Chapter 145

"Director, thank you for your support!

The Qianmen Canteen will open on time on the first of next month. If it is one day late, it means I have not done my job well. "

Li Zhiguo was excited, he knew that place, he passed by there often, and he once lamented that it was a pity for the capitalist before, he never thought that it would fall into his hands in the blink of an eye.

It doesn’t matter whether you make money or not, you must increase customer flow.

"It's a deal then. You try to make this month's account book look better. On the first of next month, I will bring the district leaders to inspect it."

The director was also very excited. This would cause a big stir.

Not long after, Li Zhiguo got the key and, accompanied by his brother Qinian and two other street officials, went to take over the restaurant.

To be honest, the government doesn't have much money, but it has a lot of public housing and shops.

But he was just the start, and it was still up to his concubine to do the rest.

In this new society, men and women are equal, and women can hold up half the sky. It is not shameful to let a wife support the family.

"Li Zhiguo, you, the manager of the public office, have become bigger and stronger!"

Wang Qinian almost wants to become a manager. He has too many stores to manage and too many employees. It must be a great feeling to have everyone obey his orders. He can also earn a lot of money.

"Brother Qinian, if you have this idea, I, as your brother, will definitely support you.

But don’t worry, it’s not too late to make plans after the pilot results come out, and we can choose any merchant on Qianmen Street.”

Li Zhiguo distributed cigarettes around and was in a good mood. Isn't this another win?

Afterwards, he didn't rush to the silk shop as it was not yet time for dinner, so he simply went to find He Daqing and tricked him over first.

It would take more than He Daqing to run such a big restaurant as a canteen, and he had to gather more people. However, what he lacked most now was not people, but jobs.

"Brother Li, why are you here?"

Xu Huizhen was cutting rice sausage in the tavern when she suddenly saw her competitor's manager coming to her house. She felt inexplicably uneasy.

"Huizhen, I'm here to look for Lao He. Have you seen him?"

Before entering the store, Li Zhiguo saw that the store next door was being renovated and the tavern was also going to set up a cafeteria. He took the opportunity to find out when it would open, perhaps he could get a chance to steal the deal.

With the young widow, he seemed to be able to intercept her several times, which was pretty good.

"He and Brother Cai went to the grain station to unload grain. Brother Li, please take a seat. I'll get you some snacks and some wine."

Xu Huizhen hurriedly greeted him. Something bad almost happened before because she didn't reserve a seat for him. Now that Li Ge'er was coming for the second time, she had to entertain him well no matter what the reason was.

At this time, the other employees in the store have not arrived yet, and it is not yet working hours. The pub will not open until the afternoon.

"Don't bother with that. I have something to talk to him about. Let's have a drink together later when the weather is clear."

Li Zhiguo left immediately and said, "Don't stay too long, or else people will misunderstand you."

Then we went to the outside of the Daliang Station in Qianmenlouzi, where my father-in-law worked.

You don't even have to look for them to see the He brothers, who are a size bigger than the others.

"Lao He, Lao Cai."

"Li Zhiguo, why are you here?"

He Daqing was queuing. His younger brother was carrying grain and could carry four bags at a time, but he only needed two bags. Time is unforgiving.

"I have something to talk to you about." Li Zhiguo called him aside and said, "Old He, the organization has an important task for you to do."

"What kind of organization is this?" He Daqing was confused. He just rode a tricycle and there was no team at all.

"Qianmen Street Office! Come on, let Lao Cai carry the food here, I'll take you to a place."

Li Zhiguo wanted to take the person away without any explanation.

"Wait, I've carried twelve bags of food, and that's 24 cents. Let me explain to my brother."

He Daqing hurried over and explained something, then returned and said, "Li Zhiguo, where are you going?"

"You'll know when you get there." He immediately took people to the restaurant, which was now the Qianmen Canteen that was to be built.

"Why did you bring me here? No, how do you have the key?"

When He Daqing saw such a nice restaurant, he suddenly remembered that he used to be a great chef.

"I applied for this land from the street office and merged it into the silk shop. I want to set up a big canteen..."

Li Zhiguo explained and said, "Lao He, you have been very good to me. I will not forget you when something good happens.

I have already made an agreement with the street director to let you be the head chef in the canteen. Your salary will be equal to your salary in the steel mill, and you will be promoted one level. To the outside world, you will be the canteen director, and I will give you a subsidy of five yuan. "

"Really? Then am I considered a formal employee?"

