Back to 1979: Sending the Educated Youth’s Wife Back to the City

Chapter 115 Motivation to Make Money
Last time Yanyan passed by a house in the alley that had a TV. It was a 9-inch black and white TV. The cartoon "Havoc in Heaven" was playing. She stood outside and watched, unable to move.

Oh, it was Wang Dexian's mother's house. He got the receipt and spent three or four hundred to buy it. Electrical appliances are really expensive nowadays.

Yanyan said that the grandmother of that family called her in to sit and watch, and also gave her some candy and fruit to eat.

The little girl came back and said proudly: "That grandma told people that you and dad are both college students and are worth dating."

She may not understand much. But she was quite proud of being treated well by the neighbors because her parents were college students. After all, Grandma Wang never invited other children to watch TV. After she watched it, she lost interest in her favorite radio.

It seemed to be the first TV in the area. But the neighbors didn't seem to be very welcome to watch TV. Nowadays, everyone's house is not big, and it is very noisy when there are too many people in the house.

Fang Mingche and Lin Yan could only teach their daughter not to go to other people's doorsteps to watch TV. Dad and Mom will work hard to earn money and try to buy one as soon as possible.

A black and white TV, the smallest one, costs three or four hundred. And you need a TV ticket! Well, even if you have a ticket, it's not enough, you also need to have it in the department store. Every time it comes in, there's a long queue, the supply is too small.

And when she went to the Friendship Store before, Lin Yan saw a much larger color TV inside. It was imported from Japan, from Toshiba and Hitachi brands.

That's more than 4,000 yuan a piece. If you haven't been there, you really don't know how big the gap is between people.

If someone in the neighborhood bought an imported color TV, it would cause a sensation. It is not for people of this class in the neighborhood.

Well, in the remaining four months of this year, they need to buy a TV and a washing machine. That's less than a thousand dollars!

I invested one thousand yuan in the scrap yard, but I don’t dare to buy either a TV or a washing machine for the time being.

Yanyan was taught several times and realized that even college students are poor. She couldn't buy a TV for the time being, but her parents would try their best.

She couldn't go to Grandma Wang's house to watch it again, that was not a good behavior. Even if Grandma Wang called her casually, she could come back later if she wanted to watch it.

The little girl no longer goes into that alley, for fear that if she goes in, she will be unable to control herself and walk past it.

But as time went by, she seemed to have forgotten about watching TV. She just remembered not to go there.

But Fang Mingche and Lin Yan, the parents, still hope to satisfy their daughter, on the premise that if they try hard there is still hope of buying the TV that their daughter has always dreamed of.

Alas, human desires are endless.

In the past, ordinary people were not allowed to go to the Friendship Store, so it was fine if they didn’t know anything about it.

Now that I know about such a good life and the country also encourages individual economy, I will definitely work hard!
Just as Lin Yan started to scrub with clean water, she heard a familiar voice coming from the door of the small side courtyard, "Yes, it's here!"

She looked up and saw her mother walking in with a chubby boy of about seventeen or eighteen and a middle-aged woman.

Yes, it was her aunt and cousin Zhu Qiming. These days everyone is malnourished and skinny.

Her cousin, who was the only son in three generations, was able to be raised to be plump. It was probably due to the contributions of her family and her aunt's family.

Lin Yan quickly stood up and wiped her hands on the apron in front of her, "Mom, aunt, cousin, please take a seat——"

A guest is a guest, so etiquette should be observed. Although it seems that he is not visiting for no reason, he even brought an egg cake.

As Lin Yan spoke, she carried a few chairs out of the house and placed them. She quickly thought about what her aunt and son wanted to ask of her.

"Mom, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were bringing my aunt and the others here? If I were out of town today, wouldn't your trip be in vain?" If they wanted to stay for lunch, she should go buy groceries and cook.

Otherwise, seeing their family eating out every day would be a problem. She was just a little busy in the past few days and wanted to take a break today.

However, one cannot show off one's wealth these days, especially when facing her uncle's family. Lin Yi is well aware of this.

I just don't know if I can still buy vegetables at the market right now. If not, I can only go to Lao Cui to get some vegetables. It's a bit more expensive, but the vegetables in the black market are more abundant.

Mother Lin said: "Your aunt didn't say hello in advance."

My aunt sat down and said with a smile, "We are all relatives. Do we need to send visiting cards when we visit each other every day? I heard that your stall is over at Dashilan. It's quite close."

This little yard is pretty nice! There are a few square rooms and a small flower bed. Yes, there is also a toilet. This is very convenient.

The dead girl was really lucky. Her family lived in a crowded compound with other people, and there were many chaotic things every day.

Lin Yan said: "I'm not going to Dashilan."

She took out the teacup and poured tea for them. Seeing her aunt's friendly attitude, she had some idea in her mind.

Zhu Qiming looked over and asked, "Cousin, where are you going?"

“I’m going to the suburbs.”

My aunt asked, "Is your new business in the suburbs?"

"Yes."

The suburbs are fine, as long as Qiming can earn a living. It would be best if he could work there for a dozen years, and then take over when his father retires from the army. That would be the best deal!

She looked into the room, then asked, "Is this all yours?"

I heard from my second aunt that these two houses, along with half of the courtyard, are all under Ayan's name.

When the second aunt introduced a guy to Ayan, the little girl refused.

The second aunt was very angry. It affected her promotion and salary increase. She also said that they would never have any contact in the future. But she heard that her niece's husband was very capable, and all the money and house he earned belonged to Ayan. The key point was that his college entrance examination score was very high, and he would definitely be able to go to college in the capital, so she went to the door and resumed contact with him.

Lin Yan nodded. "These two rooms plus the small kitchen, the small flower bed at the back, and the half-courtyard in front of the door belong to Mingche and me. This tea stall will soon be closed, and I still owe Uncle Gu 2000 yuan, and I don't know when I can pay it back."

Uncle Gu had heard this many times. He stood under the eaves and said, "Anyway, the IOU says that it must be paid before New Year's Day 1980. If it's not enough, just return the big room to me."

My aunt said, "Oh, uncle, our niece and nephew-in-law are so capable, and they are going to be college students. They will definitely not be unable to repay their debts. Ah Yan, take me in to have a look, have a look."

Lin Yan had no choice but to take her in to see.

"This larger room is where our family of three live on a daily basis. The smaller one is currently used as a warehouse for storing things. When we come back from closing the stall in the afternoon, the room is full. This small kitchen is actually separated from the small room, so we can use it as it pleases."

(End of this chapter)