Mixed in 1980

Chapter 187 Unbearable
"If it fails the review, then all my work will be in vain?" Chen Fan scratched his head in frustration.

What I write are all good things, which are summarized from the experience of countless people in later generations. In essence, they are of very high value.

Wang Jingyi has a different view on this: "Even if you worked in vain, you deserve it. It's your fault for writing things that are not in the right perspective and are all crooked and unorthodox."

"Grandma..."

Chen Fan uttered a curse word and shook his head in frustration: "Let me know if you have any news. If it doesn't pass the review, I'll write another one."

Wang Jingyi joked, “You should prepare to write a new book. Once this book is published, good people won’t become better, but it will definitely create a large number of bad guys.”

"Just go ahead and do it!"

Chen Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He lost interest in chatting. He sent Wang Wei back to the magazine and drove straight to the Foreign Trade Department to find Sun Shaojie again.

When they met again, Chen Fan was shocked: "Brother, what have you been busy with recently? You have lost a lot of weight, and the dark circles under your eyes are almost as big as the giant pandas in Sichuan and Chongqing."

"If you don't open the pot, don't lift it."

Sun Shaojie took out a cigarette and threw one over: "It's all your fault. In order to get you a house, I have been busy recently, grandma..."

Chen Fan's eyes lit up: "How much did you get?"

Sun Shaojie lit up a cigarette and leaned back. "It's far from that. They are all poor and remote areas. It's too difficult to communicate with each place. They haven't given me the house yet, but they are asking me for foreign exchange. Grandma... all of them are just dreaming."

Sun Shaojie was pushed into a corner. Chen Fan teased him, "You are too stingy. You have the lion's share. You have to share some of it. Otherwise, why would the local government give you the house?"

Sun Shaojie glanced at him and said, "You don't know how expensive oil and rice are, you don't run the household, the foreign exchange gap is so big, everything has to wait in line, if we give it freely, tens of billions more will not be enough to spend."

Chen Fan agreed with this. In the 1980s, China’s technology and equipment were far behind those of developed countries. There were so many things that needed to be introduced that no amount of money could be spent.

Throughout the 1980s, there was never an abundance of foreign exchange. It’s not that we didn’t earn foreign exchange, but that we spent a lot. Even if we had an extra 180 billion, we could still spend it.

This is not something that can be changed by one or two people.

In addition to the house, the two chatted about jade, jadeite, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Sun Shaojie said that many things have been prepared and can be delivered as long as the foreign exchange arrives.

"It's no use getting ready. I don't have any money before the New Year."

Chen Fan shrugged his shoulders and took a puff of cigarette: "I came here today because of something. I need to trouble you to use your connections."

"What's so difficult about you, kid?"

Ever since he came back from Hong Kong, Chen Fan had been feeling weird and always wanted to go to Saihanba. Now that there were still a few days before school started, he could find some time to make a trip.

It’s easy to go, but you can’t go empty-handed, right?
After all, this is the place where I fought for two years. It was hard here, but the workers in the forest farm never treated me unfairly. Instead, they took good care of me, leaving me with many memories.

As for what to bring over, Chen Fan had already made plans. After all, he had been there for two years and was very familiar with the situation there. It would be most appropriate to bring a "doctor" over.

Life in Saihanba is too hard. The living environment is extremely harsh and the work intensity is very high, which is very harmful to the body. Many forest workers have hidden illnesses and the average life expectancy is only 52 years old.

Although the forest farm also has a clinic and doctors, how high can the medical level in remote areas be? They can only treat minor illnesses such as headaches and fevers.

Chen Fan wanted to ask Sun Shaojie for help to form a medical team to provide support in the countryside.

"When the medical team goes to the countryside, I will take care of their food, clothing, housing, transportation, wages and subsidies. The same applies to all kinds of medicines, and I will settle the bill in foreign currency."

"That's easy. I'll go to Concord Hospital and borrow some people. I guarantee they'll be elite soldiers."

When Sun Shaojie heard that there was foreign exchange to be earned, his eyes immediately lit up. Although the amount might not be much in one activity, every little bit counts.

"Can you help arrange transportation?"

"It's all little things."

"Then thank you very much!"

After the matter was settled, Chen Fan took his leave. Sun Shaojie did not delay and picked up the phone to contact his acquaintances. As long as he could earn foreign exchange, it would be a big deal.

It is our duty to serve the forestry workers!
We definitely won’t be able to have too few medical staff. They have to be high-level so that their salaries and subsidies are high. They also have to have enough medicines so that all illnesses, no matter big or small, can be cured.

Life in Saihanba is really tough. Many people have minor health ailments that need to be taken care of, and the service must be good.

Sun Shaojie simply refuses to admit that he is serving the people in order to earn foreign exchange!

"Chen Fan, sister-in-law, what are you busy with?"

Seeing Chen Fan and Xu Jinqiu carrying large and small bags of things into the house, Guan Xiaoyu came over to take a look. It turned out that they brought two televisions and a lot of candies, enough for everyone in the village to eat.

When Chen Fan told her about the matter, Guan Xiaoyu's eyes lit up: "I want to go too!"

"Go away, join in the fun."

"I'm going!"

Guan Xiaoyu held Xu Jinqiu's arm and said, "Sister-in-law, can you take me with you? It's so boring at home. I haven't been to the mountainous areas yet. It's a good opportunity to go and see them. Please."

Xu Jinqiu smiled.

This girl is really weird. If she acts coquettishly with Chen Fan, the deal will be done, but she refuses to do so. She always sticks to one principle and refuses to bow to Chen Fan.

It was as if Chen Fan was an evil force.

"Then let's go together!"

Xu Jinqiu nodded, Guan Xiaoyu snorted complacently, and went back to his room in the central courtyard to pack his luggage. He brought two cameras, one of which was a Polaroid camera.

