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

Chapter 139 Anxious
As for the Lin family, Lin's mother came to take care of her pregnant daughter, and the cooking work was assigned to her daughter-in-law Han Mei. Han Mei is now earning performance, buying groceries and cooking quietly every day.

She now knows how important the credit opportunity given by Lin Yan is. More importantly, Fang Mingche Travel Agency has a reserve position for English tour guides. If she wants to live a good life, she must rely on her sister and brother-in-law from her husband's family, and she must please her parents-in-law. She will never let down her chain at this time.

Lin's father directly gave all the food money to his son and told him to make his own arrangements. If he couldn't finish the meal by the end of the month, he would find trouble with Lin Yi.

Lin Yi only gave Han Mei one day's worth of food money, and no more, to avoid it being robbed again!

"My mother said that English tour guides in travel agencies make a lot of money, several times what I make in a month. If you let your family snatch your job away again, you will definitely never have another chance."

If we perform well now, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Han Mei nodded. "I know the severity of the situation now. Besides, my mom and the others know about it too. They don't dare to treat me the same way as before."

She had earned a little money by working as a temporary worker. But it was all taken away. This time, she must not let her family take away all her money. Just as Lin Yi said, if it happened again, she would never have the chance to work as a tour guide in a travel agency. She would not even have the chance to buy eggs on credit.

By the end of December, Han's younger brother came to ask for money. They learned their lesson this time and did not dare to go to the hospital gate to take all the money from Han Mei. They had to let her continue to do the egg business, so that it would last for a long time.

Han Mei only gave a little over three yuan, "plus the six yuan before, that's ten yuan for January."

"Sister, why are you so fussy now?"

Han Mei said, "If I continue to be indifferent to my family like I did before, I will have no chance in the future. This is all I have, you either take it or leave it." With interests at stake, it was rare for her to be tough with her family.

No matter how arrogant Han was, he couldn't act arrogantly in the compound where the Lin family lived. He waited after he left to see if the eldest sister would secretly give him more money. But she didn't!
Han Mei had just resumed selling eggs, and indeed had not made much money. The three yuan or so was all she could take out. Even if there was more, it would have been kept by Lin Yi. Besides, there was not much left!

Moreover, during this period of time, there was another person selling eggs at the hospital. I don’t know where he got the goods, but the price was the same as hers. This took away a lot of her business!

Christmas Eve came in a blink of an eye, and there were corresponding celebrations in Capital Hotel, Friendship Hotel and other places.

Lingzi was extremely envious when she heard the waiter she often contacted mentioned it on the phone. Unfortunately, those places were not like other places, and you couldn't let acquaintances take you in. Otherwise, she could go in and meet a foreigner and practice her spoken English.

Fang Mingche heard her talking about this with the tour guide Ning Anan, and said casually: "If you want to practice speaking, go to the university English corner."

Lingzi said: "I want to go abroad in the future, so what's the point of meeting college students?"

Fang Mingche thought to himself: Wow, even college students don’t even want the chance to study abroad?
However, because Lingzi has overseas connections, there are indeed many young men who want to date her. Those with poor conditions dare not participate in the competition. Such pursuit may make Lingzi a little arrogant.

But again, as long as Lingzi is competent while she is on the job, it's fine. If the travel agency doesn't have the money to install a phone when she goes abroad, they can pay for her parents to rent one.

However, judging by the way their family spends money, her overseas connections may not be very close, and the money is not too much. After all, just the phone alone brings in at least 100 or 200 yuan a month. But they are still very careful with their money. Did they plan to send their children abroad a long time ago and save the money?
There was a sound of a car, and everyone looked up. It was Wang Dexian driving a jeep over. He brought a small military coat for Lin Yan. This coat was more solid than any winter coat!

Lin Yan mentioned that she wore Fang Mingche's dress to get up at night. It was warm, but it was very long. She had to hold it with her hands to prevent the hem from sweeping the floor.

Soldiers will be issued new uniforms after a certain number of years of service. Wang Dexian asked his third cousin for it.

The reason he could speak with such confidence was, of course, because the travel agency's revenue was growing steadily. Even if there was no dividend for the time being, it was inevitable. He showed the account book to the old man and the third brother. They all knew how much money the travel agency could make for the Wang family.

Therefore, his third cousin readily agreed and changed it to the smallest size, which would be suitable for a taller girl like Lin Yan.

