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

Chapter 154 Applicants
The next day was Sunday, but Fang Mingche couldn't sleep in. He got up early, had breakfast, and drove to the Overseas Chinese Apartment with Lingzi. In addition to the five-day tour, the travel agency also organized a one-day tour. On the other day, they had to go to the airport to pick up tourists.

So, in fact, travel agencies are working seven days a week. The cars only have half a day a week for inspection and maintenance. However, not all staff work seven days a week. Everyone works six days and rests one day, but not necessarily on Sundays.

Sometimes they have to adjust their leave or make up for it. However, Xiao Shen, the driver, and Qiu Yin, the translator, who worked overtime during the Chinese New Year, could have taken nine days off. But they chose to take three days off and use the other six days as cash. Fang Mingche didn't care about the details, and they told Lingzi themselves. Then Gao Xiang would calculate how much salary should be discounted, and Lin Yan would pay it on the 15th.

Now Lingzi, the office director, is becoming more and more competent. She has sorted out many details in an orderly manner, which makes Fang Mingche worry less. In the past few months, she has actually taken on a lot of work that was originally supposed to be done by Lin Yan. Lin Yan, the boss lady, will definitely not just be a cashier. So if Lingzi really goes to the United States in a few months, Lin Yan should have given birth smoothly by then, and the child should be 100 days old. The successor will not have to take care of so many things and have such great authority.

Wei You, Fang Mingche has never trained him to be an administrative staff. We will see how his college entrance examination results are in August and then make arrangements. He is learning English and driving, so he is a reserve force.

In addition, Xiao Gang, the cousin of my aunt, also said that he wanted to come to work during the summer vacation. Fang Mingche had a much better impression of Xiao Gang than Lin Yi. Although he was also an only child, he was well educated. He was also in the college entrance examination graduating class, but nowadays, not many people can get into college in one go. I hope he can succeed!
Driving over with Lingzi, Fang Mingche saw a man of his own age standing next to a job posting outside the Overseas Chinese Apartment, looking at it with some interest but also some hesitation.

After they parked the car, he said to Lingzi, "Go and see that man and ask him what he's hesitating about."

The requirements on the notice are so high, and you must have some confidence in yourself if you dare to stand there and read it. But you should also ask clearly what you are hesitating about before talking about the next step.

Lingzi nodded and walked out directly. Fang Mingche asked Qiu Yin, Ning Anan and others who came with the car to go upstairs first. Although everyone watched a movie last night and slept late, they all got on the car at 8 o'clock this morning, and no one was late. How valuable is the job nowadays, especially such a high-paying job. No one dares to take it lightly!

Fang Mingche looked very kind and never lost his temper. But the premise was that they did their job well.

After a while, Lingzi brought the man in, "Teacher Fang, he wants to know whether we consider the background of the people we recruit. I told him about Teacher Qiu, but he still wants to ask you directly."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay, let's go upstairs and talk about it." It seems that this problem is more serious than Teacher Qiu's, what could it be?
The three of them took the elevator upstairs together.

The driver and two people from the Japanese team were already there. And Wei You, although he was the farthest away, he also rode his bike to get there early in the morning. The working time was 8:30, which was not too strict. If you live far away, then get up early.

Fang Mingche said to the man, "Come in first and talk to our Japanese tour guide. Lao Cui, come in for a moment."

He looked at it and pointed out Cui Yingqi's name. He had to weigh this person first. If he didn't meet the requirements, then there was no need to talk about the rest. As for the class background issue, Fang Mingche didn't think it was a big problem. In 77, the college entrance examination was resumed, and class background was no longer considered when registering. The chief designer's attitude was still very clear, and he would recruit talents regardless of their background.

After entering, Fang Mingche sat down directly. Cui Yingqi sat down on Gao Xiang's chair, and then pointed to the chair in front of the desk, "Sit down. Since you are reading the recruitment notice below, I think you know the basic situation. Then you can introduce yourself first and talk about the advantages of applying for this job."

