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

Chapter 122 Normal University Registration
Fang Mingche said to his father-in-law, "Dad, I was so rude to my uncle without asking you."

Father Lin shook his head. "He is a shameless person. I am afraid that he will come to our factory to make trouble. He has done it before. Besides, everyone in this compound is my colleague. If he makes trouble, he will be laughed at."

In a word, the one with dignity can't beat the one without dignity. Let's see who is more willing to take risks! The key point is that this is the dormitory of Lin's father's unit, and he cares about his reputation.

Lin Yi cleaned up the door, came back with a broom, and said with relief: "Evildoers will be punished by their own evildoers!"

After all, he was his uncle, so he felt a little psychologically stressed when asked to clean up the mess. But he was quite happy to see his brother-in-law take the lead.

Lin Yan glared and asked, "What are you talking about? Who is the villain?"

"Uncle, uncle is a bad man." Lin Yi quickly changed his words.

Fang Mingche said, "I've made my parents worry today. How about coming over to our place this afternoon?"

It wasn't him who ruined the atmosphere of the graduation banquet today. Fortunately, my father-in-law and brother-in-law were in good spirits. As for my mother-in-law, I didn't care about that anymore.

The two generations of men in the Lin family, young and old, were being controlled by others because of their concerns. He really couldn't stand it!
I guess Zhu thought that since he was a scholar, he must be very shy and would not refuse others. He actually dared to let him go to college to make a contribution for the only child of the Zhu family. He was so flattered! Fang Mingche would not spoil him.

Father Lin shook his head and said, "Forget it. I've made a fool of myself by letting your cousin see me."

Fang Mingfeng said, "Uncle, it's nothing. Every family has its own problems! But you have to know when to stop helping. Otherwise, people will take it for granted. If you stop helping, they will still hate you."

Mother Lin thought: Isn't that right! After all these decades, she is actually tired of it. Her brothers' behavior has never given her face in the Lin family. They always take it for granted!

She has been following her parents' will for so many years. If her parents are dissatisfied, they can come to her in her dreams and scold her. If she continues to care about the Zhu family, her husband and children will be alienated.

She said, "It's so hot, I think you guys should stop running around. Let's go to the factory cinema and watch the new movie later, then have dinner and come back after the sun goes down. I'll buy some edamame and cook them, and then make some porridge, and then smash some cucumbers and make some cold meat to eat in the evening. We had a greasy meal at noon, so we can use it to get rid of the greasy smell in the evening. His cousin, I don't treat you as an outsider, I'll treat you as one of our own."

Normally, it is impossible to eat such good food. But my son-in-law was admitted to a prestigious university, so he is a real honored guest. Moreover, he brought his cousin who came from afar. I must get some meat.

When Fang Mingche heard his mother-in-law's arrangement, he knew that she really didn't take it to heart. So he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Fang Mingfeng also said: "Aunt, please be more relaxed. If you are relaxed, I will be at ease too."

Lin Yan said, "Okay, let's arrange it this way. Do you two want to go to the movies together?"

She was asking Lin Yi and Han Mei. She asked because she wanted them to say they didn't want to go. Otherwise, it would be awkward to exclude them.

This house is too small. There are only two rooms, one for my parents and one for Lin Yi. I usually eat in my parents' room with a folding table.

If she hadn't remarried and moved out in time, there would probably be conflicts between the siblings over where to live. After all, the younger brother was going to use that room as his wedding room.

Therefore, if she and Mingche still want to have a son, they have to continue buying a house.

Uncle Gu had promised before that as long as someone moved out of the big courtyard, they would move in and sell the whole small courtyard to them. But from Mingche's appearance, he wanted to buy another house.

Recently, there were people selling houses nearby, one- or two-room houses, so he would go and check out the market. When he came back, he would complain that it was a pity that there was no complete courtyard house for sale.

They also said that even if they had it now, they couldn't afford it. A complete set of courtyard houses, the smaller ones are 400 to 500 square meters, and the larger ones are directly over 1,000 to 800 square meters.

The price would be at least 100,000 or 80,000. After all, the location they were in was too good.

