Rebirth 1958: My Home is in Nanluoguxiang

How does one make others respect you?

Some people rely on their personal charm, some rely on their abilities, and some rely on the resources at hand.

For someone like Xu Damao, who comes from an ordinary family, has average looks, average abilities, and not much personal charm, is there any way for him to stand out?

In Chang Zhengyang's opinion, Xu Damao had completely failed to discover his own strengths and make use of the existing resources around him.

Of course, Chang Zhengyang also knew a more unconventional way, which was that when the wind started to blow in a few years, Xu Damao could join the ranks of the rebels and gain a high position through speculation.

But the same thing goes, this guy can't sit still even if you give him a seat.

Instead of doing this, it is better to be a well-informed person and an information broker who travels around!

Chang Zhengyang pointed at Xu Damao and said, "You are the projectionist, and he is the heir of Tan's cuisine. One is eating, the other is entertainment. Since ancient times, it has been an indispensable thing for dignitaries. Let me give you an example. If Director Yang has several comrades-in-arms visiting and wants to entertain old comrades, will he let you, Xu Damao, go to his house to show movies and let He Yuzhu go to his house to cook?"

He Yuzhu interrupted and said, "Director Yang wouldn't do that!"

"I'm just giving you an example..."

Chang Zhengyang shook his head and continued, "Xu Damao's greatest strength is that he is smart and knows a lot of leaders. Think about it, what can you have that the leaders would like to see?"

Xu Damao replied: "He wanted me to show the movie at their house."

"That's right, but that's not enough. You also have to recommend He Yuzhu to your boss and ask him to cook for you."

"Recommend him?"

Xu Damao turned his head and glanced at He Yuzhu, his eyes full of confusion, and He Yuzhu had the same expression.

Chang Zhengyang said angrily, "Think about it, in the past, didn't big restaurants have both fine wine and delicious food, as well as Pingtan singing?"

The two nodded subconsciously, and Chang Zhengyang continued: "The two of you are just what the leaders need. If the leaders in Yanjing City have a private party, they will ask you two to come over..."

Snapped……

Xu Damao slapped his thigh and said, "That would be a great honor for me!"

He Yuzhu nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, it is indeed impressive!"

Tan’s cuisine is authentic official cuisine, and is prepared for high-ranking officials and nobles.

Chang Zhengyang shook his head when he saw the two of them getting excited. "Look at how little you have accomplished. You go to the leaders' homes to cook and show movies, not to make money. Remember, you just go to help out and get some leftovers and snacks. What you really need to do is to listen carefully to what the leaders say at the dinner table. Sometimes, a casual word from them involves personnel transfers, recruitment, and policy changes at home. Listen more, remember more, and talk less. When you come back, think carefully, collect and organize useful information, and then communicate with others. Remember, I will tell you the underlying operating logic of a society: exchange. Everything in a society is exchange. Food can be bought with money, and sometimes with information."

Chang Zhengyang said this not only to Xu Damao and He Yuzhu, but also to Xiaoyue and the others.

This is the benefit of having a family inheritance. A truly large family passes on to their children not only wealth but also the underlying logic of how society works.

For children from ordinary families, parents will only teach them to study hard and that hard work will definitely pay off. As a result, the children suffer setbacks after entering society and gradually understand the unspoken rules. However, they are already middle-aged and it is too late.

What’s even more tragic is that when he was educating his own children, he did not pass on his understanding.

This cycle repeats itself over and over again, with several generations lingering at the bottom of society, until a smart person emerges among the descendants, who, with good luck, makes the leap to a higher class.

At this time, Xu Damao had already understood Chang Zhengyang's meaning, and he felt that his horizons were suddenly broadened.

It turns out that in this world, things can be bought with more than just money. As long as something is valuable, whether tangible or intangible, it can be exchanged.

So he looked at He Yuzhu with eager eyes, and he suddenly realized that his mortal enemy actually had such value.

Xu Damao was drunk. When he was sent back, he kept shouting that he was not drunk.

The next morning, in the alley and the steel mill, everyone was surprised to find that Sha Zhu and Xu Damao, who were fighting each other the day before, were actually arm in arm.

Especially Xu Damao, whenever someone called He Yuzhu's nickname "Shazhu", he would immediately jump out and ask the person to change his words immediately, saying that he had deeply reflected on his wrong thoughts and would never call He Yuzhu "Shazhu" again from now on, so he also hoped that everyone would learn to respect others...

So after what Xu Damao did, people stopped calling He Yuzhu a fool, because if you do this, you are uncultured and impolite, and no one wants to wear this hat.

He Yuzhu was very uncomfortable with this. He had been called this nickname Shazhu for more than ten years. Now that no one called him that anymore, it felt weird and uncomfortable.

Do you think this guy is cheap or not?

One day he mentioned this to Chang Zhengyang, who laughed at him and called him a jerk.

However, Chang Zhengyang also told him earnestly that the reason why no one came to propose marriage to him, He Yuzhu, when he was in his twenties, was because of his nickname, Shazhu.

No matter which girl it is, she will be scared away when she hears this silly guy's nickname before she knows his background.

Sometimes things just happen to be so coincidental. Not long after Chang Zhengyang finished speaking, in early December, a matchmaker came to He Yuzhu and said that a girl named Yu Li had taken a fancy to him and asked if he would like to meet and talk.

He Yuzhu was overjoyed after seeing the photos. This girl named Yu Li was quite pretty.

After the matchmaker left, He Yuzhu immediately ran to the old Chang's house and asked Chang Baichuan and Guo Huiying what he should do about the matter.

Guo Huiying made the decision directly: "What can we do? This girl named Yu Li has good taste. I think you should stop being picky and go with her!"

Otherwise, you would be pretentious if you call her a bitch!

He Yuzhu was actually a little dissatisfied and said, "She doesn't even have a job. She must want to curry favor with me because I'm the deputy director. How about we take another look?"

Snapped!

Guo Huiying slapped He Yuzhu on the back and said unhappily, "You are still being picky. The girl in the photo is obviously smart. You are not suitable for finding a gentle and virtuous one. You need to find a smart one who can control you. Besides, the job is not easy. She is also a high school student with a city hukou. When the time comes, can't you just ask Zhengyang to arrange one for her?"