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

Chapter 184 New Business

After that, I had to prepare for the final exams of the semester. New Year's Eve in 1981 was February 2th, so it was time to review.

But within two days, Fang Mingche received another call from his hometown. It was his brother.

"Brother, what happened?"

Fang Minghua said, "You really don't want the 1,000 yuan investment share in the village rice mill?"

"No, I've already told the secretary."

"Oh, the secretary hasn't announced it to the villagers yet. He said we have to wait three days to prevent you from regretting it."

The branch secretary did say that he would give Fang Mingche three days to think about it, but Fang Mingche had no intention of going back on his word. He had agreed that if he didn't call back within three days, it meant that his decision had not changed.

He said, "Brother, do you want this share? I'll give it to you. It's better to give it to you than to others."

Fang Minghua's face flushed, but thinking that one thousand yuan would make more than two hundred yuan a year, he said, "Then lend me one thousand yuan, and I'll pay you back in five years."

Fang Mingche said, "I don't have any money. You don't have a penny, so why are you still thinking about the share?"

"How could you be without money? How did you spend it?"

Fang Mingche rolled his eyes and said, "Do I have to report to you, my eldest brother, how I spend the money I earn? My parents wouldn't be so lenient."

Fang Minghua said: "No, I just asked out of curiosity."

He estimated that his brother could earn 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a year. How could he have used it all? He didn't ask for it for nothing. He was borrowing it and would pay it back!
"Then I'm too lazy to satisfy your curiosity. Anything else?"

"No, it would be a shame to let such a good investment opportunity go to waste."

"Investment is risky. Don't just think about the dividends. Let me ask you, if you want to borrow a chicken to lay eggs, have you ever thought about how you would pay me back if the chicken doesn't lay eggs? Besides, I wish someone could lend me more money right now."

I think he and Fang Min had informed them, not to mention that he bought a courtyard house with three entrances, but to say that he only bought one entrance. The three of them didn't even mention it to their families.

Fang Mingche said goodbye and hung up the phone.

Fang Minghua went to the gathering place angrily and took the village tractor to the street to buy things.

If you don’t lend money when you have it, you are heartless and ungrateful!

Seeing that he looked very annoyed, a villager asked a few questions.

Fang Minghua wanted to save face, so he said it was okay.

Someone had seen him queuing up to make a phone call, and after a moment's association, it reminded him of the fact that the village was recently raising funds to expand the rice processing plant.

This time everyone is very eager to invest because they see they can make money!
No matter whether it was money saved in the bottom of the box or borrowed from others, everyone was willing to invest, and there was no need for the branch secretary to mobilize them at all.

However, the Party Secretary said that those who had contributed money before would have priority in the same amount. After that, it would be the turn of each family to contribute money, and they could only worry.

"Why, your Mingche doesn't want the priority share of one thousand?"

That would be great, they can get a bigger share.

Fang Minghua said: "I haven't made a final decision yet."

"If you ask me, those who have ways to make money outside shouldn't compete with us."

Fang Minghua said unhappily, "When you are short of money, you are responsible for collecting the money. Now that you are not short of money, you should be noble and give up your share, right? Why do you always think of good things?"

"Oh, luckily it's not because of you! If it was because of you, wouldn't we have to eat you and spit it out?"

Fang Minghua and the other party were talking more and more at odds, and were about to start a quarrel.

The tractor driver in front of me braked immediately and said, "If you want to argue, go ahead and do it. Don't disturb me while I'm driving the tractor. If anything goes wrong, will you compensate me?"

The two men finally stopped talking. If they continued to argue, they would be chased away. It was such a tiring journey, carrying all the stuff, and walking back alone!

Fang Minghua returned home and talked about the incident angrily.

Father Fang said, "You didn't even discuss this with me before you went to call your brother to borrow money?"

"You don't have that much money. Dad, do you have any money? Take it out and take some of the second child's share."