In addition, two sets of women's military uniforms were also given as gifts. People in this era were proud to be soldiers. Even if you couldn't be a soldier, it was still a great honor to have a military uniform to wear.

Lin Yan was naturally very happy when she saw it. She kept the military coat for herself. As for the military uniform, she kept one set and gave the other to Xiao Xie. Xiao Xie was the wife of the financial manager and also a member of the travel agency. She was also helping Fang Mingche win people's hearts.

Besides, who else should we give it to if not Xiao Xie? We should give it to Sister Qiu, but Lingzi has as much experience as her. And Ning Anan, although she came later, is also an English tour guide. She is also an indispensable person in the travel agency.

It is not the lack of money that is worrying, but the inequality of the money. Just give it to Xiao Xie, a family member. Gao Xiang is in charge of the accounts, and he is considered a senior executive in the travel agency. And Xiao Xie is also his friend.

However, it was really a makeshift team now. Although Fang Mingche gave everyone high positions, such as office director and financial manager, Lingzi was a lone commander, and Gao Xiang only had Lin Yan as a cashier. Moreover, could he order Lin Yan, the boss lady and pregnant woman, around?
Sister Qiu, Lingzi, and Ning Anan thought that Xiao Xie won. Although it was a pity that it didn't fall on them, it was good enough that it didn't fall on the other two.

Wang Dexian asked Fang Mingche, "Tonight is Christmas Eve, should we celebrate? We are also a foreign-related unit."

Fang Mingche looked at the people in the small side courtyard. A few days ago, Grandpa Gu and Gu Zhiguang had moved to the main house next door, and the small side courtyard now belonged entirely to their family. So at this moment, everyone from the travel agency was here.

Good fellow, they are all so foreign, and they want to celebrate a foreign festival. But since everyone wants to celebrate this foreign festival, we can't ignore everyone's wishes.

Fang Mingche said, "Then let's have dinner together tonight. The meal cost will be doubled. And we'll treat everyone to a movie."

Lingzi said, "It would be nice if there were foreign movies to watch."

Fang Mingche said, "We do have some Hollywood film reels from the 30s, in English. How about this, if we have some spare money in our account during the New Year, we can buy a film camera. Then I'll go find the department leader and borrow it to show everyone."

Everyone was interested, and Teacher Qiu told everyone that it would be great if they could watch more movies with original soundtracks.

Fang Mingche saw that everyone was very interested, "Why don't we just buy some English classics first. If there are translated versions, then buy both the English and Chinese versions. Lingzi, go to the Finance Department and take 300 yuan to do this. I'll make a list of books for you, and you can take them to Xinhua Bookstore and buy them accordingly. When you have free time in the future, you can read foreign novels first to learn more about their customs and practices."

The publication and translation of English novels should have been resumed by now. He did what he said, took out a pen from his chest pocket and started to make a list of books. This can also be regarded as the spiritual civilization construction of the travel agency. It is better for foreign-related units to know more about the outside world.

Just reading the newspapers and magazines he subscribes to is inevitably a bit boring. Reading novels and watching Hollywood movies should help. Those classic masterpieces have been filmed in the past few decades.

Wang Dexian and Gao Xiang stood by and watched him make a list of books: "Gone with the Wind", "Wuthering Heights", "Jane Eyre", "Pride and Prejudice".
Gao Xiang asked: "Are these all novels?"

"Yes, they are classics that have been passed down for the past one or two hundred years. Just like our four great classics, they are all works of word-of-mouth that have gone through many tests. Moreover, Hollywood has made movies about them."

Teacher Qiu was also nearby. After hearing Gao Xiang read the title of the novel, he said, "Xiao Fang, you are really suitable for learning English."

He had privately suggested this to Fang Mingche before, but the travel agency was still poor at the time. With the 9000 yuan car rental fee, they were stretched to the limit. So he didn't make a book list. Now seeing Fang Mingche being so professional, he couldn't help but nod secretly.

Fang Mingche said, "Teacher Qiu, English will definitely be more and more valued in the future. Everyone should lay a solid foundation. Even if you don't work in a travel agency in the future, the English you learn will come in handy."

As they were talking, someone came to the door. Fang Mingche saw that it was Wei You, the son of Uncle Wei, an old friend of his father-in-law. His father-in-law had wanted to arrange for him to live in his home to review.

Wei You came to see Lin Yan after work, carrying nutritional supplements. He actually took the college entrance examination three times before, but unfortunately failed to pass the exam. He has been working as a temporary worker in the factory since August.

