Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

After He Yuzhu explained everything to his cousin Cai Quanwu, he left with peace of mind. With the release of the "Resolution on Implementing Planned Purchase and Planned Supply of Grain", the No. 95 courtyard house suddenly caused quite a stir, and the residents all exchanged their opinions on the policy in private. Aunt Wang said: "The purchase of grain should have been limited a long time ago, and people should not be able to buy and sell it at will. By the way, Xudong's mother, what should we do about your family? I remember that you and Huairu are both registered in the countryside. What do you two think we should do?"

Jia Zhang said nonchalantly, "Huairu and I are registered in our hometown, but we have land. My land is given to my brothers from my mother's side to help plant, while Qin Huairu's land is planted by her parents from her mother's side. When the harvest comes, they give us several hundred kilograms of grain every year, which is more than what people with urban household registration can buy. People with urban household registration can buy grain, but they have to spend money. I also let Huairu register Banggeng's household registration at her mother's side."

The women around were all envious after hearing this, and praised Jia Zhang for her intelligence and foresight. Jia Zhang couldn't help but smile proudly after hearing the praise from the women around her. Although the grain supply has been planned, it is not strictly managed. Only registration is required when purchasing.

Before we knew it, it was September 1954, when the government officially passed the "Provisional Regulations on Public-Private Joint Industrial Enterprises". After the regulations were passed, He Yuzhu came to the Daqianmen Subdistrict Office. He came to see Wu Youyi today, just to ask Wu Youyi to go to his house after get off work. He informed Wu Youyi in advance and asked him to be responsible for the public-private joint venture of the tavern. As long as Wu Youyi could promote the tavern as the first demonstration of public-private joint venture in Daqianmen Subdistrict, then Wu Youyi would have a political achievement to show, so he could move up.

He Yuzhu came to the large office where Wu Youyi was. He Yuzhu knocked on the door, then walked in and shouted to Wu Youyi: “Brother Youyi, I’m busy.”

Wu Youyi, who was looking down at a document, raised his head and saw that it was He Yuzhu. He said with surprise, "Zhuzi, why are you here? What's the matter?"

"It's nothing big. I just came to do some work near Daqianmen today. I thought you work in the street office here, so I came to see you on the way. By the way, Brother Youyi, do you have anything to do after get off work tonight?" He Yuzhu asked.

"It's okay. What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" Wu Youyi asked curiously.

"If you have nothing else to do, come to my house after get off work in the evening. I have something to talk to you about." He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll stop by your house after get off work. I remember you live in the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang." Wu Youyi agreed with a smile.

"Well, yes. I'll leave first, Brother Youyi, I'll wait for you at my house." After saying that, He Yuzhu was ready to leave. Wu Youyi sent He Yuzhu out, then returned to his post and continued to read the documents that he had not finished reading before.

He Yuzhu prepared some extra food and planned to invite Wu Youyi to his home for dinner. Wu Youyi arrived as promised after get off work that night. He Yuzhu took Wu Youyi directly to the kitchen. Looking at the food prepared on the table, Wu Youyi jokingly said, "Zhuzi, you invited me here, not just to treat me to a meal, right?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "How is that possible? It's time for dinner, let's eat first and then talk about things. I remember Brother Youyi, you haven't tasted my cooking yet, so this is a good time for you to have a good taste of my cooking."

"Then I won't be polite. When I was at home, my father said that you are a great cook. Today I want to see your cooking skills."

After dinner, He Yuzhu sent Yushui back to the house to do his homework, and made a cup of tea for Wu Youyi using the tea leaves from the blessed land cave, and put it next to Wu Youyi: "Brother Youyi, come and try the good tea I made."

Wu Youyi first picked up the teacup, put it under his nose and smelled it, then took a sip and said, "Zhu Zi, your tea is good. Where did you get it? Bring me some when you leave."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "I also asked someone to buy it for me. I gave it to Master before. Haven't you tried it?"

Wu Youyi said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Don't mention it. The good tea you gave my father was watched very closely by my father. He didn't let me taste it at all. He said that giving it to me would be like a cow chewing a peony."

He Yuzhu laughed after hearing this. "When you leave, I'll decorate it for you. I don't drink tea much anyway. By the way, Brother Youyi, how does the food I cooked taste?"

"Then I won't be polite with you. Zhuzi, the food you cook is really delicious. I feel your cooking skills are better than my father's." Wu Youyi praised generously.

"Brother Youyi, you really like joking. The most I can do is almost catch up with my master. It will take me a few more years to surpass him." He Yuzhu said modestly.

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, He Yuzhu stopped smiling and said with a serious face: "Brother Youyi, you have been working here for almost 3 years, how do you feel?"

"It's okay, just an ordinary clerk." Wu Youyi said indifferently.

