Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

"Brother, brother, wake up, don't be in a daze, the food is here!"

A crisp child's voice brought Cao Zhiqiang back to reality from his own world.

When I looked down, I realized that all the dishes had been served before I knew it.

"Simei!" Cao Lili, who was sitting opposite, said with slight dissatisfaction to Qiao Simei, who was sitting next to Cao Zhiqiang, "Why are you disturbing brother again? Didn't I tell you that brother must be thinking about important things, so don't disturb him?"

"I know." Qiao Simei said flatly, "He was distracted before, so I didn't bother him, but now that the dishes are all set, it will get cold if you don't eat them.

Especially this kind of steak, it won't taste good when it's cold. Of course I have to wake up my brother first and let him eat before thinking about national affairs.

And if he doesn’t eat it first, who dares to touch it?”

Cao Lili glared: "Are you still paying attention to me?"

Hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Okay Lili, don't blame Simei. She did the right thing. I shouldn't be distracted while eating."

"Brother." Cao Lili sighed, "You spoil her too much, you will spoil her."

"Haha." Cao Zhiqiang put the napkin on his lap and picked up the knife and fork, "Here, let's get started."

After speaking, Cao Zhiqiang cut a small piece of steak first, then put it into his mouth with a fork, and chewed it on his own.

Seeing Cao Zhiqiang start eating, Qiao Simei immediately started eating second, while Cao Lili and Xiang Dongfang, who were sitting opposite, followed suit.

Yes, although June 1st was the time when Cao Zhiqiang's first single was released, and he was very concerned about the release of his first single, he did not check the record sales at various Xinhua bookstores in Beijing.

On the contrary, early that morning, he called the publishing house and asked for leave, so he took his two younger sisters, and of course their co-teacher Xiang Dongfang, out to celebrate Children's Day.

During Children’s Day in Beijing during this period, there weren’t many places to play.

For example, the later-famous Peking Amusement Park and SJS Amusement Park were not completed at this time.

The earliest Peiping amusement park, under normal circumstances, would not be completed and opened until 1984, and it is still in the construction stage.

Of course, although there were relatively few entertainment venues during this period, there were many places to play in the capital.

For example, the China Science and Technology Museum, Peking Zoo, and Peking Children's Palace are all great places for children.

In fact, at first, Cao Zhiqiang planned to take his two younger sisters to the Science and Technology Museum. Unfortunately, the two girls were not interested in these and had to go to the zoo.

Cao Zhiqiang thought that going to the zoo would be a good idea, so he took them to the zoo together.

In fact, the Peiping Zoo during this period could not be said to be the most comprehensive in Asia, but it was definitely the most comprehensive in China.

Although the Peiping Zoo during this period was not as modern as in later generations, it still had many animal species and numbers.

For example, lions, tigers, giant pandas, wild horses, ibises, ligers, and tigers can all be seen here at this time.

As for elephants, giraffes and the like, they are standard.

After visiting the zoo, they also went to watch a movie in the cinema next to the Peking Exhibition Hall. The movie was very interesting, called "Happy Zoo".

This thing is said to be a movie, but in Cao Zhiqiang's opinion, it is clearly a zoo promotional video.

The content is that a pair of comic actors meet a group of children, and then in the playful explanations of the two comedians, they show the conditions of various animals in the zoo.

Many of the animals are anthropomorphized, especially the scene of the gorilla smoking and playing a gong, which left a deep impression on Cao Zhiqiang.

Although the filming was quite interesting and the children laughed while watching it, to Cao Zhiqiang, it was just a commercial.

It's quite interesting that a commercial can actually be played as a serious movie. It's probably only possible to make it in this era.

Of course, since you have just visited the zoo before, watching this movie now will make you feel even more profound.

Especially for children, watching this thing is particularly interesting.

Even Cao Lili, who always pretends to be a grown-up, was overjoyed to watch.

After watching the movie, it was just time for lunch, so the four of us ate directly in the restaurant of the Peking Exhibition Hall, which is also the Moscow restaurant.

Frankly speaking, although you still have to go to Jianguo Hotel to eat authentic Western food at this time, the Western food there is French food.

When it comes to eating Russian food, at least for now, the Peking Exhibition Hall restaurant is the most authentic. After all, this is Lao Mo.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang thought that today was Children's Day and the place would be overcrowded. However, after actually coming here, he discovered that the place was actually quite empty. There were not many people coming here to eat. At least it was not hard to find a place.

