Chapter 111: New Year's Eve in Guangzhou



"Oh, I'm so tired!" Yang Qian collapsed on the sofa, complaining.

Yun Yan was also very tired, so the two of them rested for a while and then went out to eat at a state-owned restaurant.

After coming back from dinner, the two of them made the bed together. Since there was only one set of bedding, they planned to sleep on one bed first.

The next morning, Yang Qian said she had something to do and left. Yun Yan didn't ask what she was doing. She took out a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge and a fried dumpling from her space for breakfast. After eating, she went to the Public Security Bureau to transfer her household registration to Guangzhou.

After transferring her household registration, Yun Yan returned home and took out all the bedding, clothes, pots and pans from the space. When Yang Qian asked about it, she said that she had asked someone to bring them here in advance and they had just arrived today.

After packing up her things, Yun Yan entered the space. Aside from the rice, medicine, and salt, she had already eaten everything else she had gathered. The remaining four thousand kilograms of rice were a treasure trove she had accumulated over the years during the annual food distribution at the Red Flag Brigade.

When she left the Red Flag Brigade, Liu Defu gave her an envelope with 2,000 yuan in it. Now her assets were over 60,000 yuan. Yun Yan put the 60,000 yuan aside, and the remaining 1,000 yuan was her living expenses for the next four years.

After packing her things, she went to the department store and bought some daily necessities, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. Then she went to the vegetable stall and bought some cabbage, radish, ginger and garlic. In the middle of winter, there was no other vegetables to buy except cabbage and radish.

Then I went to the pork stall and bought three pork ribs and a pair of large intestines.

The winter in Guang City is warmer than that in Southern Province. Yun Yan saw that even in January there were still people wearing short sleeves. They must be in good health.

After returning home, Yun Yan quickly cleaned the pig intestines. She also took out twenty eggs from the space and boiled them, peeled them, and put them into the pot to stew with the pig intestines.

At noon, I simply made some egg noodles. After lunch, Yunyan started to cook pork bone and radish soup on the stove.

After making the soup, she went to the neighborhood office and applied for a gas tank using her household registration. Guangshi already had gas, but each household was only allowed one.

Soon the gas company staff delivered the gas tank and gas stove. The total cost of the gas, the gas tank and the gas stove was eighty yuan.

Twenty-one gas cylinders, a thirty-yuan deposit for the gas cylinders, and thirty-yuan for the gas stove. This price is not cheap, no wonder most people in Guangzhou still choose to use honeycomb coal.

Yang Qian came back at five o'clock in the afternoon, and brought a bunch of things with her.

"Yang Qian, are you going to rob the department store?" Yun Yan joked with a smile.

"If I really robbed someone, I wouldn't rob the department store. I would only rob you, a rich woman." Yang Qian said with a smile.

The two played around for a while, and Yun Yan asked her to come for dinner.

"Yun Yan, your cooking skills are really good. If you can open a restaurant, you will definitely make a lot of money with your skills." Yang Qian praised Yun Yan's cooking skills while eating.

"My goal is not to be a chef. Besides, I can't stand the smell of smoke and fire." Yun Yan shook her head and said.

She can tolerate the heat and smoke in the kitchen for the sake of interest and to satisfy her appetite, but if she is asked to stay in the kitchen all day long for money, she will not be able to accept it!

Her biggest dream is to become a landlord, to have money and free time, which is exactly her dream life.

In the following days, Yang Qian took Yun Yan to walk through the streets and alleys of Guangzhou City. Yun Yan also bought two street-facing shops in suitable locations, which she could use to open a clothing store.

Yang Qian also bought a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment. Just like Yun Yan had bought the courtyard, she handled the transfer of ownership as a relative of the homeowner.

The current policy allows the sale of idle state-owned land, but prohibits private housing sales. If a house is to be sold, it can only be transferred in the name of a relative.

The houses and shops that Yunyan bought were transferred in the name of gifts from relatives.

The house Yang Qian bought is near Nan'en University, and the owner is a teacher at Nan'en University.

Yunyan accompanied her to see the house. The original owner took good care of it, so there was no damage to the house and they could move in directly.

After buying the house, Yang Qian moved out of Yun Yan's house. Yun Yan did not try to keep her and helped her move her things over.

Time quickly arrived at the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the streets of Guangzhou were already filled with the atmosphere of the New Year. Now that people's lives are getting better and better, the colors of the clothes they wear are becoming more and more colorful.

On New Year's Eve, Yun Yan and Yang Qian planned to have dinner together. They were both single, so having each other around would make the New Year less lonely.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Yang Qian did not go home. The two stayed up all night together, chatting about family matters and looking forward to the future.

The clock struck twelve, and the sound of firecrackers rang out outside. Some people also set off fireworks.

"Yun Yan, the new year is here!" Yang Qian said while looking at the fireworks in the sky.

"Yes, the arrival of the New Year means a new life has begun!" Yun Yan also looked at the fireworks and said softly.

The next morning, after Yang Qian finished her breakfast, she said goodbye to Yun Yan. After she left, Yun Yan had nothing to do and started drawing blueprints again.

In a military compound in Beijing, Mr. Shen is teaching his disappointing grandson a lesson.

"I say you are really disappointing. If you like Yunyan, just go after her! Your grandma and I both like that girl." Grandpa Shen said with a look of disappointment.

"Grandpa, do you think Yunyan will marry me just because I like you, my grandma likes me, and I like you?" Shen Ye said helplessly.

In the past few years, he wrote to Yun Yan whenever he had time, and he had written at least ten letters, but Yun Yan never wrote back to him.

"Xiao Ye, if you really like Yun Yan, you have to work hard. Now Yun Yan has been admitted to university, and she is so beautiful. There will definitely be many people pursuing her in university. If you don't work hard, there will be no hope at all." Grandma Liang said.

She and her husband are very satisfied with Yunyan, and they would have no objection if their grandson could marry her home.

"Grandpa, can you help me find out which university Yunyan was admitted to?" Shen Ye said.

"I've already found out for you. Yun Yan was admitted to Zhongji University in Guangzhou. If you're really interested, go find her." Grandpa Shen said

"Thank you, Grandpa!" Shen Ye thanked his grandfather happily.

Just when the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were having a great time, the sentry at the gate came in to report that Shen Ye’s stepmother and her son were crying and making a fuss at the gate of the compound.

"Let them go, I've already said they are no longer my Shen Lei's family!" Grandpa Shen roared loudly.

Seeing this, Shen Ye hurriedly brought water and medicine to his grandfather: "Grandpa, don't be so angry, your blood pressure will be high again in a while."

Ever since Grandpa Shen and his wife were rehabilitated and brought back to Beijing, their son's good days were over. He was convicted of corruption and bribery, and was exiled to the Northwest.

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