Chapter 129 Fengze Garden Closes

Hearing Jia Zhang say that the Jia family has established a firm foothold in the city again,

He Daqing was very surprised and asked,

"Wow! Mrs. Zhang,

Dongxu is just an apprentice, right? Not only does he have relief food, but he also has a salary now!"

"Yes, although the salary of an apprentice is not much, it is still an income.

It’s enough for the two of us to eat and drink.”

He Daqing was surprised that an apprentice like Jia Dongxu could get a salary, but He Yuzhu was not surprised at all. After all, the next 40 years would be the era of workers.

Not only do the workers have high salaries and stable jobs, they also have a bright future.

But he just didn't know whether Jia Zhang would be as low-key as the old Jia did after his death.

If she does something weird like before, the courtyard will be lively again.

At this time, He Daqing said,

"Your steel mill is really good. You provide relief food and pay apprentices wages. I am a little envious.
By the way, Lao Yi, is Director Lou still in the factory now? "

"I knew you and the old lady would ask about Mr. Lou's situation, so I made inquiries at the factory.
Don't worry!
On the 15th of last month, the authorities issued a special document entitled "Instructions on Taking Over Bureaucratic Capitalist Enterprises," which required that the original enterprise systems be retained to ensure continued production.

Although Director Lou was the white glove of the officials in the Beijing Headquarters,

But his shares in the factory did not belong to bureaucratic capital.
So it was not confiscated.

Moreover, Mr. Lou did not escape during the siege, nor was he a saboteur, so according to the regulations, he is still the director of the steel mill.

They just had to accept the supervision of the military representatives sent to the steel mill by the Military Control Commission.

It can be said that nothing has changed in the steel mill except that our workers’ treatment has improved and we can become cadres.”

He Daqing was relieved to hear that Director Lou was safe and sound and was still the director of the steel mill.
In this way, it was settled that Bai Guafu could return to the factory to work.

Yi Zhonghai, on the other hand, after talking about the situation of the steel mill, became concerned about the trial operation of Fengze Garden.

Hearing his question, He Daqing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He Yuzhu's statement was brought out.
"In Peking now, apart from the cadres of the Military Control Commission, there are no other people who can be considered as dignitaries.

But the military control committee officials were not the kind of people who were only interested in enjoying themselves.
Naturally, Fengzeyuan's business would not be good.
Now it is supported by some wealthy businessmen. Today's business is not even a quarter of what it used to be. It is very precarious."

"Hey, take your time.
Fengze Garden is the most famous restaurant in Beijing, and it will surely get better in the future."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's symbolic consolation, He Daqing smiled and nodded.

"I am very sure of that."

Although they said so, the business of Fengze Garden did not improve at all in the following days. The workers also started to work in shifts and their wages were reduced because there were not many customers.

This made the chefs very dissatisfied with Luan Xuetang and those shareholders.

But because the situation was similar in other restaurants in Peking, everyone could only stay in Fengze Garden and waste their time.

By November,
The Daxia Government Affairs Council published the "May 1st Slogan" in the People's Daily.
Article 8 requires that "workers and economic workers in the liberated areas unswervingly implement the labor movement policy and industrial policy of developing production, prospering the economy, balancing public and private interests, and benefiting both labor and capital."

Starting from May, the entire liberated area was in an uproar because of the issue of [balancing public and private interests and benefiting both labor and capital], and a great debate broke out.

Fengzeyuan was once again caught up in labor-capital conflict because of this "May 1st slogan".
By the end of July, with the conclusion of the Daxia Trade Union Work Conference in Beiping, trade unions were springing up everywhere, and the labor-capital conflict in Fengzeyuan became more intense.

In August, the business was completely shut down.

Coming out of Fengze Garden,

Looking at the sky that was almost torn apart, He Yuzhu opened his umbrella and looked at He Daqing and asked,
"Dad, now that things have come to this, should we discuss what to do next?"

At this time, He Daqing had a melancholy look on his face.
“Who knows?
After all this commotion, I don't think Fengze Garden will be able to open for business in the short term.
Fortunately, this is a new society, when ordinary people are in charge, and as long as we don’t take the initiative to resign, the shareholders can’t fire us.”

After finishing speaking, He Daqing said in confusion,
"Zhu Zi, do you think we did something wrong? We shouldn't have made such excessive demands. Otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out like this today."

Seeing He Daqing like this, He Yuzhu smiled and shook his head.

"Dad, there are not so many right and wrong in this world.
After all,
Fengzeyuan is supported by the money of shareholders, the cooking skills of chefs, and the high-end services provided by waiters.

In the past, we had no choice but to let the shareholders exploit us.

But now the State Council makes the decision for us.
The policy of balancing public and private interests and benefiting both labor and capital was adopted, and the newspapers debated it for three months.
What's wrong with us asking shareholders to raise wages, increase workers' benefits and establish a union? This is what we deserve.

Aunt Bai and her colleagues are treated so well at the steel mill, who wouldn't envy them?
You said so, right? "

Thinking of the changes in Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and his wife over the past few months, it would be a lie to say that He Daqing was not envious.
But no matter how envious you are, it belongs to others, not to you.
"But in this situation, if we don't work, we won't get paid. How will our family eat? We can't rely on your Aunt Bai's salary in the canteen of the steel mill.
She is pregnant now, she can’t be tired.”

"What are you afraid of?

Even if Aunt Bai slacked off at the factory, she still received her salary every month, and it would not delay her work.

And with your cooking skills and reputation in Shichahai, we can find food to eat by working as a cook in any greenhouse,

We definitely won’t starve.

Besides, Fengze Garden is not closed forever.
Even if the shareholders sell Fengze Garden, we are still Fengze Garden's workers. The new owner will have to continue to employ us, and we will be able to come back to work one day.

What are you afraid of? "

The "head" and "shed cook" mentioned by He Yuzhu are actually the one-stop service of this era.

The person in charge is equivalent to a manager.

When He Daqing heard his son say that he wanted to be a greenhouse cook, although he thought it was a low-class job, it was still acceptable for emergency situations, and his mood immediately improved a lot.
"Let's go home with the rain on our backs! We can discuss the affiliation issue as well."

"okay!"

After saying this, He Yuzhu squatted down and carried He Yushui on his back, then turned back to look at the dim plaque of Fengze Garden.

I thought that when I come back next time, I will be the chef for state banquets serving senior leaders and international friends.
As for the steel mill, whoever wants to go can go, but I’m not going.

"Rainwater, let's go home!"

"Go home!"

Hearing his sister's cheers, He Yuzhu resolutely stepped into the wind and rain.
The father and son walked on the street, taking one deep step and one shallow step, letting the wind and rain wet their clothes and wash them past.

(End of this chapter)