Chapter 128 Future Career

After cleaning up the barbecue stall, Fang Mingche and Lin Yan led everyone to walk to Tiananmen Square. It is quite convenient to walk here.

Everyone's bicycles are parked in the small side courtyard. Gu Zhiguang, Gao Xiang and Xiao Xie also went with them.

There are still some finishing touches left, which are being cleaned up by the invited Xiao Ma and Xiao Wang. A lot of oil stains have dripped on the courtyard, and it really needs to be cleaned up.

Grandpa Gu was very happy today, and he went out happily to chat with his old brothers. He was taken care of by the polite and courteous Zhu Wenjuan today, and he was quite satisfied with this girl. He was really anxious to become a father-in-law and a grandfather. It seemed that Zhiguang had something to talk about with the other party.

Yanyan was led by her father and mother and walked by herself. She didn't eat much, after all, she was stared at in the first half. She ate an extra skewer of lamb in the end. But there were four big pieces of meat in one skewer, which was not a small amount for a child like her. Now let her walk and digest it slowly.

The others had just had a feast. Now they gathered in groups of two or three, walking slowly to digest their food.

After passing Dashilan, this area has already begun to become commercialized, and it is still quite interesting to visit. Everyone walked and strolled! When they

arrived at Tiananmen Square, Fang Mingche handed his daughter's hand to Lin Yan, and then hurried over to buy tickets.

He leaned over and asked, "Since there are so many of us, is there a discount?"

The ticket seller said, "There is no such rule for the time being."

Fang Mingche was just asking, and if it didn't work, he didn't say anything else. It seems that the discount for group tickets will not be available until later.

The capital's tourism industry, even the Forbidden City, has not yet started. He took out the money and exchanged it for a handful of tickets to go back. Except for Yanyan, he gave one ticket to each person.

He said, "Let's all meet on Jingshan later."

With so many people, it is definitely impossible to walk together. Walking along the central axis of the Forbidden City, which is also the central axis of the capital, there is Jingshan. Climb up to see the panoramic view of the Forbidden City.

"Okay!"

After entering the gate of the Forbidden City, everyone walked away in groups of three or five. Fang Mingche lowered his head and asked Yanyan, "Is your belly still bloated?"

Yanyan touched her belly, "Much better, not bloated anymore."

After walking this way, her short legs were really enough. She often went to places like Dashilan, and she didn't want to stop and watch. When others were watching, she kept walking. Now she finally succeeded in digesting the food!

Fang Mingche picked her up and walked away, and held Lin Yan with his other hand to prevent anyone from bumping into her. Lin Yan's second baby in her belly has been almost three months old, and she can be considered to be in a stable position.

"You will know in the future, no matter how delicious the food is, you can't eat too much."

Yanyan said "um" a little embarrassedly.

"Dad, didn't we come here on Children's Day?" She still remembered this place.

"Yes, but come in again today. Look around and see if there are more or fewer foreigners in the past five months?"

Yanyan stared all the way, "Yeah, there are more. There are more Chinese too!"

Fang Mingche nodded, more is good, more is good! The more foreigners come to China for tourism, the more foreign exchange the country will naturally earn.

When they enter China, they must go to the bank to exchange foreign exchange for RMB. As long as there are more people coming, the tourism industry will contribute to the country and earn foreign exchange.

Lin Yan sighed. If she could still set up a tea stall in Tiananmen Square, the business would definitely be very good.

Fang Mingche laughed, "How could people keep coming in to set up stalls in this place? We have already taken advantage of those few months."

When meeting in Jingshan that day, Fang Mingche also heard classmates talking about meeting foreign friends who were not clear about the situation, and they went to help introduce them. After all, everyone knows some foreign languages, especially Wang Shan, who has the largest vocabulary. Well,

there are also people who don't know English at all. Gu Zhiguang doesn't know English. He learned Russian back then. But Russian is useless now. It will take us another ten years to resume exchanges with the Soviet Union.

