Chapter 139 Anxious Heart
As for the Lin family, Lin's mother came to take care of her pregnant daughter, and the cooking work was assigned to her daughter-in-law Han Mei. Han Mei is now trying to perform well, buying groceries and cooking every day.
She now knows how important the credit opportunity given by Lin Yan is. More importantly, Fang Mingche's travel agency has a reserve position for an English tour guide. If she wants to live a good life, she must rely on her sister and brother-in-law from her husband's family, and she must please her parents-in-law. She will never let down her chain at this time.
Lin's father directly gave all the food expenses to his son and asked him to arrange it as appropriate. If he can't eat until the end of the month, he will make trouble for Lin Yi.
Lin Yi only gave Han Mei one day's food money, and no more. To avoid being robbed again!
"My mother said that English tour guides in travel agencies make a lot of money, and they earn several times more than me in a month. If you let your family rob you again, you will definitely never have a chance."
There is still a glimmer of hope if she performs well now.
Han Mei nodded, "I know the seriousness of the matter. Besides, my mom and the others know it too. They dare not treat me the same way as before."
She used to make a small income by covering for other people and working as a temporary worker. All of it was taken away. This time, she must not let her family take away all her money again. Just as Lin Yi said, if it happens again, she will never have the chance to work as a tour guide in a travel agency. She won't even have the chance to buy eggs on credit.
By the end of December, the younger brother of the Han family came to ask for money. They learned their lesson this time and did not dare to take all the money from Han Mei at the hospital gate. She still had to let her continue the egg business, so that it would last for a long time.
Han Mei only gave a little over three yuan, "plus the six yuan before, that's ten yuan for January."
"Big sister, why are you so fussy now?"
Han Mei said, "If I don't care about it with my family like before, I won't have any chance in the future. That's all, you either take it or don't." With interests at stake, it was rare for her to be tough with her family.
No matter how arrogant Han Xiaodi was, he couldn't act arrogantly in the slum where the Lin family lived. After he went out, he waited to see if the big sister would secretly give more in private. But no!
Han Mei had just resumed selling eggs and really didn't make much money. The three yuan was all she could take out. Even if there was more, it must have been kept by Lin Yi. Besides, there was not much left!
Moreover, during this period of time, there was another person selling eggs at the hospital. I don't know where he got the goods, but the selling price was the same as hers. This took away a lot of her business!
Christmas Eve came in a blink of an eye, and there were corresponding celebrations in Capital Hotel, Friendship Hotel and other places.
Lingzi was extremely envious when she heard the waiter she often contacted mention it on the phone. It's a pity that those places are not like other places, and you can't let acquaintances take you in. Otherwise, she can go in and meet a foreigner and practice speaking.
Fang Mingche heard her talking about this with the tour guide Ning Anan, and said casually: "If you want to practice speaking, go to the university English corner."
Lingzi said: "Then I want to go abroad in the future, what's the point of meeting college students?"
Fang Mingche thought to himself: Good guy, there is a chance to go abroad, and college students don't even look down on it?
However, because Lingzi has overseas connections, there are indeed many young people who want to date her. Those with poor conditions dare not participate in the competition. Such pursuit may make Lingzi a little arrogant.
But the same thing, as long as Lingzi is competent while she is on the job. If the travel agency doesn't have the money to install a phone when she goes abroad, it will pay for her parents to rent it.
However, judging from the way their family spends money, her overseas connections may not be very close and the money is not too much. After all, his family earns at least one or two hundred yuan a month just for a phone. But when it comes to spending money, they are still very careful. Did they plan to send the child away and save the money?
There was a sound of a car, and everyone looked up. It was Wang Dexian who drove the jeep. He brought a small military coat for Lin Yan. This coat is more solid than any winter coat!
Lin Yan mentioned that she wore Fang Mingche's coat to get up at night. It was warm, but it was very long. She had to hold it with her hands to prevent the hem from sweeping the floor.
Soldiers will be issued new military uniforms after a certain number of years. Wang Dexian asked his third cousin for it.
He had the confidence to ask for it because the travel agency's income was growing steadily. Even if there was no dividend for the time being, it couldn't be avoided. He showed the account book to the old man and the third brother. They all knew how much money the travel agency could make for the Wang family.
So, his third cousin agreed very readily. He changed it to the smallest size, so that it could be worn by a taller woman like Lin Yan.
