Chapter 151

"Don't worry, things will get better..."

He wanted to say something, but Fan Jin ran over with a flattering look on his face.

"Manager Li, I'll drink with you."

"Xiao Fan, you used to be a street cadre. Why are you working in the kitchen every day? It's a waste of your talent."

Li Zhiguo scolded the others. With Xiao Fan's low fighting ability, he was really worried that he would not be able to bankrupt the silk shop in the future. How could he then buy back the family property at a low price?

"Yes, yes, I don't want to light the fire either. It was Xu Huizhen who arranged it..."

Fan Jinyou complained bitterly, hoping to help him.

At this time, Cai Quanwu arrived at the door of the tavern. He had just returned from Niulanshan to get some wine early in the morning. Suddenly, he heard Li Ge'er's voice. He hurriedly hid aside and secretly looked inside. He found that Li Ge'er was chatting with Fan Jinyou. Could he be coming for the tavern?

Thinking of this, Cai Quanwu hurried to the backyard. Xu Huizhen was not at work this morning. Because the cafeteria and the tavern were connected, they were divided into shifts.

"Huizhen, something bad has happened. Brother Li is here, drinking in the front with Fan Jinyou."

Cai Quanwu's current position is the acting public manager. He got this position because he followed Li Ge'er's lead in running a literacy class in the small canteen after Fan Jinyou left.

"What? How come Brother Li is still friends with Fan Jinyou?"

Xu Huizhen was stunned for a moment. She was washing clothes.

"Huizhen, take a rest and let me wash it."

Cai Quanwu hurried forward to help. He was a son-in-law and they had already obtained the marriage certificate, but it had not been announced to the public yet. They would wait until someone found out about it.

However, Big Brother and Sha Zhu already knew about this, so of course he couldn't hide it from Brother Li.

"It doesn't matter who washes it. Oh, don't wash it yet. Do you think something happened to Brother Li? Otherwise, you said he got up late. It's only the middle of the morning and he's here."

Xu Huizhen has been taught how to behave. She has been with Cai Quanwu for a long time and knows that men are actually very smart and good at giving advice. But even so, she is afraid of Li Ge'er.

"It might be directed at me."

Cai Quanwu said awkwardly: "I had agreed with Brother Li that I would ask him to host my wedding banquet, but I didn't do it. Last time we met, he teased me and I didn't know how to respond."

"Oh, why didn't you say so earlier.

Lao Cai, go buy some meat and cook a good meal at home at noon. Invite Brother Li to have a simple meal and we can have a good chat with him.

If there is anything, just talk about it. If nothing else, we can follow the literacy class and live a good life now. "

Xu Hui has really learned her lesson. She doesn't want to reason with Li Ge'er anymore. She should just give in first and then talk about the matter.

"okay!"

Cai Quanwu just turned around, then suddenly turned back and said, "Huizhen, I don't have any money. All the money I paid at the tavern was spent on buying drinks."

"Wait, I'll go back to the house and get it for you."

When Xu Huizhen was with He Yongqiang, she also suffered from the fact that he didn't manage money well, so after she got together with Lao Cai, she was in charge of all the money in the family.

The only requirement was to stop Lao Cai from having excessive contact with other women, but she didn't have any other requirements.

Soon, after Xu Huizhen took the money and the bills, Lao Cai hurried out.

She thought about it, packed up, and hurried to the tavern in front to invite people.

……

"Hey, Lao He, why are you here again? It's working hours!"

Li Zhiguo was chatting when he suddenly saw someone who shouldn't be there coming to the door.

"Li, Manager Li, I'm out here to do some shopping and check on the situation of my colleagues."

He Daqing was caught red-handed, and he felt very bitter. Why did he, after all, being the canteen director, have to cook every day and take care of everything?

But what about Li Zhiguo, the bad boy, the manager of the public office, who was drinking and chatting in the pub in the early morning? This was unfair, but he had to bear it, because he had to rely on the bad boy for his livelihood.

"Okay, come over and drink together!"

