Chapter 174 The issue of stance
Qin Tian's passport and visa were all issued on August 8, and Lingzi quickly arranged for someone to line up and buy three plane tickets for him. Fang Mingche calculated the business trip, but Yanyan had to pay 50% of the airfare himself. It was a bit expensive, after all, Tokyo is more than 2,000 kilometers away from the capital.
Lin Yan felt a little distressed after knowing the ticket price, but still said: "It's good to take her out to play during the summer vacation, so that she won't be ignored by me when she stays at home. I tell you, although she is young, she has a lot of ideas."
Her focus now is definitely on her youngest son who is still breastfeeding. But her daughter is actually only four years old and is still a baby.
When Lin Yan was young, her parents must have paid more attention to Lin Yi, who was more than a year younger than her. She actually had a lot of taste. However, she was brainwashed by her mother since she was a child: being a sister is to take care of and help her younger brother. Over time, she got used to being a sensible sister who was relied on by her parents.
She hoped that Yanyan would not feel neglected because of the birth of her younger brother.
Fang Mingche nodded. He took the Seagull camera in his hand and looked at it, then put it on the table and moved over to hug Lin Yan.
"When Changchang is older, our family of four will go on a trip together. I'll take more photos and show you later."
He bought this new camera, mainly for this trip to Tokyo. It costs hundreds of dollars, and Lao He also suggested that he get some professional lenses. Fang Mingche gave up when he heard the price. It's too expensive! He's not a professional, so he doesn't pursue such a high price.
This camera needs to be focused by yourself, not a point-and-shoot camera. He learned it at the senior citizen university when he was free in his previous life. Therefore, he can still tinker with it, but it's limited to tinkering.
Lin Yan was very happy to hear this. Otherwise, watching them go out to play, she can only take care of her two-month-old son who cries and makes a fuss at home when he eats a bite late, it's inevitable that she will feel emotional.
She leaned on Fang Mingche's shoulder and said "hmm" softly.
They must all be economy class! There are exactly three seats in one row.
As expected, Qin Tian convinced his grandfather and said that he went there to earn money from the devils.
He also privately asked Fang Mingche about his attitude towards the Japanese, "Teacher Fang, I heard you mention Ohira Masayoshi and Ida Sukeo."
Fang Mingche said, "I mentioned these two people just to say that the Japanese are not all bad people. As for now, I have only one attitude: to use the handicrafts and beautiful scenery passed down by our ancestors to make a lot of money from them."
The 1980s and 1990s were indeed the most friendly period between China and Japan. However, the old accounts are still there. The only Japanese prime minister who publicly apologized was Ohta Masayoshi. Later, their right wing revised the textbooks and refused to admit the atrocities of aggression against China.
Fang Mingche smiled, "Don't worry, we all have national hatred and family hatred. Our positions are definitely the same, and we won't make it difficult for you."
Qin Tian looked at him, "Family hatred, did your ancestors sacrifice the Sichuan Army?"
This matter is not publicized now, but my grandfather mentioned it after hearing that his boss was from Sichuan. He said that the Sichuan Army was really miserable at that time, wearing straw sandals to go out of Sichuan to fight against the Japanese. Especially after Liu Xiang died of illness in 1938, no one from the top would fight for their interests.
"No, my family has been poor peasants for eight generations, and no one has joined the army. The family hatred I'm talking about is the bombing of Leshan city by the Japanese on August 19, 1939. There were no air-raid shelters at that time, and the whole city was in panic. More than 3,500 houses were destroyed, and one-third of Leshan city was completely destroyed. More than 5,000 Leshan residents were killed or seriously injured. What's particularly hateful is that they also filmed a video in mid-air for fun! I heard that the videotape has not been destroyed yet."
Qin Tian was completely relieved now, "Teacher Fang, I will follow you to Tokyo to make a lot of money from the Japanese."
After work that night, Fang Mingche saw that Han Mei was a little envious of Qin Tian, so he said, "All people stationed abroad have obtained the consent of their families."
