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

Chapter 146 Golden Monkey Stamp
After sending Old Song away, Wang Dexian saw Fang Mingche enter the room over there and followed him in to take a look.

"You've made such a simple living for your parents?" The bed, wardrobe with a dressing mirror, desk, round table and stools were gone. There was not even a sofa or coffee table.

Fang Mingche said, "They come from the countryside, so they must think this kind of yard and room is great. Don't mention that I have a single courtyard. Living like the big courtyard next door and eating commercial grain is already very good treatment for farmers."

Farmers envy workers! The quota for non-farmers is very valuable. He has to take his parents to live with him step by step. If he lets them live too well all of a sudden, they will definitely not be able to adapt. Moreover, there is only one more sofa in his room. That is for pregnant Yan to sit on.

Wang Dexian said, "That's true. I'll leave first, and I'll call you on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Well, if anyone in my family is being mean to you, ignore them."

"What's wrong?" Fang Mingche asked. It seems that Lao Wang's situation at home is still not very good.

Wang Dexian said what the 'foreign master' said that night, "The old man has publicly approved what we did. But you little devil is difficult to deal with! Knowing that you are my military advisor and we did something like this together, some people might not be very polite to you."

"Military advisor?" Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, that's what my third brother said, and other people seem to think so too. But I believe you will definitely not be a doormat. Don't worry, I will support you no matter what. If I can't do it, I still have my third brother."

The third brother is the youngest son of the eldest uncle. He can stand out among the eldest and second sons. Naturally, he is not an easy person to deal with. After the foreign travel agency incident, the third brother mainly tried to win him over. Wang Dexian accepted it! In the past, he was not qualified to be won over.

When the third brother becomes the head of the family in the future, he will take over the overflow resources, which will be enough for him to develop well in the future.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay, I understand. That's your grandfather's place, I don't think your uncles and brothers are stupid enough to cause any trouble."

Tsk, the competition in a family like Lao Wang's is too fierce. Unlike me and my eldest brother, there is nothing to fight for. The old house is given to him. However, I am indeed bound to Lao Wang. Therefore, he and his third brother have reached an alliance, which is a good thing.

Fang Mingche didn't have to take over on the fourth day of the first lunar month. The one-day tour group had a part-time tour guide. Even tomorrow, Lao Cheng would pick up the group at the airport and then take them for five days. So Fang Mingche got up early in the morning and prepared to ride his bike to the post office.

Yanyan ran out, "Dad, where are you going?"

"I'm going to the post office."

"I'll go with you. Mom, Dad and I are going to the post office."

Lin Yan thought that Ming Che had something to tell her parents-in-law before they left, so she said, "Okay! The road is a bit slippery, you and your daughter should be careful."

Fang Mingche had already carried his daughter into the rattan chair on the bars in front and responded casually.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to sit on this small rattan chair for long." It is now completely packed.

Yanyan said: "Wear more in winter!"

"Then you will need to wear more clothes next winter as well. You will be even older."

Yanyan was a little distressed, "Is there a rattan chair bigger than this? Dad, let's go look for it when the time comes."

"Ok."

When they arrived at the post office, Fang Mingche said directly: "Comrade, I want ten sets of golden monkey stamps."

Yes, even if he knew that the price would rise to 12800 per copy in the future, he couldn't be greedy and buy too much. Even though more than 400 million copies were printed in total, most of them were used up!

The price is hyped up, not that the stamps are valuable. What if he bought too much and people stopped hyping up these stamps? The zodiac stamps are not just monkey stamps, they also have all the twelve zodiac signs. Moreover, the second round of stamps was issued in 1992.

Therefore, he only needs to buy 1024 copies. It is not too much, copies in one copy! If he keeps it until the hype is at its peak, it will be worth million if he sells it all. Be content with a small fortune, be content with a small fortune! The key is that by that time, his net worth should be quite high. Buying these items that will be hyped now is just a way to get a ride.

Unexpectedly, the staff of the Post Office thought he bought too much and refused to sell him so much. He even said with a sullen face: "You bought so much, what if the comrades who come later want to buy but there is no more? Comrade, you can't just think about yourself."

Fang Mingche was stunned. He forgot that this was still the planned economy era. You couldn't just buy something if you had money.