If it is a large courtyard, it is usually the residence of the first, second, or third rank officials. Or it may be a princess's residence or a prince's residence.

Therefore, they still have to work hard to earn money! Compared with the money needed to buy a courtyard house, their family assets are too little.

My mother's house is small now, and if it weren't for going to the movies, I really couldn't find any other place to spend my time.

When Lin Yi heard his sister ask if he wanted to go to the movies together, he was ready to nod. Han Mei pulled him and said, "You should take me home."

She came here on her own initiative today, but you can't be too pushy.

Mother Lin said, "I also mean that Lin Yi should send Xiao Han home. Xiao Han, if your family still has the same idea as before, I'm afraid it won't work. If you are sincere, our two families can sit down and talk again."

Lin Yi, this useless guy, was so happy when someone came. Even ten oxen couldn't pull him back.

She knew that the other person must have looked around outside during this period and didn't find anyone more suitable than him, so she came back to look for him.

However, you can bargain first. Ask for a high price and pay the low price.

Now that they have been out for a while, the Han family should know that their daughter's market is not as good as they imagined. This way, there is a basis for sitting down and talking.

Han Mei nodded, "Okay, aunt. I will tell my parents about your opinions."

Lin Yi then rode his bike to take Han Mei back home. Since they were classmates in elementary and junior high school, Han Mei actually lived nearby.

Han Mei now saw two other bicycles parked together: a brand new Forever 28-circle bicycle and a 90% new women's Phoenix 26-circle bicycle.

"Is this the new car your brother-in-law bought?"

"Yes, he must have a car to go to college more conveniently."

Han Mei said, "It seems so easy to buy a bicycle from your sister and brother-in-law."

But it’s so difficult for them!

"They make money from setting up stalls. If they need tickets, they can buy them on the black market. Isn't that easy?"

Lin Yi was also very emotional when he talked about this. The old man saved money for two years to buy this bicycle.

He now earns 35 yuan a month, and spends it all every month. He can't even think about buying his own bicycle.

After sitting on the back of the bicycle, Han Mei shielded herself from the light with her hands.

"Isn't it true that your sister and brother-in-law can no longer set up their tea stall?"

"He started collecting scrap and reselling it again. I don't know what's wrong with my brother-in-law's brain. He has one idea after another! My dad said he's a smart guy who can get into a prestigious university. He's not doing as well as he is, so he won't give orders blindly."

Han Mei said, "Your brother-in-law was able to get into Beijing Normal University. He must be a smart man! Look, he has made a lot of money in the past six months since he came to the capital, and he got into university. He even raised a daughter who is plump, polite, and lovable."

She thought, why not set up a stall herself? With money in hand, everything will be easier.

"Lin Yi, how much money do you have in your pocket?"

"No. I make 35 a month, and I give 15 to my mother for living expenses. The rest goes to you."

It was only because he hadn't been out for the past two weeks, and he wasn't in the mood to go out on his own, that he had some spare money in his pocket.

Han Mei said, "I won't spend money recklessly in the future. Let's save some money and start a small business. Or, borrow some from your parents, sister, or brother-in-law?"

"Don't even think about it. My sister and brother-in-law still owe 2000 yuan for buying a house. How can they lend the money? If it weren't for paying back the debt, they wouldn't have been able to get into college and start a scrap collection business. If my parents don't lend them money, they won't lend it to us either. As for the betrothal gift, I don't know how to bargain for it."

Han Mei also let out a sigh of relief. She must have lost value by coming back to find Lin Yi. Now, the Lin family has taken the initiative.

"Let them bargain as they please. We really have to earn some money ourselves. I'll find a chance to ask your brother-in-law for advice later."

"That's fine. I'm independent now, which is not a bad thing for them."

After Lin Yi finished speaking, he remembered the old man telling him not to become like his uncle, and he felt a chill. He almost lost control of the steering wheel.

"What are you doing? Look at me."

"There's a rock just ahead."

When Yanyan heard that they were going to watch a movie, she opened her eyes even though she was a little sleepy. She put on her military backpack and said excitedly, "Let's go watch a movie."

Lin Yan said, "It's still early, it's only halftime. If we go too early, we'll have to wait outside and get exposed to the sun. Let's wait a while and go over later."

