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

Chapter 150 Fund Gap
Wang Dexian wanted to take Fang Mingche to see the Overseas Chinese Apartment. The three-courtyard house with more than 800 square meters, clear ownership and fairly well preserved mentioned last time was a rare sight.

Occasionally, one of them would appear, and they would come across one. However, the asking price was 15, which was definitely something that the travel agency or Fang Mingche would not dare to ask for at the moment. Moreover, they only sold it and did not rent it out, and planned to sell it and move the whole family abroad. I heard that they had assets abroad. As for this Overseas Chinese Apartment, although it was rare, there was still a chance that they could get one if they waited.

Fang Mingche said: "I posted a few notices for rent, but I didn't receive a single call."

Wang Dexian said: "It's usually very difficult for a place like Huaqiao Apartment to have a house available. A colleague from the municipal government told me that one was available, and then I called them. You just posted a rental notice, how would they know your financial strength? Is the phone number you left a public one? They were too lazy to call you, and they don't have to worry about renting or selling."

Fang Mingche thought about it and thought, that's true. There are no commercial houses nowadays, it's a typical seller's market.

Moreover, even if he asked Huo Chen to rent a house, people might not consider what a scrap collector said.

This is a 240-square-meter apartment, which is considered a large apartment in Huaqiao Apartments. When it was first built in the 60s, the apartment sizes were 150 to 240 square meters. The current market price is close to yuan.

But in fact, the price has not increased much in the past ten years. When it was first put on the market in the 60s, it was more than yuan per square meter, and now it is only yuan per square meter. And the decoration cost has to be taken into account.

Fang Mingche heard the market price and thought it was a good deal since there was no inflation at present. Large-scale inflation occurred ten years later, during the transition from a planned economy to a market economy. This was inevitable!
But Wang Dexian couldn't help but complain as he drove, "This is an old house that's more than ten years old, but the price has risen instead of falling."

Fang Mingche said, "The house is good! And are there many choices nowadays? Apart from the small apartments in Tuanjiehu Community that are used to provide accommodation for personnel from various units transferred to Beijing, there is only this one commercial housing in the whole capital. It's a typical case of too many people and too little porridge!"

The house was built specifically for returned overseas Chinese. In the 60s, only they could afford tens of thousands of yuan to buy a house at one time.

Huo Chen went there to collect waste for a few days, and he kept talking about how great this community was. Moreover, after he set up his stall, business started to come to him. Those people were also quite polite to him.

Geng Shan and Mrs. Wei, who were staying at the scrap yard, were envious when they heard this and wondered what kind of great place it was.

As for Liu Qingfeng, he was leading people to do land reclamation in Xindian. He only heard Geng Shan mention it a few times when he returned home. But such a working environment is indeed enviable. However, in the first few months when he and Geng Shan received commissions, Huo Chen only had basic salary. Didn't he pass it too!

The car arrived and registered at the gate before driving in. Fang Mingche looked inside and it was indeed nice, with the prototype of a garden community in the future. It was clean everywhere, and there was property management.

Yanyan and Fang Kang couldn't help but lean over to the car window to watch, so he simply grabbed the back of their collars and let them lean against the car window.

Yanyan couldn't help but say, "Dad, it's so beautiful here."

Fang Mingche nodded. Compared with ordinary communities, it was indeed not bad.

However, he had already been to the military compound, and he had been to the General Building. In addition, there was also the Expert Building in 301. Although the Overseas Chinese Apartment was good, it was still inferior to these two places.

However, this place is now a place where anyone with money can buy or rent. Buyers and tenants are no longer limited to overseas Chinese.

There are other places of the same level as those two places, which are not accessible to ordinary people at all.

Wang Dexian called before he came. He parked his car downstairs and went upstairs. He rang the doorbell and someone opened the door. Parking is quite convenient in this community. After all, most overseas Chinese families can afford cars, so they must reserve parking spaces for them.

The interior of the house has been emptied. It is like this nowadays. Whether it is sold or rented, the furniture and appliances must be moved out. It costs tens of thousands to buy a complete set. Not only good wood!
"You can look around. This house is definitely a good one."

