaf."

“She asked us to provide her with free housing and provide for her in her old age. We couldn’t chase her away.”

"How can we carry out our work if everyone is so unreasonable like her?"

Yi Zhonghai asked curiously: "This old lady is so old, is she a lonely old woman?"

"He's almost seventy years old, and he really has no children. What's wrong?"

"An elderly person in his or her seventies, whether or not he or she has children, should be able to apply for the five-guarantee household. There doesn't seem to be any problem with the old lady's request, right?"

Director Dai was amused.

"Old Yi, what if I want to move to the city with a rural hukou?"

"Once you register her as a five-guarantee household, what will happen if those elderly people in the countryside, whether they are taken care of or not, all run away?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said:

"Director Yi, you misunderstood me. What I meant was, if I come to vouch for the old lady and prove that she is indeed from Nanluoguxiang, then wouldn't this matter be easily resolved?"

Director Dai laughed and pointed at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Old Yi, Old Yi, you are really courageous. We should solve the problem reasonably, not cover it up."

Yi Zhonghai also smiled and said: "I am just trying to share the worries of the leaders. Director Dai, do you think this election campaign can be..."

Director Dai nodded, looking very righteous. "Well, I can consider it. You can handle this matter first. He is just a senior official. There shouldn't be any problem."

"Then I would like to thank Director Dai first."

Yi Zhonghai finally heard what he wanted to hear and thanked Director Dai with satisfaction.

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the next day.

"Old Li, I'm busy."

He Daqing has a loud voice, and everyone in the workshop looks over when he opens his mouth.

Li Jiandong asked Jia Dongxu to continue the operation while he walked towards He Daqing and said with a smile, "Daqing, why did you come to our workshop so early in the morning? What do you want from me?"

He Daqing chuckled:
"It's not that I have something to talk to you about. It's that the compound has something going on today."

"Oh? What happened in the yard?" Li Jiandong asked.

He Daqing supported his waist with one hand and said, "This morning, the street office sent an old lady to our courtyard. It is said that she is a distant relative of Yi Zhonghai and she once made straw sandals for the soldiers."

"There's a new person in our courtyard. The neighborhood office wants us to hold a general meeting tonight to say hello to the new residents." Li Jiandong knew who the new person was when He Daqing was halfway through his speech.

Deaf old lady.

Originally, he was still wondering where the old lady had gone?

It turns out that she was not arranged to live in this courtyard the first time the housing was allocated.

But it makes sense when you think about it. After all, the housing distribution started among the workers, and the earliest distributed houses all came with title deeds. How could an elderly person who is a five-guarantee household afford to buy a house?

Now that the policy has changed, it is more reasonable for the deaf old lady to move in at this time.

"Got it. Dongxu and I will go back on time tonight to attend the conference."

Li Jiandong sent He Daqing away and continued to help Jia Dongxu with his practice.

After get off work in the evening, as soon as the two entered the compound, they saw the street office staff setting up the venue for the conference.

The door of Yi Zhonghai's house was open, and a strange man was sitting inside his house.

Li Jiandong vaguely remembered that he seemed to be a deputy director of the street.

He went home and washed his face, and Yi Zhonghai's voice rang out from outside:
"It's time for a meeting. Everyone gather in the middle courtyard. Bring your own stools. Hurry up."

In less than five minutes, everyone in the hospital, except the children, was present.

Li Jiandong took a stool and walked out. As soon as he got out, he found a place by the side and sat down.

Yi Zhonghai stood beside the immortal table, glanced at the audience, and said to Deputy Director Dai behind the table: "Director Dai, everyone is here, do you think we should announce the start of the meeting?"

Deputy Director Dai sat on a stool, picked up the enamel pot and drank some water, then nodded slowly.

Yi Zhonghai immediately understood.

He announced loudly: "Dear neighbors, we have gathered you here today for one reason. We have a new resident today. As the saying goes, an old person in the family is like a treasure. Old lady, please come up and introduce yourself to everyone."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, the deaf old lady sitting at the front of the crowd stood up.

She turned around and said to everyone, "Hello, neighbors. I am old and have forgotten my own name. My hearing is not very good. From now on, you can just call me the deaf old lady. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Respecting the elderly and loving the young is a virtue. I will live in this courtyard from now on. Please take care of me."

The deaf old lady has been making a lot of noise in the street office these days, and some people in the yard know her.

"Why is it her? This old lady is not to be trifled with."

"A few days ago, the street office was afraid to open the door. He took advantage of his age and smashed the glass of the street office."

"She also hit the deputy director of the subdistrict office with a cane."

"It's so unlucky. How could such a person be arranged to work in our hospital?"

The residents were talking about it.

When Deputy Director Dai heard the complaints from the audience, his eyes narrowed slightly behind his glasses.

He slapped the table vigorously with his hands: "Everyone be quiet for a moment. Respecting the elderly and loving the young is a virtue. We should carry forward the glorious tradition."

"In the future, our street will select advanced courtyards before the Gregorian New Year every year, and will give them very generous rewards. Respecting the elderly and loving the young is also a very important selection criterion."

"Okay, today's meeting ends here. Let's adjourn."

After Deputy Director Dai finished speaking, he left quickly.

Finally, the deaf old lady, the plague, was sent away, and he didn't want to stay even a minute longer.

"Director Dai, let me see you off." Yi Zhonghai followed Deputy Director Dai like a lackey.

(End of this chapter)