Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Geng Zhiye has been in the army for many years. Apart from training and exercises, he does not need to deal with too many social skills. Although the army needs some activities, compared with the melting pot of society, his activities are child's play.

Geng Zhiye imagined that Ye Fan had to handle the relationship with the municipal government, to strike a balance with partners, to pay attention to the needs of subordinates, to keep an eye on market changes, etc. Dealing with so many people all year round was a headache for Geng Zhiye. Ye Fan actually had time to come to his place for a "vacation". Geng Zhiye admired: "My wife is amazing, she knows everything!"

Ye Fan felt that this was a bit sarcastic. But his expression seemed to be convinced: "Do you admire me very much?"

"Yes." Geng Zhiye hugged her, "I was afraid that if I didn't keep a close eye on her, she would be kidnapped."

Ye Fan punched him on the shoulder, "Where are you running to? Besides, who dares to kidnap me?"

"Not afraid of death." Geng Zhiye said, "If someone dares to kidnap the Chang family's son-in-law, there will be someone who dares to kidnap the Geng family's daughter-in-law."

Ye Fan was both angry and amused: "You're comparing me to him?"

"Of course he can't compare with you. Isn't this just an analogy?" Geng Zhiye couldn't understand. "You said his son is about to get married, why is he still making trouble? If he has a child who is not even as old as his grandson, it would be shameful."

Ye Fan: "Would someone who cheated in marriage care about this?"

Geng Zhiye shook his head slightly and said no.

"But isn't he afraid of giving others a handle?"

Ye Fan laughed: "Naive! What evidence do you have? The bed photos, that's a lifestyle issue, as long as it's not reported or shown on TV, and doesn't cause any social impact, at most he'll be punished by the party. Although there's no hope of promotion, he can land smoothly. Besides, if he's bent the law for personal gain, if he really embezzled a lot, does he need his opponents to come forward? The Discipline Inspection Commission is not there to show off."

"It seems so."

Ye Fan: "It's similar in the military, and military families don't have it as easy as cadres' families. They usually live in seclusion. If a soldier cheats and doesn't want to leave, the family can only go through legal procedures. Ordinary people can't afford that."

Geng Zhiye had no way to refute and could only hold her tightly to prevent her from running away.

Then again, even though Geng Sensen was watching over the company, Ye Fan didn't dare to be a hands-off boss. After five days in the army, on the sixth morning, Ye Fan drove directly to the company.

It was already noon when the accumulated matters of the past few days were dealt with. The secretary knocked on the door and asked Ye Fan whether he wanted to go to the cafeteria for lunch or she would call him up.

In the past, Ye Fan was not familiar with the people from other companies upstairs and downstairs. When she went downstairs to eat, no one disturbed her except her own employees who called her "Sister Fan".

As the Fanhua Computer advertisement came out, it became known that Ye Fan had a factory under her name. People in the industry found out that she was cooperating with a research institute and that her company held many patents, so many people wanted to get close to her.

Ye Fan didn't have the ability to read minds, so she didn't know who among these people wanted to get a piece of the pie and who simply wanted to have a good relationship with her. She couldn't refuse everyone, so she simply stopped going downstairs to eat.

Ye Fan had to go out in the afternoon and didn't want to go home, so he gave his lunch box and meal card to his secretary.

The secretary often helped Ye Fan to get food. Knowing her preferences, the secretary would come up in just five minutes.

After dinner, Ye Fan went to the R&D department to take a look, talked to the director, and trained a few assistants to take over. In order to prevent internal disagreements, Ye Fan specifically reminded that they should not only train their direct junior brothers and sisters.

Everyone has selfish desires, and the director is no exception. As soon as Ye Fan mentioned this, several names flashed through his mind. After Ye Fan finished speaking, he realized that those people were all his schoolmates.

The director was shocked and thought to himself, I almost became the person I hate the most.

More than ten years ago, he chose to work with Ye Fan because he hated the bureaucratic style and inbreeding of certain units. At that time, he often said, "I advise the God to shake himself up and send down talents in all kinds of ways!"

