Chapter 094
Director Niu explained the relevant policies clearly and then got up and left.
She still had to go to the next yard to deliver the notice, and couldn't sit there and talk too much gossip.
After seeing Director Niu off, Jiang Jianping, Xu Lihua, Han Qingtian and Han Lei went straight back to their homes.
After sitting down in the room and drinking a sip of the cold water on the desk, Jiang Jianping no longer concealed his emotions and said in an unhappy tone: "I don't know what to do. There is a reform every now and then, and a new policy every day."
After hearing this, Xu Lihua's heart subconsciously skipped a beat.
She sat on the edge of the bed and continued, "Only now that we have reformed can you dare to speak like this. During the revolution, would you dare to say a word?"
Jiang Jianping turned to look at Xu Lihua, "There wouldn't be such a policy during the revolution. With such a policy, which resident wouldn't have some objections? Originally, this house belonged to the country and was distributed to each household by the country. Although we still have to pay rent for public housing, since the house was distributed, people think it's their own. Now that it's changed, it belongs to someone else, and they will be the owner of this house in the future. We are like living under someone else's roof."
This is where the discomfort lies.
Xu Lihua also felt suffocated and took a deep breath.
In fact, if the policy changes public housing into private housing, it would be good if other public housing could be allocated to them.
But with so many residents in Beijing, especially those living in large courtyards, it is completely impossible for the state to arrange housing for them, and it cannot be implemented at all.
So now nothing changes, only the ownership of the property rights changes.
After a moment, she added, "We are still lucky. There are only three people in the Tang family, and the north room is completely enough for them to live in. If the landlord's family has ten or eight people, there will be a lot of trouble."
The state returned the property rights of the house to the homeowner, and the homeowner psychologically felt that the house would belong to him from now on. However, with so many people in his family, the house was not big enough to accommodate them, and he had to rent it out to others at very low rent, which made him feel unhappy and inevitably led to quarrels and embarrassment among neighbors.
Jiang Jianping held his breath for a moment and said, "The three members of the Tang family are good people."
No matter how good it was, he still felt uncomfortable psychologically, so he said, "Let's wait and see."
***
In the east room.
Wang Cuiying and Li Lan sat at the table pasting paper boxes.
Seeing Han Qingtian and Han Lei coming back, Wang Cuiying asked first: "What announcement did Niu Da Laba make again?"
Han Qingtian and Han Lei both sat down at the table, neither speaking.
Seeing that they looked unhappy, Wang Cuiying asked again: "Why don't you say anything?"
Han Lei spoke first and explained the private policy to her in the simplest terms.
Wang Cuiying immediately exploded after hearing this: "What?!"
Her voice was so loud that it woke up Han Ting and Su Yun who were still sleeping in the room.
The two moved in bed and heard people talking outside, and they couldn't fall asleep even if they wanted to.
Wang Cuiying asked again: "From now on, this house is no longer ours. This entire yard belongs to the north room?"
Han Lei nodded, "We used to pay rent to the country, but we will pay it to them in the future."
Li Lan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then... this whole yard belongs to them. If they rent it to us in the future, does that mean they have the final say? If they want us to live here, we can live here. If they don't want us to live here, we have to move out?"
Han Lei shook his head and said, "No, it's still the country that has the final say. As long as we don't leave, they must continue to rent it to us."
Li Lan breathed a sigh of relief and said thankfully, "That's good..."
If we are not allowed to live here, it will be a big trouble.
We cannot be too casual, otherwise the people will be dissatisfied, the trouble will be huge, and the country will not be able to bear it.
Wang Cuiying continued, "Why? Didn't you reason with Niu Da Laba? This house was ours when the government allocated it to us. Why didn't you ask for our opinions and just change it? What kind of policy is this? We don't agree!"
Han Lei said: "This house belonged to the country before, and it's the country that has the final say."
Wang Cuiying: "We have lived in this house for more than 20 years, so what does this mean?"
Han Lei: "Mom, please keep your voice down. Don't let Uncle Haikuan and the others hear you. You are not the only one who has objections. Some people in the courtyard started arguing on the spot. But the policy has been decided. Uncle Haikuan will go to the Housing Authority to handle the formalities tomorrow. After that, the courtyard will belong to them."
Wang Cuiying no longer had the mood to paste paper boxes.
She felt like she was almost out of breath and sat at the table to exhale.
After a while, she stood up again and was about to go out, saying, "I have to go talk to Niu Da Laba!"
Han Lei grabbed her and pulled her back.
He frowned and said, "Don't make trouble. You'll make a fool of yourself if you go out and make trouble. This matter has nothing to do with the neighborhood committee. It's the Housing Authority's business. The neighborhood committee just came to the door and issued a notice. Even if you go and eat Director Niu alive, she can't do anything about this matter."
Wang Cuiying was pulled to sit on the bench.