If his parents-in-law and brother-in-law did not agree, he would definitely not be able to arrange for Han Mei to go to Tokyo to earn a high salary. This must be said in advance, don't hope to make an appointment, the greater the disappointment will be.
He said that he would treat Han Mei equally, but indeed, no one in the family objected to Qiu Yin, Wu Mingju, or Qin Tian.
Han Mei's face slowly changed. Yes, the Lin family would not agree to her going abroad. They were afraid that she would not come back after seeing the world, and would dump Lin Yi directly.
Fang Mingche went into the house. Yanyan was like a happy little squirrel, moving the things she was going to take to Tokyo to the main room, preparing to pack them in a large suitcase. Dad bought a camera specially, and she wanted to dress up beautifully and take a lot of photos.
It was only a few days, and the seasons were exactly the same. Fang Mingche must not have prepared to bring much. The father and daughter could just use one suitcase. He dressed simply, with short sleeves or T-shirts and thin trousers. Just a short-sleeved shirt, two T-shirts, and two pairs of trousers.
But Yanyan looked like she was going to match many sets of clothes. It seems that women are all the same, even Yanyan, who is only four or five years old, is no exception. Moreover, Ayan really bought a lot of clothes for Yanyan this year.
It was because she was pregnant that she didn't buy many new clothes. If he saw beautiful clothes when he went to Tokyo this time, he could take pictures of them for her.
Well, she wouldn't be happy if he bought them back. It's a waste of money to spend foreign exchange to buy clothes outside! Ah Yan's choice is definitely to make them herself. Most of Yan Yan's clothes were bought by her at the Friendship Store, and then she came back to make them herself to have enough food and clothing.
She drew them and then cut the cloth to make them herself. At first, she borrowed the sewing machine from Aunt Yuan's house. Not long ago, she got a ticket for a butterfly sewing machine on the black market and bought one. She was just preparing to show her skills when Chang Chang was older.
Yan Yan ran back and forth between the east wing and the main east room, and Chang Chang's eyes followed her all the time.
Lin Yan said, "Look how happy your sister is!"
But she had to be happy. He was less than five years old and was going abroad. Even her mother couldn't help but feel a little jealous! The farthest place she had ever been in her life was Sichuan. I went to the countryside when I was 16 years old.
Four people from my neighborhood went abroad some time ago. Yingzi, Sister Qiu, and Wu Mingju have not returned, but Mr. Qiu has returned. He achieved some results this time. He brought a few old classmates who have done well to visit and travel in the capital. The tour was directly with the tour group of Fang Mingche's travel agency. These days, the other party is investigating the investment environment with him.
It is said that there are some signs of intention. Wang Dexian said that their investment promotion office, in addition to Mr. Qiu's translation skills, also values his experience of going abroad and studying in Europe before the liberation. Otherwise, they would not have found other translators.
Of course, when he said this, Fang Mingche looked at him with gritted teeth.
Qiu Yin stayed in London directly, and the stay period of her tourist visa has not expired. Even if she has to come back and apply for a work visa again, she can still stay there for a while.
With the help of the embassy, she also rented a shop in a shophouse. She has already collected some orders and is ready to send them back after receiving the balance from Tokyo.
To deliver goods to the UK, she has to use air transportation, and she will hire a car to pick up the goods in Paris. In this way, it must be more cost-effective to reach a certain quantity. In addition, it must be more than the part that has been ordered. There must be some goods on the counter in the store.
The people in the English group are already gearing up to take orders. The office administrators can share the dividends with the Japanese group for the big order, but it is not the turn of the English group.
Now the bonuses of the two groups are linked to their respective profits. The part of leading the tour is one part, and the cost of training new people has to be deducted. Selling handicrafts is naturally a strong supplement.
Fang Fang and Fang Jian are also a little envious of their cousin. Who can not envy this?
Fang Mingche said to them: "As long as you study hard, you will definitely have opportunities in the future."
The family conditions are different from the previous life, and it is not too troublesome to go abroad.
Han Mei sighed, these two children should still have a chance. After all, they are the nephews and nieces of my brother-in-law. But if her parents-in-law and Lin Yi don't agree to let her go, she may not be able to go.
