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

Chapter 153 Let’s Watch a Movie
So, on the day Fang Mingche signed up, Fang's father, Fang's mother, Yanyan and Kangkang all went. It was still Master He's car, and they all went there in one car.

Fang's mother said, "It would be very convenient to go to school by this car. It would only take about ten minutes to get to the dormitory building."

Fang Mingche said, "I dare not do that. People will tell on me later. It's more convenient for me to ride a 28-inch bicycle."

However, he had to take down a small rattan chair. Otherwise, he would have to make a name for himself again.

Since it was still early, Fang Mingche planned to take them to the dormitory first, and then take them around the campus. The registration procedure for the next semester of the university school year was much simpler. When he registered, he asked them to sit on the long bench outside.

Then he took them to continue to stroll around and take pictures. At noon, they went to the cafeteria to have lunch before going back.

Fang's father and mother took the photo taken at their son's university seriously. They would definitely take it back to show the whole village.

Walking to the teaching building of the English Department, Fang Mingche went in to register. Fang's father was holding the camera. He was wearing his son's newly bought clothes from top to bottom, which looked quite decent. To be able to give birth to a son of Fang Mingche's height and appearance, Fang's father must be good himself. At the age of fifty, his back was straight and he looked quite elegant.

He had a Seagull camera hanging around his neck, for fear that he might accidentally drop it. He had it hanging around his neck and holding it with his hands, which provided an extra layer of protection. Many people passing by looked at the four of them.

Someone who knew said, "They are the parents of Fang Mingche from Class X of the English Department. I heard that he and others opened a foreign travel agency, and someone from our class took a part-time job for a few days during the winter vacation. They paid five dollars a day, which was not bad!"

"Oh, the one with a toddler seat on the crossbar?"

"Yes, that's him. I heard that his business is doing well and he has connections with people above him."

Zhu Wenjuan also came to sign up with her roommate, and saw Fang's father and mother rushing over to say hello. Her roommate had accompanied her to the small side courtyard for a BBQ before, and she also came over with a smile.

Zhu Wenjuan had been to the compound a few days ago to give away local specialties brought from home. At that time, Grandpa Gu introduced Fang's father and mother as his soon-to-be daughter-in-law.

At that time, Fang's mother grumbled in her heart that other people's daughters-in-law had a bachelor's degree, but their daughter-in-law only had a junior college degree.

Fang Mingche also told Zhu Wenjuan about introducing her to Wang Fang as an English tutor. Zhu Wenjuan was very happy to go. She could be charged by the class hours and could also make friends with the powerful. If she had any problems in the future, at least she would have someone to ask for help.

If Fang Mingche hadn't made friends with the sons of the rich and powerful by chance, he wouldn't have been able to open that foreign travel agency no matter how capable he was. Now they realized that when Fang Mingche took them to the Forbidden City, he was probably already planning to open a foreign travel agency. He really saw farther than others.

Of course, the Wang family would definitely consider her. There were many people willing to be tutors at their home, so she was just a backup.

At this moment, the two were very enthusiastic towards Fang's father and mother. Fang Mingche was good at dealing with people and generous, and he was popular in the class, especially in the dormitory.

Zhu Wenjuan asked, "Are uncle and aunt waiting for Xiaofang?"

Fang's mother said with a smile, "Yes, classmate Zhu, let's take a break. You guys go and sign up quickly. Mingche will be out soon."

"Okay then, we'll go in first. Yanyan, little brother, goodbye!"

Yanyan waved, "Goodbye, two aunts!"

Kang Kang also waved after her, "Auntie, goodbye."

After the people walked away, Fang's mother whispered, "I see that Kang Kang has been in the capital for more than ten days, and he looks completely different."

Father Fang asked, "Then you stay?"

Given the situation at the second brother's home, if Kang Kang is to stay, an adult must stay to take care of him.

"Let's talk about it in a few years." Fang's mother said.

After Fang Mingche came out, he said to them, "I'm going to go see Grandpa Wang's health doctor, Dr. Liu. The older generation always said that the best doctor treats illness before it occurs. I'm going to ask him to feel my pulse and see if there's anything I should be careful of recently. Mom and Dad can go see him as well, since he's off work today."