"Then do you want to go up a bit?" He Yuzhu asked seriously.

"Who doesn't want to move up, but there is no chance. What's the matter, Zhuzi, do you have any connections?" Seeing He Yuzhu's serious look, Wu Youyi instantly became interested.

He Yuzhu cleared his throat and said, "I do have an opportunity, it depends on whether you can seize it."

Wu Youyi asked hurriedly: "What opportunity?"

"Do you know the tavern in Daqianmen?" He Yuzhu asked.

"You are talking about Cai Quanwu's tavern. I know it for sure. It is very famous in our street."

"The owner of that tavern, Cai Quanwu, is my cousin. The tavern building is mine and he rented it from me." He Yuzhu said slowly after taking a sip.

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Wu Youyi asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with the opportunity you mentioned?"

Looking at Wu Youyi's expression, He Yuzhu could only patiently say, "Brother Youyi, have you forgotten the public-private partnership mentioned in the newspaper recently?"

Wu Youyi stood up immediately after hearing this and said in surprise: "You mean..."

Seeing that Wu Youyi finally understood what he meant, He Yuzhu continued, "It's just as you thought. I plan to make my cousin's tavern the first public-private partnership in Daqianmen Street Office to respond to the country's call."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Wu Youyi was sure that he was right. He then lost interest again. Looking at Wu Youyi's expression, He Yuzhu asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Brother Youyi? You were so excited just now, why do you suddenly lose your energy?"

Wu Youyi could only explain to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, you are not an outsider either, so I will tell you straight. A man named Fan Jinyou came to our subdistrict office the year before last. He is very good at currying favor with the leaders. Now he is a reserve cadre. Our leaders also think highly of him. I guess they will give him the task of the public-private partnership in our subdistrict office."

After hearing what Wu Youyi said, He Yuzhu laughed. "Brother Youyi, whether the leader values ​​him or not is not the key. The key is whether you want to fight for it. As long as you want to fight for it, I guarantee that even if Fan Jinyou says anything, the tavern will not be a public-private partnership under his control."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Wu Youyi's fighting spirit was rekindled, and he said to He Yuzhu seriously, "What do you think I should do, Zhuzi?"

Looking at Wu Youyi who had rekindled his fighting spirit, He Yuzhu said with a smile: "Isn't that right? Brother Youyi, young people should just do it."

"When you go to work tomorrow, the first thing you should do is to ask your leader to go to the merchants under the street office to promote the policy of public-private partnership. After your leader agrees, don't go directly to my cousin's tavern, but go to other merchants first, promote the policy of public-private partnership to those merchants, and understand their ideas by the way."

"Then go to my cousin's tavern and talk to him. I'm not sure my cousin will agree to your request right away. Be prepared to go there several times."

At this point, He Yuzhu glanced at Wu Youyi, who quickly said, "I understand. I need to go there more often to show my sincerity, so that I can show my hard work when I report to the leader!"

Seeing that Wu Youyi understood what he meant, He Yuzhu nodded and continued, "As long as my cousin agrees to the public-private partnership, it will definitely attract the attention of many leaders, and even the leaders in your district may pay attention to it. At that time, you must ask your leaders to be the first public manager of the tavern. As long as the leaders of your street office agree, you don't have to do anything when you go to the tavern. You just need to cooperate with my cousin and maintain the business of the tavern. I think by that time you will at least be a reserve cadre of your street office."

After listening to He Yuzhu's description of the prospects, Wu Youyi couldn't help but get excited, and then asked himself: "If I become the public manager of the tavern, how can I return to the street office?"

He Yuzhu said mysteriously: "The hermit has his own ingenious plan, I will tell you when the time comes."

Seeing He Yuzhu's mysterious appearance, Wu Youyi said with a smile: "You little brat, you are still keeping me in suspense in front of me."

He Yuzhu explained: "Brother Youyi, it's not that I won't tell you now, but I really can't tell you. It would be bad to tell you now. By the way, Brother Youyi, I remember you are 21 this year, right? You should get married at this age. Do you have someone you like?"

Wu Youyi blushed when listening to He Yuzhu's teasing words and said, "I'm still young, there's no rush, let's talk about it in two years. Zhuzi, if you don't have anything else to do, I'll leave first."

Seeing that Wu Youyi was actually embarrassed by what he said, He Yuzhu couldn't help but smile and said, "There is nothing else. Please wait a moment. I will write a letter to my cousin Cai Quanwu. When you go to the tavern tomorrow, give it to him privately. After reading it, he will know how to cooperate with you." After that, He Yuzhu got up and went back to the main room. He took a pen and wrote down the words he wanted to say to Cai Quanwu on a piece of paper. After writing, he put it in an envelope and handed it to Wu Youyi who followed him into the room.