"Okay." Yanyan sat down next to her mother and her eyelids soon drooped again.

When she fell asleep, Lin Yan carried her to her parents' room and took off her skirt. She was still awake and wanted to go to the movies.

After a while, Fang Mingche and two others walked from the shade to the factory cinema to watch a movie.

Fang Mingfeng saw a small yard with chickens and ducklings painted on it on the road, "Is this the Red Education Class?"

This is done by the factory, and it is convenient for dual-income families who don't have elders to take care of their children. Otherwise, if both of them go to work, there will be no place for the children to stay.

We can also find some jobs for family members, which are not given to outsiders.

Since Fang Mingfeng plans to stay in the capital for a long time, he will definitely pay attention to these things.

This is the kind of red education class Yanyan is about to attend. Didn't it happen when they rented a house and found it was a haunted house? Didn't Grandpa Gu pat his chest and say that he had good connections and he would send her in? Now it's time for him to fulfill his words.

Fortunately, the old man was quite reliable and he really got Yanyan in without paying a high price.

Later, when I bought his house, he emphasized that I wouldn't have to pay a high price after transferring my household registration.

Fang Mingche explained it to his cousin.

Fang Mingfeng said, "It seems that the old man is a man of character. He will rip you off if he says he will. He is not ambiguous at all. But if he receives benefits from you, he will immediately return the extra money. He can also do what he promised."

"He found out that I'm quite capable, and there's no need for him, an old man living alone, to be irritated with me. As for now, we've been together for half a year, and we've actually developed some feelings for each other."

Fang Mingfeng said: "I think his son seems a little depressed."

Lin Yan said: "I have been delayed for ten years, the best ten years of my life. How can I not be depressed? But fortunately, their family can still collect rent. His old man made a scene and those who didn't pay the rent on time had their rent deducted directly from their wages. This saves us a lot of trouble!"

Otherwise, collecting rent from more than a dozen tenants every month would be a big problem.

She always envied the Gu family father and son who were sitting on their backs collecting rent. There were more than ten households living there, and the rent was several dozen yuan a month. The rent for a room ranged from three to five yuan depending on the size.

It doesn't matter how long Gu Zhiguang stays in a state of depression. He can only talk more to children like Yanyan and Niuniu, as well as Teacher Gao and Song Quan, his former friends.

No wonder Mingche still wants to buy a house. It would be so wonderful to buy a whole courtyard house and collect rent from it!

Fang Mingche said, "Ayan, don't underestimate him. Gu Zhiguang was one of the last batch of college students before the college entrance examination was cancelled in the 60s!"

"Ah? He is so powerful?" This time Lin Yan was really shocked.

"Yes. If it wasn't for Grandpa Gu and Teacher Gao talking about it, I wouldn't know about it. He got into trouble because of his remarks that were a bit out of line at the time. This blow is really too great, and we can only hope that time will slowly heal the trauma. Grandpa Gu is even trying to introduce him to someone. He said that with a normal family life, people will probably be more energetic."

They walked all the way to the factory cinema, and people greeted Lin Yan enthusiastically along the way. This was a child of a big factory, and many people in the factory knew her.

Lin Yan whispered: "What's the use? When I just came back and couldn't find a job, no one paid attention to me."

She was not very willing to change her mind. But when someone called her, she responded with a smile and introduced Fang Mingche and his brother to them.

Fang Mingche said, "No one cares about you after ten years of hard study, but once you become famous, it will spread all over the world. That's how it is! As long as they haven't targeted us, we can just let it go. Of course, if you really can't let it go, forget it. Of course, your feelings are the most important!"

Fang Mingfeng rubbed his arms to show that he had goose bumps.

Fang Mingche said: "Ignore him!"

As they walked along, Fang Mingche saw the poster for "Gunshots in the Secret Service" and said, "Let's watch this."

This is the first spy film that had 1.8 million viewers and a box office of million. I watched it more than years ago in my last life, and I have almost forgotten it.

Nowadays, all major film studios across the country are rushing to produce films as tributes to the 30th anniversary of the National Condition. This spy film is obviously not mainstream enough, so it is not seen as a tribute film. It is not a film that the film studio focuses on supporting.