In addition, two sets of women's military uniforms were also given as gifts. People in this era are proud to be soldiers. If you can't be a soldier, it's also very honorable to wear a military uniform.
Lin Yan was naturally very happy to see it. She kept the military coat for herself. As for the military uniform, she kept one set and gave the other to Xiao Xie. Xiao Xie is the wife of the financial manager and also a member of the travel agency. She is also helping Fang Mingche to win people's hearts.
Besides, who else should he give it to if not Xiao Xie? Give it to Sister Qiu, but Lingzi's qualifications are not less than hers. And Ning Anan, although she came later, she is also an English tour guide. She is also an indispensable person in the travel agency. It's
not the lack of money that is worrying, but the inequality. Just give it to Xiao Xie, a family member. Gao Xiang is in charge of the accounts, and he is also a senior executive in the travel agency. And Xiao Xie is also his friend.
However, now it is really a makeshift team. Although Fang Mingche has given everyone high positions, such as office director and financial manager. But Lingzi is a commander without troops, and Gao Xiang has only Lin Yan as a cashier. Moreover, can he order Lin Yan, the boss lady and pregnant woman, around?
Sister Qiu, Lingzi, Ning Anan and others thought that Xiao Xie had to take the blame. Although they felt a little regretful that it didn't fall on them, it was okay as long as it didn't fall on the other two.
Wang Dexian asked Fang Mingche, "It's Christmas Eve tonight, shall we celebrate? We are also a foreign-related unit."
Fang Mingche looked at everyone in the small side courtyard. Two days ago, Grandpa Gu and Gu Zhiguang had moved to the main house next door, and the small side courtyard now completely belonged to their family. So at this moment, everyone from the travel agency is here.
My goodness, everyone is so foreign-styled, and they want to celebrate foreign festivals. But since everyone wants to celebrate this foreign festival, they can't ignore everyone's wishes.
Fang Mingche said, "Let's have dinner together tonight, and the meal standard will be doubled. And let's invite everyone to watch a movie."
Lingzi said, "It would be great if there were foreign movies to watch."
Fang Mingche said, "Our department does have Hollywood movie reels from the 1930s, in English. How about this, if there is spare money in the account during the New Year, let's buy a film camera. Then I'll go to the department leader and borrow it to show everyone."
Everyone was a little tempted. Teacher Qiu told everyone that it would be great if they could watch more movies with original soundtracks.
Fang Mingche saw that everyone was very interested, "Why don't we just buy some English classics first. If there are translated versions, then buy both the English and Chinese versions. Lingzi, go to the Finance Department and ask for 300 yuan to do this. I'll make a list of books for you, and you can take it to Xinhua Bookstore to buy them. When you have free time in the future, you can read foreign novels first and learn more about their customs and culture." The
publication and translation of English novels should have been resumed now. He did what he said, took out a pen from his chest pocket and started to make a list of books. This can also be regarded as the spiritual civilization construction of the travel agency. It is indeed better for foreign-related units to know more about the outside world.
Just reading the newspapers and magazines he subscribes to is inevitably a bit boring. Reading novels and then watching Hollywood movies should be helpful. Those classic masterpieces have been filmed in the past few decades.
Wang Dexian and Gao Xiang stood by and watched him make a list of books: "Gone with the Wind", "Wuthering Heights", "Jane Eyre", "Pride and Prejudice".
Gao Xiang said, "Are these all novels?"
"Yes, classics that have been passed down for the past one or two hundred years. Just like our four great classics, they are all well-known works that have gone through many tests. Moreover, Hollywood has made movies about them."
Teacher Qiu was also beside him. After listening to Gao Xiang read the names of the novels, he said, "Xiao Fang, you are really suitable for learning English."
He had also privately given Fang Mingche advice in this regard before, but the travel agency was still poor at the time. Once the 9,000 car rental fee was paid, it was stretched to the limit. So he didn't make a list of books. Now seeing Fang Mingche so professional, he couldn't help but nod secretly.
Fang Mingche said, "Teacher Qiu, English will definitely be more and more valued in the future. Everyone should lay a solid foundation. Even if you don't work in the travel agency in the future, the English you learn will come in handy."
As he was talking, someone came to the door. Fang Mingche saw that it was Wei You, the son of Uncle Wei, an old friend of his father-in-law. Previously, his father-in-law wanted to arrange for him to live in someone else's house to review.
