Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

On the day the female soldier came out of the barracks, Ye Fan drove a pickup truck to pick her up.

Geng Zhiye knew Ye Fan was coming and was waiting for her at the door, but he didn't react for a while. When Ye Fan came to him, Geng Zhiye came to his senses and asked, "Whose car is this?"

"From the construction team." Ye Fan said with a smile.

Geng Zhiye admired: "You have so many friends!"

"I am the client, not a friend. Friends may not necessarily lend money."

Geng Zhiye couldn't argue with her: "There are too many people on the road, drive slower!" As he spoke, he threw Qian Xiaoru's luggage into the car.

Ye Fan waved his hand, got in the car and put on his sunglasses.

The guard couldn't help but say: "Sister-in-law is so cool!"

Geng Zhiye glared at him and went in.

As for Ye Fan, when she first heard the female soldier's name "Qian Xiaoru", which was the same "Ru" as her biological mother, she felt bad, so her sales team leader was hesitant and didn't want to meet him, and Ye Fan didn't try to persuade him.

Geng Zhiye said two days ago that Qian Xiaoru wanted to meet him, and Ye Fan was really a little unhappy at the time. If Wei Jianshe was not over 30 years old, and if he delayed it any further, he would be suspected of being ill, Ye Fan would not bother to drive to pick her up.

But since he had decided to act as a matchmaker, Ye Fan straightened his attitude and asked as soon as he got in the car: "Do you want to play in the city for two days before going back? I'll ask Wei Jianshe to book a hotel."

The young female soldier shook her head subconsciously, realizing that it was not easy for Ye Fan to drive and turn his head to look at her expression, and added: "No need. I have bought the ticket."

Ye Fan: "What time is it?"

"Five p.m."

It's dark at six o'clock now, and there's a bus at five o'clock. Ye Fan said, "If you think it's okay, go to his store and ask him to accompany you to the station. If you think it's not okay, go to my store. Do you have paper and pen in your bag? Write down the address. The salesperson in the store is not an outsider, but the cousin of Teacher Geng. You can also take this opportunity to choose some clothes for your family."

Qian Xiaoru told her comrades yesterday that it was inconvenient to go to the street to buy things for her family with luggage. When she heard that the luggage could be left in Ye Fan's store, she immediately found a pen and paper and said, "Sister-in-law, shall we go to your store first?"

Ye Fan smiled and nodded: "That's fine." He gave the specific address and said, "My store is about 100 meters away from Wei Jianshe's store, on the same street."

Qian Xiaoru couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a coincidence?"

Ye Fan: "That street was unpopular at the time, and the store was cheap, so we bought it right after each other. But Wei Jianshe is not in the store now."

"It's okay, I'll leave my luggage in your store first."

Ye Fan nodded and said "hmm" in agreement.

When they got to the store, Ye Fan handed the luggage to Yu Yinxing and sent her to the coffee shop, and told Qian Xiaoru: "No matter whether it works or not, ask Wei Jianshe to treat you to a meal."

"Well, no need."

Ye Fan said, "You call me sister-in-law, and he calls me sister. We are not outsiders, so just treat me as a treat. But I don't have time. This car belongs to someone else, and I have to return it to him."

"I'm sorry to have caused trouble to my sister-in-law." Qian Xiaoru felt embarrassed.

Ye Fan said: "It's okay. If he is very rude, don't force yourself for my sake."

Qian Xiaoru also thought about how to explain to Ye Fan if the other party was just an ordinary person. She felt more at ease after hearing that.

There were few cars these days, so Wei Jianshe saw the pickup truck through the glass wall in the store and knew it was Ye Fan. Ye Fan didn't get out of the car, but said, "This is Comrade Qian Xiaoru, you two should have a good chat." Then she drove back.

Qian Xiaoru knew that Wei Jianshe had a house, money and a troublesome family, so she didn't need Ye Fan to introduce her in detail. Ye Fan had told Wei Jianshe about Qian Xiaoru's personal situation two days ago. The two of them knew each other well, so they went straight to the point this time.