The two children followed and visited several rooms.

Yanyan used the restroom for a bit, then pulled the cord with excitement. A stream of water came out of the flush tank, flushing everything clean. Then the tank began to fill with water again.

Fang Mingche saw that Fang Kang was also eager to try, so he asked, "Do you really want to pee or do you just want to try it?"

Fang Kang touched his nose and said nothing. Fang Mingche knew that he just thought it was interesting and wanted to give it a try.

"Come back and try again later. Dad has already decided to rent it."

Fang Mingche naturally liked the house. He whispered to Wang Dexian, "200 a month isn't too much? Talk to him and we can pay annually, 2000 a year is okay?"

Wang Dexian nodded, went to the balcony to talk to the landlord, and took out Panda cigarettes to give to him.

He introduced himself as a staff member of the municipal government when he called us. He also said that the travel agency was established under the guidance of the Municipal Government's Investment Promotion Office.

As soon as he entered the room, he showed his work ID to the other party. After he smoked some Panda cigarettes, the other party hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

"Okay, it's reasonable to pay a little cheaper annually. If there's no problem, after you sign the contract and pay the rent, I'll give you the key. But you must take good care of the house!"

"Don't worry, our staff are all qualified."

This was done very smoothly. The key is that someone is willing to rent out the house and the travel agency can afford the rent.

Fang Mingche came with money, just passing by the bank to withdraw it, and it was safest to have a car. He immediately took out the money from the high-end handbag. He stood on the balcony and wrote two copies of the rental contract. Both parties signed and got the key.

The landlord trusted Wang Dexian, who worked in a government department, and initially wanted him to sign.

Wang Dexian said: "He takes the majority of the share from the travel agency, and my family only takes one third. He is a student in the English Department of Beijing Normal University."

Fang Mingche showed his student ID card again, and the other party nodded after looking at it. Students from the English Department of Beijing Normal University, this is also a golden sign. With such a background, it is reasonable for these two to open a foreign travel agency.

"I can't help it. You don't have a business license or official seal. My apologies, little brother!"

Fang Mingche said: "It doesn't matter. Nowadays, special matters are indeed handled specially."

The landlord said, "I think the business you are doing is good and has a bright future."

"Thank you for your kind words! This is the introduction of our travel agency. Please keep it. If any relatives or friends abroad need anything in this regard, please feel free to call us."

After the landlord left the key and left, Fang Mingche said to Fang Kang: "Go, try the pull rope. Only try it once, don't waste water."

"Okay, Dad."

The two children ran in with smiles on their faces, and soon the sound of flushing was heard.

Yanyan said: "It's better than the toilet in our house."

Fang Mingche said, "Tomorrow Lingzi and Weiyou can arrange for the three tricycles from the scrap yard to be cleaned and help with the move. We are a brother company! From now on, we will drive a commercial vehicle to pick up and drop off people going to and from get off work in the morning and evening. There are four rooms, so the three drivers don't need to rent a room outside. Allocate one room for them to live in, but they can't open the stove. The kitchen can be used to store sundries first, and it should be locked at other times."

Wang Dexian nodded, "Okay."

The two business class cars used to pick up passengers were not used for moving. These two cars actually belonged to Wang Dexian's unit, the Investment Promotion Office. Because they needed to earn foreign exchange, they rented the cars to the travel agency for a year in the name of support. Otherwise, why would they be willing to rent out two cars that they had just bought not long ago?
Even if a car worth 90,000 yuan can be rented out for 18,000 yuan a year, people will not be willing to rent it. Well, that 18,000 yuan probably went into the office's slush fund, and everyone gets a share of the profits. At least a certain percentage went into the slush fund. Because, without two business cars, the entire department would be inconvenienced. In this way, no one from top to bottom would complain.

We promised to return the car in one year, so it should be 80% to 90% new. If it got bumped while moving, it would be a problem.

