Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Ye Chuan was resting in bed in a daze. When he heard his father returning, he did not take the initiative to go out to greet him.

Ye Yongshun was unaware of this. Seeing the dozen or so sumptuous dishes, he was a little surprised: "What day is today? The meal is so sumptuous?"

Liu Yue wanted to smile, but she held back and said, "Why? Too much?" She just wanted to compensate her daughter-in-law, "I just want her to eat more."

Tong Yao couldn't help laughing when she heard this. She hadn't realized before that her father-in-law was actually a henpecked man.

Ye Yongshun smiled awkwardly and said, "No way, Yaoyao, you have lost weight, you really need to eat more."

After saying that, he wanted to pour himself a glass of wine and enjoy the rich dish, but Liu Yue took the bottle from his hand.

Ye Yongshun stared at the Moutai in his hand with an awkward expression, thinking that his request to drink would be rejected.

But in the next moment, his wife handed him the bottle of wine and whispered, "Go call our son over. We'll use this tonight."

Ye Yongshun was stunned for a moment, then his face was filled with joy. "Xiaochuan is back home?"

Ye Yongshun is a traditional Chinese man with reserved emotions, but he never expressed his longing for his son who had been working away from home for a whole month.

He hurried to wake up Ye Chuan who was in the room. "Chuan'er, are you back from get off work?" Ye Yongshun's face was calm, and his tone was full of expectation.

Then he walked out of the room with his hands behind his back.

Liu Yue looked at him with a smile and muttered in a low voice: "This old man, how realistic he is."

Tong Yao covered her mouth and giggled, poured wine for the three of them, and then took soda into the refrigerator. The family of four enjoyed the delicious food and had a great time.

Ye Yongshun was also very satisfied with the taste of Moutai.

Although Ye Chuan was not hungry after going out, his appetite for the familiar food increased greatly, and he even added a bowl of rice.

After dinner, Ye Yongshun made a cup of tea and said slowly, "Chuan, how is the matter with Uncle Cao going?"

Ye Chuan slapped his forehead suddenly, remembering the old man's concern, and replied: "Oh, I almost forgot... I'll get it now." Then, he took out the things Cao Xigui gave him from the house, left the house and walked towards the neighbor's yard.

On the second day, Ye Chuan and Tong Yao rested at home and did not get up until the sun was high in the sky.

Last night, Tong Yao was very enthusiastic and it took Ye Chuan two hours to tame this petite monster.

By the third day, their vacation was over.

Ye Chuan drove Tong Yao to school early in the morning and then started his work schedule.

Before leaving, he had handed over the business planning and work details of the supply and marketing cooperative to Zhao Ji for supervision.

I was unable to return to work for a month, and a lot of changes took place in the unit: the office area was readjusted, with an employee lounge and dining area on the first floor, and face-to-face office spaces for various departments on the second floor.

A tin hut was added at the entrance, and clear sign lines were marked. The business station was set up in the left area, which was slightly more spacious; a cooperative supply and marketing cooperative was set up on the right side of the courtyard, which was smaller in area.

In addition, Ye Chuan clearly stipulated that trucks should unload goods in the open space on the left, and the right half was planned to be transformed into an open-air vegetable market.

For the cooperative's merchandise area, a little planning has been done to divide it into functional areas. The second floor mainly sells general merchandise, the left side of the first floor is a grain station, and the right side has a fresh vegetable and fruit stall. The entire layout appears simple and clear.

Cao Xishun completed the counter production task as Ye Chuan expected. All departments, including the grain station and vegetable sales department, updated their display cabinets with new ones. Only the department store area on the second floor still used the original facilities.

Ye Chuan, who had planned to make detailed plans after returning, found that the counter of Matsudaira Jewelry in the island country was just right. "Director Ye, you are here?"

Colleagues - Zhao Ji, Han Pangge and Han Lifen - were pleasantly surprised to see this and all smiled brightly.

Ye Chuan smiled and said, "Everyone, thank you for your hard work. I owe you all this time."

The office door was pushed open, and Luo Aimin, wearing a chef's uniform, walked in sweating. "Old Luo, you've worked hard." Ye Chuan greeted him, and then took out some chocolates from the cloth bag, "Don't be busy yet, I brought some chocolates for everyone to satisfy their cravings, come and have a taste."

Zhao Ji hurriedly thanked him, and Fatty Han, regardless of politeness, opened a plate and took a big bite, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "So sweet! So delicious!" He praised.

Ye Chuan burst into laughter upon hearing this, and simply took out dozens of chocolates for everyone to share.

Afterwards, he chatted with a few people and returned to the office. He quickly dialed a phone number and fortunately the call was connected.

Filled with joy, Ye Chuan's office phone is now capable of making international long-distance calls.

The phone rang a few times before being answered, and a standard mechanical voice came from the other end. "I'm Rie Aoi from the design department."

Ye Chuan replied: "It's me."

After waiting for a few seconds, Rie Aoi's ecstatic voice came: "Ye Jun? Is it really Ye Jun?"

"That's right, Aoi." Ye Chuan chuckled, her tone was so excited that she seemed to be about to cry. "It's so great to receive your call, Ye Jun, do you know how much I miss you?" She smiled happily, expecting only the world in her heart.