In the evening, just as Ye Fan's family was having dinner, Wei Jianshe pushed the door open.

Yu Wentao asked: "Have you eaten?"

Wei Jianshe: "I've eaten, please don't worry."

Yu Wentao sat back and ate noodles.

Ye Fan ate steamed buns with vegetables.

Wei Jianshe was surprised: "How many people are there in your family and how many kinds of food do you have?"

Ye Fan smiled and explained, "The ones Dabao and I had were leftovers from lunch. Aunt Yu thought the steamed buns were too dry."

Wei Jianshe looked at Dabao and said, "It's close to school, right? We don't have to live on campus and can go home for meals."

Dabao nodded: "It's a pity that it's far from Uncle Han. I have to run several kilometers for breakfast."

Wei Jianshe: "Ask your mother to buy a car."

Dabao's eyes lit up: "Mom, buy me a bicycle."

Wei Jianshe almost choked out his breath. This kid is really useless: "You are already in your twenties, you can drive a car."

Dabao is 22 years old, but he won’t be 21 until half a year later. His classmates and teachers treat him as a little brother. He subconsciously doesn’t think of himself as a mature adult: “My mom doesn’t even have a car.”

"Can you ride a bike?" Ye Fan asked.

Dabao probably won't: "I can learn. Erbao and I will learn together. Our yard is big, we can learn in the yard, and we won't embarrass you."

Wei Jianshe heard this and remembered that all the houses along the way were closed, which was completely different from the past. In the past, in the middle of the season, from 5pm to 8pm or 9pm, the alleys were full of adults and children. "Sister Ye, are the people here difficult to get along with?"

His thoughts jumped, and Ye Fan was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "No. The people here are either cadres or teachers. They are busy all day and don't want to come out to chat. I just found out about this recently."

Yu Wentao nodded: "I don't dare to chat with them when I meet them in the vegetable market. Seeing them dressed decently and cleanly, and some even wearing glasses, I always think of Huihui's grandma and grandpa."

Wei Jianshe: "If that's the case, it will be difficult to demolish this place in the future."

Ye Fan: "If it is difficult to demolish due to development needs, it will be demolished. Besides, old cadres and professors live here now, but they may not live here in 20 years. But I won't live here in 20 years. I will buy a big villa and grow flowers and vegetables there."

Yu Wentao nodded: "I won't be around in 20 years, so I don't care whether it's demolished or not."

Wei Jianshe suddenly felt that he was worrying too much: "That's true."

Ye Fan: "Don't beat around the bush, just tell me how it went."

"I feel this is okay." Wei Jianshe paused, "But I'm afraid I'm wrong. She has older brothers, older sisters, and a younger brother, and I'm worried that her family will have too many problems."

Ye Fan asked: "Do your brothers have jobs?"

Wei Jianshe nodded: "Her brother is a teacher, graduated from a technical secondary school. Her sister is an ordinary worker, and her brother took over her father's job. Her father has a good job in the town finance office. Her brother can't do her father's job, so he was arranged to work in a bank." Yu Wentao was surprised: "This family is not bad. What does her mother do?"

"You won't believe it if I tell you. They are all from the countryside. Maybe her father is too ambitious." Wei Jianshe thought about her family's situation and couldn't believe it. "Her hometown is not a coastal city, and it's not close to the mountains. It's only slightly better than the poor areas."

Ye Fan: "Does your ancestor have any capable people?"

"No. Her uncle is just an ordinary farmer." Wei Jianshe said, "If the older generation is capable, even if her uncle is illiterate, he can be arranged to work as a packer in the factory."

Yu Wentao: "Then why didn't her father make any arrangements for her uncle?"

Ye Fan understood after a little thought: "When her uncle was young, her father had little influence. When her father becomes successful, what will be done for her uncle when he is in his 40s or 50s?"

Dabao was surprised: "Since her father is so powerful, what are you worried about?"

