Chapter 214: First arrived in the South

Gao Xiang went out to work. Lin Yan looked at Fang Mingche in surprise. So simple and neat?

Moreover, Gao Xiang had been indecisive before, and it is estimated that he will make a decision soon. After all, the unrest in family affairs has affected his livelihood. It is not just his livelihood. This is related to his mother's medicine money, his wife's hospitalization fee for bed rest, and the money for milk powder for his children. That will have to be discussed after the success of this pregnancy.

Fang Mingche said: "Otherwise? I will persuade him with all my heart? I don't care about his family affairs, but I can't let it affect his work."

Gao Xiang also knew that he was not a professional in finance. With the current scale and salary level of travel agencies, it is not easy to hire a professional financial officer.

Sure enough, just before the Fang family went south, the Gao family's affairs had already come to an end.

Gao Xiang did not drive Xie Ting back to her hometown, and still let her take care of his mother. He provided food and accommodation and paid her monthly wages. He treated her completely as a hired nanny. This is because Aunt Gao likes to be taken care of by him. If she doesn't want to be driven back to her hometown, she will definitely not dare to treat him badly.

He and Xie Ping moved directly to Fang's house that day. At the same time, they are also looking for a house for rent nearby. Just go back every now and then. This time, no matter how much Aunt Gao makes a fuss, or how Xie Ting pretends to be pitiful, Gao Xiang is not soft-hearted.

With Gao Xiang's income, he can still afford the two yuan a day rent of Fang's house. He also negotiated a monthly price of 40 with Fang's father. The New Year period is just the off-season, and there are empty rooms every day. Fang's father agreed happily.

Living here is convenient, and even the couple only need to walk out to work. By moving here, Xie Ping doesn't have to see Xie Ting competing with her all day. Since she serves the old lady comfortably, let them live together. She is truly relieved this time!

Xie Ping was discharged directly from the hospital and returned to the courtyard to recuperate. There is still half a month before the New Year, and she was originally planning to take a long vacation. As a result, he felt better and maybe he could go out to work after a few days of recuperation. In this way, the monthly fee of 40 was completely offset.

Gao Xiang also avoided having to listen to the drama of three women, which made him unable to concentrate on his work. It would be good if he could pass all the subjects in this final exam. There must not be any mistakes in the annual financial reconciliation now.

After that, the only position left is the financial manager of the travel agency. The family's expenses will all come from this. He is about to become a father, and the burden is heavy.

Before leaving, Lin Yan went to see Xie Ping. Seeing that her complexion was much better than before in the hospital, and the fetus was stable, she couldn't help but marvel. Even Gao Xiang's dark circles under his eyes were reduced. He has been working overtime these two days, and his condition has improved. Wouldn't it be better to live separately earlier!

Lin Yan came back and joined the main group and went to the Capital Airport together.

There are eleven people in the two rooms, and a commercial vehicle is needed. They specially picked a day off during the five-day tour organized by the travel agency and asked the driver to take them there. As for Fang Mingfeng's family of seven, they took a seven-seater black taxi. The two families will meet at the airport.

With the eleven-seater business car and the driver, Changchang can only sit on his father's lap. Yanyan and Fang Fang sat together in the same row. Lin Yan sat next to the father and the other two.

She glanced at Fang Mingche, "Xie Ping and Gao Xiang are in much better condition than they were a few days ago. I think Gao Xiang's work should be fine. You really cut the Gordian knot. I originally thought that Gao Xiang would not make such a decision, but it turns out that you only need to push him like this."

"I don't mind their family's business. But he also knows what the foundation of his livelihood is now. How can the head of the family who supports the family not make the decision? It all depends on whether he has the heart." Fang Mingche lowered his head and touched his forehead with Changchang's, and the little guy giggled. The whole family

went on a trip during the winter vacation, and the old and the young were all very happy. For this, the money was worth it. Besides, it is not a big sum of money for their family.