Wei You came to see Lin Yan after work, carrying nutritional supplements. He actually took the college entrance examination three times before, but unfortunately he didn't make the list. He has been working as a temporary worker in the factory since August.
It's said that Fang Mingche opened a travel agency, and the business is pretty good. There are two cars! He thought about coming to see if there is any opportunity.
Fang Mingche stood up, "Little Wei is here, come in and sit. Mom, Yan, Wei You is here."
He immediately thought of Wei You's purpose. This young man also graduated from high school and is a good person. He can be trained, anyway, now is the time to use people. Moreover, this way he will have one more person on the trip.
Lin's mother and Lin Yan went into the house, and when they heard Fang Mingche calling, they came out.
Lin Yan greeted him with a smile, "You came just like that, what else do you want to buy?"
Wei You said, "Aren't you pregnant, and Yan Yan is here, how can you come empty-handed?"
He just didn't expect that there were so many people in Lin Yan's house at this time.
Lin Yan explained, "We provide dinner here. We are going to the movies for the holiday today. You can come with us later!"
Wei You was confused. Holiday? What holiday?
Lin's mother said, "Western holiday."
She and Yanyan naturally went to dinner and the movies together. The cost of their meal was recorded in the account, and was paid by Fang Mingche and Lin Yan. Yanyan's meal was half the size of an adult.
Lin's mother lived here for a few days, and she really lived a good life. And she didn't have much housework to do, and she ate all three meals out. She mainly followed her daughter to and from school, and stewed some supplements for her. After dinner, she weighed the dishes for people and watched them order eggs. The main thing was to be a companion! Well, since she moved here, she must finish taking care of the confinement before going back.
Tonight is a holiday, and Teacher Gao and Lingzi also went together. Wang Dexian didn't go back to his mother's place, and went to Boss Cui's place for dinner together.
Lin Yan also called his sister. Her mother and Wei You were both going, so they definitely couldn't let Lao Wang's family gossip about it.
Wei You followed them, and on the way he whispered to Lin Yan about his purpose.
"Your brother-in-law has already said that if you want to come, just come directly. It's just a temporary position in the factory, are you willing to give it up?"
"Temporary workers only make 15 yuan a month! I really can't survive."
"Okay, then you can come after you settle the personnel relationship there. Well, just start working after New Year's Day, so that the finance department can calculate your salary."
"Thank you, sister Yan, and thank you, brother-in-law."
"You're welcome, we're one family. The key is that you are a down-to-earth and hard-working person, I know that. Are you still planning to take the college entrance examination for the fourth time?"
Wei You hesitated a little. It was still a bit discouraging to fail three times in a row. But in the end he nodded, "Well, I want to try again."
"Then study English well, it will be counted as 30% of the total score next year. If you are good at English, you can raise the total score."
The dinner quota was doubled tonight, and Lingzi jumped to tell Boss Cui.
Boss Cui nodded, "Okay, I'll prepare a table of delicious food for you personally."
What kind of foreign festival is this? Christmas Eve, I don't know what it is. Forget it, just take care of your own business.
While they were still eating, Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan came back on a tricycle with vegetables. They saw Fang Mingche's message on the blackboard, asking them to weigh the vegetables to the next customer and then go to the movies together.
Fang Mingche didn't leave anyone to watch the house. He opened a safe at the bank and put the most valuable foreign exchange and Maotai for the army in the safe. The foreign exchange was placed in a box, and the bank staff would not open it to see what was inside.
Moreover, this matter was not hidden, and everyone knew that his family's valuables had been deposited in the bank. This prevented people from coming to steal.
Geng Shan said: "Watch a movie, what movie?"
"I don't know, it should be a benefit of the travel agency." This kind of benefit usually invites them both.
Soon, the people who came to pick up the vegetables and eggs came. They settled the payment and recorded the account.
After dinner, Han Mei asked Lin Yi to wash the dishes. He also rode over on his bicycle, "Brother Liu, Brother Geng, my sister and brother-in-law are not here?"
"Oh, they haven't come back from dinner yet."
When she squatted down to pick up the eggs, she heard the sound of laughter outside.
She said, "Why is it so lively?"
Liu Qingfeng said, "We're going to see a movie later. If you want to see one, just tell your sister." They had already wiped off the message on the blackboard.
Han Mei calculated the time and realized that it would be a bit late to go home.
"You guys have such a group activity?"
Liu Qingfeng said, "This is the first time, after all, the scrap yard and travel agency have not been open for long."
