Chapter 165

"Hey! Not really... Wait, can we not mention the widow? I want to find a virgin now."

Sha Zhu thought, he was still so young, if he married a widow, people in the courtyard would gossip about him and he would lose face.

"Well, let's not talk about the widow. So which girl do you like?"

Li Zhiguo stood up and opened the cabinet. Oh, there were no peanuts, but there were fried soybeans, which would be delicious as a side dish with wine.

Then the wine bottle was taken out, and Sha Zhu reacted and helped pour the wine.

"I don't have a crush on anyone. I don't want to learn some tricks so that I can attack them directly when I meet them one day."

Shazhu thought about it carefully and realized that he really didn't like the person, which was why he was troubled.

"Yes, you are right to think so. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Do you still remember Dongxu's second blind date?"

Li Zhiguo tried to find out, maybe Sha Zhu could also make some money, and it would become a good story if it gets out, a blind date between brothers, and the creation of three families?

"Hey, that fat girl you mentioned looks like Zhu Bajie's second aunt. That won't do."

Sha Zhu quickly shook his head. If he had liked her, he would have learned how to snatch her away.

"Okay, then I'll teach you how to do it."

Li Zhiguo has no interest in this. You don't even have a goal, but you come to learn theory. It's useless.

"Say it, I'm listening."

Shazhu was delighted and quickly came over to listen carefully.

"The method is actually very simple. If you have a crush on someone, come to me and I will tailor a set of methods for you."

Li Zhiguo just made a feint, what can he teach? Three steps to intercept?

It's useless for Shazhu to learn it, because Shazhu was also intercepted by others and he doesn't have that kind of brains.

"Hey, you're making fun of me. What kind of solution is this for a personal order?"

Shazhu was so disappointed that it was as good as saying nothing.

"That's all I have to say. Just decide who you like first."

Li Zhiguo finished the wine in the glass and was about to send the guest away.

"Hey, I'll go look for it now."

Sha Zhu also drank the wine and hurried out, but there were few people in the alley at this time, so where could he find a partner?

I could ask a matchmaker to introduce me to someone, but I feel reluctant about it.

Suddenly, a woman holding a child appeared in front of him. Sha Zhu's eyes suddenly lit up and he walked over casually.

"Mom, Niuniu wants to eat some fat meat."

"Hey, buy it when your dad gets home from get off work."

When Shazhu heard this, he walked away without looking back, and finally walked to the overpass. In the middle of winter, no one was playing with monkeys.
This year's Spring Festival is on January 30th, which is not long away, and it is even closer to the Little New Year.

Li Zhiguo couldn't rest every day. He had to find time to go to the factory to make the incubators. Even if he didn't do the work, he had to pay attention to the progress.

This thing is related to agriculture, and animal husbandry is also agriculture.

But it would be better to invent something specifically for the Ministry of Agriculture, but we have to wait until after the Chinese New Year.

It's the end of the year and there's a lot going on on Qianmen Street, with everyone busy with the year-end settlement. Fortunately, the profits of the tavern and the silk shop are fine, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

When I think about it this way, it seems like nothing's wrong. Why not just sleep a little longer?
He shook his head. Now that he had already left the front building, he had to finish the annual report first.

"Li Zhiguo, something happened. If you don't come in the next two days, I will go and inform you."

As soon as he entered the street office, Wang Qinian was startled.

"What's the matter?"

Li Zhiguo was stunned for a moment. He just thought he could take a break, but now trouble comes. Isn't this a scam?

"Don't worry, it's not a bad thing. The high-level public-private partnership has been completed, right? The higher-ups are paying special attention to the old brands, and are focusing on reopening the old factories and shops."

When Wang Qinian heard the news, he thought it was a good thing and that he would uphold traditional culture, but he also had to consider the situation.

Li Zhiguo reacted quickly, "You mean, the higher-ups want to reopen Xinyuanzhai? Oh, I can go talk to my grandfather about this. We can communicate in dreams."

"Be careful! This time it's not what you think. The higher-ups are supporting a bankrupt old brand.

You have sold your shop, so it doesn't matter much, right? And do you know who the people who care about you are?"

Wang Qinian said this and pointed at the newspaper.

"I, this is fine!"

Li Zhiguo immediately changed his attitude, "Let them do it, it has nothing to do with me."

"It doesn't matter! What it means is that if we can find the descendants of the original old brand, we can cooperate with it."

