Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

If Yu Yinxing's stationery store was in another place, then only the popularity of the TV series could make her store popular. However, near the school, students can recognize it at a glance. Even if they are not interested in the TV series, curiosity will drive them into the store.

Since you are here, just buy one. You will need it in your daily life anyway.

Ye Fan nodded: "We can prepare more goods. When will we go?"

"Just these two days." Speaking of purchasing goods, Yu Yinxing couldn't help but say, "As soon as he leaves, the two kids have to come to the store with me. How can I open a store in the east?"

Ye Fan just forgot that her parents-in-law were in the countryside. She and her husband were busy and the child would definitely learn bad things. There were very few students as self-disciplined as Chu Guangming. Most children needed their parents to keep an eye on them. Yu Yinxing's children were like most of them: "I didn't expect it."

"You're too busy to handle it. Drive slower." Yu Ginkgo couldn't help but remind everyone as he looked at them.

A neighbor came out of the store and watched the car heading north: "Is that your boss?"

Yu Yinxing told others that the store was not hers, but Ye Fan was her boss, and she nodded in agreement when she heard it.

"I heard that kind of car is very expensive. One car can buy several stores."

Yu Yinxing thought, there are several, several rooms: "They are amazing."

"She has other business, right?"

Yu Ginkgo: "Dumping goods to the north."

"No wonder. I heard that those who sell goods there are making a lot of money. But I heard it's also dangerous. She's a woman who dares to go there. She's amazing!"

Yu Yinxing nodded: "It's very dangerous. There are robbers on the street and thieves in the car. It takes at least twelve days to go back and forth. If something happens in such a long time, the body will be rotten by the time the family members come to look for it."

"So she's still going?"

Yu Ginkgo: "She is not afraid of many people, even dozens of people. If there are not so many people in the future, she will not do it."

The neighbor shook his head: "I'm used to making quick money and I can't bear to quit."

Yu Yinxing thought, what do you know to draw conclusions: "Who knows? We can't interfere in other people's affairs."

When the neighbors heard her say this, they found it boring and just casually joined in with a few complaints about the heat before going back into their homes.

Long days and short nights are good. Ye Fan stayed at the institute for a long time, and it was still dark when he got home. But there was a guest who was not really a guest at home. Ye Fan took the cup of water handed to him by Er Bao, sat down and drank tea while asking: "Why are you here?"

Yu Wentao asked the same question because he should be at home with his mother-in-law and father-in-law.

Wei Jianshe smiled before he spoke.

Ye Fan raised his eyebrows: "Is gold falling from the sky?"

"How can it be so good?" Wei Jianshe said, "Didn't you remind me to show some appreciation before? I accompanied them out in the afternoon, and they were tired, so I suggested we go to the mall to take a break. There were places to sit in the mall. There was a gold shop not far away, and I bought Xiaoru a pair of gold earrings, a gold ring, and a gold necklace because I had a lot of money. They were all elegant, and I spent less than two thousand yuan. Xiaoru was very happy, and her parents were also happy."

Yu Wentao: "You still blame me for not giving it up!"

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Not much! This is the difference between actively buying and passively asking. If you actively ask, the necklace is replaced with a bracelet, and the three items together weigh 70 to 80 grams. If you spend 4,000 to 5,000, they may still think you are so stingy as a person from the capital. By the way, Guangrong's father-in-law and mother-in-law don't worry that he will fool around with money, but he often buys a necklace and a bracelet for Lai Fu's sister. Sometimes Chang Guangrong is mean, and Lai Fu's sister quarrels with him. Her parents always side with Chang Guangrong and think his sister is petty."

"I seem to have heard Chang Guangrong brag about his father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Ye Fan: "Xiao Ming's father-in-law and his family often remind Dong Ying not to bully him."

Yu Wentao said, "They are not stupid. Lai Fu has never bought jewelry for Xiao Qin, but when I have problems, she is more helpful than the third brother. I am afraid that Xiao Qin will bully me, so I will divorce her."