I heard that Fang Mingche opened a travel agency and his business was pretty good. He even had two cars! He wanted to see if there was any opportunity.

Fang Mingche stood up, "Xiao Wei is here, come in and sit down. Mom, Ayan, Wei You is here."

He immediately thought of Wei You's purpose. This young man also graduated from high school and was a good person. He could be trained, since he needed people now. Moreover, this way he would have one more person on his travels.

Lin's mother and Lin Yan went into the house, and came out when they heard Fang Mingche calling.

Lin Yan came over with a smile, "You're here, so what are you buying?"

Wei You asked, "Aren't you pregnant? And Yanyan is here. How can you come here empty-handed?"

He just didn't expect that there were still so many people at Lin Yan's house at this time.

Lin Yan explained: "We provide dinner here. We are going to see a movie today for the holiday. You can come with us later!"

Wei You was confused. Celebrate a festival? What festival?

Mother Lin said: "Western festival."

She and Yanyan naturally went to dinner and the movies together. The cost of their meal was recorded in the account and was paid by Fang Mingche and Lin Yan. Yanyan's meal was counted as half an adult's portion.

Mother Lin has lived here for a few days and has indeed lived a good life. She doesn't have much housework to do and eats all three meals out. She mainly accompanies her daughter to and from school and stews some tonic food for her. After dinner, she weighs dishes for people and watches them order eggs. The main thing is to be with her! Well, since she has moved here, she must take care of her after the confinement period before going back.

Tonight was a festival, so Teacher Gao and Lingzi went with him. Wang Dexian didn't go back to his mother's place either, and went to Boss Cui's place for dinner.

Lin Yan also invited his sister. Her mother and Wei You were both there, so they definitely couldn't let Lao Wang's family gossip about it.

Wei You followed her, and on the way he whispered to Lin Yan why he was there.

"Your brother-in-law has already said that if you want to come, just come directly. It's just a temporary position in the factory. Are you willing to give it up?"

"Temporary workers only make fifteen dollars a month! I really can't survive on this."

"Okay, then you can come here after you settle the personnel relations there. Well, you can start working after New Year's Day so that the finance department can calculate your salary."

"Thank you, Sister Yan, and thank you, brother-in-law."

"You're welcome, we're one family. The most important thing is that you're a hard-working person, I know that. Are you still planning to take the college entrance examination for the fourth time?"

Wei You was a little hesitant. Failing the exam three times in a row was still a bit discouraging. But in the end, he nodded and said, "Well, I want to try again."

"Then study English well. It will be counted as 30% of the total score next year. If you are good at English, you can raise the total score."

The dinner price tonight was doubled, and Lingzi jumped up and down to tell Boss Cui.

Boss Cui nodded, "Okay, I'll prepare a table of delicious food for you personally."

What kind of festival is this? Christmas Eve, I don't know what it is. Forget it, just take care of your own business.

While they were still eating, Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan came back on a tricycle with vegetables. They saw a message on the blackboard, asking them to weigh the vegetables to the next customer and go to the movies together.

Fang Mingche didn't leave anyone to look after the house. He opened a safe at the bank and put the most valuable foreign exchange and Maotai for the army in it. The foreign exchange was placed in a box, and the bank staff would not open it to see what was inside.

Moreover, this matter was not hidden, and everyone knew that his valuables had been deposited in the bank. This prevented people from coming to steal.

Geng Shan said: "Watch a movie, what movie?"

"I don't know, it should be a benefit from the travel agency." Usually, they would be invited to take part in this kind of benefit.

Soon, the people who came to take the vegetables and eggs came. They settled the payment and recorded the account.

After dinner, Han Mei asked Lin Yi to wash the dishes. He also rode over on his bicycle, "Brother Liu, Brother Geng, my sister and brother-in-law are not here?"

"Oh, they haven't come back from dinner yet."

When she squatted down to pick up the eggs, she heard laughter outside.

She asked, "Why is it so lively?"

Liu Qingfeng said: "We are going to see a movie later. If you want to see it, just tell your sister." They had already erased the message on the small blackboard.

Han Mei calculated the time and felt it was a bit late to go home.

"Do you have any group activities like this?"

Liu Qingfeng said: "This is the first time. After all, the scrap yard and travel agency have not been open for long."

Han Mei went out to say hello to her mother-in-law and elder sister-in-law, and then touched Yanyan's head.

