Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile: "It's not my idea! I just asked for help from the people over there, and they came up with this idea for me.
But it's quite troublesome. They said that applying once a year is okay, but you also have to wait for an opportunity to have a street office established immediately.
If the street office already has one, then when registering, there will be a record of where to transfer the household registration to the city.
That way, there won't be any loopholes. When we downsize, those without jobs will also be sent back to the countryside."
Ye Zhiqiu felt somewhat fortunate. He had everything going for him, right at the right time and right at the right place. Furthermore, now that Wang Fugui had adopted him as his godparent, if he wrote a will and left everything to Wang Xiaolan, it would be impossible for the subdistrict office to clear her out and return her to Kaoshan Village.
Because the adopted daughter was registered as a hukou, it was a clear father-daughter relationship. Just like an adopted son, she had the right to inherit Wang Fugui's estate, including the hukou.
Chen Renfu nodded and said, "That's pretty good. If you still can't get a household registration, I'll ask someone for a favor! I'll get a quota for rural-to-urban migration and get your mother a household registration. Without a household registration and food rations, life would be really hard."
Ye Zhiqiu thanked him repeatedly. What he didn’t expect was that he could obtain so many resources as soon as he successfully became a disciple!
He hadn't expected that Chen Renfu, his advisor, had so many connections! Chen Yimin had already used his own rural-to-urban transition quota on his own father. So, he could only say he could do nothing to help Wang Xiaolan.
But now his father casually said that he would get the quota for agricultural-to-non-agricultural conversion. This is a good deal! At least he really treats me as his own family and takes care of me!
During the conversation, he learned that Wang Lei's Zhenweiju State-Owned Restaurant was located on Qianmen Street, while Li Bicheng's Chengxinzhuang State-Owned Restaurant was located near Caishikou in Xuanwu District.
It takes about 40 to 50 minutes to bike to either side. Fortunately, they don't serve breakfast, but only a large number of lunches and a small amount of dinner.
This is because state-owned restaurants that are joint ventures between the public and private sectors do not need food coupons and meat coupons for the time being.
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu was surprised and asked, "Then why did I need food coupons even for noodles when I first came to the city? Why can't I eat at your restaurant without food coupons, Master?"
Wang Lei explained with a smile, "There are basically two types of restaurants nowadays. One type is state-owned restaurants! Because these restaurants require food coupons and meat coupons to exchange for food and meat, and the operating profits belong to the state, so you need coupons to dine in.
However, Master's restaurant was a joint venture between the public and private sectors, so we had to pay for rations of food and meat. So we didn't need food and meat coupons, but there were limits on the quantity.
Unlike state-owned restaurants, they can collect as many receipts as they sell, without having to limit sales. The difference is that in state-owned restaurants, the people working there all work for the company. In joint public-private restaurants, the difference is that the profit is shared between the individual and the company involved!
With that said, Ye Zhiqiu understood! State-owned enterprises meant that no matter how good or bad the business was, they would still get paid! As for public-private partnerships, the more profit they made, the more dividends they could get!
However, the rationed quantity of supplies is the switch that controls the public-private joint-venture restaurants and allows them to make huge profits!
However, the public-private partnership in restaurants is not going to last much longer. This is because it will continue to change, from dividend distribution to dividend collection, and finally to national operation. Private shares will be bought out, and eventually the entire industry will be nationally operated.
Ye Zhiqiu was not sure about the exact time, but it should have started between 1960 and 1961. Later, it was operated under the name of public-private partnership, and in 1966, the transformation of the entire industry into a national operation was achieved.
The most important thing is mergers. For example, the restaurants owned by the two chefs will definitely be merged with other restaurants. At that time, the chefs will change from being bosses to shareholders, and then to chefs receiving salaries.
What kind of good job you can get depends entirely on the chef level you pass the exam and various work arrangements.
Ye Zhiqiu only knew a little about these things, and they did not affect his life. This was the trend of the times, and no one could escape this change.
Chen Yimin smiled and said, "Study your cooking skills well. I'll go to the factory and tell them about it. I'll use your credit for acquiring the fish pond so that you don't have to go to the factory recently. At least you don't have to go to work for the next few months."
Ye Zhiqiu said happily, "Then I'll go find Uncle Xie! If there's anything you need me to purchase, please ask the colleague who lives here to tell me, and I'll go get it for you when the time comes."
"You little brat, do you really think that without you, others won't be able to procure goods? Learn a few dishes that you can serve, that's what you should be thinking about!"
"That can't be possible. I'm such a smart person, and I have two good masters! Uncle, you only asked for a few dishes, you are looking down on my master and me...
After chatting and laughing until nine o'clock in the evening, Ye Zhiqiu and the two masters said goodbye and left. Everyone rode their bicycles and separated at an intersection, each riding back home.
When Ye Zhiqiu returned home, the courtyard door was wide open, the light bulb under the eaves was on, and the sound of chatting could be heard from the living room.
After parking his bicycle, he walked towards the living room. He could faintly hear Accountant Zhao talking. He guessed that they were waiting for him to come back to discuss something.
Ye Zhiqiu walked into the living room and greeted them with a smile, "Hey, Secretary Wang, Village Chief Yang, Accountant Zhao, you're not waiting too long, are you? I've been busy over there all day, and even after rushing all the way, I've only just got home now."
Secretary Wang smiled and said, "What's the rush? I'm free anyway, and I can have a drink with your dad here!"
Ye Tianya said happily, "Son, Secretary Wang and the others have already arranged for your Aunt Liu to register her for household registration. We'll take her to visit the old lady tomorrow, and your mother is going to inform her now!"
Ye Zhiqiu passed cigarettes to the group and thanked them, saying, "Oh, this has really helped my Uncle Qian a lot. You've all worked so hard! Come smoke a cigarette first. I have some good news to share with you guys later. It's definitely good news that will make you happy!"
Although they were all very curious and even itching to ask, they restrained themselves and did not ask directly.
After lighting a cigarette, Ye Zhiqiu asked Ye Tianya, "Dad, are the second son and the younger sister asleep?"
Ye Tianya said happily: "They helped your mother wash sweet potatoes in the evening. They were tired from work, so they ran back to sleep at eight o'clock."
Ye Zhiqiu curled his lips. The second brother might be really tired from work, and as for the younger sister, she might be tired from playing.
He turned around and smiled, then said to Secretary Wang and the other two, "I have two friends who want to purchase a batch of chickens, ducks, and geese for our company! They say good things should be kept within the family, and I thought of you!"
Tell me, what's a good price? Come to my house tomorrow night for dinner and drinks, and I'll introduce you to the process. We're all serious buyers, so please give me a price quote first."
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