Fang Mingche saw Yanyan looking at the suitcase and preparing to go back to get some more things, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, just take the necessities. Don't take the things that are optional. I know you are excited, but so many people can't go, so restrain yourself."
Yanyan only then realized that the smiles on the faces of her cousins, cousins and aunt outside were a little forced, especially her aunt. She squatted down to check whether she had brought all the necessary things.
Lin Yan looked at her with a funny face, and checked again and again. In the end, I still have to check for you. Do you really think that a four or five-year-old child can pack his luggage for going abroad?
Fang Mingche said to Lin Yan: "The fundamental problem between your brother and Han Mei has not been solved."
Han Mei is a person. Whether she is vain or wants to make more money, she is really good at doing things and has work ability. But Lin Yi relied on his iron rice bowl and his wife working in the travel agency of his sister and brother-in-law, and he was just messing around.
Not to mention that he didn't get into the workers' university, he is said to play cards with his coworkers after work and on Sundays. The atmosphere in the factory is like that. Except for a very few who can be promoted, more than 95% of the workers are just muddling through. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether you do a good job or a bad job, just wait for the salary to increase according to your seniority. Naturally, there are many people playing cards together.
In their opinion, this job can be passed down from generation to generation, and even the children at home don't study hard. Little did they know that the succession was going to be cancelled in 1986. Moreover, in the 1990s, the so-called big brothers of the workers would start to be laid off, and it would be difficult to upgrade.
He was lucky to be a teacher in his previous life and had never been laid off. After 1997, the salary was still rising steadily like that of civil servants. But workers are really miserable after being laid off.
What Yan did before was to use the travel agency job to hang on to Han Mei. It is true that the family relationship and husband-wife relationship in her mother's family were relatively harmonious in the previous six months. But this is only a temporary solution. If Lin Yi is laid off and the gap between him and Han Mei widens further, will she still care?
Lin Yan was packing their luggage. After hearing this, she looked outside and realized that Han Mei must want to go abroad.
"How much will Qin Tian get?" Han Mei must be benchmarking Qin Tian, and there is no comparison with Wu Mingju.
Fang Mingche said: "800 to start. If the sales volume is good and there are many tourists brought back, there will be corresponding commissions."
1200 is the average salary of Japanese people. But it does not mean that all of them have that much. Many people have also pulled up the average.
However, if the travel agency does a good job, they will earn more, and there are dividends to be taken. This is very morale-boosting and makes employees willing to work hard. They have a completely different work attitude from workers like Lin Yi who just get by.
Lin Yan estimated that if Han Mei stayed in the capital to work, even if she was a tour guide or even the leader of the Japanese language group, there would be a huge gap between her and being stationed abroad.
However, Han Mei's salary and bonus next month should have widened the gap with Lin Yi.
She stopped what she was doing and sat down next to him, "Yes. If Lin Yi continues to be so unmotivated and muddle-headed, they will have conflicts. Is it because of him that Han Mei is blocked from going out? This is too much! Moreover, even if I really do this to protect her, the gap between him and Han Mei will still widen."
She looked at Fang Mingche and said, "In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, there was a scissors gap between workers and farmers' incomes."
Fang Mingche said, "To solve the fundamental problem, you still have to make your brother motivated."
The workers' university is a competition among factory workers, which is much easier than the college entrance examination.
He stopped talking here. If Lin Yan didn't want to intervene, he didn't plan to ask too much about the Lin family's affairs. As a son-in-law, he just needs to fulfill his obligations.
Lin Yan said, "Lin Yi is angry with me. I'll talk to him later."
"What is he angry about?" It's been almost two weeks since he came back from his hometown. He only saw his brother-in-law last Sunday, but he didn't see anything. The boy still respects him very much.
Lin Yan said, "He spent money and effort to get a driver's license. One Sunday when you were back, he wanted to borrow a car to drive out. I asked and found out that it was not necessary, so I didn't lend it
to him." So he was not serious about taking the entrance exam to the Workers' University. It's actually quite difficult to pass the driver's license. Although she has learned how to operate it, there are too many theoretical knowledge to remember and memorize. She doesn't have the time to take the test with her children, so
she hasn't taken the test yet. Well, Han Mei also passed the test. She drove twice before for business.
