Back to 1979: Sending the Educated Youth’s Wife Back to the City

Chapter 138 Hiding and Tucking
After dinner, Fang Mingche asked Xiao Hu for the keys to his business car. Xiao Hu usually handed in the keys when he left work.

But after dinner, he usually stayed for a while to review the day's tour with Sister Qiu. They both valued this high-paying job. They just wanted to keep improving and do their best. Sometimes they might forget to hand over the keys. But it didn't delay anything.

Fang Mingfeng followed Fang Mingche into the car carrying his suitcase and looked around. "Wow, your car is pretty good!"

"It's 4500% new and the company has rarely used it. I rented it for 25 yuan for half a year, which is yuan a day." The rent is very expensive, equivalent to % of the monthly salary of an ordinary worker like Lin Yi who just started working.

But cars are really expensive nowadays! A domestically made Shanghai brand car costs 25,000 yuan. Compared to today's salary level, it is really a sky-high price!

In his previous life, when Fang Mingche was over 40 and bought a car, the cheapest sedan was still about the same price. But his salary was already a hundred times what it is now. So the car was relatively cheaper!
Fang Mingche said, "Ordinary people can't rent one even if they pay. It would cost at least 40,000 or 50,000 yuan for a company to buy a car like this. Was it that high-ranking official's son who rented it?"

"Yes, we will add another one in a few days. But I still hope that when we have money in the future, the travel agency can buy one ourselves. Besides, it is impossible for them to keep renting it to us because they don't need it themselves. Now it can be regarded as support."

Fang Mingfeng knew that this business had a bright future. Yes, my cousin knew English. With the reform and opening up, more and more foreigners came to the capital. For tourism and business, English majors are popular.

Alas, no wonder the older generation always says that everything is inferior except reading!
He might as well let his daughter learn English in the future. Well, transfer her here next semester, even if it means paying a higher tuition. Send her to Mingche to listen to English normally. I guess Yanyan will also learn English from a young age.

At this moment, Fang Mingfeng was relieved about his cousin's behavior. He might need to rely on this cousin again in the future.

Fang Mingfeng lives in the scrap yard he runs, but his vegetable business is not as good as Lin Yan's. After all, there is no one to look after it.

His wife is keeping an eye on the video parlor business in the county. That business is also very good. Nowadays, the mainland is still a cultural desert. Apart from the few newly made movies, it is still the same old stuff from the past ten years. TVB and ATV videotapes are too rare for ordinary people!

Of course, his charges are not like watching TV, 45 cents a night. He charges cents for minutes, and cents for a short movie. For watching a TV series, cents for two episodes. He can show four episodes a night. Every night is full! He is thinking of buying another color TV and a VCR. He can play the show again during the day for another group of people to watch. He can show eight episodes a day.

His wife saw that he could earn more than ten yuan a night and a few more during the day. He could earn six or seven hundred yuan a month, which was very encouraging! This amount of money was too much in the county. He could become a millionaire in less than a year and a half!
His wife said that it would not work if only his brothers and her brothers were there to watch the place. There must be family members to watch over it! Besides, they invested a lot! Thousands of dollars, and it would take several months to get their money back. If they buy a color TV and a VCR, the total cost would be 10,000 yuan. It was like spending all their money.

Therefore, Fang Mingfeng thought that BJ's scrap business should not be abandoned. It can be a supplement. The key is that the investment in the scrap business is less than that of the video hall. However, the profit is almost the same as that of the video hall. If his cousin hadn't asked him to do this, he really didn't know that collecting scraps was so profitable!

Fang Mingfeng's scrap yard was also about ten kilometers away from Tiananmen Square. It was very quick to drive there. Fang Mingche didn't drive very fast, but he arrived in less than fifteen minutes.

Fang Mingfeng asked, "Would you like to come in and sit down?"

"No, I bought a house this afternoon, and Yan will definitely have something to ask me."

Fang Mingfeng said with emotion: "You have only been here for half a year, and now you have your own small courtyard."

"We are deeply in debt, tens of thousands of dollars in debt."