"Can I buy one copy?"

The salesperson looked at him and said, "That's fine."

Fang Mingche took out a Great Unity note, and the other party gave him a sheet of 80 Golden Monkey stamps and three yuan and sixty cents in change.

After leaving the post office, Yanyan said, "Dad, that auntie just now was not friendly at all. If you have something to say, please talk nicely instead of being so fierce."

"Yes, we Yanyan shouldn't learn from her. But don't worry, in a few years, they won't dare to scold customers like that."

In a few years, even the prosperous supply and marketing cooperatives were no longer viable because the market was liberalized and private stalls, with their good service attitude, took away the business of these units.

The post office, in later generations, has been live-streaming on Douyin to sell goods. But the effect is much worse than that of private merchants who are good at making gimmicks. I guess it has a lot to do with the commission ratio. If the employees of the post office go live, the commission ratio will never be higher than those of the Internet celebrities. They are too lazy to bother!

But if you only buy one set of Golden Monkey stamps, it will definitely not be enough. Isn't this like having a mountain of gold and silver but not digging for it?

There was no other way, so Fang Mingche went back to find Lingzi and asked her to buy the stamps in the name of sending them to her great uncle and other overseas Chinese. She said that the old lady was born in the year of the monkey and wanted to keep the monkey stamps. There are many overseas Chinese, and if she said that she was sending them to the overseas Chinese organization where her great uncle was, and then distributed them, it would be completely reasonable to buy so many!
Using this name, he did buy it. Lingzi directly brought ten copies back to Fang Mingche, and he paid 64 yuan for them.

Fang Mingche asked, "How did the staff at the post office treat you?"

Lingzi said, "Very good. It's at the post office nearby. She knew my family. As soon as I told her, she applied to her boss and sold it to me. She was smiling the whole time she talked to me."

Fang Mingche felt a little toothache. This was just a matter of choosing the right dish!

He gave Lingzi a set of golden monkey stamps. "Here, take it as a reward for your hard work. I think the first issue of zodiac stamps should be very commemorative, and the price may increase in the future. I'll give you one!"

Lingzi thought about it. Is there such a thing? But what Teacher Fang said seemed to make sense, so she accepted it. "Thank you, Teacher Fang! But I'll still give you the money."

It was only 6.4 yuan, but Fang Mingche accepted it. He had already said so much, if Lingzi still couldn't let it go, there was nothing he could do.

In 1982, the monkey stamp began to rise ahead of the general trend of the stamp market. In 1981, a golden monkey stamp was worth 0.25 yuan. In 1982, the dog stamp came out, and the monkey stamp rose to 3 yuan. This is a more than -fold increase! It is much greater than the two years when the house price skyrocketed the most in later generations!

1983年，7元；1984年，13元；1988年，35元；1990年，70元；1992年，250元。然后从1992年5月一度下滑，到1994年5月变成200元，见底。

到1995年春节，涨到320元；1995年8月，攀升到450元；1996年初，突破600元，同年12月达到1000直到2010年破万！
Fang Mingche estimated that Lingzi would not be able to hold on for too many years. But he would at least get it until 2010. By then, Yanyan would be 34 years old and the second brother would be 30 years old. That was when they would officially need the money.

Maotai liquor, Siheyuan, Golden Monkey stamps, these can only be prepared for the two of them. He and Ayan can't enjoy them at all at the moment. We still have to think of ways to work hard! Oh, Siheyuan can still be lived in, and other items can only be stored for the time being.

Well, he can’t just buy the Golden Monkey stamps, he also has to buy ten copies of each of the eleven other stamps.

Fang Mingche directly put the stamps in the safe he rented at the bank. When he left them at home, Ah Yan used them to write to him and they went bad.

Lin Yan watched him go in and out several times, and couldn't help but ask, "You went out in the morning and in the afternoon. You even went to ask Lingzi for help. What are you busy with?"

Fang Mingche was in a good mood, having received another 10 million yuan. At least the two children's house and car would be guaranteed, and the couple would be able to live a more prosperous life in their later years.

"Oh, I think the newly issued Chinese zodiac stamps are worth collecting, so I wanted to buy more. But the salesperson refused to sell them to me, so I asked Lingzi to buy more for me in the name of buying for her great-uncle."

