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

Chapter 123: Getting mad at Zhu
The family of three finished their meal. Fang Mingche looked around, then put away the dishes, piled them up, and took them to the sink to wash.

What he bought was actually a small dish in a single pot, not a big pot dish, because he didn't bring a lunch box. Only small dishes in a single pot come with bowls and chopsticks.

This requires washing the dishes and placing them in designated places. There is no such position as dishwasher in today's university cafeterias.

This involves buying lunch boxes and other daily necessities if he wants to eat at school. Go to the dormitory first to see which things are distributed and which ones he needs to buy.

On the first day of registration, females can enter the boys' dormitory, and males can enter the girls' dormitory. It is convenient for parents to send their children. Lin Yan and Yan Yan followed them in openly.

Fang Mingche only brought a small suitcase, which he carried with one hand. Seeing that his daughter's short legs made it difficult for others to move up and down the stairs, he waited until she reached the third step and picked her up with his other hand.

Lin Yan was paying attention to what others had bought, and when she saw this, she said, "Let me hold her."

"It's okay, it's not serious. Just pay attention to the house number."

Fang Mingche's dormitory number was 4 on the 14th floor. The two of them searched all the way there, and surprisingly, more than half of the people in the dormitory had arrived.

As Fang Mingche entered the room, he noticed with his sharp eyes that a middle-aged woman was tearing off a piece of paper with his name on it from the lower bunk by the window, preparing to move him to the upper bunk near the door.

He immediately said, "Comrade, I do not agree to exchange beds with your student."

Actually I didn't read the whole thing, I only saw the word "方", but it doesn't matter if I made a mistake. Anyway, I would never give up my window-side, lower bunk bed to anyone else.

Why should I give it to you? Because you are quick, because you have a mother who tore off a note with someone else's name for you? Fang Mingche went over and put his daughter on his original bed and sat down.

The middle-aged woman was caught on the spot, and other students and parents looked over, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Students should help each other."

Fang Mingche said, "They tore off the paper with my name on it privately and replaced my bed without my consent. What kind of mutual help is this?"

It is his duty to take care of his parents, wife and children in this life. The only one who can take advantage of him is Fang Minghua. There is nothing he can do about it, he has a father and a mother. When he was a child, he helped him fight with outsiders! But for others, let alone doors and windows!
For other people, at most, it is an exchange of interests. Sometimes they have to suffer a loss, there is nothing they can do about it. After all, many things cannot be quantified. But it must be that he made the decision to exchange after weighing the pros and cons.

A boy who looked like a fresh graduate tugged at the middle-aged woman's sleeve, then smiled apologetically at Fang Mingche.

Fang Mingche shook his head and said nothing more. Why did he come here to apologize now? What were he doing before? Since he hadn't caught him in the act, this classmate would have given him the bed reluctantly.

There were a lot of people in the room at this moment. It was originally an eight-person room with four bunk beds. Including Fang Mingche, there were five people in total. They probably all came up after lunch. So they were all gathered in the same time period.

There is also a large square table in the middle, which is used for reading. There are eight drawers for storing things. Lin Yan has already opened the one belonging to Fang Mingche and looked at it. This one is arranged according to the position of the bed. Then she looked at the closet next to it.

There are also eight cabinets, one for each person. It's first come first served. The second and third compartments in the middle of both sides are already occupied. These four compartments are convenient for taking things.

She tiptoed and opened the top cabinet on the same side of Fang Mingche's bed. Fang Mingche was 1.8 meters tall, so this cabinet wouldn't be too high for him. Anyway, it would be a bit cramped for him to use the bottom cabinet. She tiptoed and put the small box Fang Mingche brought in. There were only a few sets of clothes in it, very light.

Then I took out my notebook and wrote down: padlock. This is the daily necessities I need to buy later.

Yanyan had already taken off her shoes and climbed onto the bed, "Dad, the beds here are upstairs and downstairs." She felt a little bit new.

"Well, all college dormitories are like this."

The middle-aged woman said, "It's not suitable to bring children to live in this student dormitory."

Lin Yan said: "Today is the first day. Auntie, if you can come, my daughter and I can come as well. We have another place to stay in the capital, so we won't stay here."