Wei Jianshe suspected that Ye Fan had said something to the girl. After lunch, Qian Xiaoru didn't treat him as an outsider. She told him everything in the store: "Her sister-in-law has some minor problems, but generally she is good. Her brother's wife looked down on her family. She went back home for one day during the first year of her marriage. She came home in the afternoon of the 30th and left in the morning of the 1st. She was not easy to get along with. Her brother-in-law has no advantages at all except for his good looks."

Ye Fan: "Are you worried that her brother-in-law will cause trouble?"

Wei Jianshe nodded: "She said her sister obeyed her brother-in-law in everything." He couldn't help laughing at this point, "I wanted to ask you at that time, is it appropriate for you to tell me this?"

Dabao snorted: "She is just like my aunt before. Maybe even worse than my aunt, who still has some sense."

Ye Fan frowned, "It sounds like she's in love. If her brother-in-law wants to come here in the future, her sister will definitely ask him to come. If Qian Xiaoru disagrees, her sister will probably scold her. Maybe she'll even ask her parents to come and force Qian Xiaoru to give in."

This is exactly what he was worried about: "I'm also worried that her sister-in-law will come along out of vanity. Originally, I thought if Qian Xiaoru could come back, I would buy more things to accompany her back home. Now it seems that I'd better forget it."

Ye Fan pondered for a moment and said, "You must be on guard against others. Just think of yourself as having a little money." He paused, "Qian Xiaoru seems to know how to live, but I'm afraid she will be instigated by her sister. Her brother and sister-in-law and her parents won't think about your money, they have a salary and land. I'm afraid her brother's wife and brother-in-law have this idea."

Wei Jianshe has always believed that after marriage, everyone is a family, and the family money should be handed over to his wife for safekeeping. For example, his sister and his sister-in-law, although they have caused him a lot of trouble, they manage the family well and the financial power is in their hands.

For example, Geng Zhiye didn't even know how much money Ye Fan's family had. Before Wei Jianshe separated from his mother, his mother also kept the family's money.

Wei Jianshe was very conflicted: "Sister Ye, should I hold back?"

Ye Fan: "Everything you have now is pre-marital property, so there's nothing wrong with hiding it. But if you want to hide it, hide it well. Even if she is sensible, she will make trouble with you once she finds out that you are hiding something. This is human nature."

Wei Jianshe: "Then I'll buy a safe and put the contract and passbook in it. If she wants to see it, I'll tell her that I signed a confidentiality agreement. She was a soldier before, so she should be very aware of this, right?"

Ye Fan nodded: "That's a solution. Don't buy things that are too good or too bad. By the way, did you tell me where you're going to live when you come back?"

"I have a three-bedroom apartment. It's been renovated." Wei Jianshe decorated it for his previous marriage. "There's nothing missing over there. She lives there and I live in the store. I just don't know when she'll come back."

Ye Fan: "I hope it won't happen when we're busy."

Wei Jianshe told Qian Xiaoru that he would not be in the capital from late April to mid-May.

The capital is very hot in summer, and Qian Xiaoru didn't want to travel back and forth by train during the hottest days of summer, so after resting at home for two days, she brought Wei Jianshe back to see her parents.

Qian's father thought it was unnecessary to find a date outside the city. Qian's mother loved her daughter and didn't want her to be sad, so she said it was okay to meet him. If we found out that the man was not someone we could live with, at most we would cover his round-trip fare and give him whatever he spent on shopping.

Qian's father thought that money was not as important as his daughter's life event. If the marriage failed, it would be worth paying the man a year's salary. If it succeeded, everyone would be happy. So Qian Xiaoru returned to the capital in early April.

After staying at Wei Jianshe's house for two days, Wei Jianshe bought many things for her family, including school bags and stationery for her nephews and nieces. Then the two of them each carried a woven bag and headed west.

Wei Jianshe has been working hard to buy goods in recent years, but he doesn't have to be exposed to the wind and rain, and he stays indoors every day, so he looks about 27 or 28 years old, not much older than Qian Xiaoru. Wei Jianshe has been to the countryside and can chat with farmers, so Qian Xiaoru's uncle thinks he is good.