As they were talking, Lingzi's father came over.

Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows. It's not like Lingzi spent her own salary to buy stamps worth 6.4 yuan. Her father couldn't bear to spend it. Should she return it? He's really a stingy old man! Speaking of which, besides his family, Lingzi's family is the richest in this area.

If it was really returned, he would continue and give Lingzi some extra benefits later.

It turned out that Lingzi's father didn't come for this matter. He didn't even know about it. Lingzi didn't let him see the stamps she bought. She knew her father's character. It's best not to spend any money and save it all. He only left her ten dollars a month!

"Teacher Fang, do you still need to borrow money?"

Fang Mingche asked, "Are you asking this for yourself, or for one of your close brothers or sisters?"

Lingzi's father has seven brothers and sisters, and they all have 35000. If we lend them all to him, that would be . Now he can buy another commercial vehicle.

But in this case, if the other party didn't come to him, he wouldn't borrow money. Besides, he didn't know Lingzi's uncles and aunts. Even if he could borrow money through Lingzi's father, it would be complicated. So it's better to wait for three or four months.

"I'll ask myself."

Lingzi's phone is used as a public phone for people to make calls, and she can earn about 200 net profit a month. She saved more than 2000 here. Add to that the family's daily savings, and she has another 3000.

Lin Yan lent 5000 yuan to Fang Mingche for two months. On the first day of each month, she paid 1 yuan in interest and never defaulted on the payment. Moreover, the travel agency's business was visibly getting better and better. He was jealous of the high interest rate of 50%, so he wanted to lend another 12 yuan to the travel agency.

When Fang Mingche heard that it was only 3000, he said, "3000 is not necessary for now. 30000 is still worth considering."

He couldn't do anything with the 3000 yuan and still had to pay high interest.

But Lingzi's father didn't respond. He obviously didn't plan to arrange for his brothers and sisters to deposit their money with Fang Mingche. No matter how close they were, they wouldn't be close when it came to money. He wouldn't get any benefit from it, and if anything went wrong, they would have to look for him.

Fang Mingche said: "However, there is no telling what will happen in the future. If there is a need, the first person I will think of is you, uncle."

This family has a lot of money, especially after Lingzi started working. Moreover, they can save money! Except for basic living expenses, they probably save all of it. It is estimated that saving 3,000 a year is not a problem!
"Okay, talk if you need anything."

Fang Mingche said: "But uncle, if you save money in the country to send your daughter abroad, it's not cost-effective!"

Lingzi's father said, "There must be money for travel expenses, as well as basic expenses. After all, they are not direct relatives, and my uncle has many relatives in China. They can't afford too much."

"That's right."

The fourth day of the New Year passed without incident. Fang Mingche also took the opportunity to rest. On the morning of the fifth day, he dressed up and looked respectable in a black woolen coat. Of course, he still wore a close-fitting down jacket lining inside. He was not a person who only cared about manners and not temperature.

Yanyan said, "Dad, can't I go with Grandpa Wang? He gave me some New Year's money. Can I go and wish him a happy new year?"

Fang Mingche said, "Maybe later. I won't take you this time. Dad will take you to the zoo tomorrow."

When he is strong enough, he will take Yanyan out to such occasions. In this way, she will basically face friendly people. Although it is said that you should not raise a flower in a greenhouse, he can't bear to see his daughter being treated unfriendly. Then he will work hard to become strong and protect her from the wind and rain.

Yanyan pouted, but it was always good to go to the zoo. She stretched out her little finger and said, "Pink..."

Fang Mingche bent down and said, "Okay, let's make a promise. Don't change it for a hundred years!"

After a while, a military jeep stopped at the door, right where the commercial vehicle was parked before.

Wang Dexian went in and looked at his mother and the others first. After a quarter of an hour, he came out and said, "Xiao Fang, we're leaving—"

He must have come to pick up Fang Mingche on his way. If it was a special visit, then that would be the treatment for the target.

Fang Mingche agreed and walked out, "Are you going to pick up your date? Then I'll sit in the back."

"can."

