Chapter 165 The Cake is Too Big
Yanyan was humming 'Where is spring, where is spring, spring is in the eyes of that little friend'. When she heard her aunt calling her, she turned her head and looked over.
"Oh, Dad promised to take me to Japan for the summer vacation."
Han Mei was stunned for a moment, and it took her a while to find her voice, "You are so young, and you can go abroad?"
The travel agency immediately allowed two people to go abroad, as well as Teacher Qiu and Yingzi who lived nearby. This made everyone, including Han Mei, feel: How come going abroad has become so easy all of a sudden?
Before, this was almost something that only a very small number of government-sponsored personnel were eligible for. For example, people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and academic elites who were sent abroad to study. These two classes are a bit far away from everyone.
And this time, among the four people around, only Teacher Qiu was sent abroad. Yingzi's family is related, and her uncle helped her to handle the procedures for going abroad to visit relatives, and she can stay for half a year. The other two, it seems, can go abroad as long as they have money.
Of course, it is not easy. For this reason, the travel agency also mortgaged its largest asset: the only commercial vehicle purchased in full to the bank.
However, this is enough to refresh everyone's cognition! Han Mei couldn't help but sigh when she talked about it with Lin Yi. It feels like the world is changing very fast.
Her eldest brother now sells fruits at the side door of the Summer Palace, and they are peeled fruits. Not only is he self-reliant, but he has become rich all of a sudden. Compared to before when he could only ask his parents for money, his parents transferred part of the pressure to him. Now he can earn hundreds of dollars a month by himself, which is definitely rich!
Now, even Yanyan, a four-year-old kid, can go abroad!
Yanyan nodded, "Dad, take me!" Her voice was full of pride.
Han Mei couldn't help but sigh with Lin's mother. Lin's mother said, "I was also stunned when I heard it. But think about it, if Wu Mingju can be sent to live in Tokyo, then it doesn't seem strange that Mingche can take Yanyan to have a look. With so much money, he must go out to have a look. I heard that Lingzi will go to handle the formalities for them."
Lingzi went to run the procedures first, and when it came to the stage where they had to show up, they would go.
However, it is not right to say that Wu Mingju is a permanent resident. He went there on a tourist visa and rented a house to set up a private exhibition of Chinese handmade items. At the same time, he recommended travel agencies to people who are interested in these handmade items. But when the period of stay is up, he has to come back and then go again. Well, just think of it as coming back to purchase goods.
Fang Mingche asked Wang Dexian to find the Ministry of Culture to see if he could get an "official status". He would be affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and promote these handmade items overseas. If he could get a license, he would have the opportunity to be stationed abroad. Moreover, he could also sell those handmade items in Tokyo. Then, the travel agency can also hire a "cultural ambassador".
This is about exporting and earning foreign exchange. If you can really sell foreign exchange, it should work.
It can be said that the matter of these four people going abroad is a hot topic in this area during this period of time. Fang Mingche arranged the specific matters and hurriedly read the books. The final exam is coming!
He missed a lot of classes some time ago, but fortunately, Lao Cheng took notes on blue carbon paper for him. He must be holding the notes and textbooks and reading them hard at this moment.
Xu Menglu joked, "Old Fang, just try to pass the exam. Anyway, you can't get a scholarship or be a class leader."
The police reported Fang Mingche's fight to Beijing Normal University. The department criticized him by name.
However, the students have a good opinion of him. It's like Wu Song also killed someone, but he was avenging his brother Wu Dalang, so everyone can accept it.
Fang Mingche, who was reading on the desk in the dormitory, looked up, "What if he is just one or two points away from passing? Wouldn't it be a waste of time to take the make-up exam?"
Zheng Xing said, "That makes sense. Then we'll go play basketball, you take your time."
After school in the afternoon, Fang Mingche rode his bicycle to the city government compound to find Wang Dexian. He called at the school's public phone before he went there. Wang Dexian and Yang Mei were waiting for him to have dinner together.
