Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Ye Fan laughed.

Erbao grabbed her hand and said, "Mom, don't laugh, Mom."

Ye Fan: "Does the company have a parking space?"

"You can park in the community. There are parking spaces in the community."

Ye Fan said: "But if you drive home every day, then no one will live in the house, right?"

"I'll stay here when it rains or snows. If I don't come back, I'll call grandma in advance. It's just a few cents. Mom, is that ok?"

Ye Fan wanted to nod: "Isn't your brother rich?"

"My brother bought me a house, so I'm embarrassed to ask him to buy me a car." She pulled Ye Fan's arm and continued to act like a spoiled child, "My brother isn't as rich as mom."

Ye Fan: "It's almost the beginning of winter, the sky is covered with ice and snow, forget about it this year."

"Then can I ask for an Alto as my New Year's gift?"

Ye Fan kept silent for a moment, and the little girl couldn't help shaking her arms and acting coquettishly, and Ye Fan nodded generously. Erbao hugged her mother and then let go, ran back to the house and called "brother".

Ye Fan sighed.

As expected, when I got to the yard, I heard my son ask, "Mom, you can't favor girls over boys."

"I really owe you two." Ye Fan glared at his son unhappily.

Dabao immediately understood that she agreed: "I knew my mother was the most open-minded person in the world!"

"Stop giving me all that sweet talk." Ye Fan said, "These are all the leftovers from your mother."

The weather was getting cooler, but still a little hot, so Ye Fan went to remove her makeup and wash her face. Dabao saw that the bathroom door was not closed, so he moved to the door and said, "Mom, I have something to ask you."

Ye Fan nodded, and Dabao said, "You said last year that Uncle Chang's factory was short of accountants. Is it still short of accountants now?"

"Yes, we have a vacancy. Good students don't want to work in private companies, and we don't dare to hire Chang Guangrong who just messes around in school."

Dabao: "Why would Sen Sen's brother's two helpers be willing to go to your company?"

"My company deals with computers, which sounds impressive." Ye Fan wiped his face, "It's much more impressive if you tell others about it than working in an ordinary company."

Dabao understood: "The clothing business doesn't sound like it has any future?"

Ye Fan: "That's because they don't understand how much money this business can make. If it gets big, it can also be ranked among the top companies in the capital city where there are many big companies. By the way, why are you asking this?"

"Guangming's childhood friend can't make it in the company anymore." Dabao whispered, "The problems he encountered are not a big deal."

Ye Fan waited for him to continue, but he was silent. Ye Fan turned his head to look at him, and he stammered: "Do you think that his childhood friend's grades are not very good, the university he graduated from is far worse than your brother Sen Sen, and he has a lot of things to do, so you don't want to trouble me for him?"

Dabao's mentor saw that he had an unusual family background and was merciless when it came time to scold him. So when Dabao heard Guangming say that his childhood friend was scolded by his leader for making a small mistake, he thought it was normal. Besides, only by being taught a lesson can one learn a lesson.

Dabao nodded and told Ye Fan about an incident that Chu Guangming's childhood friend had recently encountered: "His leader also has problems. He scolds people for being late. If you don't know, you might think the company is managed in a militarized manner."

Ye Fan: "Dabao, being scolded is not a big deal. If you make a mistake, whether mom asks you to kneel in the study or kneel outside the door, they are both kneeling, do you think they are the same?"

Dabao suddenly realized: "The leader scolded him in public?"

Ye Fan: "That kid grew up under the oppression of his parents. How could he quit his job just because of a few dirty words when he didn't know if he would have a new job. He must have been scolded in public and lost face."

Dabao frowned: "Doesn't his leader know that people need face and trees need bark?"

Ye Fan: "Maybe the leader is in a bad mood and wants to make an example of him. Go and ask if he was scolded in public. If so, I can ask for him."

Dabao whispered, "He and Guangming are in my study."

When they got to the study, Dabao said his mother wanted to know why he resigned so that she could tell Chang Guangrong about it. Chu Guangming's childhood friend didn't doubt him and said that he had worked overtime a few days ago, and he thought that he didn't have overtime pay, so he could go to work a little later the next day. As a result, he was blocked by his leader at the door and scolded.

