Chapter 228 Change of Mind

Lin's father certainly doesn't want to retire early. Although he has reached the age to retire early, he will lose 20% of his retirement salary. He was willing to do so in order to give his job to Lin Yan. But now, there is no one in the family who needs to take over his job.

Lin Yan thought for a while and said, "Dad, how about taking a leave?"

She actually felt that her father didn't need to suffer any more. It's just 20% of the retirement salary, which is only a dozen yuan a month now.

Her father is over 50 years old and there will be no chance of promotion. Moreover, her father entered the factory as an apprentice at the age of 16, and his length of service is 35 years. If the family is not short of money, he can take a break. Well, go back to the factory and ask if you can retire after 35 years of service without losing the 20%.

Her mother retired early for Lin Yi. Now, apart from buying groceries and cooking, it's boring to stay at home. If her father retires, the two old people can travel together and enjoy the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland. It's a good time to go out and have some fun while there are no grandchildren yet.

Otherwise, when there are grandchildren, I will have to help Lin Yi take care of the children. I will never have any time for myself in my life.

The combined pension of the two elders can cover daily expenses. If he is willing to go out and play, she can afford it.

The key is that Lin Yi is starting to stand up. This month, Lin Yi told herself happily that he saved 50 yuan after receiving a double salary. This is the first time in history.

It's time to give him the pressure! Whether it's supporting the family or saving money for the children's education, it's all Lin Yi's responsibility.

It's enough for him not to have to earn money to rent or buy a house. Otherwise, he will never grow up. He spends all his salary every month, and goes to play cards with his co-workers when he has some time.

He now has a vision of buying a second-hand minibus in a few years to make money, and he is much more motivated. As for the fact that the money he has saved is definitely not enough, as long as he works and lives well, the insufficient part can be lent to him first. He will pay it back slowly when he makes money by driving the minibus in the future.

It's just like Ming Che agreed to lend money to his brother and sister-in-law to buy a storefront and a house. If he is self-reliant and working hard, it's worth helping him.

Of course, whether to retire early is up to her father to decide. Lin Yan now hopes that her father can take a leave to go out and play together. Looking back, the other three elderly people have more free time, and they can also think about taking a break.

Han Mei is actually happy that the two elders go out to play. It is inevitable that there will be friction when they stay at home all day. So she also actively persuaded them.

"Lin Yi and I are both adults, you can rest assured. As for meals, we will eat in our respective canteens. If Lin Yi thinks the food in the factory is not oily, he can also eat in the courtyard at night. It's just right for him to learn more English during normal times."

If the two elders are not at home, they can have dinner in the courtyard, watch an English movie and then come back. Nowadays, the audio-visual room plays original movies over and over every night. Any staff member who is free and willing to learn can go.

When Lin Yi came back from work in the afternoon and heard about this, he nodded, "Yes, let's go out and have some fun. Take advantage of the convenience of walking, anyway, my sister and brother-in-law will pay. Do you really have to work hard in the factory until you die?"

Finally, Lin's father was persuaded and agreed to take leave so that he could go earlier.

Lin Yan asked Lin Yi to ask if he could retire after 35 years of service without losing 20%. The result of Lin Yi's question was that he would only lose 10%.

The old man looked thoughtful after hearing all this.

Then a few days later, Han Mei took the four elderly people to the Exit and Entry Office to apply for passports. Then came the visas, which were also handled smoothly. Now our capital and Tokyo are sister cities with good relations.

The four of them were included in the next tour group to travel to Japan.

Lin's father asked for twelve days of personal leave. The workshop director approved it without hesitation, which made him feel a little disappointed. When he was young, he was a technical backbone and could not take a day off.

Lin's mother said, "Don't think about it. The organization asked you to train so many apprentices, and now they are all masters. If you always refuse to give up your position, it will be difficult for them to be promoted."

Nowadays, seniority is still more important. If there is no special, outstanding skill, there is no reason for the apprentice to join the master's team.

By mid-November, the four old people were together.

Fang Mingche and Lin Yan went back to school to take midterm exams during this period, so Lin Yi and Fang Minghua drove to see them off.

On the way back, Fang Minghua asked, "Brother Lin Yi, you drive quite steadily."