If the two cars could only be rented for one year, Fang Mingche would not have to rush to save up money to buy a car. Both cars had to be returned before the end of November this year.

His plan was to collect 45,000 yuan in April to buy a car. By then, there would be three groups on the five-day tour, and the net profit would be 15,000 yuan a month! That way, he could buy two more new cars by November.

Yanyan ran out and asked, "Dad, are we going to move in here?"

"No, this is used as an office. It's not far from your Red Education Class. But if you have nothing to do on Sunday, you can get up early and take the travel agency's car to come over to play."

Yanyan was a little disappointed. She really liked this community and this house.

"Ok."

Fang Mingche said, "When dad has money in the future, we'll come over and get a house to live in."

When he left, he registered his situation at the gate, as well as the license plate numbers of the two commercial vehicles and Wang Dexian's car. He also said that he would move in tomorrow.

The guard said, "If this is a travel agency office, then the number of people coming in and out shouldn't be too complicated."

If this wasn't a project supported by the municipal government, the higher-ups probably wouldn't be willing to accept it.

"Okay, there are only about ten staff members in total. I will have them all wear a badge so that you can identify them more easily."

After returning, Fang Mingche handed over the matter of moving the office to Lingzi and Wei You. He asked them to communicate with Liu Qingfeng and others. When the move was completed, he would treat the people at the scrap yard to a meal and put it on the travel agency's account.

Lingzi nodded, "Teacher Fang, don't worry, just leave it to me. Um, what about the TV?"

"I bought it privately. However, the movie equipment will arrive soon and I will put it in the conference room."

Zheng Xing helped him buy second-hand equipment from his father's company, which saved him several hundred yuan. His father's company needed to upgrade, but the old equipment was not too old. It was perfectly fine to show them foreign movies.

The next day, Fang Mingche took his parents, nephew, and daughter out again. This time, his parents finally understood and agreed to take Master He's black taxi out.

Today we went to the Summer Palace, and the whole family was dressed very warmly. In addition to the down jacket lining, Fang Mingche also found his and Ayan's military coats for his parents to wear. Then Yanyan and Kangkang both wore space suits, and Kangkang's was newly bought yesterday.

Fang's mother asked, "By the way, where is the old space suit Yanyan wore last year?"

Fang Mingche said, "Oh, I gave it to a classmate's niece, along with the boots. This time, they helped me get some old movie projection equipment from my workplace, and I saved a few hundred dollars."

Father Fang looked at Mother Fang and said, "Didn't you buy a new one for Kang Kang? Why are you still asking who the old one was given to? Mingche and his people are businessmen, how can they not have some interpersonal communication? Besides, the old one was originally worn by Fang Tong for Yanyan. Mingfeng gave it to Mingche because he thought that he could help Mingche and him. This is interpersonal communication."

Fang's mother looked at him and felt embarrassed. She just thought that the space suit was very good and it would be a pity to give it to someone else.

Father Fang said to Fang Mingche, "As a businessman, you really can't be stingy with your subordinates and friends. The nuts and fruits that Xiao Wang sent yesterday were quite rare, and we enjoyed them very much. These days, we really have to give and take. Is that piece of bacon enough?"

Dried fruits and fruits are not common in this season. It seems that the value of the two is not equal, and some people are taking advantage of Xiao Wang. In dealing with people, you must not only take in but not give out, or take in more and give out less. People will think you are not worth making friends with.

Fang Mingche said, "Dad, it's okay. The old man of the Wang family asked Wang Dexian to send it to us. He has everything in his house, so he doesn't lack anything. These are also local specialties and New Year gifts sent by his subordinates. He will only accept the gifts for the sake of his kindness and give some gifts in return if he can't finish them. He will give some to us. Since he specified the bacon, just give us the bacon. Maybe he asked for it just to avoid making us feel bad."

Father Fang nodded. That was good. He felt relieved that his youngest son knew what was going on.

After Fang Mingche took the two children to the front, he explained the whole thing to Fang's mother on the arch bridge at the back.

