Su Wen understood Zhu Minghua's thoughts, but he also knew that sometimes good intentions may not necessarily lead to good things. He didn't want to persuade her to accept his point of view. He couldn't instill some dark thoughts into this simple girl, and he didn't want to destroy Zhu Minghua's beautiful vision for the future.
There have also been some changes in the canteen. The familiar Master Yang completed the retirement procedures in the morning, and his youngest son entered the factory to take over. Shazhu was promoted to canteen monitor by the canteen director. Silly Zhu's ambition was fulfilled, and he was so excited that it was hard to express in words.
Silly Zhu stood proudly at the food window, looking at the door with expectant eyes. He was wearing neat work clothes and a brand-new canteen monitor badge on his chest, with a proud and satisfied smile on his face. When he sees someone walking into the cafeteria, he straightens his back slightly and displays a more proud smile on his face, as if to say: "Look, I am the cafeteria monitor now!"
Liu Lan and several aunties from the canteen's kitchen helpers looked at Silly Zhu's funny look and snickered behind him. Liu Lan covered her mouth and whispered to the aunt next to her: "Look at Silly Zhu's arrogant look, he is a living treasure."
The aunt next to her nodded in agreement: "Yes, after Silly Zhu became the monitor of the cafeteria, he became very excited. I don't know how many days his excitement will last."
Liu Lan smiled and shook his head: "Who knows, maybe he will get used to it in a few days. He will start to treat people and go to get food."
Su Wen looked at Silly Zhu's funny look and couldn't help laughing.
"Su Wen, if you want to eat, just go and line up. What's so funny." Silly Zhu shouted to Su Wen dissatisfied.
"Si Zhu, have you taken some gunpowder? Why are you yelling at me? You don't care if I laugh at you?" Su Wen was very unhappy with the way Si Zhu looked coquettish.
"What's wrong with you? Silly Zhu is now the canteen monitor and has been promoted." Liu Lan's joking laughter came from the window next door.
Su Wen shrugged helplessly and went to line up obediently. He glanced at Liu Lan and saw her standing behind the window with a smile, as if she was watching a good show.
After lunch, Su Wenwen planned to go to the street to ask about excellent courtyard houses, but Lu Wenxiu stopped him.
"Your worries are a bit unfounded. Most of the residents in your courtyard are workers in our steel rolling mill. Why are you worried about me? No matter how powerful Yi Zhonghai Liu Hai is, there are only two eighth-level workers. You don't understand the above selection of outstanding people. The purpose of the Siheyuan is to allow needy households to help each other and relieve the pressure on the government. As for the problems you mentioned, they are just minor problems. More and more people are fleeing to the city, and the government is already overwhelmed. We can’t ignore it. If the households in difficulty in each courtyard can be absorbed within the courtyard, wouldn’t it greatly reduce the government’s burden? This is a general trend, so don’t try to take advantage of it.”
Su Wen stared blankly at Lu Wenxiu. The beautiful woman in front of him could become the section chief not only because of her good family background, but also because of her strong abilities. Her vision had been restricted by the courtyard.
Su Wen took a deep breath, calmed down, looked at Lu Wenxiu and said, "You are right, I listen to you, my vision is indeed limited, I am always worried about this and that."
Lu Wenxiu smiled slightly, with a flash of appreciation in his eyes: "You can understand it so quickly, which means you are not stupid. In the future, if you have time, go to the library to read more books and improve yourself."
Su Wen nodded. He decided to follow Lu Wenxiu's advice and go to the library to read more books to improve himself.
After Su Wen got off work, he went to the vegetable market and bought two cabbages, two pounds of potatoes, and five pounds of radishes. He arrived too late and missed the time to buy vegetables for winter storage, so he could only go to the vegetable market to buy sporadically.
Returning to the courtyard, the third uncle greeted him from a distance. "Third uncle, I came late and didn't catch up with the time to buy vegetables for winter storage, so I bought two cabbages and a few potatoes, so you don't need to come up to check."
The third uncle didn't seem to hear Su Wen's words, so he still came forward and pulled at her a few times before moving back. "There will be a hospital-wide meeting later. Go home and eat early. Don't delay."
"What's the point of holding another meeting?"
"You'll find out when we have a meeting later."
Su Wen pushed the bicycle back to the backyard, where Wang Qianqian was busy in the kitchen, preparing dinner. Su Wen parked his bicycle and walked over, hugging her gently from behind, feeling her warmth and comfort.
Wang Qianqian turned around with a smile and pushed him gently: "Stop making trouble, go wash your hands and get ready to eat."
Su Wen smiled and nodded, walked to the sink and washed his hands, then returned to the kitchen to help Wang Qianqian prepare dinner. The two of them were busy and chatting, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
After Su Wen and Wang Qianqian had dinner, they went to the middle courtyard together. At this time, many people had gathered in the middle courtyard, all residents of the courtyard. The three uncles were sitting at the big table in the crowd, looking serious and majestic. Su Wen and Wang Qianqian found an open space to stand, quietly waiting for the conference to begin.
After a while, the second uncle saw that everyone had arrived, so he coughed and signaled everyone to be quiet. "Dear residents, we are convening a hospital-wide meeting today to announce something important."
Everyone looked at the second uncle curiously, wondering what he was going to announce. The second uncle looked around and didn't know what to say, "Lao Yan, the street office you received will inform you."
"As everyone knows, the neighborhood office has recently launched a policy to select excellent courtyard houses, and our courtyard is also included in the selection. This is a rare opportunity. If we can be rated as an outstanding courtyard house, we will not only receive rewards and support from the neighborhood office, but also be included in the selection. It can also improve the visibility and reputation of our courtyard house. This is good for the marriages of our children.”
Everyone couldn't help but started talking.
"Be quiet and listen to me," the third uncle raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
The third uncle took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said, "In order for our courtyard to be successfully rated as an outstanding courtyard, the three stewards and I put forward a plan. This is based on the requirements of the street office and the actual situation of our courtyard. Let me tell you about my plan and let everyone listen and give your opinions.”
The plan made by the third uncle is very detailed, including the environmental sanitation, neighborhood relations, safety precautions of the courtyard, etc., and also proposes many specific measures and implementation steps. Su Wen was a little surprised. He didn't expect the three uncles to formulate this plan so carefully.
"Have you finished listening? If you have any comments or suggestions, you can put them forward now." Seeing that everyone had listened, the third uncle said.
Everyone looked at each other and said nothing.
"Since everyone has no objections, it's settled. From today on, we will implement this plan. I hope everyone can actively cooperate and work together to make our courtyard house rated as an excellent courtyard house." The third uncle saw that everyone was disappointed. Objections were raised and the plan was approved.
"This plan was formulated by Lao Yan alone, and he did a good job. He brought me and Lao Liu with him to give me and our two bosses some money. I would like to add here that our compound has already arranged people I took turns to go to the gatekeeper to keep vigil, and there were always people in the courtyard during the day, and safety issues were guaranteed. I wondered if every household could stop locking their doors, and truly keep their doors closed at night without picking up any items on the street, so as to be friendly and help each other."
This proposal by the First Master also caused some controversy.
Seeing everyone arguing, the first man continued: "I know this proposal is a bit bold and may have some difficulties. However, our courtyard is a big family and we should trust each other and help each other. If we can all do this One thing, our courtyard house must be one of the outstanding courtyards this time.”
In the end, most people agreed not to lock the door, but some people had reservations and believed that locking the door was a necessary measure to ensure safety. Yi Zhonghai also did not ask for enforcement.
