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

Chapter 137 Finding the Right Track
When Fang Mingche came back, Lin Yan told him that Lingzi wanted to learn English well and go to the United States to live with her uncle.

Fang Mingche said, "Doesn't her father have seven brothers and sisters? Even she has brothers and sisters. It's unlikely that it will be her turn. But it's okay if she really dies. If it rains, her mother wants to get married. Let her go!"

Not an indispensable person.

Lin Yan said, "Then we trained her for nothing? Teacher Qiu's high salary and commission are all borne by us."

Fang Mingche said, "It doesn't matter! It's OK as long as she does her job here. Her home phone number is what I want. As for the others, we can recruit them later and have them sign a supplementary agreement. Those who resign within five years of joining the company will have to compensate the travel agency for the cost of learning English. You can discuss an amount with Gao Xiang."

Mr. Gao now works in finance for two scrap yards and a newly opened travel agency. He's also getting a monthly salary. It's 60 yuan a month! After all, as a college student, he should expect a higher base salary.

In addition, there is the newly-launched meal subsidy, which will be available starting next month. One yuan per workday. In addition to his 22 yuan college student subsidy, there is also the more than 5 yuan basic salary from his former school. Xiao Xie can also earn or yuan by selling eggs during his spare time.

The couple's monthly income is less than 200 yuan, which makes them a middle- to high-income family.

Of course, if Mr. Gao refuses to return to his original unit to teach after graduation, he will have to return the basic salary he received in the past four years. He plans to receive it first. When he finds a better job, he can return it. After four years, the 300 yuan a year should not be too much pressure for him.

He is quite optimistic about the development of travel agencies. The profits from the scrap yard and the vegetable business are also good. But it can't compare with travel agencies!
Lin Yan nodded, "Okay, I'll go discuss this with Teacher Gao later."

She hesitated for a moment and mentioned that Han Mei wanted to learn English.

Yanyan had already finished school at this moment, and was outside gesticulating to her grandmother what she had learned in the afternoon.

Mother Lin listened with a smile, "So you are still among the top students in the class?"

"Of course I have to. My parents are both college students. I'd be embarrassed if my grades weren't good!"

Lin Yan must have invited her mother to dinner. Otherwise, would she have sent her back home when dinner was almost over? Their family didn't lack for this little money, and Ming Che never cared about it.

As long as the two elders didn't interfere, he, as a son-in-law, was always generous with his money. Besides, now that she was pregnant, her mother never came empty-handed. She always brought nutritional supplements! Besides, an elder in the family is like a treasure. It would be easier to talk to her mother about any situation.

Lin Yan estimated that Lin Yi would ride his bicycle over here as soon as he got off work. He would come here to pick up his mother and have dinner. After all, the food here is always good, with meat for every meal. Come if you want! He is now very nice to his brother-in-law and Yanyan.

But this time Lin Yan was wrong, Lin Yi didn't come over for dinner tonight. When it was time for dinner, Lin Yan thought to herself: Wow, you've grown up?

Lin's mother was also a little strange.

Lin Yan said: "Then we won't wait for him. We have a large table of people!"

People like Lingzi and Teacher Gao who live nearby receive a meal allowance, while everyone else goes to Boss Cui's house for three meals a day.

This saves everyone a lot of trouble. For example, the father and daughter of the Qiu family are both working. It would be troublesome for Xiao Hu, a bachelor, to do it at home.

In this situation, those big companies would set up a canteen. Their makeshift team definitely couldn't set up a canteen. With only a few people eating, the labor cost of hiring someone special would be a bit high. And Lin Yan didn't want to use her kitchen as a canteen. It would be very noisy every day.

We simply used Cui's restaurant as a catering group. The employees were also happy to eat there.

Everyone tries to eat together, which saves Boss Cui a lot of trouble. Moreover, everyone's meal budget is added together, so the meal can be more hearty.

Well, when Lin Yan brings someone with her, she will add that person’s meal plan when ordering and ask for an extra dish, so as not to take advantage of others.

When Lin's mother saw the dishes, she knew they were really good. Of the seven dishes, three were meat dishes, and one was a half-meat scrambled egg. And since there were so many people, the food tasted delicious. In the end, almost all the dishes were clean.