Erbao subconsciously looked at her mother when she heard that, and indeed she heard her mother say, "You are being unreasonable. Even if Geng Zhiye works at the vegetable market, it is impossible for him to want to come and go."

Yu Wentao had no way to refute it, so she simply pretended not to hear it and asked Wei Jianshe: "Did her parents say anything other than they were happy?"

Next to Wei Jianshe's 80-square-meter house is a 60-square-meter house with two households on one floor. That floor is his. He and Qian Xiaoru got married and returned to the capital. Wei Jianshe told Qian Xiaoru about this and asked her to clean it up when she was free.

Qian Xiaoru considered that she would live here permanently in the future, so her father-in-law would definitely have to come over. Wei Jianshe also said that she could use the money in the store as she pleased. Since she had enough money, she decided to renovate the store and let her father-in-law live there.

Qian Xiaoru thought that painting the walls, adding a wardrobe, a bed, a coffee table and a sofa, and installing a water heater was a good decoration. She didn't think it was necessary to have a suspended ceiling or lay tiles. So when Wei Jianshe came back from the north in July, she finished decorating the house.

Wei Jianshe thought it was simple, and Qian Xiaoru's family thought the house was nice as well.

The 80-square-meter house with three bedrooms and a living room is very spacious, but it cannot accommodate Wei Jianshe's father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law's family, so Wei Jianshe arranged for his brother-in-law and his family to live next door.

Qian Xiaoru's sister-in-law praised the bright house. Qian Xiaoru's father said nothing, but he saw Wei Jianshe's shop and thought that he could not make much money and could only afford the two houses by living frugally. In addition, Wei Jianshe did not bring any valuables to Qian Xiaoru's parents' home, so Qian's father thought that Wei Jianshe knew how to live.

At noon, there were eight people in the restaurant, including adults and children. Wei Jianshe ordered eight dishes, two soups, and two desserts. The round table was full. Qian Xiaoru's sister-in-law was satisfied with him, but said it was okay. She was reluctant to waste the food, so she ate while holding the wall. Wei Jianshe didn't laugh at her. She also felt that Wei Jianshe was a person who lived a normal life.

When Qian Xiaoru and Wei Jianshe were choosing the three golds, Qian's eldest sister-in-law said to her father-in-law: "Don't ask for a betrothal gift."

Mr. Qian nodded and said to his wife, "Give our daughter 800 yuan later and let her buy things by herself."

Qian Xiaoru's family didn't need their daughter to support them in their old age, so the betrothal gift was just a token of appreciation, and there was no talk of a dowry. Qian's mother said, "Xiaoru won't want it."

Qian's father: "She said that this money was given to us before, but we didn't use it and kept it for her."

When they got home in the afternoon, Qian's mother took out the money from the clothes pocket, kept two hundred out of a thousand yuan, and gave the rest to Qian Xiaoru. Qian Xiaoru was really embarrassed to take it, so her mother said it was her money.

Qian Xiaoru gave it to Wei Jianshe as soon as she got to the master bedroom, saying that she would keep it for the wedding banquet.

Wei Jianshe was so surprised that he was stunned for a while. Qian Xiaoru used to go to the city frequently and had heard that the housing prices were high. Wei Jianshe could buy two houses and might not think much of this money, so she said, "Don't think it's too little."

Wei Jianshe came to his senses and felt ashamed. He almost said that there were tens of thousands of dollars in the study safe. Fortunately, he was not a hot-blooded young man. He swallowed it back in time, opened the bedside table, and let Qian Xiaoru see for herself.

Qian Xiaoru had just left the army, and deep down she still believed that one should not take anything from the masses. Even though Wei Jianshe was her husband, she should not take other people's things for herself, so she never took the initiative to move the locked cabinet.

It's impossible not to be curious! Everyone is curious. When Qian Xiaoru saw him open it, she went over immediately and was shocked by the money inside.