Changchang was scared before, so Yang Mei came to visit the next day. She also gave some effective suggestions, which she asked her grandfather.
When they met now, she hurriedly asked about the child's condition.
"Much better, his mother holds him close to her every day. Almost 24 hours a day." He was held in the arms for meals, and the child's grandmother fed him mouthful by mouthful.
The sequelae is that he has to be held like this every day. Ah Yan's arm strength and endurance have improved a lot now.
Yangmei said, "It's very taxing on my mother."
Fang Mingche nodded, "That's right, but this is the only way for now. I'll slowly stop smoking after I'm out of confinement."
It'll be 40 days after he finishes the exam.
Wang Dexian went to the cafeteria to queue up for food and brought it back with both hands. It was a four-layer lunch box. In addition to three bowls of rice, it also had four dishes and one soup, three meat dishes and two vegetables. He and Yangmei usually had three dishes and one soup, but Fang Mingche added a meat dish.
Wang Dexian is now quite confident in spending money. Although he complained from time to time that he didn't see a single hair at the travel agency, every month when he looked at Gao Xiang's accounts, he couldn't help but calculate how much his wealth had increased. At least
he didn't have to be stingy on food and clothes. He had suffered some hardships, but Yangmei's family had always been standing firm. In terms of living conditions, she really grew up in a honey pot. He couldn't let her living standards decline after marrying him.
The couple ate and used very well, and went out for a romantic date on Sundays. Watching movies is considered a very low entertainment expense. They go to Moscow Western Restaurant once a month.
Basically, the couple's monthly salary is spent, anyway, they don't have to raise children. The travel agency paid for the rent.
Of course, there are still many people around them who talk about their life. They say that they are not hardworking and simple, and have lost the good traditions of the revolution.
But they are not overly extravagant, just one or two more dishes in the cafeteria. Going to Moscow Western Restaurant doesn't bother anyone. As for using a washing machine for laundry, is there no need to use it?
Someone even reported them. The leader asked someone to ask and confirmed that they spent all their salary income, and at most some of it was subsidies from their elders. Wang Dexian has never received a penny that he shouldn't have received, and Yang Mei has never received red envelopes from patients.
They just spent all their salary income every month, so the leader didn't say much. Those who don't like them can only say that they don't know how to live.
Wang Dexian thinks Fang Mingche is right, people who don't waste their energy are invincible!
"Why do those people like to meddle in other people's business? How can they control how we spend our own money? Isn't it unfair for the two of us to live a good life?"
Those who are at the same level and live in a tube building with their families, and those who are one or two levels higher than him now live in a suite together and don't eat as well as his family, all feel that they don't deserve such a good life.
Fang Mingche frowned after hearing what he said, "Since you eat this bowl of rice, you still have to pay attention to details. Details ruin people, be careful that you will be labeled as a bourgeois liberal. Don't be too unique! If others wear Zhongshan suits, you don't wear a suit. Although you often deal with foreign guests."
Wang Dexian frowned, he was different from Yangmei. Yangmei made a living by her medical skills. If her medical skills are good, promotion and salary increase will come naturally. He is here to attract investment, but he must want to go to a higher level in the end.
He nodded, "Okay, I'll pay attention to the details."
He did buy some more fashionable clothes at the Friendship Store. Fang Mingche gave him some of the foreign currency he had received. Even if it was for Sunday wear, many colleagues would still see it because he lived in the company dormitory.
Yang Mei had already opened and laid out the four dishes and one soup that Wang Dexian had brought back, "Let's eat first, and then talk."
Wang Dexian said, "Yes, let's eat first."
Fang Mingche followed and sat down. This house has two bedrooms and one living room, more than 50 square meters, and no public area. But the layout is not very reasonable, this is what he saw from the perspective of later generations. But at the moment, this is excellent, excellent. Anyway, Wang Dexian is not qualified to get such a good house now.
He asked about the price of the food, which is much cheaper than eating at Boss Cui's place. He couldn't help but say, "I will try to get Yanyan and Changchang a stable job like you in the future."
Even more than 40 years later, civil servants are still a very popular employment option.