Fang Mingche said, "It's better not to lend it. If anything happens, we will be held jointly liable. The key is that if something happens to the car registered with someone else's company, it will be difficult to register other cars."
Tsk, I didn't expect that boy to pass the test smoothly.
Driving schools are not as strict as they are in the future. He asked Brother Mingfeng to get his driver's license before he could get his household registration in the capital. He didn't even take the test!
But in a place like the capital, it's not that easy to pass the test even if you don't have connections or money.
Lin Yan thought about the travel agency's many cars and would have to buy more in the future. If it's really difficult to register, it will be troublesome, and her face became more serious for a while.
"Well, I won't lend it to him. He's just showing off when he drives it out. And he'll lend it out if no one praises him. He can't afford any consequences."
When the time comes, he'll just spread his hands. It's better to ask for money than to risk his life. It's not just her and her brother-in-law who will bear the compensation.
Fang Mingche saw that she knew the consequences, so he didn't say much. Han Mei has changed a lot in this life, but Lin Yi is still so unreliable. In the previous life, these two were unreliable and lived together for a lifetime. In this life, it's hard to say.
"You'd better talk to your father-in-law and mother-in-law about what I just said. Let them unite on the same side with us." In his opinion, A Yan shouldn't care so much from the beginning. She also used the travel agency job to hang Han Mei.
In fact, Han Mei's academic qualifications are enough. If A Yan is forced by her parents and brother in the future, and still suppresses Han Mei in work, she will definitely be resentful. If the eldest sister-in-law who has left the house still cares about her mother's family's affairs, it means she has no sense of boundaries.
August 10th is Sunday, and Fang Mingche took his daughter and Qin Tian to take a plane together.
Lin Yi took the initiative to say that he would drive them to the airport, and Fang Mingche satisfied his desire to have a taste of it. He also called his father-in-law and mother-in-law over, which was a small practice.
Before leaving, Lin Yan explained to her parents, Lin Yi, and Han Mei why she didn't lend the car to Lin Yi. It was obvious that when she came back later, Lin Yi wanted to take the opportunity to borrow the car again and go for a ride.
"It's not that I don't want to spend money on gasoline. After all, if we drive normally, we can save a little on three commercial vehicles. Wang Dexian will definitely not care about these small things. But if something happens, Mingche and I will bear joint liability."
Lin Yi said unhappily: "Just look at me. The brother-in-law agreed to let me drive him and Yanyan."
Lin Yan frowned and said: "I haven't finished yet, listen! Compensation is secondary. The key is that our cars are all registered with the Investment Promotion Office. If one car has an accident, can the other cars continue to be registered?"
Lin Yi said: "Aren't you registered with the Ministry of Culture and obtained a business license? Can't you buy a car yourself?"
"Registering with the Ministry of Culture means getting a license to open a store or set up a stall. What does it have to do with buying a car? Only units that need cars are allowed to buy cars, and only then will they issue gasoline tickets."
In fact, Lin Yan is not sure. But now everything is in short supply, and gasoline is even more so. It should be like this.
Lin Yi muttered, "Am I that unreliable?"
Lin Yan said pertinently, "I think Han Mei is more reliable than you in both her conduct and her work."
Han Mei's biggest problem in the past was that she cared about her mother 's family without any bottom line. Now, it's much better!
After all, she has also tasted the benefits of being tough on her mother's family. Moreover, her eldest brother peels fruit and sells it at the side door of the Summer Palace
, and his business is really good. The family doesn't have to "exploit" her anymore! Before, Mingche took his nephew, niece and Yanyan to the Summer Palace to play, and came back to say that her eldest brother is now peeling fruit very quickly. He wanted to avoid it, but people saw them. He peeled a Changping apple for Yanyan and Fangfang, and a Fangshan pear for Fang Jian. He said that he was showing his gratitude for his advice.
