In fact, the impact of allowing private individuals to participate in the catering industry goes far beyond the Hong family.
Similar discussions also took place in the two cadre families who were related to them in one way or another.
Just because of their different relationships with the Hong family and their different personal ideological realms, the two cadre families with almost the same rank have quite different views on this matter.
Moreover, it cannot but be said that Hong Lucheng was indeed foresighted, and some of the situations he anticipated were already reflected in these conversations.
At Director Song's house, the conversation started after dinner, with the father asking about his son's work.
The father and son naturally wanted to talk about changes in society.
Song Guofu talked about the latest statistics recently compiled by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
Data show that there are currently 2,834 registered individual industrial and commercial households in Beijing, with 3,018 employees.
That's a rapid increase. And because of the new policies, more and more people have been applying for catering licenses and asking about opening restaurants and food stalls.
Director Song couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey, the policies are relatively relaxed now. Those who don't have jobs are encouraged to engage in some self-employment, such as opening a small shop, a food stall, etc. It has indeed solved some practical problems. But there are quotas for buying meat.
, you need quotas to buy oil, you need quotas to buy wine, you need quotas to buy grain, all of them need quotas. Hasn’t this pressure been transferred to our Grain Bureau and the Second Commercial Bureau? Although rural areas have implemented household contract production, farmers have
I have become more motivated and have more stuff. But now it is still a seller’s market, and no matter how much stuff there is, it is not enough to sell. It is still a headache to solve all the supply problems..."
And when he said this, he also thought of Hong Yanwu.
"Hey, didn't Xiao Wu and his family own a restaurant in the past? Do I want to ask you about these things?"
Director Song felt relieved when he saw Song Guofu shaking his head.
"That's okay. If Xiao Wu has this idea, you have to persuade him to let him work peacefully and stay at the Polar Bear. Don't think about these irrelevant things."
But Song Guofu didn't understand because of his attitude.
"Dad, aren't you willing to help Xiao Wu? Are you afraid that he will ask you to buy food and oil? Now you can make money by opening a restaurant. If he really asks, how can I refuse him? Besides, this is reasonable and legal, and national policy allows it.
Yes."
Mrs. Song couldn't help but take over the words.
"Son, your dad is good for Xiao Wu. You still don't know who values the self-employed in industry and commerce? How much money can he earn to have a stable job in the country? His current job can be managed for a lifetime. That unit is really good.
I heard that there are now three self-built buildings. When the time comes, your dad can help him say a word and give him a house, so that he won’t have to worry about getting married? Yes, I know that their family has withdrawn the house, but then
No matter how big it is, isn’t it a bungalow? How can it compare with a unit?”
Director Song also said, "If his family insists on doing it, it is not convenient to stop him. But you have to fulfill your duty as a friend and persuade them to give up the idea. Why? Think about it, I heard that their family used to
The business is quite big. If they reopen the restaurant and know how to run it, with good food and better service, then there will definitely be more people eating. If their family has checked out and returned the money, then they will definitely have to hire workers. You
Let’s talk about it, what’s the relationship between the hired person and them?”
Song Guofu replied without hesitation, "Of course it is an employment relationship."
Director Song nodded. "Yes, their business will become more and more prosperous and they will hire more and more people. Then won't they become an exploiting class again? You have to know that our country is pursuing common prosperity.
, we will never allow millionaires to appear again. If they don’t do this, why don’t they lose their minds?”
This sentence made Song Guofu stunned.
At this time, Mrs. Song took over the conversation and made the final summary.
"Don't talk about millionaires, not even one hundred thousand. Understand, son. You said that the Hong family does not lack anything. Now Xiaowu's future is guaranteed. It would be great to live a good life. Why bother with this again?
What's the trouble, right? Don't be afraid of anything else. If something changes in the future, I can advise you..."
Contrary to the Song family's well-intentioned concerns, the Xu family's attitude towards the new social situation is purely unacceptable and critical.
"Huh, what's going on in this world? Chiang Kai-shek's eight million troops have all been wiped out! Why are these exploiters and capitalists coming back again? Then what is my work these years? I finally defeated the tiger and established a public-private partnership.
, isn’t it all in vain now?”
Xu Bingquan and his wife couldn't help talking about their dissatisfaction with their work, and their words were full of gunpowder.
Yu Wanfen quickly advised, "Lao Xu, don't be too angry. The current situation is only temporary, don't imagine it is too serious. I think the bourgeoisie is resurrected. I think it is actually impossible. The country will not let it go. There will always be
Adopt some restrictive policies."
But this consolation had little effect on Xu Bingquan, and he shook his head sadly.
"Restrictions? I don't think they can be restricted. Is there another public-private partnership? Is it another tiger hunt? Times have changed, and people are no longer willing to engage in 'movements'."