He Daqing was excited. He could find a good job. Who would want to ride a tricycle? Let his younger brother do it. The reputation of the tricycle family could not be lost.

"Of course you are a regular employee. You are a street worker. Report today and complete the entry procedures tomorrow.

As for you, don't buy a tricycle. Use the money to buy a bicycle. With such a good job, it won't be easy to find a wife. Xu Huizhen will definitely look at you differently."

Li Zhiguo handed out a cigarette as he spoke. This was not a gimmick, but a really good thing. For him, he could also control a team of chefs, so why not do it?

"That's good, that's good."

He Daqing's hands were shaking. He was promoted and given a raise, and was marrying a young widow. He was about to reach the peak of his life!

"You can take a tour here first and come up with a plan. The first floor will be used as a dining hall for big pot dishes; the second floor will be used for stir-fry and have private rooms.

You should plan what kind of simple decoration you need, how many people you need to gather, etc., so that you have an idea in mind first.

You are the canteen manager, you don’t just have to know how to cook. If you do a good job, you will get a bonus at the end of the year.”

After he finished explaining, he went to the silk shop to eat, as he couldn't miss the meal. As for Lao He, he had to find a way by himself so as not to starve.

After a while, they arrived at the silk shop. As soon as they entered, they saw He Yumei holding her son. Is this really showing her special skills in taking care of children?

"Hello, Manager Li!"

"Manager Li is here!"

The employees in the store greeted him one after another. This is the power of a treat. Who wouldn’t want to follow a generous leader who rarely comes to work!
"okay!"

Li Zhiguo didn't have time to waste. He quickly went forward and held his son in his arms, and said, "Xueyi, are you hungry?"

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."

Xiao Guanxiang was having so much fun that I don't know what he said.

"Yumei, I'll take Xueyi in first, and you guys can eat when the time comes."

"Okay, Manager Li." He Yumei really didn't expect that Manager Li was so good at taking care of children. He was a good person.

Chen Xueru was in the inner hall at the moment. Seeing someone with a child, she said, "You're finally here. The truth was almost exposed this morning. Little Guan Xiang was crying and looking for his mother. Fortunately, He Yumei coaxed him back to health."

"Okay! I won't bring Xiao Guanxiang here in the future. I'll keep it a secret for as long as possible. Even if I find out, I'll just deny it."

He wasn't really too worried about the fact that his two sons looked alike. It was just rumors and there was nothing he could do about it, and he couldn't do a paternity test.

After the implementation of family planning, many more children were born in other people's homes.

Even now, there are many brothers and sisters in the capital who have been separated due to war. Lao Cai and Lao He are examples.

But we still have to avoid having the two sons meet and stay together. When they grow up, they can't look exactly the same.

"Well, if I want Xiaoguan to ring, we can take him to the park to play."

Chen Xueru took the child over and was very happy with him. She was now preparing lunch for Xiao Guanxiang.

"That's no problem!"

Li Zhiguo smiled and fed Xiao Guanxiang together. As for their food, they would have to wait a while before it was delivered.

"Xiao Guanxiang has a really good appetite. He eats more than Xueyi."

Chen Xueru also fed her son Xueyi, but she always had to coax him. Unlike Xiao Guanxiang, he would eat as soon as he was given a piece of food with chopsticks, and would even clap his hands and look happy while eating.

"It depends on how you raise the child. My mother-in-law is quite good at raising children.

By the way, Xueru, I negotiated for a canteen at the street this morning..."

He explained things, which was a good thing.

"Ah, you mean the Cuiheng Restaurant over there? It was a big one before, and now it's in our hands, which is great."

Chen Xueru was excited. She didn't expect that the public-private partnership could bring such great benefits.

"Uh, don't say that to anyone. You are now a merchant who is undergoing reform. Not to mention the restaurant over there, even the silk shop will be owned by the government in the future."

Li Zhiguo reminded, "It's nothing to do privately. We can continue to expand in the future, with unlimited nesting dolls."

"What does nesting dolls mean?"

Chen Xueru was puzzled as to what new word was invented.

"Matryoshka means that we use the same mold over and over again. When we make money, we use the housing provident fund to expand our business and continuously acquire more fixed assets, whether they are shops or houses.

It is not limited to public enterprises, but also private enterprises. As the public party, we will continue to look for merchants for public-private partnerships.”

Li Zhiguo also sighed in his heart that if capital is not controlled, it will really expand indefinitely, leaving the poor with no way out.

But his fortune was too small, so he just wanted his concubine to make some money so that he could take care of him in his old age.