It's no problem to find a table.

If you think about it carefully, you will understand why.

After all, it's just Children's Day, and it's the children who have the holiday, not the adults.

During children's holidays, how can so many parents be willing to bring their children to eat Western food? It's so expensive.

Especially now that it is noon time, most adults are at work and generally would not be willing to come here to have lunch.

Only at night does this place become more lively and popular.

In the final analysis, the prices here are still too high, well, compared to ordinary people.

After everyone ate for a while, they seemed to find that Cao Zhiqiang had been eating without talking, and the atmosphere was a bit boring. Cao Lili, who was opposite, kicked Xiang Dongfang's foot from below.

Xiang Dongfang was stunned and turned to look at Cao Lili.

Cao Lili looked at Xiang Dongfang, and then pursed her lips at Cao Zhiqiang, who was slowly cutting steak opposite him.

Xiang Dongfang bit his lip shyly, seeming a little embarrassed.

Cao Lili frowned and nuzzled at Cao Zhiqiang again.

Seeing Cao Lili send the signal again, Xiang Dongfang sighed secretly, put down his knife and fork, and was about to speak to Cao Zhiqiang.

But at this moment, Cao Zhiqiang, who was lowering his head to cut the steak, asked first: "Lili, what did you just do? Why did you treat Teacher Xiang like this? What kind of wink did you give her?"

Cao Lili was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Brother, your eyes are so sharp, you can see them even without looking up?"

Cao Zhiqiang raised his head, ate a piece of steak with an expressionless expression, and then said while chewing: "If I can't see those little tricks of yours, wouldn't I be blind? Do you think I'm that foodie from Simei?"

"Huh?" Qiao Simei, who was peeling fried shrimps by herself, was stunned, "Call me?"

"Eat what you have." Cao Zhiqiang said casually, "Don't get involved in adults' affairs!"

"Oh!" Qiao Simei nodded, and then continued to deal with her fried shrimp.

Cao Zhiqiang then looked again at Cao Lili, who was feeling guilty, then at Xiang Dongfang, who had his head lowered, and finally at Cao Lili.

"Lili, what on earth are you doing? You weren't feeling right this morning. You kept dragging me along with Teacher Xiang. What on earth do you want to do?"

"This..." Cao Lili blinked and glanced at Qiao Simei subconsciously.

Then, Cao Lili forced a smile to Cao Zhiqiang: "Brother, it's okay, I just think today is Children's Day, and it must be boring for you to be with our two children all the time, so I want Sister Xiang to talk to you more, so as not to

You are bored."

"That's it?" Cao Zhiqiang raised his eyebrows.

"That's it." Cao Lili said, "What else would it be like? Don't you like chatting with adults, but instead like playing with us all day long?"

"That's true." Cao Zhiqiang touched his chin.

Indeed, although it was to accompany his sister, Cao Zhiqiang found it very boring to actually accompany his two children to celebrate Children's Day.

Mainly, Cao Zhiqiang is already an adult. He doesn't like visiting zoos and has little interest in appreciating animals.

After all, Cao Zhiqiang is a time traveler. He has never seen any animals in his previous life. Moreover, he has been to the zoo countless times in his previous life and has long been bored with it.

On the contrary, Qiao Simei and Cao Lili, and of course Xiang Dongfang, are all very interested in the zoo because they rarely come there.

"So." Cao Lili smiled slightly, "I'm considering you, so I let you and Sister Xiang stay together more, so that you don't get bored. I do it all for your own good."

"Haha." Cao Zhiqiang also smiled slightly, "Let's eat."

After saying that, Cao Zhiqiang ignored Cao Lili and continued to eat silently.

Well, he is now very sure that this is definitely not the reason why Cao Lili constantly arranged for him to go with Xiang Dongfang and constantly created time for them to be alone.

But he didn't want to go into details, so he just kept eating.

After all, in this life, it’s hard to find a clear path.

It would be boring to make many things too clear.

Seeing that Cao Zhiqiang was busy eating again, Cao Lili quietly kicked Xiang Dongfang next to her under the table again.

But this time, Cao Lili just kicked the person, but did not turn her head to wink at the other person.

Feeling Cao Lili's foot under the table again, Xiang Dongfang blushed and asked awkwardly: "Um, President Cao?"

