Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Dabao pretended not to hear and took both sets.

Ye Fan had prepared two suits for Dabao, to wear at the welcome party or the New Year's Eve party. Dabao found his trousers and a white shirt. Erbao exclaimed, "Are you really going on a blind date?"

Dabao glared at her, "Don't learn everything from mom. Just in case it rains and the weather gets colder."

Erbao also found a small coat and stuffed it into his bag: "Mom, should I get two pairs of pants?" Without waiting for Ye Fan to answer, "But it's too hot to wear pants, I want to wear a skirt."

Ye Fan was speechless. Why was he asking her when he had already made the decision?

"Wear whatever you want." Ye Fan said.

Erbao: "Then I need a pair of jeans and a pair of casual pants. Mom, jeans are a bit thick!"

Ye Fan wanted to hit her: "If you think it's too thick, don't wear it."

"But the color of this one you bought for me is great. It goes well with any clothes." Erbao stuffed it into his bag.

Ye Fan reminded: "Only three days."

Erbao chose a long skirt and a short skirt, and took out the others. Dabao stuffed a set of pajamas and took two pairs of shoes. Erbao also stuffed a set of pajamas and took two pairs of shoes. Then the brother and sister's handbags were filled to the brim, and the toiletries could only be stuffed into Yefan's bag.

Although the army did not have Ye Fan's clothes, Ye Fan only brought three sets of spare clothes. She thought the pants and coat took up too much space, so all three sets were skirts, with completely different colors and textures.

Geng Zhiqin was free to take care of the children during the summer break, but Yu Wentao didn't go this summer. She watched the mother and her three children packing up under the fan in the living room, and the more she watched, the more she wanted to laugh: "If you didn't know, you would have thought you were moving."

Ye Fan: "Speaking of moving, you and Huihui can move the worthless things in the house over when you have nothing to do. We will celebrate the New Year in our new home this year."

Yu Wentao: "Isn't there no toilet water heater installed?"

Ye Fan: "It's all done. You'll know if you go and take a look. I bought a convenient shipping package in the south and had it delivered directly to my new home, not here."

Yu Wentao didn't go to check it out because it was too hot: "Then I'll go with Huihui tomorrow to take a look. Are Huihui and Sensen's rooms ready?"

Ye Fan nodded: "The bed is new and has a bit of smell, so it needs to be aired for a summer. By the way, we originally planned to cook in the side rooms on both sides of the main house, but it's not worth it to dig a hole in the roof. The side rooms will be used as kitchens. There will be two kitchens, one for cooking and one for eating. In winter, we don't have to bring the food to the main room."

Yu Wentao couldn't help but say, "That's convenient. But can we still live here if we lose two rooms?"

Ye Fan nodded: "You live with us in the main house, and the room next to the kitchen is for Xiaoqin and Laifu's family, and the wing room on the other side is for the eldest and second brothers. The younger ones will live in the back room. The side rooms at both ends of the main house will be my study and collection room."

Yu Wentao frowned: "And Xiaoqin's?"

Ye Fan smiled nonchalantly: "Look at you, you're not giving it to her. Lai Fu is on annual leave and doesn't want to go out to play, so he's taking the little one to stay there for two days. You can't ask them to sleep separately."

Dabao saw that his grandmother was still unhappy: "Grandma, Uncle Laifu has been busy with your physical examinations in the past few years. For his sake, don't make it a fuss with my aunt. Sister Huihui and my mother don't care, why are you angry?"

Ye Fan laughed and teased: "Your grandma feels that her tens of thousands of dollars are wasted."

Yu Wentao couldn't help but argue with her daughter because of this. She also gave Ye Fan a house that was half the price of Geng Zhiqin's, and she also helped Ye Fan with the cleaning and childcare. Ye Fan didn't say anything, but since he made money, he would buy her a piece of jewelry at the end of each year. She never had to worry about food, clothing, and daily necessities, and she even gave her pocket money every month.

Yu Wentao would not feel comfortable now if Geng's father were still alive.

Although the streets were chaotic, she only dared to look at the jewelry Ye Fan bought in the house, but when she thought that the things were hers, she felt at ease and satisfied. Occasionally, Ye Fan would say a few sarcastic words, but she would go back to the house to see the things and her anger would subside.

Yu Wentao didn't ask her daughter to be as smooth and thoughtful as Ye Fan, but at least she should say a few kind words to her. Geng Huihui was the one who kept pestering her about her age and didn't mind her smelling like an old woman. She shared a bed with Geng Huihui in winter.

Yu Wentao felt upset when she thought that she was not as good as Huihui: "If I had known, I would have asked her to marry Liu Ning, and the three of them would have squeezed into one dormitory."

Ye Fan: "You are just saying those words in anger again. Say it in front of us and say it's okay. Don't let Lai Fu hear it."

Yu Wentao simply didn't say anything.

Ye Fan put his bag on the table: "It's almost noon, right?"

Yu Wentao looked at the wall clock: "It's still early."

