Siheyuan: 55 years, starting from a buyer

Just as he was about to open the door, the young man stepped forward and scolded him: "Open the door early, the director has been waiting outside for a long time and is freezing to death."

When Mr. Chen pushed the door open, he didn't have time to answer them.

Only after he had fully opened the door did he turn back and prepare to speak.

"Young man, let me introduce you, this is our new Director Sun.

I am the store manager from the next street. My last name is Li and my given name is Guan. "

The younger man began to introduce himself.

When Director Sun introduced himself, Mr. Chen glanced at him casually. At that moment, he felt as if he had caught the outline of some familiar figures between his bangs.

He noticed the subtle gesture and posture of Director Sun when he introduced himself.

"Dear leaders, you may not know that our store has always been open at 8 o'clock. It is my turn to be on duty today, and I actually arrived a little early." Mr. Chen responded indifferently.

Since they were in the same business, he thought the other party should also understand the normal opening hours of ordinary grocery stores.

"I really didn't expect to meet you two at this moment. Let me extend a warm welcome to you."

Mr. Chen immediately put on a friendly smile and greeted them as he led them into the store.

As soon as they entered the store, before Mr. Chen and Li Guan could say anything, the arrogant Director Sun immediately spoke:

"Young man, don't be nervous, just keep working as usual." He first reminded Chen Sheng, and then instructed Li Guan, "Manager Li, please take me to your office."

"Sure, sure, please."

Li Guan responded quickly, looking familiar with the place. Perhaps he had been here before or was very familiar with the environment here.

At this time, Mr. Chen hurriedly stopped them and said, "You two need to wait a moment, this is a procedure that must be completed.

You know the rules, and intelligence agencies are particularly active at this time."

"I overlooked this link. Xiao Li, show him the letter of introduction." Director Sun added.

Li Guan took out the letter from his bag and threw it to Mr. Chen, saying with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"This is it, young man. Read it carefully and remember who I am now: this is the manager of this store."

Faced with such an action, Mr. Chen sighed softly, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

He didn't understand whether the other party was really ignorant or did it on purpose.

"Manager, I am an ordinary clerk and do not need your letter of introduction.

These are not matters I can handle, you need to take this letter of introduction to your superiors."

Hearing what Chen Sheng said, Li Guan was stunned and speechless.

Director Sun looked annoyed:

"Oh, I wonder how a young man like you can be so lacking in trust. I asked you to open the door now just to let us in."

He maintained the appearance of a leader.

"I'm here to report in and hand over my duties to you. I can't officially take over until I complete the procedures with the former director."

Mr. Chen explained frankly.

Moreover, he really didn't know these two people: "As for your office, I don't have the key. Even if I want to, I don't have the authority to open it for you."

Director Sun seemed a little embarrassed at this time: "Why don't you go find your supervisor!"

Do they really think they are the new supervisors? Their heads seem to be in a mess.

It is the second day of the Chinese New Year, where can I find a leader for you? Mr. Chen shook his head.

“Your appearance is inopportune.

These days, when we take turns on duty, the main leaders are not at their posts.

The fourth day of the first lunar month is the real working day.”

"I think you two should understand this."

Mr. Chen emphasized helplessly.

Chapter 23

After listening to this, Li Guan slapped his forehead and sighed: "Oh, it is true."

However, Director Sun's current expression seems to indicate that he is not within this system and knows nothing about it.

Director Sun, who was originally dissatisfied with him, now turned his eyes to the newly appointed store manager Li Guan, which made the new store manager, who had already made a fool of himself on the first day, even more embarrassed.

"Director, how about we postpone it to the day after tomorrow?"

Li Guan said in a flattering tone like a pug.

"Hmph!" Director Sun snorted coldly, leaving them with only an unhappy look on their faces, and turned to leave the room.

Li Guan followed closely behind like a little tail.

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On the morning of the fourth day of the New Year, when Mr. Chen arrived, he found that he was the latecomer.

The other employees had already arrived at the store and started their busy work.

Mr. Chen didn't care about this at all. His identity was insignificant to begin with, and the high-level personnel changes did not cause much trouble for him.

He put down his lunch box and sat behind the counter, occasionally hearing his colleagues discussing the handover of work.

Mr. Chen's work was unusually easy throughout the morning. Only a few children came in with their New Year's money to buy some small toys.

Around lunchtime, the internal handover work was finally completed successfully.

Director Sun enthusiastically helped the outgoing manager evacuate the office, after all, the latter was promoted to a new role.

When everyone got together again, Li Guan, who had been assisting, finally officially took on the position of store manager.

"Manager Li, this is a matter handed over by the predecessor."

Mr. Chen pulled out an account book from under the counter and handed it to him.

"Oh……"

The store owner, Mr. Li, seemed a little arrogant.

Mr. Chen took out two thick account books from the counter and said, "These are the accounts. I'll give them to you now."

"These are all accounts?"

