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

Chapter 71 Employment Issues
After closing the stall that day, the family went to Boss Cui's small restaurant for dinner as usual.

Now Song Quan has been promoted. In addition to his bamboo weaving work, he also has some administrative work to do. Naturally, there are a lot more things to do than before.

The one who helped Fang Mingche set up and close the stall in the morning and evening was the male educated youth Zhu Dahai who delivered water.

He now delivers water six times a day and one lunch. Now he also rides a tricycle to open and close the stall. A total of one dollar a day!

Ah Yan originally said that she could ride it herself. But Fang Mingche didn't want her to work so hard. Besides, a tricycle is not as easy to ride as a bicycle.

I just gave it all to Zhu Dahai. This way, I could settle the payment and I wouldn't owe him any favors.

Lin Yan was a little worried, "You won't say we are hiring people or exploiting us, right?"

"It won't be determined just because you ride the tricycle twice more. Don't worry, it's okay. Didn't you see that Aunt Yuan turned a blind eye to it?"

If Aunt Yuan tried to stop them, there would be another educated youth who could not support himself and might even become a street thug.

Moreover, she was the aunt of the compound because she had more prestige and was fair in her work. If she blocked Zhu Dahai's financial path, the people in the compound would probably hate her.

She simply pretended not to see it. After all, this kind of thing happened in other slums.

But the key point is that Fang Mingche knows that by now Silly Guazi Nian Guangjiu's assets have exceeded one million. He has even opened a factory!
Later, someone reported it, and the chief designer said that he would wait and see for two years before making a decision.

Chen Zhixiong, who later sparked a huge discussion, is also contracting fish ponds in Guangdong. Of course, expanding the contract to hire more than 30 people will be next year. But he was fine later!

Lin Yan thought about it and realized that letting Zhu Dahai ride two less times would not change anything. The key point was that no one could replace him in the six trips.

If someone really investigates, they will insist that it is just neighbors helping each other.

Fang Mingche said, "Let's go back and finish the last paper. Then we can ask Teacher Gao to take it to school for grading."

They copied the questions directly and finished the five subjects in three days.

While they were doing the test, Fang Mingche took the radio out and placed it on the stone table in the courtyard.

Yanyan and her friends each carried a small stool and sat around the stone table, listening to the radio with their chins in their hands.

When Fang Mingche walked back, he noticed that Aunt Yuan was looking at him with a complicated look.

After thinking for a while, the old lady seemed to have just returned from a meeting at the neighborhood office. She must have some meeting spirit to convey to everyone.

He thought for a moment, and combined with what Wang Dexian had said two days ago, he had an idea.

I'm afraid that the issue of returning occupied private properties is starting to gain traction.

He walked back to the small side yard, turned a corner and went into Grandpa Gu's house, and told him his speculation.

"Uncle Gu, I promise to be your shield. But that doesn't include being bullied by your tenants all day long."

Uncle Gu said, "What should we do? I didn't expect this to happen at the beginning."

Fang Mingche thought for a moment and asked, "Are you familiar with the postman?"

Grandpa Gu nodded. He had been sending letters, returning them, and sending them again every month for several years. Then, whenever the postman came, he would go out to check.

It’s naturally cooked!

"Then ask him to act out a play with you. Pretend that your son has sent you a letter."

Although it is a fraud, the postman will probably agree to it out of sympathy.

Uncle Gu was silent for a while and nodded.

This is indeed something Xiao Fang should not bear.

Fang Mingche then went back and started answering the questions.

Lin Yan went back home after finishing the test. It was April now and it was getting dark late.

Fang Mingche took their answer books and went to see Teacher Gao.

Teacher Gao didn't hold a wedding ceremony because her family was really broke. They only made two new dresses for the bride and pasted a big red wedding character on the door. These days, everyone can see that Xiao Xie is a hardworking and simple girl.

The clothes worn by Teacher Gao and her son were much cleaner and neater, and the unpleasant smell in the room also dissipated a lot.

Fang Mingche knocked on the door, and Xiao Xie opened the door and welcomed him in.

"It's Mr. Fang, please come in." Xiao Xie heard that Fang Mingche could speak English, so he treated him as an intellectual. He also heard that he had been a teacher, so he simply called him that.

Inspired by her, everyone in the compound started shouting like that.

Fang Mingche smiled and nodded, then entered the house.

Teacher Gao is reviewing. Xiao Xie is here, and he finally has time to review and prepare for the exam.

He looked up when he heard the noise and saw Fang Mingche coming in with two notebooks.

"Teacher Gao, you are a newlywed, so I shouldn't bother you too much. But, I really only need your help in this matter."

Teacher Gao pointed at the mahogany armchair and said, "Sit down!"

This was handed down from the ancestors of the Gu family. There is one in the east and one in the west. There are six in total.

Fang Mingche sat down and explained the situation.

Teacher Gao took the notebook and flipped through it. He said in surprise, "The mock test questions for the repeater class of No. 4 Middle School? Okay, no problem."

If this is given to you, won't the teachers of the graduating class and repeater class be overjoyed? Correcting papers is a piece of cake. Just copying a copy for the students to do will be of great benefit.

Even he himself would definitely make a copy.

He wanted to ask if there was anything else, but found it difficult to say.

They don't even know how much effort they put into getting it. To a certain extent, all college entrance examination candidates can be said to be competitors.

Fang Mingche knew what he wanted to ask, so he spread his hands and said, "Wang Dexian gave it to me. He moved away, so it's gone now."

Teacher Gao nodded, "So, he traded this with you."

That makes sense.

Xiao Fang exchanged the honor, which did not bring him much benefit, for review materials that could increase his chances of getting into college.

It was even harder for him to find out if there was anything else. He hadn't shared his own information. Besides, these were obtained at a great cost by Xiao Fang.

At this point, he couldn't help but gossip a little: "Then the credit falls on you, it shouldn't be such a good thing, right?"

Fang Mingche said, "I heard that you grew up in this compound. You should be very familiar with the people and things in this alley."

Teacher Gao pushed his glasses up and thought carefully. Suddenly, as if a memory point was triggered, he blurted out: "Wang Dexian's mother was very beautiful when she was young."

I felt a little embarrassed after saying this, but then I realized that the person in front of me was not my student, and the embarrassment disappeared.

"Is their old man back?"

Fang Mingche nodded.

Teacher Gao had a look of sudden enlightenment on his face.

"Mrs. Wang was very dazzling when she was young! She was in the military art troupe at that time. Later, she divorced, changed jobs, and then remarried to the workshop director of a nearby large factory. Old Wang became the leader of the cooperative at such a young age, and his stepfather played a big role in it."

Fang Mingche nodded. So that's how one marries into a rich family. How can a girl from the alley meet the sons of high-ranking officials?

"Wang Dexian doesn't seem to look much like his mother."

Teacher Gao nodded, "He takes after his father more."

The two of them understood each other tacitly. Compared to his beautiful mother, Wang Dexian really looked a little ordinary.

(End of this chapter)