Dabao asked: "During working hours? Scolding you in public?"

"Not many people. But within a day, everyone knew about it. Because many people could hear and see it."

Dabao nodded: "Okay, I'll ask my mom to call and ask."

Then he told his mother about it.

Ye Fan was very surprised: "There is no overtime pay for working overtime in state-owned enterprises?"

Dabao hasn't started work yet, so he's not sure: "I guess he worked overtime for an hour. He was supposed to get off work at five, but he was busy until six. It's hard to calculate his overtime pay." He paused, "Maybe the boss doesn't know he's working overtime."

Ye Fan: "Given his character, it's unlikely that he will make up his mind to resign if it's just this one time."

"You mean it's happened before?"

Ye Fan said, "He only has a small house so far, and he has fallen out with his parents. He can only rely on himself for everything in the future. Under such circumstances, he dare not resign easily. It may seem like a small matter to you, but it will probably add up to a lot. Please ask for him."

"Call Uncle Chang?"

Ye Fan nodded.

Chang Guangrong also has a pager, so Dabao called him first. Just after he hung up the phone, Chang Guangrong called back, and Dabao suspected that he was either at home or in the office. Dabao answered the phone, and sure enough, he was in the office, about to go home. Dabao asked him if he needed an accountant, and Chang Guangrong first asked how old he was, where he worked before, or if he had just graduated.

Dabao told Chu Guangming everything about his childhood. Chang Guangrong had an impression of him, as he had played a guest role in "Rongguang Class 8", so he said he could come and see him anytime.

Dabao asked: "What about tomorrow?"

"Sure. I'll pick him up from your house tomorrow morning."

Dabao hung up the phone and went to the back to tell him.

Chu Guangming's childhood friend couldn't help but exclaimed: "So fast?"

Dabao: "Take a look at the working environment first. If you are satisfied, you can work until the end of the month and then quit. By the way, there are dormitories and canteens there, but if you want to come back on weekdays, you have to ride a bike or wait for the short-distance bus to the countryside."

Chu Guangming: "No bus?"

Dabao shook his head slightly. "Uncle Chang came to my house a few days ago and told me that there have been several factories there in the past two years, and the city is planning to build a road and open a special bus line. If the city really wants to do it, it will be quick. Maybe by the end of the year, the bus will be available."

Chu Guangming said to his childhood friend, "You are the only one in your family. Your brother and sister-in-law have to go to work, and you will be alone when you come back. Why don't you live in the factory, come back on Saturday afternoon, and go there on Monday morning."

“Then I have to buy a bicycle.”

Dabao: "A second-hand one will do. A new one is also fine, but I'm afraid it's not safe to leave it in the community. It will definitely be fine to leave it in the factory, and there are security guards in the factory on Sundays."

Chu Guangming said to me, "I can put it in the corridor."

Dabao: "My mom's previous company was in the neighborhood, and one of her employees bought a second-hand car and locked it to the stair railing, but it was stolen."

A female college student who had just graduated bought a car with her classmates, dreaming of going around the city on Sundays, but it was stolen less than half a month after she bought it. She felt like the sky had fallen, forgetting that it was unsafe to walk at night, and came to Ye Fan crying.

Yu Wentao thought something bad had happened to the little girl, and asked Ye Fan to take her to the police station. When Ye Fan found out the reason, Yu Wentao was speechless and told everyone about it, mainly because she couldn't understand how such a smart child, who graduated from a prestigious school, could ignore such a small matter.

Dabao couldn't figure it out either.

Ye Fan explained that children who are good at studying have always been the apple of their parents', elders' and teachers' eyes, and have never encountered any setbacks since childhood. When she lost the car that she bought together with her friends, she felt distressed and blamed herself, so she cried like Meng Jiangnu.

Chu Guangming also knew about this and said, "Let's go upstairs. It only happens once a week anyway."