Fang Mingfeng smiled and said, "This is nothing compared to being heavily in debt for you! All these businesses you run are quite profitable."

"Your video parlor should be pretty good. Especially since it's located in the county town. If you can straighten out the relationship between the black and white elements, there won't be any troublemakers."

In a few years, TV stations will gradually introduce films from Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places. But I can still take advantage of the time difference by getting smuggled videotapes from my cousin.

But after another ten years, in the late 1980s, closed-circuit television became popular. Every household paid three dollars a month and could watch any video on their own TV. At that time, my cousin had to be one step ahead to continue to make big money. But these ten years were enough for him to make his first pot of gold.

Fang Mingfeng was a little tired after taking the train. So he waved his hand and said, "Okay, see you later."

"See you."

Fang Mingche was also familiar with this area, having been here many times before. He found a spacious place to turn around, and then drove towards his small side yard. It was still early when he got home, but the employees had all left.

Lin Yan had been waiting for him at home. When she heard the car moving, she stood up and said, "Yan Yan, your dad is back."

Yanyan had just shared raisins with her mother. After hearing this, she stood up and went out to greet them.

Originally, Yanyan was sitting there eating happily. Lin Yan wanted to say that she was not active in eating and was enjoying her snacks. But seeing how she was enjoying her meal, Lin Yan also became greedy.

"What are you eating?"

Yanyan held up the yellow paper and said, "Raisins, sold by people in XJ. Mom, do you want to try some?"

She had some pocket money in her pocket. On the way back, she saw an uncle wearing a small hat riding a tricycle selling this, so she bought a bag. She shared some with her sister Niuniu on the way.

Now she was listening to the radio and had nothing to do, so she took it out to eat. In the end, the mother and daughter ate together, and Lin Yan couldn't scold her daughter for being greedy. Not to mention, she thought the raisins were quite delicious.

Yanyan looked at it and smiled: "Next time I see it, I will buy more."

Lin Yan looked at her chubby cheeks and said, "It's okay for me to gain weight during pregnancy. But why do you seem to be getting rounder too?"

Mingche gave Yanyan more pocket money now that he was well-off, but she didn't care too much.

But when I knitted a sweater for my daughter based on the size, I found that she was more than one size bigger. Her face became rounder and she looked chubby. It was normal for her to grow taller and gain weight since she ate well from last winter to this winter. But Yanyan seemed to have gained too much weight.

Yanyan was feeling uncomfortable when her mother told her that she had gained a lot of weight. When she heard that her father had returned, she hurried out to greet him.

Fang Mingche looked at his silent daughter who was holding onto the hem of his woolen coat. While taking off his leather gloves, he asked, "What's wrong? Did you make a mistake and get criticized by your mother?"

"Mom said she has grown fatter." Yanyan said angrily.

Fang Mingche picked her up and said, "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if she's tall, short, fat or thin, as long as she's healthy. Babies are cuter when they're round."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. What good is there in lying to you, Dad?"

Lin Yan also came out. She was both angry and amused when she heard this. "You've already grown fat. You've been eating too many snacks!"

Yanyan looked at her mother accusingly, "You were eating just now!"
Fang Mingche said, "In addition to snacks, she also eats a lot for three meals a day. I have noticed this. If she misses her meals because of snacks, I will definitely deduct her pocket money."

The family of three went into the house and closed the door. Fang Mingche went to get some hot water and took care of Yanyan while she washed and soaked her feet. He then filled her saline bottle with hot water and put it under the quilt. He then wiped her feet, picked her up and tucked her into the quilt, and took off his coat.

"Okay, go to bed early. If you gain weight, we'll just buy you bigger clothes. Clothes must be made to fit you! Our Yanyan can be fat or thin, but she will definitely not be ugly!"

Yanyan lay in bed and nodded vigorously. She is not an ugly doll!
Lin Yan pouted. She was so sweet when she coaxed her daughter. Fortunately, she was the same when she coaxed herself. Otherwise, she would be jealous.

Fang Mingche coaxed Yanyan to sleep and covered her with a blanket. Then he went to the kitchen to get some hot water and soaked his feet with Lin Yan.

