Mixed in 1980

Chapter 165: Really Wrong
Zeng Ali stared at Chen Fan with gritted teeth. She had never seen anyone so wicked as to bully a child.

If you don't coax him today, he will sleep in the living room.

Chen Fan raised his lips and patted his brother on the head: "Xiao Qiang, are your parents usually nice to you? Are they different from your two sisters?"

Zeng Tuqiang choked up and said there was no difference. Chen Fan then said, "Then why are you crying? In your parents' hearts, you are their good child."

Zeng Tuqiang was stunned for a moment, it seemed that was the case.

Zeng Ali frowned. Something didn't sound right. It seemed as if Zeng Tuqiang was adopted but was no different from a biological child.

When he realized what was happening, Zeng Ali kicked Chen Fan away: "Get out of the way. Do you think it's fun to bully children all day long?"

Then, he wiped Zeng Tuqiang's tears and said, "Xiao Qiang, don't listen to Chen Fan's nonsense. He never tells the truth. He is always lying to you."

"You are the same as my elder sister and second sister. You were born by our mother. Chen Fan was picked up by your uncle Chen from the trash can."

Hearing this, Zeng Tuqiang's eyes lit up slightly.

Chen Fan also added: "Well, I was picked up. My mother said so before, but I didn't believe it. Later I found out it was true."

"I was adopted, and my parents were so good to me. Later, I decided that I must be twice as good to them, so that I can repay them."

Zeng Ali was stunned for a moment, this sounded wrong.

What do you mean my mom said that before? Nowadays, many parents tell their children that they were adopted. According to Chen Fan's logic, this is all true?
Before Zeng Ali could come to his senses, Zeng Tuqiang ran back into the house and poured out a glass of boiled water: "Dad, have some water."

After a while, he poured out another cup: "Mom, drink some water."

Zeng Ali covered her face with her hands. It was all over. Her stupid brother had really been fooled. He completely believed that he was adopted and should repay his parents.

He pointed his finger at Chen Fan and couldn't help shaking all over.

This man is a nuisance.

If the family members were not there, Zeng Ali would have wanted to pounce on him and bite him hard.

Zeng Hongwen and Liu Wenhui were flattered. Their naughty monkey actually poured water for them. The sun rose from the west.

It seems pretty good if I treat it as a found item.

Seeing the expressions of his parents, Zeng Ali didn't know whether to laugh or cry. His son was fooled and became disabled, but you two elders didn't react at all. You are so careless.

On the way back to the Chen family compound, Zeng Ali gritted his teeth all the way. This evildoer was too troublesome. He must take revenge today.

After entering the gate and passing the hanging flower gate, Zeng Ali's expression immediately changed. He held his godmother's arm with grievance, looking like he was about to cry.

When Guan Yuemei asked the reason, she didn't say anything, but just looked at Chen Fan aggrievedly. Guan Yuemei exploded all of a sudden, "You little bastard, you married two wives and still dared to let others suffer."

It's just what you deserve to be punished!

"Zeng Ali, are you an acting genius?" Chen Fan ran away. He had been beaten yesterday and the marks on his body had not yet disappeared.

Zeng Ali burst out laughing. This guy deserves to be punished.

The atmosphere at home is really good. Since there is someone who can deal with Chen Fan, there is no need to worry that he will become arrogant. He still feels as solid and reliable as ever.

But there is one thing that both the godmother and Qiu'er said was right: Chen Fan was really a spendthrift. The next day, he ran to the Friendship Store to buy an air conditioner.

I bought more than a dozen air conditioners costing several thousand dollars and installed them in all the empty rooms in the house, including the nanny's room, kitchen, and dining room.

This one move cost tens of thousands of dollars. Guan Yuemei was furious. She took a feather duster and chased Chen Fan around the yard. This was not how she was going to live her life.

After several slaps, Guan Yuemei finally calmed down, but she still looked unhappy: "Your father only makes more than fifty yuan a month at work, which is not enough to pay the electricity bill."

One kilowatt-hour of electricity costs 1.6 cents!

Air conditioners are big consumers of electricity. If so many air conditioners are installed, the income of a dual-income family may not be enough to pay the electricity bills.

Chen Fan was disappointed. It would take time to change a person's consumption concept. It was either that I didn't know my income or I was reluctant to spend the money.

In the past, our family had to count every penny carefully. In order to save some money, we didn’t even send Chen Yi to kindergarten. Since he didn’t have to work, we could just take care of him ourselves.

Chen Yi will be sent to kindergarten in September this year.

The money of poor families is saved, and Guan Yuemei thinks that when her child grows up, she can help him a little and not let him down.

A while ago, when Chen Musheng returned to the factory to work, Chen Fan suggested that he should just apply for internal retirement. Anyway, there is a severe shortage of jobs now, and the factory will definitely be happy for someone to retire internally.

I never expected to be scolded by my dad.

If we are working people, do we have to find value in labor? Should we quit our jobs and just stay at home and wait for death?
Seeing his awareness, Chen Fan wanted to give him an award.

Two days later, Sun Shaojie came to the door again and said, "I have found a house for you in Beijing. The house in other places needs to be coordinated, so you have to wait for a while."

Chen Fan's eyes lit up, and he made a pot of tea first: "Don't worry if you are from other places. How many houses are there in Beijing? How big are they?"