But the market bought it! This is the biggest success. It is said that after the film was released, it was not only recognized by the audience, but even the old underground party members who had personally experienced the war years wrote to the crew to express their affirmation of the film.

What does 600 million moviegoers mean? If the movie ticket is 30 or 40 yuan a piece in the future, the box office can reach more than 20 billion!
Fang Mingfeng and Lin Yan looked at other tribute films and unanimously decided to watch this one.

I've watched enough of the model operas in those ten years, and I really don't want to watch tribute films anymore. This one at least sounds interesting.

As expected, as soon as the movie started, the three of them all started to immerse themselves in the movie, and they didn't even leave the theater.

Halfway through the journey, Fang Mingche asked, "How are we going to tell Yanyan when we get back?"

The little girl expressed a strong desire to watch a movie, but they ignored her. I guess she has woken up by now.

Lin Yan touched her nose and said, "Just say she's asleep. You can't wake her up and bring her to the movies. How about you promise her that you can take her to the movies for five cents a day?"

Nowadays, some companies really do this. They sell TV tickets for five cents each. They can sell dozens of tickets in one night. You can turn on the TV in the evening and watch it until the evening news ends and says "goodbye".

Fang Mingche nodded and said, let’s do it.

When they got back, Yanyan was really angry. She sat by her grandmother's legs, peeling and eating a handful of cooked edamame. She saw that her father and mother were so angry that they didn't want to pay attention to them.

It was not until her parents promised to watch TV for a night to compensate her that the little girl's lips stopped pouting.

She told her parents, "At Aunt Han Mei's house, it takes two turns and one ring."

Lin Yan asked: "Which turn was canceled?"

"Car, car."

That is to say, I also need a sewing machine, a watch and a radio. As for the bicycle, it is so close that I can go back to my mother's house in one step.

However, it is estimated that the three turns and one ring were originally requested by her family, so they would not bring them here. If they were brought here, her parents would not be so disgusted.

Yan Yan asked: "Thirty-two legs are needed. What are thirty-two legs?"

"Furniture. A piece of furniture has four legs."

Lin Yan didn't even need to ask her mother, there was no way they could reach an agreement.

When it was time for dinner, they ate quietly, not paying any attention to Lin Yi's sad face.

Do they want to take responsibility for expressing their opinions at this time? They don't want Lin Yi or Lin's father and mother to have such misunderstandings.

Fang Mingfeng said in surprise: "Little brother, why are you worrying about things beyond your ability? Is there any reason to worry? You are only 22, why are you so anxious? It can't be that you can wait, but I can't, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Lin's father and mother looked over at once. If this was the case, the Han family was now in control.

If the Lin family didn't agree to the conditions, they could sue Lin Yi for hooliganism. Hooliganism is a serious crime, with a minimum sentence of fifteen years! (Later, during the crackdown, people were even shot to death.)
Lin Yi quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no."

Fang Mingche glanced at his cousin and said, "Yanyan is still here, be careful with your words."

Then he said to his daughter, "These are bad words. You must not imitate them, and do not discuss them with others."

Yanyan nodded while eating with short chopsticks. She quite liked the cold meat made by her grandma.

Fang Mingfeng also quickly made an "apology" gesture. He forgot that his niece was still there, and she was at the age when she liked to parrot and ask why.

When Yanyan returned home, she squatted down excitedly to count how many legs her furniture had.

Fang Mingfeng heard her count smoothly all the way to over twenty, and couldn't help but say, "She's quite good at counting."

Fang Mingche said: "She's even better at recognizing money! One time I made the wrong change, and she even reminded me."

I guess it was because I was sitting there watching, so I naturally learned addition and subtraction within a cent.

"We have 24 legs in our house. Can your uncle's room hold 32 legs?"

Lin Yan said: "Of course there is no room for it. I have no intention of moving to the Lin family. I am planning to take a bite out of the big one in the Lin family and settle the betrothal gifts for the two little ones at the same time."

Unless one is a very well-off family, one cannot afford such things as three turns and one ring, and thirty-two legs.