The old man is very stubborn. If you ask them to go alone, he will definitely say that he is not sick and there is no need to bother.

Father Fang hesitated and asked, "Will it be too much trouble for others?"

"No, I have a very close relationship with the Wang family now."

Fang's mother said, "Then you should take Ah Yan to have a look."

"Doctor Liu is not an obstetrician and gynecologist. He specializes in maintenance. As for Ah Yan, Doctor Yang came to see her before, and the prenatal examination was all normal."

Fang's father asked, "Maintenance?" He came to his senses a little.

The second child is only 25 years old, why does he need maintenance? Forget it, it's hard for him to ask someone for help, and then find such an excuse. Let him go.

Doctor Liu also lived in the expert building in the dormitory area of 301 Hospital. So when Wang Dexian said that, Fang Mingche knew how to get there. He pointed the way to Master He in the passenger seat and asked him to drive over.

"Master He, there's no need to wait for us. Wang Dexian will take us back later." After getting off the car at the gate of the compound, Fang Mingche bent down and said to the car.

Master He nodded and went to solicit other business. Just then, someone came out, so he drove over to ask. Then the other person opened the door and got in.

Fang Mingche and the others watched the car drive away. Fang's mother said, "Didn't Master He say that it's hard to attract business? He also said that few people are willing to spend money to ride in a car these days."

Fang Mingche said: "That depends on where it is."

Fang's mother nodded. That's true. The people living here and in the Overseas Chinese Apartments would be willing to take a taxi if they didn't drive themselves.

This time when she came to Beijing, thanks to her youngest son, she was able to meet all the rich and noble people. But the old man warned her not to show off when she returned. Some things would make people jealous and might cause unnecessary trouble.

Wang Dexian estimated the time and came downstairs from Yang's house to meet them at the door. Then he led them to Dr. Liu's house.

Fang Mingche had already asked him to bring the thank-you gift to Dr. Liu.

It's not a valuable thing, just a local specialty from Dr. Liu's wife's hometown. It is said that there are not many people in the old lady's family, so no one sent it to her. I always miss it, but I don't have time to go back to my hometown.

Fang Mingche asked Mrs. Cui to ask an acquaintance in the black market to get it for him, and it immediately touched Dr. Liu's heart.

Wang Dexian smiled and said, "Uncle, aunt, come this way!"

Father Fang said, "Xiao Wang, thank you for your help!"

"It's not a big deal, just a matter of convenience. Xiao Fang knows that my boyfriend lives here."

Father Fang smiled and said nothing more. The chief's health doctor, in ancient times, must have a certain rank. Can he be easily hired?
Oh, no, he is also of a certain rank now. This is one of the reasons why he followed suit so easily and obediently.

There is another reason. He is a little bit against Western medicine. He doesn't like people using equipment to look at and listen to his body. But he believes in the traditional Chinese medicine of observation, listening, questioning and palpation.

Dr. Liu's house is quite big, about 120 square meters. But Wang Dexian said it is still smaller than Yang Mei's grandfather's. The allocation of houses also depends on qualifications and ranks.

Doctor Liu was in his early fifties and was very friendly. After greeting and sitting down, he took out the pulse pillow and said to Fang's father, "Put your hand here."

Dr. Liu's wife asked the two children to sit on the sofa and watch TV, and then gave them snacks.

Fang Kang followed his cousin in everything. This was what his grandfather taught him. When he was away from home and didn't know what to do, he would learn from his second sister.

Fang Mingche and Wang Dexian also sat down. Fang Mingche asked Wang Dexian in a low voice, "Are you going to use that large single room in the tube building as your wedding room?"

Wang Dexian said, "It's quite nice to have a single room like that these days. Some people even have three generations living under one roof in a room as big as this."

You think everyone is like you, who can buy a small house with a separate entrance by chance.

When he got married, the old man said he had no cash on hand, so he was responsible for hosting the wedding banquet at the military district, but he couldn't take care of the accommodation. There were so many grandchildren, why would he take care of each one? He was left looking at the dividend of one twelfth of the travel agency's shares, which was like looking at a plum to quench his thirst.

