Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

After deciding on the policy for the tavern, He Yuzhu took the initiative to come to the Daqianmen Subdistrict Office without waiting for the staff of the Daqianmen Subdistrict Office to contact him and found Director Zhang of the Subdistrict Office. He Yuzhu was the first to explain his purpose: "Director Zhang, hello, my name is He Yuzhu, Cai Quanwu rented my house for the tavern, and I heard that he planned to run a public-private partnership, so I came to you today to talk about the tavern house."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Director Zhang greeted He Yuzhu with a warm face, "Hello, Comrade He, I was just planning to talk to you about the house, but I didn't expect you to come here first. This is not the place to talk, let's go to the next meeting room to talk."

He Yuzhu followed Director Zhang to the meeting room next door. After He Yuzhu sat down, Director Zhang said, "Comrade He, since you are here, I will get straight to the point. The district now has two plans for the house where your tavern is located. The first plan is that the street office will redeem the house where the tavern is located and use it for the daily operation of the tavern. The second plan is that the street office will sign a lease agreement with you, and your house will be rented to the street office, and then the street office will transfer it to the tavern for operation. No matter which plan you use, we will support your idea."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Director Zhang, my cousin's family still has to live in the house behind the tavern. It's not appropriate to sell it to the street office. I choose the second option, but I have a request, and I hope Director Zhang can agree to it."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Director Zhang smiled and said, "As long as it does not violate the principles, Comrade He, you can make any request. As long as it is doable, I will do my best to do it for you."

After listening to this, He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Before, I rented the house to my cousin Cai Quanwu for 20 yuan a month. At that time, it was a whole yard. Now, he lives in the backyard, and the house facing the street in front is used to run a tavern. So the rent will definitely not be that much in the future. I have learned that the rent of similar shops in the market should be around 10 yuan. In order to respond to the country's call and support the country's construction, I plan to rent it to the street office for 5 yuan a month. But the street office does not have to give me this rent. I hope the street office can donate this rent to the welfare home in the district. This is my request."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Director Zhang said excitedly: "Comrade Xiao He, are you serious?"

He Yuzhu nodded seriously and replied, "Of course I am serious, Director Zhang. If you don't believe me, we can sign the contract now."

Director Zhang looked at He Yuzhu's serious expression and said, "Okay, okay, okay. I will arrange for other people to draft the contract. Comrade Xiao He, please sit down and wait for me for a while. I'll be out for a while." After that, Director Zhang stood up and left the meeting room.

After a while, Director Zhang came in with a drafted contract. Director Zhang handed the contract to He Yuzhu and said, "Comrade Xiao He, this is the lease contract I asked you to draft. Take a look at it. If there are no problems, we can sign the contract."

He Yuzhu took the contract from Director Zhang and read it from beginning to end. After confirming that there were no problems, He Yuzhu looked up and asked Director Zhang: "Director Zhang, how do you write the lease term?"

After hearing He Yuzhu's question, Director Zhang was instantly stunned and said in a negotiating tone: "How about we discuss it. By the way, how long do you think it will take, Xiao He?"

He Yuzhu pondered for a while and said, "How about this? Let's write the lease term as 25 years. We'll talk about it when it expires."

"Okay then, let's do as you say, Xiao He." Director Zhang agreed readily after hearing this.

After signing the contract, He Yuzhu kept a copy in his hand, then stood up and said, "Director Zhang, since the rental contract for the house has been signed, I will leave first and will not delay your work."

Director Zhang smiled as he escorted He Yuzhu out of the street office. He thought to himself, "Today, the problem of the tavern's house has been solved. Next, we just need to sign a public-private partnership contract with Cai Quanwu, and then we can start selecting people to run the tavern."

After a collective meeting of the leaders of the subdistrict office, combined with the previous business conditions of the tavern, the subdistrict office finally decided to send four staff members to the tavern, including a public manager, an accountant, a cashier, and a purchaser. Wu Youyi played an active role in the public-private partnership of the tavern, and with the approval of the superiors, he was appointed as the first public manager of the tavern. At the same time, in order to commend Wu Youyi's contribution, he was promoted to a reserve cadre, and if the tavern runs smoothly, he will be officially promoted.

Wu Youyi was very happy when he knew about the appointment. He finally had a chance to make a name for himself. He suppressed his excitement and waited until the end of the get off work. Wu Youyi rode his bicycle to He Yuzhu's home in Nanluoguxiang. He wanted to discuss with He Yuzhu about how to run the tavern in the future. He couldn't be a manager of a tavern for the rest of his life.

Wu Youyi came to He Yuzhu's house in a hurry. It happened that He Yuzhu was cooking. He Yuzhu looked at Wu Youyi who came uninvited and said jokingly: "Brother Youyi, did you come here because of the smell? I was just about to cook, and you came."

