Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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The neighborhood committee auntie sighed and said, "You're my superior."

Although Fan Jinyou was a temporary cadre of the street, he was also there on behalf of the street, and his rank was higher than that of the neighborhood committee aunties.

Then, quite smugly, he said, "But Fan Jinyou, although you are my superior, the street director has already said: if you, Fan Jinyou, do not obey, your organizational affiliation will be transferred to our neighborhood committee immediately, and you will be my subordinate from now on."

He Yuzhu laughed when he heard this, made a face at Fan Jinyou, and said, "If it were up to me, we could just transfer Fan Jinyou to work at the neighborhood committee."

As he spoke, he poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of the neighborhood committee auntie: "You are truly wise, auntie."

Fan Jinyou's face was full of disbelief.

The old woman said, "Whether Fan Jinyou believes it or not is not important. What is important is that you have a misunderstanding of the directives from higher authorities and the Party's policies."

"If you misunderstand something, you should correct it. As long as you correct it, you are a good comrade. This is the consistent work style of our Party. If you know you are wrong, you should correct it. You should learn to criticize and criticize yourself."

"Of course, you're not a party member yet, that's right, and you don't understand some of the policies yet."

Fan Jinyou was very indignant at these words. He didn't dare to glare at the neighborhood committee auntie, but only glared at He Yuzhu, his eyes practically spitting fire.

It was all He Yuzhu's fault for causing trouble, leading him into this predicament.

The neighborhood committee auntie loudly proclaimed, "I hereby declare that in our tavern, there is no such thing as a public manager leading a private manager."

"Both sides are leaders working together. If there are any issues that need to be discussed, they should also trust and support each other."

"The old man said that we all come from different parts of the country and have come together for the same goal, so we should care for and help each other."

"Let's work together to run the tavern and breakfast shop well, and strive to complete the public-private partnership of all shops within the street area by the end of January next year."

It's said that it will be until the end of January next year, which is actually before the Spring Festival. This task is still quite arduous.

Then he asked, "He Yuzhu, did you understand?"

He Yuzhu said, "Thank you, ma'am. I understand now. So Director Fan and I are on equal footing."

"That's right, that's the correct understanding."

"I'm relieved to hear that. I'll go wash the dishes now," He Yuzhu said with a smile.

The neighborhood committee auntie quickly stopped her, saying, "Why are you washing the dishes? Let Fan Jinyou do it."

He Yuzhu smiled smugly at Fan Jinyou, then turned and left the tavern.

Fan Jinyou objected and quickly asked, "Auntie, did the director really say that?"

"If you don't believe me, go ask the director. You've become a leader now, and a leader should act like one."

The old lady said, "As the saying goes, a prime minister's belly can hold a boat. A leader should have the magnanimity of a leader and not be petty or calculative."

“If you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences. What will the other shop owners think if you make He Yuzhu wash dishes and work as a waiter?”

"You don't know this, do you? Most of the shops regret it and are unwilling to continue with the public-private partnership. Director Li of the neighborhood is furious."

Fan Jinyou then realized that he had done something wrong and that he had punished He Yuzhu a little too soon.

If I had known this would happen, I would have waited until all the other shops had completed their joint ventures before dealing with He Yuzhu.

The neighborhood committee auntie said, "If we make a mistake in our work, we must take responsibility and correct it as soon as possible."

"You should work here seriously from now on. If you make any more mistakes, I'll have Director Li transfer your employment to our neighborhood committee."

"With your level of skill, just wait and see how I discipline you in the future."

Fan Jinyou's proudest achievement was becoming a cadre in the neighborhood. Even though it was temporary, it was still a cadre, and it made him very proud.

Wherever he goes, people will respectfully address him as Cadre Fan, and they will not easily offend him.

If you lose this title and become just an ordinary employee in the neighborhood committee, it's like being exiled.

I panicked and stopped the neighborhood committee lady who was trying to leave.

"No, ma'am, you can't tell Director Li that I'm afraid of you and that I'm avoiding you."

After saying that, Fan Jinyou turned and ran out.

The neighborhood committee auntie shouted, "You're not avoiding me; you need to correctly study the spirit of the Party, understand the Party's principles and policies, and implement the Party's policies. You can't keep doing such muddled things."

While talking, he chased after Fan Jinyou to continue educating him.