Wang Dexian said, "Why do we need to wait for Yanyan and Changchang? It's easy to come to the municipal government after graduation. Our investment promotion office and the tourism bureau under construction will definitely welcome you. Oh, if the travel agency continues to develop, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation will definitely want you very much."
Fang Mingche said, "It's more convenient for me to be close to the government and away from politics."
There is no restriction on civil servants doing business now, and in the next few years, everyone will be encouraged to take a leave of absence and go into business. But there will be restrictions in the future, and he doesn't want to make a decision at that time.
It's better to just get a teaching position in a university and do business at the same time. Moreover, although Wang Dexian just complained about those colleagues, especially old colleagues, nagging and interfering in his life, he was actually somewhat constrained.
He still likes to live outside the government system and spend the money he earns. Otherwise, the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind! Old Wang is now a living example, and he will definitely be brought back.
"Well, from what you said, there is a chance at the Ministry of Culture?"
Wang Dexian scooped soup for himself and handed a bowl to Fang Mingche. "Well, they are very interested in our plan to bring handicrafts from all over the country to exhibitions abroad and create conditions for sales. But we have to show some results first."
Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows. "Do we need to get orders first?"
"Yes, just follow your plan and let Wu Mingju go there to start the work. If it is proved that the handicrafts have a market, we will expedite the procedures and let us register with the Ministry of Culture. I think they are quite tempted by the 10% profit you mentioned. If we really have money, especially foreign exchange sent back, then everything will be easy. There will be no problem in lending us a name."
This is not a good idea! But it is true that other people's names are not so easy to borrow. If something happens after borrowing, you will be responsible. What if you engage in smuggling? Of
course, this 10% only includes the income from the sale of handicrafts, not 10% of the overall profit of the travel agency. Tofu can be sold at the price of meat when it is shipped across the ocean. Xiao Fang dared to ask for 10%, so he must be sure that the profit is more than 10%, or even more than 20%.
Think about this guy in Tiananmen Square, when he took their handicraft cooperative to set up a stall. On the first day, he dared to double the price directly to foreign guests, and the sales were really good. Wang Dexian also felt that there was a lot of potential!
Foreigners are rich, and the per capita income of Japanese is dozens of times that of ours. And they just worship the ancient Chinese culture.
If it works, the Ministry of Culture will get a free benefit. It’s a pity that the Investment Promotion Office is not very legitimate to let the travel agency be affiliated, so it can’t be done. Otherwise, this can be counted as their own political achievement.
At the beginning, the Investment Promotion Office really gave face to his grandfather, so it agreed to rent two commercial vehicles. And at that time, the office had just been built, and it was difficult to carry out work. Earning 18,000 yuan in rent a year is not bad. And can’t you also add a sentence in the summary that the achievements of the travel agency were all obtained with the support of the Investment Promotion Office?
But later, when he saw the travel agency making money, his boss was also very jealous. It's a pity that it's not so legitimate! If the travel agency really needs to be affiliated, it must be affiliated with the tourism bureau that will be rebuilt in the future. Otherwise, his boss also wants this 10% profit to be handed over.
Fang Mingche nodded, "Then do it first, prove that there are many people who want it, and then we will buy it on their behalf."
To put it bluntly, this is also reselling and making a profit. However, on the one hand, it can generate income for the majority of craftsmen, and on the other hand, it can be exported to earn foreign exchange. And it can also be affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and get the title of cultural ambassador. That's safer than Mou Qizhong reselling alarm clocks in China to make a high profit.
Fang Mingche doesn't want to be a reform pioneer who goes to jail, which makes those who come after him sigh. Going to the detention center for five days and paying a fine of 20 yuan is his limit.
Well, with the tacit approval of the Ministry of Culture, it will definitely be much more convenient for Wu Mingju to take or send so many handicrafts to Tokyo. Qiu Yin can also get a copy and bring less. Anyway, she wouldn't spend too much money when she went out, and she wouldn't have to rent a house.