Fang Mingche had previously thought that someone who would sneak out to work illegally would probably have average quality. But later on, he heard that Cui Yingqi was a high school student who had failed the college entrance exam and was under great pressure from his family, so he took this step, and he had higher expectations for him. Now that he was interviewing in a methodical manner, his questions were indeed on point.

The other person nodded. "My name is Qin Tian, I'm 26 years old. I didn't go to school much, and my family taught me how to read and write. I once lived in Xi'an for nine years, which is where I have an advantage. Many people know that Japanese has borrowed a lot from Chinese, but they don't know that Japanese has also borrowed a lot from Shaanxi dialect in terms of pronunciation."

Fang Mingche really didn't know this. He looked at Cui Yingqi, who thought about it and realized that he had heard someone say this in Japan. So he nodded, indicating that it was true.

He was not surprised that Qin Tian did not study or go to school. He was not eligible to go to school because of his bad class background. As for how he went to the countryside in Xi'an, since he did not say that he went to the countryside, he should not be an educated youth. Maybe he was sent down with his parents.

Qin Tian said: "I can speak a passage of Xi'an dialect for you to hear."

He immediately spoke a long string of words, which Fang Mingche felt sounded a bit like Japanese. He had listened to Japanese original-language TV series in his previous life. At that time, Yanyan couldn't find the resources for dubbed films, so she watched them online by guessing. He also listened.

Cui Yingqi listened carefully and said, "He is not speaking Japanese. It seems that Japanese really borrowed some of the pronunciation of Chang'an dialect back then."

After that, he taught Qin Tian a few Japanese sentences on the spot, and the other party imitated very well. Cui Yingqi nodded, and he thought it was okay.

Fang Mingche said, "It seems that being able to speak the dialect in Xi'an is indeed helpful for learning Japanese. Okay, Lao Cui, you can go out first."

Now that it has been proven that he is the talent that the travel agency needs, let’s talk about his composition.

Cui Yingqi got up and went out, closing the door behind him.

Fang Mingche said, "Qin Tian, come and sit down. You were just worried about the background issue, what's the situation with your family?"

Qin Tian hesitated for a moment and said, "My grandfather participated in the Long March."

Fang Mingche's eyes widened in astonishment. How could this be a question of background? What a brilliant resume! No, if this were the case, Qin Tian wouldn't have to worry. He quietly waited for the next step.

Qin Tian lowered his head and said, "My grandfather's superior is Xue Yue."

Fortunately, Fang Mingche didn't drink the water, otherwise he would have sprayed it out. You call that participating in the Long March? However, Xue Yue's troops did follow and chase for most of the "25,000 miles".

He was silent for a moment and said seriously: "I personally admire Xue Yue and his troops for their contributions in the War of Resistance. The Changsha Battle and the Tianlu Tactics annihilated 100,000 Japanese troops. They are undoubted anti-Japanese heroes!"

Qin Tian raised his head, his face full of astonishment. No one would say that now!

Fang Mingche said, "Tell your grandfather to take good care of himself. History will certainly recognize their achievements, and the country and the people will also recognize their achievements. On New Year's Day 1979, the National Senior Officials Conference issued a "Message to Taiwan Compatriots", and the attitude has changed."

In the past, they always said they wanted to "liberate Taiwan", but this time they didn't mention it. Moreover, they stopped bombarding the door.

Qin Tian blinked and his eyes turned slightly red.

Fang Mingche said, "As for whether to hire you or not, we will have to wait until we have interviewed all the applicants who are interested before making a comprehensive judgment. Please leave a phone number or address where we can find you. If you are hired within half a month, we will notify you personally."

He wants to recruit this person to the travel agency, but he'd better ask if he can use the person, because if something goes wrong, he won't be responsible.

Qin Tian took the paper and pen and left an address. As for the phone number, it was out of reach for ordinary people.

Fang Mingche asked, "Is your family having financial difficulties?"

Otherwise, even if you know you will most likely be rejected, you won’t muster up the courage to give it a try.

Qin Tian nodded somewhat awkwardly. Their family was indeed in a difficult situation right now. The old man was sick and there was no money for treatment. Even the rice jar at home was almost empty.