Lin Yan called her, "Let's go to the movies together?"

Han Mei shook her head. "No, it will be quite late after watching it. Mom, sister, brother-in-law, I'm going back first."

Lin Yi came along, and the two of them went to the movies together, and then went back together. She saw that everyone in the travel agency was smiling and talking about Boss Cui's specialty. They also said that the meal cost doubled, so the food was really good!
I can't help but feel a little envious. Except for not being able to get a room or medical expenses reimbursed, it's no different from working in a state-owned enterprise. The key is that I heard that everyone's income is very high!

Han Mei said hello and rode her bicycle away with a hundred eggs. When she left the hospital, she passed by Xiao Hu who was riding his bicycle back excitedly.

Xiao Hu went in without getting out of the car and said directly, "There are "Look at This Family" and "Seven Grade Sesame Foot" in the cinema tonight."

After eating, he rode his bike to a nearby cinema to see what movie was showing that night.

Everyone has heard it and unanimously requested to watch "Look at This Family" starring Chen Qiang, Chen Peisi and his son, Liu Xiaoqing and Fang Shu.

Lin Yan said: "Okay, let's go."

Xiao Xie, Wang Dexian's sister, mother, Lingzi's mother and other family members also went to the movie. Lin Yan gave the money to Lingzi and asked her to buy the tickets. It would be best if they bought tickets next to each other.

Lingzi counted the heads and said with a smile: "Okay, then Brother Hu and I will go first."

After she said that, she jumped into the back seat of Xiao Hu's car and the two went to buy tickets first.

Yanyan called Niu Niu as well, saying that children don’t need tickets.

When Niuniu's parents heard that they were going to see a movie together, they said, "Listen to Uncle Fang and Aunt Lin."

Niuniu nodded, "Yes."

Fang Mingche saw Song Quan's son also looking over here, so he waved, "Song Chi, let's go to the movies with Uncle Fang."

With so many people, it won’t be a problem to take care of three children.

Song Chi turned around and looked at his parents, "Mom and Dad?"

Song Quan nodded, "Go ahead, don't run around."

Song Chi ran over happily and walked in front with Yanyan and Niuniu.

Wang Dexian's sister Qin Hua led the three of them and said, "Follow me."

"Okay, Sister Qinhua."

Wang Dexian asked, "Why do you all call her sister?"

Qin Hua said: "Before, calling me aunt made me sound old. We should talk about our own affairs."

Wang Dexian was speechless for a while.

Fang Mingche said: "The children can just call you Uncle Wang."

Wang Dexian's mother also said: "Yes, they are the same when they are separated."

"Okay, okay."

Everyone chatted and laughed all the way to the cinema.

Wang Dexian and Fang Mingche said, "After Christmas, there will be more foreign tourists coming to China. Unfortunately, we can only accommodate so few guests."

"It's mainly due to the limited number of cars. It's easier to find an English tour guide. Teacher Qiu can recommend someone."

"Can we charter a bus?"

Fang Mingche looked at Wang Dexian and said, "We can, as long as the bus is new and clean enough. But the bus company's capacity is limited. Even if you come forward, I'm afraid it won't work."

Wang Dexian sighed and watched the money flow away in front of him, unable to catch it.

Fang Mingche said: "Let's take it step by step. We can't become a big fat man in one bite."

It has only been opened for a month, so this development speed is not slow. He whispered: "I estimate that by April, we should be able to buy a commercial vehicle for ourselves. If there is no dividend!"

By then, the Japanese tour guides should have been trained and ready to go to work. As for renting a car, it is impossible to rent one. The company spent so much money to buy a car, not for renting. These two cars belong to Wang Dexian's company. They were only allowed to rent them for one year.

Wang Dexian asked, "As for borrowing money, the more the better?"

Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows. The current laws are not perfect. It is not considered illegal fundraising. However, if it is just 5000 or 5000 like Boss Cui and Lingzi's father, it is meaningful. The or is really unnecessary. There are many people and it is difficult to satisfy everyone.

Wang Dexian actually considered his grandfather's old comrades. Most of these people received back pay for ten years, which was tens of thousands. If they didn't buy a courtyard house like his grandfather and give each of their grandchildren a sum of money, they should have a lot of money on hand. But then he thought about it and realized that there were too many things involved. He had to give up the idea. After listening to Fang Mingche's words, he said, "Alas, a penny can make a hero fall!"

