Chapter 20 Arrival in the Capital
It was quite boring to sit like this, and there were people chatting along the way. It was quite noisy in the carriage.
But these were not problems.
Fang Mingche was only afraid that the train was going too slowly, and someone would rob the train or come up to rob.
But his memory was a little fuzzy, and he didn't remember whether this happened after a large number of educated youth who returned to the city could not find jobs. Or was it just at this time that the
public security began to deteriorate, and there were car thieves and road bullies. He had already seen road bullies in his sports car, but he really didn't want to see car thieves again.
After all, he was with his daughter!
Most of those people would find a carriage to rob and run away, and it would be too late when the train police arrived.
But the people in other carriages were fine.
It is very troublesome to travel thousands of miles with a young child.
But fortunately, Yanyan is very well behaved.
Just now at the dining place, Fang Mingche had filled the thermos.
Now he asked Yanyan, "Tell Dad if you want water, egg cake, or apples or oranges. Dad will get them for you."
He put them on the small table.
"Eat apples."
"Okay!"
The apples were washed. Fang Mingche brought a new, folding pencil sharpener and cut a piece for his daughter to eat.
The aisles were full of people and some were sleeping under the seats.
These three days were going to be a tough battle.
Yanyan was excited for half an hour and fell asleep leaning on her father as the train swayed rhythmically.
She slept until the train attendant came with lunch boxes.
These were three yuan a box and did not need to be returned. In fact, the dishes were quite rich, but unfortunately the taste was generally not good.
Yanyan took a look and then looked away. She knew it was expensive!
Moreover, she wanted to eat egg cake. This was something she rarely ate.
Yanyan had only eaten a quarter of an apple before, and Fang Mingche ate the rest.
Now they had eaten two egg cakes and drank a cup of hot water, which was considered dinner.
Before going to bed, Fang Mingche took his daughter to the toilet. They had been sitting for six or seven hours and Yanyan was looking a little tired.
But there was nothing she could do, as there were still nearly two days and two nights to go.
She could get through ten hours of sleep and it would feel like time was passing faster.
Before he left, he pointed to his two boxes to the person next to him and said loudly, "Brother, please help me take a look."
In fact, he didn't expect strangers to take extra care. The main thing was to let everyone around know that it was his.
In this way, if someone wanted to 'take it by mistake', it would be a blatant theft. It's not possible to be so calm.
Moreover, the atmosphere is still good now, and there will always be people in this area who will speak up.
Otherwise, if he goes there and comes back with fewer boxes, he won't be able to chase after them with his daughter in his arms.
The person sitting next to him nodded.
The two chatted for a while in the afternoon. Fang Mingche was too lazy to say more, so he said he was going to BJ to visit relatives.
When sleeping, Fang Mingche still put his daughter in his military coat, with only her head exposed. It's cold when she falls asleep at night!
As for him, it would be warmer with his daughter in the front pocket.
Yanyan was a little depressed the next afternoon.
"Yanyan is great, it will be here in a day or so. Daddy will buy you a box lunch tonight, okay?"
Yanyan nodded, "Okay!"
Speaking of eating box lunches, she was a little interested.
Children like things they have never eaten before.
When it was time for dinner, Fang Mingche bought a box and fed it to his daughter first. Then he ate the rest himself.
The rest was a little cold, but he made do with it. His stomach was okay.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon on the third day, the train finally arrived at the station.
Yanyan would have cried if the train didn't arrive. She couldn't walk these few days, and her feet were a little swollen.
Fang Mingche also felt a little irritated.
After being used to taking the high-speed rail, taking the green-skinned train again was a huge setback.
Fortunately, he didn't encounter any robbers on the train, and his luggage didn't fall.
He finished eating the food he bought, and stuffed the thermos and lunch box into the luggage.
When he left the station, he carried his daughter on his back and two luggage.
BJ is good, BJ actually has a cargo tricycle soliciting passengers at the train station.
If he had to find a bus and squeeze into the bus, the father and daughter would collapse together.
Fang Mingche carried his daughter on his back and two luggage on the train.
"How much does it cost to charter a car to XX district and XX place? There is a guesthouse nearby, you can just drop me off there. This is not my first time here, I know the place. You can't block the wind when you sit in this car!"
He saw that guesthouse when he accompanied A Yan to her parents' home last time.
This kind of state-owned enterprise will not go bankrupt easily. It should still be there!
"Okay, you give me one dollar and I'll take it to you."
"Eighty cents?"
"That won't work, it's so far."
"Okay, let's go." It's a bit expensive, but he was too lazy to bargain.
"Dad, aren't you going to put me down?" Yan Yan asked on his back.
After getting off the train, she felt better again.
It was a bit stuffy on the train, but luckily the child didn't get carsick. Thank God!
Now that she was breathing in the fresh air, she could tell from her expression that she felt much better just by turning
her head. Besides, she was about to see her mother. Yanyan became happy.
Fang Mingche looked at her when he sat down. Her feet were just in an empty space, so they wouldn't get stuck.
"That's it, it's warmer this way, and you won't be afraid of the wind." Fang Mingche stood up the blue part of the top of the strap to block the wind for Yanyan.
After riding for half an hour, they arrived at the guesthouse near Xingfuli and the tricycle stopped.
It was about two miles away from the big compound where Ayan's mother lived. In fact, it was still some distance away.
Fang Mingche paid the money. Then he got off the car with his suitcase and went to the guesthouse to get a room.
It would be easy with a letter of introduction.
However, the return date stipulated in the letter of introduction was twelve days later.
He had to find a place to live within twelve days. The guesthouse would no longer be open to people after twelve days.
But there were few houses for rent these days.
If it really didn't work out, he would send Yanyan to Ayan. As a grown man, he could accommodate himself anywhere.
His father-in-law would definitely not easily agree to his entry.
But his granddaughter would not be turned away.
"Dad, where's Mom?"
"It's not dark yet. I'll see Mom when it gets dark."
Fang Mingche prepared to tidy up his appearance and go there after dinner.
With his father-in-law's attitude, he would definitely not go there in a dusty manner.
He booked a single room for 3 yuan a night. The toilet was at the end of this floor.
He booked it for one night first. If Yanyan was taken to live with Ah Yan, he, a grown man, could sleep in the dormitory tomorrow
. He would live here for the time being.
So he planned to send a telegram tomorrow. It would take about a week to wait for the remittance slip to arrive.
Fang Mingche carried his daughter up to the second floor to the room.
He opened the window and looked down to see his younger brother-in-law Lin Yi riding a bicycle.
Lin Yi and Fang Mingche hated each other in their previous life.
In 1985, there was actually a policy that the children of educated youth who stayed in the countryside could move to the city. As long as there was someone in the city willing to accept their hukou.
Lin Yi's wife was not an easy person to deal with. She was pregnant at the time. She refused to accept no matter what!
Lin Yi had no choice but to make a scene with his parents, not allowing Yanyan to obtain a Beijing hukou through this policy, as he was worried that she would move in with him.
You know, Yan actually made a sacrifice for him by going to the countryside. At that time, the rule was that only one person could stay in a family.
(End of this chapter)
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