At that time, foreigners looked down on domestic ones, and domestic institutions looked down on self-employed people. Ye Fan and his group were at the bottom of the contempt chain. The director often encouraged his colleagues and classmates, "If you ignore us today, you will make them unable to reach you tomorrow."

Ye Fan was very busy before and didn't go to the company often, so he naturally didn't know what the employees usually talked about. Seeing the director's expression change again and again, he couldn't help but ask, "Too busy?"

The director shook his head subconsciously: "No." He sighed, "You gave me a difficult question. Let me pick two. I just thought that there are at least five people who are suitable for transfer."

"Then five." Ye Fan said.

The director just said it casually to fool Ye Fan, but she didn't expect that she would take it seriously: "Do you need so many?"

Ye Fan: "Now I am responsible for the external contacts of the software development team, I am also responsible for the computer testing of the production workshop, I am also responsible for the plastic parts, and there are some miscellaneous tasks. I want to push these things out, and five people may not be enough."

"Then what are you doing?" the director asked subconsciously.

Ye Fan: "Don't you need my signature on the sales and financial statements of each factory and department?"

The director was stunned. Even though he had been mentally prepared, he didn't expect Ye Fan to be so busy: "How do you usually arrange your schedule? You even have time to go to your brother-in-law's workplace."

"My partners know I'm busy, so they can understand that I put things together. But we can't assume that they don't have a temper just because they don't complain." Ye Fan said, "You should bring them out first, and wait until they can take charge of their own affairs, and then divide them according to their preferences and specialties. If it comes to money, find Geng Sensen, he is the company's chief steward."

The director used to envy Geng Sensen, who couldn't make it in the state-owned enterprise and came to the company to be the financial director. But after knowing that his father was often reported and appeared on TV, the director could no longer envy him.

If Geng Sen Sen is willing, there is a place for him in the tax bureau.

Besides, with Geng Sensen in charge of the company, no one would dare to make trouble for them even if Ye Fan retired immediately. If they were bullied outside, Geng Sensen could handle it with just a phone call.

So the director didn't mind Ye Fan calling him the "chief steward".

The director hopes that Geng Sensen will be the butler for life - to take care of everyone!
"Then I will be in charge of the scientific research unit from now on?"

Ye Fan nodded: "If they start to nag at you and play Tai Chi with you, tell me and I'll talk to their leaders."

Director: "I understand. An eight-point profit every year is not enough for them to drink tea and play cards."

"If you encounter anything in the R&D department that you don't understand, just go to them." Ye Fan had said this before, and reminded him again, "It's a waste if you don't use them. You understand that they're working hard, but they may say that we're stupid and have a lot of money."

The director once thought that the company now had so many talented people that there was no need to fund a research institute anymore.

Once when he was having dinner with a classmate, he was drinking and confessed that he disliked their company's independence and wanted to drain all the computer talents in major universities, so that state-owned units now have to increase their salaries for campus recruitment. He then understood that Ye Fan was sometimes dissatisfied with the progress of research and development, so why did he continue to fund that research institute.

With the endorsement of scientific research institutions, people in the industry dare not sue her for monopoly even if they have opinions.

The director nodded when he heard this: "The software team received an order a few days ago to help a company develop a program. They encountered some problems at the time, so I took them to ask the old professor at the scientific research unit for advice."

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Yes! That's it. Don't put yourself too high, bend down when you need to. I know everyone wants to become a big boss in the industry, but at this stage, making money is the main thing. The economic base determines the superstructure. Only when everyone's pockets are full can they solve difficult problems with peace of mind." He paused, "If you are impatient, you won't achieve anything. By the way, in recent years, many people have chosen to start their own businesses. If there are also R&D departments, don't stop them. His project is good, and the company can invest in it."

The director laughed: "You are not a nouveau riche with lots of money. They can fool you with just a few words. How dare they ask you for investment with their little ideas?"

