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

Chapter 20 Arrival in the Capital
It was quite boring sitting like this, as people were chatting all the way. The carriage was quite noisy.

But these are not problems.

Fang Mingche was only afraid that the train was going too slowly and someone would try to rob the train along the way.

But his memory was a little fuzzy, and he couldn't remember whether this happened after a large number of educated youth returned to the city and couldn't find jobs, or whether it was at this time that the public security began to deteriorate and car bandits and road bullies appeared.

I've already seen the road bully's sports car, but I really don't want to see the car thief again.

After all, I have a daughter with me!
Most of those people would find a carriage, rob it and run away, and by the time the train police arrived it was too late.

But at least the people in other carriages were fine.

Traveling thousands of miles with a young child is a lot of trouble.

But fortunately, Yanyan is very well behaved.

Just now at the dining area, Fang Mingche had already filled the thermos.

At this moment, he asked Yanyan, "If you want water, egg cake, or apples or oranges, tell daddy. Daddy will get them for you."

He put it on the small table.

"Eat the apple."

"it is good!"

The apples were washed. Fang Mingche brought a new, folding pencil sharpener and cut one for his daughter to eat.

The aisles are full of people now, and some people are sleeping under the seats.

These three days are really a tough battle to fight.

Yanyan was excited for half an hour, and fell asleep leaning on her father as the train swayed rhythmically.

I slept until the flight attendant came with lunch boxes.

This lunch box costs three yuan, and you don't have to return it. In fact, the dishes are quite rich, but unfortunately the taste is generally not good.

Yanyan glanced at it for a few seconds and then looked away. She knew it was expensive!
Moreover, she wanted to eat egg cake, which she rarely ate.

Yanyan had only eaten a quarter of the apple, and Fang Mingche ate the rest.

I ate two egg cakes and drank a cup of hot water, which was considered dinner.

Before going to bed, Mingche took his daughter to the toilet. Yanyan had been sitting for six or seven hours and looked a little tired.

But there is no way, there are still nearly two days and two nights.

Ten hours can pass by in one sleep, and it feels like time passes faster.

Before he left, he pointed to his two boxes and said loudly to the person next to him, "Hey, buddy, please help me take a look."

In fact, he didn't expect strangers to pay much attention to it. The main thing was to let everyone around know that it was his.

In this way, if someone wants to 'take it by mistake', it will be a blatant theft. It is not possible to be so frank.

Besides, the current atmosphere is pretty good, and there will always be people in this area who will speak up.

Otherwise, if he went there and came back with the box missing, he wouldn't be able to go after it even with his daughter in his arms.

The person sitting next to me nodded.

The two chatted for a while in the afternoon. Fang Mingche was too lazy to say more and just said he was going to BJ to visit relatives.

When it was time to sleep, Fang Mingche still put his daughter in his military coat, with only her head exposed. She was cold when she fell asleep at night!

As for him, it would be warmer with his daughter in front of him.

The next afternoon, Yanyan felt a little depressed.

"Yanyan is great. We'll be here in a day or so. Can daddy buy you a lunch box tonight?"

Yanyan nodded, "Okay!"

When it comes to eating boxed lunches, she became somewhat interested.

Children like things they have never eaten before.

When it was time for dinner, Fang Mingche bought a box and fed it to his daughter first. Then he ate the rest himself.

The rest is a little cold, but he'll make do with it. His stomach is fine.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon on the third day, we finally arrived at the station.

Yanyan was about to cry if she didn't reach the station. She couldn't walk for the past few days and her feet were swollen.

Fang Mingche also felt a little irritated.

After being used to high-speed trains, it was really frustrating to take a green train. Fortunately, I didn't encounter any robbers or luggage thefts along the way.

After finishing the food he bought, he stuffed the thermos and lunch box into the box.

When leaving the station, I carried my daughter on my back and two suitcases.

Hello BJ, BJ actually already has a cargo tricycle soliciting passengers at the train station.

If he were asked to find a bus and squeeze into it again, both father and daughter would collapse.

Fang Mingche went upstairs carrying his daughter and two boxes.

"How much does it cost to charter a car to go to XX district and XX place? There is a guesthouse nearby, you can just drop me off there. This is not my first time here, I know the place well. You are not blocking the wind when you sit in this car!"

The last time he accompanied A Yan back to her parents' home, he saw that guesthouse.

This kind of state-owned enterprise will not go bankrupt easily. It should still be there!
"Okay, give me one dollar and I'll deliver it to you."

"Bamao?"

"That won't work. It's too far."

"Okay, let's go." It's a bit expensive, but I'm too lazy to bargain.

"Dad, aren't you going to put me down?" Yanyan asked on his back.

After getting off the train, she felt better again.

The train was a bit stuffy, but luckily my child didn't get carsick. Thank God!
Now that she was breathing in the fresh air, and looking at her expression when she turned her head, I could tell that she was feeling much better.

Besides, she was about to see her mother. Yanyan became happy.

Fang Mingche looked at her when he sat down. Her feet were just in an empty space, so they wouldn't get stuck.

"That's it. It's warmer this way and we won't be afraid of the wind." Fang Mingche raised the blue part of the top of the strap to block the wind for Yanyan.

After riding for half an hour, we arrived at the guesthouse near Xingfuli and the tricycle stopped.

It's about two miles from here to the compound where Ayan's mother lives. Actually, it's still quite a distance away.

Fang Mingche paid the money, got out of the car with his suitcase, and went to the guesthouse to get a room.

It will be easy if you have a letter of introduction.

However, the return date specified in the letter of introduction was twelve days later.

He had to find a place to stay within twelve days. After twelve days, the hostel would no longer provide accommodation.

But there are few houses for rent these days.

If it really doesn't work, he will send Yanyan to Ayan. As a grown man, he can adapt to any place.

His father-in-law would definitely not easily agree to let him enter the house.

But the granddaughter was never turned away.

"Dad, where's mom?"

"It's not dark yet. When it gets dark, you'll see mom."

Fang Mingche prepared to tidy up his appearance and go there after dinner.

Given his father-in-law's attitude, he certainly wouldn't go there in a travel-like manner.

He booked a single room for 3 yuan a night. The toilet was at the end of the floor.

He booked a room for one night. If Yanyan was allowed to stay with him, he, a grown man, could sleep in the dormitory tomorrow.

He has been living here for some time.

So he planned to send a telegram tomorrow. It would take about a week for the remittance order to arrive.

Fang Mingche carried his daughter upstairs to the room.

He opened the window and looked down to see his younger brother-in-law Lin Yi riding a bicycle past.

In their previous life, Lin Yi and Fang Mingche disliked each other.

In 1985, a policy was actually introduced that the children of educated youth who stayed in the countryside could move to the city, as long as there was someone in the city willing to accept their household registration.

Lin Yi's wife was not a good person and she was pregnant at the time. She refused to do it no matter what!

Lin Yi couldn't do anything about his wife, so he made a scene with his parents and refused to let Yanyan obtain a Beijing hukou through this policy, as he was worried that she would move in with them.

You know, Ah Yan actually made a sacrifice for him by going to the countryside. At that time, the rule was that only one child could stay in a family.

(End of this chapter)