Mixed in 1980

Chapter 1 Beginning 1980
"This posture is truly the pride of a man!"

Feeling the tremendous power in his lower body, Chen Fan jumped up from the bed, quickly put on his clothes, and ran straight to the dry toilet at the entrance of the alley, showing off his domineering attitude of peeing three feet high in the wind.

For a man who died in a hospital bed with a catheter inserted, and who had regained the strong kidneys of an 18-year-old, nothing could be more satisfying than "peeing".

Shivering, Chen Fan came out of the dry toilet, stretched contentedly, looked at the familiar old alley, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

It’s back again – 1980!
This is Maoer Hutong, which starts from Nanluoguxiang in the east and ends at Di'anmenwai Street in the west. It is more than 500 meters long. Courtyard No. 37 in the hutong is the former residence of the last empress Wanrong.

Chen Fan had no interest in Wanrong's former residence, but he had some thoughts about Courtyard No. 45. On his way back, he stopped and took a few looks. He saw a sign hanging at the door that read "Beijing Dance Troupe".

A tower was also built in the yard as a staff dormitory, which seemed extremely inconsistent with the surrounding courtyards. However, this inconsistent dormitory building was filled with beautiful women, all with long legs.

"Sooner or later I'll find one to take back with me!"

Shaking his 3:7 split hair, Chen Fan strode towards Courtyard No. 46 next door. This was a large compound with three entrances, housing more than a dozen households and seventy to eighty people.

Chen Fan's house is in the central courtyard, occupying a main room and an ear room.

"Chen Fan, Chen Fan!"

As soon as I returned to the ear room, a man and a woman came to the door.

The girl is tall, with delicate features and a long ponytail. She exudes youthfulness, even though she just returned from the countryside not long ago, and the melanin on her skin has not completely faded away.

As for the boy, he has an ordinary appearance, except for a pair of triangular eyes.

"Zhou Xiaoying, Zhang Jianjun, what's going on?"

Chen Fan came out with toiletries. He hadn't brushed his teeth early in the morning and his mouth was bitter.

"We're planning to climb Xiangshan Mountain this weekend. Do you want to go?"

"Comrade Zhou Xiaoying, you are all members of the glorious working class, but I am still a jobless vagrant. I won't join in the fun. I have to go out and find a job."

"It wouldn't take another day to find a job, would it?"

"You are a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. There are 400,000 unemployed young people in the capital. If I don't work harder, any good thing will be mine."

"It's fine if Chen Fan doesn't want to go. It's hard to find a job, so it's right to make more trips." Zhang Jianjun coughed lightly, interrupting Zhou Xiaoying who was trying to persuade him.

"We can only make an appointment next time." Zhou Xiaoying hesitated and didn't know how to persuade him anymore.

It was indeed difficult to find a job, and she took over her mother's job and went to the Cultural Palace to work as a music teacher, becoming the object of envy of others.

"The state-owned factories and institutions are all full. Chen Fan, why don't you go to the transport station or the sanitation station? It should be easier to find a job."

"Stop gossiping. Are the transport station and the sanitation station places for young people?" Zhou Xiaoying glared at Zhang Jianjun with a rather unfriendly tone.

State-owned factories and public institutions all offer stable jobs with high salaries and good benefits.

Men who go in don't have to worry about not finding a partner, and women who go in don't have to worry about not being pursued. Matchmakers can line up in a row, and they are all good and serious jobs.

The situation is different for transportation stations and sanitation stations.

This place recruits temporary workers who do dirty and tiring work. In the eyes of the older generation, that is a job for inferior talents.

People in Beijing are particularly fond of giving the word "Ye" to various professions. People who come out of the moving station are called "Ban'er Ye" and those who come out of the sanitation station are called "Sweeper Ye".

I can't even hold my head up if I tell anyone about it.

"There is no high or low profession, no noble or humble industry, we all serve the people. Comrade Zhou Xiaoying, how come your awareness has dropped since you returned to the city?"

Seeing Zhou Xiaoying gritting her teeth, Zhang Jianjun changed the subject: "Chen Fan, the street cooperative is not bad. Even though it's just a stall and an individual business, you can get in touch with people from the street office."

"If you build good relationships, you can fill in any position when there is a vacancy."

Self-employed people are worse than street sweepers.

Chen Fan sneered secretly. It was hard for this bastard to come up with such a long paragraph just to belittle himself in front of Zhou Xiaoying.

"You know what? Setting up a street stall is something you can really consider. Do you know how much money the vendors in the building in front of the gate make in a day?"

Chen Fan smiled and slapped his hand: "At least three or four yuan, at most five or six yuan, you can earn hundreds of yuan a month, and your apprentice salary is only 18.5 yuan, right?"

Zhang Jianjun's face darkened. The salary was indeed low!

Chen Fan continued, "This little money is not even enough for two drinks. Why don't we set up a stall together? In less than three or two years, we can definitely become a millionaire."

"Yeah, we can discuss this."

Zhang Jianjun's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at his Seagull watch: "It's almost time to go to work, we should leave, we'll talk about this later."

"Chen Fan, you go ahead and do your work first."

Zhou Xiaoying smiled and followed him. It was indeed almost time to go to work.

"Do you really want to set up a stall? Zhang Jianjun is a bad guy, he is trying to do bad things to you."

The door creaked open, and Guan Yuemei walked out, spitting at Zhang Jianjun's figure, "If you really become a self-employed person, you will never be able to find a wife in the future."

This is not nonsense.

