I am doing well in the Siheyuan

Ye Ming looked at the woman a few more times and thought to himself that no wonder she could play these people around so well, she must have some skills.

"So what if he's the second-in-command of a steel mill? He still gets paid a hundred yuan a month. Ye Ming, it's not cheap to eat in a place like this, right?"

Xu Damao started to stir up trouble whenever he got the chance.

Han Chunming rolled his eyes and thought he was quite down-to-earth. He didn't expect that they were the real frogs in the well.

Facing their self-satisfied look, Ye Ming seemed to foresee the fate of these people.

"Da Mao, you're going too far. After all, Deputy Director Ye is a cadre of a state-owned enterprise. Give him some face."

There was a hint of sarcasm in Li Huaide's words.

Ye Ming did not respond, but Han Chunming was the first to lose his temper:

"Do you really think that you can look down on others just by doing some business and making some money? Let me tell you, this restaurant..."

"Well, you're right, this restaurant is definitely not a place we should come to often."

Seeing that Han Chunming was about to reveal the truth, Ye Ming quickly took over the topic:

"Li Huaide, I will not pursue the past grudges, and I am too lazy to care about what business you do. Since we have different ideals, it is best for us to live in peace. You can be a wealthy businessman, and I will be a commoner.

Or if you think you can be a tyrant in the city, go ahead and give it a try."

Knowing that they are engaged in smuggling business, they are still so blatant. Do they really think that everyone is a fool like Liu Haizhong?

Although he was dissatisfied, Ye Ming was a public official after all and held real power.

Li Huaide did not dare to provoke Ye Ming too much. If he really angered Ye Ming, he would definitely be in big trouble.

It was unclear what grudge they had with Ye Ming. Seeing that the plan was about to succeed, You Fengxia did not want any mistakes to happen at this moment.

"Deputy Director Ye, we have no ill intentions. If you are upset by what Mr. Li and Xu Damao said just now, I apologize on their behalf and will definitely invite you to dine here again another day."

You Fengxia was extremely humble, and Li Huaide and Xu Damao also became more sober.

You should be more low-key at critical moments, and it will not be too late to show off after you make money.

After saying that, You Fengxia led everyone away.

"Brother Ye, this restaurant is obviously yours, why don't you let me tell you the truth?"

Watching the group driving away in the car, Han Chunming anxiously asked the reason.

Ye Ming was too lazy to pay attention to him.

There is not much point in being angry with a group of people who are about to be displaced. It would be better to figure out how to take over their properties that have been mortgaged to the bank.

After Ye Ming left, the lazy cat also got the restaurant's account book. After careful checking, he quickly noticed something strange.

"Something's wrong."

"Mr. Guan, is there a problem?" Manager Wang's heart tightened. She was in charge of the restaurant's accounts and performed detailed calculations every day. In theory, there should be no mistakes.

“Why is rental expense not included in the cost?”

"Rent?" Manager Wang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and asked doubtfully: "Didn't Mr. Ye mention it to you?"

"What to mention?"

"We own the land and property of this restaurant."

"All the land and property are ours?" The lazy cat was stunned. Then he thought of something and asked with wide eyes, "What about the property rights of the other dozen or so restaurants?"

“They’re all ours too!”

Even her parents could not have such financial resources to purchase the property rights of so many restaurants at one time.

But Uncle Guan standing by was not surprised by this.

“Why do you think I let you follow Ye Ming? Do you really think you are so high-minded just because you have been abroad for a few years? This world is far more complicated than you think.” When Uncle Guan saw the chance, he began to teach.

This time the lazy cat did not refute.

Being able to own more than a dozen restaurants, the economic strength behind Ye Ming has surpassed many capitalists of his time, and these are just the assets on the surface.

You have to know that at this point in time, the economic environment abroad is far from comparable to that in China.

It is impossible for a person of ordinary background like Ye Ming to accumulate such huge wealth according to common sense.

"Don't think too much. Ye Ming is a very capable person. Help him run the restaurant well and he will not treat you unfairly." Keeping Uncle Guan's words in mind, the lazy cat no longer worried about it.

As soon as Ye Ming returned home in the evening, Ran Qiuye told him an expected news.

"Liu Guangtian is back?"

"Yes, he brought a lot of gifts, cried and made a fuss, and came back suddenly after not seeing each other for many years. Everyone knew what he was up to, but he was her son after all, so Aunt Er softened her heart and let him stay.

I don’t know what kind of trouble Liu Haizhong will cause when he comes back.”

The housing reform policy had just been implemented, and if Liu Guangtian said that he returned at this moment not for the house, no one would believe him.

"I'm afraid their beautiful dream will be shattered. Liu Haizhong's property will soon be auctioned off by the bank as a non-performing asset. When the time comes, I will take a photo of their house. If they find out that the house is under my name, will they be so angry that they vomit blood?"

"Brother, are you really planning to take a picture of their property?" Xiao Xin walked out of the room, obviously having some concerns about Ye Ming's decision.

"Are you worried that they will keep pestering you?"

"It's not that I'm worried, but if they can't make ends meet, they will definitely come and make trouble. Even if they don't dare to do anything out of line, how can we live if they stick to us all day long?" Xiaoxin's worry is not groundless.

Ye Ming already has a plan in mind.

"Once the house is in my hands, there is no reason to redeem it. If they still want to live in this yard, they can rent a house. It's empty anyway, and I won't take advantage of them. Ten dollars a month is not too much, right?"

It was the early stage of market opening, the country was still in the planned economy era, and the average salary of workers in the old city was less than 50 yuan.

A monthly rent of ten dollars is already considered high.

He has to live in his own house and pay rent to his enemy. When the house is demolished, the huge amount of demolition compensation will all fall into Ye Ming's pocket. Just thinking about this scene makes him feel suffocated.

Ran Qiuye was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

"So you've already thought of a way out for them?"

"Of course. You don't know that in Beixinqiao, when people mention me, Ye Ming, everyone will give me a thumbs up and praise me as a kind person?" Xiao Xin rolled her eyes when she heard that. Her brother was good in everything except that he didn't have a clear self-awareness.

Ran Qiuye was amused by his answer.

As night fell, after Liu Haizhong returned home, the yard next door was bustling for a while and then returned to calm.

After all, there is no such thing as overnight family feuds, and the gifts Liu Guangtian brought were quite generous.

In the blink of an eye, it is the beginning of autumn.

During this period, Han Chunming went out early and came back late, and gradually adapted to life on the construction site.

There hasn't been much change, except that my skin has become much darker due to running around the construction site every day.

Thanks to Ye Ming's special care, Han Chunming had a full schedule of engineering tasks every day, but he was not actually asked to do physical work like moving bricks.

The project manager took him to various aspects of the project and taught him from scratch what he didn't understand.

Han Chunming is smart and clever. In just half a month, he has become very successful on the construction site.

What Ye Ming valued was his social skills.

The restaurant is managed by a lazy cat and has always been safe and sound.

The domestic economy is developing steadily and life is not too turbulent.

However, some people in the courtyard were already feeling uneasy.