"The country is in the same situation now, with no accumulation. If we could have kept more than 1949% of the 99 million taels of gold from the national treasury that Chiang Kai-shek took with him when he fled to Taiwan in 430, New China would not have to rebuild from scratch."

Wang Dexian sighed, "It seems we can only take it slowly."

The people who walked in front had already received the movie tickets that Lin Yan had distributed. She left two tickets for Fang Mingche and Wang Dexian. Naturally, they both had good seats, as they were the bosses. Fang Mingche's seat was next to the mother and daughter, and Wang Dexian's was next to his mother and sister. Then the two of them sat next to each other.

As for the three children, Yanyan naturally sat between her father and mother, so she could see the screen from the low position between the two seats. Song Quan sat between Teacher Gao and Xiao Xie. Niuniu sat with Qin Hua and Wang Dexian.

Lin Yan asked Lingzi and Xiao Hu to buy melon seeds and Beibingyang soda. The melon seeds were divided into several bags, and everyone shared them in groups of three or four. Everyone had a bottle of soda.

Well, Lin Yan doesn't drink it. This is not suitable for pregnant women.

The movie started. Chen Qiang is an old artist, and everyone knows him. The Nan Batian in The Red Detachment of Women is a classic.

The classic was so popular that when it was released, it aroused the class hatred of the little soldier watching the movie below, and he stood up and fired a shot at the movie screen. Fortunately, it was a screen!
The movie starred by these two guys is quite funny and relaxing to watch.

Wang Dexian said softly: "Chen Peisi, is there any particularity in this name? It seems that few people choose such a name."

Fang Mingche said, "Mr. Chen Qiang has two sons. The older one is called Chen Buda. When he was born, he was visiting Budapest. So the name of the second son was also decided."

Chen Peisi's heyday has not yet arrived. He is the artist who invented the skit performance together with Zhu Shimao. He is the first generation of skit king of the Spring Festival Gala! Uncle Benshan only appeared after they had a falling out with the Spring Festival Gala over copyright.

He remembered that when Chen Peisi got old, he looked exactly like Chen Qiang now. They almost shared the same face. However, the second son was still a little immature now.

Wang Dexian nodded to show that he understood.

After the movie, everyone was relaxed and went home happily. Those who lived in the same alley went home together. Fang Mingche looked at the three children and saw that they were all very happy. Their eyes were bright and it seemed that they really enjoyed watching movies.

As for Xiao Hu, Xiao Shen, Wang Dexian and others, they each left on their own bicycles or took the bus.

Yanyan came over and held her father's hand. "Dad, you said you would buy a movie player for the New Year. Keep your word!"

"When has Dad ever broken his word?"

Fang Mingche led her forward. Yanyan had grown taller this year, so it was no longer so hard to lead her. Besides, Niuniu and Song Chi were also walking on their own. She probably felt embarrassed to hold her.

Lingzi and Sister Qiu were still discussing the plot as they walked. Everyone was very happy to hear Fang Mingche say this. Then they could watch the movie in the small courtyard.

Even Teacher Qiu was in a good mood. Although he still had his hat on, life was getting better. He finally moved his mother out of her single room in the school building to live with him. It was easier to take care of her when they lived together.

The single room was immediately occupied by someone else. Because he had not yet been delisted, he had no status in the school. Before that, someone had already set their sights on this single room. If it weren't for his 70-year-old mother living in it, and if they were afraid that someone would come to cause trouble, they would probably try to get rid of him.

Now the travel agency business is getting better and better, and it is starting to get on the right track. He even helped his former students by introducing them to English tour guides, who have a stable income. This makes him feel very happy.

After returning home, Fang Mingche arranged for his wife and daughter to soak their feet and prepare for bed. He also brought hot water to the small room for his mother-in-law.

Mother Lin said, "Mingche, it's okay. You don't have to bring it to me."

"Mom, it's just a handy thing."

Mother Lin said with emotion: "It is really a blessing for Ayan to find you."

"This is just the beginning. There are still better days to come."

"Right, right, right! Anyway, as long as you guys live your lives well, we, as the elders, will feel at ease."

The next day was Christmas, but the flight would not arrive until that day. But last night we had a meal together and watched a movie together, which was a reward for the three troops in advance. Indeed, seeing the increase in foreign tourists and the lack of improvement in the travel agency's capacity to undertake, it is no wonder that Lao Wang is anxious.

