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

Chapter 38 Current Plans
Fang Mingche said, "Uncle Gu, you are really good at making big promises! I only rented your house for half a year, but you made it to half a year later. My wife and I are preparing for the college entrance examination. When we get admitted, our family of three will move to the vicinity of the place where we are admitted. How can my daughter go to the kindergarten nearby?"

"It's good to have a guarantee."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay, there's a backup plan. No one can guarantee that they will pass the exam. But, as I said before, just do your best to help me conceal my identity."

Nowadays, you won’t walk down the street and someone wearing a red armband will ask you to show your household registration book.

A household registration book records all family members, unlike the later ID cards which each person has a copy.

Also, even if there is suspicion and they want to check, they will only target those who look like vagrants.

And, to be honest, nowadays, the control is not as tight as before.

Otherwise, how could so many people stay in the city illegally?

As long as it doesn't affect the cityscape, it's not a big problem.

No one would suspect someone like Fang Mingche and his daughter, who are well-dressed, speak standard Mandarin with a hint of Beijing accent, and openly set up a stall in Tiananmen Square.

But we have to be on guard!
Of course, Uncle Gu helped him cover up, but it was just a superficial cover-up. If someone was serious and really wanted to go to the police station to investigate, it would still be a failure.

But, the police station is owned by your family? You can check it if you want?

As long as he doesn't show up too much, he won't provoke such an influential person to target him.

Uncle Gu readily agreed, "Okay!"

"There is one more thing. Can you introduce me to a loyal and hardworking man in the nearby compound?"

Uncle Gu's face suddenly changed. "Boy, you can't be hired now! If I accuse you of exploitation, your life will be over! Your beautiful wife will definitely be taken care of by other men, and your daughter will become a burden to be bullied."

"How dare I hire someone? I just buy water from people, two buckets of water for 1 cent. To solve the employment problem of educated youth returning to the city, hasn't BJ relaxed the policy on individuals selling their labor and skills to earn money?"

There were already people repairing cars, mending shoes, and pulling honeycomb coal for others on the street. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to open a tea stall so smoothly.

A couple of days later, A Yan was asked to go to the street office to explain the tea stall and say that she and other returned educated youth had started their own business.

Today he already knows the time periods when water supply may be cut off.

He can have someone deliver it by bicycle, saving him the trouble and time of running.

Uncle Gu nodded, "Okay, I'll find one for you."

He was relatively familiar with the people in the compound. Some were cunning, while others were honest.

Fang Mingche returned to his side. Lin Yan, who was holding a book, said with some embarrassment: "I'm still excited and can't concentrate on reading."

Oh my god, the couple earned 18 yuan a day!
Fang Mingche smiled and said, "They work 24 days a month and can even take a break within 8 hours. We work 30 or 31 days a month. Can we even have a break within 8 hours? We also have to be polite and make tea for people in the cold wind. Remember to apply hot compress to your arm when you go back, otherwise you won't be able to lift it tomorrow."

He didn't dare let Ayan take off her clothes here and expose her arms for hot compress.

Afraid I can’t help it!

These days are not like the present day, when you can buy condoms with coins at the vending machine downstairs.

Now you have to go to the hospital with your marriage certificate to get it.

The relationship between men and women is strictly controlled.

Oh, these past two years have been better!

When the crackdown began in 83, you might end up having to eat peanuts if you were charged with hooliganism.

Lin Yan nodded, indicating that she had remembered it. Her arms were indeed quite sore, but she was too excited and neglected it a little.

Fang Mingche continued, "Ayan, in the college entrance examinations of 77 and 78, most of the talented people from the third class and the high-IQ monsters accumulated over the past ten years passed. So, even if the college entrance examination questions are getting harder every year, this year is our chance."

Lin Yan nodded, that was indeed the case.

"Do you have any classmates or educated youth you know who are in the repeat class? If it's appropriate, invite them to your home for a few meals. Then we can ask them to borrow materials."

Neither of them has time to attend cram school.

BJ's repeater class will not accept him. They only accept those who can increase their chances of admission. He must return to his hometown to register and take the college entrance examination.

He plans to go back at the end of June.

The registration was entrusted to his eldest brother. Now there is no need to take photos on site, and registration on behalf of others is also possible.

If a photo and person matching were required, there wouldn't be so many people going to college under false identities these days.

When the time comes, he will go directly to Capital Normal University and wait there, and will not let any cadre intercept the admission letter from him halfway.

As for A-Yan, seeing how good business was today, she would definitely not go to school by herself, leaving him to take care of their daughter while doing business and preparing for the exam.

Lin Yan thought about it and decided to look for someone she knew from the repeat class.

Please go home for dinner, no problem.

The biggest problem nowadays is that we can’t even fill our stomachs.

Repeating a grade is very expensive. A repeat class costs more than one hundred yuan a year.

So she had never considered going to a repeat class before. She was also planning to borrow materials.

However, it is definitely not a good idea to ask for it without any reason. It is necessary to invite people home to have a few good meals.

It was difficult to operate in her parents' home, and her parents didn't have any spare money. She also had to prepare a betrothal gift for Lin Yi.

The other family wants three turns and one ring.

But it’s easier to deal with it at home. Especially now that you can earn money and buy meat on the black market.

Lin Yan directly felt the joy of making money!
Yes, setting up a stall is not very dignified. But setting up a stall to make money is very rewarding!
Fang Mingche hesitated for a moment and did not pour cold water on her.

Setting up a stall in Tiananmen Square will definitely not be a long-term thing.

When the city starts to reorganize, the small vendors will definitely be moved to nearby areas, thus forming a bustling commercial street in the future.

By that time, state-owned and collective enterprises will certainly have priority in occupying stalls and storefronts.

They are self-employed and it is not their turn.

However, it won’t be sorted out in the next few months, and that’s an opportunity.

Really, there is no better place for him to set up a stall than Tiananmen Square.

In the square, he didn't have to worry about encountering street thugs who would extort him; he didn't even have to worry about his daughter being kidnapped, or about himself getting lost while playing in the square.

There are so many PLA soldiers standing guard!
So after some thought, he chose this business.

However, "Ayan, the most important thing for us right now is to get into college. We do business just to avoid living beyond our means."

Lin Yan nodded, that's right!

Mingche can't always be without a residence permit that allows him to stay here legitimately.

He must get into college to stay in BJ for a long time.

If he passes the exam and we can't fly together and make progress together, there will be problems in our relationship as husband and wife.

She also deeply understands that one cannot live off one's savings.

In the two months since she came back, she has never felt as at ease as she does today.

What's the big deal about being tired? I have so much money coming in. The only thing I'm afraid of is that I don't know where to sweat if I want to be tired.

I have been spending money but not making any money in the past two months, and I am really worried.

"Okay, I understand. I'll hurry up and review it."

　Today, the chapter posted at 12 o'clock was blocked and was not released until :. Sorry for keeping you waiting!
　　
　
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