Mingche's roommates looked like some were in their thirties, while others were fresh graduates in their teens. The age gap was quite large. He, who was twenty-four or twenty-five, mixed in with them and served as a link between the past and the future.

The middle-aged woman wanted to say something, but after hearing Lin Yan say she had another place to stay in the capital and seeing that she was well-dressed, she didn't argue with her.

After all, in the capital, a brick falling down could hit a department-level official. If you don't know the background, it's better not to offend people rashly.

The mattress, bed sheet, quilt cover, and mosquito net on the bed were all prepared. It was said that the student union made them. The student union will also help the new students prepare them for the next year's orientation. It is a tradition of the school. There is also another set of clean sheets, quilt cover, and a thick quilt on the bed.

Fang Mingche also took this set to the closet and put it away, then he put his daughter down to sleep. The pillowcases were all new, and the school certainly couldn't afford to wash all of them. But, let's make do. When there's no other choice on the train, you can just make do with whatever you can.

"Please everyone please keep your voices down, my daughter has to take a nap at a certain time every day."

The two boys who were close by said, "Okay! The kid is very cute."

Fang Mingche took out a folding fan and opened it to fan his daughter. Mainly to drive away mosquitoes, which were quite powerful in this room. His daughter had finally grown to be so plump and fair. He didn't want her to have red spots from mosquito bites on her body.

Lin Yan also sat on the edge of his bed, taking a pen and writing down in her notebook the things she thought she needed to buy.

The thirty-something guy next to him even brought his own records over and said, "I went to buy them this morning. You can take a look at them."

He also has a daughter who is already twelve years old. Seeing Fang Mingche fanning his daughter and chasing away mosquitoes, he inadvertently felt a fatherly affection.

Lin Yan thanked him with a smile and took it for reference.

Yanyan didn't have any worries. She fell asleep almost immediately after lying down, unaffected by the environment. While she was sleeping, two classmates from the capital and their parents left school and went home. There were two more, probably from other places.

The older man in his thirties is called Cheng Guangzhi, an educated youth from another place. He arrived in the capital yesterday and slept in the waiting room of the train station at night.

There was another person named Xu Mengfei who was from the countryside like Fang Mingche, and he passed the exam on his third try.

After Lin Yan took over fanning her daughter, Fang Mingche started chatting with his two roommates.

Upon hearing that Cheng Guangzhi responded to the call and took the initiative to go to the countryside in 62, Fang Mingche couldn't help but say, "Brother, you really have been rooted in the countryside. For a full years!"

Cheng Guangzhi said: "It's nothing to adapt. I have settled down in the countryside. Now I am going to college not only to fulfill my dream when I was young, but also for the future of my children."

Fang Mingche nodded, "That's right. How old is your boss?"

"My oldest son is 16 now! He was born when I was 21."

Lin Yan thought to herself, they got married when they went to the countryside. Educated youth were still rare in those days, so it was probably the daughter of a village cadre who took a fancy to him and made a bold move.

Xu Mengfei said, "In a few years, you will be a grandfather. By the way, the guy who always had his mother to take care of everything seems to be 16 years old."

He is three years younger than Fang Mingche, and was only 19 when the college entrance examination was resumed. He is also a bit outspoken.

Fang Mingche exhaled. The college students who took part in the three years before the resumption of the college entrance examination should have the largest age difference and the most diverse backgrounds.

Xu Mengfei said, "I heard that there are girls in the girls' dormitory who really bring their children to school. They are only one or two years old, and there might be no one to take care of them at home. But living in the dormitory is still a bit inconvenient."

Gay men probably don't bring their children to school.

The three of them casually asked about the origin of their names. Fang Mingche said, "I was given the names by the old man according to the generation name. I am a cousin of the same family, spread all over the village. Only the last character is different."

When Xu Mengfei mentioned that he was almost called Xu Menglu, Fang Mingche was caught off guard and laughed out loud.

Xu Mengfei said: "I knew that anyone who knows Monroe would definitely have this reaction. Especially since I was transferred to the English Department. Fortunately, a cousin of mine had already taken this name."

Cheng Guangzhi obviously didn't understand, and Lin Yan didn't seem to understand the joke either. She asked, "Mingche, what are you laughing at?"

