Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

The main gate of the renovated courtyard was not located in the alley, so when the old men were stopped by Zeng Wangcai, the leaders had already turned a corner and left.

The uncles were about to chase after him, but were stopped by Zeng Wangcai again. Zeng Wangcai patted his chest and swore to the uncles that the leader would come out of the shop from the back door soon, so they should wait here.

Today is very important for the district leaders. It is more like dividing the cake than accepting the work.

The corresponding housing authority came, the water department came, the power department came... a lot of people including the chief and deputy chief officials.

The leaders stood at the main entrance of the courtyard. They did not see the beautiful plaque hanging on the lintel, nor did they see the freshly painted wall. They only saw the aged bricks and tiles and the mottled gate.

The leaders’ first impression was not very good. The reporters from newspapers and TV stations who followed them did not move. They all knew very well that it was inappropriate to report these things.

The people on the scene all regarded this project as a face-saving project, but now it is not a good thing.

"Xiao Xu, come here!" Director Zhang waved to Xu Damao who was at the outermost edge of the team.

Director Zhang, as the leader with the lowest level of power, is equivalent to the host of today's event, while Xu Damao represents the construction party, China Resources.

"Hey, here I am!" Xu Damao, who had never gotten a chance, stepped forward to introduce himself, "Hello, leaders. I am Xu Damao from China Resources. Today I will introduce this renovation work to you..."

"Xu Damao?" The director of the Housing Authority frowned. "Isn't the person in charge of your China Resources called Zeng Wangcai? He didn't come?"

"That's right, Director Zhou." Xu Damao didn't know how to answer this question, so Director Zhang quickly replied, "Comrade Zeng Wangcai is receiving a few guests, and he will meet with the leaders in a while."

Perhaps it was because Zeng Wangcai had been low-key for too long, Director Zhou of the District Housing Authority was actually a little unhappy.

But the main leader generously said it was okay, and Director Zhou could only suppress his unhappiness.

"Let me explain to you why the gate of the courtyard was not demolished and rebuilt..." Xu Damao officially entered the role, "There are two core aspects of our renovation work. First, to preserve the unique architectural features and cultural heritage of our old city. Second, to improve the living environment of residents and expand the living area..."

Xu Damao's eloquence is indeed suitable for this job. He remembered every word Zeng Wangcai told him.

The main leaders nodded repeatedly after listening, the TV reporters pointed their cameras at Xu Damao and took pictures crazily, and the newspaper reporters' camera films were free.

The face-saving project made Xu Damao's explanation appear completely different.

The key is that the leaders accepted his explanation.

Of course, Zeng Wangcai would definitely not do this twenty years later, because it would be useless. The old house he lived in his previous life had been renovated, and the so-called renovation was just to paint the outer wall and that was it.

In some places, the houses are two-story and the tiles will be replaced.

In short, when viewed from the outside, especially from the car, it should look comfortable at first glance.

Zeng Wangcai is working hard to lay the foundation for the face project, bring benefits to the people, and let the people's reputation give face to the face project.

Xu Damao didn't know whether the leaders were satisfied with what he said, but after he announced the general outline, he was the first to step into the courtyard.

This courtyard also has a back house, and the uncles in charge of the courtyard management are waiting inside.

After the leaders came in, there was a round of enthusiastic handshakes and greetings before continuing.

"Please look at this side of the back house," Xu Damao introduced. "Originally, this side collapsed a little due to the earthquake last year. The previous residents repaired it at their own expense and built temporary buildings to expand the area. However, this way, the activity space in the yard is gone, and the temporary buildings occupying the area have caused discord among neighbors.

"Now all these problems have been solved. We have reinforced the ground floor and built a second floor on top..."

The original structure of the courtyard is still there, and the added parts are not out of place. Lei Daqiang and his team added the new parts according to Zeng Wangcai's requirements, striving to make the style consistent with the original style of the courtyard. So now looking from the inside, this is a clean little courtyard, warm and harmonious.

After passing through the hanging flower gate, the group arrived at the front yard.

There are two flower beds at the doorsteps of the houses on both sides of the front yard, planted with...vegetables.

That’s right, it’s either flowers or plants, or side dishes like onions and garlic.

To be honest, the leaders have seen so many courtyards. Some of them even came from such large courtyards. In the courtyards they have seen before, some people secretly grew vegetables to supplement their family income, but no courtyard has ever looked as comfortable as this one.

It’s as if...this flower bed was born to grow onions and garlic.

The yard was well renovated and Xu Damao also gave a good lecture.

The leaders confirmed that such a courtyard was a political achievement and the transformation was very successful.

"Hey, Xiao Xu, you did a great job." The top leader stood in the middle courtyard and looked at Xu Damao approvingly and said, "It can be seen that you, China Resources, are very attentive. Your renovation takes into account both beauty and practicality. This is a model project..."

The newspaper reporter quickly took notes in his notebook, and it was obvious that the tone had been set.

What happened today, once it is finalized, will only be a matter of time before it is published, as long as my superiors have no objection.

"This is what we should do. When we run a business, we should give back to society after we make money." Xu Damao's eyebrows almost collapsed with laughter. He pointed to the door leading to the backyard and said, "Leader, do you want to take a look at the backyard? This is a new attempt of ours. Behind it is Hualian Supermarket..."

That’s right, Hualian is the name copied by Zeng Wangcai.

"Is it the shop that contracted the supply and marketing cooperative? Then I'd like to go and take a look..."

Hooked!

The grocery store is now very famous and many people know about it. Currently, the sales of the grocery store are in a purchase limit mode, otherwise the goods will be sold out in less than half a day and the store will close.

In the store that has been converted to open shelves, Liu Qunying tilted her head to listen to the noise behind her. When Song Yanyan gave the signal, she immediately coughed.

"Cough cough..."

"Cough cough!"

The signal was transmitted to Zeng Wangcai just like a QQ friend coming online.

"Masters, have you all remembered? Come on." Zeng Wangcai reminded them for the last time, "How well we behave today affects everyone's interests."

"Don't worry!" Uncle Li nodded, then yelled, "You profiteer, you Huang Shiren, you rich but heartless man, you grew up under our care..."

"Zeng Wangcai, you are not from Nanluoguxiang!" Uncle Qian began his performance.

"What are they arguing about?" asked the senior manager who had just entered the store from the back door. "Zeng Wangcai? Xiao Xu, didn't he say he was receiving an important guest?"

"Oh, boss, these are the uncles from the nearby yard..."

The bullet is about to hit the target.