Fang Mingche stood up and walked to the hanger at the door of his office, and took out five big unity notes from the inner pocket of his coat. He had more than 60 in his pocket. Ah Yan said that he was a businessman now, and he couldn't go out without money. It should be enough to solve the urgent problem!

Qin Tian raised his hand to refuse. He couldn't afford it! If you can't pay it back but still borrow it from others, it means you have no intention of paying it back. It's a rogue act.

"This fifty is a loan from me. If the travel agency hires you, it will be deducted from your salary in the future. If the travel agency cannot hire you, I personally own two scrap yards. If you don't mind, you can go to work at a scrap yard. You can get a promotion after working for three to six months, and with the commission, you can earn almost this much per month. So don't worry about not being able to pay it back!"

Qin Tian hesitated for a moment, "Then I'll write you an IOU. I'm sure I won't mind, as long as you can give me work."

He immediately wrote an IOU and took the fifty yuan. Before leaving, he turned back and bowed deeply to Fang Mingche.

It was only after he walked out that he realized that the other party didn't even ask to see his ID.

Fang Mingche really wasn't worried that he was a liar. If someone said that his grandfather was a former member of the Kuomintang these days, he would be scratching his head. No one would do such a thing!

After the others left, he came out and looked at the phone. Then he picked it up and called Mr. Wang's courtyard.

"Grandpa Wang, I'm Xiao Fang, Fang Mingche. Are you free now? I'd like to come and see you."

Mr. Wang was a little puzzled. What could not be discussed on the phone?

"Okay, I'm at home, come over."

Fang Mingche hung up the phone and said to Lingzi, "Go to the post office to register tomorrow. I need an extension for my office."

Today's incident was also a reminder to him that he needed an extension phone. He couldn't just come out and call for everything.

Lingzi took out her notebook and wrote it down, "Okay." Only she could go and bring her family's household registration book.

Fang Mingche extended his hand to Wei You and said, "Lend me your bicycle."

At this moment, two business cars were picking up tourists for travel.

Wei You quickly took it out and handed it to him, "Do you want gloves?"

Fang Mingche nodded.

After he got downstairs, he rode Wei You's bicycle straight to Mr. Wang's courtyard. It was a bit far, probably taking nearly an hour to ride. But riding all the way there made him feel warm.

When he arrived, he was let in directly. Mr. Wang's Secretary Wu heard the news and came out to pick him up. He asked with a puzzled look on his face, "What do you have to come and talk about?"

Fang Mingche said: "We don't have an extension yet, so it's not very convenient to talk."

"Then go in and talk."

He was led directly to the study. Mr. Wang had someone serve him a cup of tea and said, "Don't worry, take your time."

Fang Mingche took two sips of hot tea and said, "Grandpa Wang, it's actually not a big deal. It's just not convenient to talk about it in the big office." Things should be done in secrecy, so some things should not be publicized for the time being.

He recounted the whole story and added, "I have asked someone to go to the Post Office tomorrow to register and install the extension."

Mr. Wang said, "We are really just a makeshift team! I know your attitude."

This is very clear. If Fang Mingche didn't want to use this person, he could just reject him directly. Since he came here to ask, he must want to use him.

He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, if you think he's a useful talent, take him in. It's not a big deal!"

Fang Mingche knew that this was enough. He was not in a position to express more at the moment. He would downplay the matter at the travel agency and just say that Qin Tian was a rare talent. Well, he might as well not even mention his family background.

Mr. Wang looked at the wall clock and said, "It's a quarter past eleven. Eat lunch before you leave. It would be unreasonable for me to not even offer you a meal after your visit."

If I go back now, I will either miss dinner or have to eat out on the way.

Wang Dexian was summoned to accompany him, because Mr. Wang and Fang Mingche were not very familiar with each other. And the old man also took time out to meet Fang Mingche.

Wang Dexian didn't know whether to laugh or cry when Fang Mingche repeated Qin Tian's words, 'My grandfather participated in the Long March.' He didn't need to be too cautious in private, so he said directly, "I think the attitude of the superiors now has a bit of the meaning of 'After all the hardships, brothers are still here, and we can forget all our grudges with a smile when we meet again.'"

