Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1158 Buying Cars for the Older Fathers (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

As Fang Yan walked out of the Ministry of Health's gate, the sunlight slanted down over the lintel, casting interplay of light and shadow on the steps. He glanced at the time; he had only been inside for about ten minutes, but it felt like an hour had passed.

With a long sigh of relief, Fang Yan prepared to go to the other side of the street to get his car.

Just as he was about to step over, he heard a noisy shouting.

Several teenagers were squatting in the corner of the tailor shop, clutching bamboo strips they had picked up as whips, shouting "Hey ha!" and kicking in circles.

The skinny boy in the polyester shirt jumped up, did a split, and the bamboo stick slammed onto the ground with a "crack."

"I am Wong Fei-hung! Behold my Shadowless Kick!" Another man with a crew cut immediately bent over and thrust his elbow outwards:
"Behold my Iron Shirt!"

The tailor shop assistant poked her head out and scolded:
"You little devils, stop making a scene here! You'll have to pay for the ruler you broke at my door!"

Judging from their clothes, these children likely come from well-off families. This area is a concentration of central government ministries and offices, adjacent to several state agencies, with convenient transportation, facilitating government coordination. The family quarters are also nearby, so these are most likely children of government officials.

Summer vacation has started, and all they do is chase each other around the neighborhood when they have nothing else to do.

Fang Yan stood at the alley entrance for a moment, recalling what Xiao Chengzhi had called "Movie Street".

It's only been a few days since it was released, and even children are learning the moves, which shows that this movie really has some influence.

He took out his car keys from his pocket and opened the car door.

I plan to buy a ticket and go to the cinema to watch it when I have some free time, to support Leonardo DiCaprio's directorial debut.

……

After driving back to Xiehe Hospital, Fang Yan went to the outpatient building to check. Today, Lao Fan and Yuan Qingshan, a pair of traditional Chinese medicine doctors, were on duty.

The number of people in line was just as large as before, and the two of them were extremely busy, but there was still a long queue at the entrance.

Upon seeing Fang Yan arrive, many patients recognized him and greeted him warmly.

"Hello, Dr. Fang!"

"Dr. Fang is here!"

"Dr. Fang!"

Fang Yan smiled and responded to each question, then asked Lao Fan and Yuan Qingshan:

"is that OK?"

Old Fan said:

"No problem for now!"

Yuan Qingshan also said:

"It's the same here."

Fang Yan nodded, and Lao Fan, noticing that Fang Yan's hands were empty, asked:
"Has the project proposal been approved?"

He said in dialect:

"No, not yet. We need to hold a meeting to discuss it with people from several departments. We expect to have a result this afternoon or evening."

After saying this, Fang Yan noticed that they were also seeing a doctor, so he said:
"I'll go back and organize the ancient books from Southeast Asia. Call me anytime if you have any questions."

"Okay!" They both agreed in unison.

Then Fang Yan said goodbye to them and went home.

Now that the postgraduate entrance exam is over, the two of them are still busy with work, but they feel relaxed and no longer as tense as before.

Actually, seeing a doctor is still seeing a doctor, and you will still encounter some difficult and complicated diseases that you can't handle. But before, I had the pressure of preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam, and I felt pressured in everything I did. Now that I have finished the exam, there will still be difficulties, but it feels different.

Humans are such strange creatures.

When they got home, Lao Hu's wife, Huang Huijie, set up a mahjong table again, but today she invited Song Jian, who had come yesterday, to join them.

After a brief period of familiarizing himself with the rules, Song Jian began to dominate the mahjong table.

Fang Yan shook his head and said to his wife beside him:
"Tell Old Hu's wife not to turn this law school prodigy into a gambling god."

Zhu Lin was looking at the third sales report of overseas books and said to Fang Yan:

"I'll go and relieve her later."

Fang Yan nodded, glanced at the report in Zhu Lin's hand, and asked:

"How are the book sales?" Zhu Lin replied:
"The sales increase in the third phase was not as significant as before, which means the market is nearing saturation."

He said in dialect:

"That's pretty good. It's sold so well even after three printings."

Zhu Lin said:

"It's really good. By the way, I'm planning to buy Dad a motorcycle. I've mentioned it before."

She was referring to her father in dialect.

Fang Yan said to her:
"Sure, you have the money at home, just take it and buy it..."

They had discussed getting their father a motorcycle this year, and now that half the year has passed, it's time to fulfill that promise.

After saying that, Fang Yan thought for a moment and added:
I said... we should treat both of them equally and buy the same thing.

He bought some for his father, but it didn't seem right not to buy some for his father-in-law. Fang Yan had quite a bit of money, so he thought he might as well buy them all, so they could come here more often.

Zhu Lin said:

“You know perfectly well that my dad doesn’t ride a motorcycle, and I’m planning to buy one with my writing fees.”

"Secretary Lin said today that it's all done and the money has been deposited into a bank account in Hong Kong. I can order one for Dad directly from overseas, then ship it from Hong Kong to Tanggu, and then have it delivered by train, just like your car."

Fang Yan was taken aback and asked:

"Foreign motorcycles?"

Zhu Lin nodded and said:

"Yes, it's the first time we're buying something for him, so we should at least buy him a good one."

"I've already asked Lao Hu about it. They have German or American products in stock in Hong Kong. It just takes about ten days to ship, but they'll definitely arrive before August."

"That way he'll still have time during the summer vacation to play for a while."

Fang Yan gave his wife a thumbs up:
"You're still thoughtful."

Zhu Lin covered her mouth, raised an eyebrow, and laughed:
"Haha... Thank you for the compliment!"

Fang Yan scratched his head and said:
"Then I'll just order a car for my father-in-law too."

"The Volvo that Mr. Tang lent me last time was pretty good; it was understated and easy to drive."

Zhu Lin asked:

"Is it expensive?"

He said in dialect:

"It's cheaper than what Lao Hu gave me."

“Well…that works too!” Zhu Lin didn’t stand on ceremony. They were all family. He would buy his father-in-law a motorcycle he liked, and Fang Yan would buy his father-in-law a car. The couple would use their own money, which made perfect sense.

The next thing to do is to ask Lao Hu's secretary, Xiao Lin, to handle this; they need to contact people in Hong Kong.

After the couple finished discussing things, Fang Yan went to the study to organize the ancient books from Southeast Asia.

Around noon, Lao Hu returned from Chaoyang Dongba for lunch.

As soon as he got back, he asked Fang Yan about the project approval. Fang Yan told him that there would be results that evening. Then he asked him about Xiao Li's movie.

Old Hu then remembered and said to the dialect:

"It was all thanks to Director Liao's help."

Fang Yan then realized that a meal certainly wouldn't be that effective.

Then Fang Yan told him about ordering a car, and Lao Hu immediately agreed. At first, he said he would pay for it himself, but Fang Yan and Zhu Lin both insisted that they pay for it, so Lao Hu finally agreed.

Tell Xiaolin to contact Chu Bin in Hong Kong and have him take care of things.

Send the car back as soon as possible.

The two fathers, who had just started their summer vacation, were a little stunned when they found out they were about to get a car.

Who among my peers has ever heard of their son-in-law or daughter-in-law buying them a car?
P.S.: That's all for today. Please come early tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)