Han Mei went out to say hello to her mother-in-law and elder sister-in-law, and then touched Yanyan's head.
Lin Yan called her, "Let's go to the movies together?"
Han Mei shook her head, "No, it will be quite late after the movie. Mom, sister, brother-in-law, I'm going home first."
Lin Yi came over, and the two of them went to the movies together, and then went back together. She looked at the people in the travel agency, all smiling, and still talking about Boss Cui's specialty. They also said that the meal standard was doubled, which was really good!
She couldn't help but feel a little envious. Except for not being able to get a room and reimbursement of medical expenses, it was no different from working in a state-owned enterprise. The key is that I heard that everyone has a very high income!
Han Mei said hello and rode her bicycle away with a hundred eggs. When she left the hospital, she passed by Xiao Hu who was riding his bicycle back excitedly.
Xiao Hu went in and did not get off the car. He said directly: "The movie theater has "Look at This Family" and "Seventh Grade Sesame Official" tonight."
After eating, he rode his bicycle to a nearby movie theater to see what movies were showing tonight.
Everyone had heard that they all wanted to watch "Look at This Family" starring Chen Qiang, Chen Peisi and his son, Liu Xiaoqing and Fang Shu.
Lin Yan said: "Okay, let's go."
Xiao Xie, Wang Dexian's sister, mother, Lingzi's mother and other family members also went to the movie. Lin Yan gave the money to Lingzi and asked her to buy the tickets. It's better to buy them next to each other.
Lingzi counted the heads and said with a smile: "Okay, then Brother Hu and I will go first."
After she said that, she jumped on the back seat of Xiao Hu's car and the two went to buy tickets first.
Yanyan also called Niuniu, because children don't need tickets.
When Niu Niu's parents heard that they were going to the movies together, they said, "Listen to Uncle Fang and Aunt Lin."
Niu Niu nodded, "I will."
Fang Mingche saw Song Quan's son also looking over here, so he waved, "Song Chi, let's go to the movies with Uncle Fang."
With so many people, it would be no problem to take three children.
Song Chi looked back at his parents, "Mom and Dad?"
Song Quan nodded, "Go ahead, don't run around."
Song Chi ran over happily and walked in front with Yanyan and Niu Niu.
Wang Dexian's sister Qin Hua led the three of them, "You follow me."
"Okay, Sister Qin Hua."
Wang Dexian said, "Why do you all call her sister?"
Qin Hua said, "Before, I was calling her aunt, which made me feel old. Let's talk about our own things."
Wang Dexian was speechless for a while.
Fang Mingche said, "The children just call you Uncle Wang."
Wang Dexian's mother also said, "That's right, it's the same whether we call each other separately."
"Okay, okay."
Everyone talked and laughed all the way to the cinema.
Wang Dexian and Fang Mingche said, "After Christmas, there will be more foreign tourists coming to China. Unfortunately, we can only take on so few guests."
"It's mainly due to the lack of cars. English tour guides are easy to find. Teacher Qiu has someone to recommend."
"Then can we rent a bus?"
Fang Mingche looked at Wang Dexian, "We can, as long as the car is new and clean. But the bus company's capacity is limited, even if you come forward, I'm afraid it won't work."
Wang Dexian sighed, watching the money flow away in front of him, but he couldn't catch it.
Fang Mingche said, "Let's take it step by step. We can't eat a big fat man in one bite."
It's only been opened for a month, and this development speed is not slow. He whispered, "I estimate that by April, we should be able to buy a commercial vehicle ourselves. If there is no dividend!"
By then, the Japanese tour guide should have been trained and ready to work. As for renting a car, it is impossible to rent it. The unit spent so much money to buy a car, not for renting. These two cars are Wang Dexian's unit's cars. They were only allowed to rent them for one year.
Wang Dexian asked, "As for borrowing money, the more the better?"
Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows. The current laws are not perfect. It is not considered illegal fundraising. However, if it is just 5,000 or 5,000 like Boss Cui and Lingzi's father, it is meaningful. The three or five hundred is really unnecessary. There are many people and it is difficult to satisfy everyone.
Wang Dexian actually considered his grandfather's old comrades. Most of these people have received ten years of salary, which is tens of thousands. If they don't buy a courtyard house like his grandfather and give each grandchild a sum of money, they should have enough money on hand. But later, he thought about it and realized that there were too many connections. He had to give up the idea.
