Chapter 77 Comrade Lao Wang
The calendar turned to mid-May, and Wang Dexian called Fang Mingche to ask him to take time to visit him and pick up the books.
Fang Mingche asked about his schedule and decided to
go to his place on Saturday night. He took a shower and changed into the white short-sleeved shirt, trousers and leather shoes that Lin Yan bought for him at the mall before setting off.
Clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha. He was going to the municipal government compound, so he had to dress decently.
As for Yanyan, she followed her mother back to her grandparents' home.
Fang Mingche rode on Grandpa Gu's 28-bar. This should be Gu Zhiguang's car back then, but it was well maintained. When he
arrived at the guard post, he reported his name and was let in by the guard, who also pointed him in the direction. It should be because Wang Dexian had given him a heads-up before.
Housing is really a big problem nowadays.
The corridors of the dormitory in the municipal government's tube-shaped building are also full of stacked honeycomb coal and stoves.
The door is half-blocked by a curtain, but you can glimpse that it is about a dozen square meters inside.
Some of them are occupied by a family of three or four.
In comparison, he and Yanyan lived in a room of more than 30 square meters, which was considered very spacious.
Other families in the compound were also envious.
If it weren't for Grandpa Gu's trickery, the small side courtyard would probably not have been saved.
However, one advantage of the tube building is that there is a toilet on each floor.
It is at the end. On one side is a washroom with a row of faucets, and on the other side is a cubicle toilet.
Fang Mingche went to the toilet first. When entering the door, he paid attention to distinguish between men and women.
If he went to the wrong place
, he might be charged with hooliganism. Nowadays, those young men who "pat women" on the streets of the capital are charged with hooliganism. It's
like patting female comrades on the shoulders on the street and asking them to date him. If a female comrade reports it, he can't escape the crime of "hooliganism".
After he urinated, he went to the washroom opposite to wash his hands. At this moment, many women were washing clothes at each faucet.
Nowadays, it is very fortunate to have such a direct faucet.
Grandpa Gu's yard still uses a pressurized well. The water from the pressurized well is carried home by oneself.
There are several large courtyards nearby, and each courtyard has a public faucet. But it cannot be used at home.
Everyone pays a per capita water fee every month, and the aunt in charge of the courtyard is responsible for collecting it.
That's why he was thinking about the house in Tuanjiehu Community. It's a single-family house with its own toilet and faucet.
Fang Mingche originally wanted to count which room was Lao Wang's. But when he came out, he didn't need to do it. Lao Wang was already standing at the door of the room and chatting with the big sister who was cooking next to him.
Seeing Fang Mingche, he said, "I saw you walk over and thought you went the wrong way."
"I went to the toilet."
Lao Wang said to the big sister again and led Fang Mingche into the house.
"Your accommodation conditions are not bad."
Lao Wang shook his head gently, "It's okay for me to live alone. Those clerks who live with their families can't live well. Sit--"
He turned around to pour hot water.
Fang Mingche raised an eyebrow. Lao Wang was one year older than him, which means he was 25 years old.
The legal age for marriage is now 20 for men and 18 for women. He is still unmarried at this age, and he doesn't even have a partner. I'm afraid he has been thinking long and hard.
I guess he still has some confidence that his father can come back.
His unmarried status is very beneficial for future marriage. It's much better than being divorced.
Moreover, divorce also involves the issue of how to treat the ex-wife. If it is not handled well, he will be labeled as a rich man who changes his wife.
Even if his father does not come back, he will just get married a few years later, which will not affect anything.
People from such a family can think much more deeply than himself who has been ignorant all the way.
Wang Dexian put the boiling water in front of Mingche, opened the cabinet and took out a pile of English books and magazines.
The first few books are the textbooks used by the English Department of the university, and the others are English newspapers and magazines found by someone.
"Are these the newspapers and magazines you want?"
If Fang Mingche is willing to buy the textbooks of the English Department at a high price, he should be able to find them by posting a notice in the university and leaving a contact number. The trouble is the English newspapers and magazines, which he really has no way to find.
Fang Mingche nodded, "Yes."
He estimated that Lao Wang had received it for a while. He took a look at it first.
But he probably didn't have the time to study. So he gave up and asked himself to come to get it.
He just walked in and took a quick look. Old Wang's clothes were still soaking in the basin and had not been washed yet.
This must be because he was busy, and secondly, it was probably because he had not yet had a relationship with a female comrade who came to wash his clothes.
Unlike him, A Yan came every day to wash their father and daughter's clothes. The sheets, quilt covers, curtains, etc. were washed once every three weeks.
Fang Mingche took the initiative to say: "How about these and the previous review materials, all for 100? I know you also asked for favors."
The previous review materials for famous schools, as well as the current English newspapers and magazines, were very helpful for his college entrance examination. And he couldn't buy them.
Wang Dexian said: "Okay! I heard that English in the college entrance examination will not be included in the total score. Why are you in a hurry to learn English now?"
"English will be very practical in the future, and it will definitely be more and more valued. Moreover, although it will not be included in the total score of the college entrance examination, it will only be used as a reference. But if my English test score is good, the school will lower the admission score. This will help me get into a prestigious undergraduate school."
Wang Dexian nodded. He also felt that Fang Mingche was very far-sighted and was worth making friends with.
"Then I still owe you 1,500."
He turned around and took out 70 big unity notes from the drawer, "Here are 700, click on them."
Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows and joked, "Don't you think you'll get the kickback so soon?"
Wang Dexian sneered, "Am I such a short-sighted person? My old man recently received ten years of salary. The organization directly sent someone to deliver a passbook with a total of 20,000. He said that the country would take care of his food, clothing, housing and transportation, and that hospitalization would be 100% reimbursed. A grandchild simply gave him 1,000. He said that we have been more or less burdened by him over the years and have suffered."
The grandchildren were naturally happy. This is much better than the old man closing his eyes and kicking his legs in the future, leaving money for everyone to share.
Everyone is indeed short of money at this moment. 1,000 yuan, a large sum!
Oh, it shouldn't be for the guy in front of him. His big bowl tea stall can make 1,000 yuan a month.
He and the old man have discussed this privately.
The old man was also shocked by the amount, and asked repeatedly, "Is setting up a stall so profitable? Will there be any problems if it goes on like this?"
But then he said, "The chief designer must have an idea in mind, and he is still crossing the river by feeling the stones."
Fang Mingche said, "How about you help me get 20 bottles of military-supplied Moutai for the remaining 800?"
"Why do you want so much?"
"You are just trying to make a fool of yourself. Nowadays, no one dares to bully anyone who can get a pack of Panda cigarettes in society." Panda
cigarettes are not as easy to store as military-supplied Moutai, and tobacco will become damp after a long time.
Wang Dexian thought about it and said, "I can only do it slowly."
He got a bottle from the logistics department for 18-20 yuan, and gave 40 yuan to Xiao Fang, which can save a lot.
(End of this chapter)
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