He even joked, "When you have two cars, each one costs more than 800 yuan, and you become a millionaire in a year. Now you are going to add another car soon, and I estimate that you can earn 15,000 yuan a year."

Fifteen thousand is just a wishful thinking, and you can't get a penny. Xiao Fang said that he would buy three commercial vehicles this year, and then see if there is any money in the account at the end of the year. If there is, he will arrange for someone to go abroad to London or Paris first. Then he will distribute the dividends as appropriate.

What could he say? Xiao Fang himself didn't take a penny. He didn't have money to renovate the house where someone had been hanged before, so he could only make do with what he had.

Oh, he still needs to borrow 7000 to buy a car. According to Gao Xiang, the money in the scrapyard has almost been drained. Although it is only used for one month, the interest is 70 yuan. But how can you just take it out?
Boss Cui didn't dare to invest more, after all, he had borrowed 5000. Only Lao Zhou was anxious to get more money, and probably wanted to exchange some dollars at a travel agency to send his daughter abroad, so he agreed to take another 3000.

It is definitely more cost-effective to exchange dollars at a travel agency than on the black market. Even if the exchange rate is higher than that of the central bank, it is definitely lower than that of the black market. And he does not have to take any risks.

As for his father, with his stepmother by his side, he certainly wouldn't be very generous to him. He was quite good enough to pay the three turns and one ring and 400 yuan for the betrothal gift. He also muttered that he was actually the richest person in the family besides the old man. If the travel agency had not distributed dividends, he should have paid the money himself. He also hinted that he should be more generous to his family when he can get dividends in the future.

As for him, he had already paid Xiao Fang with the 400 yuan he had saved in the past. He also spent the yuan he had saved this year on dating. If you are not generous in dating, it will not work out.

If he doesn't live in the single room in the tube building assigned by the company after marriage, where else can he live? Yang Mei hasn't been assigned a room yet. The company is short of housing, and her father-in-law is so noble that he tells her not to fight with colleagues from other places and just live at home.

"But she is used to living in the specialist building. It would be a bit unfair for her to live in a tube building with you, right? Also, doctors are so busy, who will cook and do housework? There are many practical issues in marriage."

Fang Mingche said this in the tone of an experienced person, and stood up behind his father to listen to what Dr. Liu had to say. Wang Dexian was unable to speak what he wanted to say.

Doctor Liu carefully felt Mr. Fang's pulse and said, "It's nothing serious. It's mainly due to years of fatigue and malnutrition. Just pay attention to recuperation. No need to take special medicine. I'll prescribe some food supplements for you. Food supplements are worse than medicine supplements!"

Father Fang said with a smile, "Doctor Liu, my second son is too nervous and has caused you trouble."

Doctor Liu said: "It's a good thing to know how to worry about your parents."

Fang Mingche was also relieved. It seemed that the old man was not sick yet and was healthy. Then he would try to get him a thorough physical examination every six months.

Then Dr. Liu checked Fang's mother's pulse and found the same situation. Nowadays, Chinese people are thin and muscular, and the problems of these two people are also common. He specially picked relatively cheap dishes so that they would not be too stressful to eat them daily for a long time.

When leaving, Fang Mingche took the diet menu and said, "Thank you, Dr. Liu. I'm sorry for your trouble."

"You're welcome, it's just a little effort."

He would naturally do his best for someone that Chief Wang values. Besides, his wife likes the gift so much. And it's really not a big deal. It only took about ten minutes.

After going downstairs, Wang Dexian drove them back to the small courtyard. He had said goodbye before leaving the Yang family.

Fang's mother said, "Xiao Wang, please take us home."

"You're welcome, Auntie. I was going to visit my mother, too."

There is another troublesome matter today. His father hopes that his mother will not appear as the groom's mother at the wedding, so as to avoid gossip from the guests. This should be the stepmother's idea, but his father probably thinks the same way. After all, when the disaster came, his mother chose to fly away separately.

But he was raised by his mother, so he was in a dilemma. After sending the Fang family back to the small side yard, he did not rush into the alley, but smoked and talked with Fang Mingche under the tree.

