Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Chen Xiangdong hit back bluntly: "Don't try to get close to me. You didn't get that responsible position for nothing. Director Yu has always hoped to reform grassroots cooperatives, and Luoguxiang Cooperative is likely to become a test field.

It is your job to perform well, but if you do not perform well, you will bear the consequences.”

"Hey, you cunning fox!" Ye Chuan cursed inwardly.

Chen Xiangdong smiled, thinking that Ye Chuan must be quite angry at this moment, but being the person in charge at such a young age requires more responsibility. "I told you clearly that it was a trap, but you still jumped into it?"

"Fuck! Why not?" Ye Chuan answered nonchalantly, "Anyway, at worst I'll just be a consultant at the second electronics factory."

Chen Xiangdong was surprised: "Have you planned a way out in advance?"

Ye Chuan smiled lightly, without going into the topic further, and said, "Director, I have something else I would like to ask for your help."

"What?" the director asked. "When I read the newspaper yesterday, I found out that there was an opportunity to go to the outside world for study and investigation. Does the cooperative supply company always have such an arrangement?"

"Yes, it is true. Are you interested in participating?"

"Well, I wonder if the Director can try to get a chance?"

After a moment of silence, Chen Xiangdong replied, "This matter is still in the discussion stage and has not been finalized yet. It will be around mid-April. I can't guarantee that you will get a spot. You may have a chance if you talk to Mr. Xu."

After saying that, Ye Chuan fell into deep thought.

His fingers tapped rhythmically on the table.

The issue of cooperative reform was not difficult for him, as he knew where the omissions were as he came from the future.

In fact, the location of Luoguxiang is a bit delicate, as it is sandwiched between a bustling area.

Customers who are closer may choose Qianmen or the department store, while those who are farther away will just buy from nearby stores.

Nanluoguxiang was not included in the list of cooperatives that were previously selected to promote watches.

Once we really take charge, how to reform the cooperatives here is indeed a difficult task.

There is no urgency in going out for the visit and inspection, as it is still some time away. Just tell Mr. Xu before the New Year.

Not wanting to think about so many difficult problems anymore, Ye Chuan stood up and left the office, heading downstairs to the restaurant where twenty or thirty salesmen were already busy.

Some people were seasoning, some were fanning the charcoal, some were cutting vegetables, and some were helping to chop meat. Everyone's face was filled with joy and they were enjoying their work. "Is there anything I can do to help?" Ye Chuan asked with a smile.

Chef Han brought in some Chinese cabbage and tofu, and said to Director Ye in a dull voice, "Director Ye, just sit back and enjoy yourself." The snow outside the house not only did not slow down, but it was getting heavier. A thick layer of white snow had accumulated in the yard.

More than a dozen rickshaws were buried in the snow, and the roofs and branches were covered with white snow.

Ye Chuan leisurely lit a cigarette and comfortably enjoyed the snow scene outside.

Just after taking two puffs, the canteen door opened again. A man came in and said, shaking off the snowflakes on his body, smiling: "Yetou really loves life, eating mutton and watching the snow, what a heavenly day." The person who started to make fun of him was Director Hu from the supply and marketing cooperative. "Director Hu is here? Since the snow is so heavy that we can't do anything, let's stay together for lunch and eat mutton. We can just drink less." Director Ye stood up and said with a smile, then handed over a cigarette. "That's exactly what I meant!" Director Hu smiled with satisfaction after taking the cigarette, and then he took out a bottle of Fenjiu from his pocket, "Fenjiu? Not bad!" Ye Chuan smiled approvingly. "Director Ye, the food here makes me envious. I'm a little greedy when I see it." Director Hu said sincerely. Although the food provided by the supply and marketing cooperative is rich, when they heard that the treatment at the next station is better, their appetite suddenly decreased.

Director Hu directly asked for 100 kilograms of fresh mutton from the supply department. Even if the quality of the meat was a little poor, it was enough.

Since the meat slices had to be frozen before being cut into thin slices, they were not ready until almost 1:30 p.m.

Director Hu feels quite comfortable working at this all-male operation site.

After all, the men here are quick and direct in doing things. There are not as many women as in the supply and marketing cooperative. Three or five people can put on a show, but hundreds or thousands of women will give him a headache.

In comparison, the work point relationship is simple and direct.

Men will express their concerns and needs openly instead of keeping them to themselves.

These rugged men may not be very nimble, but the atmosphere is very harmonious and as lively as the Chinese New Year.

When Ye Chuan was first promoted to deputy director, Director Hu was not optimistic about him.

After all, the old colleagues had worked there for several years, so how could they possibly submit to a 20-year-old young man? But over time, everyone began to look at him with new eyes, and their previous doubts completely disappeared, and no one disobeyed him anymore.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, all the ingredients were finally ready. Six dining tables were arranged with six seats, and a large copper hot pot was placed on each table.

Ye Chuan sat with Director Hu, Fatty Han, Luo Aimin and Zhao Ji, each holding a small bowl of rice wine.

Drinking in moderation is fine, but drinking too much is not good.

Ye Chuan thought to himself that only a place like this, with only about thirty people, could gather together to eat hot pot without spending a lot of money.

