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

Chapter 180 A Newcomer
Everyone got on the bus and went back. After the National Day, it was slowly getting colder. The winter clothes Yanyan bought last year can still be worn this year. But she will have to buy new ones next year.

But it's okay, there are Kang Kang and Chang Chang down there. As long as it's not a small skirt, you can pick it up and wear it. It's just that Kang Kang feels a little inconvenient when wearing a small size, but Chang Chang is fine.

Ah Yan said it could actually be modified. Just cut a slit in the front and then use the same strip of fabric to hem both sides.

At noon, we didn't eat at Boss Cui's place, nor at the small side yard. We had lunch at Wang Dexian's mother and stepfather's house, where Wang Dexian's mother cooked the meal herself.

She said that she wanted to treat Fang Mingche's family well, and that going to Cui's house for dinner would not show her sincerity. She also said that Lin Yan's meals could be prepared, so she didn't have to go home to cook for herself.

Having said that, Fang Mingche and his family of four naturally came in readily.

Fang Chang was four and a half months old, but he still couldn't sit up straight, so he still sat on his mother's lap. Yanyan sat on the other side of her father.

Wang Dexian's mother was naturally envious of Fang Mingche's son and daughter. But her daughter-in-law was too high-born, and she herself had the shortcoming of fleeing when her husband's family was in trouble, so her tongue was three inches short.

Moreover, marrying late and having children later is still the mainstream thought and politically correct nowadays. She didn't dare to say more.

Wang Dexian's mother's cooking skills were quite good, especially the side dishes, which Fang Mingche found quite tasty.

Today is National Day, so everyone is on holiday. And since they bought three new cars, he and Wang Dexian drank quite a bit. There was no need to worry about him getting drunk and being difficult to deal with.

Yang Mei usually takes care of Wang Dexian, and she didn't say anything today. It was indeed a happy event, and it wasn't like he was facing those officials, so it was okay to drink as much as he wanted. What if he spoke the truth after drinking?
Wang Dexian's mother and Qin Hua were busy running around. She was not good at housework, so she talked with Lin Yan and Yan Yan and teased Chang Chang.

Fang Chang is still at the stage where he has to wear a bib and drools from time to time, and laughs when teased.

Lin Yan talked to Aunt Yang Mei about Yan Yan’s dietary restrictions, and she wanted to hear the doctor’s advice.

Yang Mei said: "The diet of some dancers is simply inhumane. If Yanyan doesn't want to be a professional dancer, there's no need to be too hard on herself. Just be a little careful!"

Wang Dexian's mother also has a say in this. "Yes, if you don't want to be a professional dancer, just get by. It's too hard! Also, don't dance ballet, your toes will be deformed."

After she left the military, she stopped paying attention to her diet and gradually gained weight. In the past, she really never had enough to eat. It wasn't because she didn't have enough to eat in those days, but as a dancer and the daughter-in-law of a high-ranking official, she didn't dare to gain weight!

Now she and Lao Qin have also passed the years of middle-aged couples and become old companions. There are not so many taboos!

Lin Yan nodded, "Yes, it's mainly to cultivate her posture and body shape."

Wang Dexian's mother looked at Yanyan and said, "Yanyan is taller than other children of the same age. In fact, she is not suitable to be a professional dancer."

Professional dancers should not be too short, but they should not be too tall either. She estimated that Yanyan should be over 170cm tall in the future. After all, her father is 180cm tall and her mother should be 165cm tall.

Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows. Really? I was only 168 in my previous life. Could it be that my nutrition in my previous life was not as good as this one?
The Qin family's house is not bad, with three rooms. After all, Wang Dexian's stepfather Qin Zhao is the workshop director. This way, guests won't feel too cramped.

People who drink will definitely leave the table later than those who eat. Changchang sat for a while and then leaned against his mother to take a nap. After Lin Yan finished eating, she had to say goodbye and take him back to sleep.

Yanyan stayed and played with Qin Hua. The two went into the little girl's room.

After Yang Mei finished her meal, she went into Wang Dexian's old room. This room still exists today. If it weren't for the private space, she would be even less willing to come.

As for the old couple of the Qin family, they also left the table. When Qin Zhao left the table, he said, "Dexian, I can't hold my liquor. You drink slowly with Xiaofang."