Fang Mingche thought it was good to be self-reliant like this. Although the young man had fought with him before, he now looks quite decent. More decent than Lin Yi. But Lin Yi still seems to be full of superiority in front of others, thinking that he has a formal job.
Nowadays, many family conflicts are caused by money. This is easier to solve in the current environment, just work hard to make money. On the contrary, Lin Yi, who is not motivated, and Han Mei are now in an environment where everyone is motivated and motivated, and are also infected and motivated to make money. Such conflicts are difficult to reconcile.
Lin Yan also regretted that she had been meddling in her mother's family affairs before, but it seems that she can't just withdraw now. At least she has to make things clear!
Han Mei smiled when she heard Lin Yan praising her, "Thank you, sister. It's still early, my parents and sister are here. Lin Yi, let me ask you something."
Although the sister-in-law praised herself, she would definitely favor her own brother when something happened. But now she is her own boss's wife, so she still has to give face.
Lin Yi said in a muffled voice: "What's the matter?"
The reason why he offered to send his brother-in-law and niece today was that his sister would not be able to snatch the car keys and steering wheel from him. He and Han Mei went for a ride.
But his sister just kept talking about it, and his parents obviously agreed not to lend him the car. Even Han Mei had this attitude, because she was afraid that it would affect her work.
Whose sister or brother-in-law has a car and is unwilling to lend it to his brother-in-law? He didn't want to drive that expensive car for entertaining foreign guests. It was a waste of his effort to get a driver's license.
Han Mei said, "Mom and Dad, the person ahead of me in the Japanese group of our travel agency is Team Leader Cui, who doesn't want to go abroad. Then there are Team Leader Wu and Qin Tian. Then I actually have a great chance to go to Tokyo for overseas posting. After all, my brother-in-law said that anyone who does well will have a chance, and everyone takes turns. If I go out, I will definitely be able to practice Japanese better. When it's my turn, I want to go! I'll say this here first, so you can be mentally prepared."
Lin's father and mother were stunned. Originally, it was the daughter who called them in to say something. The son-in-law and Yanyan were outside talking to Mingfeng and his daughter who came to see them off.
He also felt that what his daughter said made sense, and his son was a little unreliable.
Not to mention the two points that his daughter mentioned, which were more serious, joint liability and inconvenience of continuing to be affiliated. Just the fact that the car was damaged by someone else, he felt it was unbearable. Repairing the car must be very expensive!
This matter is easy to deal with, just don't lend the car to Lin Yi. But what the daughter-in-law said is a bit troublesome.
Although the bald-headed son loves himself, as parents, they know what kind of person Lin Yi is. If their daughter-in-law goes abroad to broaden her horizons and make a lot of money, she will probably be less and less satisfied with Lin Yi.
Lin's mother said, "What married woman would go abroad and stay for a year or two? Qiu Yin went abroad, and she was single. After she went abroad, she might be able to find a rich husband with the help of Professor Qiu's old relationship. Besides, she is good at English. You are married, why are you joining in the fun? I heard that your Japanese group is going to give out bonuses, and you will also get a share. Then you are also getting a high salary in the capital. Now that you are married and have a stable job, I think you should put having children on the agenda. I am retired now, so I can help you take care of the children."
Han Mei must have a baby quickly, seeing how restless she is. After having a child, a woman will no longer have any extramarital affairs. When Ah Yan gave birth to Yan Yan, she was ready to live a peaceful life in the countryside.
Han Mei forced a smile, "Mom, if you want to take care of your grandson, you can come over and help your elder sister take care of Changchang. Later, your elder sister will go to school and she will be too busy. Don't worry, I have no objection at all."
Lin's mother rolled her eyes and said, "Is it your turn to have an opinion? You still rely on my daughter's relationship for your job."
Lin Yan frowned, "Mom, Han Mei's education is enough, and Mingche said she is very good at her job."
It's over, she seems to have really done something wrong. Her mother is obviously going to continue to use this relationship to control Han Mei. But this kind of control is okay in the short term, but definitely not in the long term. She will never interfere in her mother's family affairs again, otherwise she will be in trouble both inside and outside!