Fang Mingche is now in personal debt of nearly 300,000 yuan, but the profit that the travel agency should give him in a year is more than 300,000 yuan. So he is not under any pressure. When the mortgage loan of the old western-style building is approved, Gao Xiang will be fine. Then the Wang family's share will be distributed to them.

Fang Mingche does not know how much political funds will cost. But it is estimated that it is not a small amount to pave the road for the descendants of the Wang family.

It is said that the impoverished city where Wang Dexian's uncle works is trying to introduce funds to build roads. Later, the Wang family will arrange for someone to take out part of the money to start attracting investment. It doesn't matter in what name or in whose name, the key is to help his uncle to support the place. This is to make political achievements! Once the road is repaired, the people will benefit, and Wang's uncle will naturally benefit.

Even the money that Grandpa Wang sends to the descendants of old comrades and martyrs every year can be regarded as political funds. When Grandpa Wang started doing this in his early years, he certainly didn't have any utilitarian ideas. But now, this can also gild the face of the Wang family.

Lin Yan lowered her head, silently reflecting on herself. It seems that she really didn't care about the right things when she

was meddling in other people's business. She should be more careful next time! If she can't manage it well, she'd better not care. Fang Minghua and Yuan Shufen were sitting behind them, and next to them were the two brothers Fang Jian and Fang Kang. Fang Kang knelt up and wiped the white mist on the window glass with gloves. He wanted to see outside.

Fang Jian glared at him, and could only reach out and grab his clothes by the back of his neck. Otherwise, if he fell hard, the whole family's life would be in vain.

As for the two elders, they sat behind the driver. The farther up the front, the less likely it is to be bumpy.

Fang Minghua thought about when they went to Beijing, a group of people sent a representative to climb onto the top of the bus. Then, one by one, bags of urea filled with things were handed up and stacked. When they got off the bus in the city, they took them down again, and everyone carried their own bags to the railway station.

In comparison, it is really convenient now. It's great to have money!

Think about the future that the second son and his sister-in-law described for them: buy a shop in two years and buy a house in four years. His heart was also burning with excitement. It would be great if that were the case! After returning after the New Year, he would work hard!

Well, this time they didn't use urea bags to pack their luggage. They specially asked Sister Cui to help them buy four boxes for the family of five. The second son had given them a box before. This way they could afford to spend more.

As for the two elders, it was convenient to buy things with money on hand. Not to mention the money given by Fang Mingche and Lin Yan during the New Year and other festivals, Fang's father also had money on hand. He not only had RMB but also foreign exchange coupons. The money earned from the small department store was not much, but he had some. He took it to the People's Bank of China to exchange for foreign exchange coupons. After all, he was a district people's congress representative, so he had some awareness.

The two elders also went to the Friendship Store to take a look. Of course, they just took a look and went there on the way to purchase goods. Anyway, Fang's father drove and Fang's mother went with him.

They opened their eyes, and then came back to ask Sister Cui to get tickets on the black market and bought them at the Xidan shopping mall. The things in the Friendship Store, even if they can be bought with RMB, are very expensive. It's like a rip-off! So, it's better to buy them outside.

After comparing, I feel that I have saved a lot of money, and I feel very comfortable.

Mingfeng's family joined the terminal, and there were eighteen people in total. It looked so grand.

Seeing Mingche holding Changchang, the cousin's wife handed Xiaowu in her hand to Fang Mingfeng. Originally, he was like a big boss. He didn't hold the little daughter or the elder daughter. Now that his arms were full, he saw Fang Mingche holding them, so he also held the little daughter. Changchang and Xiaowu held hands, and the two brothers were forced to stand together.

Fang Tong went to Fang Fang and Yanyan, "Our house will be delivered during the summer vacation, and then renovated. I may transfer to Guangzhou next year."

Fang Mingfeng now runs a scrap yard and a video hall, and his income is actually quite good. It's no problem to make 50,000 or 60,000 a year.

However, it is really not easy to live in the capital. He has been here for two years and has not been able to find a backer like the Wang family like Mingche. Then his business will not be big.