That way the wealth will not flow to outsiders!

Father Fang did have some money on hand. This year's harvest was good, so he didn't have to save money to buy food. The second son had earned 500 yuan from selling his work before, and he had sent back or given 400 to 500 yuan over the past two years.

He invested six hundred in two investments and still had four hundred on hand.

He has actually been thinking about this for the past two days, but he hasn't made up his mind.
But his bold thinking and action only stopped at using other people's power to lay eggs.

"Okay, I'll take out another 400. Ask your uncles if they want the other 600. Don't call Mingche again. He's going to have his final exam soon, don't disturb him while he's studying."

It is common sense that the exams will be completed in more than half a month before the Chinese New Year.

However, it is true as the boss said, good things should not flow to outsiders. If they flow, they will think it is their due and will not think of your kindness. If you want to get something for free, you should give it to your family.

Seeing that his second cousin had returned from the county town, he went to discuss it. Mingfeng also had a share of 1,000.

After hearing what Fang's father said, the second uncle said, "My family's Mingfeng is going to Guangzhou to buy a house, so my family will not invest any more money. Let's ask the other members of the Fang family first if they want to."

Father Fang said, "Mingfeng is going to Guangzhou to buy a house? He's really capable. How much is it per square meter?"

"An apartment with an elevator, 700 per square meter."

Mr. Fang had been to the Overseas Chinese Apartments, but he knew what an elevator apartment was. However, "700 per square meter is too expensive, right? The Capital Overseas Chinese Apartments are only a little over 200."

I heard from Mingche that more than 60 houses were put on the market in the 100s. Because of the shortage of supply, the price of old houses has not dropped for more than ten years. Even now, the price has increased by dozens of times due to inflation.

Father Fang already found the price scary. But because it was built for overseas Chinese, the house was really good. Especially the community environment was very good, so he could still understand the price.

But 700, that’s a sky-high price!
"The salary in Guangzhou is several times higher than in the mainland. Mingfeng said that people from Hong Kong are coming here to buy houses. The price will increase significantly in the future. Besides, the rent is affordable."

Fang's father thought about it, Mingche said that the average income in Japan is 80 times that of China. The houses there are also shockingly expensive. In comparison, it seems that 700 per square meter in Guangzhou is reasonable.

"Your Mingfeng is really capable! How much would it cost to buy a house like this?"

The second uncle said, "Seventh Brother, your family Mingche spent more than 40,000 yuan on the courtyard house he just bought. Moreover, his money was mainly invested in buying commercial vehicles."

If it were someone else, he would not tell them about the 700 yuan per square meter house in Guangzhou. They are no longer on the same level, and people would only say that he is showing off.

After the second uncle finished speaking, he saw Fang's father's shocked expression and asked hurriedly, "Why, you don't know yet?"

"He did tell us that he was going to buy another apartment, so that we could live in the small side yard now and let us take our three children to school. But I didn't know he had already bought it. He must be in debt again, and he must be in debt for a large sum. That's why he didn't dare let me know! You said he also bought a commercial vehicle. That's right, he must be in debt!"

Uncle Er thought for a moment and said, "That's possible. He really can't come up with that much money. He might be robbing Peter to pay Paul. This kid is so bold!"

"When will your Mingfeng come back?"

"It will take a few days to arrive."

"The Yuhong class has a holiday earlier than the university. I'll wait for him to come back and ask him first. Mingche is preparing for the exam, so I'll wait until he finishes it first."

When Fang Mingfeng brought Fang Tong back home in mid-January, he learned that the 1,000 shares had been distributed to the Fang family's uncles and uncles, so he said, "That's fine, but don't just think about the good things when you invest."

The uncles said, "We know that investment has risks. Your father and Uncle Seven have told us about this before."

However, the seventh brother invested one thousand yuan, which shows that he is very optimistic. As for the second brother, Mingfeng is going to Guangzhou to buy a house, so he did not invest any more.

