After the meal, Song Jinzhang felt that his eyes had been opened. During the meal, Gao Mingcheng and Fan Chengyao talked about some business and some family matters.
Fan Chengyao is also very happy that his son has a chance to be admitted to the junior class.
Influenced by the social environment, Fan Chengyao did not have a high level of education, but he still had high hopes for his son, Fan Licheng.
"During the summer vacation, his mother went to the capital to buy a house for Licheng. We agreed that she would buy one and I would buy one too. I was a little short of money before, and the situation of triangular debts in the whole society is serious this year. I also have some money with others, which I cannot pay back for the time being. Fortunately, I have a store open and the goods are selling, so the cash flow is okay. At the end of this year, I plan to take out some money and go to the capital to buy a house for Licheng." Fan Chengyao said with a smile.
Although Fan Licheng had a chance to be admitted to the junior class of USTC, even if he failed, the university in the capital was still their first choice. So the house had to be arranged earlier.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and said, "Houses from all dynasties under the feet of the emperor are very rare. Now that the domestic economy has developed, the housing prices in the capital will definitely rise in the future! It's a good deal to buy it now!"
Buying a house in the capital now is not only cost-effective, but also gives you room for choice. The further you go in the future, the harder it will be to buy a house, and by then the entire huge capital will be occupied by others.
In his previous life, Gao Mingcheng had some wealth, but he couldn't buy a house in the capital.
So this time, he planned to buy as many houses as he could before the capital's purchase restrictions were in place. If he couldn't buy a good house, he would buy an old house that was about to be demolished and earn some demolition fees!
Fan Chengyao nodded in approval. Being in Guangzhou, he was more sensitive to economic changes.
He knew that there were more and more rich people nowadays.
Now these rich people are all here. When they move to the capital or other places in the future, the economy will definitely be boosted by them, and housing prices will naturally be the first to be affected.
"You're right. I'll go and have a look when the time comes. If I find a suitable one, I'll just buy a few more. One for Licheng and one for myself or for my daughter. Oh, Mingcheng, you don't have a daughter, so you don't know how cute she is!" When Fan Chengyao mentioned his daughter, his face was full of doting.
He has high hopes for his son, but he dotes on his two-year-old daughter. While he was talking about his daughter, Gao Mingcheng ate in silence. Wow, this boiled chicken is so tender!
In fact, Gao Mingcheng also wanted a daughter, but children are a matter of fate, he would not force it, and could not force it.
While the men were chatting about economy, family and buying houses, Song Jinzhang ate in silence. He couldn't say a word, nor did he dare to interrupt. He only felt his heart surging and his desire to make money growing stronger.
She thought that when she made money, she would also go to the capital to buy a house!
If people who are richer than her have gone there, then it means that the capital is a good place!
After the meal, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
Because Gao Mingcheng had to drive, he didn't drink alcohol at lunch. Instead, he drank a beverage, the coconut beverage unique to this place.
After opening a fresh green coconut, you can directly insert a straw and drink it. The taste is sweet and not too strong.
After saying goodbye to Fan Chengyao, Gao Mingcheng led Song Jinzhang to the truck.
He looked at Song Jinzhang and said, "Do you want to go shopping or go back?"
Song Jinzhang actually wanted to go shopping, but she wanted to go back to do business earlier, so she chose to go back now.
Gao Mingcheng nodded secretly in his heart. This girl is very determined and has a good potential for doing business.
So without further ado, the two of them simply started their return journey.
Song Jinzhang is pretty and not busy, so Gao Mingcheng is less worried when taking her out. So he said while driving, "Half of the goods for my store are from Yangcheng, and the other half are from the clothing workshops in the village. I got a lot of goods this time, so I won't go to Yangcheng before the New Year. I will come here to get the goods after the New Year. If you want to get the goods later, you can either take another driver's car or take the train."
"But there are a lot of people on the train, and it's a mixed bag, so you need to be careful. And at the end of the year, there will be even more people on the train, so it's not very convenient if you want to get the goods. You have to find a connection, get to know the train attendant, and ask him to help you find a place to sit."
After listening to Gao Mingcheng's words, Song Jinzhang felt a little conflicted.
She didn't know how to choose.
She could foresee the difficulties of going to Yangcheng by train to purchase goods.
But if it wasn't Gao Mingcheng, and she took another driver's car, that would also be a problem, because in the entire transportation company, long-distance drivers all go out in pairs!
Because they had to take turns driving and because there might be dangers on the road, only Gao Mingcheng, who was energetic and able to handle trouble, dared to drive on the road alone.
Although the seat of this truck is wide and two people can squeeze in the passenger seat, Song Jinzhang is a young girl after all. The thought of squeezing in with a man makes her feel uncomfortable all over.
Gao Mingcheng noticed that Song Jinzhang was confused, so he said, "I'm just reminding you not to be too nervous. There will always be a way out. We can talk about the rest later. You should sell all the goods you bought this time first."
Upon hearing this, Song Jinzhang nodded.
Yes, let’s sell the goods first!