After everyone finished eating, they went back to their homes. Then Lin Yi came late.

Lin Yan asked quickly, "Have you eaten yet? Why did you go after dinner time? If you didn't eat, ask Boss Cui to make you a special fried rice with some shredded pork in it."

Lin Yi nodded, "No need! I've eaten, sis."

Lin's mother and Lin Yan both felt it was a bit strange. But since they were outside, they didn't ask him why he didn't come over for dinner tonight. This was too formal compared to Lin Yi's personality!
But as soon as she entered her home, Lin Yan asked, "Why didn't you come over for dinner earlier?"

Lin Yi opened his mouth and then closed it again. He heard that his mother was here, so he planned to ride his bike over immediately. Eat dinner, pick up mom, and get eggs!
However, Han Mei pulled him into the house and said hesitantly, "Lin Yi, my money was stolen!"

Lin Yi's face changed immediately, "The money was robbed, report it to the police! Let's go——"

Han Mei grabbed his wrist and said, "It was taken away by my mother and my younger brother."

Lin Yi's face suddenly sank, and after a while he asked, "How much was robbed?"

"More than sixteen yuan!" Han Mei said tearfully.

She sold eggs at the hospital entrance that afternoon, 120 eggs for 12 yuan, and the extra few yuan was the change she brought in to give to customers.

As a result, they were almost sold out, so her mother and her younger brother came over and confiscated all the eggs. They heard from acquaintances that she was selling eggs here, so they came here specially.

She begged her mother to leave some change, as she wanted change. But her mother said, "Just ask them to give you change."

Now, it was time to pay the December living expenses at the end of the month. She told her elder sister-in-law that she had to pay the living expenses, so she couldn't pay back the ten yuan she owed for the time being.

Her mother took away all the money she had earned in the past ten days! If she didn't pay the living expenses, her mother-in-law would definitely scold her every day.

So she could only talk to Lin Yi secretly, hoping that Lin Yi would help her pay the ten yuan living expenses.

Lin Yi was nauseous. After his sister's advice, he knew that he should save some money for his family after getting married. Seeing Han Mei working hard to sell eggs every day, he also felt that life was promising.

Although Han Mei was very ambitious and asked him to take the entrance exam for the Workers' University, she couldn't eat him up if he failed.

After Lin Yi was delayed like this, it was already time for lunch. Lin's father also came back from get off work a little later than him!
Han Mei lost her money today, so she quickly cooked dinner when she got home. Her mother-in-law had picked all the vegetables before she left.

The two of them did not dare to tell Lin's father that the money was taken away by Han Mei's family. But based on their understanding of Lin's father, he would not refuse to accept Han Mei's living expenses for the next month.

For Lin's father, it's okay for his daughter-in-law to eat at home if she is short of money and temporarily doesn't pay for living expenses. But if it's because her family searched and took away all her money, he won't bear this loss. After such a start, the Han family will have to come monthly, right? If Han Mei can't stand up in this matter, will the Lin family always bear the burden of the Han family?
In fact, Lin Yi didn't go to his sister's house for dinner tonight, and Lin's father was a little puzzled. Because the food there must be good. Could it be that this kid has grown up and realized that it's a bit awkward to have dinner with only the father-in-law and daughter-in-law?

He didn't say anything. He wasn't deaf or dumb, and he didn't want to be an in-law. If they needed his help, he would speak up. After they spoke up, he would decide whether to help or not.

So, after dinner, he went out for a stroll as usual and boasted to his coworkers.

Han Mei cleared the dishes and went to wash them, feeling very troubled.

Lin Yi said angrily, "Your mother and brother have never thought about your situation in your husband's family! Humph, she doesn't even care whether you have change to give to customers when you sell eggs. Look at how my parents treat my sister? My sister went to the countryside, and every month when the unit issued food coupons, they would send them to my sister first."

He managed to save ten or so dollars this month, but now it's all gone.

Han Mei was usually quite powerful in front of Lin Yi. But after her family did something like this, she was so shy that she didn't dare to talk back!
Lin Yi felt extremely sick. Now he was being questioned again and again by his mother and sister. He hesitated for a moment and then told them everything.

