Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Geng Huihui couldn't refute it, so she deliberately said, "I'm talking about my home being comfortable!"

"Then why are you in my house?"

Geng Huihui was startled and turned her head to see a big tree stump at the door. She looked carefully and realized what kind of tree stump it was. Geng Dabao fell from the sky. Geng Huihui stood up instinctively, forgetting that she was heavy and about to fall down halfway. Xiao Wang quickly supported her and said, "Sister, be careful."

Dabao pointed at her belly with a horrified look on his face: "You you you——"

Ye Fan was speechless but wanted to laugh: "You've never seen a pregnant woman?"

"No, why is her belly so big?" Dabao's luggage fell to the ground.

Ye Fan picked up his luggage and said, "The baby will be born in two months, how can it not be born?"

"But isn't it the same one?" Dabao was very curious, "Does our family have a twin gene?"

Ye Fan had no way to explain, so he simply said, "Put a basketball in your arms and see how big it is."

Dabao gestured to the size of a basketball, took a breath, and leaned back in shock: "This big?!"

Ye Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Are you hungry?"

"Wait a minute." Dabao sat next to Geng Huihui and studied her belly. "Won't it explode?"

Geng Huihui slapped him, and Dabao gasped in pain, then stopped talking: "Xiao Wang, cook me a bowl of noodles."

Ye Fan: "Dried noodles or instant noodles?"

“No wet noodles?”

Xiao Wang: "There are some in the refrigerator. Do you want some tomato and eggs?"

Dabao has had enough of tomatoes recently. I don’t know if it’s because tomatoes are cheap in summer, but there are tomatoes in the cafeteria every day: “I’ll go to the kitchen to check.” He turned around but then turned back and asked worriedly: “Will they explode when they are this big?”

Geng Huihui picked up the pillow and smashed it.

Yu Wentao stopped him: "You sprained your waist!"

Ye Fan took out Dabao's luggage and found it was very clean except for a small mess, which he probably took off yesterday and didn't have time to wash, so he threw it into the basin to soak.

The gas stove cooks quickly and the noodles are ready. After six or seven minutes, Dabao came in carrying a basin.

Geng Huihui saw that he was eating happily. She sat up and saw that there were leftovers on top and noodles underneath. "You're just going to eat this?"

"Just make do for now."

When Dabao said this, Yu Wentao felt distressed and immediately said that she would go to the market to buy fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs early tomorrow morning, and then call her brother. Ye Fan stopped her - it was too hot, and Yu's uncle came every few days. He just came this morning. If he answered her call, he would have to make a special trip tomorrow.

Dabao, a junior, asked his elders to run dozens of kilometers in the hot weather to deliver food. He must have shortened his life.

Yu Wentao failed to make the call and asked again: "Dabao, how many days will you stay at home?"

Dabao: "I'm going to work early tomorrow morning, so I can go home every day. Mom, call my uncle, my car is still with him."

"You can take back what you gave away." Ye Fan didn't care about it.

Dabao moved to the phone and checked the time. His uncle was off work, so he called his grandma's house. Ye Jingjing answered the phone and heard Dabao's voice yelling "When did you come back? Where did you go?" etc. Dabao asked her father to answer the phone.

Ye Jingjing thought her cousin was busy with something important, so she quickly called him dad.

A good car is comfortable to drive. So Ye Jin wanted to be comfortable for a few more days: "Nephew, do you still remember how much your uncle loved you when you were a child?"

"Your company has a car." Dabao didn't buy it, "I'll go there in a minute."

Ye Jin decisively hung up the phone.

Dabao was stunned for a moment and couldn't help saying, "Mom, look at your brother!"

Ye Fan: "When you lent him the car, did you remember that I was your mother?"

"But, he said that the jeep allocated by his company was not comfortable. It had no air conditioning and no heating." Dabao looked at his uncle's white hair and thought that the car would just gather dust if left unused, so he might as well lend it to his uncle.

Ye Fan said: "He used to ride a bike to work."

"Isn't this different from the past?"

Ye Fanqi laughed: "You are so good at making up for him, why are you looking for him, not mom? Give the phone to your sister!"

Dabao subconsciously handed the phone over, and Geng Huihui called Yan Weining and asked him to pick her up.

Yan Weining was at his parents' house at the moment. When he heard that she was back, he immediately drove his father's car to pick her up.

Dabao looked at the rear of the car and said to his grandmother, "This car isn't that great. The leader can drive it, but my uncle can't."

Yu Wentao laughed: "If you ask me, who should I ask?"

Dabao suspected that his uncle was pretending, and immediately shouted to his brother-in-law, "Wait for me!"