Wang Qinian thought for a moment and said, "Even if we don't want to cooperate, I still need your written consent to start Xinyuanzhai."

"I don't agree! Let them use the letter to see you later."

Would Li Zhiguo agree? This was left by his grandfather and he wanted to develop it in the future. This was the only industry he wanted to manage himself and it was related to his future business landscape.

"No, don't talk nonsense. Go talk to the director about this."

Wang Qinian shook his head. He didn't say it explicitly, but he thought that one should be aware of it and there was no way to avoid it.

"Okay, I'll go find the director."

Li Zhiguo just said those words in anger. He had planned everything, but he never expected that the higher-ups would pay attention to Xinyuanzhai. Moreover, his intention was good, to restore the old Beijing brand, continue the traditional culture, and create more jobs. This is really something.

"Tuk-tuk!"

"Director, I just heard Wang Qinian talk about Xinyuanzhai."

As soon as he entered the office, he got straight to the point and didn't talk about anything else.

"Sit down first! Why, do you want to start Xinyuanzhai someday?"

The director handed over the cup of water and said, "You didn't set it up as a collective yet, and now there are no merchants."

"Director, I certainly don't want to be a merchant, I just want the Xinyuanzhai brand to go with my grandfather.

Besides, I have already sold this brand to Chen Xueru."

Li Zhiguo used the old trick. He couldn't avoid the cooperation, so he let his concubine interfere.

"It's sold. Can a time-honored brand sell just one brand?"

The director almost asked me why I didn’t sell my name.

"Of course we can sell it. Let Chen Xueru join the joint venture. She can just take a position there and she doesn't need to be paid."

The reason why Li Zhiguo did this was that he thought he could get the contract back in the end. Moreover, after going around in circles, he himself did not authorize the business and the signboard was still in his hands.

"That's fine, let's do it!"

The director thought it was not a big deal and there was no money involved, so he said, "You need to pay more attention to the annual report and exaggerate it a little if necessary."

"Exaggerated? To what extent?"

Li Zhiguo was stunned for a moment. Is this going to start? There are signs of this.

"Make an annual report of total profit without deducting costs!"

Director, this is just following the rules and the data is correct.

"I see. It's a very nice storage."

Li Zhiguo then chatted for a few more minutes and then went to the silk shop to explain everything to his concubine.

"Zhiguo, you have been holding the Xinyuanzhai sign in your hand. Do you have any ideas?"

Chen Xueru thought far ahead, about the future.

"Yes! I told you at the beginning that I would find a way to take back the Silk Shop and the East Glass Shop.

I will open Xinyuanzhai sooner or later, and I have all the recipes and techniques left by my grandfather."

Li Zhiguo shook his head, this matter was a bit far-fetched, he should just lie down and live his life.

"Well, I knew you were ambitious."

Chen Xueru was happy and hugged and kissed him for a long time.

“Well, this is in the store, please be careful of the impact.

Xueru, then it's settled. After Xinyuanzhai is established, you will take up a position, and it will be easier for me to operate from now on."

Li Zhiguo did not mention this bad thing and discussed the issue of the New Year.

Over the next half month, he worked hard in his spare time and finally completed the incubator and hatching box before the Chinese New Year. There is no way to try it now. It is winter and there is so much snow. It is not easy to raise the temperature.

Feeding the hatched chicks is also a problem, and it won’t be too late to conduct the experiment after the new year.

The annual reports of the subdistrict office have also been completed. Each one is more shocking than the last. Even the report of the tavern has hundreds of thousands of dollars. Can you believe it?
All units, factories and enterprises in Beijing closed down early because the fourth day of the first lunar month was a Sunday, so they would delay work until the fourth day of February, so they had to send out their employees in advance.

"Brother Li, good morning. Are you going out?" Tang Chunyan came out of the house and suddenly opened her eyes wide.

New Year's Eve arrived. Li Zhiguo got up in the morning and was washing up in the yard. Steam was coming out of the cup and he had to use hot water to keep it warm.

"Woo woo," Li Zhiguo shook his head and rinsed his mouth, unable to answer.

"Let me help you." Tang Chunyan said as she walked over and tried to pick up the kettle to pour water for washing her face.

"Bah! Stop it, you're already pregnant."

Li Zhiguo hurriedly tried to stop them. Chunyan was the treasure of the Xu and Tang families. If anything went wrong, could he still give her a child as compensation?

"It's okay. I'm less than four months old. It's still early. My mom is out buying groceries."

