Chapter 219 Resource Allocation
In March, when the flowers were blooming, Lin Yan and Fang Mingche went to see Wang Dexian and Yang Mei off. Going to the United States nowadays is not a trivial matter even for a family like theirs. A farewell banquet was held in the city government's canteen.
Fang Mingche drove his new car to take his wife and children to the banquet. This time he couldn't take the Qin family of three with him. Firstly, the car couldn't seat so many people, and secondly, it was not on the way. He went directly from the Overseas Chinese Apartment.
The Qin family of three called Master He's black taxi in the alley. Master He has been driving a black taxi for more than two years, and his annual income is two to three thousand. He is also considered to be a relatively well-off person in the slum area.
However, there are still very few people who can go to the city government. At most, they just park outside the gate. Today, Wang Dexian registered Fang Mingche and Master He's license plate numbers, so both of them can drive in directly.
Master He greeted and congratulated Wang Dexian and Yang Mei who came to open the car door, then turned the car around and went out to continue doing business.
The Qin family of three went upstairs and saw Fang Mingche's family and walked over. The house rented by Wang Dexian was very lively at this moment.
Yang Mei took out a lot of fruits, candies, and snacks to entertain relatives and friends.
The last time Lin Yan came back from Hong Kong, she brought back a lot of individually packaged and portable Hong Kong-style snacks for Yang Mei. Yang Mei gave some to her grandparents.
Wang's grandfather, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law didn't need her. Lin Yan had already brought some for Mr. Wang, Qin Hua and her daughter.
Yang Mei gave the rest to the female leader of 301, the male leader's wife, and Wang Dexian's leader. It's still very face-saving to tell others that "a friend brought it back from Hong Kong."
As for herself, she only tasted a little of each. So, today's snacks are all bought from Daoxiang Village.
Wang Dexian's third aunt said half jokingly and half seriously: "Yangmei, you got some Hong Kong dim sum, but you are reluctant to give it to us to eat?"
Wang Dexian took away a lot of resources from her son, so she was naturally dissatisfied. Now she was looking for trouble and making a "joke".
The smile on Yangmei's face froze for a moment.
Seeing this, Lin Yan hurriedly said, "Aunt Wang, it's my fault, it's my fault. I shouldn't have thought that the things I brought back should not exceed the tax-free limit, and I should have bought more. Isn't Hong Kong a shopping paradise? It's dazzling. I couldn't help it and bought a lot of everything. I really didn't buy many snacks, so there was less for Yangmei. It's also because I didn't have much foreign exchange, so I didn't dare to spend it recklessly."
Aunt Wang (Wang Dezhi's mother) smiled and said, "You are still an aunt, and you are still thinking about your nephew's wife's snacks. Didn't the old man divide all the snacks between us?"
Aunt Wang said, "Sister-in-law, I was just joking with my nephew's wife."
Qin Hua was stunned when she heard it. She was helping Yanyan take care of Changchang.
As soon as the snacks were put out, Changchang saw it and ran over. Yanyan was ordered to look after her brother today, so she followed. He must not eat too much. It will delay the main meal later, and eating too much snacks is not good.
Qin Hua went to help, since she didn't know the others well.
At this moment, she whispered to Yan Yan, "I think I know why my mother said that being the daughter-in-law of a high-ranking official is not pleasant."
How can you be happy when someone is always trying to find fault with you and dig holes for you? Her mother said that marrying up is like swallowing a needle, and told her not to think about marrying up in the future. But marrying down to help the poor is definitely not okay,
just marrying at home is fine. So, if you want to marry well, you have to do well yourself. This high school entrance examination is very important, the first watershed in life.
She was also impressed by her mother, no matter what she said, she could finally get the high school entrance examination.
However, her sister-in-law's family is also very good! Even so, she can still meet such a senior citizen. Then her mother must have had a harder time at the beginning.
Yan Yan didn't quite understand, but she also felt that something was wrong. Talking like this doesn't seem like a loving family! Their whole family would not talk like this.
However, there is no room for her to express her opinion here. Even Sister Qin Hua just said this and shut up.
Yanyan picked a few snacks, and together with Qin Hua and Changchang, they sat on the sofa next to them and ate slowly.
Wang Dezhi's son greeted her with a smile, and she responded with a smile, "Hello, brother Wang!"
Changchang followed suit, "Hello, brother Wang!"
Anyway, he should call her whatever his sister called him. Mom said so!
Wang Dezhi's son Wang Hao reached out and touched his head, "Changchang, you are growing up so fast! It seems like you have grown up in the blink of an eye."