Fang Mingche nodded. "I felt the same way after reading the Message to Taiwan Compatriots. I heard that the local government is going to repair the Jiang family's ancestral tomb."

Wang Dexian said: "You are quite well-informed."

But he didn't ask in detail, as there were people from all over the world in the university.

Fang Mingche recalled the report he had read in his previous life: In 1993, the famous anti-Japanese general Xue Yue was sued for not being able to pay the rent. He felt a little sad for a moment. Xue Yue must have been 97 years old at that time! I heard that his source of income was cut off because he supported the great cause of national reunification.

This is really not as good as the life of those released from Gongdelin. After being released from Gongdelin, they have united front value. As a so-called cultural and historical specialist, they can receive a high monthly salary. Writing memoirs is another source of income.

After lunch, the two went to say goodbye to Mr. Wang. Fang Mingche and Wang Dexian rode away together.

On the way, Wang Dexian told Fang Mingche, "Zhu Wenjuan passed the interview. She will be the English tutor for my cousin and her childhood friends in the future."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Her grades are indeed quite good."

He paused and said, "Ayan is worried about what wedding gift to give you. How about we give you a washing machine?"

Wang Dexian said, "Then I'll just leave it with my mom first. If there's anything big, I can just take it over and wash it."

He lived in a single room in a tube building, and the faucet was at the end of that floor. But if it was installed there, it would undoubtedly become a public faucet. Moreover, it might be used by people from several floors, and he couldn't say anything. If he wanted to use it once, he would probably have to queue up. The key point is that after a long time, people would take it for granted.

Wang Dexian said, "You are right. Yang Mei is used to living in the expert building with superior conditions. It is indeed a bit unfair for her to live in a tube building with me. She has to stand in the corridor to cook."

The material conditions he provided to others were far inferior to what Xiao Fang provided to Lin Yan.

However, my father and stepmother definitely don't have their own rooms. And if they move in, the relationship will be so complicated and difficult. My grandfather has five cousins and four cousins, and everyone else lives outside. Is he special? My third brother and his wife still live in the single room in the tube building allocated by the army.

Fang Mingche said, "Or, you can rent a house. Rent a better house between your unit and Yang Mei's. The travel agency will pay the rent first, and then deduct it from your dividends. The Overseas Chinese Apartment has a large apartment of 240 square meters, and it only costs two thousand a year. If you can rent a 150-square-meter apartment, fifteen hundred should be no problem. You get ten thousand in dividends a year, so fifteen hundred is nothing to rent a house."

Wang Dexian said: "That has to be rented."

Of course he could afford the house in the Overseas Chinese Apartment, but he was getting married in April, so there might not be a house available in the next two months.

"Then I'll rent another house with better conditions first, and actively look for a house in the Overseas Chinese Apartments. After making this comparison, I suddenly think that I can buy a small side house, which is very convenient."

Wang Dexian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's do this. Even my father is complaining that I am the second richest person in the family. Instead of being remembered by others, I'd rather spend money on myself and my wife. This way, I won't bear the false reputation in vain."

In this way, the washing machine can be directly placed in the new house. He lives outside, so his mother and sister can come to his house conveniently. There will be no gossip. Let them bring the big items to wash to wash.

Fang Mingche said: "I think so too."

"Okay, then you can give me a washing machine. I'll accept it with pleasure. When I find a good house to rent later, I can move in directly. By the way, you want to buy one too, right?"

If the dividends were paid in full, a washing machine worth several hundred yuan would not be a big deal to him. So he did not say anything polite to Fang Mingche.

Fang Mingche nodded and said, "Yes, otherwise why would we install a faucet in the house? Carrying water is not a big deal for me. I can clearly mark the price of a jug of water. This will save the neighbors from coming to borrow it, which would be inconvenient for me."

Wang Dexian laughed. He knew Fang Mingche didn't care about the money, but it could effectively prevent his own washing machine from becoming a public one. But he couldn't do the same thing in the washroom of the dormitory or the tube building. Sometimes private use is more convenient.

For example, even if they all sympathized with Qin Tian's employment, it would still be inconvenient if it was a government agency or a state-owned enterprise. However, since travel agencies are private enterprises, there would not be such a big obstacle.