"Do you still remember? How did I get promoted to deputy director of the Commerce Bureau? Yes, I just can't stand that kind of arrogance and eating and drinking behavior. I just want to turn the bourgeois restaurant into a hotel only for the proletariat.
The service place should be affordable for workers, peasants and soldiers. For this reason, I made drastic changes."
"I removed the neon lights in front of the door and the traffic lights in the windows. I tore down the single rooms and changed them into full rooms. Thanks to my actions, the waiters were no longer nodding and hunched waiters, but became straight-backed workers.
class."
"Of course, the most important thing is to revamp the menu, otherwise it will become a formality. Things like 'roasted sea cucumber with green onions', 'squirrel mandarin fish', and 'hibiscus chicken slices' are so noble, who can afford them? Or the public.
Vegetables, public soup is good, radish and cabbage are safe, a vegetable and a soup cost two or three cents, which is enough for one person to eat."
"But so what if I worked so hard to make the dining environment completely new? Hey, my willpower is the weakest when it comes to eating. Now it's all changed again. In our hotel
Money is running rampant again, and the business policy has begun to promote famous dishes and demand profits. Well, now we have opened the door for private operators to run restaurants. What is the difference between that and before liberation? Are people like the Hong family not in power again? This
After all, is this a world where the people are the masters of the country..."
Having said that, my daughter, who is sitting watching TV and eating melon seeds, doesn’t like hearing it anymore.
Xu Chongya threw down the melon seed peels and protested.
"Dad, why are you like this? What's wrong with the Hong family? Do you have such a big opinion? Isn't it that people have been running restaurants for generations? What's so sinful about it? I think it's only reasonable to allow it now. Everyone should do their best and work according to their work.
Distribution. This does not violate the principle of socialist distribution. If you ask me, I blame you for everything. Why did you punish others so much back then? And I don’t understand. Who doesn’t want to eat something good? Don’t you just want to
Will you always be a carrot and a cabbage?"
"Hey, you...you kid, why are you still complaining about me?" Xu Bingquan didn't expect to be criticized by his daughter, and he choked up with a guilty conscience.
But Yu Wanfen had words to tell the difference for him.
"What do you know? Your father did the right thing! You don't know the situation back then. How many people were dragged into the trap by the capitalists, and their depravity started from treating guests to dinner. Maybe those shameful things were done in the small room of the Hong family restaurant
You did it! Don’t restaurant owners have any responsibility? That’s a crime!”
Xu Bingquan was inspired at this time and had something to say. "Yes, have you read the newspapers from the first few days? A chef at Fengzeyuan reported to the superiors that many cadres went to the restaurant to have special meals. The result was that
So many cadres have stumbled over this matter. Isn’t it because of greed? Is it delicious food or poison? Isn’t it worth being vigilant about?”
"Besides, I'm not completely greedy. There are always changes in people's lives, and tooth sacrifices are often made in the revolutionary ranks. But the 'great leader' is nothing more than a bowl of 'braised pork'. How can anyone compare with him? I
If you look at the restaurant, it’s enough to have fried shredded pork with cabbage, braised fish cubes, and fried rice dumplings. Which worker’s home can eat these things every day?”
At this time, Yu Wanfen took over the topic again.
"That's right, I think this is good. People are so dissatisfied that they often live in blessings and don't know how to be blessed. Chongya, let me talk about you. You want to be good at everything and dissatisfied with everything. If you
If you were born in a remote mountainous area, it would be good to give you a bowl of rice to eat. Look at you, so many cadres’ children don’t want it, so what kind of person did you choose? You haven’t learned your lesson yet.”
Then she expressed strong support for her husband.
"Lao Xu, I believe that time will prove that you are right. So don't be too anxious. Although the atmosphere of hardship and simplicity in today's society has disappeared, it will be corrected one day. Anyway, I believe that private
Opening a restaurant will never be able to compete with the state-owned ones. At least I won't eat in private restaurants. I'm afraid. It's better to rest assured that the state-owned restaurants have good food and reasonable prices."
Xu Chongya couldn't help but roll her eyes at her mother's attitude.
"Mom, why do you look like the old Marxist-Leninist lady in the novel "Middle Age"? Don't you think the attitude in state-owned restaurants is too bad?"
Yu Wanfen sneered.
"Ouch. Do you want to eat or pay attention to the service attitude? Doesn't that prove that your father's transformation is effective? Besides, the service attitude in the industry is not bad now. You book sellers don't quarrel with others? You yourself
Don’t you often kick others out? Are you willing to humble yourself?”
Yes, they choked. The mother and daughter quarreled, and Xu Chongya was completely defeated.