Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Yan Weining first asked Ye Fan if he was busy, and if he was not, he went into the house to chat.

Are you really serious about getting engaged? Ye Fan wondered in his heart, he shouldn't come here alone and empty-handed to discuss the wedding date.

Ye Fan invited him into the house.

Yu Wentao was about to turn on the washing machine when she saw Yan Weining was just as surprised as Ye Fan: "Xiao Yan, are you looking for Huihui? Huihui has gone to work." She suddenly remembered something: "You're not going to work today?"

Yan Weining said, "Hmm," "Chat with my aunt."

Yu Wentao couldn't help but complain in her heart, Ye Fan isn't even familiar with you, what do you two have to talk about.

Ye Fan would not be cheated anyway, so Yu Wentao said that they were going to the park and would wash the clothes later - the washing machine was making a loud noise, and once it was turned on, Ye Fan could not chat with him.

Yu Wentao went out with the change and keys, and Ye Fan reminded Yan Weining that he could just say whatever he wanted to say.

Yan Weining was silent for a long time. Ye Fan was about to run out of patience. He finally spoke up: "Aunt Ye, did something happen at home this week?"

"Nothing happened." Ye Fan said it and realized that he answered too quickly, as if he had already prepared the answer in advance to perfunctorily deal with him. He thought about it seriously and said, "Nothing happened indeed. Why do you ask?"

Yan Weining looked dissatisfied with this answer, thinking that Ye Fan was just trying to get him to give up. But he hesitated for a moment and did not raise any questions. Instead, he asked, "Huihui and I were fine when we went out last weekend. Why did you suddenly break up with me after just a few days?"

Ye Fan understood, but didn't understand. "Break up?" He frowned and asked, "Didn't you two just start dating?"

Yan Weining was surprised to see this: "You don't know?"

"I should know?" Ye Fan was very confused and couldn't help wondering if he had amnesia. He urged Huihui to break up one second, and forgot everything the next.

Yan Weining felt that Ye Fan really didn't know, so he was confused: "You mean it has nothing to do with you? But I didn't say anything wrong, and I didn't do anything out of line. Why would Huihui break up with me for no reason?"

Ye Fan was completely confused: "Wait a minute, let's not talk about why you two broke up. Why did you--" She looked at his expression to make sure she was not mistaken, "Why do you think it has something to do with me?"

The room fell into silence.

Yan Weining was silent for a long time, with a complicated expression, and sighed: "Now that things have come to this, shall I start from the beginning?"

Ye Fan really wanted to know who was talking nonsense in front of him to ruin his reputation: "Tell me!"

"A month ago, Huihui and I went on a blind date, and I asked the elders what they thought of me. She said her parents' workplace is far from here, and they didn't know about it. You're busy with work, and you didn't know she went on a blind date that day. This is the first time I've heard Huihui mention you." Yan Weining really didn't want to say it, but Geng Huihui was determined. She didn't call her back in the morning, so he really had no other choice. It didn't matter whether he was honest or not. "The second time Huihui and I met was also on the weekend, and I asked her where she wanted to go. She said to a coffee shop. She said she went there with her colleagues before, but her colleagues thought she had too much money. She went to find Dabao and Erbao, and they asked her to find a boyfriend to accompany her."

Ye Fan: "So?"

"Huihui said she wanted to sit in a cafe because you and Teacher Geng went to a cafe when you were tired from shopping."

Ye Fan nodded: "Geng Zhiye can't go to many places. Neither he nor I are used to the big bowls of tea in the teahouse. There are snacks in the coffee shop, so it's just right for us to eat and drink. Any problem?"

"No problem. But the weekend before last, we went to the mall and passed by a gold shop. I saw Huihui looking at it for a few more times and asked her if she wanted to buy anything. She said she heard that the price of gold had increased a little. I casually asked her if she still cared about the price of gold. She said that other people with money either eat, drink and have fun or buy antiques and calligraphy and paintings to pretend to be elegant and artistic. You are the most down-to-earth and only touch gold, silver and jade. You have a relative who knows about antiques, but you only ask her when you need calligraphy and paintings for your home decoration. If you hear that you will make a profit if you buy it, you can pretend not to hear it."

Ye Fan didn't understand what he was trying to say: "You don't think so? But you're not marrying into our family. The fact that we have different ideas doesn't prevent you two from getting along."

Yan Weining: "To be honest, I cannot agree with some of your actions. I still choose to date Huihui because I think of what you said. The problem now is, Aunt Ye, it's not that I dislike her for being the same as you, but she and I have different ideas. She wants to break up with me!"

"Are you sure you didn't say bad things about me in front of Huihui?"

Yan Weining: "I did want to, but I didn't have the time to say it. It's not that you are to blame, it's Huihui. When we had steak at noon, she always brought it up with you."

Ye Fan probably understood. If he switched his personality, Yan Weining would not be able to help but complain, "You keep talking about your aunt. Your aunt is so nice, just live with her."