Fang Mingche quickly said seriously: "Oh, Monroe is an American movie star."

Xu Mengfei looked at him and didn't say that Monroe was a sexy American actress.

After a while, Yanyan woke up. She closed her eyes and said, "Dad, I'm awake."

The two classmates, whether they had kids or not, all looked at Fang Mingche. The mother of the child was clearly here, why was she calling you? Are you the one who takes care of the kids in your family?

Fang Mingche went over and helped his daughter, who had her eyes closed, to sit up, then gently stroked her back to help her feel at ease and fall asleep.

Lin Yan stood up and said, "I didn't spend time with my daughter for a while because I went back to the city. So now she is closer to her father than to me."

It's not that I'm not jealous! But this cause and effect is caused by herself.

One of them was an old educated youth, and the other was from the countryside. I understood immediately after hearing this. It turned out that they had faked a divorce in order to return to the city.

Xu Mengfei said: "Why are you going through so much trouble? Once you get into college, you can come back to the city."

Lin Yan said, "I took the exam twice before, but failed. This time, just to be safe, I was asked to go back to the city to get my household registration."

Xu Mengfei said sincerely: "Then it's rare that you two didn't get separated. In our village, everyone would get separated in this situation."

Cheng Guangzhi glanced at the outspoken Xu Mengfei and asked, "How can you talk like that?"

Yanyan slowly came to her senses and said, "Dad, I need to pee."

"Let's go downstairs. Let's go now! Just bear with it for a while——"

There was no female toilet in the male dormitory. Fang Mingche carried his daughter and went downstairs in two steps.

Lin Yan quickly picked up her things, nodded goodbye to her two roommates, and chased after them.

When she got downstairs, she saw Fang Mingche standing not far outside the female restroom. Lin Yan handed him the things and said, "Go away. If the female classmates see you, they might think you are sick." She went straight in to see her daughter.

"Oh." Fang Mingche didn't want to stand guard at the door. But what if Yanyan called him from inside and he didn't hear her?

After taking care of her daughter, she washed her face with a small towel and combed her hair again. Only then did Lin Yan bring her out.

The family of three went to the branch of the supply and marketing cooperative in the university to buy things. Nowadays, the university is not commercialized at all. Unlike the universities of later generations, which have commercial streets, the storefronts are all occupied by the school leaders and relatives of the department leaders.

Lin Yan looked down on the things here, "Why don't we go out and buy some? Look at these slippers, there is no choice at all. It turns out that Lao Cheng and Xiao Xu bought theirs here."

After she had money in her pocket, she often went to places like the Friendship Store and the Overseas Chinese Department Store. Unconsciously, her tastes became more refined.

"Forget it, just follow the crowd. Besides, I only live on campus occasionally, so I won't need it very often. Buy everything and take it to the dormitory, then go to your school to have a look. Find your dormitory first and see where the bed is. I almost had my bed replaced without knowing it. I don't know what will happen if I go too late."

It’s a bit far to ride to Capital Normal University. But luckily I used to ride to a scrapyard some time ago, and I rode 20 kilometers every day. So I’m not afraid of this distance now.

Lin Yan thought about her bed. She didn’t want the lower bunk to become the upper bunk, so she nodded.

The two of them bought a wash basin, towel, mouthwash cup, toothbrush, etc. in one stop. Then Fang Mingche took his things to the dormitory and locked them in the drawers and closets. He put his slippers under the bed.

He asked his two roommates, "Are you going to Tiananmen Square to play tomorrow?"

Cheng Guangzhi nodded, "I have this plan."

I have finished my work today and I really want to go see Tiananmen Square tomorrow.

"If you go to Dashilan and see a handicraft cooperative, you can ask them where Fang Mingche lives. My home is only one kilometer away from the square. You are welcome to come and visit."

"Okay."

After saying goodbye, Fang Mingche went downstairs to reunite with the mother and daughter.

This time Yanyan took her mother's car. Only the small rattan chair in her mother's car had a sunshade roof. She often ran in and out with her mother, so her body was very strong. There was no need to worry about getting heat stroke or something like that.