Fang Mingche frowned. This situation was indeed quite difficult.

"If your mother doesn't show up, are you asking your stepmother to do it? Otherwise, it will hurt your mother's heart! After all, she is a good mother. It's not like your stepmother doesn't have a son anyway. Maybe she doesn't want to show up. It's tiring to arrange a marriage."

Fang Mingche was speaking the truth. No matter how Wang Dexian's mother was as a wife, she was a very good mother.

Wang Dexian nodded, "That's right. Let the two of them, no, all four of them, come to the table. But let my dad come alone. I'll leave the arrangements for the wedding banquet to my grandfather's secretary."

By then, all the guests will be from the Wang family, so let’s do it this way.

Fang Mingche patted his shoulder. He could be smooth and sophisticated when he was around. But he still had to recognize his biological mother. Even if she did something wrong, a son would never think his mother was ugly.

Wang Dexian figured it out, and said, "Luckily you asked me to join you in running this foreign travel agency. This way I don't have to be controlled by my dad everywhere. Otherwise, that aunt would whisper in his ear all day long, which would be terrible."

He now has a foothold in the Wang family thanks to the old man's appreciation.

Fang Mingche said, "No, opening a foreign travel agency is impossible without you, and I don't know how long it will be postponed! By then, I'm afraid there will be no room for an ordinary person like me to enter. Or even if it is done well, I can't protect it. There are people everywhere who can reach out!"

Wang Dexian thought about what he had said before about not being able to hold on, and smiled.

"I'm in!"

Fang Mingche nodded, and then said: "By the way, Zhu Wenjuan agreed to be your cousin's tutor. When is the right time to arrange for her to come for an interview?"

"Oh, I'll ask my aunt first and then call you."

"it is good!"

Next, Fang Mingche and Yanyan started school, and Lin Yan was pregnant again.

He found a part-time tour guide for a day trip, took Master He's car, and took turns to take his parents and nephew to continue to travel. He also went to Tianjin to take a look.

The tour guide for a one-day tour was paid 5 yuan a day in addition to the actual expenses. The part-time poor students who had no classes were still very happy.

At this time, Fang Mingche truly realized what it meant to say "Problems that can be solved with money are not problems!"

That afternoon, Fang's father and his friends came back from Tianjin by train. As soon as they entered the house, they asked Fang Mingche, "Second brother, we heard on the train that Hebei is in a mess, didn't you?"

It was not worthwhile to take the black taxi of Mr. He from the capital to Tianjin. The part-time tour guide took them by train. On the train, there were all kinds of things.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Yes, the Cleaver Gang in Tangshan, Hebei is very rampant."

Father Fang asked, "How could this happen?"

He farms in his hometown and visited tourist attractions in the capital some time ago, but he didn't feel that the public security was bad.

"Nowadays, many educated youth who have returned to the city cannot find jobs, and there are already many unemployed young people in society. Without a stable home and a job, some people take risks. As for Tangshan, Hebei, it is also related to the previous major earthquake. Many people have been displaced and their families have been broken up."

The country certainly does not have the money to provide the rescue, reconstruction and compensation that it did in Sichuan, Qinghai and other places in the future. As the saying goes, the treasury is empty! Even a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Fang Mingche continued, "That's why I told you to take the sleeper berths. Nowadays, many people are robbing trains. But the security forces in the sleeper berths should be concentrated. There are too many hard-seat carriages, and when faced with random robbers, the train police are often exhausted and unable to take care of one thing while focusing on another. Moreover, although those people know that the people in the sleeper berths are richer, they are also afraid of offending people who should not be offended. They often target the hard-seat carriages!"

Fang's father and mother were shocked. "Then you take Yanyan with you on the way to Beijing."

"It's Brother Mingfeng. It was much safer to drive to Guangzhou a year ago than it is now. But don't worry, the police have actually been arresting people."

In two years, hundreds of thousands of soldiers will be demobilized from the army, and then we will promote the rule of law, build the country according to law, and eradicate illegal activities in society.

Father Fang was silent for a long time and said, "Fortunately, Beijing is still quite safe." Mother Fang said, "The village is also safe."

