Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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“When the store was being entered into the system before, I heard that you and Cadre Fan had some misunderstandings. I have already criticized him. It was his fault for not doing his job well.”

"Director, you're too kind. It's me. I didn't communicate well with him. The braised meat is produced in District 5, so we can only cooperate with the street office there."

“I understand,” the street director said. “I just have a small suggestion, and I hope Mr. He can give it a second thought and reopen the breakfast shop and the tavern.”

Chapter 208 Recovery

He Yuzhu didn't expect the street director to make this suggestion; calling it a suggestion was really no different from making a request.

Fan Jinyou was just a temporary cadre in the neighborhood, so it didn't matter if they didn't give him face.

However, the fact that a street director personally spoke with He Yuzhu and made this request forced He Yuzhu to consider it carefully.

Don't think that a street director is a low-ranking official. An ordinary street director is just a party official in a township.

He was a genuine section-level cadre, and this was the capital city, where all officials were promoted one level higher.

A street director is equivalent to a deputy director.

If they were sent out, they could at least serve as deputy county head or deputy secretary of the county party committee.

Moreover, this was his supervisor, so as long as he lived in the Qianmen Street area, he needed to maintain a good relationship with the street office.

"Director, I don't have the capacity to take care of these two shops in a short time, otherwise I wouldn't have stopped before."

"I heard your wife is pregnant?"

"Yes, that's why I had to close the breakfast shop. My eldest child is not even a year old yet, and my wife is pregnant. I also have to go to work, so I didn't have time to open the shop before."

"Isn't this a joint public-private partnership? You can open the shop first, and then we can go through the joint public-private partnership. That way, you won't have any operational pressure."

The neighborhood director had already given him a solution, so He Yuzhu could only nod in agreement.

"Yes, sir. I'll get the staff to reopen the shop as soon as I get back."

Actually, opening a shop has its advantages, since you can get a 25% operating profit in daily operations.

Although it's not much, it's still a sum of money, enough for daily living.

"Thank you, Mr. He, for your support of our work."

"Director, you're too kind. It's what I should do."

Having finished speaking, He Yuzhu took his leave, and the neighborhood director saw him to the door.

He Yuzhu came out, then rode his bicycle straight to Xue Ru Silk Shop, first going to his own shop next door to take a look.

The radios, watches, phonographs, and other items acquired during the winter were all sold before the Spring Festival.

Currently, the shop only has some electronic parts for sale, and they have also hired a technician who is proficient in electronics to stay here and repair radios and other electrical appliances.

I told the repairman that we were about to implement a public-private partnership, and he didn't seem to care; he just nodded to indicate that he understood.

Whether it's a public-private partnership or not, his salary remains the same; he just has another employer.

Turning around, he entered Xue Ru's silk shop and went into the office. Chen Xue Ru pressed him down to sit on the sofa, then sat on He Yuzhu's lap herself, anxiously asking, "Zhu Zi, this looks like a public-private partnership to you, what do you suggest we do?"

"It's a tough decision, I can only agree."

"You really agree?" Chen Xueru still harbored a glimmer of hope.

He Yuzhu said, "Not only that, I'm also going to reopen my closed breakfast shop and tavern."

"Wasn't it already closed?"

"But the director of the neighborhood said that if it was to be opened, I had no choice but to open it."

"When will I implement the public-private partnership?"

"Let's finish as soon as possible. Don't be the first one. We can't be the first to stick our necks out, nor can we be the last ones to fall behind. Just get it done as quickly as possible."

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

"You don't listen to me, you listen to your stomach."

"What do you mean?"

He Yuzhu pulled his hand away from her chest and placed it on her still flat stomach: "Silly girl, you're pregnant with our baby."

"What? That can't be!"

"Why would I lie to you? I know medicine. I can tell at a glance whether a woman is pregnant or not."

"Really? That's wonderful! I'm finally having a baby."

As Chen Xueru spoke, she started to cry. He Yuzhu took a handkerchief and wiped away her tears, comforting her for a few moments before she stopped crying.

"That's great. We should start the public-private partnership as soon as possible. Then I can focus on my pregnancy and hopefully give you a son."