Wei Jianshe took out a passbook from under the banknotes. There was only ten thousand yuan in it, which was kept for emergencies.

Xiaoru lowered her voice and asked, "Why don't you save it?"

Wei Jianshe: "Leave half for you to go to Brother Xiaoming's store to pick up goods, and half for these days. Keep the money in the passbook for the wedding banquet."

"Well, that won't take that much." Qian Xiaoru urged him to lock the cabinet.

Wei Jianshe locked the room and put the key on the bedside table. Qian Xiaoru felt unsafe and put it under her pillow. Then she saw the money in her hand and asked, "What should I do with these?"

"Give it to your father-in-law." Wei Jianshe added, "If he doesn't want it, just tell him to keep it for buying things for your brother or sister's children. Besides, you have to bring some local specialties back from a trip to the capital. Otherwise, relatives and neighbors will think I'm stingy."

Qian Xiaoru returned the money and told her parents that Wei Jianshe still had 10,000 or 20,000 yuan.

Qian's sister-in-law was surprised: "He is so rich?"

Qian's father: "I forgot. If he is so successful, there is no way he would not keep some money for emergencies and wedding banquets." Then he told his daughter to live a good life and not to make trouble.

Wei Jianshe was thirsty, so he went to the living room to get some tea. Because the door of the guest room was not closed tightly, he could hear everything clearly.

Wei Jianshe didn't dare let his father know how much money he had in his house. His parents were soft-hearted towards their child, and his father told his sister everything after his sister said a few nice words. But he wanted to find someone to talk to, so he wanted to find Zhang Xiaoming.

Zhang Xiaoming's little daughter couldn't stay in the house, so he had to look after the child and had no time to chat with Wei Jianshe. Chang Guangrong lived not far away, and Wei Jianshe thought of his little child, so he turned to Ye Fan halfway.

Wei Jianshe talked about the money, and then sighed: "My father-in-law is really nice." He paused, "The only one in his family who is a little unrefined is his eldest sister-in-law. She tried hard to stuff food into her stomach even though she couldn't eat at noon."

Yu Wentao: "They are afraid of being poor. They don't treat you as an outsider."

"Maybe." Wei Jianshe recalled what they talked about at lunch. "Sister Ye, my father-in-law asked Xiaoru and I to treat you to a meal. When are you free? I'll set up a table at the Capital Hotel. I've already thought about what to eat when we get back."

Ye Fan: "Aren't you afraid that your father-in-law will find out that you are rich?"

Wei Jianshe: "He saw that it was okay. I was actually afraid that Xiaoru's sister-in-law would tell others, and I was also afraid that my mother-in-law would be soft-hearted. If my sister-in-law pestered her for a while, she would tell me everything she knew. But it doesn't matter. If my brother-in-law heard it, he would definitely think I was just trying to be rich."

Erbao was puzzled: "Why do you want to invite my mother to dinner?"

Wei Jianshe shook his head: "I don't understand either. My father-in-law meant that your mother was the matchmaker between Xiaoru and me, so I should invite her just once. On the day of our wedding, your mother went to the banquet and gave a gift, so it can't be considered as my invitation."

Yu Wentao: "Don't people thank the matchmaker after they get married?"

"I'll come again after the wedding." Wei Jianshe smacked his lips: "Although my father-in-law was born and raised in a small place, he is very particular."

Ye Fan: "You two and me?"

"Are you all going?" Wei Jianshe looked at Erbao and Yu Wentao.

Yu Wentao shook her head: "I can't go. Dabao comes back every day to eat, and I have to cook for him."

"You can just hire a nanny." Wei Jianshe said.

Yu Wentao: "I cook on weekdays, and I clean the house on weekends when they rest. There is no need to hire a nanny. Besides, we have a gas stove now, which is much easier than before."

Ye Fan smiled and said, "I mean, is your father-in-law going?"