Yang Mei was quite interested in Fang Mingche's going to Japan.
"Then when I take a long vacation in the future, I can also go to Japan through a travel agency? Japanese medical skills are also unique, I want to go and see them."
"Of course. Tokyo and Beijing have officially signed and formed a friendly city. It is relatively easy to apply for a tourist visa now. As for the expenses, they will be deducted from Lao Wang's dividends. However, you are also a member of the People's Liberation Army. It shouldn't be easy to go abroad for personal reasons, right?"
Yang Mei was immediately discouraged and forgot about this. Similarly, it is not so easy for Wang Dexian, a government official, to go abroad. They both need special approval, or go the route of public dispatch!
According to Fang Mingche's impression, in the 1980s, China sent many government officials to study abroad. Generally, the period is half a year! As for Yang Mei, if she becomes a young backbone of 301, she will also have a good chance to go abroad for exchanges under the background of reform and opening up.
Yang Mei listened to what he said, "It's still based on seniority."
"At least when you go out, the dividends from the travel agency can keep you from being stingy."
Yang Mei thought for a while, "Yes, in fact, there have been doctors in our hospital who went to Africa to help. In order to save the subsidies for going abroad, they were very stingy. That was in Africa, where there was money but not many places to spend it. If I went to Tokyo, New York, London, and Paris, I would be jealous of those good things every day, which would really be a foreign torture!"
After dinner, Fang Mingche said goodbye. He thought Lao Wang's house was very good, small but complete. There was also a toilet, and the faucet went directly into the house. And living here, there is no problem with safety. There are people standing guard at the gate!
Unfortunately, even if the people here rent out the house, they will not easily open it to the outside world.
After finalizing the matter of registering the sale of intangible cultural heritage products with the Ministry of Culture, Fang Mingche rode home in a good mood.
It happened to be the time when everyone came back from dinner at Boss Cui's. As for Lin's mother's food, the waiter had delivered it before. Lin Yan's confinement meal was made by Lin's mother alone.
Han Mei looked at Fang Mingche and told him how she felt that the world was changing very quickly. As for being envious of Yanyan, she had already been envious and jealous. This little girl has a small courtyard under her name! A small courtyard that can normally accommodate three or four families.
Fang Mingche said: "Opening the door to the country will lead to rapid development. The Chinese people will have to bear more shocks in the future!"
Looking back, various foreign thoughts will pour in. Moreover, with the popularization of televisions, more people will see the affluent life abroad.
He remembered that in his previous life, he watched "Hunter" and was shocked to see that every household had a car and lived in a high-rise building. Well, seeing that in foreign TV and movies, they can be unfamiliar, familiar, and then politely go to bed, that makes their eyes widen!
Anyway, these floods of information will shock the Chinese people and even produce an inferiority complex. Otherwise, why do we attach so much importance to the five consecutive championships of the women's volleyball team in the 1980s? Isn't it because we can only get back some ground in these aspects? Really, China is too poor now!
Seeing Han Mei staring at him, and others also looking over, Fang Mingche said: "The foreign movies you are watching now are all shot in the 1930s. The life in them has already made everyone a little dumbfounded. If the country introduces contemporary TV series from Japan and the United States in the future, won't you be shocked to the point of dropping your jaws? Anyway, remember one thing, we will catch up! Don't be complacent about the fact that today's income is two or three times or even ten times the per capita income. The gap between us and the developed Western countries is so big that you can't imagine it. Wait, wait for Qiu Yin and Wu Mingju to bring you photos."
Lingzi had seen the photos brought back by her uncle before, such as the waiting chair at the long-distance bus station that she mentioned. Each chair is equipped with a TV, and you can watch it for fifteen minutes by inserting a coin of one yuan.
There are also Wu Mingju and Cui Yingqi, who must have witnessed the prosperity of Tokyo more or less when they were working illegally in Tokyo.
Cui Yingqi said: "What does Teacher Fang mean that we should match the income level of foreign countries in the future?"