After sitting down, Fang Mingche said, "I wanted to bring some gifts, but after thinking about it, I still couldn't figure out what to bring. So I just brought some local specialties from my hometown: fermented glutinous rice and bacon."

It was sent from his hometown. He asked his elder brother Mingfeng to tell his elder brother to send it, and he would pay for the postage. Otherwise, according to his parents' temperament, they would probably just bring him a basket on the eighth day of the first lunar month. He already had a lot of things to carry when he went out, so he should not carry these things on top of that.

Wang Dexian said, "You have earned thousands for the Wang family, so it's no problem for you to go empty-handed. But my old man probably really likes fermented glutinous rice and bacon. He passed by the edge of Sichuan during the Long March and ate them. He once mentioned that fried bacon with cauliflower is delicious."

Wang Dexian drove directly to the compound of 301. These places are definitely not open to people at will, and there are people standing guard. Especially Wang Dexian’s girlfriend Yang Mei’s grandfather has a lot of experience and is at the academician level. So he must live in the expert building!

Fang Mingche sat in the back, looking at the courtyard with good greenery, wide roads and wide distances between buildings. It was much better than a commercial community! It must be very comfortable to live in. It was a pity that places like this would not sell takeout.

Wang Dexian parked the car and looked at him. "By the way, I've made some progress in finding a house. There's a house with an area of over 800 square meters and three entrances for sale, not too far from your place, within the Second Ring Road, ten minutes' drive away. The property rights are clear, and the yard is generally well preserved. I guess it'll cost money to clean it up. The problem is, the owner just got back and is planning to sell it and go abroad. You want to rent it instead of buying it, right? Then when the person buys it, I'll go ask them if they're willing to rent it out."

Fang Mingche immediately became interested. "If I want to, I definitely want to buy it. I'll buy it and rent it to a travel agency. But it's over 800 square meters, within the Second Ring Road. That's going to be very expensive, right?"

"Yes, he wants 15. Otherwise, why hasn't he sold it yet?"

Nearly 15 yuan per square meter, that's really expensive. And the total price is too high! Normally, for a large area like this, the unit price would be slightly lower. How many people can come up with 10 yuan at once now? Even yuan is very difficult.

Unless the overseas Chinese return to settle down in China and want to return to their roots. Well, one has to buy a house to go abroad, and the other buys a house to settle down in China. Selling a house to go abroad is naturally going against the trend in the eyes of Fang Mingche, who has experienced the huge rise in housing prices in the past 40 years. However, people nowadays don't know.

Lingzi's family knows that the most common workers in the United States earn at least a few hundred dollars a month. If there is a way to work abroad, they will definitely go out.

"Can we still negotiate the price?"

Wang Dexian said, "It seems that you really want it! But even if we bargain, we can only get a few thousand or eight hundred. Can you afford so much?"

"It's strange that I can come up with it. I can't even come up with 30% of the down payment!" This is what it means to regret not having enough money when you need it.

"what?"

"Oh, in foreign countries, the down payment is 30%, and then the monthly payments are for 20 years. The principal and interest are deducted from the bank account every month. But our country does not have such a mortgage policy."

Wang Dexian knew that Fang Mingche knew a lot about foreign countries, so he was not surprised.

"I have to go up. Otherwise, if my partner sees me not going up for a long time, he will probably come down. I better go up and say hello to the elders."

As he spoke, he opened the car door and walked quickly towards the expert building.

Fang Mingche sighed as he sat in the car. If he was given another year to accumulate, with his current earning power, he would be able to come up with 150,000 yuan.

In April, the travel agency added a business car, so starting from May, the monthly income is estimated to increase by another 5000. I can get . There is also a scrap yard, and the income should be gradually restored in March. If I open one more car, I should have a net income of to a month.

That's not right. This year, the travel agency needs to prepare to buy three commercial vehicles and the scrap yard needs to work hard to buy two pickup trucks. These are all money-making tools that can make money right now. But the Siheyuan will take many years to appreciate. This will take up a lot of cash, so it's not advisable now.

Therefore, he probably won't have much spare money in a year. Unless a policy to support entrepreneurship is introduced next year, he can mortgage his house and car. Nowadays, even for businessmen, it is not easy to buy a courtyard house within the second ring road.