Li Zhiguo smiled and said, Old He has such a bad character that he has even corrupted Sha Zhu.

But as long as the Qianmen canteen is well managed, nothing else will be a problem. Besides, the organization has given Lao He another important task.

"Hey!"

He Daqing walked over and looked at the tavern. This had nothing to do with him anymore. His younger brother won and married into the widow's family.

Fan Jinyou hurriedly poured him some wine. He was just a stoker and had a low status.

Before he could finish his words, Xu Huizhen came in and said, "Brother Li, oh, big brother is here too."

"younger brother……"

He Daqing felt like there was something stuck in his throat. He couldn't bring himself to call her "brother-in-law" or say it.

Li Zhiguo hurriedly said, "Huizhen, I haven't seen you for a while."

"It's been a while, Brother Li. My eldest brother is here too. Come to my house for lunch at noon."

Xu Huizhen sent out the invitation, and as for Fan Jinyou, she pretended not to see it.

"Okay! I'll just go check on Li'er."

Li Zhiguo stood up and thought of little Xu Jingli. Maybe they would be a family in the future.

"Xiao Fan, that's all for today. Accountant Zhao, put the money for the wine on Cai Quanwu's account."

"okay!"

Zhao Yali came out from the counter and escorted the people out of the tavern without even avoiding Xu Huizhen, the private manager.

Li Zhiguo thought about it, and simply called Zhao Yali to the side, and asked in a low voice, "Accountant Zhao, do you want to be the public manager?"

"Ah! You mean me?"

Zhao Yali was stunned. How could she have deserved this? She had worked at the counter in a department store for many years, but was kicked out just because she gave birth to eight children in a row.

"Just wait, there will be a chance. Your competitor is Xiao Fan. Let's go. If you have any questions, go find He Yumei."

Li Zhiguo stopped there and continued to suppress Fan Jinyou, letting him continue to work in the kitchen. If he couldn't turn things around, he would not be qualified to be a tool in the future.

"Manager Li, take care."

Zhao Yali’s face was all smiles. Even though her smile looked ugly, her attitude was there.

When she turned around and saw Fan Jinyou also standing at the door, she couldn't help but scold him, "Xiao Fan, why are you still standing here? Go to the kitchen and light the fire."

"Sister Zhao, what's wrong with you?"

Fan Jinyou was confused. Why did his attitude change so drastically? They were acquaintances.

"Nothing, do you still want a bonus this year? Go get to work."

After saying this, Zhao Yali went into the store and decided to cut off her friendship with Fan Jinyou from now on.

In the backyard of the tavern, the Xu family.

When Li Zhiguo arrived at the courtyard, he quickly hugged Xu Jingli and said with a smile: "I only want a daughter, but my wife gave birth to two sons."

Xu Huizhen asked in confusion: "Brother Li, has your sister-in-law given birth to her second child? Why haven't I heard Lao Cai mention it?"

She always remembered this incident and thought that when the child was born one day, she could give something as a gift.

When these words were spoken, the He brothers looked strange. They all knew who the other son Li Zhiguo was talking about, besides Xiao Guanxiang.

"Cough cough..."

Li Zhiguo coughed for a while before saying, "She hasn't given birth yet. The due date is around National Day. The doctor said it's a son, but I hope it's a daughter."

"That's it!"

Xu Huizhen seemed to understand, "Brother Li, how about letting Li'er be your goddaughter?"

"That's not necessary. I can't be a godfather."

Li Zhiguo refused. The relationship couldn't be too close, otherwise it would be difficult to take action when the time came.

Xu Huizhen was a little disappointed, but she saw that he really liked to be treated by people and was hugged as soon as he entered the door, which was also good.

After chatting for a while, He Daqing went to cook. Although Xu Huizhen became his brother's wife, he still came to see her often. What if the two of them broke up due to a disagreement?
At this time, Cai Quanwu said, "Brother Li, Huizhen and I are not planning to hold a wedding banquet. We can put off getting the marriage certificate for as long as possible. This is a red envelope for you."