When he first came, Fang Mingche gave him a high salary of 300 yuan per month. Later, the Japanese tour guide group started to operate normally. He and Wu Mingju were both group leaders, at the same level as Qiu Yin. The basic salary plus bonuses they received were also comparable to this amount.
In this era, this is an absolutely high salary! Even the money that the old man of the Wang family actually received was about the same. Of course, they also have various welfare benefits. The key is that they have real power, which is not comparable to outsiders.
However, for ordinary people, this is already the ceiling.
Even Qin Tian, who is now the driver of the Japanese tour guide group, can get more than 100 yuan. It has greatly alleviated the economic distress of their entire family and allowed his grandfather to take medicine normally. He also hopes that there will be a day like what Teacher Fang said, when the achievements of his grandfather and other Kuomintang anti-Japanese veterans will be officially recognized by the country. The final conclusion is very important for the Chinese!
At first, Qin Tian was actually a little uncomfortable serving the Japanese. His grandfather couldn't understand it even more! But he has to eat, and he can earn the same money as the Japanese, and he should earn more!
Now the country is promoting Sino-Japanese friendship. Just a few days ago, on June 12, 1980, Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira, who promoted the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, passed away.
The reason is that this Japanese was relatively friendly to China and made great contributions to Sino-Japanese relations in his position. In the "Sino-Japanese Joint Statement", Ohira Masayoshi acknowledged the serious harm caused by Japan to China, and his words "painful sense of responsibility and deep reflection" were also written into the "Sino-Japanese Joint Statement".
In addition, Ohira Masayoshi opened the door to government development aid to China. (From 1979 to 2007, Japan issued a total of about 3.2 trillion yen, or about 30 billion US dollars, in loans to China at low interest rates and long-term preferential terms. Yen loans have greatly promoted China's reform and opening up.)
Even his grandfather said that this devil was a pretty good devil after learning about the situation. Moreover, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, there were also internationalist fighters like Ida Sukeno. (In 1933, Ida Sukeno drove a transport truck loaded with more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition to the anti-Japanese guerrilla base, gave it to the Chinese, and then shot himself. The Ministry of Culture has a ban that the villain of the anti-Japanese drama cannot be named Ida. And the Chinese built a cemetery and memorial hall for him for anti-Japanese martyrs.)
Fang Mingche looked at the people whose eyes lit up at the thought, and hurriedly said: "Take it step by step, step by step. The first step is that Wu Mingju went to Tokyo to start the work. He was given a starting salary of 1,200 yuan a month based on the local average income. In the future, when he does a good job and does it well, he will be able to... When it gets bigger, he will definitely have to send people from China continuously. The salary will be paid according to the local level, and those who do well will have a chance. You can take turns, and everyone will take turns to go for one or two years! It's the same with Qiu Yin, Paris or London, and the salary is also paid according to the local income level. Take turns to be sent abroad, and those who do well will have a chance. The farther away, the United States, is the next step. In short, everyone should work hard, earn foreign exchange for the country, and also earn income for themselves. The travel agency will not treat you unfairly! "
Han Mei, Ning An'an, Xiao Mo and others all have bright eyes, it's good to take turns! Everyone has a chance.
Xiao Shen, the leader of the driver group, couldn't help but say: "Teacher Fang, do our drivers have a chance?"
"Of course there is, there are drivers abroad, too. Besides, didn't you learn foreign languages with us at the beginning? Isn't it just for use when you go abroad?"
Xiao Shen said with a wide eyed look: "Did you think of this step at that time?"
They said that drivers learn English and Japanese, and it seems that there is no time to use them in normal times. Now it's good, if they can be sent abroad, they will start at 1,200 a month. The travel agency provides accommodation, so it should be economical to cook for yourself.
I heard that Wu Mingju plans to bring his own rice and buy two Japanese rice cookers to cook. He said that there are many dishes that can be cooked with rice cookers. By then, the house will have a small garden, and he can grow his own vegetables.
Wu Mingju has been to Japan, so he must know that these are all feasible.