His childhood friend suddenly remembered that he often saw the upstairs neighbor carrying a bike upstairs. He always thought that the bike was very expensive, comparable to Dabao's mountain bike. He once wanted to ask what brand it was, and it looked like a Phoenix brand.

I see. Chu Guangming said, "That's fine. So should we go tomorrow or during the National Day holiday?"

Chu Guangming: "Let's see the working environment first."

The next morning, Chang Guangrong met Chu Guangming, his childhood friend, and confirmed that he had an impression of him, a very obedient child. Ye Fan reminded him that he could not do speculation for long, and that he went to work honestly after graduation and did not give up a stable job just because he made a lot of money.

Chang Guangrong had a good impression of him. When he took him to the staff dormitory, he opened an empty room and said, "I'll have someone clean it up tomorrow. You can't use stoves or gas stoves here, but you can cook something with electricity. If you're tired of the cafeteria food, you can use the rice cooker to cook some eight-treasure porridge or a pack of instant noodles."

Chu Guangming asked, "I live alone?"

"The management of our factory each has a room. You are the accountant, and we will ask you to pay salaries in the future, so you are also a member of the management." Chang Guangrong pointed to the next door, "I can't go back when it rains or snows, so I live over there. In addition to me, there are two other managers in our factory, one is your boss, and the other is the workshop director. Our factory is small, and apart from ordinary workers, there are only these many people at the moment."

Chu Guangming was very happy. Fewer people meant simpler relationships, unlike his department, which had a group of people including the director, deputy director, team leader, etc., and there were leaders above the director. At the end of last year, the department held a summary meeting for half a day, but nothing was concluded.

In the afternoon, Chu Guangming accompanied his childhood friend to buy a brand new bicycle.

On Monday morning, he submitted his resignation report. This year, state-owned enterprises were reformed and many units laid off employees. He did not value his job and resigned instead. His leader, like Sen Sen's leader, believed that the young people were ignorant and thought that anyone could make money by going into business.

He had a lot of work to hand over to his colleagues, so he worked until the end of the month.

The boss was eager for him to leave early so that he could arrange for the children of his relatives and friends to move in, so he paid his salary that afternoon.

The salary that Chang Guangrong gave was not high, but it was twice as much as what he had in his previous company. Chu Guangming was very terrified. Chang Guangrong said it in advance that the personnel relationship in his company was simple, but there were many people, and it would take a whole day to pay the salaries.

Chu Guangming was mentally prepared, and he didn't feel annoyed when the workers were noisy on the day of salary payment. Chang Guangrong and Jin Dazhi watched from a distance, paying attention to the workers going in and out quickly, without any delay, and no one complained about the accounting staff. Jin Dazhi couldn't help but say, "This kid is good."

Chang Guangrong: "Those who can work in a state-owned enterprise for a few years and then quit are all good."

"So, you should ask him for money from now on?"

Chang Guangrong: "You keep the official seal. If we rely on him for everything, it will easily give him the illusion that we will be helpless without him. We can go back to the technical secondary school and find someone to run errands for him."

There were two of them before, but they complained that this place was too remote. They ate right after work and went to sleep after eating. They couldn't go clubbing without a TV. Chang Guangrong paid them a high salary but still failed to keep them.

Chang Guangrong was worried that this useful accountant would run away, so he gave him a bonus of 50 yuan when he paid his October salary in early November.

On November 7, Saturday afternoon, Chang Guangrong drove back in a pickup truck and asked him to put his bicycle on the truck and give him a ride. The next morning, he went to find Chu Guangming and said he would treat him and Dabao to dinner.

Chu Guangming: "Forget about the meal. Dabao is also busy lately. Let's order a cake for him on his birthday."

"Aunt Ye doesn't want to order it?"

Chu Guangming: "Everyone has a day off on his birthday, so one cake won't be enough for one person." On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, it was Geng Dabao's birthday. Chu Guangming and Erbao hadn't had a day off yet, but his childhood friends Geng Huihui and Geng Sensen had a day off, so Dabao's birthday was put off until the evening. Ye Fan drove to pick Erbao up before she got off work.