There are some that are pretty impressive.

Moreover, the Han family also requires Han Mei to bring money back every month.

Just as Brother Mingfeng said, this is completely beyond Lin Yi's ability. He just hopes that he will come back to force his parents, and maybe his sister. Lin Yan is definitely not willing to be a sucker. Father doesn't have this idea either. He doesn't want to be in-laws with Han Mei's family at all. As for mother, she is gradually awakening now. The key is that she doesn't care about money now!
Also, Han Mei must have looked for other buyers during this period. Didn't she find a better one? Her mother must have taken advantage of this.

Then let's delay it. After all, the Lin family has a son, so they can afford to delay it. But the premise is that Lin Yi shouldn't be so impatient.

She had already reminded him of this. If he still did it, he would have to help the Han family and use it to threaten his parents. Then she would not care. She had always made this attitude very clear.

Why should Lin Yi use his parents' life savings, or even go into debt, to give the Han family a betrothal gift?

Three turns, one bell and thirty-two legs cost thousands of dollars. For ordinary people, this is a huge burden. The key is that they don't bring any of them.

Two days later, Zhu Dahai may have recovered from the heat stroke. He was going to stay at his uncle's house in the countryside to harvest vegetables.

He felt that his previous idea was actually correct, but the two people he found were too greedy. He planned to follow Lin Yan's method this time and wholesale the vegetables to other people.

Zhu Dahai approached Hu Yong and the other two, and Hu Yong said, "Old Zhu, this has to be based on first come first served. Besides, Teacher Fang and Teacher Lin never run out of supply every day. Your place has been out of stock for three days this time! If you can keep it up for a long time, we can consider wholesale some from you and try it out."

Hu Yong really suspected that he still had something wrong this time. Don't let anything happen again! At Teacher Lin's place, people from the compound next door were also asking if they could come to buy goods.

Of course, if Zhu Dahai can sort things out and the vegetables are relatively cheap, I can still buy them wholesale from him.

So he said to Zhu Dahai: "Why don't you go ask next door, they are also asking Teacher Lin if he can supply the goods."

Zhu Dahai hated the two educated youth who had just raised their rent. If possible, he didn't want to go to the people in the compound next door.

In the end, he still looked for them, but excluded those two. He also said that there were rules, no returns or exchanges, etc.

Lin Yan was a little annoyed when she found out, "He is here to steal my business. Why did he set his sights on my business?"

Fortunately, he knew that he had a good relationship with Xiao Xie and Cui Saozi, and he could not force them to move against him. He did not intend to attack those two families.

Fang Mingche said, "If we can do a business, then he can do it too. But Hu Yong made it very clear that he might not be very reliable in supplying goods. Fortunately, he doesn't have much capital, so he can't compete with us on price. Well, forget about him. Sooner or later, someone will come out to compete."

Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan were also a little annoyed and felt that Zhu Dahai was a piece of shit.

Teacher Fang has communicated with them. Starting from September, Liu Qingfeng was promoted to store manager, with a commission of 10% of the profit; Geng Shan was promoted to deputy store manager, with a commission of 5%.

This commission includes the waste business and the vegetable business, and is in addition to all other income. Now that Zhu Dahai is in charge, don't make their business difficult. What a piece of shit!
Fang Mingche said: "The best way to face competition is to do our own part well. You just need to pay more attention!"

Zhu Dahai had a few educated youth who had returned to the city from the neighboring compound and pooled their money to buy the vegetables he brought back every morning.

This made it difficult for Hu Yong and the other four to do business. They could only expand the scope of their "guerrilla warfare".

Fortunately, the market has insufficient resources and no intention to monopolize. Moreover, the people are willing to protect them. Otherwise, they would definitely be caught if they were selling so openly.

The two educated youths next door who had caused Zhu Dahai to suffer heavy losses that day came to see Lin Yan again. Zhu Dahai said that he would not sell vegetables to them wholesale. If they wanted to do this business, they could only come to Lin Yan for supply.

Lin Yan agreed to supply them with goods and added the two of them to the previous staff.

