Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

The troops can't fly, so they can go at any time.

Ye Fan was speechless when she saw Geng Zhiye's regretful expression, so she didn't even mention that she would find time to go over.

Geng Zhiye wanted to continue to act pitiful, but Ye Fan told him to get up and sit behind him, as he was in the way. Geng Zhiye was disliked and moved to the door obediently.

There are already a lot of vegetables at this time of year. The eggplants and beans planted after the New Year have grown up. Ye Fan made minced pork eggplant, stir-fried beans with shredded pork, and scrambled eggs with green peppers. Because Geng Zhiye came back, she was worried that there would not be enough vegetables, so she fried the mushrooms she bought in the morning with the vegetables saved for cooking noodles in the evening.

Except for the minced meat and eggplant, the others only took a few minutes to prepare. As Ye Fan finished each one, Geng Zhiye brought it to the main room.

The last dish was delivered to the main room, and Geng Zhiye came back to get the bowls and chopsticks: "Shall we eat first?"

Ye Fan rolled his eyes at him.

Geng Zhiye put the dishes on the table and went out to look for his children.

Dabao and Erbao came from the alley entrance, and Geng Huihui and her two cousins ​​also came back. Geng Zhiye went up to them and asked, "What did you buy?"

Geng Leilei: "Toothbrush, toothpaste and some small things."

In the past, Ye Fan told his nephews and nieces to get what they needed from home. Now that Geng Huihui has a salary and Geng Leilei has a subsidy, they buy their own daily necessities. Ye Fan sends two sets of clothes, shoes and socks every season. If they think they don’t have enough clothes, they ask Ye Fan to buy more, and Ye Fan sells them at wholesale prices.

Before the start of school this year, Geng Leilei and Geng Sen Sen went to their grandmother's house. Yang Mengxia happened to be there. She heard that Ye Fan had given them clothes but refused to let them take them, saying that they were old enough to go to the store by themselves and buy whatever they needed.

Chu Fenghe also told her daughter the same thing. However, this year when Yu Wentao went to Geng Zhiqin's house, Chu Fenghe didn't give her much money. During her vacation, she gave Ye Fan a few hundred yuan as living expenses for Geng Huihui and Geng Benben - Geng Benben was on vacation in a few days, and when he came back, he would live with Dabao.

Ye Fan had told Geng Zhiye about these things. Geng Zhiye didn't waste any time saying that there was food at home and there was no need to buy any: "Dinner is ready, go and eat."

Dabao and Erbao ran home.

Geng Huihui couldn't help but complain: "Childish!"

Geng Zhiye smiled silently and asked, "You didn't buy it?"

"I haven't used up the things I bought before school started." Geng Huihui's things were in the school dormitory. "But they will be used up soon. Uncle, I want to renovate my house and let me live there in the future."

Geng Zhiye: "Don't install it yet, maybe it will be demolished in a while. By the way, Leilei, your house is likely to be demolished in two years. Don't hesitate to let your company give you a dormitory, otherwise you will have no place to put the things you bought before."

Geng Leilei looked towards the north and said, "You can put it at the back."

"It's almost here too." said Geng Zhiye.

Geng Huihui: "Why tear it down?"

"Build a tall building." Geng Zhiye asked as soon as he entered the main hall: "Fanfan, where is your office?"

Ye Fan shook his head. "The residential area and the office store are not old, so they probably won't be moved for the time being. The two courtyard houses where the employees live may be demolished. But like I told Aunt Li, the government will definitely focus on the vacant land first. If the resettlement houses are not built, they will be demolished. We can't let those who don't have a second house sleep on the street."

Geng Huihui asked: "Aunt, if I had money now——"

"You can go to Dongcheng and have a look." Ye Fan knew what she wanted to do as soon as he heard it, "The question is, do you have it?"

Geng Huihui: "I don't have it, but my mom does."

"Ask your aunt to help you."

Geng Huihui: "Aunt grandmother?"

Ye Fan nodded, it was Geng Zhiye’s aunt.

Geng Huihui thought for a moment and said, "Erbao, shall we go together next weekend?"

