Chapter 95 This matter cannot end like this!
Yang Daming had already said this, so Shi Xiaoai naturally couldn't remain silent any longer.
She took a step forward and asked, "Excuse me, is there any conflict between us?"
Yang Daming choked.
What conflict could there be between him and Shi Xiaoai?
Not only is there no conflict, because they are all from the same alley, they know each other every day. When he and the people in the yard go to the tea stall to buy things, Xiao Ai will even pick a big one for them when they buy a steamed bun.
A few days ago, Xiao Ai's family had a new marinade, and the couple went door to door to deliver it for everyone to taste.
Even if he accepted the money, if Yang Daming was forced to say that they had a conflict with Shi Xiaoai's family, he would not say it.
He tilted his head, stiffened his neck and said, "This is not a matter of contradiction!"
"Why is that?" Shi Xiaoai asked.
Yang Daming and the neighbors around him were silent for a while.
Seeing them like this, Shi Xiaoai continued to ask, "You just said that this matter has nothing to do with the office, you just don't want me to use the electricity in the courtyard. There must be a reason for not letting me use it, right? After all, we had discussed it before.
If I did something to annoy everyone, please tell me and I will apologize if I should apologize and change if I should change.
But if it's not because of me, you have to give me an explanation. There is no hatred without reason in the world. I can't be hated by others without knowing the reason, right? "
As soon as she said this, Aunt Liang immediately interjected, "That's right! You're targeting Xiao Ai for a reason. What did she do to anyone? We're all neighbors, and our Yunhe Lane is an advanced neighborhood in the district. We can't just form cliques and exclude people. If you have any grievances, please speak up and I'll mediate on the spot! We still need to maintain unity."
“There’s no such thing as unity or disunity.”
Yang Daming, annoyed by their talk, said bluntly, "This matter has nothing to do with us. If it really comes to exclusion, it's an internal conflict within their family. Shi Daxi knows about this, right? It's Shi Daxi who doesn't want her to be happy. What does this have to do with us?"
He glanced at everyone and continued, "Let me be frank. Shi Daxi promised us that if we don't let her use our electricity, she'll give us a subsidy of five yuan a month."
At this point, he looked at Shi Xiaoai provocatively: "If you want to use electricity, that's fine, as long as you give us more than Shi Daxi gives you. If you give us ten yuan a month, I will reconnect the power line immediately."
"You are kidding!"
Aunt Liang was so angry when she heard this that she exploded on the spot: "I was wondering why all this happened, it turns out Shi Daxi was behind this!
Who is Shi Daxi? He's just a small-time thug who got fired from his job! If you all just follow him and don't learn your lesson, what good will you get out of it?!"
Her words immediately aroused dissatisfaction among the people around her. Several people turned their heads away, obviously not wanting to listen to her lecture at all, and a few others began whispering.
Aunt Liang was extremely angry, but it wasn't entirely because she was standing up for Shi Xiaoai. Mainly, she felt that the authority of the office had been challenged.
After all, Shi Xiaoai's tea stall was registered under the name of the office, and the one dollar was negotiated between the office and the people in No. 1 Courtyard.
She was so angry that she slammed the pillar next to her with her hand, but continued talking.
But her actions immediately angered the people in Courtyard No. 1.
Someone said sarcastically, "Aunt Liang, why are you making a fuss about the Shi family's affairs in our yard? If you want to argue, go and argue with Shi Daxi. Who are you trying to show off to here?"
We own the electrical wires in our yard, and we let whoever we want use them. And no one else can interfere. If you're not happy about this, why don't you send the police to arrest us?
Let the police station comrades come and judge what law we have violated!"
His words obviously struck a chord with the other people in the courtyard. Everyone agreed with him at once, which made Aunt Liang's face turn completely black and she looked extremely embarrassed.
Apparently she had never been so ostracized before.
Shi Xiaoai knew that this matter would not have any results for the time being, so she said nothing more and pulled Aunt Liang out of Yard No. 1.