"Go ahead. From what he said, he wants to thank you on behalf of Xiaoru. He was so polite. I guess he didn't guess that you and I were in business together. He knew I was selling goods to the north, so he probably thought I was taking advantage of you."

Ye Fan: "Don't tell them about this in advance. Let them guess. Didn't you say that your mother-in-law is soft-hearted? If your brother-in-law is short of money one day, she will definitely ask you to take care of him because she knows that you have a big business." Wei Jianshe never confessed to Qian Xiaoru because he was afraid that his daughter would be close to her mother and tell her everything: "I know it. Sister Ye, when do you think we can meet?"

Ye Fan received a call from the company. The R&D team leader asked about the progress of the mold. Ye Fan called Su Duofu, who said that her product was too delicate and many parts needed to be polished by hand, which would take some time. This meant that she didn't need to go to the south to get the mold. "I can do it any day."

Erbao: "Not necessarily, Mom."

"Do you know whether I'm busy or not better than I do?"

Erbao nodded, silently counting "one, two, three" in his heart. Geng Zhiye appeared at the door of the main room, and several people in the room were startled. Erbao was happy: "Dad, Mom is going out again."

Geng Zhiye frowned slightly. Wei Jianshe glared at Erbao: "Brother Geng, I want to invite my sister-in-law to dinner. I was just asking when she is free."

Geng Zhiye is looking after his second child, is that so?

Erbao covered her mouth and laughed as she ran out. Geng Zhiye slapped her on the back of the head: "Just learn from your brother!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dabao jumped into the yard. Geng Zhiye yelled angrily, "Walk properly!"

Dabao was so scared that he stopped: "When did you come back?"

Geng Zhiye: "Can't you see the car at the door?"

"My, your car looks similar to my mom's from behind, I didn't notice it." Dabao used to be very fond of his mom's car. During the time when his mom was away, he would get in the car and touch it whenever he had time. Now his first reaction when he sees a car has become "Mom is home", "Why don't you ask the guard to take you there?"

Geng Zhiye: "There is no danger along the way."

"Then you should go into the house and rest for a while." Dabao said and went to the back.

Geng Zhiye disliked his son for being useless and glared at his son's back before going into the house.

Ye Fan subconsciously handed the cup over. Geng Zhiye saw that there was only half a cup left and added some water. The tea leaves floated up. Geng Zhiye was surprised: "It's not black tea? Did you change the tea leaves?"

Ye Fan: "Of course I drink green tea at this time of year."

"What kind of tea is this?" Geng Zhiye couldn't wait to take a sip. He felt like he had tasted it before. "Why does this taste a bit familiar?"

Ye Fan: "My dad gave it to me. It's West Lake Longjing. I still have half a box. I'll make you a cup of strong tea for your nighttime training. It will keep you alert until the next night."

When Wei Jianshe heard that General Ye was talking about his good tea, he found a glass and brewed some. Geng Zhiye saw that he only took a few strands and thought that each one was more useless than the other: "Put more."

Wei Jianshe: "I can't sleep at night if I drink tea. Let me try it."

The water in the thermos was boiling hot, so Wei Jianshe needed to wait for a while, so he took the opportunity to ask Ye Fan to set a time.

Ye Fan flipped through the calendar and said, "The hotel is busy this weekend. The Monday after next is the Ghost Festival. Forget it, let's do it next Saturday." Suddenly he saw the Chinese Valentine's Day and said, "Hey, Jianshe, are you going to celebrate the Chinese Valentine's Day?"

Wei Jianshe: "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet? I've only seen people celebrating Western Valentine's Day on TV. Celebrating Chinese Valentine's Day is a bit rustic, isn't it?"

Yu Wentao couldn't help but dislike his worship of foreign things.

Wei Jianshe disagreed: "This is called fashion." He asked Ye Fan, "If I hold an event in the store, will it backfire?"