Oh, in addition to those who speak English, there are more Japanese-speaking tourists. The Japanese have always been very interested in China's traditional culture.

Today, the two countries have resumed normal diplomatic relations and exchanges. Since it is so close, many Japanese people also come to travel. In China, there are even fewer people who know Japanese. There are also far fewer people in the Japanese department than in the English department.

However, there is another group of people who know Japanese. They are those who sneak into Japan to work. The average wage level in Japan is now a hundred times higher than ours. It is so close, so many people sneak over there. If Japanese tour guides are needed, Fang Mingche thinks this is also a source.

In the evening, Fang Mingche wanted to keep everyone for dinner, but no one stayed. They all said they wanted to go back! It was almost time for lunch. Even though Lao Fang|Xiao Fang is generous, there is no reason to take advantage of others.

They should have discussed it. So, after the tour, everyone rode back to school or went home.

Because Zhu Wenjuan took a local classmate's car in the morning, and that classmate was going home now.

And Zhu Wenjuan is from another place and has to go back to school. Fang Mingche arranged for Gu Zhiguang to ride her back to school.

At this moment, all the classmates in the class noticed. Everyone accepted Fang Mingche's arrangement with a smile, and no one said they would take one more person.

There were actually some ingredients left from lunch, so Fang Mingche asked Lin Yan, "What are we going to eat tonight?"

Lin Yan said, "I don't want to eat barbecue tonight."

In fact, she didn't eat much at noon, and she drank soup and ate noodles with Grandpa Gu and Yanyan. After a while, she said, "I want to go back to my mother's house."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Then let's go. Let's take the untouched mutton back and eat it with my parents."

As for the marinated ones, he put them in the kitchen. He would ask Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan to take the barbecue stove over for a midnight snack. He left a note and asked them to weigh the dishes for everyone and take them back.

Then, the father and son accompanied Lin Yan back to her mother's house. Those who carry meat back must be very popular.

While Lin Yi was cleaning up the mutton, he asked Fang Mingche, "Brother-in-law, your father must have been very angry when you resigned?"

Lin's mother said she wanted to make stir-fried mutton with green onions and asked him to wash it clean.

Lin Yi is not liked by his mother now because of what happened with Han Mei. From the way he looked at her, she thought that he would forget his mother after getting married.

"Of course, what do you want to ask?" Fang Mingche didn't want to mention the beating he received.

Lin Yi said, "But then you got into college, and everything was fine, right?"

Fang Mingche looked at his brother-in-law, "Are you going to do big things? Yes, everything was fine after I got into college. No matter what decision an adult makes, as long as they can bear the consequences alone, it's fine. Remember, you have to bear it alone, not expect others to bear it for you. You are almost 23 years old, you are already an adult!"

Lin Yi nodded to show that he understood.

When they got home in the evening, Fang Mingche told Lin Yan about the matter, "Lin Yi must have made some important decision in the near future."

Lin Yan immediately said, "Why didn't you tell me over there? Then I can ask him what he is going to do."

"He is so grown up, don't worry about him when you are pregnant. The midterm exam is coming soon, and we can't delay our studies."

Lin Yan thought for a long time and nodded. Indeed, she told her teacher that pregnancy would not affect her studies. Otherwise, the teacher would always think that she had a second child as soon as she was admitted to university, and would be very dissatisfied. And Mingche must have been blamed by the teacher for this.

Their behavior is very wrong in the mainstream thinking. It's not easy to get into university, but don't seize the time to study and have a second child! They really can't delay their studies and be criticized.

As for Lin Yi, he is so grown up. It's time for him to be independent! Otherwise, he will always be thinking about making his parents spend everything for his betrothal gift or go into debt.

After two classes that afternoon, Fang Mingche went to the government residential area to look for Wang Dexian. He had called before he went. Calculating the time to get off work, Wang Dexian took him to the cafeteria.

The government cafeteria must be subsidized, and the money is not much and the food is good. It is more affordable than eating in college!