Wang Dexian went upstairs and knocked on the door. Yang Mei quickly opened the door and asked, "Why did you stay downstairs for so long? I was about to go downstairs."

"Oh, I remembered something and talked to Xiao Fang before I got off the car. I'll go in and say hello to the elders."

This was Yang Mei's first time going to Wang's house as a date. As for meeting Wang Dexian's mother, she naturally had to go to the back of the queue.

However, she had heard Wang Dexian talk about Xiao Fang many times. She told her grandparents about it, and they also said that it was normal for someone to be so smart to be admitted to Beijing Normal University.

So, after getting off the bus and seeing Fang Mingche, Yang Mei's attitude was quite good. She turned around in the passenger seat and extended her hand to Fang Mingche, "Hello Fang Mingche, I'm Yang Mei."

Fang Mingche quickly shook it and then let go, "Hello, Doctor Yang. I really admire soldiers like you who go to the front line." Yang Mei said, "We are relatively safe."

"You're amazing for daring to go! Did you study Chinese medicine or Western medicine?"

Yang Mei said, "Western medicine is the norm. Traditional Chinese medicine requires many years of immersion before it can be effective. What's the matter?"

Fang Mingche said, "My parents are coming on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and I want them to go to the hospital for a thorough checkup. But I think the old people are stubborn and don't want to go. I'm worried about how to convince them then."

Wang Dexian said, "That's okay. My grandfather's health doctor is an old Chinese doctor. When he has a day off, I'll take you and your parents to visit him and ask him to take your parents' pulses. I guess the older generation trusts Chinese medicine more."

Fang Mingche was a little surprised, "That's really great."

Mr. Wang's health care doctor must be of a high rank. He originally asked Mr. Gu to help him contact the Union Hospital so that he could take his parents for a checkup. If there was a need, he would definitely ask Mr. Wang for help.

Wang Dexian said, "Well, your parents will arrive on the eighth day of the first lunar month. When will they leave?"

"I hope they will just stay, but I think it's hard to persuade them. The letter of introduction issued by the branch secretary is valid for a month at most, and we have to deduct the six days on the road."

The Party branch secretary should be able to give his parents an extra half month to visit their son. The problem is that his parents may not be able to stay for half a month. Maybe they come to visit the capital and their pregnant daughter-in-law, but they will miss the newly allocated land and the chickens, ducks and pigs at home and go back.

"Okay, I'll go make an appointment with Doctor Zhong later, as soon as possible anyway. Well, you can just give Doctor Zhong some local specialties. These people don't need anything else, they have internal supplies."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay!"

The car drove to the military area, and because it was Mr. Wang's car, it drove straight in.

Mr. Wang's house in the military area is a small Soviet-style villa with two floors. You can't buy this kind of house no matter how much money you earn.

Wang Dexian parked the car, and Fang Mingche and Yang Mei got out. Yang Mei brought a fresh fruit basket, probably someone brought it to visit her grandfather. It was full of high-quality imported fruits.

Wang Dexian led the two of them over, and the people who greeted them at the door were his third brother Wang Dezhi and his third sister-in-law Zhu Guifang. His third sister-in-law also had a good family background and was now working as a civilian in the army.

Wang Dezhi and Zhu Guifang were not standing there in a conventional manner, but just talking to a group of people. Their positions also looked quite casual.

Seeing Yang Mei, Zhu Guifang smiled and said, "Yang Mei is here. Everyone, this is my fourth brother's girlfriend. This is her first time home today. Please help take care of her."

A group of young people nearby said, "No problem, we are all family."

The people who came today must be mainly military personnel. The old man went into the living room to chat with Mr. Wang, and the people who talked to Wang Dezhi and his wife were naturally the younger generation of the family. Most of them were of the same family status as Wang Dezhi.

Yang Mei's grandfather was an old military doctor who worked in Yan'an and was an academician. So he must be one of them.

As for Fang Mingche, Wang Dezhi said with a smile in front of everyone: "This little Fang is Fang Mingche. My grandfather said he was his guest, but he is about the same age as us brothers, so he asked us to greet him. By the way, he is a good friend of my fourth brother, and he is now a freshman in the English Department of Beijing Normal University."