Mother Lin said angrily: "How can this be possible?"

Seeing Han Mei working hard to sell eggs every day, she sold more and more eggs. Her impression of her daughter-in-law had improved. As long as her heart was with the Lin family and Lin Yi, it would be fine. She couldn't care less!

As for the 600, since it was agreed upon during the marriage discussion, it should be paid over five years. But this is what happened.

"Does the Han family have any shame? They only know how to exploit their daughter. His daughter is now like spilled water."

Lin Yan said quietly, "Mom, if I let you do whatever you want like Han Mei did, you would probably want to exploit me more. However, you still have a bottom line, you definitely won't leave me even the change from selling eggs."

Mother Lin was speechless for a moment. What if Lin Yan was still willing to sacrifice for her brother like before she went to the countryside? Now that she is in such a good condition, Mother Lin really wants to rob the rich and help the poor. But now Lin Yan has her own ideas!

She had no choice but to say to Lin Yi: "See, after getting married you have to be as opinionated as your sister."

Lin Yi said nothing. He couldn't beat his two brothers-in-law! They were two against one. He couldn't always ask his brother-in-law to stand up for him.

Yanyan understood most of what was said nearby. She whispered to Fang Mingche, "Dad, now that I have a younger brother, my mom won't treat me like this anymore, right?"

Lin Yan heard it, turned around and glared at her, "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you! Mom won't do this to you."

Fang Mingche also said: "Yes, Mom won't treat you like this. As for Dad, Dad's friendship with you is much deeper than that with your brother."

Really, in the previous life, the father and daughter spent more than 50 years together! This kind of relationship is definitely not something that a son can compare to.

Yanyan felt relieved when she heard her father and mother say this.

"I'm going to go play with some kids."

"Go."

Fang Mingche sent his daughter out and said to Lin Yi, "Your sister told me before that Han Mei wanted to come and learn English. I was still considering it. I originally thought that she was very ambitious and had a good vision. But she is so unprincipled towards her family. I doubt she will be able to keep public funds with her in the future. We are relatives. It will not look good if I report her family to the police. People are greedy because they are spoiled, and they will become more and more greedy! In order to eliminate such hidden dangers, I refuse to let her come to the travel agency to study and become a reserve staff."

Lin Yi squatted down to order eggs. Lin Yan said, "Wait, I haven't received the ten yuan I owed her before. No more credit today! She worked so hard, it would be fine if she spent it on the Lin family or on herself. But she gave it all to her family, so I'm giving her family some money?"

Lin Yi looked at his mother, who was still angry and did not speak for him.

On the way back, Lin's mother was angry all the time. When she got home, she naturally didn't look at Han Mei in a good mood.

"Let me speak well of you and send you to learn English. Your brother-in-law originally thought you were a good person, but now he has rejected you outright! He is afraid that you will not be able to keep the public funds in the future. He said it would be embarrassing to report the case later, so he decided to eliminate the hidden danger and ask you not to go."

Father Lin had already returned, and was drinking tea under the eaves with the purple clay teapot that Lin Yan had recently bought for him. The mother and son had not returned, and he felt it was not good to be in the same room with his daughter-in-law, so he did not enter the house.

He was puzzled by this nonsense and asked hurriedly, "What happened?"

Mother Lin said, "Han Mei was selling eggs in front of the hospital this afternoon. Her mother and younger brother took away all the money she had. Not a penny was left for her! Humph, I don't know if you Han family members are putting on a show for us. We clearly promised you to give ten yuan to your parents' house every month. I would accept it if you took ten yuan. Now all the money on her body has been taken away! Even the most cruel family would at most confiscate all the money their daughter earned before marriage. Not only will your family be able to support her for five years, but now you can do it yourself and have enough food and clothing."

She went straight into the house.

Han Mei looked at Lin Yi. Why did you tell your sister and brother-in-law everything? She had clearly told them before they left. Although they lost more than 16 yuan this time, they could make up for it in a month or two.

Lin Yi said, "My sister said she doesn't want to buy on credit anymore. She didn't let me bring back eggs today."

He also entered the room, and Han Mei quickly followed him in, "Why can't you keep anything to yourself?"