Lin Yan whispered, "We have money, why should we write an IOU to Mr. Gu?"

They still have about 5,000 yuan left, which is enough to pay off the house. Why would they need to owe money to others?

The high-interest loan of 10 yuan was owed by the travel agency. And the travel agency's business has been booming in the past three weeks. So let's just owe the interest of more than %. After all, renting two commercial vehicles does require borrowing money.

But why would she need to borrow money at a high interest rate of 12% to buy three houses in the main house of the small side courtyard? If she deposited 5000 yuan in the bank, the annual interest rate would only be 4%.

Fang Mingche said, "At any time, you should keep some money on hand for emergencies. It's not easy to borrow money from others at the last minute! Everyone has their own use for money. Besides, our business is getting better and better. If we buy all three main rooms of Mr. Gu at once, it would seem too rich. People might come to borrow money."

Lin Yan said: "We all owe 10,000. Oh, two-thirds of 10,000."

"But that's owed by the travel agency, and there's no urgent need to pay it back for now. But if a relative comes to you saying they have something to do with life, old age, sickness, or death, would you be embarrassed not to lend it? They know we have money and would want to lend more. If a private person owes money, they don't have to be morally blackmailed. Even if they have to pay, just give it as a token of their appreciation."

Lin Yan thought about the behavior of her aunt and uncle. They might make up a story about something terrible. It would be better not to let them come and bother her!

But I still feel a little reluctant, "It's equivalent to paying 8% interest a year, 320 yuan!"

Fang Mingche said, "It's okay, just buy some peace and quiet. Nowadays, everyone's income level is low, and there will be many people who hate the rich. Our income from business is much higher than others, so let's hide it. The four thousand, with interest, should be paid back to Mr. Gu in four quarters next year."

Lin Yan thought about the prospects of the travel agency and nodded slowly, "Okay, what you said makes sense."

Fang Mingche also talked about his plan to put the five rooms in the small side courtyard on one property title.

Lin Yan nodded, "I also think it's necessary. Last time I only bought two houses, and the people from the Housing Authority refused."

The east wing consists of two rooms and a kitchen. In fact, the small room and kitchen were converted from a large room. There was no kitchen here originally.

"I've convinced them this time. Let's take the necessary written materials over tomorrow. However, your household registration is now at the Capital Normal University. It's a bit troublesome to put the house in your name, and we have to get a lot of certificates. I'm too lazy to bother! What I mean is, put it in Yanyan's name, and you and I can just sign as guardians."

The residence book of the small side courtyard has Lin Yan's moving-out certificate, which is enough to prove that she is Fang Shuyan's mother. And the information Fang Mingfeng brought earlier can also prove that Fang Shuyan and Fang Mingche moved out of the same residence book, and Fang Mingche is Fang Shuyan's father.

Lin Yan looked back in shock at Yanyan who was already asleep on the bed. This girl was less than four years old, and she already had a house with a floor area of 70 square meters and a small courtyard of about 30 square meters? Why did she feel so incredible?

Fang Mingche said, "It's just put under her name. Our family will definitely have more than one house in the future, and the second child will not suffer any loss."

Lin Yan said: "I'm your biological mother! If this is more convenient, then let's do it this way."

This small courtyard is worth 8500 yuan. It is nothing to her family now. With the travel agency and the scrap yard, they can earn back the money in a month. Lin Yan felt that her family was going to be rich, and very rich!
In the past, the tea stalls could earn at most 2,000 yuan a month. But that was for self-employed people, not as much as the travel agencies that employ people now.

"Mingche, can we get our own faucet in the future?"

Now everyone in the compound uses a pressurized well. They have to fetch water themselves. Well, now Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan are helping to fetch water. She didn't even teach Xiao Xie to read, so she definitely won't let him fetch water.

Fang Mingche said, "We should ask the people in the compound next door if they want to help us. Otherwise, won't they all have to come to our side to relieve the pressure?"

The faucet is running, and the water is flowing. No need to go to the well to pump water, this is really beautiful! However, the initial renovation cost is estimated to be quite high. When the neighbors in the slum come to drain the water, it is not easy to charge them for the renovation fee and water fee. I can only encourage them to make the same one.