Master Wang followed out.
As soon as they left, there was a burst of booing in the yard, followed by a burst of laughter.
Aunt Liang's hands were shaking with anger.
Shi Xiaoai quickly held Aunt Liang's hand and apologized, "Aunt Liang, I'm really sorry for making you suffer today."
Aunt Liang shook her head: "This is none of your business, it's those people who are confused!"
She walked forward angrily, not forgetting to pull Shi Xiaoai with her: "Come on, let's go talk to Director Yu about this! We can't let this matter end like this, otherwise, we won't be able to do our office work in the future!"
The three of them had not walked far when they met Director Yu who was rushing towards them. After listening to their story, Director Yu immediately wanted to go to Courtyard No. 1 to find out the situation, but Shi Xiaoai stopped her.
Shi Xiaoai pulled Director Yu back to the office.
The office was only a few steps away from Courtyard No. 1. They had been arguing there for so long that almost all the staff in the office knew what had happened.
Seeing them come back, everyone gathered around them.
Director Yu waved his hand impatiently and said, "Go away, go back to your work. Have you finished your work for today?"
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, everyone exchanged glances and returned to their seats.
But they all glanced over here secretly, as if they wanted to see how the director would handle this matter.
Director Yu sent Aunt Liang back to work, and then she called Shi Xiaoai to go to her office together.
This office was separated during the renovation. Before that, Director Yu did not have a separate room at all.
It is called an office, but in fact it is just a single room separated by wooden boards. It is also very simple inside, with only a table and two wooden chairs.
It can be seen that Director Yu was very satisfied with having such a separate office. After leading Shi Xiaoai in, he even made an effort to pour her some water.
Shi Xiaoai refused and said, "Director, please stop working. I still have a lot of things to do. Let's talk quickly. I have to leave after we finish talking."
After hearing what she said, Director Yu stopped struggling and sat across the table. He said bluntly, "Xiao Ai, what do you think about this?"
Shi Xiaoai was a little surprised. She originally thought that Director Yu would at least say a few polite words to her first, or give her some words of comfort, but she didn't expect that the director would be so straightforward this time.
Seeing her surprise, Director Yu said frankly, "This isn't difficult to do. It all depends on your decision. If you still want to connect the line from Courtyard No. 1, I'll contact the owner of that house."
Don't be fooled by Yang Daming's confident words. In fact, he is just a freeloader and the house does not belong to him at all.
If you want to do this, I will contact Yang Hui. If she agrees, I will ask Master Wang to install a cabinet and a lock at the main switch, and then pull the wire from the cabinet through the wall directly to the outside for you.
If they want to cut the wires again then, they will have to pry open the lock or go outside the yard to cut them.
But don't worry, if they dare to do anything, I will immediately report it to the police station and charge them with damaging private property!"
Director Yu was clearly furious, and at this point he launched into a scolding: "That little brat really thinks no one can control him? What's so arrogant about him? Never mind that this house isn't theirs; they're just a bunch of freeloaders. Even if they're legitimate residents of this alley, who wouldn't give our office some face?!"
Shi Xiaoai had never seen Director Yu so angry before, and she was also very curious about the idea of freeloading.
She picked up the teacup on the table and handed it to Director Yu, comforting her, "Aunt Yu, don't be angry. There's no need to be angry with such a person! Your own health is more important.
"Can you tell me what's going on with this freeloading? How did it happen? And Yang Hui, why did she let someone live in her own house?"
Hearing her question, Director Yu sighed.
"Well, this can't be blamed on Yang Hui. It's mainly because this group of people is too difficult to deal with. Yang Hui is just a girl in her twenties. Both her parents have passed away, and she lives alone now.
She wanted to take back the house and came several times, but the group of people cried and made a fuss, and even threw a tantrum and pretended to be unconscious. In the end, the police station showed up but failed to solve the problem.
