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

Chapter 54: Uncle in Trouble
My uncle was still shocked, that was 1200.

Even if he had worked for many years, he would have to go without food or drink for two years. A huge sum of money!
He said, "Let me ask you a few questions and I'll give you an answer later."

"Okay, thank you, uncle."

Fang Mingche also knew that his uncle probably thought he was too unreliable at this moment.

But it is impossible to convince these "older generations" about the future development just by talking about it.

Let time give them the answer. As for their views on him, they will change over time. Besides, he doesn't really care.

Back at the square, the afternoon rush hour had not yet arrived. Lin Yan could handle it all by herself, carrying the teapot.

Yanyan took a nap in the empty tricycle compartment with the mattress laid out, with a small pillow under her head and a small blanket covering her body.

Fang Mingche told Lin Yan the whole story in a few words.

Her first reaction was that she was afraid it might not be able to be sold.

She is still wearing her fur shoes! It is still a bit cold now, who will buy rubber shoes for her child?

All the family assets would have to be used up, and Fang Mingche would definitely have to convince the mistress of the household.

"This is off-season shopping, so there are some discounts. Think about it, if you have the money to travel to BJ, is it too expensive to spend four or five dollars to buy a pair of sandals for your child? It doesn't take up much space in the luggage. The key is that you don't need a ticket! The black market will increase the price even if you don't need a ticket. It's a good deal to buy it off-season! You can wear it after taking it home for a few months."

Lin Yan said, "I never realized you were so talkative before." She really thought it made sense.

"I'm forced to do this by life. This is not the time to guarantee a stable income. If I don't find a way out, how can I guarantee my income?"

Maybe because Fang Mingche has been acting very reliable recently, Lin Yan was finally convinced.

"If you decide, I have no problem with that."

1200 sounds scary, but it's only 40 days' income. Let's take a gamble! Just like Mingche said, at worst, if the goods are still unsalable, they will just be piled up in the empty room.

When he returned to his hometown to take the college entrance examination, he brought the money back to sell.

Moreover, after setting up the tea stall for so many days, Lin Yan also had a more intuitive understanding of the customer flow in Tiananmen Square. There were indeed so many people every day. When people were out and about, they were more willing to spend money than at home.

This matter was agreed upon within their family.

But Fang Mingche said that he should not show any anxiety. If he showed any anxiety, the other party might not be willing to lower the price. After all, there was still a difference of more than 200 yuan.

They just have to wait now.

Two days later, it was Women's Day. Fang Mingche talked to Lao Wang, and he readily agreed to arrange someone to take over for Lin Yan for one day.

On the evening of the 7th, Fang Mingche said to Lin Yan: "You should take a whole day off tomorrow. Take Yanyan to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things first. If your uncle asks, just say you will do whatever I say. But don't act anxious."

"understood."

"After buying something, bring it back and put it aside first. Don't rush to put it in the water or dry it in the sun. Take Yanyan to the zoo for the rest of the day. The child has only seen pigs, cats and dogs since she was a child."

Lin Yan nodded, "I see." Although her daughter came to the capital, she had not been anywhere except this square.

She felt sad when she thought about it.

On the morning of the 8th, Lin Yan arrived at the small side courtyard half an hour early to pick up her daughter to go shopping. The owner of the small restaurant helped them buy the necessary bills on the black market.

Yanyan was very happy to learn that she was going to the zoo where there were all kinds of animals to see.

She asked, "Isn't Dad going?"

Lin Yan looked at Fang Mingche and smiled, "He is a man, but it's Women's Day."

Fang Mingche said, "I'll come back to celebrate Father's Day."

Lin Yan raised her eyebrows, "Is there such a festival?" "Western festival."

After sending the mother and daughter to the bus, Fang Mingche and Lao Song rode a tricycle to set up the stall. While setting up the stall, Lao Song, Lao Wang and others made fun of Fang Mingche, saying that he was a henpecked husband and a loving wife.

Fang Mingche responded as he moved the stove, cooking pot, etc. downstairs: "I have the final say on how our family spends its money. Who among you dares to say that?"

Lin Yan went to the supply and marketing cooperative and went shopping as planned. She was especially willing to spend money on the father and daughter.

She had indeed come to the supply and marketing cooperative where her uncle worked to buy something, and someone she knew recognized her.

"Hey, isn't this the niece of the old Xiao family? Come over to buy some sandals?"

Lin Yan shook her head, "No, buy spring clothes."

She looked familiar. Maybe I had seen her near my aunt and uncle's house. Nowadays, housing is allocated by work units, and people from the same unit often live together.

"Didn't I hear that you found a rich man who wanted to buy all the 300 or 400 pairs of unsold sandals in our supply and marketing cooperative?"

Lin Yan frowned. Her uncle wouldn't be a big mouth, so he must have been seen by someone when he came to look at the samples, and the news leaked out.

This hasn't even happened yet, but it's already become a hot topic.

When she finished shopping and was about to leave, her uncle arrived.

The leader asked him to come and ask, so he had to come. The leader wanted them to add some more. Cutting the price by more than 200 yuan at once was a bit harsh.

Lin Yan said, "Uncle, Mingche has the final say on our family's affairs. If he says 1200, then that's 1200. We still have to scrape together this amount of money."

Her uncle looked at her and asked, "Why buy it then?"
Before he even said anything, his boss already knew that his nephew's husband had bargained for 1200 yuan. Even if he felt that this was inappropriate, he couldn't hide it.

"Uncle, I still have to take Yanyan to the zoo. We'll leave first."

After Lin Yan left, her uncle was called to the leader's office to ask about the situation.

"Didn't you say you were going to take it back home and sell it? Aren't you in a hurry?"

"Maybe I can't buy it, so forget it." Anyway, that was Ah Yan's attitude. He wasn't afraid of someone passing by and hearing something and reporting it.

The leader frowned. It was not easy for such a fool to appear. If he really bought other specialties, the news would spread and the higher-level leaders would also blame him.

"What does your nephew-in-law's family do?"

My uncle said, "I don't know the details. But after my niece started dating him, she became a private teacher at the village primary school."

The leader thought: This can only be done by a powerful family in the countryside. But, who cares? Anyway, we will pay him in cash, no credit, no returns or exchanges. It's good that he doesn't change his mind and come up with other ideas.

"I have to apply for it too. You go back first."

If you are undecided about something, apply.

After all, it was a credit, and the people above him would definitely share the profits. He applied for it, and if there was anything wrong, someone would share the responsibility.

My uncle nodded, stepped out, and closed the office door. If the senior leader approved this, it would be a bit difficult to back down.

But judging from A-Yan's appearance, her family would always be able to scrape together enough money even if they had to.

When he got home from get off work and told his cousin Lin Yan about it, she got anxious and said, "What if this hits my hand? 1200!"

"I can't help but pass on the message. The higher-ups all know about it. Old Yuan got drunk and blurted it out. And the person who loves to pass on messages the most in the factory heard it. If Xiao Fang goes back on his word, the supply and marketing cooperative won't be able to do anything to him."

"But they have a way to deal with you!"

(End of this chapter)