Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

Bai Weiguo said: "I want to rent a house, the warehouse on the street of your factory!"

"You already have a house, why do you rent one? Besides, that place is dirty and not suitable for living!" Lu Changyuan asked.

"I plan to open the first private restaurant in Huaibian County with my friends!" Bai Weiguo said proudly.

"What? You want to open a private restaurant?"

Lu Changyuan's face changed drastically and he couldn't believe his ears!

He did know that a number of individual restaurants had already sprung up in some big cities.

But when he heard that Bai Weiguo wanted to open his own restaurant, he was immediately at a loss.

What is going on here? It's just nonsense!

Those who run private restaurants or provide handicraft services are all unemployed young people and idle labor force in the city. To put it bluntly, they are gangsters and street thugs.

"Yes, when the restaurant opens, you have to come and support me more often and eat more meals there!" Bai Weiguo is full of entrepreneurial passion and energy.

Lu Changyuan smiled and said, "Old man, those private restaurants are opened by idle people in the city who can't find a job and want to make a living."

"But you are the old director of the Planning Bureau, highly respected in the entire Huaibian County, your son is the county magistrate, and you have plenty of money to spend, yet you actually started a self-employed business. You are not..."

In Lu Changyuan's opinion, Bai Weiguo was simply crazy and had fallen into depravity, bringing shame to County Magistrate Bai.

Besides, Bai Weiguo was a leading cadre and not a chef. He is a complete layman in running a restaurant. How can he do a good job?

But he couldn't say these things out loud.

Bai Weiguo said impatiently: "Okay, stop talking nonsense and just tell me whether you are willing to rent it to me!"

"Does County Magistrate Bai support you opening it?"

“Big support!”

Now that things have come to this, what else can Lu Changyuan say? He said helplessly: "Okay, I'll take you to see it!" Then he called the clerk and asked him to go to the logistics department to get the key.

At this time, Bai Weiguo introduced: "This is Comrade Lin Zhengjun, my partner, a model of family sideline production, a leader in poverty alleviation and prosperity, and the head of the Hewan Brigade Food Cooperative. He made tens of thousands of yuan in less than two months, and his products were sold to the capital!"

"Hey, Comrade Zhengjun, I've heard of you. The county leaders even coordinated a batch of work clothes and labor protection supplies for you from our factory!"

Seeing that Lin Zhengjun was young, Lu Changyuan thought he was Bai Weiguo's little follower and didn't take him seriously. But when he heard his words, he couldn't help but stand in awe and smiled.

"Yes, in this matter, we have to thank Director Lu for promoting this style!" Lin Zhengjun greeted.

"Hahaha, you're too polite. Farmers and workers are one family, it's all right!" Lu Changyuan said politely.

"He is a great writer. He has published the novel "The Shepherd" in "People's Literature". He will soon attend the National Congress of Writers and Artists and go to Beijing to meet the emperor. He is the only writer representative in our Huanghuai City, there is no second one!" Old Master Bai praised him with all his might, his eyebrows were beaming with joy, and he felt proud of it.

"Is that Crazy Chu him?"

"Right! That's called a pen name!"

Lu Changyuan stood up quickly and shook hands with Lin Zhengjun solemnly: "Oh, I've heard of your name for a long time. Huaibian County has produced a literary star. I'm so sorry!"

It must be said that he didn't think highly of Lin Zhengjun's side business.

The flour mill under his management has to ensure the supply of all units and urban households in the county. Its output value is many times that of the collective cooperative!

But for a section-level cadre like Lu Changyuan, it is difficult to meet the mayor or the district secretary at ordinary times, let alone meet a big shot like Mr. Deng. This is something he can never compare to!

For a moment, he was shocked and envious, and never dared to underestimate Lin Zhengjun again!

"Thank you for your kindness. My achievements are so insignificant that they are not worth mentioning!" Lin Zhengjun said modestly.

Seeing that Lin Zhengjun was so humble and polite, Lu Changyuan liked him even more.

Then, Lu Changyuan carefully asked Lin Zhengjun how he made his fortune, and Lin Zhengjun briefly explained.

Lu Changyuan laughed and said, "Haha, I believe that with the help of Comrade Zhengjun, maybe Mr. Bai can really open this restaurant!"

Soon, the logistics minister came with a bunch of keys. Accompanied by Lu Changyuan, Lin Zhengjun and Bai Weiguo came to the warehouse facing the street together.

The logistics director opened the door and was immediately greeted by a strong musty smell.

Lin Zhengjun and Bai Weiguo walked in.

The area is about 240 square meters, with large windows and good lighting. It has a cement floor, white lime walls, and no partitions, extending from beginning to end.

However, the lime walls had cracked and fallen off in many places due to years of disrepair and moisture.

Lin Zhengjun and Bai Weiguo looked at each other and nodded with satisfaction.

"Director Lu, if I want to open for business, I have to open a door on the back wall facing the street so that I can face the customers and make it convenient for them to come in and out. Also, it is too shabby, so we can just do a simple renovation. Is that okay?" Lin Zhengjun asked.

"No problem. These warehouses have been abandoned for more than five years. You can tinker with them as you like, just don't touch the original main frame." Lu Changyuan said.

"Then what do you think is a suitable rent?" Lin Zhengjun asked.

"In our Huaibian County, the monthly rent for a 3-square-meter house is about 240 yuan. This place is more than 24 square meters, so I'll charge you yuan a month. Should that be appropriate?" Lu Changyuan thought for a moment and said.

"Xiaolu, you even stole the old leader's money!"

Before Lin Zhengjun could say anything, Bai Weiguo immediately became unwilling and said, "Can a factory be compared to a house? It must be half the price!"

The flour mill had no precedent for renting a factory building, and Lu Changyuan was not very experienced either. He smiled bitterly and said, "Old leader, our building is on the street, and you are planning to open a restaurant, so the rent should be calculated based on the storefront. In fact, it should be more expensive!"

"What a storefront! If we don't rent it, it will just be a broken warehouse with drafts on all sides."

Bai Weiguo said dissatisfiedly: "If you insist on charging a high price, then we can go to the meat processing factory next door. It's not like you own a house!"

"Let me tell you, my son strongly supports me opening my own restaurant!"

Lu Changyuan was shocked!

If County Magistrate Bai gets to the ears of this, he will be in trouble!

Lu Changyuan hurriedly grabbed Bai Weiguo and said, "No, 20 yuan a month, 240 yuan a year, that should be fine, right?"

Bai Weiguo said nothing, but looked at Lin Zhengjun, asking for his opinion.

"can!"

Lin Zhengjun said: "However, I have a condition. The contract is for five years and I will pay it off in one lump sum. During the contract period, the flour mill is not allowed to increase the price!"

"You are kidding, right?" Lu Changyuan said, "That's 1200 coins!"

Lin Zhengjun casually opened his shoulder bag, revealing a pile of big unity bills, and took out a bundle of cash, which was 1000 yuan!

He took out another twenty bills from another bundle and handed them to Lu Changyuan, saying, "1200 yuan in total, please count!"

Lu Changyuan was stunned by Lin Zhengjun!

1200 yuan! Just pay it now!

Moreover, looking at his bag, there is even more money, it is full, at least five thousand yuan in total!

Nowadays, let alone the rural members, even among the city workers and cadres, how many can easily take out 100 yuan in cash?