"Okay, Uncle Qin."

Everyone left, and only Wang Dexian and Fang Mingche were left at the table. Wang Dexian put his arm on Fang Mingche's shoulder and said drunkenly, "Xiao Fang, you are my benefactor!"

Fang Mingche hurriedly said: "You are also my benefactor! We are mutually accomplished."

If Wang Dexian hadn't been around, he would have had to try to get in touch with the Zheng family behind Zheng Xing. Otherwise, he would have had to give up on opening a travel agency. But he and Zheng Xing were just college roommates. It was not like he and Lao Wang, who had known each other since childhood!

Moreover, reform and opening up, economic leadership, not to mention foreign exchange-earning enterprises; this is different from the three classes of scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen, and merchants are the last. Therefore, he and Lao Wang can barely be considered equals.

The two clinked glasses and said, "May we go further!"

As October arrived, the weather started to get cooler. Yanyan could only mutter, "I have to wrap myself up like a ball again." But Changchang really couldn't move because he was wearing too many clothes.

So at night, after taking off his thick clothes, he would move around as much as he could, as if to make up for the amount of activity he had done that day.

"Okay, okay, stop turning over! Your vest will get sweaty." Lin Yan stopped her son from turning over on the big bed, but the little guy was still quite unhappy.

He likes to roll around on the big bed. The small bed is a little small and surrounded by other things.

Lin Yan picked up her son, coaxed him to sleep, and put him back in the crib. She then went to the east wing to check on her daughter's sleeping posture and covered her with a blanket before returning.

After she came back, she asked Fang Mingche, who was leaning against the bed reading a book, "What are we going to do with the dividends we get tomorrow?"

At the end of last month, she had already paid back the 2000 yuan that Grandpa Chagu owed her, including the principal and interest. Now, pretending to be poor with only a thousand or two thousand yuan is meaningless.

“Buy some clothes for the changing seasons, and keep the rest for later use.”

Lin Yan said: "We have more than 15,000 in our personal notes. With these two thousand, it won't be far from 20,000."

This is mainly the money from the two scrap yards. I haven't used it much since I bought the car in April. I only paid back the money from Grandpa Gu and took out more than 2,000 yuan.

Fang Mingche said: "It's a good idea to save money by not buying big items."

Although it is still far from the million-dollar annual income of a scrap yard in later generations, it is pretty good nowadays.

Lin Yan said, "How about we get the 2,000 tomorrow and buy two small houses in Tuanjiehu Community?"

"A house in Tuanjiehu Community can be bought by anyone who has money. It is not a scarce resource."

The price of ordinary houses did not increase much before 1998. At most, it increased with inflation.

"It's better to save it. I asked Wang Dexian to help keep an eye out for courtyard houses. If there are no more houses, I won't be able to pay for them. I can't mortgage all my cars or take out loans."

Moreover, at that time, it can only be loaned out, which will also be troublesome to do accounting.

The two scrap yards still have a net profit of 40,000 yuan a year. If I save for another year, plus the dividends from the travel agency, maybe it will be enough to buy a courtyard house.

Lin Yan said: "The travel agency still owes 35,000 yuan in debt, aren't you in a hurry to pay it back?"

"The 5,000 from Lao Cui should be returned to him before New Year's Day. The loan from the bank is for one year. We'll talk about it when it matures in May next year."

The interest rate of the bank is lower, and it is not too late to pay it back when it is due. Well, the business is running smoothly, and I should not need to borrow money from private individuals in the future. If I borrow money, I will pay a high interest, but I still owe it to someone.

"If we buy the courtyard house, shall we move there?"

Fang Mingche shook his head. "If we buy a courtyard house that is well-preserved, we can ask the office staff to move in. Nowadays, there are more and more people and it is getting more and more crowded. It's okay if we go out to lead a tour, but if we stay in the office, it will be very cramped. If it needs to be cleaned up, we can clean it up and then ask them to move in. Our family will move to the Overseas Chinese Apartment."

Lin Yan was also quite interested in living in a building. After all, it was the best house built in the 60s. Nowadays, apart from the Soviet-style villas of senior officials, the houses in the Overseas Chinese Apartments are the best. At least that's what Lin Yan thought. She had never thought that one day her family would be able to live in the Overseas Chinese Apartments.