She slammed the table hard a few times, "So this house is gone?"
Han Lei said: "It's still allowed to live there, only the ownership has changed, nothing else has changed."
Wang Cuiying: "How come it hasn't changed?! From now on we will be living in someone else's house. They are the owners of this yard. We look like beggars!"
Han Lei: "What can we do? When the government confiscated the houses of various families in the past, the families were unwilling and did not accept it. It is only right that the government returns them to them now."
Wang Cuiying: "You are so kind and righteous! Confiscation is what we should do! No one should have property! I think this is all a blind reform! We have been fighting against capitalism for more than ten years, and now you just say you want to change it?"
After Han Ting and Su Yun woke up, they listened to what happened in the room, but not all of it.
Han Ting happened to open the door and came out, asking, "What are you doing so early in the morning? What national affairs are you talking about?"
Originally, Wang Cuiying could still control herself.
Seeing Han Ting now, she suddenly remembered something else, so she couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and walked to Han Ting's side. She raised her hand and hit him while cursing, "What do you mean so early in the morning?! It's almost noon! It's all your fault, you little bastard! If you had been obedient, you wouldn't be so upset now!"
Han Ting habitually raised his arms to block the attack, and said in injustice: "Why are you blaming me again?"
Han Qingtian, who was sitting at the table, finally spoke up: "Why not blame you? If you had a normal mind, you would have figured out what kind of girl you should marry to live with!"
Han Ting didn't refute this now.
After getting married and starting to live their own life, he really knew what kind of person he should look for in a wife.
Being beautiful alone is useless, and so is being romantic and sentimental. In the face of the dullness and triviality of life, love alone is not enough. Love is the thing that can least withstand the erosion of time. When you get married, you should find someone who knows how to live a life.
But why bring this up again suddenly?
He replied, "What does it have to do with me getting married?"
Wang Cuiying hit him hard again and lowered her voice, "What do you think it matters? If you had seen how good Chu Xia was to you earlier, and had decided to marry her earlier, wouldn't she have treated you a thousand times better than before? Just imagine what kind of life you would have to live with a wife like that. Now the country has returned this entire courtyard to her family. She is the only daughter in his family. If you marry her, this courtyard will be ours!"
As he spoke, he became so angry that he was about to have a heart attack.
Thinking of Su Yun sleeping in the room, he really wanted to drag her out.
It took her a long time to catch her breath, and she said helplessly and anxiously: "San'er, you are really... I really am... I don't know how to say hello to you... Alas!"
Han Ting felt extremely regretful for not having seen the good in Chu Xia.
But he was not as mercenary as Wang Cuiying, and said indifferently: "Houses and yards are all external possessions. I, Han Ting, will never marry anyone for these things."
Han Qingtian said bluntly: "Even if you want it now, it's gone."
Han Ting was too lazy to stand there and talk about this.
There was nothing else they could do except catch him again and scold him.
He hurriedly got his toiletries and went outside to wash up at the stone trough.
After standing and washing for a while, Su Yun also came out of the room.
Su Yun stood next to him, shared the same faucet with him, and asked him in a low voice: "What do you mean? From now on, this entire yard will belong to the Tang family?"
Han Ting whispered back, "It originally belonged to the Tang family."
Su Yun looked at Han Ting for a while, "Then you should regret it even more now, right?"
Han Ting: “…”
He ignored Su Yun, rinsed his mouth, washed his face and went back to the house.
Su Yun stood by the stone trough brushing her teeth and washing her face, and looked into the north room for a long time.
When Tang Chuxia was not back from school, she felt that her life was pretty okay and bearable, but every time Tang Chuxia came back, she felt so uncomfortable that she couldn't live anymore.
She always felt in her heart.
Her life should have been much more exciting and dazzling than Tang Chuxia's.
But the reality is that Tang Chuxia has gone from an insignificant little character that no one cared about to where she is today, gathering more and more halos around her.
And she went to great lengths to hold on to a man who could not give her happiness at all.
Until now, she was not even worthy of being jealous of Tang Chuxia.
***
In the north room.
Chuxia, Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei were also talking about the house.
The private property policy had been made very clear, so there was naturally no need for them to discuss it further.
Chu Xia said another policy: "Dad, let's go to the Housing Authority tomorrow to handle the formalities. I'll go with you. After the property rights formalities are completed, I'll come back and write an application to open a restaurant and ask the street office to stamp it."
Tang Haikuan had finished washing up and was having brunch.
When he heard Chuxia mention opening a restaurant again, he chewed for a while, swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and said, "Policy does not allow private individuals to open restaurants. The state does not approve it, and we cannot get a license even if we apply. Without a license, even if we have a house and everything, we cannot open a restaurant."
Chuxia knew that Tang Haikuan didn't believe this could be accomplished.
In the novel, after he obtained the ownership of the house, he never had such an idea.