After Fang Mingfeng was settled, his father said, "Go to your seventh uncle. He has something to ask you."

"Oh, then Tongtong, you stay at home with grandpa, grandma and aunt."

Fang Mingfeng also took the money he brought back for Fang Mingche. Last year, his wife helped him exchange the money for New Year's goods in the county town. This year, he would give it to them to buy for themselves.

He went over and handed over a hundred yuan, "Uncle Qi, Mingche and Lin Yan can't come back for the New Year. You can use this hundred yuan to buy some New Year's goods."

Fang's mother smiled and said, "We don't have much cash at home. This money comes at the right time."

Father Fang said, "He himself still has a lot of debts."

Fang Mingfeng said, "Seventh Uncle, do you know?"

Father Fang tapped his pipe and said, "You also want to buy a house. Who would be willing to lend him so much money?"

"Bank, take the car you bought before and go to the bank to get a loan."

Father Fang asked, "Do you have any debt for buying the car?"

Fang Mingche did not mention that the Investment Promotion Office had taken back two cars. Fang's father only knew that they had rented two and bought two.

"I didn't owe anything when I first bought the car."

"That's fine, but he owes the bank money for the house he bought. How big is the house he bought? How much does he owe?"

Fang Mingfeng thought to himself: Mingche really got it right. Not wanting to disturb him from reviewing for the final exam, he asked all the questions himself.

So he followed the agreed explanation and said, "He bought a courtyard house of 400-500 square meters. He spent all his money, including the 30,000 yuan he borrowed from mortgaging his car."

Father Fang said, "You mortgaged 30,000 yuan to open a store abroad, and you haven't paid it back yet, right?"

"Yes, I haven't paid it back yet. The store must be stocked with goods, and sometimes the payment for goods may not be collected in time."

Father Fang said, "Why are you in such a hurry to buy a house? You rent two cars, and the annual rent is so high. I finally bought two cars, but I mortgaged them all to the bank."

Fang Minghua, who was standing by, heard this and blurted out, "Then doesn't he need more money in the capital than we do in our hometown?"

Fang Mingfeng nodded. "Yeah, it's actually very difficult out there. This time when I bought a house, I borrowed half of the money from someone and then paid it back monthly."

Father Fang asked, "Who are you borrowing money from then?"

If you don’t have the property title, the bank will definitely not lend you money. (It’s still early days for the mainland’s housing loan policy)

"It's the friend in Guangzhou who sent me the video tapes. He controls my supply channels and is not afraid that I won't pay him back."

Father Fang said, "You are all so bold to owe debts!"

"Uncle Qi, that's because we are more confident about the future. Don't worry, Mingche dares to owe money because he can earn it."

Fang Mingfeng has complicated feelings towards his cousin Fang Mingche.

In the capital, his cousin was far superior to him. However, it was better to have someone in the same clan who could help each other or was better than himself, rather than having someone who was always trying to get benefits from him.

After Fang Mingfeng left, Fang's father stared at his eldest son without saying a word.

Fang Minghua said: "He himself is also heavily in debt, he said so. If I knew he was in debt of 60,000, would I have said those things?"

Father Fang said, "When I came back, didn't I tell you that your brother had taken out a loan to open a store abroad? You chose to forget about it, and then blamed him for not lending you money to get your investment share in the village. Then what did you do to help him? He borrowed money to buy a house, and he also wanted to take your three children to the capital to study. You should speak with conscience!"

"Got it." Fang Minghua lowered his head.

Father Fang paused and said, "Your brother is right. He doesn't need to explain to you how and where he spent his money. His is his, yours is yours. My own is mine too! He's also willing to help his nephews and nieces, you should be secretly happy. You're almost thirty, don't think about things beyond your means."

In the future, the second child will not bother to argue with the eldest child about everything in the family. The elders must also be concerned about their own poor lives. But the eldest child cannot say or do anything that will disappoint the second child.