Fang Mingche said, "I will get two washing machine tickets when the time comes. We will buy ours after my parents are gone, to avoid their nagging." His mother couldn't help but say in private that Ayan's life was just like that of a young lady. He also let the two old people live here, and the main house would be for them to live in. It was they who didn't want to.

After this matter was resolved, Fang Mingche and Wang Dexian parted ways and returned to the Overseas Chinese Apartment. As promised, Old Cheng and his friends would come to visit in the afternoon.

Now I rode my bike back, and it would be the agreed time of 2pm in a little while. These people didn't want to spend any more money, so they came here after lunch and went back to the school cafeteria before dinner.

Speaking of the self-study class this Sunday night, except for the first few times when it was used to call out names and talk about things, it was basically real self-study afterwards. After that, Fang Mingche asked the counselor for a long vacation and never went again, unless there was something important to announce in class.

At first, his classmates probably thought he was a little man who cared about his family. Those who stayed at home to take care of their daughter and pregnant wife were probably considered little men by others. It was not until he opened a foreign travel agency around December, and his business was getting better and better, and he gradually became famous, that they began to take notice of him.

It's not that no one has thought of following suit, after all, we are all English majors. Why should you be the only one who can earn this money? But after getting into college with great difficulty, no one can skip classes or drop out to do business. Nowadays, the idea of "economic leadership" has not been proposed, and the idea of "scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen are the last" is still deeply rooted in people's minds.

Being admitted to a university is actually the same as being treated as a state cadre. In the eyes of the world, this is a real taxi. On the contrary, some people look down on those who do business nowadays.

In the early stage, the travel agency actually needed people like Mr. Qiu, Qiu Yin, and Ning Anan who knew English but had no bright future. They would work hard and wholeheartedly. Such people are actually very hard to find! He was also eating in the cafeteria and heard a few school workers chatting, and then his eyes lit up.

There are also business cars, which cost tens of thousands of yuan each. This is not something that can be obtained casually! Even if it is Zheng Xing, he can borrow his grandfather and father to solve the problem of cars, but it is not easy to solve the problem of manpower. Moreover, he did not think of this at first. Now that the Wang family has intervened, the Zheng family cannot put on an attitude of stealing business and competing.

This is what made him keep the business. Now he has the first-mover advantage and the Wang family as his backer. He will definitely use this time to vigorously develop. Three commercial vehicles, a net profit of about 15,000 yuan a month. The travel agency will gradually accumulate, and it will be easier to expand. He will have money to open offices overseas.

In fact, London can be put aside for the next step, but Tokyo can go first. Unfortunately, there is still no business license, so it is impossible to apply for a business visa. Is there any way to circumvent this? He went back to discuss with Cui Yingqi and Wu Mingju. He really didn't know the laws and regulations of Japan.

Lao Cheng and the others came here by bicycle. Knowing the general direction of the famous Overseas Chinese Apartment, it was very convenient to ask passers-by for directions.

When everyone gathered, Fang Mingche took them upstairs.

Lingzi and the others were busy with their own things. The driver and the tour guide were not there. The Japanese team left one person on duty, in case someone else came to apply for the job, they would interview him directly.

Fang Mingche said, "Just go about your business as usual. These are all my college classmates, come and have a look."

Lingzi and Weiyou recognized that two of them were the part-time tour guides for the one-day tour and smiled at each other.

Old Cheng and Xiao Xu also responded. Several people were moved: if we were a makeshift team in a small courtyard before, but now we have moved to the Overseas Chinese Apartment, we are much more professional.

After looking around, he entered Fang Mingche's small office. Xu Mengfei said, "Old Fang, you are becoming more and more successful. Even if foreign tourists really want to visit, you can definitely show it off."

Fang Mingche actually felt quite a sense of accomplishment when he was recognized and even envied by his roommates who were also college students.

"It was also a coincidence. I had actually thought about this when I was in Tiananmen Square, but unfortunately there was no one at that time. I was just an early bird."

Zheng Xing said: "Don't be too modest. Being too modest is hypocrisy!"