They are a family of four, living in a 240 square meter house! Although it is rented, it is very good.

Well, she just thought that the 20,000 yuan note was a lot, but compared with the Siheyuan courtyards that were already increasing in value and the Overseas Chinese Apartments that few people were willing to buy, it was nothing.

The price of a courtyard house near Tiananmen Square is obviously very high. A regular house of more than 240 square meters costs about yuan. The price of a house in the Overseas Chinese Apartment is even higher, with a -square-meter house costing more than yuan.

After all, there are still many courtyard houses, but the Overseas Chinese Apartment is just one community with an elevator.

As for this small courtyard, Mingche had said before that it would be vacated for his parents-in-law and his nephews and nieces who were studying in Beijing. She had no objection to this. The family's money was mainly earned by Mingche, so she would listen to him. Anyway, she didn't have to live under the same roof with her parents-in-law!

As for Han Ping and Ming Cheng, it would be fine if they wanted to continue living with their parents-in-law. The room would probably be left empty anyway.

They are not a wealthy family, so why should they still follow the old rule that the elders and the younger generations are not equal? There are so many courtyards in this city that have been turned into slums. How can they still follow so many rules?
Thinking of this, Lin Yan also began to think about the courtyard house that she had not yet acquired. With the money she had on hand, plus the 60,000 yuan that could be mortgaged from two commercial vehicles, she had a lot of options to choose from.

The next day, when the September salary and commission were distributed, Lin Yan, the cashier, came out. She took Fang Chang directly to the office. There was a car at home, so he could bring everything he needed.

She pushed the baby carriage directly into the elevator and held the child. When distributing money to people, she let Changchang stay in the baby carriage. The five-month-old baby could barely sit for a while.

She has been absent from work as a cashier for almost a year. If she doesn't come to work, she will almost lose her sense of existence. However, the money distributed today was withdrawn by Gao Xiang from the bank yesterday. She will go by herself next time!
Xiao Xie and the people who joined the company half a month before her all received an internship salary of 24 yuan. This group of people were paid first, and they were not involved in commission. This group of people came in together, signed to receive the money directly, and then left.

Then it comes to commission. The commission ratio has been announced before, and the overseas sales have also been announced. In this way, I have calculated how much I can get early. After checking that everything is correct, I sign and get the money.

Gao Xiang had already calculated the amount to be distributed three times. Lin Yan also calculated it herself to make sure that no one had calculated too much or too little. Now they just distributed the money according to the amount, and no one raised any objections!
Finally, they received the dividends. This time, 3000 was distributed as dividends, and the amount received was relatively large. Seeing that Fang Chang had fallen asleep, Lin Yan asked Han Mei to keep an eye on him, and then drove to the bank to transfer the money. She had passed the driver's license test a few days ago.

She brought her own passbook with her. All the Wang family's dividends could be transferred directly to Wang Dexian's account.

Han Mei took the work she was doing to the small office, while watching Fang Chang sleeping in the stroller next to her. She silently said in her heart: You kid, please don't pull it!

My elder sister-in-law said that babies this old cannot be held for pee and poop, they can only be held in diapers, changed and washed. She must find it troublesome!

However, she now has a job at her sister and brother-in-law's house, so she has to take good care of her little nephew.

Well, she also drove her eldest sister-in-law's small truck to deliver goods to the dock. But that was for work, and her eldest sister-in-law's bicycle was used in the office, but now she drives everywhere.

Forget it, we can’t compare, we can’t compare. If we compare, our mentality will be unbalanced. My brother-in-law is much better than Lin Yi!

If she wants to compare herself, she will compare herself with others. Compared with others, she is still pretty good.

For example, Qin Na from my aunt's family used to feel so superior. But now, can she still feel superior even in front of her? Although Qin Na has a formal job, can she get a high salary of hundreds of yuan a month?
This is much higher than the income of my father-in-law, a level 5 fitter. The thing that my father-in-law is most proud of in his life is that his salary level is higher than that of the workshop director.

After knowing how much he got, the old man was silent for a long time. Now I am not so eager to take over his job.

Speaking of Qin Na, Han Mei felt a little amused. At her nephew's 100-day party, she actually fell in love with her brother-in-law's roommate. She's a college student, how could she date a high school student like you?