Dabao asked: "Mom, is it time to pay the salary?"

Ye Fan: "Do I need you to remind me? I sent it a long time ago."

Dabao curled his lips and asked again: "When are you going to ask Brother Sen Sen to come to your company?"

Ye Fan planned to let Geng Sen Sen train outside for two years to avoid leaving all the money matters to him in the future. Geng Sen Sen knows a little bit about everything, but he is not good at anything, which would make him feel overwhelmed.

"The house has been built, the machines have been delivered, and the employees have moved in." Ye Fan said.

Dabao: "Then you have to check all the recent accounts yourself?"

Ye Fan shook his head slightly: "Leave it to Sen Sen on weekends, fifty dollars a day."

Dabao couldn't help but exclaimed, and then said, "Mom, I think I can do it too."

"Money is the key!" Ye Fan glared at him. "Hourly workers are more expensive than permanent workers. If he works in my company, his salary will be normal. For example, Guangming, his tuition fee is high, but he only takes extra classes and leaves after class. People won't pay him 30 yuan a day."

Yu Wentao couldn't help but say, "Thirty yuan is worth it. Lai Fu's master's son has a hard time getting into a junior college. Guangming accompanies him to study for a day every weekend. Which university did he apply to? The name is hard to pronounce."

Ye Fan: "United University."

"Yes! I remember now. They said it was organized by the city, and he will be assigned a job after graduation. In today's world, if he doesn't go to college, he will go to the disco every other day and become a hooligan in a few days." Yu Wentao remembered something, "Guangming also went to the graduation banquet two days ago, right?"

Ye Fan nodded.

Chu Guangming didn't want to go, fearing that he would be pestered by his student's sister. Ye Fan told him that the little girl didn't dare to rush in front of the elders. Chu Guangming went to Ye Fan's store to buy a set of clothes that would fit him best.

Although Dabao's clothes are nice, they are very different in height and body shape, so either the sleeves are longer, the pants are longer, or the shoes are half a size larger.

There is nothing wrong with wearing this on a daily basis, but wearing it like this at a banquet shows disrespect for the host.

Sun Laifu's master was a shrewd man. He knew Chu Guangming's clothes were new as soon as he saw them. Chu Guangming did not regard himself as a benefactor, but respected him so much. He became more and more satisfied with Chu Guangming and introduced him to his relatives and friends. Thanks to him, today's graduation banquet was held.

The doctor's relatives and friends often secretly felt sorry for a couple who gave birth to a fool. When they heard that his son passed the exam, their first reaction was that he got in through the back door. The score was real, so everyone was curious about who could have pulled the fool into the ashore. So much so that everyone looked at Chu Guangming as if he was watching a peep show.

Chu Guangming was so scared that he ran away after dinner.

Yesterday afternoon, the stupid apprentice came to Chu Guangming and asked him to play with him. Chu Guangming was not free. He saw Chu Guangming typing out a string of English words and kept wondering: "Are you so good?"

Chu Guangming: "Give me another year and you can go to the same school as me."

“Forget it.” The stupid student was very self-aware, “I can’t learn even if I pass the exam.

Chu Guangming: "Do you want to play basketball? Dabao has a basketball at home."

Then he and Dabao, together with a few others, went to Dabao's school to play basketball.

Chu Guangming came out of Dabao's room. Ye Fan asked, "Are you done?"

Chu Guangming: "It's a bit hot in the room, and the computer case is hot too. I'm worried it will burn."

Ye Fan waved at him and said to Geng Huihui who came out later, "There's a big watermelon in the kitchen, bring it over and cut it."

Geng Huihui divided the watermelon into four pieces and put one of them in the refrigerator: "Leave Sensen to come back and eat."

Chu Guangming: "It's so hot, Sen Sen will come back at noon?"

Geng Huihui nodded: "There are many people in the office, and there are only two ceiling fans. The temperature rises at noon, and it will be even hotter to stay in the office." Dabao pointed at the small fan on the table and said: "Can you ask Brother Sen Sen to take it over later?"

Geng Huihui and Chu Guangming looked at him at the same time, as if they couldn't believe that such words came out of his mouth.

Dabao was confused: "No?"

Geng Huihui: "Of course not! No one has a small fan except you. Do you want to be isolated? Work is not about running a solo job, nor is it about doing your own part. His job requires dealing with leaders and interacting with colleagues."

Dabao scratched his nose and said, "I've never worked before." He shook his head and said, "Fortunately, I chose to study for a doctorate."

Geng Huihui: "Even if it takes five years, I will finish it one day."

Dabao: "When the time comes, ask your aunt to sponsor me, and I will do the project myself."

Geng Huihui was suddenly speechless.

Who said no!
Chu Guangming envied him and was happy for his intelligence: "Dabao, don't make yourself suffer."

Dabao: "You are stupid for asking for trouble when you have the means."

Ye Fan put down the watermelon rind: "Dabao, towel."

Dabao immediately went out to wet the towel and presented it to his mother with both hands: "Mom, should I call you the sponsor mom from now on?"