Erbao shook his head: "I need to read. Sister, I am taking the college entrance examination this year, so I don't have time to play with you."

Geng Huihui calculated the time, and it was less than a month and a half. Erbao also had to prepare for the oral interview. Thinking of this, Geng Huihui was embarrassed to ask her to accompany her.

Dabao: "I'll go. I haven't seen my aunt's grandmother since the New Year, and I miss her too."

Geng Zhiye glanced at his son and started talking.

In the afternoon, Geng Zhiye returned to the army, and Ye Fan took the bus to Chang Guangrong's home.

Dabao School is far from the place where the government wants to move, so the homeowner did not follow suit and raise the price, but perhaps he was reluctant to give up his ancestral property, so he kept telling Ye Fan how nice the house was and how valuable the furniture inside was.

Ye Fan was tired of listening, so he smiled and said that her family had no shortage of furniture and he could sell the furniture to others or give it to relatives and friends.

The owner was stunned for a while and asked Ye Fan if she was sure she didn't want the furniture. Ye Fan told him confidently that she was planning to renovate the house and furniture would be a hindrance. Then she told her that her house was also an ancestral home and the antique shelf and Luohan bed were all made of mahogany.

Ye Fan had an outstanding temperament, and the owner had always suspected that she was the eldest daughter of someone's family. After hearing what he said, he was sure that she was the eldest daughter, and she probably looked down on the furniture in his house and did not dare to make a fuss about it.

The homeowner didn't want to give the furniture away, so he asked Ye Fan to add some. Ye Fan didn't have to buy any, so he offered a flat price of 90,000.

Originally, the landlord thought he could trick Ye Fan into buying the house and give him an integer including the furniture. Now he realized it was useless and didn't want to struggle, but he still deliberately made trouble to prevent Ye Fan from buying the house happily, and then he would talk about it later.

The next morning, Ye Fan and Chang Guangrong went there. The landlord asked Ye Fan where he lived. Ye Fan told him the address of Geng's old house and completed the formalities. The landlord asked over there and found out that she was the daughter-in-law of an old revolutionary. No wonder the good things in her house were not taken away during the ten years of revolution.

Chang Guangrong saw how Ye Fan fooled the house owner and gained experience. After a few days, he also bought the house. Ye Fan took Erbao to draw the decoration plan. Erbao had learned to draw before, and his skills were still there.

When Chang Guangrong heard about this, he asked Erbao to help him draw the renderings and gave Erbao ten yuan as a reward.

The renderings of the decoration on both sides came out. Considering that there was no proper decoration team in the city, Ye Fan simply asked Uncle Yu to contact the villagers of Yujia Village. The house Ye Fan bought could be lived in, and the decoration workers could live in it to decorate it.

The village chief's son was the foreman. Ye Fan asked him to name a price. He said that if he trusted them, he would pay him by the day or half a month, and they promised not to mess around.

Ye Fan signed a contract with him. The village chief's son knew that Ye Fan knew many people, and he would definitely help him find jobs after he did a good job this time, so Ye Fan didn't need to ask about the decoration. Sometimes he would pay for things he needed to buy and settle the bill together.

During this time, Chang Guangrong went to take a look when he had nothing to do. He found that the work was going well, nodded with satisfaction, and said to the village chief's son, "Do a good job, and I will give you my house later."

After the house decoration was arranged, Ye Fan waited until Saturday afternoon to call Geng Zhiye.

When Ye Fan arrived at the army, there were less than ten minutes left before dinner, and all the soldiers came out of their rooms to prepare for dinner.

Ye Fan had been teased a lot when he went to the army before. This time, the chief of staff and the political commissar were very polite when they saw Ye Fan. Ye Fan pretended not to know and acted calmly as if he was back home.

The calmer Ye Fan was, the more the chief of staff, the political commissar and others suspected that she had ruined the two families at once. They were worried that she would settle accounts with Geng Zhiye later when they were no longer in the same unit. So they were very polite to her.

During Ye Fan's trip, only the junior officer who guessed the truth was disrespectful to her and Geng Zhiye.