Fang Mingfeng went to the county town to apply for a business license the next day. He had to finalize everything before the government departments closed for the holiday.

I did borrow half of the money to buy the house in Guangzhou. When I get the house title in the future, I will mortgage it quickly to get the money out.

The reason why he was in a hurry to buy was that he heard that the houses with good floors, orientations and apartment types in the first phase were almost sold out. He definitely didn't want the remaining corners. After all, it would cost tens of thousands!

He did have the idea of developing in the south. After all, the four special economic zones are all in the southern coastal areas. He would buy a house first, and in a few years, settle his wife in Guangzhou to avoid having a third child. It was also a preparatory step.

He ran around for several days before completing all the formalities. Then he went to the cultural center and called Fang Mingche, "It takes a lot of procedures to get a business license. Is this also the way you run your scrap yard?"

As for the business license for selling goods under the Ministry of Culture, I heard that it was green-lighted throughout the process and handled on a special basis. After all, it is an industry that can improve people's social status. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture both support it. And it has connections with the Wang family.

As for the difference in money, Fang Mingfeng was not that upset. After all, he earned a lot.

But Mingche was actually invited to attend the Christmas party hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which really excited him.

Mingche said that the status of businessmen will gradually improve, but he has not felt it yet.

Fang Mingche said, "These kinds of errands are all done by the office director. I just sign when it's necessary. Otherwise, why would I pay her such a high salary? So when it comes to the specific process, I'm not really clear."

Fang Mingfeng was speechless for a moment. He had always run a husband-and-wife shop, and they were the ones who managed everything. Now his wife had just given birth to a little girl in the capital forty days ago, so he had to run around by himself. As for the people he employed, they were all relatives. In the video hall, his father was the boss, and the people who did the actual work were his brother-in-law and another cousin from the next room.

These people have low education levels. If you let them handle it, even if they have no bad intentions, they are afraid that something might go wrong.

From this perspective, it seems more reliable that my cousin recruits mostly high school students. There are also a few people with connections, but they account for a very small proportion.

Fang Mingche listened to what he said, "I'm not just recruiting high school students. I'm going to open a branch in Shanghai, and I'm still in need of a college student or a deputy section chief or deputy battalion commander to take charge. If you can't recruit anyone, can you help me out for a few months next year if you can spare some time? I'll give you 500 for that position."

Fang Mingfeng could indeed arrange his schedule. The two children were looked after by their mother and mother-in-law. Besides, he could go to Shanghai to have a look.

He has nothing to do in Guangzhou now. The best thing for him to do now is to use his connections in Guangzhou to continue to import the latest videos and broadcast them in the mainland.

When he came back this time, he also wanted to open a video parlor in the town. Video parlors and scrap yards are both relatively stable businesses that make money.

But he also wanted to find a business that could make him big, like his cousin opened a travel agency and sold handicrafts. This was not easy!

He went to Shanghai to take another look and observe how his cousin's company was running smoothly.

So he thought about it and agreed, "Okay. If there's no suitable person, I'll take your place for a few months."

"Then you have to come and observe it first when you come back from Guangzhou."

"Sure. By the way, Uncle Qi wants to ask if you have finished the exam?"

"I just took the test yesterday. Okay, tell him I'll be at the Overseas Chinese Apartment tomorrow morning."

I'm answering the phone at Lao Zhou's house right now.

After answering the phone, Fang Mingche gave ten cents.

Old Zhou said: "Teacher Fang, I will definitely exchange the foreign exchange back to you next year."

Boss Cui grumbled a few times. He must have felt embarrassed. After all, the exchange rate of foreign currency on the black market was indeed getting higher and higher. And it seemed that it would be even higher. He was the one who swore that he would only exchange it temporarily and return it to the other party when his daughter sent money back.

Fang Mingche asked, "If you can't control Yingzi, then you can control Lingzi?"