Children of Fang Fang's age would pick jasmine flowers in the fields during the hottest hours from 2 to 4 in the afternoon. The sun was shining that day, and the heat was rising from the ground. Fang Mingche and Lin Yan had both experienced that feeling, and it was really not a good feeling. Therefore, they did not raise Yanyan too delicately.

The three of them arrived at Capital Normal University at around three o'clock in the afternoon, and after a busy period of work they managed to finish most of the work.

I only had time to confirm the location of the remaining dormitories, and then occupied the closets and drawers.

This time, Lin Yan also had to use a cabinet that was not in a good location. It was a high cabinet, so when she needed to take something, she had to move a stool over.

Moreover, there are two long benches instead of one for each person. When someone needs to use one, they have to give up the bench or ask others to stand up and make way for them.

So, when she had a choice, she chose the lower one. That way, when she needed it, she could just squat down. As for shopping, she would come back tomorrow afternoon.

We will gather tomorrow night to discuss things, and she will come to buy things then. She will stay in school for one night.

As for Yanyan, she will be with her father tomorrow night. Fang Mingche will prepare to ride back after gathering. He will send her and Niuniu to school the day after tomorrow, and then he will rush to school.

All arrangements will be made after I get the class schedule tomorrow night. But there shouldn't be anything to do on the first day of school. I'll naturally have dinner in the cafeteria of Capital Normal University.

Lin Yan was in charge of serving food tonight. Yan Yan asked, "Will we meet Uncle Gao?"

Fang Mingche said, "It's unlikely. Look at how many people there are in a university. Besides, he may have gone home after registering."

Lao Gao came here again on a borrowed bicycle. When he saw that he had bought another bicycle, he looked very envious.

Tomorrow, on the 31st, Lao Gao will go to the scrap yard to do the accounting. For now, it's ten dollars a time! For the current running account, he only needs to go once a month.

Normally, Lin Yan could do the accounting. But Fang Mingche didn't just want Lao Gao to do the accounting for the scrap yard. He had other plans. Lao Gao was now reading books on accounting and preparing for the qualification exam. Political economics, politics and economics are one, Lao Gao was also a professional.

Fang Mingche told Lin Yan, "Let Lao Gao do the accounting for both your business and my business."

As for what other promising businesses he has, he hasn’t said anything yet.

After eating two bites, Yanyan nodded. Lin Yan smiled and asked, "Which is better, the food in Dad's school cafeteria or the food in Mom's school cafeteria?"

“They are all delicious.”

Fang Mingche laughed, "You have to carry water for this?"

"Hmm?" Yanyan didn't quite understand the meaning of the word "holding water" here, although she often did this.

If someone asks her who is better, dad or mom, she will always answer: Dad and mom are better!

After eating, there was no more sun, so Lin Yan didn't need to carry her daughter anymore. Riding such a long distance in a day and carrying her daughter all the time was a bit tiring.

The two rode home, and Lin Yan said, "I'm really tired today. Let's go home and take a shower. I'm going to rest."

As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Xie came over to pick up the eggs. Liu Qingfeng brought them back and put them in the small room.

"Do you know who came to the compound today?"

Lin Yan asked, "Didn't you also go to sign up with your old man Gao? How do you know who is coming?"

Xiao Xie didn't come to pick up eggs last night, just to go to the Normal College with Teacher Gao to register. She also went to announce to the world that her husband was married. She even talked to her mother-in-law in advance for this. So early in the morning, Teacher Gao took her to the Capital Normal College on a borrowed bicycle.

"We just signed up and came back in the afternoon. When we came back, we heard the commotion."

Lin Yan raised her eyebrows. "Look at your expression. Does this matter have anything to do with us?"

"You could say that it's Uncle Zhu Dahai's cousin who's here. He's been living at his uncle's house, harvesting vegetables for more than ten days. He came here today to see how much he can earn, and he wants a piece of the pie."

Fang Mingche asked, "Didn't he give it to you before?"

"I heard he bought some gifts like sugar. But it was okay once or twice. He stayed at someone else's house for more than ten days to harvest vegetables. Even if he was my uncle or cousin, I would still be suspicious. This person is stingy to everyone and just wants all the money to go into his own pocket."