Mr. Wang said Fang Mingche was his guest, so no matter if it was Wang Dexian's uncle or brother, the Wang family would not dare to be rude to him. Even these guests looked at him with a new eye. To be able to hear such a statement from Mr. Wang, it seemed that this person had contributed a lot to the Wang family.

Someone else asked, "How did Dexian's college friend become Grandpa Wang's guest?"

Wang Dezhi said: "You should have heard that the Wang family invested in a foreign travel agency. Xiao Fang is the actual person in charge of the travel agency. My grandfather said that he put his knowledge into practice and was able to earn foreign exchange for the country. He is really great. So he specially invited him to come!"

Everyone nodded. They had heard about what the Wang family had done. They were so quick! And they found a good entry point.

Fang Mingche was naturally satisfied with the Wang family's attitude. He said, "Grandpa Wang and Third Brother Wang are too kind. I also encountered a good time of reform and opening up. The travel agency earns foreign exchange for the country, and I have also benefited a lot."

With Wang Dezhi saying this in public, the visitor's attitude towards Fang Mingche was naturally acceptable. After all, he was not only a businessman, but also a businessman who seized the perfect opportunity and had political acumen. Moreover, his identity as a student of Beijing Normal University was also impressive.

As soon as he sat down in the small living room, someone started talking to him.

Wang Dexian introduced him. "Qin Mu, like me, his grandfather is an old revolutionary. Now he is planning to open a Cantonese restaurant."

Most of the people from their families who are engaged in business are no longer the core members of the family. He is still in politics after all, and this kind of people are out of the core circle.

Fang Mingche greeted Qin Mu with a smile, "Cantonese food is good, not too oily or saucey, and relatively healthy. When the restaurant opens, I will definitely bring people over to try it."

This is probably to take over some of the military reception business. After all, there are times when the food in the small kitchen is not fresh and you want to change the taste.

Qin Mu said, "Okay, I'll let Fourth Brother Wang let you know. I heard you're from Sichuan, right?"

He saw the bacon and fermented glutinous rice that Fang Mingche had just presented to him. People in the southwest like to eat these. People in Guangdong like to eat roasted meat and barbecued pork.

Fang Mingche nodded, "But our Sichuan cuisine is not just about hotpot or spicy food. There are also many non-spicy dishes. For example, boiled cabbage, chicken tofu, bamboo fungus liver paste soup, steamed Jiangtuan, etc."

Qin Mu said: "So the famous boiled cabbage is a Sichuan dish?"

"Yes."

Wang Dexian said, "Okay, then you guys chat first, I'll take Yang Mei in to say hello to my dad."

Grandpa has said so, Xiao Fang should not feel uncomfortable staying here. When the old man invites people to dinner, he will definitely take good care of them. I was wrong about this.

Fang Mingche and Qin Mu nodded, "Go, go."

After they left, Fang Mingche and Qin Mu started talking about Cantonese cuisine.

Qin Mu asked, "Have you been to Guangdong?" He chose to open a Cantonese restaurant because his mother is from Guangdong.

Fang Mingche nodded, "I've been there and eaten Cantonese food."

At first, it was only young people like Qin Mu who did not follow the military and political path who communicated with Fang Mingche. Later, some other people came and asked about the travel agency. Qin Mu introduced them one by one.

"So what's the most troublesome part about running this travel agency?"

Fang Mingche talked freely, "We are short of people, talents who know foreign languages; we are short of cars, the more cars the better. Also, we don't even have a business license, which is a real shortcoming in attracting customers. Now we have copied the work IDs of Wang Dexian and our English teacher, and my student IDs and those of the financial manager and deputy manager, and attached them to the back of the poster. This is to win people's trust!"

He didn't say he was short of money. Even if he was short of money, he would only borrow money and would not easily allow anyone to invest. This was the purpose of his cooperation with Mr. Wang. Otherwise, if they found that this business was profitable, perhaps the children of high-ranking officials would forcefully invest. Of course, the money given was definitely not much.

During this time, someone asked Fang Mingche to walk to the back garden together.

Fang Mingche and the others walked to the back and met Zhu Guifang and a young girl in military uniform. They all stopped to greet them, "Wang Sansao——"

Fang Mingche heard others call the young girl "Defang". She was probably Wang Dexian's cousin.