As Old Cai spoke, he took out the red envelope that Xu Huizhen had prepared.

"No, you two are getting married, so why are you giving me a red envelope?"

Li Zhiguo was a little confused. He didn't come here to ask for money, but he wanted to get the jade from Old Man He, put it in his space, and put it in his pocket.

"Brother Li, I promised you to prepare the banquet, but I haven't done it yet. I'm really sorry."

Cai Quanwu quickly stood up and stuffed the red envelope into Li Ge'er's shirt pocket.

"Then I'll give it to you."

Li Zhiguo smiled and handed the red envelope to little Xu Jingli. The girl thought it was fun and held the red envelope tightly with both hands.

"Look, Li'er has grown up and is also a good earner."

Xu Huizhen hurriedly said, "Thank you, Brother Li."

“Well, speaking of thanks, I came here today to tell you some news.

You two must not tell anyone about this."

Li Zhiguo kissed little Xu Jingli and really wanted a daughter.

"what news?"

Xu Huizhen and Cai Quanwu both became serious. They also realized that Li Ge'er was not here to cause trouble this time.

“Regarding public-private partnership, the higher authorities have issued a document and high-level public-private partnership will begin next month.

All private shares will no longer participate in corporate dividends, and private shares will no longer be interest-bearing capital, completely eliminating the exploitation of workers by capital, that is, private shareholders and private managers will only receive wages from their labor in the future. "

Li Zhiguo spoke lightly, saying that it was already August and even if the news spread, it would not cause any waves.

Because the merchants have fallen into the trap, all the stores and businesses have been controlled by the government, and they can do whatever they want.

"what!"

Xu Huizhen's face turned pale, and Cai Quanwu beside her was also stunned. How could this happen so suddenly?

"Brother Li, is my tavern gone? We agreed to redeem it, but no money has been paid." Li Zhiguo nodded and said, "There will still be redemption. The interest rate will be fixed at 5% per year, and the compensation will be for seven years.

That is to say, if the fixed assets originally set were 100,000, then 5,000 would be paid annually, and after seven years, the total amount would be 35,000, a 75% discount.”

He had read the document, which stated that the term was tentatively set at seven years. If the original merchants had too many objections after seven years, the term would be extended for another three years, ending completely in September 1966, which was also a cut in half.

In fact, it is equivalent to converting the previously determined dividend into a redemption contract, and using the money earned by the company to compensate the merchants.

Is this a trick of borrowing chickens to lay eggs and getting something for nothing? It's hard to say.

But this is already considered good. Many people who were unwilling to participate in public-private partnership have been sent to the countryside, and in the end they got nothing.

There were also some people who were cheated after the public-private partnership and gained nothing, but this place was the Daqianmen in Beijing, so it was still done according to the rules.

"Brother Li, what should I do? The original price of the tavern was 22,000 yuan, so I can only get 7,700 yuan in the end. This is too much of a loss."

Xu Huizhen was about to cry. She had been living a good life, but now it was all over.

Cai Quanwu also said: "Brother Li, is there no other solution? The silk shop is also a public-private partnership!"

"No one can escape, and silk shops will also take fixed interest."

Li Zhiguo shook his head. He had gotten the silk shop's fixed assets to be worth 210,000 yuan, but the actual amount was 180,000 yuan.

After the compensation is paid, I will finally get one hundred and five thousand, and the loss will be seventy-five thousand.

But as long as he could keep 30% of the private shares in the silk shop, he would get tens of thousands in dividends every year. In ten years, that would be hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

This does not even mention the expansion operations of fixed assets.

"Huizhen, I'm telling you this so that you can maximize your sales this month and get some dividends."

Xu Huizhen nodded helplessly, "If that's the case, this is the only way to do it. Thank you, Brother Li."

She was somewhat disheartened. Although she would have a salary of several dozen yuan a month and a dividend of 1,100 yuan a year, which was already a lot compared to ordinary workers, the tavern was gone.

