Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

Wang Xia was sitting behind her desk, busy with official business, when she heard the exclamation.

She looked up and saw He Yuzhu standing at the door with a look of astonishment on his face, and a mischievous smile immediately appeared on his face.

She put down the pen in her hand, stood up, and waved to He Yuzhu and the other man cordially.

"Zhu Zi, why are you still standing at the door? Come and sit down. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

As she spoke, she had already picked up the teapot on the table and poured two cups of tea for He Yuzhu and Chen Xueru.

He Yuzhu finally came to his senses. With some confusion, he took Chen Xueru to the desk, pulled a stool over and sat down.

Wang Xia held a teacup in her hand, walked around the desk to the two people, and handed them the herbal tea.

"Thank you, Aunt Wang!" He Yuzhu and the other man quickly stood up and took the teacup with both hands.

Wang Xia looked at Chen Xueru standing beside her with a hint of admiration, thinking that her niece did not have this blessing.

Thinking of this, she turned around and walked back to her desk, bent down, opened the drawer, took out an envelope, and closed the drawer.

Wang Xia walked up to He Yuzhu with an envelope in her hand.

He Yuzhu saw her coming over, put down the teacup in his hand, and glanced at the envelope with a little confusion: "Auntie Wang, why are you here at the street office?"

Wang Xia handed over the envelope in her hand and explained with a smile: "Zhu Zi, the street office was launched last year. I was in charge of civil affairs before, and the organization arranged for me to come here."

Since the end of the military control system in Beijing, grassroots affairs have been somewhat chaotic.

Starting from the first half of last year, Dongdan District has gradually implemented it throughout the urban area through pilot street offices.

The district government changed its organizational structure and streamlined its institutions. Wang Xia did not have any strong demands, so she took the initiative to apply for the transfer of cadres.

Against this background, Wang Xia was sent by the district government to the Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office to organize the work of the sub-district office.

In addition, because of He Yuzhu's contribution to the support movement in the past few years, she also has a share of the credit.

One step ahead leads to many steps. In the past few years, Wang Xia's promotion has been relatively smooth.

This time she took the initiative to apply to come to the street office and was arranged to be the director, which was equivalent to a promotion of one level.

Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office has jurisdiction over tens of thousands of households and manages the residents' committees under its jurisdiction.

In addition to eight secretaries, the street office also has a deputy director, and she, as the director, can be considered a top leader who can take charge of everything.

He Yuzhu heard her say this, not quite sure about the details, raised the envelope and said, "Auntie Wang, what's in it?"

Wang Xia chuckled and pulled a stool over to sit down. "Zhu Zi, you sit down too. Here's your resident ID and other things."

"Oh?" He Yuzhu opened the envelope and looked inside, then sat down and turned to look at Chen Xueru beside him.

Seeing this, Chen Xueru nodded, confirming that what she said was correct.

He Yuzhu suddenly remembered the bill, and after thinking carefully, he realized that the time was about right.

Ever since he started growing crops in the blessed land, he really didn't take the bill issue to heart, since he wouldn't starve anyway.

Now suddenly facing this era, a special feeling surged in his heart.

He Yuzhu felt mixed emotions. The development of productivity could not be achieved overnight. He wondered if his actions could be considered a whip.

He calmed down and thanked her: "Auntie Wang, thank you so much. I was in school before and forgot about it."

Wang Xia waved her hand and said seriously: "I don't know what you have been doing in the past few years, but the organization asked me to take care of you. I believe you are still making contributions as before."

When He Yuzhu heard what she said, he thought that Chief Chen must have sent someone to notify him in advance and help him process these documents.

After saying that, Wang Xia's expression changed. She was no longer as serious as before, and looked at Chen Xueru with a smile on her face.

"Zhu Zi, you haven't introduced this girl to me yet?"

He Yuzhu slapped his forehead and showed an apologetic expression: "Auntie Wang, I'm so sorry, I forgot to introduce you. This is my fiancée Chen Xueru. We came here today to apply for marriage."

Chen Xueru smiled and greeted Aunt Wang politely: "Aunt Wang, hello, I am Chen Xueru, nice to meet you."

"You two are such a perfect match. Be sure to let me know when you have a banquet!" Aunt Wang said happily with her eyes smiling into crescents.

She stood up and walked back to her desk, then said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, I'll write you a letter of introduction right away. I'll take you two to get the marriage certificate later."

"Okay! Thank you for your help."

Not long after, Wang Xia stopped writing, put the letter of introduction into an envelope, and handed it to He Yuzhu.

"Here, we'll talk later. I'll take you two to register today!"

Chen Xueru took the lead, stretched out her hand to take the envelope, and bowed to thank her: "Auntie Wang, we will definitely visit you in person when the time comes."

Wang Xia smiled and nodded, waving her hand: "Okay, I'll be waiting for you. I'll take you to the Civil Affairs Department."

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the office door, and a staff member walked over with documents in his hand.

Seeing other people in the office, he stopped at the door and asked, "Director, are you busy?"

Seeing that Wang Xia had something to deal with, He Yuzhu quickly said, "Auntie Wang, you go ahead and do your work. Xueru and I can go there by ourselves."

Aunt Wang glanced at the staff at the door and motioned for him to wait a moment.

She turned to look at He Yuzhu and the other man and said, "Okay, I really have something to do and can't leave. When you two go out, turn right and walk through two doors to the Civil Affairs Department."

Chen Xueru grabbed a handful of candy from her bag and put it on her desk: "Auntie Wang, this is the wedding candy we brought back from the Soviet Union, please try it."

After saying that, she turned around and handed a handful of candy to the staff member who had just entered.

The staff member took the candy, showed a surprised expression on his face, and thanked repeatedly.

"Auntie Wang, let's go over and register first. You are busy." After saying this, He Yuzhu turned around and walked out of the office with Chen Xueru.

At the entrance of the street office, Chen Xueru held the paper marriage certificate in her hand with a happy smile on her face.

When people coming in and out saw this scene, they all smiled friendly and auspiciously at them.

"Xue Ru, wake up. Don't stand here at the gate and laugh foolishly." He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle and shouted at her.

Chen Xueru happily took out the booklet from her bag and carefully sandwiched the marriage certificate in the middle.

"Hey, I was wondering why you changed your backpack. I didn't expect you had this in addition to candy."

He Yuzhu saw her careful preparation and felt her dedication, and was deeply moved.

Chen Xueru put the booklet into her backpack and looked at He Yuzhu proudly.

She walked over, jumped on the back of the bicycle, and put her arm around He Yuzhu's waist: "Brother Zhuzi, where are we going next?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment, then turned to her and asked, "Xueru, how long have you not been to the courtyard?"

Chen Xueru thought about it carefully, raised her head and replied, "Well... it's been more than two years. I told you before, right? I entrusted it to Aunt Yi in the hospital, and I basically don't go there."

"Okay, since we're here today, let's go back there and take a look. It won't be too late to go and see the yard after it's finished." He Yuzhu nodded and said.

Chen Xueru patted his back and laughed: "Okay, let's go!"

Hearing her urging, He Yuzhu pedaled hard on his bicycle and headed towards the courtyard.