In fact, Mingche also took him to deal with the Wang brothers, but he can't be as useful to them as Mingche at present. Therefore, he was never able to integrate into the society.

Therefore, Fang Mingfeng thought of taking his family to the south. In the special zone in the south, the importance of relationships is weaker than in places like the capital. As long as he is willing to work hard, he will still have a chance to succeed. Buying a house in Guangzhou before was actually a prelude.

He is not like Fang Minghua who can't do anything else, and he is still unwilling to become a supporting role next to Fang Mingche.

At this moment, the two brothers stood together, and Fang Mingfeng asked: "I heard that you bought an old foreign-style building in Shanghai again?"

"Yes, this kind of old house is hard to come by." This kind of house will never enter the market. If it weren't for the Wang family, he wouldn't even have the opportunity to buy a house with debt.

"Then do you want to buy an old house in Guangzhou?"

Fang Mingche changed Changchang's hand. The brat weighs 26 kilograms, and with clothes, it weighs more than 30 kilograms.

"Are you talking about the Xiguan mansion? I can consider it if there is a suitable one in two years."

There are many foreigners in Guangzhou, and there are many cultural attractions for tourism. The port was opened in 1840, and then there was a vigorous revolution. There are many former residences of celebrities in modern times. We can choose to set up a branch of the travel agency in Guangzhou first.

Fang Mingfeng nodded, and it would be convenient to transfer Minghui to Guangzhou at that time.

Changchang waved his hand in the air and said to Xiaowu enthusiastically: "Plane, plane--"

"Speak clearly, it's a plane." Fang Mingche was angry and amused.

Lin Yan took the plane tickets and distributed them to everyone, and they had to check the tickets one by one when they entered. The cousin's wife did the same.

Lin Yan handed the plane tickets for the five people in the eldest house to Yuan Shufen and asked her to divide them.

Seeing that there were five tickets, Yuan Shufen couldn't help but said: "Ah, Kang Kang also wants a ticket?"

She and Fang Minghua had always calculated that they would get full tickets, and Fang Jian and Fang Fang would get half tickets. Unexpectedly, Fang Kang also wanted a half ticket!

Lin Yan said: "I have to buy plane tickets when I'm pregnant. Changchang and Xiaowu both want tickets. It's just that there are no seats for them."

After she said that, she suddenly saw Fang Mingche didn't blink, and his eyes followed the family of three next to him. Moreover, he mainly looked at the little girl walking in the middle. The little girl looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, fashionable and stylish.

"Mingche, is this someone you know?"

Fang Mingche retracted his gaze and looked at Kang Kang, who was standing next to him and talking to Yan Yan about something, smiling so hard that his teeth were showing.

"Oh, she looks familiar. I must have seen it wrong!"

Oh my god! That was the nephew's wife in the previous life, the rich woman that Kang Kang hooked up with. At this age, she actually looks almost the same as she did when she became an adult. Anyway, you can tell that it's the same person! Especially her mother and she look so much like her twenty years later.

Before, I knew there was an age difference between them. But it was not as obvious as this moment! One is already in middle school, and the other has not graduated from kindergarten.

But in this life, they shouldn't be together. At this rate, Kang Kang shouldn't have to hook up with a rich woman again.

At this moment, Fang Mingche's expression was a little out of control. Everyone looked at him strangely. Who were they so shocked to see? Everyone followed his gaze and looked over. The family of three had already walked into the business class lounge. They should be flying to Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain Airport on the same plane.

In his previous life, Kang Kang was indeed assigned by vocational high school to work in an electronics factory in Guangzhou, and then he went to work as a security guard in a karaoke hall outside and met his nephew's wife.

Fang Mingche thought: It turns out that his nephew's wife's family is also a pioneer of reform and opening up, and they are already very rich at this time. This will not change, maybe we will meet in Guangzhou shopping malls in the future. Forget it, don't think about it. Just pretend that you don't know about it. Anyway, many things in this life are different.