Ye Fan laughed and cursed, then asked, "What is your father?"

"You and dad are husband and wife, and he owns half of your money, so of course he's the financial sponsor." Dabao took the towel and went outside to wash it.

Ye Fan shook his head and laughed.

But she never expected that when she saw Geng Zhiye in the afternoon, the little bastard blurted out: "The money man."

The sponsor suddenly stopped and said with a look of surprise: "Who are you calling a pig?"

"Daddy, what ears do you have?" Dabao stretched out his hand: "Give me a hug. I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much."

Geng Zhiye slapped him on the butt.

Dabao screamed: "What are you doing!?"

Geng Zhiye didn't do anything, he just got used to it: "Forgot that you grew up."

"I'm twenty, a young man of twenty, can you give me some face?" Dabao was so angry that he wanted to fight with his father, but he couldn't beat him. After years of practicing military boxing and Tai Chi, he and Erbao couldn't beat him alone. Thinking of this, Dabao got angry, "Mom, control your man!"

Ye Fan patted him on the back: "This is a military camp, keep your voice down!"

Dabao forgot about it for a moment and looked around hurriedly when he heard the words.

People came from all sides because everyone was very curious about Geng Zhiye's children.

Just like Chang Guangrong said before, officers whose families live outside the city can also see their children during the winter and summer vacations. When their children come, the officers in the army can see them. It has been four years since Geng Zhiye was transferred here. The families of officers of all ranks have come here, but Geng Zhiye is the most mysterious. If it weren't for the two female comrades, maybe they still don't know whether Ye Fan is right or wrong.

The political commissar didn't walk fast, but his steps were the biggest and he arrived first.

The eldest daughter wore black casual pants and a white short-sleeved shirt, while the second daughter was asked by her brother to dress like a brother and sister. She wore a black knee-length skirt, a white fake two-piece short-sleeved top, and white casual shoes, looking like a little lady.

Dabao has a neat student hairstyle, while Erbao has a low ponytail with a bow on her head, making her look even more quiet and ladylike.

The brother and sister's facial features are not like Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye at first glance, but it has nothing to do with ugliness. Erbao can't enter the Foreign Affairs College if he is ugly.

She has good temperament, good looks, tall and long legs. The political commissar immediately felt that this is what children from rich families look like.

The political commissar was envious, envious of how well the two children were raised: "Dabao? Erbao?"

Geng Dabao: "My name is Geng Yanyan."

Erbao said: "My name is Geng Jingjing."

The political commissar was happy: "That's right. Your father said that his family has two treasures."

Dabao glanced at his father: "Are they not two bastards?"

The political commissar burst out laughing.

Dabao glared at his father when he saw this.

Geng Zhiye pretended not to see and introduced Erbao to "Uncle Political Commissar". As the staff officer and others came over, Geng Zhiye introduced them to his children one by one. Dabao did not deliberately go against his father at this time, and called people obediently. The older ones called him uncle, and the ones of similar age called him brother. Those who looked to be in their early thirties also called him brother.

Several officers who had no mission today saw that he was easy to get along with, so they asked him if he wanted to go to the training ground to broaden his horizons.

Geng Zhiye coughed lightly. The young officer immediately asked Dabao what he usually played.

Dabao: "Basketball, football, badminton, and I also played table tennis for a few years."

"We have everything here except football." The officer said while looking at Geng Zhiye.

Geng Zhiye nodded slightly, and another officer took Dabao's bag and stuffed it into Geng Zhiye's arms, then dragged him to the activity room.

The political commissar asked, "Erbao, what do you like to play?" He looked embarrassed and said, "We have few female soldiers here, so there is nothing to play."

Erbao: "This is my first time in the army. I am curious about everything. I want to go around with my mom. Is that okay? Uncle Political Commissar."

The political commissar was overjoyed when he was called, as if Erbao was his own daughter: "Of course. Feel free to walk around the dormitory area. If you have anything to say, just let me know--"

Geng Zhiye pushed him aside and said, "I'm still here. What can I do for you? Just go do what you need to do!"

The political commissar snorted disdainfully, said hello to Erbao and Ye Fan, and left.

Geng Zhiye glanced at the others and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Of course, they wanted to see the daughter of the Geng family grow up. Even though they expected that the children of Master Geng and Boss Ye were neither ugly nor short, they did not expect that they could outshine the male and female actors of the art troupe.

Geng Zhiye frowned: "Still watching?"

Everyone dispersed in silence.

Erbao was surprised: "Mom, what are they looking at?"

Ye Fan: "They are curious about who Master Geng's daughter looks like."

Geng Zhiye glanced at Ye Fan and said nonsense again!
Ye Fan held Erbao's hand and said, "Give your dad the bag. You and mom can go to the dormitory to rest."

Erbao asked: "Is the dormitory big?"

Ye Fan shook his head.

Erbao: "How are we going to sleep at night? Mom and I will sleep on the bed, and Dad and brother will sleep on the floor?"

(End of this chapter)