In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

At 10:00 a.m. on October 29, a group of staff members arrived at Wang Xingguo's place and began registering the people there!

The leader surnamed Zhou who came said to Wang Xingguo, "Some leaders disagree with your negotiated market operating during the day, as this affects our existing state-owned markets. Therefore, after deliberation, it has been decided to revoke your market's daytime operating qualification. From now on, you can only operate after 7:00 AM, and you can decide the closing time yourself."

Wang Xingguo had anticipated this, because when the leader said they were allowed to continue helping to collect gold and silver dollars, he knew that his market would only be open at night.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely follow the leaders' arrangements and will only be open for business after 7 p.m.

Leader Wang nodded in satisfaction and continued, "For now, we'll designate your night market as a district-level unit, and you'll be promoted to administrative level 21, fully responsible for managing this market. We'll send an accountant and a deputy director in charge of supplies to assist you in your work."

After speaking, Leader Wang beckoned to two of them, signaling them to come over.

One of them was a man around thirty years old, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes, and about 1.75 meters tall. The other was about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, wearing glasses, and about 1.65 meters tall.

Leader Wang pointed to the square-faced man and introduced him: "This will be your partner, Comrade Gan Ping, from now on. He will serve as the deputy director. His main job is to be responsible for the supply of materials and logistical support. He will not interfere with the materials you purchase outside of the plan. However, you need to discuss a unified pricing with the two of them. You can't have a different price for each batch of materials; you need to sell them at a unified price. This is Comrade Chen Ming. He is in charge of the financial work here. You will arrange an accountant to assist him. Every account must be clear and accurate; there can be no misunderstandings."

Wang Xingguo nodded, stepped forward, and shook hands with the two men to greet them.

Although two people were sent, they didn't actually get involved in most of the work.

For example, they don't concern themselves with the work of purchasing supplies in rural areas.

For example, if Wang Xingguo uses their supplies to exchange for goods with others, they won't interfere.

To put it bluntly, all they were responsible for was supplying the materials to the sales department and supervising Wang Xingguo and his team to hand over half of the sales profits.

Moreover, the supply department doesn't need Wang Xingguo and his team to arrange for people to purchase goods; Gan Ping and Chen Ming will simply submit reports to their superiors based on the needs, and then the supply department will deliver the goods to their door.

In reality, Wang Xingguo and his team continued doing their usual work, except they sold the goods provided by the government, and then had to hand over half of the net profit.

Wang Xingguo didn't feel he had lost out, after all, it was money spent on buying legal operating rights.

After introducing them, Gan Ping took Wang Xingguo to complete the formalities. They didn't need to go to other departments because all the relevant departments had sent people to handle the paperwork here.

After a flurry of activity, Wang Xingguo became a cadre with the administrative rank of Level 21, and his clansmen were transformed into employees of enterprises under the commercial system.

However, the housing issue cannot be resolved at present, so we can only arrange for them to continue living here until we have a place to move out.

Above the main entrance hangs a sign that reads "Dongcheng District Negotiated Night Market," and their work permits also list the same name as their workplace.

Due to restructuring, a notice was posted at the entrance stating that the business would be temporarily closed for one day and would reopen at 7 p.m. tomorrow. The business hours were also changed to 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Three cargo tricycles and five heavy-duty national defense brand bicycles were allocated to their unit. Gan Ping will be responsible for providing other labor protection supplies tomorrow.

However, this is only the first batch of labor protection supplies provided. If they need more in the future, they will have to pay for them to purchase them from the relevant factories themselves.

This money was naturally paid by Wang Xingguo and his team themselves; it wouldn't be reimbursed from the company account.

Wang Xingguo gave two crucian carp to everyone who came to help, including Leader Wang, who also gave a large black carp to thank them for their hard work in making the trip.

Actually, giving small gifts at this time is not a violation of the rules. Only giving money or valuable items, and the amount reaches a certain threshold, is considered bribery.

What kind of bribery is this, with those two broken fish?

After seeing the group off, Director Zhao didn't leave immediately. Instead, he pulled Wang Xingguo aside and instructed him, "Xingguo, you've finally made it ashore, but there are some things I need to remind you of. Don't do anything reckless, and make sure the accounts are kept clear. Don't feel bad about having to hand over half of the profits; this is for your own good. If you don't hand over half of the profits, you'll run into trouble sooner or later."

Wang Xingguo nodded repeatedly and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I'm not stupid. Besides, half of the profit handed over is calculated after deducting costs. I'm happy to be able to sell things legally, how could I feel like I'm losing money?"

Director Zhao nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's good that you understand this principle. The black market in Dongcheng District will be cleaned up next, and people who need to buy supplies will flock to your place. You need to be prepared."

Wang Xingguo was shocked and asked, "What? You're going to shut down the entire black market in the district?"

Director Zhao nodded and said, "That's right. The black market is rampant now and has seriously affected public security, so we need to start cracking down on it immediately. We'll continue the pilot program for a while based on your situation. If there are no problems, this kind of night market will be established in each district to completely solve the problem of the rampant black market."

Wang Xingguo had no idea that his black market would cause such a big change, since black markets have always existed in the other world.

He smiled wryly and said, "Uncle, wouldn't I, as the director, be hated to death by the other people involved in the black market and their backers?"

Director Zhao sneered, "Hmph, what are you afraid of? You have no idea how tough you are now. Nobody dares to touch you, not even the people hiding behind the black market. You're still a bit out of touch. To put it bluntly, your job now is to help people cross the river by feeling for stones. Whether this succeeds in the end or not, you'll still be credited. Understand?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xingguo understood. He smiled and nodded, saying, "I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Uncle."

Director Zhao pursed his lips and said, "Just call me 'Grandpa,' it sounds better to me."

Wang Xingguo said with a grin, "Alright, there's one more thing I need your help with, sir."

Director Zhao smiled and said, "You little rascal, are you planning to propose marriage?"

Wang Xingguo nodded repeatedly and said, "That's exactly it. Xiuping and I are in love, and both our families approve. All that's missing is your help, elder, to propose marriage."

Director Zhao nodded and said, "Alright, when are you planning to propose? I'll make sure I have some free time and go with you."