Fang Mingche said, "Half of the people in the village have the surname Fang, and they live together in one place. How can that not be safe?"

When get out of class was over on Saturday, Lao Cheng, Xiao Xu, Zheng Xing and others said to Fang Mingche: "We want to visit your travel agency." Everyone was very curious about the Overseas Chinese Apartments.

Zheng Xing was not curious, as he had been to the Overseas Chinese Apartment before. But he liked to join in the fun of group activities. Moreover, he had only been to the households, not the offices.

When his grandfather heard that the person who co-founded the foreign travel agency with the Wang family was his college roommate, he asked him a few questions with interest. He also told him to learn from Fang Mingche's vision and courage.

Fang Mingche asked: "Tonight or tomorrow?"

Tonight was the first time a foreign language movie was shown, and the people from the travel agency said they wanted to stay and watch. Even his family was curious and prepared to go and join in the fun. If he wanted to bring his classmates, he would have to put the projection equipment in the living room and dining room. Moreover, with so many desks, I'm afraid they would have to be pushed aside to accommodate so many people.

"Let's do it during the day tomorrow. It won't interfere with your normal work."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay, how about you guys go there by yourselves tomorrow?"

It is much easier to arrange it in two days. And English major students will have plenty of opportunities to watch movies with original soundtracks in the future.

"We can just go there by ourselves. Let's do it in the afternoon. Everyone go home first. We'll go back to school together after we finish looking at it in the afternoon." This way, neither side will be delayed.

"it is good!"

Qiu Yin had come over in Master He's black taxi this morning and brought back all the film reels that Fang Mingche had rented. By now, the projection equipment had probably been bought by Gao Xiang. He was also responsible for learning how to project the film.

As a college student, Gao Xiang should have no problem learning this. But this job will definitely have to be handed over to Wei You in the long run.

When Fang Mingche returned to the small side courtyard in the evening, Liu Qingfeng, Geng Shan, Hu Yong and others came over. These people were the ones who watched TV in the small side courtyard at night. They heard Yanyan and Fang Kang say that there would be a movie in the office tonight, so they wanted to go and watch it.

The second sister went to school, and Fang Kang felt that it was not very fun. They had visited most of the attractions, even the Great Wall. He was thinking about going home.

Father Fang likes to stroll around Tiananmen Square when he has nothing to do. This time he will tell all the men in the village that he strolls around Tiananmen Square after dinner, and they will be so jealous!
At this moment, Fang Mingche looked at Liu Qingfeng and the other six people, "Okay, let's go together later. But there aren't that many seats in the business car, I'm afraid you'll all have to stand."

The chassis of the commercial vehicle is very strong and can accommodate several people.

"No problem, no problem!"

"Also, it's all in English. I played it for the people in the travel agency to motivate them to learn foreign languages."

Hu Yong said: "Didn't Yanyan say there was Chinese text below?"

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay, we'll set off when my brother-in-law and his wife arrive. They're already on their way."

Naturally, Han Mei also heard about this and encouraged Lin Yi to come along. After watching it, they went back together, since tomorrow was Sunday anyway.

Han Mei borrowed the novel "Gone with the Wind" to read and loved it! So when her mother-in-law told her that the movie was showing tonight, she was very excited to go.

Fang Mingche thought of something else, "Oh, right. The movie is nearly four hours long. If we go there now, it will be over by about eleven o'clock."

When he heard that his brother-in-law and his wife were coming to watch a movie, he always asked them to take the bus. Then he would step on the accelerator to send them back at night.

Everyone was shocked, "So long?"

As for movies, they are usually 100 minutes long, and at most a little over two hours long.

"Yeah, it's that long! If we only put up the top part, I don't think many people would want to do it."

Finally, Liu Qingfeng and the others decided to go. As I said, tomorrow is Sunday!

Fang Mingche suddenly thought of the basic contradiction of socialism: the contradiction between the people's growing material and cultural needs and the backward social productivity!
Nowadays, some people would walk 20 miles to watch a movie. Well, their village is only that far from the county town. When the movie "The Flower Girl" was shown a few years ago, many young people in the village walked together to watch it. Just to save the 60 cents round-trip fare.