He thought at first that Lin Yi's driving might not be very reliable. But with four old people, it was very stable.

Lin Yi said, "Brother Fang, you must drive steadily. I am in the car myself, and my life is at stake."

"That's right." Yuan Shufen

urged Fang Minghua to learn to drive a few days ago. Such a good condition, don't waste it. Seeing that his own father likes to drive, Fang Minghua was still tempted.

Before, he thought that since his brother wouldn't let him join the travel agency, it would be useless to learn. However, it is always good to have many skills. He can not drive normally, but he must be completely incompetent. Otherwise, when he suddenly needs to use driving skills, he will be at a loss.

Yuan Shufen also said: "You should study hard and teach me when you have learned it. Mingche told me the other day that maybe in the future our country's car factories will be able to produce cars in large quantities, and cars will be cheaper. Maybe it will become a means of transportation like bicycles."

Although Fang Minghua did not believe this, he still went to watch the people from the travel agency practicing in the playground of a nearby elementary school when he had nothing to do in the afternoon.

He is the boss's brother, and if he wants to learn, he must teach others with all his heart. When the four old people came back at the end of the month, he could already drive by himself.

Father Fang looked at it and said, "You are driving too slowly. If you drive on the main road like this, people will honk at you to hurry you up."

"Let me practice first."

Father Fang said, "There is also theory, and traffic rules must be memorized."

Fang Minghua said, "I know. The little ones are waiting for the gifts that grandpa and grandma bring them, and they want to tell them about what they have seen and heard. You go and do your work!"

Let them go at their own pace, and don't point fingers.

Except Yanyan, the other four grandchildren have never been to Japan. Naturally, they are very fond of the things they bring back, and they also want to see the photos they took.

This time, they brought the latest camera bought by Fang Mingche.

Father Fang talked to them, and when he heard that Fang Mingche was coming, he said, "Let your grandmother talk to you."

He has something to do with his youngest son.

The only two grandchildren of Lin's father and mother are here. And today is Sunday, so the son and daughter-in-law are also working here. Naturally, they are not in a hurry to go home.

Fang's father invited them to have dinner, or they can stay here. There are always vacant guest rooms when it is not the peak season.

There is a shower here, and hot water comes out. I have to boil water myself when I go back, or I have to go to the big bathhouse. I don't have the energy to go to the big bathhouse after the plane. So I went to a guest room in the side yard to wash off the dust on the way.

Fang Fang and the others saw that they also asked grandma to rest first, and they opened the gifts and candies they brought back by themselves.

When they arrived in Tokyo, Fang Mingche and Lin Yan asked the employees to give each of the four elderly people some yen, so that they could go out and spend freely. They also asked someone to explain to them that travel agencies and specialty stores are earning yen. There is income every day, so there is no need to deliberately save money.

At that time, Lin's mother said: "I saw them spend tens of thousands of yen in TV dramas."

Fang's mother said: "I saw it too, their money is worthless."

After all, they came from that era and experienced the 1960s. After entering the mall, even though there were so many products, they were still quite cautious about spending.

But thinking that travel agencies and specialty stores were earning yen every day, if they really saw something that caught their attention, they would still buy some.

Seeing the children happily opening toys and candies, Fang's mother also went to rest happily. Only Fang's father was left waiting at the counter.

Fang Mingche still had more than a month to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Naturally, he heard that his parents and parents-in-law were back, so he was willing to come and take a look.

He really felt that the pressure this time was greater than the college entrance examination! He also brought a stack of newspapers that he had memorized, and he was going to replace the most recent stack and take it back after dinner.

When he came in and saw a few children opening gifts, he casually asked, "Grandpa and grandma, are you resting?"

Yanyan looked up, "Dad, grandpa seems to be waiting for you."

Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows. What important things did the old man have to wait to tell him? Looking

again, his eldest brother was back. His own parents had just returned from two weeks away, and Fang Minghua must have quickly let go of the steering wheel and returned. But he went to the toilet and came back later than the old man. Fang's father heard that he was practicing driving, so he went over to see him.

"Brother, do you know what the old man wants to see me about?"

Fang Minghua spread his hands, "How can I know. But aren't you going to take the exam soon? Didn't he say that everything will be settled after you pass the exam?"