At the end of June, in the evening, Geng Zhiye returned home and talked to Ye Fan about his comrades, gloating: "As soon as you left, they were like wild horses running wild. If I had known this earlier, I would not have done it in the first place!"

Ye Fan: "I didn't do anything."

Geng Zhiye burst out laughing.

In fact, Geng Zhiye had thought about taking action before, but he had to hold back when he thought about the fact that he was in a disciplined force: "When can I go there again?"

"Let's talk about it in two months."

Geng Zhiye: "Then I can only come back when I have time."

Ye Fan nodded: "Erbao will take the college entrance examination next month, and the school he is applying to is very special, so I can't go anywhere during this period of time."

Geng Zhiye understood and was too embarrassed to argue with his daughter about Ye Fan: "Tell Aunt Yu to bring the child over after Erbao finishes the college entrance examination." "Aunt Yu knows."

Geng Zhiye: "Then Aunt Yu will also take care of me at night from now on?"

Ye Fan talked to Yu Wentao and said that if Geng Zhiqin was not asked to take care of the child, she would definitely think that the child would be easy to take care of. If the child got sick later, she would blame Yu Wentao for being careless.

Yu Wentao listened to Ye Fan, stayed at Ye Fan's house during the day and sent the child to her in the evening. She asked Geng Zhiqin to get up early in the morning to send the child over. If she found it troublesome, she would take the bus to and from get off work and stay at the back at night.

Geng Zhiqin's bedroom is still there. Sometimes Sun Laifu would come over for lunch and take a nap in the back. If he could only rest for half a day, he would also sleep in the back.

Ye Fan had no opinion about Sun Lai Fu, because Sun Lai Fu and Geng Zhiqin had mentioned more than once after they got married that if they needed to be hospitalized or have a physical examination, they should call him in advance and he would make the arrangements.

Ye Fan first told Geng Zhiye about Yu Wentao's plan, and then said, "I'm afraid Aunt Yu will feel distressed when she sees her daughter going back and forth."

Geng Zhiye: "Then Xiaoqin can blame her and let her bear it herself."

Ye Fan also said something similar to Yu Wentao: "Ignore her. Go and call Erbao to eat."

Only Erbao was at home today. Geng Zhiye walked across the table and saw his daughter lying on the bed reading a book: "Are you hot?"

Erbao shook his head: "Dad, was he nervous during the college entrance examination?"

Geng Zhiye touched her little head and said, "Are you nervous? Don't be nervous. Your mother is ready for you to come back for retaking the exam if you can't continue studying."

"Ah?" Geng Erbao was shocked. "How could I be so cowardly!"

Geng Zhiye stood up and said, "Wash your hands and eat."

Erbao jumped off the bed and ran out in his slippers: "Mom, you said——"

"What did I say?" Ye Fan came out with the bowl and chopsticks.

Erbao saw that her face was not right. Her brothers and sisters were not at home at this time, so she was a good girl and would not suffer a loss. "Tell me whether you love me or not."

Ye Fan glanced at her and went to the main room.

Erbao pouted and washed his hands and followed him: "What delicious food do you want to make?"

Ye Fan: "Braised noodles with beans and shredded pork. By the way, do you have a few days off before the exam?"

Erbao nodded: "We will be on holiday on the afternoon of the 2nd, and the boarding students will arrive on the afternoon of the 6th."

"Call Chu Guangming after school in a couple of days, and stay at our house until the college entrance exam is over." Ye Fan was worried, "Don't forget to play."

Erbao shook his head: "I guessed you would ask him to come to our house. By the way, Mom, Chu Guangming wants to apply to the Northeast Industrial University. Do you think he can pass it?"

Ye Fan: "It depends on how he performs on the spot. Some people usually have good grades, but when it comes to exams, they get nervous and their minds go blank. They could have gone to a key university, but in the end they can only go to an ordinary university."

"Then I'll advise myself not to be nervous these days."

Ye Fan saw that her little mouth was puffy, and was afraid that she might have eaten less, and thought to himself, I don’t see how nervous you are now.

Geng Zhiye was worried that his daughter would be distracted, so he didn't come back for a few days. On the evening of July 6, Geng Zhiye came back and asked if Erbao had packed her things.