"I see. Then we'll do nesting dolls."

We chatted for a while and then lunch was delivered. After eating, Xiao Guanxiang played by himself on the sofa. He was quite easy to take care of.

In the afternoon, he went to the street office again and waited for a meeting. Then he officially took over the restaurant. He then asked Chen Xueru to come and sign a contract, and everything was fine.

He Daqing also reported formally. They will discuss it today and officially launch the Qianmen canteen tomorrow.

"Brother, what did Brother Li want from you before?"

Cai Quanwu saw his brother coming in from the door. The tavern was already open, but it was not yet evening, so there were not many customers.

"Good thing!"

He Daqing grinned, glanced at Xu Huizhen, and deliberately said loudly: "Brother, our family will be different from now on. Come on, you ride the tricycle and take me to the department store to buy a bicycle."

Nowadays, bicycles can be bought freely, but in other places, even if you have money, you still have to wait for the goods. However, this is Beijing, and the big shopping malls have ready stocks.

"Brother, didn't you say that our family is a tricycle family? Buying a bicycle is so expensive and useless. It's better to buy a flatbed tricycle that can carry goods."

Cai Quanwu was confused. He couldn't guess what Li Ge'er had said to his elder brother.

"It's true that you are a tricycle family, but your brother has a job now and he won't ride a tricycle anymore."

He Daqing was saying this to Xu Huizhen. If the conditions were good, they should be together and they could even have a baby.

Except for Fan Jinyou, the other employees in the tavern were all listening, and Xu Huizhen was no longer standing at the counter.

"Brother He, what kind of work do you do, at the grain station?" Xu Huizhen guessed that it was related to carrying grain.

"Huizhen, you're wrong. You know the Cuiheng Restaurant on Qianmen Street, right? It's going to be changed into the Qianmen Canteen.

I was the canteen director there, and was considered a fifth-level cook, with a monthly salary of 55 yuan, plus a 5 yuan subsidy, and a bonus at the end of the year. "

He Daqing was a level six cook at the steel rolling mill before. The promotion process for this profession is in the opposite order, with level one being the highest.

And Sha Zhu is currently a cook at the lowest level, level ten, with a monthly salary of 27.5 yuan, which is quite miserable.

"Qianmen Canteen, owned by the Street Office? No, could it be Brother Li?"

Xu Huizhen immediately realized that this was the matter that Li Ge'er came to see He Daqing to discuss this morning.

"It was Li Zhiguo who asked me to go, but he didn't run it. The Qianmen Canteen was merged into the Silk Shop. It was a public-private partnership."

He Daqing finally found an organization. He will buy a bicycle first and change his clothes tomorrow. This life will be different.

"Ah!" Master Xu Hui was numb. How could she compare?
But the silk shop has so many employees and the costs are high, so she may not lose.

"Huizhen, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to buy a bicycle." He Daqing called his confused brother and left. He needed a bicycle to pull him, otherwise it would be difficult to walk there.

After everyone left, Zhao Yali, the accountant standing at the counter, couldn't help but say, "Look at Manager Li, he also opened a canteen. The location he chose is really good. It's not like us, which is just a small shop next door."

"That's right, it makes me want to go to work."

Cashier Kong Yuqin also became envious. She was not afraid that the government would not make money, but she was afraid that her own salary would be low.

Xu Huizhen's face looked grim. The people were already losing their morale before the fight even started.

……

Cai Quanwu took his brother to buy a bicycle, and then went to the silk shop to pick up Li Ge'er and take him back to the courtyard, as they had agreed in the morning.

Xiao Guan Xiang was holding a toy in his hand, and there were several more in the bag next to him, which he had taken from his younger brother Xueyi.

"Brother Li, I heard from my eldest brother that you are also running a canteen?"

"This is not run by me. The cafeteria is public, a public-private partnership."

As a cadre, Li Zhiguo always puts the public interest first and sacrifices his own family for the sake of the public.

“Old Cai, I wanted to find you, but you are in a critical period now.

I will reserve a job for you before the end of January next year. You can become a regular employee. If you are late, it will be too late. "

Although he was a public manager, after a period of time, positions in the company were all assigned to specific people. Even if the business was expanded, people would be transferred horizontally, and it was difficult to get new people in.

"Thank you, Brother Li." Cai Quanwu was moved. He was the only one and a regular employee was too precious.

"We are all brothers, so don't say anything out of place."