After hearing what Fang Mingche said, he said, "Alas, a penny can make a hero fall!"
"The country is in the same situation now, with no accumulation. If we could have kept more than 99% of the 4.3 million taels of gold from the treasury that Chiang Kai-shek took with him when he fled to Taiwan in 1949, New China would not have to rebuild from scratch."
Wang Dexian sighed, "It seems that we can only do it slowly."
The people who walked in front had already received the movie tickets distributed by Lin Yan. She left two tickets for Fang Mingche and Wang Dexian. Naturally, they were both good seats, as they were the bosses. Fang Mingche's seat was next to the mother and daughter, and Wang Dexian's was next to his mother and sister. Then the two of them sat next to each other.
As for the three children, Yanyan naturally sat between her father and mother, just in time to see the screen from the low position between the two seats. Song Quan sat between Teacher Gao and Xiao Xie. Niuniu sat with Qin Hua and Wang Dexian.
Lin Yan asked Lingzi and Xiao Hu to buy melon seeds and Beibingyang soda. The melon seeds were divided into several bags, and everyone shared them in groups of three or four. Each person had a bottle of soda.
Well, Lin Yan doesn't drink it. This is not suitable for pregnant women.
The movie started. Chen Qiang is an old artist, and everyone knows him. The Nan Batian in "The Red Detachment of Women" is very classic.
It was so classic that when it was released, it aroused the class hatred of the little soldiers watching the movie below, and they stood up and fired at the movie screen. Fortunately, it was the screen!
The movie of this grandfather and grandfather is quite funny and relaxing to watch.
Wang Dexian whispered: "Chen Peisi, is there any particularity in this name? It seems that few people have such a name."
Fang Mingche said: "Grandpa Chen Qiang has two sons, and the older one is called Chen Buda. When he was born, he was visiting Budapest. So the name of the second son was reserved."
Chen Peisi's heyday has not yet arrived. This is the artist who invented the performance form of skits together with Zhu Shimao. The first generation of skit kings of the Spring Festival Gala! Uncle Benshan only came out after they had a falling out with the Spring Festival Gala over copyright.
He remembered that when Chen Peisi got old, he looked exactly like Chen Qiang now. The father and son almost shared the same face. However, the second son was still a little immature now.
Wang Dexian nodded, indicating that he understood.
After watching the movie, everyone was very relaxed and went home happily. Those who lived in the same alley walked together. Fang Mingche noticed the three children, all of whom were very happy. Their eyes were bright, and they seemed to like watching movies very much.
As for Xiao Hu, Xiao Shen, Wang Dexian and others, they all rode their own bicycles or took the bus to leave.
Yanyan came over and pulled her father's hand, "Dad, you said you would buy a machine for playing movies during the New Year. Keep your word!"
"When has Dad ever broken his word?"
Fang Mingche led her forward. Yanyan had grown taller this year, so it was not so difficult to lead her. And Niu Niu and Song Chi were also walking by themselves. She probably felt embarrassed to hold her.
Lingzi and Sister Qiu were still discussing the plot as they walked. Everyone was very happy to hear Fang Mingche say this. Then we can watch movies in the small courtyard.
Even Teacher Qiu was happy. Although he hadn't taken off his hat yet, life was getting better. He finally moved his mother out of the single room in the school's tube building to live with him. It was more convenient to take care of her when living together.
The single room was immediately occupied by someone else. Because he hadn't taken off his hat yet, he had no status in the school. Before that, someone had already set their eyes on this single room. If it weren't for his 70-year-old mother living in it, people would have tried to get rid of her for fear of trouble.
Now the travel agency business is getting better and better, and it is already on the right track. He even helped his former students and introduced them to be English tour guides with a stable income. This was also very gratifying.
Back home, Fang Mingche arranged for his wife and daughter to soak their feet and prepare for bed. He also brought hot water to the small room for his mother-in-law.
Mother Lin said, "Mingche, it's okay. You don't have to bring it to me specially."
"Mom, it's just a matter of convenience."
Mother Lin said with emotion, "Ayan is really lucky to find you."
"This is just the beginning. Good days are still to come."
"Yes, yes, yes! Anyway, you live a good life, and we, as elders, will feel at ease."
The next day was Christmas, but the flight would not arrive until the day. But last night we had a meal together and watched a movie together, which was considered a reward for the three armies in advance. Indeed, seeing that the number of foreign tourists has increased and the travel agency's capacity to undertake has not increased, it is no wonder that Lao Wang is anxious.