"The current social trend is to learn from foreign countries. If you hold activities on Qixi Festival, you may be criticized for being tacky. But you can set a high tone, such as promoting traditional culture—" Ye Fan glanced at Geng Zhiye, "He often writes reports and organizes materials. Ask him to help you think of a few sentences."

Geng Zhiye opened the cabinet where snacks were kept: "Ye Fanfan, I forgot what your major was in college?"

"After graduation, I focused on computers and became a middleman. I left poetry and songs to the ancients in China and abroad." If Ye Fan was asked to type some code, she could do it without hesitation. If she was asked to think of a few lines of poetry, the words "The thin clouds play tricks, the flying stars convey hatred" instantly emerged in her mind. How could this be used as a slogan?

Ever since Ye Fan graduated, Geng Zhiye had never seen her read any literature books: "Let's go find Huihui. By the way, where's Huihui? Is she also in the back?"

Ye Fan first explained that Geng Huihui was at her parents' house, and then said to Wei Jianshe, "Qixi Festival falls on Sunday. If her parents can rest normally, come over on Saturday night. You can get up early on Sunday and ask Huihui to help you think of a few words."

"Didn't you say Huihui's writing is not good?" Wei Jianshe remembered that Geng Huihui herself said so.

Ye Fan: "She is not good at making up stories. If she is asked to pile up words, the director and screenwriter of Chang Guangrong's "Rongguang Class 8" combined are not as good as her. There are several lines in the play that were changed by Huihui. She is very good at exaggeration. Compared with her, the lines of the previous screenwriters are just plain words. I heard that during the filming, everyone from the screenwriter, director to the actors were very excited. The students really thought they were in the graduating class, and the others really thought they were teachers and parents. It's a pity that I was on the train at the time."

Wei Jianshe was also on the train at the time. He had never been to a filming site, so he couldn't imagine it: "It would be too abrupt for just my family. How about doing it with several families?"

Ye Fan said, "That's fine, just consider it as a reward to old customers. By the way, let's go to the gift shop tomorrow and buy a dozen small packaging boxes, and put them in the store for a lottery. They will contain small things like hair accessories and socks."

Wei Jianshe nodded: "That's fine. It's a festival, let's have some fun." He took a sip of tea. Although there was only a little tea in it, it was more fragrant than the one in his shop. "Sister Ye, is it true that this kind of tea can't be bought even if you have money?"

Ye Fan: "I don't know. Do you like it? Pour some and take it back. I also have Biluochun made by an employee's father at home."

"Your employees are so nice?" Wei Jianshe couldn't help but ask.

Ye Fan said, "Actually, he is also my junior fellow apprentice. His parents wanted him to return to his hometown because there are many companies there in recent years that need computer talents. He graduated five years ago and has a house and savings. His father thinks I am better than many leaders of state-owned enterprises, so he asked him to bring me some local specialties. One of them is Biluochun."

Wei Jianshe: "It's also because his family members think he looks good."

"It's indeed in good shape." Ye Fan was worried that the employees would be depressed because they stayed in the house every day without seeing the sun. When she was not busy, she went to the company to observe carefully and often heard them talking about the future.

It is impossible for everyone to take revenge on society and her if they are full of hope for the future.

Wei Jianshe: "Then do you want to prepare gifts for them the day after tomorrow?"

Ye Fan: "No need. Prepare a few more things on August 15th and give them a day off."

Geng Zhiye swallowed the candied haws in his mouth and said: "Holidays are more practical. You give them three days off, and they don't need gifts."

"I thought so for a while. But when the Mid-Autumn Festival came and I saw all the gifts from my classmates and alumni, they felt a little disappointed that they didn't have anything." Ye Fan saw that he was hungry, "I'll go cook."

Wei Jianshe stood up and said, "It's time for me to go too. Sister Fan, don't forget it."

Yu Wentao asked him to wait a moment and brought him some tea.