Sure enough, after she said that hesitantly, her brother-in-law simply refused to help with the matchmaking.

"You really have good vision! Zheng Xing's father is at the deputy department level. His grandfather, forget it, I won't say anything about his grandfather. If the family background is not right, it won't work out."

Even my aunt said that it would never work out, so don't even think about it. But then she turned around and asked about my brother-in-law's other classmates.

"They all said they wanted to find at least a college student. How about you, Qin Na, repeat your studies?"

Humph, it is important for people to know themselves! The grass is always greener on the other side. Are college students so desirable? Han Mei was just thinking about it when she smelled the scent of the cycle of grains.

She looked at Fang Chang, who looked very happy, and asked, "Little ancestor, why did you poop again?"

She could only get up, take the special basin and towel brought by her elder sister-in-law, and then go to the bathroom to get hot water.

Lingzi looked outside and asked, "Did you pull it?"

"Ah."

"Go ahead and get busy. I won't arrange anything for you for now."

Xiao Gang looked at Han Mei's back with relief. Fortunately, his cousin's wife was here. Otherwise, this would be his job. He lowered his head and continued to make phone calls to book rooms for the next group of tourists.

When Lin Yan came back from her work, Fang Chang had already been taken care of, and the diapers had been washed and hung out to dry. Han Mei had taken care of two younger brothers when she was young, so she could do all these tasks.

Lin Yan hugged the child and smiled, "Our Changchang has caused trouble for his aunt."

Han Mei said, "For a child, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are all natural reactions. And milk doesn't smell bad. I mixed milk powder with it and fed it once, 100CC as you said, and it drank it all."

There was a scale on the bottle, which was very convenient. As for the temperature of the water used to mix the milk powder, she tested it with the back of her hand. Lin Yan had also explained it to her in detail before.

Five months old, it's time to start weaning off breast milk. Lin Yan feeds her baby with formula milk except for the one she gives at night.

Han Ping and Fang Mingcheng received their wages and commissions and remitted 25 yuan each back home as planned.

When the money was remitted, the villagers were very concerned. There was no way around it, there was no such thing as personal privacy now. Besides, parents were also happy to show off to the villagers.

Well, the money sent back is kept by the head of the family. In rural areas, it is not customary to separate the family, and people work together and distribute the money. So the old men of the two families take the money, and then give some to their daughters-in-law.

"Hey, they sent 25 yuan back. How much did Mingche pay them?"

The latter question is what the villagers are more concerned about. If the opening price is high, they can let their sons and daughters go too. We are all surnamed Fang, so we have the obligation to help.

Han Ping's father said, "I heard that it will be 36 yuan after becoming a regular employee."

36 yuan, it seems not worth going thousands of miles away from home.

When the news reached Fang Mingche's home, Fang Minghua asked his son, "Didn't you say that the big bowl tea stall could make 10 or 20 yuan a day? Why are you only opening this little?"

After returning from the capital, this kid's attitude towards study has changed a lot. He hasn't taken the midterm exam yet, but he passed the test in two subjects at the end of last month.

Fang Jian said, "Yes, I make 10-20 a day. I've been to the stalls for so many days, how can I not know? Even though it's cheap, only two cents a bowl, the customer flow is huge and endless. Tiananmen Square is so lively every day."

The number of visitors to Tiananmen Square is much higher than last year, and the situation in Dashilan is also better than last year.

Fang Minghua said, "I make 500 or 600 yuan from a stall, but I only give Han Ping 36 yuan. Can he agree to that?"

Father Fang said, "Whether it can be done or not is none of your business. If Mingche hadn't gotten the business license from the Ministry of Culture, would Han Ping have been able to set up a stall in Dashilan?"

"The second brother is making too much money. Will this cause trouble and be accused of exploitation?" He lowered his voice as he spoke the rest of the way.

No matter what, the second son was very good to his children. He didn't want anything to happen to him.

Father Fang said, "Forget it, forget it. Since you care about your brother, I'll tell you. Han Ping gets a commission! Don't tell anyone outside, including Jianwa's claim that he can make 500 or 600 yuan a month. If the villagers find out, our threshold will be lowered."

Fang Minghua reacted quickly, "No, I definitely won't tell you. Why should I let others take advantage of this opportunity when I haven't even taken advantage of it? How much commission can they get?"