His old man believed in "everything is inferior, only reading is superior". From childhood to adulthood, the second child has always enjoyed preferential treatment because he can read. So when the second child quit his job and was beaten, he was a little gloating at first.

However, the facts seem to prove that in the new era, those who can read are better off than those who can't. So now Fang Jian can study hard, he is also very relieved.

The two brothers went in, and Fang's father said directly: "I want to buy a house!"

The two brothers looked at each other, and Fang Minghua thought to himself: I haven't found a suitable storefront nearby when I said I wanted to buy one. The old man usually lives in the main house in the small side courtyard of the second child, and he has an exclusive room in the big courtyard. What's the point of buying a house?

I haven't seen him get along badly with any of his neighbors? Although some people in that compound are inevitably calculating, none of them are evil.

Fang Mingche thought for a while and said, "Dad, how are you going to buy it?"

Buying a house is good. It won't be a loss to buy a courtyard house near Tiananmen Square in Old BJ now. At present, a regular courtyard house with an area of ​​400 square meters is still priced at about 30,000 yuan when Qiu Yin bought it in the middle of the year. It may have fluctuated a little bit, just over 30,000 yuan.

Fang's father said, "I'm making just over 300 yuan a month now, and the money I can take out at one time is not much. But I don't want to buy a room and a half in the compound like Han Ping and his friends did."

He can take out the money for buying a room and a half at one time. After all, he came here in May last year, and then he started to visit the homestays in the courtyard. At the beginning, it was also 100 yuan a month. And the food, clothing, housing and transportation are basically covered by the youngest son.

But he went to see the room that Han Ping and his friends bought next door and next door, and he didn't like it. In the past, everyone in the countryside lived in a small courtyard and lived in a spacious place. In the past year, I have lived in a small side courtyard and a courtyard here, which is much more comfortable than that.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay, the housing price is low now, you can buy it if you want."

Well, after a trip to Japan, the idea of ​​buying a house has completely changed.

Fang's father said, "I plan to take out 3,000 yuan myself, and if there is not enough, you can pay it for me privately first. Then, just like the Japanese mortgage, it will be deducted from the income every month." When

he went to Japan, he saw that the Japanese were very active in buying houses. One by one, they took out loans to buy houses. Moreover, their housing prices have risen very fast in the past two years! He didn't believe that China would not be able to rise faster than Japan after its development.

They have more than one billion people, and how many people want to move to the city!

If he buys like this, one set will cost 30,000, and the youngest son will pay 27,000. Then he can pay off the principal in nine years. As for the interest, it will be calculated according to the bank interest. There will be no problem for him to live another 20 years.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay!"

But when he heard his father claim that he could live another 20 years, he suddenly remembered that this day in his previous life seemed to be approaching. But at this time in his previous life, the old man was not in good condition. There is no comparison with now.

He was full of energy and was ready to work in the B&B for another 20 years!

Now he organizes a physical examination for employees every six months, and takes his parents with him. In addition, he invites Mr. Wang's health doctor to check the pulse of the two elders every month. This prevents the same thing as in the previous life, where he got a serious illness but delayed it because it was not serious.

As for the money, he doesn't care much about 30,000 now, and it's okay if he doesn't pay it back. If he pays it back, the old man can leave it to the eldest son. When

Lin's father heard that his son-in-law was coming, he took a bath, changed his clothes and came out. He was very stimulated when he saw how developed the industry of the little Japanese was in the past. Knowing that his son-in-law was more knowledgeable, he wanted to come out and talk to him.

As a result, he heard from his in-laws that they wanted to buy a house. They did see the craze of Japanese people buying houses this time. But it had nothing to do with him, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He lived in a house allocated by the factory, and lived better than many people. However, he liked the single-family house bought by his daughter and son-in-law.

He didn't expect that his in-laws would come to Tokyo to see the opening of a house, and then go to the sales office with an interpreter to understand the situation, and then come back to think of buying a house.

But with an income of 300+ a month, he has the confidence to do so.

Father Fang said what he wanted to say and went back to his room to rest. But today I am here to talk about it. It is not so easy to buy a courtyard house like Qiu Yin's.

Normal households, such as Mr. Gu, would never think of selling their ancestral home. Teacher Qiu and Grandma Qiu also asked around before buying it.

(End of this chapter)