"Huihui cares about my opinion. Do you think if I ask Huihui to break up, Huihui will decisively break up with you?" Ye Fan asked.

Yan Weining wanted to save the situation, but was afraid that directly saying it would anger Ye Fan, so he was so roundabout: "I used to think Huihui listened to Grandma Yu the most. Didn't they say that she was raised by her grandparents?"

Ye Fan wanted to laugh for some reason: "It seems that you believe that your breakup has something to do with me? To tell you the truth, I was on a train heading north the day you and Huihui had a blind date. Before that, I was in a hurry to go south to get the goods. Huihui's grandmother said that she would have a blind date in a few days and asked me if I would ask someone to check your situation. I said that a blind date is not a marriage certificate, so let's meet first and talk about it."

"I believe Huihui on this point. There is no need for her to lie to me."

Ye Fan: "I came back a few days ago and was shocked to see you in the courtyard. I thought I had walked into the wrong courtyard, so I went back to the gate to confirm the house number. I only met you once, and we didn't say more than five words. I didn't check on you before that. What reason do I have to ask you to break up?"

"But I really didn't do anything." Yan Weining didn't sleep well that night. "Huihui hasn't met my relatives and friends this week. Besides, she is in school, and my relatives and friends don't know etiquette and can't just barge into the university classroom to ridicule her." After saying that, Yan Weining added in his heart that they wouldn't dare to.

Ye Fan: "Hui Hui didn't say why you broke up?"

"She said we were not suitable for each other. What kind of reason is that?"

Ye Fan said: "Is it possible that the truth is often that simple?"

"Not suitable? What's not suitable?" Yan Weining couldn't help but get anxious. "It's impossible that she doesn't like my low education. I thought, if she didn't like my education or something else, she would have dared to bring it up at the beginning. There's no need to say it's not suitable after dating for a month."

Ye Fan thought about it and it made sense: "Didn't you say anything inappropriate?"

"She said my father is a government official, she is poor at speaking and has low emotional intelligence, and doesn't know how to get along with her boss. Her father is just a second-level fitter, and we are not suitable in this regard." Yan Weining wanted to swear again, "Aunt Ye, let's not beat around the bush, which second-level fitter doesn't have Sundays and only takes annual leave every year? Besides, when it comes to government officials, how can my father compare to her uncle? Even if she wants to dump me because she has someone else, she can't be so perfunctory."

Ye Fan was sure that he was really anxious, "Hui Hui doesn't have time to find someone else. Look, she is in class during the week and is with you on Sundays. If she was interested in a male colleague, why would she go on a blind date with you?"

Yan Weining nodded: "I've thought about this and I think it's impossible."

"So I have to be the one to ask her to break up?" Ye Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "That's not true. It's convenient for you to drive, so go to school to find her at noon and have a good chat in the car. If she's not happy about it, just tell her what I said. It's rare to meet someone you like, and it's worth her opening her heart to him."

Yan Weining: "Is it useful?"

Ye Fan was both angry and amused: "On the one hand, you are certain that she will listen to me and break up with you, but on the other hand, you are not sure that my words will work? You are really contradictory. Were you also so contradictory when you were dating Huihui? If so, Huihui's inappropriate words may be because you are not frank enough, and she needs to guess your thoughts."

"She knows my family and my personal situation."

Ye Fan: "Is it possible that these situations were not told by you, but by your grandfather's neighbor? Xiao Yan, you have the mouth to speak for you. Speaking for others with sincerity is also speaking well for others in my opinion."

“Is it necessary to repeat it?”

Ye Fan said, "I don't believe that you two talk about useful things every time you go on a date. If you don't talk nonsense, you're talking about work, not love. Besides, sometimes a lot of conflicts are caused by me thinking you understand and you think I understand, and both of us act like we don't have mouths."

"Have you and Uncle Geng ever encountered this situation before?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "We don't have any."

Yan Weining couldn't help but feel envious.

Ye Fan laughed: "When we are really annoyed with each other, our anger disappears as soon as we see each other's faces." Yan Weining's breathing stopped suddenly. He didn't expect that good looks could be used in this way: "——I thought you cared more about other aspects."

"Interesting soul?" Ye Fan shook his head. "We are superficial and focus on appearance."

Yan Weining: "Aren't you afraid that your personalities may not be compatible?"

"We both like good-looking people, which means we have the same interests." Ye Fan said, "We can slowly adjust our personalities. Sometimes you may get hurt while adjusting, but you can just stare at each other's face for a while to heal, and then continue adjusting. If you do it a few more times, you will get used to each other."

Yan Weining wanted to say something, but couldn't refute it for a moment: "Then I will go to see Huihui at noon."

Ye Fan said: "Huihui, did you hear from someone that your dad is very serious? Sometimes, the reasons you think are ridiculous may be the real reason."

"I'll ask her later. Aunt Ye, sorry to bother you."

Ye Fan smiled indifferently: "Let's go."

When he got outside, Yan Weining backed the car out first.