Also, Grandpa Gu and his son are used to using their own toilet. They would be very uncomfortable if they moved to the compound. It depends on whether Grandpa Gu is willing to spend money to build a new toilet. He still locked the half-moon door here, and the toilet is only for the travel agency staff.

However, when Grandpa Gu builds a sewer this time, it can be directly connected to the pipes here. It should be easier than the last time. However, there are so many people in the compound next door, and if it is built in a public area, it will be used like a public toilet. Unless he builds a special toilet in his house and closes it at other times.

Lin Yan looked at the room where Aunt Gu lived and asked, "What should we do with that room?"

Fang Mingche said: "Actually, I don't really care."

He poured the hot water from the kettle into the foot basin so that he could soak his feet for a longer time. In winter, it would be better to soak your feet comfortably before going to bed. His whole body was warm!

Lin Yan asked: "But, are we going to let my parents live here like this?"

This time, my parents-in-law were going to Beijing with Brother Mingfeng. However, there was no clear policy on the distribution of land in the village. Now, hearing about the bumper harvest in Xiaogang Village, many places are counting on the household contract responsibility system to generate income.

But there is already a successful precedent, so no one wants to press the red fingerprint like the 18 farmers in Xiaogang Village and risk everything. They encountered a famine that is rare in a century, and they had no choice but to do it. Now, all places are waiting for clear policies and signals. If this matter is not implemented, my father-in-law will definitely not be able to come to the capital with peace of mind.

But once things are settled and the seeds are sown, the two elders will probably come to Beijing to take a look. Especially the one in my belly, which will come out in May next year.

The main house is for the elders to live in. Are they going to live in a haunted house where someone was hanged when they come? The mother-in-law will be furious!

Fang Mingche frowned when he heard her say that. He actually had no intention of demolishing the house and rebuilding it. He really didn't care! Most of the so-called schools nowadays were actually cemeteries in the past. Otherwise, where would there be so much open space? But there are many students and the yang energy is sufficient. There has never been a problem. Moreover, more than 600 billion people have died on Earth so far. There may be people buried in any piece of land on the entire Earth.

He thought for a moment and said, "There are still two rooms left, enough for them to live in."

Lin Yan scratched her head. In fact, the three of them had moved in and lived here for nine months. Indeed, there had never been any problems.

Well, they are Mingche's parents after all. If he thinks it's okay, then it's okay.

"What are we going to do with that room? Or should we just leave it empty like it is now, Master Gu?"

Fang Mingche thought for a moment, "In fact, I think if there were a lot of people coming and going in that house, it wouldn't look so eerie if it had enough popularity. The main reason it looks a bit eerie is that no one has lived there for many years."

Lin Yan said: "Everyone in the nearby compound knows about Aunt Gu's situation, who would be willing to come?"

This afternoon, I learned that they bought the three houses of Grandpa Gu, and they even wrote an IOU. Many people around her were envious and jealous, and mentioned Aunt Gu's matter in front of her. Anyway, it was just to make her upset! They were so young and had such a small side yard, and many people felt unbalanced.

Nowadays, a normal family with one working family gets a single room of about 15 square meters. If the factory conditions are better, it may be a single room in a tube building. If the conditions are average, it may be a single room in a large courtyard. The two rooms of 28 square meters like my mother's family are only available to dual-working families.

They are a family of three, oh, they will soon become four, occupying such a large place, many people must be jealous. Just before the Qiu family father and daughter moved in, some people said that this was more normal. Humph, how big their own house is and how they live is none of their business!
Lin Yan told the story about Marshal Nie living in the Forbidden City's Ji'an Office, which shut up many people.

"Although we are not like their generation, '100,000 flags to kill the devil'. But we are two college students, we studied Marx's materialism. We don't believe in, and we are not afraid of, ghosts and gods!" At that time, facing the neighbors with bad intentions, Lin Yan said with great force. However, it is not a good thing for that room to be empty. It will only become more and more eerie if it is always empty.