Lin Yan asked: "How was it resolved in the end?"

"It is said that his uncle and cousin asked for a 30-70 split. Otherwise, they would not allow him to continue using the place as a base. After all, if he is caught, he will be punished." The situation is not as strict as before, but it is impossible to say that there is no risk at all. After all, many people still cannot see the way forward.

The rent for the waste station that Fang Mingche rented was directly deposited into the village collective account. Everyone in the village got a share! And the families who sold vegetables and eggs to them almost covered the entire village.

At most, if your family has enough eggs in the next two days, you can send them. In two days, if my family has enough eggs, I will send them. As for vegetables, sometimes they are more concentrated. But every household has a share.

Fang Mingche asked, "Did he agree?"

"He had no choice but to agree. Otherwise, if he went somewhere else, people would not let him do such a thing for nothing. I heard that he used to make 10 yuan a day, but now it has been reduced to a few yuan a day. Besides, getting up at four or five in the morning to harvest vegetables is tiring enough. I can't bear this hardship!"

Hu Yong and his friends came over to talk about this, and said that they had thought Zhu Dahai might not have sorted things out. They could earn 100 to 80 yuan a month as vegetable vendors.

A few days ago, I tried to ask Zhu Dahai about the price. He said he picked the fruit right in the morning and shipped it immediately, and his price was a bit higher than Lin's. So the four people didn't go to him for wholesale.

Zhu Dahai was still telling them yesterday that he was willing to give up some profits. But today, someone came to him again because of the uneven distribution. I always feel that Zhu Dahai's business is not very reliable.

Today, Aunt Yuan was a little angry. Fortunately, the gate of the compound was closed and the incident did not spread outside. The people in the compound also had a sense of collective honor and did not tell anyone outside.

If this is publicized, they won't be able to be an excellent compound this year. There will be no certificate of honor and a small bonus at the end of the year. Obviously, three students graduated this year, which is a plus.

Fang Mingche said, "He has no experience, but he will be fine once he has some. But getting up at four or five every day to harvest the vegetables is exhausting. Now that 30% of the profits have been given to my uncle's family, there should be someone who can help share the burden."

Zhu Dahai is a hard-working man. However, he always wants to steal Hu Yong and the other two away, which is also a problem. Fang Mingche decided to talk to him tomorrow. Do you really think that you can do whatever you want after learning other people's business for nothing?
That night, the couple paid for the vegetables and eggs and went to bed. This was why one of them had to be at home every day.

The next day, Lin Yan and Teacher Gao rode their bikes to the scrap yard to settle accounts. In the afternoon, they rode their bikes directly to school together.

Mr. Gao had to come back at night because he had borrowed the car and had to return it to the owner, who still needed it.

Before setting off in the morning, Xiao Xie calculated the mileage he would ride today. "You've already ridden 30 kilometers. Let me try to save yuan a month. In this way, I can save enough for a bicycle ticket in two months and have yuan left. In another six months, we can buy a bicycle."

Before she had no income, Teacher Gao's money was just enough to cover living expenses and her mother's medical expenses. There are ways to spend more money and ways to spend less money. Now, just treat her as if she still has no income.

If I don't hurry up and buy this bicycle, I'll have to spend the money sooner or later. In the end, I won't be able to find out where I spent it.

Gao's mother naturally fully supports her daughter-in-law's efforts to save money to buy a bicycle for her son. How can she borrow money from others every time than to have it herself?
Teacher Gao nodded, "Well, thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Xie said, "Maybe, I can try to borrow money from Teacher Lin to buy you a bicycle, and then pay them 30 yuan a month. They should agree. You and I are working for them now."

Teacher Gao didn't want to owe anyone a favor. After all, given his family's situation, he had borrowed from everyone he could. Almost no one was willing to lend him money!

But if it were Xiao Fang and Teacher Lin, it wouldn't seem so difficult.

"Well, let's give it a try. If they are embarrassed, they will directly refuse. If they are not embarrassed, then we can borrow it first. If Teacher Lin's car is not a women's car, I can be her driver."

Xiao Xie said, "You are so beautiful, that's why Teacher Fang is worried."