Ye Fan stayed at the company for two hours before going to the computer assembly workshop. The workshop director of the state-owned enterprise accompanied Ye Fan to the workshop for a tour. Ye Fan was very satisfied to see the machines and people in good order.

On the way to see Ye Fan off, the director asked her if she had ever thought about advertising on TV. He heard that all companies with some spare money are advertising now.

Ye Fan: "Don't worry, take it step by step."

"But I heard that several companies are also working on computers."

Ye Fan: "There are so many people in our country, we are not afraid of them taking over the market. Besides, their spokespersons can't compare with me."

"Have you even hired a spokesperson?"

Ye Fan nodded and pointed at the large clothing and leather shoes advertisements on a tall building not far away: "How about that one?"

In the past six months, there is only one campus drama, "The Glorious Class Eight". If primary and secondary school students and young office workers want to find similar dramas, they can only watch "The Glorious Class Eight" repeatedly.

The workshop director's daughter just started high school and likes to watch "Glorious Class 8". His daughter stares at the TV every day, so it's hard for the workshop director not to know: "Isn't that someone, Ye Zi?"

Ye Fan nodded.

The workshop director wanted to ask something, but suddenly thought of something, "Ye Zi, Ye-Zi, Ye Fan's son?!"

Ye Fan smiled: "Speak softly, I can hear you."

The workshop director opened his mouth: "You, he, you guys——"

"Please keep it a secret. I will definitely put his advertisement out before he becomes too popular." Ye Fan said with a smile.

The workshop director stared at the huge poster and said, "If you ask him to be the spokesperson, no one can compare with you."

"Really? I've asked people before, and those who are more famous than him are also older than him, and they don't look like the elites who use computers. Those who have his temperament are not as famous as him." Ye Fan said, "With him as a spokesperson, even if our computers are launched a year later, we can still grab the market."

Although Ye Fan's computer had been made a long time ago, it was not officially launched because the quantity was small and only enough for certain units. When Chu Guangming wanted to buy a computer, he would go directly to the salesperson, instead of buying it in some electronic product stores like other foreign brands.

The workshop director smiled and said, "I've always heard that Mr. Ye is very patient. I thought you didn't care about this little money. I was just being petty."

Ye Fan: "This is not a small amount of money. In order to start up the computer company, I have invested almost all the money I have earned over the years. If the market is occupied by others, I will not even have tears to cry."

The workshop director said, "I don't know the truth. But why did your son think of making a TV series?"

"This is an advertising drama. Rongguang Sportswear, have you heard of it?"

The workshop director thought of the sportswear his daughter had been wearing recently and said, "No wonder it's called 'Glorious Class 8'."

Ye Fan nodded: "Rongguang's boss is my friend."

"I understand. If I were him, seeing that your son has such outstanding looks and temperament, I would also ask him to play a cameo role." The director opened the door as soon as he saw the car approaching.

Ye Fan sat down and waved his hand: "Go ahead and do your work."

The director went to the workshop again, because he was originally engaged in scientific research, but due to limited ability, he later took charge of production. He was not used to an office with only a desk, and he went to the workshop when he didn't need to write or calculate.

This director reminded Ye Fan to advertise, not only for the sake of factory benefits, but also because he wanted Ye Fan's brand to go beyond the small circle and the capital. He felt proud every time he thought of Ye Fan's computers being sold all over the country, and he was more eager than Ye Fan to have customers come in like snowflakes.

On the way home, Ye Fan reflected on herself and wondered if she was too cautious, causing many of her cooperating manufacturers and customers to be more anxious than she was.

There were many people on the road after get off work, so Ye Fan didn't dare to think too much. He thought about it for a while and couldn't figure it out, so he just drove seriously.

When she got home, her mother-in-law had almost finished cooking.

There were only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at noon today. Yu Wentao asked, "I'll make something casually, and we can eat something casually?"

Ye Fan said while washing his hands: "Okay. But what do we have for lunch?"

Yu Wentao: "Noodles with gravy."

"Did you buy the noodles?"

Yu Wentao: "It's too hot at noon to roll. By the way, what does Xiao Yan want to talk to you about?"

Ye Fan: "Let's go to the main hall first."

When they got to the main room, Yu Wentao sat down and was about to eat noodles when Ye Fan said, "Huihui broke up with him."

"What the hell?!" Yu Wentao's chopsticks almost fell to the ground.

Ye Fan briefly recounted the content of her conversation with Yan Weining, and then said at the end: "I don't know if they can sit down and have a good chat."

Yu Wentao looked at Ye Fan and said, "It's really not you?"

"Let me ask you, Xiaoqin dated someone on her own, how long did they date before I made the move?" Ye Fan said, "We were introduced, so I know her inside out. Besides, I told you one second ago that Huihui had never been in a relationship, and we should date each other no matter what the outcome, and the next second I urged her to break up? Am I sick?"

Yu Wentao frowned: "This girl, I don't want her to be like Xiaoqin, dragging her feet when it comes to dating, but she can't be so straightforward!"

(End of this chapter)