Seeing the two huge account books, store owner Li seemed a little flustered. It was obviously the first time he dealt with such a scope of work.

Officer Li continued to ask: "What else is there?"

"That's it. That's basically all the things that have been handed over to the store. The main thing is to check the accounts."

Mr. Chen explained, “You can check the inventory and shelves, and if you have any questions, you can seek financial advice.”

“Hey, I’ve only been here for a short time, and I’m not familiar with the situation yet.

It’s different here than other places because the director is in charge of the overall situation, while the previous store manager was mainly concerned with the accounts.”

Mr. Chen smiled secretly in his heart, because he knew that other stores usually had two, three or even more people handling daily trivial matters, while the store manager here almost only had tasks such as checking accounts.

Store owner Li stared at the account book silently for a long time, without saying a word. He might be regretting choosing this position.

He found that being a store manager didn't seem much different from not being one, and he couldn't understand the numbers and terms.

After a long time, although his scalp was tingling, he still plucked up the courage to open the account books.

He once thought of asking Mr. Chen to continue to check the accounts, but then he changed his mind and thought that if he did so, his position as store manager would be in vain, so he gave up the idea.

So the day passed in peace, Mr. Chen enjoyed his leisurely day, while store manager Li was busy with the accounts.

In the evening, Chen Sheng returned to the courtyard and noticed that the whole courtyard had changed because of the big show of Sha Zhu and Xu Damao, and the subsequent cancellation of the "Civilized Courtyard".

The honorary title seemed to be agitated.

One person in particular was an old gentleman named Yi. Yi Zhonghai was extremely dissatisfied with this because this title had always been a symbol of his authority in the compound.

This change is not just a "civilized compound"

It was not just a matter of the title disappearing, but even the management roles of the Big Three were eliminated. This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for China Overseas.

Seeing everyone gathered in the yard, Chen Sheng became curious and quietly asked Yan Fugui what they were doing.

"Director Wang will be here soon. Everyone is waiting for him to attend the meeting here."

Yan Fugui explained in a low voice, with some helplessness and frustration in his voice, because canceling the tradition of the Third Uncle was also a heavy blow to him. Now he only retained the responsibility of opening and closing the gate in the morning and evening.

Mr. Chen walked around the crowd, put his lunch box away in the room, tidied his appearance, and came to the central courtyard.

At that time, quarreling had already broken out in the yard. Xu Damao's parents had arrived at some point, and Yi Zhonghai and the deaf grandmother were trying their best to persuade them to forgive Sha Zhu's ignorant behavior.

Xu Damao's parents are not easy to deal with. They use foul language and criticize Yi Zhonghai for his previous indifference. Now that Sha Zhu has been arrested, they are still asking for forgiveness.

Amid the arguing, Director Wang and his group entered the courtyard. Facing the noisy crowd, he looked somewhat embarrassed.

"I am very disappointed with everyone's community! As far as I know, He Yuzhu has beaten Xu Damao more than once!"

Director Wang asked angrily.

"What is the Third Master's responsibility? We live in the same courtyard, how can we harbor resentment? Become enemies of each other?"

His tone was full of indignation.

"Now you understand why I want to revoke the authority of the three of you, the stewards?"

As he said this, he gestured and pulled a middle-aged lady over to stand next to him.

"This is our street official Wu. She will move into your community and take over your responsibility for managing Courtyard 95."

As soon as Director Wang finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai felt a chill in his heart. His original plan to rely on others to continue to shoulder the heavy responsibility was shattered.

Liu Hai in the sea felt desperate, he knew that he would never be a leader in this life.

However, what was unexpected was: "Also, regarding the fight between Xu Damao and He Yuzhu, Xu Damao is now recovering in the hospital. I hope to get his forgiveness as soon as possible, otherwise He Yuzhu may face reform."

Director Wang added.

Finally, he warned: "No matter who or what causes unrest in your community, the punishment will be increased, without exception!"

After that, leave directly.

After hearing the news, the deaf old lady almost felt dizzy. In her heart, she regarded Sha Zhu as her real grandson.

Mr. Chen knew in his heart that she was not doing this out of kindness, wanting to find a free chef or help Sha Zhu marry into the Lou family, but simply wanted to make some money, nothing more.

There is an old saying: "In a famine year, the cook will never go hungry."

, she is involved with Sha Zhu, isn’t it just hoping to have a good meal?

Regarding Director Wang's arrangement, Lou Xiao'e is like a woman who can't lay eggs in a courtyard.

Although the name of the hen does not live up to its reality, it is as rich as a mountain of gold and silver.

She is simply blessed to have food and entertainment. A cook and a rich man, who could have imagined such a good life.

As for the deaf old lady's scheming illness, Mr. Chen saw through the darkness deep in her mind - even if things changed later, her fate had nothing to do with Sha Zhu's, it was only about her own food, clothing and care.