BJ flew to Guangzhou for three hours, boarded the plane at 10:30 in the morning, and arrived at 1:30 in the afternoon.

Before boarding the plane, Fang's father said to Fang's mother and the second uncle and aunt: "It's okay, the plane takes off and lands very smoothly. Just sit down firmly. If you really don't feel comfortable, just open your mouth."

Lin Yan also passed on the experience of feeding fruit slices to children when the plane takes off to her cousin's wife.

"The eardrum of children over half a year old can withstand the pressure of high altitude. Open your mouth to offset the internal and external pressures."

The cousin's wife nodded. It was a bit worried about going out with the old and the young. Fortunately, there was the precedent of Uncle Qi and Changchang.

As expected, everyone went through the takeoff smoothly. Fang Minghua asked, "Second brother, what is that curtain covering the front?"

"It's business class. Their tickets cost two or three times more than ours. The seats are wider than ours, and the food is better than ours. The stewardess can even squat to help change shoes. They are separated to prevent us from looking unbalanced."

Fang Minghua pouted, "If they fall, everyone will fall together. They may not be able to escape unscathed?"

Yuan Shufen glared at him, "Can you say something auspicious?"

Several old people also looked at him, and Fang Minghua had to bow and beg for mercy. Then he asked again, "Second brother, have you ever sat in the special seat in the front?"

"I have sat in it when flying abroad. The flight was too long, so I couldn't sit like this. I can also recline the seat to sleep at night."

However, the main reason is that now that we are not so poor, we can be better to ourselves. Otherwise, of course, we can't buy a sleeper berth. He held his daughter and sat in a hard seat for three days and two nights.

At 11:30, the stewardess also gave him lunch.

Fang's mother also asked in a low voice: "Old man, does this cost money?"

"No need to pay extra, it's all included in the ticket. If you don't have enough, you can even ask her for another portion."

"Since everyone else only eats one portion, I'm sure it's enough for me. Besides, didn't they send other food and drinks?"

In the past, Fang's mother would never let go of any bargains. But now it's different, and her family doesn't need this bite of food.

The meals for Changchang and Xiaowu were specially prepared by the airline company in advance when they bought the tickets. Well, it's not complicated, two bowls of steamed egg custard.

Fang Mingche fed Changchang and saw that he was eating very sweetly, so he couldn't help but say, "We give you authentic country eggs at home, why don't you eat so deliciously?"

Lin Yan said, "Everything outside tastes so good." Fang

Mingfeng is more familiar with Guangzhou, and he will arrange everything after landing. Fang Mingche only needs to share two-thirds of the expenses. As

soon as they left the airport, everyone exclaimed, "It's so warm!"

and then took off their thick coats. They were all prepared, just take off the military coats and cotton-padded jackets outside.

Second aunt said, "Life is easy this winter."

Fang Mingfeng said, "So you guys come and experience it. You don't have to renovate the house and come to live in the south, and you don't want to move."

Several children were also very happy. Wearing less clothes makes it easier to move.

Even Fang Minghui couldn't help but smile, "I like winter in the south!" After

standing for two minutes, a minibus that Fang Mingfeng called came to pick people up. This is a chartered car, which is much more expensive than taking a bus. But it is much more cost-effective than taking four taxis. And you don't have to find a platform and get off the bus to go directly to the booked hotel.

The hotel is close to the beach, but it is a few miles away. Fang Mingfeng directly booked eight rooms on the second floor of the hotel.

Fang's father asked, "How much is one room?"

"Eight rooms, booked for twenty days, a total of twenty yuan a day." Fang Mingfeng knew that he wanted to compare, so he directly told the number.

Fang's father was shocked. It was more expensive than the courtyard homestay near Tiananmen Square!

Fang Mingfeng said, "The house I bought costs 700 yuan per square meter. Guangzhou is more commercialized than the capital. Many things are clearly marked with prices, so they are more expensive."

