Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu said, "Now the city is undergoing public-private partnerships. Do you think that once the city's partnerships are completed, you'll still be allowed to own dozens of acres of land in the countryside?"

"Thank you, I understand."

He Yongqiang said sincerely.

He didn't say whether he would buy more land, and it's unclear whether he listened to him. This was all He Yuzhu could do.

Xu Zhaodi was someone I introduced to me, and by some twist of fate, we ended up having an affair. I always felt guilty towards him.

Now that the two are divorced, He Yuzhu gave him a final piece of advice, which can be considered as compensation for him.

At this time, it was still five or six years later. Two years later, the collectivization would begin, and everyone would have to hand over all their land to the collective.

Buying land at this time was no different from joining the National Revolutionary Army in 49.

Now, five or six years have passed, and after careful consideration, the higher-level leaders have summarized the pilot program of joint public-private ownership and found a set of effective methods.

They gradually promoted and called on all shops and artisans to engage in joint public-private ownership on the streets.

He Yuzhu realized that they really couldn't delay any longer, so he went to find Tian Zao.

Tian Zao was also very happy to see He Yuzhu. She had only visited his home once during the Chinese New Year and hadn't seen him since.

"Why did Boss He come in person today?"

"Sis, how can you talk to someone like that? Even if I'm the boss, you're still my sister."

"You still know I'm your older sister. You gave all the machines to the neighborhood committee and left the two younger ones behind."

He Yuzhu handed over most of the machines he got in exchange for canned goods to Director Li of the street office, leaving only two small pieces of equipment for the neighborhood committee.

He Yuzhu said, "Your neighborhood committee doesn't have any money, but the street office does."

This time, the street officials didn't even flinch; all payments were made in cash.

The machine we got last time has been running non-stop, making a lot of money for the neighborhood.

Especially the cannery. The neighborhood could earn one cent for each bottle of canned fruit. With more than 1 million bottles produced, the neighborhood earned more than 100,000 yuan from this alone.

Combined with profits from other projects, this made the street the wealthiest street in the Fifth District.

Tian Zao rolled her eyes before asking, "So what brings you here today?"

“Isn’t this supposed to be a public-private partnership? I’ll support your work. I happen to have some free time these days, so let’s merge the shops on Yandaixie Street and my brother-in-law’s liquor store.”

"That's more like it. By the way, I heard from Sister Li that she's thinking of getting you a job at the neighborhood committee?"

Before we could even get down to business, Tian Zao started asking about gossip.

He Yuzhu said, "I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. I haven't decided yet. Let's merge the two shops first."

"Alright, let's go to the shop first."

Tian Zao went out and called two statisticians, then returned to Yandaixie Street with He Yuzhu.

After He Yuzhu moved to Qianmen, he handed over the management of the breakfast shop and the tavern to his wife, who, along with her daughter-in-law, took over the management.

The employees recruited are mainly their own people, all family members of their fellow apprentices. With the master's wife around, these people with connections can be kept in check.

By this time, the breakfast stalls had sold out, and it was the quietest time of the day. He Yuzhu brought Tian Zao and the others in, and his master's wife invited them to sit down.

He said, "Zhu Zi, are we here today to take stock of the joint public-private ownership?"

"Yes, I happen to have some free time these two days, so I should get on with this."

"This..." The master's wife didn't know what to say for a moment. She had known this day would come, but she was actually a little uneasy when it actually arrived.

Tian Zao said, "Auntie, we're all family here, we won't let you suffer any losses. Your previous salary and benefits will remain unchanged. You'll be the private manager and also participate in the store's management."

Hearing this from Tian Zao's mouth put his master's wife at ease, and she asked, "What about these employees?"

"Of course, everyone will stay on as employees of the street. No worker will be laid off. This is the basic strategy set by the higher-ups to ensure that everyone has a job."

If you take over and then fire someone, the project will not be able to proceed, and there will be a lot of opposition.

In principle, all existing employees should be retained so that everyone will have a secure job in the future.

At this time, there is no such thing as dismissal for employees. As long as they do not violate laws or regulations, even if the leaders do not like them, at most they will be transferred to another position.

Everyone watching felt relieved. They had been worried that they wouldn't be needed after the public-private partnership, but now they were at ease.

Everyone looked at He Yuzhu with gratitude. It turned out that they were all housewives who stayed at home to take care of their husbands and children. He Yuzhu had given these people who were close to her a job.

Does this mean that everyone in the public-private partnership program is now eating government food?

The master's wife said, "Then we are truly grateful."

"Auntie, you're too kind. We're all family here. It's all thanks to the Party's good policies."