If the money is directly remitted back, there will be no foreign exchange at all. Lao Zhou can only wait for Lingzi to bring foreign exchange back directly.

Fang Mingche didn't know the secret channels, so he planned to remit part of the money back for the mission and use the rest to buy properties overseas.

But Wu Mingju and Cui Yingqi knew how to get foreign exchange secretly, and they would probably share it with their colleagues.

Lao Zhou said: "Lingzi will come back."

As long as she comes back, I won’t be afraid of her flying away.

Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows, "Yingzi has decided not to come back?"

"Why did she come back after finally getting out? We are just ordinary people. It's not as easy as it is for you to go abroad."

Fang Mingche nodded and said nothing more.

Lao Zhou sighed as he looked at Fang Mingche's back. If he was as capable as Fang Mingche, he would not have blamed Yingzi on the phone. He was speechless when Yingzi asked him back, "You only know how to ask me to send the money back. Where were you when I was almost raped here?"

He certainly hopes to create a better life for his descendants. Isn't it for the sake of giving his grandchildren a better starting point that Yingzi is allowed to go to the United States first?

Yingzi said that she was sorting goods in the supermarket's small warehouse and was almost raped by the clerk.

The man said that she would not be his anyway and would have to rely on him for a green card, so he might as well exercise his power in advance.

Fortunately, she struggled desperately, and her screams attracted her uncle who was bedridden. He came with a cane and chased the man away.

My uncle recovered well from his stroke. Medical technology in the United States is indeed much more advanced. And Yingzi took good care of him.

And it was he who took this fellow in. Even though he was leaning on a cane, he was still somewhat intimidating.

Later, my cousin's uncle and aunt acted as a middleman and said that the man had acted on impulse and asked him to apologize to Yingzi and pay some compensation for comfort.

Yingzi's visa has expired, and she is now hiding there, and she doesn't dare to call the police. She also doesn't dare to offend her cousin.

In the end, the cousin and his aunt took some money from their uncle and added their own money to open a branch store, taking the clerk with them. The previous plan to let her marry the clerk in the future was also dropped.

Now Yingzi and her uncle depend on each other for survival, and she has to take on more work in the supermarket. She has to do all the lifting and carrying by herself, and she works like a workhorse. Fortunately, her uncle gave her a 200 yuan salary increase.

My uncle and aunt come back to visit my great-uncle about once a month. As for my cousin, he is studying in a state university and we don't see him often.

Lingzi also knew about this development. She said to her sister on the phone: "How about you come back?"

No matter how hard she worked, she was just a helper. Once her great-uncle was gone, her cousins and aunts might not be willing to keep Yingzi. It was even unclear whether she could get the money in the joint account with her great-uncle.

But Yingzi refused. "I have been working here for more than half a year. Sister, can't you come this year? And when you come with a work visa, I can transfer the money to your account. Judging from my uncle's recovery, I think we can make it through this year."

However, to be on the safe side, Yingzi planned to take out half of the money and send it to Lingzi for safekeeping. What if the uncle fell asleep one day and could not wake up the next day?
She didn't trust her parents. They took her money and said they were keeping it for her and would only use it for themselves and her brother. But her sister could earn a high salary at the travel agency and would not steal her money.

Therefore, Lingzi was even more anxious to go to the United States. In a sense, her sister was going to protect her from disaster. And her parents, for various reasons, just pushed her sisters out to pave the way. For their parents and for their brother.

Fang Mingche didn’t know all this, he only knew that Lingzi became more and more silent.

In fact, when Lingzi first received Yingzi's call, she subconsciously wanted to ask him for advice. Around her, Teacher Fang is the smartest and most capable person!

However, she had already realized her feelings, and she was also aware of Teacher Lin's intentional or unintentional caution against her.

Lingzi now sincerely hopes to go to the United States as soon as possible, so that she can get rid of her hopeless emotional distress and be with her sister.