Teacher Gao laughed, "I think Xiaolin is more worried. Didn't you see that Xiaofang's bicycle had a seat for Yanyan on it when he went to register yesterday? A college student riding a bicycle with a child seat all day long, he will lose all his romantic opportunities."

"That depends on whether Teacher Fang is willing to do so."

Just as the two of them finished talking, they saw Fang Mingche walking directly towards the slum.

Then his unkind voice sounded, "Zhu Dahai, come out for a moment."

Zhu Dahai had just sold today's goods to a few educated youths who had returned to the city. He came out with some confusion, "What's the matter?"

Fang Mingche asked, "What's the matter? You go find Hu Yong and the other four and tell them that you can give them a better deal. Is that true?"

Zhu Dahai hesitated and nodded, "Yes."

Fang Mingche said, "You learned my family's business and felt at ease. I never found fault with you, did I? Now you are going even further and poaching my subordinates? Do you really think I am good-tempered and can be bullied at will?"

Zhu Dahai sneered, as if to say, "What can you do to me?" We are all speculators, and the eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother. Can you still sue me?

Fang Mingche said, "Yes, I can't cause trouble to you through official channels. However, I can organize all the educated youth who have returned to the city nearby, and I can lend them money to start a wholesale business of vegetables and eggs in the village. Didn't you start with only 200 yuan? If it doesn't work, you can just fight me. Whoever wins will have the final say!"

"you"

"Yes, I spent money and effort to organize other people to do this business. I killed 800 enemies and lost 1,000 of my own money. But this is not my only business. I can afford to lose! Can you afford to lose?"

Xiao Xie was watching from the window in the room. "Zhu Dahai was indeed at fault in this matter. He didn't pay the tuition, but he copied everything. He even tried every possible means to poach Hu Yong and the other four."

There are four people who are close to Teacher Lin. She, Sister Cui, and the two people from the compound next door. And Hu Yong and the other four always buy goods from Teacher Lin.

Zhu Dahai has done so much, but Teacher Fang still has no response. It is really unacceptable.

As she spoke, she looked inside. Teacher Gao said, "Don't look anymore. Aunt Yuan was just called out by Xiao Fang. I don't think she will be back for a while."

This is an easy matter. Just give some bribes to an old lady in the slum and it will be done.

Zhu Dahai gave in when he heard this. He really couldn't afford to lose.

Looking at the muscles on Fang Mingche's arms, he might not be able to win in a fight. Last time someone came to trouble Teacher Gao, Fang Mingche stepped forward, and it was obvious that he was not easy to mess with.

He saw Fang Mingche practicing his boxing and kicking skills on the sandbag under the tree in the small side yard every morning.

"Then what do you want?"

"You can develop your own downline. I won't interfere with you. But if you want to poach my downline, I won't be polite."

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Fang Mingche turned around and looked at Song Quan, "Look at the person you introduced to me!"

At first, it was Song Quan who brought him water, and Grandpa Gu introduced him. Later, thanks to the stalls in Tiananmen Square, the handicraft cooperative's business improved. Song Quan no longer had to work part-time. So he recommended Zhu Dahai.

Zhu Dahai, he is indeed good at doing things, but he is not a very decent person! This is enough to prove that Mr. Gu has a much better vision of people than Song Quan.

Song Quan felt a little embarrassed when Fang Mingche came to visit him. After a while, he said, "It was because you offered him a high salary to go back to his hometown to take the college entrance examination that made him want to go back to his hometown."

Fang Mingche said to Zhu Dahai's window: "I will help Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan grow step by step, and I will not let them earn less than Zhu Dahai."

The two were already preparing to leave. I had come out to see if there was any need for help, but they were not needed. Hearing this, I was very happy.

"Thank you, Teacher Fang!"

Starting tomorrow, they will be the ones who get commissions. It's not like Zhu Dahai's case, where one problem is always solved but another is created.

Zhu Dahai is really trying to suppress one problem but another one is popping up, and he is in a lot of trouble.

Now the village party secretary wants them to pay a sum of money, otherwise they will not be allowed to do that in the village. It is obviously something that their villagers will also benefit from.

You can make more money by running your own business, but it does come with more troubles.