Yangmei's parents work in other places, and grandpa and grandma haven't arrived yet. Her aunt from her natal family smiled and said, "I just tried it at my parents-in-law's place, and I guess it's really not much. Xiaolin, is there an upper limit to what you can bring back?"
Tsk, there is no big family style at all! Are you just playing these little tricks? There is not much of that thing, it is impossible for every family to share it. You didn't get it, and I didn't get it either!
Lin Yan nodded, "Yes, otherwise we have to go through the procedures for importing goods. I can't wait to get a few sacks back to make a profit. I guess they are just trying to prevent this."
Yang Mei glanced at Wang Dexian's third aunt, and smiled again, "Lin Yan, then the things I can bring back from the United States will be limited, right?"
These people must not ask her to bring things, she finds it troublesome. In the end, she would be doing what her aunt wants and what her sister-in-law wants. She took the trouble to exchange those dollars, and she didn't want to help people like the third aunt bring things.
Lin Yan nodded, "Of course. And the Americans only allow us to buy daily necessities. I've even seen them openly selling guns in supermarkets. Those things can't pass customs, and we can't get them back even if we spend the money."
Aunt Wang smiled and said, "Lin Yan, you and your wife are the best. You can go everywhere. You have more knowledge than us."
Her daughter Wang Defang nodded beside her, "I'm so envious!"
Fang Mingche said, "You are not studying at a military university anyway, so you can go abroad to play during the summer vacation. Just go with our own travel agency, and there will be rooms for you to stay in any place where there are shops. This is the treatment for the families of internal employees. You can work and study or go and act cute with the old man and your dad, and get enough money for the round-trip air tickets. During the summer vacation, your fourth brother and sister-in-law are still in the United States, and you can go to see them."
Wang Defang nodded, "It seems that it is really possible."
"Well, the travel agency can also handle the passport and visa matters. The agency fee is not high, and it's half the price if you are a family member."
Wang Defang nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, Brother Fang, I'm really tempted!"
Most of the people in the Wang family are either in the military or in politics, so she, a college student, is really relatively free.
After everyone talked, they changed the topic. Today is a practice, so don't make the scene unpleasant.
Wang Dezhi looked at the wall clock, "I have booked a private room over at the small kitchen canteen, how about we go over there and sit? We can also get together to play cards or something."
This house has two suites, and the living room is not too big. It's enough for so many people to sit down. But there are still colleagues who haven't come, so just move them to the small kitchen canteen. That way it will be more spacious.
After moving over, colleagues from the municipal government and 301 arrived one after another. Fang Mingche and Lin Yan smiled and greeted acquaintances from the investment promotion office.
After gathering like this for a day, when they finally got into their own car, Lin Yan exhaled, "It's also troublesome to get along with this rich family! In comparison, my sister-in-law and I are both simple-minded, and everything is on our faces."
There are also times when they have disagreements between the sisters-in-law. But they were all open fights, and they were all forgotten. Fortunately, there were no elders in the family who were so sharp-tongued and weird.
Fang Mingche said, "Competition for family resources is like this. We are lucky that we opened a big bowl tea stall three years ago and lived a good life."
Otherwise, Lin Yi and Han Mei would definitely have the same face as in the previous life. Then, now that the old one is gone, they will definitely not interact.
Lin Yan said, "After returning from studying abroad for half a year, Lao Wang should be able to move up a step, right?"
"Half a step should be no problem. It was two years ago that he was promoted to deputy section chief. He finally got the diplomas from these two years of night school, which can be regarded as making up for a shortcoming."
After seeing off Wang Dexian and Yang Mei, the travel agency also began to process passports and visas for the next group of people who were going abroad. The people in Tokyo and Paris were the first to be exchanged back, and then they would soon go to London and New York. By then, the people who were going to Hong Kong would probably be arranged.
In this way, the proportion of employees who had experience in overseas posting and those who were about to be stationed abroad increased significantly. Han Mei looked at those with similar qualifications and good work as herself and had the opportunity to go abroad. When she returned home, there was no smile on her face.
Lin Yi was still thinking about what his father said, that his sister was unhappy that he wanted to find a part-time job on weekends but refused to go out himself, and only let Han Mei and his mother go. Suddenly seeing Han Mei looking like someone owed her 500 yuan, he immediately found an excuse to go out.
It was obvious that she was not doing well at work, and he didn't want to be a punching bag. After Han Mei earned more money, her temper also increased.