Fang Mingche smiled and waved his hand.

Lao Cheng said, "I thought coming here today wouldn't interfere with your normal work. But I didn't know you were working on Sundays?"

Fang Mingche said, "It didn't delay anything. We are in the service industry and we can't take Sunday off like others. The staff members take turns to rest."

Old Cheng remembered that this was the case during the Chinese New Year. Otherwise, he would not have invited himself to lead one-day and five-day tours during the Chinese New Year.

Others didn't say anything, but they all felt that Fang Mingche's career was indeed successful. Fortunately, after graduation, they all had a bright future. However, they still felt a little bit unworthy. Among classmates, there must be such comparisons.

Fortunately, everyone was reasonable, especially poor students like Lao Cheng and Xiao Xu who had to work part-time in travel agencies. No one showed this imbalance on their face.

Working part-time is acceptable even for the chosen ones. Again, it is just working part-time to earn money for study. The Prime Minister and the Chief Designer have done it. It is not a loss of face!
Afterwards, the word that Fang Mingche was financially strong spread among the dormitories. He didn't care, he worked hard and made money by using his strengths. Moreover, he told people early on that he had set up a big bowl tea stall in the square before, and he usually ate and used better things than others.

Anyway, no one can report him for "speculation". Speculation means buying at a low price and selling at a high price, which he does not do. He provides services to foreign tourists and earns foreign exchange for the country. As for the 22.5 yuan he receives every month, that is for everyone. It is a subsidy from the state to college students, and he deserves it. It is not a scholarship.

Fang Mingche was open and honest, and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all because he was different from his classmates. As time went on, this kind of attention would naturally decrease.

A few days later, the telephone extension was installed. From now on, people in the small office can make calls inside. This way, they will not lose all privacy.

In the blink of an eye, it was the first Sunday of March, and Gu Zhiguang and Zhu Wenjuan got married. The wedding banquet was held at Boss Cui's place. Every household in the compound gave gifts. Nowadays, gifts are simple, porcelain basins, spittoons, pillowcases, etc. are fine. Fang Mingche gave a big unity, and his family would have seven people to attend the wedding banquet! Moreover, now everyone knows that he has made money from business, so if he doesn't spend too much, he will inevitably be labeled as stingy.

Lin Yi gave 20 yuan as a wedding gift, and Gu Zhiguang gave 10 yuan as a wedding gift, which was quite a lot. He would only give 5 yuan to people he didn't know well in the compound. As for Wang Dexian's washing machine, the two were partners, which was different.

Wang Dexian told Yangmei that Fang Mingche was going to give them a washing machine and suggested that they rent a house outside, with the travel agency temporarily paying the rent. Yangmei was very happy, but she was indeed worried about the days after marriage.

Fang Mingche suspected that she had never washed clothes. There was a servant at home, and the family had the conditions and the hands holding the scalpel did not need to do these rough work.

At this moment, everyone in the slum gathered here to watch the bride come in.

Wang Dexian also came, and brought gifts from Wang Fang and other students to Zhu Wenjuan. He stood with Fang Mingche. Lin Yan was with Xiao Xie, who even held her out with his hand.

In order to welcome the bride, Grandpa Gu arranged for Hu Yong to help set off firecrackers at the door. Seeing Yanyan and Kangkang preparing to go over, Lin Yan quickly shouted, "Yanyan, Kangkang, come back!"

Fang's mother also hurried over and grabbed one in each hand.

"If you happen to encounter one that didn't explode before and explodes when you get close, you two will be finished."

Seeing that the two children did not follow to join in the fun, Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief. She saw that Xiao Xie looked a little lonely, and remembered that when she came to the compound, there was no ceremony.

At that time, the Gao family was so poor that they almost had to sell everything they had. Gao Xiang took the salary he had just received and thought about the money his mother needed for medicine. In the end, he just gritted his teeth and made two new clothes for Xiao Xie. Now that he sees other people's weddings being so grand, Xiao Xie must be moved.

Lin Yan said: "When the first child is born, hold a hundred-day banquet!"