Ye Fan: "Then tell them that the more work they do, the more bonuses they get. If a project has a net profit of one million, the company can take out three or five hundred thousand to share equally among the work. If it's as much as ten million, the company will also be willing to give out about three million as a reward. If it's divided equally, each person will get a house."

The director couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "No, Sister Fan, this——"

Ye Fan: "A lot! Maybe they will retire early because their pockets are full, or quit to start a small business. It doesn't matter if they quit. We have good treatment so we don't have to worry about no successors. Not to mention those easy-to-please fresh graduates, how many people upstairs and downstairs want to join our company?"

At the beginning of the year, someone asked about their company's year-end bonus. The old hands said nothing. The newcomer who had just joined the company last year and had little experience in the world was able to find out the information and then guessed the director's annual salary plus bonus. Although he didn't guess the exact number, it was close. Since then, people have often invited the director to dinner and drinks.

Ye Fan was willing to acquire all the companies, and no one objected except the company leaders. Thinking of these directors, he was not worried that everyone would go out and start their own business with money.

The director put himself in his shoes. He started his own business and he was reluctant to give his employees so much bonus: "You are right."

Ye Fan looked at his watch: "I have something else to do this afternoon."

"Then you are busy." The director watched the elevator close and went back. He directly asked in public who was tired of sitting in front of the computer every day and wanted to change jobs, and asked them to come to him to sign up in a few days.

The software team leader came over from the tea room and asked: "Why in a few days?"

"If you change jobs, you may not get as much bonus, so I hope you will think carefully." The director said to the team leader, "For someone like you who has made enough money and plans to get married and have children, and can't work overtime every day, it's suitable for you to change jobs."

The team leader raised his voice: "Who said I made enough money?"

Director: "In addition to a run-down courtyard house, there are two buildings. One is for living and the other is for renting. Is that not enough? How much is too much!"

"Why didn't you tell me that you live in the company dormitory and have three apartments for rent!" The team leader and the director are college classmates. "You also have a courtyard house. I heard that the price has doubled in the past two years."

The new employee asked weakly, "What does doubling the price mean?"

Team leader: "Around the 1990s, it was 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a few years ago, and now it's 300,000 to 400,000 yuan. In a few years, there may be an extra zero."

The new employee's mouth dropped open in shock.

The director hurriedly said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. My small yard has an extra zero, and the boss's house must be worth eight or even nine figures. Do you think it's possible?"

Team leader: "When I bought it, it was tens of thousands of yuan, and I didn't expect that it would have an extra zero in just seven or eight years."

The director had no way of refutation: “Get to work!” and then went back to his office.

Employees who joined the company in recent years have always known that the old employees have houses. They subconsciously think that they are 40 or 60 square meters of buildings. This is the first time they hear that each of them has a courtyard house.

One of the female employees couldn’t help but ask: “Did you buy all of them?

Except for Ye Fan, the first female employee of the company who heard the noise and thought there was something exciting to watch, she came out of the office next door and just happened to hear this: "All those who joined the company before the building was built, right?"

“Why did it disappear afterwards?”

Team leader: "After that, housing prices rose sharply. Many people felt that buying a building was not as cost-effective as buying a courtyard house. There were too many buyers and too few houses. But if you want to buy one, you can buy it now. Do you know Rongguang Company? There are many residential houses nearby. One unit costs about 50,000 yuan."

An employee who knew where the Rongguang Sportswear Factory was exclaimed, “We’re almost out of the Fourth Ring Road and into the countryside.”

"Now that the road is repaired, it will be convenient to drive to and from get off work. It only takes about ten minutes." The team leader said, "If you don't drive, you can take the bus."

New employee: "The road over there hasn't been repaired yet, where are the buses coming from?"

The team leader laughed angrily: "With buses and subways, commuting is convenient. Do you still want to buy a house for 50,000 yuan? Dream on!"

“What if the bus and subway are always closed?”

The team leader suddenly confirmed that the feeling of gnashing teeth when Ye Fan talked to them about development and housing was not his illusion: "You can buy it or not! Don't expect me to guarantee that the housing price will increase. With the market economy and government regulation, economists can't predict exactly when it will increase."