Qiu Yin and Wu Mingju flew abroad again after Christmas. This time they got a long-term work visa. With the Ministry of Culture's endorsement, and with solid work overseas, and with countries that currently have normal diplomatic relations with China, it was relatively easy to get a visa.

When seeing off Qiu Yin, Fang Mingche drove Teacher Qiu and Grandma Qiu to the party. Lingzi, as the office director, also went to see them off. She had to understand the procedures for flying abroad. Some Chinese people had already started to contact travel agencies for information on overseas travel.

At that time, she heard Fang Mingche tell Qiu Yin to pay special attention to personal safety when abroad. It is best to stay in a middle-class neighborhood with shops, where the public security will be better. If possible, learn some self-defense methods in foreign clubs.

Now, hearing Yingzi say that she was almost raped, Lingzi thought it would be a good idea for her to practice first.

One day Wang Dexian came over, and Lingzi ran to ask him if there was any place where she could learn kung fu.

When she was a child, she also followed Wang Dexian and called him "Big Brother Wang", and spoke in a more casual manner.

Speaking of boxing and kicking, Wang Dexian, who was pushing his bicycle, thought of Fang Mingche practicing boxing with Yanyan in the small side courtyard every day. They practiced in a methodical manner, and it seemed like they had a master.

In addition, Xiao Fang was very good at handling guns. His hand speed in disassembling and assembling guns was said to be amazing. Wang Dexian was not too surprised after hearing what Qin Mu said. Nowadays, there are many guns scattered among the people. It is not surprising that Xiao Fang has played with guns.

Seeing Yanyan practicing boxing and kicking every day, Qin Hua was inspired and pestered him to teach her a few moves. He was eager to learn more.

He naturally learned it from his father, who had been a soldier for decades, exchanging knowledge with comrades from all over the world, and had practiced hard skills.

When Wang Dexian heard Lingzi asking him about this, he subconsciously wanted to ask, "Why don't you learn from Teacher Fang?"

Then I realized that this was to avoid suspicion.

This is also the little sister he watched grow up, and she is also a capable person in the travel agency. So he thought about it and said, "There is no one who teaches boxing in the market now. If you don't mind the trouble, take a bus to the military area with Qin Hua on Sunday, and I will find someone to teach you."

The public security is not good, and Qin Hua is getting more and more outstanding. Since she is willing to learn, let her go and learn.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Wang. I'll pay for the tuition myself."

As a result, when Yanyan heard about this, she also insisted on going.

Fang Mingche said, "You really don't mind being tired! You go to the Children's Palace from Monday to Saturday. It's a rare Sunday when you have nothing to do, so you find a martial arts class for yourself."

Now that he didn't have classes, he naturally drove to pick up Yanyan. And the winter vacation classes were heavier than usual.

Fang Mingche looked at Qin Hua who was encouraging Yan Yan to go with him, "Do you want me to be your driver?"

Qin Hua chuckled, that's what he meant.

"This Sunday is the day after tomorrow, right? Then the day after tomorrow, you guys should go to the courtyard with me."

Qin Hua made an OK gesture and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Mingche."

"It's not hard. I can herd one sheep or two sheep."

Qin Hua said: "There are more than two, there is also Sister Ling." She pointed towards the Zhou family.

Fang Mingche nodded. They all lived in this area, so it wouldn't be a big deal.

So on Sunday morning, Fang Mingche prepared to drive the three girls to the courtyard. He had an appointment with Master Lei today. He would come up with a repair plan for him and start work after the New Year.

Lin Yan and Fang Min pushed Chang Chang to stroll in the alley, avoiding Fang Mingche to drive out. Otherwise, he would make a fuss and follow him. It would be troublesome for him to carry things with him when he went out.

When I went out, I ran into Qin Hua, who was wearing a winter sportswear and a space suit on top, walking out of the alley. Wang Dexian had received a lot of dividends before the New Year, and he also gave his sister some pocket money. Qin Hua bought this sportswear specifically for the convenience of exercising.

