Chapter 40 Qin Jingru

Li Zhiguo thought for a moment and said, "I'll buy it for you next time you come. You have to go back early tomorrow morning. When you come to Beijing during the Spring Festival, your brother-in-law will buy you several hairpins."

"Thank you, brother-in-law!"

Little Qin Jingru was happy. After saying a few more words, she began to feel sleepy.

"Brother, don't spoil Jingru too much. She has a lot of demands."

Qin Huairu was still stingy with money, as a hairpin cost two cents.

"It's okay. She only comes to the city once in a while. It won't cost much."

After reading for a while, he couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.

The next day, Qin Huairu got up, and he got up too. After breakfast, Qin Huairu went to work, and he sent the Qin family to the station.

He could have stayed two more days, but Qin Guangyou had to go back to school.

He walked them all the way to the car and gave each of the three children fifty cents for pocket money.

"Brother Li!"

"Old Cai, what a coincidence!"

As soon as Li Zhiguo came out of the station, he met an acquaintance, Cai Quanwu.

"Brother Li, you don't have a bicycle. Where are you going? I'll give you a ride for free."

Cai Quanwu was very grateful to Li Ge'er.

"Qianmen Street, Xueru Silk Shop, do you remember it?"

Li Zhiguo didn't hesitate and got on the tricycle.

"I remember that store was facing the street and it was a big shop."

Cai Quanwu pedaled away.

"Yeah! You often run around Qianmen Street, and you used to live there.

If you find me doing something outside someday, remember not to tell anyone. If you have any questions, tell me in private."

Li Zhiguo knew that Lao Cai understood. The people in Lao He's family were very smart before they met the widow.

"Hey! I'll listen to Brother Li."

Cai Quanwu guessed that Brother Li was not who the people in the orphanage thought he was. Maybe he was helping orphans and widows outside and didn't want anyone to know.

Not long after, they arrived at the destination and Li Zhiguo got off the car quickly without paying any money.

"Lao Cai, I'll treat you to a drink next time."

"That's good. I just like to have a few sips of wine. Brother Li, shall I pick you up later?"

Cai Quanwu also got off the car and took a look at the silk shop.

"No need for that. I have other things to do. I'll go back later by myself. I'll park my bike halfway."

After Li Zhiguo finished speaking, he went to the store and made an appointment to go to the street with someone to accept an award today.

"Hey, you're here! I was just talking about you."

Chen Xueru had looked at the door several times and was really worried that Li Zhiguo had forgotten the date.

"What are you talking about me?"

Li Zhiguo regretted what he said as soon as he said it, as this statement could easily lead to ambiguity.

"What else could it be? I'll buy you a drink. I've mentioned this to you several times."

Chen Xueru came out from the counter and looked at him for a moment. "You look really good in this outfit. How about buying a different set of clothes so you can wear them every day?"

"That's not necessary. I'm just a working class man. All I need is a battle suit."

Li Zhiguo came to the counter and fiddled with the abacus for a few times. Oh my god, I actually forgot how to use this thing.

"And the battle suit. I just realized you're quite funny."

Chen Xueru covered her mouth and said, "You are good at math. It's the beginning of the month and I'm doing some accounting. Can you help me check the account book?

It won’t delay our trip to the street, we can call a tricycle and go there in a while.”

When Li Zhiguo heard this, he had to criticize the capitalist's behavior. He called a tricycle just for a short distance.

"Okay, let me take a look at your account book. I'm not bragging, I'm really good at math, but I'm just biased in that area. Otherwise, I would definitely be able to get into high school."

Chen Xueru smiled and said, "You are not working now, why don't you go to high school and then to college."

"Come on! I don't want to do my homework anymore."

Li Zhiguo quickly got the account book and used his consciousness to tap the calculator in the supermarket.

"Hey, boss lady, you made a lot of money this month. The gross profit is almost 6,000."

He was a little shocked that Chen Xueru's store earned more than 5,000 yuan last month.

Even the gross profit is exaggerated.

"How much exactly? Can you calculate so quickly?"

Chen Xueru was very surprised, what a real mathematician!

"Five thousand eight hundred and ninety-six dollars and thirty cents. Your store doesn't even have units like this."

If he didn't have a wealthy family, he would have to be a gigolo.

"Li Zhiguo, you are amazing. It took me a whole morning to figure it out, but it only took you a short while."

"well enough!"

Li Zhiguo held the account book but did not turn the page because he did not want to look at other people's costs.

"My store's profits are decent, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon this month, so the performance needs to increase.

It’s just that it’s troublesome to purchase goods and it costs too much money.”

Every family has its own problems. It costs money for her to employ so many servants, so the good thing is that she doesn't have to pay rent.

"Make more money while you can!"

Li Zhiguo didn't say much. It was almost time, so the two of them went to the street together.