In the early 1980s, regardless of whether the self-employed made money or not, in the eyes of the mainstream population, they were people who were not wanted by formal jobs and had to hang out on the streets.

Some parents often scare their children who don't study hard by saying, "Look at how silly you are. If you don't study hard, I'll let you set up a stall on the street and become a self-employed person!"

"Mom, don't worry, I'm not stupid. Zhang Jianjun likes Zhou Xiaoying and is deliberately trying to deceive me. This is all he can do." Chen Fan sneered.

Living my life over again, how could I not know what kind of person Zhang Jianjun is?

He always does things like tripping people up from behind. In my previous life, he tricked me twice, and although I managed to kill him both times, it was still unpleasant.

Calculating the time, the biggest opportunity in Zhang Jianjun's life will come in some time, which will just happen to be intercepted by him, cutting off his path to success.

"It's good to know."

Guan Yuemei put on an apron and looked at her son suspiciously: "You have the best relationship with Xiaoying, why don't you go together? Be careful that someone might poach you."

"Mom, don't talk nonsense. Zhou Xiaoying and I are just classmates."

"Really?" Guan Yuemei looked unconvinced.

The two grew up together, went to elementary school together, middle school together, went to the countryside to work together, and came back together. They can be considered childhood sweethearts.

"She's not my type."

Guan Yuemei rolled her eyes at her son and said, "You think you are so important, who would use you to stir-fry the pot?"

There are many boys who like Zhou Xiaoying.

Having said that, my son is in good condition. He is 1.8 meters tall and has handsome features. It's just that he came back from working in the countryside, so he's very thin and dark, and needs more care.

"So what type do you like?"

"beautiful!"

"Your head has become round, or your eyes have become square. Is Xiaoying not pretty enough? There is no girl prettier than her in our yard."

"Oh my god, things have changed. We can't just focus on this small compound when looking for a partner, right? We have to look outside and find someone like Ashima." Chen Fan joked.

"Don't play tricks on me. The older you get, the more you twitch. You're Ashima, go look in the mirror. You've really lost your mind."

Guan Yuemei was really rude when she scolded her son.

Ashima is a god-like person, there are only a few like her in the whole country.

If he continues to look for a wife in this way, my son will be single for the rest of his life.

After mumbling for a while, Guan Yuemei finally stopped talking and got down to business: "What do you think about your job? If it doesn't work out, just let your dad retire. At most, you'll have to live a hard life for two years."

"You are planning to starve our family to death." Chen Fan waved his hands quickly.

My father Chen Musheng is a level 57.5 carpenter in a furniture factory. His monthly salary is yuan, which not only allows him to support his family but also allows him to save some money every month.

If Chen Fan takes over the job, he can only get an apprentice's salary, 18.5 yuan a month.

What can you do? What can you do?
The organization encourages children to take over other jobs. The salary of an experienced worker can support an apprentice, and with the addition of two temporary workers, three unemployed young people can be employed at once.

What we want is that one person’s work is done by three people, and one family’s meal is eaten by three families.

As for the fact that there are too many people and too few jobs, that’s not a big deal.

Slacking off at work!
The organization is also helpless. There are 400,000 unemployed young people, all of whom are young and energetic. If they are left alone, they will fight in the city all day long, and no one can stand it.

Solving the employment problem for young people has been the top priority in the past two years.

There was no way Chen Fan would go to a factory. It was already 1980. Who would go into a factory to screw screws? That would be a loss of face and a disgrace to those who were born again.

After the reform, doing things is the bottom line.

I also have to get the money as soon as possible and build up my health first before doing anything else.

The place where Chen Fan had been sent to work in the countryside before was called Saihanba, which is the place described in the TV series "The Most Beautiful Youth". There was endless work to do and endless sand to eat.

After three years of working in the countryside, my health was seriously damaged.

It’s not noticeable when you’re young, but when you get older you’ll be full of illnesses. In your previous life, it was because you didn’t take care of yourself when you were young, and in the end you died in a hospital bed with a urinary catheter in place.

Thinking about my past life, I was pretty unlucky.

The educated youth couldn't find a job when they returned to the city and were often looked down upon. They were forced into a corner and had no choice but to grit their teeth, study for another half a year, and take the college entrance examination for the fourth time.

I was lucky this time and passed the exam.

Even if you go to a junior college, it's still very prestigious these days.

Even Zhou's father and mother, who had always opposed Zhou Xiaoying being with him, gave in and held a wedding for the two as soon as they graduated from college.

After graduating from university, Chen Fan worked as a high school teacher for a few years, but then it became popular to go into the adult entertainment industry.

The top three most popular occupations are: taxi driver, self-employed and chef, and the last three are: scientist, doctor and teacher.

"He who repairs the brain is worse than he who shaves the head."

"The one who makes the atomic bomb is not as good as the one who sells tea eggs."

The job that Chen Fan got in exchange for working hard to get into college turned out to be the least popular profession.

That's really hurtful!
Encouraged by Zhou Xiaoying, Chen Fan gritted his teeth and went into business. It took him more than two years to build up his business and he could be considered to have an industry.

Later, she was cheated by Zhang Jianjun and her business went bankrupt. Zhou Xiaoying asked for a divorce and took away the child and the house. The story of the childhood sweethearts came to an end.

Even if Chen Fan turned around and planned to retaliate, he would not be able to change anything.

Thinking of these things, Chen Fan felt so angry that his teeth were itching. Zhang Jianjun's opportunity was about to come, and he had to snatch it away and dig up the foundation of his fortune.

If you want to intercept, you have to prepare some money.

(End of this chapter)