Fang Mingche said, "Aren't you looking for a partner yet?" If you find a partner, you won't have to eat in the cafeteria.

"Looking for a partner, who said not to?"

"Didn't catch up?" Now that he has reached this situation, he will definitely not delay deliberately.

Wang Dexian paused and said, "The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard. You always come to me for no reason. I'm afraid you have something to ask me today?" It must not be for the remaining military-supplied Maotai, that's not the case.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Yeah."

Wang Dexian saw that he didn't want to talk about it in detail, so he said, "Okay, come to my dormitory after dinner."

The two of them finished their dinner slowly and walked back to Lao Wang's dormitory together.

Fang Mingche took a special look when he entered the room. It was still the same as the last time he came, a bachelor's room! It seems that the girl that Lao Wang likes is probably very good, and a girl in a family is sought after by many families. He hasn't landed on his bowl yet!

However, he has waited until now, almost 26, to find a girl, so the one he likes must be a girl with very good conditions. He hasn't caught up with her yet, so she will definitely not come to help him deal with it.

Wang Dexian saw that he looked around like a thief as soon as he entered the room, and

said unhappily, "If you have something to say, say it!" Fang Mingche said, "Do you have Panda cigarettes? Get one to try."

Wang Dexian opened the drawer, found a pack of opened ones, and gave him one.

This is his grandfather's internal supply. The old man can't smoke so much, so he divides it among his brothers.

There are also differences in quantity. The one who gets the most on weekdays is his third cousin.

There is no comparison. He almost died in the battlefield in southern Xinjiang in February, and came back with a second-class merit. Now he is studying at the military university. In the future, he will be the one who inherits the old man's military resources and the leader of the family.

Fang Mingche struck a match and lit it for himself. A cigarette after dinner, quick piston god! What's more, it is a Panda cigarette for senior cadres.

He took a few puffs before saying, "I have a business, and I want to ask if your old man is interested."

Wang Dexian was stunned, and said for a while, "You are too bold! My old man is not interested in doing business."

"He said he might not be interested in my business."

Wang Dexian said, "You are really not afraid of our old man at all? You directly set your sights on him."

Fang Mingche continued to smoke, puffing out smoke, "I am a law-abiding ordinary citizen, it seems that there is really no need to be afraid of an old revolutionary like your grandfather."

From the Red Army to the People's Liberation Army, they are all people's soldiers. What is there for him, a law-abiding citizen, to be afraid of the people's soldiers?

In his previous life, he had decades of experience dealing with this group, and that was when he was rescued as a disaster victim. There was no way, Sichuan was hit by so many disasters! Snowstorms, earthquakes. He had a good impression of this group.

Wang Dexian was stunned by what he said, and seeing his confident look, he couldn't help but ask, "Is your business big?"

Fang Mingche said, "It is indeed a big business! Even if you want to be my backer, you have to use your grandfather's influence. So, it's best to tell the old man at the beginning and get his consent."

"Just tell me, what business? You actually want to talk to my grandfather directly."

Fang Mingche dusted off his cigarette ash, "It's a business that can earn foreign exchange for the country."

Wang Dexian was a little interested. Now it is politically correct to be able to earn foreign exchange for the country!

"Tell me more about it."

"I see more and more foreigners coming to Beijing for tourism. But when they come, they must feel a lot of inconvenience. After all, they are unfamiliar with the place and don't speak the language very well. I want to open a foreign travel agency to serve these foreign tourists. Think about it, China has such a long history and so many places of interest. I'm sure many foreigners will be interested in this! We can provide one-stop service, starting from when they want to consult abroad. Then after they arrive, we can provide food, accommodation and transportation services. If they need to buy souvenirs on the spur of the moment, we can also act as a matchmaker."

Wang Dexian sat up straight and said, "How far have you prepared?"

"Without a backer, what can I prepare?"

Wang Dexian stared at Fang Mingche, "How come you can always take a different approach and come up with some tricks?"