Seven years later, life became difficult again with just that little salary. She became an ordinary employee again, not knowing whether she could continue working.

Cai Quanwu thought for a moment and said, "Brother Li, you are not here just to talk about high-level public-private partnerships, right?"

"Old Cai, you have become smarter."

Li Zhiguo smiled and said, "To be honest, my grandfather told me something before he left, saying that Old Man He hid a stone.

My grandfather always wanted to buy it when he was alive. I wonder if you, Huizhen, can bear the pain of parting with it. I will trade the tavern with you. What would you choose, the ancestral property or a piece of stone?"

"Brother Li, do you know the stones in my house?"

Xu Hui was really confused. She thought that apart from Cai Quanwu, no one else knew about this. Even He Yongqiang, who eloped, was not aware of the stones in the pickle jar.

"I know. It's in the pickle jar."

Li Zhiguo pointed outside and kissed little Xu Jingli, making the girl giggle.

"what!"

Xu Huizhen bared her teeth, looking burdened.

Cai Quanwu asked: "Brother Li, didn't you just say that the tavern is public property and only gives a seven-year fixed interest? Why are you exchanging the tavern for stones?"

"Yeah, how do we exchange this?"

Xu Huizhen knew very well that the stone was a treasure, as her father-in-law had specifically instructed her about it before he left. But the tavern was even more the apple of her father-in-law's eye and an ancestral property, which could not be lost.

Li Zhiguo thought for a moment and said, “Twenty-two thousand for the stones, and I will help you keep the dividends from the shares of the tavern.

As far as I know, the tavern's monthly profit has reached more than three thousand, and your annual dividend is nearly ten thousand.

There are still ten years left for the public-private partnership. This part is worth one hundred thousand, plus the twenty-two thousand I gave you, it's quite a lot.

Huizhen, you can also keep your position as the private manager. As for ten years later, when the public-private partnership ends, you will have money in your hands, so you may be able to take back the tavern, and you can also use the money to start other businesses."

After a pause, he continued, "Having said that, if you are willing to change, then do as I say.

If you don't want to, just think of it as a free message from me. While there is still a month left, you can earn as much as you can, isn't that right?"

"Rel!"

Little Xu Jingli clapped her hands, knowing that someone was calling her.

After saying this, Li Zhiguo did not urge them and waited for the couple to make a decision.

The stone left by Old Man He is actually Hetian jade. After being decomposed, it will be worth about 500 million in the future.

But this is a whole piece of Hetian jade, weighing dozens of kilograms. If sold individually, it is a priceless treasure.

Li Zhiguo thought that if he could get it, he would use it to protect his house and as a decoration, which would be nice.

Xu Huizhen was silent for a moment before she said, "Brother Li, is the stone my father-in-law left behind very valuable?"

“It’s hard to say now, but it will definitely be valuable in the future.

If you want to be an ordinary employee, just keep the stone as a family heirloom.

But if you still want to do something and live a good life, you will lose this stone sooner or later because you don’t have the capital.

What is capital? It makes money make money. Without capital, you can’t do anything.”

Li Zhiguo said bluntly that without the share dividends, it would be difficult for Xu Huizhen to turn things around in the future. Once He Yongqiang came back and took away the ancestral property, the couple would not even have a place to live.

"Thirty thousand, plus the dividends to protect my shares."

Xu Huizhen put forward the conditions, but she was not sure how much the stones in the pickle jar were worth.

"Huizhen, you are greedy."

Li Zhiguo shook his head. No one's money came from the wind. He had already done his best by offering 22,000.

Cai Quanwu said hurriedly: "Huizhen, why don't you think about it."

He knew very well that Brother Li had never spent money to buy anything in the hospital. If he made him angry, he would not get a penny and he might not be able to keep the stone either.

What he thought was, it’s okay not to sell it, but don’t make enemies.

Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, Xu Huizhen said, "Brother Li, let's do as you said, 22,000, plus my share of the profits, but I want you to be the public manager of the tavern. I'm worried about changing someone else.