Fortunately, the car window was open and he could hear everything clearly. Yan Weining was waiting for him at the intersection. Dabao asked him to take him to his grandmother's house. Yan Weining's car had to be registered to enter the cadre compound, so he left Dabao at the intersection because he didn't want to bother. Dabao sneaked in.

Fortunately, he used to love going to his grandmother's house, and everyone knew that the Ye family had a pair of beautiful grandchildren, otherwise he would have been arrested as a spy.

Dabao came over quietly, found the key in the living room, opened the car door, took out all his uncle's things, called his cousin over, stuffed the things in her arms and left.

Ye Jingjing couldn't help but ask, "Is Sister Baoer off work?"

Dabao waved his hand. Ye Jin heard the sound and came down from upstairs. He could only see the back of his nephew's car and angrily cursed, "Little bastard!"

Father Ye asked: "I learned it from you!"

"Just get used to it." Father Ye was sitting in the living room. If he hadn't reminded him, Dabao would not have been able to come in and find the car keys.

Dabao is smart but steady. He looks carefree but works very seriously. He has a very positive outlook and is not pedantic like a nerd. Father Ye is very satisfied with his nephew and scolds him: "He pestered me for several years before buying me a car. Now you are not satisfied after using it for several months? If you have the guts, go buy it yourself!"

"Fanfan bought Dabao's car." Ye Jin nodded thoughtfully, and when his mother came in, he said, "Mom, buy a car for your son too."

Tao Chunlan gave him a child and asked him to take his niece out to play.

Ye Jin was busy with work before and had no time to take care of his daughter. Now that he has time, it would be unreasonable not to spend time with his child. Ye Jin hugged his little niece and asked his daughter to join him.

Ye Jingjing asked: "It's getting dark, shall we go to the night market?"

"Dad has no money!" Ye Jin blurted out.

Ye Jingjing was speechless: "I'll treat you, okay?"

Dabao had never been to the night market, but after hearing about it from Chu Guangming and others, he wanted to go and take a look, so he parked the car at the intersection and went in to buy some things that his family might like and that he himself liked.

When he got back to the intersection, there were several people standing around his car, pointing and talking about it. Dabao was speechless but wanted to laugh. It wasn't a fancy sports car, and there was no shortage of luxury cars in the capital. Did the people of the capital have to be so peculiar?

It’s not that the people in the capital are unfamiliar with it, but that they have never seen it in the night market. This car is out of place with the strong atmosphere of fireworks.

Dabao opened the car door and wanted to see if the owner was a rich man. The others were surprised: "Dude, is the car yours?"

"Yes." Dabao sat in.

The man couldn't help but say, "This car suits you very well." Seeing that he was not angry, he added, "But a sports car suits you even better."

Dabao thought to himself, I feel the same way, but it’s a pity that mom won’t buy it for me.

Let him buy it himself? It's not that Dabao can't afford it, but his mother has money, why spend her own money? Isn't it nice to rent out a house? Chu Guangming rented out two houses after simple decoration, and he couldn't spend all the rent every month.

As Ye Fan's son, Dabao also has a good business sense.

Dabao closed the car door and saw that he was still staring at the car, so he rolled down the window and asked, "Do you want to get in and take a look around?"

"Can?"

Dabao nodded.

The man immediately asked his friend if he wanted to go up.

Then three more people got into the car.

Dabao also remembered that one must be on guard against people, so he took a walk around the busy and prosperous street and then sent the person back to the night market intersection.

A few people thanked him and got out of the car without showing any greed.

Dabao waved and was about to leave, but was stopped by one of them. Dabao frowned slightly, turned around and asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

"You are, you are that celebrity, right? Have you endorsed a car before? Yes, that's you. Are you endorsing a computer recently?"

Dabao smiled and said, "It's me." The other two approached and said, "My girlfriend said you're awesome. Are you really that awesome? What do you do?"

Dabao certainly couldn't confess: "I'm a PhD from Aviation University, what do you think?"

The three poor students paused for a moment and then stood up straight, behaving like new recruits meeting their leader.

Dabao was quite surprised that the people hanging out at the night market were actually not bad people: "I'm curious about what I do in real life. Do you want to learn how to make money like me?"

The three of them didn't dare and shook their heads at the same time, like good students.

Dabao: "Let me show you the way."

The doctor's path must be a good one. The three of them hurriedly stretched their heads to wait for his instructions. Dabao gave an address: "Go here tomorrow to apply for a sales position. Just say I'm calling you to endorse computers."

The three were very disappointed. In their opinion, being in sales meant begging others for favors, so it would be better to set up a stall at a night market.

