Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

The wife had already grabbed the big unity on the table and counted it twice. After confirming that there was no problem with the 125 yuan, she immediately nodded and said, "It's not a loss..."

"Compared to income, face is nothing."

"With an income of more than 120 yuan a month, the children no longer have to wear clothes like before, with the older ones wearing them first and the younger ones wearing them. When it was the third child's turn, his clothes were all covered with patches. He had hardly ever worn new clothes since he was little."

"I'll take them clothes shopping tomorrow..."

"Save 50 yuan, and the remaining 75 yuan will be used as living expenses for our family..."

"It's thirty dollars more than your living expenses when you were a team leader in the steel mill."

"We eat white flour buns every day, and a pound of meat is enough for us to eat every other day."

As she spoke, the daughter-in-law became more excited and her face was full of smiles.

At this moment, Ma Xingwen suddenly interrupted: "It's not 125 yuan salary, it's 185 yuan income. When I become a regular employee in the future, my monthly income can increase by 10 yuan."

"If the restaurant business is better, it's possible to break through 200 yuan."

"By then, we can easily deposit a hundred dollars a month in the bank."

"When you go shopping for clothes tomorrow, buy two more pieces for the children, and buy them some food as well. They have been missing those snacks from the supply and marketing cooperative for a long time."

"As a father, I have to go to work and don't have time to go. Please buy more for them for me."

The wife immediately responded: "Work is more important, you don't have to go, I'll buy it for you..."

"Such a good job, I can't give it up no matter what."

…………

The front yard of Hongxing Courtyard.

Everyone in the family knows that today is the day when the restaurant summarizes half a month's income.

After dinner, all the family members, including my father-in-law Chen Dehui, did not go to bed.

Even my sister-in-law Chen Li rushed back from school.

Although the hotel is packed with guests every day, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as business booming.

But no one knows exactly how much money can be earned.

If he earns less money, not only will the family income be reduced, but the dividends and bonuses that Wang Dong promised to all employees will also be much less.

Hearing footsteps and voices coming from the door, Chen Li was the first to react: "It's my brother-in-law talking to Brother Tang next door. My brother-in-law is back."

After saying that, he stood up from the chair, ran to the door and opened it.

Following the sound, I saw Wang Dong saying goodbye to Tang Dashan and his wife, carrying a leather briefcase and heading straight to the east wing.

When Wang Dong saw that it was his sister-in-law who opened the door for him, a look of surprise flashed across his face, and he looked at her in surprise and asked back.

"Little sister... when did you come back? Why didn't you go to the restaurant for dinner..."

"And why aren't you asleep yet so late? Don't you have to go to school tomorrow?"

Chen Li scratched her head, smiled and replied: "Brother-in-law..."

"I heard from my sister that you distributed the salaries of the hotel employees today..."

"I came back to see how much money our restaurant makes a month, and whether it's higher than your income as deputy director of the steel mill."

Wang Dong replied unhappily: "Compared to my salary when I was deputy director..."

"You underestimate your brother-in-law, girl."

"My brother-in-law spent more than 20,000 yuan just to build the restaurant, and with the renovation and the purchase of the land, the total cost was almost 50,000 yuan." "If I can only make a few hundred yuan a month, I might as well not open this restaurant."

After saying that, he raised the briefcase in his hand and said, "As of today, the restaurant has been open for exactly half a month. After deducting all costs, employee salaries and dividends, the rest is all here."

“It’s all our family’s money.”

Seeing the bulging purse, Chen Li instantly became expectant.

He took the bag without hesitation, opened it and saw more than ten stacks of Great Unity banknotes inside.

The expectant expression on Chen Li's face was instantly replaced by excitement. She poured all the money in her bag onto the table, then took a deep breath and exclaimed, "So much..."

"Brother-in-law, our restaurant earns so much money in just one month?"

Daughter-in-law Chen Jun, father-in-law and mother-in-law, looked at the big pile of unity on the table, all of them showed shocked expressions, and did not react for a long time.

He stared at Wang Dong with wide eyes, wanting to get a definite answer.

Wang Dong corrected him with a smile: "It's not one month's income, it's half a month's income."

"As long as there are no unexpected events in the restaurant's business, starting from next month, our net profit should be more than double what it is now."

"The money has been settled. A stack of 100 Great Unity bills, a total of 1,000 yuan."

"After deducting the dividends, there's still twelve thousand dollars left."

"Originally the remaining profit was more than 13,000 yuan. I left more than 1,000 yuan for the restaurant to use and purchase ingredients. I took the remaining 12,000 yuan back and planned to save it for tomorrow."

"And it's not safe to keep so much money in a hotel."

"We're rich, we're very rich..." Among all the family members in the room, sister-in-law Chen Li was the first to react. She looked at the big unity on the table and shouted with shining eyes.

"Brother-in-law... I didn't expect your restaurant to earn a million yuan in a month..."

"wrong……"

"It should be less than half a month to earn a ten thousand yuan household. Adding it up for a year, it would be about three hundred thousand yuan..."

"I've been an accountant in a steel mill for so many years, and I've never seen 300,000 yuan at one time... Brother-in-law, you're amazing..."

"I worked as a worker in a steel mill, and ended up becoming a deputy director-level cadre with the status of a worker."

"Now I'm starting a business. After just a few months, I've opened a big restaurant that earns 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month..."

"I will have endless money from now on..."

Seeing Chen Li getting more and more excited, Wang Dong smiled and continued, "If you spend normally, the hotel income is indeed enough for you to spend."

"If you need money in the future, or want to start a business, just tell your brother-in-law."

"I may not be able to come up with hundreds of thousands, but tens of thousands is no problem."

Chen Li was so happy that she was afraid that Wang Dong would go back on his words, so she immediately replied, "Thank you, brother-in-law..."

At this moment, Chen Dehui, who had recovered from his shock, suddenly interrupted: "Dongzi, don't listen to Xiaoli."

"You earned all this money yourself, how can you give it to Xiaoli? Keep it all for yourself. Without my consent, you can't give her a single cent."

"Besides, you are not a quiet person. You will definitely not let so much money pile up in the bank and collect dust."

"Chen Li is still studying, how can she afford so much money?"

"If I remember correctly, ever since this girl started working at the steel mill, she hasn't handed over her salary to her family. Over the past ten years, even if she hasn't saved 10,000 yuan, she must have saved 5,000 or 6,000 yuan."

"You have so much savings in your hands, and you still want to hit on your brother-in-law. How shameless of you." (End of this chapter)