Fang Mingche said, "He who does not plan for eternity is not qualified to plan for the moment! However, if I told you at that time, you would definitely think I was bragging. Did you say behind my back that I was the best at making big promises?"
Everyone in the travel agency said embarrassedly, "No, no, you can see farther than us!"
Tsk, you've come out!
"If the big pie you draw can eventually come true, then it's not just a big pie. However, don't spend the money you earn abroad carelessly. Bring it back and buy a house in Tuanjiehu Community. Or you can bring back foreign exchange like Wu Mingju and Cui Yingqi and keep it for now. I agree with them and think that foreign exchange will definitely increase in value."
"Definitely, definitely don't spend it carelessly abroad."
Han Mei laughed at her colleagues who were excited to make the promise, as if they had already earned foreign exchange. However, this prospect is really worth looking forward to!
My brother-in-law said that he would treat me equally and would not give me any preferential treatment. But if I do well, I'm sure she will have the same opportunities as others. Then maybe in the near future, she can go abroad to earn a high salary. She doesn't have to envy Yanyan for being able to go abroad at such a young age, because she has the opportunity herself.
Suddenly, everyone pulled or surrounded Wu Mingju, "Old Wu, this all depends on you!"
Wu Mingju had never been treated so enthusiastically before, and he was a little excited and said, "Teacher Fang has pointed out the way for me, I will definitely go all out!"
He will go to Japan at the end of the month, and this time he will go there with dignity, not hiding in a fishing boat to sneak across the border.
Xiao Hu said, "Only success is allowed, not failure!"
Fang Mingche said, "It's not just about holding handicraft exhibitions in the past, and then attracting tourists to sign contracts with our travel agency. Maybe one day in the future, when the conditions are ripe, we can open a travel agency abroad and take Chinese people out for travel. Just now, Han Mei told me that she felt dazzled by the past few months because the world is changing too fast. I told her that there will be faster times in the future! So, don't think it's impossible. You didn't think about today when you joined the company, right? Why not look forward to the future and plan your own development path. Rise with the travel agency!"
Everyone nodded vigorously, and suddenly felt that the road ahead was much clearer!
Hearing that it was very lively here, Lingzi and Gao Xiang, who came a little later, also nodded with everyone.
Lin's mother was washing dishes in the kitchen. Seeing that everyone looked like they had eaten poisonous mushrooms, she couldn't help laughing. However, if it really develops like her son-in-law described, then working in a travel agency is more promising.
She looked at the excited Han Mei. Fortunately, this is a travel agency opened by Lin Yi's sister and brother-in-law. Otherwise, when Han Mei can earn several times the high salary of Lin Yi, she will kick him out?
Han Mei was still very excited when she rode her bicycle home. After entering her own house, she said to Lin's father and Lin Yi: "Brother-in-law is going to take Yanyan to Tokyo, Japan during the summer vacation!"
When Wu Mingju goes there and gets a foothold, their passports and visas will definitely be processed. It will be very convenient to fly there at that time.
"I heard that it only takes three hours to fly there!"
Lin Yi saw that Han Mei's face was flushed with excitement, and couldn't help saying: "Why are you so excited?"
Of course, he also envied his brother-in-law and niece. However, after more than a year, it seems that nothing his brother-in-law has done is worth being surprised about. So, it is Han Mei's performance that is more surprising now.
Lin's father's reaction is similar to Lin Yi's. His son-in-law has surprised him many times. This time is nothing, or he is a little numb.
Han Mei said: "If Wu Mingju does a good job, the rest of us will have the opportunity to be sent abroad in turn. At that time, we will be paid according to the local wage level."
Lin Yi's eyes widened, "The wage level in Tokyo is very high, right?"
"The average monthly income in Japan is 1,200, so Wu Mingju will be paid according to this number. Even if the others are a little lower, it is much higher than the salary in China." Han Mei has always been careful to lower her voice, and she doesn't show off her wealth!
Lin Yi was shocked, "So high!"
He will soon increase his first year of seniority salary. But because he has not passed the first-level technician exam and has not been admitted to the Workers' University, his monthly basic salary is still 35 yuan. Seniority salary only increases by 50 cents a year!