The next day, the three of them slept until noon and woke up because they felt too hot and didn't want to learn how to grill skewers, so they ate something casually. They thought they had nothing to do anyway, so they went to the sales office not far from Fanhua Company.

The manager was not there, but Yu Wentao's nephew, who was the sales team leader, was there. He saw the three people looking shaky and wanted to find a random excuse to get rid of them.

The three of them didn't have much hope, but when they saw that the store was full of computers, they thought that selling computers would allow them to meet rich people and broaden their horizons. They all perked up and introduced themselves seriously, then pointed to the poster in the store and said, "I met him at the night market last night, and he asked us to come."

Dabao disappeared for several months. Yu Wentao's nephew didn't believe it was such a coincidence, so he asked them to wait a moment and call Ye Fan's home.

Dabao was surprised when he received the call: "They're not going until the afternoon? It seems like they don't like this job very much."

Yu Wentao's nephew looked back at the others and said, "It doesn't look like that. They seem very serious."

"Then give them a chance. But be careful not to let them touch the key."

Yu Wentao's nephew whispered, "They are all stored in the warehouse before get off work. The warehouse cannot be opened by ordinary people, and there is an alarm."

"Then let them try." Dabao was willing to say a few more words last night, not only because he felt that those people had good character and were not weird to him because he was rich, but also because he respected people with high academic qualifications and did not follow some people who believed that studying was useless. In recent years, many people have been laid off due to the reform of state-owned enterprises, which has led many people to believe that even if they go to school and get a job, they will still be laid off, so it is better to go out and venture out early.

Yu Wentao's nephew hung up the phone and said, "Please take a seat." He took a few bottles of soda from the refrigerator and said, "Let me be frank. The basic salary is a little more than the city's regulations, two hundred and forty per month, but if you are diligent, you will get bonuses even if you don't place any orders." Pointing to the car outside, "Help with the delivery. The company has dormitories, and sales staff can share a room with two or four people. The three of you can share a room. There is a bathroom, a fan, and a small kitchen. There is no rent, and you pay for water and electricity yourself. If you think eating out is too expensive, you can go to the cafeteria with your work ID." Pointing to the northeast, "The tall building over there is the company headquarters. The cafeteria is on the first floor. There is a year-end bonus at the end of the year, and there is no overtime pay during sales holidays, but business is good, so the commission is five hundred to one thousand a day." After thinking carefully, "This is all for now."

The three of them had also looked for jobs before, but this was the first time they encountered someone so straightforward that they were stunned for a while before they reacted.

One of them asked, "You get two hundred and forty dollars a month just working in the store?"

Before Yu Wentao's nephew could speak, the salesperson who was drinking purified water said, "We have to pay this much to hire someone to look after the store for a month. So don't worry about this. The boss won't fire you just because you haven't opened the store for three months." He shook the water in his hand, "The company will reimburse you, but you can't take it home. You can save water by working in the store for a whole summer." Pointing to the man squatting on the ground in the corner, "You can also learn how to repair computers from him."

The three of them had an expression of disbelief, looking stupid and gullible.

The salesperson and Team Leader Yu looked at each other and it turned out that he was just a gangster who had not yet entered the industry.

No wonder the young master is willing to have three people.

Team leader Yu was relieved and told them that there were work clothes, and they had to shave their shaggy hair. The company would also send them for a physical examination, and if they could not climb stairs, they would be asked to watch the store.

All three said they were in good health.

Seeing that several people had dark circles under their eyes, Team Leader Yu thought to himself, "I can't believe that you are in good health. This is a gift from the company. Everyone gets one. How about I drive you to the dormitory to have a look?"

The three wanted to take a ride, even if it was just a van, so they happily expressed their willingness to go.

No one came to the door in the dog days of summer, and Team Leader Yu had nothing to do, so he immediately took them to the dormitory. The three got out of the car, looking confused, and asked in disbelief: "Isn't this a talent apartment?"

"The people upstairs are talented, we are not talented so we live on the first floor." The sales staff do not rest on weekends, but take turns to rest on weekdays. He looked to see which room was occupied, knocked on the door and asked the three people to go in and take a look.

The floor was bright and the windows were clean, just like the bachelor apartments in TV shows. The three of them had never lived in such a nice house in their lives, so they asked when they would start work as soon as they came out.

Yu Wentao's nephew thought to himself that Dabao had a very sharp eye.

I didn’t expect that they were three really honest kids.

"No hurry. Let's go to the cafeteria first." He took a few people to the cafeteria. When they reached the door, they were a little overwhelmed. Although the door was not grand, there was a front desk and security guards, just like the big companies on TV. They would never dare to imagine working in such a company one day.