Kong Yuqin, who had been holding a bowl of peanuts nearby, was quite surprised. She hadn't expected He Yuzhu to turn things around. Wouldn't he be on equal footing with Fan Jinyou from now on?

So now I have another boss?

He hurriedly went to the counter and asked Zhao Yali, "Sister Yali, what does this mean?"

"Don't you understand? From now on, He Yuzhu is our leader. You need to show him respect, or he'll make things difficult for you."

"Him? I really didn't expect that he could actually turn things around."

"Yes, we need to be more careful about what we say and do from now on."

At this moment, He Yuzhu walked in from outside again. Hearing the two of them whispering, he knew without guessing that they were talking about him.

"What are you two doing chatting during work hours? Get back to work!"

He Yuzhu said, "Didn't you hear what the neighborhood committee lady said? I'll be a leader in the future too."

Kong Yuqin and Zhao Yali were startled and quickly said:

"Yes, leader."

Chapter 211 Provocation

Not long after, He Yuzhu was notified of another meeting. Upon arrival, he received a briefing from the director who then gave a new explanation to all the shop owners.

He stated frankly that Fan Jinyou's actions were wrong and that he had been ordered to correct them.

The latest policy was explained again, stating that private managers are also leaders and have completely equal status with official managers, jointly managing the shops to improve their business.

He Yuzhu also went on stage to speak, recounting the things that had been corrected, and then Fan Jinyou went on stage to apologize to He Yuzhu.

This dispelled everyone's doubts, and the public-private partnership was gradually implemented.

This was an open secret. After the meeting, He Yuzhu took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and went into the director's office.

In Chen Xueru's shop, He Yuzhu said, "Thank you for speaking up for me that day."

Chen Xueru glanced at him and said, "We're like family. I could tell at a glance that Fan Jinyou is no good."

"Yes, he's no good. Come into my arms and I'll give you a big reward."

Chen Xueru happily sat in He Yuzhu's lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and asked with a smile, "What kind of reward will you give me?"

"I'll treat you to something delicious, a big, thick sausage."

"Pah, I don't want to. You've only said three sentences and you're already getting indecent."

"Now that you're pregnant, I can't feed you milk anymore. I can only feed you sausage instead."

After she finished eating the still-warm sausage, He Yuzhu talked to her about the public-private partnership.

"Since you're pregnant, don't delay any longer. We need to start the joint venture soon."

“I know, but we can’t hire an incompetent person like Fan Jinyou. We need to find someone who knows how to manage. Otherwise, if I leave for a few months, the business will be ruined.”

"Yes, we can't bring in an incompetent person."

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Chen Xueru was a little surprised and said:

"Please come in."

"Chen Xueru, you..." Fan Jinyou, who had just entered, suddenly realized that He Yuzhu was also there. He stopped mid-sentence.

He asked in shock, "What are you doing here?"

Why can't I be here?

Chen Xueru said angrily, "Fan Jinyou, didn't I tell you not to come looking for me again? Who told you to come again?"

"No, I need to talk to you about something important," Fan Jinyou explained.

Chen Xueru secretly groaned in her heart. For some reason, Fan Jinyou had been looking for her on various pretexts these past two days.

She firmly refused him at the time, telling him never to come looking for her again. She said she hated men the most, would never marry again, and would never have a relationship with a man.

Unexpectedly, Fan Jinyou is like a persistent leech, still harassing me, even in front of He Yuzhu. I wonder if He Yuzhu will suspect that I am unfaithful to him.

Chen Xueru's face turned ashen with anger: "What important business could you possibly have with me? I'm warning you again, don't contact me again. My shop doesn't welcome you."

"How can you be so heartless? I was trying to help you."

"Forget it, you should look in the mirror and see how utterly incompetent you are. You're trying to help me?"

"I..."

Fan Jinyou was furious. These days, after being promoted from a street-level cadre to a public company manager, he felt that he was too capable and had become a successful person.

He fantasized that before long, he could be transferred back to the street from the tavern, take off the temporary worker's hat, and become a real street cadre.

Although Chen Xueru had been married once before, her fiancé was arrested on their wedding day. He was not only rich but also young and beautiful. If she dated him, she could save herself 20 years of hard work.

So these past two days, he's been keeping an eye on Chen Xueru, finding all sorts of excuses to try and get in touch with her.

"What's going on with him? You know, He Yuzhu is a married man."

Fan Jinyou pointed at He Yuzhu and then questioned Chen Xueru.