This is very true.

The team leader of the next office came out to smooth things over: "No one can predict what will happen in the future. But when it comes to houses, if you buy them to live in, don't worry about whether the price goes up or down. You can't sell it regardless of whether it goes up or down, so it has nothing to do with you. If you want to invest, buy one in a good location."

The newcomer asked: "Will the price of a good location increase?"

The next group nodded: "Yes. Our country is preparing to bid for the Olympics. Once the application is successful, companies from all over the country will want to come to the capital to share a piece of the pie. With more people, rents will rise, and house prices will also rise." "What if the application is not successful?"

The leader of the next group choked: "--You want to make money and have zero risk? Impossible! The higher the return, the higher the risk!"

The software team leader asked: "It's free and has no cost, but if you get caught you could end up in jail for life. Do you dare to do it?"

Young people who have just entered society don’t dare to do that.

The director came out and said, "Everyone work hard, don't hide anything, brainstorm and solve problems, and make a lot of money. The year-end bonus will be enough for everyone to buy an 80-square-meter house nearby."

The newcomer asked, “How much does that make?”

The director still felt that the 30% to 50% promised by Ye Fan was too much, and was worried that he would make them greedy. "20% to 30% of the net profit, distributed according to work. If your group worked together to make it, then everyone will share it equally."

The software team leader believed it, and Ye Fan loosened his grip: "Okay, let's get to work."

On the weekend, when a new employee was playing ball and having dinner with his classmates, he mentioned that the company was willing to give out 20% to 30% as a bonus. As a result, he was laughed at by everyone, who said that Ye Fan was worthy of being a businessman who was good at making empty promises.

New employees heard from old employees that more than a dozen people have left the company in recent years, including the sales department. Some of them opened their own shops, some returned to their hometowns in provincial capitals for family reasons, and some earned enough money to join government agencies with easier jobs.

No one went abroad or switched to private companies in the capital.

If Ye Fan could only make empty promises, how could the old employees be so loyal to her?

The new employee decided to give it a try for a year or two. If Ye Fan was just talking nicely, then he would quit.

—

As the capital city welcomes its first heavy snow, the Gregorian New Year is approaching.

Ye Fan didn't have to go south to get the goods. When he had enough time, he would go to Erbao's home to see what she needed. When Yu Wentao had nothing to do, she would chop meat stuffing with Xiao Wang to make buns and dumplings. She would give some to Dabao when Dabao came back, and to Erbao when Erbao came back. If Geng Huihui came back with her daughter, Yu Wentao would also give her a bag.

They have refrigerators at home or in dormitories, so they put the food in the freezer and eat it slowly.

Even though it snowed heavily that day, it did not stop her from kneading dough and rolling dumpling wrappers in the main hall.

Ye Fan told her mother about this. Tao Chunlan asked Ye Fan to persuade Yu Wentao to stop doing it. Those who didn't know would think that Ye Fan was abusing the elderly.

Yu Wentao also didn't want Ye Fan to be branded as unfilial so she decided to wait until after the New Year.

But Yu Wentao had no common topics with the neighbors here. She didn't want to go out despite the freezing cold. She had nothing to do but stare at Xiao Wang.

Whether old or young, if they don't move for a long time, they will lose their energy. When Ye Fan found that she was listless, he said that the sweaters on TV were beautiful, and now all sweaters are made by machines with rigid patterns.

Xiao Wang also said it was beautiful. Yu Wentao asked Xiao Wang to accompany her to buy a bunch of wool, and she knitted sweaters for her daughter and granddaughter, and then for Ye Fanerbao and Geng Huihui.

Yu Wentao knitted a sweater while chatting with Xiao Wang. She felt very fulfilled throughout the day. After a few days, she felt full of energy and vigor again, as if she was ten years younger.

Ye Fan took the vest knitted by his mother-in-law to the army and said to Geng Zhiye, "Your stepmother has a hard life."

Geng Zhiye: "Aren't you also restless?"

Ye Fan: "I'm making money."