Qianmen Subdistrict Office has nine official staff members, one director, one deputy director, and seven subdistrict cadres.

Chen Xueru was familiar with the place, and after getting off the car, she led him into the street.

Li Zhiguo was also familiar with this place. He had to come here to collect rent every month, so he might as well collect it today to avoid making another trip.

"Li Zhiguo, here he comes!"

Wang Qinian came over and was also the one who handled the shop rental.

Li Zhiguo always felt that this name was familiar. After recalling it, he realized that this was a common name for extras.

"Li Zhiguo, you're here at the right time, come in quickly."

When Director Li saw the person, he waved to him immediately.

"coming!"

After Li Zhiguo went in, he saw Fan Jinyou again. He looked like a decent person, but he was stupid. He competed with Cai Quanwu for the widow, but he lost.

Chen Xueru also followed in. The so-called commendation was actually very simple. It was just the awarding of certificates and bonuses under the witness of the street and neighborhood committee.

At this time, Director Li suddenly said, "Li Zhiguo, I have roughly understood your situation through channels.

Are you interested in working on this street? You were a first-class fitter before.
If you go to the street level, you can be compared to an eighth-level clerk, which is also a salary of thirty-three yuan."

Li Zhiguo, who had just received the certificate and 50-yuan reward, was stunned. Not to mention that the bonus was a bit small, the certificate was not big enough.

How can we assign him a job?

Wouldn't you push him into the fire?
However, at this time, several street cadres standing nearby were dumbfounded.

Street clerks are divided into levels.

Level 12 is the lowest and level 1 is the highest.

When you reach the seventh level of clerk, you can be considered a street-level cadre and have a position.

Now Director Li proposed to appoint Li Zhiguo as an eighth-level clerk, which was obviously to make him a reserve cadre.

"Li Zhiguo, please agree to this! This is a great thing!"

Seeing that the man was standing there without saying anything, Chen Xueru got anxious first. "Well, I retired due to illness and am still recovering. I don't plan to work for the time being."

Li Zhiguo was embarrassed. Yesterday at the factory, the senior leader told him to recover and come back to the steel mill at any time. Today, the street director asked him to come out of retirement and work as a clerk.

When did jobs become so plentiful in Beijing?

"You can work and recuperate at the same time!"

Chen Xueru helped, saying, "Director Li, Li Zhiguo is very good at math. He figured out the account book for my store in less than three minutes. I spent the whole morning calculating but still couldn't quite understand it."

When these words came out, everyone was shocked again.

Director Li nodded and said, "Li Zhiguo, I think what Chen Xueru said makes sense. You have special skills and are the talent the street needs. You can work while recuperating."

Li Zhiguo was even more embarrassed as he had to rely on a calculator to support himself.

"Director Li, thank you for your kindness. However, yesterday Director Bi from the Metallurgical Department of our rolling mill just mentioned that I should recover from my illness and return to work in the factory.

I plan to consider work later, and now I will just focus on my recovery.”

Fortunately, I came up with a good excuse, otherwise I would have been unable to get out of it.

Director Li was stunned for a moment, then quickly asked, "Are you talking about Director Bi Jianhua?"

"Yes, that's him."

Li Zhiguo thought that the leader was quite famous.

"That person is the first director of the Ministry of Metallurgy. I heard that..."

Director Li stopped talking about gossip in public because he heard that Director Bi was going to be promoted again.

As the street director, he is only a level 16 cadre, while Director Bi is already a level 10 leader.

"Li Zhiguo, how did you get to know Director Bi?"

"What a coincidence, Director Li. You know I'm good at math. Yesterday, on New Year's Day, I went to the factory to attend a big dinner, and I made a small toy on a whim.

Who knew Director Bi thought it was good and asked me about the design concept. "

Li Zhiguo told the truth, but he was also a bit boastful. In the future, his rent for this street must be paid in full.

Director Li didn't ask any more questions, but is a small toy worthy of the attention of such a senior leader?

Li Zhiguo is truly a talented person. It seems that if we want to recruit him, we must offer him a cadre position.

"Li Zhiguo, you should take good care of your health first. You are still young, so don't rush to make decisions about work!"

Director Li immediately pulled the man aside to chat for a while and took out an account book of the street last month for testing.

This gave Li Zhiguo a headache. His math expert had already blown the whistle, so he could only grit his teeth and figure it out.

"Director Li, the account shows that the expenditure minus the income is a loss of three hundred and forty-eight dollars and seventy-two cents."

This number made Li Zhiguo shake his head secretly, thinking that the streets didn’t know how to do business.

Coincidentally, this notebook contains the income and expenditure of the preserved fruit shop, and it is almost the same as I thought, a loss.

At least the loss was relatively small and he could still afford the rent.

"Master, this is a master!"