The company was high-end, the food in the cafeteria was cheap, and they ran a roadside stall without rent. The three of them were full of expectations for the future, and went to the sales office early the next morning.

A few days later, the three officially started working, and their salaries were calculated from the day they reported in. This surprised the three, and they muttered to the old employees: "The boss is really nice."

The old employee was speechless but wanted to laugh: "The boss is not good. You three couldn't get in with your previous behavior."

"We were introduced by the spokesperson."

The old employee pointed at the poster and said, "This guy? Do you know who he is? The young master!"

The three of them were in a trance for a long time, and then one of them shouted, "Oh my god, I made it!"

The young master's cousin slapped him and said, "Go with the truck and deliver the goods!"

The employee was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is anyone buying a computer? There's no one in the store."

"Contact by phone. One person can't handle it." Team leader Xiao Yu asked them to move four computers upstairs. In addition to the driver and the new employee, there was also someone who knew computers.

When we got to the destination, the new employee was very nervous when he got off the car. He was actually delivering computers to the district government. If his mother knew about this, everyone would know about it with drums and gongs and firecrackers.

After the few people left, Yu Wentao's nephew called his aunt and praised the three people that Dabao picked up on the roadside as good people.

Yu Wentao: "The person my Dabao likes must be good."

Even though she knew Dabao was smart, her nephew couldn't stand it anymore: "Yes, your Dabao is the smartest. You go ahead and do your work." Then she hung up the phone.

Yu Wentao scolded: "He has grown too powerful! He should be sent to the fields to mow crops and dig the soil!"

Nanny Xiao Wang was used to her nagging, so she just pretended not to hear. Yu Wentao said again: "I have to call Fanfan."

Ye Fan hadn't been to the sales office for a while, and before get off work was over, it wasn't too hot, so he drove to the sales office to take a look. When the new employees heard the word "boss", they stood up in panic and hid those who were not wearing work clothes behind them.

Ye Fan was curious and looked at them, wondering what they were hiding.

Seeing this, the manager explained, "His girlfriend picked him up after get off work." He waved to a few people, "Come over!"

The four of them hurried over and shouted obediently: "Boss!"

Ye Fan saw the young woman also shouting and asked, "Where do you work?"

Her boyfriend quickly said, "Help her sister do things, and once you learn, do it yourself!"

Ye Fan heard Dabao mention that he met three hooligans while shopping at the night market. The secretary also mentioned that because the new employees need her secretary to come forward - the employee information is in the secretariat: "At the night market?"

Several people nodded hurriedly, wanting to say that the night market was good, but they felt that it was not a decent job, so they hesitated to speak. Ye Fan looked at the woman's appearance and height. She might look better than the current receptionist if she dressed up: "Do you want to come to work in my company?"

Her partner looked regretful: "She can't move the computer."

The company usually has people working overtime, but the receptionist can't work overtime with them, so Ye Fan has been planning to find another receptionist to take over: "Not here. Go to the company to work as a receptionist and count the number of customers. Can you write?"

Several of them came from ordinary families, but they all went to middle school and could speak a few words in English.

Seeing her nod, Ye Fan said, "Go to the front desk some other day. If you want, tomorrow is fine. She will arrange for you to start work. You will share a room with her then." Pointing at the male employee, "If you two want to live together, go out and rent a room."

Their faces flushed and they hurriedly said that they were not married yet and did not live together.

The experienced people in the sales department couldn't help laughing and thought that one can't judge a person by appearance. Who could believe that a woman with a messy hair and big earrings who looked rebellious could take relationships so seriously.

Ye Fan took another look at the sales situation and the problems reported by customers, then drove home.

The new employee who praised Dabao for being a sports car looked at Ye Fan's car and exclaimed: "The boss's car is really impressive!"

"You can buy one if you work hard."

"Two or three hundred a month, that's a lot of savings to have for several lifetimes."

Veteran employee: "With experience, you can work on your own. Two of us left and opened an electronics store nearby."

"Ah? Aren't you afraid that the boss will punish them if they are so close?"

The old employee said, "Their clients need computers, so they bring people here and they earn a commission. The boss has no objection to this kind of mutual benefit. They didn't know anything at first, so they went to the south with the boss and asked Uncle Yu to help them bargain."

Team leader Yu nodded: "I was the one who negotiated for them in the beginning."

The future receptionist couldn't help but say, "The boss is so nice!"

Old employee: "You are ignorant, and the boss is not polite. The boss is the descendant of an old revolutionary!"

The four were not frightened by the word "revolution" and looked as if they had made it.

(End of this chapter)