Unfortunately the next day was the weekend, and her sister and brother-in-law came back. When her brother-in-law saw Erguotou, he told her brother that none of the working-class families in the capital drank this stuff.

Qian Xiaoru heard it clearly and couldn't help but explain that Wei Jianshe's money was used to buy a house. Her brother-in-law said again: "Who would follow him if he doesn't have a house? Besides, which person in the capital doesn't have a house when he's over 30?"

Qian Xiaoru subconsciously wanted to mention Ye Fan, but Wei Jianshe heard the argument in the main room and hurried over to drag her away. Qian Xiaoru was so angry that she gave all the things she had given to her nephew and niece to her nephew and niece.

Her sister-in-law quickly stuffed it into her sister's hand.

Qian Xiaoru's parents didn't expect the man to be rich and were quite satisfied with Wei Jianshe. Considering that they lived far away and her family members had jobs, they decided not to get married.

Wei Jianshe thought of doing it, so he said that he would take the two elders over after the autumn, and take them to climb the Great Wall and visit the Forbidden City at the same time.

Qian's father wanted to go to a special place, which was in the capital. But asking his daughter to go back with Wei Jianshe would mean living together before marriage, so Qian's father asked them to get a marriage certificate in their hometown first.

It was like a dream for Wei Jianshe to get the marriage certificate. They got married after just meeting twice?
After returning to the capital, Wei Jianshe was in a daze. Then he found an excuse to leave home and let Ye Fan see whether the marriage certificate was real or not.

Ye Fan was also confused and asked uncertainly: "Is Qian Xiaoru sick?"

"Did you guess that I'm rich?" No wonder Wei Jianshe thought too much, too quickly. "I was like a ghost who was possessed. When her father said to get the marriage certificate, I thought it was a good idea."

Ye Fan shook his head: "Old party members are honest and dedicated to their work, it shouldn't be because of money."

"I'm not sure."

Ye Fanxin said, no one could be sure of such a fast pace: "Now that things have come to this, you two should get along well. I will go to the research institute these days. There is no problem with the computer. I will go to the south to open the mold. If nothing goes wrong, the office building will be renovated, and the plastic parts will come out. After the plastic parts come out, they can be produced and assembled."

Wei Jianshe asked hurriedly: "Don't you need any hardware?"

Ye Fan: "The research institute will take care of this. I will be responsible for the outer shell packaging and the workers."

Wei Jianshe was happy for her and said "Congratulations" and asked, "Do you want to leave a few days earlier?"

Ye Fan: "Departure on April 25th."

"I'll go too. I'll go with you to a few mold factories first, then you go do your thing and I'll go get the goods."

Ye Fan felt that she couldn't handle it alone, and Wei Jianshe couldn't handle it either, so the next day she went to the office to pick four sales staff to accompany her on the business trip.

Sales were not good this year because the business of Chinese cards was not good. When the sales staff heard that Ye Fan wanted to make computers, they knew that domestic products were cheaper than imported ones - there were no tariffs, low labor costs, and cheapness was an advantage, which would definitely be easier to sell in the future. They all wanted Ye Fan to make the mold overnight. So when they arrived in Ningbo, they were as active as Ye Fan in visiting mold factories.

Of course, your own computer cannot be the same as others. The research institute took this into consideration and wrote down the appearance modification plan. The mold factory has designers. Ye Fan determined the final product appearance and color matching, and then entrusted all plastic parts to a mold factory. The contract was very strict, and she did not bargain much. The factory leader did not want to lose this big customer, and also knew that computers were big items and could not be fooled. After Ye Fan left, he went to other factories to hire people, some to draw blueprints, some to buy materials, and applied for lathes from above.

After Ye Fan arranged this matter, he called Su Duofu and asked him to go over and take a look when he was free. Then he took the goods selected by Wei Jianshe and headed north.

Zhang Xiaoming was in charge of the capital, so Ye Fan went home to wash up and rest for half a day, and set off again in the evening.

Dabao admires: "My mother is a strong woman!"

(End of this chapter)