A few days later, Fang Mingche was wearing a Lei Feng hat and preparing to ride his bicycle to school in the morning. He heard Lin Yan, who was still at home, fiddling with the radio. It was broadcasting the news that the Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan last night.

Fang Mingche's foot stopped just as he was about to step on the pedal. He had forgotten about this matter because it had nothing to do with him.

However, this is actually a big deal. Last month, on November 11, the Chinese Olympic Committee regained its legitimate seat in the International Olympic Committee.

Although this event is not as widely known as the restoration of our seat in the United Nations in 1971, it is true that it was from this session that we were able to legitimately participate in the Olympics as a country. Taiwan lost this qualification and could only participate as a region.

The sports world is very excited this month, probably because they are selecting athletes for next year's Moscow Olympics.

But because of the Afghan incident, more than 60 countries, including China, led by the United States, refused to participate in the Moscow Olympics. Therefore, China's zero breakthrough in the Olympics was postponed to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Chinese athletes also had to wait four years before they could participate in the Olympics.

He remembered that the Afghan War lasted for ten years! It was a part of the Soviet Union's C-shaped encirclement of China. Vietnam was also included in this part! The war in February had the shadow of the Soviet Union behind it. And in the subsequent war between the two mountains, the Soviet Union had been providing military and economic assistance to Vietnam.

Fortunately, it did not disrupt the pace of China's reform and opening up. Instead, they themselves bled money from both ends in the past decade, and the domestic economy gradually collapsed due to the reckless reforms. Finally, they announced their dissolution on Christmas Day in 1991.

It is somewhat ironic to think that the invasion of Afghanistan began on Christmas Eve 1979. It disintegrated on Christmas Day 12 years later!

Lin Yan could leave 20 minutes later, and she usually used this time to listen to the news. Seeing Fang Mingche sitting on his bicycle and listening intently, she asked, "Will this matter affect our business?"

On a larger scale, she couldn't care less, as her leaders would take care of that. She was just worried about whether it would affect her own business.

Fang Mingche said briefly: "No. I'm leaving first--" He pedaled on his bicycle and rode out. He still had 45 minutes to ride, so he couldn't be late.

Lin Yan mentioned that if necessary, Xiao Hu or Xiao Shen could come to work half an hour earlier and drive a business car to take Ming Che to school.

He definitely refused. "I'm a grown man, it's okay. Besides, this is too much of a show of wealth. Even Zheng Xing's family doesn't dare to do this!"

Lin Yan is pregnant, so she hired a black taxi to pick her up and drop her off at school, which is acceptable to the teachers and students. If Fang Mingche did this, he would definitely be seen as a hedonist who is out of touch with the masses. Really, Zheng Xing wouldn't even dare to do this!

Lin Yan thought about the consequences and had no choice but to give up feeling sorry for the man.

After a while, Master He's car drove to the door. Lin's mother accompanied her in the car, and Gao Xiang also ran over to open the passenger door. He actually didn't have classes in the first and second periods, but in the third and fourth periods. But if he had a ride, he would go earlier. It's so much easier to get a ride! He had already made it clear with his classmates, and got a ride from a pregnant classmate in a slum.

Lin Yan said to Yan Yan in the car: "Walk on the cleared road and don't step on the snow. Did you hear me?"

Children like to hear the crunching sound. Yanyan often runs and steps on the snow in her boots.

This was not the pair she wore when she came to the capital. That pair was too short, so Lin Yan gave it to a female classmate she was close to. It was a perfect match for the classmate's daughter. The boots were actually quite new. Not only did the other party not dislike them, she was actually quite grateful.

Yanyan said, "I understand. Goodbye, mom. Goodbye, grandma."

Lin Yan looked at her and said, "I will ask the neighbors along the way when I come back. Don't think that you can keep it a secret just because Niuniu helps you hide it."

After all the students left, the small courtyard was quiet for a while. At nearly nine o'clock, Teacher Qiu came over and opened the door of the main house. Now, the two rooms in the main house where the Gu family father and son lived were used as offices with old furniture. Everyone can really work in the office this time. The phone is also on the table.

However, the people who stayed in the office for a long time were mainly Lingzi and Teacher Qiu, and a few people who came to learn English. Han Mei wanted to come, but Fang Mingche remained noncommittal.

As for Aunt Gu's room, Fang Mingche had asked Sister Cui to buy a TV ticket on the black market. But they had to wait until the supply and marketing cooperative had it, and they had to be at the front of the queue to buy it.

