After spending two weeks in Haicheng, Lin Yu finally returned to school with the research team.
It was August 1979, exactly one year after Lin Yu and Gu Yunze's original engagement date.
That year, Gu Yunze sent several letters, but he still didn't come back.
When I returned to school, the semester had already ended.
Professor Wang told them all to go home for the summer vacation.
Lin Yu did not return to the Lotus Brigade, but took Lin Jing to stay at Ou Manqing's house.
Song Meili had no home to return to, so she came to Beicheng during her vacation to live with them.
Lin Jing and Song Meili initially disliked the old house that Ou Manqing bought.
But now they're also discovering the benefits of owning a house.
Simply put, there are plenty of rooms.
If you buy a tenement building, can it really have that many rooms?
If there aren't enough rooms, can they come and stay during their holidays?
With this house, Ou Manqing and Li Dahui's family were finally able to settle down completely in Beicheng.
Yuanyuan has already completed a year of kindergarten nearby and will start primary school after the summer vacation.
Seeing that she was reading and writing, Lin Yu asked, "Have you found a primary school yet?"
Ou Manqing smiled and nodded, saying, "I found one. It was my dad's old comrade-in-arms who helped me."
Hearing this, Lin Yu felt relieved.
It's not easy for outsiders like them to find schools in the local area that are willing to accept them.
Fortunately, Ou Manqing is now a student at a top university and has the help of his father's connections.
The problem of enrolling the child in school was easily solved.
Lin Yu glanced at Li Dahui, wondering if he would feel inferior because of this.
But seeing him still looking at the child with that doting smile, you know he doesn't care about these things.
Li Dahui was originally an honest and upright person, but his years working in the food factory honed his eloquence and abilities.
But it did not change his nature.
His wife and children are the most important people to him; he doesn't have that much of a so-called male chauvinism.
Ou Manqing and he are a match made in heaven.
Li Dahui noticed Lin Yu looking at him, but didn't think much of it and just smiled at her.
Lin Yu shook her head. This Uncle Da Hui sometimes seemed shrewd, but other times he was still as simple-minded as ever.
Lin Yu asked him with concern, "Uncle Dahui, how's your business doing at your stall?"
Since the news of reform and opening up spread in the northern part of the city, no one has been arresting street vendors anymore.
Li Dahui has now set up a small stall as well.
He told Lin Yu that he had changed his stall several times.
"At first, we sold vegetables collected from the village, then we switched to selling popsicles, and recently we started making steamed buns to sell for breakfast."
Lin Jing and Song Meili were both extremely surprised. Li Dahui was so daring to do it and set up a stall so quickly.
They've sold everything.
Lin Yu wasn't too surprised. Li Dahui had been a salesman in the factory for so many years, selling things wasn't a problem for him.
His ability to keep trying and eventually discover that selling food was more stable and more profitable is also a testament to his skill.
There aren't many people setting up stalls now, so the competition is minimal, making selling breakfast a great option.
Moreover, making steamed buns is not a problem for someone like him who grew up in the countryside and takes care of all the housework.
The flavor of steamed buns doesn't need to be complicated. As long as they are clean, hygienic, and made with high-quality ingredients, they can be sold.
According to Li Dahui, he makes the steamed buns in the morning and brings them to the vicinity of the factory.
Many workers don't have time to eat breakfast before they go to work, so they buy it from him.
He has now developed a considerable number of regular customers.
This industry is very stable and the profits are not low.
He can earn one and a half cents for a steamed bun, and two cents for a bowl of soy milk, the cost of which is just some ordinary beans.
The fried dough sticks were bought wholesale from others; each one sold for six cents, and I could make two cents profit.
He calculated that his daily profit was two or three yuan on slow days and three or four yuan on busy days.
Lin Jing did the math and exclaimed in surprise, "Then you can earn a hundred yuan a month!"
Ou Manqing sighed and said, "It's all hard-earned money. It sounds simple to you, but he has to get up at three in the morning to make steamed buns, go out at five, and work until noon before he comes home."
“Sometimes when it’s windy and rainy, he still has to go out.”
Although he earns a lot, Ou Manqing still feels sorry for her husband.
Lin Jing initially thought this money would be easy to earn, but after hearing this, she fell silent.
Yes, there's no such thing as easy money. It's all earned through hard work.
Seeing that they were unhappy, Li Dahui scratched his head and said, "I don't think it's too hard. It's just making steamed buns and grinding some soy milk. It's not a difficult thing."
He glanced at Lin Yu and said apologetically, "I'm earning more now than before."
He used to work as a salesman and received a fixed salary of forty yuan a month, which could reach fifty yuan with bonuses.
Now I run my own stall and earn double the money.
He didn't feel it was too hard, because only by earning money could he support himself, his wife, and his children.
Moreover, Li Dahui thoroughly enjoys the process of making money in business.
He just felt very excited.
Lin Yu didn't mind what he said. After all, the food factory belonged to the collective and couldn't be paid out based on performance like a private enterprise.
Otherwise, given Li Dahui's abilities, he could have earned more than just a few dozen yuan as a salesman.
But that job was also very meaningful to Li Dahui, as he had always been dedicated to his work at the food factory.
Lin Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with him planning for himself now.
She was very interested in Li Dahui's experience in setting up a stall and asked, "Uncle Dahui, can I go with you to take a look tomorrow?"
Lin Jing and Song Meili blinked their eyes; they also wanted to go and see.
Seeing that they were acting like children, Li Dahui smiled and said, "It's possible, but can you even get up?"
These people stayed at his house for two days. Since the holiday started, they've been living like royalty, sleeping in late every day.
Are they even capable of getting up early to sell breakfast?
Lin Yu and the others retorted, "Don't underestimate us. Of course we can get up. We only sleep in because we're tired from studying."
God knows how hard they studied at school.
The students are all working hard; they dare not slack off at all.
I read books from early morning until late at night every day.
So as soon as the holiday started, they all began to sleep in.
Now that I have something I'm interested in, of course I can get up.
Seeing how much they were looking forward to it, Li Dahui had no choice but to agree.
Ou Manqing had gone with them before, but Li Dahui didn't want his wife to work so hard, so he stopped her from going.
She's on vacation now, so she can stay home and take care of her child.
So the group decided that the next morning, Lin Yu, Lin Jing, and Song Meili would go out with Li Dahui to set up a stall.
That night, Lin Jing and Lin Yu slept together, their eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Sister, the news always talks about the situation in the south. I really want to see it. It would be good to see Uncle Dahui doing business now."
She studied journalism, so naturally she was more interested in these current events.
Lin Yu smiled and said, "Then you should go to sleep quickly, so you won't be unable to get up later."
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