After the news of Lao Cai's relationship with me got out, he could no longer be the manager of the company."

"You want me to be the public manager?"

Li Zhiguo was a little confused. This was not right. He was not a good person. Bah, was he really that good? Why was he so popular?

"Brother Li, no one understands public-private partnership better than you, and you are always ahead of the curve.

You can tell us this here, Sister Xueru must have already made plans!"

Xu Huizhen also suddenly realized that Li Ge'er was a street cadre and represented the public side. It would be safest to let the public side join the private side.

"Huizhen, I don't usually come out easily!"

Li Zhiguo thought for a moment and still didn't make a decision. Wouldn't this delay things? But there are also many benefits.

Xu Hui is really a good businessman and can make a lot of money, but she is very competitive and may go out on her own in the future.

Cai Quanwu said, "Brother Li, you will be the manager of the company, and I will be your soldier."

Li Zhiguo shook his head and said, "Calculate how much I am worth. Once you have made up your mind, ask Lao Cai to deliver the stone to me."

Unexpectedly, Xu Huizhen suddenly said, "It's settled. Brother Li, you are priceless. You will be the manager of the public office. I will give you the stone. I believe you will not sell it. I think you can still see it."

"Xu Huizhen, you are very courageous. Although I don't like your personality, you are a natural business person and you will make a lot of money in the future.

I have taken on the role of public manager, and you can announce your marriage today.

In the future, be nice to Lao Cai and give him some pocket money. He is my brother. When he goes out, he has no money in his pocket. He is not as good as my other brother Jia Dongxu. Isn't that right, Li Er?"

Li Zhiguo lifted up little Xu Jingli in his hand, and after putting her down, he touched her forehead, making the little girl laugh.

"Hey!"

Xu Huizhen breathed a sigh of relief. As the old saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them. Now that Brother Li has joined the tavern, she has hope for the future again.

Isn't it just a piece of stone? Only if you can preserve it can it be a family heirloom. If you can't preserve it, it is worthless.

Just like the tavern, if it can't be kept, it has nothing to do with her.

Just then He Daqing came in with dishes, "What are you guys talking about, smiling? I have prepared the food, you guys eat, I still have to go to the cafeteria to watch over it, if there are any stir-fries, I have to cook."

"Go ahead, Lao He. When you're free, come find me in the yard. I'll talk to you about something."

Li Zhiguo decided to stay and have dinner.

After He Daqing left, Xu Huizhen gave Lao Cai a look, and soon Lao Cai went to the pickle jar, took out the stone, cleaned it, and brought it to the main room.

"Good stuff!"

Li Zhiguo hugged the piece of Hetian jade, which weighed about 40 kilograms, and he got it just like that.

"Then I will take the stone away later."

"Take it away. It's all for you."

Xu Huizhen didn't bother herself as it was already a deal.

"Ok!"

Li Zhiguo nodded and started eating. The food cooked by Lao He was delicious.

After five dishes and three glasses of wine, he casually mentioned, "There is a grocery store over in Dashilan. The owner's surname is Wang. The performance has been very poor in recent months and he has not been able to pay wages for three months.

Huizhen, if you like it, you can check it out first, and use it as collateral for this stone. I never owe debts, but I like to pay off debts. Old Cai knows that."

"Yes, Brother Li is the most fair."

Cai Quanwu picked up the wine glass and drank another one.

Xu Huizhen was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She asked in surprise, "Brother Li, are you saying that we can merge the Dashilan grocery store into the public-private partnership of the tavern?"

“Do you know how public-private partnership works? The tavern now represents the public and can cooperate with the grocery store.

Twenty-five percent of the grocery store's profits go to the tavern, and the remaining 75 percent is distributed according to taxes, provident funds, and welfare benefits.

With some further operations, the provident fund and welfare funds can also be used, and we can continue to look for the next partner. However, the expansion must be gradual, and we will only look for those that are on the verge of bankruptcy.

With the size of a pub, the maximum it can control is four stores, which is basically the limit.

(End of this chapter)