Siheyuan: If you ruin the reputation of the whole courtyard, I will move out

This project almost exhausted Zhang Yu's energy, and he even had to borrow money from Lou Xiao'e to get support. In order to help Zhao Zihao out of the crisis, the two decided to let go of the past, put on clean clothes, and drove to the brand new Fangzhuang.

Today, Beijing's urban area is prosperous and Fangzhuang is only seven or eight kilometers away from the city center. Vehicles coming in one after another stop in front of this bright and clean mall, and the "Yanyu Department Store" sign reveals its unique appeal. Zhao Zihao stared at the brand new building in front of him, his mind surging.

Chapter Zhang Yu drove the car, parked at a specific parking lot, and accompanied Zhao Zihao to visit the mall. The Yanyu Mall, which is over 10,000 square feet in size, includes six floors of business area. The top five floors are dedicated to commercial transactions, and the bottom floor provides convenient parking for customers.

If viewed from the perspective of the 1990st century, this design may not be amazing, but in China in , it was a reflection of advanced design concepts.

After leading Zhao Zihao around the store, Zhang Yu revealed: "I plan to add a food court and a children's playground, but due to current technical means, it has not yet been realized." This news made Zhao Zihao exclaim: "This level is already very advanced in Beijing. I'm afraid other shopping malls can hardly catch up."

Most shopping malls in Beijing are either state-owned or collectively managed, and are prone to chaos, product quality and consumer experience issues. However, at Yanyu Department Store, these issues are strictly managed. All sales staff have received personal training from Zhang Yu, and a strict accountability system ensures that violations will be punished.

Zhang Yuzhi is committed to creating a high-end shopping environment to ensure that every customer can enjoy a shopping experience that exceeds expectations. He carefully selects the brands that are included in the store, with overseas high-end products accounting for the majority, while domestic brands must meet top quality standards before being selected.

Among them, Lou Xiao'e played a crucial role. She was committed to seeking more alliances with internationally renowned brands and steadily improving the reputation and status of Yanyu Mall.

Then, Zhang Yu led Zhao Zihao into the office and prepared two cups of warm tea. Seeing the beautiful young female assistant, Zhao Zihao unconsciously became a little nervous. The misunderstanding that still lingered in his mind made him particularly wary of beautiful women to some extent.

Realizing this, Zhang Yu smiled and comforted her, and said to He Sisi, "Sisi, you can go and have a rest." He Sisi is the daughter of He Yuzhu and Ran Qiuye. Considering her safety, He Yuzhu was reluctant to let her get close to Zhang Yu, and finally could only let his niece serve as his assistant.

After receiving the instructions, He Sisi put down the tea set gracefully and left, closing the office door gently.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Zihao exclaimed: "Sister-in-law, you are really a special person. I am really happy to see your success." He examined the design style of Zhang Yu's office with interest.

Immersed in the mood of business setbacks, Zhao Zihao sighed: "All the hard work I have done over the years has been wiped out, and even my son no longer cares about me. I think returning to my hometown to retire may be the right destination."

After hearing this, Zhang Yu asked with concern: "Do you have other relatives in your hometown?" Then he put down the cup in his hand and said: "Rural areas are developing rapidly now, I am afraid that you may find it difficult to adapt."

Zhao Zihao shook his head and admitted, "I haven't been back for a long time, so I don't understand the changes now."

Then, Zhang Yu added: "The current situation of Duojin's factory is not optimistic, and there is a risk of layoffs. I plan to invite him to join Yanyu. Do you want to cooperate with us?"

"Is Duojin going to be unemployed? He has always been the leader of the management." Zhao Zihao asked in surprise.

As a former role model, Duo Jin accepted Zhang Yu's suggestion, studied hard, and finally stood out in a prestigious school in Beijing. After graduation, he quickly obtained cadre qualifications. In response to Zhao Zihao's questions, Zhang Yu explained: "The factory is facing bankruptcy, and even senior leaders are under pressure to be laid off. People like Duo Jin who are young, have little experience and average interpersonal relationships can only find their own way out."

Hearing this, Zhao Zihao lamented: "Ah, if I had focused on career development earlier and seized those opportunities, I wouldn't be in such a miserable state now."

"It's not too late to make up for it now." Zhang Yu smiled and handed over an envelope: "Take a look at this."

When he opened it, he found a certificate from "Yanyu Construction Engineering Co., Ltd." in the envelope. "This..." Zhao Zihao stared at it in confusion.

In fact, Zhang Yu himself has founded a construction company, including this bustling shopping mall, which is Yan Yu's masterpiece. He also participated in the bidding for two major projects and won one of them. This made his career increasingly brilliant.

Zhao Zihao was filled with emotion: "Your career development is indeed becoming more and more outstanding."

Zhang Yu sincerely invited him: "You have not yet completed your service, why not join me and expand our business together!" However, Zhao Zihao was hesitant about the new challenge because he felt that he had no special skills other than business strategy: "I have no special skills other than business, so I may be able to help you in very little way."

In the conversation, he mentioned: "Now my company is in the development stage, and it is very busy, and I cannot handle it alone. I will be away from home more often in the future, so I hope to have an important assistant in China who I can trust. I am letting the second generation of rich people experience some hardships, and you can take my place during this period, which can also lay the foundation for improving our father-son relationship." Speaking of family affection, Zhang Yu's expression eased a lot.

In the warm spring breeze, behind the seemingly stable business of the Zhang family, there are some subtle changes. In 1991, after Li Shufen's death, Zhang Yu and He Yuzhu planned a grand memorial service, and neighbors came to pay their respects. They followed Li Shufen's wishes, and although they were unable to reconcile during her lifetime, their fates quietly converged in that underworld.

Part of Li Shufen's inheritance was distributed to her brothers and sisters, giving He Yuzhu the opportunity to own four houses in the compound, but he had already built a new residence when he was young. The ancestral house in Fangzhuang community is still well preserved, and they sometimes buy the dilapidated courtyard house at a low price for renovation.

In 1992, Zhang Yu's eldest son Zhang Yan took the college entrance examination, but he failed. This result made them realize that they had been too focused on business competition and lacked care for their children.

Feeling sad and guilty about this, He Yushui asked Zhang Yan for his opinion on whether to return to school or strive for self-improvement. However, Zhang Yan expressed a stronger passion for business and was unwilling to continue his studies. This made Zhang Yu both regretful and disappointed, but he chose to guide his son in an unconventional way - he did not scold or punish him harshly, but let Zhang Yan participate in the operation of the company for a month, observe and elaborate on his feelings. After a month, Zhang Yan asked to return to school on his own to concentrate on the exam. The company's expansion and complex business made him deeply understand the real difficulty of business, which made him return to academia and go all out to prepare for the college entrance examination the following year. The following year, he successfully entered a key university. Although his grades were not top-notch, it was still a considerable gain.

However, the expectations for Zhang Yan seemed to exceed his ability, and Zhang Yan finally chose the Department of Literature, which made Zhang Yu extremely disappointed and almost caused cerebrovascular problems. Their entrepreneurial efforts may face the crisis of no successors, and this emotion is understandable.

The couple had obvious differences in the future education of their children: He Yushui believed that the wealth accumulated was enough, and insisted that his son did not need to shoulder the family responsibility and could focus on his studies; Zhang Yu was worried that the child was too spoiled and neglected his sense of responsibility, and doubted his true passion for literature. This conflict caused the couple, who had always been in harmony, to quarrel over the education of their children, and the atmosphere was tense.