If he went to the Friendship Store to buy with foreign currency, he wouldn't have to queue up, but he certainly wouldn't want to spend the foreign currency. The price of TV sets would drop in the future, but the foreign currency would increase several times. Moreover, this didn't fit Fang Mingche's style of hiding things.

Fang Mingche rode all the way to school, feeling warm all over. He parked his bike in the carport and walked to the classroom where he would have his class today.

Xu Mengfei helped him get the book from the dormitory and saved a seat. Originally, everyone had a good relationship, and Fang Mingche even invited his roommate to barbecue at home. Xiao Xu is now a tour guide for a one-day tour in a travel agency. This kind of tour is paid five yuan a day, four times a month is twenty yuan. It's a small supplement!

It's higher than the average daily basic salary of Qiu Jie and Ning Anan. It's just that there is no commission. But for a part-time worker, this treatment is good.

One-day tours are actually quite popular. If you have extra commercial vehicles, you can do more than one trip in a month.

Fang Mingche sat down and heard his roommates talking about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan last night. College students are definitely concerned about international events. Naturally, everyone also talked about the attitude of the United States. Now that the United States and the Soviet Union are in a state of polarization, the attitude of the United States is naturally crucial when the Soviet Union does such a thing.

The class hadn't started yet, and someone said to Fang Mingche, "Fang Mingche, did you bring your palm-sized Tecsun radio? If you did, play it for everyone."

Fang Mingche brought it with him, and he usually put it in his pocket. Today, he heard Lin Yan playing the news on the big radio at home, so he listened to it on the way with headphones. There were other people in the class who had radios and were playing them.

He nodded, took it out from his military coat pocket and opened it. People around him immediately gathered together to listen.

Zheng Xing also had a radio imported from abroad. But he left in a hurry that morning and didn't know about this, so he didn't bring it to the classroom. He also pricked up his ears to listen.

When the teacher came in two minutes before class, he saw this situation but did not stop it. He just said, "Why listen to Chinese news? Just listen to the BBC and see what the international public opinion is saying."

He also asked the monitor to borrow a radio nearby and connect it to the loudspeaker used for lectures. Everyone listened to the BBC news report together. Fang Mingche already knew the international attitude, but he also listened carefully to practice his listening skills.

After class, teachers and students condemned the Soviet Union together.

The teacher said, "The young people in our Spanish department who study Russian have to change their ways. Russian is basically useless in daily life."

As for the elderly, there is no way to change that. Just step back and wait for retirement!

Fang Mingche thought about it and realized that it would take another ten years for China and the Soviet Union to restore diplomatic relations. In the past ten years, the foreign language world has been dominated by English! Gradually, it has become so important that it has become abnormal.

After returning home from school, Fang Mingche asked the tour group he received last week about the tourists' attitudes towards what happened last night.

Sister Qiu and Ning Anan both said: "Of course we should condemn the Soviet Union. This is aggression."

Fang Mingche said, "Let's wait for the country to make a statement. Before the country makes a statement, don't make any clear statements. It should be soon. Listen to the News Broadcast tonight."

Ning Anan was staying at Qiu's house temporarily. She asked, "Teacher Fang, I heard you were going to buy a TV?"

The equipment for playing movies is secondary. If there is a TV, then you can watch movies every day. The people in the travel agency can definitely come and watch.

Fang Mingche smiled and pointed to the empty room in the main house, "I'm going to put the TV there. I've got the tickets for the TV, and now I'm just waiting for the supply and marketing cooperative to deliver the goods." He asked Hu Yong, a returned educated youth from the compound, to keep an eye on it for him. When the goods are available, he will come back and tell Teacher Qiu on duty to take the tickets to buy them.

Hu Yong is Lin Yan's customer for the vegetable business. The four of them have already obtained the qualification to set up a vegetable stall. Now they are setting up a stall in a formal manner, selling various vegetables and eggs. There is no need to fight guerrilla warfare near the vegetable market anymore.

Sister Qiu, Ning An'an, Lingzi and Teacher Qiu who were listening in were all stunned. No way, put it in that room? You know what happened in that room.

To be honest, if it weren't for Lin Yan's impassioned speech that day, they would have felt a little uncomfortable working in the next office.

Lingzi asked, "Teacher Fang, are you going to let Yanyan watch TV in that room?"

Everyone in the neighborhood knew that Fang Mingche loved his daughter very much.