Yanyan's outfit today is similar. She can just take off her space suit when she goes to practice martial arts.

Qin Hua greeted Lin Yan and teased Fang Chang.

Lin Yan said: "Well, it's good for the pretty girl to learn some self-defense skills. Come in quickly!"

Qin Hua raised his chin towards Old Zhou's family, "Sister Ling is going too. I just saw her collecting the phone bill, and she hasn't left yet."

Lin Yan hadn't heard that Lingzi was going. Wouldn't she have to pick up Lingzi every Sunday? It was okay, since she wasn't picking her up alone.

However, it is better to open the store in the United States as soon as possible so that everyone can be at ease.

At this time, Lingzi also came over. She also bought a winter sportswear. She had been able to control her salary for a few months and had more money. She almost wanted to spend money on herself out of revenge.

Of course, living at home would definitely be criticized. But when it comes to going to the military area to learn martial arts, my father, who has always been stingy, is unusually open-minded.

Reiko hadn't expected this to happen, but she certainly couldn't say she wasn't hitchhiking.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "You should study hard when you go there, and then there will be three more female heroes in this area."

As he said this, he continued to stroll with Fang Min pushing Chang Chang.

When Qin Hua entered the small courtyard and talked about the three female heroes, Fang Mingche smiled. If she could grow up to be a woman like the three female heroes of the East, it would be quite good.

He sat in the driver's seat and looked back at the three little girls in the back seat. Lingzi was 19, Qinhua was 13, and Yanyan was 5. It seemed impossible to form a group.

"Set off-"

When we arrived at the courtyard, Master Lei, who had been surveying the area for half a month, took out a mini 3D color model.

It fits perfectly on two round tables put together.

Fang Mingche knew that this was Yangshi Lei's characteristic, but it was the first time for the three girls to see it. Not only did Yanyan exclaim, but Qin Hua and Lingzi's eyes also lit up.

Anything looks especially lovely when it is scaled down, and houses are no exception.

Yanyan asked, "Master Lei, is this what my courtyard house looks like after it's been restored?"

Master Lei nodded, yes. He explained it to me and told me the approximate cost of materials and labor.

Fang Mingche nodded. "I heard that you can customize the whole house furniture?"

"Yes."

Fang Mingche asked Uncle Gu about custom-made furniture, and Uncle Gu said that it was better not to bother two people with one thing. Lei's family can also do hard decoration and soft decoration.

That would be great. This courtyard house cost so much money, and the cost of repair and renovation would be nearly 150,000 yuan. I definitely wouldn't buy incomplete sets of old furniture. It would be better if I could sell all the furniture in the courtyard as a whole.

But obviously there is no such good thing as finding a whole set of antique furniture at a bargain price. So we can only order it custom-made.

Well, it's not cost-effective to rent out only one courtyard at such a high cost. We can rent it out to others, otherwise it will be inconvenient for the travel agency to expand its office in the future.

He thought, why not turn it into a homestay. Not far from Tiananmen Square, the courtyard was restored by Yangshi Lei and the furniture is also antique.

Not to mention tourists from other places, I'm afraid even foreign tourists would want to stay here. Just go through the necessary procedures when the time comes.

The second and third courtyards plus two side courtyards have a total of 28 rooms. If they are full, they can charge 50 or 60 yuan a night, which means less than 2,000 yuan a month.

With more and more tourists in the capital, the occupancy rate may reach 60% to 70%. I can earn at least 1,000 yuan a month.

Running a B&B is much easier than running a restaurant. Fang Mingche thought about it and decided that this business was worth doing, so he decided to start.

It just so happens that the old man may not be used to being idle when he comes back, so let him manage the B&B. Seeing how much he earns in a day, he probably won't care to scold himself for taking risks.

(End of this chapter)