After discussing this, the two stopped talking. Gao Mingcheng focused on driving. Along the way, Song Jinzhang seldom spoke to bother Gao Mingcheng except when he needed to go to the bathroom.
We hurried all the way and finally arrived at the county town in the evening of the next day. It started to rain when we arrived at the county town. Although the rain was not heavy, the temperature dropped suddenly due to the cold wind and rain.
Gao Mingcheng asked: "Where do you live? I'll take you home directly."
Song Jinzhang was very grateful and immediately gave out the address.
She has moved out of her own home, but she doesn't rent a house. Instead, she lives in her uncle's house.
She used all the resettlement money she got from her father to purchase goods, so she naturally couldn't waste money on renting a house.
Soon, the car drove to the vicinity of her uncle's house, but it stopped at the intersection because the road in the residential area ahead was very narrow and the truck could not enter.
Song Jinzhang opened the car door and jumped out.
She ran towards the second house at the entrance of the alley in the rain, shouting as she ran: "Uncle, cousin, I'm back, come and help me carry my things!"
Soon, two men, one old and one young, came out. They were relieved to see Song Jinzhang return safely.
At this time, Gao Mingcheng had already opened the door of the carriage.
Song Jinzhang’s goods are right at the edge, you can take them by just opening the door.
Song Jinzhang's uncle took out a cigarette and handed it to Gao Mingcheng, saying with a smile on his face: "Thank you, little brother. Please send Jinzhang back."
Gao Mingcheng didn't take the cigarette, and said politely: "It's not a problem. It's raining. You guys should go home quickly. I want to go home too."
Seeing that the man was still offering the cigarette, Gao Mingcheng explained, "I don't smoke."
After saying that, he got on the truck. It was already late and he was hungry, so he was in a hurry to go home.
Seeing him leave, Song Jinzhang and others did not stay in the rain for long. The two men carried two bags of things each, while Song Jinzhang walked empty-handed, but his little mouth never stopped, excitedly telling his relatives about what he saw and heard along the way.
As the two families lived quite far from each other, Gao Mingcheng returned to the clothing store ten minutes later.
The shutter door of the clothing store was closed, but lights and sounds could still be heard from inside.
He first knocked on the door and shouted, then tried to pull up the rolling shutter.
Accompanied by a rattling sound, the lights in the room poured out and fell on Gao Mingcheng.
The drizzle outside made his hair and clothes slightly wet.
"Second brother! Why are you back so late? In a while, fourth brother will send second sister-in-law and Xiao Xuxu over there!" Gao Shufang stood up instantly and said loudly, then walked towards the kitchen in the backyard.
"Brother, come quickly. We knew you would be back today, so we left some food for you!" She walked quickly to the rice cooker, opened the lid, and there was a bowl of warm food inside.
Manyue noticed the rain on Gao Mingcheng's body and immediately took a dry towel for him to wipe it.
Gao Mingcheng wiped his hair and clothes lightly, then picked up the hot meal and started eating. At this moment, he felt the warmth of home.
Gao Mingcheng said, "I feel a little tired and thirsty. Shufang, pour me a glass of ginseng wine!"
Because I had to drive, I didn't drink alcohol along the way. Now that I'm home, the tension in my heart has eased and I want to let loose.
Gao Shufang immediately went to pour a glass of ginseng wine.
This ginseng wine is made by myself, and the method is simple. Just add ginseng to the wine and let it brew for a while, and it's done!
My family had made a batch of bayberry wine and twisted bayberry wine before, but unfortunately they were all eaten up.
Gao Mingcheng took a sip of wine and felt that most of the fatigue in his body had disappeared.
After eating and drinking, he did not rest, but planned to unload all the goods from the car.
Gao Mingli said: "Second brother, you sit down and rest, we will do it!"
Gao Mingli stood up and walked towards the truck parked outside the door, and his wife Zhang Jinling followed him.
In order to facilitate transportation, the bags of clothing were compressed and packed tightly. They were very heavy. It was okay for a man to carry them in Gaoming, but it would be a bit difficult for a woman to carry them.
But Zhang Jinling was not discouraged. She and Gao Shufang carried the statue slowly.
There was a lot of goods this time, and after they were all unloaded from the truck, they filled up the space in the clothing store.
After this batch of goods arrived, no one could watch TV anymore. Everyone had to get busy, unpacking the bags and clearing out the goods inside. The same goods in three sizes, large, medium and small, were put in the store for sale, and the rest were put in stock upstairs.
It will take a lot of time to clear out all these goods.
Seeing that Gao Mingli had only unloaded the goods, Gao Mingcheng got in the car again and took down the large box of seafood he had bought. He said to Gao Shufang, "I bought some dry goods and put them in the kitchen. You can take a look at them when the time comes and make whatever you want to eat."
Gao Shufang took a quick look, responded, and then concentrated on the work at hand.
Seeing that it was getting late, Gao Mingcheng did not stay here to help, but took Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu back to their new home. Xiaoxuxu was already yawning and wanted to sleep, so he had to take a shower and go to bed.
