Mixed in 1980

Chapter 21 It’s Her!
It's another day for the writer!
Chen Fan put down his pen only when he heard a sound outside. He went out and saw that it was Li Hongbing who had returned and was moving cucumbers into the yard.

Chen Fan went out to help. After his brother-in-law Zhang Yunze unloaded the peanuts, he also helped to move the cucumbers. It took several trips back and forth to transport all the cucumbers back.

"Have a cigarette and take a break."

Li Hongbing took out a cigarette, gave one to each of them, and then lit one for himself. He took a long puff and slowly exhaled the smoke. Only then did he relax.

"Brother Bingzi, how are you today?"

Li Hongbing knew what Chen Fan meant, and laughed, "Not bad, I've made an appointment with the matchmaker, and will go pick it up next week, just in time for a blind date."

Zhang Yunze smoked a cigarette and joked, "You didn't see that Brother Bingzi is very popular over there. The matchmaker said that she would definitely find him a good match."

Li Hongbing scratched his head and grinned foolishly.

He also didn't expect that he, an old bachelor who was despised by others, would become so popular.

If I had known earlier, I should have gone there right after the reform and opening up. Maybe I would have a son and a daughter by now.

"Brother Bingzi, congratulations in advance."

Chen Fan took a puff of his cigarette and said, "I have a buddy who deals in tickets. When you get married, tell me what kind of tickets you need and I'll get them for you."

"That's settled."

Li Hongbing was not polite and could see that Chen Fan was really trying to help.

After chatting for a while, Chen Fan and his brother-in-law went back to the central courtyard for dinner. Guan Yuemei was not happy with him. This son was useless and a loser.

It wasn't a festival, but I bought canned food, milk candy, peach cakes, and two bottles of Moutai.

No matter how wealthy one is, he can withstand what he does.

Chen Yi and Nannan were extremely happy. They had snacks all day long. It was only because Guan Yuemei was in charge, otherwise the two girls would have finished all the food.

"You two little things, all you know is eating."

Guan Yuemei glared at the two girls, then glanced at her son: "Just go ahead and spoil the two girls. They will be a burden to you in the future. You can raise them by yourself."

"That can't be possible. My youngest sister and niece are so cute. In the future, the number of people who come to propose marriage will definitely be so large that they can line up from the door to the entrance of the alley."

Chen Fan held Nannan on his lap and scratched her nose: "This is my investment. I'm counting on Nannan to take care of me in the future. Nannan, will you take care of your uncle in the future?"

"Yes, Nannan supports her uncle."

"You can go find the girl from the next yard and have a baby yourself."

Chen Min brought her daughter over and rolled her eyes at her brother: "You really should save money. You're dating someone now, and you'll have a lot of expenses when you get married."

Guan Yuemei echoed, "Nowadays, when getting married, people pay attention to three things: watches, bicycles, sewing machines, and radios. Adding up, they cost hundreds of dollars."

Chen Min added: "Nowadays, some people are getting married and already want a TV. If you get married four years later, you might have to buy a TV. A good one will cost thousands of dollars."

"..."

Chen Fan was speechless. If they calculated like that, many young men would have to remain single.

Guan Yuemei took the opportunity to say, "From now on, I will arrange all the meals for the family. Don't interfere anymore. Save some money to pursue Na Ni'er."

Just wait here.

Chen Fan rolled his eyes. It was difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. He was used to eating meat every day, so it would be impossible for him to eat vegetarian food six days a week.

"You're getting a little too excited, why don't you try rolling your eyes again?"

Guan Yuemei slapped him with her palm. Chen Fan was annoyed and said to his mother, "Mom, I have good news for you. My novel is going to be published."

"Didn't it come out a long time ago?" Guan Yuemei curled her lips. It was nothing new.

"It's different. It was serialized in a magazine before, but this time it's going to be published as a separate book."

Chen Fan coughed lightly and quickly explained: "The publishing house pays a lot of money, ten yuan per thousand words, so here we get 3600 yuan.

"The magazine charges 2520 yuan per thousand words, which is yuan. The two sides add up to more than yuan." "Really?" Guan Yuemei asked in surprise.

"How could it be false? So, don't worry about spending money. Our family is not short of money now. The doctor also said that I need to eat more meat to supplement my nutrition."

"Just build it, it's time to eat."

Guan Yuemei snorted and stopped caring. As long as her son could earn money, she could let him do it.

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth raised again.

The son is really capable. He only wrote for more than a month and earned his father's salary in ten years. There is no one in this yard who is more promising than his son.

My daughter is fine now.

Although being a self-employed person is not very respectable, you can still earn a lot, more than 200 yuan a month, so your life will not be bad in the future.

As for decent things, in the words of my son: What's decent or not, when you make money, take out 10,000 yuan and slap it on the table, you are called a millionaire, a rich man.

What is decent? Being decent means being rich.

If you have money in your pocket, you will speak louder than others. When you have earned enough capital, you can buy a shop and open your own store. Then you will be more respectable than anyone else.

Now, everything is going smoothly at home.

If there is anything lacking in the house, it is that there are not enough houses. If I could buy two more, it would be comfortable for my son and daughter to be around in the future.

After dinner, Chen Fan drank some Chinese medicine and then went back to the backyard to work as a writer. He didn't go to bed until after twelve o'clock.

The next morning, I got up early again, took two bottles of Moutai, and ran to Beihai Park.

Still the same place as yesterday.

Not long after, Wang Hetang arrived. The old one taught and the young one learned. There are only eight movements in the Eight Parts of Vajra Power. After more than half an hour, Chen Fan had learned all of them.

"Old man, I came here in a hurry today and didn't buy anything good, so I brought you two bottles of wine. Please don't mind."

"Boy, I accept your kindness, but you should take the wine back. You just came back from the countryside and it's not easy for you to earn some money." Wang Hetang laughed.

It's good that the young man is grateful, and it's not in vain that I taught him the health-preserving skills.

"Grandpa, it's just a little token of my appreciation."

Chen Fan stuffed the things into the hands of the old Chinese doctor and said with a smile: "If it were in the past, I would have to bring the apprenticeship gift and kowtow to you at your door."

Only then did Wang Hetang accept the wine.

Chen Fan practiced for a while and left only after he had mastered all the movements. It was already past eight o'clock when he got home. He wiped his body with a wet towel, picked up the pen and started writing again.

As I was writing, I couldn't help but think of the girl in the next yard.

Chen Fan was really attracted to Xu Jinqiu. It was not just the initial attraction because of her beauty, he really wanted to date this girl.

There is no need to say much about Xu Jinqiu's appearance.

She is the type that is super resistant to attacks. Even in the entertainment industry where gods fight each other, the only people who can compare with her are the King of the Kingdom of Women, Thirteenth Aunt and a few others.

The most important thing is that this little girl has a good personality.

Although she looks broken and weak, her personality is quite distinct and she is a bit naughty, so it is easy to get along with her.

In simple terms, she doesn't act pretentiously, and doesn't need you to praise her.

That's perfect.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will be the one for me in this life!

"I'll go find her when I finish writing the book."

Having made up his mind secretly, Chen Fan picked up the pen and started writing again. His writing speed was obviously faster than before, but it was a waste of his wrist.

(End of this chapter)