Chapter 89
In just one Spring Festival, thanks to the new packaging of the "New Year's Gift Pack", the Fourth Food Factory's originally unsaleable goods were sold out by almost all.
Adding the sales of New Year candy, the net cash flow for the Spring Festival came out, and Tong Tong was almost not crazy with joy.
After hearing the report from the factory, Tong Tong immediately rode her bicycle straight to the banyan tree and rushed to find Chen Lanjun to report the good news.
Without even having time to lock his bicycle, he leaned it against the yard and immediately went upstairs.
Zheng Mei, who was watching Xixi playing in the yard, saw her like this and said with a smile, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"I have something to talk to Sister Lan about. Is she upstairs?" Tong Tong said happily.
"Yes, I'm drinking tea upstairs with my elder sister."
Tong Tong went upstairs and knocked on the door with a smile: "Sister Lan, the Spring Festival sales are out!"
"Okay." Chen Lanjun looked up and smiled, then continued to serve tea.
"It's just right that you're here. You can have a cup of the black tea my sister brought."
Seeing her so calm, Tong Tong also secretly told herself to be more "calm". She took the teacup and took a sip: "It feels like it should be more fragrant."
Seeing Tong Tong come in so happily, Chen Fengjun knew that something was wrong, so she stood up and said with a smile, "I'll go get some refreshments."
Then leave the place for them.
Tong Tong put down the teacup and leaned towards Chen Lanjun, unable to suppress her smile: "Sister Lan, the sales during the Spring Festival holiday are 100,000! 100,000! This is equivalent to the sales of the previous half year!"
Chen Lanjun nodded: "I see, it's okay."
She reminded them: "Don't forget to pay the workers for their overtime work these days."
After thinking for a while, he said, "Tomorrow the factory cafeteria will add another dish and prepare some good roast meat."
“Yeah, got it.”
When Tong Tong left, she was still feeling emotional, saying that she was worthy of being Sister Lan, she could handle a hundred thousand dollars with such ease. Well, she needed to practice more.
After Tong Tong left and Chen Lanjun was the only one left, she slapped the table and cheered silently.
Although this turnover is nothing for a large factory, for the Fourth Food Factory, which usually had a monthly sales of only 7,000, 100,000 is simply a small miracle.
With such a good start, the annual target of 200,000 should not be difficult to achieve.
As for her personally...
The sum of the advance payment and this time's dividend is at least 40,000.
Chen Lanjun couldn't help but stand up and walked around the room twice.
I have to eat something good tonight!
…
The Spring Festival passed in a flash, and after the Lantern Festival, Zheng Mei, Chen Fengjun and others began to pack their luggage, some going north, some going south.
Chen Fengjun took Qianqian and Zhao Hong on the train to Pengcheng.
Zheng Mei and Chen Zhisheng originally wanted to stay with Chen Lanjun for a few more days, but the street staff came to their house and reminded them tactfully that it would be better to go back early.
Shen Mudan also worked in the street, and she directly read the copied official document:
"Strictly control the influx of rural labor into cities and control the conversion of agricultural population into non-agricultural population."
She sighed, "It was just announced that each jurisdiction needs to count its population, and it's not good for rural residents to stay for long."
Zheng Mei, Chen Zhisheng and Xiaomei all have rural household registration.
Chen Lanjun frowned and said, "Why, why is it so sudden..."
"It's okay. We've been here for a long time anyway." Zheng Mei interrupted her. "It just so happens that I want to eat spicy food, but there's not much chili here."
Therefore, their train tickets were delayed by only one day, and they had one more meal with Chen Lanjun.
At night, Zheng Mei called Chen Lanjun to the room alone and took out an envelope.
"Mom, this is..."
"It's a red envelope. We saved this year and divided it into three parts. This is yours."
Chen Lanjun took a look at the thickness of the envelope. How could a red envelope be that thick? If we calculate based on the current largest denomination of ten yuan, the thickness of the envelope would be at least one thousand yuan.
"I have no shortage of money."
"Two different things. This is what your father and I wanted."
Zheng Mei patted the bed and said, "Come here."
Chen Lanjun sat down next to her and naturally leaned her face on her arm.