“I will live in the community in the future and look forward to your support for my work.”

He said.

twenty five

"If you have anything to do, just come. I have some things to take care of on the other side of the street. I will move in as soon as possible," explained Aunt Wu, the new director who will soon move into the courtyard.

Later, Mr. Chen found out that the matter was not complicated enough to require special personnel to be stationed there. Instead, due to a change in Aunt Wu's family's job, the street office let her live in this yard.

After the crowd left, Yi Zhonghai carefully helped the deaf old lady into the backyard and back to her room.

"Zhonghai, we have to help this child Shazhu and watch him grow up. His father is gone now, and you will need him to take care of you in your old age," the old lady said excitedly, holding Yi Zhonghai's hand tightly.

Although Yi Zhonghai felt a little unhappy when he heard the old lady's criticism of Jia Dongxu, he changed his mind and thought that it would be good to have someone to help, and the old lady's concerns were not unreasonable.

He knew his apprentice's temperament well.

Although Jia Dongxu is a decent person and strives to improve himself, his biggest problem is that his father left very early and he is too dependent on his mother, Jia Zhang, and therefore listens to his words! The old lady's words are not without realistic considerations.

"Zhong Hai, this matter must be taken seriously. You can't forget that you two have no children. I am thinking about your own good, not for myself!" The old lady said seriously, "You two will suffer when you are old and no one will take care of you.

"

Yi Zhonghai nodded repeatedly, he knew these were all facts.

Although he had already sensed this in his heart, even if he hadn't said it out loud, the deaf old woman's reminder was still deeply rooted in his heart.

"I'm going to the police station tomorrow to report the situation. You should stay put and investigate the streets and alleys. You must help Sha Zhu out of this predicament no matter what!" She obviously had some ideas.

Hearing this, Chen Sheng thought to himself that this old man was definitely not an ordinary person.

He decided to continue observing: "We have to wait and see how this develops.

"

The two continued to discuss in the house, and then Yi Zhonghai went out and went straight to Xu Damao's parents to discuss the withdrawal of the lawsuit.

In the next two or three days, the yard calmed down and the noise stopped.

Until the eighth day of the new year, Sha Zhu returned home in frustration.

I believe that the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai made great sacrifices to ensure Sha Zhu's safe return.

"It's time for peace in the courtyard. With Deputy Director Wu guarding it and Sha Zhu coming back, those troublemakers will calm down a bit." Chen Sheng thought that this change was a relief. In the past, the conflicts between Sha Zhu, Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhangshi and Xu Damao had almost never stopped.

The very next day after Sha Zhu returned home, Xu Damao also returned from the hospital with a smug look on his face, as if he was the winner rather than the one being beaten.

Because he has not recovered from his injuries, he has been staying in the city recently and comes to cause trouble from time to time.

"This guy is really an indestructible cockroach." Chen Sheng almost laughed when he saw Xu Damao's behavior. He was still showing off in front of others after being taught a lesson. Isn't he afraid of another fight? Maybe it was the influence of the new Director Wu. Recently, Jia Zhang has become more restrained and no longer comes to the courtyard to pray for her man casually.

Throughout the first month of the year, the courtyard was shrouded in an eerie yet peaceful atmosphere.

It was not until the last day of the Lunar New Year that Liu Guangming returned home with a happy face.

"He tells everyone that his son Guangrong has found a girlfriend, who is the daughter of a leader. When work is assigned in the future, his son Guangrong will be promoted to a high-ranking official." It is hard to understand where the logic behind this comes from.

26 In fact, Liu Guangqi has always enjoyed good prestige in this large courtyard. Liu Haizhong loves him very much, and he is the best student here.

In all these years, he was the only one who was admitted to a technical secondary school.

Although technical secondary schools at that time were not as glamorous as universities, they were equally difficult to get into, and outsiders basically called them college students.

Therefore, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were both considered defeated by Liu Guangqi, and they were just his friends who followed him to play in the compound.

"Haha." Mr. Chen couldn't help but respond with a smile when he heard the propaganda voice from Liu Haizhong outside.

"Wait until Liu Guangqi runs away, and see what you will do.

"Mr. Chen whispered to himself.

Surprisingly, Director Sun's style of doing things was very similar to Liu Haizhong's. He was quite quiet over the past few days and only visited the managers of several stores. Everything seemed to be unchanged.

Mr. Chen's headache might be because of the store manager, Li Guan, who spends 8 hours a day calculating the account books. Mr. Chen has no idea why he does this, he just thinks that as long as it doesn't interfere with his free time, it's fine.

But Mr. Chen was too happy too soon. The inventory of department stores at that time was actually still abundant, and the materials distributed had not yet entered the later strict quota period.

Moreover, the store’s purchases are just to exchange information with higher-level units. There are very few actual purchases, and they are only made to make the goods more abundant.

Just like when Mr. Chen helped buy a batch of eggs and sent them to the countryside.