Later, someone else took the lead and opened a restaurant first. They tasted great success with the constant flow of diners, and then other people followed suit, so he also opened one. But his restaurant opened a little late and didn't have any better features than others that opened earlier, so business wasn't very good.
Chuxia didn't say any more useless words.
She just said, "You don't have to worry about this. I just want to tell you that if I succeed in getting the permit, you have to quit your temporary job on the construction site and come back to open a restaurant with me."
Tang Haikuan used to be a chef, but when he couldn't find a job as a chef, he went to a pickle factory.
Compared to doing hard labor on the construction site, he would naturally prefer to open a restaurant, so he said, "Xia Xia, if you can get it done, I will come back immediately without saying anything."
Chu Xia directly extended her little finger to him and said seriously: "Pink."
Tang Haikuan felt that this matter would definitely not be accomplished, so he made a deal directly with Chuxia.
After saying this, Chuxia went out again carrying the small stool.
Wu Xuemei sat at the table and continued to eat with Tang Haikuan.
She said to Tang Haikuan: "Xia Xia doesn't want to see you so tired every day, and I don't want to see you so tired every day. If this can really be done, it will be a good thing."
Who doesn't know this is a good thing?
Tang Haikuan said, "Xia Xia has more time during the summer vacation, so doing this can be considered as practice, but we can't take it seriously. If it is not allowed by the policy, how can the Industrial and Commercial Bureau approve it for you?"
Wu Xuemei sighed softly.
Tang Haikuan added: "Those who repair shoes, mend bowls, make clothes, or shave people's heads are allowed by policy. As long as you have the skills and a set of tools, you can do it. It's easy to do. But it's impossible for them to open a restaurant. First of all, grain, oil, sugar, and meat, which one does not require a ticket? Without a ticket, you can't buy anything. What can you use to cook for others?"
Wu Xuemei nodded, "That's what happened."
***
After Chuxia and Tang Haikuan made the deal, they didn't talk about opening a restaurant anymore.
The next morning she got up early, had breakfast and went out with Tang Haikuan.
Tang Haikuan rode his bicycle and took Chuxia to the construction site to ask for half a day off.
After taking leave, he took Chuxia to the Housing Authority to handle the transfer procedures. After completing the procedures, he returned home at noon. Tang Haikuan had lunch at home and rested for a while, then rode his bike to work at the construction site.
Chuxia also took a break after lunch.
After Tang Haikuan left, she was not idle anymore. She took out the application form she had written and copied in advance from the drawer, put it in her schoolbag and went to the street office.
Go to the street office and find the person in charge, Director Wang.
Chu Xia said to him, "Director Wang, I am from Courtyard No. 8 of Tianxian Temple. I plan to go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to apply for an individual industrial and commercial business license. The application has been written. Could you please stamp it for me?"
Although the country has proposed to restore and develop individual economy before, no one has ever seen anyone actually get a license to run an individual business. The people in the street office found it new.
Director Wang took Chu Xia's application and asked curiously, "So what are you going to do?"
Chu Xia replied, "The property rights of our house have been returned to us, and there is a small restaurant in the front yard, so I plan to go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to get a license and open the restaurant again."
After hearing this, Director Wang also finished reading the contents of Chuxia's application.
He laughed suddenly as if he had heard a joke, raised his head and looked at Chu Xia and said, "Don't you know much about the current policy? Repair and handicraft industries may get approval, but how can this be approved?"
He even wondered how she remembered it.
There is no special policy relaxation for individual businesses engaged in repair and handicraft industries, so how could private individuals be allowed to open restaurants?
Chu Xia said: "I must understand the policy, otherwise I wouldn't come to you."
Director Wang shook the paper in his hand and said, "If you really understood, you wouldn't come to me with such an application. I suggest you use your time to do something else."
Chu Xia smiled and said kindly: "It won't take much for you to stamp it for me. I'll take it to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to apply for a license. If I can't get it, I won't open the restaurant. If you don't stamp it for me, I'll come to you every day, and you'll be annoyed, right?"
Director Wang laughed again, and the reason for his laughter was naturally because he found her behavior funny.
He didn't say that he wouldn't stamp her seal. He just thought that she was just looking for trouble and wanted to give her some advice. His stamp won’t affect anything. Whether she can open a restaurant is not determined by his stamp. Since she insists on covering it, just give it to her.
So he didn't say anything else and took out his seal to stamp on the application form.
After stamping it, he handed the application form to Chu Xia and said, "Then take it to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to ask. I don't think you will give up even if you don't make this trip."
Chu Xia took the application and replied with a smile: "Thank you, Director Wang."
There was nothing else to do, so she took the stamped application form and left.
Watching Chuxia walk out of the office door.
Director Wang withdrew his gaze, lowered his brows and couldn't help laughing again, muttering: "Open a restaurant..."
This was the funniest joke he had heard in a while.
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