Geng Zhiye said as he put on his waistcoat: "You feel satisfied and accomplished when you see the money rolling in, and Aunt Yu feels satisfied when she sees Dabao and Erbao eating her buns. What's the difference?"

Ye Fan helped him straighten his back: "That's right."

Geng Zhiye smiled, "That's right. Your mother said that Aunt Yu can't sit still and doesn't think about herself. Although the nanny shares some of the housework, your mother has to buy groceries and pick up Chen Xiaohui's daughter. On weekends, when everyone comes back, she has to cook with the nanny. She feels comfortable when she is idle. She can't stand it if she is idle all day long like Aunt Yu. People of her generation and Aunt Yu are used to being busy." After a pause, "It's the same for us. In the past, we didn't have the opportunity to sit at home. If we didn't get married and work, we would go to the countryside to farm. In a few years, we will be idle, and you might be anxious and panicked because of this, always thinking that you are going to die when you are old."

Ye Fan: "Then just ignore her from now on?"

"Xiaoqin doesn't care, so why should you, as a daughter-in-law, care so much?" Geng Zhiye said, "And there's no need to worry about the Yu family having any objections. The Yu family, young and old, are all busy, and they won't mind you ordering the elderly to work." After saying that, he took off his waistcoat.

Ye Fan couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you wear it?"

"It's warm in the afternoon, so I'll save it for the morning and evening." Geng Zhiye touched the fur on his waistcoat, "Why do I feel so hot when I wear it?"

Ye Fan said, "It's made of real cashmere yarn. By the way, Aunt Yu bought it with her own money. Do you want to knit one for your eldest brother and second brother?"

Geng Zhiye said without hesitation: "My eldest brother has his eldest sister-in-law, and my second brother has his second sister-in-law, let them weave."

Ye Fan was happy.

"This sweater on you was not knitted by her, was it?" Geng Zhiye asked when he saw Ye Fan's white sweater.

Ye Fan nodded: "Yes. She also knitted two for Dabao and Erbao respectively. One can be worn alone, and the other is very close fitting and can be worn under work clothes."

"How long has it been?" Geng Zhiye hadn't been home for more than a month. "Does she think she is the Weaver Girl?"

Ye Fan laughed out loud: "She and Xiao Wang did it. By the way, I can only stay for two days this time. Xiao Wang has a blind date this weekend, I will take her there."

There is only half a month left until the Spring Festival, and Xiao Wang will go home in a few days. Ye Fan has no plan to introduce her to anyone.

Before leaving this morning, Zhang Xiaoming called her. His employee's cousin's family lived in Xicheng. The boy's family did not dare to dislike Xiao Wang, so they asked Xiao Wang if she wanted to meet him.

Xiao Wang feels a little inferior because she has many troublesome relatives in her family. She doesn't dare to find someone with good conditions, fearing that her relatives will pounce on her and suck her blood like leeches.

It was not difficult to find a good one, as Ye Fan knew no one with bad qualifications. To find an average one, Ye Fan could only entrust the matter to others, so he had not found a suitable one until now.

Geng Zhiye: "Let her take the bus by herself."

"Xiao Wang is very nervous about her first blind date with a city guy. I'll send her there so she won't feel alone in the city." Ye Fan was not satisfied with Zhang Xiaoming's introduction and couldn't help saying, "Only one of the man's parents has a pension, but luckily they bought a welfare house. Their two daughters are married, the eldest lives in the company, and the second lives with her parents. She wants to meet the second son, who sells small commodities during the day and sells skewers at the night market at night. Xiao Wang——"

"Stop!" Geng Zhiye said, "This condition is considered good among ordinary citizens. Most of them are families with young and old living together. Zhang Xiaoming in the past, and the Guangming compound, and Xiaohu's family who likes to play with Dabao, if his mother hadn't done business with you, how could they have bought a house near our current home. Don't judge Xiao Wang's blind date by your standards."

Ye Fan nodded and said, "Okay, I won't comment!"

"That's right." Geng Zhiye put away his waistcoat, took out the quilt to dry, and then pulled Ye Fan downstairs.