The two then briefly discussed the jewelry store matter. Aoi assured that it would not cause any trouble for Ye Chuan, and revealed that the police were busy with the Songxia Group matter and she didn't have to worry about being involved.

From what Rie Aoi said, Ye Chuan realized that she had guessed the truth, so he smiled and said, "As long as you are not involved, I will be at ease."

Feeling Ye Chuan's care, Rie Aoi said happily: "Please rest assured, Mr. Ye, as long as the police don't have solid evidence, neither the police station nor the Matsudaira family will easily touch me."

Ye Chuan nodded in agreement, and the two continued chatting for a while.

After this long call, Rie Aoi expressed her deep thoughts before hanging up the phone.

After a while, he dialed the number of Hong Kong Island, first confirmed the transportation time and details with Sun Baihong, and then called Hu Yanni.

Hu Yanni was extremely surprised when she received Ye Chuan's call, and she choked up and lost her voice when she heard his voice.

Faced with this situation, Ye Chuan felt helpless. He found that both Hu Yanni and Li Hui Kuizi were deeply dependent on him.

If time can make all this fade away, it will be easier. "Yanni, you have to take care of yourself in Hong Kong Island. If you have any problems, just go to Boss Lei. We can't spare the time to pay attention to you at the moment."

"Okay, Ye Chuan, I'll wait. I believe our reunion won't be too far away."

In the following days, Ye Chuan undertook a comprehensive planning and renovation of the supply and marketing cooperative.

Before leaving get off work, the employees put all the goods into the warehouse, cleared out the old counters, and then hired painters and electricians.

The originally green walls were all painted pure white, and the fluorescent lights on the ceiling were replaced with bright incandescent lights, a total of eight, to ensure sufficient light at night.

After the three-day project was completed, the second-floor exhibition hall was transformed into a spotless white space, with bright lights making it look even more luxurious.

After the employees left, he arranged the new counter for Songping Jewelry Store and, using his qualifications as an electrician, connected and controlled the ambient lighting system for each display area.

Looking at this scene, Ye Chuan was a little surprised. The whole floor was full of high-end taste and was no longer its original simple style.

There are 100 display cabinets in the huge space, each with a display area at the back. There is also a spacious aisle of more than three meters in the middle for customers to choose and buy. Ambient lighting is set up in all places, which makes him feel that selling firewood candles seems too luxurious.

After racking his brains, Ye Chuan did not think of a better solution, because the original business was mainly daily necessities, and if the second floor was only used for sundries, it would lower the overall level.

In the end, I had no choice but to go home after get off work. This problem can only be solved slowly later.

The next morning, when the employees arrived at the second floor, they were completely dumbfounded. They thought they had come to the wrong place. After going out to confirm, they found that their own supply and marketing cooperative was still there.

The groceries have been moved to the warehouse, and now the only things in the business area are the grain station and the vegetable shop, and the second floor still needs some further preparation.

The initial plan had proposed adding more commodity categories, and the Supply and Marketing Association agreed to add hot-selling items. He also contacted Director Sun of the Second Electronics Factory, hoping that the factory would supply as many sewing machine parts and various alarm clocks as possible. He even came up with a temporary plan to renovate the warehouse and set up an area near the grain station to sell daily consumer goods, including matches, candles, needles and thread, and other daily necessities.

In this way, through the efforts of various channels, the face of this supply and marketing cooperative is changing step by step.

He divided the second floor into three major areas: the first area mainly sold radios, electric fans, bicycle accessories, flashlights, table clocks and various watches; the second area included higher-end products such as batteries, White Rabbit milk candies, pens and malted milk; and the last area was the direct sales point of the Second Electrical Factory, providing sewing machine boosters, alarm clocks, and the new transistor radios they were about to launch.

Ye Chuan once worked with the factory to improve an alarm clock, adding cartoon sticker designs exclusively for his cooperative.

If it were someone else, this kind of creativity would definitely be looked down upon by the factory director; but Ye Chuan is different, his opinions are highly valued.

The fully mechanical alarm clock produced by the Second Electrical Appliance Factory was a good helper for export and foreign exchange earnings. In the entire capital, only the cooperative in Luoguxiang could sell it. Even the large No. 1 and No. 2 department stores were not able to own it.

Sewing Machine Booster is a hot-selling item due to its high cost-performance ratio, and is usually distributed more evenly; however, the cooperative will receive a little more than the two department stores.

Due to renovation and stocking, the shop on the second floor was closed for ten days, causing inconvenience to the surrounding residents. People were dissatisfied with their shopping needs. Even the headquarters cooperative called to inquire about the situation. Ye Chuan temporarily avoided the problem in the name of reform experiment.

The small courtyard outside the store also plays a role. Half of it is used to temporarily supply seasonal fruits and vegetables, and the other half is used to place tables and chairs for simple lunches, only at noon.

The meals were simple, with a fixed quantity of fifty servings per day. Ye Chuan wanted to use this to observe the effectiveness of this method in the 1960s.

He had applied to the General Cooperative and the material recycling department in advance and officially changed the name to Luoguxiang Commercial Service Center to separate it from the supply and marketing communities in other locations.

On the morning of the first day of reopening, Ye Chuan prepared two thousand-shot firecrackers, covered the sign of "Luoguxiang Commercial Service Center" with red cloth, and prepared for a simple opening ceremony.