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang stopped his knife and fork and raised his head, looked at Xiang Dongfang calmly, and smiled slightly, "I have told you many times that we are all on our own, so don't be so polite, just call me Xiao Cao."

"That's so embarrassing." Xiang Dongfang smiled dryly.

"Then my name is Zhiqiang." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said, "Friendly."

"This..." Xiang Dongfang bit his lip, then smiled, "Okay, Comrade Zhiqiang..."

"Gone comrade!"

"Yes, Zhiqiang."

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and asked, "What's the matter, Teacher Xiang?"

"Well, it's nothing." Xiang Dongfang bit his lip, "That's it, that's it..."

"Everyone is on his own." Cao Zhiqiang simply put down his knife and fork, "If you have anything to say, just say it. I don't like to guess."

Xiang Dongfang took a deep breath and then said: "That's right, I just want to ask, does your company have a job suitable for me?"

"Oh?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "What job is suitable for you? Teacher Xiang, what do you mean? Could it be that you want to work in our unit?"

"Yes." Xiang Dongfang nodded, his expression became serious, and his speech began to flow smoothly.

"Well, you should know that I am currently studying for graduate school, but I will graduate from graduate school in about a year.

Once I graduate, if I can't stay here, I will go back to Nanjing.

So, I want to ask, does your company have any suitable job for me, and then let me work there?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang instantly understood what she meant.

To put it bluntly, I still want to stay in the capital.

During this period, the number of registered permanent residents in cities was overwhelming, and the number of registered permanent residents in Beijing was even more overwhelming.

If you could have a Beijing household registration, many people would be envious.

However, it is really difficult for outsiders to obtain a Beijing household registration.

Even if you come to Beijing to study at university, it is generally difficult to stay in the local area and obtain a Beijing household registration after graduation.

In fact, during this period, being admitted to Beijing University does not mean that you can stay after graduation.

Because in universities during this period, graduates were all allocated in a package, and this package allocation was somewhat coercive.

To put it simply, if a foreigner comes to Beijing to attend university, you will basically be asked to return to your place of origin to work after graduation and are not allowed to stay.

At most, if you have a rural registered permanent residence, you don’t have to go back to the countryside after graduating from college. You can take your dispatch certificate and go to the local city to find a job in an institution or state-owned enterprise.

Therefore, during this period, if you are admitted to a university in a certain city, you will definitely be able to stay in the city where the university is located. This is actually very difficult to do.

Especially the capital, which is already overpopulated at this time, makes it difficult for outsiders to stay, even if you are a college student.

Unless you can choose your own career, before graduation, contact a good unit in Beijing and let them take you in.

This good unit is limited to government agencies, public institutions, state-owned enterprises, joint ventures, and collective enterprises.

However, it is equally difficult for outsiders to find a place in government institutions or state-owned enterprises in the capital.

Because during this period, the government agencies and institutions in the capital, as well as state-owned enterprises, were already full and overstaffed. They were all looking for ways to streamline their staff, and few were willing to recruit new people.

Even if those units agree to recruit new people, they must first keep track of the locals who have returned to the capital.

Yes, in the capital at this time, there were a large number of educated youths who had gone to the countryside to join the army. Most of these young people born in the capital had not yet settled down, let alone outsiders, even if you were a college student.

Although Xiang Dongfang is one of the few graduate students in China at this time, it does not change the fact that she is an outsider.

Under normal circumstances, as soon as she graduates, she will immediately return to her hometown of Nanjing with a dispatch certificate, and then work in Nanjing in the unit specified on the dispatch certificate.

Yes, package allocation means that you don’t have to worry about not finding a job, but you don’t have the right to choose. You can go wherever it is arranged for you.

Unless you have the means to contact your next employer before the dispatch certificate is officially issued, you also need to convince the school to let you go to that employer.

Otherwise, you can only listen to the school's assignment.

Of course, Nanjing is not bad at this time and is also a big city, but compared with Beijing, it is still far behind.

Especially in terms of career prospects, how can Nanjing's development prospects be compared with those in Beijing?

In fact, if Xiang Dongfang didn't know Cao Zhiqiang and didn't know Cao Zhiqiang's specific identity and abilities, she might not have the extravagant hope of staying in the capital.

But she happens to be a caring person!

So after understanding Cao Zhiqiang's specific identity and energy, she began to think about joining Cao Zhiqiang's unit, and then stay in the capital in this way.

