Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

The most urgent task was to clean up the mess at Sihai Hotel. He now realized the seriousness of the matter and regretted that he was too complacent. He did not expect Feng Qing to be so angry. After thinking about it, he decided to go find Director Li.

At night, he had a pig-like face and held cigarettes and alcohol in his left hand. There is a saying that goes: Cigarettes pave the way, alcohol builds bridges. With cigarettes, alcohol and friends, there is no need to fear the wind and rain!

Cigarettes and alcohol alone are not enough. This time, I have fallen flat on my face. I have to show some sincerity. Holding the dim sum from Daoxiang Village and the roast duck from Quanjude in his right hand, Fan Jinyou knocked on Director Li's door.

Director Li scolded him, "Fan Jinyou, are you not mature enough? The public manager and the private manager are equal. Why do you treat Feng Qing like this? Who would be willing to cooperate with the public and private sectors if you do this? You are really stupid and you are the one who opened the door to stupidity. You are so stupid."

Fan Jinyou lost all his temper after being scolded, "Director, I was wrong, please give me another chance."

In view of the things he brought, and seeing that he was covered in wounds and had a good attitude in admitting his mistakes, Director Li agreed to keep his job, but Manager Gongfang didn't have to think about it. He was asked to go back and write a profound self-examination and wait for his fate.

The news of the fire at Sihai Restaurant spread quickly through Daqianmen. Everyone in the tavern was talking about it.

Manager Wei said, "Cadre Fan is going to fall flat on his face this time."

Niu Ye said: "Fan Jinyou is like a piece of mud that cannot be helped, and dog meat cannot be served at a banquet."

Chen Xueru was drinking, but her mind was full of thoughts. She thought to herself, "This Fan Jinyou is only capable of this, it seems that I can't keep him."

Xu Huizhen sneered and thought to herself, "The Feng family helped me deal with cadre Fan, so my pub should also be run as a public-private partnership."

The next day, Director Li and the neighborhood committee director once again convened a meeting of all private property owners.

Fan Jinyou, with a hurt face, made a profound self-examination at the meeting, explaining that he did not fully understand the policies of his superiors and that his attitude towards the private manager was wrong. He also apologized to the private manager Feng Qing.

Feng Qing also spoke, admitting that his way of handling the problem was a bit extreme. He expressed his firm support for public-private partnership and said he would continue the partnership after the restaurant was renovated.

Director Li announced the results of the handling of Fan Jinyou. He was dismissed from his position as manager of the public office and his relationship was transferred to the neighborhood committee, where he was reassigned work by the neighborhood committee.

The main topic of the meeting was to mobilize everyone to actively participate in the public-private partnership. Everyone was talking and discussing. Xu Huizhen thought it was time to step forward. She stood up and said, "Director Li, Director Wang, I respond to the government's call and our tavern will participate in the public-private partnership."

Director Li was overjoyed when he heard this. He originally thought that after this farce, it would be difficult to continue the joint venture work, but he didn't expect that this young and beautiful female shopkeeper would be so supportive. This was clearly a sign of support for his work, and she remembered this favor.

After the meeting, Xu Huizhen found the director and Director Li and said, "I have two conditions. First, the manager must understand the business and be capable. Only in this way can we ensure that the tavern's business will flourish after the joint venture. Second, our tavern's waiter Cai Quanwu must be transferred to a regular employee in the future because he has made great contributions to the tavern."

The two directors agreed to her terms without hesitation, and sent someone to the tavern the next day to take away the account book, using it as a basis for calculating the shareholding ratio.

In return, Director Li gave the tavern reasonable compensation and vigorously publicized Xu Huizhen's advanced deeds, trying to attract more private businesses to participate in the public-private partnership.

Soon, the public personnel took up their posts. The public manager Cao Dongyang was a middle-aged man in his thirties. There were also accountant Zhao Yali, cashier Kong Yuqin, chef Ma and waiter He Yumei.

Just like the original plot, the neighborhood committee allocated the vacant house next door to the tavern, and Xu Huizhen's dividend remained unchanged. This was obviously a great bargain for Xu Huizhen. This preferential treatment made other businesses also request to participate in the public-private partnership.

With Fan Jin's experience as a precedent, the new manager Cao Dongyang respected Xu Huizhen's opinion. After a meeting, a door was opened between the tavern and the house next door, and the tavern continued to operate in the same way as before, focusing on the afternoon and evening.

Next door is a big canteen that sells staple foods such as steamed buns, flower rolls, wowotou, and fried cakes. The dishes are mainly cold dishes, such as pickled radish, kimchi, mixed kelp shreds, pickled cucumbers, etc. The main feature is economy. In the words of manager Xu Huizhen: "We can't make the taste of Liubiju, but we have to sell it with the honesty of public-private partnership."

People of this era are easy to manage, and everyone works very honestly. In addition, Xu Huizhen has strong management skills, and the canteen's business is also very prosperous. Manager Cao observed for a few days and found that Xu Huizhen is not an ordinary housewife. She is very opinionated and has a business mind. Even he, a man, admires her wisdom, so he happily devotes himself to work.

Chen Xueru's silk shop was also a joint venture between the public and private sectors. The public manager was Liao Yucheng. Fan Jinyou had been recuperating at home during this period, and he didn't have a specific job anyway.

Hearing that Xueru Silk Shop had been merged into a public-private partnership, he ran to find Chen Xueru, but he still had a wound on his face. When he came, Liao Yucheng happened to be there too.

Fan Jinyou asked anxiously, "Xueru, didn't we agree that I would be the public manager of your store?"

Chen Xueru said disdainfully: "What a joke, don't you know what level you are, Fan Jin? If I let you be the manager of the public side, I guess I will be like Manager Feng of Sihai Restaurant, with no way out."

Fan Jinyou quickly argued: "How is that possible? I won't do that to you. What is our relationship?"

Chen Xueru said bluntly: "Stop, Fan Jinyou. We have no relationship. Let me introduce you to Liao Yucheng, the public manager of our silk shop. He knows the business and is capable."

It must be said that Chen Xueru is a very snobbish and realistic businessman. She changes her attitude faster than turning the pages of a book. Fan Jinyou has no way to deal with her. He said viciously: "Okay! Chen Xueru, we'll see!" After that, he walked out of the silk shop.

Fan Jinyou was walking down the street with his head down, and before he knew it, he arrived at the neighborhood committee. Suddenly, he realized that he was no longer a street cadre, but was under the jurisdiction of the neighborhood committee.

So he found the director's wife and said, "Director Wang, I'm almost healed from my injury and would like to come back to work. What kind of job should I do in the future?"

The director frowned and said, "With your current reputation, who would dare to hire you?"

Fan Jinyou smiled awkwardly and said, "Director Wang, I can't just sit there doing nothing. Who will pay me? What will I eat? Please at least find me a job. I won't be picky. I really won't be picky."