Lin Yi said, "I only make 35 yuan a month! This month, my sister told me that I'm getting married and might become a father soon, so I managed to save up about ten yuan."

"Isn't that enough? Why do you need to tell your sister and brother-in-law?"

"I'm afraid your family will come again someday. How can we smooth it over next time?"

The original 10 yuan a month was already a lot of pressure for him. If they searched Han Mei's body and took away her money, making him swallow his anger again and again, Lin Yi felt that it was absolutely unacceptable.

Han Mei said anxiously: "Brother-in-law is so generous to the Lin family. Why are you so stingy? They are my mother and brother."

What should they do? Everything was going well, and she could make money. But Lin Yi said that, and everything was over! They could have gotten by as long as they were a little more cautious.

Lin Yi looked at her, took off his shoes and went to bed. This day is so annoying!

Han Mei thought about the 1 yuan living expenses she had to pay on the 10st of next month, so she had no choice but to coax Lin Yi.

Lin Yi said: "If I had listened to my family and found someone who had a job and didn't care so much about his mother's family, and had my sister and brother-in-law to support me, life would have been easy."

"Do you regret it?"

Lin Yi sat up and said, "A little bit. It's obviously your mother and brother who are wrong, so how come it's my fault?"

He was also spoiled at home. He was beaten by his two brothers-in-law before, and now it is clearly the fault of his mother-in-law and brother-in-law, but they blame him!

Fang Mingche was too lazy to mind their business. He was just expressing his attitude before, it had nothing to do with him! He was too busy thinking about his own business now.

One evening in early December, Wang Dexian came here again on his bicycle. He is now more concerned about the travel agency than his job.

"Xiao Fang, can we really add another car in mid-December?"

Fang Mingche said: "As long as you can get a car. It has to be this new!"

"I can. We prepared two cars at the beginning. You said that we don't have enough money, and the Japanese translator hasn't been finalized yet. So should we add a Japanese translator or an English translator? There aren't many people who know English and have as much free time as Sister Qiu, right?"

"Teacher Qiu introduced one of his former students."

Wang Dexian said, "If they all use his students, won't his influence grow even stronger in the future?"

Fang Mingche said, "Of course they will. But where can I find someone who knows English? Those who know English are either in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or teaching in the English departments of major universities. Besides, the first batch of English department students will not graduate for another two years. When they graduate, they will definitely want to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or become translators, not join our makeshift team."

College students who know foreign languages are so valuable nowadays!

He paused and continued, "Anyway, our English tour guide is either his former student or his future student. Besides, I plan to organize a one-day tour as well."

They are now running a five-day tour, plus the day they pick up people at the airport, a total of six days. This is exactly the same as the current six-day work week. But the original guests of the Friendship Hotel and the Capital Hotel are also potential customers.

Sister Qiu sent people a promotional brochure for a five-day tour, but there was no room. Besides, those people might not come here specifically for the tour, and they couldn't spare five days. So Fang Mingche designed a one-day tour route. Just visit the highlights!

As for the day tour guides, Lao Cheng and Xiao Xu have said several times that they want to work part-time. They come even when they don't have classes and are receiving training from Teacher Qiu. They can be directly brought on board when the time comes. Even Fang Mingche himself can take over.

As for the drivers, Xiao Hu and Xiao Shen, who had already started training, did they want to continue working on Sunday after working for six days? No, even if they wanted to, they couldn't. People still need to rest, and they can't drive while tired.

However, Fang Mingche didn't have the money to send someone to training and get a driver's license. Things weren't as convenient and cheap as they would be in the future.

Therefore, it is best to use the retired car soldiers introduced by Wang Dexian. The skills of retired car soldiers are really beyond reproach. This is also the human resources that Fang Mingche thought of when he first considered partnering with the Wang family. Retired soldiers are easy to use! And using more retired soldiers can win the favor of the military. In addition to earning foreign exchange, this can also give him a talisman. At the critical moment, it is also good to have one more person speak for him.

When he mentioned the drivers for one-day tours, Wang Dexian said, "I'll introduce another one. How about this? Let them work for five days and rest for one day. Then we'll have drivers for one-day tours, right?"