After the uncle and nephew discussed it, they had no choice but to give 20% of the profits to the village. At first, they wanted to give 10%, but the village secretary didn't agree. It was really annoying, asking for money here and there.

This means his profit is much smaller. He is not much better than Hu Yong and his colleagues, and he is still so tired.

Why didn’t so many people ask Fang Mingche for money when he was doing it?
Fang Mingche and Zhu Dahai reached an agreement and went home to carry their daughter, who was carrying a backpack, into her special chair.

"Let's go, our Fang Shuyan is going to sign up."

Yanyan nodded and said, "I'm going to sign up." From now on, she will have something to do every day.

Because everything was communicated in advance, Yanyan's registration went smoothly. However, she had to bring her small quilt and pillow for nap from home.

Yanyan patted her backpack and said, "Dad, I want this color."

"Ah, is this your aesthetic? Or did you hear it from someone else?"

Yanyan thought about it with some confusion, but couldn't remember.

"I think I heard about it from someone. Let's go to the store run by the Ministry of Armed Forces to buy it."

A-Yan also had to go shopping in the afternoon, but it was impossible to inform her at the last minute to buy Yan-Yan's things as well.

Besides, it will be used tomorrow at noon.

The father and daughter went to buy it. Yanyan said, "The teacher said to embroider the name on it so it's easier to recognize."

Fang Mingche was in a dilemma. He didn't know how to embroider. Ah Yan knew how to do it. But she wasn't at home and wouldn't be back tonight.

He wanted to save trouble by writing with a brush, but what would he do when he had to wash it?
So I had to take the quilt up to Xiao Xie and ask her to embroider it for me. With so many students in a class, it's possible to encounter the same quilt twice.

Xiao Xie agreed readily, "You write it with a pencil first, and then I will embroider according to the outline. Otherwise I'm afraid my handwriting won't look good." Then he took out Teacher Gao's pencil.

Fang Mingche then wrote the three words "Fang Shuyan" in a suitable size at the top of the quilt.

Xiao Xie said: "You scholars are amazing. You all come up with such nice names. Shu Yan, Shu Yan, it sounds so good!"

Fang Mingche said, "Actually, it was named after the meaning of her mother's name. Her mother's name is Yan, which means smiling sweetly. Her uncle's name is Yi, which also means happy. Her name is Shuyan, which means smiling brightly."

Xiao Xie nodded. "Yes, that's a good idea. I'll embroider it right away and give it to you when it's done."

"Will it prevent you from selling eggs?"

"It's okay. The sun is shining brightly now and I'm not going out anyway. I can cook and embroider at the same time. It will be done quickly."

Fang Mingche was naturally too lazy to cook at noon, so he took Yanyan to Cui's house for a meal.

Mrs. Cui came to serve the dishes cheerfully, "I heard that you had a tantrum with Zhu Dahai this morning?"

"He's gone too far!"

Mrs. Cui nodded, "Yes, that's what they all say."

Fang Mingche smiled and said nothing more. If he wasn't so tough, people would just talk about him behind his back. Others would just ignore it and ignore it! So, he didn't bother to say more.

Mrs. Cui said, "Hey, you practice boxing in the small courtyard every day, do you really know how to fight?"

Fang Mingche said: "I drove a long-distance truck to Guangzhou. I encountered many things along the way."

Mrs. Cui suddenly realized, "Then you are really good at both literature and martial arts."

After lunch, Fang Mingche took care of Yanyan's nap. When she woke up, he asked, "Where do you want to go this afternoon?"

Yanyan scratched her head, "It's so hot everywhere. Dad is going to school tonight, should I go too?"

"If you don't want to go, you can stay at home with Grandpa Gu and listen to the radio. Or you can go to Uncle Song's house or Aunt Xie's. Dad will come back to pick you up after listening to the speech. If you want to go to your grandma and grandpa's house, that's fine too."

Yanyan said, "Is it not a good idea for me to go?" She heard what the old lady said yesterday.

"School is a place for classes, and it's not good to bring children there. But once in a while, other students should be able to understand. Our Yanyan is not a noisy child. Besides, you are not encroaching on anyone's living space."

Yanyan said: "Then I'd better not go. Grandpa Gu and I will listen to the radio and wait for Dad to come back. I like listening to Uncle Gu telling stories."