Zhu Guifang spoke to everyone with a smile, and Wang Defang also smiled at everyone.

Zhu Guifang even specifically asked Fang Mingche, "Xiao Fang, is there anything you're not used to?"

"No, everything is fine. Thank you, Sister Wang, for your concern."

"Defang, aren't you looking for Xiaofang? Then go and talk to him yourself."

Qin Mu and the others looked over with a teasing look in their eyes. Fang Mingche was also a little surprised as to why they were looking for him.

Wang Defang said to Qin Mu and the others, "Don't look at me like that. Brother Fang's second child is about to be born. I just have some questions about English that I want to ask you."

Not to mention, Fang Mingche was brought back like this, he was young and handsome, and his status as a college student was worth cultivating. Moreover, he could make money for the Wang family. Some people really thought that the Wang family was interested in recruiting a son-in-law. Moreover, the most suitable age was the eldest daughter in her early twenties.

But after hearing what Wang Defang said, Qin Mu and others sighed. Why can't you understand it? Marrying too young? This is a missed opportunity.

Fang Mingche said to Wang Defang: "Then, shall we talk over there?"

There was a small pavilion over there, and the people inside had just walked out. Wang Defang nodded and led Fang Mingche over.

After sitting down, she said, "Actually, I want to ask you to help us find an English tutor. We are childhood friends and are preparing to take the entrance exam to the military university. But starting this year, English will be counted in the total score. Although it only accounts for 30%, it definitely can't be ignored. We have never learned English before. I went to ask my fourth brother for help, and he said that you learn English very quickly and have a good way of doing it. I know you are usually busy with study, taking care of your family, and running a business, so you definitely don't have the time. But are there any of your classmates willing to come?"

Normal school students should be good at teaching. And those who are from the English Department of Beijing Normal University are definitely more than qualified to be English tutors for them.

Fang Mingche asked, "Are there any requirements for gender or age?" To be admitted to Beijing Normal University, one's academic performance must be good enough.

Wang Defang said, "It's best to have a female who is older and speaks standard English. There are four of us in total, so we'll charge you the market price for tutoring outside your Beijing Normal University. Come over every Sunday for four hours, and we can send a car to pick you up."

"Are you coming to the military area for classes?"

Wang Defang nodded, "Yes."

Fang Mingche thought about the right person in his mind. Finally, he decided to ask Zhu Wenjuan if she wanted to come. She was seven or eight years older than Wang Defang and the others, so she should be considered older.

"Okay, I'll help you find it. When I find a suitable one, I'll tell your fourth brother." This was a good opportunity for Wang Dexian to interview the candidate.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Fang."

During the meal, Fang Mingche sat at the same table with Qin Mu, Wang Defang and other young people. At the children's table next to him, he also saw Wang Dexian's half-brother, the sixth child of the Wang family's generation.

In the afternoon, Wang Dexian drove Yang Mei and Fang Mingche over. Fang Mingche got off the car at the gate of the small side courtyard.

"Let's go in and see my mother first and come out later." Wang Dexian said.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay!"

Lingzi and the others hadn't come to work yet. Today, it was Lin Yan who was knitting a sweater and answering the phone. If someone in the alley needed to be called to answer the phone, Yan Yan would run errands.

As soon as Fang Mingche entered, Lin Yan asked, "How was your visit today?"

Fang Mingche nodded, "It's much better than I thought."

When he first heard Wang Dexian say that, he thought there might be some private arguments today. But the overall atmosphere today was very harmonious.

I heard that it was Mr. Wang who said that Ming Che was his guest. Lin Yan said, "Then you can make money for the Wang family, they should be polite to you."

Fang Mingche said: "We and the Wang family complement each other, don't say that."

Lin Yan nodded, indicating that she understood. When Lin's mother heard that her son-in-law was treated well when he visited the military compound, she smiled.

Lin Yan asked, "Is the female comrade in military uniform Wang Dexian's girlfriend?"

She saw that they had collar badges and red five-pointed stars on their caps, which were only worn by active-duty soldiers. She and Xiao Xie wore female soldier uniforms, but the red five-pointed stars and red shoulder straps were removed.