He first carried Xu Duomei into the car, then handed his son to her, and finally climbed into the car himself and drove the truck directly home.
On the truck, there was also a color TV and a washing machine he bought.
With these two appliances, life in the new home will be more leisurely.
It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury. When there were no washing machines, washing clothes took a lot of time and physical strength. With washing machines, women are freed from the heavy work of washing clothes. Moreover, winter clothes are thick and are easier to dry after being spun out.
Manyuemei was very happy when she learned that Gao Mingcheng had bought a new washing machine.
After moving to the new home, washing clothes became a problem. Underwear had to be washed by hand, but washing outer clothes by hand was too tiring and the water was too cold, so I had to take them to the clothing store to wash. But it was not very convenient to take them back and forth.
Now, the clothes of my family of three can be washed and dried here from now on.
After returning to the new home, Xuanyue was busy taking care of Xiao Xuxu, while Gao Mingcheng moved the color TV and washing machine out of the car.
He hadn't seen him for a few days and wanted to tease Xiao Xuxu, but Xiao Xuxu seemed to have a cold today and looked a little listless. When he saw his father, he only showed affection to him for a short while.
Children are like this, they get sick easily when the weather gets cold.
Gao Mingcheng first moved the washing machine outside the bathroom door, where there was space and a socket and faucet nearby. When washing clothes, the dirty water can flow directly into the bathroom drain.
After opening the outer packaging box, the fruit green twin-tub washing machine revealed its true identity. Nowadays, all washing machines are twin-tub, one tub is used to wash clothes and the other is used to spin water. Therefore, when washing clothes, someone is needed to operate it nearby. Unlike the smart washing machines of later generations, you don’t have to worry about it after throwing the dirty clothes in.
This old-style washing machine is fine when washing clothes, but when spinning the water, the clothes must be flattened and pressed with a soft board. This way, when spinning the water, one side will not be light and the other side will not be heavy, resulting in a failure to spin out the water.
After installing the washing machine, Gao Mingcheng installed the color TV.
There are two types of antennas: internal antenna and external antenna. It's raining outside today, so it's not easy to install the external antenna. I can only take out the color TV and place it in place, and then install and debug it when I'm free tomorrow.
After finishing all this, Xuanyuemei also came out of the room. She closed the door gently. It was obvious that Xiaoxuxu had fallen asleep at this moment.
She came to the living room and first looked at the color TV, then looked at the brand new washing machine.
The color TV couldn't be used for the time being, but the washing machine was always usable. Xuanyuemei just happened to have a pile of dirty clothes waiting to be washed, so she quickly took them over, first threw them into a larger tub, and then filled them with water and added detergent.
Gao Mingcheng asked, "Why are you still washing clothes now? Why don't you go to bed early?"
Manyuemei was eager to try out the new washing machine and didn't want to go to bed. She said, "It's okay. I can go to bed later."
When the washing machine starts working, the clothes are carried by the water flow and the detergent turns into bubbles, many beauties breathe a sigh of relief with satisfaction.
Gao Mingcheng looked at her and felt that Meike was really worrying, but he was very satisfied that she was worrying about her own family.
Things were almost done, and it was not his responsibility to do the laundry, so Gao Mingcheng took some clean clothes and took a nice hot bath.
It was not until this moment that he felt all the tiredness in his body had gone away, but he still felt drowsy.
Xuanyuemei noticed that Gao Mingcheng was sleepy and said gently, "You go to bed first. I'll go to bed after the clothes are washed."
Gao Mingcheng nodded, stretched and walked towards the room.
He didn't know that Xuanyuemei had been staring at his back, but after thinking about it, she decided not to ask any more questions.
Before leaving, Gao Mingcheng told Xuanyuemei that he would bring one more person to Guangzhou this time. When she heard that it was a young girl, Xuanyuemei became a little wary, but she was not a petty person, so she agreed generously.
Now that Gao Mingcheng had returned, she wanted to ask about the little girl, but she hadn't brought herself to ask no matter how many times she tried.
Because Gao Mingcheng looked very tired and had been busy with work, it seemed a bit inappropriate for her to ask at this time.
Xuanyuemei pursed her lips and thought, forget it, I have to believe Gao Mingcheng!
At this time, Gao Mingcheng had no idea about the complicated psychological process. As soon as his head touched the pillow, he fell asleep.
He still has to deliver the truck to the transportation company tomorrow morning.
In the middle of the night, a violent storm woke Gao Mingcheng from his deep sleep. He opened his eyes, listened to the sound of wind and rain outside the window, looked at Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu's sleeping faces, and then slowly fell asleep again.
When I woke up again, it was already seven o'clock in the morning.
Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu were still sleeping, so he didn't disturb them. He got up quietly, cooked porridge first, and then opened the door.
At first glance, he saw fallen leaves all over the ground. These fallen leaves were not all from his flower beds. Most of them were from the woods behind the house, floating in the wind.
This is the case with a residence located next to a small hill. While enjoying its tranquility, you also have to endure its fallen leaves.
The fallen leaves cover the ground, and winter is coming. (End of this chapter)
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