My Courtyard Refuge

Renting an Office Building

Sunday, October 2, today marks the triplets’ second birthday.

On last year’s birthday, Xu’s mother thought that the triplets were too lucky and should be suppressed. In addition, Xiao Bao happened to be hospitalized again, so the Zhou Catch Banquet was not held.

No matter what this year, I will make up for it.

Early in the morning, Xu Dong specially went to the pastry shop of Panjiayuan to order a birthday cake for the triplets.

When Xu Dong explained why he came, the waiter in the pastry shop expressed apology: “Mr. Xu, I’m sorry, we are out of butter right now, so we can’t make cream cakes for the time being.”

Whether it is animal cream or plant cream, there is a big shortage in the market now. Since the beginning of last month, all cream products have been stopped in pastry shops.

“Then is there any birthday cake that doesn’t use cream?” Xu Dong asked again.

Whether the birthday cake has cream or not, it doesn’t matter, the key is the sense of ceremony.

“Yes, we can also make egg cakes and chiffon cakes here.”

The waiter was afraid that Xu Dong would not understand, so he took out his mobile phone and found a few photos of the finished product.

Xu Dong glanced at it, pointed to a cake and said, “Just choose this one, how much is it?”

“Okay, Mr. Xu, this is chiffon cake, how many inches do you need?”

“What size do you need for five or six people?” Xu Dong asked after thinking about it.

The waiter immediately replied: “I recommend you an eight-inch one, which is just right for four to six people.”

“Okay, just choose the eight-inch one, how much is it?”

“The price of an eight-inch cake is 5,000 yuan.”

Xu Dong nodded: “It’s still the old rule, two Fuxing cigarettes, you can mix the extra with other snacks, when will I come to pick up the cake?”

After more than two months of risingThe price of Fuxing cigarettes has risen from the original 250 yuan per pack to the current 323 yuan.

The increase is close to 30%.

Xu Dong himself did not expect that the cigarette market in the capital was so hot.

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“After 12:00 noon, you are our regular customer, and we will give priority to fulfilling your order.”

“Then I’ll come back in the afternoon, please!” Xu Dong said politely.

After ordering the birthday cake, Xu Dong went shopping in the store area and the stall area. He bought a total of five chickens, three catties of pork ribs, two catties of tofu, ten catties of fresh shiitake mushrooms, and finally some dried seafood.

arrive home.

Yang Lina hugged Xiaobao and asked immediately, “Have you ordered the cake yet?”

As a mother, she can’t see her children being wronged a little bit.

“It’s ordered, and I’ll pick it up after lunch. I’ll handle the business, so don’t worry.”

After speaking, Xu Dong entered the kitchen with two bags in both hands.

“Clack…clack…”

Xu’s mother was very happy when she heard the crowing of chickens. After a period of accumulation, the number of air-dried chickens in the family finally exceeded 100.

Of course, in order to buy chickens, Xu Dong spent almost 400,000 yuan, and it is estimated that this is also the last chance.

After New Year’s Day, the food supply will be tightened in an all-round way. Let alone chickens, even people will have to learn to starve.

“Have you got the chicken?”

Xu Dong shook the bag and said, “I’m lucky today, I bought five.”

“Let your father kill all of them later, and save the biggest one to make a chestnut roast chicken at night.” Mother Xu ordered.

“Okay! Mom, I also bought three catties of pork ribs and two catties of tofu, as well as some fresh shiitake mushrooms and dried seafood, all in bags, remember to take them out and put them in the refrigerator.”

“I can’t forget, Mom has a good memory!”

Xu Dong found Xu’s father here, and the father and son cooperated to kill all five chickens, and the blood of the chickens alone filled a large bowl.

Today is the birthday of the triplets. In order to celebrate the birthdays of the three precious grandchildren, Dad Xu took a rare day off.

You must know that in normal times, even on weekends, Dad Xu is always on the go, and his enthusiasm for work is more than a hundred times stronger than that of Xu Dong.

“Dad, has the warehouse been rented yet?”

Father Xu began to pour boiling water into the basin, ready to pluck the feathers. “It’s rented, but I didn’t rent a warehouse. I rented an office building, on the fifteenth floor of Jinchang’an Building.”

“Office building? Why did you think of renting an office building?” Xu Dong asked with a frown.

In his impression, although the rent of an office building is not as expensive as that of a shop, it is not cheap either.

“Of course it’s because it’s cheaper.”

Dad Xu explained with a smile: “There are a lot of vacant office buildings now, and the prices are really cheap. After asking Ma Jun and I, we still think it is more cost-effective to rent an office building, and the warehouse conditions are a bit poor.”

“How much area did you rent? How much is the rent?” Xu Dong asked.

Father Xu put down the electric kettle and replied, “The total is 463 square meters, and the monthly rent is 12,000 yuan, which is 2,000 yuan more expensive than our store.”

When Xu Dong first rented the supermarket, the rent was 20,000 yuan per month.

Later, because the business was not doing well, the landlord not only waived the rent for two months, but also voluntarily reduced the rent by half, on the condition that the lease be renewed for at least one year.

Xu Dong calculated the time for the housing reform, and then renewed the lease with the other party for one year.

“So cheap?” Xu Dong asked in surprise.

From the looks of it, not only did the prices of office buildings not increase due to inflation, but they also fell a lot. This shows that the current economic environment is indeed too sluggish.

“No matter how cheap the price is, it is better than not renting it out. There is a saying that goes well, if you don’t lose, you earn!”

“How many years did you sign the contract?”

“Three years, the rent is paid every year, and there is no deposit.”

Hearing this, Xu Dong finally felt relieved, it’s not just a one-time payment.

And the price is so cheap, even if they lose money, they will lose tens of thousands of yuan at most. With the economic strength of the old Xu family, there is no pressure at all.

Xu Dong plucked a handful of chicken feathers, and then asked, “When will you move there?”

“After the National Day, the office building will be mainly responsible for maintenance and storage, and the sales will still be placed on the store side.”

There is still one week before the National Day, so there is plenty of time.

“Dad, did you take the opportunity to get yourself a general manager’s office?” Xu Dong joked with a smile.

Xu’s father waved his hand, “Your father, I don’t engage in those vain things. It’s good to have an independent office, but I can’t see the employees. I’m always worried.”

“What are you worried about?” Xu Dong asked doubtfully.

Is it because they are afraid that the employees will be lazy? This is too capitalist!

“You don’t understand! Our company is still small. As the leader, I shouldn’t feel alienated from my subordinates.

We should become one with them, come from the masses, and go to the masses. The most important thing in running a company is not to forget the original intention. ”

Dad Xu’s words made Xu Dong stunned for a while, and he didn’t know where he read it.

These words seem to be fine on the surface, but they are all empty words, and they are really used in reality.Guarantee that there is no hair.

Xu Dong, as a former laborer, has worked for nearly thirty years in his previous life and this life.

The past 30 years have taught him a truth, don’t talk about ideals and future with migrant workers, but talk about salary is the most realistic and most popular.