In order to make it up to Xiao Xie, we should definitely hold a hundred-day banquet. A full-month banquet, she hasn't even finished her confinement yet.

Xiao Xie whispered, "If I don't cure my mother-in-law, how can I dare to think about having a child?"

"Not really, not really. Teacher Gao's income is increasing steadily. Now that he has money, many things that he thought were difficult before are no longer difficult."

As they were talking, the bicycle carrying the bride arrived. There was a red ribbon tied to the front of the bicycle, which was picked up from the dormitory of Beijing Normal University.

When the people arrived, Gu Zhiguang and Zhu Wenjuan used bamboo poles to carry firecrackers to Fang Mingche and set them off. This is to thank the matchmaker! We have to toast him with a thank you wine later.

Gu Zhiguang promised to use the military supply of Maotai, so he asked Wang Dexian to get a bottle. The chief will drink it later. He can't afford to drink all Maotai. The Maotai sold outside costs 8 yuan a bottle with a ticket. Without a ticket, it costs a few more yuan to sell it on the black market.

There were quite a lot of people here today. Neighbors came, as did Gu Zhiguang’s colleagues, teachers, and many distant relatives of the Gu family who had recently shown up.

Even if you are rich, you still have distant relatives. Moreover, they lived close to Tiananmen Square. Since this large courtyard returned to them, distant relatives who had lost contact with them in the past few years have all appeared.

When Fang Mingche was taking care of Grandpa Gu in the hospital, he really didn't know where these people were.

Gu Zhiguang privately told Fang Mingche, Gao Xiang, Song Quan and others that they could come if they wanted. Anyway, they would not get any advantage. This big yard was full of people. Moreover, they had seen through these people long ago, and no matter how much they talked, they would not lend them a penny.

The day passed in a lively manner. The next morning, Fang Mingche had no classes. He had to send his parents and nephew to take the train, so he specially chose this morning when he had no classes to leave. He still took Master He's black taxi.

Lin Yan was not feeling well and Yan Yan had to go to school, so after breakfast, they said goodbye to the two elders and Kang Kang.

Yanyan and Kangkang have been sticking together a lot recently, and their relationship has quickly warmed up. Especially this time, in Fang's mother's eyes, Yanyan also behaves like a sister.

The two of them even hugged each other, "Second sister | Kang Kang, goodbye——"

Lin Yan also said, "Mom and Dad must have been very tired taking care of the child all the way." The parents-in-law did not suggest that Kang Kang stay in the capital, just to enjoy the teaching staff here. How much more work is required to help others take care of children!

Even if the mother-in-law stayed and took the children to live in the waste station in the suburbs, she would still have to worry a lot more. After all, they were unfamiliar with the place here. It was not like staying in their hometown, where there were familiar people and things everywhere. The brother and sister-in-law would have to worry a lot less.

Fang's mother said, "It's okay. He won't dare run around after getting on the train."

Mother Lin also came out and said, "Mother-in-law, come to the capital to play when you have time. This time Ah Yan was not feeling well, so I didn't spend much time with you."

Fang's mother said quickly, "I should have been the one taking care of her, but I'm still troubling you. I don't know how grateful I am."

Fang Mingche raised his wrist to check his watch, "It's almost time to leave."

Yanyan waved, "Goodbye Grandpa, goodbye Grandma. I will come back to see you during the summer vacation."

This was Fang Mingche's arrangement, to let her have more contact with her hometown. There were two months in summer vacation, and he planned to take Yanyan back to stay for half a month.

As for Ayan and the second child, they must have stayed in the capital. At that time, the second child was only two months old, and Ayan had just finished her confinement.

Fang's father and mother smiled and said, "Okay!"

When the train arrived at the train station, Fang Mingche bought platform tickets and sent them on the train. When Fang's father and mother came, they only brought one suitcase, but when they left, they brought three. They bought a lot of things in the capital, including suitcases.

Fang Mingche bought them two adjacent lower bunks, and Kang Kang slept with his grandmother.

After putting away all the boxes, Fang Mingche took out two brand new Plum Blossom watches. Before, his mother-in-law raised her wrist to check the time, and he remembered that his parents had bald wrists, so he asked Sister Cui to get them. He just got them two days ago.