Fang Mingche smiled and said, "What do you think? If we buy a TV and put it inside, will anyone come?"

Lin Yan was stunned. This is really mean! If someone bought a TV, unless they were like Wang Dexian's mother, who was ambivalent in her words and deeds, many neighbors would definitely watch it. It's so rare!
The radio at home was played by several children from the compound, big and small, every day. Television sets were very expensive nowadays.

If they don't mind coming, they can watch quietly. If they don't mind coming, it will bring a lot of people to the room. The room will soon no longer be so gloomy.

Lin Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, let's arrange it this way. But you can't be soft-hearted with Yanyan and let her watch it all the time. You can only let her watch cartoons for half an hour every day when there are many people around."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay, I understand. I have to perform well before she can see it!"

"Yes, I bought a TV, so I have another tool to control her."

At this moment, the father and daughter of the Qiu family next door were also discussing the fact that the young couple had bought three more houses.

The father and daughter were standing behind a curtain. Sister Qiu said, "Dad, Teacher Fang and Teacher Lin are really materialists. They don't even care that someone was hanged in that room."

She came back from leading the tour group in the afternoon and happened to hear Lin Yan talking about Marshal Nie's deeds and the powerful words that followed.

Uncle Gu gave priority to Fang Mingche and the others, and asked them first if they wanted it. Otherwise, if they could write an IOU, Sister Qiu actually wanted it too. Of course, Uncle Gu would probably not allow them to write an IOU.

However, the father and daughter didn't care, but the old lady at home cared about such things. So, this matter still didn't work out. Even if I asked Teacher Fang to rent it and bring the old lady out to live with me, it still wouldn't work.

If they hadn't wanted to bring their grandmother to live with them, they wouldn't have needed to rent three houses. They had recently searched around and found two empty houses nearby. Now they were waiting for their salary to be paid. Only after they got their salary would they have money to pay the rent.

Teacher Qiu has already asked, the travel agency pays the previous month's salary on the 15th of every month. But Miss Qiu only worked for a few days in November, so she certainly can't get much money. Fortunately, Teacher Qiu gives English training to employees and earns 11 yuan a day. Here you can get 3 or yuan! This money is enough to rent a house. Then there will be no need to squeeze the Fang family of three here. My father and daughter can live more comfortably.

Fang Mingche and Lin Yan had already discussed it. The next day, after sending Yanyan to school, they went to the Housing Authority. After a while of hard work, they registered the entire small courtyard under Yanyan's name.

The couple didn't plan to tell Yanyan about this. What does a little kid over three years old know? They were too lazy to explain it to her.

Fang Mingche was a little envious of his little girl. The market value of that small courtyard could reach more than 1500 million in the future. However, if it is not demolished, it will be worthless. But it is so reassuring to have such a small courtyard in this area. If something happens, the worst that can happen is to sell it at a lower price.

After coming out, Lin Yan couldn't help but say, "She already has a property under her name at such a young age. Will there be any man who will come to her for her house and try to deceive her in the future?"

Fang Mingche said: "I just didn't know that she has a small courtyard under her name. With the current development trend of our family, how long do you think we can keep our wealth hidden?" In this life, he will definitely make Yanyan a rich second-generation.

Lin Yan asked, "Then why do you still need to write an IOU to Mr. Gu and owe him money at high interest?"

Fang Mingche said: "It's better to hide it for a year!"

We have to try hard to hide until the chief designer says, "Let some people get rich first." Otherwise, people who hate the rich are very scary. But if the chief designer says that, the situation will be much better.

You know, from now until the crackdown in 1983, public security was very bad. Even before, selling big bowls of tea would attract people without stable incomes to sneak in. Now that the travel agency has opened, I'm afraid it will get worse.

He will have to make a big splash outside, as all the money they earn is used to buy cars.

In addition, if possible, move to a place with better security. There are not many community security guards now, but there are many retired soldiers who are difficult to place. If you can buy a courtyard house, you can ask Wang Dexian to introduce a few retired soldiers with good character to help guard the house. All these will have to be done step by step in the future.