Nanny Xiao Wang originally planned to go back with her cousin, but when she heard that Dabao's birthday was coming up in a few days, she wanted to eat cake and insisted on staying for Dabao's birthday. Because of her presence, Geng Leilei was rarely at home, and Geng Zhiye also came back, so the two cakes were eaten up.

After the fun, everyone dispersed. Dabao and Erbao stared at their mother, almost telling her what gifts she wanted.

Ye Fan handed over two small boxes. Erbao was very disappointed, and Dabao's eyes lit up: "Alto brother?" When he opened the box, it turned out to be the key. Erbao was stunned, then reacted and jumped into his mother's arms.

Ye Fan stumbled back, Geng Zhiye quickly hugged her and scolded his daughter: "How old are you? You are so careless!"

Erbao hurriedly let go: "Is mom okay?"

Ye Fan felt a pain in his chest: "I really shouldn't have asked you to practice martial arts since you were young. Your strength is almost as strong as your father's."

Dabao asked: "Did your father ever hit you?"

Geng Zhiye glared at his son: "I hit you!"

Dabao was afraid to complain: "When did mom buy it? Where is the car? Why can't I see it?"

Ye Fan picked up three cars, two basic Altos and a Santana, all of which were at the entrance of the company building. Ye Fan said he was at the company.

Dabao asked: "Brother Sen Sen knows?"

Ye Fan: "He chose it with me. He also said that you don't have time to drive it for the time being, so he will help you get used to it."

"Who said I don't have time!" Dabao was on holiday, so he was free. Ye Fan smiled but said nothing. The next morning, Dabao and Erbao drove over, and Ye Fan asked Dabao to take Erbao to work.

It is impossible for one person to drive two cars. After Dabao left, Geng Sensen drove his new car to take his grandmother, his cousin and his brother to prepare New Year's goods.

In the evening, Dabao drove to Erbao's workplace again. When coming back, Dabao sat in the passenger seat and watched Erbao go on the road.

Ye Fan was not idle either. She drove her SUV back to her parents' home that morning and took Chen Xiaohui to handle the paperwork. Chen Xiaohui adopted a little girl who was less than one year old. The little girl was fair and tender, with bright black eyes. Even Ye's father, who strongly disapproved of adopting a child, was happy when she was brought back to the Ye family.

Ye Jingjing held her tightly and didn't let go, kissing her from time to time. Li Mingyue was worried that the child was weak and would get sick from her, so she didn't allow her to kiss him. Ye Jingjing couldn't help but say, "Mom, she looks like a doll. Is she a mixed-race?"

Ye Fan: "It looks like it. I guess some female student was deceived by a foreigner, thinking that she could get promoted by having a baby, and went abroad with the foreigner. Unexpectedly, the foreigner just wanted to have fun, and she waited until her belly became too big to induce abortion, so she had to give birth."

Chen Xiaohui: "How do you know it's a student?"

Li Mingyue was speechless: "How can a young man who lives in society not see that someone just wants to play with her? Only innocent female students would believe it."

Chen Xiaohui suddenly realized.

Li Mingyue shook her head helplessly and said to her parents-in-law, "Even though her biological mother is a female student, it means her IQ is not low."

Ye Jingjing couldn't help but say, "You can tell at a glance that this little girl is smart. Look how bright her eyes are." She wanted to give her a kiss on the cheek. But before she could lower her head, the child was carried away by Li Mingyue.

The child did not make a fuss when she was held in another embrace, and looked at Li Mingyue curiously. Li Mingyue could not help but say, "She is so well behaved. She is even better than Jingjing when she was a child."

Ye Jingjing poked the child's face and said, "You are so tender. I forgive you."

Li Mingyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I said you were not well behaved, it's not like she dislikes you."

"You dislike me because of her."

Li Mingyue gave the child to Chen Xiaohui: "If you decide to raise her, then raise her well."