If a steel mill with more than 10,000 employees were to hold a mutton hotpot party, a thousand sheep would probably not be enough for them to enjoy.

He tasted a piece of mutton in the hot pot, dipped it in the sauce, and was amazed. "Lao Zhao, your sauce is really first-rate, no less than Donglaishun!" he praised.

Director Hu nodded in agreement. The deliciousness of the sauce and the lamb was simply beyond words.

The honest Zhao Ji smiled, and Fatty Han continued, "Old Zhao used to run a mutton hotpot restaurant, but he stopped doing it after the public-private partnership!"

This made Ye Chuan suddenly understand the reason. No wonder his seasoning was so well prepared and the meat was cut to perfection.

The feast ended at nearly four o'clock, and only more than 30 kilograms of mutton were left out of the nearly 100 kilograms.

Ye Chuan arranged people to help Luo Aimin finish the work, while the others went out to clear the snow, leaving behind satisfaction and full of memories.

After Qin Huairu gave birth to her child Xiaodang, she only breastfed for three months. Due to insufficient nutrition and dry milk supply, she could only feed the child millet porridge.

Including her allowance, she only earned 20 yuan a month, and she had to pay Jia Zhang three yuan a month, which was not enough to support the family until the end of the month.

Even in the face of extremely difficult life, Jia Zhang was never willing to spend a penny to improve the situation, which even caused dissatisfaction from Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu cancelled his plan to change the medicine because he was short of money, but Jia Zhang insisted that it was a waste to spend money on changing the medicine because the child's condition was incurable.

The burden of the family fell entirely on Qin Huairu's shoulders. If Han Zhu hadn't brought back leftovers from the canteen every day, the whole family would probably have been dying of hunger.

Whenever she prepared dinner and looked out the window, she was hoping that Ye Chuan would come back, even though he hadn't appeared for a long time.

She noticed that after a previous conversation, the other party was not very interested in her and just declined politely without any strong resistance.

Ever since the 073 incident, whenever she saw Ye Chuan from a distance, her eyes were filled with jealousy.

When she was queuing up to buy tofu during lunch at the factory, she would even be excited to cut in line.

Qin Huairu was very clear about what kind of person she was. There were many people who coveted her, but she ignored them all. Only Ye Chuan particularly attracted her attention.

After finishing her meal, she would go to the yard to check every once in a while, but she didn't see Ye Chuan after going back and forth several times.

It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when she saw a familiar figure approaching the gate of the courtyard again. That person could not be anyone else except Ye Chuan.

She was so excited that she thought she had to borrow some money, otherwise she wouldn't be able to survive.

After having dinner at Tong Yao's place in the evening, Ye Chuan took out five kilograms of mutton hotpot and put it in the storage bag. He then packed up the remaining thirty kilograms and gave twenty kilograms to Luo Aimin and Fatty Han, and kept ten kilograms for himself.

A few dozen meters away from the gate of the courtyard, Ye Chuan keenly noticed a sneaky figure, it was indeed Qin Huairu. "Ye Zi, Ye Chuan!" Ye Chuan heard Qin Huairu whispering his name in an alley and hiding.

He knew this routine very well, and stepped forward with a chuckle. "Sister Qin, what's the matter?" He pretended to be confused.

Qin Huairu took Ye Chuan's hand, asked him to come closer and whispered, "Come in, don't let anyone see." Their bodies were very close, and even though they were wearing winter clothes, her fragrance still drifted into Ye Chuan's nose. "Ye Zi, I want to borrow five dollars from you. My family is really struggling." Qin Huairu pleaded with a miserable expression.

Ye Chuan laughed: "What does your family's financial difficulties have to do with me?" In his heart, he thought sarcastically, what a clever thing to say, it's obviously a request, but he had to beat around the bush and say it's a loan.

Qin Huairu was a little embarrassed, but she seized the opportunity and pulled Ye Chuan's hand close to her, "Ye Zi, it's cold, let me warm your hands."

Although Ye Chuan did not resist immediately, he knew that he could not miss the free lunch, so he let her fingers wrap around him, feeling the softness. "Sister, you can borrow five dollars just to warm your hands? You are really good at budgeting." He said jokingly. "Ye Xiao, just repay me as you say!" Qin Huairu muttered to herself.

Ye Chuan thought for a moment and asked, "Hesitating?" This surprised Qin Huairu, as she had never heard of this word before. "No? Then make it clear?" he asked tentatively. "I'm a little confused by this." Qin Huairu said in confusion. "If you don't know anything, you still want to borrow money?" Ye Chuan took his hand away and took a deep breath of Qin Huairu's fragrance. The unique fragrance instantly filled his nose.

This action made Qin Huairu blush instantly, and she clicked her tongue a few times. Although she felt a little dizzy in her heart, she couldn't help but gently pull the hem of her skirt.

Ye Chuan smiled and whispered to Qin Huairu: "Sister Qin, is the disabled Jia Dongxu really in poor health? Oh, it's really unfair to Qin Daer."

Qin Huairu's cheeks turned redder when she heard this. She had always thought that being a mother of three children was enough to overcome everything, but she was easily shaken by a 21-year-old boy. She couldn't help but regret it in her heart. "Xiao Ye, you..." She hesitated.