"Mingche is like Mingfeng. If you want to make a living outside, you must be generous. Didn't you see that Mingfeng often brought people home for dinner? My second sister-in-law and nephew's wife are very generous when they kill chickens and ducks. Besides, Mingche just bought a new space suit for Kang Kang yesterday. He spent so much money, and you still want to keep the old one he gave away?"

"I see. I just felt confused for a moment about not giving it to Kang Kang but to an outsider. If I give it to him, I won't have to spend money to buy it."

"When I gave it to him, I certainly didn't expect Kang Kang to come to Beijing for the New Year. It must have just been winter. Children grow up quickly, and their clothes need to be changed once a year."

We had lunch at the Imperial Restaurant in the Summer Palace at noon, and the table was booked in the name of the travel agency.

Looking at the Kunming Lake outside the window, Father Fang couldn't help but say, "I never thought that there would be a day when I could wander around and eat in the Empress Dowager Cixi's territory!"

Fang Mingche took off the camera hanging around his neck and put it away carefully. This is Wang Sange's. Wang Dexian took it yesterday and said he would lend it to him for a while. He bought the film himself today. When he's done shooting, he'll take it to Lao He and ask him to develop it together.

"Dad, this is the People's Republic now, just sit still and be content."

Fang's mother was also a little shocked today. She said, "It's better now. Now you can buy a ticket and go in. In the past, places like this were not allowed for ordinary people like us to get close. Where are we going this afternoon?"

Fang Mingche said: "The sun is out, let's go to Beihai Park in the afternoon. Kangkang, Daddy will take you and your sister to go boating. Can you sing that song: Let's row our oars and push the waves away in our boat?"

Kang Kang said happily: "I've heard of it."

Fang Mingche touched Yanyan's head and said, "I was very busy before and didn't have time to bring Yanyan to these places. This is her first time too." He could see that Yanyan was a little upset.

Father Fang said, "Poor thing, I haven't brought you here to play for the whole year?"

Yanyan was petted by her father and now she said sensibly, "Mom and Dad are busy. They are busy with business and preparing for the college entrance examination." After that, she couldn't help but add, "A few days ago, he said he would take me to the zoo, and later he said he would wait for Grandpa, Grandma and Kang Kang to come and go together."

The dishes started to be served. After the waiter left, Fang's mother said, "Is this the food from the old palace? Look at that waiter just now. He was very tall, at least 168cm tall, and he was pretty good-looking."

She didn't even dare to ask the price, for fear of being frightened. Fortunately, she gave birth to a capable son, and she still had the opportunity to taste the imperial meal.

Fang Mingche said, "Well, it's the old dishes. Now this place mainly does business with foreign tourists, overseas Chinese, and Chinese. I reserved the table in the name of a travel agency. Come on, Mom, Dad, Yanyan, Kangkang, let's eat while it's hot."

In the afternoon, Fang Mingche strictly controlled the time of rowing. When the sun was not so strong, he would take the old and the young to the shore.

Yanyan was reluctant to leave, "Dad, the time is not right yet. If we leave now, we will lose out."

She just learned how to row. At first, her grandpa and grandma rowed while her dad took pictures. Then she and Kang Kang learned how to row together. It was so much fun!
Father Fang laughed and said, "There is a river right in front of our house. I used to take you two to float in the water in a wooden basin."

Yanyan whispered, "It's different!" Kangkang was reluctant to go ashore, and held the oars tightly with his little hands.

Fang Mingche said, "No, the water has only just thawed. If it weren't for the sun, I wouldn't have taken you into the water. Hurry up, I'll count to three!"

Today is not like the later times, where Kunming Lake and Beihai Lake have workers use large refrigeration units to cool the water surface, injecting the cooled ice onto the lake surface to freeze it. And this year's New Year's Eve is February 2th, which is almost March. Otherwise, it would not have thawed at all.

The two little ones had no choice but to let go and walk ashore. Seeing that they had run ahead but were still within sight, Fang Mingche did not rush to catch up.

He asked; "Mom and Dad, do you feel cold?"

Father Fang said, "No. He was wearing very solid clothes, and he was rowing the whole time."