She also told Hu Yong and the other three, "I can't ask you to wholesale from me. We do cash transactions, so we'll definitely buy from the one that offers the best quality and the cheapest prices. But Zhu Dahai delivers the goods in the morning, so if you go to get the goods from him, you have to let me know in advance. Otherwise, I'll bring back so much in the afternoon. I can keep the eggs for a while, but I can't keep the vegetables."

Hu Yong nodded and said, "Teacher Lin, if we use Zhu Dahai's goods, we must tell you in advance."

In the rural areas of Beijing, the village branch did have a telephone for public use. I heard that the installation fee of 5,000 or 6,000 yuan was owed first and paid off year by year.

In this way, if they made a phone call in the morning, they could still inform Mrs. Wei that the vegetables would not be picked up that day.

When Mrs. Wei got the news, she wrote it on the blackboard, and the farmers stopped bringing it. Even if they did, they couldn't buy it, because there was no buyer.

Lin Yan was so angry that she asked at home: "Why doesn't Zhu Dahai recover from the heat stroke?"

Fang Mingche found it funny, "Every failure makes one wiser."

Fang Mingfeng rode Fang Mingche's new bike and visited the capital's scenic spots, as well as the spontaneously formed markets and night markets in the next few days.

On the twelfth day from the date of the letter of introduction, he left with his suitcase and followed Liu Qingfeng to the scrap yard. He hadn't yet fully decided what to do, but he had an idea in mind.

After Aunt Yuan found out, she stopped asking questions. As long as it wasn't happening under her nose, it didn't matter to her whether it was hidden somewhere else.

At the end of August, Fang Mingche sold all the stall supplies except the tricycle to the handicraft cooperative at a discount of 100 yuan, officially ending his big bowl tea stall business.

At this point, all the couple's belongings in the capital were: a small east wing, a small flower bed and half a courtyard, four vehicles (two tricycles and two bicycles), a scrap yard that they paid rent for half a year, and 3000 yuan in cash.

Lin Yan was calculating on the abacus beads, "It's still a little short of ten thousand."

Fang Mingche said: "That's enough. We've earned nine thousand in half a year!"

Lin Yan said: "It's still far from the price of the whole courtyard house you want to buy."

Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows, "How do you know I want to buy the entire courtyard house?"

"If someone posts a house-for-sale notice nearby, you'll go over and take a look. How could I not see it?"

Fang Mingche nodded. "If you want to buy a whole courtyard house in a good location, it will definitely not be cheap. Even Mr. Lu Xun, the first-class writer in the Republic of China, needed a year's worth of royalties to buy one."

People in later generations always say that the current courtyard houses are cheap, but that is not based on the current income.

Compared with the average income at that time, only a very small number of wealthy people could afford to buy this entire courtyard house within the Second Ring Road.

The so-called 10,000 yuan a set of houses, at least in the future, are outside the Fourth Ring Road. Unless they were the villas of the rich in the past, there is no point in buying them.

Fang Mingche doesn't have to go out to the stall from today, and he's feeling a bit lazy and doesn't want to move.

Lin Yan came over and pushed him, "Get up. You have to go to three places to register, so the sooner you go, the sooner you can come back. Register your residence at the school, so that you can go and stamp your bicycle."

Nowadays, bicycles need to be stamped when they are registered. Before, Fang Mingche did not have the identity of a capital resident, so his bicycle could not be registered. Otherwise, it would only be under Lin Yan's name.

Fang Mingche said, "Today and tomorrow are two days of registration. The first day will definitely be very crowded!"

"The next day may not be easy. Let's go, first complete the registration procedures, then we can talk about other things."

Lin Yan is quite happy as she is about to enter university life.

As the two were talking, Yanyan came in carrying her backpack.

"Dad, the sun is shining on my butt. Why can't you get up?"

Fang Mingche was still lying there, not wanting to move. From the time he came to Beijing in February until now, he really hadn't had a single day of rest.

Seeing that he still didn't move, Lin Yan smiled and handed Yan Yan a basin and a rolling pin. She gestured for her to put the basin on her father's head, and then hit him a few times with the rolling pin. Only those who have experienced it know how sour it feels.

Yanyan refused, "No, I don't want my dad to get his ears startled."