It's been two or three months now, and Yang Hui hasn't come here again. I guess she's just become so annoyed by this group of people that she's just stopped caring about the house."
Shi Xiaoai thought for a moment and asked, "Aunt Yu, do you have Yang Hui's contact information? Can I talk to her?"
Director Yu looked at her and said, "She works at the cotton mill. If you want to find her, just go directly there. Tell the guard to look for Yang Hui in the printing and dyeing workshop."
At this point, she shook her head, with a pessimistic expression: "It's difficult for you to ask Yang Hui to come forward. The people in that courtyard are not easy to get along with. Yang Hui can't help you with anything."
"That's not what I meant." Shi Xiaoai waved her hand. "I just thought that since I was going to use someone else's electricity, it would be better to say hello to the owner."
Director Yu nodded and said, "That's right. As long as Yang Hui agrees, our office can handle this matter directly without having to deal with Yang Daming and the others."
Then she looked at Shi Xiaoai and said, "Have you decided to continue using the electricity from Courtyard No. 1?"
Shi Xiaoai didn't answer immediately, but asked, "Aunt Yu, what is the second option you just mentioned?"
Director Yu said: "If you want to avoid so many troubles and less unnecessary anger in the future, I will discuss it with Master Li's family in the second courtyard this evening. If it doesn't work, we can pull a line out from their house.
Although it is a bit far, Master Li and his family all work in the machinery factory, and they have four sons.
Not only do they have no connection to the people in Courtyard No. 1, but Yang Damin, that bully who only cares about the strong, wouldn't dare mess with Master Li's family. I think instead of fighting with the people in Courtyard No. 1, you might as well try to get in touch with Master Li's family."
Logically speaking, the second option proposed by Director Yu would be more beneficial to Shi Xiaoai, but after thinking about it, she rejected it.
"The No. 2 courtyard is a bit far from where the shed is now, and we have to cross a road. If we run the line from the No. 2 courtyard, the distance is too long, and I can't move the shed there either, as it's still a bit far from the hospital."
She looked at Director Yu and said, "Aunt Yu, I'd better contact Yang Hui first. If she agrees, we can follow the first method we discussed earlier. It may be a little troublesome, but it's safer."
Director Yu thought about it and felt that what Shi Xiaoai said made sense.
The distance from the second courtyard to the tea stall is several times greater than that from the first courtyard. The longer line is not a problem, but the key is that it has to cross a road.
The exposed wires are too long, which is too dangerous. From a safety perspective, Courtyard No. 1 is more suitable.
She sighed and said, "Okay, go talk to Yang Hui first and ask her to write a consent form for us. Then I'll talk to the police officer in charge of our area and ask them to send someone to go with Master Wang."
After saying this, Shi Xiaoai did not leave immediately. She talked about another matter with Director Yu.
She said, "Aunt Yu, our tea stall has been open for over a month now. I remember District Director Ou once told us to submit a report on our business performance at any time. Have you written the report yet?"
Director Yu was completely stunned by these words!
"I forgot." She slapped her thigh suddenly: "Xiao Ai, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten all about it!"
Shi Xiaoai had anticipated this.
Seeing Director Yu anxiously standing up from the table, she soothed him, "Aunt Yu, it's okay. Don't worry. I'll write the report. I'm also a member of our office. Besides, who knows more about the tea stall business than me? I'll go back and write it today and give it to you this afternoon. I promise it won't delay your report."
After hearing her say this, Director Yu felt relieved and immediately smiled.
"Yes, you know the tea stall's situation best, so you're the most suitable person to write this report! Xiao Ai, our tea stall is doing so well, you must be realistic and write a clear account of the situation."
Although Director Yu didn't say much, her eyebrows and eyes were telling Shi Xiaoai one thing -
Praise! Praise loudly! We must take credit for this achievement!