Lin Yan continued, "Mom, the travel agency is now doing more business and expanding very quickly, and we are short of people. Han Mei started on the 1st of the 6th, and will be able to handle shipping procedures on her own in July. With her ability, and catching up with the great development of the travel agency, maybe she will really be needed to be stationed abroad in the future."
Lin Yi said decisively, "No, she can't go. If she goes there for a year or two, it will be troublesome for the couple to separate. Sister, you can't let her go!"
Lin Yan could only say to Han Mei, "You should communicate well with them. Also, in order to prevent family affairs from being mixed with the official business of the travel agency, I will try not to interfere in my mother's family affairs in the future. Mom, I'm going to see Mingche and Yanyan off, you help me look after Changchang. He fell asleep!"
The last ones to see them off were Lin Yi, Fang Mingfeng, and Lin Yan.
Fang Mingfeng, the old driver, sat in the co-pilot seat, and this was the arrangement for both round trips.
Yanyan sat on her father's lap. Fang Tong stayed here to watch TV with Fang Fang and Fang Jian. Lin's father, mother, and Han Mei also stayed here to look after Changchang and other children.
When getting in the car, Fang Mingche looked at Lin Yi, "You won't be emotional when driving, will you?"
He can't be allowed to drive with emotions, because the lives of all the people in the car are in the hands of the driver.
Lin Yi said, "No."
It was a rare opportunity to touch the steering wheel, and there was an old driver like Brother Mingfeng next to him to give instructions. This is an opportunity to learn and improve! Family members and Han Mei always say that he is just idling around and has no special skills. If he drives well, wouldn't that be a special skill?
As for Han Mei's desire to go abroad, he disagrees. Since the brother-in-law said that the family must be consulted on this matter, then he firmly disagrees.
Fang Mingche saw that his emotions really came and went quickly, and he couldn't help but laugh a little. To put it nicely, he is good at self-control, but to put it bluntly, he is a little heartless.
When his peers were going to the countryside, this kid lived a comfortable life at home with his parents who had formal jobs. When his peers couldn't find a job, his mother retired early and vacated her job for him. He really hasn't experienced anything!
He told Lin Yan, "Don't be too controlling. He's already grown up. He's even married! He might be a father soon. Can you control him forever? Didn't you say you've come to your senses and won't be fooled into supporting Lin Yi again?"
To put it bluntly, only he bought the small courtyard as a wedding house and they remarried. If he couldn't afford it, they could only wait to live in the school dormitory. Then they could only be a couple on Sundays, and they could only live in a guesthouse on Sundays.
Lin Yi's personality is that everyone is for him. He won't be for everyone. If he gets married, he will definitely think that Yan, the divorced sister who came home, is redundant and kick her out because she was admitted to university.
Before, his father-in-law asked him to live in the living room for a while, and he really disliked it. If he hadn't seen that his brother-in-law made money from setting up a big bowl tea stall, and heard that they would remarry during the summer vacation regardless of whether they passed the exam or not, his face would definitely be gloomy all day long.
Therefore, Fang Mingche felt that Yan was controlling this brother too much and it was not worth it.
Between brothers and sisters, it's enough to help each other in matters of birth, aging, illness and death. He would help his eldest brother with his children's education. The plan to take his nephews and nieces to the capital to study was partly to allow his parents to get rid of the heavy farm work as soon as possible and live in the capital with better medical conditions. In his previous life,
his old man died early due to the limited medical conditions in a small place, which was a knot in his heart.
Moreover, the three nephews and nieces did not look hopeless. Even Fang Jian could still make a comeback.
Fang Jian followed Han Ping to Dazhalan to set up a stall two days ago. He carried a smaller teapot to mix tea and pour water for the guests, which was very hard work. The shouting was also enthusiastic and full of smiles.
He said it was easier than doing farm work at home, and there was a shed to hide in the shade. He put the tea on the stove in advance, and he could sit and rest when he had nothing to do. He also said that if he was at home now, he would also go to participate in the autumn harvest and work as much as he could. Nine years old, a grown man!