It's hard to find jobs for so many retired soldiers in the army. There are really few jobs nowadays. Many soldiers want to stay in big cities and don't want to go back to their hometowns. If regular units can't arrange jobs, any job that can pay the salary is fine.

Many of his grandfather's people have not been settled yet. He is happy that he can settle more of them. Moreover, if he can place more of his people, he can also learn about the situation of the travel agency at the first time.

Fang Mingche naturally knew about this situation. But now he had no choice. For the time being, he would rely on Mr. Qiu as the English tour guide, and Wang Dexian as the driver.

As long as he remains indispensable and more administrative staff are placed, they will not be able to sideline him. Everyone's goal is now the same: to make money!
Now it is clear that the travel agency can make money. If two cars are used starting from December, they should be fully booked without any accidents. The profit for the whole month will be doubled, 12! Add four one-day tours, and it will exceed 9000!

Hearing the amount he mentioned, Wang Dexian took a deep breath. That means the Wang family can get more than 3,000 yuan a month.

"I'm going to go back and tell the old man. He's going to be so happy."

The family is very happy to earn more than 3,000 yuan, and foreign tourists come to spend money, so the foreign exchange will be spent even more.

He couldn't help but excitedly grabbed Fang Mingche's wrist, "Xiao Fang, we must grow bigger and stronger. This is multiplication! By then, perhaps our popularity will spread back to Europe and the United States as tourists come again and again. Attract foreign tourists who were originally a little nervous to come. This is truly earning foreign exchange for the country and making money for ourselves!"

He thought that the travel agency would grow bigger and bigger, and the assets would be staggering in the future!
Fang Mingche laughed twice. "Why else do you think I had to look for your old man? It's because after it becomes big and powerful, I, a grassroots person, can't hold it anymore!"

Of course, the Wang family's connections in the early stage also made the travel agency look very real. For example, they were able to get rooms in the Capital Hotel and Friendship Hotel, where rooms were in short supply. Moreover, they were rooms with better orientation and lighting than other similar room types. This made people feel that the travel agency was very powerful!
Moreover, if it weren't for the Wang family, he would never have been able to get two commercial vehicles. These two vehicles were worth nearly 100,000 yuan, which was simply not something he could rent now. How could anyone trust a grassroots person with only a few thousand yuan in assets?
Wang Dexian laughed out loud, "Xiao Fang, you gave me another surprise!"

He initially thought of making money, and thought Fang Mingche was quite accurate. But he never expected it to be so profitable! The key is that it also has political significance.

"I'm going back. Our old man will definitely invite me to dinner tonight. I'll try to get you two more bottles of military-supplied Maotai."

Fang Mingche said bluntly, "Panda cigarettes! If we distribute these outside, people will know that our travel agency is well-known."

"Okay, okay!"

"Also, please take care of the office. Otherwise, if there are tourists who want to visit, will they take them to my house?"

Fang Mingche rode his bicycle around looking for courtyard houses whenever he had time, and occasionally went to the Overseas Chinese Apartments to have a look. But none of them were suitable. Wang Dexian must have been more informed than he was.

Wang Dexian had already pushed his bicycle and raised his hand to give Fang Mingche an OK signal. "Well, I'll ask someone to help me find out."

Today is a working day. He returned to the military compound and excitedly ran upstairs to tell Mr. Wang.

As Mr. Wang listened to him, he gradually lifted his back from the chair and asked, "Is the prospect really that good?"

"Business is booming. We can't even accommodate all the people flying in. We've even got people who used to stay at the Friendship Hotel and the Capital Hotel asking about it. Xiao Fang is planning to hire college students part-time as day tour operators!"

Mr. Wang asked, "Do we have enough capital?" He couldn't afford it. He hadn't even paid off the balance of his courtyard house.

"It's definitely not enough. But a neighbor offered to lend us money. He'll just take advantage of our high interest rate! Xiao Fang and I estimated that with an annual interest rate of 12%, we won't lose money. By the way, Grandpa, please ask your secretary to help find out. We really need an office right now. We're most afraid of tourists coming to visit. They're all crowded in Xiao Fang's small side yard. Fortunately, Grandpa Gu and his son have a good relationship with him, otherwise we wouldn't bother him so much."

