Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

Although the atmosphere is much better now, it has only been a short time since then, and everything that happened in the past few years is still fresh in our memory.

When Qin Jingru heard He Yuzhu say that all those big stores were from Zhongshan, her first impression was not envy or anything else, but just a little confusion.

Zhong Shan is not stupid. Now that the storm has just passed, he is cleaning up the house with great fanfare. What does he want to do? Isn't he afraid of getting into trouble?

He Yuzhu ignored what his wife was thinking and continued speaking.

"They are planning to build a restaurant there, and it looks like it will be quite large. Zhongshan took me there today and asked me what I thought. I am also hesitant and don't know what to choose."

"Brother Zhuzi, Brother Zhong wants to open a restaurant? Are you letting him open the restaurant now? Nothing will go wrong, right?"

He Yuzhu shook his head.

"I don't know either, but he is well-informed. He must have heard some rumors. I also heard similar remarks when I went to the leader's house recently. I think they will gradually allow individuals to run businesses. He didn't say that he would open the business two years later.

Hey, Jingru, you don’t know, the conditions he offered were too good. Not only would I be the head chef, but I would also get 10% of the profits at the end of the year. Although he didn’t mention my salary, it wouldn’t be less. I was really tempted, but this is just a factory job…”

After hearing this, Qin Jingru didn't know what to choose.

On one side was the factory job that she had always envied since she was a child, a job that she had envied her sister Qin Huairu for many years. On the other side was the Zhongshan family, who had a very good relationship with her family and even helped her solve her work problems.

He also heard He Yuzhu say that the conditions offered there were very good. Although he didn't know how much the 10% profit was, judging from He Yuzhu's tone, it should be a large sum of money.

This is indeed a very difficult choice.

"Brother Zhuzi, isn't it too early? I've already said there are still two years left. Let's wait and see. If private individuals are really allowed to open restaurants in two years, there won't be any problem. We can go then. It's still too early now."

He Yuzhu agreed when he heard this. It was still early. If someone was really allowed to open a restaurant in two years, it wouldn't be too late to think about these things.

After Zhong Shan returned home, he also told his wife about the purchase of the store. Originally, he wanted to talk about it after everything was repaired, but after suddenly taking He Yuzhu there today, He Yuzhu would definitely tell Qin Jingru when he got home. If he told Qin Jingru, Song Lili and Qin Jingru were together all day, so it would be impossible to hide it even if he wanted to.

"Lili, I bought a shop near here a few days ago. I've started renovating it these days. I'll take you to have a look when I'm free."

Zhong Shan seemed to be speaking lightly, but his eyes were fixed on his wife, watching for his reaction.

It seems that Zhongshan also knows that it is not good to do such a big thing behind his wife's back.

Song Lili didn't care much after hearing it.

"Oh, sure. I'll go check it out someday when I have nothing to do."

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Lili was stunned.

"What? Bought a shop?"

Song Lili thought she had heard wrongly. Buying a piece of clothing is a big deal nowadays. You tell me, you bought a shop?

And, is this something you can buy?

Zhong Shan nodded.

"It's the one next to the main street of Nanluoguxiang that's currently being renovated. I've seen that house before, but the owner has been living in the countryside and just came back recently. However, the house was damaged in the earthquake two years ago, and the owner was not at home at the time, so it has been left there ever since. After he came back, he didn't have the energy to renovate it, so I bought it because it was cheap."

Zhong Shan explained what happened in the briefest words.

Song Lili knew that Zhongshan was rich, but she never thought that he would just buy a shop casually.

"This, can we buy this? Don't let anything happen. Besides, what are we going to do with it? We can't do business with it."

Zhongshan saw his wife's worried look, but she didn't seem angry...

"It's OK. Now there are many people coming back from the countryside, and more people are buying and selling houses. The control is not so strict now. I received news that the policy of individual business may be relaxed in the future. I happened to find a suitable place, so I bought it.

Let's clean up the house first, and when the policy is relaxed, I'll open a restaurant there. I'm not old, I can't just sit there doing nothing, or the neighbors will gossip."

Song Lili felt a little relieved when she heard Zhong Shan say this, but this was a big matter and she still felt unsafe.

"No, I still can't let it go. Let's go back to my dad and ask him. Otherwise, I'll feel uneasy."

After saying that, Song Lili was about to leave.

"Jiahui, stay home and look after your brother. Don't run around. Mom and Dad will be back soon."

Zhongshan had no choice but to follow his wife back to his father-in-law's house.

Song family.

Song's father and mother were a little curious when they saw their daughter and son-in-law come back so late.

"Lili, you came back so late, what happened?"

Facing her parents, Song Lili did not have much hesitation and repeated what Zhong Shan had just said.

"Dad, Mom, do you think this is true? I'm afraid something might happen."

After listening to this, Song's father and mother did not say anything, but looked at her husband, who might know more about the news than herself.

Song's father hesitated for a while before speaking.

"There is indeed a tendency in this direction now, but it has not been finalized yet and is still in the discussion stage. However, the general direction can still be determined."

Father Song stopped talking here and didn't say anything more about this matter.

In fact, many people can guess that there have been some signs in this regard since 76. At that time, there were already large fairs, and the people's exchange of what they had was supported from tacit consent to overt support, but it was controlled within a certain range.

There are actually quite a few people running small businesses nowadays.

And although the Song family does not have much power, it is still on another level. This matter is not a big deal for them, and is not even as big as the matter of Zhong Shan’s previous deputy director.

Song Lili was relieved to hear that her father had no objection.

But since I was here, I just chatted for a while.

Father Song is now somewhat curious about his son-in-law. He knows that this matter has been discussed at the higher levels, but Zhong Shan doesn't know. Is he so sure that he has even started preparations?

Moreover, Song's father was not a person who was unaware of the sufferings of the people. Although he knew that Zhongshan had some money, a shop was not cheap in the current environment. Could he just buy it?

"You are quite courageous, and your family is quite wealthy. If there are any issues, deal with them immediately and don't leave any evidence behind."

When Zhong Shan heard what his father-in-law said, he was also thinking about what it meant. He knew that he had a tainted past and anyone who was interested would find loopholes everywhere.