Even now, although they had written an IOU and bought the house, they still had to wait for the three families ahead to move into their houses before it was their turn to deal with the main house in the small side yard. So, the two of them quickly put the matter aside for the time being.

Lin Yan got in Master He's car to go to the third and fourth classes in the morning. As for Fang Mingche, he asked for two classes off. So he had no classes this morning. He went straight back to the small side courtyard.

In mid-December, Wang Dexian drove over again and took 12 from Lin Yan. Gao Xiang came over and recorded the accounts.

At present, the travel agency is still in a state of deficit. It still relies on 5000 yuan of capital and 9000 yuan of loans to operate. The biggest expense is the rental of two cars, yuan.

The second team, driver Xiao Shen and tour guide Ning Anan, took up their positions immediately. They were responsible for another tourist route in the capital. When they went to the airport to greet the tourists, the tourist routes on both sides were displayed for the tourists to choose.

Then, the staffing of the one-day tour was put into operation. Lingzi, the office director who had no one to work with, was responsible for arranging shifts for the part-time tour guides and three drivers. Students who were interested in working part-time, such as Lao Cheng and Xiao Xu, all actively expressed their willingness to work when they had no classes.

They had the same class schedule as Fang Mingche, so Lingzi took one directly. As for part-time job opportunities, priority would definitely be given to those who had a good relationship with Fang Mingche.

Christmas is coming soon, and the number of foreign tourists visiting China will surely increase. After all, it is their annual long holiday.

Fang Mingche planned to go to the home of the Japanese tour guide he had found before to do some work after New Year's Day. The person was still working illegally in Japan and had not yet made up his mind to come back. He would try to get him back before the Lunar New Year.

On New Year's Day, Gao Xiang should have figured out how much Miss Qiu could earn in December. The base salary plus commission should be quite substantial. Although the December salary will not be paid until January 12, the data can be obtained first.

He will then take this data to talk to the other party's family. Yes, it may still be much worse than working illegally in Japan, but working 8 hours a day in your own country. Isn't this better than working illegally in Japan, being a second-class citizen, and working 15 hours a day?
He found not just one such Japanese tour guide, but three in total. If he could get one back, he would. Even if they all came back, it would be fine, he could just add more vehicles gradually.

Isn't it still early for the Lunar New Year? The Lunar New Year in 1980 was February 2th.

When I sent my cousin back that night, Fang Mingche told him that the travel agency could buy plane tickets and sleeper tickets for him. If he wanted to go back during the Chinese New Year, he could buy these two tickets for him. After all, my cousin looked pretty decent after dressing up, so there was no problem pretending to be a Hong Kong compatriot.

For the return trip, the travel agency can also issue him a letter of introduction so that he can return to the capital by plane or sleeper.

A hard seat on the train costs 28 yuan, a hard sleeper costs about twice as much, more than yuan. A soft sleeper costs three times as much, about yuan. Air tickets are more expensive, more than yuan. My cousin should not be short of money.

If his parents can't come to the capital next spring, Fang Mingche plans to arrange for the travel agency and the scrap yard, and entrust the pregnant Yan to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Then he will return with Yanyan. Now that the conditions are met, it won't be as troublesome as when he came here at the beginning of the year.

As the calendar pages turned, Lin Yan began to experience gastrointestinal discomfort, leg cramps, and other symptoms.

She tried her best to endure it and continued to attend classes. The final exams for this semester were at the end of January, and registration for the next semester was at the end of February.

She will decide whether to continue attending classes next semester or not, depending on her health. Her due date is in mid-May.

In this case, she would definitely not be able to take care of the waste station. Fang Mingche had to go to class, and the travel agency had just started to get on track, so she needed to worry about it. She also had to take care of the waste station. And then she had to take care of the pregnant woman and Yanyan, so she was very busy. Fortunately, she didn't have to do any housework!

All three meals a day are in Mr. Cui's small restaurant. Then the house is cleaned, which was previously done by Sister Qiu. Now the father and daughter of the Qiu family have received their November salary and moved to the next door to the next compound. Lingzi took over the cleaning. She now earns 11 a month, and her English has improved a lot, but not to the point where she can double it.