Mr. Wang nodded. If it was really that profitable, he would have to pay more attention. Moreover, he would have to report this situation to his superiors after New Year's Day. By then, there should have been some achievements. Fang Mingche, this kid, might be the trend-setter needed in the early stage of reform and development as the superiors are talking about now.

Many people today still harbor doubts and concerns about reform and opening up. We urgently need a group of courageous individuals who are willing to take on the business world. Only when they earn money can they inspire others to invest. What's most appealing? Money! Such individuals should be appropriately guided and supported.

Did he just sit at home and pick up a talent for nothing? If things really develop as Xiao Si'er said, the Wang family will have no worries about future political funding. Furthermore, it will attract more foreign tourists to visit and spend money, earning more foreign exchange for the country. This is highly valued by the higher-ups these days. Perhaps the Wang family will even become a positive example in the reform and opening up era.

Wang Dexian also said that Fang Mingche said he had long anticipated that after the country became bigger and stronger, he, a grassroots, would not be able to hold on.

Mr. Wang raised his eyebrows: "Thick, thick what?"

"I can't hold it. Hold, in English, means to control."

Old Master Wang took the lead, "Smart people! Such a profitable business also has political significance. If it becomes bigger and stronger, an ordinary person will definitely not be able to control it. By then, I don't know how many people will be jealous of our Wang family for taking this step first."

Seeing that he looked relaxed, Wang Dexian opened the drawer and took out the Panda cigarettes and the military-supplied Maotai.

"Grandpa, if we take these out, it will show that our travel agency is confident. Besides, Xiao Fang doesn't like anything else but this military-supplied Maotai."

"Okay, give it to him! People who have made contributions should be rewarded."

Arriving earlier than the second car was my cousin Fang Mingfeng. He returned to open a video parlor last month, and now everything is back on track. After thinking about it, he headed to the capital again.

In fact, he has already opened a video hall, so he can earn money at home relatively safely. But the capital is the capital after all, doesn't he already have a scrap yard? Let's see, he also wants to send his daughter to the capital to study.

He was deeply impressed by a sentence his cousin said to him. He said that if he had not gone to the capital and read the materials of the review classes of the famous No. 4 Middle School and foreign newspapers and magazines, he would definitely not have been admitted to Beijing Normal University! His biggest hope before was the Capital Normal University, which was ranked much lower than Beijing Normal University.

Fang Mingfeng was considered a wealthy man compared to the people in his hometown. He immediately spent money to buy a 21-inch Japanese imported color TV and a tape recorder. Well, they were smuggled goods. They could be cheaper, but they still cost several thousand.

He also had a way to buy Hong Kong's most popular videotapes from Guangzhou and had connections in the local area.

But he really likes college students! The scene where the branch secretary repeatedly reads his cousin's admission letter on the loudspeaker is also quite exciting.

Even the oldest member of the Fang family wrote about this event directly in the family tree: In the 1979 college entrance examination, Fang's grandson Mingche was admitted to Beijing Normal University, a prestigious university in the top ten nationwide. In ancient times, this was considered a golden list, bringing honor to the family.

He had no hope of getting into college in his lifetime, but he could try his best to provide the best education for his daughter.

Fang Mingche listened to him talking and nodded in understanding. He also had the same attitude towards Yanyan, wanting to provide her with the best educational conditions.

Well, to be honest, I haven't seen the one in Yan's belly yet, so I really don't have a very real feeling. It is said that a woman becomes a mother from the moment she knows she is pregnant. For a man to become a father, it is estimated that it really starts from the birth of the child. He is far less concerned about the second child than he is about Yanyan.

As for my cousin, he went to Shenzhen to develop his career a few years later. His daughter went to a private school and hired a tutor. Her grades were really good. She was eventually sent to a university abroad.

Only then did he feel a little regretful. If he had worked harder, Yanyan wouldn't have to squeeze on the single-plank bridge with thousands of troops.

"Brother Mingfeng, it's okay. I have the same mentality as you. As for education, the best public schools are in the capital and Shanghai."

There are no private schools at the moment, and it will be a few years before they are available.

Today Fang Mingche asked Master He to drive to the train station to pick up Fang Mingfeng. He was not free, and Master He said he knew Brother Mingfeng. Sure enough, he was picked up smoothly.