Xiang Dongfang had already inquired about the Hongguang Machinery Factory where Cao Zhiqiang worked, let alone the Hongguang Publishing House where he actually had the final say. It was a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Wei system.

Although they are both state-owned enterprises, they are not the same as state-owned enterprises.

The most typical place is that the immediate boss or the department directly under him is different.

For example, if an enterprise under the municipal government is controlled by the local government, it is a local government enterprise. For example, some soda plants directly under the Beijing City Government are local state-owned enterprises of this nature.

However, there are also some state-owned enterprises that are directly affiliated to Buwei. Such enterprises are not directly owned by local enterprises, nor are they under the jurisdiction of local governments. Instead, they require financial support from local governments.

For example, Hongguang Machinery Factory is a state-owned enterprise directly under the Ministry of Metallurgy. This kind of enterprise is part of the Ministry Wei system.

In fact, if units like Hongguang Machinery Factory survive until the end of the 20th century without dying early, they will basically become state-owned enterprises.

In short, because Hongguang Machinery Factory is a state-owned enterprise belonging to the Ministry of Education, it can enjoy a higher level and higher benefits. The most obvious manifestation is that it has a collective household registration and a large number of employee and cadre quotas.

As a subsidiary of Hongguang Machinery Factory, Hongguang Publishing House also belongs to the Ministry of Education, but it is also a cultural institution. With a formal publishing license, it can be allocated more quotas for cadres and employees.

The cadres and employees here are not temporary contract workers without formal status, but have the status of cadres registered with the Personnel Bureau, and the status of workers registered with the Labor Bureau.

In fact, even if they are contract workers, as long as Hongguang Publishing House is willing, or as long as Cao Zhiqiang is willing, he can use the name of Hongguang Publishing House to turn those contract workers into regular workers. It is nothing more than asking them to register and send them to

The Labor Bureau just prepared the plan, but Cao Zhiqiang didn't want to do it.

Because once you become a worker who is officially registered with the Labor Bureau, it will be difficult to train.

Why was it difficult to reform state-owned enterprises in the early stage? The difficulty lay in the fact that workers’ status was too rigid. State-owned enterprises could not fire people at will, nor could they not pay wages.

Since they cannot be fired and their wages cannot be withheld, even if their bonuses are deducted, many people will unscrupulously be lazy and slip up, or even directly contradict the factory leaders.

Only those companies that are in trouble and have begun to be unable to pay wages will turn around.

For example, the reason why the Haier Group was able to successfully reform was not because of the high level of consciousness of the old employees of that factory. To put it bluntly, it was because the new Mr. Zhang was well-connected and capable, and he was able to get funds to reactivate the factory and re-invest it.

Those who have been unable to pay wages will be paid.

Everyone just wanted to be able to get their wages paid again, and they didn't want the factory to close down or lose their jobs, so they listened to Mr. Zhang and started to rebound from the bottom and work hard.

Otherwise, if there were many factories in difficulty and many leaders wanted to reform, why wouldn't other factories succeed?

In the same way, although Hongguang Publishing House can recruit regular workers, Cao Zhiqiang refuses to do so and only recruits contract workers.

Even though the comprehensive income of many of these contract workers is actually higher than the salary of ordinary regular workers at Hongguang Machinery Factory, they are not regular workers after all. They can terminate the contract at any time and fire these people at any time.

However, contract workers can only be used on people with low academic qualifications, not college students.

Because as soon as a college student graduates, he or she becomes a cadre, and his or her profile is assigned to the Personnel Bureau.

These college students whose files have long been managed by the Personnel Bureau, once they enter a state-owned enterprise or government institution, they will naturally have the status of a regular cadre. At most, they will be an intern cadre at the beginning, but the time of this intern cadre cannot exceed half a year.

And once cadres are recruited, they cannot be dismissed easily.

Not only that, once a graduate cadre like Xiang Dongfang enters a state-owned enterprise, she will naturally have to be given a Beijing household registration and even be assigned a house.

For example, when Chen Jiabang entered the Hongguang Machinery Factory as a cadre, he was given a collective household registration and was given a house.

Therefore, if Xiang Dongfang can enter the Hongguang Publishing House controlled by Cao Zhiqiang, with her status, she can stay in the capital and become a serious cadre with a household registration in the capital.

What a good calculation!