Fang's father thought about it and realized that this is the truth! The house prices here are much more expensive than those in the capital. In this comparison, the cost performance here is actually quite high.

Second uncle said, "Why didn't you find a house near the sea so that you can directly see the sea from the house?"

Fang Mingfeng said, "In a room like that, mushrooms can grow in the house. This distance is the best. If you want to see the sea, just drive back. Let's go back to the room and rest first. Let's go downstairs to eat together in the evening. I have booked a private room at a nearby seafood restaurant."

Those are all seafood purchased directly from nearby fishermen, which is much cheaper than sending them to the city.

"Okay!"

Fang Mingche smiled. Second uncle also wanted to face the sea and enjoy the spring flowers? But it was really the situation that Brother Mingfeng said. Houses by the sea are very damp. If you don't dehumidify, the appliances will break down soon.

Otherwise, why don't the rich people in Hong Kong live by the sea, but in the Mid-Levels? It's because living in the Mid-Levels only reaps its benefits and does not suffer its disadvantages. You can directly see the sea view without being damp.

The sea view villas of the rich are more than 500 meters away from the sea. It's just that there is no obstruction in front.

He and Lin Yan took Changchang to live in the same room, and Yanyan still lived with Fang Fang.

After such a flight and the ride on both sides, the old and the young were surprisingly energetic. Put down the luggage and prepare to see the sea.

When asked, they all said that it was much better than going to Beijing before. Okay, since the old and the young are going, then I have to accompany them.

Everything is arranged by Brother Mingfeng, so Fang Mingche is less worried about this trip. He plans to play in Guangzhou for three days, and then go to Shenzhen with Brother Mingfeng. At that time, the old and the young will be taken care of by his eldest brother.

When talking about this on the way, Fang Minghua was a little embarrassed.

"I don't understand what they say."

These are all local people in Guangzhou, speaking Cantonese. He really can't.

"It's okay, we are consumers, they will try to accommodate us to speak Mandarin. If it doesn't work, you can gesture. I can't speak Japanese, but I went to Japan for half a month."

Fang Minghua muttered, "Don't you think Yanyan can speak it?"

"How old was she at that time? Don't worry, we will take a look and come back the next day."

The Shenzhen-Guangzhou Expressway must not have been built yet. The 120 kilometers between the two places take three or four hours to drive because of the bad road conditions. It is impossible to go back and forth on the same day.

Lin Yan said, "Brother, my cousin and I won't go either. We will assist you. Then Mingche, are you and Brother Mingfeng going to take a long-distance bus?"

Fang Mingche looked at Fang Mingfeng, who waved his hand, "I'll borrow a car from someone. Long-distance buses are never on time. But Mingche, you'd better be mentally prepared. Although Shenzhen has become a special economic zone, it is now only slightly better than a small fishing village. From what I have heard, the Shekou Port area and Luohu near Hong Kong are slightly better. Other places may not be much better than my hometown."

Fang Mingche frowned. With such a good geographical location, it really took until the chief designer's southern tour in 1984 to start taking off?

Forget it, since I'm here, I must go and see it.

Fang Mingfeng said, "Guangzhou is better. It's already very developed. It's also the provincial capital!"

That's why he chose Guangzhou to buy a house.

We played and ate seafood on the beach that day. The next day, we took the minibus we chartered to go into the city to play, and also went to see the Donghu New Village community.

The house will be delivered this year, and it's almost capped.

Fang's father asked Fang Mingfeng, "Is this house selling well?"

Fang Mingfeng pointed and told him, "The first phase of more than 30 buildings that will be delivered this year are almost sold out."

Everyone was surprised that such an expensive house was sold out.

"The location is good, many people from Hong Kong come to buy it. For them, 700 is very cheap. Mingche, you can also look at the real estate in Hong Kong. I'm not asking you to buy it. The price has dropped sharply in the past two years. I'm saying look at the building itself. I heard that there are 50 or 60-story buildings."

