Yun Qiao turned to look at Ye Yuanzhang and said gratefully, "Uncle, thank you. These two storefronts mean a lot to me. I will make good use of them in the future."
Ye Yuanzhang raised his hand and patted Yun Qiao's shoulder. With a faint smile, he said, "Yun Qiao, we are family. You don't have to be so distant with your uncle. This is your grandmother's last wish, and it's also my hope for you. You are very talented. Back in the Great Northern Wilderness, you were able to work as a doctor in the clinic with only the medical knowledge you learned on your own. Not only did you perform well, but you also received so much praise. Now, thanks to your own hard work, you have been admitted to a specialized medical university. When you graduate, you will definitely have a bright future."
"I'm giving you these two shops because you have a family and children now, and you might not be able to handle the strict rules and regulations of a large hospital when you start working in the future. If you can open a private clinic, you can arrange your own work schedule, which will make it easier for you to balance family and children."
"Uncle, thank you for thinking so much about me. You've really opened my mind. I used to think about getting a job after graduation and going wherever I was assigned to work. Now I think that's too passive. It's better to proactively consider other possibilities." Yun Qiao said, "However, the national policy on allowing the opening of private clinics has not yet been implemented, so these two storefronts probably won't be of use for a while."
Ye Yuanzhang said, "If you don't need it for the time being, you can rent it out. It will at least provide some income. Anyway, you still have three years to go before graduating from university, so it's impossible for you to come to Shanghai within these three years."
"And you don't have to worry too much about the policy. I heard that the higher-ups have started discussing allowing individual doctors to practice medicine. It probably won't be long before the specific plan is implemented. In my opinion, it will be implemented within two to three years at the latest."
"Okay, uncle, I understand." Yun Qiao nodded, then said a little embarrassedly, "I may have to trouble you and Auntie for help with the storefront rental. I can't stay in Shanghai for too long, so I may not be able to find a suitable tenant in a short time."
Ye Yuanzhang said, "This is a small matter. I'll hand it over to your aunt later. She has nothing to do at home before school starts in September, so she can help you with this."
Yun Qiao looked at Ye Yuanzhang gratefully: "Thank you, you and auntie always think a lot about me."
Ye Yuanzhang waved his hand and smiled, "Yun Qiao, human affection is mutual. Over the past ten years in the Great Northern Wilderness, you've been incredibly kind to our family. Without your and Tingjun's help, I don't know how miserable your aunt and I would have been. I didn't have the ability to respond to you at first, but now I do. If we don't consider you, who else can we consider?"
Yun Qiao said, "Anyway, uncle, I'll remember your kindness."
Ye Yuanzhang laughed. "That's right. You're just too soft-hearted. If someone treats you well, you want to pay them back tenfold or a hundredfold. But what's the big deal? It's mutual."
"Come on, go home."
Yun Qiao said "hmm".
When I returned home by bus, Li Baiqiu was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
She saw the two men coming back through the glass on the kitchen door, wiped her wet hands, opened the kitchen door, and came out of the kitchen and asked, "Have you completed the formalities?"
"It's done." Yun Qiao nodded, raised the property certificate in his hand and handed it to Li Baiqiu to see.
Li Baiqiu's hands were not completely dry yet, and he was worried about dirtying the certificate, so he did not take it with his hands. Instead, he leaned forward to take a look.
She read it carefully from beginning to end, confirmed that it was Yun Qiao's name, and nodded with relief: "Great. Yun Qiao, you will have your own house in the future."
Yun Qiao smiled and nodded. "Yes, Aunt. Thank you and Uncle for letting me have my own house. Tingjun doesn't even have one yet. He's always lived wherever his company arranged for him to live."
"It's because of the housing system," Ye Yuanzhang said with a smile. "Most of the houses we live in now are allocated by the Housing Authority or work units. Individuals don't have property rights, only the right to use them. When the housing system reforms in a while, and the country allows individuals to buy and sell houses freely, it won't be a particularly easy matter for Tingjun to buy a house with his wealth. It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal."
Yun Qiao laughed when he heard this: "Uncle, you seem to know a lot."
"You can see the big picture from the small details," Ye Yuanzhang said softly. "Since last year, the changes in society have been enormous, almost changing with each passing day. These things...are all bound to happen sooner or later."
Yun Qiao nodded slightly.
At this time, Li Baiqiu reminded: "Yun Qiao, put the certificate away and put it in your bag. It's such an important thing, you can't lose it."
Yun Qiao responded, "Okay."
Li Baiqiu added, "By the way, this afternoon when you were not at home, a little girl came to our house and said she had something to tell you."
"Who is it?" Yun Qiao asked.
"She said her name was Su Hua." Li Baiqiu asked, "Is she the child from the Su family?"
"Did you guess it?" Yun Qiao said.
Li Baiqiu smiled and said, "You told me before that the Su family has a little sister who is quite nice. Although I don't quite remember her name, as soon as she came and said her last name was Su, I knew it was her."
Yun Qiao nodded. "That's her. Xiaohua is a very good child. She's lived alone for many years and not only has she taken good care of herself, but she even got into university this year. She's really accomplished."
"Hearing what you said, this kid is really good. He was able to get into university even though no one cared about him. He must have a tenacity that others don't have," said Li Baiqiu.
Yun Qiao hummed, "Xiaohua is very tenacious."
"By the way, did she tell me what she wanted to talk to me about?"
We had agreed to meet at the Bund on August 1st, which was still many days away. Now she suddenly came to see her early. It must be because something happened.
Li Baiqiu shook his head: "She didn't say anything. Maybe it's not convenient for me to tell her. She said she would come again tomorrow at noon."
"Aunt, tomorrow is Sunday, right?" Yun Qiao said, "She shouldn't be working on Sundays. Buy some more food in the morning. I want to keep her at home for lunch."
Li Baiqiu nodded happily: "Sure. Then I will go to the nearby vegetable market early tomorrow morning and buy some good vegetables and meat."
"Does she have any particular favorite foods?" Li Baiqiu asked, "Are there any dietary restrictions?"
"Let's buy a chicken and braise it," Yun Qiao said. "She's been living alone these past few years, and it's been tough. She probably wouldn't take the initiative to buy a chicken to satisfy her craving. As for dietary restrictions... I remember she can't eat peanuts, broad beans, or nuts like walnuts. She'd have allergies if she ate them."
Li Baiqiu nodded. "Okay, I understand. I'll avoid these when I buy vegetables. Tomorrow I'll buy a chicken to braise, and a fish to steam. As for the other dishes, I'll just buy whatever's fresh and what I can find."
"Yes." Yun Qiao nodded: "Aunt, please make the arrangements as you see fit."
After discussing tomorrow's meals, Li Baiqiu returned to the kitchen wearing an apron.
Yun Qiao wanted to go over and help with the cooking, but was pushed out of the kitchen by Li Baiqiu. "You don't need to help me, I can do it myself. I'm cooking, and I feel uncomfortable with you hanging around me."
Yun Qiao had no choice but to return to the living room to talk to Ye Yuanzhang.
With nothing to do, Ye Yuanzhang took out a piece of paper and drew a simple layout of the two storefronts of the printing and dyeing factory.
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