Li Zhiguo said this, but he knew that Lao Cai would not come. As long as the people from Lao He's family got involved with the widow, they would no longer be themselves.

As long as she is a widow, no matter whether her life is good or not, she will have more or less personality defects, so you should not touch her!
While we were chatting, Xiao Guanxiang fell asleep. Children are especially prone to falling asleep when riding on a tricycle, and he always falls asleep as soon as he rides on it.

When they arrived at the courtyard, he took his son home and handed him to Qin's mother. He breathed a sigh of relief and decided to take his son less often in the future.

"Son-in-law, are your third aunt and her family doing well at work?"

Qin's mother asked about this, but she hadn't gone over to inquire about the situation yet.

"Very good, still in training, I'll tell you more about it over the weekend."

He wanted to go to the Intermediate Court to chat about family matters. He has been outside a lot recently and has become a little out of touch with the crowd.

"Brother-in-law!" Little Jingru ran out of the house and threw herself into her brother-in-law's arms like a young swallow flying into the forest.

"Hey, have you finished your homework?" He immediately hugged me and was very clingy.

"I've finished writing it a long time ago, brother-in-law, can you take me fishing next time?"

"sure."

Li Zhiguo carried little Jingru to the Intermediate Court. Those who were working in the factory had not returned yet, and Dongxu also went out to ride a tricycle.

Even Lao Cai was out, so there were only a group of middle-aged women to chat with, no, and my brothers' wives.

"Bihua, what are you busy with recently?"

"Brother Li, I'm not busy." Chen Bihua was playing with the stick in the yard.

"uncle!"

Banggeng trotted over and hugged Li Zhiguo's legs. He was smart and knew who was the boss in the courtyard.

"Li Zhiguo, you haven't been chatting much lately."

Mrs. Chen heard the noise and came out of the house carrying a stool.

"Isn't this coming?"

Li Zhiguo put little Jingru down and picked up Banggeng casually. He wondered what this kid would be like when he grew up.

He had just sat down when Sun Erniang and Aunt Jiang came out of the house in front of him. Aunt Jiang also came out supporting the deaf old lady. Didn't this mean they were having a small meeting?

Each family chatted about their daily lives, and all the big and small things in the courtyard were included in the conversation. Grassroots work requires more contact with the aunts.

After a while, Tang Chunyan also came with a stool. She didn't have to cook, she just had to wait for Damao to come back.

"Chunyan, you stay at home every day recently, what are you doing?"

Li Zhiguo couldn't say anything about others, but since Tang Chunyan was in the backyard, he sometimes couldn't see her for several days.

"I'm learning embroidery." Tang Chunyan found a hobby to pass the time.

"That's good..."

The time for chatting always goes by quickly. In a blink of an eye, Xu Damao came back first, and then Sha Zhu. Due to their positions, these two people decide that they can leave early sometimes.

"Zhiguo!" Qin Huairu came back pushing her bicycle. She was the first one to arrive at the hospital after get off work because she had a car.

"Okay, I have to go back to eat." Then he followed his wife back, followed by Xiao Jingru.

"Jingru, turn on the radio!"

"Okay, brother-in-law!"

Xiao Jingru tiptoed to turn on the radio and tuned to a frequency with sound.

Qin Huairu rolled up her sleeves and wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but was suddenly stopped.

"Huai Ru, wait a minute, I want to ask you something."

Li Zhiguo patted the chair and moved it a little.

"Hey!" Qin Huairu sat over, "Governing the country, what's the matter?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly thought of changing your position. You can choose any position in the factory. Even if you don't have enough qualifications, you can still do it as a work-for-work."

At the beginning, Qin Huairu replaced his position, so she could only be a fitter. But now it is different. After Li Xinmin was transferred to the workshop, Director Yang is still the one who has the final say in the factory.

He can give some instructions, but he also wants to ask his wife's opinion.

"No, I just like being a worker. I'm used to it. Besides, I don't know how to do other jobs."

Qin Huairu knows what she is doing and she doesn’t have any other special skills.

"Well, you continue to be a workshop worker."

Li Zhiguo didn't think much about it. In this era, who can not work? He is an exception.

As they were chatting, Sha Zhu suddenly came running up to the door and shouted, "Li Zhiguo, there is a big happy event in my family. My father bought a new bicycle, just like yours, and the third uncle and his family are watching it.

Also, do you remember Zhang Xiantao? She came today and came back with Jia Zhangshi."

"Zhang Xiantao, what is she doing here?"