A few days later, Fang Mingche was wearing a Lei Feng hat in the morning and preparing to ride a bicycle to school. He heard Lin Yan, who was still at home, fiddling with the radio. The news came from it that the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan last night.
Fang Mingche's foot, which was about to step on the pedal, stopped suddenly. He forgot about this matter! Because it had nothing to do with him.
However, this matter is actually quite big. Last month, on November 26, the Chinese Olympic Committee resumed its legal seat in the International Olympic Committee.
Although this event is not as widely circulated as the restoration of the UN seat in 1971, it is true that from this session onwards, we can legitimately participate in the Olympic Games as a country. Taiwan lost this qualification and can only participate in the name of the region.
This month, the sports world is very excited, and it should be selecting athletes for the Moscow Olympics next year.
But because of the Afghan incident, more than 60 countries led by the United States, including China, refused to participate in the Moscow Olympics. Therefore, China's zero breakthrough in the Olympic Games was postponed to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Chinese athletes also had to postpone their participation in the Olympics for four years.
He remembered that the Afghan war lasted a total of ten years! It was a link in the Soviet Union's C-shaped encirclement of China. Vietnam was also included in this link! The shadow of the Soviet Union was behind the war in February. There was also the subsequent war between the two mountains, and the Soviet Union had been providing military and economic assistance to Vietnam.
Fortunately, it did not disrupt the rhythm of China's reform and opening up. Instead, they themselves bled from both ends in the past ten years, and the domestic economy gradually collapsed due to random reforms. Finally, it was announced to disintegrate on Christmas Day in 1991.
It was somewhat ironic to think about it. The invasion of Afghanistan began on Christmas Eve in 1979. It was disintegrated on Christmas Day 12 years later!
Lin Yan could leave 20 minutes later, and she usually used this time to listen to the news. Seeing Fang Mingche sitting on his bicycle and listening, she asked, "Will this affect our business?"
On a larger level, she couldn't care less, as her leaders would worry about it. She was just worried about whether it would affect her own business.
Fang Mingche said briefly, "No. I'll go first--" and he pedaled his foot and rode out. He still had to ride for 45 minutes and couldn't be late.
Lin Yan mentioned that if necessary, she could ask Xiao Hu or Xiao Shen to come to work half an hour earlier and drive a business car to take Mingche to school.
He must have refused, "I'm a grown man, it doesn't matter. Besides, it's too ostentatious. Zheng Xing's family doesn't dare to do this!"
Lin Yan was pregnant, and she hired a black car to pick her up and drop her off at school, which was acceptable to teachers and students. If Fang Mingche did this, he would definitely be seen as a hedonist who was out of touch with the masses. Really, Zheng Xing wouldn't dare to do this!
Lin Yan thought about the consequences and had to give up feeling sorry for the man.
After a while, Master He's car drove to the door. Lin's mother accompanied her to get in the car, and Gao Xiang also ran over to open the passenger door. He actually didn't have classes in the first and second periods, but in the third and fourth periods. But if there was a car to take, he would go earlier. It's so much easier to take a car! He had made it clear with his classmates long ago, and got a ride from a pregnant classmate in a large courtyard.
Lin Yan said to Yan Yan in the car: "Walk on the cleaned roads, don't step on the snow. Do you hear me?"
Children like to hear the creaking sound. Yan Yan often took advantage of the boots she was wearing and ran to step on the snow.
This was no longer the pair she wore to the capital. That pair was too short, so Lin Yan gave it to a female classmate she had a good relationship with. It was just right for the daughter of the female classmate. The boots were actually quite new. Not only did the other party not dislike them, but she was quite grateful.
Yan Yan said: "I know, goodbye, mom, goodbye, grandma."
Lin Yan looked at her and said: "I will ask the neighbors along the way when I come back. Don't think that you can keep it a secret just because Niuniu helps you hide it."
After they all left for school, the small courtyard was quiet for a while. It was almost nine o'clock, and Teacher Qiu came over and opened the door of the main house. Now, the two rooms in the main house where the father and son of the Gu family lived have been bought with old furniture and arranged as offices. Everyone can really work this time. The phone was also on the table.
However, the main people who stayed in the office for a long time were Lingzi and Teacher Qiu, and a few people who came to learn English. Han Mei wanted to come, but Fang Mingche remained noncommittal.