Zheng Mei said: "You are studying in university here now, and your household registration has been transferred to the school, so you have a town household registration. You should also be assigned a job here in the future."
"That may not be the case. What if..."
"There's no such thing as a contingency," Zheng Mei glared at her. "Don't get mad. Even if you make money from business, there will be times when you lose money. You can't refuse to be assigned work. At least you have to have a unit, even if it's a little more free time."
Chen Lanjun hummed twice, neither objecting nor agreeing.
Zheng Mei continued, "It was your father who reminded me of this. Or, you can buy a house here. I heard that they are piloting real estate transactions here."
"How did you know you could buy a house?"
Facing her daughter's surprised look, Zheng Mei raised her chin: "Of course, you are not at home all day, how could you notice it? I, your mother, am also very capable."
She found out when she was greeting her neighbors during the New Year.
After all, my daughter rents a house in this area. As the saying goes, "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor", so I still have to maintain a good relationship with my neighbors.
Taking advantage of the Spring Festival, Zheng Mei and Chen Zhisheng brought gifts and visited the neighbors on the street one by one, asking them to take good care of Chen Lanjun.
It just so happened that one of my neighbors worked at the Housing Authority and heard the news.
Zheng Mei said to Chen Lanjun very seriously: "I know you have some savings. With these, you can see if you can buy a house. Only when you have your own roof over your head can you feel settled in a place."
She smiled and looked at her daughter: "Besides, even if you get married in the future, people won't look down on you for being from the countryside."
That smile was a little bit ambiguous and hid a little bit of worry.
Chen Lanjun sat up straight at once: "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
"My neighbor told me that there's a handsome guy who often comes to see you. He looks like he comes from a well-off family."
“…”
Chen Lanjun was speechless for a moment. Well, she did underestimate the gossipy hearts of her neighbors.
"Not even a hint of it!"
"Okay, okay," Zheng Mei said with a smile, "When you feel it's ready, tell us. We just hope to be able to prepare more thoroughly for you and let others know that you are the apple of your parents' eyes and no one can bully you."
Chen Lanjun reached out and put her arm around her neck: "Don't worry, no one can bully me."
A certain person's face flashed through her mind. Chen Lanjun curled her lips and added, "I have always been the one bullying others."
But her parents' words did remind her of something.
In 1981, the first batch of pilot commercial housing was almost completed.
After school started, Chen Lanjun took some time to inquire about the house.
After receiving sporadic news, by early summer she had a general idea of the current situation.
Both Suicheng and Pengcheng are pilot areas for commercial housing reform. After some investigation, Chen Lanjun prefers to buy a house in Pengcheng.
The housing prices on both sides are not much different, and those in Pengcheng City are even a little more expensive, at one thousand yuan per square meter. But there is one advantage, which is that one house can be used to register three households.
If she could buy a house, her parents and younger sister could transfer their household registration from the countryside to the city. They wouldn't have to worry about being driven away when they came to visit, and could stay as long as they wanted. This would be especially beneficial for her younger sister, as the educational resources in the city were definitely much better than those in the towns.
There was just one problem: a 60-square-meter house cost 60,000 yuan. Mortgage business had not yet appeared, so I had to pay in full.
All the savings Chen Lanjun had... were only 50,000.
Sure enough, buying a house is never easy.
If she took out the dividends from the instant noodle factory, she could get enough money to buy a house, but then she would have no usable funds.
In this rare era when GDP growth can outpace housing price growth, this is not a wise choice.
Facing the afternoon sunshine, Chen Lanjun was thinking quietly.
The postman's voice broke the silence: "Is this Miss Chen's house? There's a letter for you."
It is a letter from Shao Qinghe.
Just like the previous two letters, I greeted her and told her about her recent situation.
"… Because my father is ill, I can't leave for the time being. I often go for a walk by Victoria Harbour at night, watching the bright moon with the sound of the waves, but I feel like something is missing. It would be great if you were here. But when I think that the same moonlight is shining on you, I feel a little relieved."
After reading the letter, she folded it and walked to the window.
The sunlight is gentle even though the moon has not yet come out.
If my sister can get a pass, then it would be a nice idea to go to Hong Kong during the summer vacation.
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