Yanyan and Kangkang's so-called learning to row a boat was actually just to make the boat move slightly. The two elders were the ones who really put in the effort.

Fang Mingche nodded. That’s good!
He carried the camera on his back and said, "Then I'll go after them."

Fang's mother said, "Okay, hold the camera well and don't drop it." She saw it in the department store yesterday. It was a Seagull brand camera. It cost several hundred yuan!
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In the afternoon, the family returned home happily. Fang's father and mother were naturally very proud. Their little son has really made it! The difference between studying and not studying is really too big.

In small places, they learned not to demand that he and Yanyan be frugal.

Hearing his parents' lament about whether to study or not, Fang Mingche just smiled. Today is the era with the highest cost-effectiveness in taking college entrance exams: from 1977 when the college entrance exams were resumed to 1998 before the expansion of college enrollment.

In 1980, it was just as his parents said: going to university or not really made a world of difference. His university student ID card can now be directly copied to the travel agency's introduction to gain credibility. Signing a rental contract in a place like the Overseas Chinese Apartment also has credibility.

But when the new century came, the total number of fresh college graduates soared to more than 10 million, and many graduates became unemployed immediately after graduation. The "theory of the uselessness of studying" began to emerge again.

Oh no, the baby in Yan's belly happened to coincide with the expansion of college enrollment, and the quality of college students has dropped. Then he has to get into a top 10 prestigious university. Fortunately, he was born with a Beijing hukou.

The whole family took Master He's black taxi back home. Since Fang Mingche had planned the tour route, he could naturally estimate the approximate time. Even the noon transfer was picked up by Master He at the Summer Palace. Not to mention now.

When they returned to the small courtyard, it had changed a lot. The things and people in the two rooms that were originally used as offices had been moved out. The room where the TV was placed was now used as an audio-visual room. The place in the middle that was originally the main room was now restored to its original appearance.

The old furniture in the office was moved away, and Lin Yan asked Liu Qingfeng to buy three sets of six old sofas and coffee tables for the main room at a place that sells old furniture. The eight-immortal table and chairs that were placed outside the bedroom were also moved in. From now on, this will be a proper living room. When guests come, they no longer need to be invited to the large room in the east wing or the space separated by a screen. From now on, this will be a small courtyard dedicated to living.

After everything was arranged this morning, Lin's mother kept saying, "It's more comfortable to live like this. By the way, Ah Yan, which room will you stay in during your confinement?"

Lin Yan pointed to the east room of the main house where her parents-in-law were living now, "That room. That room is very comfortable. When my parents-in-law return to Sichuan, we will clean everything in it. After I give birth, I will live in the east room of the main house with you and the baby. Mingche will continue to live in the east wing with Yanyan. When it gets warmer, we will train Yanyan to live in the small room by herself."

Now that she has a younger brother or sister, it’s time for her to learn to sleep in a separate bed from her parents.

The main room is for the elders. When the baby grows up, let the siblings live together in the wing room. She and Mingche live in the main room. It's actually OK for a family of four to live like this. The main room, the east room and the east wing are actually very close to each other. The closest place is only one meter away.

When Lin's mother heard that there was no house prepared for the in-laws to live in for a long time, she asked, "Did you make this arrangement or Mingche? He did a good job. You shouldn't just not arrange a room for his parents."

"He did it. He said that even if my parents stayed for a long time, they would definitely live near the scrapyard. Clean up that place for them to live in. They can't transfer their household registration, so they can't legally reside long-term. So they can only live in an inconspicuous place in the countryside. Besides, my parents-in-law are probably more accustomed to living in the countryside. We're going to see the new office tonight. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll take them to see the scrapyard tomorrow night."

Mother Lin nodded, "That's fine. As a daughter-in-law, you shouldn't get involved in some matters, and you shouldn't even say anything. It's better if we live separately; if we live together, even the best teeth and tongues will bump into each other someday."