The girl just passed by and she caught a glimpse of her. She looked quite dashing and heroic. As someone who had been to the front line, she naturally admired him.

"Yes, Yang Mei, Doctor Yang. She's easy to get along with, and not too arrogant."

Lin Yan nodded, "Yanyan, go and call Uncle Gao and Aunt Xie. Tell them that Uncle Wang will be visiting the travel agency with his girlfriend soon."

The driver and the tour guide were both outside, and there was no administrative staff. Call the couple over to make up the numbers. It would be more fun with more people, otherwise there wouldn't be enough for them to play cards. She had a stomachache, so it was not convenient to sit down. And she had frequent urination, so she had to go to the toilet soon. At times like this, it was very convenient to have a toilet in her yard.

She asked Fang Mingche, "I heard that Grandpa Gu's toilet is also going to be renovated. Why don't you ask him if he wants to work on the faucet together?"

Fang Mingche nodded. "I've actually asked Aunt Yuan, and she said she would go door to door in the next yard and ask."

If we install a faucet in a compound, I guess few people would be interested. Because they have to carry it back home to use. It's almost like using a pressurized well. So ask them if they want to bring the faucet into the house.

He and Ayan thought it wouldn't cost much, but it might be too much for some people in the compound. Besides, since it wasn't their own house, some people might not be willing to spend the money.

As they were talking, Gao Xiang and Xiao Xie had already come over with Yan Yan. It was Chinese New Year, and they had been visiting relatives a few days ago, so they were dressed respectably.

Xiao Xie said, "Aunt Yuan saw us coming and asked me to bring you a message. Grandpa Gu's family, Zhu Dahai's family, Liu Qingfeng's family, Geng Shan's family, Hu Yong's family and their entire family are willing to move in with our family. We can do it together when the time comes!"

If the eleven families share the cost, the cost will be much lower. However, Fang Mingche and his team did this mainly to prevent people from the neighboring compound from running to their side to get water.

There is only one water well. Although everyone tries to stagger the water wells, there will definitely be times when it is not enough. I thought this side is close, and maybe someone will come over. It is definitely not a good idea to lock the small door in and out.

Now there are eleven households installing taps at home, so it's easy. Once we find the relevant person and agree on the price, we can start the work. Then we can buy a washing machine to use!
After a while, Wang Dexian, Yang Mei, and Qin Hua came out together. Qin Hua came to return the English materials and foreign novels that Fang Mingche had subscribed to. Fang Mingche had subscribed to quite a few, and later Teacher Qiu used them as materials to teach the reserve tour guides. This money was not wasted!

She returned it, and Lin Yan opened Lingzi's registration book and crossed out the record. Of course, not everyone can borrow it. Only Qiu Jie, Ning Anan, and Gao Xiang from the travel agency can borrow it to take home. Qin Hua can borrow it because she is Wang Dexian's sister.

Wang Dexian introduced Yang Mei to Lin Yan, Gao Xiang and Xiao Xie, and they greeted each other politely.

Fang Mingche asked Yanyan to come over and call her "Auntie Yangmei"! Yangmei gave her four yuan as a lucky money on the spot.

Yan Yan immediately bowed and said, "Aunt Yangmei, be happy every day, and every year is twenty!"

Yangmei smiled and touched her head.

Lin Yan had already taken out all the food at home and invited Qin Hua and Yang Mei to eat.

Yang Mei naturally didn't like watching TV, as she had an 18-inch color TV at home. Lin Yan suggested playing poker.

Yang Mei will have dinner at Qin's house tonight, so she sat down. Then Wang Dexian, Fang Mingche, and Gao Xiang also sat down, and the four of them played upgrades.

Yang Mei asked Xiao Xie, "Don't you want to play?"

Xiao Xie said: "I have to go back to see my mother-in-law later, you guys just have fun."

While playing cards, Fang Mingche and Wang Dexian talked about his cousin asking him to help find an English tutor.

"I'm going to ask Sister Zhu Wenjuan from our class, who is Gu Zhiguang's soon-to-be-married wife. What do you think?"

Wang Dexian nodded, "Sure. This person is a good fit."

(End of this chapter)