He Yuzhu said, "Then let's get started. We'll take stock of the shops, compile the statistics, and then implement the policies accordingly."

The two people Tian Zao brought with them started working, taking stock of all the items in the store, registering them, and assessing their value.

Tian Zao's arrival had already attracted attention on the street, with many shopkeepers and their employees coming over and standing outside to watch.

After all, He Yuzhu's shop was the first one jointly operated by this company, so everyone found it quite unusual.

Mr. Zhao, the owner of the shop next door, waved to He Yuzhu from his doorway. Once He Yuzhu was outside, Mr. Zhao asked, "Mr. He, are you already implementing a public-private partnership?"

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"Yes, I think joint ventures are a good idea."

"What's better? I used to earn 100 yuan, but now I only get 25 yuan," Mr. Zhao said angrily.

He Yuzhu said, "Boss Zhao, you can't do the math like that. How can you run a shop without paying taxes? Does that mean there are no costs?"

"This..." Mr. Zhao was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Besides, in the years before liberation, whether it was officials, puppet police, or street thugs, which one of them didn't try to extort money from shops?"

"That's right. Back then, if you could do business, it was good if you didn't lose money."

"After driving away the Japanese devils, we thought we could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but we didn't expect the Kuomintang army to be even more ruthless when it came to money. They plundered all the money we earned."

"That's right. The Party led our troops and sent all these people to Xishan for target practice. Now that we want to eliminate the exploiting class and carry out public-private partnerships, we should give it our full support."

"Yes, without them, this shop wouldn't be able to operate so peacefully."

"Then what else are you dissatisfied with?" He Yuzhu asked in return.

"Don't joke around. I have no complaints at all. Of course I support the decision of the higher-ups. Once your registration is completed, I will also agree to the joint public-private ownership."

He Yuzhu's heart skipped a beat, and he said in a low voice, "Boss Zhao, although I am the first, I think we should first implement a public-private partnership for you, and then let the street promote you. You are the first one in our Yandaixie Street, okay?"

He Yuzhu didn't want to take the lead. Being the first one would require cooperating with Tian Zao in promotion. He'd rather put the title of "first" on Boss Zhao, which would save him a lot of trouble.

Mr. Zhao said in surprise, "How could I possibly take credit for your work?"

He always strives to be first in everything, even though He Yuzhu was the first person to propose a public-private partnership.

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Isn't this to cooperate with the neighborhood committee and the street office for publicity? But my wife is pregnant and I have to stay home to take care of her, so I don't have time to do publicity."

"Congratulations Mr. He on the birth of your son! I can't accept this."

“Who are we, old buddies, supposed to be friends with? Let me talk to Director Tian and suggest we start with your shop.”

"Alright, I'll take first place then."

The two approached Tian Zao, and He Yuzhu said, "Sister, this is Boss Zhao from next door."

"Hello, Mr. Zhao." Tian Zao was still a little confused and didn't know what was going on.

"Hello Director Tian, ​​I fully support the policy of joint public-private ownership proposed by higher authorities."

He Yuzhu said, "Sister, my things are a bit complicated. Let's do the statistics for Boss Zhao first, and then we can cooperate with their business before we cooperate with mine."

Tian Zao immediately understood that He Yuzhu had persuaded Boss Zhao to agree to a joint public-private partnership through his silver tongue.

I don't know why he wanted to give the title of first place to Boss Zhao, but since He Yuzhu said so, I can only go along with it.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your support. We will start by taking stock of Mr. Zhao's grocery store and strive to complete the joint venture as soon as possible."

"Director Tian, ​​please. Comrades, please."

Boss Zhao invited the three of them directly to his shop, where his master's wife asked, "Zhu Zi, what's going on? They were all talking, why did they all leave?"

"I just don't like to take the lead, so I let Boss Zhao be the first person to participate in the joint venture."

The teacher's wife said, "Being the first one is great, the higher-ups are watching."

“I’ve already been high-profile enough. The braised meat shop has long been a joint venture, and the higher-ups know that I’m number one. Even if I can’t be number one, being number two is not bad.”

"Alright."

After a day of inventory, Mr. Zhao's grocery store was quickly tallied up. The next day, he hung up a sign that read "Joint Public-Private Ownership" and set off a string of firecrackers. Now Mr. Zhao was famous in the neighborhood.

Then they partnered with He Yuzhu's shop, followed by his brother-in-law's liquor store.

My father-in-law and brother-in-law were still employees at the distillery, responsible for brewing the wine. The grain provided by the street was used to brew the wine, which was then sold by the street's supply and marketing cooperative.

The two of them were just receiving salaries, and they became employees with secure jobs.

But that night, his brother-in-law called He Yuzhu over to his house.