And he also wanted to earn tips, preferably in "Washington".
Fang Mingfeng was originally called by Fang Mingche to suppress Lin Yi, fearing that this kid would mess around after he left. As a result, Lin Yi drove very seriously
all the way. Fang Mingfeng also watched carefully, ready to go back and give some advice. This is something that you really like, you can still be serious. However, it is really impossible to give him your own car for free to practice. But at least if Lin Yi is laid off in the future, it should be possible to arrange a driver position for him.
Fang Mingche and the other two arrived at the airport and went to check in their luggage first. They got their boarding passes very smoothly.
Lin Yan, Lin Yi, and Fang Mingfeng had never been on a plane, so they followed up with some curiosity. As a result, they saw that the boarding pass was handwritten on an ordinary piece of paper with a ballpoint pen. Not only the three of them, but even Yanyan and Qin Tian all looked like "that's it?"
They felt very disillusioned, flying is such a high-end thing.
In his previous life, Fang Mingche, like most Chinese people in the 1980s and 1990s, did not have the opportunity to take a train. He only saw on the Internet later that the planes at that time also provided Maotai liquor and good cigarettes.
It feels that flying now should be more upscale than after it becomes popular in the future. But these three handwritten boarding passes made them disillusioned at once.
Lin Yi said directly: "Such an expensive plane ticket, even Yanyan has to pay half the ticket, and this is the boarding pass?"
At first, he thought Yanyan didn't want a ticket, so her brother-in-law took her abroad to play. Hearing Han Mei say that 50% of the ticket price is required, he was very surprised. But it's not too strange that the brother-in-law spends a lot of money to take his daughter abroad. That courtyard is even more expensive, isn't it also in Yanyan's name.
Oh, how nice it would be if his father could make money like his brother-in-law!
Yanyan agreed, "I also think that it will be difficult to brag to the kids when I get back with this paper."
Fang Mingche said, "Don't show off outside, kids."
Yes, it was printed by computers in the future, and computers and printers were popular. Nowadays, there is only handwriting.
"Okay, we're going through security. You can either go shopping or go back. It takes us three hours to fly there, and Tokyo is an hour earlier than the capital. It's three o'clock now, which is equivalent to five o'clock in Tokyo when we arrive."
Lin Yi said, "BJ six o'clock?"
"Yes. I'll find a phone at the airport to call back, and let someone in the office pick up the phone, and then come back to tell you."
It should be easy to find a public phone in Japan.
Watching the three people enter the security check, Lin Yi said excitedly, "I want to see the mural of the Dai woman." It's very famous.
Han Mei heard from her colleagues that there were three naked women on it, but in fact, nothing could be seen.
She glanced at Lin Yi, "Go, go. Now that you're here, you won't be satisfied unless you see it."
Fang Mingfeng was also a little curious. He heard that the painting was called the cultural symbol of reform and opening up. Let's go and see it together!
Fang Mingche and the other two waited in the waiting area. When they heard the loudspeaker asking them to board the plane, they went to line up for boarding.
The large luggage was stored, and Fang Mingche only brought a shoulder bag with him. The briefcase he was carrying before could also be carried with a long strap. He carried it on his body and freed his hand to hold Yanyan.
Seeing that his daughter was too short and her view was blocked by the crowd, he was not very happy. Fang Mingche picked her up and asked her to clamp her legs around his waist.
When they were out, Yanyan still wore shorts. Most of the pants she brought back to her hometown were left to Kang Kang, but there were still some at home in the capital.
They lined up to enter the cabin and found their seats. Yanyan sat by the window, Fang Mingche sat in the middle, and Qin Tian was outside. When we took off, the little girl would definitely come to the window to look at the sea of clouds. Just let her sit in the innermost seat.
Fang Mingche fastened her seatbelt and pulled it to confirm.
Yanyan said, "Dad, which is farther, from the capital to Tokyo or from my hometown to the capital?"
"Tokyo is hundreds of kilometers farther."
"But, you said it only takes three hours for us to go to Tokyo. But it takes two days for us to go back to my hometown even if we take a plane."