Now, several acquaintances from the nearby tenements go together, and there are cars to pick them up. Tomorrow is Sunday, so even more people want to go. Of course, most of them are young people, and they bring their own benches.

When Lin Yi and Han Mei appeared at the door, everyone had already boarded and sat down. A commercial vehicle was packed to the brim.

Lingzi stuck her head out and said, "Hurry up, we're waiting for you two. Go into the house and bring two stools. We'll be off now!"

Fang Mingche's parents were sitting, each holding a child. Aunt Yuan, Wang Dexian's mother, and Qin Hua were also sitting. Lingzi's parents had seats because of the phone and borrowing money, and the same was true for Boss Cui and his wife. There were also two tour guides from the travel agency who had been out all day. The rest of the people who were sitting in the office and the neighbors who followed had to stand. Teacher Gao and Xiao Xie were also standing.

Well, Fang Mingche drives! With so many people around, he didn't dare to hand over the steering wheel to Lingzi, who had just passed the driving test a few days ago.

Lin Yan and her mother didn't go. The movie was nearly four hours long, and a pregnant woman like Lin Yan couldn't stand it. If it was 100 minutes, she might have gone along.

Seeing how lively the car was, Lin's mother, Lin Yi and Han Mei, went into the house, grabbed a bench and squeezed in. Their faces were almost pressed against the car window, and she couldn't help laughing.

Lin Yan said: "It's not surprising. After watching model operas for ten years, everyone is very rare to see good movies."

Mother Lin nodded and said, "That's true. Even an old lady like Aunt Yuan followed her."

Aunt Yuan was invited by Fang Mingche. He said that if she didn't like the show, he would send her back halfway. His parents and two children definitely couldn't watch the show for four hours and had to come back halfway.

Aunt Yuan thought, why not try some foreign food?

"Don't say that about her. Aunt Yuan is actually very flexible." Lin Yan said with a smile.

A car drove past in a hurry. Because the license plate number was registered, the car drove in directly.

Everyone took the elevator upstairs, all with a look of surprise on their faces. This is the legendary Overseas Chinese Apartment! Apart from anything else, this elevator is also very rare in Beijing.

The conference room is about 30 square meters. After all, it is a large apartment of 240 square meters, and each room is not small. It is empty inside, and there is no money to buy it. If we want to have a meeting, everyone can carry their own benches in. Save as much as possible! It is convenient to use it as an audio-visual room at the moment.

The children and young people who carried small stools sat in the front. There were only four children in total, after all, the seats in the car were limited. In addition to Yanyan and Kangkang, only Niuniu and Song Chi came with them. They were accompanied by Aunt Yuan and Qin Hua. Then Fang's father, mother and others directly carried the high stools in the office and sat in the back row.

"Who's putting it up?" Everyone asked, looking at the curtain hanging down in front of them. No one made any movement.

Fang Mingche said, "Gao Xiang. He went to get the machine this afternoon and learned how to play movies."

Everyone looked around, "Where is Teacher Gao?"

Someone said, "The elevator is full. He and Xiao Xie are probably the next group."

Aunt Yuan said, "Then you have to give them two seats. You're still waiting for them to let you move in. Xiao Fang, let me take a look at your office. I've heard about Overseas Chinese Apartments for 18 years, but today I finally have the chance to come in and take a look."

Neighbors also scattered around to visit. Apart from those who had already seen it, only Wang Dexian's mother could stay still. As the daughter-in-law of a high-ranking official, she had seen better houses.

If you ask her if she regrets what happened back then, she will definitely say no, even if she grits her teeth. But she can't regret it! However, she remarried after the divorce, and her life is indeed OK. Moreover, as long as her son is promising, she will definitely live a good life in the future. So, she won't look back. Old Qin treats her well, so she lives with him steadily and educates Qin Hua well. She can't help her son much, but she will never hold him back.

Soon, Gao Xiang, Xiao Xie and the second group of people came up. He immediately started to tinker with the machine and called Wei You to come over and watch.