Tao Chunlan thought to herself, I'm afraid I'll raise another her. When the child felt sleepy, Chen Xiaohui sent her upstairs. Tao Chunlan said to her daughter-in-law, "Your father and I are old, and I don't know how many years we can take care of her. You two are about to retire, so you should help keep an eye on her. I don't feel comfortable letting her raise her alone."

Li Mingyue laughed: "Xiaohui is much better now."

Tao Chunlan shook her head: "It's hard to change the bad habits that are in our bones."

Ye Jingjing nodded: "My aunt is a little bit, sometimes I don't know what to say."

Ye Fan: "Then don't say too much. Your parents don't have time to take care of you, so she is the one who sends you to interest classes."

Ye Jingjing was speechless.

Probably since she could remember, she had either heard that this aunt graduated from Peking University or how much money this aunt made, which led to Ye Jingjing feeling from the bottom of her heart that she was very capable and that she could only look up to her, so she was afraid of her.

Li Mingyue saw her daughter was as scared as a kitten, and secretly wanted to laugh, "Isn't Erbao on holiday yet?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "I have to work half a day on New Year's Eve. I have one day off on New Year's Day, and I have to go back to work on the second day."

Tao Chunlan frowned slightly, complaining about the hard work.

Father Ye felt sorry for Erbao: "She will have to fly around a lot with this job. She will be as busy as the leaders."

Ye Fan nodded: "I know, and I told Erbao about it. But she was very happy. I thought the people in this kind of unit were very serious and had trouble with interpersonal relationships, but Erbao said that it wasn't that much and everyone got along well. The leader was serious in front of the camera, but very kind in private."

Li Mingyue: "It must be because Erbao is the youngest in their unit."

Ye Fan had never thought about this. Thinking about it carefully, Erbao was only 20 years old when she graduated last year, and the youngest of her classmates was 22 years old. "It's possible. I will fly to Hong Kong tomorrow and bring back some local specialties. I will ask Erbao to bring them over after the New Year as afternoon tea for everyone."

Tao Chunlan asked: "You will be twenty-seven tomorrow."

Ye Fan: "I'll fly back on the 29th so I can celebrate New Year's Eve. My mother-in-law has prepared the New Year's goods."

Li Mingyue: "Is Huihui still dating someone?"

Ye Fan nodded: "We'll get engaged on the second day of the Lunar New Year. If nothing goes wrong, we'll get married on May Day."

Tao Chunlan sighed: "It's so fast. Before I knew it, that little girl is married. My second child has also started working."

Ye Fan advised her not to think like that, as it would make her age faster. He also said that her mother-in-law was not like that, and she thought about living to be eighty years old so that she could buy a hand to hold a phone.

Tao Chunlan has never liked Yu Wentao, even though she has been busy in Ye Fan's house for these years: "It's not like she doesn't have a pension, let her buy it herself."

Ye Fan smiled, changed the subject and asked Ye Jingjing how she did in the exam.

Ye Jingjing stood up immediately: "Auntie, are you thirsty?"

Ye Fan: "Come back with me today and ask Dabao to give you extra lessons."

Ye Jingjing: "I'll go do my winter vacation homework now." Then she ran upstairs.

Ye Fan had to go to Xiushui Store to check the accounts for the year with Zhang Xiaoming, so he did not have dinner at his parents' house.

In the afternoon, after sorting out the taxes, Ye Fan saved the money she got. The next morning, Ye Fan went to the factory where she owned 51% of the shares to confirm that the computers for the new year were ready. The wages and bonuses were a little higher than last year. The employees were very happy, so she went straight to the airport.

Ye Fan was not involved in the management of this public-private joint-venture factory, but she had the right to supervise. If the management acted recklessly, Ye Fan would complain, and the higher-ups would transfer them away. Ye Fan took out 10% of the year-end bonus, and gave it to everyone from the top to the bottom, so the management was reluctant to leave.

When Ye Fan arrived in Hong Kong, she not only checked accounts with her partner, but also persuaded him to invest in the mainland. Her partner had little confidence in the mainland's investment environment, so Ye Fan persuaded him to go to Hangzhou after the New Year.