Erbao nodded: "Mom checked it once, brother checked it once, sister Huihui and brother Sensen checked it for me again. It's obviously me who is going to take the college entrance examination, but I am more nervous than I am."

Dabao patted her head and said to Chu Guangming, "Tell the teacher what you need. We'll wait outside and ask the teacher to get it for you."

Chu Guangming should have been touched, but after hearing similar words no less than ten times in one night, he was left speechless: "Dabao, I don't lack anything. Don't be nervous."

"I'm not nervous." Dabao was not nervous at all when he took the college entrance examination. He even went out to buy food on the morning of the exam. Yu Wentao was scared to death by him and said, "What if the food outside is not clean and I get diarrhea after eating it?"

Yu Wentao was also at home today. No matter whether Geng Zhiqin had classes these two days or not, she had to come back to keep an eye on Erbao's diet, otherwise she would not be able to sleep or eat.

The next morning, Yu Wentao went to the market to pick vegetables. She didn't ask the market staff to handle the chicken, but took it home to raise. She killed and cooked it when Erbao came back at noon.

After three days of exams, everyone from Wen Tao to Er Bao felt lost.

Ye Fan no longer had to keep an eye on his daughter's homework all day, and for a moment he felt like something was missing.

Chu Guangming had the best attitude and asked Ye Fan in the afternoon if he could go to work in the store.

Ye Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't you need to rest for two days?"

Chu Guangming shook his head.

Ye Fan: "If you work forty days, I will count it as two months. It will be my support for the future pillars of the country. You can arrange your time yourself."

"this--"

Ye Fan interrupted: "Nothing. You don't know, when the ones in our family do well in the exam, our relatives will express their gratitude."

Dabao nodded to prove it: "My aunt gave me ten yuan to buy stationery, and my second mother gave me ten yuan to buy snacks. Chu Guangming, when you see my second mother later, tell her that you did well in the exam."

Chu Guangming was embarrassed: "Aunt Ye, you didn't lie to me?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "Dabao is so old and still has New Year's money. So you don't have to be embarrassed if my second sister-in-law gives you New Year's money again."

Chu Guangming wanted to thank him but felt that a "thank you" was too soft, so he kept Ye Fan's kindness in mind: "Then I will go to the store on the 11th and work until the 30th. From the 1st to the 20th of next month."

Ye Fan: "It's almost done. If you really go to the Northeast, you will need to prepare a lot of things——"

"Aunt Ye, if I go to the Northeast, will I be unable to work on weekends?" Chu Guangming asked hurriedly.

Ye Fan nodded: "That's right. Don't want to go to the Northeast?"

Chu Guangming is already 18 years old. His father doesn't care about him, and he doesn't want to trouble Ye Fan's family all the time: "How about I be Dabao's junior apprentice? But I'm afraid my aunt and my dad will come looking for me. I heard that the compound where I live now is going to be demolished."

Ye Fan: "Don't worry about that. If they dare to make trouble, I will ask the street to find their leaders."

Chu Guangming didn't understand what was the point of looking for the leader.

Ye Fan smiled and explained: "We are thirsty and have no use for a word from the leader."

Dabao patted his shoulder and said, "If your biological father committed a crime, it would be better to send him to a detention center for a few days than to break his legs."

Ye Fan nodded: "Your biological father quarreled with you over the house, and you crashed and died in front of him, but he pretended not to see it. If the leader coughed, he would be scared to death."

Upon hearing this, Chu Guangming suddenly felt that neither his aunt nor his biological father were scary, and he didn't need to flee to the Northeast.

Dabao asked, "Have you changed your mind? Then listen to me, Mom, don't ask him to go to the store. Chu Guangming, I'll find you a good job."

Chu Guangming looked alert.

Dabao was speechless: "Who do you think I am? He is the younger brother of one of my schoolmates. He is a naughty kid. He will be in the second grade this year and the third grade next year. You help him with his lessons. Two classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. It costs 20 yuan a day."

Chu Guangming was shocked: "How much?!"

(End of this chapter)