Tomorrow is Sunday. Wei You, who usually goes home to read after watching the "News Broadcast", wants to indulge himself today.

“It’s started, it’s started—”

The people who had been visiting all around came back. At this time, everyone had taken off their outer coats. There was no room for the hangers at the door, so they put them on the desk.

A large group of people started watching. I rarely watch foreign films, but at least there are Chinese subtitles. People these days don't play with electronic products, and few people are nearsighted, so they can all see the subtitles clearly.

Fang Mingche noticed that his father was actually quite absorbed in the show. He then quickly realized that his father could understand Scarlett and her father's love for Tara and the land. He probably sympathized with the plantation owners in the southern United States.

His mother was also very interested in watching the love, hate and passion between Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Butler, Melanie and Ashley Wilkes.

As for the young men in the compound, their eyes lit up when they saw Scarlett and the other girls in big puffy skirts. This was completely different from what they saw every day.

The four little kids were the only ones who didn't seem to be interested. They just looked at the bright colors and the excitement.

After a while, Yanyan looked at her father and whispered, "Dad, I don't understand." She had waited for so long in vain, and today she was even more excited in vain.

Fang Mingche thought to himself: It would be strange if you could understand it.

"Okay, I'll drive you kids back. Is there anyone else who wants to go back?"

No one paid any attention to him, they were all absorbed in watching. Tomorrow is Sunday, and everyone has nothing to do.

Fang Mingche looked at Gao Xiang and handed him the door key.

Gao Xiang was shocked and whispered, "You don't want to watch?" He thought Xiao Fang would send the children back and drive over again.

Fang Mingche thought to himself: I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this.

The three drivers also wanted to see it very much, but no one stood up and said that they would just run a trip. After get off work, Chinese people still value their own time outside of the eight hours. It's okay, it's okay to work overtime. But I also want to see it now!
Fang Mingche smiled and said, "Forget it, I'll go back and watch it with Yan again." Then he said, "Let's go."

The four children followed Fang Mingche out regretfully.

For the first group of five people, Fang Mingche drove very slowly, fearing that the children would not be able to sit steadily. Fortunately, there were few cars now, and it was cold, so not many people were out and about.

There was another car at the travel agency, and Lingzi would just bring everyone back. Fang Mingche wouldn't have to drive over there again. But he had to drive over there early tomorrow morning, otherwise it would delay the normal operation of the travel agency.

Before leaving, Fang Mingche told Lingzi to be careful when driving. Lingzi was watching the movie with great interest, so she nodded in agreement.

The four children had no idea how cautious Fang Mingche was when driving. Yanyan and Niuniu were discussing Scarlett O'Hara's and her friends' beautiful skirts. This was the only thing they were interested in. The two little girls even used their hands to show how big the skirt was!

Fang Mingche wondered if the Friendship Store had Barbie dolls for sale. If so, he could buy one for Yanyan and buy her a dozen outfits to replace the doll. Little girls would definitely like these. Well, he could buy one for Fang Tong as well. Who would want to play in the mud and have an "aunt's feast" when there are beautiful dolls?

Song Chi and Fang Kang just had no interest at all. They were too lazy to say anything. The higher their hopes were before, the more disappointed they were now.

After arriving home, Fang Mingche asked his mother-in-law to take care of Yanyan and Kangkang and help them wash up, while he sent Niu Niu and Song Chi back to the compound and handed them over to their parents.

Their parents were amused. "We already told you it's an English movie, and it's for adults. How could you understand it? And you even bothered Uncle Fang to take you back."

Fang Mingche said: "It's okay, my Yanyan is the same as them. If we don't let them go, they will definitely feel guilty. Once they go, they will know that it is really not suitable for them to watch." Next time, he would not think about going with them to watch.

Song Quan and Fang Mingche said, "We have a young leader transferred from another handmade cooperative. I have also mentioned Comrade Wang's suggestion of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure to the leader. As soon as the new leader came, he wanted us to give half of the storefront to the cooperative he previously worked for. This caused resistance from everyone. I took the opportunity to make a suggestion to switch to consignment sales."