Fang Mingche laughed when he heard this, lifted the quilt, and went out to pee in his long pajamas.

"My girl still cares about me!"

Just then, Gu Zhiguang came out of the bathroom.

Speaking of this toilet, Grandpa Gu really spent a lot of money. Using this toilet was only one reason to convince Fang Mingche to buy a house. The most important thing was to make it convenient for Gu Zhiguang, who was unable to walk at the time, to go to the toilet.

The two nodded to each other as a greeting.

As a rare college student in the 60s, Gu Zhiguang naturally had his own pride.

But Mingche was admitted to Beijing Normal University, which was better than the university he attended. He was still very friendly in front of Mingche.

Uncle Gu had always told him that Fang Mingche was smart and down-to-earth, and his ideas were very effective. When he heard about the rent dispute, he also felt that wisdom in life was also very important.

"It's rare to see you up so late."

Fang Mingche said, "I sold all the stalls yesterday, and I woke up naturally this morning. Let's talk later—"

After the water comes out, quickly get some water to wash your face, comb your hair, and brush your teeth.

Then he sat down and started eating the soy milk and fried dough sticks that Lin Yan bought from the entrance of the alley.

Yanyan sat next to him, tore the fried dough sticks into pieces, and then used chopsticks to soak them in soy milk.

Fang Mingche said, "Today I am going to sign up like my dad and mom. Aren't you a little excited?"

I am having breakfast now, and I am still carrying my backpack.

Yanyan nodded, "Yeah."

In the past six months, she could only follow her father to the stall and her mother to the scrap yard as a little follower. Only studying was her personal career.

"Okay, from now on, go out early and come back late every day, then you will know how good it is to run around freely like this."

The family of three ate and rinsed their mouths. Then they rode to Beijing Normal University to register Fang Mingche. Before leaving, he checked the documents and formalities brought by his cousin again, and they were all in order.

As for Yanyan, the university registration is only for two days, and the Yuhong class she is attending only has one day tomorrow, so she will go tomorrow.

Passing by a car repair stall, Lin Yan said, "Mingche, why don't you prepare a small rattan chair for Yanyan on the horizontal bar. Then next time she rides in your car, I won't have to worry about her feet getting caught in the wires."

Fang Mingche looked at his 28-inch bicycle. Without the seat for his daughter, this bicycle could still be a great vehicle for picking up girls.

Really, nowadays, the kids from the big courtyards ride this bike to go out on the streets. There are very few with four wheels. Even on university campuses, having such a bike is very popular.

But if you add the seat for his daughter, it will firmly label him as a married man with children.

"Okay, add it."

He parked his bike, pulled over a bench and sat down. Yanyan came over and sat next to him.

Lin Yan went to negotiate with the master about the business of a small rattan chair. The other party nodded quickly and started to tinker with it. It was done in just ten minutes!
Fang Mingche actually found it a little funny. Are you still worried about signing up together today? He even insisted on adding a small rattan chair to his bicycle.

Next, Yanyan got into her father's car. While Fang Mingche was still in the car, she turned around and said, "Dad, I like riding in your car. I can see the world!"

I was sitting in my mother's car at the back, and my view was blocked by her back.

"Well, then you can take Dad's car."

The couple rode all the way to Beijing Normal University and followed the instructions at the entrance to complete the registration procedures step by step.

It was quite complicated. There were several official seals to be stamped. Grain, oil, and household registration were all transferred. A physical examination was also required. The key was that you had to queue up at every place.

Lin Yan took Yan Yan, who was wearing a sun hat, with her to help Fang Mingche line up in another queue. This would save him some time.

Most of the college students who come to register come on their own, and it is rare to see a family of three like them coming together.

When queuing up for blood draw, someone asked Fang Mingche, "Dude, you got married so early?"

Fang Mingche nodded, "Yes, we'll get married when we reach the legal marriage age of 20."

"You are an educated youth, right? So you married a girl from a village cadre's family?"

Fang Mingche had been working as a stall vendor for half a year and was quite tanned. He looked very different from the so-called fair-skinned scholars. So the other party concluded that he had been an educated youth.