As for Aunt Gu's room, Fang Mingche had asked Sister Cui to buy a TV ticket on the black market. But they had to wait until the supply and marketing cooperative had it, and they had to be in the first line to buy it.
If he went to the Friendship Store to buy it with foreign currency, he wouldn't have to queue up, but he certainly wouldn't want to spend the foreign currency. The price of TVs will drop in the future, but foreign currency will increase several times. Moreover, this doesn't fit Fang Mingche's style of hiding things.
Fang Mingche rode all the way to school and felt warm all over. He parked his car in the carport and then walked to the classroom where he would have his class today.
Xu Mengfei helped him get the books from the dormitory and took a seat. Originally, everyone had a good relationship, and Fang Mingche had even invited his roommate to barbecue at home. Xiao Xu is now a tour guide for one-day tours at a travel agency. This kind of thing pays five yuan a day, and four times a month is twenty yuan. It's quite a relief!
It's higher than the average daily basic salary of Qiu Jie and Ning Anan. It's just that there is no commission. But for part-time workers, this treatment is not bad.
One-day tours are actually quite popular. If there are more business cars, you can do it more times a month.
Fang Mingche sat down at his seat and heard several of his roommates talking about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan last night. College students are definitely concerned about international events. Everyone naturally talked about the attitude of the United States. Now that the United States and the Soviet Union are polarized, the attitude of the United States is naturally crucial when the Soviet Union did such a thing.
Classes haven't started yet, and someone said to Fang Mingche: "Fang Mingche, did you bring your palm-sized Tecsun radio? If you did, play it for everyone to listen to."
Fang Mingche did bring it, and he usually put it in his pocket. Today, I heard Lin Yan playing the news on the big radio at home, and I listened to it all the way on the way with headphones. At this time, there are other people in the class who have radios playing.
He nodded, took it out of his military coat pocket and turned it on. The people around him immediately gathered together to listen.
Zheng Xing also had a radio imported from abroad. But he left in a hurry in the morning and didn't know about this. So he didn't bring it to the classroom. He also pricked up his ears to listen.
When the teacher came in two minutes before class, he saw this situation but didn't stop him. He just said: "Why listen to Chinese news? Just listen to BBC and see what international public opinion says."
He asked the monitor to borrow a radio nearby and connect it to the loudspeaker used for lectures. Everyone listened to the BBC news broadcast together. Fang Mingche already knew the international attitude, but he also listened carefully to practice his listening skills.
After class, teachers and students condemned the Soviet Union together.
The teacher said: "The young people who study Russian in our Spanish Department can only change their ways. Russian is basically not used in life."
As for the old ones, there is no way to change. Retreat to the second line and wait for retirement!
Fang Mingche sorted it out and realized that it would take another ten years for China and the Soviet Union to resume diplomatic relations. In these ten years, the foreign language world has been dominated by English! Gradually, it has become abnormally important.
After school, Fang Mingche asked about the group he received last week and what the tourists' attitude was towards what happened last night.
Sister Qiu and Ning Anan both said, "They must condemn the Soviet Union. This is aggression."
Fang Mingche said, "Let's wait for the country to make a statement. Before the country makes a statement, you should not have any clear attitude. It should be soon. Listen to the "News Broadcast" tonight."
Ning Anan is temporarily staying at Qiu's house at the moment. She said, "Teacher Fang, I heard you are going to buy a TV?"
The equipment for playing movies is secondary. If there is a TV, then you can watch it every day. People from the travel agency can definitely come and watch it.
Fang Mingche smiled and pointed to the empty room in the main house, "I plan to put the TV there. The TV ticket has been obtained, and now I am waiting for the supply and marketing cooperative to arrive." He asked Hu Yong, a returned educated youth from the compound, to keep an eye on it for him. When the goods are available, come back and tell Teacher Qiu who is on duty to take the ticket to buy it. Hu
Yong is the next customer of Lin Yan's vegetable business. The four of them have obtained the qualifications to set up a vegetable stall. Now they are setting up stalls in a proper manner, selling all kinds of vegetables and eggs. No need to fight guerrilla warfare near the vegetable market anymore.
Sister Qiu, Ning Anan, as well as Lingzi and Teacher Qiu who were listening in were all stunned. No way, put it in that room? You know what happened in that room.
To be honest, if it wasn't for Lin Yan's impassioned speech that day, they would have felt a little uncomfortable working in the next room.