The basic salary is only over 30 yuan a month! If it weren't for the good harvest this year, his income would be much better than before, and even better than the 30 yuan a month, he would be unbalanced. But with the commission, he might not be able to make it.

Mother Fang rolled her eyes at him. "Didn't your brother say that he would let you go to the capital once the harvest is stable? He'll think of a way for you! He'll also take the five of us to go first. You just stay home and relax for now."

Yuan Shufen didn't say anything. She also felt that the second son would not treat their family badly. She took the words of taking her nephews and nieces to school seriously. If they went, they would have to rely on others for the high tuition. One child would pay 200 yuan per school year, and three would cost 600 yuan!
However, my father-in-law has not yet made a final decision on whether to go or not. According to him, Jianwa's current grades do not warrant a high-priced education in the capital. We should wait until Kang Kang starts primary school.

That's why Fang Fang said that whether she could go earlier depended on her brother.

The old man still couldn't leave the land. For the sake of his grandson's studies, he left his hometown to live with his second son. This was his bottom line. But he had to feel that it was worth it! It was really unnecessary for Fang Jian to be the last one. His father also said that he had to wait until his grades were good.

Fang Minghua tossed and turned in bed at night, unable to fall asleep. If a large bowl of tea stall can earn five or six hundred yuan each, how much can the second brother earn in a month?
That big bowl tea stall should be his least noteworthy business now, right? The two of us, plus the two old people at home, work so hard that the whole year's earnings are about the same as what he makes in a month from this tea stall.

Thinking of this way, the joy of this year's harvest is somewhat reduced.

Yuan Shufen said, "If you can't sleep, just lie down and don't move! Why do you want to make others unable to sleep?"

"Tell me, how much does the second brother make in a month?" Yuan Shufen said, "It's definitely no less than a thousand, maybe even two thousand."

Fang Minghua sat up and said, "There must be more."

"That has nothing to do with us." Yuan Shufen knew how powerful her brother-in-law was. He was willing to help, and she couldn't think of anything else.

"I will study Mandarin more seriously tomorrow. You should study hard too. Don't let people find out that we are vagrants and drive us back once we get to the capital."

"got it."

A few days later, Fang Mingche called home and asked them to introduce a diligent, clean and healthy girl to the capital to help take care of the children.

Father Fang said, "Okay, I'll help you look for it. How much salary will you offer?"

"30 a month with food and lodging included. This is the basic salary. I'll give you a red envelope every year or festival. The size of the red envelope depends on your performance. It's best if you have an education and can read."

"Okay, I know."

When he returned to the village, he spread the word and soon many people came to recommend themselves. Some also wanted to recommend relatives from their mother's side.

Yuan Shufen said directly to the people: "Those who want to recommend relatives from your natal family should give up the idea. My mother and I also want to recommend relatives from your natal family."

My father-in-law meant that if the girls from the Fang family wanted to go, they would definitely be given priority.

When those people looked at Yuan Shufen, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the young girl named Fang who came running to recommend themselves, they had to give up the idea.

Father Fang picked out the nieces and grandnieces who came and chose one named Fang Min. Fang Min is called Uncle Nine Fang Mingche according to the generation. He is 16 years old this year and has dropped out of junior high school.

She wanted to work in a rice mill before, but she couldn't compete with those with a diploma. That position was equivalent to an office errand boy, and she couldn't do physical work.

Now that she had the chance to go to the capital, Fang Min definitely wanted to go. She would go to take care of the children of Uncle Jiu, the most promising uncle in the Fang family, and at least she wouldn't have to worry about being cheated.

Father Fang said, "Your uncle Jiu said that you should go to junior high school to take an equivalent academic certificate. This way, when you go to the capital, you will have the opportunity to attend night school or something like that."

Xiao Xie passed the exam with Gao Xiang's guidance. Otherwise, the night school would not have accepted her even though she hadn't even graduated from elementary school.

"Okay, Grandpa Qi, I understand."

Fang Min went to see her junior high school teacher and asked him how to get the certificate of equivalent academic qualifications.

When the head teacher heard that she was only going to be a nanny, she was surprised and asked, "Do you need this certificate to be a nanny in the capital?"

"Teacher, the client is my distant cousin. He said that if I take this certificate with me, he can arrange for me to go to night school. This will give me a better career path in the future."