He thinks he can do this business! Moreover, the old man should be interested. He will definitely take it to heart if he can earn foreign exchange for the country.

Fang Mingche said, "Actually, travel agencies are not new. I learned about them from the English picture books you helped me get. Then I thought about it in combination with China's current reality and felt that it could be done. If there is financial and material support, I think I can start now."

Doing this in 1979 would definitely give you a first-mover advantage.

Wang Dexian said, "What else do you lack?"

"Except for the right time and right place, there is nothing that is not lacking. But every business starts small and grows big. I have now contacted an old gentleman from the department, and he is willing to go out and help train English tour guides. For Japanese tour guides, I am trying to find those who have worked illegally in Japan. The Chinese New Year is only two or three months away, and I am trying to contact them through their families. If you can make money in your own country, you should be willing to come back."

He followed Wang Shan to the boiler room to meet Mr. Qiu two days ago. The other party said that as long as he could get him out of that hellhole and give him retirement benefits, he would be willing to retire early and work with Fang Mingche.

Wang Dexian knew Fang Mingche quite well, so he asked directly, "What's the situation with this person? If he was a teacher in the English department, would he not teach at the university and go out to work with you?"

Fang Mingche told him about the other party's situation.

Wang Dexian frowned, "How dare you use this name with such a reputation?"

"He didn't do anything outrageous. He just said a few fair words and got implicated. But there are really too few people who know English and can use it! And, if it doesn't work, I will take him to the boiler room to learn practical English."

Let the old man write English introductions for the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and other places, and then let people copy and repeat them to foreign tourists. During

the winter vacation, he can also trick Lao Cheng and others into doing part-time jobs. During normal times, he can only rely on training as soon as possible. At present, he plans to hire bilingual tour guides in English and Japanese.

Wang Dexian asked, "What else do you need?"

"I need to be able to rent two good cars. I need to have a way to book accommodation at foreign-related hotels such as the Friendship Hotel and the Capital Hotel."

Wang Dexian rolled his eyes, "You are simply penniless."

"If I didn't have these practical difficulties, I would have started it myself. Why do I need to come to you?"

Wang Dexian thought about it. If he could start such a foreign-related travel agency, it would definitely give him extra points in front of the old man. He has been back to the Wang family for so long, and the most glorious thing he has done is to get Xiao Fang's idea published in the newspaper and then be transferred to a government department. After that, he was asked to be responsible for attracting investment at work, which is a matter of taking money out of other people's pockets. How can it be so easy? The outside world still has many concerns about China's reform and opening up.

But Xiao Fang's idea is good, it allows people to travel and consume. Earning foreign exchange for the country, this sounds right!

Wang Dexian was silent for a while and said, "Okay, I think your idea is good. Our old man will celebrate his 70th birthday in a while, I will go over and talk to him in advance."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay, I know you are busy, then I will go."

Wang Dexian nodded, then took out a pack of unopened Panda cigarettes from the drawer and handed it over, "I will call you when there is news."

"Okay!" Fang Mingche took it happily, this is something you can't buy outside no matter how much money you spend.

Moreover, Lao Wang is willing to bleed, which actually proves that he is very optimistic about this business.

There is no saying that state officials are not allowed to do business now. In another three years, we will discuss issuing a red-headed document to allow those who have a stable job in the country to suspend their salaries and go into business.

When Fang Ming rode his bicycle back home, he saw that Lin Yan's face was not very good. He hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Lin Yan shook her head, "No."

Yanyan told her father, "Uncle got married."

Fang Mingche was drinking water from a teacup and almost spit it out when he heard this. He swallowed the tea before asking, "Getting married, what's the situation?"

It's not getting married, it's getting married! I knew that the boy wanted to do something big, but I didn't expect it to be such a big thing.

Lin Yan said, "He stole the household registration book and got married with Han Mei. My mother just called me."

Fang Mingche said, "There must be a reason. Didn't they expect the father-in-law and mother-in-law to pay the bride price not long ago?"

(End of this chapter)