"Although in the countryside people say that they work when the sun rises and rest when the sun sets, sometimes the weather is bad and the sun doesn't come out at all. It's more convenient to know the exact time."

The pair of plum blossom watches cost about 200 yuan, which was a big deal for a countryman. The Fang family was not well off before, and they had to save money for emergencies. So only Fang Mingche and Lin Yan had watches.

At that time, few people in the village had watches, only the village cadres and Fang Mingfeng's father had one.

Seeing their youngest son take out two watches, Fang's father and mother were slightly stunned. Fang's father said, "Although you can make money, you still owe so much debt. It's better not to spend money lavishly. Can you return these watches?"

Fang Mingche said, "I asked someone to do it for me, and asked them to return it to me. How can I put my face down? Take it——"

After saying that, he stuffed it in his hand and said, "I'm getting off the bus. You're here. The driver who brought you here is waiting at the exit and will take you back to the county town. I'll treat him to a simple meal when I go home during the summer vacation. Kang Kang, be obedient on the way and don't be naughty!"

When he came, his cousin contacted an acquaintance to pick him up in the countryside and send him directly to the train station. He took the two old people who had never been far away with him alone, which was the easiest way. So when he returned, Fang Mingche also asked him to contact them. It was better not to bother two people for one thing, and his parents still recognized the master.

"I understand, Dad..." Fang Kang nodded.

"When I get home, ask my brother to call me to let me know I'm safe. Well, the train is about to leave, and I really have to get off. See you during the summer vacation!"

Fang Mingche got off the train and watched it roar away. He was very relieved to be able to bring his parents to the capital for three weeks. Especially, his father didn't have any incurable disease.

After returning home, Fang Mingche asked Yanyan, "Have you been practicing with Kang Kang during this period?"

Yanyan smiled with her lips pursed. If her future brothers and sisters could listen to her, she would not be opposed to being a big sister.

Fang Mingche said to Lin Yan: "It seems that we really need to be careful and treat each other equally."

Lin Yan rolled her eyes at him and said, "You've spoiled Yanyan so much, I'm worried that you might be partial to her."

Fang Mingche smiled, "No, no."

There is still work to do next, so just keep working.

Until mid-March, the Japanese team interviewed several people, but only Qin Tian was unanimously satisfied, so they hired him for the time being.

Fang Mingche asked Wei You to ride a bicycle to inform him to come to work. At the same time, he asked the driver Xiao Shen and Gao Xiang to buy a commercial vehicle of the same model.

At this point, the travel agency had spent all of its savings from the previous few months. It also spent the 7000 yuan in spare cash from the scrap yard. It also owed 8000 yuan to Mr. Zhou and 7000 yuan to Mr. Cui. A month and a half later, it still had to pay 9000 yuan for the rental of the two cars after get off work.

Until May 1st, travel agencies were in a tight financial situation and had just enough to make ends meet.

Fortunately, as the weather improved, the two waste stations began to return to their more profitable state after last year's National Day. Together with the waste from the Overseas Chinese Apartments, they can make a net income of about 4,000 to 5,000 yuan a month.

Unfortunately, for the time being, he dared not open more scrap yards. Otherwise, this business would still be successful. If he wanted to make more money now, he couldn't rely on opening more stores and hiring more people. He could only increase the revenue of each store.

I bought a car from Gao Xiang and did the accounting. I couldn't help but sigh, "When will the account be more comfortable?"

I have to buy two more business-class cars before the end of November and return the car from the Investment Promotion Office.

Fang Mingche said: "If business goes well, it won't be a problem. If it doesn't go well, at least I can buy one when the time comes."

He is not too worried about this now, as there are more and more tourists coming from overseas. If he doesn't buy more cars, how can he handle this influx of tourists?

Fang Mingche is now worried about whether Teacher Qiu can come back safely. He has been supporting for more than half a month.

He picked up the extension on his desk and called Wang Dexian to ask about this matter.

"Lao Wang, haven't you finished the thing that Teacher Qiu helped you with yet?" You kid can't dig up the pillar of your family.

(End of this chapter)