Tang Chunyan was already showing signs of being pregnant, but because she was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, it was hard to tell unless you looked closely.

"Okay, this won't happen again!"

Li Zhiguo didn't stop her. If he had told her earlier that Sister Xu was not there, it would have been a good idea.

Tang Chunyan helped Li Ge'er wash his face. She also smiled and said, "Li Ge'er, I will spend the New Year here this year and go back to my parents' place tomorrow."

"Yes, I have to go back. I have to go to your sister Qin's parents' home tomorrow."

Li Zhiguo had no plan to spend the night in the courtyard. As for whether to go to the Sanjin compound or go to the countryside, he would decide after dinner. Anyway, the New Year's goods had already been prepared.

Tang Chunyan suddenly said without thinking, "Brother Li, thank you!"

"What? You're thanking me? You must be sleepy. Go back and rest. It's cold out."

Li Zhiguo didn't care. Everyone in the hospital had to thank him!

"Hey!" Tang Chunyan turned around and went back to the house. Then she remembered that she had gone out to the toilet and had forgotten about it.

After washing up, Li Zhiguo said goodbye to his mother-in-law and went out.

As for Xiao Jingru who was doing her homework in Yu Shui's room, she had learned from her previous lesson and should not wait until the last minute to make up for it, as that would cause her suffering.

On New Year’s Eve, all units will not have a holiday, but there will be a big dinner at noon.

As the public manager, he has to visit two places today, make the year-end summary, and distribute employee benefits, putting a perfect end to the past five or six years.

"Manager Li, you are here."

"Hello, Manager Li."

It's still in the tavern, but the team is much bigger than before. The tavern also holds controlling stakes in two stores that had previously gone bankrupt. Today is the annual meeting, and each store has sent a representative.

"Huizhen, arrange a meeting and call Lao Cai as well. I'll be here first and will have to go to the cafeteria later."

Li Zhiguo looked at his watch and thought that he had arrived quite early, so there was no need to rush.

"Hey!"

Xu Huizhen responded and quickly got ready, even going to the backyard to call Cai Quanwu.

Li Zhiguo called out, "Xiao Zheng, Yuqin, see if there's any food in the store, bring it over and set it up. Set up two tables and give each table double portions. Yali, keep the bill and use the welfare money when the time comes."

"okay!"

"Thank you, Manager Li."

Everyone in the store started to get busy, and soon the table was placed with snacks such as peanuts, small rice noodles, fried cakes, pickles, etc. Although they were not expensive, you couldn't eat them privately.

"Hello, Brother Li!"

Old Cai came with Li'er in his hands.

"Please take a seat. Now that everyone is here, close the door of the tavern and we will have a simple year-end meeting."

Li Zhiguo watched Fan Jinyou pour wine for him in a flattering manner, but he felt calm in his heart. Compared with the people in the courtyard, little Fan was still of a lower class, so it was not difficult to suppress him.

"Everyone, help yourself. If you're not satisfied, you can get more. After the meeting, Lao Ma, go prepare three tables of sumptuous dishes. Make sure the portions are sufficient. The remaining people in the branch store can also take turns to come over to eat."

He said a few simple words and then started to look through the account book. Actually, he was just pretending. The account book had already been on the other side of the street and had passed through his hands.

"Yali, can you tell me how much net profit the store has made this year as of the end of December?"

He asked the accountant Zhao Yali to sit on the right and Xu Huizhen on the left. Both of them were his trusted generals. Well, whether it was a tavern or a silk shop, it was actually run by women. This pilot project was a very forward-thinking choice.

"Manager Li, the tavern and the cafeteria next door made a total profit of more than 39,000 this year, but the expenses..."

Zhao Yali wanted to continue speaking, but when she saw Manager Li waving his hand, she immediately shut up.

"Never mind the expenses. I know you mean the purchase of tractors and the initial investment in two branches. Never mind those. As long as the stores pay the full amount of tax, they are in compliance."

After a pause, Li Zhiguo said, "I'm going to take out 2,000 yuan as welfare money."

As soon as these words came out, everyone seemed to hold their breath for a moment. Did they hear it right? Two thousand? They thought they would be lucky to get two hundred.

Xu Huizhen quickly calculated in her mind, is Li Ge'er going to use half of it to give out benefits? This meets the standard of the four horses sharing the spoils, but it is really a lot.

"Manager Li, will you give us all the 2,000 yuan?"

