Although Wang Aifang tried her best to stop the two from being together, Lin Yumei still secretly stayed with Yuan Fangguo. She did not find anything unusual about Yuan Fangguo or that he was hiding anything from her, and she did not see that girl named Song Yiting was "harassing" her boyfriend.
Many times, Lin Yumei wanted to say something but stopped herself, but her inner restraint still suppressed her curiosity.
Wang Aifang was very angry when she learned that her daughter was not convinced by her words. However, at the moment, she seemed to have no other good solution except being angry.
Limiting her daughter's time outside has become her best solution at the moment.
Although Lin Yumei's personal free time is restricted by her mother, she still feels happy because she can meet her boyfriend from time to time.
Finally, in late November, Lin Yumei got the opportunity to go on a business trip to the capital. When she told her boyfriend the good news, Yuan Fangguo seemed particularly happy. He didn't have much to do at the moment, and he could take this opportunity to go to the North China region to check the situation.
He immediately informed his girlfriend of his recent travel arrangements over the phone. When Lin Yumei heard that her boyfriend had time to accompany her, she seemed particularly happy and didn't even notice the dull pain during her period.
The two flew directly from Chengdu to the capital on Thursday afternoon.
Before leaving, Yuan Fangguo called Gao Dapeng and made an appointment to have dinner together the next day.
When Gao Dapeng heard that it was Yuan Fangguo who came, he was also very surprised. After hanging up the phone happily, he quickly told the news to Yang Xuexiu.
Yang Xuexiu, however, became a little depressed. She had been worried about her house recently.
When she first arrived, Yang Xuexiu lived in the dormitory building provided by the unit. There were four girls in one room, with no bathroom and bunk beds. It wasn't very convenient, but at least there was a place to stay.
In less than half a year, two of the four girls in the dormitory moved out, leaving only her and another girl living there.
At the beginning of this month, the District Construction Bureau conducted an appraisal of the dormitory building where they lived. The appraisal result showed that it was a dangerous building and unsuitable for living. After receiving the notice of rectification within a time limit issued by the Construction Bureau, the unit immediately announced the rectification time. Before next Sunday, all the dormitory buildings where she lived would be moved out.
The prices in the capital are extremely high. When they first arrived, Yang Xuexiu and Gao Dapeng each earned only a few thousand yuan. In this capital with an average house price of about 500 yuan, they didn't know how long they would have to wait to buy a house.
Although there are affordable housing or public rental housing in ministries and commissions, given their status as ordinary clerks, they have to wait at least ten years, and the prerequisite is that they can become cadres at the deputy director level. Otherwise, they will not be able to get housing.
"Let's have dinner with them tonight. We still have to find a house to stay at the weekend." Since his old classmate had come, Yang Xuexiu couldn't refuse, so he said after thinking about it.
"Why don't we rent a house?" Gao Dapeng said gritting his teeth.
"There's nothing suitable. My roommate has gone to live with her relatives." Yang Xuexiu also wanted to rent a house, but the monthly rent in the surrounding area is 3,400 yuan. If she had to pay it alone, she would not be able to afford it. Moreover, she has to mail 400 yuan to her family every month, and her younger brothers and sisters are relying on her salary to go to school.
Gao Dapeng's situation is not much better. His younger brothers and sisters are also of school age and need his monthly remittances. In order to support his schooling, his family not only emptied their savings, but also borrowed a lot of money from relatives and neighbors.
"Or I can move out and live with you. I have to pay 50 yuan in rent every month anyway." Gao Dapeng said after thinking about it.
"No, don't move out. We haven't gotten married yet. If our company finds out, our future will be ruined." Yang Xuexiu shook his head like a rattle.
"We are not in the same unit, so who would know?" Gao Dapeng boldly encouraged his girlfriend.
Yang Xuexiu shook his head again like a rattle. "No, there's no such thing as a wall that's impenetrable. We can't joke about our future. We've finally made it to the capital, and if we're accused of illegal cohabitation, not only will we lose our job, but we'll also lose our dignity."
Seeing that Yang Xuexiu refused to agree, Gao Dapeng had no choice but to nod perfunctorily, and sighed heavily in his heart.
Both of them hung up the phone with a depressed look on their faces. Gao Dapeng picked up the morning paper on the table and looked at the transaction information of second-hand houses. Seeing that the second-hand houses were priced at three or four hundred thousand, he was so scared that he quickly crumpled the newspaper into a ball and threw it into the trash can.
Gao Dapeng had just thrown the newspaper into the trash can when the office director suddenly walked in with a cup of tea in hand, looking cheerful. "Xiao Gao, our office is going to climb Qianhe Mountain this weekend. Each person will pay 50 yuan."
Gao Dapeng was very resistant to the frequent activities in the office, but he had no other choice except to resist, because his girlfriend told him that he must never be isolated by the people in the office. Once isolated, no matter how capable you are, you will not be able to break through the various barriers created for you by those people.
But this time he had a reason to refuse, "Director, my college classmate is coming tomorrow, and I want to spend some time with him this weekend."
"Hey, Dapeng, is it a female classmate or a male classmate?" asked another colleague in the office who graduated three years earlier than Gao Dapeng.
After years of working in the office, this colleague has become a veteran.
"A male classmate, a good friend in the university dormitory." Gao Dapeng said honestly.
"A male classmate can just accompany him for one day. How about this, you accompany him on Saturday, and we'll go to Qianhe Mountain on Sunday."
The office director also said, "Yes, this arrangement will satisfy both parties. Besides, you will be with him for two days of the weekend. What if he has to work overtime in the office? Don't you think it's right?"
Seeing that these guys were full of interest in visiting Qianhe Mountain, Gao Dapeng could only nod honestly.
"I'll buy some more charcoal, and we'll go to the top of the mountain and have a barbecue."
"Why buy so much? Isn't that a waste?" the office director said. "Besides, the way up the mountain is not easy to walk on. Why bring so much?"
The young colleague chuckled and nodded at Gao Dapeng who was concentrating on writing materials.
The office director laughed, nodded, and continued to wander around with the teacup in hand.
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