Li Zhiguo suddenly remembered the ridiculous things that happened before. Could it be that Zhang Xiantao was still obsessed with Lao Cai?

"Aunt, how about I find someone else, Lao He? He has already bought a brand new bicycle."

Zhang Xiantao could hardly stand staying in the village any longer. Who could stand working all day? So he thought of moving back to the city.

Jia Zhang looked at He Daqing holding his bicycle over there and had an idea. She had just come back from get off work at the factory and saw her niece at the entrance of the alley, and then she knew someone was coming.

"Xian Tao, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but I haven't heard from you since you went back two years ago. It was only after I asked someone to find out that you remarried."

"Aunt, wasn't I deceived by that Wang Dashun? He pretended to be so rich, but who knew that he stole the money? This time he stole it from Chen Quezi in the next village, no, it was Old Chen's house, and he even beat him up.

That Chen Kuizi actually fought in the war and attended military school before. He was a hero. Wang Dashun was shot after he was caught. Aunt, I am now a widow again. "

Zhang Xiantao felt that she had a miserable life. She had lost two men when she was only in her early thirties.

"Xiantao, you are not giving birth to a child!"

Jia Zhang asked the key point. If there is a baby, even if it is a criminal's child, she will have to hide from it.

"I haven't given birth yet. I can't even support two children, so how can I dare to give birth again?"

Zhang Xiantao shook her head and said, "Aunt, please help me talk to them. I've chosen Lao He this time. You just heard that he has a bicycle and a formal job. He can support my family of five."

"Xian Tao, forget it! You've been married twice. Old He must not like you anymore."

Jia Zhang wanted to avoid this trouble. She was a worker now and could make ends meet. She didn't want to help her niece, and besides, she had fallen in love with Lao He first.

"Aunt, if you don't tell me, I'll go by myself."

Zhang Xiantao then walked out of the Jia family’s gate and came to the central courtyard.

"Brother He, your car is really nice."

"It's a fairy peach!"

He Daqing was indifferent, but a little panicked in his heart. He didn't want anyone to ruin his good fortune at this critical moment, so he quickly asked his stupid son to go to the backyard to ask Li Zhiguo to help.

"Brother He, I heard that you haven't married yet."

Zhang Xiantao had been married twice, so she had no scruples about saying these things.

"I'm already dating someone, so don't worry about it."

He Daqing replied, turned around quickly, stopped holding the bicycle, and kept talking to Yan Bugui, and finally waited until Li Zhiguo came.

"Oh, Lao He, you are good, but you dare to buy big things when there is no wine for the festival."

Li Zhiguo walked forward, held the bicycle and squeezed the brake, which felt good.

"I just found a job. My main job is cooking in the cafeteria."

He Daqing had been warned and knew that those words should not be said.

"Where's Lao Cai, uh..."

As he was speaking, Cai Quanwu came back. It was time for dinner, so he came back to eat and then continued riding his tricycle.

"Lao Cai!"

Zhang Xiantao's eyes lit up. She had fallen in love with Cai Quanwu at the beginning, and they had a past relationship. If she couldn't handle He Daqing, she would look for Old Cai.

"Zhang Xiantao?"

Cai Quanwu was stunned for a moment. Why did this person come? He was late.

"Old Cai, I knew you wouldn't forget me."

Zhang Xiantao came forward and wanted to say something, but saw He Daqing suddenly pull Cai Quanwu away.

"Silly Zhu, push the car back. I want to talk to your uncle."

"Okay, Dad, I'll watch the car."

Sha Zhu was holding his bicycle. There was finally something big at home. He would ride it out for a ride tomorrow and let Li Zhiguo... wait, where are the people?

Li Zhiguo also followed to Lao He's house, had a drink first, and then went home for dinner.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the room, I heard He Daqing saying, "Brother, you must have fallen in love with Zhang Xiantao."

"Brother, I don't like it."

Cai Quanwu is now completely focused on Xu Huizhen, so he doesn't even like Zhang Xiantao.

"Brother, I think you can like her. Zhang Xiantao is pretty good and can give birth to a child!"

He Daqing suddenly stopped and saw Li Zhiguo come in. From now on, he would be his immediate superior, and others would be public managers.

"You talk, and I'll listen!"

Li Zhiguo opened the cupboard in a familiar manner, took out peanuts and a wine bottle, then found a clean wine glass and drank first.

"Brother Li, let me pour you a glass of wine." Cai Quanwu stood up and helped pour half a glass of wine, then went to get a glass for himself.

(End of this chapter)