Yuan Fangguo was particularly excited driving the brand new Crown car. He drove at a fast speed during the hundreds of kilometers from Weishan to Yangcheng. Sometimes when he encountered a good road, he would just step on the accelerator and increase the speed to 140 miles per hour.
Most vehicles will feel a little uncomfortable when driving at a speed of 140 mph, but the Crown car does not. The car body is so stable that even if you put a glass of water on it, the water will not spill.
At noon, Yuan Fangguo drove into Yangcheng City.
He stayed in Yangcheng for another day, went to Shisanhang, and after leaving Shisanhang, went to the electronics wholesale market. After spending all the remaining 10,000 yuan, he drove back to Chengdu.
When Yuan Fangguo drove a brand new Crown back to the stationery store, Li Chunli initially thought that it was Lin Huayong who came again. But when she got up and walked out, she found out that it was Yuan Fangguo.
"Fang Guo, is this the car you bought?" Li Chunli looked at the imposing black Crown sedan with a look of great surprise. She originally thought that Yuan Fangguo would be satisfied with buying a sturdy Santana in Guangdong Province, but who would have thought that he actually bought a Crown.
"Yes, I bought it."
"At least hundreds of thousands." Li Chunli said in surprise.
Yuan Fangguo smiled and patted the car body vigorously, "Water truck."
"What's a waterwheel?"
"Smuggled."
"Cheap?"
"It's one-third cheaper. This car is 180,000 yuan."
"So expensive?" Even though Yuan Fangguo told him it was one-third cheaper, Li Chunli couldn't help but feel distressed when she heard the price. She didn't quite understand why Yuan Fangguo wanted to buy such a luxurious car. A new Santana like the one in Big Teeth's model was only over 100,000 yuan, which was completely enough for them.
"It's worth the money. We've spent 180,000 yuan now, but believe it or not, in less than half a year, the value this car creates for us can double or triple." Yuan Fangguo said with a smile.
Seeing Yuan Fangguo's confident look, Li Chunli couldn't help but feel relieved. She once again had no doubt about the weight of Yuan Fangguo's words. She felt that Yuan Fangguo was definitely capable of doing it.
"Sister Li, I'll take you for a ride another day. I have to go to Lao Er's place now." It was already half past four, and Yuan Fangguo suggested going to Damiao Town. Although Li Chunli knew that he would not have dinner at her place in the evening, she still subconsciously asked him if he wanted to come back for dinner.
Yuan Fangguo shook his head, then started the Crown car with a smile on his face.
The brand new Crown car driving on the roads of Chengdu attracted the attention of many pedestrians and even fellow drivers. In this era, those who usually drove a Crown were bosses, but considering Yuan Fangguo's age, almost everyone thought he was the boss's driver.
It takes about an hour and a half to get to Damiao Town from Bashu University by bus and shuttle bus. Now Yuan Fangguo drove there and arrived at the destination in less than 50 minutes.
Yuan Fangtai, Zhao Yong and Dafei had been waiting for a long time. He knew that his elder brother had bought a car, so he recognized it at a glance without waiting for Yuan Fangguo to roll down the window.
"Come on, get in the car." Yuan Fangguo rolled down the window and waved at them.
The three of them ran over excitedly, especially Yuan Fangtai. He looked at the new car with curiosity and couldn't help but touch the majestic car body with his hands.
"This car is nice." Yuan Fangtai said in amazement.
Zhao Yong is an experienced driver. After seeing this car, he was full of praise.
The three of them got into the car. The spacious interior made them feel quite comfortable.
Yuan Fangguo drove them around Damiao Town. Yuan Fangtai and Zhao Yong took turns driving for a few kilometers. When passing a hospital near Damiao Town, Yuan Fangguo's attention was immediately attracted.
What attracted him was not the beautiful nurse in the hospital, but the fact that the hospital was closed.
He found it unbelievable that hospitals in China could be closed.
"What's going on in the hospital?" Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but ask.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Yong was also confused.
"The hospital is closed."
"Oh," Zhao Yong said, his face suddenly enlightened. "Isn't that the employee hospital of the Hongqi Machinery Factory? The factory is on the verge of bankruptcy, and the workers can't even get paid. The hospital is only open to internal staff, so it's normal for it to close down."
Hongqi Machinery Factory is a relatively large state-owned factory in Chengdu. Like other state-owned enterprises, it has been on the decline in the past two years. The factory has tried many ways to solve the problem, and the leaders have been replaced several times. However, the operating conditions are still getting worse. After New Year's Day in 1993, the factory could not even pay the workers' wages, which caused a very bad impact on society. The workers were also very emotional, and petitioning higher authorities became a common practice.
When Yuan Fangguo was in Guangdong Province, he learned that some of the country's public hospitals, mainly township health centers, were developing in the direction of privatization. However, due to the inertia of institutional thinking over the years, very little social capital had entered this field.
Seeing that the staff hospital of Hongqi Machinery Factory was closed, a light bulb went off in his head.
What if I contract this hospital myself?
From a probabilistic analysis, his idea should be much more reliable than contracting the ticketing business for the Bashu Football Team.
Although Zhao Yong and his colleagues often visited Damiao Town, Yuan Fangguo asked them about their impression of the hospital. However, since they all went to the hospital in the regiment for medical treatment, they did not know much about this staff hospital.
Da Fei suddenly patted his head and told Yuan Fangguo that he knew a comrade whose family worked at the Hongqi Machinery Factory, and perhaps he could know something.
Yuan Fangguo clinked glasses with Dafei and handed him the task of understanding the Red Flag Factory Workers' Hospital.
Dafei patted his chest to indicate that there was no problem, then tilted his head back and drank all the beer in the glass.
Although drunk driving was not included in the criminal law in this era, for safety reasons, Yuan Fangguo did not drink much, just a bottle of beer, which Zhao Yong and others could understand.
The four of them ate and drank until roll call at eight o'clock in the evening, when Yuan Fangguo drove them back.
This time he came from Yangcheng and brought gifts to the company commander Fu Zhijun.
Zhao Yong greeted the guard at the door, and Yuan Fangguo drove the car directly into the camp.
Fu Zhijun had just returned from drinking outside. When he saw a new car driving into the camp, he hurried out.
After seeing that it was Yuan Fangguo, Fu Zhijun suddenly understood.
"Old Yuan, come and have some tea." Fu Zhijun had just brewed the aged Pu'er tea and had not had time to enjoy it. Now after seeing Yuan Fangguo, he just smiled and invited Yuan Fangguo to come into the house for tea.
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