"Your cousin? The capital? Oh, is he Fang Mingche who donated one thousand to pay for the tuition of poor students in your village?"

"Yes."

"No wonder he made this request. He's thinking about your future."

The teacher talked to Fang Min in detail, and then asked her to go back and review first. An exam would be arranged for her in half a month.

"Thank you, teacher."

In November, Fang Min successfully passed the junior high school graduation certificate. This was not difficult, as long as she passed it.

The next step is to go to the branch secretary to get a visiting certificate.

The branch secretary knew very well that she would definitely not come back, but he still made things convenient for her by issuing her a half-month visit certificate.

However, "You are a little girl, going to Beijing alone?"

This road is probably not safe. As far as he knows, there are many people who rob trains.

"Uncle Jiu said he would buy me a sleeper ticket. It will be mailed to me in a few days. I will leave after I get it. There will be someone to pick me up when I get off the train!"

The branch secretary nodded and said that the sleeper berth was okay and had a much higher safety factor.

"Well, you are at least a junior high school student, and you are considered a semi-intellectual in the village. It shouldn't be difficult for you to take the train to the city."

Fang Min nodded, "I've been to the city, and I'll walk to the train when the time comes."

"Okay, this is a way out. By the way, does your fourth uncle's family need a nanny?"

Fang Mingfeng's wife seems to be eight or nine months old. If we hire another person, there will be one more person working in the capital. If we can't get a job at the rice mill, it's better than staying at home.

Fang Min shook her head. "I heard that Fourth Aunt's mother was sent to the capital by her brother last month. I don't know if she still needs help."

A few days later, she received the sleeper ticket in the mail and her parents sent her on a bus to the city.

She didn't have much luggage. Her mother said, "When you go there, your uncle and aunt will definitely buy you some clothes as the host family. You only need to wear one set of clothes and bring one set with you. Leave the rest at home for your sister. It will look tacky if you go to the capital, so it's better to leave them at home. You are so lucky that you can even get a sleeper berth on the train."

In fact, her parents treated her well, allowing her, a girl, to study until the first grade of junior high school. This was all because of the family's poverty.

After Fang Min got off the train, Fang Mingcheng drove a small truck to pick her up and took her to a small courtyard.

There was no one in the small side courtyard at the moment. Fang Chang, who had just turned six months old, was clamoring to go out for a walk, so Lin Yan had no choice but to push him out with the gate ajar.

At half a year old, he can sit steadily. Just sit in the stroller and wear a windproof hat.

Fang Mingcheng said, "Here, this little room is prepared for you. Next door is Yanyan's room. You are mainly responsible for taking care of the little Changchang. But Yanyan has just turned five and needs someone to take care of her too. I heard that your aunt will go back to college next semester, so I called you here."

Fang Min was pleasantly surprised. "I have my own room?"

She had never enjoyed this treatment at home.

Fang Mingcheng nodded, "Of course not."

He raised his hand and pointed at the half-moon door next to him. "It's very crowded over there. It's rare for a girl your age to have a room all to herself."

After all, the rent for a house is three to five dollars a month, depending on its size. They all live together with their brothers and sisters.

Fang Min's small room was previously occupied by Yan Yan. Now that Yan Yan has moved to the big room, it is empty. Occasionally, the office staff will stack some packaged handicrafts.

"That's the kitchen. There are special towels, washbasins and buckets prepared for you in the room. You can get some hot water with the bucket and take a hot bath. You've been on the train for three days. Even though it's winter, it's better to take a bath. Just bolt the door from the inside when you take a bath."

"Hey, thank you uncle."

"I am the eleventh in my clan. You can call me Uncle Eleven or Uncle Mingcheng."

"Okay, Uncle Eleven."

Fang Mingcheng was actually off duty today, but Fang Mintou had to be picked up by someone, so Lin Yan asked him to go.

Fang Mingcheng immediately agreed to the request for his niece from the next room.

After settling the people down, he went back to his room to continue memorizing words. If he improved his English, he would have the opportunity to go to the UK or the US. He must want to earn a high salary abroad. In foreign countries, foreign currency is directly issued! That way, it would be much easier to buy a house.