She couldn't help but think that Xu Huizhen's first child was a girl, and she hoped that her second child would also be a daughter. If she had a son, then He Yuzhu would treat her son better in the future.

“I like both boys and girls, and of course I hope it will be a boy, so that your Chen family will have an heir.”

This child definitely can't have the surname He; he can only take Chen Xueru's surname, Chen.

Chen Xueru's eyes darkened, regretting that her child couldn't take the He surname. Then she regained her spirits and stopped thinking about this unhappy thing.

"After the baby is born, let the child recognize you as the godfather and call you 'Dad'."

Aren't you afraid of what people will say?

“I’m not afraid. I’ll let the child be recognized as your ancestor and I’ll become your concubine.”

He Yuzhu was speechless. He could only hold Chen Xueru tightly and whisper:

"You have been wronged."

"Just remember the good things I've done for you."

After returning from Chen Xueru's home, He Yuzhu and Xu Huizhen talked about reopening the breakfast shop and the small wine shop.

"Are you really going to reopen it?"

"Yes, this is the requirement of the street director. It's not just for political achievements, but also to arrange enough staff. Opening both sides can create several job positions, and it also takes care of the nearby neighbors."

After buying the tavern, he asked Master Niu twice, wanting He Yuzhu to reopen the tavern, otherwise it would be too inconvenient to travel a long way to drink at night.

"Alright, let's reopen it and bring back a few of the older women from the cannery."

The breakfast stall used to employ four middle-aged women, but they were all reassigned to the cannery.

We temporarily brought them back, since this place is closer to home and the other place is too far away, and the salary is the same on both sides.

The next day, He Yuzhu went to the cannery and told the four older women about it.

They were all very happy to hear that. Although the fruit was delicious, it was still more comfortable to make breakfast at their doorstep.

In just two days, the breakfast shop opened, and a few days later, the tavern also opened.

Chen Xueru's silk shop was the first to complete the public-private partnership, and then He Yuzhu's two shops, as well as the electrical appliance repair shop on Qianmen Street, also successfully completed the investigation.

When the street director brought Fan Jinyou to the tavern, He Yuzhu was stunned.

The street director introduced, "Mr. He, I've assigned you a capable manager. From now on, Fan Jinyou will be the general manager."

"No, Director, don't you have anyone else in your neighborhood? Why did you send Fan Jinyou here?"

“I have already criticized Fan Jinyou before, and he has deeply realized the mistakes he made. From now on, you two will work together to run the tavern and breakfast stall well.”

"Okay, no problem, I will definitely cooperate with Cadre Fan."

He Yuzhu quickly realized that Fan Jinyou was an incompetent fool with lofty ambitions, and dealing with him was quite easy.

The street director thought He Yuzhu would object, but he was very pleased that He Yuzhu agreed so quickly. It seems that He Yuzhu has a high level of awareness.

"Alright, from now on you two should work together to run the tavern well."

He Yuzhu and Fan Jinyou saw the street director off at the door.

When Fan Jinyou returned, he said, "Boss He didn't expect this, did he?"

"Yeah, I really didn't expect that an incompetent person could become an official manager."

"He Yuzhu, what do you mean? Do you have objections to the decision made by the street authorities?"

"Don't try to pin this on me." He picked up the ledger and threw it at him, saying, "Now you're the general manager, and the operation of the tavern will be in your hands from now on. If the monthly profits decrease, don't blame me for being impolite."

"What's with the swagger? From now on, I'll be in charge of this little tavern."

"hehe."

He Yuzhu didn't say much, but asked Fan Jinyou to check the ledger again to confirm that the records were correct. Then both parties signed the ledger.

He Yuzhu turned around and left immediately.

"Where are you going?" Fan Jinyou shouted.

"I'm going home. Aren't you the general manager? You're in charge of the tavern, so what's the point of me staying?"

After saying that, He Yuzhu left.

"Tch, don't think that just because you, Butcher Zhang, are gone, I'll eat pigs with hair on. It's just a small tavern, how could I, a dignified street cadre, not manage it well?"

Fan Jinyou took the key, closed the door, and turned to leave.

In the afternoon, Fan Jinyou walked into He Yuzhu's house and said, "He Yuzhu, come over for a meeting."