Lingzi said, "Teacher Fang, you just let Yanyan watch TV in that room?"
The neighbors all knew that Fang Mingche loved his daughter very much.
Fang Mingche said, "My father and I have lived in this small courtyard for ten months, and nothing has happened. Besides, it's okay for you to work here. We are all educated people, so don't be superstitious. Anyway, if you are really scared, just don't go in to see it."
As he was talking, Yanyan's singing came from outside. She came home from school.
"The sun is bright and the rooster crows three times. The flowers wake up and the birds are busy dressing up. The little magpies build new houses and the little bees collect honey. Where does a happy life come from? It must be created through labor--"
Fang Mingche couldn't help but smile when he heard his daughter being so energetic.
"Dad, where is mom?" Didn't mom take a car? Why hasn't she come back yet?
Fang Mingche said, "Mom went door to door to ask if you went to snow."
Yanyan looked very confident, "I didn't."
"That's good!"
Yanyan smiled. She didn't go to snow at school. But she played snowballs at school. Because she was wearing little gloves, the kind that don't get wet. She won!
Lin Yan actually went to the library to borrow books. Gao Xiang went to get them for her, and then the car would directly bring them back, which was very convenient.
When Fang Mingche was waiting for her to come back with his daughter, he heard Yan Yan sneeze.
"What did you do at school?"
He took Yan Yan back to the east wing and quickly made her a pack of aspirin. A pack of aspirin for a cold and fever. This is a popular saying nowadays, and it has a very good effect.
Yan Yan looked at the soup and didn't want to drink it.
Fang Mingche was usually easy to talk to, but he wouldn't spoil her at this time. He directly hugged the little girl to his legs, clamped her legs with his legs, and shackled her arms with his arms. At the same time, he pinched the little girl's nose with one hand and forced her to open her mouth.
"Are you drinking it yourself, or are you being forced to drink it by your dad? If you drink it yourself, you will make a sound!"
Yan Yan didn't react at all, and was "handcuffed" by her father. Seeing that Sister Lingzi, Aunt Qiu and others were all looking at him, he quickly said, "Drink it yourself--"
It's so embarrassing to be forced to drink it like this!
Fang Mingche let her go, "Okay, then Daddy will watch you drink."
Yanyan pouted and had to hold the enamel water cup and drink it down by herself. Fortunately, it was not too hard to drink.
After drinking, Fang Mingche asked her about the snowball fight at school, and said "tsk".
"You are just a tomboy!"
Yanyan's personality in this life is more outgoing than in the previous life. It seems that the influence of the environment, especially the change in family conditions, has a great impact.
Lingzi, Sister Qiu and Ning Anan whispered over there: "Teacher Fang is really a good father!"
Such a teacher Fang let Yanyan watch TV in a room where someone had been hanged! Maybe it's really nothing. They did learn materialism in middle school. And Nie Shuai, that's a living example!
Fang Mingche ignored the three of them chatting. Anyway, he just did his job well during working hours. At this time, the two English tour guides were there, but they had already got off work. Everyone was just reviewing and chatting, waiting to have dinner. Therefore, Ayan must be back home soon.
Fang Mingche and Yanyan discussed, "Mom can't take medicine now, not even when she's sick."
"Why?" Although she doesn't like taking medicine, Yanyan still understands the truth that only by taking medicine can the disease be cured.
It seems a bit pitiful that she can't take medicine when she is sick.
"Because she is pregnant with a baby, taking medicine will affect the baby's development. When she was pregnant with you, she could only drink more hot water if she caught a cold by accident."
"Can't she get an injection?"
Fang Mingche shook his head, "No. Yanyan, we have to protect mom and baby."
"How to protect?"
Fang Mingche said: "I'll take you to the clinic to buy a small mask to wear, okay? This way you won't pass the cold to mom."
This ideological work must be done. Otherwise, it won't be good to think that the adults only care about the little ones.
Yanyan thought about it, "Okay."
Fang Mingche said to Lingzi, "Wait for Ayan to come back, you guys go order food first, don't wait for us. Don't order our food either."
"Oh, OK."
The father and daughter went out hand in hand, "Yanyan, can you sleep next to grandma at night? Sleeping together will also be contagious."
Yanyan made a bitter face, she liked to sleep between her parents.
"If you don't want to, don't play snowballs next time and catch a cold."
"Got it, I'll get better soon."
"Well, take the medicine obediently so that you can get better soon."
(End of this chapter)
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