When Lin Yan came back with the stroller, Fang Min had just come out of the shower. Seeing her, she hurriedly greeted her, "Aunt Jiu——"

"Hey, here you are. Wash the small clothes inside by hand. You can put the clothes outside in this laundry basket and wash them together in the washing machine later."

Fang's father had called to tell her whose daughter it was, and Lin Yan recalled it and had some impression. Now that she saw the person, she immediately recognized her! It seemed that she had taught her before.

Lin Yan pushed the stroller to the washing machine. "Yes, just put it in this bamboo basket and cover it."

This bamboo basket and lid were also made by Old Song, who has very skillful hands.

"I said I'd wait for you at home, but your little brother has to go out for a walk every day. If you don't push him out, he'll keep whining beside you."

She really had to go out every day, and when it rained she had to push the cloak out. He also made a rainproof awning out of his own stroller.

"Okay, you just arrived, go pack your bags."

Fang Min was a little embarrassed. What luggage could she pack? Just her underwear, autumn clothes, and clothes she was wearing. Her family didn't bring her any other clothes.

Lin Yan took her inside to look at the closet and table, but the closet was empty. There was no suitcase either, just a bundle.

This bundle of cloth had been on the berth before, causing Fang Min to feel very embarrassed for a while.

Lin Yan said, "It's okay. There are ready-made clothes for sale nearby. They're economical. I'll take you there in a couple of days to buy you two sets. It's definitely my turn to buy them for you. I didn't know your current size before, so it's better to buy them now."

As long as the job is done well, she doesn't care about these little details.

Later, Yanyan came back from the Children's Palace. Since Lin Yan spread the word that she was going to find another familiar black taxi driver to pick up Yanyan, Master He never asked Yanyan to wait at the Children's Palace again, and always picked her up at the appointed time.

"Yanyan, this is your sister Min. You two are not out of the fifth generation of mourning. From now on, sister Min will live in our house and will be responsible for taking care of your brother and you."

Yanyan looked up at Fang Min, "Hello, Sister Min!"

"Hello, Yanyan!"

Fang Min settled down in the small courtyard. She didn't need to do much work, just cleaning and taking care of Fang Chang.

Besides Fang Mingche's family, the people she interacted with the most on a daily basis were the Xie sisters. Xie Ping and Xie Ting both had to go to night school, but their classes were specially arranged so that they would take turns. There had to be someone at home at all times.

After Fang Min settled down, she went to class with her sisters. She no longer needed to be a nanny when the children started school. With a night school diploma, it would be easier for Fang Min to find another job outside or join a travel agency in a few years.

Of course, if she is capable enough and passes the night school examination and obtains a high school graduate's academic equivalent certificate, she will have the opportunity to take the college entrance examination in the future.

This is what Fang Mingche and Lin Yan told her on the first night she arrived.

Fang Mingche said directly: "You need to have a plan in life. You are still young, so your elders have the obligation to plan for you. Make good use of the two hours of study time every night."

During the night school hours, he and Ayan both went home after school. There were very few evening classes in college, and most of them were electives. Given his family's situation, he had not chosen any electives for evening classes.

"Uncle Jiu, Aunt Jiu, thank you for considering me. I will cherish the opportunity to study!"

She came here as a nanny, but she still had her own study time. Moreover, the tuition was paid by Uncle Jiu.

Fang Mingche said: "If you call us uncle and aunt, we must consider you."

The Xie sisters rode Gao Xiang's 28-inch bicycle, which he didn't use at night. Fang Min rode Fang Mingche's bicycle, which he didn't use at night either.

In November, the dividends were distributed again. At the same time, Lao Cui's 5000 yuan was repaid. The two families agreed to go to the bank to transfer the money. Lin Yan drove Lao Cui there.

Boss Cui said: "Actually, I'm not in a hurry to use the money. If you still need it, just keep using it."

Lin Yan said: "It's okay, it's better to keep some money with you. We are recovering now."

The annual interest rate of a bank is 4%, while that of a private person is 10%. She would definitely prefer to borrow money from the bank! She would only borrow money from a private person when she had no other choice.

After sending Lao Cui home, Lin Yan looked around and said, "Actually, you guys can try to expand here. Business is so good that you can hardly accommodate all the seats."

Boss Cui said, "Someone is watching us, saying we hired too many people. Also, the land outside is not mine, it's the road we pass by."