Wei Jianshe said that there was no need to be so polite, but he walked towards Yu Wentao and said, "Take Biluochun. The West Lake Longjing was given to Sister Fan by the old general, and I am embarrassed to drink it."

Ye Fan's family often had visitors, and Yu Wentao would make some tea every time someone came. The tea leaves were used up quickly, and there were a few empty boxes - Yu Wentao had originally kept them to hold white sugar and brown sugar to prevent them from getting infested on the table. But she would pick a small one and empty half of it.

Wei Jianshe went home to report to his father-in-law - he confirmed the time with Ye Fan, and then handed the tea over. Qian's father had already asked his daughter to invite her in-laws to have dinner together, and when he saw this, he said, "Give it to your father."

Wei Jianshe's father was initially unhappy that he had found a wife from another place, but he still expected his son to support him in his old age, so he did not dare to offend his son and could only complain to others.

On the day when Wei Jianshe's father-in-law arrived, Qian Xiaoru invited him to dinner, but he was a little reluctant. After a few pleasantries with Qian's father, he found that he was more knowledgeable than him, and Wei's father calmed down. Now he still says, "I don't drink tea."

Father Qian: "Then put it away. This tea is good, it would be a waste to drink it so late at night."

Wei Jianshe took the opportunity to say that he would go to the store tomorrow. Qian's father said that he knew how to take the bus and they would go out by themselves tomorrow.

The next morning, Qian Xiaoru's mother heard that he was packing things. Qian Xiaoru's sister-in-law happened to be carsick, so she asked her daughter-in-law to go to the store to help. She and her husband and son took their grandchildren to travel around the city.

The packaging boxes and wrapping paper were not valuable, so Wei Jianshe bought fifty copies with his own money, and he, Ye Fan, Zhang Xiaoming, and Chang Guangrong each got a dozen copies.

Ye Fan called Huihui early in the morning and asked her if she could come earlier. When he was buying groceries in the morning, he saw a car from Yujia Village and asked the villagers to give a message to his uncle.

In the afternoon, Uncle Yu brought his eldest son over, and Ye Fan asked them to find Yu Yinxing. Yu Yinxing was very understanding, and as soon as Ye Fan mentioned preparing gifts, she understood what Ye Fan meant, so she told her father and brother why he did this. Then she told them where to buy the packaging boxes.

On Sunday morning, Ye Fan went to the store to see that the gifts were wrapped, then she went home and asked Erbao to go to the store to help.

Erbao: "Didn't you ask me to calm down?"

Ye Fan said, "You've been busy in the store all day and you don't have the time to think about random things."

"Temporary worker—"

Ye Fan interrupted: "Want salary? Then return the golden gourd I gave you yesterday morning."

Yesterday, Ye Fan drove her mother-in-law to the gold shop to buy gold peanuts. She saw many small gold beans of different shapes, which were very delicate. Each one cost less than 200 yuan, so Ye Fan bought a few. Later, she saw a solid gold gourd, which was cuter than the gold peanuts. Ye Fan thought that Erbao liked it, so she bought it. She also chose a solid gold pen for Dabao.

Dabao and Erbao jumped and danced with joy, but they quickly put away the toys after playing for a while.

Ye Fan could see that they really liked each other. As expected, Er Bao wanted to cry to her mother when she heard this: "You go back on your word!"

"If we don't make money, how can we buy gold?" Ye Fan asked.

Erbao nodded perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, I'll go! But what are you doing?"

"Go to your dad's place. Today is Chinese Valentine's Day, the store is celebrating the festival, and I need to celebrate too." Ye Fan said.

Erbao knew that her father was almost fifty and there were still people chasing him, so she was a little worried that her father would lose control. Hearing this, Erbao immediately corrected his attitude: "Mom, go ahead and leave the store to me!"

Ye Fan felt that she was strange: "You were born in the year of the monkey, how can you change so quickly?"

"Yes! I can't even match Sun Wukong's 72 transformations!"

(End of this chapter)