Director Li pushed the frame of his glasses and was able to do mental arithmetic to the exact millisecond. Such talent must be sought after.

"Li Zhiguo, how about you first become an extra-staff clerk at level eight, and come here on the second day of every month to review the account books for one day.

You also know that the bank will close on the 3rd, and the account book can only be delivered on the 1st of each month. Settlement of accounts has always been a headache for the street.

It's just right for you to review it number two, and it won't cause any delay given your mental arithmetic speed.

The street office gives you a five-yuan subsidy every month, and you also get a share of the benefits you deserve. If you have stomach problems, you can register with the street office and you don’t have to pay for medical treatment.”

When these words were spoken, everyone was dumbfounded again, but they could not envy them because others were so quick to settle accounts.

"Director Li, I agreed on his behalf."

Chen Xueru patted Li Zhiguo on the back and suddenly thought that she could also settle accounts with Li Zhiguo.

"Okay, then I'll come on the 2nd."

Li Zhiguo sighed, it is easy to dodge an open attack but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark, he said he would lie down but now he has dug his own grave.

Fortunately, it only took one day. The most important thing is that he became a non-staff member of the street, so he would not still be thinking about his shop.

"well."

Director Li was happy. There were too many people and businesses in Qianmen Street, and there were many shops under the street office. They were in great need of someone who was good at accounting.

Now he has a great general. Although he can only be used one day a month, he can use him at the critical moment and save him a lot of worries.

"Director Li, I collect rent on the third of every month. Can you do it one day in advance so I don't have to run back and forth?"

Li Zhiguo took the opportunity to make a request. He had to go to the steel mill on the 3rd to collect his wife's salary. He was very busy!
"It's a small matter. You are the one who does the accounting anyway. Why don't you start working from now on and collect the rent after you have settled the accounts?"

Director Li was no pushover either, and he also took the opportunity to make a request.

"Okay, okay!"

Li Zhiguo felt that he had let himself down again as he started working just after New Year's Day.

Chen Xueru said happily: "Li Zhiguo, work hard and don't leave later. I will treat you to a drink. I have said it several times."

"No! Maybe next time. I didn't tell my wife that I was going out today. She must be worried when I get home late."

Li Zhiguo quickly refused, saying that he was already a street official and had to be careful about the impact.

"Okay, then come see me next time, and I won't delay your work."

Chen Xueru left somewhat unhappy.

Several street officials followed Chen Xueru's back and watched for a long time before they came to their senses.

Looking at Li Zhiguo, I feel so sad. How can you be busy when a beautiful woman wants to date you?
Fan Jinyou frowned. He always felt that this boy named Li Zhiguo was not that simple. Fortunately, he was just a temporary worker outside the staff.

Li Zhiguo sensed something and turned his head to look at this unlucky guy Fan Jinyou. If he dared to stare at him again, he would have to take action to teach him a lesson.

Looking back, he saw a cadre taking out a thick account book. He didn't think about anything else and started working with a sigh.

Fortunately, he only had to check the final results, and if there were any doubts, he would mark them out and have several accountants cross-check them.

The streets also have accountants, but they are not formally employed.

Li Zhiguo is reviewing it again to ensure the accuracy of the accounts.

In less than an hour, in order to make it to lunch, he had finished calculating the account book, and his calculator was working like a charm.

"Director Li, we have settled the accounts. There are problems in three places. One of them is extremely different, with a difference of more than 300 yuan."

Director Li was stunned. Isn't it too easy to earn these five dollars?

"Let me see."

Although it was a joke, Director Li immediately took it seriously. More than three hundred was not a small amount.

I immediately called the accountant to review it again, and it turned out that there were indeed problems.

"Who is in charge of this store? How could such a huge mistake happen?"

"Fan Jinyou is responsible."

The accountant knew everything about the matter and quickly passed the blame on.

"Fan Jinyou, please explain to me how such a big mistake could have happened."

Director Li got angry immediately. Fortunately, Li Zhiguo reviewed it again, otherwise he would have to find a way to make up the money later.

"Hey, where's Li Zhiguo? Where did he go?"

"Director Li, he just went out for lunch."

Wang Qinian was also speechless. You really have stomach problems.

Li Zhiguo came back after dinner. No matter how he handled it, after confirming the accounts, he received the rent and an extra five yuan in salary.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, after gaining a general understanding of the internal situation of the street and completing the temporary worker procedures, we withdrew.

He walked back to the courtyard to get his bicycle, then carried the things his father-in-law had given him. After thinking for a while, he bought some food from the market. He had earned money now, so he couldn't treat himself badly.

When I returned to the courtyard, I happened to meet Yan Bugui who had also returned. School ends early, and primary school teachers have low salaries.

"Hey, Li Zhiguo, you've made a fortune again."

(End of this chapter)