She is also an old lady, and actually understands the old lady's desire to reunite with her family. However, since her daughter is a daughter-in-law, she hopes that she can live more comfortably and not have to stand in front of her parents-in-law all day. The policy of not allowing farmers to flow into Beijing blindly is quite good.

Father Fang nodded when he saw the drastically changed house. "This looks like a home now. Before, it didn't look like a home, and the office didn't look like an office."

Fang Mingche thought: Isn't that just making do when there is no other way? Now it really needs to be much more professional!
"Mom and Dad, you guys go take a rest. When the driver and tour guide come back and have dinner, we'll go and see the new office together."

Mr. Fang nodded and asked, "Then how do you solve the problem of your cafeteria?" Boss Cui's restaurant is so convenient.

Fang Mingche said, "We can look for one after we get there. Nowadays, people are encouraged to start their own businesses, so there will be no shortage of small private restaurants like this. We can ask Lingzi and the others where they had lunch later."

However, the Overseas Chinese Apartment is indeed a wealthy area. Maybe the tips for meals there are higher.

Lin Yan walked out of the room slowly. Now she could close the door freely and felt very comfortable.

She said, "Mom and Dad are back, come sit down and take a break. Yanyan, you and Kang Kang should also take a break. We can go over to the office to play in the evening."

Yanyan asked, "Mom, are you going too?"

Lin Yan nodded, "Yes, there is an elevator. Mom doesn't have to climb the stairs by herself. I heard there are radiators, right?"

Nowadays, there are very few places with collective heating. If there is heating, it will be comfortable to spend the winter.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Yes."

Mother Lin couldn't help but say, "It was built in the early 60s, and it's still this good."

Fang Mingche said, "Mom, the Overseas Chinese Apartments in Shanghai were built even earlier, in 1959. They also had elevators, wooden floors, toilets, faucets, hot and cold water pipes, etc. At that time, these two elevator apartments had to be purchased with foreign currency. If you look back and watch a few more Hollywood movies from decades ago, you will understand. Elevators and other things were very popular abroad decades ago."

Lin's mother said "tsk tsk" twice. Everyone agreed that the things that must be bought with foreign exchange are all good things.

Seeing that the topic had been diverted, Lin Yan hurriedly said, "Mingche, two people came to see you this morning. They said they had returned from Japan, and you had been to their homes separately before. They met privately and decided to come to see you today. They actually called before they came, but the phone happened to be relocated, so they didn't get through. They came directly here. They happened to encounter the relocation, so I asked them to go with me to take a look, and Lingzi will be in charge of greeting them."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Finally they're back! I thought the three of them were really going to work illegally in Japan forever."

Father Fang and Mother Fang have already walked to the main room, and Mother Fang is still holding Kang Kang. This kid doesn't know how to get tired and is still active!
Father Fang turned around and asked, "Why, you still want to receive Japanese tourists?"

At that time, he had an uncle who was in the Sichuan Army. He was ordered by Chairman Liu to go to Sichuan to fight against the Japanese, and he never came back. When his uncle was buried before he got married, he and his second brother and other brothers of the same generation wore mourning for him.

They were not the only family at that time! Three million Sichuan Army soldiers left Sichuan to fight against the Japanese, but nine out of ten never returned, and many families died in poverty!
Fang Mingche said, "Dad, the two countries have established diplomatic relations. We are not qualified to forgive on behalf of our ancestors, but we might as well use their money and technology. Japan lent money to our country to carry out reform and opening up."

Father Fang was stunned. "Can the Japanese ever do good things?"

Fang Mingche said: "Japan's economy has developed rapidly since World War II, and now it has threatened the United States' economic dominance. The United States has suppressed them quite severely. They hope that we can stand up and share some of the pressure."

"Humph, they are not afraid of us becoming stronger."

Fang Mingche said: "The Japanese look down on our industrial level in their bones. They think that if they only produce electrical appliances and sell them to us, their home appliance industry will continue to prosper. The same is true for other industries! They don't think we can threaten their industrial status at all. Let's take advantage of the situation and develop at this moment. Besides, letting Japanese tourists come to travel is also to earn their money. European countries have various foreign currencies and Japanese yen, and Chinese banks can exchange them for US dollars abroad. On these big levels, let's follow the country."