Fang Mingche said, "My father and I have lived in this small courtyard for ten months, and nothing has happened. Besides, it's okay for you to work here. We are all educated people, so don't get involved in feudal superstitions. Anyway, if you are really scared, just don't go in and take a look."

As they were talking, the sound of Yanyan singing came from outside. It meant she had returned home from school.

"The sun is shining brightly, and the roosters are crowing three times. The flowers are waking up, and the birds are busy dressing up. The little magpies are building new houses, and the little bees are collecting honey. Where does a happy life come from? It must be created through labor—"

When Fang Mingche heard his daughter was so energetic, a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

"Dad, where's Mom?" Isn't Mom in the car? Why hasn't she come back yet?

Fang Mingche said: "Mom went door to door to ask if you had gone out to walk on the snow."

Yanyan looked very confident, "I didn't."

"It's better if you don't have it!"

Yanyan was smiling. She didn't step on the snow when she went to school. But she had a snowball fight at school. Because she was wearing small gloves, the kind made of leather that wouldn't get wet. She won!

Lin Yan actually went to the library to borrow books. Gao Xiang went to get them for her, and then the car brought them back directly, which was very convenient.

When Fang Mingche and his daughter were waiting for her to come back, he heard Yanyan sneeze.

"What did you do at school?"

He took Yanyan back to the east wing and quickly made her a pack of aspirin. "A pack of aspirin for a cold or fever." This is a popular saying nowadays, and it has a very good effect.

Yanyan looked at the soup and didn't want to drink it.

Fang Mingche was usually easy to talk to, but he would not indulge her at this time. He directly held the little girl on his lap, clamped her legs with his legs, and restrained her arms with his arms. At the same time, he pinched the little girl's nose with one hand, forcing her to open her mouth.

"Are you drinking it yourself, or are you being forced to drink it by daddy? If you drink it yourself, make some noise!"

Yanyan was 'handcuffed' by her father before she could react. Seeing that Sister Lingzi and Aunt Qiu were all looking at her, she quickly said, "Drink it yourself——"

It’s so embarrassing to be forced to drink like this!
Fang Mingche let her go, "Okay, then Daddy will watch you drink."

Yanyan pursed her lips and had to hold onto the enamel water cup and gulp down the drink. Fortunately, it wasn't too bad.

After drinking, Fang Mingche asked her if she played snowballs at school, and she said "tsk".

"You're such a tomboy!"

Yanyan's personality in this life is more outgoing than in the previous life. It seems that the influence of the environment, especially the changes in family conditions, has a great impact.

Over there, Lingzi, Sister Qiu, and Ning Anan whispered, "Teacher Fang is really a good father!"

Teacher Fang, who made Yanyan watch TV in a room where someone had been hanged! Maybe it was nothing. They did learn materialism in middle school. And Nie Shuai, that was a living example!
Fang Mingche ignored the three of them chatting. He just needed to do his job during working hours. The two English tour guides were there at the moment, but they had already finished get off work. They were just reviewing and chatting while waiting to have dinner. Therefore, Ah Yan must be home soon.

Fang Mingche and Yanyan discussed, "Mom can't take medicine now, not even if she's sick."

"Why?" Although Yanyan didn't like taking medicine, she still understood that only by taking medicine could the disease be cured.

It seems a bit pitiful that you can't take medicine when you are sick.

"Because she's pregnant, taking medicine will affect the baby's development. When she was pregnant with you, if she caught a cold accidentally, she could only drink more hot water."

"Can't I get an injection?"

Fang Mingche shook his head, "No. Yanyan, we have to protect the mother and the baby."

"How to protect?"

Fang Mingche said, "I'll take you to the clinic to buy you a small mask to wear, okay? This way you won't pass the cold on to mom."

This ideological work must be done. Otherwise, it will be bad if you think that adults only care about the children.

Yanyan thought about it and said, "Okay."

Fang Mingche said to Lingzi, "When Yan comes back, go order the food first. You don't have to wait for us. You don't have to order our food either."

"Oh well."

The father and daughter walked out hand in hand, "Yanyan, can you sleep next to grandma at night? Sleeping together will also be contagious."

Yanyan looked miserable. She liked sleeping between her dad and mom.

"If you don't want to catch a cold, don't play snowballs next time."

"Got it. I'll be well soon."

"Well, take the medicine obediently so that you can get better quickly."

(End of this chapter)