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

Chapter 66 Gossip
Lin Yan rode all the way home, still feeling a little upset.

Two thousand yuan is not a small amount, but they only earned that much in a little over a month. It is not worth giving up such a great opportunity.

The key is, if Mingche is praised in the newspaper, it would be great if he could send it back to his father to show him!

However, they really couldn't let this ruin their relationship with Wang Dexian. If someone reported Mingche as an illegal resident, he would be sent back to the countryside.

When she got home, the first thing she did was to take out a wine glass, open the bottle and pour out half a cup of Moutai.

Father Lin twitched his nose and said, "Good wine!"

Mother Lin was wondering what her daughter had brought back wrapped in Yanyan's quilt. When she heard it was wine, she lost interest.

Lin Yan brought out the wine, "Dad, Mingche bought it for you. Try it—"

"Moutai?" Father Lin was very happy when he saw the packaging.

It smelled a bit like it to him, and it turned out to be true.

"Yes, I only bought one bottle last time. Since I need help from my uncle, I gave it to him first. Mingche asked someone in the black market to help find it. Once you buy it, let me bring it back to you."

Mother Lin reacted, "Oh, you are such a spendthrift girl. If you don't open it, you can just take it as a betrothal gift."

Lin Yan said to Lin Yi who walked in, "This is what Mingche bought for his father-in-law. Whose father-in-law is he? Who is filial to him?"

The Lin family had already finished dinner. Lin Yi was chatting with the neighbors outside. He also saw his sister bringing something back, so he hurried in to see what it was.

Mother Lin said, "No, if we use this as a betrothal gift, Mom and Dad can save money."

Lin Yi also saw the Maotai. He didn't have time to pay attention to what his sister and mother were arguing about, and went straight into the kitchen to get another cup.

"Dad, let me pour some."

Lin Yan said, "Mom, you see, right? He doesn't have to worry at all. Anyway, you will gather all the gifts and bonuses for him. He is already 21 or 22 years old, and he can't bear any burden on his shoulders. Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run!"

It's not that she said that although her father-in-law felt that since Mingche was raised out of the farm, he had the obligation to support the whole family, which was a bit excessive, her father-in-law definitely considered it for Mingche. In his field of cognition, he had done his best.

But her parents are so accommodating to Lin Yi that they are ruining him.

Lin Yi ignored her words and, seeing that his father was unwilling to give him the bottle of Moutai, he stretched out his hand to grab it.

Father Lin slapped his hand away.

"This is what your brother-in-law gave to me, his father-in-law, as a gift. Why do you deserve to drink it? I have never received any gift from you. As for the betrothal gift, you can figure it out later. Your mother gave you her job. And this wine, my son-in-law bought it for me, don't I deserve to drink it? Why do you have to save it to give to others?"

He looked at Lin's mother and said, "Ayan is right. We can't keep pampering Lin Yi like this. Bring us the passbook from home. I can't let you manage it anymore."

Before he knew it, the money might have been taken away by Lin Yi.

The Fang family raised a son, and he also raised a son. The one they raised was incomparable!

In the next few days, Fang Mingche carefully and patiently taught Wang Dexian all the English he knew.

Since the matter was already decided and he had already received the deposit, he could not have any more disputes with Wang Dexian over teaching issues.

The interview was also completed during this period and will be published soon.

After the report is published, Wang Dexian will go back to recognize his grandfather. He should be able to enter the family smoothly and be valued by the old man.

"Lao Wang, I'll give you all the water at the bottom of the pot. However, I think English will become more and more important as the world's universal language. If you have the chance, you'd better keep learning it."

Wang Dexian nodded. He was very satisfied with Fang Mingche's serious teaching attitude. Moreover, he listened to him communicating with foreigners and found that he was indeed teaching the subject.

This guy is really smart. With his limited English, he actually helped the cooperative open a door. He was so confident in communicating with foreigners. "I think the same as you. Look, I also bought an English dictionary."

Fang Mingche shook his head. "An English dictionary alone is not enough. The examples here are very simple."

He relied on these examples to figure out whether the words were nouns, verbs or adjectives, and then replaced the words he wanted to use with the same part of speech to make sentences.

He also taught this trick to Wang Dexian.

"I need to try to get some college English textbooks, and preferably some English newspapers and magazines. Then I can look up the words in the dictionary one by one to make sure I understand them clearly."

Wang Dexian nodded, "Okay, if I can get it, I'll get you one too."

"Thanks. By the way, could you help me get the information about the repeat classes in the best schools in BJ?"

This resource should not be wasted. While he still lives in this alley, it would be best to turn the credit taken away from him into a resource that can be used.

"I'll ask someone to try."

Wang Dexian's class ended today. He stood up and said, "You really need to work harder on Uncle Gu. I heard a rumor that they are going to start returning the houses that were occupied by the masses in the 50s."

"When his son comes back, won't I make myself look like a clown? Let's go and see! Besides, I'm too eager, Mr. Gu should be on guard."

With the 400 yuan deposit given by Wang Dexian, he bought a ladies' bicycle for Ayan and a domestic radio for himself, and did not use the money in the passbook.

Of course, all the 400 was spent.

By the time the newspaper article was published, they already had 2100 in their savings account.

When Grandpa Gu heard that the cooperative had been reported in the daily newspaper, he asked the person who was taking care of him to buy a copy.

As a result, I sat on the bed and watched from beginning to end with my reading glasses on, but I didn't see anything wrong with Fang Mingche. Everything he did was blamed on Xiao Wang.

This is too shameless.

Besides, Xiao Fang doesn't look like the kind of person who would just accept things as they come.

He waited for Fang Mingche to come over with the radio to return it to him, and told him that he had bought a new one, so he didn't need to borrow it at night anymore.

He asked, "What's going on in the newspaper?"

The caregiver has already gone home from get off work. Grandpa Gu has already eaten and gone to the bathroom. He can lie down and turn off the light and go to sleep.

Fang Mingche told the old man the whole story.

Grandpa Gu sighed and said, "That's really the only way to do it. The poor should not fight with the rich, and the rich should not fight with the officials."

After saying that, he looked at Fang Mingche and handed him a key. "Open the drawer on the left side of the desk and take out one hundred and ten yuan."

"I only gave you a little over nineteen dollars."

"The remaining 90 is for your return. 30 is for the deposit, and the remaining 60 is for you to save 10 yuan in rent each month. I saw that you were in a hurry to rent a house, so I charged you a high price. Although you make a lot of money, how can I afford your high price now?"

"Oh, is that so? I'll take it then."

Fang Mingche took out eleven big unity cards from the drawer.

Of course he knew he was being ripped off. But Uncle Gu knew he was a migrant worker and covered up for him, which also cost money.

When he was really anxious, he accepted it.

(End of this chapter)