Of course, Fang Mingche was under a lot of pressure and had lost weight.

Because the Qiu family father and daughter moved out, the small room was vacant. He brought Lin's mother over. By the end of December, Lin Yan was almost five months pregnant. It was naturally better to have her biological mother around to take care of her all the time.

At this moment, Lin Yan was half lying on the newly bought sofa, stuffing oranges into her mouth while listening to her mother talking about family matters.

When Lin's mother arrived, she asked, "Where did you buy the oranges? On the black market?"

How can we eat oranges at this time of year? This is the time to store cabbages for the winter!
"Yeah. Mom, you eat too."

I bought it for Lin Yan, so I couldn't let Yan Yan just watch. How could a child resist eating it? So Fang Mingche bought more at once.

Mother Lin hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help herself when she saw the golden oranges, so she picked one up and peeled it.

She said, "I'm afraid this is a bit expensive. But no matter how expensive it is, Mingche will buy it for you. Hey, I suddenly feel that what I told you are all trivial matters."

In comparison, my family was in a huge mess just for that little bit of money.

Lin Yan smiled, somewhat sweetly. Ming Che was always willing to spend money on her and Yan Yan.

Naturally, what Lin's mother was talking about was her daughter-in-law and the Han family.

Lin Yi and Han Meiyue had a quarrel over money. Lin Yi was tough for once, and asked Han Mei to go back to her parents' home to get back the six yuan. In this way, he only needed to give her three yuan for food. This kid was going to pay for himself, so he was not so sentimental.

As for the ten yuan, it was the money that Lin Yan should give in December.

Now her sister refused to buy on credit anymore, and Han Mei had no income. Her parents also had to collect food expenses. The two of them also felt the difficulty of life.

Han Mei had no choice. She didn't make any money and had to rely on Lin Yi to live, so she had to listen to him. So she went back to her parents' home to ask for the extra six yuan. Of course she didn't get it!
Moreover, when they learned that Lin Yan no longer sold eggs on credit to Han Mei, the Han family scolded Lin Yan. They scolded her for not caring about family ties at all and being stingy the richer she was. They also scolded Lin's father and mother for being obsessed with money, marrying a daughter-in-law and charging for food. She is yours and works for you. It's good enough that you didn't ask your family for pocket money. But you even asked for living expenses!

Of course, Han Mei definitely didn't say what her parents and brother said about the Lin family when she came back. She was also scolded, but scolding her was useless. She couldn't control anyone at all! She was taught to show weakness and coax Lin Yan to continue to let her buy on credit. Lin Yi is the only son, and controlling him is equivalent to controlling the parents-in-law. If she controls the parents-in-law, how can the eldest sister-in-law be so stingy?

Now Lin Yi paid Han Mei for December's living expenses. But he said that Han Mei was only allowed to give the Han family more than three yuan in January. No one was friendly when it came to money! He would definitely not let the Yue family suck more of his blood.

But Han Mei definitely couldn't do other business. She had no capital, and no one would allow her to sell on credit. Now that Lin's mother came, they still hoped that Lin's mother could talk to Lin Yan and let Han Mei buy another ten yuan worth of eggs on credit, so that she could continue to sell eggs and have a stable income.

Before leaving, Lin's mother said, "It depends on the situation. Not only the two of us were angry about what happened last time, but your sister was also very angry. She was angry that Han Mei couldn't stand up. You are being controlled by your family like this, and anyone who helps you is equivalent to a continuous subsidy to your family. If you want subsidies, use your own money! Others are not obligated to help in this way."

Lin Yan ate an orange and said, "Did Han Mei get the money when she went back?"

Lin's mother said, "Of course they didn't get it. The January food allowance will be due soon, and the two of them are as worried as ants on a hot pot. Your father and I are willing to risk it all, even if someone stabs us in the back. We must get the food allowance! You are right, if we give Lin Yi everything, he will never grow up. When he stole the household registration booklet to get married, he probably thought that we would support his wife and continue to raise his children in the future."

