Siheyuan: living in a prosperous era

Chapter 21
Yang Shuning brought his younger brother to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. The security guard at the door also knew him and let him in after a brief registration.

When they arrived at the office of the director of the security building, the two of them went in without knocking.

"Dad, I brought Xiao Hao to your place for lunch."

The father-in-law didn't say much. He just took out a dozen canteen meal coupons from the drawer, gave them to his son-in-law and said, "Just take these meal coupons. It's enough to take care of yourself. You don't need to pay for extra tickets."

Yang Shuning took it and continued: "Dad, have you helped me with the decoration list I gave you here?"

"It's done. I'll help you with the money. The decorator will come to your door this afternoon. By the way, why do you need so much wood and tiles? There are still a lot of huanghuali in them. These have been dried, and they will come to your door. It works."

My father-in-law is also a little strange. He just wants to renovate it. He can’t figure out why so much wood is needed.

Even if you make 72 legs, it’s enough to make several sets.

"I plan to build a wardrobe close to the wall, instead of a large wardrobe like the ones sold now. Moreover, the bedrooms will be covered with wooden boards, and the furniture at home will be re-painted with huanghuali."

"After all, the furniture was bought by my father in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The wood was not good and many of them were cracked. The living room, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom were all covered with tiles."

"The bathroom also uses a flush toilet, which is much more convenient than squatting in a pit when going to the toilet."

Yang Shuning explained.

"Is the money enough? If not, I'll get you some."

My father-in-law thinks that decorating the house is a serious matter and is unambiguous, so he is ready to support him.

"That's enough, you don't have to spend any more money."

"Do you have a place to stay during the renovation? Do you want me to arrange a guest house for you?"

"No, I plan to renovate the main house first. Then the family of four will live in the east wing and my brother's house first. When the main house is ready, I will renovate the east wing. Once everything is done, I will decorate my brother's house as well."

"Okay, your idea is good. Once it's installed, I'll go take a look. If it's good, I'll do the same thing and redecorate it."

Father-in-law did not wait for Yang Shuning's reply and continued: "Yesterday, the field training in the office ended, and the harvest was not bad. I have put a wild boar, a goat, and ten hares in the guest house. I also helped purchase vegetables directly from the unit canteen. You just need to receive the guests well on Sunday. Have you gone to Nanyi to invite them?"

"Well, I just went there in the morning and I've already made an agreement with him. He will come over with his cook on Sunday morning the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, as for wine, I have prepared 30 bottles, Arctic Ocean for soda, and ten boxes. The rest will be arranged by the guest house."

"Thank you, dad. I have to ask you to help me with the wedding arrangements when I get married." Yang Shuning was also moved. In these days, there are not many people like his father-in-law who provide money and effort for their daughters to get married.

"It's okay. A son-in-law is just a son-in-law. Just make Xue'er's belly bigger as soon as possible so that I can become a grandpa soon."

Yang Shuning was also a little embarrassed when he heard that he made Xue'er's belly bigger. What kind of talk is this? He was afraid that his son-in-law would not be 404ed.

"Okay, I will work hard so that you can become a grandpa soon. Dad, I will take Xiao Hao to dinner first. Will you come with me?"

"I won't go. I have to go out to visit several subordinate factories later to check the situation. You can take Xiaohao to the cafeteria to eat."

After Yang Shuning heard this, he no longer worried about his father-in-law. There were so many people below who wanted to make progress, how could a division chief like him be hungry?
Yang Shuning was familiar with the steel rolling mill. When he was a child, he went there with his friends in the courtyard, such as Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng. They were all children of the steel rolling mill.

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, is a teacher at the primary school affiliated with the steel rolling mill, and he is also considered a member of the steel rolling mill.Nowadays, the living areas of large state-owned enterprises are fully equipped with supporting facilities, allowing employees to enjoy the country's policy benefits from the mother's womb. Hospitals, nurseries, high schools, barber shops, bathhouses, etc., are available from birth to death, except for universities.

If an employee falls ill, the hospital affiliated with the rolling mill will fully reimburse him or her for medical treatment.When family members are sick and go to the affiliated hospital, they only need to present their family certificate and pay the registration fee.

Of course, you won’t have these benefits if you go to other hospitals.You need to pay for it yourself.

Along the way, Yang Shuning and Yang Shuhao, who were familiar with each other, walked towards the third canteen closest to the government building. I heard that the current chef of the third canteen was already a fool.

I met Xu Damao on the road, and it was Xu Damao who saw him first, "Shun Ning, Shu Ning," Xu Damao shouted from behind.

Yang Shuning turned around and said, "Brother Mao, hello. Didn't you go to the countryside today?"

As a projectionist at the steel rolling mill, Xu Damao not only has to show movies to the factory's affiliated theaters normally, but also has to accept the unified deployment of the city's propaganda department and do cultural work in the countryside. In fact, he goes to the countryside to show movies.

"How can I go to the countryside every day? I can go once a week." Xu Damao explained with a smile.Then he asked:

"I came to your father-in-law's place again today. What's wrong?"

"It's okay, it's just that we don't have food at home, so I brought my brother to the factory for a quick meal."

"Let's go, your brother Mao is treating me today."

When Xu Damao heard that Yang Shuning was going to the canteen to eat, he pretended to be grand and asked how much money he could eat in the canteen.

"Brother Mao, are you treating me? Is Lao Mo going?"

Yang Shuning also deliberately teased Xu Damao.

"Ahem, Lao Mo, next time, next time, I don't have a ticket today, next time, next time."

Xu Damao was scared. Lao Mo is not for ordinary workers like him, because it is not for ordinary people at all. Then again, ordinary people can't afford it even if you go there.

Friends who know about that era know that our country had a very good relationship with bears at that time. A large number of bear experts came to our country to assist in construction, and many students, scholars, and technicians were sent to the bear country to study and exchange.

These experts and scholars mainly gathered in the capital. In order to take care of their "homesickness", they opened this Bear-style Western restaurant with the care of the leaders. In order to fully demonstrate the friendship between the two countries, they named it after the Bear Capital. .

Because there are many people who have never been there, and have never seen what Lao Mo's restaurant is like from the outside, let alone gone in (because they don't have tickets).

But if you don’t know about Lao Mo’s Restaurant, you are out of date and don’t care about national affairs.

In this era, the monthly income of ordinary workers was only 40 to [-] yuan. If two or three people went in to spend one time, their salary would be gone for a month. Xu Damao couldn't afford to go.

Lao Moer also has a major characteristic: he never loses things.In the early days, not only were Lao Mo'er's plates, bowls, and cups particularly exquisite, but his knives and forks were also made of silver.

It might sound a bit ugly to say "stealing" here, but anyway, a few sets are "smoothly" stolen from time to time.

There is such a plot in the TV series "Blood Romance".Why can't it be said that it was stolen?I think the Chinese people at that time were indeed not rich, but their families were not necessarily short of such things. The main reason was that young people were more interested in having fun and making trouble. Zhong Yuemin in "Blood Romance" could even fit into other people's chairs.

(End of this chapter)