As the three of them rode the small train back to the forestry bureau, Gu Wei looked out the window and the thought of buying a car popped into his head again.
Unfortunately, in 1984, not only was it not easy for private individuals to buy cars, but it was also not easy to obtain a driver's license.
Because driving is a skilled job, and almost all drivers are trained by the company's fleet or transportation company.
You need to learn two main categories: car repair and driving, as well as countless smaller projects. Only after passing the exams can you get an internship certificate and start driving with your mentor.
After a six-month internship, you will receive your instructor's signature, and then you can exchange your internship certificate for a driver's license.
Gu Wei had seen Qiao Xinghai's driver's license before.
It was a small red plastic booklet, with the driver's information and the service provider handwritten on it.
Although the capital city had its first driving school open to the public a few years ago.
However, learning to drive at a driving school is a long process, lasting a year and costing over a thousand yuan.
In an era when monthly wages were only a few dozen yuan, this amount of money was undoubtedly a huge sum.
Gu Wei is not short of money, but he lacks time and energy.
He's unlikely to actually go through the proper training to get a driver's license.
However, as long as we don't give up, there are always more solutions than problems.
He plans to try and find someone to help him in a few days.
Get your driver's license as soon as possible.
Once I have the license, the car problem might be much easier to solve.
Even if private individuals cannot purchase one temporarily, it is not impossible to obtain a car by affiliating with a state-owned enterprise.
When they got home, Zhao Zhengying, Lin Yu, and Jin's mother, who had come to help, all surrounded them.
After chatting for a while, they went back to the back room.
After staying in the hospital for several days, the smell of disinfectant almost made me rotten.
Gu Jianguo and Li Guizhi put down their things, tidied up briefly, and then grabbed soap and towels to go to the staff bathhouse for a shower.
Worried that Li Guizhi might have problems if she was alone inside, Zhao Zhengying also volunteered to go take a bath with her.
Therefore, Gu Wei went to the store to take charge.
Since the store was expanded, a small room with a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) has been set up separately on the newly built mud-brick side.
The people who mind the shop at night stay here, and even as the weather gets colder, they won't suffer as much as before.
When there are no customers during the day, you can sit or lie down here to rest.
Gu Wei was leaning against the cabinet on the kang (a heated brick bed) and flipping through a novel he had recently bought when he suddenly heard the sound of a bicycle bell outside.
"Gu Wei's letter."
"They're here."
Gu Wei immediately put down the book, got up, and went out.
Outside the shop, a postman dressed in post office green sat astride a green bicycle with the word "post office" printed on it. His mailbag was bulging, indicating that he had a lot of letters and newspapers to deliver.
After Gu Wei took the letter, he glanced at the envelope and found that it was still a letter from Qin Zhiman.
He said gently, "Thank you, you've worked hard."
The postman was a man in his thirties with a smiling face who greeted everyone with a smile. Hearing such heartwarming words, his smile widened. "You're welcome."
After the postman left, Gu Wei took the rather thick letter back to the shop.
Lin Yu asked, "Brother Gu, is it another letter from the capital?"
Gu Wei looked up at Lin Yu and said with a slight smile, "Yes."
Lin Yu smiled and said, "I knew it."
"You're quite good at guessing."
Gu Wei smiled and said something, then went back to the small house.
Unbeknownst to him, the smile on Lin Yu's face vanished immediately after he turned away, replaced by a deep sense of complexity and obscurity.
Jin's mother, who was sitting behind the counter knitting woolen pants, saw all of this and sighed inwardly.
During the few days she had come to help, she had already noticed that Lin Yu was interested in Gu Wei.
But Gu Wei didn't seem to have that intention at all.
I wanted to offer some advice, but we're not that close.
I'm afraid that if I talk too much with someone I don't know well, they might have some reservations, and it could lead to unpleasantness when I work with my daughter-in-law.
Gu Wei avoided the stamp side and tore open a corner of the envelope.
Take the neatly folded letter out and unfold it; you'll also find a yellow fallen leaf that looks like a heart.
Gu Wei held it in his hand and couldn't help but smile.
He hadn't expected that Qin Zhiman had a touch of romance in her.
After quickly reading through the entire letter, Gu Wei's expression became thoughtful.
For some reason, Qin Zhiman's letter this time was different from her previous reserved letters; it suddenly became enthusiastic and bold, almost tantamount to a confession.
It's impossible for Gu Wei not to be moved by such affection from a beautiful girl he likes. He also longs for sweet love and to be loved.
However, he also had to consider many practical considerations.
Qin Zhiman has one more year until graduation, and where she will be assigned is still unknown.
The other party's family also seems to be from a scholarly background.
He was a self-employed individual who had just changed his status from an agricultural to an urban resident.
A promising college student and a self-employed individual looked down upon—two people from different social classes.
From any perspective, they are not on the same path.
In this day and age, any relationship that doesn't aim for marriage is just playing around.
If they were to get married, there would be many problems to face.
He doesn't know how to get past the hurdle of meeting the parents.
We can't keep having Grandpa and the others handle things.
Regardless of whether Qin Zhiman or her family would raise questions, her grandfather would be the first to suspect.
With so many lies, it will be difficult to cover them up.
With mixed feelings, Gu Wei stuffed the manuscript back into the envelope, not in a hurry to reply.
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