Their biggest advantage now is that they took the initiative and built a storefront in Dashilar. How could they give it to others for no reason?
Fang Mingche said, "Well, from now on, just focus on improving your skills and don't worry about other things. Among the twelve zodiac animals, you should focus on practicing the dragon. It is the most distinctive and you can tell at a glance that it represents China."

Pandas are not yet qualified. They are not national treasures yet. We have to wait until the celebrity giant panda Bass, who can ride a bicycle, shoot basketballs, and walk on a balance beam, comes out. Only then will the panda's status as a national treasure be confirmed. Well, Bass is the prototype of the mascot panda Panpan of the 1990 Asian Games.

Song Quan groaned and said, "Dragon?" It would be difficult to make up a good story.

"Yes, you can try it. Once you have compiled it, travel agencies can place orders with you and give it as souvenirs to foreign tourists."

"Let me try."

Then Fang Mingche went to Gao's house and talked to Gao Xiang's mother for a few words.

"Aunt Gao, Gao Xiang and Xiao Xie will probably be back around eleven o'clock. You should go to bed early."

Gao's mother said, "Speaking of watching movies, I was also so interested in it when I was young. Let them do what they want! I'll just go wash up and go to bed early."

Since Xiao Xie started to earn her own living, her family status has improved significantly. In the past, when she had to ask Gao Xiang for money to buy a needle, Gao's mother was not so easy to talk to. And she had to wait for her to serve her every move. But in fact, she can do some things slowly by herself.

Nowadays, it seems much more reasonable.

Fang Mingche said goodbye quickly. His parents were not back yet, so he let Kang Kang sleep next to Yan Yan. Anyway, both of them were short, and sleeping at one end wouldn't take up much space.

Then he settled Lin Yan down to sleep, and he lay on the outside of the bed with his clothes on to read a book. His back blocked the light, but it didn't affect Lin Yan's sleep.

Fang Mingche was reading a book on business management borrowed from the library. He had never learned relevant theoretical knowledge in his two lives, so he was trying to catch up now. Unfortunately, he was too busy now. When his second child was born and his life got back on track, he could try to audit classes in the Department of Business Management. He could even go to the predecessor of the famous Peking University Guanghua School to attend classes.

Lin Yan got up and went to the toilet twice, and Fang Mingche accompanied her. When her leg cramped, he helped to deal with it with his experience.

He kept reading until after eleven o'clock, when he heard the sound of the business car coming back. So many people had gone there, and he would definitely not be able to sleep until he saw that they all returned safely.

He went out with a flashlight. Everyone was a little excited after watching the movie and discussing it.

The focus of the discussion is whether Scarlett and Rhett can still be together in the future. There is debate about this! But everyone agrees that Melanie's death is a pity. And Scarlett's little daughter, she must not be allowed to do dangerous things in the future.

Fang Mingche said, "Aunt Yuan, I'll take you guys back. Lao Cui, Teacher Qiu, you guys can make your own arrangements."

Boss Cui and Qiu Yin also took out their flashlights. "Yes, we are all prepared."

Xiao Fang had said in advance that they would be back at this time, so they must have brought flashlights. Nowadays, not every street light is good and bright, so you must prepare yourself. Before returning, everyone went to enjoy the flush toilet.

The lights in the small side courtyard had been turned on when he came out, so Mr. and Mrs. Fang could walk back to the main house easily.

Fang Mingche said, "Kang Kang is asleep, but he is not sleeping peacefully. I will wrap him in a blanket and carry him over."

If he slept well, I would just put him on their bed and sleep for the night. But if he slept uneasy, I was afraid he would kick his mother's stomach. It was okay when I was watching him, but it would be difficult to do it when I fell asleep.

Father Fang nodded, "Okay."

They also had to hurry back to their rooms to wash up and get ready for bed.

Aunt Yuan said, "Xiao Fang, you don't have to see me off. I'll go over there with Hu Yong and the others. We brought flashlights. I have to say, this foreign film is really good."

“Yeah, it’s a classic.”

After they left, the rest of the people were still watching the movie with great concentration. There was no boring moment in the whole movie, and everyone lined up to go to the toilet only when Gao Xiang changed the film.

(End of this chapter)