Fang Mingche laughed, "No, I'm from the countryside, and I'm considered a returned youth. My wife is an educated youth, the one who came to our village from the capital."

"Did she get into college?"

Fang Mingche nodded, "I passed the entrance exam to Capital Normal University."

"Oh, then you two are really a good couple. This way you won't get separated halfway."

"Ah."

At noon, all the formalities had not been completed.

Fortunately, Fang Mingche's household registration and grain and oil supply had already been arranged. He took his meal ticket and took his wife and daughter to the canteen for lunch.

Lin Yan said, "Let's go and try the food at Dad's school."

Yanyan nodded, "Okay. Well, what if the food I eat at school is not tasty?"

"You still have to eat enough. If you don't, you'll be hungry. We paid for it. If you think it doesn't taste good, you can come back and tell mom and dad. We'll try to communicate with the school. But don't stop eating just because it doesn't taste good. Besides, a big pot dish is definitely not as delicious as a single pot stir-fry."

He let the mother and daughter take seats, and Fang Mingche queued up alone to get three dishes, one soup and three bowls of rice.

He brought it over and first transferred a small half of Yanyan's bowl of rice into his own bowl.

"Well, give it a try. There is more than one cafeteria in this school, but I heard this one does the best business."

The taste is pretty good among the big pot dishes. The chef in the university cafeteria does have some real skills.

Yanyan took two bites and commented, "Not bad. Dad, Mom, eat—"

Lin Yan took a few bites and said, “I once thought that I would never eat in the university cafeteria again in my life.” As she spoke, her eyes became moist.

At the age of 16, I had to carry my bedding roll and take a train to go to the countryside thousands of miles away. The despair in my heart is self-evident.

When they first went there, they couldn't finish the work, so the production team had to lend them food.

But in the first year, not only did she not have any surplus at the end of the year, she also failed to pay back the grain she borrowed. Not to mention that she was almost dragged into the cornfield by a scoundrel and raped.

Later, she started dating Mingche, and he got her a job teaching in a village primary school, and her life gradually became better. Then she got married, had a daughter, and prepared to settle down in the countryside.

Later, the loudspeaker announced: The college entrance examination has been resumed!

She took the exam again and again, hoping to pass it and return to the capital, but she failed every time!

In order to get a hukou in the capital, she even divorced on vacation. Now, she has finally passed the exam and can eat in the university cafeteria with dignity.

Fang Mingche saw that she had suddenly become sentimental, so he took out his handkerchief and wiped her face across the table. Yanyan was sitting next to him, and Lin Yan was sitting opposite him.

Since Lin Yan divorced and returned to the city, Yan Yan may have vaguely remembered that she was abandoned by her mother. If her parents were together, she would always stay next to her father wherever she went.

Fang Mingche wiped Lin Yan's tears and said, "Okay, okay, you can't cry while eating even if you are crying with joy."

Lin Yan took his plain handkerchief and wiped herself with it, "I really think that our generation, including people like Gu Zhiguang, has had a very hard time."

Fang Mingche nodded, and then said: "Every generation has its own difficulties."

Later, when Yanyan bought a house, the housing prices started to rise, and she had to go through a lot of trouble to change to a bigger one.

It's even worse for those who are younger. When they graduate from college, they encounter skyrocketing housing prices. If they want to buy a house, they have to empty six wallets to afford the down payment.

Therefore, every generation of young people feels that their lives are particularly difficult.

Yanyan grabbed the chopsticks and looked at her mother in confusion. She didn't know why her mother started crying while eating. The food tasted okay. Even if it was unpalatable, it wouldn't make her cry.

Fang Mingche told her, "Your mother is happy. She is happy that you got into university."

Yanyan looked at the energetic college students around her and muttered, "It's been so long since I passed the exam."

Fang Mingche almost laughed out loud, "Okay, stop crying. My daughter is laughing at you for having a slow reaction time."

Yanyan quickly said, "No, no." She didn't mean to make fun of her mother, and she wasn't itchy.

Lin Yan wiped away her tears and said, "Well, my reaction time is indeed a bit long. Okay, let's eat. After eating, go to your dormitory and make the bed for Yanyan to take a nap."

(End of this chapter)