Shi Xiaoai was just thinking about this idea, so she immediately said, "Of course. Our tea stall not only helps the people around us solve the problem of having difficulty getting food, especially nutritious meals, but also helps the office solve the problem of returning educated youth and unemployed young people finding employment.
With such a small stall, we solved the employment problems of three people in total: me and Wang Xiaofeng, two returned urban youths, and Cheng Lin, an unemployed young man.
This has relieved a lot of pressure for our area.
In the next step, we also want to expand our business, and then we can recruit new staff and also employ some idle labor.
We have set a benchmark for the district, a template for how to address the placement of unemployed and idle young people in the city."
Director Yu was shocked when he heard Xiao Ai's exaggerated speech.
Why hadn't she thought of it before?!
She had agreed to let Xiao Ai set up this tea stall because of her status as a military dependent, and she couldn't object in front of Deputy Director Yang of the Military Support Office.
Furthermore, I thought that it wouldn't be a big deal, and it would be great if I could become an advanced company.
But in fact, she didn't worry too much in the later period.
The main reason was that Shi Xiaoai was very strong-willed and didn't give her any chance to worry.
But after hearing what Shi Xiaoai said, Director Yu suddenly realized that this could really be considered an achievement of their work this year!
She immediately became interested.
Seeing her expression, Xiao Ai smiled and asked tentatively, "Aunt Yu, there's something I don't quite understand, and I'd like to ask for your opinion. You see, our tea stall is a subsidiary of the office. So, Xiao Feng, Cheng Lin, and I should all be considered part of our office, right? Shouldn't we be considered... temporary employees of our office?"
Director Yu was stunned for a moment, obviously confused by Shi Xiaoai.
She said, "Temporary workers? Our office doesn't have any vacancies for temporary workers?"
After saying this, she was afraid that Xiao Ai would be unhappy, so she explained, "Xiao Ai, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's mainly because the district's funding is limited. Our office is small, and there's only one vacant position for a regular employee, and that's me. Your Aunt Liu and Aunt Liang are both temporary workers, and we don't have any more vacancies!"
Shi Xiaoai waved her hands and said, "Aunt Yu, that's not what I meant. Just because the office doesn't have vacancies doesn't mean that the subordinate units of the office don't have vacancies either, right?
We have a lot of work to do there, the tasks are heavy, and we need a lot of people. Besides, the people we hire to help are all educated youth and unemployed young people, so we are providing jobs for society.
If we offer jobs, we need to have a reason. Otherwise, how will we recruit workers in the future? Under what pretext?
Today, Yang Daming said that the tea stall didn't belong to the office, but to me personally. Isn't this a frame-up?
If there are no jobs, what would it mean if I were to recruit more people? Would it be considered individualism? Or would it be considered a clique? If that were the case, who would dare to come?
I think we can strive for this matter, and I think the district should also consider our actual difficulties and needs.
"And Aunt Yu, our tea stall is different from other units. Although we need temporary workers, we don't need the district to pay us. We can be self-sufficient and provide our own wages. I'll also make this clear in the report."
No need for district salary.
Director Yu thought about it and felt that if this was the case, there shouldn’t be any big problems.
After all, it's just a temporary job position. If Shi Xiaoai's tea stall can really be listed as a benchmark by the district, then it's not an unsolvable problem.
Thinking of this, she waved her hand generously: "Okay, go ahead and write it. Write down this requirement clearly, and I will personally deliver it to the district tomorrow, and then I will discuss it with them."
After the discussion, Shi Xiaoai left the street office.
When she returned to the tea stall, she found that Cheng Lin, who had gone out to buy vegetables, had also returned.
Cheng Lin and Wang Xiaofeng not only moved out all the tables and chairs in the shed, but also moved out a full set of equipment for making pancakes.
Two people and their three children set up a stall directly on the side of the road.
She looked across again and was delighted to see that they had also moved some of the tables and chairs out, following their example.
However, there were still some guests sitting in their tent. The lights were bright and there were a constant stream of customers. It seemed that their business was much better than here.
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