The partner thought of “There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below” and agreed after a moment’s hesitation.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, Su Yuanhang called Ye Fan to wish him a happy new year, and Ye Fan asked him to arrange his itinerary.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Ye Fan flew to Hangzhou with his secretary.

It was the secretary's first time to take a plane. She was excited from the moment she boarded the plane to the moment she landed. Ye Fan shook her head and laughed. Ye Fan didn't tell Su Yuanhang when he would arrive, so the staff of the Hangzhou office went to the airport to pick her up.

Ye Fan rested in the hotel for half a day and went to the city government to meet Su Yuanhang the next morning.

On the morning of the tenth day of the first lunar month, Su Yuanhang drove Ye Fan to pick up her partner. The three of them were arranged to stay at the hotel where Ye Fan was staying. After a simple lunch, Su Yuanhang took them and Ye Fan to visit the factory in the afternoon.

The next day, I went to Yongcheng again to show them how many factories there were in Yongcheng in recent years. The fact that family workshops could survive showed that the business environment here was good.

Ye Fan's partner didn't know what to do here. Ye Fan suggested the mold industry. The capital has high wages, and because there are many large enterprises, there are few skilled workers who come out to work on their own. There are few state-owned enterprises here, and it is difficult to arrange for skilled workers who graduated from mold schools. Private enterprises can easily find people here, and the most important thing is that it is close to the seaport.

The partners have no shortage of overseas connections and can get advanced injection molding machines. Even if they don't do Ye Fan's business or make molds, they can still make a lot of money in a year by buying a few machines to help others process.

Trade is not as stable as industry.

The mayor of Ningbo was also there at the time, and now he has an additional title, deputy secretary. Partner Ye Fan realized that he didn't have to worry about being squeezed out by his peers if he built a factory here, so he decided to think about it carefully.

Although the mainland is backward and poor, there are many good things. The seafood alone made the three people vomit. On the last day, Ye Fan took a few people to Hengshan Island. Hengshan Island is now in the spring season with birds singing and flowers blooming. There are also several ancient guesthouses, like a paradise. A few people did not expect that there is such a place across the water, and they are more and more attracted to it.

Ye Fan's coming ashore did not alarm anyone. Also, because she had been gone for more than ten years, many old people were no longer around, and children who had grown up could not recognize her. It was only after she left that people remembered that she looked like Accountant Ye.

After returning from the island, Ye Fan had dinner at the best restaurant in Ningbo at night. His partner agreed to invest 10 million yuan in the initial stage.

Su Yuanhang was from Ningbo and worked in Hangzhou, so he was happy to see Ye Fan's friends in Hangzhou or Ningbo. He was also here tonight and asked Ye Fan, "Do you want to invest some money too?"

Ye Fan: "I just acquired a factory last year, so I don't have that much capital. If there's a shortage later, I can make up for it."

When the partners heard that she would share the risk, they immediately decided on the matter.

Ten million is not a small amount in Ningbo, but not much in Hong Kong. It is just a matter of a few houses. The partner did not touch the savings when he returned to Hong Kong, but sold a few houses he bought a few years ago. At that time, the housing prices in Hong Kong were very high, and many people chased the increase, so he brought the funds to Ningbo at the end of March.

When Su Yuanhang heard about this, he called Ye Fan to thank him.

Not long after this phone call, Dabao's uncle and aunt returned to the capital.

Just as Ye Fan expected, the couple first lived in a guesthouse and moved to a large courtyard after a few days.

Yang Mengxia invited Ye Fan's whole family to come over.

Geng Leilei and Geng Sen Sen lived there for a week and then moved back to Ye Fan's house because they found it troublesome to go in and out for various inspections.

Boss Geng had just arrived here and was busy with work. Yang Mengxia had to replenish the things missing at home and had no time to take care of his son, so he let them move out.

Since the two stayed there for a week, many people had seen them. When Yang Mengxia had time to interact with the neighbors, the neighbors learned that Geng Leilei worked in a military unit, had a high level of education, and had a simple working environment, so they all wanted to introduce him to someone.

(End of this chapter)