Ye Fan pulled up his scarf and said, "There are no tall buildings here, and the wind is howling. It feels two or three degrees lower than at home."

"Four degrees lower than downtown." Geng Zhiye's guard Tai Xian personally measured it. "You just said it was her first time meeting someone from the city. She had never seen one before?"

Ye Fan: "I've seen her in the city, but she's from the countryside like her."

"Look, just the fact that he has a place to live is much better than her previous blind dates. You think Xiao Wang has a high salary and can find someone better. Xiao Wang may have thought about where his children will go to school in the future."

Ye Fan felt that he was exaggerating and pretended not to hear.

Unexpectedly, on the way she was sending Xiao Wang to the restaurant, Xiao Wang glanced at a school and asked her if she and the other party succeeded, could their children go to school here in the future.

Ye Fan was stunned and almost slammed on the brakes on the main road. After a long while, he managed to utter, "That's a high school. If you pass the exam, you can go. If you don't pass, you can only go to a technical secondary school."

"Technical secondary schools are not good now, and the jobs assigned to university graduates are more stable."

Ye Fan: "Yes. But don't think too much. Just because your children can't study doesn't mean they can't do anything else. If they can make snacks, they may work at the National Military Academy in the future."

Xiao Wang suddenly thought of his master who started out by selling breakfast and now has three apartments and a store, with savings and no debts. His brothers and sisters all have stable jobs, but none of them are as good as him.

Who can say that he has no future running a store selling braised dishes?

"Aunt, you're right. Well, all roads lead to Rome."

Ye Fan nodded: "Yes. Instead of worrying about these things, you might as well think about how you can go to work in my house after you get married."

"I've thought about it. I won't go back if it rains or snows. On normal days, I'll go in the morning and go back in the evening. I'll clean in the morning, do the interview in the afternoon, and put the food in the refrigerator for you to eat in the evening and the next morning. Aunt, do you think this is okay?"

A good nanny is harder to find than a good partner, and Ye Fan doesn't want to lose her: "Okay. You know we were worried about you because your grandma is home alone at first."

"I know." Xiao Wang said, "I'll go back after you or Sen Sen or Er Bao get off work. If it's too late and there's no bus, ask him to pick me up."

Ye Fan opened his mouth to say something, but then felt it was unnecessary: ​​"Yes! Let him pick it up. Is he almost there?"

Xiao Wang pointed to a coffee shop not far away and said, "It's right there." After getting off the car, he told Ye Fan to go back.

The New Year was coming soon, and they had to prepare for the annual meeting. Ye Fan was also busy at the company, so he went straight to the company.

When I got to the company, the secretary reported to Ye Fan that the gifts were ready.

This year's lottery still includes cash. There are also a few more real gold and silver items. Although the most expensive one is less than 300 yuan, no one knows except the secretariat. The surprise of drawing a small gold bean is definitely greater than the gift itself. I believe that the coming year will be smooth.

Annual party gifts naturally have to have good meanings.

The secretary went out, and Geng Sensen came to report the annual net profit to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan looked at the report and asked, "Net profit after tax?"

Geng Sensen nodded: "I'll take care of the tax once the new year is over. By the way, we received three payments a few days ago, all from the software team, one a little more and one only tens of thousands of yuan. From what they said, you will give them individual bonuses no matter how much it is?"

Ye Fan: "Take out the bonus and the share I promised to give them tomorrow."

"Discovering cash?" Geng Sen Sen was shocked.

Ye hesitated for a moment and said, "Go upstairs and ask whether they should pay cash or transfer. If they pay by transfer, they may have to pay personal income tax. If they pay in cash, they may be asked how much money they received. Let them choose. But the bonus I promised to pay separately will definitely be distributed at the annual meeting."

"If the sales staff see this, they will have to help the company sell computers during the Chinese New Year."

Ye Fan smiled and said, "If we don't fulfill our promise in time, when we get together with our relatives and friends, they might persuade us to change jobs next year."

(End of this chapter)