"Okay, Dad will leave you to them and then go to school."

Nowadays, there are many key children in the compound. Their parents have to go to work, so they usually hang a key around their necks and open and lock the door by themselves when they go in and out.

Family planning is not yet enforced, so there is no child trafficking. The Gu family father and son are also trustworthy neighbors. I will ask them to help take care of the child tonight.

Of course, the key point is that Yanyan is not a naughty child. She will not be naughty and annoying. She just listens to the story obediently, and even Gu Zhiguang, who is already a bit decadent, will not dislike her.

As for whether my cousin is used to going to the scrap yard, I can only wait until A Yan comes back tomorrow and ask her.

After dinner that night, Fang Mingche entrusted his daughter to the Gu family father and son.

Grandpa Gu came over and said, "Are there any female classmates in your school who have missed their blooming season? If you see a suitable one, introduce one to our Zhiguang."

He really looked down on ordinary people. Look at the people that Aunt Yuan and others have introduced to him recently. With such low education, how can they have a common language?
Aunt Yuan replied directly, "Where can I find a female college student for you? There is only one Xiao Lin in the compound, and she is Xiao Fang's wife."

Fang Mingche actually thought that Gu Zhiguang's conditions were quite good. But now that the female classmates who had just been admitted to university might not be able to accept the life of lying down and collecting rent with him.

In fact, the most important thing is that Gu Zhiguang can cheer up. But after suffering for so many years, it is really difficult for him to turn the page all of a sudden.

Fang Mingche nodded. "I'll keep an eye on it, but this kind of thing can't be guaranteed."

Grandpa Gu nodded. "Yes, just keep an eye on it. Then talk to your Xiaolin. I've also entrusted Mr. Gao to him."

"OK, all right."

Fang Mingche rode his bicycle with a child seat installed to school. He attracted a lot of attention on the university campus. He was a little amused, but Ah Yan's trick really worked!

After finding the classroom he was notified of, he went in and sat down next to Cheng Guangzhi.

In the afternoon, Cheng Guangzhi and Xu Mengfei came out of the Forbidden City and asked Song Quan about Fang Mingche's residence. The two of them came to take a look. However, they thought that the house was still rented. Then Cheng Guangzhi notified Fang Mingche to gather in this classroom in the evening. He said that in the morning, the counselor came to the dormitory to notify him.

Their counselor is a man, actually a senior from the class of 77, named Wang Shan. He is a relatively outstanding senior, so he was able to get such an internship opportunity on campus. This way, he doesn't have to go for internships outside the campus in the future.

It is said that this counselor is likely to stay in school and become a full-time counselor in the future. This kind of person has a great chance of staying in school to teach after taking the postgraduate entrance examination. Generally, only those who are relatively outstanding, have a good relationship with teachers, or are more capable of dealing with things can have such an opportunity.

Fang Mingche whispered, "If the counselor is admitted this year, he should be younger than many people in our class, right?"

Cheng Guangzhi also whispered: "He is indeed only a few years older than my son."

Fang Mingche said, "Stand here and don't move. I'll go buy you some oranges."

"Go to hell! Do you think I don't understand? I really don't understand the Monroe you're talking about, but anyone who has studied Chinese can understand this. By the way, you and your wife should all gather tonight to talk about things, right? What about your daughter?"

"I entrusted it to the neighbors. You came to the capital alone, and your sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces are all in the countryside?"

"My eldest son is in the first year of high school and will take the college entrance examination next year. My youngest daughter is in junior high school. My mother works on the farm at home."

Xu Mengfei said, "You two are married and have children, so you get together to talk about children? Several other people from our dormitory are here. By the way, Lao Cheng is the head of the dormitory."

Fang Mingche quickly seized the moment and shook Lao Cheng's hand, "Please take good care of me."

If we need to check the dormitories, we will definitely need Lao Cheng's help.

Old Cheng nodded, "I understand. But you'd better give me a phone number where I can find you. That way, if anything happens, I can notify you in time. Yesterday, the counselor asked about the situation one by one. I said you are a local, got married and moved back home. I don't think he looks like he's going to make a big deal out of it. We're all men, we understand."

(End of this chapter)