In the next two days, Han Mei didn't smile much at home. Later, Lin's mother couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with you two?"
"Nothing, her work is not going well. Mom, do you think your sister is really waiting for me to beg her myself?"
Lin's mother said: "Why are you so embarrassed in front of your sister? Do you really want people to feed you everything? Your sister is now strong and refuses to listen to me. Just go and say something nice to her yourself."
Didn't Han Mei buy a women's bicycle? Lin's mother was quite envious. But Han Mei asked for three turns and one ring in the betrothal gift, and the Lin family didn't agree. Now that she didn't take the initiative to let Lin's mother ride her bike, Lin's mother felt embarrassed.
Fortunately, her monthly pension was about 40 yuan, and Lin Yan gave her holiday allowances during the holidays. The old lady also asked Sister Cui to get her a bicycle ticket so that she could buy one for herself. When
Lin Yan found out, she said to her, "Why don't I sell this one to you at a lower price, so you don't have to spend 50 yuan to get a ticket."
"You don't ride it, and Fang Min doesn't ride it to buy groceries or pick people up?"
"There's still Mingche's bike at home. Xiaomin is tall, so it's no problem for her to ride a 28-bar bike. But you're not young anymore, so if you want to ride, you can ride a 26-circle ladies' bike."
Lin's mother said hesitantly, "You still want to take my money?"
Lin Yan said, "It's my daughter-in-law's, you don't even touch it; it's my daughter's, you take it away for free without paying?"
It would have been fine to give it away for free, but when she thought of this, she felt a little uncomfortable. Besides, she saved her mother's money and secretly gave it to Lin Yi later.
"How much is it?"
"You know how much Mingche spent on it for me. The ticket and the bike cost more than 200 yuan. Please give me 150 yuan. If it were someone else, I would not be willing to pay this price."
Mother Lin thought for a while and said, "100 yuan. You have been riding it for more than two years."
The bike was indeed not ridden too hard and was still 70% new.
Lin Yan said, "120 yuan."
Father Lin was speechless when he heard the mother and daughter haggling seriously. Yanyan was even more confused.
Only Changchang didn't understand much. He sat there eating the boiled edamame peeled by his grandmother.
Father Lin looked at him. Mingche said that his son looked like a small Buddha statue when he was sitting. Looking at his round head, round brain and round belly, he really looked like one.
In the end, the bike was sold for 120 yuan. Lin Yan said that she would drive it to her house later.
Mother Lin said, "Hurry up."
"Okay, prepare the money."
When they went back, Yanyan and Changchang sat in the back seat. While waiting for the red light, she asked, "Mom, why do you still collect money from grandma?"
"I don't collect money, she also uses the money to subsidize your uncle. I don't like it!"
The light turned green, and Lin Yan drove seriously, "Don't talk to me."
Yanyan thought all the way, and stared at her brother again. Changchang was puzzled, "Sister?"
She was thinking that if dad and mom gave everything to Changchang in the future, she would not seem to be very happy.
She said this to Lin Yan when she got home.
Lin Yan said, "It's normal, but dad and mom can only try to treat them equally. Sometimes it may not be absolutely fair. As parents, they will definitely favor the child who is not doing well." Yanyan
smiled, "Mom, then if you want something from me in the future, can I sell it to you for money?"
"Do you have anything you bought with your own money now? You still sell it to me!"
Yanyan thought about it, it seems that there really is nothing.
She changed the subject, "Sister Qin Hua said that if she gets into the school designated by Uncle Wang, she can go to the United States with Aunt Defang during the summer vacation. She also asked me where to go in the United States. I told her that the scenery on the road is particularly beautiful."
Qin Hua has a passport, and Han Mei is also helping her make an appointment for a visa interview. Han Mei has to deal with passports and visas every day recently, and naturally she is getting more and more unhappy.
This Saturday night, Lin Yi finally rode his family's 28-bar bicycle and prepared to go to the Overseas Chinese Apartment to ask his sister for a part-time job.
Father Lin looked at him, "You've been working for almost three years, and you're still riding my bike. Why don't you buy one for yourself? Don't tell me about your salary. My salary was less than yours back then, but I was still able to support my family."
Lin Yi had no choice but to say, "I'll buy it when I make enough money from my part-time job."
"Even if you work part-time as a driver, you can only make ten or eight yuan a day at most. How many months do you plan to save to buy a car? Otherwise, just let Han Mei keep your part-time salary for you, and buy a car directly when it's enough. Her salary is so high, she will definitely not cheat you of this little money."
(End of this chapter)
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