After a busy day, when the day of departure came, Chen Fan went to call Li Qiang. Li Qiang was two years older than Chen Fan and had been in Saihanba for four years. He had a much deeper affection for the place than Chen Fan did and went there several times every year.

After stuffing Li Qiang's stuff into the trunk and letting him sit in the passenger seat, Chen Fan raised his eyebrows: "Qiangzi, how did you arrange this trip? You should give him an explanation, right?"

Li Qiang blushed and said, "This time, I'll go to Juanzi's house to propose marriage."

Chen Fan teased, "Does your family object?"

Li Qiang rolled his eyes. When had his family ever cared about him?
Li Qiang's status in the family is the same as Zhang Yunfan's. He is the second child, not loved by his grandmother and uncle, and probably no one would care if he died outside.

After returning from Saihanba, Li Qiang rented a house at No. 18 Maoer Hutong. He lived in the ghost market and was apparently an unemployed vagrant. His family looked down on him even more.

It has been like this since he was a child. Li Qiang has long been accustomed to it. Even if he made money in the ghost market, he never told his family about his actual situation, thus saving a lot of trouble.

Even if he opened a store last year, the store was just a cover for income, selling some vegetables and basically making no profit. The accounts were also clear, and even this year, the wind would not blow to him.

Li Qiang had already planned it out. He turned 22 this year, and this time he went to Juanzi's house to propose marriage: "After we get the marriage certificate, I will take Juanzi home and live my life well."

"Juanzi finally saw the moon after waiting for so long."

"If you can't talk, just shut up. Do you think I've changed my mind? I'm just not old enough to take Juanzi over, unlike someone else..."

"Don't spread rumors!"

Chen Fan quickly interrupted. His wife was sitting in the back row, but Xu Jinqiu was very curious: "Brother Qiangzi, tell me about it. Let me know."

Xu Jinqiu knew a lot about Chen Fan and Zhou Xiaoying. Guan Yuemei, Chen Min and Guan Xiaoyu also said a lot, but the only thing missing was the story of going to the countryside to join the production team.

"Then I'll tell you!"

Knowing that Chen Fan and his wife had a stable relationship and would not care about these things, Li Qiang just treated it as a joke and selectively told some interesting stories.

Xu Jinqiu didn't care. They were childhood sweethearts and she already knew it. Zhou Xiaoying couldn't control herself and she deserved it.

But you have to remember these things, so you can use them to amuse yourself in the future. If you really have a quarrel with Chen Fan one day, you can bring them up as old accounts.

This is what my mom taught me!

It is said that when a couple quarrels, they will emphasize the reason when the reason is in their favor, and emphasize the emotion when the emotion is in their favor. When both the reason and the emotion are not in their favor, they will bring up the past.

Anyway, that’s what I do, and I can always make my dad obey me.

Xu Jinqiu sometimes wanted to give it a try, but after being together for so long, the two of them had never had a quarrel. All the skills her mother taught her were in vain.

“Be prepared!”

After much thought, Xu Jinqiu could only comfort herself in this way. Life was still long, and it was impossible for a couple to never have a quarrel for the rest of their lives.

My mother also said that you two don’t have children yet. Once a family has children, there will be more and more conflicts and quarrels are inevitable. Xu Jinqiu deeply agrees with this!
Before Li Qiang could finish his words, the car had already arrived at Union Hospital.

There was a large bus and a truck parked in front of the hospital. A group of staff were moving things into the truck, including tents, stoves, and food that they brought with them.

Chen Fan looked at it, the corners of his mouth twitching.

Is Sun Shaojie crazy about foreign exchange? He has already called the forest farm, and the forest farm will arrange accommodation and meals, so there is no need for these things.

"We are here to serve the forest farm, not to cause trouble for it. It is better to bring our own."

Sun Shaojie came over specially and put his arm around Chen Fan's shoulder: "We have a medical team of 20 people and 6 guards to ensure that you can accompany us all the way. Isn't that good enough?"

Chen Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was really nice of him. As expected of his senior brother, he took advantage of his junior brother to trick him.

But this matter was indeed handled openly.

While Chen Fan was busy with the departure arrangements, several senior officials in the Ministry of Culture who were in charge of book review were also busy, each holding a copy of "If I were a Liar" in their hands.

As they flipped through the pages, the corners of their mouths twitched!

Can this thing be written?

If this book is published, it will have a serious impact on the moral system of the entire society.

But we have to admit that if the scams in the book are effective, then the value of this book is immeasurable.

A leader closed the book, lit a cigarette, pondered for a long time, then took the book and went straight to the Commerce Department to find an old classmate of his.

The old classmate took the book and was stunned when he saw the title and signature. He was not unfamiliar with the name Chen Fan.

Not to mention his reputation as a rogue writer, last time he helped exchange 1000 million Hong Kong dollars in foreign exchange, and next he is preparing to exchange 3000 million US dollars in foreign exchange, all of which were coordinated by the Ministry of Commerce.

After opening the book, his face turned pale in a short while. There were too many things involved in it, especially the foreign investment.

The leader of the Ministry of Commerce made a decision immediately. He took the book and arranged for people to do something: "Go and try every scam in the book and see how many people will be fooled."

"Find someone to check whether there are any cases involving foreign investment that match the conditions in the book, and report the results as soon as possible."

Foreign investment is the top priority!
Foreign exchange is already very tight. In order to earn foreign exchange, countless factories have made sacrifices to earn just a little foreign exchange. If things were really like what is written in the book, the situation would be serious.

This means a huge loss of foreign exchange, which is intolerable.

PS: The first update is here~it’s the middle of the month, do you guys still have tickets? There is one more update!

Thanks to the book friend "Qingyuan UO" for the reward and support!
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