If Han Mei is sent to Tokyo, one month's salary can be equivalent to two or three years of his own.
"Hey, that's all I have to say."
Lin Yi's first reaction was that the money must not be snatched away by his father-in-law's family again. Before, his brother-in-law proudly showed off to him that he peeled fruits and sold them, earning over 100 yuan a month. As a result, his father-in-law finally stopped worrying about Han Mei's income all day long. But if they knew that Han Mei might earn over 1,000 yuan, they would be jealous again!
Han Mei knew what he meant, "Don't worry, I won't tell you the specifics." She would just say 100 or
200 yuan a month. After all, she's going abroad, so her salary will definitely increase. Father Lin was listening nearby and was also shocked by the number 1,200. He had the same feeling: the world is changing so fast!
At the end of June, Fang Mingche finally made it through the final exams. He was dizzy from taking extra classes and reviewing during this period. He stayed in the dormitory for the first time.
After the exams were finally over, he went home and fell asleep.
Lin Yan finally left the confinement today, June 27, and took a hearty bath with her little son.
She took a bath, and Fang Chang was held by her grandmother and watched from the side. Well, he definitely can't see with his 0.1 vision. But it's OK to be able to smell his mother's scent very close.
Lin Yan gradually asked her mother to hold Fang Chang more. Otherwise, he would be clinging to her all day long, which was really unbearable.
After washing, she washed the underwear and hung it up. She put the other clothes in the laundry basket and washed them together in the washing machine tomorrow. Then she carried her little son to the wing room.
"Let's go, let's go find Dad. Dad finally finished the exam!"
When she walked over, she met Yanyan who came out quietly, and then raised her finger to them, "Shh--".
"Is your dad asleep?"
Yanyan nodded, "Yeah."
"Forget it, don't bother him. He has been very tired during this period."
Lin Yan carried Fang Chang in and put the 40-day-old, white and chubby little guy on the scale bought before selling vegetables.
"Oh, not bad, we have grown more than five pounds."
When he was born, he was 6.2 jin, and now he is 12 jin. She ate scientifically and nutritiously during the confinement period, and her milk was sufficient.
Lin Yan said to Yan Yan who followed in, "At that time, there were no nutritional supplements at home. My milk was not enough for you. The milk powder in the supply and marketing cooperative was always bought by people with connections, and ordinary people could not get it at all. When it was not enough, your father could only make rice porridge to feed you. Fortunately, there was not much difference in milk!"
She later found out that her mother-in-law actually kept count and said that she ate 80 eggs and five chickens to give birth to a girl! She was so angry at that time!
Fortunately, Ming Che retorted on the spot, "How much are 80 eggs? We take 10 yuan home every month, and you have to take care of you during the confinement period. Another 10 yuan."
Yan Yan scratched her head, "Didn't you ask your fourth uncle to help buy milk powder?"
Lin Yan said, "At that time, your father and I had a combined salary of only 40 or 50 yuan, and we had to give 10 yuan to the family every month. The rest had to cover all living expenses. Milk powder is more expensive, especially if you buy it on the black market, you have to pay extra, and if you don't have a milk powder ticket, you have to pay more. That thing is too scarce!"
Moreover, the relationship with Brother Mingfeng was not close at that time. There are too many people in the Fang family, and it is impossible for them to help one or not. Moreover, milk powder was also in short supply on the black market at that time. Once it arrived, it was also in short supply.
Yanyan looked at her chubby brother with short arms and legs. This time, she saw many people coming to bring nutritional supplements to their mother. Therefore, there is no problem for his mother to feed him with milk.
Changchang lay on the scale pan, whimpering.
Lin Yan picked him up and held his neck, which could not stand up yet.
"Let's go out and bask in the sun. Your brother and I haven't been out in the sun much these days."
Yanyan helped to carry a big chair out and watched her mother sitting on it with her brother in her arms to bask in the sun.