Brother Mingfeng and Master He are also familiar faces. They lived here for twelve days.

At this moment, the two brothers were sitting around the stove in the courtyard, making tea. On the wire mesh were sweet potatoes and taro that Brother Mingfeng had brought from his hometown. In the middle was a pot of tea burning.

Uncle Gu came in from outside, "Hey, Xiaofang's brother is here."

Fang Mingfeng said: "Uncle Gu, how are you?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Seeing them talking, Uncle Gu prepared to go back to his side.

Fang Mingche said, "Master Gu, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Grandpa Gu said, "The son of the Liu family in the compound next door got a house in the factory. It's a suite, and his son is the workshop director. So they plan to return the three houses to me and stop renting them out. I discussed with the family living in the main house and reduced their rent. They will move into the three rooms of the Liu family, and my son and I will move back to the main house. We should be able to move in before New Year's Day. So I came to ask you, do you still want these three rooms of mine? If you don't want them, I can make a decision sooner."

The main room is where the host should live. Besides, aren't Zhiguang and Xiaozhu getting married? The wedding room is best to be in the main room.

He had left the room where his wife had been living before empty. But Zhiguang's room was too small, and it would be a bit cramped to make it into a new house. He couldn't just move in the empty room.

Fang Mingche frowned. He wanted these three houses. If he bought them, the small side yard would belong to him. He certainly didn't want Grandpa Gu to sell or rent them out, because who knows what family or two would move in.

But, "Uncle Gu, how can I afford to buy your house now?"

Uncle Gu said, "You can write me an IOU and I'll charge you the same interest as you lend to your neighbors. I'm also very optimistic about your new business."

He wasn't talking about Boss Cui, but Lingzi's family. Lingzi's family took out all 12 yuan and lent it to Fang Mingche. The annual interest rate was agreed to be 50%, and the monthly interest payment was yuan.

In addition, Boss Cui had another income this month. After much deliberation, he kept this month's income and lent another 2000 to Fang Mingche. The interest rate was still 10%.

Sister Qiu has brought two groups of customers to Cui's so-called private restaurant to taste the home-cooked taste. The profit is much better than doing business with Chinese people!

So now if a travel agency has a foreign debt of 1100, it has to pay in interest a year.

Fang Mingche looked at Mr. Gu and asked, "What's your price?"

Grandpa Gu looked at the room where his wife had hung the beams, "You know the situation. This room is several square meters larger than your east wing. The price is 4000! The interest will also be paid according to theirs, monthly."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay! I'll write you an IOU right away, and then we'll go to the Housing Authority to exchange for a deed."

Grandpa Gu said, "But whose name will your house be under? You and Xiaolin's household registration are both in school, not in your own household registration book. It would be a bit troublesome to buy a house with a collective household registration."

It is indeed a bit troublesome, and you have to get various certificates.

Fang Mingche thought for a moment and said, "Then let it be under Yanyan's name. I will sign the contract as a guardian."

Children are eligible to buy a house, but they need a guardian's signature.

Grandpa Gu nodded and said with emotion: "It is really rare for people to leave their family property in the name of a girl."

"I'm sure I'll have more than one house in the future."

Fang Mingche wrote an IOU and the interest. Then he said to Fang Mingfeng, "Brother Mingfeng, I don't treat you as an outsider. I'll ask Yanyan to come back and walk around with you."

Fang Mingfeng was actually a little puzzled about what the new business of his cousin that Uncle Gu was talking about was. Moreover, Uncle Gu actually let him owe it directly!

It would be great if I could get this small courtyard. And I could still pay the full amount! We had to finalize it as soon as possible, lest Mr. Gu change his mind.

He said sensibly, "Buying a house is a big deal, you go and do it first." Then he said with a smile, "Call Yanyan back? Okay, call her back, and we'll go shopping in Dashilan again."

Well, he had to carry the little girl with him. Otherwise, he would have to wait anxiously for her to walk over with her short legs.

Fang Mingche said, "I'll tell you more about the business later."

Fang Mingche acted immediately, and Uncle Gu was a straightforward person. The two of them quickly took their household registration books and property deeds to the Housing Authority to complete the formalities.

