Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

At the end of a busy day, Hong Deyou opened the office door with a satisfied smile on his face.

In the office, Ji Hongli was busy fiddling with an abacus, calculating today's profits.

Hong Deyou poured her a glass of water and said, "Accountant Ji, thank you for your hard work! How long will it take to calculate today's accounts?"

Ji Hongli was busy with her hands and said without looking up: "Manager Hong, it's almost time!"

Upon hearing this, Hong Deyou sat on a chair beside him and waited patiently.

After a while, Ji Hongli stopped what she was doing, took a sip from the teacup, and looked up at Hong Deyou: "Manager Hong, today's income is more than twice the previous daily income."

"Twice?" Hong Deyou showed a surprised expression on his face.

Accountant Ji looked down and nodded, "Yes, it's twice as much. All the ingredients we bought today have been used up, and the remaining diners were sent away by Manager Zhang."

Upon hearing this, Hong Deyou tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair, as if thinking about something.

He Yuzhu walked out of Wu Zhaoxiong's lounge and went straight to Hong Deyou's office.

There was a sudden knock on the door, breaking the silence in the room.

"Come in!" Hong Deyou responded.

He Yuzhu pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing the two people in the office, he greeted them with a smile: "Manager Hong, Accountant Ji!"

Seeing that He Yuzhu had something to ask Hong Deyou, Ji Hongli stood up and said, "Manager Hong, I'll leave first!"

"You've worked hard today! You can go out first!" Hong Deyou nodded at her, turned to look at He Yuzhu, and waved his hand: "Xiao He, sit down and talk!"

"Okay!" He Yuzhu sat on the chair opposite, "Manager Hong, we need more staff in the kitchen. Now there are more tables in the front hall, and we are a little short of staff."

Hong Deyou heard his request and thought about what Accountant Ji had just said.

He was thinking whether adding more people would increase revenue, and asked He Yuzhu, "What do you think about manpower?"

He Yuzhu shook his head: "Manager Hong, I don't have any ideas. I just want to reflect this situation on behalf of the kitchen staff."

Hong De nodded: "Okay, I will discuss this matter with your master. Arrange staff for you as soon as possible, so as not to affect the normal operation of the restaurant."

He Yuzhu was relieved when he saw that he had agreed: "Okay! Manager Hong, do you have any other instructions? If not, I'm leaving."

Hong Deyou thought about it and shook his head: "It's okay, you've worked hard today! You can go home first."

"Manager Hong, see you tomorrow!" He Yuzhu said goodbye to him and walked out of the room.

When they returned to the courtyard, it was already dark. He Yuzhu pushed the cart towards the Chuihua Gate.

Suddenly a figure jumped out of the darkness, startling him.

"Oh, who is this?" He Yuzhu steadied himself and saw clearly in the moonlight that it was Li Huailiang: "It's you! What are you doing squatting here?"

"Brother Zhuzi!" Li Huailiang chuckled and looked at He Yuzhu, "Brother Zhuzi, my mother asked me to wait for you here. She said she wants you to come over for something."

When he heard that it was Aunt Wang who wanted to see him, He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle towards Li's house and said, "Okay, let's go. You go in front!"

Li Huailiang ran ahead, pushed open the door and shouted, "Mom, Brother Zhuzi is here!"

He Yuzhu parked his bike and followed him into Li's house. As soon as he entered the door, he greeted them warmly: "Uncle Li, Aunt Wang, hello."

Li Changsheng sat on the chair, smiled and nodded.

Aunt Wang took the teapot and poured tea for him, then handed it to him: "Zhu Zi, you came back late today! Come sit down and have a rest."

He Yuzhu took the teacup, sat on the chair, and drank a sip of tea: "Thank you, Aunt Wang! Today is the first day of business for the new store, so it's a bit busy."

He looked up at Li Changsheng, who was sitting at the top of the table. Seeing that he looked happy, he asked curiously, "Uncle Li, why didn't you go to teach today? Is there something happy going on?"

Li Changsheng put down the teacup and coughed lightly: "Zhu Zi, I will take a day off today and go again tomorrow."

Seeing that he was still keeping her in suspense, Aunt Wang said directly, "Zhu Zi, of course there is good news. Your uncle Li will be transferred to No. 1 Middle School to teach when the next semester starts."

He Yuzhu looked at Li Changsheng in surprise: "No. 1 Middle School? That's not easy to get in!"

Li Changsheng nodded, confirming that the news was correct, and said with a smile: "It is thanks to your suggestion, Zhuzi, that I have this opportunity."

He Yuzhu understood in his heart: "Uncle Li encountered an opportunity in this district school?"

After hearing this, Li Changsheng smiled and nodded.

"Then congratulations, Uncle Li!" He Yuzhu congratulated.

Li Changsheng thought of something and said to He Yuzhu, "By the way, Zhuzi, Secretary Luo asked me to tell you something. See you at the same place at the end of next month."

He Yuzhu thought to himself: "The old place? It seems that he is going to be transferred."

He Yuzhu nodded and replied to Li Changsheng: "Okay! Uncle Li, I got it."

Aunt Wang saw that they had finished their business talk and warmly invited him: "Zhu Zi, come to my house for dinner next time you have a day off. This is a good thing from your Uncle Li, you can't refuse."

He Yuzhu smiled and quickly agreed: "Then I must come."

He looked out the window and saw that it was late at night, so he stood up and said goodbye: "Uncle Li, Aunt Wang, if there is nothing else, I will go back to rest first."

"It's getting late, so you should go back first!" Li Changsheng saw that it was already very late.

Aunt Wang stood up from her chair and walked He Yuzhu out the door.

At the moment she turned back to the house, she suddenly thought of something: "Zhu Zi, there is something going on in the Jia family in the middle courtyard today. I want to tell you about it."

He Yuzhu stopped pushing his bicycle and looked sideways at Aunt Wang: "What's going on in the Jia family again?"

Aunt Wang shook her head with a smile on her face: "That's not a big deal. The new daughter-in-law of the Jia family is pregnant. Jia Dongxu accompanied her to the hospital for a check-up today and found out."

"Ah? That's quite fast." He Yuzhu replied, and couldn't help but think about when he went out yesterday morning and saw Qin Huairu retching, it turned out that she was pregnant.

It seems that this is the story of the thief's stick!

Aunt Wang said in a teasing tone: "Who said it wasn't true? Qin Huairu is really easy to give birth to. The Jia family is really lucky!"

As soon as he said this, he realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly said "Pooh, Pooh, Pooh" a few times, and said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, just pretend you didn't hear it."

"Okay! I'm too busy today and can't hear you! I'm going back!" He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle and left quickly.