Lin Yan pulled her to sit on the armrest again, "You should bask in the sun too, there are many benefits to basking in the sun."
Xiao Xie came back from selling eggs and walked in when he saw the three of them basking in the sun here, "You have both a son and a daughter, what a blessing!"
Lin Yan smiled and nodded.
Xiao Xie said, "I heard from Gao Xiang that the travel agency will take turns to send people abroad in the future?"
The small side courtyard was very small. Lin Yan could hear everything clearly from the main room when Fang Mingche was talking in the courtyard that day. Even the people in the next door compound might have heard a few words.
She nodded, "That's right."
Xiao Xie said, "I'm also learning English. I want to talk to Gao Xiang and tell him not to wait until I'm pregnant before bringing my sister here. I also want to work in a travel agency."
Lin Yan said, "As long as there's no trouble, your sister can stay for a while longer."
In fact, Gao Xiang had thought about whether to find a relative from his hometown to be a nanny to take care of his mother. But a nanny has to be paid monthly, and he can save the salary after getting married.
At that time, he was a poor teacher, and his monthly salary was not enough to pay for his mother's medicine. He had used up all his savings, and he borrowed from everyone he could. As a result, every time he got his salary, the first thing he did was to pay off his debts. Then at the end of the month, when he didn't have enough money, he borrowed again. After repeating this over and over again, his back was almost broken.
So, when the parents of female students came to make trouble, his first reaction was to keep things quiet. He couldn't lose his job! Even if he could only work in the laboratory, he would still have a monthly income.
At that time, he accepted the advice of his elders and brought Xiao Xie in directly in the name of marriage. Facts have proved that his elders have good vision. Xiao Xie is indeed hardworking and simple. In addition to taking care of her mother-in-law, she also went to the hospital gate to sell eggs by herself. Not only is she self-sufficient, she also worked hard to buy a bicycle for Gao Xiang.
Of course, Gao Xiang, who became the financial manager of the travel agency, paid the bulk of the money later. But Xiao Xie really doesn't rely on him for daily support. But
now, Gao Xiang's income is getting higher and higher along with the income of the travel agency. Although he still owes the travel agency a thousand medical expenses, he is confident that he can repay it. This will have enough money to hire a nanny!
Xiao Xie frowned, "I'm just worried that someone will report it! It's like they have no relatives coming to the capital."
In the previous few months, more than a dozen families in the slum were divided into two factions. Those who have money to install water pipes in their homes are one group, and the other group is another. Gradually, the gap between the rich and the poor widened, and there were some frictions.
"I see that after the last theft incident, the relationship between people in our compound has become much more harmonious." Lin Yan said pertinently.
Last time, not only did everyone help catch the thief. In addition, Mingche was imprisoned for five days, and the night watchmen during those five days also came to this small side yard to hang out. It is said that Mingche asked them before he was arrested and taken to the police station.
After Mingche came back, he held a banquet, not only to thank them for helping to catch the thief, but also to thank them for taking care of the small courtyard for five days.
Xiao Xie said: "Didn't you notice that those who went there were all families who could install faucets at home? These people are more or less indebted to your family."
Lin Yan thought about it, and it seemed to be true.
Fang Chang in her arms was clamoring for her to move around. She didn't get up, but reached out and patted him gently. You can't spoil him blindly, otherwise you will have to do whatever you want in the future.
When Lin's mother heard her grandson howling, she leaned over to see Lin Yan holding her and didn't care.
"Forget it, forget it, your dad is catching up on sleep. He's afraid of you--" Lin Yan held her son and started to walk around.
Yanyan said, "Mom, actually Dad won't be woken up easily when he's asleep. Sometimes I have to pinch his nose to wake him up."
Lin Yan glared, "Who told you to pinch your dad's nose? He won't be able to breathe, what if something happens? Oh, by the way, you're not allowed to pinch your brother's nose. It's hard to know how to handle this."
"Oh, got it."
Xiao Xie stood up, "I'm leaving. I'll ask my mother-in-law how to best handle this matter."
(End of this chapter)
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