"It's hard to find a courtyard house now. Many of them are rented out and there is no way to vacate them in a short period of time. I can only find two for you. Both were previously rented out to companies for office use and have just been vacated."

Sun Shaojie said, taking out two documents and some photos from his bag: "These two courtyards are large enough. After a little renovation, you can move in directly."

Chen Fan picked up the photo. It was indeed well preserved, but the facilities used for office and living had been demolished and needed to be renovated. The two courtyards were lined up together in Yaer Hutong, on the northern bank of Houhai in Shichahai, about two kilometers away from Xu Jinqiu's home. They were previously affiliated to the Ministry of Culture.

We moved urgently because of the need to earn foreign exchange.

Chen Fan flipped through the photos carefully and liked them more and more. The two courtyards were very green, and there were several big trees about ten to twenty meters high in the courtyards.

It must be comfortable to live in a yard like this.

After looking at the photos, Chen Fan picked up the property certificate again. The area was indeed large enough. One of the units was similar to the Chen family compound, with three entrances and a cross courtyard, covering more than 2,000 square meters.

The other unit is even larger, with three entrances and east and west courtyards, covering an area of more than 3,000 square meters.

"Go check out the house?"

"Let's go later. Take a look at this first." Sun Shaojie took out another stack of information from his bag.

Chen Fan took it and saw that it was a price list for Hetian jade and jadeite finished products. After reading it carefully, he asked, "No raw materials?"

There is a huge price difference between finished products and materials.

Taking the first-grade white Hetian jade seed material as an example, the price of one kilogram of raw material is only 100 yuan, but the concentric buckle worn by Xu Jinqiu costs several hundred yuan.

It is undoubtedly more cost-effective to stockpile raw materials.

Sun Shaojie explained: "Whether it is Hetian jade or jadeite, they are all purchased and sold in a unified manner, and the price is the price between the mining area and the factory."

In other words, that’s not the selling price!
Chen Fan could also understand that there was a difference between a planned economy and a market economy. "I'll sort it out later. How will we deliver the goods then?"

"The jade carving factory will arrange for delivery directly to your door, and you just need to arrange for the receipt."

"That's fine."

Chen Fan took the form. There was no rush anyway and he could study it slowly later. Sun Shaojie also hinted that he hoped he could buy more jade articles.

Consumption drives the economy, so Chen Fan naturally would not refuse. He said that he would use most of the funds to buy jade products. After a dozen years, the value would be different.

No matter how much you buy, it's worth it.

Chen Fan made a request that each piece of jade should have a separate small box, and a separate invoice and sales receipt should be issued.

After talking about jade, Chen Fan couldn't wait to say, "Let's go look at houses?"

Sun Shaojie agreed with a smile.

Chen Fan called Xu Jinqiu, Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan to come along. Sun Shaojie happened to be driving over, so the group of five could easily fit in.

"Brother Sun, how can one get a car?"

Hearing this, Sun Shaojie was stunned for a moment, but he was not surprised. The person sitting next to him was a multi-millionaire, so it was reasonable for him to want a car.

But private individuals are not allowed to purchase cars. This is a hard and fast rule and it will not change for one person, even if Chen Fan's wealth increases tenfold.

Sun Shaojie thought for a moment and said, "You own a publishing house, so you can open a printing factory in Yangcheng, and then set up a Beijing office in Beijing. You can just buy it in the name of the office."

Chen Fan's eyes lit up. Is this still possible?
It is not impossible to invest in a printing factory. Yangcheng is attracting investment and the preferential policies are quite great. The printing cost in the mainland is also low, and we can also get some orders from Hong Kong, which is enough to support the factory.

The most important thing is to have a car to drive!

Having made up his mind, Chen Fan decided to call the publishing house right away and resolve the foreign exchange issue at the same time.

After chatting for a while, the car stopped at Yaer Hutong.

"No. 15 has a cross courtyard, and No. 16 has two cross courtyards, east and west."

Sun Shaojie led the people inside, first visiting Courtyard No. 15 and then Courtyard No. 16. The courtyards on both sides were very well preserved, especially the big trees in the courtyards, which were particularly attractive.

Chen Fan wanted both courtyards.

Nowadays, buying a siheyuan is a good deal. Not to mention such a nice courtyard, even if it is shabby, he is willing to pay for it and rebuild it at worst.

In the future, this yard will cost several hundred million.

"Which one do you want? Courtyard No. 16, the main courtyard with east and west courtyards, one courtyard for each of the three families, is just right." Chen Fan suggested.

Zeng Ali shook his head: "There are more houses in the main courtyard and fewer houses in the cross courtyards. It would be difficult to divide it this way. Let's go to Courtyard No. 15. It's big enough for living."

Xu Jinqiu agreed: "The middle yard, the back yard, and the cross yard, one yard per family is enough, and the front yard is used as a public area."

Zhao Yuanyuan nodded responsibly.

The money for buying the house was advanced by Chen Fan, and it would be deducted from my salary when I go to work in Hong Kong.

They had all made up their minds, and Chen Fan had no objection: "I'll go back tomorrow to get the household registration booklet to handle the transfer. After that, I'll confess to my family."

Zhao Yuanyuan teased, "Just wait to be beaten. Uncle Xu, Uncle Zhao, Brother Jin Chao, and Brother Jin Xia will pin you to the ground and rub you."

PS: The first update is here, the second will be a little later. It’s the last day, do you guys still have tickets?
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