Fang Mingche thought: Hong Kong's housing prices seem to be facing collapse in the next two years. It was only after the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" in 1984 that the decline turned to rise, and it rose for more than ten years, until the Asian financial crisis in 1998. And the return rate of renting is very high.

However, he probably won't have any spare money in two years. He bought the courtyard house and the old western-style building because they are non-renewable resources, and they will not lose money if used as offices and B&Bs. But the houses in Hong Kong are only for investment value.

He has been thinking about the house in Tokyo for a long time, but he hasn't bought it yet. He originally wanted to use half of the profits intercepted by the four overseas stores to buy it. But the Wang family said they don't want houses, but cash. Then he can only buy it himself after paying personal income tax after dividends. This is not so convenient.

He said: "I feel that I am getting more and more short of money, and I am afraid that I will not easily increase my plan to buy real estate."

Fang Mingfeng said: "Who told you to buy a house, and you have to buy an expensive one. People rent it first while doing business."

"Such a house will never have a chance to buy it in the future."

Two days later, Fang Mingche and Fang Mingfeng drove to Shenzhen. Others heard that the road was bad, but they couldn't bear to give up Guangzhou's delicious food and sea view, so they stayed.

Fang Mingche was getting more and more disappointed on the road. Was Shenzhen so bad in 1982? When he drove to Buji, it was really no different from his hometown. It was even worse than the county town in his hometown.

Fang Mingfeng said, "I told you, you don't believe it. You have to come and see it!"

"It will get better in a few years. Otherwise, Guangdong has Guangzhou so close, why do we have to make a circle in Shenzhen? There will definitely be policy bias!"

It was a little better in the interior, but it was limited. There is really no investment opportunity at the moment.

The land purchase had to wait until the "China First Auction" in 1987. At that time, the Constitution had not been amended, and it was just relying on the decree of the Shenzhen government. After that, the Constitution was amended to encourage commercial land to enter circulation.

Fang Mingfeng saw his expression and said, "Don't be disappointed. Aren't you going to Hong Kong with your family soon? It's a completely different world over there. Do you want to go to Luohu Port to see the border defense line tonight?"

"Forget it, I won't go. It will be troublesome if I get hurt by mistake. But we can go to Zhongying Street tomorrow morning. After lunch, we will plan to drive back to Guangzhou."

Zhongying Street, the boundary marker is in the middle of the street. Half of the street is under the jurisdiction of the mainland, and the other half is under the jurisdiction of Hong Kong. One street, two systems, and abundant supplies, it can be called a shopping paradise!

Brother Mingfeng took the opportunity to buy a lot of goods. In fact, it is quite expensive, but you can buy it directly with RMB. Fang Mingche didn't buy anything. He planned to buy it in Hong Kong. There should be a more affordable place to buy it there. So he just helped him carry things and carry goods.

Brother Mingfeng speaks Cantonese well, so there is no problem in bargaining. But it doesn't matter if he can't speak it. Fang Mingche saw many people directly took out an electronic calculator, which is relatively rare in the mainland, and pressed addition and subtraction on it.

The shopkeepers did the same, they just pressed the plus and minus buttons without saying anything. Finally, they reached an agreement and the deal was done!

The two brothers returned with a full load. When their family members heard about the wonder of "One Street, Two Systems" and the abundance of things there, they regretted not going with them.

Fang Mingche said, "There's still a chance. Let's go after the road is repaired and Shenzhen is more prosperous. One Street, Two Systems is nothing. There's also "One Village, Two Systems."

Fang's father was the first to react, "Half of the village is in Shenzhen and half is in Hong Kong?"

"Yes, it's Luofang Village. Villagers who go to Hong Kong to farm must hold a farming permit. They really work from sunrise to sunset. The People's Liberation Army in the central village and the Royal Police in Hong Kong are guarding with guns. But there's one good thing. They can buy seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers from Shenzhen, and then sell the vegetables they grow in Hong Kong. The price difference between the two sides is dozens of times."

The second uncle said, "That's great! They'll definitely get rich."

(End of this chapter)