If it was just to raise a daughter-in-law and grandchildren, they might have gritted their teeth and agreed. But the Han family really stretched their hands too far! They wanted to control the entire Lin family by controlling Lin Yi. Maybe they even wanted to extend their hands to A Yan's family.

Lin Yan smiled. "If I agree to let Han Mei come over and pick up another hundred eggs to sell first, I think the Han family will learn their lesson. They won't fish out all the fish in the pond and give all the money to Han Mei. Mom, do you think I should let her come over?"

Mother Lin stared at the orange for a long time. "You don't need ten dollars. How about giving her another chance?"

Lin Yan asked, "What if the Han family uses the same trick again? Are you going to go and scold them?"

Mother Lin peeled the orange peel and said, "I'm not going. Han Mei might accuse me of sowing discord. Your father said that we will not take care of anything else except collecting monthly food expenses."

This time she and the old man were ruthless, because they found that if they didn't support Lin Yi, he would gradually mature.

Lin Yan curled her lips. You don't care about anything, but you still care about it. You asked me to give her another chance, so I definitely can't refuse you this favor.

"Okay, then give her another chance. But you have to tell her clearly that it's only once, not three times. The Han family is really short-sighted! Do you know how much our English tour guide, Miss Qiu, gets in base salary plus commission? Almost 150 yuan. However, Han Mei's family is her weak spot, so we dare not hire her."

The oranges that Lin's mother peeled fell from her hands, and she quickly caught them. It would be such a pity if they fell! An English tour guide earns 150 yuan a month? If someone in their family could earn this much, the family would have nothing to worry about. It's a pity that she is too old to learn English. Otherwise, she would have wanted to do this.

Mm, sweet! I am so happy to be able to eat oranges from other places at this time of year.

Mother Lin said, "Well, when Han Mei comes over later, you should put the oranges away. If she eats them, she will go back to the Han family and tell them about it, and that will be a problem again. The old woman in the Han family might tell everyone about you."

Lin Yan nodded, "Got it."

Then he laughed, "Qin Na brought a bottle of malted milk to see me a few days ago, but I put it away and didn't give it to her. However, I gave her a bottle of honey in return, so I didn't take advantage of her!"

Qin Na didn't come to borrow a bicycle. It was cold, and she didn't want to ride a bicycle to go on a date, so she took the bus! She just saw that Lin Yan had been admitted to a junior college and was doing business and getting rich, so she went out with her.

Lin Yan thought at the time: I was so secretive, how come I was still seen through? Could he be here to borrow money? It seems that many people now know that doing business can make money. They just may not know the specific amount.

When Qin Na mentioned that the company might allocate housing in the near future, a single room in a tube building. It would cost a lot of money to buy furniture at that time. Lin Yan quickly told her that the travel agency was in debt of 10,000 yuan and they were in personal debt of 4,000 yuan.

"We don't have to pay back the debt to the travel agency for now. But the private debt has come again! I've also talked about your brother-in-law. He worked hard to earn the previous two thousand to pay it back. Now he owes another four thousand! But he said that it's rare to have such a small yard, and the total price is not too high. If we don't buy it in time, we don't know who Grandpa Gu will sell it to or rent it to."

When Qin Na found out that the entire small courtyard belonged to Lin Yan, her face changed. She might have relied on her boyfriend's family relationship, so she was not happy about getting a single room in the tube building. This is a small courtyard with a single door and a single household!

Mother Lin said: "After I told her that your car was rented out, she was unhappy for a while."

"She got used to tricking me when she was little. If I don't trick her, she thinks I'm wrong. It's all because you, mom, told me I was the older sister since I was little, and you always put pressure on me and gave in to her. That's how she got into this habit!"

Mother Lin stood up and said, "I'll go check on the soup on the stove. Since you don't have outsiders living here anymore, it will be much more convenient for me to come over."

"Once they had money, they immediately found a house and moved out."

With his mother-in-law staying at home, Fang Mingche felt relieved. He asked his mother-in-law to go to class with Lin Yan, since Master He would pick her up and drop her off, so she wouldn't be tired.

Mother Lin said with some amusement: "I'm 45 now, which is like going back to school. At least to university!"

(End of this chapter)