At present, domestic electrical appliances have not yet become popular. People are now proud of using electrical appliances imported from Japan. However, after a generation of research and development, domestic home appliance brands such as Haier, Midea, Gree, and Changhong have become popular. Not only electrical appliances, but also China's technology tree has gradually been lit up, and Japan's idea has failed!
Someone outside the door said, "Teacher Fang is right. This is how the Japanese view our industry now."

Fang Mingche had just heard the sound of the business car coming back. He turned his head to look because the voice was unfamiliar. Unexpectedly, in addition to the tour guide and the driver, Lingzi, Wei You, and Teacher Qiu were all back. As for the stranger who just spoke, he should be the Japanese tour guide he wanted.

I went there to observe for a long time and then came back. It seems that I decided to stay.

Fang Mingche said to them both: "Welcome!"

Lingzi said, "Teacher Fang, we couldn't find a good and cheap place to eat at noon. So we just asked them to give us a ride when they get off work and come back for dinner."

Fang Mingche laughed, "This is the job of your office. Tomorrow you ride Ayan's bike, with the Overseas Chinese Apartment as the center, and get familiar with the land nearby."

Reiko nodded, "Okay."

Since we are all back, let's go to Boss Cui's place for dinner. Fang Mingche called the two who just came back from Japan, "Let's go and have dinner together. We can talk about other things after dinner."

"it is good!"

Everyone had just sat down and the food hadn't been served yet when Wang Dexian arrived on his bicycle.

Hearing that Lingzi and the others came back specially for dinner, he smiled and said, "Don't mention it, I also think Lao Cui's cooking skills are very good. I also came here specially for dinner."

Boss Cui smiled, "Okay, wait. I will cook every dish for you personally today."

After he left with a smile, Wang Dexian nodded clearly, "It's done."

Last night he told Fang Mingche that there was a translation job that wanted to find him. Their department was attracting investment, so they had to deal with foreign businessmen. The translator they had worked with before happened to catch a cold, and the leader said that your department had supported a foreign travel agency, so why not borrow a translator from there? Nowadays, English translators are in short supply everywhere.

If Fang Mingche doesn't need to take his parents on a trip, he would naturally be the best candidate. Wang Dexian thinks that in attracting investment, non-rigid translation is also very important. He and Xiao Fang have been working together for a long time and have a tacit understanding. When the time comes, they will naturally be able to handle the situation together. Maybe this year's task will be completed at the beginning of the year.

Unfortunately, Xiao Fang's parents came during this period. They came from a long distance, and it was not good for the son to ignore them. Especially since the daughter-in-law was pregnant, she could not help.

Fang Mingche thought about it and asked if Teacher Qiu would be okay. Nowadays, those who are proficient in English in travel agencies are either leading tours. Only he and Teacher Qiu have a little more freedom in their schedules.

Wang Dexian naturally didn't dare to make a decision on this matter casually, after all, Teacher Qiu hadn't taken off his hat yet. He said he would go back and ask the leader for instructions. Now he said it was done, obviously someone who could make the final decision agreed.

Fang Mingche looked at Teacher Qiu. The memorial service would not be held for more than two months. But it seemed that many things had already become clear.

Teacher Qiu didn't know what was going on at first. There was no conclusion yet, so Fang Mingche would definitely not rush to tell him. When he heard him talk about it while waiting for the food, not only Teacher Qiu but also Qiu Yin was stunned.

Teacher Qiu's lips trembled a little, and he couldn't speak. Qiu Yin hurriedly said, "Does this mean that my father's problem can be explained clearly?"

Wang Dexian said: "Wait a little longer. But it should be soon!"

Teacher Qiu was sitting at the same table with them. It took him a long time to find his voice. "Xiao Fang, you told me last year that the results would be known in the first half of this year. I was skeptical at the time."

At that time, he was mainly attracted by the salary offered by Xiao Fang, and it could also solve Qiu Yin's employment problem.