"I just got off work. Today, the subdistrict office appointed me as the first public manager of the tavern and promoted me to a reserve cadre. I came to you to share the good news first." Wu Youyi said with a smile, not caring about He Yuzhu's joke.

He Yuzhu looked at Wu Youyi who was very happy, "Then I congratulate you in advance, Brother Youyi. Please sit for a while, I will cook the dishes in the pot, and then I will get a bottle of good wine to celebrate Brother Youyi's promotion."

"Okay, then hurry up, I'll go see how Yushui is doing with her homework." Wu Youyi said, then turned and walked out of the kitchen to the main room. Looking at He Yushui who was lying on the table doing her homework, Wu Youyi asked with concern, "Yushui, is there anything you don't know how to do today's homework?"

He Yushui raised her head and glanced at Wu Youyi, then quickly lowered her head and started writing again, saying impatiently: "Brother Youyi, you're here. I will finish all the homework today. My brother is in the kitchen, go find him in the kitchen."

Looking at He Yushui who was a little impatient, Wu Youyi felt that he might have affected He Yushui's homework, and then he went to the kitchen again in dejection. This time, after Wu Youyi entered the kitchen, he moved a chair to the yard, sat in the yard and began to think about what to do after he officially took over the tavern.

After a while, He Yuzhu asked Wu Youyi to wash his hands and eat, interrupting Wu Youyi's fantasy. After dinner, He Yuzhu took Wu Youyi to sit at the kitchen table. He Yushui was in the main room doing homework, and he was afraid that the conversation between the two would affect He Yushui's homework. He Yuzhu made a cup of tea for Wu Youyi and said with a smile: "The public-private partnership of this tavern is a foregone conclusion, and you are about to be promoted. Tell me, why did you come to see me today?"

Wu Youyi chuckled and said, "Zhu Zi, my promotion this time is not entirely due to your advice. It's all the same as you said before. The tavern will be reopened tomorrow. I have never opened a tavern before, so I don't know what the situation is. So I wanted to come and ask you today to see if you have any advice."

He Yuzhu laughed and said to Wu Youyi, "Brother Youyi, I have never run a tavern before, but business is all about honesty and quality. Just follow my uncle's business model and continue to run the business. I heard that the street office also gave the shop next to the tavern to the tavern?"

Wu Youyi nodded and replied, "Yes, the tavern's operating area was limited before, and there were always customers without seats, so this time the street office took out the shop next door to run it together with the tavern."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Brother Youyi, I don't know if you've ever been to a tavern to drink. Let me remind you that people who go to taverns to drink mainly want to have fun. Although taverns are now jointly operated by the public and private sectors, the atmosphere of the tavern cannot become dull and make people feel depressed just because of the participation of the public side."

Wu Youyi didn't quite understand what He Yuzhu said, so he asked, "Zhuzi, what exactly do you mean? We are not strangers, just say whatever you want to say."

Seeing that Wu Youyi didn't understand what he meant, He Yuzhu could only get straight to the point and said, "Then I'll be frank. You are not only the manager of the public affairs office representing the subdistrict office, you are also a staff member of the subdistrict office. I hope that if someone says something they shouldn't say when drinking in the tavern in the future, you won't take it too seriously. After all, some people can't control their mouths when they drink a little, and they may say a few dirty words. Do you understand?"

Wu Youyi finally understood what He Yuzhu meant. He nodded and said, "Zhuzi, I understand what you mean. You want to talk about freedom of speech, right? But I am a staff member of the Street Office. It is not appropriate for me to pretend not to hear some of the words I heard."

"Brother Youyi, as the saying goes, you chop wood for the mountain you climb and you chant sutras for the temple you enter. In the tavern, your identity is first and foremost the public manager. Running the tavern well is your most important task. Besides, although you are the public manager of the tavern, you don't have to stay in the tavern every day. You just need to go there regularly to understand the situation. You can go there when there are fewer customers, so you don't have to deal with customers. As long as the tavern can get on the right track and the business is stable, you can start preparing to step down as the public manager of the tavern. I see that Director Zhang of your street office is not young anymore. When she steps down, maybe that position will be yours."

"But the operation of the tavern in the middle must not go wrong. After all, the tavern is the first example of public-private partnership. Many eyes are watching the tavern. If there is any problem, it will be magnified infinitely and may be used by those with ulterior motives to make a fuss. If you encounter something you don't understand or are undecided about in the operation, you can go to the backyard to ask my cousin for advice."

Wu Youyi listened carefully to every word He Yuzhu said. After He Yuzhu finished speaking, Wu Youyi responded seriously: "Okay, Zhuzi, I remember everything you said."