Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

The Cao family’s daily routine after dinner is to lie down.

Since entering this era, Cao Wei no longer has the need to stay up late.

When I first came here, the environment didn't allow it.

By now, it has become a habit.

Most of the time, I fall asleep around 11 o'clock at night.

After finishing their meal and cleaning themselves up, the four of them sat in the small courtyard separated by Lou Xiao'e, admiring the moon, chatting and talking.

It sounds strange.

Ever since Lou Xiao'e came back, we chat and talk every day and I don’t feel bored at all.

It became one of the compulsory courses for the Cao family every night.

"Hey, sister, do you know?" Qin Jingru came up and revealed a big secret to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu looked towards Cao Wei.

Cao Wei shrugged.

She frowned and said, "If we do this outside, will we be noticed?"

She is different from Qin Jingru and Lou Xiaoe.

I have truly experienced chaos.

During that period, Qin Jingru was well protected and knew something, but not much.

She knew clearly that when she had too much money, trouble would come. It was OK in China, but it was hard to say when she went abroad.

"Targeted? Not really." Lou Xiao'e flipped through the pages of the book. "That's not much money. Right now, they don't have their eyes on us. But it's hard to say in a few years."

"There will inevitably be a war if the ideological foundations conflict. As for when it will start, it is unclear. So buy as much as you can now."

"Just make sure you know what's going on."

Qin Huairu knew that Cao Wei was not a man who would stay content with his lot.

How could a contented person come up with something like the Samadhi Tower?

"Then again, isn't it about time that Samadhi Tower is split up and formed into a group?"

"Why, which piece of land have you taken a fancy to now?" Cao Wei laughed.

"This is not a trivial matter. You have too many things on your hands now. There are several breeding farms alone, and now you have to build a canning factory. There are also many people under Samadhi Building, and branches are blooming all over the country. I see that you don't plan to rest, and you still have to provide supporting facilities later." Lou Xiao'e counted on her fingers: "It will be much more convenient to merge the entire group directly in the future."

"That's what I said..."

"What is a group?"

As we chatted, the topic of the evening turned to the group.

In fact, the so-called group is more reflected in later generations.

There is such a concept in China at this time, but it is still in its enlightenment stage.

For example, the one that Lou Xiao'e joined belongs to the group category.

Most of the time, the company has reached a certain bottleneck in its development. For example, the vegetables purchased by Samadhi Building are out of supply, so they want to set up a farm, but it is too troublesome to do it themselves, so they think about acquiring one, and thus the group comes into being.

But for Cao Wei.

Nowadays, it doesn’t make much sense whether a group is a group or not.

All the companies under his control were founded by himself.

However, it is indeed time to split up.

"Oh, let's just do what we should do. Why don't we think about what to eat for lunch tomorrow?" Qin Jingru slapped her thigh.

"What are you going to eat for lunch tomorrow? You don't need to go over to deal with Nian Nian's business. You have been here for a long time." Lou Xiao'e looked at her with a smile.

"After the Chinese New Year, after the Chinese New Year. Besides, it's not my turn to design anything they're working on now."

"What about the factory?"

"The factory, well, the textile factory will be fine."

"You really..."

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The snowflakes slowly fell on the street, slowly, slowly piling up into a layer that was neither thick nor thin.

On snowy days, children’s favorite thing to do is to wear shoes, step on the snow, and listen to the “crunching” sound. There is always an inexplicable sense of comfort.

Qin Jingru stepped on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Her thick scarf covered her face, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. Her eyes were full of smiles. Walking on the snow was a delight.

"Oh, Mom, hurry up." Cao Leyao rushed in from the door, grabbed Qin Jingru's hand and was about to run out.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry? She hasn't arrived yet!"

"We're almost there, and besides, you can walk anywhere on the snow."

"Hey, why do you have to drag me along, why do you go with your man? I was going out to play with your dad today..." Qin Jingru kept chattering.

"Oh, Mom, you are being rude. Who forgot to send an invitation to Nian Nian? Now that she's here, why don't you come with me?"

"You ask your sister E to go with you."

"She said she had something to do."

"She lied to you! She just wanted you to step on the mine!"

"You have to go, too!"

No matter what, if we have to talk about who should be blamed, Cao Leyao bears the biggest blame.

"What about your man?"

"Qin Tian has something important to do. Yesterday, it snowed heavily. I heard that there was a problem somewhere on West Street. A lot of people were dispatched, so he had to go over and take a look."

"That……"

"Oh, stop that...let's go."

Cao Leyao pulled Qin Jingru and ran away with a "da da da" sound.

While running, he asked, "By the way, where's Dad?"

"He went to the company. Today is their annual meeting." Qin Jingru blinked.

"You just said you wanted to go out and play with him, so you're just teasing me, right?"

"whee……"

Cao Leyao: …

Samadhi Tower.

Since 82, Samadhi Tower has held an annual meeting every year.

First there is a small annual meeting, and then there is a big annual meeting.

The annual mini-party is aimed at some senior executives and specific persons in charge within Samadhi Building.

You know what, there are quite a few people sitting around here.

Cao Wei sat in the main seat, looking at the people below, feeling a little headache.

"Hey, in the past, when we held an annual meeting, there were not many people, and we just talked about things. But today, there are so many people, and the data submitted by the people below is giving me a headache." Wei Wei couldn't stop complaining to Cao Wei: "I think you should find some guys who can replace me. I have been working for many years and I am increasingly unable to do my job."

"Forget it." Cao Wei rolled his eyes: "Over the years, I have sent you many capable generals."

"I was thinking, I have to give them a seat." Wei Wei smiled.

"Don't worry, this meeting is to solve these problems. We will break them down into smaller parts."

There is always a peak in a promotion. If the old staff does not leave at this time, then the position will always belong to them.

This is an unavoidable method.

But for Cao Wei, this is not a too troublesome approach. The group company is a very good way.

"Why didn't I see the store managers from those branches coming here today?"

Some people noticed this phenomenon and began to whisper.