Wang Dexian looked at Fang Mingche and said, "How dare you say that! Last year, the higher-ups had already sent various working groups to various places to conduct investigations and rectify the chaos. But how dare you say something like that?"

Fang Mingche didn't say anything. He had experienced it once!
After dinner, Wang Dexian asked about it, and Fang Mingche said, "We have officially sent people to investigate, so the results are clear. In particular, the household contract responsibility system is being tried and promoted."

Wang Dexian said: "That's true. However, the old man seemed to be very excited and didn't eat much tonight. My leader asked about it at the time and said it was okay when he learned that he was still an employee of Beijing Normal University. In any case, this is also a contribution to the country."

But in the past few years, Mr. Qiu did not even have the qualifications to make up for his crime and contribute to the country. He was able to work as a boiler and avoid many disturbances, which was already a protection for him by the school leaders.

On the way back, Fang Mingche, Wang Dexian and two illegal workers who had returned from Japan and came to observe walked in front.

One of them was called Cui Yingqi and the other was called Wu Mingju, both of them were very thin and dark. After waiting for a long time, I finally saw the two bosses and said, "We have seen everything we should see today. We took a taxi and followed a tour group for a day."

Fang Mingche said, "Well, we didn't have Japanese tour guides before, so we had to rely on you to carry the burden. I said that as long as you are willing to come back, I will let you stand on your own land and make money. This sentence is absolutely true! Although it will not be as much as you earn in Japan at the beginning, it will definitely increase gradually. Tomorrow I will arrange an office for your Japanese tour guide group, and you two will be partners first. As for salary, since you also have to take on the task of establishing a Japanese tour guide group, how about I pay you 300 a month? Later, when the business is on the right track, I will give you a commission. After it is on the right track, it should not be less than 300 a month. And our travel agency, with the current development momentum, will definitely be able to grow big."

The two looked at each other. 300 a month in the capital was a good offer. If they came back, they could take care of their family. Their families wouldn't have to worry about them so much.

"Okay, we'll report on time tomorrow morning."

"Okay, happy cooperation!"

Wang Dexian said, "Wouldn't it be April before we could afford the car?"

"Well, let them come up with a plan first. I'll see if I can borrow another 10,000 yuan in March. Does the bank have any support policies?"

Initial funding is a real problem! The travel agency has been making a profit of 10,000 yuan a month, but it is still far from enough! Without a bank loan, it is really difficult to start a business in the early stages.

Wang Dexian spread his hands, "How can it be so fast? It's a great progress that we can stop catching speculation and profiteering nowadays. Besides, I guess the bank doesn't have much money to lend out. It's been delayed for so many years, and the treasury is empty! How about I go back and ask my grandfather if he can still lend out the money?"

Fang Mingche shook his head and said, "I'll think of a way. It won't be a problem this time."

The initial investment involved shares, so even if the Wang family didn't say so, he couldn't consider it a loan. If the Wang family really wanted to pay, he would definitely pay in proportion.

Actually, this time it wasn't a big problem. He had long expected that one or two of the three people he had worked so hard for in Japan might come back after the New Year. Now that they had come back as expected, how could it be a big problem?

Or, you can let them prepare for one more month, and then they will have enough money to buy a car. However, a car, a five-day tour + a one-day tour, can make a profit of 5000 yuan a month. There is no need to wait for another month. After half a month of training and having relevant service awareness and professional level, they can start working.

Besides, didn't Lao Zhou take the initiative to say that he still had 3000 yuan to lend to the travel agency? The scrap yard still had 70 yuan that could be moved over for a month. Just pay the yuan interest a month, and Ah Yan wouldn't use her previous words about trying not to take money from the scrap yard to stop him.

Wang Dexian said, "I see that you are frowning, and I wonder what you are worried about. You expected these two people to come back and join our travel agency at this time."

"I was thinking that banks can't lend money, so it's really difficult to make up for the capital gap in the early stages of doing business. Those who succeed early on are not ordinary people!"

(End of this chapter)