His apprentices and nephews who came to help were all counted as his employees. Moreover, the tax officials were urging him to register and apply for business licenses, and they were also very strict in this regard.

Humph, those who reported him were just feeling unbalanced because he made so much money. They didn't even think about the fact that they, the restaurant workers, also earned their money through hard work!
"This road is quite wide. You can pay some rent to the street office and set up a row of tables. As for hiring people, aren't you also earning foreign exchange?"

Boss Cui smiled bitterly, "Last time, I used this as an excuse to get away with it. It's not like your travel agency, which is large in scale and pays a lot of foreign exchange every month."

Lin Yan thought: You have never exchanged foreign currency at the bank. You want to enjoy the preferential treatment of earning foreign exchange, but you don't exchange foreign currency. Then people will have ways to mess with you, right?
Boss Cui said: "After being told last time, I went to exchange some on a monthly basis."

By the way, speaking of foreign exchange, last time Yingzi left, he exchanged 50 US dollars for Lao Zhou. Lao Zhou promised to exchange it back to him when Yingzi brought the money back. At least he would exchange it back to him in foreign exchange coupons. In the end, Yingzi didn't exchange a penny back, and the matter was left unresolved.

He asked Lin Yan, "Do you want to go and ask Lao Zhou to exchange foreign currency together?"

The travel agency had previously exchanged 450 US dollars for Lao Zhou.

"He doesn't have any. If you want to go, you go. It's not possible for me to go. I borrowed money from Lao Zhou and used his home phone before. Besides, Lingzi is still working where we are. How can I go?" Lin Yan declined.

"Humph, you are just making promises you can't keep. I can exchange the US dollars for more money on the black market. Or I can keep them, and they will definitely increase in value in the future."

Lin Yan returned the money, and Fang Min strolled around the small side yard with Fang Chang in her arms. Lin Yan was very satisfied with Fang Min's work, especially her patience in taking care of Fang Chang. Yan Yan also said that Sister Min was very good.

Fang Mingche was writing a short essay on the desk in the main room. It accounted for 30% of his usual grades, so he didn't dare to take it lightly.

Just now, because he had been sitting for a long time, he came out to walk around. Lin Yan came forward and whispered, "I returned Lao Cui's money. He encouraged me to go to Lao Zhou and ask him to exchange the foreign currency back."

At first, Lao Zhou really thought he could control Yingzi. He had both daughters under his control since they were young. But Yingzi went to the United States and refused to send a penny home. Lingzi also began to make demands and was no longer willing to hand over 80% of her income to him for unified management.

Fang Mingche smiled and said, "It is indeed what Lao Zhou promised in the morning. He said that he would only exchange it with us temporarily, and would exchange it back when Yingzi sent the money back. Lao Cui saw that the price on the black market was still rising, so he was not happy."

Fang Min was holding Fang Chang and was a little surprised to hear that Aunt Jiu went to the bank to exchange money. It turned out that Uncle Jiu and Aunt Jiu were still in debt!

Aunt Jiu had to go to the bank from time to time before, so she asked her to stay at home and look after Changchang. She didn't expect that she would go to pay back the money today.

Well, Lin Yan was relieved to find someone who knew her son well from her hometown to take care of him. No matter what, Fang Min would never sell Fang Chang away. As long as Fang Chang was willing to let her take care of him, it would be fine.

Fang Min was very grateful to Uncle Jiu and Aunt Jiu for their study plan for her and their dedication in taking care of the children. So after only a few days, Fang Chang was already willing to get close to her.

She thinks this job is good, and it is not as tiring as doing farm work at home! She can even push her little cousin to Tiananmen Square from time to time.

It was almost winter, so Aunt Jiu bought her some thick cotton clothes so that she could wear them warmly.

When she washed diapers, small clothes and small pants for Changchang, she would boil hot water and mix it with cold water. This was much better than washing clothes at home in winter, when her hands were frozen like carrots.

Fang Min was quite happy to stay here. She put Fang Chang back into the stroller, then raised her hand to take Yanyan's dancing shoes that were hanging out to dry.

Lin Yan said to the other party clearly: "I think when I go to school next year, it should be okay for Xiao Min to take Chang Chang home like this."

The reason why Fang Min came at the end of November was naturally to make a transition, and the transition is going quite well.

(End of this chapter)