Fang Mingche said, "We fly all the way to Tokyo. The main reason for going back to my hometown is that the road from Chengdu to the county town is not very good, and it takes more than ten hours. When the asphalt road is repaired in the future, it will be shortened to eight hours. So Dad chose to take a sleeper train and arrived in the city in three days and two nights. However, Japanese trains are much faster than ours. Their Shinkansen can reach 200 kilometers in an hour. At this speed, we can go back to my hometown in less than a day."
Today's Chinese trains, the express trains have a speed of less than one-third of theirs. It will take a few more years before the speed can reach 70 kilometers per hour. However, when our high-speed rail is released, it can reach a maximum of more than 300 kilometers. Then we can go back to my hometown! Or, when the highway is built in the future, it will be convenient to get from Chengdu to the county town in two hours.
Just wait, from the asphalt road, first-class highway to second-class highway. There is a lot of waiting! I heard that the cost of first-class highway is 30 million per kilometer, and it will take about 2000 years to build it. That's just a first-class highway, and it takes about three hours to go back from Chengdu.
Yanyan's eyes widened in shock. It turns out that Japanese trains are so fast.
Qin Tian listened to the side and said with some confusion: "Teacher Fang, Japan is a defeated country in World War II. How come they live better than anyone else?"
His grandfather said that after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Americans ordered Chiang Kai-shek to release all the Japanese soldiers back to their country. If they were all shot, they would not have many young men to work.
"Because they have a strong backer. Although we still have to bully them, it does help their rapid economic growth."
Seeing Qin Tian's unhappy face, Fang Mingche said again: "Now Japan's economic development has gradually posed a threat to the United States. The United States is beginning to strangle their exports of automobiles, electronic components, etc. Otherwise, how could Japan lend us money for reform and opening up? They are pinning their hopes on our development and sharing the pressure with them. However, they are also desperate that we will not have great development."
It's a pity that he doesn't understand those industries, such as the home appliance industry. Those who don't understand just don't understand, there's nothing he can do. He can only make money from foreigners through tourism and the sale of intangible cultural heritage products, and paying taxes according to the law is also a contribution.
Qin Tian said: "We are not stupider than them!"
"Yes, so wait and see. We will definitely have a great development!"
The flight attendant reminded that the plane was about to take off, and Fang Mingche cut a piece of apple for Yanyan.
"Here, eat the apple."
"Wait until you are seated first, didn't you say that the plane was not stable when it took off?"
"Then open your mouth when it takes off, so that your ears can bear less pressure."
Yanyan thought about it and took the apple. She still ate the apple. Just opening her mouth like that, in the words of my hometown, it was a bit melon-like. Eating an apple would not have this feeling.
When the plane took off, Fang Mingche kept paying attention to his daughter's situation. Seeing that she had no other reaction, he held the apple and ate it with peace of mind.
"Wow, the buildings below are getting smaller and smaller!"
"The closer they are, the smaller they are. "
When the plane flew into the clouds, the little girl really cheered and leaned against the window to look at the sea of clouds.
The rest of the flight was nothing. Yanyan had taken a three-day and two-night train three times, so a three-hour flight was nothing.
Fang Mingche also got the cigarettes provided on the plane and drank the Maotai poured by the flight attendant as he wished.
When the plane landed at Tokyo's Narita Airport and they were waiting to get off, Yanyan asked, "Dad, did we gain an hour?"
Fang Mingche laughed, "We will return this hour when we fly back."
Yanyan scratched her head, "Then if we keep going east, will we gain it?"
Fang Mingche nodded, "Yes. I remember that during the Qing Dynasty, a foreign tycoon made a bet with someone that he could travel around the world in 80 days. As a result, due to an accident, it took him 81 days! But because he went east all the way, he kept gaining a little time along the way. In the end, after 80 days, he gained a total of 24 hours. So in the end, he won the bet and won a lot of wealth."
Yanyan laughed immediately, which meant that she was right.
Fang Mingche saw that most people had gotten off the plane and it was no longer crowded, so he said, "Let's go, get off the plane."
(End of this chapter)
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