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

Chapter 96 A Little Guilty
When Father Lin heard that he wanted two dollars, he said, "Is that necessary? You two adults don't have much stuff. Yanyan won't run around, so just free up one hand to hold her."

Two yuan, and a little more can buy four pounds of meat. It only costs 20 cents for two people to take the bus!

He didn't know that the two people came here by tricycle from the train station. They got off the tricycle before entering the alley and walked in. It looked like they were walking from the bus station.

I know that if the elderly see me, I will definitely be scolded. Less trouble is better!
Yanyan drooped her shoulders in disappointment. There was no place to sit.

Lin Yan was also a little disappointed, she also wanted to try something new.

It’s only two dollars, and the tea stall makes a net profit of ten to twenty dollars a day.

This is using the knife to the best of your ability. Who would sit on the train for three days, or carry their luggage and their little girl on the bus? Talk about not making money when you can't make money.

So he said, "Can't you have some foreign food? I've been sitting on a hard seat train for three days and three nights, I'm tired."

Father Lin said, "You have too much money to burn, right? How tiring can it be to sit? People who have standing tickets are not even alive, are they?"

Lin's mother also said, "Don't forget that you still owe 2000 yuan. The round trip for two people must have cost a lot of money. Don't spend all the money you earn in a short time. When living, you must always be prepared for wind and rain."

The train ticket is more than 20 yuan one way. For this alone, the round trip is 100 yuan.

Every time you go back, you have to spend some money in addition to the things you bring back.

I estimate that this trip cost more than two hundred yuan.

The older generation doesn’t accept being in debt.

Fang's father and mother didn't know that they bought a house in the capital and said they were in debt of 2000. Otherwise, Fang Mingche would definitely be criticized for this when he returned.

He said, "Okay, Mom and Dad, we got it."

He glanced at his brother-in-law who was pushing the cart outside with his girlfriend, and the latter nodded in understanding.

So, after packing, Fang Mingche carried two boxes. Lin Yan carried one, and then took Yan Yan's hand and walked towards the bus stop.

Yanyan waved and said, "Goodbye Grandpa, Goodbye Grandma—"

"Goodbye, goodbye! Come and visit us again later." The two elders also waved to her with a smile.

The family of three walked to the corner and saw a black Shanghai-brand sedan waiting there.

Lin Yan recognized the driver, "Brother Wang San, business is booming!"

"TOEFL, TOEFL." The other party answered with a smile.

Yanyan pointed to the co-pilot seat and said, "I want to sit in the front." Sitting in the front gives you a good view of the world.

Fang Mingche put all three boxes in the trunk, walked over and said, "Sit in the back. The passenger seat is the most dangerous!"

Brother Wang San said, "Hey, brother, you know what I'm talking about?"

Fang Mingche smiled and said, "Yeah."

Lin Yan smiled and said, "He can drive."

Nowadays, being able to drive is a very rare skill.

Fang Mingche carried his daughter to the back. He sat in the middle seat, resting her on his lap. There was nothing obstructing the view, so he could still watch the world unfold.

She is too small, and even with a safety belt, she can't be fastened, so she can only be held tightly. Nowadays, the concept of toddler seats does not exist in China at all.

The car arrived quickly.

Lin Yan was in charge of paying. Fang Mingche carried his daughter to the side near the eaves and opened the trunk.

He took out all three suitcases and gently closed the trunk for someone.

After the car drove away, Yanyan said, "It seems that when you sit up, it's almost the same as a bus. But a little shorter!" It's not that surprising!

Lin Yan said: "You must be almost there, because you are empty-handed. Dad and Mom are much worse. Let's go in——"

This way, you don’t have to carry the suitcase and hold your daughter’s hand to the bus stop. It can be delivered directly to your door. It’s much more convenient!

Moreover, there might not be enough seats on the bus. I would have to stand, holding the ring with one hand and holding my daughter with the other.

Fang Mingche had already walked in carrying two heavy boxes.

The car drove directly to the side door of the small courtyard.

This door is only used by the three of them and Grandpa Gu and his son. There is another door in the compound next to it.

That's why Grandpa Gu said that if there was an empty house in the compound, they would move there. Then they would sell the two houses to Fang Mingche, and the three of them would be living in a private house.

However, just as Fang Mingche reached the door, he saw Aunt Yuan coming out of the door of the nearby slum.

When he went back to take the college entrance examination this time, Aunt Yuan was sure that he was a migrant worker.

Seeing him coming back now, I couldn't help but stare at him.

Fang Mingche hurriedly called out: "Aunt Yuan, go out. My college entrance examination results will be out in a few days. Lao Song, Lao Song——"

He felt somewhat guilty in front of Aunt Yuan. If he had been caught a few months ago, her many years of advanced work would have been tarnished.

When Song Quan heard the noise, he ran out in two steps at a time, "Hey, Xiao Fang, you were away for a month, and our business with foreigners has not been smooth at all. We can sometimes receive foreign exchange."

The country is in dire need of foreign exchange these days, and anyone who can earn foreign exchange, no matter how much, is a hero.

So, he hurriedly brought this point up.

What he said was not a lie. Without Fang Mingche, although he could use gestures or bargain with others using pen and paper, it was really not that convenient.

Nowadays, very few people can use calculators. If you are Chinese, you can use abacus beads to bargain. But when you are with foreigners, they don’t know how to do abacus and don’t know how to count!
Aunt Yuan hesitated. It was unacceptable for her to pretend to be deaf and dumb when she knew all this clearly.

Teacher Gao also ran out one step later, "Aunt Yuan, Xiao Fang has lived in the courtyard for almost half a year. It's too late for you to tell the street office now. The college entrance examination results will be out in a few days at most. He will definitely pass! If Xiao Song hadn't called to urge him, he wouldn't have had to come a few days in advance."

Song Quan nodded. He had indeed called to urge them. Fang Mingche wanted to get to BJ earlier so he could start thinking about new business sooner. So he asked the branch secretary for another letter of introduction for visiting relatives and bought a train ticket.

Then, Zhu Dahai and other people from the compound came out.

Fang Mingche and his daughter have been popular these past few months. They are kind to others and help in any way they can.

Teacher Gao also said that he was going to start a business this time. Some of the educated youth who returned to the city were still thinking about working with him.

At this moment, most of the people who spoke were there to plead for mercy.

Xiao Xie said: "In our compound, no one would go to order water."

A group of people behind him nodded vigorously, "The college entrance examination results will be released in a few days. Be accommodating, be accommodating."

Fang Mingche took out the letter of introduction for visiting relatives and said, "I still have this."

It's no use taking it too early. He had deceived Aunt Yuan a few months ago.

Now that everyone is begging for mercy, taking out this will be a way out.

Aunt Yuan looked and saw that she still had twelve days left to stay.

"Okay, I'm not that unkind."

These twelve days are considered as legal residence. No one has looked up the past, but if she looks up the past, wouldn't she be scratching lice off her own head?

(End of this chapter)