As a cashier, Kong Yuqin was a passing god of wealth. She spent money every day, but her salary was not high, her family was poor, and her husband's salary was low.

Li Zhiguo ate two peanuts, took a sip of wine, and then said, "I will set a distribution rule, and everyone can vote by raising their hands. If you think it's okay, then do it. If not, we can discuss it again.

The joint venture store belongs to the collective, not to me alone. I like to listen to opinions."

Everyone nodded but shook their heads in their hearts. They all wanted to continue working in the store, so only a fool would dare to object.

“Okay, let me talk about the distribution first!

It is reasonable for us to use the welfare benefits of the previous year as the benefits of the next year and settle on an annual basis.

Therefore, the 2,000 yuan was directly divided into two parts. Of the 1,000 yuan, 500 yuan was taken out and distributed directly, and it was distributed immediately.

Including all the employees of the tavern, I also have a share, so my work is not in vain. There are eight people in total, 62.5 yuan per person, Yali, you keep the accounts, Yuqin, you pay the money.

Wait, do we need to ask for everyone's opinion on this?"

Li Zhiguo suddenly realized that he had agreed not to have the final say. This was a slap in the face.

"Manager Li, we have no objection. If anyone dares to object, I, Fan Jinyou, will be the first to hit him with a fire poker."

Fan Jinyou was the first to stand up and respond. He was so damn poor. Today was New Year’s Eve and he hadn’t even prepared any New Year’s goods. Can you believe it?
"Manager Li, we have no objection. Sixty-two dollars and fifty cents is too much."

Everyone was ecstatic. They didn't expect to get a huge sum of money right away.

"Kong Yuqin, go get the money."

Fan Jinyou urged, and had already stood up and ran behind Li Zhiguo, pinching his shoulders. Everyone knows how to flatter.

Xu Huizhen glared at Fan Jinyou and said, "If you had been so smart, you wouldn't have ended up making fire in the kitchen."

"coming!"

Kong Yuqin came with the money, and Zhao Yali also took the account book to record the accounts. The money was distributed on the spot. Each person received 62.5 yuan, and they counted it happily.

But there were also two people who were very embarrassed at the scene. They were branch representatives of Bistro Holdings.

Xu Huizhen gave Lao Cai a look, indicating that he should ask quickly, but she didn't dare to speak.

Cai Quanwu could only bite the bullet and bring the wine over, whispering, "Brother Li, isn't the branch going to ship it?"

"No hurry, I haven't finished yet. Old Cai, are you going to hand over the $62.50?"

Li Zhiguo joked with his old brother that it was not easy to be Xu Huizhen's man. If Lao Cai could get five yuan and ten cents out of his pocket, he would go on a winter trip directly, because Lao Cai only had five yuan in pocket money every month.

This is what he said before, the price has just increased from three yuan, otherwise life would be even worse.

"Handed in."

Old Cai was not embarrassed either, as he couldn't hide it from Brother Li.

"Well, if you are not a fish, how can you know the joy of a fish?"

Li Zhiguo waved his hand, asked Lao Cai to leave, and left Li'er behind.

"Li'er, do you still remember your uncle?"

He hugged little Xu Jingli and kissed her several times before continuing, "Okay, after the 500 yuan is divided, take out another 200 yuan as entertainment expenses, and add the people from the branch store, each person will get 10 yuan.

"What about the remaining money after eating and drinking? Old Cai, you and Old Ma, forget it. Huizhen, you take care of this matter. Use the remaining money to buy New Year's goods and divide it equally."

"Okay, Brother Li."

Xu Huizhen didn't care what the manager was called. She wanted to let the branch representatives know that she had a close relationship with Li Zhiguo.

When everyone heard this, they became ecstatic again. Ten yuan was the standard amount, and they definitely couldn't finish the food and drink, so the rest could be exchanged for New Year's goods.

Li Zhiguo went on to say: "Take out another 300 yuan and go to the silk shop to place an order. Each person can buy a set of clothes with the same color and style as employee benefits. This is the cost price.

Xu Huizhen and I wear different clothes because we are managers and need to be differentiated.

This piece of clothing can be considered as the uniform of the store and will also be distributed to people in the branch stores. This year, the thousand yuan has been spent.

Of the remaining 1,000 yuan in welfare funds, 800 yuan was taken out as welfare funds for 1957, or more than 60 yuan per month, which was either used for food and drinks, exchanged for supplies, or distributed equally as a subsidy.

(End of this chapter)