Fang Mingche handed a Panda cigarette to the people from the Housing Authority and said, "The east wing has long been mine. Can I get a separate house title for the small side courtyard?"

Seeing that he was distributing Panda cigarettes, the Housing Authority staff were naturally very friendly. They then looked at the drawings provided by Mr. Gu. Finally, they said, "Okay, it's convenient for the people."

"The east wing is still under my wife's name. I'll ask her to come with me tomorrow to change the name, and then merge them into one property title. Is that okay with you?"

"can."

Fang Mingche smiled and said, "I'll take care of you if I need anything in the future!"

"Okay!" This kind of thing is definitely convenient for both others and myself. Even if this person is not the son of a high-ranking official, he must have a close connection with a high-ranking official's family.

Fang Mingche went back with Grandpa Gu. The deed between them had been completed. Although it was not very formal, this kind of deed with the seal of the Housing Authority was recognized when the housing reform unified the replacement of the house title in the 80s. It would be more convenient for him to change to an independent house title.

When they entered the house, Fang Mingfeng and Yanyan had already returned, as had Lin Yan. Even Teacher Qiu, who had gone out to teach outside with the academy, had returned.

Lin Yan was a little disgusted when she heard that Fang Mingche had written an IOU to buy the main house in the small side courtyard. However, it would definitely be more convenient for her to buy it than for Grandpa Gu to rent or sell it. From now on, this small courtyard will belong to their family. However, the debt is getting higher and higher.

Fang Mingfeng had just heard from his neighbor about Fang Mingche opening a travel agency, and he was a little bit resentful.

Previously, he wanted to open a video hall in the capital, and when he asked his cousin if he had any connections to introduce him, he said no. As a result, not long after he returned, his cousin partnered with the children of high-ranking officials in the alley to open a travel agency.

Seeing his slightly uneasy expression, Fang Mingche said, "Brother Mingfeng, let's be frank. I'm not in partnership with Wang Dexian, I'm actually in partnership with his grandfather. I used all his grandfather's connections, and the capital was also provided by his grandfather. It's just that Wang Dexian showed up. But Mr. Wang will not interfere in your opening of a video hall. He is willing to partner with me because travel agencies earn money from foreigners and earn foreign exchange for the country. An old man like him is not just looking for money!"

Fang Mingfeng thought about it and realized that there was indeed a big difference between opening a video parlor and opening a travel agency. He gradually became relieved. Such top connections are indeed not that easy to use. You always have to bring people some benefits that they want. Opening a video parlor is indeed not suitable for them.

"You have a point."

Fang Mingche said, "Let's go eat with the travel agency staff. I'll drive you back to the scrap yard later."

The small room was occupied by the Qiu family father and daughter, so Fang Mingfeng definitely couldn't stay overnight. However, he had a car, so Fang Mingche would drive him there later.

A group of people were on their way out to eat when they met Song Quan coming back from Dazhalan.

Fang Mingche closed the big bowl tea stall, and it was still prosperous. But the tea stall was almost dying because of the people from the cooperative.

The benefits of cooperatives and collectives are limited. There is no commission for collective industries! You contribute to the collective, isn't that what you should do? The person in charge of greeting guests is naturally not as concerned as Fang Mingche at the beginning.

There are several big bowl tea stalls nearby, but they have lost their competitiveness over time. In Fang Mingche's hands, the monthly profit was at least 600, but now it is barely 400. If it weren't for the handicrafts from the cooperative, the business would be even worse.

So when he saw Fang Mingche's family and the people from the travel agency walking towards Boss Cui, Song Quan felt mixed emotions.

"Going to dinner?"

Fang Mingche smiled and nodded, "Yes."

The travel agency was in debt of 6667 yuan, and he was responsible for 4000 yuan. Add to that the yuan for Mr. Gu's house. He was now in debt of yuan!
However, Fang Mingche wasn't worried. The travel agency had a very good future! The scrap yard also had a stable income.

Besides, within one kilometer of Tiananmen Square, the building area is about 70 square meters, and the actual area is about 100 square meters. There is only one door and one household. What is he afraid of?
He has already found the right track, and will not change his course. All that is left is to speed up!
(End of this chapter)